6/27/2023 0 Comments Political decay![]() We begin somewhere remote with primates and family hunter-gatherer groups. Volume two skids through the 19th century to the present, but to appreciate the astounding ambition of Fukuyama’s project one must reach back to volume one, The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution (2011). ![]() Now he has finally and triumphantly completed what must be his life’s work, telling the story of the evolution of the world’s political institutions in two fat volumes loaded up with wisdom and stuffed with facts. He supported Obama, and wrote eloquently of the failures in Congress organised by the latter’s enemies in the name of democracy. Later, after the Iraq invasion, he wrote an admirable short book trashing his ex-associates. ![]() Would we be happy as humans – or would we not enter some zone of deep, anti-climactic dissatisfaction? And would liberal democracy be superseded?įukuyama mistakenly endorsed the neocon imperial project. He wanted us to think of what we should do with ourselves now democracy was installed globally. ![]() But Fukuyama had something subtler to say. Many chose to interpret Fukuyama’s dense, aphorism-studded argument as an arrogant, misguided spelling out of the triumph of liberal capitalism. J ust after the end of the cold war, a young American-Japanese political scientist published an arresting essay entitled The End of History?, followed in 1992 by a book, The End of History and the Last Man. ![]()
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6/26/2023 0 Comments Happily ever after book kiera cass![]() ![]() This was a good novella that showed us a little more on the story through Maxon’s perspective. I’m doing a bit of a different format for this review because this was a book of short stories, so it wouldn’t make sense to do it this way opposed to doing it in my usual format. Introductions to each novella from Kiera Cass.Exclusive new scenes from The Selection, The Elite, and The One.The Favorite (in print for the first time).The Queen (in print for the first time).This series companion is a must-have for any Selection fan, and includes: This gorgeous collection features four novellas from the captivating world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series-two of which appear here in print for the first time-as well as exclusive, never-before-seen bonus content. See the Selection through the eyes of a guard who watched his first love drift away and a girl who fell for a boy who wasn’t the prince. Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl named Amberly before she became queen. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The foundation trilogy bbc radio![]() ![]() ![]() SECOND FOUNDATION follows the Seldon Plan after the First Empire's defeat and describes its greatest threat-a dangerous mutant strain gone wild, which produces a mind capable of bending men's wills, directing their thoughts, reshaping their desires, and destroying the universe. As the Old Empire crumbles into barbarism throughout the million worlds of the galaxy, Hari Seldon and his band of psychologists must create a new entity, the Foundation-dedicated to art, science, and technology-as the beginning of a new empire.įOUNDATION AND EMPIRE describes the mighty struggle for power amid the chaos of the stars in which man stands at the threshold of a new enlightened life which could easily be destroyed by the old forces of barbarism. deep purple the foundation trilogy bbc radiophonic workshop bbc radio 4. THIS IS THE BBC RADIO TRANSCRIPTSįOUNDATION begins a new chapter in the story of man's future. You can get the definitions of these foundation series related words by clicking. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Andersen's fairy tales book![]() ![]() That is how it had been made and how it cast itself, with the best and brightest of hopes, into life. From its mother, it had inherited its dazzlingly white body and an intuitive understanding of life but from its father, it had acquired the desire for the blazing fire that would eventually reach its very core and shine the light for it in life. The sheep-a pretty little sheep-was the candle’s mother, and the melting pot was its father. Indeed, it was destined to keep that promise and fulfill their expectations. ![]() It was formed in a way that made everyone who laid eyes on it believe that it must promise a bright and glorious future. This was the tallow candle’s cradle, and out of the warm cradle slipped the candle-perfectly shaped, all of a piece, shiny white and slender. There was sputtering and sizzling as the flames played under the pan. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The clayborne brides![]() ![]() ![]() However, soon he realizes that Isabel's isolation has placed her and now her baby in real danger. ![]() But there's more to the situation, Isabel is going into labor, and Douglas has to take charge of that situation immediately. In this 150 page book, Douglas Clayborne finds happiness, but not before he encounters danger and lots of frustration.ĭouglas goes to meet a man about a horse and instead finds his widow Isabel Grant at the other end of a shotgun believing that he is a hired goon sent by the wealthy man who killed her husband and keeping her from going into town. They eventually settled on a piece of land they named Rosehill, deep in the heart of Montana Territory." One White Rose is the second novel of "The Clayborne Brides" trilogy, part of the Rosehill series than began with Julie Garwood's novel For the Roses. When they found an abandoned baby girl in their alley, they vowed to make a better life for her and headed west. Runaway slave Adam, pickpocket Douglas, gunslinger Cole, and con man Travis survived by protecting one another from the older gangs roaming the city. They met when they were boys living on the streets in New York City. ![]() They were the Clayborne brothers, and they were held together by bonds far stronger than blood. "Long ago there lived a remarkable family. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The writing does not suffer from Grant’s apparent haste. However, nearing the end of his life, and with his family’s financial security in doubt, Grant put forth a tremendous effort to tell the story of his military service. Grant had resolved not to write his memoirs. Moreover, Grant’s prose is clear and evocative, proving him to be a great writer,and the author of one of the finest examples of the military memoir. Most famous as a general, Grant’s life spans an important part of U.S. history, we should take time to reconsider one of the war’s most important figures, Ulysses S. As we look back on that momentous event in U.S. April 2015 marks the sesquicentennial of the end of the U.S. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Mcraven book make your bed![]() Many of these strategies resulted from his experiences as a SEAL-in-training and a Navy officer. He found strategies along the way that helped him through the difficult times. McRaven, a retired Navy SEAL with 37 years of experience, faced many challenges during his career. You have to be strong and disciplined to make it through the rigors of training and war. Military life is often exhausting, terrifying, and emotionally challenging. Keep reading to learn more about Admiral McRaven’s 10 lessons. In Make Your Bed by Admiral McRaven, there are 10 lessons to you and expands on the experiences that formed them. In 2014, McRaven organized his strategies into 10 life lessons for his commencement address at the University of Texas at Austin. ĭo you want to learn about Admiral McRaven and the 10 lessons from Make Your Bed? How can you apply these Navy SEAL lessons to your own life? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. ![]() ![]() This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Make Your Bed" by William H. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Where an item is 'Back in stock soon', we'll aim to receive more stock within a week and will dispatch any orders once the shipment has arrived.We will aim to dispatch pre-orders so that you receive them on the release date.Orders sent via the Express Delivery service will be dispatched the same day if ordered by 2pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).Orders sent via Royal Mail 48® are usually received within two to five working days, including Saturdays.If the items are in stock, we’ll aim to dispatch them within 24 hours of your order being placed. ![]() When it comes to portable turntables, the Anthology may be Crosley’s best piece of work yet. Other features include pitch adjustment knob, RCA output so you can hook up to external speakers and a Bluetooth receiver so you can stream your digital music on your phone through the Anthology’s speakers. Tohelp improve sound quality, the tonearm is equipped with a moving magnet cartridge and functional counterweight. This three speed turntable plays 33 1/3,45 and 78RPMvinyl records and includes a built-in 45 adapter to easily transition from small hole LP albums tolarge-hole singles/45s. Crosley took their most popular suitcase turntable, The Cruiser, and gave it a bigger footprint with larger built-in speakers and upgraded components for a better vinyl listening experience. The Anthology Record Player is just an excerpt from Crosley’s impressive collection of record players. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments George written by alex gino![]() ![]() But when she auditions for the part, her teacher thinks that she is joking. When her class decides to put on play for Charlotte’s Web, George really, really wants to be Charlotte, the brave, kind heroine of the story. The boys in the class laugh and say that she is not a “real” boy. She cries at the end when Charlotte dies. George’s class is reading Charlotte’s Web. When she looks in the mirror, she calls herself Melissa. She keeps magazines for teenage girls hidden in her room, and imagines that she is there with other girls in the pictures. She wants to be called a she and she wants to wear skirts and make-up. Marshmallow’s Summary (with spoilers): George is seen by everyone around her as a boy but she feels like she is a girl. Marshmallow’s Quick Take: If you like books about finding one’s identity, then this might be the book for you. The novel has won several awards and was both highly praised and significantly criticized for various reasons. about a transgender child and her struggle to be accepted as who she is. This week Marshmallow reviews a book by Alex Gino, George. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments God Save the King by Laura Purcell![]() On December 8, 1966, he was elected to the 30th seat of the Académie française, succeeding Georges Duhamel. ![]() In 1948 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Les grandes familles. He is the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessel, with whom he wrote the Chant des Partisans, which, with music composed by Anna Marly, was used as an anthem by the French Resistance during the Second World War. Source: Wi Maurice Druon was born in Paris. He was Minister of Cultural Affairs in 19 in Pierre Messmer's cabinet, and a deputy of Paris from 1978 to 1981. While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, he is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1950s under the title Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings). ![]() ![]() ![]() |