![]() ![]() Informed by feminist, transgender, and queer theory, as well as politics and activism, Bi is a radical manifesto for a group that has been too frequently silenced, erased, and denied-and a starting point from which to launch a bisexual revolution. In this forward-thinking and eye-opening book, feminist bisexual and genderqueer activist Shiri Eisner takes readers on a journey through the many aspects of the meanings and politics of bisexuality, specifically highlighting how bisexuality can open up new and exciting ways of challenging social convention.ĭepicted as duplicitous, traitorous, and promiscuous, bisexuality has long been suspected, marginalized, and rejected by both straight and gay communities alike.īi takes a long overdue, comprehensive look at bisexual politics, from the issues surrounding biphobia/monosexism, feminism, and transgenderism to the practice of labeling those who identify as bi as either "too bisexual" (promiscuous and incapable of fidelity) or "not bisexual enough" (not actively engaging romantically or sexually with people of at least two different genders). ![]()
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![]() ![]() This record was made during the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt. The world record for toppling the most number of books in a domino fashion is currently being held by Sinners Domino Entertainment, Germany, since 14 October 2015 by successfully toppling 10,200 books in the domino fashion. But what’s the longest domino game you’ve watched? Here, you can see the world’s longest one as someone has set a world record for it and that too, with a considerable number of books. Most Books Toppled in a Domino Fashion Source: ĭomino is a pretty exciting game or activity. ![]() ![]() With this, he broke the previous record made by Benjamin Inemugha in 2018 for 1 hour, 9 minutes, and 46 seconds. He won the title for spinning the book of Guinness world records 2021 on his single finger for 3 hr, 40 min, and 3 sec on 13 March 2021. The world record for spinning a book on one finger for the longest time is held by Mansingh Oli Prabhas of Kathmandu, Nepal. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thank you again to Jay Taylor for helping to grow the LitRPG community as the moderator for the LitRPG group! Exciting things are on the horizon!Īll rights reserved. Thank you to my gamma readers, Jay Taylor, Dreen Rea, Daniel Le Bailly and Brian Mann. Thank you to my beta readers, Peter Morena, Steve “the sieve” Fleischaker, Ryan Nowell and Brett Davis. Thank you Carrie Ford for always being in my corner. This book is dedicated to the people whom have supported me on this year long odyssey. It has been amazing year! We have laughed, we have cried, we have finally worked up the courage to say that we are “in love” with LitRPG! I just wanted to take a second and thank all of you continuing on this journey with me, Richter and Sion. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Read More : La Serenissima: The Story of VeniceĪ stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as 'La Serenissima' ? 'the Most Serene Republic' ? to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today.'Everything about Venice,' observed Lord Byron, 'is, or was, extraordinary ? her aspect is like a dream, and her history is like a romance.' Dream and romance have conditioned myriad encounters with Venice across the centuries, but the city's story embodies another kind of experience altogether ? the hard reality of an independent state built on conquest, profit and entitlement and on the toughness and resilience of a free people. ![]() Ebook/PDF La Serenissima: The Story of Venice DOWNLOAD in English is available for free here, Click on the download LINK below to download Ebook After You 2020 PDF Download in English by Jojo Moyes (Author).ĭownload Link : La Serenissima: The Story of Venice If you want to download free Ebook, you are in the right place to download Ebook. EPUB & PDF La Serenissima: The Story of Venice | EBOOK OR PDF ONLINE DOWNLOADĮbook PDF La Serenissima: The Story of Venice | EBOOK ONLINE DOWNLOAD ![]() ![]() ![]() But when a deadly accident puts his philosophical abilities to the test, Robert wins a scholarship to study empirical philosophy at Radcliffe College. Though he dreams of fighting in the Great War as the first male in the Elite United States Sigilry Corps, Robert is resigned to mixing batches of silver chloride and keeping the books for the family business in rural Montana. “Like his characters, Tom Miller casts a spell.” (Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club and The Last Bookaneer)Įighteen-year-old Robert Weekes is an empirical philosopher - he practices an ancient, female-dominated branch of science indistinguishable from magic. ![]() Norrell, The Philosopher’s War is a thrilling, epic historical fantasy that melds science and magic into a single extraordinary art - heralding a major new voice in literary fiction. ![]() Two parts Harry Potter and one part Jonathan Strange & Mr. ![]() ![]() In 2015, the first two books were adapted as The Last Kingdom for BBC Two and BBC America. Originally, Cornwell intended The Saxon Stories to be a trilogy, yet decided to keep writing after The Lords of the North. Much of the story revolves around Uhtred's conflicting loyalties to the Danes and King Alfred, as well as his personal desire to reclaim Bebbanburg from his uncle, who claimed it after Uhtred was taken captive.Īs of late-2022, there are thirteen books in the series: ![]() Uhtred ends up serving King Alfred, ruler of Wessex, who controls the only English kingdom yet to be conquered by the Danes. Uhtred lives among the Danes until Ragnar is slain by one of his shipmasters, Kjartan. The stories follow Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who is captured by the Danes during a raid and adopted by the warlord Ragnar the Fearless. ![]() The Saxon Stories is a series of Historical Fiction novels by Bernard Cornwell, set during the reign of King Alfred the Great, who is fighting to keep England from being overrun by the Danes. ![]() ![]() Make logical inferences about the author's decision to include two seemingly insignificant details ![]() Investigate the author's decision to name a key character after an Egyptian figureĭiscern the functions of several paragraphsĪpply knowledge of a variety of literary devices including personification, irony, inversion, and onomatopoeia ( Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)īy completing this activity, students will:ĭiscern a key purpose of the mythological allusions delivered in the expositionĭraw parallels between the author's choices and knowledge of cat-related proverbsĮxplore the antagonistic characterization of the community's old coupleĮxamine the narrator's feelings toward the people of UltharĮxplore the greater significance of imagery from a mythological perspective ![]() ![]() Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. This rigorous worksheet on "The Cats of Ulthar" helps English teachers support the development of close reading analysis skills and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. ![]() Lovecraft is a macabre short story featuring savage neighbors, an avenging curse, and flesh-eating felines-making it an especially chilling choice for the Halloween season. Gothic fantasy and horror are genres that maximize many high school students' engagement with literature. ![]() ![]() Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? won a 2008 Speech Pathology of Australia Book of the Year Award, as did Our Daft Dog Danny in 2010. In 2004, Grandpa and Thomas won the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood and The Potato People was named an Honour Book in the same category in 2003, and Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella was shortlisted for the same award in 2007, as was Shhh! Little Mouse in 2008. Eight of Pamela's titles were adapted for the stage by Patch Theatre Company, and performed in theaSydney Opera House. a Pamela's books are full of the music of language they are 'fragments of theatre', designed to be read aloud and shared between an adult and a child. ![]() She has earned classic status through the enduring popularity of her stories with the very young. For almost thirty years her picture books have enchanted generations of children in Australia and overseas and many ofaher titlesahave won prestigious awards and commendations. "Pamela Allen is a phenomenon in the world of children's literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now that her long-lost lover has turned up in her hospital, injured and with no memory of her, Imogen is torn: Is it a blessing or a curse that their past remains a secret to Cole, even as his new passion for her leaves him wanting to protect and possess her.at all costs, in The Duke,the next Victorian Rebelsnovel by Kerrigan Byrne. Imogen entered a marriage of convenience-one that left her a wealthy widow-but she never forgot Cole. Years ago, when she was young and penniless, she ended up spending a scandalous night with Cole, whose tormented soul was matched only by his earth-shattering passion. ![]() Imogen Pritchard is a beautiful lass who works in a hospital by day and as a serving maid at night. And now he's ready for the fight of his lifetime. ![]() But Cole is not one to dwell on misfortune. ![]() Cole's family is killed and his closest comrade betrays him on the battlefield, leaving him gravely injured. He's the English Empire's golden son-until fate has its way with him. Collin "Cole" Talmage, Duke of Trewyth, is the stuff that legends are made of. "This page-turning novel full of historical details and sensuous romance."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) He's noble. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Zam was quickly folded into my personal mythology. Would she be afraid of me, of the intimacy of our friendship and all the time we’d spent together since we were toddlers? It had always been an abstract at best a danger at worst. People we knew just didn’t do things like that. But coming out as gay-that was something else entirely. ![]() She was the first person from home that I told I had already admitted to her a few years earlier that I no longer believed in God, and she had taken it very well. I was 23 when I came out to my childhood best friend, Taylor, in the front seat of my trusty silver Chevy Cavalier that had been our chariot during our high school years. Laugh through the tears as the author of already indelible fairy tales finds herself ending up in one. But, of course, there's some heartfelt humor, too. In the following original comic, exclusive to for National Coming Out Day, Stevenson illustrates her long journey to self-acceptance, an almost superheroic battle against the gender essentialism of her Evangelical upbringing and our culture's compulsory straightness. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play ![]() |