Rather, The Color of Law incontrovertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation-the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments-that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation-that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies.
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A few days later when Amanda comes home from Laura’s school after getting to know that Laura had dropped out several months earlier, she is shocked. At dinner Amanda tells her daughter, Laura, to stay polite and pretty for her gentlemen callers even though she never had any callers and never expected one.Īmanda then proceeds to tell Laura to practice her shorthand and typing. Looking at her daughter’s youth, Amanda becomes obsessed with the idea of finding a gentleman for her. Now her main anxiety is her daughter, Laura, who is crippled and naturally shy, does not seem to win any gentleman’s attention. Despite seemingly being a budding poet, Tom Wingfield does not find enough time due to his constant worry of everyday preoccupations and penchant for movies that he watches all night. This future worry and not-so-bright prospectus of her son, who is working in a warehouse, has become another constant worry for her. She recalls her glory days when the boys used to chase her due to her beautiful looks and outgoing personality. The play shows Amanda Wingfield living in a middle-class apartment in St. The cast shows Laura and Amanda, both daughter and mother, conversing with their only male member in St. Amanda is a single mother, whose husband had forsaken the family years back in the past before the play begins. The play starts with Tom Wingfield, Amanda Wingfield’s son recalling his life. If you haven’t heard the story of convicted fraudster Anna Delvey (more notably known as the ‘Soho grifter’), you’re in for a treat. Desperate for answers, Andy embarks on a dangerous journey across America, drawing her towards the dark, hidden heart of her family. In a sleepy Georgia town, a random act of violence sets off an unexpected chain of events for 30-year-old Andy Oliver and her mother Laura. It was great, no? So it goes without saying her next show, Pieces Of Her, is an unmissable piece of content you need in your life. The last time we saw Toni Collete grace our screens in a Netflix series was when Unbelievable dropped and we all lost our collective marbles. In this novel, the legend of King Arthur is for the first time told through the lives, the visions, and the perceptions of the women central to it. The struggle between Christianity and the religion of Avalon is a central part of the story, and Arthur’s loyalty to and betrayal of Avalon another part. The story is told by each, as they saw it happen. The Mists of Avalon is a twist on the Arthurian tales as told by the four women instrumental to the story: Gwenhwyfar, his wife Igraine, his mother Viviane, the Lady of the Lake, High Priestess of Avalon and his sister and lover, heiress to Avalon, Morgaine. This novel explains the reasoning and decisions that Arthur made from the women’s perspective. The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley, is not only an example of a Medieval Romance, but also tells the story of the women who stood behind King Arthur during his infamous reign in the Middle Ages. Neuroscientist and author Patrick House describes complex concepts in accessible terms, weaving brain science, technology, gaming, analogy, and philosophy into a tapestry that illuminates how the brain works and what enables consciousness. Consciousness has eluded explanation.\nNineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness offers a brilliant overview of the state of modern consciousness research in twenty brief, revealing chapters. He lives in Los Angeles, California.\nA concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.\nDespite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. in neuroscience from Stanford University. He writes about science, technology and culture for The New and Slate. His scientific research focuses on the neuroscience of free will and how mind-control parasites alter their host’s behavior. About the Author\nPATRICK HOUSE is a neuroscientist and writer. Right now, I write for all three Love Inspired lines, Romance, Suspense and Historical. There is a longer, more detailed bio on my website so there's no need for me to repeat all that here. See this thread for more information.Īlthough I have been a published author since the mid 1980s, I have been writing women's Christian fiction almost exclusively since 1999. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. If I try to do much more I won't have time to write Valerie Hansen is the pen name of Valerie Whisenand. You'll find me on the LI Historical blog as well as other LI features. I'm delighted to have been included that broadly and besides, it keeps me so busy that I stay out of trouble. Although I have been a published author since the mid 1980s, I have been writing women's Christian fiction almost exclusively since 1999. Valerie Hansen is the pen name of Valerie Whisenand. In her reader’s note at the beginning of the copy I received, she says that the stories from her childhood were inspired by Western and Eurocentric mythology, but although she deeply appreciates and cherishes those stories, that kept her from exploring and expressing her own heritage. Tahereh Mafi comes into her own storytelling But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom-and the world. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. Homily is most anxious that Arrietty understands the family tradition of Borrowing and wants her to accompany Pod on his expeditions so that she can fully grasp how Borrowing is done and can continue it into the next generation. This strict adherence to class amongst the Borrowers reflects the obsession with class and knowing one's place that permeated British society at the time Mary Norton wrote the book. Homily's need to acquire more upscale items for her home is also part of her picture of herself as being of a higher class than those without fancy decorations. She is also very concerned about the possibility of having to leave the big country house and emigrate to the badger set like her extended family have done she looks down on that side of the family and does not want to live alongside them. Homily is determined to be seen to have done better in life than any other Borrower family it is not necessary for her to have actually done better, just to give the appearance of having done so. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The stories are imagined but one day the building will be finished and people will move in and make their lives within. People have already described the novel as a “climate change” story, but at what point do we stop pretending that “climate change” is an object, a thing, separate from our current world? Yes, the book is fiction, but reading about the urban hellscape within is more akin to imagining the lives that people may one day lead in a building that is currently in construction. That the events taking place in the book could in fact, transpire, is one of the things that make it such a compelling read. “The stories always kind of take a fabulous turn where things happen that really can't happen, but the novel is speculative,” Cook explains, “So I really wanted it to be something that though unlikely or maybe feeling absurd at times, it definitely could happen, transpire.” She quickly realized that although it had a similar theme to the stories she was working on, it was meant to be part of something bigger. It was while writing those short stories that the idea for The New Wilderness came to her. Nature, also mined the juxtaposition of our “civilized” world with our own animalistic human instincts. Cook’s previous book of short stories, 2015’s Man v. It’s hard not to read into how being surrounded by this stark contrast landscape influenced her. Yet with blood and iron, guile and gold, all invaders had been turned back. Rome’s boundaries had been tested countless times by Celt and German, Persian and Scythian. Our Roman Empire endured as it had endured for a thousand years, extending from the cold moors of Britannia to the blistering sands of Arabia, and from the headwaters of the Euphrates River to the Atlantic surf of North Africa. Three hundred and seventy-six years after the birth of Our Savior, the world was still one. Onegesh: A Roman-born lieutenant of Attila Theodosius II: Emperor of the Eastern Roman EmpireĪnianus: Bishop and (when it suits him) hermitĮdeco: Uncle of Skilla and warlord of AttilaĮudoxius: A Greek doctor who is an envoy of Attila Valentinian III: Emperor of the Western Roman Empire Jonas Alabanda: A young Roman envoy and scribe They gave me a children’s book recounting the Battle of Chalons and sparked a lifelong curiosity. To my mother, and in memory of my father. |