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![]() ![]() Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback riding. He explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change. Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchange. ![]() The Horse, the Wheel, and Language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilization. ![]() But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. ![]() ![]() ![]() He even gets a bit of love interest in the final film, which is a nice touch. That said, these movies have been something of an easy-going, unexpected treat, with a decent mix of comedy and poignancy and, perhaps best of all, John Cleese doing his best Robin Williams/Dead Poets Society impression and pulling it off. It seems likely this will be the last film in the series, which is a bit of a shame, as I'm guessing most audiences would want to see the final book made into a film too. Elsewhere, things are a little repetitive if you've seen the other movies in quick succession, with the usual romantic liaisons, spliffs, alcohol, and school plays - not in that order necessarily. The script - by the author of the books, it should be noted - is less focused than previous and jumps around all over the place, but still has its moments - and there is a rather nice poignant scene between Spud and The Gov (played by John Cleese) towards the end of the film which is surprisingly touching. True, it doesn't have quite the sense of fun of the previous two movies, with the Crazy 8s up to far fewer antics, and there is indeed too much of the running time dealing with Spud's family, but for a third outing in a film series, this isn't really letting the side down. I'm not quite sure why the other two reviews hate the film so much. ![]() ![]() Reviewed by 6 / 10 / 10 Perfectly Decent 3rd Outing ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As the book opens, he is about to be killed indeed, tortured to death in an extremely grotesque fashion. Horza is a mercenery, a spy, an assassin in the employ of the Idirans, who have goaded The Culture into its first-ever war in its many millennia of history. Indeed it is only slowly and obliquely that we come to see The Culture as something less than the monstrous entity it is to Bora Horza Gobuchul. For the first 100 or so pages, we are introduced to The Culture as seen through the eyes of someone who hates it. ![]() ![]() To demonstrate just how audacious a book Phlebas is, consider this: It’s the first Culture book, but its protagonist is an enemy of The Culture. It’s been better than 20 years since he started writing sf books about what he calls The Culture, and Little, Brown has released a new set of trade paper editions of them on its Orbit imprint, starting with the first in the series, Consider Phlebas. Banks is one of the most creative in a field of highly creative contemporary British science fiction authors. ![]() ![]() She also recognizes her flaws and owns them, including a brashness of temper. Her thievery is 'for good' and so you feel a sort of kinship with her just like you did Aladdin the series (although am I the only one questioning why he was stealing instead of doing a hard labor job or something else). Obviously, Ada is terrified, her only skills are as a thief, and that sure won't help in the etiquette department.Īda is likable. ![]() 50 girls who must show poise, class, and that they are worthy of becoming the next royal. ![]() As part of a way in to retrieve the lamp, she is hidden in an entourage of nobles all arriving at the castle to compete for the Prince's hand. Sure, it still falls prey to some of those young adult issues cheese, drama, characters acting illogical, but the writing is cohesive and it's a unique take on the fairy tale.Īdelaide (Ada), is suddenly swept up into an adventure when a witch swoops her away from her home (and in doing so puts her friend in danger) to embark on a quest to retrieve a lamp that this witch must have and will do anything to get. ![]() ![]() So it was with trepidation that I waded into this book, only to be pleasantly surprised that it was much better written than that other series. This was suggested to me after I finished reading 'The Selection' and described to be similar, albeit mixed with Aladdin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hidden in the hills, their sprawling ranch is eerie and run down, but to Evie, it is exotic, thrilling, charged - a place where she feels desperate to be accepted. Soon, Evie is in thrall to Suzanne, a mesmerizing older girl, and is drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be infamous cult and the man who is its charismatic leader. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of abandon. Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. Girls - their vulnerability, strength, and passion to belong - are at the heart of this stunning first novel for readers of Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad. ![]() ![]() That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. ![]() It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective-from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). ![]() In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. When asked simple questions about global trends-what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty why the world’s population is increasing how many girls finish school-we systematically get the answers wrong. You can read this before Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įactfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think written by Hans Rosling which was published in. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() RAWR hot,Ī romance so good you won’t want it to end. «“ Tangled by Emma Chase is a 5 heart read. As he tells his story, Drew learns that the one thing he never wanted in life, is the only thing he It is an outrageous, passionate, witty narrative about a man who knows a lot about women.just notĪs much as he thinks. His attraction to her is distracting, his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating. The professional competition she brings is unnerving, When Kate's hired as the new associate at Drew's father's investment bankingįirm, every aspect of the dashing playboy's life is thrown into a tailspin. 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Sarah Thankam Mathews grew up between Oman and India, and immigrated to the United States at seventeen. ![]() Her nights are spent ordering furniture off the internet, trying out the newfangled invention of dating apps, and avoiding confrontation with the terrifying property manager who lives below her. Sarah Thankam Mathews reads her story 'Rubberdust,' backed by an original Storybound remix, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer. She is, as her boss reminds her, a "contractor, no benefits." A recent college graduate freshly arrived in Milwaukee, she occupies her days with rote, stressful work as a young consultant for a battery production corporation. I am trying, late in the evening, to say something about love, which for many of us is not separable from the other shit.'Īll This Could be Different introduces us to Sneha. One of the buzziest, most human novels of the yearbreathless, dizzying, and completely beautiful. 'This is not a story about work or precarity. she captures the sneaky, unsaying parts of longing' 'Sarah Thankam Mathews' prose is undeniable. 'An extraordinary novel, spiny and delicate, scathingly funny and wildly moving' ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Solnit gained prominence as a writer alongside this movement, unwittingly spearheading some of its causes. It makes feminism more accessible than ever, while simultaneously trivializing the cause. Pop feminism is the thinking behind certain publications asking women to “share” in the comments section or “contribute to the conversation,” without ever explaining what that conversation will actually produce once it’s over. It believes in empowerment and tells women that “breaking the silence” will effect large-scale change. ![]() It recognizes that awful things happen to women and contends that they shouldn’t. In this way, pop feminism taps into a largely acknowledged collective experience online (#EverydaySexism, #RapeCultureIsWhen, #WhyIStayed). Marriage equality, on the other hand, is good. There is now a certain type of female solidarity-call it “pop feminism”-that addresses only topics we can safely agree on. That identity also stems from the way social media has transformed the feminist movement, reducing a complex body of work to a series of memes, hashtags, and Instagrammable pics. ![]() |