![]() In Be More Pirate, Sam Conniff Allende unveils the innovative strategies of Golden Age pirates, drawing parallels between the tactics and teachings of legends like Henry Morgan and Blackbeard with modern rebels, like Elon Musk, Malala and Banksy. Pirates stood for MISCHIEF, PURPOSE and POWER. ![]() Pirates faced a self-interested establishment, a broken system, industrial scale disruption and an uncertain future. Pirates didn't just challenge the status-quo, they changed everyfuckingthing. They didn't just reject society, they reinvented it. ![]() Pirates didn't just break the rules, they rewrote them. ![]() Whatever your ambitions, ideas and challenges, this book will revolutionize the way you live, think and work today, and tomorrow. Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Be More Pirate written and read by Sam Conniff Allende. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The next day, Cohn speculates that he may be in love with Brett, and Frances tells Jake that she believes Cohn plans to break up with her. Jake tries to kiss Brett, but she withdraws, telling him that although she loves him, she "can't stand it." (Apparently, Jake has been castrated in combat during the Great War and cannot consummate his love for Brett.) They rejoin their friends and are joined in turn by a Greek Count named Mippipopolous before Jake returns to his apartment, where he lies in bed, drunk and miserable. Cohn is attracted to Brett, but she leaves the club with Jake. The group goes dancing at a nightclub, where a woman named Brett (also known as Lady Ashley, because she is, by marriage, a titled British aristocrat) appears. Later, Jake picks up a prostitute named Georgette, and the two of them join a group including Cohn, Frances, and some others. It is the mid-1920's.Ĭohn visits the story's narrator and main character, Jake Barnes, in the Paris offices of the newspaper for which Jake works. ![]() When Cohn's wife left him, he became involved with a woman named Frances Clyne, and they traveled together to Paris, where they are living at the start of the novel's action. ![]() Chapter I of The Sun Also Rises introduces us to the novelist Robert Cohn, a graduate of Princeton University who married a wealthy woman and founded a literary journal soon after college. ![]() ![]() ![]() North Korea: State of Paranoia by Paul French. ![]() Here Mairi talks to us about the safe space they create, the books they’d refuse to sell, and their ridiculously gorgeous bookshop dog Artemis. Owned by Mairi Oliver, managed by Jim Taylor, and staffed by an eclectic chosen family of bookish people, Lighthouse celebrates diversity of thought and expression, championing voices from the margins. We’d like to introduce you to Lighthouse - an independent community bookshop on the radical left, politically engaged and socially conscious. From the niche to the super-niche, from super-swank to pile-em-high second-hand, we LOVE independent bookshops! We want to highlight the high-street heroes dedicating their lives to readers and writers, so every month we’re introducing you to a different indie profiling the owners (and all the cutest bookshop cats & dogs). ![]() ![]() ![]() “There is no right way to be a lesbian, and complexity of labeling does not mean confusion or lack of experience.” - Mel. ![]() ![]() We are not “just friends” just because we don’t have intercourse.” - Tefa. “There are a lot of stereotypes about female friendship and patriarchal society tends to invalidate w/w relationships if they don’t have sex. That has made me less than enthused about trying to join lesbian communities.” - Amaranthe Rae. “Aspec Lesbians. “I feel far more connected to the lesbian label than I do to the community as an aspec lesbian, some of the most virulent acemisia I have received has been from cis zedsexual lesbians. Tagging our contributors from the Tumblr space: 2 inforgraphics with quotes. Thank you to everyone who contributed, and please feel free to add more! Full article here: In honor of Lesbian Visibility Day, we published an article on the experiences of ace and aro lesbians and lesbian-aligned people. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We're no closer to understanding what the V.F.D does, or even what this stands for than we were when the term was first mentioned in book 5. We're nine books into the series now and the bigger picture is still unclear. I really like the way that this series is starting to blur the lines between the heros and villains, especially as it indicates that the Baudelaire's parents and Snicket himself may have once ties with Olaf.However, the book still has a few issues. ![]() Not only are they forced to rely on tricks they learned over the previous two books, but they also adopt disguises, lie and are even forced to contemplate murder. It builds on the events of The Hostile Hospital, as the Baudelaires are forced to increasingly adopt Olaf's tactics in order to survive. However, it is one of the most interestingly different instalment of the series so far. This isn't the most exciting instalment of the series, and largely moves at a pretty sedate pace. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s been decades since blackmail forced Troy Callahan to retire from playing professional hockey, and he’s built a successful career behind the bench. ![]() This tells you basically all you need to know about her as a person.Īvon is represented by Courtney Miller-Callihan of Handspun Literary Agency. Avon is always up for a road trip, adores Kentucky bourbon, thinks nothing is as stress relieving as a good rock concert and will never say no to candy.Īt one point, Avon was the mayor of both Jazzercise and Lollicup on Foursquare. When she’s not writing, she’s either doing some kind of craft project that makes a huge mess, reading, watching horror movies, listening to music or yelling at her favorite hockey team to get it together, already. She likes to think her vocabulary has improved since then, but the theme of quirky people waiting for their perfect match is still one of her favorites.Īvon grew up in the southern United States, and now lives with her very patient husband in a liberal midwestern college town. ![]() Like all of Avon’s characters, the space hat did get its happily ever after - though she’s pretty sure it was with a unicorn. Avon Gale wrote her first story at the age of seven, about a “Space Hat” hanging on a rack and waiting for that special person to come along and purchase it - even if it was a bit weirder than the other, more normal hats. ![]() ![]() ![]() Younger sister Lindsay is caught in the middle, and the strain between Rebecca and Daniel mounts as Jessica’s rebellion escalates. Rebecca struggles to give the teenage girls the guidance they need as well as fulfill her duties to Daniel as an Amish wife.Rebellious Jessica is resistant to Amish ways and constantly in trouble with the community. ![]() Instant motherhood, after years of unsuccessful attempts to conceive a child of her own, is both a joy and a heartache. Rebecca Kauffman’s tranquil Old Order Amish life is transformed when she suddenly has custody of her two teenage nieces after her "English" sister and brother-in-law are killed in an automobile accident. ![]() Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life-and the decisions and consequences that follow. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. ![]() Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. ![]() ![]() ![]() What are some of the difficult topics you think were addressed in The Sentence, and how does Erdrich navigate these topics with sensitivity? Also, how do you think the novel addresses the issue of cultural appropriation?.How does Erdrich use All Souls’ Day as a tool for exploring Indigenous history and identity?. ![]() ![]() How does this attitude grow throughout the novel, and what does it represent? Tookie senses a newfound and previously unacknowledged resentment for Pollux for arresting her in the past.How does The Sentence explore spirituality and storytelling as universal concepts in the human experience?.In what ways do Erdrich’s personal experiences shape the protagonist, Tookie?.What role do current events like George Floyd’s murder, COVID-19, US incarceration rates, racism, and reparations play in the novel?.How does Louise Erdrich use symbols and metaphors to explore family, Native American identity, and the importance of community in The Sentence?.This list of some amazing book club questions for The Sentence will provide you with a closer look at this fascinating and thought-provoking novel by Louise Erdrich. ![]() ![]() ![]() No matter whether they’re huge like watermelons or tiny like lingonberries, you’ll find them here! Here we discuss all elements of growing berries on bushes, trees, or individual plants. Berries Bursting with juicy goodness, berries are one of the most favored fruits.Edible Flowers Flowers you can eat? Absolutely! We’ve compiled a list of some of our all-time favorite edible flowers so that you can sample a petal on a salad or turn them into tea! In many cases here, both the flowers and some other parts of the plant may be edible, but double-check each article before you snack.We are taking a deep dive into these “good neighbor” plants, what works well together, and what should be avoided… but more importantly, we’re explaining why these things may have positive or negative impacts on your plants! Some plants work well together, and others just don’t. ![]() Companion Planting Companion planting, sometimes called intercropping, can be used to deter pests and improve yields. ![]() ![]() Boorman and McGregor take to the continent on electric bikes – leading to new challenges (Photo: Apple TV) He had metal rods inserted in his legs and “came within a whisper of having my leg amputated”. It left him temporarily in a wheelchair with two broken legs, a dislocated ankle and a broken wrist. What reunited them was a catastrophic motorbike accident that Boorman – a presenter of daredevil series such as Race to Dakar, World’s Most Dangerous Roads and Ireland to Sydney By Any Means – suffered in Portugal four years ago. “It’s true to say that we had somewhat drifted apart, because I moved to LA and we were both busy,” says McGregor. ![]() McGregor, 49, and Boorman, 54, first grew close 23 years ago through a shared love of motorbikes on the set of The Serpent’s Kiss, but after their last two mega-rides for BBC2 – Long Way Round (2004) and Long Way Down (2007) – the pair lost touch. ![]() It is the first trip the bike fanatics have taken in more than a decade. To make the journey even more difficult, they opted to be eco-friendly and ride on electric motorbikes – prototype LiveWire Harley-Davidsons – which meant making long stops to recharge. ![]() |