![]() In this theoretical tour-de-force, renowned scholar Ariella Aïsha Azoulay calls on us to recognize the imperial foundations of knowledge and to refuse its strictures and its many violences.Īzoulay argues that the institutions that make our world, from archives and museums to ideas of sovereignty and human rights to history itself, are all dependent on imperial modes of thinking. A passionately urgent call for all of us to unlearn imperialism and repair the violent world we share, from one of our most compelling political theorists ![]()
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I have used their books for years to develop lesson plans that capture the interest of children ages three to five, as well as having good laughs with children in my family and their books at home. ![]() ![]() As an early education professional and child advocate, I cannot recommend the books of Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko more. ![]() ![]() The plot's a little labyrinthine, but this is a story to read for style rather than sense, and the ever-changing relationship between Tully and his poultry clients (including some classic double-crossing) is rewardingly goofy and, eventually, affectionate. This is noir so lighthearted that it's barely pale gray, and it's as cartoonishly bouncy (slapstick involving Vincent's anti-gnawing Elizabethan collar and the dog door, for instance) as it is hardboiled in phraseology ("She reminded me of a three-inch splinter I'd had once-it bothered me, and I was in a much better mood once it was gone"). Tully begrudgingly takes the case, en route coming head to head with Vincent, the household's cantankerous indoor dog, and with the fact that the adorable peeping chicks conceal cunning behind their innocent appearance. ![]() Millicent, whom Tully dubs "Moosh," is an unhappy hen because she's missing two of her four fluffy chicks. ![]() Tully, former search-and-rescue dog, just fine, until his quiet life in the country is rudely disrupted by a chicken. ![]() ![]() ![]() He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men. "Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!" The Iron King – Philip the Fair – is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. A collection of the first three books in Maurice Druon's epic historical fiction series, The Accursed Kings. "This is the original Game of Thrones." George R.R. ![]() Cosmia Festival 2020: It's the end of the world as we know it.Listen Together - Ideal for Reading Groups.International Women's Day 2023 - Collectively we can all #EmbraceEquity.Read Together - Ideal for Reading Groups.Business and Intellectual Property collection. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hyman remains an uglier, lesser-known betrayal in Hollywood history. Although Christina Crawford’s exploitation memoir Mommie Dearest is well-known (thanks in part to the campy adaptation starring Faye Dunaway), the copy-cat work of Davis’s daughter B.D. ![]() In spite of their many differences, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were ultimately bound by one heartbreaking similarity-difficult relationships with their eldest daughters, both of whom dabbled unsuccessfully in acting before taking their angst public with nasty tell-alls. Bette Davis, daughter B.D., and husband William Grant Sherry walk through New York’s Central Park in their Easter best in 1949. ![]() ![]() Michelle has dark secrets of her own and together with Wyatt she will have to battle her personal demons in their emotional journey of healing, redemption, and love. An Alpha male to the core, he can't imagine the appeal of being submissive, but at the same time, the idea of serving Michelle, of being everything she wants and needs rings true in his wounded soul. ![]() Michelle is a Dominatrix and she has made it very clear to Wyatt she isn’t interested in a relationship with anyone who doesn’t accept her lifestyle. He’d love to reach out to Michelle, but there is one thing stopping him. ![]() After reentering civilian life in his hometown near Austin, Texas, Wyatt is plagued by nightmares of the death and suffering he witnessed during the war. Wyatt Callahan fell hard for the aristocratic blonde doctor the moment he laid eyes on her. 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She has begun the job taken up by her adopted father Brimstone: the art of resurrection, which will bring the dead members of the broken chimaera army back to life to defeat the seraphim. Karou has left Earth for the land of the chimaera and seraphim, Eretz, where the chimaera have been defeated by the seraphim. Now that Brimstone was killed by the seraphim, the chimaera have taken Karou back to their residence so that she can perform the art of resurrection, as she is the only chimaera left who knows the art. Karou has since realized that she is Madrigal, a chimaera (or creature made of both human and animal parts) who was killed for loving the seraph Akiva and resurrected by Brimstone in the form of a human girl to raise. ![]() ![]() The story continues where Daughter of Smoke and Bone left off. The book is the second in a trilogy, preceded by Daughter of Smoke and Bone and followed by Dreams of Gods and Monsters. It was published in November 2012 by Hachette Book Group, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company. ![]() Days of Blood and Starlight is a young adult fantasy novel written by Laini Taylor. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With wedding planning underway and a short timeline, my best friend, Lia, has recruited me to help her battle the snarly beast that is Mrs. Nor has she heard of the term, what the bride wants, the bride gets. Have you ever heard of a man-in-waiting? Yeah, neither has my best friend’s soon-to-be monster-in-law. Steamy, laugh-out-loud, and full of charm, these two best friends heat up the pages while proving true love might be right in front of you. Not just in love, but infatuated…and I’m finding it a lot harder to claim her than I would like to admit…įrom USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn, comes a witty take on a romantic comedy classic, My Best Friend’s Wedding. A LONG TIME COMING, a steamy, charming and witty new take on the best-friends-to-lovers romcom classic film My Best Friend’s Wedding from USA Today Bestselling Author, Meghan Quinn, is available now! Scroll down for an excerpt! ![]() ![]() ![]() Just, newly created first Earl of Rosecroft, was a flat, screaming terror. The man was a Black Irish terror, no matter he paid well and worked harder than any title Holderman had run across. The earl was not an easy person to work for-well over six feet of former cavalry officer, firstborn of a powerful duke, and possessed of both arrogance and temper in abundance. “What?” the earl pressed, and Holderman began to wish he’d heeded his sister’s advice and stayed pleasantly bored summering on their uncle’s estate closer to York. He’d given the word a little emphasis: lee-gal, and his employer shot him a scowl. ![]() “In the legal sense, perhaps not,” Holderman prevaricated, clearing his throat delicately. “ That”-the earl jerked his chin-“cannot convey. “And as for the other, well, I gather it conveyed with the estate.” “I’m afraid, my lord, the fountain hasn’t worked in several years,” Holderman replied, answering the simpler question first. “And why, in the blazing middle of July, is my fountain inoperable?” ![]() Just, the Earl of Rosecroft, directed his question to the wilted specimen who passed for his land steward. ![]() ![]() ![]() The drug enhances her abilities, allowing her to control and manipulate human minds. In Ketterdam, the capital of Kerch, Councilman Hoede tests a drug called jurda parem on a Grisha Healer. They are also featured in the Netflix television series Shadow and Bone (2021), although the series follows an original storyline. Nina's storyline continues in the King of Scars duology: King of Scars (2019) and Rule of Wolves (2021), with the other Crows making brief cameos in the latter. ![]() ![]() The series is part of Bardugo's Grishaverse. The novel is the first of a duology, completed in Crooked Kingdom (2016). The plot is told from third-person viewpoints of seven different characters. The story follows a thieving crew and is primarily set in the city of Ketterdam, which is loosely inspired by Dutch Republic–era Amsterdam. Six of Crows is a fantasy novel written by the Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo and published by Henry Holt and Co. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book ![]() |