![]() ![]() He shows how populism has been hijacked by successive American administrations in order to devalue reform movements in general, why it has been detested by various elitist groups, and how it continues to be misrepresented by politicians and the media alike. ![]() ![]() With a deep dive into history, Frank reveals how populism began as a progressive way of doing politics - one that fueled the last relevant third-party effort, when after decades of industrialization and corporate consolidation, industrial and farm workers in the 1890s decided to take a stand for their own rights. While it has often been dismissed as a playground for the stupid, con artists, and bigots, it was originally about enlightenment and liberation. He explains the emergence of populism as a political force for good in the US in the 19th century. ![]() In this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, Frank takes on the effort to reclaim populism from the likes of Steve Bannon and its current rightwing avatars.įrank’s newest book, The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism, makes the case that everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Thomas Frank laid bare what it means for voters to go against their own self-interest in his bestselling book What’s the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America. ![]()
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![]() Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other. But her temper isn’t the only thing Cassian ignites. The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre’s Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta’s orbit. Worse, she can’t seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it. ![]() ![]() ![]() And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she’s struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. ![]() ![]() ![]() In general, though, we can safely say that money matters to a certain extent (but not as much as we think), envy and excessive thinking are toxic, friends and family are important, and trust and gratitude is essential to happiness. America (the author is American so it needs to be in the book to come ‘full circle’)Īfter all that travel, research, and one Very Expensive Pen, Weiner learns that… there’s more than one path to happiness.India (the author loves and hates India at the same time).Great Britain (can a location become happier?).Moldova (one of the unhappiest countries).Iceland (one of the happiest countries, according to ranking). ![]() Qatar (to check if money can buy happiness).Bhutan (for the Gross National Happiness).In The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner travels to both the supposedly sad and happy countries in the world in order to find out what the secret of happiness is. ![]() Is there such thing as a “happiest place on earth?” (no, not Disneyland) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We explore these through the eyes of several characters, including colony-dweller Jonathan, who looks out into star-spangled black space from a window in a sterile space station straight out of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. He has a master’s degree in screenwriting, which is on vivid display in his hypnotic descriptions of Goliath’s two new human worlds. Onyebuchi started out writing sci-fi for young adults before reaching a wider audience with the multi-award gobbling novella Riot Baby in 2020. In a lesser writer’s hands, it could lead to lazy and cynical caricatures, but Onyebuchi uses it only as a jumping off point into a deeper examination of the idea of home, and what we will do to get there. Some tourists find themselves captivated by the communities that have emerged, and decide to return to Earth. So, while the rich predictably leave for pristine space colonies, abandoning those who can’t afford to escape, there is money to be made from tourism to the ruins left behind. ![]() In Tochi Onyebuchi’s Goliath, human nature is eternal. In the more hopeful, people leave the planet in search of another world where they can start again, with lessons learned and a determination not to repeat the same mistakes. SCI-FI dystopias of a ruined Earth are thick on the ground these days, filled with the wreckage of climate change: drowned continents, great extinctions and air that is no longer safe to breathe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was fun to read about all the places I have visited and the many I have yet to discover.īryson doesn’t just go to the obvious tourist spots. While he skips Cornwall, and noticeably gives most of the Midlands and East Anglia a wide berth, this travel journal documents some incredible places across England, Scotland and Wales. With a jam-packed travel itinerary, Bryson visits almost every corner of Britain relying mostly on public transport and a modest budget. Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson has been making Brits laugh since 1995, so I decided to see what all the fuss was about, and travel around Britain from the comfort of my own home.įrom Dover to John O’ Groats, Notes From a Small Island chronicles the American author’s travels across Britain on a trip in 1994. ![]() ![]() Marcelo Gleiser at Harvard Book Store (8/23).Katee Robert at Harvard Book Store (8/19).Peggy O’Donnell Heffington and Elizabeth Rush at Harvard Book Store (8/17).Santi Elijah Holley at Harvard Book Store (8/16).Lydia Kiesling at Harvard Book Store (8/9). ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hunter's ground-breaking series, 'The Embers of Empire,' introducing Roman fiction fans to a little-used setting when the Republic and Imperium periods had become fading memories.The Dominate period ruled by Emperors Constans, Constantius II, Julian the Apostate, and the Valentinian brothers was a world of usurping barbarian generals, competing Christian factions, intrigant eunuchs, overstretched borders, and the rise of the rival 'New Roma' or Constantinople in the East.In this first adventure, "The Veiled Assassin" pits young Marcus Gregorianus Numidianus, half-Numidian bastard slave-turned-spy, against religious suicide martyrs destroying the stability of Roman African colonial exports vital to a hungry empire. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dark Tower Firestarter Stand Stephen King 18. Lot Of 13 - Stephen King Paperback Novels - Dead Zone Firestarter It Chr. Cujo By Stephen King (1981, Hardcover) Lot Of 15 Stephen King Books Paperback. 10 Paperback Stephen King Lot It Misery Shining Talisman Cujo Christine. This one was signed by my favorite author of all times Mr. Lot Of 11 Stephen King Hardcover First Editions CHRISTINE, CUJO, FIRESTA. ![]() This particular book I purchased for an additional reason as well. There are not a lot of options for the characters in the story but maybe you would have an idea. King is the reason I bought my first firearm. This story is to large breed dogs what "Jaws" was to sharks! After you read this you will pay a little more attention to the loud barking in the distance! I have often reflected on this story and thought about what "Heroic Actions" I would have taken if I were in that same situation. That is why Stephen King is one of my favorite authors of all times, his stories are told so well that the memories of them are almost as if I was remembering a part of my life. When I was asked to write a review about this book the images that my mind created as I read the book came rushing into my mind like a door had been opened. Any book written by Stephen King is worth it's weight in gold to me! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Furnished with pieces she found on the street or in thrift stores, the tiny apartment, where she lived for the next 25 years, became a refuge from a pervasive threat of violence. “To have a voice,” writes Solnit ( Whose Story Is This?: Old Conflicts, New Chapters, 2019, etc.) in her absorbing new memoir, “means not just the animal capacity to utter sounds but the ability to participate fully in the conversations that shape your society, your relations to others, and your own life.” As a young woman in San Francisco in the 1980s, Solnit lacked the “three key things that matter in having a voice: audibility, credibility, and consequence.” Instead, she felt silenced by a society that effaced women, circumscribed their freedom through harassment and violence, and insisted that they learn “deferential limits.” So she became expert “at the art of nonexistence, since existence was so perilous.” At 19, “young, ignorant, poor, and almost friendless,” Solnit was finishing her last semester at San Francisco State University, living in a dingy residential hotel, when she found an affordable, light-filled studio apartment. A feminist, activist, and prolific writer recounts her emergence from solitude and vulnerability. ![]() ![]() Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former cop on the run from a murder charge. Out of work, Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an ‘agent.’ She knows zilch about the job, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her whatever it takes. Mom is a meddler, and eccentric Grandma Mazur is a few cans short of a case. Stephanie lives five miles from her parents, trying to sever the world’s longest umbilical cord. She’s from the ‘burg,’ a blue collar pocket of Trenton, New Jersey, where cars are American, windows are clean, and dinner is served at six. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, One for the Money catapulted Janet Evanovich and her incomparable hero*ine Stephanie Plum into crime writing superstardom. ![]() |