It is this new reality, Grandin says, that explains the rise of reactionary populism and racist nationalism, the extreme anger and polarization that catapulted Trump to the presidency. And now, the combined catastrophe of the 2008 financial meltdown and our unwinnable wars in the Middle East have slammed this gate shut, bringing political passions that had long been directed elsewhere back home. But this deflection meant that the country's problems, from racism to inequality, were never confronted directly. For centuries, he shows, America's constant expansion-fighting wars and opening markets-served as a "gate of escape," helping to deflect domestic political and economic conflicts outward. history-from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016. In The End of the Myth, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.S. Today, though, America has a new symbol: the border wall. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, it was the foundation of the United States' belief in itself as an exceptional nation-democratic, individualistic, forward-looking. From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall.Įver since this nation's inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity.
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Reagan suddenly can't get enough of Wesley's goofy sense of humor, and Talon seems to be paying more attention to Kayla than a guy who's "only a friend" ever should. nbsp Soon enough, the once happy couple is fighting. So Kayla and Wesley hatch a plot to drive them apart before Talon has a chance to give Reagan the Christmas gift she's been waiting for. For Kayla, seeing the two lovebirds together is absolutely unbearable. Now they're all in college together, hanging out 24/7. The only person who knows Kayla's secret is Wesley, Talon's best bud-and he's got it bad for Reagan. But before she could muster the courage to tell him, he became a hot item with her beautiful BFF, Reagan. Cassie Mae's delightful novel answers the eternal question: What do you do when you're head over heels for your best friend's guy? nbsp Ever since high school, Kayla has been crazy for gorgeous football player Talon. Out-and-regretting-it comprehensive attendee Jayden Phillips turns his cast-iron plans for life upside-down by falling in love with private-school violinist Darren Peace, a sardonic boy with the craziest hair Jayden's ever seen.īut all is not what it seems, and Jayden's bullying problem becomes meaningless when he is confronted with what the music does to Darren. Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 5, 2013) Vivaldi in the Dark won a 2014 Rainbow Award as Best Gay & Lesbian Young Adult. He is also owned by an enormous black cat. When not writing, Matt is usually asleep, or crunching numbers at his day job. Matt writes LGBT novels, both adult and young adult, and particularly enjoys digging into the weird and wonderful diversity of people all across the sexuality and gender spectrums. He is currently lurking in the Bristol area, but has lived all over, and has a special fondness for Yorkshire. Elisa_rolle Matthew is an asexual, transgender author from the wet and windy British Isles. She is as deaf to the advice of her friends as a stone or a wave of the sea: Wasting away in tears all the time ever since she learned that she was wronged by her husband, neither lifting her face nor taking her eyes from the ground. She lies fasting, giving her body up to pain, Poor Medea, finding herself thus cast aside, calls loudly on his oaths, invokes the mighty assurance of his sworn right hand, and calls the gods to witness the unjust return she is getting from Jason. For Jason, abandoning his own children and my mistress, is bedding down in a royal match, having married the daughter of Creon, ruler of this land. When a woman is not at variance with her husband.īut now all is enmity, and love's bonds are diseased. This it is that most rescues life from trouble, Their father and hence now be inhabiting this land of Corinth, 2 with her husband and children, an exile loved by the citizens to whose land she had come, and lending to Jason himself all her support. Of the heroes who at Pelias' command set forth in quest of the Golden Fleece! For then my lady Medea would not have sailed to the towers of Iolcus, her heart smitten with love for Jason, or persuaded the daughters of Pelias to kill Would that the Argo had never winged its way to the land of Colchis through the dark-blue Symplegades! 1 Would that the pine trees had never been felled in the glens of Mount Pelion and furnished oars for the hands Enter the Nurse from the central door of the skene. She found her voice when she wrote The Eagle of the Ninth in 1954. Rosemary Sutcliff began her career as a writer in 1950 with The Chronicles of Robin Hood. She then worked as a painter of miniatures. Her early schooling being continually interrupted by moving house and her disabling condition, Sutcliff didn't learn to read until she was nine, and left school at fourteen to enter the Bideford Art School, which she attended for three years, graduating from the General Art Course. Due to her chronic sickness, she spent the majority of her time with her mother, a tireless storyteller, from whom she learned many of the Celtic and Saxon legends that she would later expand into works of historical fiction. She contracted Still's Disease when she was very young and was confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. She once commented that she wrote "for children of all ages, from nine to ninety."īorn in West Clandon, Surrey, Sutcliff spent her early youth in Malta and other naval bases where her father was stationed as a naval officer. Although primarily a children's author, the quality and depth of her writing also appeals to adults. Rosemary Sutcliff, CBE (1920-1992) was a British novelist, best known as a writer of highly acclaimed historical fiction. Munteanu, pose the question: “How Aristotelian is Aristotle’s Poetics-a treatise often perceived as an oddity among its author’s own works?” (1). In their Introduction, the editors, Pierre Destrée and Dana L. The volume will prove to be of lasting value to Aristotelian scholars as well as to specialists in Platonic studies who may be pleased to find that subtler approaches are taken with regard to Plato’s critique of the arts and his influence on Aristotle’s thought. One of the merits of PAC is that the authors are comfortable working, in a mutually reinforcing way, in the related fields of classics, literary theory, philosophy, and history. The papers reflect current work from authors who are conversant with Aristotle’s views on tragic poetry and understand the complexities involved in linking major themes of the Poetics to Aristotle’s philosophical positions as presented in his other treatises. It contains an introduction, bibliography, index locorum, general index and index of proper names. The Poetics in its Aristotelian Context ( PAC), is a collection of papers on Aristotle’s Poetics, presenting an expansive set of issues brought together to promote methods of contextualizing the Poetics within Aristotle’s corpus. This was an excellant and fun read even for an adult reader of James Patterson’s novels. Tandorey sets out to find out who killed her parents. The children are suspected of murdering their very wealthy, deceptive, deceiving, conniving parents. Hugo is designed after Matty, his hero.The title is deceptive, “suspect” is the key word. Tandy is mentally set as a detective of sorts, her twin, Harrison, is a pianist of extrodinary talent and their older brother, Matty is a star professional football player. Hugo, the youngest is physically strong at the age of ten. Their parents make their children “experiments” for these drugs. A high functioning family with four children who are dupped by their parents who have mapped their children’s physical body types with daily doses of designer drugs the children were taught to believe they were vitamins. It has its twists and turns and is seen through the eyes of Tandorey (named after some food dish). This is a junior read, but it reads like a perfect adult James Patterson novel. It took me some time to get used to their ‘antics’ but as the story ended, I was pretty much impressed by pappa Q’s deductive skills.Ĭoming back to the story, the dead man is a lawyer named Monte Field. Their logic of deduction is different and so their method of sleuthing. Queen and Ellery, the father-son duo are way different from Holmes-Watson or Poirot-Hastings pair. Though this is a bit out of my comfort zone, I really enjoyed the story. This also happens to be my first American Mystery read! Having heard a lot of praises about this detective series, I decided to give it a try with the first book in this series and I am not disappointed. The Roman Hat Mystery is my first Ellery Queen read and surely won’t be the last. Inspector Queen and his son Ellery are called to the scene of the crime. Also, the dead man’s silk hat is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, well-known socialite’s purse is found in the dead man’s coat. The seats next to and in front of him are empty and the ticket stubs for the same aren’t found anywhere. He reeks of alcohol and it seems that the poison was mixed in his drink. The Roman Hat Mystery is the first book in the Ellery Queen Detective series.Ī man is found dead in the Roman Theater. About the Author Ellen Labrecque is a former Senior Editor for Sports Illustrated for Kids and the author of over twenty nonfiction books for young readers, including biographies of Jim Thorpe and Magic Johnson. She became the Peoples Princess by humanizing the image of the royal family and showing care and concern for all people, including the homeless, the sick, and others in need. Although the storybook marriage didnt have a happy ending, Diana learned to use her fame as a way to champion charitable causes near to her heart. A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse-drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fairytale princess. she became the Peoples Princess by humanizing the image of the royal family and showing care and concern for all people, including the homeless, the sick, and others in need- Book Synopsis Learn how Lady Diana Spencer became the Peoples Princess as she takes her place in the ranks of the Who Was? series. About the Book A shy twenty-year-old girl stepped out of a horse-drawn coach and into the world spotlight, capturing the imagination of millions as a real life fairytale princess. “Nor did he hesitate to touch them up ruthlessly.” “If both sides of Grace Kelly’s face were the same as the right half, she wouldn’t be on the screen,” Beaton wrote in his diary, describing said half as “very heavy, like a bull calf.” Though harsh, his appraisals were always in service of capturing his subjects at their very best: “He observed faults and then worked to eliminate them,” writes Hugo Vickers, editor of Portraits and Profiles. He was brutally honest about his subjects. Beaton studied each of his sitters closely and remained bitingly critical, no matter how elegant or strikingly beautiful he or she might have been. His 1954 illustrated book, The Glass of Fashion, which focuses on designers such as Balenciaga, Chanel, and Dior, was just reissued after many years out of print - and his 1948 Vogue shot of models clad in pastel gowns was the poster for the Costume Institute’s recent show “Charles James: Beyond Fashion.”īelow, five things to know about Beaton - click through the slideshow for some of his most famous portraits alongside quotes from Portraits and Profiles about the people who sat for them. The legendary fashion photographer is the subject of Cecil Beaton: Portraits and Profiles, a new anthology pairing some of his most iconic images with personal diary entries about his subjects, including Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. |