The other narrative voice is that of Adam Wiebe, born in Saskatchewan in 1935, whom we encounter at telling stages of his life: as a small boy playing in the bush, as a student hunting caribou a week before his wedding, and as a middle-aged man carefully negotiating a temporary separation from his wife. The first strand consists of different voices of historical figures. It is told episodically in a double-stranded narrative. The novel tells the story of the Mennonite people from the early days of persecution in sixteenth-century Netherlands, and follows their emigration to Danzig, London, Russia, and the Americas, through the horrors of World War II, to settlement in Paraguay and Canada. Ambitious in its historical sweep, tender and humane, Sweeter Than All the World takes us on an extraordinary odyssey never before fully related in a contemporary novel. Rudy Wiebe’s latest novel is at once an enthralling saga of the Mennonite people and one man’s emotional voyage into his heritage and his own self-discovery.
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Web 2.0: AKA "The Read/Write Web" on Prezi Tim Berners Lee: vision of community driven, participatory Read/Write Webġ989 → develops backbone of WWW Hypertext Transfer Protocol Internet starts as a network of computers with limited access for researchers & governmentġ958 → Eisenhower starts Advanced Research Projects Agency to increase US technological advancement in advancement in the shadow Sputnik's launchġ969 → by Oct 29 first ARPANET network connection between two computers Rewriting the age-old paradigms of how things work” (2011, p. The Read/Write Web is changing our relationship to technology and Much of how we teach and learn as well… "In almost every area of life, From anĮducational standpoint, this new read/write web promises to transform This will continue to remake the web into theĬommunity, participatory space Berners-Lee originally envisioned,Ĭhanging much of our lives in significant ways… these changes areĪlready playing our in politics, journalism, and business. The Read/Write Web in 1989 has come into full fruition with “anĮxplosion of technologies. Opens with an overview of how WWW developer Tim Berners-Lee’s vision or In Chapter 1 of "Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts & Other Powerful Tools", Richardson Walden's first comic was a black-and-white comic "about never knowing her but following in her footsteps." A workshop led by Scott McCloud had been a major turning point in her career, given it "really inspired to draw some comics, and around this time was also becoming increasingly bored with fine art". Walden is named after her paternal grandmother, an artist who died before Walden was born. Walden was shaped by her childhood move from New Jersey to Texas. Tillie Walden grew up in New Jersey and Austin, Texas. Walden won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel Spinning, making her one of the youngest Eisner Award winners ever. Tillie Walden (born 1996) is an American cartoonist who has published five graphic novels and a webcomic. 2020 Best Graphic Album-New – Are You Listening?Ģ016 Outstanding artist – The End of SummerĢ016 Promising new talent – I Love This Part It tells the story of a young girl who is raised by an extremely religious father and a submissive mother. Presently, it has been translated into over thirty languages, leading to the study of the book in different parts of the world. The original edition of the book was written in English. ‘Purple Hibiscus’ was first published in 2003. Chimamanda Adichie uses various characters in the book to describe the reactions of Africans to colonialism. From 1914 to 1960, it was a British colony. The setting of ‘Purple Hibiscus’ is Nigeria. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who lived in the affluent neighborhoods of Lagos in Nigeria, and those of Washington DC was able to glide between the culture of the two places. It was Chimamanda Adichie’s link to her homeland in Nigeria. ‘Purple Hibiscus’ was written in Connecticut. It analyzes the negative effects of colonial forces, extremism, and patriarchal sovereignty. ‘ Purple Hibiscus‘ is an example of such a novel. They struggle to form an identity of their own. The characters of their work often struggle to find the balance between the new and old ways. Most post-colonial literature talks about issues like the loss of culture and identity in African societies, colonialism, bad government, corruption, and violence. ‘Purple Hibiscus’ has its historical context set in post-colonial African society. Hue 1968 is a gripping and moving account of this pivotal moment. When it ended, the American debate was never again about winning, only about how to leave. Played out over 24 days and ultimately costing 10,000 lives, the Battle of Hue was by far the bloodiest of the entire war. and Vietnam and interviews with participants from both sides, Bowden narrates each stage of this crucial battle through multiple viewpoints. With unprecedented access to war archives in the U.S. After several futile and deadly days, Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Cheatham would finally come up with a strategy to retake the city, block by block and building by building, in some of the most intense urban combat since World War II. American commanders refused to believe the size and scope of the Front's presence, ordering small companies of marines against thousands of entrenched enemy troops. Within hours the entire city was in their hands save for two small military outposts. The lynchpin of Tet was the capture of Hue, Vietnam's intellectual and cultural capital, by 10,000 National Liberation Front troops who descended from hidden camps and surged across the city of 140,000. In the early hours of January 31, 1968, the North Vietnamese launched over one hundred attacks across South Vietnam in what would become known as the Tet Offensive. The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down, Hue 1968 is the story of the centerpiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American War in Vietnam. What fragrance are you wearing today? And how does it make you feel? I’ve gone overboard, in my customary style, to show the diversity of fragrances in the book. Pics note: All the fragrances (my own pics) used to illustrate this post are featured in Perfume: In Search Of Your Signature Scent by Neil Chapman. While his use of long, free-ranging sentences has been edited to an extent in the book, I’ve kept much of that intact here. He was most obliging in providing such characteristic detailed insight. I was quite intimidated when I approached Neil Chapman about this interview, as his level of writing is something I can only aspire to in my next life. Apart from its reader-friendliness (scents are categorised according to their dominant note), his incisive style is present throughout. Featuring over 700 fragrances (from vintage and niche to classics), this “scent atlas” is a joy to read from cover to cover. So it was no surprise when his debut book, Perfume: In Search Of Your Signature Scent, was published in early 2019. Based in Kamakura, Japan, the self-proclaimed “perfumista” and teacher has created a dedicated following with his highly expressive and often personal writing. Anyone who follows The Black Narcissus will attest to the knowledge and passion of Neil Chapman for all things perfume. Unlike Steinbeck, he doesn't have a wife who flies out to meet him periodically, in fact, he is separated from "the Cherokee" as he calls her. He initially says a dog would be a distraction, but about halfway through, loneliness kicks in. In one section, Least Heat-Moon has a conversation with a woman who wistfully thinks about traveling as well, but she says she would bring a dog for company (like Steinbeck, although she doesn't say this). But his perspective, while sharing some of Steinbeck's sentiments, is from a somewhat different point of view. It turns out that Least Heat-Moon was definitely aware of Steinbeck's book, perhaps inspired by the quest. William Least Heat-Moon's book, Blue Highways: A Journey into America appeared to be a good next step. After reading Travels with Charley in Search of America, I wanted to continue the journey across the country. Lilith finds herself at the heart of it all. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been conspiring to stage a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to and-as she reveals the extent of her power and begins to understand her own desires and feelings-potentially the weak link in their plans.Lilith's story overflows with high drama and heartbreak, and life on the plantation is rife with dangerous secrets, unspoken jealousies, inhuman violence, and very human emotion- between slave and master, between slave and overseer, and among the slaves themselves. Lilith is born into slavery, and even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they-and she- will come to both revere and fear. From a young writer who radiates charisma and talent comes a sweeping, stylish historical novel of Jamaican slavery that can be compared only to Toni Morrison's Beloved.The Book of Night Women is a sweeping, startling novel-a true tour de force of both voice and storytelling-that tells the story of a young slave woman on a sugar plantation in Jamaica at the turn of the nineteenth century, revealing a world and a culture that is both familiar and entirely new. Set against the backdrop and history of the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee, Christmas at Carnton is a story of hope renewed and faith restored at Christmas. But orders are orders, and he soon discovers this group of ladies-one, in particular-is far more than he bargained for. Kowtowing to a bunch of “crinolines” isn’t his idea of soldiering. As he heals, Jake is ordered to assist with a local Women’s Relief Society auction. When doctors deliver their diagnosis, Jake fears losing not only his greatest skill but his very identity. But can Aletta trust this man?Ĭaptain Jake Winston, a revered Confederate sharpshooter, suffered a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga. Then a chance meeting with a wounded soldier offers another opportunity-and friendship. With the bank threatening to evict them, she discovers an advertisement for the Women’s Relief Society auction and applies for a position-only to discover it’s been filled. Recently widowed, Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life together for herself and her six-year-old son. “This tender love story between two wounded people whom God brings together for healing is a book readers will enjoy anytime-but especially at Christmas!” -Francine Rivers, New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the WindĪmid war and the fading dream of the Confederacy, a wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas-and sacrificial love. Tamera Alexander’s newest release from Thomas Nelson, Christmas at Carnton, is a novella, but a fairly long one. It will contain strong language, disturbing situations and in some parts non - consensual sexual content. WARNING: This is not your typical "hearts and flowers" romance story. While Sebastian unfolds from a monster into Prince Charming right before her eyes, Isabelle finds herself falling under his spell and getting closer to making a choice that might be fatal for both of them. Isabelle has been tricked too many times to believe him, but the devil she bargained with refuses to give up on his mission to earn her forgiveness as well as her heart. In an intriguing turn of events, the same man who had once shattered her to pieces, suddenly starts treating her with extreme care and swears there will be no more pain. But life has strange ways of playing with one’s fate. Without a thread of compassion, he shows her the true meaning of hell, making it abundantly clear her fragile feelings mean nothing to him. By the time she discovers there is real danger hidden behind those captivating green eyes and thick layers of sophisticated appearance, it is too late to escape Sebastian’s cruelty. On the surface, her rich and beautiful husband is the embodiment of every girl’s dream, but Isabelle will learn just how deceiving looks can be. With crushed dreams and a heavy heart, Isabelle Walsh becomes the wife of New York City millionaire Sebastian Everett. |