![]() ![]() |a Includes bibliographical references (-354) and index. |a The source of self-regard : |b selected essays, speeches, and meditations / |c Toni Morrison. ![]() |b Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 |n SAN 201-3975 ![]() In all, The Source of Self-Regard is a luminous and essential addition to Toni Morrison's oeuvre. And here too is piercing commentary on her own work (including The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Jazz, Beloved, and Paradise) and that of others, among them, painter and collagist Romare Bearden, author Toni Cade Bambara, and theater director Peter Sellars. She looks at enduring matters of culture: the role of the artist in society, the literary imagination, the Afro-American presence in American literature, and in her Nobel lecture, the power of language itself. In the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested social issues: the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, "black matter(s)," and human rights. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11 the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison's inimitable hallmark. ![]() Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Non-Fiction Hamden/Brundage Community Adult Nonfiction ![]()
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![]() ![]() Lachlan Green, William Green and Josh Green. ![]() Tom Green has a family of 6, being one of 4 brothers. While growing up in Canberra, Tom attended school at Marist College Canberra. His grandfather, Michael, is a four-time premiership player with the Richmond Tigers and is a member of Richmond's Team of the 20th Century. He received NAB Under-18 All Australian selection in his final year of junior football and was also nominated for the 2019 NEAFL Rising Star Award. Green became a member of the GIANTS Academy at the age of 12 and worked his way through the local junior ranks to become an outstanding prospect in his age group. In year 6, he settled in Canberra where he tried an array of sports which included Australian rules football, basketball, cricket and rugby union. Green was born in Townsville, Queensland and spent the first decade of his life regularly relocating between Townsville, Toowoomba, Darwin, Melbourne and Tamworth due to his father's Army commitments. Tom Green (born 23 January 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, this one is actually better than "Less Than Zero", another effort at displaying the antics of 20 to 25 year olds still shaping out lives, but not as masterful as "The Rules of Attraction", where indeed no character WAS attractive, but the overall youthful ambivalence was. like, ya know, uber-bohemian proclivities. The world so fully inhabited by BRET EASTON ELLIS is likewise the playing field in "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," though in this case the end of college (and not high school, or during college, like in Ellis) is marked by booze, drugs, sex. There are overly-masculine (gay) symbols throughout which obviously take no great psychoanalyst to pry open: mysterious men in motorbikes, gangsters, gaming, the faraway suburbs seeming faraway dreams that'll never be. The protagonist is gay, bi, experimenting. This one is a coming out story, basically. ![]() Like most stellar! first novels, this one has that autobiographic vibe that perhaps the writer's future novels will only barely, bravely hint at. ![]() Defying the odds kele moon pdf5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Melody is running from her past and the small, country town of Garnet is the perfect hiding place. Touched by the gesture when it's obvious she can barely afford to survive, her warm smile and lush body churn up powerful feelings that leave Clay wanting more from her than pie. Everything changes when a new waitress at the local diner buys him a piece of pie on Thanksgiving. People in his hometown keep their distance and Clay is fine with that. Clay's large build and dangerous fists have always intimidated. The stranger ends up being Clay Powers, a famous UFC heavyweight fighter. A slice of pie on Thanksgiving brings these two unlikely lovers together. ![]() A famous UFC heavyweight fighter who relies on his fists for a living. ![]() ![]() ![]() What else would Disney prefer you did not know? Plenty. Through interviews with many of the artists and animators who created Song of the South, and through his own extensive research, Korkis delivers both the definitive behind-the-scenes history of the film and a balanced analysis of its cultural impact. ![]() In his newest book, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South?, Korkis examines the film from concept to controversy, and reveals the politics that nearly scuttled the project. ![]() But is the film racist? Are its themes, its characters, even its music so abominable that Disney has done us a favor by burying the movie in its infamous Vault, where the Company claims it will remain for all time? Disney historian Jim Korkis does not think so. And that's why it has forbidden the theatrical re-release of its classic film Song of the South since 1986. ![]() 怒月 by Robert A. Heinlein5/30/2023 ![]() He returned to the notes for the other story in fits and starts over the next decade. The idea was “too big” for a short story, so he pursued a different theme for “Gulf.” Her husband liked the idea, made some notes, but then set them aside. ![]() “Among other unsuitable notions, I suggested a story about a human infant raised by an alien race,” Virginia Heinlein wrote years later. Heinlein accepted the assignment, then held a brainstorming session with his closest advisor - his wife. The letter writer said one of the stories was “Gulf” by Robert A. Campbell Jr., decided to fulfill the letter writer’s fantasy and have the stories written for the November 1949 issue. In keeping with the speculative nature of the genre, a letter writer complimented the editor on an issue a year in the future, going so far as to mention stories by specific writers. The story behind the novel began with the November 1948 issue of the magazine Astounding Science Fiction. ![]() The red palace book review5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Amy Elizabeth Bishop, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. An author’s note contextualizes the history behind the novel. The Red Palace is an expertly choreographed mystery with a touch of romance and an emotionally satisfying conclusion that beautifully binds fiction to. Steeped in rich historical details, Hur’s palace thriller offers a sharp critique of the monarchy’s abuse of power while maintaining a quick pace and crafting a captivating murder mystery. With the list of suspects growing longer-and including the Crown Prince-Hyeon and Eojin must navigate their collaboration, and their deepening feelings, before their illicit investigation is revealed. When Hyeon meets the newest police inspector, 18-year-old Seo Eojin, she must decide whether she can trust him. ![]() Hur deftly renders stifling patriarchal restrictions and the tension of court life where “everyone is listening in the palace,” while thoughtfully integrating Korean throughout. Her motivations to catch the killer and exact a confession are twofold: to earn her estranged father’s acceptance through hard work, and to protect her mentor, Nurse Jeongsu, from brutal police interrogations. In Hur’s ( The Forest of Stolen Girls) historical mystery, set in 1758 Korean kingdom Joseon and loosely based on the life of Crown Prince Jangheon, hardworking 18-year-old palace nurse Baek-hyeon, known as Hyeon, is determined to find the person who murdered four women at the public medical office. ![]() Neal adams deadman cover5/30/2023 ![]() You know Roy “Speedy” Harper’s opiate addiction? That was O’Neil and Adams.Īnd everybody knows this image of Batman:īatman running across the beach. ![]() They created Ra’s and Talia al Ghul, made the Joker a genuine threat in the brilliant “The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge,” and touched on narcotics use in Green Lantern/Green Arrow. The duo would go on to become one of the most widely acclaimed comics creative teams of all time, spearheading a more mature storytelling style that was decades ahead of its time. Still, he needed a new direction, a fresh aesthetic. ![]() The show was successful enough that, along with the editorial gaze of Julius Schwartz, Batman was literally saved from death and became a top-tier character once again. ![]() The Batman television series, which revitalized public interest in the character, has been off the air for a few years, and “Batmania” has cooled. I know: let’s rewind the clock to around 1970. ![]() The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway5/30/2023 ![]() They show Jake's growing control, his assuming the dominance that Brett had earlier exercised. These echo scenes chart the progress of Jake's evolving relationship with Lady Brett Ashley. The Paris happenings reverberate throughout key scenes in Bayonne, France and Burguete, Pamplona, and San Sebastian, Spain. 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