5/30/2023 0 Comments Greedy notes from a bisexual![]() ![]() ![]() Greedy follows Jen&’s attempts to make sense of herself as she explores the role of the male gaze, what it means to be &“queer enough,&” and how to overcome bi stereotypes when you&’re the posterchild for all of them: greedy, slutty, and constantly confused. Unless…she&’s not? Jen&’s provocative, laugh-out-loud debut takes us inside her journey of self-discovery, leading us through stories of a childhood &“girl crush,&” an onerous quest to have a threesome, and an enduring fear of being bad at sex. Or wait-maybe she isn&’t? Actually, she definitely is. If Jen Winston knows one thing for sure, it&’s that she&’s bisexual. ![]() Perfect for fans of Lindy West, Samantha Irby, and Rebecca Solnit-and anyone who wants, and deserves, to be seen. A hilarious and whip-smart collection of essays, offering an intimate look at bisexuality, gender, and, of course, sex. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() It's noisy, crowded, confusing, and her cousins can be mean. ![]() But New York City is not exactly what Amara thought it would be. Maybe this will help her understand her family – and herself – in a new way. She can't wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person, and to stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. All of these places made me, are making me.' All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father's family in New York City – Harlem. 'Some of the places I am still getting to know, some of these places I have known all my life. From New York Times bestselling and multi award-winning author Renée Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring middle grade novel about finding deep roots and exploring the past, the present, and the places that make us who we are. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Mann charles c![]() ![]() In Manila, a city Legazpi founded, silver from the Americas, mined by African and Indian slaves, was sold to Asians in return for silk for Europeans. He sailed west to establish continual trade with China, then the richest, most powerful country in the world. ![]() ![]() Earthworms, mosquitoes, and cockroaches honeybees, dandelions, and African grasses bacteria, fungi, and viruses rats of every description-all of them rushed like eager tourists into lands that had never seen their like before, changing lives and landscapes across the planet.Įight decades after Columbus, a Spaniard named Legazpi succeeded where Columbus had failed. More important, creatures the colonists knew nothing about hitched along for the ride. The Columbian Exchange, as researchers call it, is the reason there are tomatoes in Italy, oranges in Florida, chocolates in Switzerland, and chili peppers in Thailand. Driven by the economic goal of establishing trade with China, he accidentally set off an ecological convulsion as European vessels carried thousands of species to new homes across the oceans. When Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas, he ended that separation at a stroke. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed radically different suites of plants and animals. More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. From the author of 1491-the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas-a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Faking under the mistletoe book![]() ![]() ![]() And Olivia does not come with a gift receipt. ![]() Kissing her boss at a Christmas tree lighting in front of his ex-girlfriend? Well… it is the season of giving. Christmas-themed bar crawl? That’s one big jingle bell hell yes. So it’s no surprise when she’s put in charge of Loveridge and McGowan’s holiday festivities. Christmas movies? Yeah, she’s seen them all. Christmas cookies? She’ll take three dozen. Olivia Langley is the human embodiment of Christmas cheer, and she has absolutely no problem spreading it around for all to hear. You can read this before Faking Under the Mistletoe PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Faking Under the Mistletoe written by Ashley Shepherd which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Faking Under the Mistletoe by Ashley Shepherd ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Abdul kalam autobiography![]() Abdul Kalam rose from obscurity through his personal and professional struggles and his work on Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul and Nag missiles became a household name in India and raised the nation’s prestige to international reckoning. His dream was to become a fighter pilot but he was ranked ninth while the IAF offered only eight slots. Thereafter, in 1955, he moved to Madras and joined the Madras Institute of Technology and studied aerospace engineering. ![]() Joseph’s College in Tiruchirappalli, which was then affiliated to the University of Madras. ![]() ![]() In 1954, he graduated in Physics from St. He completed his schooling from Rameswaram Elementary School. Abdul Kalam used to study for hours, especially mathematics. He received average grades in school but was seen as a hardworking and bright student with a strong desire to learn things.Ī.P.J. ![]() APJ Abdul Kalam started working at a young age to support his father. His father, Jainulabdeen, was a boat owner, and his mother, Ashiamma, was a homemaker. Abdul Kalam was born in a poor and little educated Tamil family on 15 October 1931 at Rameswaram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Image Source : Google Early Life & Personal Backgroundĭr. ![]() ![]() Thankfully for us he not only survived his incarceration but went on to describe his experiences in a series of remarkable books, the first of which was One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich. The young captain of artillery, whose ‘crime’ was to include a few mildly derogatory terms about Stalin in a private letter to a friend, was pulled out of combat so he could be uselessly tipped into the ever-open maw of systematised Soviet slave labour. ![]() In 1945, Captain Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn became one of those 18 million, and for eight years he endured the misery, injustice and insanity of the GULAG. ![]() In the fourth of a series of articles for Northern Soul, Alfred Searls explores how 1917 – and the Soviet society which developed in its shadow – has been portrayed by writers since that momentous year of revolution.īetween 19, an estimated 18 million soviet citizens passed through the Soviet forced labour camp system around three million didn’t survive the experience. This year marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution. ![]() ![]() The last thing she needs is more stress but the universe doesn't seem to be listening when she's sitting at an intersection and a dog comes leaping through her sunroof and onto her lap. Sloan is a shell of herself, trying to figure out how to move on after her fiance Brandon was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident. The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez takes place around two years after the events in The Friend Zone. The question is: With his music career on the rise, how long will Jason really stick around? And is it possible for Sloan to survive another heartbreak? There's no telling what could happen when they meet in person. But what if this Jason guy really loves Tucker? As their flirty texts turn into long calls, Sloan can't deny a connection. Well, Sloan's not about to give up her dog without a fight. Then, after weeks of unanswered texts, Tucker's owner reaches out. ![]() ![]() ![]() With her new pet by her side, Sloan finally starts to feel more like herself. But one trouble-making pup with a "take me home" look in his eyes is about to change everything. Two years after losing her fiancé, Sloan Monroe still can't seem to get her life back on track. From the USA Today bestselling author of The Friend Zone comes an adorable and fresh romantic comedy about one trouble-making dog who brings together two perfect strangers. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Asmaa hussein a temporary gift![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The English booklets feature one Muslim hero each and consist of about 30-40 easily readable pages.Ī brief introduction of the personality on the title page helps the reader to choose the booklets – for example, Sultan Mohammad Fateh is introduced on the cover page as ‘The Ottoman Caliph who conquered Constantinople’. Originally written in Urdu, Naima Sohaib’s, “Tareekh-e-Islam ki Azeem Shakhsiyaat” includes about twenty most prominent Muslim scholars, reformists, revivalists, and rulers. Printed by “Sahar Publishers” and available at “Dawah Books”, these colourful and aesthetically pleasing booklets are simple to read and understand. The “Muslim Heroes Series”, translated into English by Eeman Asif Misbah, is one such collection that will be an invaluable addition to any Muslim home or school library. Unfortunately, these are artificially created images, so we must actively educate ourselves and our youth about the real heroes, who have worked to improve humanity through their struggles for knowledge and justice. If you ask a child or even a teen who his or her hero is, the answer is likely to be a comic book character, a sports personality, or a media celebrity. “Without heroes, we are all plain people and don’t know how far we can go.” (Bernard Malamud) ![]() ![]() ![]() But her fragile peace is threatened by the discovery of a strange magic on the moon and the unsettling changes in the Celestial Kingdom as the emperor tightens his grip on power. SummaryĪfter winning her mother’s freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin thrives in the enchanting tranquility of her home. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts. And the sequel, Heart of the Sun Warrior was the same way. It was a high action fantasy which enthralled me. ![]() One of the things I loved the most about Daughter of the Moon Goddess was the way I could not predict what was going to happen. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Mediocre white male america![]() In this New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America Mediocre investigates the real costs of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism.Īs provocative as it is essential, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness. Through the last 150 years of American history - from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys in the West, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics - Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of color, and white men themselves. ![]() What happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of color, instead of by actual accomplishments? ![]() ![]() From the author of the New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, a subversive history of white male American identity. ![]() |