![]() ![]() ![]() The spectacle of Roosevelt defending himself in a lawsuit captured the imagination of the nation, and more than fifty newspapers sent reporters to cover the trial. The furious Barnes responded by suing Roosevelt for an enormous sum that could have financially devastated him. Roosevelt, the boisterous and mostly beloved legendary American hero, had accused his former friend and ally, now turned rival, William Barnes of political corruption. ![]() ?No more dramatic courtroom scene has ever been enacted,? reported the Syracuse Herald on as it covered ?the greatest libel suit in history,? a battle fought between former President Theodore Roosevelt and the leader of the Republican party. A Reputation at Stake.ĪBC News legal correspondent and host of LIVE PD Dan Abrams reveals the story of Teddy Roosevelt's last stand?an epic courtroom battle against corruption?in this thrilling follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Lincoln's Last Trial. ?Gripping.? Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense is a must-read.?NPRĪ President on Trial. Look for Dan Abrams and David Fisher's new book, Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby.Ī Mental Floss Book to Read in Summer 2019 ![]()
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![]() Illustrated with 165 photographs from family archives, many of which have never been published, it is an unforgettable portrait of Katharine Hepburn as we have not seen her before. She talks about the ups and downs of her career, her long friendship with Spencer Tracy, and of course, her close collaborations with several of the leading actors, directors, and producers of the past half century. With characteristic gusto and candor, Katharine Hepburn reflects on the events, people, and places that have shaped her life-her childhood and family, her early days in New York, and her experiences with political activism. ![]() Now Miss Hepburn breaks her long-kept silence in this absorbing and provocative memoir. Yet her private life has been obscured by mystery. The woman in the book is cocky, fearless, smart, capable, and human, on screen and off.”-Anna Quindlen, The New York TimesĪdmired and beloved by movie audiences for more than sixty years, four-time Academy Award winner Katharine Hepburn is an American classic and an extraordinary, enduring presence on the international cultural scene. ‘I’m not going to hide behind you anymore,’ she says. ‘Who are you anyway? You're not me.’ Sure she is. ![]() “In her book about her life, Miss Hepburn insists that that woman in the movies was not her at all. A NEW YORK TIMES Notable Book of the Year ![]() ![]() Reflecting on the relation between interpretation, truth, and the meaning given to past reality, the present article reads the fragments of representations of the past as «narrative substances» and examines the choice and arrangement of these fragments in the two novels. The analysis of the narrative strategies the two authors share to expose patterns of socially and ideologically constructed representation of the historical «other» draws on some of the main ideas and concepts developed by Frank Ankers-mit, one of the leading figures in contemporary historiography. ![]() Coetzee's Dusklands (1974) and Caryl Phillips's Higher Ground (1989). ![]() This study is an attempt to cross the boundaries between academic disciplines and provide a new perspective for the interpretation of the past in J. ![]() ![]() Taylor, and will soon get to read All the Days Past, All the Days to Come for the very first time.*** ***As part of our 2020 reading challenges, my mom and I are revisiting the old works of her favorite YA author, Mildred D. Her collective contributions to children's literature resulted in her being awarded the inaugural NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2003. ![]() Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the middle book, chronologically, in the Logans series that also includes titles such as The Land, Song of the Trees, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, and The Road to Memphis. Taylor's most famous book is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. " Taylor has talked about how much history was in the stories some stories took place during times of slavery and some post-slavery. She has stated that these anecdotes became very clear in her mind, and in fact, once she realized that adults talked about the past, "I began to visualize all the family who had once known the land, and I felt as if I knew them, too. ![]() Many of her works are based on stories of her family that she heard while growing up. ![]() She now lives in Colorado with her daughter. Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, but lived there only a short amount of time, then moved to Toledo, Ohio, where she spent most of her childhood. Mildred DeLois Taylor is an African-American writer known for her works exploring the struggle faced by African-American families in the Deep South. ![]() ![]() Tom Bombadil is so insignificant to the overall plot that has hasn’t made it into any adaptation yet, though since the character is ageless, both he and Glorfindel could turn up in The Rings of Power, which should make their fans happy. Two major incidents from the books were left out all together the hobbits’ adventures with Tom Bombadil early on, and the ‘Scouring of the Shire’, a chapter right at the end in which the hobbits get home to discover Saruman has taken over and industrialised the Shire.Īgain, both of these were sensible changes. Nice as Háma is, the audience aren’t too desperately attached to him so Haldir’s death helps to bring some more gravitas to that battle. Glorfindel never appears again, whereas Arwen is Aragorn’s love interest, and without Haldir’s death, the only named character lost at Helm’s Deep would be Théoden’s door guard Háma. ![]() ![]() In another distinct departure, a group of Elves led by Haldir turn up to fight alongside the Rohirrim at the Battle of Helm’s Deep, and Haldir is then killed off.īoth of these are sensible and effective changes. For example, instead of an Elf called Glorfindel, it is Arwen who rescues Frodo from the Black Riders on the way to Rivendell. ![]() There are some obvious major changes from the books that Tolkien fans have been talking about since the movies came out over 20 years ago. Left Out: Glorfindel, Tom Bombadil, the Scouring of the Shire ![]() ![]() ![]() Recently, in “The Swerve,” Stephen Greenblatt presented the rediscovery of Lucretius’ poem in 1417 as the beginning of modernity. Lucretius was not without his contradictions (his poem begins with a hymn to Venus, although one of his central arguments is that the gods are indifferent to human life), but his great work, after being lost for centuries and rediscovered in the Renaissance, provided inspiration for Machiavelli (who laboriously copied the whole text, line by line), Montaigne and Galileo. “Happy is he who has discovered the causes of things and has cast beneath his feet all fears, unavoidable fate, and the din of the devouring Underworld,” wrote Virgil, praising Lucretius by echoing him. ![]() We should delight in the extraordinary fecundity of nature, savor simple pleasures and look forward without fear to our inevitable end. Big History tells the story of the universe from the big bang to the first signs of life to today’s complex societies. Above all, he wanted to rescue his readers from a superstitious fear of the gods and of the afterlife: We are mortal, he insisted, and our only purpose in life is to enjoy ourselves. ![]() Two millennia ago, Lucretius wrote a vast poem called “On the Nature of Things.” His goal was to explain the workings of the universe and the history of human beings. In Origin Story, Christian takes readers on a wild ride through the entire 13.8 billion years weve come to know as 'history. ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘The most down-to-earth book about superheroes I’ve ever read’ Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best ‘Uproariously funny!’ Sophie Gonzales, author of Only Mostly Devastated Will it all come together in the end or will it all go down in flames? Which is a lot to handle when Nick really just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic. Long-held secrets and neglected truths are surfacing that challenge everything Nick knows about justice, family, and being extraordinary. When new Extraordinaries begin arriving in Nova City – siblings who can manipulate smoke and ice, a mysterious hero who can move objects with their mind, and a drag queen superhero with the best name and the most-sequined costume anyone has ever had – it’s up to Nick and his friends Seth, Gibby, and Jazz to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous.Īnd new Extraordinaries aren’t the only things coming to light. But having a superhero boyfriend isn’t everything Nick thought it would be – he’s still struggling to make peace with his own lack of extraordinary powers. Now instead of just writing stories about him, Nick actually gets to kiss him. ![]() Through bravery, charm, and an alarming amount of enthusiasm, Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams. ![]() The explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune. ![]() ![]() ![]() At times, indeed very often, this may be only a fancy especially with persons of a lively imagination or who are afflicted with melancholy to any marked extent. He does this by means of words addressed to the soul in many different ways sometimes they appear to come from without at other timesįrom the inner depths of the soul or again, from its superior part while other speeches are so exterior as to be heard by the ears like a real voice.Ģ. GOD arouses the soul in another manner which, though in some ways apparently a greater favour than the above mentioned, yet may prove more dangerous, therefore I will give some particulars about it. First sign of genuine interior locutions. A confessor should be consulted about locutions. The devil suggests doubts about true locutions. Effect of the words: 'Be not troubled.' 8. Locutions frequently occur during prayer. GIVES SIGNS TO SHOW HOW TO DISCOVER WHETHER THIS FAVOUR IS A DECEPTION OR NOT: THIS IS VERY NOTEWORTHY.ġ. HOW WE SHOULD BEHAVE IN SUCH A CASE, IN WHICH WE MUST NOT FOLLOW OUR OWN OPINION. ![]() TREATS OF THE SAME SUBJECT AND OF THE WAY GOD IS SOMETIMES PLEASED TO SPEAK TO THE SOUL. Sacred Texts Christianity Index Previous Next ![]() The Interior Castle: The Sixth Mansions: Chapter III. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having served as a high Roman official with command of an army, Arrian had a unique perspective on Alexander, imbued with a level of understanding that only firsthand military experience can provide. Drawing on Ptolemy’s memoirs and other sources that have not survived antiquity, Arrian’s portrait of Alexander is unmatched for its accuracy and immediacy. Arrian’s history of those conquests, the most reliable and detailed account to emerge from the ancient world, is a work that will fascinate readers interested in classical studies, the history of warfare, and the origins of East-West tensions that still simmer today in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander the Great conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. ![]() ![]() ![]() He claimed to have drifted from Mexico, a journey of some seven thousand miles.Ī “gripping saga,” ( Daily Mail), 438 Days is the first-ever account of one of the most amazing survival stories in modern times. He could barely speak and was unable to walk. As gale force winds and ten-foot waves pummeled their small, open boat from all sides and nearly capsized them, captain Salvador Alvarenga and his crewmate cut away a two-mile-long fishing line and began a desperate dash through crashing waves as they sought the safety of port.įourteen months later, on January 30, 2014, Alvarenga, now a hairy, wild-bearded and half-mad castaway, washed ashore on a nearly deserted island on the far side of the Pacific. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing eighty miles offshore. ![]() ![]() On November 17, 2012, two men left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. ![]() Declared “the best survival book in a decade” by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean. ![]() |