![]() Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative-yet always balanced and complete-discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects-from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. ![]() ![]() This is a book that will appeal to all students and general readers with an interest in history or historiography. The aim throughout History: A Very Short Introduction is to discuss theories of history in a general, pithy, and accessible manner, rather than delve into specific periods. Such key concepts as causation, interpretation, and periodization are introduced by way of concrete examples of how historians work, thus giving the reader a sense of the excitement implicit in discovering the past-and ourselves. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and then explores the ways in which these questions have been answered in the past. ![]() John Arnold's addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series is a stimulating essay about how people study and understand history. ![]() There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Keum Suk Gendry-Kim’s new biographic memoir comic Grass is a difficult, graceful, and humble retelling of Korean former “comfort woman” Granny Lee Ok-sun’s life. While we know so much about the fights that took place in the Pacific during the early 1900s, little has been openly talked about when it comes to the “comfort women”: girls and women forced into sexual slavery and made to become “comfort women” (a derogatory term used as a euphemism for prostitute in its translation) by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied territories before and throughout World War II. Whether that’s due to fear of backlash years later or simply the inability to look in the mirror after bringing the bigger picture into the spotlight, it’s undeniable that some stories-regardless of how harrowing-are ones that need to be told. There are parts of history that are acknowledged, but perhaps never properly seen. ![]() Written and Illustrated by Keum Suk Gendry-KimĬontent Warning: This review contains sensitive subjects such as rape, paedophelia, and sexual slavery that may be difficult for some readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Traister explores women’s anger at both men and other women anger between ideological allies and foes the varied ways anger is received based on who’s expressing it and the way women’s collective fury has become transformative political fuel. In Good and Mad, Traister tracks the history of female anger as political fuel–from suffragettes marching on the White House to office workers vacating their buildings after Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court. ![]() “Urgent, enlightened…realistic and compelling…Traister eloquently highlights the challenge of blaming not just forces and systems, but individuals” ( The Washington Post). The story of female fury and its cultural significance demonstrates its crucial role in women’s slow rise to political power in America, as well as the ways that anger is received when it comes from women as opposed to when it comes from men. Long before Pantsuit Nation, before the Women’s March, and before the #MeToo movement, women’s anger was not only politically catalytic–but politically problematic. Journalist Rebecca Traister’s New York Times bestselling exploration of the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement is “a hopeful, maddening compendium of righteous feminine anger, and the good it can do when wielded efficiently–and collectively” ( Vanity Fair). ![]() ![]() ![]() In order to survive, she transformed herself from hippodrome rider to courtesan, from empress’s maid to debut singer, all the while weaving a complicated web of romance, obligation, and political intrigue.įeaturing a cast of characters drawn from history, The Queen of the Night follows Lilliet as she moves ever closer to the truth behind the mysterious opera and the role that could secure her reputation-or destroy her with the secrets it reveals. And one, she hopes, never thinks of her at all.Īs she mines her memories for clues, she recalls her life as an orphan who left the American frontier for Europe and was swept up into the glitzy, gritty world of Second Empire Paris. Only four could have betrayed her: one is dead, one loves her, one wants to own her. Alexander Chee The Queen of the Night Hardcover Februby Alexander Chee (Author) 385 ratings Editors pick Best Literature & Fiction See all formats and editions Kindle 12. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past. Narrator Lisa Flanagan adroitly handles the many accents in this audiobook about the daughter of an American pioneer who transforms herself into a wor. ![]() Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role, every singer’s chance at immortality. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In general, however, I filter according to books by authors of tried-and-tested repute (such as the inimitable Diane Duane), and, increasingly, books by people of colour. ![]() But nowadays, finding good YA stories is like trying to find a few grains of gold in a very great quantity of dross, and I just do not have the time to do that kind of sifting.įortunately, the Internet has been (relatively) helpful in pinning down interesting YA novels to read, though it still does require some filtering and sifting to find material that might be good to read. YA used to be a rather small genre, but almost all the books were excellent – what I did not like was generally down to personal taste, and not so much the quality of the writing. One would think that, given the sheer amount of YA now available, I would be able to find at least some reads that I would find enjoyable, but despite the seeming embarrassment of riches the YA shelf of my bookstore now provides, quantity does not always mean quality. I have mentioned often enough that my faith in young adult fiction is not as solid as it used to be – certainly not like it was when I first started reading in the genre in the very late 1990s and early 2000s. ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite harrowing police raids and the constant threat of arrest, she joins the Jane Network as an abortion provider, determined to give other women the choice she never had.Īfter discovering a shocking secret about her family history, twenty-year-old Nancy Mitchell begins to question everything she has ever known. Evelyn Taylor was sent to a home for "fallen" women where she was forced to give up her baby for adoption-a trauma she has never recovered from. ![]() Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network in Toronto known only by its whispered code name: Jane.Īs a teenager, Dr. When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession in a stack of forgotten mail, she is determined to find the intended recipient. For readers of Joanna Goodman and Genevieve Graham comes a masterful debut novel about three women whose lives are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother's love, and a secret network of women fighting for the right to choose-inspired by true stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() This edition contains two self-contained versions of the play, known as the A-text and the B-text, allowing readers to compare the available versions, and performers to choose the version that suits them best. Doctor Faustus tells the classic story of a learned Doctor who sells his soul to the devil. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding. ![]() The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The series then picks up nine years later with The Stranger from the Sea. The series follows Poldark and the emotional tumult of the people around him, set against the dramatic Cornish landscapes, in the seven books adapted for TV. Now, he has to reopen a derelict copper mine to restore his fortune. The first seven follow Ross Poldark’s life between the ages of 23 and 40, and the last five pick up again between 50 and 60.Ī young British Army officer returning home to Cornwall after the American War of Independence, Poldark finds his fiancee about to marry his cousin, having thought him dead. The Poldark Complete Series 12 Books Collection by Winston Graham gives you the original version. ![]() However, that’s not the end of the Poldark story. The hit show starring Aidan Turner adapted the books with great success and critical acclaim. Many fans mourned the ending of the BBC Poldark series in 2019. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My nerves aren’t only a result of me being the bride. ![]() The biggest day of my life is taking place at the plush sex haven of my Lord. And why I’m now sitting in my robe on a chaise lounge in one of the private suites of The Manor-the suite where Jesse cornered me all those weeks ago-trying to gather myself. That’s why only two weeks after he fell to his knee on the terrace of Lusso, I’m marrying this man. It’s the day I promise myself to this man for the rest of my life-not that I need a piece of paper or a metal band on my finger to do that. I know these moments will likely be precious from this day forward. I need this moment, just me to myself, absorbing the massive leap that I’m taking trying to gather myself together. I’ve been waiting for this tiny snippet of time, begging for it among the chaos surrounding me. I’m alone, my first few, silent, reflective moments of the day so far and probably the last. I know I’m doing the right thing, but damn I’m a stupid mass of nerves. Book #3 of This Man Trilogy Jodi Ellen MalpasĬhapter 1 My nerves are shot to bits. ![]() ![]() When the gods are involved, some decisions can never, ever be undone. And if that and hordes of aether-sucking monsters didn”t blow bad enough, a mysterious threat seems willing to do anything to neutralize Seth, even if that means forcing Alex into servitude–or killing her. When daimons infiltrate the Covenants and attack students, the gods send furies–lesser gods determined to eradicate any threat to the Covenants and to the gods, and that includes the Apollyon–and Alex. Or what he will do–and sacrifice–for her. Their connection does have some benefits, like staving off her nightmares of the tragic showdown with her mother, but it has no effect on what Alex feels for the forbidden, pure-blooded Aiden. Seth”s in her training room, outside her classes, and keeps showing up in her bedroom–so not cool. Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet isn”t exactly awesome–especially when Alexandria”s other half is everywhere she goes. ![]() |