5/11/2023 0 Comments Doomed to Succeed by Dennis RossIn Doomed to Succeed, he takes us through every administration from Truman to Obama, throwing into dramatic relief each president's attitudes toward Israel and the region, the often tumultuous debates between key advisers, and the events that drove the policies and at times led to a shift in approach. He served in senior roles, including as Bill Clinton's envoy for Arab-Israeli peace, and was an active player in the debates over how Israel fit into the region and what should guide our policies. But it was not always this way.ĭennis Ross has been a direct participant in shaping US policy toward the Middle East, and Israel specifically, for nearly 30 years. Today, our ties to Israel are close - so close that when there are differences, they tend to make the news. When it comes to Israel, US policy has always emphasized the unbreakable bond between the two countries and our ironclad commitment to Israel's security. A necessary and unprecedented account of America's changing relationship with Israel.
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As an adolescent, Jeanette finds herself attracted to another girl, and her mother's group of religious friends subject her and her partner to exorcisms. The book depicts religious enthusiasm as an exploration of the power of love. She believes she is destined to become a missionary. The main character is a young girl named Jeanette, who is adopted by evangelists from the Elim Pentecostal Church. A parallel non-fictional account of her life at this time is given in her 2011 memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Although the protagonist of Oranges bears the author's first name, John Mullan has argued that it is neither an autobiography nor a memoir, but a Künstlerroman. "I wrote about some of these things in Oranges, and when it was published, my mother sent me a furious note". The book is semi-autobiographical and is based on Winterson's life growing up in Accrington, Lancashire. It has been included on both GCSE and A-Level reading lists for education in England and Wales, and was adapted by Winterson into a BAFTA-winning 1990 BBC television drama serial of the same name. Key themes of the book include transition from youth to adulthood, complex family relationships, same-sex relationships, organised religion and the concept of faith. It is a coming-of-age story about a lesbian who grows up in an English Pentecostal community. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a novel by Jeanette Winterson published in 1985 by Pandora Press. Known affectionately as “Skip,” Gates will receive the prestigious award in the University of Cambridge’s annual Honorary Degree Congregation to be held in June after a two-year wait. This award celebrates his scholarship while also reinforcing his ties to our collegiate university.” “His contributions to the history of African American culture, and in particular his inclusive approach to African American literature, have been enlightening and enriching. “The University of Cambridge offers honorary doctorates to individuals of outstanding international achievement in their field, and Skip’s credentials are impeccable,” said Toope. Toope, Cambridge’s vice chancellor, in an email to the Gazette. The award celebrates Gates’ scholarship and numerous accomplishments in the field of African American studies, said Professor Stephen J. The University of Cambridge awarded literary scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. the honorary degree of doctor of letters (Litt.D.) in recognition of his contributions to the history of African American literature. 5/10/2023 0 Comments The mister el james sequelShe’s made too many people too much money to have to worry about frivolities like quality. The Twilight fan-fiction author who made millions from 50 Shades through a combination of cringe-inducing metaphors, The Room-level sex scenes, and wide-scale normalization of domestic abuse is essentially untouchable in the publishing world now. This woman has become one of the most successful writers of fiction of the past decade despite never displaying a discernible sliver of talent. Fair enough, but let’s not pretend your own curiosity didn’t get the better of you too. I’m sure some of you will be wondering why I bothered to read it in the first place, or consider it an exercise in bad faith for me to review something that I clearly knew I wouldn’t like or think was any good to begin with. You did not need me to confirm your preconceptions on this topic. Look, The Mister is bad, but you knew that before you clicked on this review. Then I actually eat it and it’s gross and it sits in my guts for hours weighing me down with queasiness and exhaustion and that futile feeling of knowing that once again I’ve gone against my better judgment and wasted my time.ĭid I mention that I read E.L. Not a good one but at least something digestible. Sure, I’ve yet to be proven wrong on that front, but it can’t get any worse, and maybe by some turn of luck I’ll get an okay meal. Yet every now and then I go in anyway, cursed with hopeless optimism that maybe this time it won’t be so awful. So there’s this noodle place in the main shopping centre of the town I live in. With a legion of ex-soldiers at their disposal, Omen is building the private army of the future - a squadron of enhanced commandos that calls itself the H.A.R.D. After years of trial and error, multinational conglomerate Omen Enterprises has finally perfected a cybernetic brain implant that will change the face of modern warfare forever. Corps in the original Valiant Universe, from legendary creators Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), David Michelinie (Amazing Spider-Man), Bernard Chang (Green Lantern Corps) and more! The most important technological breakthrough of the century might also be its most dangerous. Collected for the very first time - the debut adventures of the H.A.R.D. 5/10/2023 0 Comments Shelter by Lawrence JacksonIt establishes Lawrence Jackson as a maverick, essential writer. Shelter is an extraordinary biography of a city and a celebration of our capacity for domestic thriving. But his purchase, and what it might mean for his children, provides a foundation for this personal, spiritual, and civic history that captures the raging absurdity of American life. His new neighborhood, Homeland-largely White, built on racial covenants-is not where he is "supposed" to live. In 2016, Lawrence Jackson accepted a new job in Baltimore, searched for schools for his sons, and bought a house. A stirring consideration of homeownership, fatherhood, race, faith, and the history of an American city. With sardonic wit, Jackson describes his struggle to make a home in the city that had just been convulsed by the uprising that followed the murder of Freddie Gray. Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore is a long, enlightening and challenging journey (with frequent side trips) through time and the city from Jackson’s childhood to fatherhood, but. Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore. This would be unremarkable but for the fact that he grew up in West Baltimore and his job was at Johns Hopkins, whose vexed relationship to its neighborhood, to the city and its history, provides a point of departure for this captivating memoir in essays. Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore by Lawrence Jackson LOOK INSIDE Paperback 26.99 26.99 Book Information ISBN: 9781644450833 Format: Paperback Pub Date: Category : Biography & True Stories / Memoirs Imprint: Graywolf Press Pages: 320 Price: 26. When Lawrence Jackson accepted a new job teaching in Baltimore, he searched for schools for his sons and bought a house. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780008421762 Number of pages: 384 Weight: 620 g Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 35 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Ultimately, this chance meeting between two strangers outside of a New Year's Eve party changes everything, for better or worse.Ĭleopatra and Frankenstein is an astounding and painfully relatable debut novel about the spontaneous decisions that shape our entire lives and those imperfect relationships born of unexpectedly perfect evenings. It reshapes their lives and the lives of those around them, whether that's Cleo's best friend struggling to embrace his gender identity in the wake of her marriage, or Frank's financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates after being cut off. He is everything she needs right now.Ĭleo and Frank run head-first into a romance that neither of them can quite keep up with. She offers him a life imbued with beauty and art-and, hopefully, a reason to cut back on his drinking. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a green card. Twenty years older, Frank's life is full of all the success and excess that Cleo's lacks. Her student visa is running out, and she doesn't even have money for cigarettes. Sure, she's at a different party every other night, but she barely knows anyone. For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple's impulsive marriage. 5/9/2023 0 Comments The hate u give author"I think, to an extent, for a lot of us African-Americans, code switching is often - it feels like a survival tactic. On Starr's code switching, and navigating different worlds So it was actually the frustration and the anger and the pain that led me to write the short story that later became 'The Hate U Give.' "Ī feature film based on the book is in production. "I was inspired because I was in college when that happened, and I was being those two different people in those two different worlds, like Starr," Thomas says of her own experience. The plot is inspired by the real-life police shooting of an unarmed black man, Oscar Grant, in California. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 5 years old.Īuthor Angie Thomas ( received critical acclaim for her debut novel, " The Hate U Give." The story follows 16-year-old Starr Carter as she navigates two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives, and her upscale suburban prep school. Author Angie Thomas talks with WBUR's Robin Young at the First Parish Church in Cambridge. 5/9/2023 0 Comments The Town House by Norah LoftsHer sympathetic touch and ability to imbue each character with life involves us from the first to the last page. In The Town House, Norah Lofts evokes fourteenth- and fifteenth-century life from the perspective of five different characters. The vast scope of The Suffolk Trilogy - continued with The House at Old Vine and The House at Sunset - involves the reader in a fascinating journey through time. In its very foundations it held secrets and lies, passionate love and deep despair. Built in the late fourteenth century by Martin Reed, a runaway serf who had defied his master for the woman he loved, the house was to change and grow for six centuries. Can a house built from the ashes of tragedy ever be a place of lasting happiness? Can the hereditary mix of wild gypsy lore, fierce independence, magic and mystery truly settle in a respectable home? The Town House is the first in Norah Lofts' enduringly popular Suffolk Trilogy about the Old Vine at Baildon. 5/9/2023 0 Comments Paper Cuts by Ellery AdamsAnd when his past comes back to haunt him, it might be more than the four friends can handle. After serving a twenty-year sentence, Estella's father returns to Miracle Springs. In seeking justice for Kelly, The Secret, Book, and Scone Society joins forces with the sheriff's department, but they've barely begun their probe when life throws another wrench. Who would do such a thing? Certainly not Nora, but that doesn't stop the gossip and suspicion-especially after Kelly's brother claims that he saw the two women arguing. Shockingly, however, this woman who's been the victim of so much misfortune is about to become a murder victim. She's also terribly ill, and all she wants from Nora is forgiveness. So it feels like a visit from another world when Kelly Walsh-the woman her ex-husband left her for-walks through the door of Miracle Books along with her son, a sweet, serious boy with a talent for origami. Though she loves to practice bibliotherapy by finding the perfect books for her customers while listening to their secrets, she also likes to bury her nose in the occasional local crime. But bookstore owner Nora Pennington has a tendency to land in a different kind of hot water. Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is famed for its healing springs. The New York Times bestselling author returns with a mystery with a touch of magical realism and a strong, female bookstore owner and bibliotherapist at its heart. |