![]() ![]() ![]() Ambitious and bold, Geertz’s greatest creation is a method all critical thinkers can learn from. The best way to do this, for Geertz, is via ‘thick description:’ a way of recording things that explores context and surroundings, and articulates meaning within the web of culture. ![]() ![]() Understanding culture, therefore, is not so much a matter of going in search of law, but of setting out an interpretative framework for meaning that focuses directly on attempts to define the real meaning of things within a given culture. For Geertz, ‘cultures’ are ‘webs of meaning’ in which everyone is suspended. Geertz is best known for his definition of ‘culture,’ and his theory of ‘thick description,’ an influential technique that depends on fresh interpretative approaches. Clifford Geertz is a proponent of symbolic anthropology, and his work Interpretation of Cultures is a collection of essays that attempt to explain the role of symbols in analyzing. For Geertz, however, standard interpretative approaches did not go deep enough, and his life’s work concentrated on deepening and perfecting his subject’s interpretative skills. The centrality of interpretative skills to anthropology is uncontested: in a subject that is all about understanding mankind, and which seeks to outline the differences and the common ground that exists between cultures, interpretation is the crucial skillset. Clifford Geertz has been called ‘the most original anthropologist of his generation’ – and this reputation rests largely on the huge contributions to the methodology and approaches of anthropological interpretation that he outlined in The Interpretation of Cultures. ![]()
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![]() Both of which are somewhat lower than her family believes she should have. Junior did well in college and has two jobs. She is called Junior by her LGBT related friends (while her family call her either Elizabeth or Lizzie – though it is somewhat grating on Junior when Cat uses Lizzie since it is quite close to another word Cat likes to use, Lezzie – Cat being one of Junior’s older sisters, she has three sisters (the four sisters in order of birth: Jane, Mary, Cat, Elizabeth). I do know that she is ‘not yet thirty’, and post-college age. I have some vague idea that Elizabeth ‘Junior’ Starreveld is somewhere around 26, though that might be because so many people in books I’ve read have been around that age. And the romancing? Well, more on that later. What do I mean? Well, the kind of love seen is that between a father and daughter, and, separately, that between much older mentor and much younger mentee. There is a bit of romancing that occurs, and there is love seen, but not Romance. I’m not sure if I knew this going in, but this is not a Romance book. ![]() ![]() So if its cool with the mods and a popular I want to make similar posts discussing my thoughts on each book as I finish them, and furthering said discussions in the comments. I just posted about reccomendations for Taylors other books. So I thought it would be cool to do a discussion thread. They clearly inspired eachother in a lot of ways, have tons of themes in common, etc etc. As I was writing I realized that The Singularity Trap and the Bobiverse books 2 and 3 were written in tandem and released really close together. Thus I got way off topic, and it got really, really long. We all have different taste and opinions, you are fully welcome to not like things I like :) ) Anyway, I have ADHD and my focus meds kicked in as I was doing so. I was writing a reply to u/NickRick, who didn't like this book, explaining why I liked it. I love this book and really want to be able to talk about it with someone. ![]() Plus there is no sub for this book or Taylor so I don't really have anywhere else to post it or to discuss with people who have read it. ![]() It is also by Dennis E Taylor and has a lot in common with The Bobiverse, and references, compares and contrasts it with it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Download) What’s a Genre?Ī genre is a category of book, or a specific kind of writing. This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬlick here to get a copy. 21. “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough.19. “The Cinderella Murder” by Mary Higgins Clark.18. “Nine Lives to Die” by Rita Mae Brown.17. “Evil Under the Sun” by Agatha Christie.13. “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman.12. “The Girl with All the Gifts” by M.11. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K.10. “Sincerely, Carter” by Whitney Gracia Williams.8. “I’ve Got Your Number” by Sophie Kinsella.7. “One for the Money” by Janet Evanovich.6. “Until the End of Time” by Danielle Steel.Learn English With Books: 22 Best Sellers.So, read on for 22 of the best books to learn English-in multiple genres. Best sellers are great topics for conversation, too.Īll of this means that best-selling books can teach you a lot, and that you can definitely read them! Popular books will help you learn English vocabulary and culture. These books appeal to many people, so they are interesting and easy to understand. But actually, popular books are perfect for learning English, since they’re often written in simple English. You might think that best sellers (popular books) are too difficult for an English learner to read. ![]() If you want to read a book in English, why not try reading the same books that native English speakers read? ApThe Best “Best Sellers”: 22 Popular Books to Learn English From ![]() ![]() The sooner the acting emperor “finished” his government, the better for the Praetorian Guard’s pockets.Įmperor succession became truly messy during the late history of the Western Roman Empire. But one type of donative contributed to the political instability of Rome: A pretender to the throne would promise to pay a substantial reward if he became emperor. Perhaps one of the most astonishing signs of the Praetorian Guard corruption was a practice called the “donative.” This was an economic incentive paid to the Praetorian Guard. By the third century AD, no Roman emperor could rule without the support of the military in general and the Praetorian Guard in particular. ![]() In many cases, the Praetorian Guard simply murdered these emperors. Their involvement grew larger until they were able to literally make and unmake Roman emperors. As the power of the army increased, the Praetorian Guard occasionally got involved in the process of appointing new emperors, usually favoring those who favored them. ![]() The members of the Praetorian Guard, a special branch of the Roman army, were household troops for the emperor and his personal bodyguards. ![]() ![]() ![]() His translations of Old English poetry are brought together in The Anglo-Saxon World, and he has also translated The Exeter Book Riddles. Biography: Kevin Crossley-Holland is an eminent poet, translator and prize-winning children's author. ![]() ![]() He is President of the School Library Association from 2012-2017, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and has received Honorary Doctorates from both Anglia Ruskin and Worcester Universities. He was previously Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds, editorial director of Victor Gollancz, Lecturer in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture for the Tufts University London program, Fulbright Visiting Scholar at St Olaf College and Endowed Chair in the Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of St Thomas. Among his many publications are the Viking Sagas, eight volumes of poetry, various anthologies, including The Oxford Book of Travel Verse and Folk Tales of the British Isles, an illustrated book for children entitled Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki, as well as two operas, a play and a memoir. Kevin Crossley-Holland is an eminent poet, translator and prize-winning children's author. ![]() ![]() “The hardest thing we’ve dealt with and watched him go through is depression,” Cody’s parents said. In 2020, after watching their son additionally struggle with severe depression, Cody’s parents got the idea to go back and visit that horse they had met two years earlier to lift Cody’s spirits. ![]() It all started from that extraordinary moment. “What happened from there was special, the foal just came up and laid his head down on Cody’s lap and just spent some quiet time there with Cody.” Stud Farm Manager Danny Mulvihill arranged an introduction with a ‘mild mannered six-month-old weanling’. ![]() In 2018, Cody made a wish to meet a racehorse, and with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Cody and his parents Kelly and Leslie, with sister Kylie, went to Godolphin’s Gainsborough Farm in Kentucky. This is the story of a racehorse that saved a young boy’s life.Ĭody Dorman suffers from Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome (WHS), a rare genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body, resulting in delayed growth and development, intellectual disability, low muscle tone and seizures.ĭoctors told the Dorman family that Cody would only live for two years and although he is now 16 years-old, Cody has spent a lifetime overcoming long odds. Since 1984, the world’s best thoroughbreds have competed in the Breeders’ Cup, but in the history of the race there are few stories as heartwarming and miraculous as Cody’s Wish and Cody Dorman. ![]() ![]() ![]() First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. ZUCKED is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. ![]() If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. ![]() The New York Times bestseller about a noted tech venture capitalist, early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, and Facebook investor, who wakes up to the serious damage Facebook is doing to our society - and sets out to try to stop it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, in the ensuing years, I detoured into every other type of writing from journalism to TV writing. It just took me a really long time to get over my fear and to just do it. It’s what I wanted to be since I was five years old, actually. When you were a teenager, what did you think you’d be when you grew up?Ī novelist. I also even splurged on a bath tray so I can read a book or have a drink.ĩ. ![]() I go overboard with bubbles, Epsom salt and a tablespoon of coconut oil. Nothing makes me forget a stressful day like a nice, long bath. I feel like I should say some exotic location like Bora Bora. It’s the start of what will no doubt be an absolutely stellar series, and I’m delighted to welcome her to the Ball! ![]() Her own debut, Hollywood Homicide, was chosen as a Library Journal Debut of the Month and described as a “winning first novel and series launch” in a starred review by Publishers Weekly. She has tirelessly devoted herself to organizing the group and celebrating each release, and I daresay it’s largely due to her that it’s so robust and active. Kellye Garrett has, in addition to writing a highly acclaimed mystery novel, spearheaded the 17 Scribes group of 2017 debuts for over a year now. This week’s guest at the Deb Ball is a force to be reckoned with. ![]() ![]() But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.įor Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. ![]() Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. ![]() Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series from Steven Erikson. ![]() |