![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Aviva and Gwen also find themselves caught up in a battle for their professional existence, one that tests the limits of their friendship. When ex–NFL quarterback Gibson Goode, the fifth-richest black man in America, announces plans to build his latest Dogpile megastore on a nearby stretch of Telegraph Avenue, Nat and Archy fear it means certain doom for their vulnerable little enterprise. Their wives, Gwen Shanks and Aviva Roth-Jaffe, are the Berkeley Birth Partners, two semi-legendary midwives who have welcomed more than a thousand newly minted citizens into the dented utopia at whose heart - half tavern, half temple - stands Brokeland. As the summer of 2004 draws to a close, Archy Stallings and Nat Jaffe are still hanging in there - longtime friends, bandmates, and co-regents of Brokeland Records, a kingdom of used vinyl located in the borderlands of Berkeley and Oakland. ![]()
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![]() Mamie struggled with health issues during her eight years as First Lady and there were times when she did not have the stamina to attend every function she was invited to. They both took their responsibilities seriously. Both women understood that what they did in their roles as First and Second Lady of the United States reflected on their husbands. Both women were mothers, had seen their husbands serve in the Second World War and were equally devoted to those husbands. The two women were from different generations, but they had much in common. Mamie had not expected Pat to be so young and exclaimed “You’re the prettiest thing.” From that first meeting, a long and supportive friendship would develop which would span the remainder of Mamie Eisenhower’s life. As their husbands addressed the crowd, the two women were seated next to each other. ![]() Mamie Eisenhower and Pat Nixon met for the first time during the 1952 Republican convention once it had been announced that Richard Nixon would be General Eisenhower’s running mate. National Archives and Records Administration Pat Nixon and Mamie Eisenhower shared a long and deep friendship ![]() ![]() ![]() They haven't had sex (yet)-Momo because he's biding his time, Sumire because it's not right to have sex with your pet. Sumire's job is to cook for Momo, give him money, wash his hair, and yell at him when he does something stupid Momo's job is to act stupid so Sumire can yell at him, greet her at the door, lay his head on her lap, and cuddle up in bed with her. Momo is not Sumire's slave: their relationship is a tad more complicated than that. She takes him into her apartment, feeds him, and after falling in love with his curly brown hair and puppy dog eyes, decides to keep him as her pet. Sumire Iwaya is a 27-year-old career woman who finds Momo sleeping in a cardboard box outside her condo. ![]() ![]() ![]() Space operas emerged in the 1930s and continue to be produced in literature, film, comics, television, and video games. The term has no relation to music, as in a traditional opera, but is instead a play on the terms "soap opera", a melodramatic television series, and "horse opera", which was coined during the 1930s to indicate a formulaic Western movie. ![]() ![]() Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it usually involves conflict between opponents possessing advanced abilities, futuristic weapons, and other sophisticated technology. Space Opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, melodramatic adventure, interplanetary battles, chivalric romance, and risk-taking. Beginning in 1952 Budrys worked as editor and manager for such science fiction publishers as Gnome Press and Galaxy Science Fiction. His first published science fiction story was "The High Purpose", which appeared in Astounding in 1952. Finding Astounding Science Fiction magazine caused him at the age of 11 to want to become a science fiction writer. He taught himself English at the age of six by reading Robinson Crusoe. He is known for the influential 1960 novel Rogue Moon. Sentry, William Scarff, and Paul Janvier. ![]() He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome (in collaboration with Jerome Bixby), John A. Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (Janu– June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. ![]() ![]() Meik uses data, interviews, global surveys, and real-life experiments to explain the nuances of nostalgia and the different ways we form memories around our experiences and recall them-revealing the power that a "first time" has on our recollections, and why a piece of music, a smell, or a taste can unexpectedly conjure a moment from the past. The Art of Making Memories examines how mental images are made, stored, and recalled in our brains, as well as the "art of letting go"-why we tend to forget certain moments to make room for deeper, more meaningful ones. ![]() But how do we make and keep the memories that bring us lasting joy? In his work as a happiness researcher, Meik Wiking has learned that people are happier if they hold a positive, nostalgic view of the past. Memories are the cornerstones of our identity, shaping who we are, how we act, and how we feel. ![]() Do you remember your first kiss? The day you graduated? Your favorite vacation? Or the best meal you ever had? What's the actual secret to happiness? Great memories! Meik Wiking-happiness researcher and New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke-shows us how to create memories that make life sweet in this charming audiobook. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He loved the historical anecdotes, the amoral language and its bizarreness. This all changed after his death, when it was picked up by Cromwell the Minister to the King of England. The book was an utter failure for the duration of his life. When he died in 1527, the name ‘Machiavelli’ seemed to be destined to vanish from history. The agents of healthy change were what he called “new princes”. To Machiavelli, the greatest evil was stagnation and complacency. The Prince was written in 1532 by Niccolo Machiavelli. For them, effectiveness was more important than being perceived as “nice”. Frank Underwood from House of Cards, Richard Hatch from Survivor, Lord Baelish in Game of Thrones or Scar from The Lion King, each were able to manipulate in different ways to ultimately get what they want. ![]() The word ‘Machiavellian’ gets bandied around all the time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After the death of his lord, Usagi has become a ronin, a masterless samurai, and has spent the last few years wandering the country seeking employment as a yojimbo, a bodyguard. The Usagi Yojimbo series follows the adventures of Miyamoto Usagi through feudal Japan. However, the series was changed to feature animals after the artist drew an early version of the hero with rabbit ears and created the series’ titular yojimbo, Miyamoto Usagi. The series was originally supposed to feature human characters and a protagonist based on the famous historical samurai Miyamoto Musashi. In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the series is set in the early Edo period of Japanese history, during the time of the Shogun and the wandering samurai. Usagi Yojimbo is a great series that has been running since 1987, three years after the character was originally created. Now I and other fans of the long-eared samurai can finally enjoy another set of exhilarating adventures in Stan Sakai’s version of feudal Japan. Publisher: Dark Horse Books Publication Date – 10 July 2018Īfter a year I have finally gotten the new volume of Usagi Yojimbo, one of my favourite long-running comic series. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this version the conversation is related between other characters, an older man and a younger one, a wise man and a little girl, or Jesus and a man. The story has been adapted and retold by motivational speakers and on internet sites, often without attribution, since at least the mid-1980s. We had lost our way, I thought, but we had kept, some of us, the memory of the perfect circle of compassion from life to death and back to life again." ( The Star Thrower, p.181) After us, there will be others.Perhaps far outward on the rim of space a genuine star was similarly seized and flung.For a moment, we cast on an infinite beach together beside an unknown hurler of suns. "Call me another thrower." Only then I allowed myself to think, He is not alone any longer. "On a point of land, I found the star thrower.I spoke once briefly. Later, after some thoughts on our relationships to other animals and to the universe, the narrator returns to the beach: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the film, he enjoys watching the feast of fools and encourages Quasimodo to attend it against Frollo's wishes. He always bickers with his two gargoyle comrades. He always eats and loses poker to the pigeons. Victor was voiced by the late Charles Kimbrough. At the end when Quasi was welcomed by the townsfolk, Victor is very happy with tears of joy. He and Hugo help Quasi cook up a cauldron of hot lead and they pour it down the cathedral. During the battle, Victor throws rocks and bricks down at the gaurds and apologizes every time he hits someone. Victor felt under pressure and emotionally breaks down but he still encourages Quasimodo to ask out Esmeralda. He always fears for the worst and when Hugo does something stupid, Victor always corrects him or puts him in his place. When Frollo hunts for Esmeralda, Victor is told not to mention the situation to Quasimodo. Victor is the tallest and emotional one of the trio who speaks with an English accent. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lily Sadighmehr, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA Now that I’ve read the book, I want everyone else to share in my cringing, laughing, and heart palpitations.” When I first read the concept, I was shocked, but intrigued. “ Big Swiss is an I-can’t-stop-thinking-about-this kind of book. Robert Hawthorn, Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkle’s Children’s Books, Mendocino, CA Now imagine horror, humor, and entirely believable characters. ![]() ![]() “Imagine returning to the hometown you couldn’t wait to leave, then staying in a haunted house while you’re there. #1 Pick: How to Sell a Haunted House: A Novel Learn more about ABA’s recent refresh for the Indie Next List program and visit Matchbook Marketing’s program page to sign up to send the free Indie Next List e-newsletter to customers.Īdditionally, to mark the start of the new month, the January Indie Next List picks are available as a flier, along with past lists, on the Indie Next List page on. The February title list is also viewable as a collection on Edelweiss and on the Indie Next List page as an Excel file alongside PDFs for the month’s flier and shelf-talker templates. Here are the 25 Indie Next List and 6 Now in Paperback picks on the February 2023 Indie Next List flier. ![]() |