![]() ![]() This book is by no means a blue print of how all rapes and sexual assaults occur, nor will I tell you how to feel. Given that, I will not speak for every human being who has been affected by this crime. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would help play a positive role in the healing process of rape and sexual assault survivors, educate people, and be active in the fight against sexual violence, but often times our lives go in different directions than we plan or expect. ![]() I could not imagine that a large number of people actually experience such an evil and detrimental horror as rape is, but unfortunately many do. I always knew rape and sexual assault existed, but for most of my life I did not seriously consider ways in which I could help those affected by sexual violence. I never thought I would volunteer at a rape crisis center. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Inside, where things haven't been normal for a long time, are Audrey Wyler and the autistic nephew she cares for, eight-year-old Seth Garin. The mayhem rages around a seemingly still point, a darkened house lit fitfully from within by a flickering television screen. A quiet slice of American suburbia is about to turn to toast. ![]() Soon it will begin to roll, and the killing will begin. The only thing that doesn't quite fit is the red van idling just up the hill. The paper boy is making his rounds the Carver kids are bickering at the corner convenience store a Frisbee is flying on the Reeds' lawn Gary Soderson is firing up the backyard barbecue. It's a summer afternoon in Wentworth, Ohio, and on Poplar Street everything's normal. Author of the bestselling novel Thinner and four thrillers that have sold millions in an omnibus edition entitled The Bachman Books, the late Richard Bachman has been described as "Stephen King without a conscience." Now he performs an eerie encore with the posthumous release of The Regulators, a harrowing story of a suburban neighborhood in the grip of surreal terror. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Praise for Ryan Holiday: 'Holiday is part Machiavelli, part Ogilvy, and all results - Tim Ferriss * The 4-Hour Workweek * Brian Koppelman, producer and creator * Billions * If he writes it, I make the time to read it. Michael Lombardi, host of GM Street on The Ringer and former CLeveland Browns general managerĮvery one of Ryan Holiday's books is appointment reading for me. * The Sunday Times *īrilliant and terrifying - Rich Cohen, author of The Fish that Ate the Whale and contributing editor of Vanity FairĪn artful examination of how true power really works and how it affects all of us. Riveting.an astonishing modern media conspiracy.that is a fantastic read. Gripping narrative - Holiday has written one helluva page-turner. This is a fantastic read about two thoroughly dislikeable men. ![]() a brilliant meditation on strategy, with numerous lessons - Robert Greene, author * The 48 Laws of Power * This book is the Art of War for any 21st century conspirator. ![]() ![]() ![]() I kept returning to that quotation as I moved further into the book. ![]() The book’s epigraph gives a hint of the complexity to follow: “From the time of birth to the time of death, every word you utter is part of one long sentence.” Sun Young Shin, Unbearable Splendor. The sentence refers to the prison sentence of the main character, Tookie, a Native American woman, but also sentences in books and beyond that, one’s life sentence. ![]() The bookstore is modeled after Birchbark Books (one of my favorite independent bookstores) owned by the author, and the setting for the book is mainly Minneapolis from 2019-2020, which means the murder of George Floyd and the pandemic are part of the book’s context and action. The basic story, -as if it were possible to confine the plot to the word “basic”- is that a bookstore employee who had been in prison, convicted for stealing a body, is haunted by the ghost of a former customer. A book the calibre of The Sentence by Louise Erdrich sets a tone of excellence for the rest of the year. How happy I am that the first book I read in the new year was so good. ![]() ![]() ![]() To save everything that matters, she will need to uncover the secrets of ancient intelligences lost to time-and her own lost secrets, which she will wish had remained hidden from her forever. Her quest will take her careening from the event horizon of the supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s core to the infinite, empty spaces at its edge. ![]() ![]() When authorities prove corrupt, Haimey realizes that she is the only one who can protect her galaxy-spanning civilization from the implications of this ancient technology-and the revolutionaries who want to use it for terror and war. ![]() Haimey and her small crew run afoul of pirates at the outer limits of the Milky Way, and find themselves on the run and in possession of universe-changing information. Haimey Dz thinks she knows what she wants.Ī routine salvage mission uncovers evidence of a terrible crime and relics of powerful ancient technology. Full Book Name:Ancestral Night (White Space, 1) Author Name:Elizabeth Bear Book Genre:Fiction, Science Fiction, Space, Space Opera ISBN 9781473208742 Date of Publication: PDF / EPUB File Name:AncestralNight-ElizabethBear.pdf, AncestralNight-ElizabethBear.epub PDF File Size: 3. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Today's statistics show that women find only 4.5 percent of men attractive…attractive enough to initiate a dialogue with them. The average guy is overweight, underemployed, low-or-no education, rudderless and purposeless in life and love. Game is a craft that sets players apart from average men. We need a players handbook to guide the practice of all Game.ĭrawing on over 20 years of evolutionary psychology, biology, sociology, and anthropology, The Players Handbook fluidly addresses the natures of men and women’s intersexual dynamics. We need a reference manual for all dating coaches, relationship experts, as well as married men and would-be players. We need a modern Game textbook based on empirical 21st-century data, not emotional hopefulness. While the rapid conditions of that marketplace are in constant change, the human-machine does not. Game is an adaptive set of social skills and best practices in navigating intersexual dynamics in a modern sexual marketplace. It’s not an instruction manual- it is the missing textbook on Game and understanding intersexual dynamics. ![]() The Players Handbook is not a " how-to" book, it's a " why-it-works" book. In this final master-work of The Rational Male series, Rollo Tomassi breaks down the fundamental mechanics of Game, intersexual social skills, and the nuts and bolts psychology that makes it work. ![]() ![]() With the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers, however, he eventually overcame his financial troubles. Though he made a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he squandered it on various ventures, in particular the Paige Compositor, and was forced to declare bankruptcy. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which proved to be very popular and brought him nationwide attention. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. ![]() Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). ![]() Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the other hand-and I suppose this has a lot to do with the fact that I was raised in a time where chivalry was (and still IS) unheard of, and feminist views were strongly imparted in schools and within society- I simply cannot accept Steve's obvious conclusion that women need to put forth MORE than half the effort to land a GOOD man. set standards for yourself, RESPECT yourself in order to be respected, don't accept being just his "plaything".like, cmon now). ![]() ![]() He made some very valid points, though I felt that many of them should ALREADY be obvious to woman everywhere (i.e. On one hand, I admire the fact that Steve Harvey gives it to you straight and without a TRACE of subtlety (or sugar-coating if you will), the reasons why the majority of men ARE the way they are, and why we, as women, are unknowingly encouraging them to continue bad habits. Ok so, I definitely have mixed feelings about this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His work primarily focuses on critiquing capitalism, understanding the class struggle, and envisioning a fairer society based on socialism and communism. For those who don’t know Karl Marx, he is a 19th-century German philosopher, economist, and political theorist. This week I had the pleasure to interview Karl Marx about his opinion on AI, the future of AI, and if machines will eventually unite, revolt, and take over the planet. With my insight I hope to enable businesses to embrace diverse perspectives, fuelling innovation and sustainable growth in today's dynamic global economy. ![]() ![]() The idea is to provide a different, creative way of how AI will change and influence we live and work together.Īs a cultural and business anthropologist and impactful storyteller, I'm passionate about understanding human behavior to help organizations adapt to cultural changes and the future of work. I start off this mini-series with Karl Marx. Note, however, that I have edited the interview and questions to create a narrative flow. ChatGPT 4 has provided all the answers and I left them mainly as they were following my prompts. For these fictitious interviews, I'm using #ChatGPT 4 through the website Copy.ai. Disclaimer: Having experimented with AI over the past months, I want to launch an interview mini-series with deceased thinkers that influenced humanity in particular ways. ![]() ![]() The Essential Feminist Reader is a vital addition to feminist scholarship, and an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of women. Du Bois Hlne Cixous Betty Friedan Charlotte Perkins Gilman Emma Goldman Guerrilla Girls Ding Ling. Moving beyond standard texts by English and American thinkers, this collection features primary source material from around the globe, including short works of fiction and drama, political manifestos, and the work of less well-known writers.įreedman’s cogent Introduction assesses the challenges facing feminism, while her accessible, lively commentary contextualizes each piece. Freedman brings decades of teaching experience and scholarship to her selections, which span more than five centuries. The Essential Feminist Reader is the first anthology to present the full scope of feminist history. Sojourner Truth Mary Wollstonecraft Virginia Woolf.Audre Lorde John Stuart Mill Christine de Pizan Adrienne Rich Margaret Sanger Huda Shaarawi. ![]() Du Bois Hélène Cixous Betty Friedan Charlotte Perkins Gilman Emma Goldman Guerrilla Girls Ding Ling ![]() |