![]() Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr. ![]() Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs. When their mother sends them outside while she waits for her visitors, she couldn't possibly guess what kind of mess they are going to get themselves into! The Tale of Tom Kitten is number eight in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows: 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs. ![]() Tom and his sisters look so smart in their new clothes. The Tale of Tom Kitten is set in the cottage garden Beatrix created herself at Hill Top, the farm she owned near the village of Sawrey. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (An Interview with Peter Wohlleben, author of a recent book on animal emotions.) The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion. Peter Wohlleben, renowned for his ability to write about trees in an engaging and moving way, reveals a wondrous cosmos where humans are a part of nature, and where conservation and environmental activism is not just about saving trees-it’s about saving ourselves, too.īekoff, Marc. A perfect book to take with you into the woods, The Heartbeat of Trees shares how to see, feel, smell, hear, and even taste the forest. Drawing on science and cutting-edge research, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans can have with nature, exploring: the language of the forest, the consciousness of plants, and the eroding boundary between flora and fauna. In an era of climate change, many of us fear we’ve lost our connection to nature-but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world. Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. 1) The description for The heartbeat of Trees reads: A powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. ![]() ![]() Eagleman notes, “You don’t perceive objects as they are. Most humans have the luxury of taking all this activity for granted, unaware that our brains make us who we are. Consider that the average adult brain weighs in at about three pounds, boasts about 86 billion neurons - each making thousands of connections in a very specific manner unique to each of us - and coordinates hundreds of activities simultaneously. While The Brain introduces and discusses a number of complex concepts, Eagleman writes in plain language and with appreciation for his subject. ![]() ![]() Eagleman believes that brain science and technology are coevolving, making this an unprecedented moment for the human species. “Your brain,” writes Stanford neuroscientist and author David Eagleman, “is a relentless shape-shifter, constantly rewriting its own circuitry.” Despite enormous progress in brain science, many of the inner workings of the human brain remain a mystery. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Every month, a “Homework Assignment” would accompany the lesson, so Workshop members could apply what they had learned. These were 'How To' pieces, straight out of Chuck's personal bag of tricks, based on the tenants of minimalism he learned from Tom Spanbauer. In 2004, Chuck began submitting essays to on the craft of writing. In the years that followed, he continued to write, publishing the bestselling Rant, Snuff, Pygmy, Tell-All, a 'remix' of Invisible Monsters, Damned, and most recently, Doomed.Ĭhuck also enjoys giving back to his fans, and teaching the art of storytelling has been an important part of that. While on the road in support of Diary, Chuck began reading a short story entitled 'Guts,' which would eventually become part of the novel Haunted. Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, were released in 2003. ![]() Chuck credits writing Lullaby with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father. Chuck’s work has always been infused with personal experience, and his next novel, Lullaby, was no exception. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck’s first New York Times bestseller. Chuck put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. The film’s popularity drove sales of the novel. The adaptation of Fight Club was a flop at the box office, but achieved cult status on DVD. Written in stolen moments under truck chassis and on park benches to a soundtrack of The Downward Spiral and Pablo Honey, Fight Club came into existence. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Three times between midnight and 3:30 A.M. It was to be a long night for the Canimina party. He plundered the food and departed, but an hour later he was back, this time entering the camp itself, drawn by the lingering smell of cooked meat in the campers’ clothes and hair, in their sleeping bags and tent fabric. ![]() They cooked dinner and, afterwards, in the correct fashion, secured their food in a bag and carried it a hundred or so feet into the woods, where they suspended it above the ground between two trees, out of the reach of bears.Ībout midnight, a black bear came prowling around the margins of the camp, spied the bag, and brought it down by climbing one of the trees and breaking a branch. On the afternoon of July 5, 1983, three adult supervisors and a group of youngsters set up camp at a popular spot beside Lake Canimina in the fragrant pine forests of western Quebec, about eighty miles north of Ottawa, in a park called La Verendrye Provincial Reserve. Bryson’s books include Notes from a Small Island, I’m a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, At Home, and One Summer. ![]() The following is from Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Naked Feminism, Bateman makes a compelling case for women’s bodily freedom, and explains why the current puritanical revival is so dangerous for women. She has appeared naked on national television, on stage, in art and at protests – using her body, as well as her brain, to deliver her message. Is it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women’s bodies remain at the mercy of state, society and religion? Should a scantily clad woman, or a promiscuous one, be worth less than a fully covered woman, or a chaste one? Are being sexy and being smart really mutually exclusive? Can a woman be both body and brain? Victoria Bateman has confronted these questions with actions as well as words. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nastanovich and Malkmus played on some of the early albums. The music coming from the basement of the Red House may have been, as Pratt says, “primitive,” but Ectoslavia’s alumni include Bob Nastanovich and Stephen Malkmus, who went on to form the indie-rock band Pavement after graduating from UVA, as well as James McNew, now the bassist for the band Yo La Tengo.ĭavid Berman, considered by his friends to be the creative “leader” of the Red House, started the band Silver Jews, which produced six albums from the early ’90s to the late aughts. ![]() They were invested in the indie-rock scene, going to shows at local clubs like Trax and the Mineshaft and carpooling together to larger venues in Richmond, Washington, D.C., and New York. The members of Ectoslavia – all UVA students – were DJs at WTJU, bus drivers for the University Transit System, and employees of Plan 9 Records on the Corner. “We would just go down to the basement and make a racket.” Its members were “more or less whoever was in the house at any given time,” Pratt said. (Photos courtesy Laura Anderson and Bryant Mason)Įctoslavia was an inclusive band. UVA students, from left, Rod Beaver, David Berman and Gate Pratt lived in the Red House, below, together from 1987 to 1989. ![]() ![]() ![]() Enough enthusiasts could always be found to stage enormous public shows of support such as the annual Nazi Party rallies. As Doris Bergen writes, “Smooth functioning of the system did not require all Germans-or even most-to share every tenet of Nazi ideology. ![]() ![]() Within Nazi Germany, everyone did not support Nazism or the Nazi regime to the same degree and to the extent suggested by iconic photographs and film footage of Nazi-staged spectacles. ![]() Antisemitism and Support for NazismĬultural explanations focus on values, beliefs, and prejudices, particularly antisemitism of various forms, including Nazi antisemitism. Interpretations of individuals’ motivations fall into two broad categories: first, cultural explanations (including ideology and antisemitism) and second, social-psychological ones (fear, opportunism, pressures to conform and the like). For the Holocaust as other periods of history, most scholars are wary of monocausal explanations. In addition, usually a combination of motivations and pressures were in play. Because the Holocaust involved people in different roles and situations living in countries across Europe over a period of time-from Nazi Germany in the 1930s to German-occupied Hungary in 1944-one broad explanation regarding motivation, for example, “antisemitism or “fear,” clearly cannot fit all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Esben stays concealed in the woods while Prue hitches a ride to Pittock Mansion with the same badger who helped her in the first book. ![]() Prue and Esben take the Underwood Tunnels back to Wildwood. He tells her they need to find Carol Grod, a toymaker from the outside who helped him make Alexei. Prue and Esben stay at the McKeel household until Prue recovers from her injuries. During the latter’s retrieval, she wanders into the Ancients’ Grove and finds the Plinth. She gives Zita ten days to bring her three items, the first two being an eagle feather and a pebble from Rocking Chair Creek. Instead, she summons the late Alexandra Svik, who has become one with the ivy and still desires to enact revenge on the entire wood. The May Queen, Zita, performs a ritual to summon a ghost called The Verdant Empress. Alister is swallowed by the earth and is never seen again. At the center of the spiral stands a young sapling with three branches, yet only one gives leaves. He notices a spiral pattern leading away from the tree and follows it. Alister, the new Head Elder Mystic, travels with a group of others to hang a flag on the Ossuary Tree for the late Iphigenia. ![]() ![]() Extended words hung over the wet air, accompanied by the seductive aroma of dinner. The rich description evokes the singular experience of being part of this casual family: “The record player your grandfather used to make on special occasions, spinning ghazals on the coffee table, reminding us that Urdu and Arabic are sometimes cousins. Khalid excels in both the subtle and the macro aspects of storytelling. Yusuf, Dayo and Isel learn that their father figure’s past was unclear. He addresses a letter to read to the brothers after their abrupt return to their religious studies in Saudi Arabia, they have no choice but to follow. Joseph only catches a glimpse of the truth by spying: one night following Salim and searching for his lover, Adam They entered Salim’s office and started looking for the photographs of his parents.Īs Salim unravels, so does the story of his past, including his relationship with the boys’ parents. But the distance he created between himself and his sons – by withholding silence and physical affection – means that Yusuf has no hope of understanding what is happening to Salim. ![]() As the boys leave for college, Salim seems to be aging at a rapid pace – losing weight, spots of hair and, most alarmingly, his memory. ![]() |