![]() ![]() By the time of his death, he had named most of the College of Cardinals, consecrated or co-consecrated a large number of the world's bishops, and ordained many priests. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. ![]() He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. He upheld the Church's teachings on such matters as artificial contraception and the ordination of women, but also supported the Church's Second Vatican Council and its reforms. John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor's name in tribute to him. He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who was elected in August after the death of Pope Paul VI, died after thirty-three days. John Paul the Great, especially in naming institutions. Pope Saint John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II Italian: Giovanni Paolo II Polish: Jan Paweł II), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Polish: – 2 April 2005), served as Pope from 1978 to 2005. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() What happens when the legacies we inherit are not the ones we would choose? Building on last year’s exploration of inheritance, the 2021 Dialogue Series provides a space to think about dissent and how pushing against existing structures strengthens our social bonds. About the 2021 Dialogue Series on Dissent The next text in her Emergent Strategy Series, Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation, will be released in April of 2021. Brown's books include Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good and most recently We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice. The second event of the Dialogue Series, this program follows the opening performance, Primer for an Impossible Conversation, and furthers our collective inquiry into the topic of dissent as a mode for building social bridges.Ī prolific writer and impassioned activist, adrienne maree brown is well known for her essential texts that explore activism, pleasure, and transformative justice. In this immersive and open conversation, participants hear from transformative justice scholar adrienne maree brown and venture into breakout rooms for group discussions on the topic of how we talk with one another. ![]() In a time of increasingly divisive national politics, the impossibility of consensus calls us to find ways of working together in difference. ![]() ![]() Has the potential to become a read-it-over-and-over favorite." - Kirkus Praise for Eddie Gets Ready for School:"This is an energetic romp with high appeal." - School Library Journal Praise for See Pip Point:"Using a very few short words, plenty of action, and droll humor, Milgrim creates a book that even beginners will enjoy reading. Praise for Santa Duck:"Quirky, funny story that will have both kids and adults laughing. ![]() Has the potential to become a read-it-over-and-over favorite." - Kirkus "Quirky, funny story that will have both kids and adults laughing. This Level One reader is a follow-up to the sweet and funny Moo Bird in which Bird says 'moo' instead of 'tweet. VERDICT A sweet story that fledgling readers will delight in tackling many times over." - School Library Journal "Children learn that it is OK to be different in this beginning reader.The colorful, detailed expressions of the cartoon animals are sure to please and have youngsters rooting for Moo Bird. ![]() It’s a neat and humorous outing, and its sly championing of noisy, engaged reading will add a pleasing disruption to early reader struggles." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books "This follow-up to Milgrim’s Moo Bird again demonstrates the author-illustrator’s established gift for peppy beginning reading. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joy is at the heart of everything that Durrell wrote, but most especially it is at the heart of My Family and Other Animals. One day his magpies – the Magenpies – got loose and trashed Larry's room and all those pages full of deathless prose. Here the young Gerry kept owls and pigeons and tortoises, witnessed a battle between a praying mantis and a gecko – above, on, and finally in his bed. Here is a boy in paradise, surrounded by an eccentric loving family and by the wonderful beasts of the Mediterranean islands. My Family and Other Animals is the greatest expression of biophilia in literature. Everyone who has ever patted a dog or smelled a rose understands that. It was the great American scientist and science writer Edward O Wilson who coined the term biophilia: for the human affinity, the human need for non-human life. ![]() ![]() What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but with only an “orchard hayride” scented candle on hand, she isn’t worried it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two. “A delightful and witty take on witchy mayhem.” - Popsugar Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. ![]() ![]() New York Times Bestseller Erin Sterling casts a delightful spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (an experience she would draw on for a later Lord Peter mystery,ĭetective novels were popular, and could potentially earn her She took up various jobs teaching, workingįor a publisher, and writing for an advertising agency Read Dante and wrote articles and poems for student magazines.Īfter graduation, she published two short booksĪt this site). That was not what Sayers envisioned at the start of her career.įirst women to get a degree from Oxford University, where she Though Sayers is now most commonly known as a detective novelist, Print and widely read long after many more recent detectives Print more than 80 years ago, and published her last Wimsey story in theĮarly 1940s, there's still a freshness and sense of both wit and humanity ![]() In the public domain in the US at the time of this writing.Ĭreator, Dorothy L. This is his first published adventure, and the only one Mary Mark Ockerbloom and I are pleased to introduce Lord Peter Wimsey to the Sayers (1898-1957) Introduction to the online edition by John Mark Ockerbloom ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They’re both so assertive in their stance with the other, and their moment together is so bittersweet! Especially knowing that this novel takes place somewhere in Chapter 16 of Book One! And we know how that ends! □Īcceptance of the Egotist is a must read! The book gives the reader that much more to the complexity that is Yugo-Kuon’s relationship as captor and captive. You want each to concede: Yugo to be a bit more gentle and forgiving and for Kuon to allow himself to explore his attraction to Yugo! But that just wouldn’t make sense in this twisted captivity story. ![]() The power exchange between Yugo and Kuon is so heart wrenching. This short novella was jam packed full of goodies regarding Yugo’s operation - searching for the treacherous leak in his organization, and Kuon’s emotional journey under captivity. ![]() ![]() ![]() Picture Leo as Leonardo, nervous over Machiavelli’s negotiations. Simon and Schuster in the book’s press release has disclosed that Leonardo DiCaprio optioned the film rights. After some seasoning of gory proof, the author adds: “His only sliver of historical redemption, which is undeserved, came when Machiavelli used him as a model of cunning in The Prince and taught that his ruthlessness was a tool for power.” He had a brutal tyrant’s hunger for power combined with a sociopath’s thirst for blood,” writes Isaacson. “Name any odious activity and Borgia was the master of it: murder, treachery, incest, debauchery, wanton cruelty, and corruption. Meanwhile, leaders of Florence, an artistic and commercial power, paid Borgia 36,000 florins in protection money, bribing him not to attack the city. ![]() He went back to Florence, where he was from, for new opportunities and commissions. Milan had given Leonardo his launch, stability and continuing work. Leonardo at this point is fifty-three, handsome, a success, with a keen eye for elegant form, and happily coupled with a younger man. Midway through Walter Isaacson’s luminous new biography, Leonardo Da Vinci, the artist of rising reputation moves from Milan to Florence, and in 1502 agrees to meet the warlord Cesare Borgia. ![]() ![]() ![]() This poignant, intimate, and hilarious memoir explores Shonda’s life before her Year of Yes-from her nerdy, book-loving childhood to her devotion to creating television characters who reflected the world she saw around her. Shonda knew she had to embrace the challenge: for one year, she would say YES to everything that scared her. And then, over Thanksgiving dinner, her sister muttered something that was both a wake up and a call to arms: You never say yes to anything. So who would suspect that Shonda Rhimes is an introvert? That she hired a publicist so she could avoid public appearances? That she suffered panic attacks before media interviews? With three children at home and three hit television shows, it was easy for Shonda to say she was simply too busy. Her iconic characters live boldly and speak their minds. She’s the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television today. ![]() “As fun to read as Rhimes’s TV series are to watch” (Los Angeles Times). Details: The instant New York Times bestseller from the creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder shares how saying YES changed her life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And they complain about their respective situations incessantly.It is a cute story and a very quick read. Neither one has confidence in their long distance relationship. So if you can't handle that, All I Need isn't the book for you.(quote is from the ARC, so might not be accurate.)I also found both Seth and Skye (but especially Skye) to be whiny and complainey at times. Why should I have to settle for someone who doesn't understand me the way Seth did." After a couple hours together? So, yea, there's instalove. After experiencing how amazing that immediate attraction was, there's no going back to mediocrity. After spending two days with Seth, Skye says "How it felt to be with Seth was undeniable. But they are both convinced they have found their soul mate.It's very mushy. ![]() And through a mistake, they don't have each other's contact information. And as far as that goes, it's a heartwarming story.Skye and Seth meet when they are both at their summer houses - and they only see each other a couple of times before summer is over. All I Need is a classic teen summer romance. ![]() |