![]() ![]() In his new volume, Ballpark: Baseball in the American City, the architecture critic Paul Goldberger points out that, by merging the open greenery of its playing field with the clustered population of its stands, the ballpark aptly symbolizes the tensions that have spanned rural and urban spaces since the industrial revolution. But just why the American ballpark has taken on such singular significance within our society’s imagination is complicated. Stepping into the stands of Baltimore’s Camden Yards at a young age and witnessing the stunning green of the field’s immaculate grass is one of my earliest memories, and it’s one to which many, I’m sure, can relate. Alphonse Mucha, Monaco Monte-Carlo, 1897, Poster House.īallpark: Baseball in the American City, by Paul Goldberger (Knopf): There’s nothing quite like experiencing the grandeur and majesty of an open-air baseball park for the first time. ![]()
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Part of a Pulitzer-winning team during her many years at The Washington Post, Downey follows her acclaimed biography of Frances Perkins with this compelling portrait of one of history’s most complex leaders.Īn engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus’s journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history.īorn at a time when Christianity was dying out and the Ottoman Empire was aggressively expanding, Isabella was inspired in her youth by tales of Joan of Arc, a devout young woman who unified her people and led them to victory against foreign invaders. ![]() ![]() Pascoe, who discovered his Indigenous ancestry in adulthood, crafts a compelling narrative addressing previously unrecognized possible technological and cultural developments of pre-olonial Australia. This book is intended for high school readers and upwards.ĭark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agricultureby Bruce Pascoe is a fascinating contribution to the evolving discovery of the lost histories of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, opening up new pathways of discussion both in and outside academia. ![]() Bruce Pascoe challenges the mainstream academic historical view surrounding Indigenous culture and technological development as hunter-gatherer-based, laying claims that Indigenous Australians achieved agriculture, permanent housing, and other technological and cultural developments that counter mainstream views. ![]() "Dark Emu" is a bold attempt to create new views and discussions about the history of Indigenous Australian peoples. ![]() Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture ![]() ![]() ![]() In subsequent years, he wrote many more novels, including Doctor Sax, Lonesome Traveler, and Big Sur. ![]() With its success, Kerouac achieved the fame he sought. Hailed the finest novel on the "Beat Generation", On the Road explores an era of experimentation and void in the author and his culture. Kerouac's next novel, On the Road, a work inspired by Kerouac's cross-country trips with his friend Neal Cassady, was rejected for seven years before it was finally published. Kerouac's first novel, The Town and the City, was based on the torments he suffered as he tried to balance his wild city life with his old-world family values. During this time and despite his parents' disapproval, he befriended a group of young Columbia students and began work on a novel with the help of Allen Ginsberg, the author of the avant-garde poem, Howl. Kerouac studied briefly at Columbia University before dropping out to join the Merchant Marines. ![]() Jack Kerouac, MaOctoJean Louis Kerouac, better known as Jack Kerouac, was born on Main Lowell, Massachusetts. ![]() ![]() ![]() J ust Like Home also deals with what happens to people after the podcasters and authors go home. I could practically hear the Francis Crowder: Serial Killer podcast in my head as I was reading. Gailey hooks you with the story of a woman facing her past and the crimes of her father, and slowly ratchets up the supernatural over the course of the book. One of the strengths of the book is the way it harnesses the cultural (and my personal) obsession with true crime. The pacing of the story is perfect, we learn things every chapter but the answers to questions often lead to more answers as the story gets darker and spookier. ![]() It makes for an incredibly effective narrative device, leading to a mid book reveal that actually had me gasping out loud. We see the entire story through Vera’s eyes, and it is immediately obvious that even though we are in her head there are secrets she isn’t telling us. Gailey is a master of the third person limited point of view. ![]() ![]() ![]() She mentions Judy Blume as one of her biggest inspirations for her writing career. Aside from writing, Ali also works as a teacher and has written articles for the Toronto Star. She has a degree in Creative Writing from York University. ![]() She wrote her first story in seventh grade. The first language she learned in school was French. Personal life Īli was born in South India and immigrated to Canada when she was three. Sajidah "S.K." Ali is an Indian-Canadian author of children's books, best known for her Asian/Pacific American Award-winning debut young adult novel Saints & Misfits, about Janna Yousuf, an Indian-American hijabi who grapples with getting sexually assaulted by a friend's cousin from her local mosque. Young adult fiction, middle grade fictionĢ017 Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature ![]() ![]() He writing has been published in the Financial Times,, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Daily Beast, Newsweek, and Atlantic Monthly. Pomerantsev is an award-winning contributor to the London Review of Books. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. in room 101 of the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center, 1115 Eighth Ave., Grinnell. His talk, titled "Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Post-Fact Politics from Russia to the West," will start at 11 a.m. ![]() The book was shortlisted for the 2015 Guardian First Book Award, and longlisted for the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize. ![]() Peter Pomerantsev, an award-winning author who recently published a book titled Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia, will speak at Grinnell College on Thursday, Feb. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The mystery has many levels, it is so strange how everything is so connected. This is different from most cozy mysteries, it has a large romance quotient and that bedroom door is wide open! Not as much detail as an erotic read, but far from squeaky clean. There are also bits from the supporting cast and the bad guy. Love their banter!! Raissa is a very naughty girl, in all the most fun ways! I had a great time reading their dynamic relationship! This is a mixed narrative, so you get both the leads POV alternately. Turns out Raissa is all kinds of awesome!! I am talking seriously cool hacker super spy type fantastic! I think she is my fav heroine so far in the series! Zach is her match as a yummy detective. I was ready for this after the mystery about her in the end of the last book. I am still loving this series! This is the third book and this time we get to be front row for Raissa's HEA. ![]() ![]() On the planet Thra, three Gelflings – Rian, Brea, and Deet – inspire a rebellion after discovering a horrifying secret behind their customarily worshipped rulers, the Skeksis, that threatens their entire planet. In September 2020, it was announced that the series had been canceled after one season. The series premiered on August 30, 2019, to critical acclaim. It follows the story of three Gelflings: Rian, Deet, and Brea, as they journey together on a quest to unite the Gelfling clans to rise against the tyrannical Skeksis and save their planet Thra from a destructive blight known as the Darkening. ![]() It is a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal that explores the world of Thra created for the original film. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is an American fantasy television series produced by Netflix and The Jim Henson Company. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her father's job with the Standard Vacuum Oil Company took the family to Japan for a year, when she was 14 years old, and she spent her freshman year of high school at the American School in Japan, in Tokyo. She grew up there and in New Canaan, Connecticut. ![]() She is best known for her series about the Five Little Monkeys, starting with her retelling of the classic nursery rhyme "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed." Other notable books include stories set in her home state of Vermont stories featuring Emma the Desperate Dog and Vote!, a non-fiction work about the voting process.Ĭhristelow was born in Washington, DC to Allan Christelow, a historian and business executive, and Dorothy (Beal) Christelow, an economist. Eileen Christelow (born April 22, 1943) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction. ![]() |