![]() Now in paperback, Slave Old Man is a gripping, profoundly unsettling story of an elderly enslaved person's daring escape into the wild from a plantation in Martinique, with his enslaver and a fearsome hound on his heels. ![]() Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Patrick Chamoiseau's Slave Old Man was published to accolades in hardcover in a brilliant translation by Linda Coverdale, winning the French-American Foundation Translation Prize and chosen as a Publishers WeeklyBest Book of 2018. The prose is so electrifyingly synesthetic that, on more than one occasion, I found myself stopping to rub my eyes in disbelief." "Slave Old Man is a cloudburst of a novel, swift and compressed-but every page pulses, blood-warm. ![]() ![]() The "heart-stopping" (The Millions), "richly layered" (Brooklyn Rail), "haunting, beautiful" (BuzzFeed) story of an escaped captive and the killer hound that pursues him ![]()
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![]() ![]() As the Civil War ravages his nation, Lincoln must face deep personal turmoil, the loss of his dearest son, and the harangues of a wife seen as a traitor for her Southern connections. ![]() Far from steadfast in his abhorrence of slavery, Lincoln agonizes over the best course of action and comes to his great decision only when all else seems to fail. In Gore Vidal's Lincoln we meet Lincoln the man and Lincoln the political animal, the president who entered a besieged capital where most of the population supported the South and where even those favoring the Union had serious doubts that the man from Illinois could save it. To most Americans, Abraham Lincoln is a monolithic figure, the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union, beloved by all. ![]() With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers. Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gregg Hurwitz for The Punisher’s Girls in White Dresses (Marvel).My top three favourite answers at this point in time are: ![]() ![]() As I believe is evident in the following email exchange, Richard Van Camp is as funny, tender, and incredibly generous as his writing suggests.įirst: a quick one for you Richard. More recently, I connected with him on Twitter and asked if he would be willing to do an interview. That spring, I promptly submitted my application to transfer. After studying his novel The Lesser Blessed in an introductory English Literature class at the University of Alberta, I began researching Richard and found his name coming up often in connection with UBC. ![]() Richard was a major factor in my decision to come to Vancouver and pursue a BFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. He is a graduate of the En’owkin International School of Writing, the University of Victoria’s Creative Writing BFA Program, and has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Richard Van Camp is the author of twelve books and a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, North West Territories. ![]() ![]() ![]() Things do not get any easier, as Oliver is bullied by fellow apprentice Noah Claypole who also causes him to be unfairly flogged by their superiors. Subsequently, Oliver is apprenticed to local undertaker, Mr. Unimpressed by such a request, the authoritarian administrators of the workhouse offer five pounds to anyone willing to take the boy as an apprentice. Bumble and makes his famous plea “Please sir, I want some more”. The unlucky representative of the starving children is Oliver, who goes up to the stern Mr. One day the young, hungry orphans decide to draw sticks in order to determine who will ask for another portion of gruel. Along with other fellow orphans, he is regularly beaten and underfed. ![]() The novel opens with the introduction of Oliver, a waif who has spent his short life living in miserable conditions in a workhouse. ![]() After being poorly treated in a workhouse, Oliver escapes to London where instead of finding a better life he ends up tangled in a web of criminal activities. Set in the first half of the 19th century, the classic novel presents the story of young orphan Oliver Twist, who endures tumultuous events in a society burdened by poverty, crime and malice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Midwivery exists in European countries as a respected occupation for women but has virtually been outlawed in the United States since the early 1900’s. For example, in England, twenty-four percent of doctors are women whereas in the United States seven percent are. Although health care is mainly controlled by male professionals in Western Europe, it is neither as male dominated nor as professionally oriented as in the United States. Conventional medical histories usually claim that the professional takeover was just a case of hard science and technology winning out over women because men are more suited for the incisive, empirical approach demanded by scientific medicine women are more suited for nurturing and curing - to be nurses.ĭifferences from country to country in the structure of health care indicate that there is something not entirely right with these reasons. Before the professionals took over, health care was practiced mainly by autonomous healers, mostly women. ![]() ![]() Health care in the western world has not always been dominated by (male) professionals. 1 (The Feminist Press, State University of New York/College of Old Westbury, Box 334, Old Westbury, N.Y. Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English, Glass Mountain Pamphlet No. ![]() ![]() ![]() Due to partisanship and its relevance in the United States’ political landscape, the machine’s past and future effects will continue to prove to have both beneficial effects and negative effects on the country and the people. The political machine will affect the United States in the future as it has done in the past and the present day. On the contrary, the political machine can provide drawbacks for the government, its officials, and the ignorant and or innocent citizens because it can lead to a series of negative outcomes for the people, specifically those whose views or opinions contradict that of the machine. An example of this can be found in the 1939 film, Mr. Viewing the central government as a monster proves to be beneficial for the politicians, their lobbyists, and citizens who support their causes. Using the metaphor of a monster from Hobbes’ work, or the term political machine accurately describes the central government because it describes what the political landscape has looked like in America, in the past and how it continues to appear present day. Which when compared to the United States’ government, it looks very different. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hobbes then gives his outline for the political monster and the political machine inside the government and states that the best form of government is an absolute monarchy. In the book, Hobbes uses a monster from the Bible, the Leviathan to describe the government. In 1651, philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote the book Leviathan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Two giraffes miraculously survive a dangerous Atlantic crossing during a hurricane, and young Dust Bowl survivor Woodrow is hired to drive them across the country to the San Diego Zoo in a specially constructed truck. In 1938, the Great Depression is not yet a memory in the United States, and Hitler is becoming a major threat in Europe. In the year 2025, at age 105, Woodrow Wilson Nickel reads that giraffes are becoming extinct, and suddenly memories come rushing back. To get ready for your next book club meeting, check out our guide for how to run a book club, and then look over the West with Giraffes book club discussion questions we’ve prepared to help your discussion run smoothly! West with Giraffes Summary ![]() Lynda Rutledge’s novel West with Giraffes is a new book club favorite! This historical coming-of-age novel is a best-seller and critically acclaimed, and it’s the perfect book club read. ![]() ![]() Not surprisingly he was a weird guy, his tastes were so far out of the mainstream he may as well have been living in another country. Landis would review the film AND the experience, so if a glue-sniffing masturbator fell out of the balcony it was recorded for posterity. ![]() You can feel the thrill of discovery on every page. In the pre-video era that was the only way to see them and Sleazoid Express was the Variety of 42nd St. in the last decaying pits of perversion where they unspooled for armed and hostile raincoaters and popeyes. ![]() While the rest of us pick up the latest Blue Underground and Code Red DVD releases and watch this sleaze in the comfort of our homes, Bill and his early collaborator Jimmy McDonough (whom he later had a huge falling-out with, unfortunately) sought these films out on 42nd St. He even worked as a projectionist and night manager on the deuce. Not only did he know his stuff, he lived it. ![]() Bill was here 5 or 6 years ago when the book was first published and we chewed the fat about exploitation for a couple of memorable days. Our friend Bill Landis, editor/publisher/damn near sole writer (with his wife Michelle Clifford) of Sleazoid Express Magazine and author of the essential book of the same name, has died. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many DVD stores now offer MOD service, and so do we to keep a competitive edge. Should an item be unavailable, we would inform you if it was possible to provide an on-Demand DVD-R version of the requested item, but we offer no guarantees. Please read our notice and takedown policy by clicking here. Notice and Takedown policyĪs a professional and reputable online store, DVD Planet Store is fully committed to the twin issues of copyright and trademarks. Our representative will get in touch with the customer with the availability of the items when an order is placed. Since, we do not take payments online at this time, there is 0% risk in placing order for movies you like on our website. Our aim is to build a comprehensive listing of movies and TV shows available to date. The items that are not released yet, or not out on DVD / Blu-ray are indeed unavailable, and that is what we would tell our customers if the requests ever come in. Our catalog is built as a reference for our customers, while we do our best to sync our in-stock items on our website. Please note that a product being listed on our website does not necessarily mean it is in stock and readily available for order. ![]() ![]() ![]() And sometimes appearances can be deceiving. In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, it’s only the princess’ mind that is asleep. The last thing she has time to do is sleep. Somehow she needs to keep her secret, save her kingdom and find a way to free herself from the curse. One who’s altogether too handsome and too charming. Some Princess Fugitive fan art from the talented HobbitLady97. She needs the help of a newly-arrived prince. THE PRINCESS FUGITIVE: A REIMAGINING OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Copyright 2016 by Melanie Cellier First print edition published in 2016 by Luminant. Finally the Christmas decorating has begun in House Cellier (I say finally because in. ![]() ![]() But now a dangerous new threat has emerged, one that Celeste can’t defeat alone. And she’s even found a way to protect her kingdom, working from the shadows. Can one fugitive save her people, her kingdom and-hardest of all-herself In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the girl in the red hood has been swallowed up by the wolf and must decide if she's willing to fight for her freedom, no matter the cost. ![]() Over the years she’s grown accustomed to the necessary deception. And it’s a secret she must keep at all costs. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. They call her the Sleeping Princess, but Celeste is far from asleep…Ĭeleste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday-just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. ![]() |