![]() ![]() While Emperor Hirohito was certainly not Hitler, the Nanking massacre of 1937, when some 150,000 Chinese civilians were bestially slaughtered in his name, was a form of genocidal murder. The outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war in 1937, regarded by the west as insignificant, set the stage for the coming "total" war. Yet the conflict's many other theatres and fronts are not ignored. ![]() The war was won and lost on the Eastern Front all other campaigns were peripheral. He presents the standard British narrative of the 1939-1945 conflict built round the rise and fall of Hitler and his attempts to assert hegemony over Europe. Hastings, a conservative historian and former newspaper editor, is drawn to British acts of decency, with a faint antipathy towards foreigners, especially if they happen to be Japanese. ![]()
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In their book, Business Experimentation, Rob James and Jules Goddard highlight two approaches to strategy that are diametrically opposite to each other. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the brand-new “Cat Fight,” the witches and vampires of Bayou, Oiseau, are at war over a magical talisman-and Jane must figure out how to keep the mysterious artifact out of the covetous hands of the Master of New Orleans. Read about the first time Jane put the pedal to the metal in “The Early Years,” and the last thing a werewolf will ever see as Jane delivers justice in “Beneath a Bloody Moon.” Get a searing look into the pasts of some of the series’ best-loved characters: Beast in “WeSa and the Lumber King,” Rick LaFleur in “Cat Tats,” and Molly Everhart Trueblood in “Haints.” In this must-have collection of stories, experience nineteen thrilling adventures from the world of vampire-hunter Jane Yellowrock, including many fan favorites and two all-new novellas. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter presents a comprehensive collection of stories starring everyone’s favorite “smart, sexy, and ruthless”* shapeshifting skinwalker. Posted January 26th, 2016 in Blog Tour, book review, Giveaway / 63 comments ![]() Early Review & Giveaway: Blood In Her Veins by Faith Hunter (Blog Tour) ![]() ![]() ![]() And between Muir's openly queer cast and her dialogue dripping in internet culture - think: references to Daniel Radcliffe's much-gifed SNL skit and memes like I Studied the Blade - the Locked Tomb trilogy became a welcome reprieve for LGBTQ+ millennial readers who can't often find their experiences in the pages of mainstream fiction. The novel was the first installment of Muir's Locked Tomb trilogy, which follows best frenemies Harrow and Gideon: a noble-born necromancer and her cavalier guardian, respectively. ![]() The 35-year-old author first exploded onto the science fiction and fantasy scene with her 2019 debut, Gideon the Ninth. Tamsyn Muir has carved out a literary niche for herself as the queen of the lesbian necromancers. ![]() ![]() When a company hires him to recover stolen property-a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past-Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. His brain is getting a little crowded and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people-Stephen calls them aspects-to hold and manifest the information. ![]() A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. ![]() ![]() Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds, is #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson's novella collection of science fiction thrillers that will make you question reality-including a never-before-published story. ![]() ![]() ![]() The author has divided Sleepwalkers into three distinct parts. So I started on Sleepwalkers, driven also by a kind of obligation to read it, despite its intimidating format and size, due to the context of how it came to me. I have read something of the causes of the conflict – most recently To End All Wars by Adam Hochschild and Europe’s Last Summer by David Fromkin – but I have much to learn. World War I – the “Great War” before they started numbering them – has only lately come to intrigue me, as it recedes ever deeper into the distant past and its centennial is upon us. I flipped through it while we chatted and at first blush it was indeed daunting: the trade paper edition he handed me was packed with 562 pages of dense, small type, not including the nearly 150 pages more of notes and index. “I tried but I couldn’t really get into it,” he confessed. ![]() With remarkable equanimity, he told me of his grim prospects while passing me the volume. ![]() ![]() I came to read The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914, by Christopher Clark, under somewhat unusual circumstances: it was pressed upon me by an elderly business client with similar historical interests, fresh from his very recent diagnosis with a terminal illness. ![]() ![]() ![]() He likes to win, and after apparently winning a cabin in his most recent card game, he heads out to check it out only to stumble upon the actual owner, Felix, and the two young nieces he’s now guardian of. ![]() In this one we follow another Euler brother, this time Navy Chief Calder Euler, who’s working a desk job after recovering from a head injury aboard a submarine. I was delighted to be able to read Annabeth Albert’s next instalment in her Shore Leave series (book one was Sailor Proof), Sink or Swim. But when the ice melts, they’ll have to decide if a future together is in the cards. Trapped in the cabin, the four of them slip easily into the rhythms of a family. He’ll tolerate the handsome stranger for a couple nights–even care for his injuries-but that’s it.Ĭalder doesn’t know a damn thing about kids, but making pancakes for Felix’s girls is a surprising delight. A silver fox caring for two young girls claims that the property is his, but Calder’s paperwork says otherwise.įelix Sigurd is on a losing streak, and his ex-husband risking the cabin in a reckless bet is only the latest in a series of misfortunes. Checking it out is supposed to be a quick trip, but Calder’s luck abruptly turns when a freak injury and a freakier snowstorm leave him stranded. ![]() His latest score? A remote mountain cabin. Navy chief Calder Euler loves to win big. Winning and losing are subject to sexy interpretation… ![]() ![]() By drawing out what creative acts have in common and viewing them through the lens of cutting-edge neuroscience, they uncover the essential elements of this critical human ability, and encourage a more creative future for all of us. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions?Įagleman and Brandt examine hundreds of examples of human creativity through dramatic storytelling and stunning images in this beautiful, full-color volume. Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt seek to answer the question: what lies at the heart of humanity's ability-and drive-to create? The Runaway Species is a deep dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to innovate. build on what already exists and rely on three brain operations: bending, breaking and blending" ( The Wall Street Journal) Description This enlightening examination of creativity looks "at art and science together to examine how innovations. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Diane Rayor's Medea, forged in and for live performance, energetically renders Euripides for a contemporary audience. Performers, directors, and students will find the help they need in the well-informed notes, and audiences and readers will enjoy the beauties of the poetry, which is lean, unpretentious, and powerfully direct.' John Gibert, University of Colorado 'Diane Rayor's new translation of Medea is accurate and playable. Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781107015661 Number of pages: 127 Weight: 340 g Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 13 mm MEDIA REVIEWS What happens when words deceive and those you trust most do not mean what they say? Euripides' most enduring Greek tragedy is a fascinating and disturbing story of how far a woman will go to take revenge in a man's world. When Jason breaks his oath to her and betrays her by marrying the king's daughter - his ticket to the throne - Medea contemplates the ultimate retribution. The play begins after Medea, a princess in her own land, has sacrificed everything for Jason: she helped him in his quest for the Golden Fleece, eloped with him to Greece, and bore him sons. The book includes an analytical introduction and comprehensive notes, and an essay on directing Medea by stage director Karen Libman. Rayor's accurate yet accessible translation reflects the play's inherent theatricality and vibrant poetry. ![]() ![]() Euripides' Medea comes alive in this new translation that will be useful for both academic study and stage production. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Heck, The Underground Railroad is science fiction in its own odd way.Ĭast: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, David Alexander Kaplan, Sophina Brown, Sheria IrvingĬreator: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, from the novel by Octavia Butler Remember a few years ago when a pair of alternate histories based on the Civil War were announced and then disappeared, one amid immediate criticism (HBO’s Confederate) and the other amid general curiosity (Amazon’s Black America, from Aaron McGruder)? Yet we’ve still seen the Holocaust play a key role in series built around time travel ( Russian Doll), vampires ( The Strain), serial killers ( The Patient) and action-driven revenge ( Hunters), while more viewers likely learned about the Tulsa Massacre through superhero ( Watchmen) and horror ( Lovecraft Country) shows than ever read about it in school. Using unfathomable horrors from the real world as a grounded backdrop for occasionally fantastical genre pieces is a well-established minefield. As the recent kerfuffle involving a producer of Apple TV+’s Emancipationbringing an 1863 photograph of a horrifyingly abused slave to a red-carpet premiere reminded us, trauma is not a thing to be treated glibly, regardless of intent. ![]() |