![]() ![]() ![]() Along with Vern and Perry, McKibben imagines an eccentric group of activists who carry out their own version of guerilla warfare, which includes dismissing local middle school children early in honor of 'Ethan Allen Day' and hijacking a Coors Light truck and replacing the stock with local brew. In Radio Free Vermont, Bill McKibben entertains and expands upon an idea that's become more popular than ever-seceding from the United States. ![]() But for now, he and his radio show must remain untraceable, because in addition to being a lifelong Vermonter and concerned citizen, Vern Barclay is also a fugitive from the law. “We've got a long history of resistance in Vermont and this book is testimony to that fact.”Ī book that's also the beginning of a movement, Bill McKibben's debut novel Radio Free Vermont follows a band of Vermont patriots who decide that their state might be better off as its own republic.Īs the host of Radio Free Vermont-"underground, underpowered, and underfoot"-seventy-two-year-old Vern Barclay is currently broadcasting from an "undisclosed and double-secret location." With the help of a young computer prodigy named Perry Alterson, Vern uses his radio show to advocate for a simple yet radical idea: an independent Vermont, one where the state secedes from the United States and operates under a free local economy. ![]()
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![]() Stephan mentions repeatedly the " Igon Value Problem," which refers to a term " coined by Steven Pinker in a review of Malcolm Gladwell's book What the Dog Saw." Malcolm Gladwell did not know what an eigenvalue was, and so misheard it as an "Igon value." Similarly, Gary Taubes is not himself a scientist and so does not fully understand everything he is talking about. Here, let me evaluate Stephan's arguments.įirst, I should say that I start out expecting less from journalists like Gary Taubes than the standard that Stephan Guyenet wants to judge them by. ![]() As a result, more than one person has pointed me to Stephan Guyenet's blog post critical of The Case Against Sugar. ![]() ![]() Although its practical advice is vastly inferior to Jason Fung's books The Obesity Code, and The Complete Guide to Fasting , I liked Gary Taubes's book The Case Against Sugar. ![]() ![]() ![]() Waterwheel The text is accessible and relevant to contemporary readers, and this reviewer found the inclusive language invitingly nonobvious. are as poetic as they are inclusive, as lyrical as they are faithful. ![]() National Catholic Reporter Praise for the translation by Priests for Equality: These translations. Rather, it seeks to open the language of Scripture to interpretation and reflection by those persons, be they women or men, who wish to explore how the can guide and inform their spiritual development or renew their faith. Created with a deep respect for, and scholarly reliance on, original Hebrew and Greek texts, this translation transcends a mere substitution of pronouns and avoids hewing to any 'politically correct' line. ![]() from sexist language, gender bias, and social stereotyping to allow for a full expression of contemporary spiritual struggles and changing social roles. Anne Carr, University of Chicago Divinity School Intended to free the text. Praise for the translation by Priests for Equality: The text reads smoothly and beautifully, betraying no other agenda than a faithful rendition. This eBook if you are located in one of the ![]() Due to digital licence management restrictionsįor this product it is only possible to download ![]() ![]() ![]() We also get the only truly offensive thing, to my knowledge, that Sedaris has ever written. ![]() ![]() We get a seeming resolution to Sedaris and his father’s lifelong grudge match when Lou tells David, 'You won.' We get vivid moments featuring Lou’s will and Tiffany’s accusations of sexual abuse Sedaris confesses to offering to pay for a 24-year-old store clerk to have his teeth fixed, and to long ago initiating a bizarre intergenerational family moment while wearing underpants that he’d cut the back out of. However, in addition to being consistently funny, it contains some festive Sedaris occasions for all those who celebrate. has fewer of these beautifully crafted jewel boxes than Calypso did. ![]() ![]() ![]() "A new adult romance novel set in the author's series world of Rosemary Beach, Florida". But is she strong enough to let go of the last thing holding her together?". Struggling to hide her true feelings from Woods, Della fears she can't be his rock without dragging him down into the darkness with her. No matter how far from home she's run, the ghosts of her past have never stopped haunting her. ![]() Della is determined to be strong for Woods, even as she's quietly falling to pieces. Woods is ready and willing to sacrifice everything for her when the sudden death of his father leaves him with his mother to care for and a business to manage. ![]() Then a girl named Della breezed into town, a beautifully imperfect stranger who captured his heart and opened his eyes to a new kind of future. Pretend that wealth and privilege are all he'd ever wanted. Marry the rich girl of his parents' dreams. Rise up the ranks of the family business. Woods had his perfect life mapped out for him. ![]() "#1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines concludes the irresistible story of Woods and Della that began with Twisted Perfection. ![]() ![]() That is, until four-and-a-half years later, when by chance Dannie meets the very same man from her long-ago vision.īrimming with joy and heartbreak, In Five Years is an unforgettable love story that reminds us of the power of loyalty, friendship, and the unpredictable nature of destiny. Determined to ignore the odd experience, she files it away in the back of her mind. That nonsense is only charming coming from free-spirited types, like her lifelong best friend, Bella. ![]() It certainly felt much more than merely a dream, but she isn’t the kind of person who believes in visions. It’s the same night-December 15-but 2025, five years in the future.Īfter a very intense, shocking hour, Dannie wakes again, at the brink of midnight, back in 2020. The television news is on in the background, and she can just make out the scrolling date. Later, after nailing her interview and accepting her boyfriend’s marriage proposal, Dannie goes to sleep knowing she is right on track to achieve her five-year plan.īut when she wakes up, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. ![]() When Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Cohan is asked this question at the most important interview of her career, she has a meticulously crafted answer at the ready. ![]() ![]() Mo Yan is to listen to the story of Purkinje child grew up. Summary Pu Songling's hometown Zibo and Mo Yan's hometown density very close from. ![]() He created the world reminiscent of the works of Faulkner and Marquez fusion while to find a point of departure in traditional Chinese literature and oral literature. The Commission said that Mo Yan combination of reality and fantasy. Pub Date : Pages: 302 Publisher: China Youth Press title: Learning Pu Songling - original price of boutique Collector's Edition: 48 Author: Mo Yan Publisher: China Youth Press Publication Date: ISBN: 9787515311333 Words: 200.000 yards: 302 Revision: 1 Binding: Hardcover Folio: Big 32 opening size and weight of the product: Editor's Choice Nobel Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 11th Chinese author Mo Yan 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.HardCover. ![]() ![]() Two very short kisses and one full scene that was short and not very explicit. low steam – this romance is almost sweet. sea captain hero with a decent amount of ship talk/learning and sailing ![]() roadtrip romance – this couple is on the go with a house party, quick sale on a frigate, visiting family members, and back to the ship Grace's spunky personality keeps him engaged and on his toes and he finds himself drawn closer to her at every turn. ![]() He has had his heart broken and has backed into himself to prevent it from happening again. Lucky for her, Captain Delmore Lord is attending the wedding celebration and she soon ropes him into a scheme to get her married.ĭel is a rather quiet, stoic individual. She believes if she can just learn the basics of sailing, he will finally look upon her favorably. She will do anything to catch his attention, but so far it has consisted of extremely embarrassing moments that are from endearing her to him. Lady Grace's mother is celebrating her fourth marriage and Grace herself has her sights set on her future husband, naval officer Ponsonby. I wasn't left confused or annoyed by other characters or anything. This was my first by Danelle Harmon, and even with it being book 10, it felt okay to me read out of order. ![]() Very little recap, just a story told her and there among family members that I would assume were in previous books. There's plenty of characters in this story that have had their own stories. ![]() This being book 10, IDEALLY you will want to read this in order. ![]() ![]() I wasn't able to find a translation of The Saga of the Greenlanders on the web. And nowhere is it claimed that issues of religion were discussed. Later, in chapter 11, the Greenlanders come upon people paddling "hide-canoes." It strikes me that these people are much more likely to have been Inuit than Lenape. Two primary sources tell us about Lief Erikson: The Saga of Erik the Red and The Saga of the Greenlanders.Īccording to chapter 5 of The Saga of Erik the Red ( see this English translation) Leif Erikson was sent by Norway's King Olaf to take Christianity to Greenland. ![]() Although the Walum Olum supports such a belief, the Walum Olum wasn't written before the 1700's so we'll have to look at other sources. If I understand their views correctly, it appears they claim that the Lenape Indians became Christians during one of the voyages of Leif Erikson (or possibly during a visit from other Norse Greenlanders). Thanks to my recent posts about the Walum Olum, Algonkian Church History has a new set of readers. This statue of Lief Erikson is located near the state capitol building in St. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tamas had been relieved to see Adopest still standing.īut now it lay in the hands of a Brudanian army and Tamas was forced to sneak about in his own city. They had ridden hard for two weeks, dangerously far ahead of the Seventh and Ninth brigades and their new Deliv allies, in order to determine the fate of the city. “They had the chance to level the whole city. I refuse to be relieved that the damned Brudanians invaded Adopest just to destroy the cathedral.” “This cathedral was three hundred years old. “This must have been the column of smoke our scouts saw. He spoke around the cigarette clenched between his lips. He stood beside Tamas, hand resting on the butt of his pistol beneath his greatcoat, eyes scanning the streets for signs of Brudanian patrols. The destruction had been wrought by Privileged elemental sorcery. Granite keystones had been cut apart with an almost casual indifference, and entire sections of the cathedral were melted away with fire hotter than the center of any forge. What had once been a magnificent building with golden spires that rose majestically above the surrounding buildings was now a pile of rubble being picked over by a small army of stonemasons in search of usable marble and limestone, and birds that had built their nests in those spires now wheeled aimlessly overhead as Tamas inspected the ruin by the light of the rising sun. ![]() Field Marshal Tamas stood in the ruins of the Kresim Cathedral in Adopest. ![]() |