![]() What they didn't know then was that they were starting a cultural revolution that would affect all American kids. They were conducting an experiment to see if television could be used to better prepare disadvantaged preschoolers for kindergarten. ![]() ![]() In 1970, on a soundstage on Manhattan's Upper West Side, a group of men, women, and Muppets of various ages and colors worked doggedly to finish the first season of a children's TV program that was not yet assured a second season: Sesame Street. One of the "Best Books" of the year from The Smithsonian, The Washington Independent Review, and more!įrom bestselling writer David Kamp, the "fun, fascinating, and surprisingly touching," ( People) behind-the-scenes story of the cultural heroes who created the beloved children's TV programs Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Free to Be.You and Me, and Schoolhouse Rock!-which transformed American childhood for the better, teaching kids about diversity, the ABCs, and feminism through a fun, funky 1970s lens. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Against this grim appraisal, Foster insisted on the political importance of such postmodernists as Hans Haacke and Barbara Kruger, who enacted a form of subversion more subtle and effective than the “abstract and anarchistic” avant garde. In their place, a financialised society had filled the galleries with glorified consumer products: kitschy, toothless and historically amnesiac. Avant garde experiments that mounted a frontal attack on bourgeois culture, such as dada and surrealism, were passé. Amid the new regime of union-busting deregulation instituted by Thatcher and Reagan, the assumption in Foster’s Marxist academic milieu was that contemporary art had shed its radical convictions. D uring the mid-1980s, when Hal Foster established himself as one of the leading art critics in the anglophone world, many were flummoxed by his optimism. ![]() ![]() ![]() He moved to the United States as a teenager. Will she survive the hardships of the long journey and the various dangers along the way? Based on the author's own childhood memories and filled with adventure and suspense, Lassie Come-Home - Eric Knight's best-loved novel and a huge best-seller, famously adapted into a 1943 Hollywood movie - is a timeless classic and one of the greatest dog stories ever written.Ĭontributor Bio(s): Knight, Eric: - Eric Knight was born in 1897 in Yorkshire, England, the countryside that was the background for Lassie Come-Home. ![]() ![]() Undeterred by the distance and driven by instinctive love, Lassie escapes from her new owners and embarks on an epic journey to be reunited with her young master Joe. But when the family falls on hard times, Sam is forced to sell his dog to the Duke of Rudling, who takes her hundreds of miles away to his estate in Scotland. Everyone in the Yorkshire town of Greenall Bridge knows Lassie, the prize collie of miner Sam Carraclough and his son Joe. Presented here with illustrations by Gary Blythe and an extra section for young readers. Lassie Come-Home is one of the best-loved dog stories in the world. Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories Contributor(s): Knight, Eric (Author), Blythe, Gary (Illustrator)īinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I have a hard time categorizing this as a 'philosophy' book, mainly because a lot of the theories and points brought up in it feel ripped and repurposed. With sections like Real Interviews With Men About Whether Or Not It Was A Date Good Flirts That Work Bad Flirts That Do Not Work and Definitive Proof That Tom Hanks Is The Villain Of You've Got Mail, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a one stop shop for dating advice when you love men but don't like them. How to Date Men When You Hate Men, billed by Roberson as a 'comedy philosophy book', oddly toes various lines between being a self-help manifesto, a memoir, and a piece of comedic commentary. And really, was that date even a date in the first place? ![]() She collects her crushes like ill cared-for pets, skewers her own suspect decisions, and assures readers that any date you can mess up, she can top tenfold. From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society.īlythe Roberson's sharp observational humor is met by her open-hearted willingness to revel in the ugliest warts and shimmering highs of choosing to live our lives amongst other humans. ![]() ![]() ![]() In October 2011, Brosh made a blog post entitled "Adventures in Depression" in which she revealed that she had severe depression. In 2010, she said of her career as a writer, “With my crippling ADHD and impulsive decisions this is a perfect job for me. When the blog was fully active, Brosh would upload a new entry every few weeks. She uses the Paintbrush software to draw the comic. Two books based on the blog have made New York Times Bestseller lists, and the blog and books have received praise, particularly for their depiction of depression.īrosh started Hyperbole and a Half in 2009 to avoid studying for her college physics final exam. There were some later updates in 20, and as of 2021 the blog is inactive. ![]() The blog principally ran from 2009 to 2011. Hyperbole and a Half draws inspiration from " rage comics," with shared diction and simple, almost rudimentary art. The illustrations are drawn in Paintbrush and use an exaggeratedly simple drawing style as an artistic device. Started in 2009, Brosh mixes text and illustrations in each post to tell stories from her childhood, general thoughts, and the challenges she has faced, particularly with mental health. Hyperbole and a Half is a webcomic and blog written and illustrated by Allie Brosh. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Those in cows and termites digest the plants they eat. The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. Yong, whose humor is as evident as his erudition, prompts us to look at ourselves and our animal companions in a new light-less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are. In this astonishing book, Ed Yong takes us on a grand tour through our microbial partners, and introduces us to the scientists on the front lines of discovery. Many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us-the microbiome-build our bodies, protect our health, shape our identities, and grant us incredible abilities. Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. ![]() The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.īut perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The body ![]() ![]() ![]() With that magic and the skills she’s learned, Ari has every intention of destroying all the Dragons-until the Dragon Cvareh Xin ’Ryu Soh drops at her feet and offers her a boon if she’ll take him to the Alchemists’ Guild, where he hopes to help the Fenthri liberation cause, for reasons that remain opaque. Ari is a chimera, a Fenthri who has absorbed body parts and blood of Dragons and become imbued with Dragon magic. ![]() Ari is old enough to remember a time when the Fenthri were free and able to choose their own paths, and she aches to toss the hated Dragons out of Fenthri lands. Her people, the Fenthri, have been subjugated by the magic users called the Dragons, who live above the surface of the world of Loom on the floating Isles of Nova. Arianna is a young woman out for vengeance. Kova (the Air Awakens series) crafts a fascinating divided world and a more threadbare plot for her Loom epic fantasy series launch. ![]() ![]() But as she's learning, everyone has secrets-even her best friends. What happened on the mountain? And where are Kat and Jesse? Claire knows the answers are buried somewhere in her memory. And now Kat and Jesse-her best friends-are missing. ![]() She remembers Friday night, but after that. Now everyone wants answers-most of all, Claire. But it's clear something terrible happened when Claire wakes up alone and bloodied on a hiking trail with no memory of the past forty-eight hours. T TRIP - WHAT COULD GO WRONG? It was supposed to be the perfect prom weekend getaway. THREE BEST FRIENDS, A LAKE HOUSE, A SECRE. "A bold and expertly plotted page-turner." -Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie From the author of The Cheerleaders, comes a thriller about best friends on a weekend getaway that goes horribly, dangerously wrong. (Trade Paperback / Paperback, International edition) ![]() ![]() ![]() What are some humorous and satiric ways in which Bellamy makes his points? His use of metaphor? (image of coach with passengers riding on top, 11-12, change of seasons between two worlds) What are some ways the frame of Looking Backward is effective? Why does the author make a point of the exactness of his dates? To what earlier plots do you think this utopia may be indebted? (e. What events might have been on Bellamy's mind during 1886-87, and how might his tale be a response? (Haymarket Riots of 1886, rise of major unregulated trusts) ![]() |