![]() ![]() In front of his camera the drivers would fly around the track in beat-up cars customised for racing at breakneck speeds in the hopes of small town glory. While at grad school in the early 1970’s Henry Horenstein would attend Speedway races in New England to see his brother-in-law compete. ![]() On Car Talk we used the cars as an excuse to talk to people and get to know them and their stories." - Ray Magliozzi ![]() As I looked over the photos for a second time I noticed that for a book about stock car racing there are more pictures of the people than their cars and this is something else that Henry and I share. Speedway 1972 "As I started to look at the photos I recognized most of the cars and I began to marvel at the skills of some of these drivers and their teams for keeping these heaps going. ![]() You will also be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates. Register for the event! RSVP to let us know you're coming! Depending on the volume of responses, an RSVP may be required for entrance to the event. In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of Speedway 1972 with photographer Henry Horenstein, in conversation with Car Talk 's Ray Magliozzi. ![]()
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![]() I like the setting, especially its imagery, such as the lake of fire, and the turret house (which seems to have been inspired by the Winchester Mystery House). Violence – well, there is attempted murder and attempted suicide (revealing whether the attempts result in death would be spoilerful), physical combat, and psychological combat. ![]() What sexual and/or violent content is there in this story?Īs far as I can recall, there is practically no sexual content. ![]() ![]() A family of three wives (poly same-sex marriage) takes him under their wing, and and the story progresses, it becomes clearer that Regan is involved in something which concerns the fate of all who live in Parole. Regan has amnesia, so he remembers very little and needs explanations such as what the heck is this place. Meanwhile, SkEye watches and polices everybody. The story is set in Parole, which seemed to be a fenced in quarantine zone / concentration camp where nobody is allowed to leave, and there is a lake of fire which threatens to eventually engulf everybody. ![]() This is the third book I am reviewing for my Asexual Fiction from Smashwords Month. ![]() ![]() ![]() This record of what the author himself describes as "an abnormal pathological process" induced by the psychic perturbations of the War, is put forward in the belief that the experience may foreshadow some sort of development in the collective consciousness of mankind." It was foresight, in a way, but of something more horrible, which would be the Nazi holocaust of World War II. The Times Literary Supplement review, on 16 July 1931, called the book "A war allegory" that, "brings back the ugly side of war psychology it is a description of one of the 'corpse factories' of legend - an unbearably ghastly description. It is a masterpiece of the imagination, and one of the most terrifying books you will ever read. ![]() ![]() First published in 1931, The Cross of Carl is a book describing trench warfare with a visionary intensity. ![]() ![]() ![]() Which means that those who have more time to play the game and gather more money and equipment get preferential treatment, and those who actually have to labour in the real world get shafted. Violence is outlawed and punishable by exile, and everything is settled through interactions in an MMORPG, including legal disputes, appeals for more equipment for farms, lifesaving surgeries. hack with a dystopia and you have what Kostick is setting up here. ![]() If Erik and his friends win, they may have the key to destroying the Committee’s tyranny. When teenage Erik dares to subvert the rules of Epic, he and his friends must face the Committee. If you win, you have the chance to fulfill your dreams if you lose, your life both in and out of the game is worth nothing. On New Earth, society is governed and conflicts are resolved in the arena of a fantasy computer game, Epic. ![]() Summary: (Taken from GoodReads) Welcome to a society governed through computer games! ![]() ![]() ![]() If you would like to buy books or other (non)bookish things, please consider using one of these links: Amazon | Waterstones | Carturesti. Definitely one of those books that I’ll recommend to all my friends! Yaa Gyasi brought together two opposing topics, science and faith, and interwove them in a beautifully written novel. Reading Transcendent Kingdom was such a rich and moving experience. Visits to the lab, shadowing Tina while she performed surgery on mice, and discussions about scientific papers were part of the research Yaa Gyasi did for this book … and the result is brilliant! Wrap-up Yaa Gyasi modeled the neuroscience side of the story after her bestfriend Tina, who studied the neural pathways of reward-seeking behaviour, just like Gifty. Gifty inspired by a real-life neuroscientist I see the resemblance from the perspective of family tangles and complex relation of the main character with religious beliefs. Also, Gifty’s internal turmoil is fueled by the struggles to accept the past of her family, a past that brings her shame, despite the fact that she did not do anything wrong.Īt times, the story reminded me of the memoir Educated by Tara Westover ( my review). She is constantly torn between rational arguments and the religious beliefs deeply rooted in her soul. Gifty is a scientist, but also a person who grew “in the church” during childhood. ![]() Transcendent Kingdom e-book next to some of my favourite books of all time Torn between science and religion ![]() ![]() "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and so Forth" is a 1955 short story by John Updike.This sets the scene for the final events of the play and Macbeth's death at the hands of Macduff. ![]() ![]() Shortly afterwards, he is told of the apparent movement of Birnam Wood towards Dunsinane Castle (as the witches had prophesied to him), which is actually Malcolm's forces having disguised themselves with tree branches so as to hide their numbers as they approach the castle. Seyton then tells Macbeth of Lady Macbeth's death, and Macbeth delivers this soliloquy as his response to the news. He hears the cry of a woman and reflects that there was a time when his hair would have stood on end if he had heard such a cry, but he is now so full of horrors and slaughterous thoughts that it can no longer startle him. Macbeth, the play's protagonist, is confident that he can withstand any siege from Malcolm's forces. ![]() It takes place in the beginning of the fifth scene of Act 5, during the time when the Scottish troops, led by Malcolm and Macduff, are approaching Macbeth's castle to besiege it. " Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" is the beginning of the second sentence of one of the most famous soliloquies in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. That struts and frets his hour upon the stage Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,Ĭreeps in this petty pace from day to day,Īnd all our yesterdays have lighted fools There would have been a time for such a word. ![]() ![]() "In this brave and skillfully written collection of essays, Kai Cheng Thom dares to be really honest - to write truths that go beyond easy orthodoxy to her and our own messy, complex, real stories. I hope readers will choose to take up Kai Cheng Thom's fiery call to arms." -Vivek Shraya, author of I'm Afraid of Men and even this page is white ![]() ![]() "This enlightened essay collection is both an invocation of and invitation to love - with intention - as a way to repair, rebuild and reimagine new worlds. Taking its cues from contemporary thought leaders in the transformative justice movement such as adrienne maree brown and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, this provocative book is a call for nuance in a time of political polarization, for healing in a time of justice, and for love in an apocalypse. With the author's characteristic eloquence and honesty, I Hope We Choose Love proposes heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness. In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, acclaimed poet and essayist Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social movements today. What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith? ![]() ![]() ![]() Who will get their way? A durable board book edition of Hairy Maclary's encounter with a very persistent duckling, by Lynley Dodd Hairy Maclary decided to choose a space in the shade for his afternoon snooze Hairy Maclary is looking for some peace and quiet for his afternoon snooze. A hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd about a dog who wants to sleep and a duckling who wants to play. But Zachary Quack, a small but very determined duckling, sets out to make friends wit. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Complicated and beautiful - this novel left me doubting my emotions and missing a place I'd never been." - Maggie Stiefvater Fascinating, disturbing.” - Voice of Youth Advocates Has a veracity and immediacy that rivets the reader to the page. ![]() Taut suspense and a riveting plot in a haunting setting.” - Kirkus * An emotionally raw thriller a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships.” - Publishers Weekly, starred reviewĭisturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once.” - School Library JournalĪ complex psychological study that is also a tribute to the hypnotic beauty of the Outback.” - Booklist A stunning, scary, and beautiful book.”- John Marsden A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International BookĬomplicated and beautiful - this novel left me doubting my emotions and missing a place I'd never been.” - Maggie StiefvaterĪll the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder. ![]() ![]() ![]() The 'hyperboloid' in its title is not a geometrical surface but. ![]() Vladimir Nabokov, who included parodic elements in his tragicomedy The Waltz Invention, considered it Tolstoy's finest fictional work. Толстой, Alekseï Nikolaevitch Tolstoï, আলেক্সেই তলস্তয়, Illustrated by K. The Garin Death Ray, also known as The Death Box and The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin, is a science fiction novel by the noted Russian author Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy written in 19261927. Tolstoï, Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Alexei Nicholaievich Tolstoi, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Алексей Толстой, Алексей Толстой, Alekszej Nyikolajevics Tolsztoj, graf Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Алексей Н. Толстой, Alexeï Tolstoï, Aleksej Nikolaevic Tolstoj, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tolstoi, Alexeï N. ( see complete list), Alexej Tolstoj, Aleksy Tolstoj, Alexei Tolstoy, Alexei Tolstoi, Alevei Tolstoy, Alexej Tolstoi, Alexey Tolstoy, Alexej Tolstoj, Alexis Tolstoy, Alexej Tolstoy, Aleksei Tolstoy, Aleksei Tolstoy, Aleksej Tolstoj, Aleksei Tolstoi, Aleksei Tolstoj, Alessio Tolstoi, Aleksy Tołstoj, Aleksei Tolstoi, Alexei Tolstói, Aleksei Tolstói, Alexéi Tolstói, Alexei N. Tolstoi, Alexei Tolstoi, ALEXIS TOLSTOI, Alexej Tolstoi. The Garin Death Ray, also known as The Death Box and The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin ( Russian: ), is a science fiction novel by the noted Russian author Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy written in 19261927. ![]() Tolstoy (1883–1945) Author of The Gigantic Turnip ![]() |