![]() ![]() She served on the Oshkosh City Planning Commission for twenty-four years and was a member of the Oshkosh Common Council. ![]() Her formal acknowledgments for The Atlas of Pern (1984) include "my husband, Todd, associate professor geography" and the UW Oshkosh Department of Geography. Career īefore her "retirement" to raising children and writing companion atlases, Fonstad was Director of Cartographic Services at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. They married in 1970, and had two children. While attending the University of Oklahoma she met Todd A. in Geography, specializing in cartography, from the University of Oklahoma. Early life and education īorn Karen Lea Wynn in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents James and Estis Wynn, she graduated from Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, and then earned a B.S. Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad (Ap– March 11, 2005) was an American cartographer and academic who designed several atlases of fictional worlds, including her 1981 The Atlas of Middle-earth about J. Forest Cemetery (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) ![]()
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![]() ![]() Born to immigrant parents, Nozick was an only child and lived in New York until moving to New Jersey where he completed his M.A and Ph.D. ![]() Robert Nozick biographyīorn in Brooklyn on November 16, 1938, Robert Nozick was an American political philosopher best known for his contribution to political theory in the form of Anarchy, State, and Utopia. He had grave concerns about the flaws in Rawls's theories, and went to great lengths to address these flaws in his most important work, Anarchy, State, and Utopia. For Rawls, justice is fairness and what is fair is to ensure that those in the most advantageous position use their position to improve the conditions of the least well off.Įnter Robert Nozick. He believed the creation of a more just society can be achieved through the redistribution of wealth and resources in a manner that improves the position of the least well-off in society. John Rawls argued for the latter in one of the most important works in political theory of the 20th century, titled A Theory of Justice. What's more just: the government staying out of people's personal wealth and letting some people starve while other people thrive, or the government forcibly taking wealth from some so that everyone has what they need? International Climate Change Agreements.Slavery and the Constitutional Convention.Philosophy of the Declaration of Independence. ![]() ![]() VP: What made you take the theremin more seriously? It seemed like a punchline someone might wheel out onstage as part of a science demonstration. It didn’t really hold that much interest for me. I have a clear recollection of seeing one onstage in the early 2000s at a Wolf Parade gig in Montreal, but by then I knew it as this kind of joke of an instrument. ![]() I probably heard it on some old science fiction films, or I may have run into one at the Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, growing up. ![]() SM: I honestly don’t remember, but I feel like I knew of it since I was a kid. VP: The theremin is a curious instrument and an interesting one to write about. ![]() Music journalist Vincent Pollard spoke with Sean Michaels this summer about the inspiration behind the book, what it is to blur the lines between fact and fiction, and how his background as a music journalist influenced the writing of the novel. Equal parts tense spy novel, heart-wrenching tale of unrequited love and history of the most unlikely of instruments, Us Conductors tells the story of the theremin’s invention in Leninist Russia and Lev Termen’s obsession with Clara Reisenberg (later Rockmore), who was fifteen years his junior and one of the first virtuoso players of the then prototype instrument. ![]() Based on the true story of Lev Termen, inventor of the theremin-one of the world’s first and weirdest electronic instruments-Sean Michaels’s debut novel Us Conductors was published last year by Random House Canada and subsequently won the prestigious Giller Prize. ![]() ![]() ![]() If nearly two decades of mystery-writing are anything to go by, the woman doesn’t appear to have died a natural death. But no sooner does he arrive than he discovers the pajama-clad body of a woman in the woods. At the urging of his agent, Christopher reluctantly agrees to attend a mystery writers’ conference at a remote Northern California winery. But sales are down in everything but chick lit, and Christopher’s new editor doesn’t like geriatric gumshoes. You can read this before Somebody Killed His Editor (Holmes and Moriarity #1) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įor sixteen years reclusive mystery writer Christopher (Kit) Holmes enjoyed a very successful career, thanks to the popularity of elderly spinster sleuth, Miss Butterwith, and her ingenious cat, Mr. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Somebody Killed His Editor (Holmes and Moriarity #1) written by Josh Lanyon which was published in June 16th 2009. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: Somebody Killed His Editor (Holmes and Moriarity #1) by Josh Lanyon ![]() ![]() ![]() The most famous are the Fanny Wincham née Logan stories – The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and Don’t Tell Alfred! Fanny, who narrates, was based on a Mitford cousin. Prior to The Sun King I’m embarrassed to admit to being familiar only with her novels and short stories. ![]() Nancy Mitford, the eldest, was a talented novelist and (I learned upon reading this book) biographer. They are the Kardashians of the London Blitz – only more intellectual and interesting. And while I’d most likely have hated them if we’d ever met, from a distance they glimmer with a kind of faerie glamor. All six were beautiful, witty, fashionable and remarkably unpleasant based on what they reveal in their letters to each other. The Mitford are something of an industry in (and out of) the UK. It does sound a bit like a twisted nursery rhyme. One was a brilliant writer two Fascists one a Communist (and muckraker-journalist) one married & divorced a scientist/millionaire playboy and then went on to live openly (and much more happily) with her female partner and one became a duchess. Something you may have caught on to if you listened in on the podcast. To begin with – I am fascinated by the Mitfords. ![]() ![]() The book under discussion: The NYRB Classics edition of The Sun King by Nancy Mitford. Earlier this month I was invited by Trevor of the Mookse and the Gripes to be a guest on Episode 6 of his (and his brother Brian’s) monthly podcast. ![]() ![]() but his own mother makes it clear he doesn't have a choice.Molly and Norman get on the bus - and end up seeing a lot more of America that they'd ever imagined. He's not sure about this trip across the country. He's a drummer who wants to find his own music out in the world - because then he might not be the "normal Norman" that he fears he's become. ![]() Now Barry's been drafted into that war - and Molly's mother tells her she has to travel across the country in an old schoolbus to find Barry and bring him home.Norman is Molly's slightly older cousin, who drives the old schoolbus. Her brother Barry ran away after having a fight with their father over the war in Vietnam. It's 1969.Molly is a girl who's not sure she can feel anything anymore, because life sometimes hurts way too much. ![]() Full of photos, music, and figures of the time, this is the masterful story of what it's like to be young and American in troubled times. From two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles, the remarkable story of two cousins who must take a road trip across American in 1969 in order to let a teen know he's been drafted to fight in Vietnam. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Renata grows more deeply embedded in the politics of the royal court, she uncovers a secret in her past that could change the fate of the entire kingdom-and end the war that has cost her everything. ![]() Can she keep her cover, even as she burns for vengeance against the brutal, enigmatic prince? Her life and the fate of the Moria depend on it.īut returning to the palace stirs childhood memories long locked away. When Dez, the commander of her unit-and the boy she’s grown to love-is taken captive by the notorious Príncipe Dorado, Renata must return to the palace and complete Dez’s top secret mission herself. The Whispers may have rescued Renata from the palace years ago, but she cannot escape their mistrust and hatred-or the overpowering memories of the hundreds of souls she drained during her time in the palace. Now Renata is one of the Whispers, rebel spies working against the crown. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, Renata was used by the crown to carry out the King’s Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people. Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King’s Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of Andalucía. ![]() Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories.Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter.Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back.Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View.Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light & Dark. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I REMEMBER those nights, those feelings of meeting someone new and connecting with them in college and then seeing where things went. I honestly felt like I was just a fly on the wall (or on the porch post in their case) as they flirted and played games to learn more about each other, both trying to not come across as overeager to see the other. This just goes to show how amazing Sara Ney is at writing characters, their dialogue and moving along a beautiful story of falling in love. There’s no excessive drama, really no secondary characters and you don’t read about anything else going on in their lives between the Friday nights that they meet up.ĭespite all that, I didn’t feel like I was missing a thing or that this story was lacking or that it was just instalove. It’s SIMPLE (and I mean that in the best possible way) in that you are along for the ride in “watching” how Scarlett and Rowdy meet, connect and fall for one another over a period of weeks. I really liked this book because it was unlike so many romance books. Tags: Baseball, College Kindle | Paperback | Audible | Apple Books Rating : ★★★★ Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance ![]() ![]() ![]() As described by Nightwing writer Kyle Higgins, the series is the follow up to Batman: Gates of Gotham and divulges more of the history of the city before the turn of the century. The story pits the Batman and his allies against the Court of Owls organization as they attempt to cement their control over Gotham City, which they have been manipulating in secret for centuries. Primarily written by Scott Snyder, the arc is the first major crossover storyline of The New 52. " Batman: Night of the Owls" is a comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics in mid-2012, and featuring the Batman family of characters. ![]() Kenneth Rocafort ( Red Hood and the Outlaws) Rafael Albuquerque ( Batman backup feature) Judd Winick ( Batman: The Dark Knight, Batwing, and Catwoman) Scott Snyder ( Batman and Batman Annual, showrunner) Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray ( All-Star Western) ![]() Scott Lobdell ( Red Hood and the Outlaws) Cover art by David Finch, Richard Friend and Jerome Cox ![]() ![]() ![]() And I really loved meeting a variety of characters (and seeing Bruce Wayne! Of course.) Lauren weaves the elements together to make a strong and realistic story. (Check out my interview with Lauren here.) But Catwoman wouldn’t be Catwoman with a sugary sweet back story. As I said it’s a bit dark and there are some seriously heavy issues. Thankfully, Lauren Myracle’s story lives up to the art. The details, the arrangement, the emotion… it’s all so gorgeous and so powerful. I loved everything about each and every panel. The art and story work together to tell the story of a young girl just trying to survive.įirst, the art. Of the three DC Ink titles I’ve read Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale is definitely the darkest. ![]() and love?įrom Lauren Myracle, the New York Times best-selling author of books like ttfn and ttyl, comes the story of a teenage Catwoman, as she struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham. Can she find her humanity and reconcile toughness with her desire for community. ![]() She rejects human cruelty, but sometimes it seems as though brute force is the only way to "win." And if Selina is to survive on the streets, she must be tough. When fifteen-year-old Selina Kyle, aka the future Catwoman, becomes homeless, she must confront questions of who she is and who she will become. Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this Finished Copy from Publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. ![]() |