![]() In a work for readers of How Democracies Die and even Master of the Senate, Jentleson makes clear that, without a reevaluation of Senate practices-starting with ending the filibuster-we face the prospect of permanent minority rule in America". ![]() The current GOP has merely used the methods pioneered by its predecessors, though to newly extreme ends. As Jentleson shows, since the 1950s, a free-flowing body of relative equals has devolved into a rigidly hierarchical, polarized institution, with both Democrats and Republicans to blame. How did we get to this point? In Kill Switch, Adam Jentleson argues that shifting demographics alone cannot explain how Mitch McConnell harnessed the Senate and turned it into a powerful weapon of minority rule. ![]() ![]() Every major decision governing our diverse, majority-female, and increasingly liberal country bears the stamp of the US Senate, yet the Senate allows an almost exclusively white, predominantly male, and radically conservative minority of the American electorate to impose its will on the rest of us. "An insider's account of how politicians representing a radical minority of Americans are using "the greatest deliberative body in the world" to hijack our democracy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() You were born in Ethiopia, then adopted and raised in Sweden. Here, Samuelsson shares his story, from his birth in Ethiopia and his childhood in Sweden to what keeps him passionate about the restaurant industry. a recurring figure on multiple food and chef TV shows and an author of numerous cookbooks, including The Rise, a showcase of contemporary Black cooking through the lens of influential Black chefs. ![]() ![]() He’s the cohost alongside chef Jonathan Waxman on a new podcast from Audible called Seat at the Table that explores the inside stories of some of the most iconic restaurants in the U.S. Yet, a major part of his platform is to reclaim Black culinary traditions-something highlighted in his Harlem restaurant Red Rooster, where he has made it a priority to democratize food while uplifting the local community, and in his newest outpost, Hav & Mar, which opened this month in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood with a leadership team helmed by women of color. The prolific chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson is known for his handful of restaurants across the globe that celebrate his roots. ![]() ![]() The Mother stands above the fray, Where shines for her our love this day. My own Mother’s Day poem to add below (composed with the help of my 9-year-old daughter) Mother’s Day, May, 2018. Mother Humming Lullabies Sound Sleep Music Relaxing Bedtime Music Lullaby for Babies in English English Story Fairy Tales in English Bedtime Stor. The Journey strikes me most as a I enter middle age and say goodbye to my youth. ![]() Like little love-ones, this beautiful book is a treasure. Thank you, Joe, for the wonderful poetry. Award-winning illustrator Sean Qualls's painted and collaged artwork captures universally powerful maternal moments with tenderness and whimsy. ![]() Language eng Summary "'My little dark baby, / My little earth-thing, / My little love-one, / What shall I sing / For your lullaby?' With gracefully chosen words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between an African American mother and her baby. Book Description: This beloved poem by Langston Hughes, illustrated by the award-winning Sean Qualls, is an irresistible celebration of the love between. Label Lullaby : for a black mother Title Lullaby Title remainder for a black mother Statement of responsibility a poem by Langston Hughes illustrated by Sean Qualls Creator ![]() ![]() ![]() On the other, I was an employee of a foreign company, and my job depended on the success of that new plant. ![]() On one hand, I felt for the students because I'd been one of them. I watched the protests unfold with a conflicted conscience. The strong anti-corruption sentiment made my boss worry if the company should continue with its new assembly plant. Most foreign investors dealt with Chinese officials under the table. ![]() One particular slogan made my boss very nervous: "Down with the bureaucratic profiteers." My Japanese boss sent me to the square, not far from where I lived in my grandmother's apartment, to take photos for headquarters in Tokyo to analyze for evidence of turning tides. It was planning to build its first assembly plant in China. When the Tiananmen Square protests started in 1989, I worked for a Japanese company. ![]() ![]() ![]() The books are best read in order, so be sure to start at the beginning with Quill Me Now. ![]() A perky hero, a brooding love interest, and delightfully twisty-turny stories that never end up quite where you’d expect. The ABCs of Spellcraft is a series filled with bad jokes and good magic, where MM Romance meets Paranormal Cozy. And her quirky, sweet, magical series The ABCs of Spellcraft is sure to make you smile. Jordan is best known as the author of the Ps圜op series, an unfolding tale of paranormal mystery and suspense starring Victor Bayne, a gay medium who’s plagued by ghostly visitations. Her influences include Ouija boards, Return of the Living Dead, “light as a feather, stiff as a board,” girls with tattoos and boys in eyeliner. She’s recently settled in a 1910 Cape Cod near Lake Michigan with tons of character and a plethora of bizarre spiders. Author and artist Jordan Castillo Price writes paranormal sci-fi thrillers colored by her time in the Midwest, from inner city Chicago, to various cities across southern Wisconsin. ![]() ![]() ![]() A cunningly inventive mystery featuring a hero worthy of Sherlock Holmes and a terrifying final twist you'll never see coming, The Fold is that rarest of things: a genuine pause-resister science-fiction thriller. And if he's right, it may be only a matter of time before the project destroys.everything. Yet evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isn't quite what it seems - and that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret.Īs his investigations draw him deeper into the puzzle, Mike begins to fear there's only one answer that makes sense. And, the scientists insist, traveling through the door is completely safe. ![]() ![]() The invention promises to make mankind's dreams of teleportation a reality. ![]() Using a cryptic computer equation and magnetic fields to "fold" dimensions, it shrinks distances so a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step. That is until an old friend presents him with an irresistible mystery, one that Mike is uniquely qualified to solve.įar out in the California desert, a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device they affectionately call the Albuquerque Door. Sure, the life he's chosen isn't much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts, but he's content with his quiet and peaceful existence. The folks in Mike Erikson's small New England town would say he's just your average, everyday guy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Conner soon learns that there is more than one way out of this world: he can either use magic or travel through portals created by stories. He finds himself trapped inside a mirror that belongs to a queen who wants him dead because she thinks he will take over her kingdom. The third book starts with Conner Bailey trying to find a way out of his world to get back to his twin sister Alex. The first book, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, was published in 2012, while the second book, The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms, was published in 2013. It’s the third book in a series of three books, and it follows the story of Alex and Conner Bailey, who are twins. ![]() The Land of Stories Book 3 is a book by Chris Colfer that was published in 2016. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jane Addams (September 6, 1860-May 28, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator and author. Good+.Hinges were reglued at some point (somewhat amateurishly) pages clean a couple of pages have browning from newspaper clippings that are laid in contemporary 1910 owner isncription on blank page rear blank endpaper chipped moderate wear lacking the rare dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with 1910 date on title page and no later printings mentioned on copyright page. Bound in full red morocco, gilt-stamped and decorated spine and covers, spine with partly raised bands, matching red moire-patterned silk endpapers, a.e.g., lighter red silk bookmarker.Over 5 b/w Illustrations / plates Title Page (brown/black). ![]() Addams (1860-1935), American social reformer and pacifist, founder of Hull House in 1889, after studying settlement work in Europe during her convalescence known for her unceasing recruitment efforts for her own institutions (chiefly among women) and for her opposition to war in any form (particularly in the last 20 years of her life). Fine-bound issue of the notable memoir by the founder of the famed Chicago institution (in particular for the chapters 'Tolstoyism', 'Echoes of the Russian Revolution' and 'Socialized Education') with an index at rear. Slight rubbing to covers (leather chiefly to extremities) else a nice, clean copy internally. ![]() ![]() ![]() The original story is one of existentional horror and psychological dread. While this version follows the novel closely, it is still remade to fit the style of Junji ito and expands the story with more content. No longer human recreated by Junji ito in a classic horror manga. ![]() ![]() Semi-autobiographical, No Longer Human is the final completed work of one of Japan’s most important writers, Osamu Dazai (1909-1948). Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. Oba Yozo’s attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a ’clown” to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. I am going to try to review this masterpiece. The book is great in every way, it’s adapted in manga anime By Junji Ito and anime version by madhouse who made some of the best anime. When you find about the author and his past this book looks like a suicide note. No longer human is heartbreaking and gloomy. Osamu Dazai is known for depressing writing, Dazai committed suicide in 1948. ![]() No longer human has a different take on the society. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Media Contact: After 3 Years, Flying Heritage Museum to Reopen in May Launched in 2006, the groundbreaking film fest showcases films by, for and about trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people. ![]() It is one of three transgender film festivals in the United States and one of only a few in the world. This year marks the 18th annual Seattle Trans Film Festival, with the theme for this year being Trans Through Time. The four-day festival will take place Thursday, May 4 through Sunday, May 7. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 2023 TRANSlations : Seattle Trans Film Festival Takes Place This May ![]() |