![]() ![]() But why? In Butts: A Backstory, reporter, essayist, and RadioLab contributing editor Heather Radke is determined to find out. A woman’s butt, in particular, is forever being assessed, criticized, and objectified, from anxious self-examinations trying on jeans in department store dressing rooms to enduring crass remarks while walking down a street or high school hallways. ![]() ![]() It is a body part unique to humans, critical to our evolution and survival, and yet it has come to signify so much more: sex, desire, comedy, shame. Whether we love them or hate them, think they’re sexy, think they’re strange, consider them too big, too small, or anywhere in between, humans have a complicated relationship with butts. “Lively and thorough, Butts is the best kind of nonfiction.” - Esquire, Best Books of 2022Ī “carefully researched and reported work of cultural history” ( The New York Times) that explores how one body part has influenced the female-and human-experience for centuries, and what that obsession reveals about our lives today. ![]() “Winning, cheeky, and illuminating….What appears initially as a folly with a look-at-this cover and title becomes, thanks to Radke’s intelligence and curiosity, something much meatier, entertaining, and wise.” - The Washington Post ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() For that, he needs strict rules and careful plans. ![]() Reeling from a brutal breakup, he’s determined to captain his LGBT soccer team out of scandal and into a winning season. **Soccer if you’re not one of us… LOL Playing For Keeps (Glasgow Lads #1)įergus Taylor is damaged goods. Seriously, if you haven’t read it, then you need to ? BUT… this series is not just about football, it’s about camaraderie, and tension, and lust, and romances, and cute stuff, and class division, and religious division, and … gah I could list it all… with added humour and angst, all set against the backdrop of football**. Now, anyone who knows me knows I am not a fan of football (dodges flaming stakes and sharp knives). This series…I was blown away by the covers (legs, kilts) and the premise of a group of guys playing football in Glasgow. ![]() ![]() Read the Moose Harvest Management Guidelines Emerging challenges ![]() allocating tags to resident hunters and tourism outfitters.setting biologically appropriate levels and proportions of bull, cow and calf harvest. ![]() considering population status relative to objectives.developing sustainable harvest plans, which includes:.The key elements in applying the system are: The proper composition of the moose population affects overall survival and reproductive rates, and promotes moose population health. These measures are used to influence harvest levels in response to population trends and the number of bulls, cows and calves observed during aerial surveys. delivering communication and education strategies.area (e.g., Ontario’s Wildlife Management Units).Harvesting opportunities focus mainly on calves then on bulls, while cows are generally more protected for reproduction. Ontario introduced the selective harvest system in 1983 to manage the moose harvest. 78,000 moose in huntable areas (another 13,200 moose live in areas that aren’t hunted).91,000 provincially licensed moose hunters.Ontario has more moose hunters than moose, at about: In most parts of the province, hunting has an important effect on the population of moose. These are some of the factors that influence moose in Ontario. A healthy and sustainable population of moose is important to Ontario. ![]() ![]() Think of words to describe snozzcumbers!.Can you think of some more and say what they mean? Could you make a dictionary / glossary for your words? Write a story about what happens next (see Resources below). Imagine that you have just been picked up by a pair of giant hands.Roald Dahl uses lots of similes to describe the BFG ('an arm as thick as a tree trunk', and 'nose as sharp as a knife').Read the last sentences of the first chapter and predict what might be coming up the street.Imagine what might happen in 'the witching hour'.Think of somewhere that is silent and think of words to describe how it feels to be there. The story begins with Sophie in a silent dormitory.Could you write a sentence / paragraph to describe each one? Roald Dahl lists the characters (including humans and giants) in the book at the start. ![]() See More Books from this author Teaching Ideas and Resources: English ![]() Stay up to date and receive our free email newsletter!.Have you made a great resource? Share it here!.Explore our library and use wonderful books in your lessons!.Use these videos as the starting point for learning in your classroom!. ![]() ![]() Luke Skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the Galactic Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yet-the destruction of the massive battle station known as the Death Star. It marked the start of Marvel's new slew of Star Wars titles, which also included Star Wars: Darth Vader, Star Wars: Princess Leia, Star Wars: Kanan, and many others. The Rebels- Han Solo, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, R2-D2, and C-3PO-infiltrate and intend to destroy a weapons factory, but their plans change upon the arrival of Darth Vader-whom Skywalker intends to fight, still believing that the Dark Lord of the Sith killed his father. Star Wars 1 shows the beginnings of a Rebel Alliance assault on the moon Cymoon 1. It is written by Jason Aaron, with artwork by John Cassaday and was released on January 14, 2015. ![]() ![]() The comic takes place in and during the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and features all of the major characters from the original film. ![]() Star Wars (2015) 2 Star Wars 1 is the first issue of the Marvel comic book series Star Wars and the first of six issues in the series' first story arc, Skywalker Strikes. ![]() ![]() And, more important, after her adventures in the woods, Snow White might find sitting on a throne as dull as lying in a glass coffin. ![]() Snow White, after years in a sleeping spell, might not be affected by the enchantment placed on Sleeping Beauty. The story combines two fairy tales, and it contains two startling ideas. Even the page numbers have gold filigree. Almost every page is decorated with gold leaf. This new collaboration is a spectacular art object. ![]() Other artists illustrated the books in the U.S., quite beautifully, but the British editions are objects of envy for many fans. The illustrations in Fortunately, the Milk are a marvel of draftsmanship, and Coraline and The Graveyard Book are considered classics. ![]() The two men have collaborated on a number of books published in the U.K., to great success. Is it fair to expect a masterpiece when Gaiman and Riddell work together? Probably. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() King, an executive producer on the project, wanted Mick Garris to direct it after the two had hit it off on the set of Sleepwalkers, a movie based on an original King screenplay. King was against the idea for a long time, famously saying, “You can’t have the end of the world brought to you by Charmin toilet tissue.” But King’s thinking eventually changed, and in 1992 ABC - which had scored a tremendous hit with a two-part, four-hour adaptation of King’s It two years earlier - gave The Stand the green light. Romero directing), but to many, a miniseries seemed like the only way to adapt The Stand due to its sheer size. A hybrid of horror, apocalyptic sci-fi and epic fantasy (King has said he explicitly wanted to create a sort of modern day The Lord of the Rings), it’s an eerie, surreal tale of the fall of civilization and the battle for the souls of those left alive in the aftermath.Ī motion picture adaptation was first announced on the back cover of the paperback version of the book (with George A. It is certainly among his most beloved by longtime readers, because of its sheer size (more than 800 pages when originally published in 1978, more than 1,000 in the unexpurgated version released in 1990) and the scope and breadth of its storytelling. The Stand is considered by many, to this day, to be one of Stephen King’s three or four finest novels. This article contains spoilers for the 1994 miniseries The Stand and likely the 2020 series by extension. ![]() ![]() in 2005, Freakonomics went on to sell more than 4 million copies around the world, in 35 languages. ![]() Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives - how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.įirst published in the U.S. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. He studies the riddles of everyday life - from cheating and crime to parenting and sports - and reaches conclusions that turn conventional wisdom on its head. These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. ![]() What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "A wonderful guide to Bruce Lee’s timeless insights." - JEFF CHANG, AUTHOR OF CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP It’s also in the deep look you get within yourself." - CAL FUSSMAN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND HOST OF BIG QUESTIONS PODCAST "Profound…The beauty of this work goes beyond the clarity in which the subject is seen. ![]() ![]() "This inspired guide will remind any reader that, while one cannot control external circumstance, how one responds is always a choice." - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY "Thematically arranged by life lessons, the text is filled with sage instruction on a variety of themes.An inspirational commemorative for Lee aficionados and those sharpening their personal-growth skills." - KIRKUS NEWSWEEK's Top 25 Must Reads, USA TODAY’s Top 5 Books Not to Miss, and AMAZON EDITORS' PICK BEST NONFICTION More than just an exercise in physical discipline, martial arts are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life. In Be Water, My Friend, Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization. "Empty your mind be formless, shapeless like water." - Bruce Lee ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, its black box might be what saves them. Two centuries ago, the colony ship vanished, leaving Auri as its sole survivor. When they learn the Hadfield has been found, it’s time to come out of hiding. With half the known galaxy on their tails, Squad 312 has never felt so wanted. Then there’s Kal’s long-lost sister, who’s not exactly happy to see her baby brother, and has a Syldrathi army at her back. Like the clan of gremps who’d like to rearrange their favorite faces.Īnd the cadre of illegit GIA agents with creepy flowers where their eyes used to be, who’ll stop at nothing to get their hands on Auri. ![]() They’ve just got to take care of a few small distractions first. ![]() The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy’s best hope for survival.įirst, the bad news: an ancient evil-you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal-is about to be unleashed. Source: I pre-ordered this from Book Depository. ![]() Series: Aurora Cycle #2 (Read my review of book one here!)įind it on: Goodreads. ![]() |