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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He concludes by exploring the Rising's revolutionary aftermath, which in time saw the creation of the independent state we see today. ![]() McGarry illuminates their motives, concerns, and aspirations, highlighting the importance of the Great War as a catalyst for the uprising. The Rising shows how people from ordinary backgrounds became politicized and involved in the struggle for Irish independence. History archives devoted to any modern revolution, providing new insights on almost every aspect of this seminal period. This collection represents one of the richest and most comprehensive oral Fearghal McGarry makes use of a unique source that has only recently seen the light of day - a collection of over 1,700 eye-witness statements detailing the political activities of members of Sinn Fein and militant groups such as the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The Rising is the story of Easter 1916 from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank and file revolutionaries. But why did it happen? What was the role of ordinary people in this extraordinary event? What motivated them and what were their aims? These basic questions continue to divide historians of modern Ireland. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin - it changed the course of Irish history. ![]() ![]() ![]() This page shows some of the cute facial expressions. ![]() This is helpful mom encouraging her feminist daughter. Lily Williams is the author and illustrator of the If Animals Disappeared nonfiction picture book series and graphic novels Go With The Flow and Look On The Bright Side (co-written with Karen Schneemann). ![]() Ihave read a slew of great graphic novels from them! This is the moment when the snotty girl gets help from the nice girl. Lily seeks to inspire change, engage audiences, and educate people. She grew up in Northern California where she received her B.F.A. Go With the Flow By Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann First Second (an imprint of Macmillan) 12.99 ISBN: 978-7-4 Ages 9 and up On shelves now The nice thing about children’s literature is that it often replicates, on a smaller scale, themes and topics that you’ve find in more mature fare. She grew up in Northern California where she received her B.F.A. :01 First Second books have shown their awesome abilities. Lily Williams is the author and illustrator of the If Animals Disappeared nonfiction picture book series and graphic novel Go With The Flow (co-written with Karen Schneemann). Lily Williams is the author and illustrator of the If Animals Disappeared nonfiction picture book series and graphic novel Go With The Flow (co-written with Karen Schneemann). Some pics from the beautiful book by Lily Williams. I think one of the best parts is that the book is written in shades of red (and it’s about bleeding and periods!). I know, when my period comes, it means I am healthy and my body is working correctly, but I can still be salty about it! Go With the Flow by Lily Williams is a beautiful book, both the story and the illustrations. As a woman, I can honestly say that bleeding sucks. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() READ: 633 divers at Florida beach break world record for largest underwater cleanup And I do five of those, and I get these short victories, and it plays a mental game with myself." "So I do sets of 25 in my head (when training), and I’ll look at something on the floor, and I’ll do 25, that's a short victory. And I will just continue to do that the entire hour."Īside from counting every push up on his own, he created a system for his son to help him count as well using some quarters and painters tape on the floor. I am doing short sets of 12, and then I’ll get up and rest for approximately seven seconds and then 12 more. "The strategy to doing the most I can get in an hour is doing short sets. These two videos will be sent to Guinness to be looked over. ![]() Stirling had a photographer videotaping the entire hour from two different angles. "To do them for competition you don’t lock out, you've got to have about a fist between your chest and the ground, and then you’ve got to be fully extended to where you don’t lock out." RELATED: Pizza Hut claims to set record for world's biggest pizza He says these push-ups are not military style push-ups, competition style push-ups have a certain technique you have to use to make sure they count. Stirling usually does push-ups during his daily workouts and can do about 1,500 in 30 minutes. ![]() ![]() ![]() A mixture of memoir and case history, the books main plot. Named one of the Best Books of the Year by "The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, Esquire, Time" Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction -Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction - Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award - Finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize - Finalist for the "Kirkus Reviews "Prize - An American Library Association Notablle book. Bryan Stevensons Just Mercy is a powerful exploration of injustice within our legal system. "Just Mercy "is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer as he is coming of age while presenting a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. ![]() ![]() The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he did not commit. Just Mercy tells the story of Bryan Stevenson, a young lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most. Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. ![]() ![]() This man has helped thousands of Nice Guys transform from behaving like these passive, victims to empowered, “integrated males.” Glover and, the strategies he shares in the book saved my life and saved my marriage. This book spoke to me since I am a recovering nice guy as is Dr. Guys, I was only recently introduced to my guest’s work just a couple months ago but, after reading his best-selling and controversial book, No More Mr. “When you’re comfortable in your own skin, people will be attracted to that.” Tweet That - Dr. Robert Glover, joins me to talk about the myth of the nice guy, common negative symptoms the nice guy experiences, how to implement the “Healthy Male Rule,” and how you can eliminate the nice guy once and for all. My guest today, author of the book No More Mr. There’s nothing wrong with being nice until it comes at the expense of your own well-being. A lot of men may hear that and wonder what’s wrong with being nice. If you’re anything like me, you’re a recovering “nice guy”, or maybe you still are one. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the Novemissue ofBooklist: When Rosemary Elizabeth's mother deposits her three children at the Shaker community of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, the 14-year-old thinks she might have found heaven on earth. Gradually, as she campaigns for her own imperfections, she begins to see the Shakers as individuals, too, all trying to cover the imperfections that are the essence of their humanity in doing so, she makes peace with her place in the Shaker village and her future outside it. While Isaac's anxiety leads him to embrace every Shaker rule, Rosemary fights back, making artistic but imperfect brooms and arguing that kittens should be allowed in the barns, narrating her rebellion in a homespun, present-tense voice. ![]() Rosemary-now Sister Bess-must sleep on her back, hands folded across her chest she must always walk with her right foot first and take everything with her right hand. Shakers believe they live in Heaven on earth, where humans must submit to perfect order. It's also the prison to which their mother has abandoned them. ![]() From the Novemissue ofKirkus: For 14-year-old Rosemary, her little brother Isaac, and her baby sister, Anne, the Shaker village of Pleasant Hill, Ky., is a clean haven and welcome refuge from their father's abuse and the violence of the Civil War. ![]() ![]() ![]() To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Over the years, she held several auctions of memorabilia associated with her life with Lennon. She published a book of memoirs, A Twist of Lennon, in 1978, and a more intimate biography, John, in 2005. In 1968, Lennon left her for Japanese artist Yoko Ono as a result, the couple's divorce was legally granted in November 1968 on the grounds of adultery. ![]() After Powell became pregnant, she and Lennon married in August 1962, and the couple lived at Kenwood in Weybridge from 1964 to 1968, where she kept house and participated with Lennon in a London-based social life. When Lennon was performing in Hamburg with the Beatles, Powell rented his bedroom at 251 Menlove Avenue in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton from his aunt and legal guardian, Mimi Smith. Powell and Lennon started a relationship after meeting in a calligraphy class. Cynthia Lillian Lennon (born Powell 10 September 1939 – 1 April 2015) was the first wife of John Lennon and the mother of Julian Lennon.īorn in Blackpool and raised in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, she attended the Liverpool College of Art where Lennon was also a student. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Delisle says he knew nothing about the Israeli-Palestinian situation when he landed at Ben Gurion airport in August 2008, accompanying Nadège on another MSF assignment: “I was a blank slate. The 46-year-old Delisle says the political subject matter appeals to people who usually regard comics as frivolous: “People go for these works-for more mature subjects.”īut even though Jerusalem is a meditation on politics and religion, it seems inadvertent. ![]() He says he didn’t sell a huge number of his first book, Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China, “but things have changed a lot.” Jerusalem, the English language version of which just came out in April, hit the top of the New York Times Graphic Novel bestseller list and just won the prestigious Fauve d’Or prize for best comic album at this year’s International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France. His earlier travel books have covered sojourns in China and North Korea, where he worked as an animator, and Burma, where he tagged along with his wife, Nadège, who worked for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders). His latest, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, follows French-Canadian househusband on a yearlong stay in the the fragmented, violent, often absurd world that is Israel and the Palestinian territories. A “graphic memoirist,” he creates thoughtful autobiographical travelogues about off-the-beaten-path locales. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. ![]() |