![]() Superhero fantasies are usually seen as compensations for individual feelings of weakness, victimization, and vulnerability. ![]() Paik traces how this political theology is expressed, and indeed literalized, in popular superhero fiction, examining works including Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's graphic novel Watchmen, the science fiction cinema of Jang Joon-Hwan, the manga of Hayao Miyazaki, Alan Moore's V for Vendetta, and the Matrix trilogy. He reveals that the fantasy of putting annihilating omnipotence to beneficial effect underlies the revolutionary projects that have defined the collective upheavals of the modern age. Paik shows how science fiction generates intriguing and profound insights into politics. Through character and story, science fiction brings theory to life, giving shape to the motivations behind the action as well as to the consequences they produce. I scarred it all over with arrows and exclamation points, so I can read it again as soon as possible." -Bruce Sterling Revolutionary narratives in recent science fiction graphic novels and films compel audiences to reflect on the politics and societal ills of the day. ![]() Paik's lucid, graceful, ruthless book in one single astonished sitting. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments Still Life by A.M. Johnson![]() ![]() ![]() As far as anyone knew, he was buried in a pauper’s field in Albany. It didn’t take long for his wife and three children to leave. Johnson’s inability to hold down a job led him to the bottle. He made it back home to Albany, New York, and resumed his job as a Red Cap porter at the train station, but he never could overcome his injuries-his left foot had been shattered, and a metal plate held it together. He simply tried to carry on as well as a black man could in the country he had been willing to give his life for. Uneducated and in his early twenties, Henry Johnson had no expectations that he could correct the errors in his military record. His discharge records erroneously made no mention of his injuries, and so Johnson was denied not only a Purple Heart, but a disability allowance as well. With dozens of bullet and shrapnel wounds, he knew he was lucky to have survived. ![]() Like hundreds of thousands of young American men, Henry Johnson returned from World War I and tried to make a life for himself in spite of what he had experienced in a strange and distant land. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments The foot book book![]() Combining brief and funny stories, easy words, catchy rhythm, and lively illustrations, Bright and Early Books are an ideal way to introduce the joys of reading to children.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought. ![]() Seuss-this special edition comes with a peel-off 50th Anniversary sticker on the front cover. ![]() ![]() Perfect for nurturing a love of reading, feet ( ), AND Dr. Seuss classic turns 50 Since 1968, this super-simple, simply brilliant Bright and Early Book about feet has been helping beginning beginner readers step into the world of reading by themselves From slow feet to quick feet to trick feet to sick feet, The Foot Book not only features a fleet of funny feet, but teaches children about opposites. 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In her brilliant and absorbing new book, Destiny of the Republic, Candice Millard makes a persuasive case for elevating a third martyred president-America’s 20th-to the pantheon long reserved for Lincoln and Kennedy. In significant respects we continue to mourn these men, as if by doing so we might keep alive what is finest about America when confronted daily by what is ugliest. But only two of the unfortunates continue to command the lion’s share of attention from popular writers, scholars, filmmakers, and, not least, conspiracy theorists. ![]() ![]() Assassins’ bullets have carried off four American presidents. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Breast Cancer at 35 by Amy Burns![]() She was held in high esteem by many people as an intellectual who was a gracious, kind, respectful listener and participant. Jessica founded and was a Partner in the consulting firm Teneo Studios. She founded and mentored a small group of researchers who conducted qualitative research programs that had global impact. ![]() She’s held design and research positions with esteemed firms including E-lab and Ziba with over a decade of experience leading global research and design programs for innovative companies such as HP, Microsoft, Pepsi, Samsung and Whirlpool. State and the Design Research Manager at the Center for Universal Design. Prior to Fiori, Jessica was a Professor at N.C. ![]() Jessica was the Senior Director of Research at Fiori Product Development where she led and grew its renowned research business. She earned a Masters of Industrial Design from North Carolina State University. She treasured connecting with people and loved learning from them.īorn in Philadelphia, where Jessica lived until she attended college at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, she was the first woman to be admitted to their Industrial Design program. Jessica's personal and professional life were guided by her ethics, passion and curiosity about people and the stories of their lives. ![]() A beautiful graveside Eulogy, delivered by Pat Schweibert of Peace House, captured the essence of Jessica’s life and spirit. Jessica Zoey Coffey, 46, died peacefully at her friend Neil’s home in Portland. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Defy me epub![]() ![]() ![]() 2023: Get An American in Provence: Art, Life and Photography (Author Jamie Beck). ![]() 2023: Get Gemstone & Crystal Properties (Quick Study Home) (Author Inc.2023: Read Online Dragon Thief (Author Marc Secchia).2023: Free Now! Hammer's Thief (Author Alexis Woods).Include Format in : √pdf, √e-book, √book, √ePub Stronger, braver, and more resilient than ever, Juliette will fight for life and love with her friends by her side?but first, she has to survive the war being waged against her mind:She has to remember who she was.Narrated by Juliette, Warner, and Kenji Kishimoto, this gripping novel perfectly sets the stage for the highly anticipated forthcoming conclusion to the Shatter Me series. Or be a warrior.?This time, she?s not alone. But Juliette has only just begun to unravel a lifetime of lies, and she finds herself faced with a familiar choice:?Be a weapon. She thought she?d finally taken control of her life, her power, and her pain. She thought she?d finally defeated the Reestablishment. ![]() Juliette and Warner?s story continues in the thrilling fifth installment of Tahereh Mafi?s?New York Times?bestselling Shatter Me series.Juliette Ferrars isn?t who she thinks she is.Nothing in her world is what it seemed. Are You Want to Get Defy Me (Shatter Me, #5) ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Jane buxton book![]() ![]() Humanity's extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a cowardly crow whose only knowledge of the world comes from TV. ![]() Local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of Seattle's dangerous new predators. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he suddenly discovers that the neighbors are devouring one other. His tried-and-true remedies-from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis-fail to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. starts to think something's not quite right. ![]() "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®.īut when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. " The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead" in this big-hearted, boundlessly beautiful romp through the Apocalypse, where a foul-mouthed crow is humanity's only chance to survive Seattle's zombie problem (Karen Joy Fowler, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author). A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor! ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Carpentaria by Alexis Wright![]() ![]() It’s a phenomenal novel by an outstanding writer! And the reading, by the way, by Isaac Drandic, an experienced theatrical director, is more than up to the task. Nature, too-the sea, the sky, the land, the weather, the bloody spinifex grass-is a major “character” in the work, as are local history and “the dreaming.” Everything comes together and makes brilliant sense. And, yes, to my mind, this is Nobel-level writing: most every sentence is an artistic expression of the first order! The characters live and breath as individual persons in this world (at least in the particular moment in which they exist), and yet they are buffeted by social and natural forces beyond their control. This is a brilliant one-off thing, like James Joyce’s Ulysses, or William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, where the tale can’t be separated from the telling. The writing, too, I would say, is an intimate part of the story-not in terms of "how the tale got written" (as with some modern stories that dwell on that) but rather how it is BEING TOLD, by Wright. The “plot” in Carpentaria is less the story than are the key characters and unpredictable happenings and personal interactions that make it up. Complicating the situation is an international mining operation that seeks to exploit the region’s resources. ![]() ![]() A fabulous tale, set in the small town of Desperance, on the Gulf of Carpentaria (northwest Queensland), which makes good use of Indigenous people’s perspectives and everyday conversations-in English-as they navigate life and events in and around the white/mixed settlement there. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments The witcher the last wish pages![]() ![]() ![]() I’m not saying the books can’t achieve that from my experience, books (original material) are often superior to their adaptations. As someone who loves the game a LOT, and considering that this is a different medium of storytelling compared to the books, I honestly don’t expect the books (this time) would be able to live up to the satisfaction and escapism I got from playing the games. It’s not until The Last Wish Illustrated Edition published by Orbit Books and Gollancz came out a few months ago that I finally took the plunge to start reading the series. More than six years have passed since I first finished The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and I’ve wanted to know more about the characters, magic, and world I felt invested in. ![]() The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remains one of the best open-world role-playing games I’ve played, and even though it has been years since I finished the game, I still think about my 100+ hours of adventure with the game. Similar to millions of gamers-now readers-around the world, I heard about The Witcher book series through the video games adaptation. The Last Wish made me feel like I was reading Geralt doing his side quests in the game. Published: 7th December 2021 by Orbit (US) and Gollancz (UK) Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy Review copy was provided by Gollancz in exchange for an honest review. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments As we have always done simpson![]() ![]() ![]() And they discuss how social movements build upon each Practices of in the face of already existing climate change andĭevastation. Living that are necessary to recall and to continue or renew White supremacy, capitalism, settler colonialism and other Movements in so-called Canada as well as internationally against Necessary relationality and solidarity between Black and Indigenous They talk about grappling with building a World-building as realities and practices of Black and IndigenousĮxistence and resistance. Robyn and Leanne discuss world-endings and This will be part 1 of a 2 part discussion with In this conversation we discuss their latest book Rehearsalsįor Living. We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical She is the author of sevenīooks including A Short History of the Blockade and As Leanne is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, musician,Īnd member of Alderville First Nation. Movements against borders, state violence and for abolition. ![]() Lengthy history of writing about and organizing with social ![]() She is also an assistant professor of Blackįeminisms in Canada at University of Toronto. Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to Robyn is the author of the bestselling and award-winning book In this conversation we speak with Robyn Maynard and Leanne ![]() |