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And wait till you hear how the US got Texas. When Texas was part of Mexico, we flooded it with Anglo immigrants and overwhelmed the Mexican culture! No wonder we’re so paranoid about pressing “1” for English. I am only on chapter 2! |
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Lots of interesting info on RBG both personal and professional too. |
Superpower : three choices for America's role in the world / Ian Bremmer.
"America will remain the world's only superpower for the foreseeable future. But what sort of superpower? What role should America play in the world? What role do you want America to play? I
an Bremmer argues that Washington's directionless foreign policy has become prohibitively expensive and increasingly dangerous. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. policymakers have stumbled from crisis to crisis in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine without a clear strategy. Ordinary Americans too often base their foreign policy choices on allegiance or opposition to the party in power. We can no longer afford this complacency, especially now that both parties are deeply divided about America's role in the world." ------------------------- Am enjoying this. It is a book that asks a lot of questions of the reader, provides a lot of data and history, and tells you from page one to make up your own mind on this issue. |
Touch
Kris Bryant.
Only just started reading this book. It was on Goodreads list of lesbian fiction, so hope its good. |
TOUCH -Kris Bryant.
Only just started reading this book. It was on Goodreads list of lesbian fiction, so hope its good. Hi everyone, So I have finished reading this book, and for those who are into their lesbian fiction then I can recommend this. OK it's not an intellectual read, but it's an easy read that just allows you to escape into the characters. I actually found it hard to put down, but I admit I am an romantic at heart. Amazon's rating I thought was a bit mean, but I never take much notice of those and like to make up my own mind. I can only say that if you have ever read the book Carol then this has the same sort of tension between the two women. But it's not as mild as Carol on the sexual content. In other words it's hot in places. Give it a try, it's on Kindle, and paperback. |
A Proper Cuppa Tea by KG MacGregor...
A disastrous office affair has left Channing Hughes unemployed and cynical. What better time to leave Boston for her native England, where her late grandfather has named her sole heir of the Hughes fortune, along with the centuries-old manor house that’s been in the family for generations. Only one problem with that plan―there is no Hughes fortune.
If anyone deserves to be cynical about life, it’s Dr. Lark Latimer. Determined to bounce back, Lark signs on with a pharmaceutical company, a job that takes her abroad to investigate a drug trial gone sideways. She finds an English countryside that's bursting with charm―including the dry-witted Channing. Neither woman imagined the spark they shared on their transatlantic flight would lead them to life-changing decisions. This is light lesbian fluff at its finest IMHO.........I've enjoyed other books by this author as well. |
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Journal of Communication - #CommunicationSoWhite byPaula Chakravartty
and Environmental Communication - Why it Matters How We Frame the Environment by George Lakoff Also, just finished “for fun” reading for the summer: What Happened by Hillary Rodman Clinton and Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You by Dolly Parton |
I'm reading …. Ann Veronica (H.G. Wells,1909).
https://www.penguin.co.uk/content/da...1092/cover.jpg I saved this book from an English Literature class I took years ago. I think it's simply an timeless classic. Ann Veronica was first published during the Victorian Era, when Feminism was first growing its wings. The protagonist of the story, Ann Veronica, was an very much head-strong type of personality and an non-conformist. I think of this book as one of the first of many to explore departing from traditional ways of expressing gender, breaking away form Victorian social norms expected of women, and as an way for women to redefine themselves amid very tiring social expectations that still impacts women, nearly 120 years after its publication. |
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Based on a true story of a New York socialite who championed a group of concentration camp survivors known as the Rabbits, this acclaimed debut novel reveals a story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades. I've just started it but so far so good.. |
The Last Days of Night, by Graham Moore (book club selection)
Washington Times: This novel’s brilliant journey into the past begins in 1888, when the use of electricity was in its infancy and two great inventors, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, were fighting to control its spread across the United States and to reap the wealth and glory that would follow. In “The Last Days of Night,” Graham Moore digs deep into long-forgotten facts to give us an exciting, sometimes astonishing story of two geniuses locked in a brutal battle to change the world. Moore — also the author of “The Sherlockian,” a fascinating novel about Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Oscar-winning screenplay for “The Imitation Game” — tells this amazing story through the eyes of Paul Cravath, a 26-year-old lawyer who was hired by Westinghouse to lead his legal battle with Edison. He would later found the prominent New York law firm that still bears his name. The legal case, simply put, was that Edison had patented a lightbulb and that Westinghouse had invented a better one, but the U.S. patent office had ruled that Westinghouse’s bulb violated Edison’s patent. Edison was demanding $1 billion in damages. Cravath’s job was to persuade the courts that, despite the patent office ruling, his client’s bulb was different from Edison’s. Another inventor enters the story, the Serbian-born, highly eccentric, often unstable Nikola Tesla. At that point, Edison could offer only direct current, or DC, power. Unfortunately, DC could be transmitted only short distances, and therefore only those with enough money to buy a generator for their homes could enjoy electricity. Tesla found a way to use the higher-voltage alternating current, or AC, to overcome the distance limit and thus revolutionize the spread of electricity. He went to work for Westinghouse to perfect his invention. Cravath, fearing that Edison might have Tesla killed — his laboratory did mysteriously burn down — kept him in hiding for months. Edison, he knew, was not a man to cross. It looks like there is a film forthcoming with Eddie Redmayne. |
I am Reading....
The Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks.
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Too like the Lightning, by Ada Palmer Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer--a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away. WITH EARS Small Fry, by Lisa Brennan-Jobs Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents―artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs―Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa’s father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations, and private schools. His attention was thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical and unpredictable. When her relationship with her mother grew strained in high school, Lisa decided to move in with her father, hoping he’d become the parent she’d always wanted him to be. |
I’m in the middle of two books, one fiction, one non. I’m also perusing an instructional type book (on backpacking). Now I got another book I’m anxious to dive into!
I promised myself I will finish at least ONE already started book before I get started on another...but my promise was not witnessed nor notarized....sooo.... yeah. :readfineprint: |
The Inner Temple of Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak.
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After watching an interview with Ken Star this morning....
I ordered his book Contempt off Amazon which should arrive Friday!
I can't wait to read this book and will report back........:glasses: |
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We Are Water by Wally Lamb. This is the first book I have checked out of the library since I started school. I missed reading for pleasure. I read "I Know This Much is True" by this author and thought it was a great book. I hope this one is as well.
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"Prospect The Journey Of An Artist" by Anne Truitt 3rd in her journals...enjoy her sculptures and her writing "Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal A Guide for Prescribers Therapists, Patients, and Their Families" by Dr. Peter R. Breggin, MD An exceptionally ethical psychiatrist, and patient advocate. Exceedingly useful in supporting my clients through this process. Important read for everyone involved in this experience. Greco |
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