![]() ![]() But she often finds herself looking over her shoulder, caught somehow between two worlds. She has a secure home, a loving partner and access to art, music, film and books. She's a prizewinning novelist who has travelled the world. Twenty years later, Kerry's life is unrecognisable. ![]() She scores eight out of ten on the Adverse Childhood Experiences measure of childhood trauma. Always on the move with her single mother, Kerry attended nine primary schools and five secondaries, living in B&Bs and council flats. The poverty she grew up in was all-encompassing, grinding and often dehumanising. Kerry Hudson is proudly working class but she was never proudly poor. 'When every day of your life you have been told you have nothing of value to offer, that you are worth nothing to society, can you ever escape that sense of being 'lowborn' no matter how far you've come?' 'Totally engrossing and deliciously feisty' Bernardine EvaristoĪ powerful, personal agenda-changing exploration of poverty in today's Britain. ![]()
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![]() ![]() … You should not hate those companies that can actually help make your project better. It’s very important to have companies involved in open source. ![]() That’s not fun for everybody, but hopefully it is fun for most people in this audience. … Once you’re guaranteed survival, and once you’re guaranteed that you have a social connection to the world around you, then you want to get to the point where the most motivating thing in your life is fun.įor me, that fun is a technical challenge. The premise of the book was that you kind of move on to fun. At the same time, I work in my home office, in my bathrobe. Everyone wants to do something that matters, that has an impact. I am happy about the fact that I do something meaningful. ![]() On the importance of the Linux kernel and being listed as by Time magazine as #17 on the list of Most Important People of the Century: In this keynote presentation, Torvalds joined The Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin in conversation about Linux kernel development and how to get young open source developers involved. Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, took to the stage at Open Source Summit in Los Angeles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It refines its arguments in light of new evidence, equips the reader with fresh tools and advice, and shows us all the road ahead. This revised edition, of which about two-thirds is entirely new, documents these and other developments, such as the impact of meat consumption on climate and the spread of dangerous new viruses. But the situation for animals has in many ways grown worse.ĭespite improvements in animal welfare in some regions - brought about in large part by this book - in many others the scale of their abuse has reached staggering new depths. ![]() In the fifty years since, science has further vindicated Peter Singer's arguments about animal sentience, vegetarianism has become widespread, and the book has helped change the minds of millions. It demonstrated that these and other practices were the cause of appalling and unnecessary suffering and therefore morally indefensible. *One of the 100 all-time best non-fiction books* ( TIME magazine)Īnimal Liberation started a worldwide movement when it revealed the abuse of animals in factory farms and laboratories. It galvanised a generation into action' Independent on Sunday 'An extraordinary book which has had extraordinary effects. ![]() The landmark book that opened the world's eyes to the suffering inflicted by humans on other animals, now fully rewritten and entirely updated to reflect the pressing problems of today. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many questions are often asked by his adoring public. 1) The earth is flat and 2) You should never eat a banana when it's not ripe. He did, however, learn a couple of things. During these travels, Elias met and spoke to many interesting people, choosing to ignore all of them. Later, he time travelled back to the present and went on a series of trips to many foreign and distant lands. It is believed the fumes from the chimneys did so much damage to Elias that it was a miracle he ever ate a cupcake again. How he got to be in a tulip is not really clear, nor is it clear how he got out of the tulip and years later wrote the smash hit musical, 'Love be a Stranger', which was an international flop.Īfter that success, he went on to work as a 19th century Victorian chimney sweep where he was then inspired to write the acclaimed series of books entitled 'Duke & Michel'. What is relevant is that he arose out of a tulip that was growing in some old granny's garden in Camberwell. His date of birth is not really relevant anyway. Elias Zapple was not born in 1922, as some would have you believe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve become a fan of these education/picture books for children. Includes a timeline of Eugenie's life and many fin-tastic shark facts! The perfect choice for parents looking for: An inspiring story by critically acclaimed zoologist Jess Keating about finding the strength to discover truths that others aren't daring enough to see. After earning several college degrees and making countless discoveries, Eugenie wrote herself into the history of science, earning the nickname "Shark Lady." Through her accomplishments, she taught the world that sharks were to be admired rather than feared and that women can do anything they set their minds to. Determined to prove them wrong, Eugenie devoted her life to learning about sharks. But Eugenie quickly discovered that many people believed sharks to be ugly and scary-and they didn't think women should be scientists. She couldn't imagine anything more exciting than studying these graceful creatures. One of the best science picture books for children, Shark Lady is a must for both teachers and parents alike! An Amazon Best Book of the Month Named a Best Children's Book of 2017 by Parents magazine Eugenie Clark fell in love with sharks from the first moment she saw them at the aquarium. One of New York Times ' Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls! This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first 30 percent of Hijacked fit the bill, but sadly the story took a nosedive from cute to silly from humorous to trying too hard. What happened here? The books set in Licking Thicket were adorable, lighthearted, and funny. See All My Latest Reads (Review Quick-Links) ![]() This book is *FREE* with Kindle Unlimited membership. ![]() I'm just praying that future Licking Thicket stories stay *IN* the Thicket, where the local folks put their crazy out on the front porch with a jug of sweet tea for everyone to see. I'd still rate the book at around 3.25 stars, as the story was still well-written and compelling, but this one felt a bit like ordering a dish specifically for the *Special Sauce*, then only getting a tiny smidge of said sauce on your plate. I was enjoying this story just as much as the previous Licking Thicket books, right up until the point where Carter and Riggs hopped on a plane and flew to Venezuela.Īfter that point, though, much of the charm and pun-friendly silliness that had previously drawn me to the series largely evaporated, leaving the reader with just your average, run-of-the-mill " bodyguard falls for his client" story. The first rule of Licking Thicket Club is to *NOT* leave the Thicket. ![]() ![]() ![]() From Spring Hill, where they squandered an early advantage, Hood and his troops launched an ill-fated attack on the neighboring town of Franklin. In this compelling account, Wiley Sword illustrates the poor command decisions and reckless pride that made a disaster of the Army of Tennessee's final campaign. ![]() While Sherman was undeterred from his scorched-earth campaign, Hood and his troops charged headlong into catastrophe. Sherman from his devastating "March to the Sea." But the ploy proved ruinous for the South. But his fortunes in war took a tragic turn when he assumed command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.Īfter the fall of Atlanta, Hood marched his troops north in an attempt to draw Union army general William T. With bold leadership in the battles of Gaines' Mill and Antietam, Hood won favor with Confederate president Jefferson Davis. ![]() Though he barely escaped expulsion from West Point, John Bell Hood quickly rose through the ranks of the Confederate army. The rise of Civil War general John Bell Hood, his command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and the decisions that led to its downfall. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, I bet you don’t care or even think about whether someone is a noble or a commoner, yet that distinction was fundamentally important a few centuries ago across Europe. Despite cognitive biases sometimes leading to discriminatory thinking and feeling patterns, these are two separate and distinct concepts.Ĭognitive biases are common across humankind and relate to the particular wiring of our brains, while unconscious bias relates to perceptions between different groups and are specific for the society in which we live. In other words, from the perspective of what is best for us as individuals, falling for a cognitive bias always harms us by lowering our probability of getting what we want. ![]() It differs from cognitive bias, which is a predictable pattern of mental errors that result in us misperceiving reality and, as a result, deviating away from the most likely way of reaching our goals. Unconscious bias (also known as implicit bias) refers to unconscious forms of discrimination and stereotyping based on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, age, and so on. How do you defeat unconscious bias? First, you need to know what it is. ![]() ![]() Told without bitterness, her story reflects the triumph of the human spirit during an extraordinary episode in American history. Review Quotes A poignant memoir from a Japanese American. Named one of the twentieth centurys 100 best nonfiction books from west of the Rockies by the San Francisco Chronicle. Farewell to Manzanar has be a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar. ![]() She tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment, as well as the dignity and resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. ![]() She relays the mundane and remarkable details of daily life during an extraordinary period of American history: The wartime imprisonment of civilians, most native-born Americans, in their own country, without trial, and by their fellow Americans. In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was and the experiences of her family. Its purpose? To house thousands of Japanese Americans. During World War II the incarceration camp called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Book Synopsis The powerful true story of life in a Japanese American incarceration camp. ![]() About the Book Originally published in 1973, this is a new paperback edition of the classic memoir of a young Japanese American internee at Manzanar during World War Two. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Together with Silas, they dispatch the man before fiends, lesser demons who are illegal to summon, come after Elisabeth. ![]() Nathaniel is laid back by the whole assault and attempted abduction of his charge. Contrary to their belief, Elisabeth has a friend other than the books, Katrien Quillworthy, who she met when they began their apprenticeship, and she has news! A Magister has arrived for a trip into the vault and, while the wardens are tense, Katrien persuades Elisabeth to go take a look. This strengthens Elisabeth’s resolve to prove herself. Master Hargove questions Elisabeth's suitability, advocating for her being sent to an orphanage while the Director is in favor of Elisabeth staying, citing her special connection to the books in the Great Library. The director and her former tutor, Master Hargrove, are discussing her. She is working on these when heated voices catch her attention. Now, at sixteen, Elisabeth is an apprentice trusted to deal with the transfer of Class One through Three grimoires the Book of Eyes was Class Eight on the ten-point risk scale. Elisabeth has spent her entire life being raised among the books and grimoires of the Great Library of Summershall having been abandoned there as a baby. ![]() Five of these great buildings are evenly spaced in a giant circle, with the sixth, in the capital city of Brassbridge, at its center. The Great Library of Summershall is one of Austermeer’s six Great Libraries. ![]() |