![]() ![]() ![]() One of the things that Pat Brown does in the book mentioned is make a clear distinction between Psychotics (who can be cured, or at least managed, with drugs) and Psychopaths ( who don't have underlying medical issues but are cold and calculating and have the makings of becoming serial killers if social conditions create them that way). In a journey that began with Killing for Sport Inside the Minds of Serial Killers, I spent some of last year indulging in true crime stories. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Jets bowed out in five games in the first round to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers started the post-season with high hopes that one of them could become the first Canadian team since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens to hoist the Stanley Cup. The Golden Knights, who were built for defensive hockey, actually outscored the Oilers 22-19 in the physical series, albeit they were outshot 40-22 in the clincher.Īnd then there were none. It was the first time in the series that a team managed to win two straight. ![]() The 32-year-old Marchessault from Cap-Rouge, Que., listed at 5-foot-9, scored three goals in the second period as the Vegas Golden Knights erased a 2-1 first-period deficit and then hung on for a 5-2 victory to eliminate the Oilers in six games. On a day when mothers were being celebrated, an "old guy" took a victory lap, too. Here are five things to know about the NHL playoffs: ![]() The Oilers ouster ensures the 2023 champion will be paraded around the White House and not along Sussex Drive. ![]() Barbecue season is now underway coast-to-coast as the Edmonton Oilers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup picture last night, failing to stop Jonathan Marchessault and his Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 at Rogers Place. ![]() ![]() This year Medea and Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound kicked off the programme, with Peace by Aristophanes and a multi-media spectacle about Ulysses still to come. Each eight-week season blends a well-known title with others less familiar. Among the translators, the name of Pier Paolo Pasolini stands out. ![]() Scanning the records, you find that many famous directors, including Peter Stein, Luca Ronconi, Yannis Kokkos and Irene Papas, have worked there. Seasons of the Greek classics began in Syracuse in 1914, continued spasmodically but only became annual events in this century. Yet I discovered, in the two productions I saw, that psychological detail is still achievable even in this vast arena. The stage is 27 metres wide and 44 deep acting, direction and design are correspondingly epic. ![]() The auditorium, carved out of a hillside, seats 5,000. But there are other alternatives, as I found on a visit to the ancient Greek theatre in Sicily’s Syracuse where everything is on a massive scale. H ow best to stage the great Greek classics? The fashion in Britain is for intimacy. ![]() ![]() She still resides in the same house where she was born.Īimee had an early start in her writing career at the age of 11. ![]() ![]() Her social media profiles clearly indicate that unlike most of the teenagers who want to grow up to be independent Aimee is very fond of her family. Her early start gave her a clear understanding of a teenager’s mind as she was a teenager herself.Īimee Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan on 24th January 1986, she still continues to reside in Detroit along with her family. Natural flare in writing and crisp content are some of the inherent talents of Aimee. These credentials clearly indicate that Aimee was born to write. She started writing at an early age of 11 and she wrote her full original story at the age of fifteen. Aimee Carter is one of the most prolific writers in the genre and much of the credit goes to her early start. There are only a few writers who are able to connect with the teenagers. ![]() Fiction for young adults is a rare commodity in the literary world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet the oppression of African Americans has continued for over 400+ years, manifesting in various forms including slavery, lynching and police brutality. Our history and contributions have been distorted and omitted from American history books. Our contributions from the slavery era through today, have led to the development of the strong economic infrastructure of this country. Upon being rescued from slavery, Solomon documents the atrocities of slavery in his book, Twelve Years a Slave, which became the Oscar award winning movie in 2014, produced by Fox Searchlight, as 12 Years a Slave.Īfrican Americans created significant agricultural and technical products and services since landing in the United States as slaves, 400+ years ago. ![]() Solomon Northup, born a free man, in the 1800's, was kidnapped and sold into slavery where he was kept for twelve years. ![]() ![]() ![]() “If we look at the things I played, I guess Kirk Hammett did a noble job of trying he took a swing,” Mustaine commented. So I – the guy who can’t play guitar – went up to the mic and started talking.”Īfter discussing Hetfield, Mustaine then turned his attention to Kirk Hammett – the guitarist who replaced him back in 1983 – and seemingly suggested that, although he does “a noble job of trying” to play the guitar parts he wrote, he doesn’t put too much effort into doing so. ![]() Get up there and fucking talk,' but James didn’t do it he stayed in the background, and he’s the fucking singer. “Early on, James was terrified to talk to the crowd, and I would look at him and say, 'Talk, man. There was no other reason.įor a guy who ‘couldn’t play guitar’, I sure did fucking influence things And that was why we ended up having James play guitar. ![]() “He showed up and had an oversized feather earring we did one show, and that was the end of him. “We had one guy named Brad Parker, whose real name was Damian Phillips,” Mustaine went on. In the same breath, the Gibson signature artist claimed Hetfield only played guitar because they “couldn’t find anyone else”, and that he was “terrified to talk to the crowd” during early live shows. But Mustaine’s influence went beyond songwriting, apparently. ![]() ![]() A fictional book titled Ebony & Ivy was featured in the film “ Dear White People” (2014). Professor Wilder’s book inspired the Grammy-winning artist Esperanza Spalding’s song, “Ebony and Ivy,” “ Emily’s D+Evolution” (2016). The 2017 premiere of the ABC comedy “black- ish” included a theatrical salute to the enslaved people who built the nation, including its universities. The HBO comedy “VEEP” closed its sixth season with Selina Myer’s (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) plans for her presidential library at Yale University derailing upon reports that the site had once been the campus slave quarters. ![]() Since its publication, scores of colleges and universities have publicly acknowledged their historical ties to slavery and the slave trade, and institutions across the Atlantic have committed to researching and publishing their connections to the slave economy. He is the author of Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities (Bloomsbury, 2013), which Kirkus Reviews named one of the best nonfiction books of the year and which won multiple book awards. ![]() Craig Steven Wilder is a historian of American institutions and ideas. ![]() ![]() ![]() Youngsters will respond to her pain and the unfairness of her situation, and they will get a sense of the incredible physical and emotional hardships that enslaved children endured. Isabel is courageous and bright, and devoted to her little sister. Laurie Halse Anderson's brutally realistic novel will move and educate readers about slavery in late 18th century New York. Dead bodies are stacked like cordwood and dumped in pits. Men are hung and stabbed people are killed in battle, fire, and lightning. Violence includes a girl branded on the cheek and slashed in the face with a riding crop. ![]() Isabel is also exposed to the treatment of prisoners of war, who are left to starve in atrocious conditions, and she observes the behavior of wealthy and selfish White people who often drink to excess and gorge themselves while the enslaved and prisoners go hungry. Isabel survives extreme physical abuse from her enslaver, including beatings, neglect, imprisonment, and more. The story is narrated by Isabel, a young enslaved woman who's devoted to her younger sister, Ruth. This novel pulls no punches about the price of freedom for those who are enslaved or for the American Revolutionary rebels. ![]() Chains is a realistic, heartbreaking depiction of life as an enslaved person in war-torn New York in 1776. Parents need to know that Chains is the first book in Laurie Halse Anderson's The Seeds of America trilogy, followed by Forge and Ashes. ![]() ![]() ![]() *”Milford’s clever, complex plot is full of humor, tantalizing clues, and stories within the story. Preview and buy it here at Libro.fm! Praise for Ghosts of Greenglass House: With cover art and illustrations by Jaime Zollars.Īlways available signed/personalized in hardcover and paperback from McNally Jackson Books, or order from your personal favorite bookmonger:Īlso, Ghosts of Greenglass House‘s audiobook is just terrific, and I heartily recommend it. ![]() Sure to thrill both fans and newcomers, this smart, suspenseful tale offers ghosts, friendships, and a cast of unforgettable characters, all wrapped up in a cozy mystery. ![]() There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious map and a famous smuggler’s lost haul. Welcome to the irresistible world of Greenglass House, where thirteen-year-old Milo is spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. The Westing Game meets Ray Bradbury for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society in this sequel to the Edgar Award-winning New York Times bestseller. ![]() ![]() The organization of These Truths is chronological. This guide uses the electronic book version of the text. Lepore’s other books include The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity (1998), winner of the Bancroft Prize Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin (2013), a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award for Nonfiction and her national bestseller, The Secret History of Wonder Woman (2014), which won the American History Book Prize. ![]() These Truths is the winner of the Council on Foreign Relations’ 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award. ![]() Since 2005, Lepore has been a staff writer for the New Yorker, writing mostly about American history. ![]() She is also an instructor at Harvard Law School. Lepore, the daughter of public school teachers, is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University. ![]() |