![]() ![]() ![]() The authors have played critical roles in the modern rediscovery of entheogens, and The Road to Eleusis presents an authoritative exposition of their views. Although controversial when first published in 1978, the book’s hypothesis has become more widely accepted in recent years, as knowledge of ethnobotany has deepened. The authors then expand the discussion to show that natural psychedelic agents have been used in spiritual rituals across history and cultures. In this groundbreaking work, three experts-a mycologist, a chemist, and a historian-argue persuasively that the sacred potion given to participants in the course of the ritual contained a psychoactive entheogen. ![]() The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys. Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions ".one of the two best kept secrets in history, and this book is the most successful attempt I know to unlock it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Louise Erdrich (Ojibwe), The Round House (2012). Indigenous peoples were here before the founding of the United States, and we have a responsibility to include their voices and stories in our classrooms.įor teachers who have the willingness and ability to either change the primary indigenous text or add a second one, might I suggest including one of the following seven books for readers in the upper grades. It also shows students that Native peoples still exist, and it infuses much-needed cultural diversity into often Euro-American-centric book lists. Teaching indigenous texts is one tiny step toward correcting the historical inaccuracies about Native peoples that are built into the standard American K-12 curriculum. But it was written in 1986, and other authors have written equally powerful stories in the last 29 years. Of course, Silko’s lyrical prose and spiritual narrative deserve to be taught Ceremony became canonical over time for good reason. If high school students are introduced to Native writers at all, it is usually through Leslie Marmon Silko’s (Laguna Pueblo) Ceremony (1986), a now-classic story about a troubled Native American man who returns from serving in a war to rediscover his identity and to heal his body and spirit. ![]() ![]() Only magic isn’t free, and dark forces are coming to collect. And, warning or not, she has no intention of letting this lucrative new business go. What do ghosts know of having sleep for dinner? But when her next summoning accidentally raises someone from the dead, Katrell realizes that a live body is worth a lot more than a dead apparition. Katrell is willing to call the ghosts on their bluff she has no choice. And it comes with a warning: Stop, or there will be consequences. Money’s still tight, and to complicate things, Katrell has started to draw attention. ![]() She’s been able to support her unemployed mother – and Mom’s deadbeat-boyfriend-of-the-week – so far, but it isn’t enough. For fans of Lovecraft Country and Candyman comes a witchy story full of Black girl magic as one girl’s dark ability to summon the dead offers her a chance at a new life, while revealing to her an even darker future. ![]() ![]() ![]() "I Am Scout" is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. Anyone who has enjoyed "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Go Set a Watchman "will appreciate this glimpse into the life of its fascinating author, which includes photographs of Harper Lee, her family, and the film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" starring Gregory Peck. I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee by Charles J. What emerges in this riveting portrait is the story of an unconventional, high-spirited woman who drew on her love of writing and her Southern home to create a book that continues to speak to new generations of readers. The Online Museum Store of the Alabama Department of Archives & History. Shields is the author of the "New York Times" bestselling biography "Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee," which he has adapted here for younger readers. I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee by Shields, Charles J. Lee's life is as rich as her fiction, from her girlhood as a rebellious tomboy to her days at the University of Alabama and early years as a struggling writer in New York City.Ĭharles J. Yet onetime author Harper Lee is a mysterious figure who leads a very private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, refusing to give interviews or talk about the novel that made her a household name. Shields is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, which he has adapted here for younger readers. ![]() It's also a perennial favorite in highschool English classrooms across the nation. "To Kill a Mockingbird "is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry was published that year and went on to win numerous awards, including the 1977 Newbery Award, bestowed by the Association for Library Service for Children/American Library Association in recognition of “the most distinguished contribution to American Literature for Children.” It was also recognized with the Coretta Scott King Award, which celebrates “books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.” In 2003 Mildred D. Over Cassie’s shoulders, readers have had the privilege of peeking into the lives of the generations of people and stories that are so compelling that readers have remained enthralled with the saga since 1976. ![]() Through the pages of this remarkable series, narrated by the inimitable Cassie, readers have gotten to know these children, their parents, their grandparents and other extended family, and the communities that they belong to. ![]() ![]() Generations of American schoolchildren have grown up with Cassie Logan and her brothers, Stacey, Christopher-John, and Clayton-Chester, otherwise known as Little Man. Taylor at the University of Oklahoma, Octo/ Photo by Robert Taylor ![]() ![]() Indecent, which first premiered in 2015 at Yale Repertory, is a metatheatrical reworking of Sholem Asch's 1906 play God of Vengeance - a controversial yet critical part of the Yiddish theatrical canon - that received acclaim both internationally and its first American run in Greenwich Village, finally making it to Broadway’s Apollo Theater in 1923. It’s a fitting quote, because Indecent, written by Vogel and co-created with director Rebecca Taichman, is a play about restless ghosts of the theater-past, ghosts which spoke to Vogel across generations, and which she is in a unique position of vindicating in this engaging, heartfelt work. “You feel the ghosts in a really great way,” she remarked, “and they’re the kind of ghosts that are saying, ‘Welcome home.’” In advance of the April 18 premiere of Indecent at Broadway’s Cort Theater, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel spoke to the New York Times about her long-overdue debut on the Great White Way. ![]() ![]() Whether you're sniffing around for a casual work-updo, a prom formal, or just everyday fun, this book is highly recommended. Theres also a section on using hair sticks. ![]() ![]() Covered are various forms of twists and braids, cornrows, herringbones, ropes, rolls, and buns. The first chapter has Serena and her beau heading back to college after visiting his parents for the first time. There are styles to suit medium-lengths and then much longer. French Braid by Anne Tyler is an unusual story. With a visually pleasing layout, excellent instructions and clear photos are provided for about thirty-two hairstyles, some simple and some complicated. I envy the ability to do the upside-down french braid.directions are clear but this is just something that will take a mountain of practice to eventually turn out right. If you have issues with french-braiding, it's made more clear cut on doing it yourself here. Book Review: French Braid by Anne Tyler / Theresa Smith Writes About the Book: The major new novel from the beloved prize-winning author a brilliantly perceptive, painfully true, and funny journey deep into one family’s foibles, from the 1950s right up to the changed world of today. It's divided into two sections, one for those already experienced with hair styles, and one for beginners. ![]() The only real "hair style" book I'd actually recommend for longer hair, this book shows an array of creative styles while making other classics easier than ever. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joe #21, titled Silent Interlude, came out in March 1984, written by Larry Hama it is a landmark issue in the comic industry and has been well documented on its creation. Joe #21 2nd Printing has been so elusive: ![]() This Holy Grail hunt has been happening for 36 years.Ī brief history on why the G.I. Joe comics, those phrases have all been applied to the G.I. Phrases like Holy Grail, Biggest Mystery and Just a Theory apply to lots of aspects of comics. Joe A Real American Hero #21 2nd Printing Mystery If you have any insight into this, hit up JoeDeClassified on Facebook and report your fan findings or fan theories! Joe Declassified members will be helping verify any new information found. So read the theory and the history below. Of course #21 has been recreated numerous times in many different versions including the comic pack version in 2000’s. The logo connected with this post shows the four versions of #21 released in the 1980’s. So dig through your brains, dig through Joe comic boxes and help find #21 2nd printing. What we are asking the Joe community to do is help find a #21 2 nd Printing and/or new information that helps solve why in 36 years no one has ever found a #21 2nd Printing. (And to give you a reason to dig in your comics boxes).īelow this introduction is a history of the #21 2 nd Printing Hunt that is written by Josh Eggebeen. Joe Declassified and General’s Joes Reborn are teaming up to help solve one of G.I. ![]() Hey Joe Fans Hope all are staying safe at home. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rulesįollow submission guidelines when applicable. If you're asking the entire community a question, put r/manga in the link title. for posts directly regarding or relating to Scanlation. If you are recommending manga (RT! = Read This!), please use the following: name of manga (genres) and be liberal with genres! Keep in mind that this is a recommendation from you to all of r/manga, so tell us why we should read it in your post! ![]() ![]() Manga panel crops or full pages and manga related fanart (remember to include the source in a comment) both fall under the tag.įor Discussion submissions, please use the following link syntax: name of manga (chapter#) or (general questions: who's your favorite character? etc.) Simple questions are not discussions and thus do not need the tag. Hover over to expand/read: Submission GuidelinesĪll posts that are directly related to a series require the series' title in the title of the post.įor manga related news, use the tag in your postįor art, use the following Title of Choice (Name of the source Series). Have you read the full Guide to /r/Manga? | Redesign & /r/manga | Click here to see only posts. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s largely based on the author’s own life - she was born in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) to French parents who had emigrated there to work in the French colony. The Lover is narrated by Hélène Lagonelle, a French woman looking back on her life in Indochina (now Vietnam) and, in particular, the romance she had with a wealthy Chinese man in 1929 when she was just 15. I read it back to back with another (supposedly) sensual novel, the (rather horrid) Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum, and they couldn’t be further apart - in mood, style or sheer literary power - even though they covered similar (sexual) territory. So begins Marguerite Duras’ The Lover, an evocative and sensual novel about a young girl’s affair with a man 12 years her senior, which was first published in 1984. Rather than your face as a young woman, I prefer your face as it is now. Everyone says you were beautiful when you were young, but I want to tell you I think you’re more beautiful now than then. He introduced himself and said: “I’ve known you for years. One day, I was already old, in the entrance of a public place a man came up to me. ![]() Translated from the French by Barbara Bray. Fiction – Kindle edition Harper Perennial 130 pages 2006. ![]() |