and 100 Worst Ideas), on Instagram (Mike Smith, Beard Boy, 100 Worst. This book by Michael Smith and Eric Kasum explores some of the worst ideas in history in a clever fashion: Each idea lists the genius behind it, when it. "We're big believers in the adage 'those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it'," says Smith. This book is an Historical saga and an objective viewpoint that frames his natural. Smith and Eric Kasum dare to ask in their new, laugh-out-loud audiobook, 1 00 of the Worst Ideas in History: Humanity's Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts, with riotous results.įrom skinny-dipping presidents to toxic tooth fillings to hit singing groups that can't carry a tune, 100 of the Worst Ideas in History is a celebration of humanity's historical, hysterical stinkin' thinkin'-thundering brainstorms that turned into blundering brain farts-and the astonishing impact they carry to this day. What if President McKinley had opted to wear a bullet proof vest and avoided assassination? What if Coke just changed its age-old formula as a devious way to increase sales? What if Burt Reynolds had said yes to the role of James Bond? These are all questions that Michael N.
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Third, I briefly discuss the interpretational assumptions which underlie these interpretations. Second, I provide examples of classical and modern patriarchal interpretations of Qur’ānic verses 4:34 and 2: 228 which are the lynchpins upon which patriarchal interpretations of Muslim family law are based. To do so, first I outline the gender differences in rights and duties between men and women in classical Islamic law and examine the reasons for these. This article aims to accomplish this task by making a synthesis between and incorporating new maqāsid approaches to Islamic law with that of non patriarchal Qur’ānic hermeneutics. While many noteworthy works have been written on these individual issues, to this author’s mind there is still a need for a study which systematically employs the insights from maqāsidi approaches to Islamic law and gender egalitarian Qur’ān hermeneutics in providing a new, non patriarchal or gender symmetrical reinterpretation of Muslim family laws. ""Over the last two decades in particular there has been a growing interest, evident in the ever increasing number of publications, in topics such as maqāsid al shariʾah (higher aims or objectives of Islamic law), masla ḥ a mursala (considerations of public interest), gender egalitarian Qur’ānic hermeneutics and the calls for the reformation of Islamic family law. Narasimha Rao would have done the same and opened up the economy, and that as many in the Congress believe, that it was Rajiv Gandhi who sowed the first seeds of economic liberalisation and Rao only followed Rajiv's roadmap, that it was not solely Mr Narasimha Rao's idea. How bad was it? And in retrospect, do you believe that anyone else in the place of P.V. Former prime minister Narasimha Rao's economic liberalization in 1991 came when India's gold and cash reserves had dipped to an all time low and India was on the verge of economic meltdown. Narasimha Rao transformed India gives Deccan Chronicle an insight into how Narasimha Rao charted the tricky post socialist world he was given to rule without the popular mandate that most politicians used to justify their actions.ġ. Narasimha Rao transformed IndiaĪs India marks 25 years since former prime minister Narasimha Rao set in motion the economic liberalisation that catapulted India into the big leagues in the nineties, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares in the coming weeks to unveil a budget and an economic reboot that is already being described as Liberali-sation 2.0, Vinay Sitapati, author of the book Half-Lion – How P.V. Vinay Sitapati, author of the acclaimed Half-Lion – How P.V. What does this passage reveal about Anna? What allows, even compels, her to shift between worlds? She had never reached the bottom" (page 26). Back and forth she went, deeperdeeper stilluntil it seemed there was no place further down she could go. And when she returned to her father, holding his hand as they ventured out into the city, it was her mother and Lydia she shook off, often forgetting them completely. "Each time Anna moved from her father's world to her mother and Lydia's, she felt as if she'd shaken free of one life for a deeper one. Possibly more than Agnes," (page 16) so painful to Ed? Why is he unable even to cope with Lydia, much less love her, as Anna and Agnes do? Why is the thought of what Lydia "might have looked like, had she not been damaged.How does this meeting between Dexter, Ed, and Anna set the tone for the rest of the novel? He reflects that "men's children gave them away" (pages 8≩). After a while you can't feel anything." Dexter admires Anna for her strength, which he senses comes from her father. In the first chapter, on the beach, Anna walks barefoot despite the cold and says, "It only hurts at first. On May 10, Knopf released a 25th-anniversary edition of the book, as well as a new picture book by Ringgold, We Came to America, a celebration of this country’s multicultural heritage.īorn in Harlem in 1930, Ringgold received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in art education from the City College of New York and taught art in New York City Public Schools before becoming a professional artist. Published by Crown in 1991, Tar Beach won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott Honor Book. One night, up on “tar beach” – the rooftop of her family’s Harlem apartment building – her dream comes true when the stars lift her up and she flies over the city. Inspired by her painted story quilt of the same name, Faith Ringgold’s debut children’s book, Tar Beach, centers on a girl who yearns to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. Early lifeīrian Michael Bendis was born on Augin Cleveland, Ohio to a Jewish-American family. In 2014, Bendis wrote Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, a book about comics published by Random House. He has also taught courses on Graphic Novels at University of Oregon and Portland State University. In addition to writing comics, Bendis has worked in television, video games and film. Though Bendis has cited comic book writers such as Frank Miller and Alan Moore, his own writing influences are less rooted in comics, drawing on the work of David Mamet, Richard Price, and Aaron Sorkin, whose dialogue, Bendis said, was “the best in any medium.” He relaunched the Avengers franchise with New Avengers in 2004, and also wrote the Marvel storylines “Secret War” (2004–2005), “House of M” (2005), “Secret Invasion” (2008), “Siege” (2010) and “Age of Ultron” (2013). With Bill Jemas and Mark Millar, Bendis was the writer on the first book of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000. Starting with crime and noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero work. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books. Brian Michael Bendis (/ˈbɛndɪs/ born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. Sebastian is a well-developed character, both intense and intriguing, and the supporting cast is also drawn with depth and sensitivity. Harris’s take on the Prince Regent and his circle is interesting, and she conjures both Regency era England and an atmosphere of sinister menace with admirable skill. The mystery is both fast-paced and compelling, and the undercurrent of political intrigue adds to the tension. The list of suspects grows exponentially, including actors, aristocrats, spies, and even members of Sebastian’s own family, as Sebastian struggles to uncover the truth and clear his name before he is apprehended and executed. When the blame erroneously falls on Sebastian, he must hide in London’s seedy underworld and, with the help of a lost love who has secrets of her own, ferret out the real killer. A beautiful young actress has been found viciously raped and murdered in a Westminster church. Cyr, heir to the Earl of Hendon, finds himself in a difficult position. In 1811, King George III is sinking into madness, political intrigue is rife, and Viscount Sebastian St. All the way along, there are things that I wondered about and then later, at just the right moment, I’d learn new information that changed how I thought about those earlier scenes. Turner is pretty much a master at the timing of revealing secrets. Once I got into the story, though, I enjoyed reading it. It also takes some time to really get introduced to his companions and took me some time to get interested in them. Gen is in prison and at first looking to escape before ending up being roped into a journey. It took me a bit to get into the story, I think because it begins in what struck me as a strange place. I could probably listen to Steve West read the phone book, so I felt like this was a pretty sure win. So, I’ve had a copy of THE THIEF for a while, but after reading this review of RETURN OF THE THIEF, which is the grand finale of the series (no spoilers, so feel free to peek), I finally decided to give it a go via the audiobook performed by the incredible Steve West. One of the amusing essays in the collection is Ephron’s description of her internship at President Kennedy’s office. – which was slightly too expensive - but love doesn’t have to be rational. She described the irrational love-affair she had with her apartment. She felt free to complain about the time it took to maintain her appearance as she grew older. Nora Ephron was witty self-deprecating New Yorker and a writer, first and foremost. Imagine the sort of essays that Carrie Bradshaw would write if she were a bit older and slightly less obsessed with men. I’ve yet to read Heartburn, but based on how much I enjoyed this book, I probably will. It was only then that I took notice of I Feel Bad About My Neck somewhere in the autobiography section of a Waterstones – and not for another year did I get my own copy. But I wasn’t very aware she was a writer, till a friend of mine started gushing about Heartburn. I mean, I would get some sort of picture if you described her as “the screenwriter who wrote When Harry Met Sally“. I will admit, to my shame, that I’ve not really heard of Nora Ephron before. It is a collection of Nora Ephron’s personal essays, just the sort of length so that one can read it in a single afternoon. I devoured this book in one gulp as I would a box of chocolates. The Morlocks have huge eyes that are able to see in the dark. They are white, ape-like creatures, who live in tunnels and only come out when it's dark. In 802,701 they are small human-like creatures with a strange language, and they eat only fruit. His main theory is that everything is so perfectly secure, that the Upper-worlders (the Eloi) slowly degenerated. The Time Traveller has a lot of wrong theories about these two kinds. In the year 802,701 there are two kinds of 'people': the Eloi and the Morlocks (the enemies of the Eloi). He changes clothes, eats something (he's starving) and then he tells about his journey into the future. During the dinner he enters the room, dirty and wounded. A week later, the same people and two others have dinner again. None of the listeners really believes him. The Time Traveller tells his theory about time travelling. The theme in books I enjoy most is science fiction and this book was suggested in Eldorado for the theme science fiction. |