![]() ![]() book can be produced, a book to start all of us thinking in new directions.”-Ian Hacking, New Republic "A brilliant and sensitive undertaking that does credit not only to feminist scholarship but, in the end, to science as well.”-Barbara Ehrenreich, Mother Jones "This book represents the expression of a particular feminist perspective made all the more compelling by Keller’s evident commitment to and understanding of science. ![]() Let us be glad to be in times when such a sparkling, innovative. "Keller’s book opens up a whole new range of ideas for anyone who cares to think about the history of science, that is, the history of the modern world. Why are objectivity and reason characterized as male and subjectively and feeling as female? How does this characterization affect the goals and methods of scientific enquiry? This groundbreaking work explores the possibilities of a gender-free science and the conditions that could make such a possibility a reality. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In being thus represented, Mazna is exploited and humiliated when she is forced to perform in naïve and trivial scenes in American movies. ![]() It is in this sense that the diasporic novelist draws attention to Hollywood’s negative stereotypes, prejudices and injustices in relation to the representation of an Arab actress in Hollywood cinema. As this article discusses, Alyan uncovers how these roles dehumanize and trample the Arab races and cultures. A Syrian actress who has emigrated from Syria to Lebanon and then to the USA to achieve her dream and identity, Mazna’s life turns upside down when Hollywood forces her to take on negative terrorist, sexualized and culturally insensitive roles in films. ![]() This paper shows how Hollywood cinema does not help the protagonist, Mazna, to remodel her diasporic identity to be a successful actress. In The Arsonists’ City (2021), Arab American novelist Hala Alyan casts a piercing spotlight on how diasporic and transnational voices are burdened with cultural ambivalences, negative stereotypes, prejudices and discriminations. ![]() ![]() ![]() While this is going on, Yoli is in the middle of divorcing her second husband, Dan. They figure Elf will be safe in the hospital so it is a good time for Lottie to have a break. Nic and Yoli immediately pack Lottie off for a Caribbean cruise so that she can get some much needed rest. Yoli has flown to Winnipeg from Toronto to help Elf’s husband Nic and Lottie look after Elf. This is Elf’s second suicide attempt, as the reader learns that she has previously tried to starve herself to death. Her mother, Lottie, found her and called 911. She has finally decided that she simply can’t go on.Īs the novel opens Elf is in the hospital after she has unsuccessfully attempted to overdose on painkillers. Elf is a successful concert pianist who has always struggled with feelings of overwhelming sorrow. Yoli is the author of a series of young adult cowgirl novels and is currently working on a serious novel about sisters. It is narrated by and told from the perspective of her little sister Yolandi (Yoli). eBook.Īll My Puny Sorrows tells the story of Elfrieda (Elf) von Riesen’s suicide. The following edition was used for the creation of this guide: Toews, Miriam. ![]() ![]() ![]() WIRED talked to Joy and Nolan about digitally creating “giga-size” carbon collectors, finding human connection amid all the tech, and the joy of a well thought-out set of rules. To do it, the pair-already experts at crafting future dystopias as creators of HBO’s *Westworld-*worked with showrunner Scott Smith to reframe the story for the show and craft props and sets that nodded to both the future and the present. ![]() Not enough dystopia for you? The Peripheral also features behemoth sculptural air cleaners hovering over a staggeringly empty future version of London, just in case you weren’t freaked out enough already.Īs with all things Gibson, the vision in The Peripheral was meticulously crafted-a blessing for readers, but a challenge for executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan to translate to the screen. The series is rife with outlandish inventions, brutal fights, and faceless cyborgs, plus local no-goods, hints of romance, and even some good old-fashioned drone warfare. ![]() ![]() She’s been enlisted by her cyber GI brother to test some new mystery tech, and the pair quickly realize they’ve become embroiled in a thriller for the ages. If The Peripheral is to be believed, we’re all pretty much doomed.īased on the William Gibson novel of the same name, the new Amazon series finds Flynne, a young computer-savvy woman played by Chloë Grace Moretz, unwittingly bouncing between the bleak near-future and the even bleaker distant future. ![]() ![]() One of the beauties of dystopian novels is the ability to make you reflect on your society. Not to mention the twists and turns that will leave you guessing until the end. Let’s talk about the pacing! Carey didn’t waste any time getting to the action. But it balanced out these moments with hope and triumph. The Girl With All The Gifts also has several heart-wrenching moments. You cannot help but root for her as she tries to make sense of her world and identity. One thing that stands out from The Girl With All The Gifts is the unique and well-developed characters. It explains her journey as she tries to understand her place in the world. This book focuses on one of these special children, Melanie. This was caused by a fungal infection that turned people into flesh-eating monsters, called the Hungries.īut here’s the twist: some of the infected kids still have their cognitive ability. The novel is set in a world where humanity has almost gone to extinction. If you are a fan of dystopian fiction, The Girl With All The Gifts is a must-read for you. ![]() ![]() It was moved away from the edge of the surf and no longer has the dramatic (and dangerous) proximity to the ocean, but it still affords a romantic view of the sea. Called the Inn at Rodanthe, the property has always been a vacation rental home. However, this particular stretch of beach is very real and very popular, thanks to its dynamic shore and natural beauty.Ĭontinue south for a few miles, and shortly after entering Rodanthe, turn left on Beacon Road to see the home where Lane and Gere’s characters met. While the Corolla wild horses do roam free on the Outer Banks, the ones in the movie were imported. In the movie, on the ocean side of Highway 12, a scene was filmed with Diane Lane and a herd of wild horses. ![]() ![]() ![]() About 15 miles farther, just before you get to Rodanthe, you’ll start to encounter a set of twists in the road. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book's laudable message, however, is clearly delineated, and as kind, loyal Jennifer endures a poor self-image, one hopes readers will see the light. Coville's ( Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher ) comical classroom scenes lapse into a convoluted web involving Bufo's long-lost sweetheart and the belabored idea that pulchritude denotes cruelty unattractiveness, humanity. ![]() ![]() When a gorgeous witch kidnaps Jennifer's youngest sibling, her evil intentions are thwarted by teamwork-and by Jennifer's sacrifices that reveal qualities surpassing mere beauty. At school the canny amphibian inflicts vengeance on Sharra, a nasty classmate. Juliet Dove, Queen of Love: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Book, 5) Paperback by Bruce Coville (Author) 47 ratings Book 5 of 5: Magic Shop Book Kindle 6.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 5.42 21 Used from 3.95 4 New from 10.00 2 Collectible from 15. Unfortunately, once Juliet discovers what’s really inside the amulet, the stakes get even higher. And when a pair of wisecracking rats arrive to help her unravel the puzzle of the amulet, Juliet knows that her life has really spun out of control. After purchasing a toad from a mysterious shopkeeper Jennifer is amazed to discover that not only can Bufo talk, he can mimic voices unerringly. As if all that love weren’t bad enough, soon Juliet is talking to ancient Greek gods. ![]() Jennifer, a fifth-grader, agonizes over her appearance-``I'm just a kid in the plain brown wrapper''-and her schoolmates' taunts are doubly painful. This fanciful story questions the value of beauty yet spins out of control after a promising start. ![]() ![]() Lee and Me is a non-history book that is so irrelevant as a history text it doesn’t even have an index. ![]() Reynolds would know because he was a very fine naval historian who had written several important books and served on the faculty of the United States Naval Academy, and as Chair of the Department of Humanities at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He told me on several occasions about the condescension of other faculty members toward military historians and the military itself.ĭr. One of my professors at the College of Charleston in 1999, when I was a middle-age student, was Dr. Most of academia looks down on the military and military personnel. įor Seidule to write such an embarrassing screed on his way into academia is understandable. He has gone from the United States Military Academy at West Point, to Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. ![]() Lee and Me is a desperate plea by Seidule for academia to “please PLEASE like me!” Academia is Seidule’s new home. ![]() Īll of these reviews note that the tone of Robert E. Lee and Me, including historian Phil Leigh who produced the video, Robert E. Martin’s Press, 2021) by Ty SeiduleĪ number of good historians have written reviews recently of Ty Seidule’s book, Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause (St. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes.Īll along, she doesn’t even know that she’s his-his frustration, his fascination. Nowhere in Christian’s plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She hates him-his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye-but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other’s looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him. ![]() One winter night and their lives intertwine. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Most see a paragon of morality a special agent upholding the law. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Danielle Lori The Maddest Obsession (Made Book 2) Kindle Edition by Danielle Lori (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 17,089 ratings Book 2 of 3: Made See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 0.00 This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited 5.34 to buy Audiobook 0. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. ![]() Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. The Maddest Obsession Danielle Lori Independently Published, Mafia - 331 pages 1 Review Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tool – not designed to exhibit goal-directed behaviour. ![]() ![]() Sovereign – open-ended autonomous operation that behaves in our best interests without explicit instructions.Genie – command-executing system (one job at a time).There are also plenty of useful tables to summarise his thinking, such as the types of AI that could be developed: I was happy to skip a few paragraphs here and there and still come out massively more informed than when I started. I confess that some of the deeper discussions that involved philosophical arguments did go over my head – but I don’t think that spoilt the book for me. Bostrom isn’t predicting when it might happen and therefore admits it’s impossible to know what technology will be involved, but the risks around producing something thousands of times more powerful than the brightest of human minds will be the same whatever technology is used. No technical knowledge of how AIs (non-superintelligent ones) are being developed now is required by the reader. how might we preclude, or at least, reduce these risks?īuy Superintelligence on Amazon (forewarned is forearmed!)* what are the dangers in building a superintelligence?ģ. how might a superintelligent general artificial-intelligence be created?Ģ. The book’s subtitle neatly sums up the content of this book – “paths, dangers, strategies” – which in summary means:ġ. ![]() |