![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Almanac was compiled to be a one-stop source for the informed, progressive citizen's informational needs, and in that spirit covers basic facts about world history and geography. "A perfect a snapshot of the remains of the American counterculture in the mid-1970s. In the meantime, this excerpt from a 2009 Goodreads review might whet your appetite: I've marked about a dozen things inside that I'd like to write about some day, but that will indeed have to wait for another day. It's the lesser-remembered predecessor of The Book of Lists, and it's a truly fascinating tome. For easy access, the book on the bottom is 1975's The People's Almanac, which has been my go-to browsing book for many months now. Today we move to my nightstand, where we find the books I'm currently reading. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Stephanie is made into a basketball player. Jackie is made into a talent show chowder. ![]() Megan and Katelyn are made into movie stars.Ĭhristian is supposed to be made into a football player, but refuses to listen to his female coach and quits. Mike and Justin are made into playwrights. Katie is made into a beauty pageant contestant.īeans is made into a high school graduate. Made documented the process the teenagers underwent while trying to achieve their goals. They were joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tried to help them attain their goals over the course of several weeks. ![]() The series followed different people (mainly teenagers) who wanted to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. Made is a self-improvement reality television series that aired on MTV. ![]() ![]() ![]() Steig also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, beginning with About People in 1939, and including The Lonely Ones, Male/Female, The Agony in the Kindergarten, and Our Miserable Life. candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration and subsequently as the 1988 U.S. On the basis of his entire body of work, Steig was selected as the 1982 U.S. His European awards include the Premio di Letteratura per l'infanzia (Italy), the Silver Pencil Award (the Netherlands), and the Prix de la Fondation de France. Another chance encounter strengthens the bonds of their friendship. The two friends, Amos and Boris, meet by chance and form a friendship for a lifetime, even though Amos must live on land and Boris must live in the ocean. Steig's books have also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and the American Book Award. This is a wonderful tale of friendship and karma. His books for children also include Dominic The Real Thief The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book Amos & Boris, a National Book Award finalist and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. In 1970, Steig received the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. He published his first children's book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968. ![]() ![]() In 1930, Steig’s work began appearing in The New Yorker, where his drawings have been a popular fixture ever since. He attended City College and the National Academy of Design. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become an artist. William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based. ![]() ![]() ![]() But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes -and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.įor a start there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trailīack in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Watermelon is also "high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and healthful phytochemicals," says Carol Johnston, PhD, RD, a professor of nutrition at Arizona State University. Phytochemicals strengthen one's immune system and helps to prevent DNA damage. Watermelon has a host of health benefits including protecting one's joints from inflammation, improving digestive conditions, and being more rich in lycopene than any other fruit. Lycopene is an important antioxidant that has been linked to a decreased risk of cancer and heart disease. The fruit is also a great source of beta-carotene, which works to protect one's body from damaging molecules called free radicals. Made up of more than 90% water, the fruit is also incredibly hydrating and is loaded with electrolytes to help one recharge after a morning workout or afternoon of play. It's chock full of nutrients and can even be a healthy companion snack for anyone looking to drop a few pounds. That's watermelon, of course, the fruit known for its striking colors, juicy crunch and water-laden slices.īut watermelon offers a lot more than just being a delicious summertime staple. And summer's most popular and highly-ranked fruit is about to be consumed in abundance − to the tune of more than 40 million pounds. As summer approaches, plans for backyard barbecues, pool parties and extended family time begin to crowd our calendars. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well this one seems a little interesting, but again I already see where this will lead. It was sexy though and a seamless fit after the previous book and it's impressive how these authors weave these stories together. also I'm vengeful so I think it would've been nice to see the reporter/paper get slapped with a libel suit. so I guess it's more I think she forgave him too easily. I think I didn't entirely believe his "get out of my life" to "oh I'm so sorry babe" - granted it was because HE made the mistake. I ALSO get why she didn't disclose about the ex.Īdam was all mad about Lauryn "using" him for her own agenda but like. I guess there was so much emphasis put on her "rebellious past" but like. I liked that Lauryn had an actual reason to agreeing to his "marriage of convenience." Not. ![]() Listening to the Brenda Jackson Garrison book made me want to -read the Rose one.Īdam. I also am 87% sure I read this when it first came out, but I can't entirely remember - although a lot of it felt familiar but I was like "is this because I've read so many other Emilie Rose books?" - but I'm pretty sure I've read the Garrisons stories. and I think whoever formatted it/made that transition didn't really care about the process/I don't know what Harlequin does - cuz it looked like there was no formatting/transitions which I'm PRETTY sure the print book has. I think I actually own this book in print, but since I don't read print any more I checked it out from the library to read in e. ![]() ![]() ![]() In his new book, "Musicophilia," Oliver Sacks says that for all of us, our auditory systems, our nervous systems are exquisitely tuned for music. ![]() We each have a soundtrack for our lives, and you don't have to be able to make music or even understand it in an educated way to appreciate it. From the earliest songs you remembered to the music of your teenage years, you know, music can bring back those memories just hearing a little bit of a song, to the tunes you play today to get you through a workout or a tough time, or the music that helps you celebrate or worship or dance. Think about your own experiences with music and, you know, you'll see what he means. We're all wired for music, according to my next guest. ![]() This is TALK OF THE NATION: SCIENCE FRIDAY. ![]() ![]() She lost both her husband and her youngest child on that journey, but the future held an extraordinary turn of events that would forever change her life-the arrival in the refugee camps of a cultured young Swiss man long fascinated with Tibet. When soldiers arrived at her mountain monastery, destroying everything in their path, Kunsang and her family fled across the Himalayas only to spend years in Indian refugee camps. There was a saying in Tibet: "When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth." The Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950 changed everything. She married a monk, had two children, and lived in peace and prayer. Though simple, Kunsang's life gave her all she needed: a oneness with nature and a sense of the spiritual in all things. One of the country's youngest Buddhist nuns, she grew up in a remote mountain village where, as a teenager, she entered the local nunnery. ![]() Kunsang thought she would never leave Tibet. ![]() ![]() ![]() A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Mao's Red Army crushes Tibetan independence, sending a young mother and her six-year-old daughter on a treacherous journey across the snowy Himalayas toward freedom ![]() ![]() ![]() In "Voluntary Madness", Norah Vincent takes a fearless and unprecedented view of mental health care - from the inside out. Then to Mobius, and a Buddhist-inspired brand of healing, where Norah is forced to plunge deep into her emotional past, and swim through the psycho-babble to some unexpected conclusions. ![]() Cut to the calming green carpet of St Lukes: plenty of 'loonies' here too of course but Norah is taken aback when her doctor allows her to reduce her medication, have a room of her own and a regular jog in the park. There Norah confronts the boredom and babbling of an underfunded facility: a place where medication is a process of containment: its purpose to make life easier for the rest of us, not the patients themselves. Her journey starts in a huge inner city hospital where most patients are 'repeats', often poor and dispossessed. As a result of this traumatic experience Norah came out resolved to go back undercover to report on a range of mental institutions - three difficult, pressurized and very different environments - and to experience first hand their effect on the body and mind. Norah Vincent has always suffered from depression but at the end of a book project that required her to spend eighteen months disguised as a man she felt that she was a danger to herself and was committed to a 'loony bin'. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His criticism of president Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal landed Conrad on Nixon's Enemies List, which Conrad regarded as a badge of honor.Ĭonrad was born to Robert and Florence Conrad. On a weekly basis, Conrad addressed the social justice issues of the day-poverty in America, movements for civil rights, the Vietnam War, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and corporate and political corruption were leading topics. He is best known for his work as the chief editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times during a time when the newspaper was in transition under the direction of publisher Otis Chandler, who recruited Conrad from the Denver Post.Īt the conservative Times, Conrad brought a more liberal editorial perspective that readers both celebrated and criticized he was also respected for his talent and his ability to speak truth to power. In the span of a career lasting five decades, Conrad provided a critical perspective on eleven presidential administrations in the United States. Paul Francis Conrad (June 27, 1924 – September 4, 2010) was an American political cartoonist and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning. ![]() |