Mekhennet's background has given her unique access to some of the world's most wanted men, who generally refuse to speak to Western journalists. She then returns to Europe, first in London, where she uncovers the identity of the notorious ISIS executioner 'Jihadi John', and then in France, Belgium and her native Germany, where terror has come to the heart of Western civilisation. In her travels across the Middle East and North Africa, she documents her chilling run-ins with various intelligence services and shows why the Arab Spring never lived up to its promise. In this compelling and evocative memoir, we accompany Mekhennet as she journeys behind the lines of jihad, starting in the German neighbourhoods where the 9/11 plotters were radicalised and the Iraqi neighbourhoods where Sunnis and Shia turned against one another, and culminating on the Turkish/Syrian border region where ISIS is a daily presence. She has also sought to provide a mediating voice between these cultures, which too often misunderstand each other. For her whole life, Souad Mekhennet, a reporter for the Washington Post who was born and educated in Germany, has had to balance the two sides of her upbringing - Muslim and Western. I was not to carry any identification, and would have to leave my cell phone, audio recorder, watch, and purse at my hotel.
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While this is the third book in the series, it is not entirely necessary to have read the first two books, so you can dive right in to this one, if you would like to, but I would definitely recommend reading all three 'Dave and John' books, two of which can be found here on Audible. A few reviews mention that the book is perhaps too dark and depressing in places, but for me these sections gelled with the rest of the narrative and did not awkwardly stand out. When David Wong (AKA Jason Pargin) released 'Fancy Suits' I, of course read it, as a dedicated Wongian (a term I hope gains traction) and was a little disappointed that the author seemed to be departing from my beloved John, David and Amy! So, you can imagine my delight when 'What The Hell Did I Just Read' dropped and it certainly does not disappoint! I have always enjoyed and been fascinated by Wong's ability to force his audience to imagine creatures, worlds and powers that should defy all imagination, yet are visualised in such a vivid realism that it is uncanny! There is one scene in 'What The Hell Did I Just Read' that stands out in particular, all about breakfast, that still stays with me now and I am sure that it will stay with you, long after you haver read it. Better not be the last in the Dave & amp John saga! Hugely popular in Korea, Haemin Sunim is a Zen meditation teacher whose teachings transcend religions and borders and resonate with people of all ages. Haemin Sunim’s simple messages – which he first wrote when he responded to requests for advice on social media – speak directly to the anxieties that have become part of modern life and remind us of the strength and joy that come from slowing down. 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So Greek art is about portraying nature, but as Arnold emphasizes, it should be the best nature, so also about finding out what this best nature is. This impulse is behind all the creative activity of man, even in natural sciences and technology, in which we are obviously more advanced. Sweetness and light are for Arnold strongly associated with Hellenism and Greek culture, because he believes ancient Greeks had the instinct to see and portray things the way they really are. This excerpt continues the idea introduced by Arnold earlier about the dichotomy between “Hebraism” (Puritan focus on religiousness and hard work) and “Hellenism” (which values art, philosophy and all the finer things in life). The Latin title of this excerpt comes from the Gospel and means “one thing needful”. 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Though our site now extends to a wide range of Metamorphoses editions and interpretations in more than one language and in more than one medium, the old centerpiece of this part of our gallery-library is a remarkable illustrated recasting of Ovid from 1563, text by Johann or Johannes Spreng (1524-1601), now online and available in its entirety (apart from some early ink-blot bowdlerizations 1) in digitized form: Javascript Version, with Pop-Up Comparison Windows Site constructed by Daniel Kinney with Elizabeth StyronĪnd With Thanks to Other Members of U.Va.'s E-Text StaffĪbout the Texts and Illustrations / Links Ovid Illustrated: The Renaissance Reception Ovid Illustrated: the Renaissance Reception of Ovid-University of Virginia Electronic Text Center The Brian Lehrer Show ( are good and bad impacts of fast fashion." Affordability has increased access and interest in style. Clothing is not an automated process, *people* make our clothes" - "Fast Fashion" Fast fashion - trendy, mass-manufactured, affordable clothes - relies on the abundance of cheap labor around the world, says The Brian Lehrer Show ( are 40 million people working as garment workers around the world today. Cline is a journalist, clothing resale expert and author of the forthcoming book, The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good (Plume, 2019). In the segment, she explains how the "fast fashion" industry is fueled by cheap production overseas, and how consumers can build a more ethical closet. trade war with China, Elizabeth Cline was invited on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer show for a 10 Minute Explainer on fast fashion. Gordon picked up his first and only Grammy Award for that song. Gordon and Clapton also co-wrote Clapton’s 1971 smash hit “Layla.” The group worked on Beatles guitarist George Harrison’s 1970 solo album “All Things Must Pass.” Jim Gordon died of natural causes “after a long incarceration and lifelong battle with mental illness.” RedFerns Gordon was a session drummer for Eric Clapton and George Harrison. He toured with Clapton in 19 as part of the band Delaney & Bonnie.Ĭlapton briefly formed a new band, Derek and the Dominos, that also featured Gordon. The Post reached out to a Clapton rep for comment.īorn on July 14, 1945, Gordon backed the Everly Brothers and played on the Beach Boys’ 1966 album “Pet Sounds.” His publicist, Bob Merlis, confirmed to The Post on Wednesday that Gordon died Monday at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville of natural causes “after a long incarceration and lifelong battle with mental illness.” Jim Gordon - the Grammy-winning rock drummer for Eric Clapton and George Harrison - who was convicted of killing his mother in 1983 while suffering from schizophrenia, has died. 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Translated from the French by Anthony Bower.īy one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. Read The Rebel An Essay on Man in Revolt by Albert Camus available from Rakuten Kobo. With an introduction by Sir Herbert Read. $350.00 Item Number: 135389įirst edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Over the course of seven books, Keats would return to the African-American boy named Peter, who first appeared in "Snowy Day," and Peter's daily adventures to portray the small but memorable moments that make up a child's life. Illustrator and author Keats found success in the early 1960s when his book "The Snowy Day" received the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children for 1963. With a talented cast and playful direction, Childsplay's production uses various theatrical devices to help bring Keats' illustrations and characters beautifully to life on stage in a rich and rewarding way. The simple joys of childhood are beautifully portrayed in the children's books of Ezra Jack Keats, including his classic book "The Snowy Day." Four of his books have been combined into a 50-minute theatrical production entitled "The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats" that is as straightforward and magical as the characters and events in Keats' books. Nathan Alfred, Andre Johnson, and Savannah Alfred The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack KeatsĪlso see Gil's reviews of Kelli O'Hara with Seth Rudetsky, It's Only a Play, and Jersey Boys Eisenhower, becoming the first broadcast of a human voice from space.Ģ January 1959: The USSR launches Luna 1, known as the first "cosmic rocket" as it accidentally escaped the orbit of the Moon due to the object having too much speed. It captured world attention by broadcasting a pre-recorded Christmas message from US President Dwight D. It carried experimental equipment that led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt.ġ October 1958: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is created in the US, replacing the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA).ġ8 December 1958: The US launch SCORE, the world's first communications satellite. Sputnik, which means "satellite" in Russian, was the Soviet entry in a scientific race to launch the first satellite ever.ģ1 January 1958: The US enter the Space Race by launching Explorer 1, the first US satellite to reach orbit. Sputnik I exhibit in the Missile & Space Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. |