Old Creole Days
George Cable
Maison d'édition: Pelican Publishing
Synopsis
These stories reflect the Creole way of life during the transitory post-Civil War period.
Maison d'édition: Pelican Publishing
These stories reflect the Creole way of life during the transitory post-Civil War period.
Humanity is on the clock. A highly stressed modern humanity has normalized the growing calamities around u. What other choice de we have? Normalization is the arrival point of helplessness. A faltering humanity, fully chained to its evolutionary past, cannot fins its failure. Human degradation stops...now.Voir livre
More than 2,400 years ago, Indian merchants traveling along the Silk Road introduced the world to an aromatic rice dish that would later become the Persian staple, pilaf. A couple of millennia down the line, the Mughals brought the dish back to the subcontinent and turned it into biryani. Meanwhile in the East, the Portuguese were busy inventing the evergreen Bengali icon, the rosogulla. Between biryani and rosogulla, is a fascinating story of how foreign foods came to conquer India.Voir livre
The tragedy of gun violence is depicted in annotated illustrations that illuminate a society gone hamn; from legendary hip-hop artist Chuck D (Public Enemy, Prophets of Rage, etc.)—Selected for the In the Margins Book Awards 2024 Nonfiction Recommendation List"With his latest work of graphic nonfiction, Chuck D uses his art and hip-hop rhymes to show how the US has been held hostage by gun violence and a growing sense of hopelessness . . . A focused, fresh, urgent text filled with pictures worth 1,000 words and rhymes worth thousands more." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewIN SUMMER OF HAMN, legendary hip-hop artist Chuck D takes on gun violence with rhythmic, inventive writing and passionately raw art. He has long spoken out against gun violence, including how it intersects with rap and hip-hop culture. Summer of Hamn is the bound journal Chuck D carried with him in the summer of 2022—a summer marked by a particularly high rate of gun death.In these pages, victims are memorialized, politicians are skewered, and vehement pleas to eradicate gun violence are made. Jaw-dropping statistics (40% of all personal guns in the world are owned by US citizens; there are 100 million more guns in the US than there are citizens) intersect with poetic reflections ("Another mall shooting seems normalized in Columbus / Raining outside in Ohio / Raining inside folks panic / Inside hearing shots bust"), all written in Chuck's hand over vibrant, utterly original, neoexpressionist ink and watercolor art.This book is the follow-up to STEWdio the debut trilogy on Chuck D's Enemy Books imprint, in which he invented a new medium—the "naphic grovel"—a bound journal brimming with his observations and reflections of current events in both art and prose. Summer of Hamn is the second release on the imprint.
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Knute Rockne (March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931) was an American football player and coach, both at the University of Notre Dame. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history. Rockne popularized the forward pass and made Notre Dame a major factor in collegiate football. This recording is a famous pre-game locker room pep talk he gave to his players. ©2014 Rick Sheridan (P)2014 Rick SheridanVoir livre
All forms of recreational digital consumption—whether on smartphones, tablets, game consoles, or TVs—have skyrocketed in the younger generations. From the age of two, children in the West clock up more than 2.5 hours of screen time a day; by the time they reach thirteen, it's more than seven hours a day. Added up over the first eighteen years of life, this is the equivalent of almost thirty school years, or fifteen years of full-time employment. Most media experts do not seem overly concerned about this situation: children are adaptable, they say, they are "digital natives," their brains have changed and screens make them smarter. But other specialists—including some pediatricians, psychiatrists, teachers, and speech therapists—dispute these claims, and many parents worry about the long-term consequences of their children's intensive exposure to screens. Michel Desmurget, a leading neuroscientist, has carefully weighed up the scientific evidence concerning the impact of the digital activities of our children and adolescents, and his assessment does not make for happy listening: he shows that these activities have significant detrimental consequences in terms of the health, behavior, and intellectual abilities of young people, and strongly affect their academic outcomes.Voir livre
Ready to serve enlightenment realness? From Drama to Dharma is the spiritual guide you never knew you needed – where ancient Buddhist wisdom meets modern queer culture in a fabulous explosion of insight, humor, and transformation. Forget dry, stuffy spiritual texts. This groundbreaking book interprets traditional Buddhist teachings through a queer lens, making timeless wisdom accessible and relevant for today's LGBTQ+ community and allies. With sass, style, and substance, author David Franklin Sparks breaks down complex Buddhist concepts using the language of drag culture, pop references, and authentic queer experiences. Inside, you'll discover: How to werk the Four Noble Truths like they're your spiritual runway Why karma is the ultimate "universe keeps receipts" moment Ancient wisdom from queer Buddhist teachers who lived their truth Practical meditation techniques that fit into your fierce, fabulous life How to transform personal struggles into spiritual strengths Whether you're a spiritual seeker looking to add some sparkle to your practice, or an LGBTQ+ person curious about Buddhist wisdom, this book offers a unique path to enlightenment that doesn't require checking your identity at the door. Get ready to slay your spiritual path while living your most authentic life. Because honey, enlightenment looks good on you!Voir livre