5/10/2023 0 Comments Newport digital minimalismThe Slow Media movement is still mostly European in the US, the response has proved more puritanical. Their suggestion: We can embrace the concept of “slow.” In an age in which the digital attention economy is shoveling more and more clickbait toward us and fragmenting our focus into emotionally charged shards, the right response is to become more mindful in our media consumption. Following the Slow Food movement - which promotes local food and cuisine as an alternative to fast food - the Slow Media Manifesto notes that the first decade of the 21st century “brought profound changes to the technological foundations of the media landscape.” The second decade, it proposes, should be dedicated to figuring out the “appropriate reaction.” In 2010, a trio of Germans with backgrounds in sociology, technology and market research posted a document titled “ Das Slow Media Manifest” (the English translation is “ The Slow Media Manifesto”). Are you ready to join the attention resistance? Stocksy Digital minimalist Cal Newport shows how you can turn off the information firehose and follow current events on your own terms.
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He Said, She Said is a fun and fresh novel from Kwame Alexander that throws these two high school seniors together when they unexpectedly end up leading the biggest social protest this side of the Mississippi-with a lot of help from Facebook and Twitter. Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honorwinni. She does not have a minute to waste on Mr. Here's what Claudia Clarke cares about: Harvard, the poor, the disenfranchised, the hungry, the staggering teen pregnancy rate, investigative journalism. Crossover Books In Order The Crossover (2014) Booked (2016) Becoming Ali Books In Order Becoming Muhammad Ali (2020) Novels He Said, She Said (2013) Solo. He Said, She Said is a fun and fresh novel from Kwame Alexander that throws these two high school seniors together when they unexpectedly end up leading the biggest social protest this side of the Mississippiwith a lot of help from Facebook and Twitter. He says: Omar "T-Diddy" Smalls has got it made-a full football ride to UMiami, hero-worship status at school, and pick of any girl at West Charleston High. Kwame Alexander He Said, She Said Audio CD Augby Kwame Alexander (Author) 68 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 5.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 17.99 39 Used from 4.00 26 New from 12.10 1 Collectible from 12.00 Paperback 10.99 54 Used from 1.49 26 New from 8. Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning author Kwame Alexander! He Said, She Said is perfect for fans of Walter Dean Myers and Rachel Vail alike. 5/10/2023 0 Comments Lost ocean bookThe smooth, untextured pages allows for beautiful blending or gradient techniques with coloured pencils, or are perfect for pens, allowing the nib to glide evenly over the surface without feathering. Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest fans and newcomers alike will delight in this creative journey into an inky new world.įor Lost Ocean Johanna picked a crisp ivory paper that accentuates and complements your chosen colour palette. With intricate pen and ink illustrations to complete, colour and embellish, readers will meet shoals of exotic fish, curious octopuses and delicately penned seahorses, visit coral reefs and barnacle-studded shipwrecks, and discover intricate shells and pirate treasure. With Lost Ocean, Johanna Basford invites colour-inners of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden within the depths of the sea. Also features a large double-sided pull-out poster to colour and keep. A beautiful new colouring book that takes you on a magical journey beneath the waves, from the creator of the worldwide bestsellers, Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest. 5/10/2023 0 Comments Maximum ride the final warningWhile staying with Anne, the Flock continues to try to track down their parents.Īnne enrolls them in a private school, where Max advises the others to act normal and to blend in. She is also startled to learn that Angel's dog Total can talk. Max is annoyed by Anne behaving like their mother and the younger kids' acceptance. With Fang released from the hospital, they go to Anne's luxurious farmhouse, where Anne treats them like her own. During the night, Max sees herself in a mirror as an Eraser and is frightened. Max refuses to go without Fang, and the Flock stays the night in his hospital room. Anne asks if the FBI can study the Flock in nonpainful and noninvasive ways, and she also offers her home as a place to stay. An agent named Anne Walker tells Max that they have been hearing rumors of a hidden lab ( the School) that has been producing various recombinant-DNA life-forms. FBI agents show up to question the Flock, but the Flock plays dumb, sticking to Max's cover story that they are adoptive siblings and the children of missionaries. Hospital staff immediately notice Fang's unique biology. The Flock has no choice but to go to a hospital. The Erasers are larger, heavier and slower fliers, and are easily defeated, but not before Ari badly wounds Fang. However, they find themselves pursued by winged Erasers. in hopes of uncovering information about their real parents. Following directly from the events of the first book, the Flock heads towards Washington D.C. Her sources include the Bible, poetry, Black church traditions which honor women/grandmothers, and others who contributed to her theological formation, growth, and transformation. Throughout the book, Pierce shares honest stories of faith, including those of legalism and patriarchy. This is what Pierce calls “grandmother’s theology,” originating from generational wisdom of the knowledge of God acquired through age and maturity (xvii). As a womanist theologian living in the tension between an inherited Christian faith tradition and the new lessons her faith teaches her, this book is her “attempt to retrieve the religious legacy she inherited and keep it alive for future generations” (xvi). Through rich storytelling, Pierce invites readers into an intimate consideration of the divine from a Black woman’s perspective. This narration of stories by Yolanda Pierce highlights a deep theological and missiological understanding of the (American) Black church as experienced by Black women. In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit. 5/9/2023 0 Comments We come apart sarah crossanIt took a little longer for me to warm up to Jess. I felt for Nicu and the difficult situation he found himself in, caught between his family’s expectations and wanting desperately to fit into his new home. The descriptions of prejudice against immigrants in England are sharp and raw and made me want to slap some people. I wanted to read this book after having read One by Sarah Crossan, a novel in verse about conjoined sisters, which I liked. But will they be able to save each other, let alone themselves?įor fans of Una LaMarche’s Like No Other, this illuminating story told in dual points of view through vibrant verse will stay with readers long after they’ve turned the last page. When Nicu and Jess meet, what starts out as friendship grows into romance as the two bond over their painful pasts and hopeful futures. Meanwhile, Jess’s home life is overshadowed by violence. Nicu has emigrated from Romania and is struggling to find his place in his new home. Published JAmazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads shares the story of the Bible from beginning to end as you've never read it before, retold with exciting detail and passionate energy. Includes biblical events viewed through the eyes of minor characters.Filled with carefully researched cultural and historical background.Starting with the renowned Book of the Dun Cow, Wangerins writing career has encompassed most every genre: fiction, essay, short story, childrens story, meditation, and biblical exposition. Follows the biblical story in chronological order Experience the Bible as a singular, powerful story and prepare to be swept away by. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality.Priests and kings, apostles and prophets, common folk and charismatic leaders-individual stories offer glimpses into an unfolding revelation that reaches across the centuries to touch us today. From Abraham wandering in the desert to Jesus teaching the multitudes on a Judean hillside, this award-winning bestseller follows the biblical story from start to finish. The Book of God reads like a novel, dramatizing the sweep of biblical events, bringing to life the men and women of this ancient book in vivid detail and dialogue. Zondervan Publishing Company, 27.99 (633pp) ISBN 978-5-5 ''This is not the Bible,'' Wangerin (The Book of the Dun. Experience the Bible as a singular, powerful story and prepare to be swept away by Scripture as never before Wangerin's "Bible storybook for adults" features brilliant settings, dramatized scenes, and added dialogue-all gleaned from extensive research. The Book of God: The Bible as a Novel Walter Wangerin, Jr. This time, Sally and her brother are stuck shoveling snow: "This was no time for play./ This was no time for fun./ This was no time for games./ There was work to be done." But-you guessed it-the laughing Hat Cat has other ideas, as he lets himself in to eat cake in their tub. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat is back, and, not surprisingly, is up to all sorts of mischief. 'The Cat in the Hat Comes Back' is a riotous, fun-filled follow-up to Dr. Featuring the Cat’s helpers Little Cat A, Little Cat B, and so on through the alphabet, and ending with a gigantic Voom. until the Cat in the Hat arrives to liven things up (to say the least!). Seuss.: It’s a snowy day and Dick and Sally are stuck shoveling. (goodreads review) The Cat in the Hat returns for more out-of-control fun in this wintry Beginner Book by Dr. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. #1 New York Times bestseller * 4 starred reviews * A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A Kirkus Best Book of the Year * A Booklist Editors' Choice * A Bustle Best YA Novel * A Paste Magazine Best YA Book * A Book Riot Best Queer Book * A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year * A BookPage Best YA Book of the Year About the Book In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.Īdam Silvera reminds us that there's no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. Sydney lives in New York with her husband, two children, her cat and a new addition to her family, her late mom’s dog.Īfter a bad break up, Jasmine travels to Seoul where she gets drunk at a nightclub and kisses a stranger. She also enjoys eating fresh popcorn, watching foreign films and reading a good suspenseful mystery. Sydney loves to hike, bike and play badminton when she isn’t writing. In my perspective, there are no limitations in love and relationships.” The author states, “the world I live in is diverse and inclusive and I would like that reflected in my writing. Her latest full-length romance novel "Summer & Joon" will be released on September 25, 2021. It was a 1st runner-up for a Swirl award in 2016. Her romantic- suspense novel “Brooklyn’s Song” was released in the fall of 2015. Sydney’s follow-up to “My Heart In Seoul,” “Meet Me Under The Lavender Sky” was released in the fall of 2014. She was a reporter for the independent press. While a freshman in college, her English professor encouraged her to pursue writing as a career. Sydney Arrison is an award-winning, multi-genre bestselling author. |