![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The series started in 1999 with the publication of Richard Hughes\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s A High Wind in Jamaica. Inevitably literature in translation constitutes a major part of the NYRB Classics series, simply because so much great literature has been left untranslated into English, or translated poorly, or deserves to be translated again, much as any outstanding book asks to be read again. NYRB Classics are, to a large degree, discoveries, the kind of books that people typically run into outside of the classroom and then remember for life. The series includes nineteenth century novels and experimental novels, reportage and belles lettres, tell-all memoirs and learned studies, established classics and cult favorites, literature high, low, unsuspected, and unheard of. '\'\\\'\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'The NYRB Classics series is designedly and determinedly exploratory and eclectic, a mix of fiction and non-fiction from different eras and times and of various sorts. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Our beautiful American experiment that ostensibly on paper is designed to make an equal amount of happiness and justice for every citizen has a long way to go. ![]() They include a hiking trip in Montana's Glacier National Park with musician Jeff Tweedy and writer George Saunders, a trip to visit sheep farmer and author James Rebanks in North West England, and a road trip with Offerman's wife Megan Mullally and their dog Clover across several states.īecause we'll never be done evolving our civilization. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside is a reflection on some of Offerman's outdoor experiences over the last few years. ![]() Though he lives in Los Angeles, "I feel a hell of a lot better after I walk in the woods," he tells NPR's Scott Simon on Weekend Edition. He's also a comedian, musician and author.Īnd in his new book, he's making it known that "outdoorsman" is also on his list of hobbies. Nick Offerman is best known as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation, and is perhaps the most famous actor who also owns a woodshop. ![]() It includes sections on hiking Glacier National Park in Montana. Nick Offerman's new book is an appreciation of the outdoors. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their plans quickly go awry when they are approached by Mosscap, an inquisitive robot elected by its fellows to make first contact with humanity and find the answer to the question: what do humans need? Written with all of Chambers’ characteristic nuance and careful thought, this is a cozy, wholesome meditation on the nature of consciousness and its place in the natural world. Seeking solitude, they venture into the protected wilderness zone, where no human has set foot in centuries. When Sibling Dex, a tea monk, leaves The City, Panga’s only metropolis, to travel the countryside offering tea and a listening ear to anyone who needs it, they are forced to acknowledge a deep sense of dissatisfaction with their life. ![]() Hundreds of years ago, when the robots of Panga first gained sentience, they chose to retreat from human society rather than live in it as free citizens-and they haven’t been seen since. Hugo Award winner Chambers (the Wayfarers series) launches the Monk and Robot series with this contemplative, bite-size novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() The US Department of State said on Monday it could “confirm the death of a US citizen in Ukraine,” without naming the individual. Andrews left Cleveland, Ohio in November and joined the Foreign Legion in Ukraine, a group of foreign fighters helping the Ukrainian military. ![]() They said he was killed assisting the evacuation of civilians from the city. ![]() A former US Marine, Cooper “Harris” Andrews, 26, was killed on the outskirts of Bakhmut late last week, according to his mother and colleagues in Ukraine.Īndrews, from Cleveland, Ohio, was hit by a mortar, his mother, Willow Andrews said, likely on April 19 on the so-called “Road of Life” – a rare access road into Bakhmut used by the Ukrainian military to resupply their forces but also evacuate civilians.Īndrew’s body has yet to be recovered, she said, owing to the ongoing fighting around the city, whose outsized symbolic importance has led to intense fighting as Moscow desperately tries to seize it.Īndrews worked for an activist group known as the Resistance Committee, according to their social media statements. ![]() ![]() He's a dreadlocked Johnny-come-lately with unproven claims to Bundjalung country at least, there is no one who is prepared to corroborate his story that he and not Bullockhead is the 'one true blackfella for this place.' Twoboy has been living off-country on the outskirts of Brisbane after studying law at the University of Melbourne. Jo is trying to avoid becoming hopelessly entangled in the fight between the charming outsider Twoboy Jackson, whose great-grandfather left his Bundjalung country in 1864 after being kidnapped and forced to join the notorious Native Police, and the recognised native title claimant, the aptly named Oscar Bullockhead. ![]() She has made her home on fictional Tin Wagon Road in an entirely fictional valley near Mullumbimby, a haven for self-funded retirees, hippies and burnt-out tree-changers. ![]() ![]() In the novel, Jo Breen has retreated to her ancestral homeland in Bundjalung country where she labours among the dead as caretaker in the Mullumbimby cemetery. She is quick to say that the novel is a work of fiction, despite its real setting in the unimaginably beautiful hinterland on the far north coast of New South Wales. ![]() Melissa Lucashenko's latest novel, the long-awaited Mullumbimby, is honest and nuanced in the way it treats the cultural warfare that can ensue in bitter disputes over native title. The politics of belonging can be a tricky business. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a work of critically engaged political theory, Glen Sean Coulthard challenges recognition as a method of organizing difference and identity in liberal politics, questioning the assumption that contemporary difference and past histories of destructive colonialism between the state and Indigenous peoples can be reconciled through a process of acknowledgment. The term “recognition” shapes debates over Indigenous cultural distinctiveness, Indigenous rights to land and self-government, and Indigenous peoples’ right to benefit from the development of their lands and resources. Over the past forty years, recognition has become the dominant mode of negotiation and decolonization between the nation-state and Indigenous nations in North America. ![]() Studies in Political Economy Book Prize.Canadian Political Science Association’s C.B.Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book from the Caribbean Philosophical Association. ![]() ![]() I'm so glad I read it.Įrnshaw's dark, beautiful writing is perfect for this setting and these characters. It's a short book and probably won't live in my memory forever, but for what it is, it absolutely filled my heart. This is her moment to prove to herself, and everyone else, that she has what it takes to be a Queen. She can't be meek in the face of this danger. Now thrust into a position where she must act in order to save her town, Sally must search deep within herself to find the strength and will to move forward. What Sally inadvertently unleashes from there threatens all she has come to love. As all this is going on, Sally and Zero end up discovering a doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town. With all of her doubts swirling around her, Sally tries to do the best she can just adjusting to her new life. Nothing about her feels Queenly, yet she's been thrust into this position of power she feels completely unqualified for. Sally isn't sure she is cut out to be a Queen though. She wanted to be with him because she loves him with her whole being for the way he makes her feel. I mean, she was aware that Jack was the Pumpkin King, but that's not why Sally wanted to be with him. So, yeah, back to what I was saying.after Sally marries Jack, she is officially the Pumpkin Queen, a title she wasn't prepared for. ![]() ![]() After Sally marries Jack.wait, you know who I am talking about, right? Only the most perfect couple to ever couple Jack and Sally Skellington. ![]() ![]() Masterfully straddling two timelines, The Sun Down Motel drops readers into a small town in upstate New York-a place where time seems to have stood still, and the ghosts of the past might be a bit more literal than you’d imagine. James’ hands, the psychological thriller gets a welcome makeover: her books are fresh, utterly addictive examples of the very best in mystery-meets-ghost story, and The Sun Down Motel is my favorite book of hers yet. James’ writing bears her trademark blend of very earthly intrigue and otherworldly suspense-and this blend has won me over. ![]() ![]() James’ breakout novel The Broken Girls, and similarly reflected in her brand-new suspense novel The Sun Down Motel, St. James’ work, but in the relatively brief time I’ve been following her, she has transformed my reading habits. ![]() The Verdict: an unputdownable mystery-meets-ghost storyĬonfession time: I used to hate mysteries with supernatural elements. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ursula Poznanski has cleverly weaved a contemporary story around the technological age combining it with the fantastical world within the computer game of Erebos itself. ![]() This suspenseful novel is an unusual thriller that is hard to put down. ![]() What is it that Erebos really wants?Īn international bestseller from Austria that will have you hooked right from the first page. When a terrible accident happens to his close friend Jamie it leads him to examine his own conscience and question the game. The boundaries between virtual and reality, right and wrong start to blur with some of the tasks asked of Nick a step too far. Nick begins to lose friends as he gains power and advances further into the game. The secretiveness of the game means that Nick is forbidden from discussing it with anyone its highly addictiveness encourages players to carry out destructive actions in real life in order to advance their game allowing Erebos to become extremely dangerous as it increasingly takes control of their lives. ![]() As Nick becomes increasingly obsessed with Erebos his onscreen character Sarius is intent on moving up the levels of the game. Nick notices that his friends start behaving strangely, missing school, appearing exhausted and acting out of character, but before long he too is engrossed in the game unable to escape its manipulative power. These are the daunting words that confront Nick Dunmore as he loads a brilliant and absorbing computer game that he has been surreptitiously given at school. Country of Origin: Germany Erebos by Ursula Poznanski ![]() ![]() The 12 books in the series by New York Times best-selling authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. now has a label its creators could have never predicted: blockbuster success." "Call it what you like, the Left Behind series. "Combines Tom Clancy-like suspense with touches of romance, high-tech flash, and biblical references." "This is the most successful Christian fiction series ever." Read the books that launched a cultural phenomenon ![]() Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (Left Behind #12) (Paperback):īook 1 in the 12-book series that has sold over 63 million copies The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon (Left Behind #10) (Paperback):Īrmageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages (Left Behind #11) (Paperback): The Mark: The Beast Rules the World (Left Behind #8) (Paperback):ĭesecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (Left Behind #9) (Paperback): The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession (Left Behind #7) (Paperback): ![]() Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides (Left Behind #4) (Paperback):Īpollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed (Left Behind #5) (Paperback):Īssassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist (Left Behind #6) (Paperback): ![]() The Rapture: In the Twinkling of an Eye / Countdown to the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind Prequels #3) (Paperback): ![]() Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind (Paperback): This is book number 1 in the Left Behind series. ![]() |