![]() ![]() Joseph Vissarionovich, the streetwise kid from Georgia, could make anyone feel special and cared for. One is that Stalin's power over the Party was a matter of charm rather than fear. Sebag Montefiore makes some interesting new assertions about Stalin's psychology. I don't want to be wondering what he was like in bed. Returning to the blight of Stalinism on the 20th century, I would rather have been laid low by the horror of mass suffering, to have felt anew the devastating impact of a chronicle like Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago to have had a clear picture of that venal, calculating aberration from rational humanity whom Alan Bullock painted in Hitler and Stalin. When I read half of this 600-page tome at one sitting, I spent the rest of the evening haunted by visions of the sexual depravity of Stalin's henchman, Yezhov. ![]()
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![]() He is the author of The Cornucopian Text: Problems of Writing in the French Renaissance (1979), Recognitions: A Study in Poetics (1988), Mignon's Afterlives: Crossing Cultures from Goethe to the Twenty-First Century (2011), and many other studies in French and comparative literature. ![]() Terence Cave is Emeritus Professor of French Literature, University of Oxford, and Emeritus Research Fellow, St John's College. Catherine's College, University of Oxford. He is the author of many articles on Ibsen's English-language reception, and is engaged in the research project 'The Scandinavian Moment in World Literature.' He is currently Visiting Fellow at St. His books include Dickens, Melodrama and the Parodic Imagination (2002), Henry Gibson/Henrik Ibsen (2006), and a two-volume biography of the Norwegian playwright and public intellectual Jens Bjørneboe. ![]() ![]() Tore Rem is Professor of British literature in the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages, University of Oslo. Terence Cave, Emeritus Professor, French Literature and Emeritus Fellow, St John's College, University of Oxford Knut Hamsun and Edited by Tore Rem, Professor of British literature in the Department of Literature, Area Studies, and European Languages, University of Oslo ![]() ![]() Why I Like This Book: I love that Brontorina has a dream and pursues it, even though to some it might not seem a realistic dream. Links To Resources: Story Hour Kit from Candlewick, Apatosaurus Coloring Page, A Guide To Ballet For Kids And Parents, as well as discussion topics: what is something you dream of doing? is it okay to dream things that might seem out of reach? ![]() But just when disappointment seems inevitable, her friends figure out that sometimes it’s all in how you look at it. ![]() And she certainly doesn’t have the right shoes. Alas, it appears that although Brontorina is graceful, she really is too big. Madame Lucille is kind, however, and gives Brontorina a chance to learn dance at her studio. “But in my heart I am a ballerina.”“īrief Synopsis: Brontorina longs to dance… but she is awfully large to be a ballerina. “But you are a dinosaur,” Madame Lucille pointed out. Themes/Topics: following your dreams, acceptance, dance, perspective, friendship, kindness ![]() ![]() ![]() 4 Tuesday, October 20th at 6:00 PM 4 Wednesday, October 21st at 10:30 AM Job & Career Resources Zoom Thursday, October 29th at 10:30 AM Learn about and explore library resources that are available for students, adult learners, and job seekers. ![]() Fake News: Sorting Fact from Fiction Zoom This program will provide tools to help identify real news from fake news and disinformation. Getting Started with eCollections Zoom Monday, October 19th at 10:00 AM Are you new to digital downloading or curious about how it works? We’ll provide you with everything you need to know to be able to download from the library’s 24/7 digital collections. OCTOBER Learning Express Library – Job & Career Accelerator Zoom Monday, October 5th at 10:30 AM Discover tools to help you build a resume, search for jobs and internships, find a career match, prepare for an interview, and provide valuable guidance to help you achieve your career goals. ![]() ONGOING Book-a-Librarian Zoom Select Fridays: October 9th, 16th, and 30th November 6th and 20th December 4th and 18th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM Need help downloading or streaming our free eBooks, audiobooks, maga- zines, music, movies, TV shows, and comics? Book a virtual one-on-one appointment. Limit: 9 for each session 7 Technology Registration required. 6 ] Book Clubs & Discussions Registration required. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Through this frequent activity, it is Ana Rosa who first spots a whale swimming in the bay, an event which captures the excitement of the whole town. One of the central aspects of Ana Rosa’s personality is that she enjoys observing, especially from her special place in the gri gri tree near her house. ![]() After Ana Rosa confesses to stealing pages from Guario’s precious work notebook, she wrestles with the tension of letting her family down as a trade-off for her passion. ![]() Equally important to the people that Ana Rosa lives with are words: Ana Rosa is an aspiring poet, even though she knows that being a writer is a treacherous career in the Dominican Republic. Through both the poems and the first person story that follows, Ana Rosa reveals more about herself and about the people around her.Īs Ana Rosa begins narrating her story, she describes the things and people that are important to her: Mami, who teaches her most life lessons, Papi, who is a dreamer and drinks a lot, Guario, her hard-working older brother, and Angela, her beautiful older sister. In each chapter, Ana Rosa discovers something significant about her world usually this is connected to the topic of her poem. Each chapter of The Color of My Words begins with a short poem penned by the protagonist, Ana Rosa, who is 12 years old and very observant. ![]() ![]() Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65-8 bce), was born the son of a freed slave in southern rural Italy and rose to become one of the most celebrated poets in Rome and a confidante of the most powerful figures of the age, including Augustus Caesar. Translating a poet of such variety and vitality as Horace calls on all his literary abilities. Alexander is an accomplished poet, novelist, biographer, and translator who has lived in Italy for more than thirty years. ![]() The voice we hear in this graceful and carefully annotated translation is thus one that emerges with clarity and dignity from the heart of an unchanging Latin culture. ![]() Horace shares with Italians of today a distinctive delight in the senses, a fundamental irony, a passion for seizing the moment, and a view of religion as aesthetic experience rather than mystical exaltation-in many ways, as Alexander puts it, Horace is the quintessential Italian. In his perceptive introduction to this translation of Horace's Odes and Satires, Sidney Alexander engagingly spells out how the poet expresses values and traditions that remain unchanged in the deepest strata of Italian character two thousand years later. Horace has long been revered as the supreme lyric poet of the Augustan Age. ![]() ![]() ![]() A lonely Reynolds phoned her friend and was horrified to hear Fisher on the other line.įisher ended up marrying Taylor (although they divorced in 1964), and, of course, the two women didn't speak for years. Decades later, in 2010, the "Singin' in the Rain" actor revealed in an interview with Daily Mail that she believed Taylor's affair with Fisher actually began in 1957 when her husband was away touring. While the press had a field day with the news, Taylor and Reynolds' friendship came to a halt. Curiously enough, it was Fisher who immediately ran to the "Cleopatra" star's side to console her, and a mere month later, he separated from Reynolds (via Biography). Sadly, Taylor's marital bliss was cut short in 1958 after Todd tragically died in a plane crash. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's very contradictory and weird for me to say but the simple truth is i put a four star rating in this book because it deserves it although i can't really say i enjoyed it.įor the love of God, what the hell?- you may ask and that's exactly what i exclaimed myself countless times while i was reading it. Oh and I loved the appearance of Cash,as Georgies half brother,from the Death Dwellers MC.BRILLIANT !!Įnds on a bit of a cliffy, with a little teaser for next book ![]() It does have a bit of a taboo subject matter but I was gripped and my heart went out to Georgie.what a brilliant,beautiful,damaged character she is. Her words arrow right to the Hedonist in me and I know I'm fucked The second time they meet is at her home where he has just fucked her mother while the father watchedĪnd so their connection begins, he is desperate to help her, all the time trying to deny the sexual attraction he has to her which he knows he shouldn't act upon due to her age. They first meet at a party where she is using and Sloane sees something in her that he wants to protect. Georgie is 16,out of control, using drugs and alcohol to numb the pain of getting no love from her parents She's trouble.She's danger.She's my Lolita and Circe ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() " A well-documented, brave, and useful overview." - Kirkus STARRED review " comprehensive and probing analysis of the Arab Spring's impact. The Fires of Spring blends reportage, travel memoir, and analysis in this complex and multifaceted portrait. She delves into what Arab Spring optimism was about, and at the same time sheds light on the pain and dysfunction that continues to plague parts of the region. ![]() Culbertson navigates the nuances of street life and peers into ministries, mosques, and women's worlds. ![]() A narrative of author Shelly Culbertson's journey through six countries of the Middle East, The Fires of Spring tells the story by weaving together a sense of place, insight about issues of our time, interviews with leaders, history, and personal stories. The Fires of Spring is the first book to bring the post-Arab Spring world to light in a holistic context. The aftermath of that one personal protest grew to become the Middle East movement known as the Arab Spring-a wave of disparate events that included protests, revolutions, hopeful reform movements, and bloody civil wars. Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia The "Arab Spring" all started when a young Tunisian fruit seller set himself on fire in protest of a government official confiscating his apples and slapping his face. ![]() ![]() However, it appears that at least some things remained the same, including a big decision regarding the time Luke Skywalker would become one with the Force. Here is an image of the page posted by Twitter user Lucas is on record that he gave his treatments to Kathleen Kennedy and Disney but that they chose not to use his stories. It is possible Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson felt a higher sense of confidence in the decision to kill Luke knowing that the maker himself had made the decision first. Now, how he designed his death is unknown but it appears Luke was destined to become one with the Force in Episode VIII regardless of who was making the film. ![]() It confirms that George Lucas had Luke Skywalker die in the middle chapter of his sequel trilogy story too. On page 140 of the book, Hidalgo reveals “Luke Skywalker’s Destiny”, which was written years before production began on the actual Episode VIII. ![]() Well, according to Lucasfilm Creative Executive Pablo Hidalgo’s new book Star Wars: Fascinating Facts, George Lucas had Luke Skywalker die in the treatment of his Episode VIII as well. ![]() A highly criticized moment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy was the death of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. ![]() |