5/24/2023 0 Comments Nickel and dimed in america![]() She also learned that one job is not enough you need at least two if you int to live indoors. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled," that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She lived in trailer parks and crumbling residential motels. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, she worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing-home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job - any job - can be the ticket to a better life. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. Our sharpest and most original social critic goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity. ![]()
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5/24/2023 0 Comments Tana french the searcher review![]() ![]() But now that he’s living there, the rugged beauty of the region overwhelms him, as it will anyone reading Tana French’s The Searcher, an audacious departure for this immensely talented author… Not to be missed." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times "The west of Ireland looked good to Cal Hooper on the internet. The New York Times | Cosmopolitan | Buzzfeed | Bustle | E! News | Parade | The Washington Post | Vox | Entertainment Weekly | TIME | Vogue | Parade | CrimeReads | The Week | New York Post | The Millions | PopSugar | Kirkus | Publishers Weekly Top 10 "One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking what we sacrifice in our search for truth and justice, and what we risk if we don't. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. "This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet.its own kind of masterpiece." -Maureen Corrigan, The Washington PostĪ "taut, chiseled and propulsive" ( Vogue) new novel from the bestselling mystery writer who "is in a class by herself." ( The New York Times)Ĭal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. A New York Times and NPR Best Book of 2020 ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments The spill zone![]() ![]() So they can’t swim down to the bottom to avoid predators. But it also makes the habitat unavailable, it’s like a false bottom. “What happens when you have no oxygen on the bottom, first of all it kills all the critters that can’t swim away: Worms, crabs in the sediment. SOUNDBITE: MIKE ROMAN, LAB DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED THAT, IF THIS OCCURED IN MASS QUANTITIES AS A SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE OF THE OIL SPILL, IT COULD CREATE HYPOXIC OR ‘DEAD ZONES’ OF LOW OXYGEN IN THE WATER. WHEN THE BP OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO BEGAN IN APRIL, NATURALLY OCCURRING MICROBES BEGAN THEIR WORK, GOBBLING UP SOME OF THE OIL WHEN THE MICROBES DIE, OXYGEN IN THE WATER IS USED UP AS THEY DECOMPOSE. ![]() ![]() National Geographic Magazine on the Gulf Oil Spill © 2010 National Geographic partially funded by NSF field producing and videography by Fritz Faerber Now scientists are using years of dead-zone data to determine whether the dangerous region grew after the spill. ![]() Microbes consuming oil from the Gulf of Mexico's BP spill deplete oxygen levels when they die, raising the threat of an expanded "dead zone," which endangers some marine life. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Dualed by Elsie Chapman![]() This is where Dualed differs from other dystopian novels. This choice affects all the other decisions West makes for the rest of the novel, creating a theme that resonates throughout: Once you decide who you are, you can’t turn back. ![]() ![]() No: West decides to become a hit man, or “striker”. She doesn’t refuse to kill her Alt, though. West has lost nearly everyone she cares about, and she knows that unless she does something, her fate will end up the same as the rest of her family’s. Before a person’s twentieth birthday, they must eliminate their Alt in order to prove their societal worth. This is where first-time author Elsie Chapman’s novel Dualed breaks the mold.ĭualed tells the story of a girl named West Grayer who lives in a society where everyone has a genetic double–or “Alt”. It’s starting to get to the point where a person can accurately predict the end of a novel without even reading it. ![]() There seems to be a set formula for dystopian novels: Ruthless government forces its denizens into something that goes against the universal moral code, headstrong girl fights back and manages to fall in love along the way. ![]() Pub 2-2013, Random House Books for Young Readers ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Batgirl #1 by Gail Simone![]() Gail Simone on Barbara Gordon’s return to the role of Batgirl Now, when citizens of that city look up, they are going to see BATGIRL. ![]() …Barbara Gordon leaping, fighting, and swinging over Gotham. It’s a bit of a shock, to be sure, but we’re doing everything we can to be respectful to this character’s amazing legacy, while presenting something thrilling that a generation of comics readers will be experiencing for the first time… ![]() This is classic Barbara as she was originally conceived, with a few big surprises. For a long time, there was simply nothing else like her in comics, and for me and a lot of other readers, her every appearance was joyful and explosive.įor many years, I got to write the character as Oracle, and there is to this day, no character who means more to me. She was always forward-looking as Batgirl, a girl who was smarter than the male characters, who had class and elegance and style, as well as tough-as-nails grit. Because she was a redhead who could kick ass, she is the reason I fell in love with comics. Because of the Batman TV show, she was the reason I fell in love with superheroes. ![]() “Barbara Gordon is pretty much my everything. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Travis bradberry books![]() Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 delivers a step-by-step program for increasing your EQ via four, core EQ skills that enable you to achieve your fullest potential: 1) Self-Awareness 2) Self-Management 3) Social Awareness 4) Relationship Management But knowing what EQ is and knowing how to use it to improve your life are two very different things. By now, emotional intelligence (EQ) needs little introduction - it's no secret that EQ is critical to your success. COVEY "This book can drastically change the way you think about success…read it twice." -PATRICK LENCIONI In today's fast-paced world of competitive workplaces and turbulent economic conditions, each of us is searching for effective tools that can help us to manage, adapt, and strike out ahead of the pack. Here's what people are saying about it: " Emotional Intelligence 2.0 succinctly explains how to deal with emotions creatively and employ our intelligence in a beneficial way." -THE DALAI LAMA "A fast read with compelling anecdotes and good context in which to understand and improve." -NEWSWEEK "Gives abundant, practical findings and insights with emphasis on how to develop EQ." -STEPHEN R. ![]() ![]() Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a book with a single purpose-increasing your EQ. FOREWORD BY PATRICK LENCIONI, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Growing up the daughter of a country pastor with a brother who now controller her future, Annabelle never dreamed of falling in love with Sebastian or that he would fall in love with her too. An accidental meeting with the Duke of Montgomery, Sebastian Devereux, changes the course of Annabelle’s life. Lady Lucie Tedbury, Harriet Greenfield, Lady Catriona Campbell, and others become a force to watch as they go about their adventures. The reader is introduced to a series of unique characters who become Annabelle’s friends and family. In trying to promote her cause she makes friends, finds love, and makes the reader laugh along the way. With the background of Women’s Suffrage Annabelle Archer, is selected to attend Oxford Woman’s college and in doing so a series of events changes her life. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments War and peace book![]() ![]() Tolstoy’s chronicling the Napoleonic War, or at least that part of it between Napoleon’s French troops against those of Russia under Czar Alexander II. I didn’t realize that “War and Peace” is a virulently anti-war novel, but that it is. In fact, it is probably too long and occasionally repetitive, but a great novel it indeed is (I can’t claim that there is a “best novel ever written”, but “War and Peace” is one of the best I’ve ever read). I was amazed at how rapidly the book went by–it is notoriously long and often considered the finest novel ever written. This year’s big novel was “War and Peace”, by Leo Tolstoy (which, in Russian slang, means “fat lion”). August is usually a slow month for me, and I’ve often read 19th century novels during the summers over the years, novels I didn’t read along the way or in school decades ago. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Roger stern omnibus![]() ![]() ![]() Captain Marvel), and amazing introduction of the Hobgoblin! This is Spidey at his best-and Peter Parker, too! The lovely Black Cat, Amy Powell, and Mary Jane Watson are all vying for our hero's undivided attention. Stern crafted definitive battles with the Juggernaut, the Vulture and the Kingpin, the fan-favorite tale of 'The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man,' the 1st appearance of Monica Rambeau (a.k.a. and a cast of other top art talents, Roger Stern reinvigorated the life of everyone's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. This classic 80s run of Spider-Man is being. Because you demanded it! Mighty Marvel presents Roger Stern's celebrated 1980s run on Spectacular Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man in one sensational Omnibus edition! Paired with John Romita Jr. 982 subscribers Today, I will be unboxing the Spider-Man Roger Stern Omnibus, collecting his run on both Spectacular Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man. ![]() ![]() ![]() In his introduction, he provides biographical contexts for the reader and discusses the challenges of translating Rilke. With the same artistry that marks his widely acclaimed translations of Kafka’s The Castle and Amerika: The Missing Person, Mark Harman captures the lyrical and spiritual dimensions of Rilke’s prose. Art, Rilke tells the young poet in his final letter to him, is only another way of living. Letters to a Young Poet is, finally, a life manual. Rilke offers unguarded thoughts on such diverse subjects as creativity, solitude, self-reliance, living with uncertainty, the shallowness of irony, the uselessness of criticism, career choices, sex, love, God, and art. A book often encountered in adolescence, it speaks directly to the young. Letters to a Young Poet collects the ten letters that Rilke wrote to Kappus. Touched by the innocence and forthrightness of the student, Rilke responded to Kappus’ letter and began an intermittent correspondence that would last until 1908. Kappus, a student at a military academy in Vienna similar to the one Rilke had attended, was about to embark on a career as an officer, for which he had little inclination. In 1902, a nineteen-year-old aspiring poet named Franz Kappus wrote to Rainer Maria Rilke, then twenty-six, seeking advice on his poetry. ![]() |