In twenty razor-sharp essays that redefined the art of journalism, National Book Award–winning author Joan Didion reports on a society gripped by a deep generational divide, from the “misplaced children” dropping acid in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district to Hollywood legend John Wayne filming his first picture after a bout with cancer. Capturing the tumultuous landscape of the United States, and in particular California, during a pivotal era of social change, the first work of nonfiction from one of American literature’s most distinctive prose stylists is a modern classic. Summary The “dazzling” and essential portrayal of 1960s America from the author of South and West and The Year of Magical Thinking (The New York Times). READ Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Essays Joan Didion
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The big short by michael lewis5/29/2023 No one writes with more narrative panache about money and finance than Mr. Lewis is back (John Arlidge Sunday Times) There aren't many reasons to be happy about the global financial crisis, but here's one: that it brought Michael Lewis back to his roots, to produce what is probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written (Felix Salmon Reuters)Įach chapter is full of the kind of dialogue you do not hear even in the best-written Hollywood films. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. And no one can make it such an enjoyable ride along the way. No one is better qualified to get to the heart of this labyrinthine story. How could we have all been so deluded for quite so long? Where did it all start? Was it systemic? Was it avoidable? And who the hell can we blame? Michael Lewis has the answers. He meets the people who saw it coming, the people who were asleep at the wheel and the people who were actively driving us all of cliff. In this visceral tour to the heart of the financial system, Michael Lewis takes us around the globe and back decades to trace the origins of the current crisis. His international bestseller "Liar's Poker" exposed the greed and carnage of the City and Wall Street in the 1980s he wrote it as a cautionary tale, but people seem to have read it as a how-to guide. It has taken the world's greatest financial meltdown to bring Michael Lewis back to the subject that made him famous. "The Big Short" tells a story of spectacular, epic folly. McKay has a very distinctive writing style that is wonderfully rich and vibrant. Delving into the intersecting worlds of art and fashion, Jamie begins to uncover secrets and agendas that quickly becomes as fascinating as the original assignment. Struggling to re-establish herself and juggling multiple jobs, the offer is almost too good to be true, but it is her chance to break back into investigative journalism and her innate curiousity is a driving force. When the Editor in Chief of Poise offers Jamie an assignment to investigate and expose the identity of the mysterious and influential artist, DeVor, Jamie jumps at the opportunity. Similar to Jamie, once my interest was piqued, I quickly became obsessed and consumed. I found myself putting it down then picking it up – I wanted to savour and prolong the story, but couldn’t stay away for long. The Delicate Things We Make is an engrossing novel that blends romance, intrigue and drama into a tour de force. Harriet tubman by catherine clinton5/29/2023 “She was fearless and she was courageous,” said Kate Clifford Larson, historian and author of Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero. Montgomery had around 300 men, including 50 from a Rhode Island Regiment and Tubman rounded up eight scouts, who helped her map the area and send word to enslaved people when the raid would take place. Together, the two planned a raid along the Combahee River, to rescue enslaved people, recruit freed men into the Union Army and obliterate some of the wealthiest rice plantations in the region. Tubman partnered with Colonel James Montgomery, an abolitionist who commanded the Second South Carolina Volunteers, a Black regiment. “First and foremost, her priorities would be to defeat and destroy the system of slavery and in doing so, to definitely defeat the Confederacy,” said Brandi Brimmer, a history professor at Spelman College and slavery historian. In her new role, Tubman assumed leadership of a secret military mission in South Carolina’s low country. Tubman had proven herself invaluable at gathering clandestine information, forming allies and avoiding capture, as she led the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman served as a spy and militia leader with the Union forces.įor months, Tubman worked as a laundress, opening a wash house, and serving as a nurse, until she was given orders to form a spy ring. Most fascinating are the chapters recounting the years after The Stranger’s 1942 publication, as the novel’s popularity took it well beyond Camus’s grasp. However, Camus was bolstered by the support of the French intellectual and publishing elite, who were intrigued by the emergence of a new talent from a poor neighborhood in Algiers. The road to publication was made difficult by WWII, which created impediments such as a shortage of quality paper and German-imposed censorship. She also charts the feedback he received from mentors and from literary lions such as André Malraux. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice), themes, and distinctive writing style. She explores Camus’s inspirations and influences (including James M. Kaplan ( Dreaming in French), a professor of French at Yale, persuasively retells the story of writer Albert Camus and his classic first novel, The Stranger. Me before you second book5/28/2023 The book even mentions their inevitable divorce that will arise after Will’s death. I’m sure we’re all aware that cinematically there definitely isn’t as much time to explain everything that happens with characters as the novel does, but the movie chose to reveal very little about the Traynor family. The movie chooses to ignore the fact that Will’s father is having an open affair that practically the entire town knows about. Will Traynor’s Family Life is Changed Drasticly The movie chose to just have this subplot removed entirely, leaving a lot of questions unanswered. It also helps us understand her relationship with Will because she eventually tells him about her assault, when she hasn’t even told her own parents or longterm boyfriend. Without the rape scene in the maze, we don’t know why Louisa dresses in such an unusual fashion, or why she’s so reserved towards men. Throughout the book, Louisa’s sexual assault is frequently mentioned and definitely explains a lot of things about her character. The movie definitely left out some critical details that were important to the plot and the characters development, but how exactly did they change the story? Louisa’s Sexual Assault Subplot is Forgotten Many fans couldn’t wait for there beloved couple to hit the big screens, but were shortly after quite upset by the movie’s rendition. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes was a definite literary hit. Not only did it become a New York Times bestseller, but it had the privilege of being adapted into movie form. As you wish inconceivable tales5/28/2023 In this book I've gathered many more behind-the-scenes stories and hopefully answers to many of the questions we've all received over the years from fans. It is not an exaggeration to say that most days on set were exhilarating, from wrestling André the Giant, to the impossibility of playing mostly dead with Billy Crystal cracking jokes above me, to choreographing the Greatest Sword Fight in Modern Times with Mandy Patinkin, to being part of the Kiss That Left All the Others Behind with Robin Wright. It truly was as fun to make the movie as it is to watch it, from getting to work on William Goldman's brilliant screenplay to being directed by the inimitable Rob Reiner. It was a remarkable night and it brought back vivid memories of being part of what appears to have become a cult classic film about pirates and princesses, giants and jesters, cliffs of insanity, and of course rodents of unusual size. Standing on the stage for the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Princess Bride, I felt an almost overwhelming sense of gratitude and nostalgia. Examining the careers and works of woman authors like Aphra Behn, Jane Austen, George Eliot and the Bronte sisters, Woolf argued that the patriarchal education system and reading practices condition (or “interpellate,” to use an Althusserian term) women to read from men’s point of view, and make them internalise the aesthetics and literary values created/ adopted by male authors and critics within the patriarchal system - wherein, these values, although male centered are assumed and promoted as universal. With her imaginary character Judith (Shakespeare’s fictional sister), she illustrated that a woman with Shakespeare’s faculties would have been denied the opportunities that Shakespeare enjoyed. In her highly influential critical A Room of Ones Own(1929), Virginial Woolf studied the cultural, economical and educational disabilities within the patriarchal system that prevent women from realising their creative potential. Analysis of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Ownīy NASRULLAH MAMBROL on Octo Thor thunder in her veins5/28/2023 The Asgardians of the Galaxy series ran for ten issues, from 2018 to 2019. When we do see them, it wouldn’t be shocking to see Thor officially name them the “ Asgardians of the Galaxy.” That term was jokingly dropped by the Odinson in Endgame, but it was an actual comic book. Even if only to transition Chris Hemsworth’s character from point A to point B in his life journey. And we know the Guardians are going to play a part in Love and Thunder. Thor had decided to leave Earth behind and head to the stars with the Guardians of the Galaxy. We last saw the Odinson at the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame. Here are six comics that Thor: Love and Thunder could be based on. And so we have some ideas about just which of Marvel’s comics Thor: Love and Thunder might draw inspiration from. Thanks to trailers and promotional material, we know a bit about what Thor‘s next movie will entail. Although the MCU movies definitely do their own thing separate from the original Marvel Comics, we’ve spotted the heavy influence of the original source material over the franchise’s run. With Thor: Love and Thunder coming on July 8, fans are left wondering just what kind of Asgardian craziness Taika Waititi has in store for us. Often in Carroll’s comics the “unknowable” figure initially masquerades as a person, but is revealed to be…not. Mysteriously, this catlike young woman is already expected by the estate’s threateningly enigmatic, yet seductive Countess.Ĭentral to Carroll’s horror ethos is the seemingly facile trope that nothing is as it seems, but Carroll takes this a step further with her comics, which frequently border on cosmic horror with the implicit thesis that nothing is fully knowable. On a dark, rainy night, a visitor arrives on the doorstep of a foreboding castle. Somewhere betwixt Crimson Peak and The Bloody Chamber lies horror maestro Emily Carroll’s 2019 full-length comic When I Arrived at the Castle, an erotically charged gothic tale that evokes and pays homage to horror and fairytale conventions even as it subverts them. |