![]() ![]() Barred from combat zones and faced with entrenched prejudice and bureaucratic restrictions, these women were forced to fight for the right to work on equal terms with men. Mackrell corrects this omission admirably with stories of six of the best.Mackrell has done us all a great service by assembling their own fascinating stories." - New York Times Book Review On the front lines of the Second World War, a contingent of female journalists were bravely waging their own battle. "Thrilling from the first page to the last." -Mary Gabriel, author of Ninth Street Women "Just as women are so often written out of war, so it seems are the female correspondents. The riveting, untold history of a group of heroic women reporters who revolutionized the narrative of World War II-from Martha Gellhorn, who out-scooped her husband, Ernest Hemingway, to Lee Miller, a Vogue cover model turned war correspondent. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The interview has been republished countless times, contributing to portrayals of a fractious relationship between the two leaders.Įig told the newspaper his discovery “shows that King was much more open-minded about Malcolm than we’ve tended to portray him”.Įig found the misquotation – and several others – in 84 typed pages of what appears to be the unedited transcript of the full interview between Haley and King. The interview between the journalist Alex Haley, then 43, and King, then 35, came at the high-water mark of the civil rights movement and was the longest published interview King had then given. ![]() “We’ve been teaching people for decades, for generations, that King had this harsh criticism of Malcolm X, and it’s just not true.” “I think historic reverberations are huge,” Eig told the Post. ![]() Eig found that in a 1965 interview with Playboy magazine, King was erroneously quoted as accusing X of “fiery, demagogic oratory” – words which have contributed to perceptions of a deep divide between the two men. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read more ISBNįrom bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes a dark fantasy enemies to lovers romance between the Horseman Famine and the girl he leaves for dead. Accused of the murders on the basis of her memory loss, Selene must rely on Memnon's help for answers-and his plans for her will change everything. Selene manages to escape and begin her studies at Henbane, but when Memnon turns up at the coven and witches are found dead across campus, Selene becomes entangled in a dangerous plot. Worse, when Selene braves the jungle and discovers the source of the attack, she finds herself awakening an ancient evil, Memnon the Cursed, who mistakes Selene for his long-dead wife. ![]() Using her powers devours her memories, one by one. When a nefarious supernatural force tries to drag her plane from the sky, Selene's magic awakens to save her life-at a cost. ry is to connect with her powers via a quest through the wilderness, Selene books a trip to South America. From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa, comes the first in a dark fantasy romance spin-off of her smash-hit Bargainer series At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches. ![]() ![]() ![]() I love Where the Watermelons Grow for so many reasons. Lia Fairchild of Murrieta is one of those rare writers who not only finished her first novel but is actually receiving checks from the publisher. “In Search of Lucy” follows the physical and emotional odyssey of 30-year-old Lucy Lang, whose dysfunctional family includes an alcoholic mother and an ungrateful half-sister, all three living far from each other. A medical emergency that brings them together unmasks years of resentment and anger that is resolved only at the end of the 299-page book.įairchild, 42, is sometimes asked how much of Lucy is Lia. “Maybe some of the personality and sarcasm, and wanting to help people in need,” she said. ![]() The book has succeeded beyond her imagination. Completed in just under a year, “In Search of Lucy” was self-published on Amazon Kindle in early 2011 and attracted a number of positive reviews. That attracted AmazonEncore, a publishing arm of Amazon, which contracted with Fairchild to re-release the book early this year in both Kindle and paperback with a redesigned cover and professional editing.Īmong Kindle eBooks, “In Search of Lucy” is in the top 10 on the fiction/drama best seller list, a remarkable achievement for a first-time author. ![]() Fairchild’s goal was much less ambitious. “I had a general idea early on how it would end,” she said, but her characters developed as she wrote. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chester had his suspicions however only a werewolf could make that chilling sound.īunnicula is missing! Chester the cat makes a chilling discovery, Bunnicula the vampire bunny has vanished from his cage in the Monroe household. Though what was howling, neither of them knew. Chateau Bow-Wow, observed Chester, soon after they arrived, could more properly be called Howliday Inn. But they, the family's loyal dog and cat, were to be sent away with strangers to a place called Chateau Bow-Wow. ![]() Bunnicula, the family rabbit, would be boarded with a neighbor. The Monroe family was going on vacation without them. Harold and Chester could hardly believe it. Now fans who can't get enough of the vampire bunny, Bunnicula, will have something new to add to their collection.īeware the Hare! Is he or isn't he a vampire? Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household, a suspicious looking bunny with unusual habits.and fangs! Each story in this popular and critically acclaimed series has been read by the talented actor, Victor Garber. ![]() ![]() Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson. ![]() Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).Īsimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. ![]() Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, while Western parents may think they are strict with their children, Chua asserts that they are nowhere close to Asian parents and their high demands. Entertainments of various sorts can weaken a child and therefore lead to disobedience. Thus, according to the Tiger Mom, the only way to foster a sense of success in a child is through a series of withholdings. For example, aside from not being allowed to watch TV or be in a school play, Chua’s daughter is not allowed to “get any grade less than an A” (Chua 1). Therefore, in order to achieve an excellent performance, the author deprives her daughter of some freedoms and entertainment. ![]() Asian parents create certain limitations for children and certain standards which will lead to the desired outcome. ![]() Though many parents who come from different cultures are awed by the ability of Asians to make their children young whizzes with many talents, Chua believes it can be achieved through various deprivations. At the beginning of an excerpt, Battle hymn of the tiger mother, Amy Chua sheds light on the overall image of a typical Asian parent. ![]() ![]() ![]() Synopsis: Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects and he's bored out of his mind. ![]() At this point there are so many elements at play that I feel like the battle between Kira and L could go a million ways. New characters add new dynamics to the story, but they don't feel shoehorned in. The new focus on the Yotsuba group was a great way to reintroduce the classic Death Note Kira vs L chess game of outsmarting each other, and it concluded in an unexpected and enjoyable way. The event in question doesn't really change everything, and it certainly doesn't retcon the first two volumes, it just takes things in a much, much more complicated direction, and I ended up loving that. ![]() I had negative feelings about all this initially, but I soon began to really enjoy it. It felt like everything that had happened previously suddenly had no influence, and it was like the manga had somehow rebooted itself before it was even done. The beginning of this volume contains an event that pretty much completely changes the story, I can see why they'd want to do something like this after two volumes of the same set-up, but it was extremely disorienting. ![]() ![]() My friends and family will assist you and my enemies will find you soon enough.’ ” At that first meeting, “he made the remark that has since come to haunt me: ‘I will neither help nor hinder you. This memoir is the result.īair devotes the first two-thirds of the book to Beckett, whom she met in Paris in 1971 after completing her doctorate. She resisted writing a personal book for years, but when other biographers misrepresented information she had given them, she had to offer a corrective. “What were they really like?” readers often asked Bair. ![]() ![]() ![]() She spent years working on their biographies - Beckett’s in the 1970s, Beauvoir’s in the 1980s - when she was a young academic who, as she often mentions, struggled to balance family and her academic career.īoth biographies were well regarded, but audiences wanted more. They “cordially detested each other.” So says Deirdre Bair of Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir. ![]() ![]() ![]() To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page. 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