![]() ![]() Food and almost everything else was scarce - people survived with little they lived in fear. Q: What was civilian life like in Barcelona, Spain, during the Civil War where Roser and Victor lived?Ī: Life was very hard, as is always the case in times of war. Roser Bruguera is Victor’s brother’s pregnant widow, who eventually traveled with him to Chile on the Winnipeg. At the end of the war, when half a million people escaped for fear of General Francisco Franco’s brutal repression, he accompanied the wounded and ended up in a concentration camp in France. He inspired the character of Victor Dalmau, a young paramedic who spent three years of the Civil War in Spain (1936-1939) in the battlefields. ![]() I heard the story that inspired “A Long Petal of the Sea” 40 years ago from Victor Pey, one of the passengers on the ship Winnipeg. First, because the plight of refugees is a global crisis, then, because I have a foundation that works closely with asylum seekers in the U.S.-Mexico border and last, because of my personal experience. My last three books deal with refugees and immigrants. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Considered a devastating puncher even at heavyweight, Langford was rated No. 2 by The Ring on their list of "100 greatest punchers of all time". He fought from lightweight to heavyweight and defeated many world champions and legends of the time in each weight class. Langford stood 5 ft 6 + 1⁄ 2 in (1.69 m) and weighed 185 lb (84 kg) in his prime. Originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova Scotia, he was known as "The Boston Bonecrusher", "The Boston Terror", and his most famous nickname, "The Boston Tar Baby". Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows", by ESPN, Langford is considered by many boxing historians to be one of the greatest fighters of all time. Samuel Edgar Langford (Ma– January 12, 1956), known as the Boston Tar Baby, Boston Terror and Boston Bonecrusher, was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. 314 with the inclusion of newspaper decisions ![]() ![]() Things Fall Apart is the kind of book that makes reading so enjoyable. Book Review: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe This arresting parable of a proud but powerless man witnessing the ruin of his people begins Achebe’s landmark trilogy of works chronicling the fate of one African community, continued in Arrow of God and No Longer at Ease. With his world thrown radically off-balance he can only hurtle towards tragedy.įirst published in 1958, Chinua Achebe’s stark, coolly ironic novel reshaped both African and world literature, and has sold over ten million copies in forty-five languages. ![]() Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. ![]() Book Summary: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ![]() ![]() Still, even if they screw up history - like accidentally let the founding father be killed - they can just time travel and fix it, right? But the future they return to is nothing like Charlie remembers. ![]() And the baggage: Yvaine’s got a baby boy and more than her share of ex-boyfriends. Except for the rules: boys only travel into the past and girls only into the future. And there’s this girl… Yvaine… another time traveler. ![]() Who needs school when you can learn about history first hand, like from Ben Franklin himself. So when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him in modern day Philadelphia, and they tumble through a hole into 1725 London, Charlie realizes even the laws of time don’t take him seriously. Hell, his own mother can’t remember his name. Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. ![]() ![]() He has left each of them a clue to their true heritage, and Star’s clue leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a new journey.Ī hundred years earlier, headstrong and independent Flora MacNichol vows she will never marry. Star D’Aplièse is at a crossroads in her life after the sudden death of her beloved father-the elusive billionaire, affectionately called Pa Salt by his six daughters, all adopted from across the four corners of the world. In this spellbinding novel, two independent women-separated by a hundred years but linked by forces larger than themselves-discover the secrets of their birth in the spellbinding third book of an epic series by New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley “ is a master of plotting…This substantial book is a surprisingly quick and easy read, with engaging characters, a tantalizing glimpse of Edwardian society, and dual storylines that are inventive and intriguing.” -Historical Novel Society ![]() ![]() This book will appeal to readers of Edwardian novels and Jane Austen-style fiction.” - Library Journal (starred review) “Riley’s engaging and mesmerizing story of self-discovery and love.can be perfectly read as a stand-alone. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We do our best to accurately research, source, and cite the works we use, and make them available to you, too! Each episode has a corresponding blog post which includes further breakdowns of the big ideas in each text as well as cites our sources and references. "Homosexuality in the Renaissance: Behavior, Identity, and Artistic Expression." Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past. “Silencing the Unmentionable Vice.” Same-Sex Sexuality in Later Medieval English Culture, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2015, pp. “The Normal, the Queer, and the Middle Ages.” Journal of the History of Sexuality, vol. Goodrich, Michael "Sodomy in Medieval Secular Law." Journal of Homosexuality,1:3, 1976. Same-sex sexual acts and desires were repeatedly implied and occasionally explicitly mentioned in political and moral argumentations. ![]() "Lesbian Sexuality in Medieval and Early Modern Europe." Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past. Indications and explicit accusations of same-sex sexuality were used as weapons, playing a significant part in late medieval English political and religious power struggles. “The Interrogation of a Male Transvestite Prostitute in Fourteenth-Century London.” GLQ, vol. Mary/Marinos." Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation, edited by Alice-Mary Talbot, Dumbarton Oaks, 1996, pp.1-12.īoyd, David Lorenzo, and Karras, Ruth Mazo. 8 Culture Sort by Helpfulness Rating Date Language Found 37 reviews. Link.īieiris de Romans, Among the Trobairitz. Welcome to Tom Wood Ford, a premier Ford dealership in Indianapolis, Indiana. ![]() ![]() ![]() Plus there's a chance to steer a novice watchman straight and teach him a valuable thing or three about policing-an impressionable young copper named Sam Vimes. ![]() Sam Vimes knows his duty, and by changing history he might just save some worthwhile necks-though it could cost him his own personal future. And on top of that-it's the eve of a fabled street rebellion that killed a few good (and not so good) men. Discworld novels that follow Sam Vimes and the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. Terry Pratchett's Night Watch - politically inspiring, gloriously funny Reading group: In this book we see the author maturing along with his storytelling skills, while losing none of his wit A. Worse still, the murderer he's pursuing has been transported back with him. Terry Pratchetts Discworld series in gorgeous hardback editions with cover art. This Discworld is a dark place that Vimes remembers all too well-three decades before his title, fortune, beloved wife, and child on the way. The next, he's lying naked in the street, having been sent back thirty years, courtesy of a group of time-manipulating monks who won't leave well-enough alone. ![]() ![]() One moment Sir Sam Vimes is in his old-patrolman form, chasing a sweet-talking psychopath across the rooftops of Ankh-Morpork. Sir Sam Vimes gets knocked back in time thirty years in this rollicking adventure in Terry Pratchett's bestselling Discworld(R) series ![]() ![]() It's interesting to read about the women taken prisoner by the Japanese in Malaysia, and the strength if the human spirit. ![]() That part of Nevil Shute's story is somewhat historically correct. The first part of the story occurs during World War II. A Town Like Alice takes place in England, Malaysia and Australia. What makes A Town Like Alice such a great book to read is the completion of an interesting and complex storyline. I kept looking for Joe or Jean to come greet us. We spent 2 nights and 3 days on a working station just outside Alice. (Personally I feel the original title fits the story better) I enjoyed A Town Like Alice so much that when my second husband and I traveled to Australia in 1999 I insisted we visit the outback, Alice Springs in particular. The Legacy was renamed A Town Like Alice. ![]() Through the years I delighted in both my son and rereading Nevil Shute's wonderful book. ![]() We argued over the custody of three things - our son, the dog and a book, The Legacy. Way back in the mid seventies my first husband and I divorced. ![]() ![]() It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and the stories from those who took a stand against racial segregation are recorded and celebrated. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. ![]() The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, department stores, gas stations, recreational destinations, and other businesses that were safe for Black travelers. ![]() Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned businesses. Summary "A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. ![]() ![]() Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Desire…īut Akaran has its own secrets-thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. As Amar’s wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran’s queen, she finds her voice and power. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. ![]() ![]() Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of death and destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father’s kingdom. ![]() What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you’re only seventeen? ![]() |