A World Gone Mad

Author : Jens Andersen
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300235135

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Astrid Lindgren by Jens Andersen Pdf

The first English†‘language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren’s sometimes turbulent life as an unwed teenage mother, outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, and celebrated editor and author is chronicled in fascinating detail by Jens Andersen, one of Denmark’s most popular biographers. Based on extensive research and access to primary sources and letters, this highly readable account describes Lindgren’s battles with depression and her personal struggles through war, poverty, motherhood, and fame. Andersen examines the writer’s oeuvre as well to uncover the secrets to the books’ universal appeal and why they have resonated so strongly with young readers for more than seventy years.

Author : Astrid Lindgren
Publisher : Pushkin Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782272328

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A World Gone Mad by Astrid Lindgren Pdf

A civilian, a mother, and a writer's unique account of a world devastated by conflict 'A rare glimpse of life in neutral Sweden and an insight into the dark setting that created her best-known work' FT Before she became internationally known for her children's books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of The Second World War. In these diaries, Lindgren emerges as a morally courageous critic of violence and war, as well as a deeply sensitive and astute observer of world affairs. Alongside political events, she includes delightful vignettes of domestic life, moments of personal crisis, and reveals the origins of Pippi Longstocking - soon to become one of the most famous and beloved children's books of the twentieth century.

Author : Gary Roe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Bereavement
ISBN : 1950382567

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HOPE in a World Gone Mad by Gary Roe Pdf

"Loss strikes. Your heart is stunned. Your world is shaken. Someone special is missing. Life will never be the same. You will never be the same. Questions surface in your mind and heart. You try to make sense of it all. You struggle with overwhelming emotions and troubling thoughts. You tussle with what to do and when. You need answers. You need compassionate, practical direction. You need a guide for this journey - a companion to walk with you through all the questions, wonderings, fears, and obstacles. In this book, I've compiled and addressed more than 70 of the most common questions I've been asked. Each chapter contains a question, a heartfelt response, and some suggestions for how to handle that issue."--Amazon.com

Author : John Eldredge
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400208678

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Get Your Life Back by John Eldredge Pdf

A REFRESHINGLY SIMPLE GUIDE TO RECOVER YOUR LIFE! In Get Your Life Back, New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge provides a practical, simple, and refreshing guide to taking your life back. By practicing a few wonder­fully simple practices—or what John calls “graces”—you can begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty. Ask yourself: Are you happy most of the time? Do you feel deeply loved? Are you excited about your future? How often do you feel lighthearted? After reading this book you will… Learn how to insert the One Minute Pause into your day Begin practicing “benevolent detachment” and truly let it all go Offer kindness toward yourself in the choices you make Drink in the simple beauty available to you every day Take realistic steps to unplug from technology overload These simple practices and others are ready for the taking. You don’t need to abandon your life to get it back. Begin restoring your life here and now. Your soul will thank you for it.

Author : Mark Woolhouse
Publisher : Sandstone Press Ltd
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781913207960

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The Year the World Went Mad by Mark Woolhouse Pdf

'An essential book.' -Matt Ridley In January 2020, leading epidemiologist Professor Mark Woolhouse learned of a new virus taking hold in China. He immediately foresaw a hard road ahead for the entire world, and emailed the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland warning that the UK should urgently begin preparations. A few days later he received a polite reply stating only that everything was under control. In this astonishing account, Mark Woolhouse shares his story as an insider, having served on advisory groups to both the Scottish and UK governments. He reveals the disregarded advice, frustration of dealing with politicians, and the missteps that led to the deaths of vulnerable people, damage to livelihoods and the disruption of education. He explains the follies of lockdown and sets out the alternatives. Finally, he warns that when the next pandemic comes, we must not dither and we must not panic; never again should we make a global crisis even worse. The Year the World Went Mad puts our recent, devastating, history in a completely new light.

Author : James Dale Davidson,William Rees-Mogg
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0446353167

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Blood in the Streets by James Dale Davidson,William Rees-Mogg Pdf

The authors discuss a new way of judging and interpreting global events as the necessary context of investment strategy

Author : Matt Turner
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 179561448X

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The Good Men by Matt Turner Pdf

In 1356, Sir Guy de Bocqueville follows whispers of a strange new heresy to an abandoned castle in southern France. He encounters the Good Men - a small charity sent from our time to better the brutal Middle Ages. Horrified by the technological wonders he perceives as witchcraft, he flees for his life to warn the world. In his chaotic wake, a new leader takes command of the Good Men. If the feudals won't accept the future willingly, he'll force them to... with the power of the bullet.The armies of Christendom mobilize and desperately wage war against an enemy seven centuries more advanced than they. Knights and soldiers, lords and kings, popes and peasants; all are sucked into the storm as Europe is set ablaze.

Author : Hilma Wolitzer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781635577631

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Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket by Hilma Wolitzer Pdf

An NPR Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * An Electric Literature Best Short Story Collection of the Year * Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize The "often hilarious and always compassionate" (New York Times Book Review) collected stories of a critically acclaimed, award-winning “American literary treasure” (Boston Globe), now in paperback-with a foreword by Elizabeth Strout. From her many well-loved novels, Hilma Wolitzer-now ninety-one years old and at the top of her game-has gained a reputation as one of our best fiction writers, who “raises ordinary people and everyday occurrences to a new height.” (Washington Post) These collected short stories-most of them originally published in magazines including Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post, in the 1960s and 1970s, along with a new story that brings her early characters into the present-are evocative of an era that still resonates deeply today. In the title story, a bystander tries to soothe a woman who seems to have cracked under the pressures of her life. And in several linked stories throughout, the relationship between the narrator and her husband unfolds in telling and often hilarious vignettes. Of their time and yet timeless, Wolitzer's stories zero in on the domestic sphere with wit, candor, grace, and an acutely observant eye. Brilliantly capturing the tensions and contradictions of daily life, Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket is full of heart and insight, providing a lens into a world that was often unseen at the time, and often overlooked now-reintroducing a beloved writer to be embraced by a whole new generation of readers.

Author : Frances Moore Lappe
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781458716613

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Getting a Grip by Frances Moore Lappe Pdf

Designated by The New York Times Book Review as a must-read in 2008 for the next U.S. president, Lapps unique take and laser-like logic invite readers to try on a new, invigorating way of seeing the world. With her characteristic boldness, she takes on a set of disempowering ideas driving economic and ecological crises, challenging readers to rethink the meaning of power, democracy, and hope itself. In her punchy, no-holds-barred style, Lapp weaves together fresh insights, startling facts, and stirring vignettes of regular people pursuing ingenuous solutions. ""My books intent,"" Lapp writes, ""is to enable us to see what is happening all around us but is still invisible to most of us people in all walks of life penetrating the spiral of despair and reversing it with new ideas, innovation and courage."" This updated and revised edition responds to Obama's presidency and the global financial collapse, concluding with reflection questions that are perfect for book groups.

Author : Rick Renner
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781680312911

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How to Keep Your Head on Straight in a World Gone Crazy by Rick Renner Pdf

We are living in a day when countless multitudes have lost their way both morally and spiritually. Like a ship without anchor, this last day's generation is being tossed to and fro by a flood of deception and wrong influences that is tragically causing people to lose their moorings. What should we do to make sure we don't get...

Author : La Marr Jurelle Bruce
Publisher : Black Outdoors: Innovations in
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1478010878

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How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind by La Marr Jurelle Bruce Pdf

La Marr Jurelle Bruce ponders the presence of "madness" in black literature, music, and performance since the early twentieth century, showing how artist ranging from Kendrick Lamar and Lauryn Hill to Nina Simone and Dave Chappelle activate madness as content, form, aesthetic, strategy, philosophy, and energy in an enduring black radical tradition.

Author : Rudyard Griffiths
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487005269

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Political Correctness by Rudyard Griffiths Pdf

The twenty-second Munk Debate pits acclaimed journalist, professor, and ordained minister Michael Eric Dyson and New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg against renowned actor and writer Stephen Fry and University of Toronto professor and author Jordan Peterson to debate the implications of political correctness and freedom of speech. Is political correctness an enemy of free speech, open debate, and the free exchange of ideas? Or, by confronting head-on the dominant power relationships and social norms that exclude marginalized groups are we creating a more equitable and just society? For some the argument is clear. Political correctness is stifling the free and open debate that fuels our democracy. It is also needlessly dividing one group from another and promoting social conflict. Others insist that creating public spaces and norms that give voice to previously marginalized groups broadens the scope of free speech. The drive towards inclusion over exclusion is essential to creating healthy, diverse societies in an era of rapid social change.

Author : Lori Majewski,Jonathan Bernstein
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781613126660

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Mad World by Lori Majewski,Jonathan Bernstein Pdf

A “hugely entertaining” history of the 1980s New Wave music scene told through new interviews with its biggest artists (Rolling Stone). Mad World is a compelling oral history that celebrates the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via new interviews with 35 of the most notable artists of the period. Each chapter begins with a discussion of their most popular song and leads to stories of their history and place in the scene, ultimately painting a vivid picture of this colorful, idiosyncratic time. Mixtape suggestions, fashion sidebars, and quotes from famous contemporary admirers help fill out the fun. Participants include members of Duran Duran, New Order, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Adam Ant, Echo, and the Bunnymen, Devo, ABC, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins, INXS, and more. “One addictive chapter after another.” —Rob Sheffield, author of Talking to Girls About Duran Duran “Tells the tale of some of the decade’s most unforgettable songs . . . in fascinating detail, letting the architects of these memorable records shine a light on how the sound of a generation came to be.” —The Hollywood Reporter “The new wave era is often dismissed for its one-hit wonders and silly haircuts, but [Mad World] examines the period with a great deal of love and reverence.” —Buzzfeed “A really informative and insightful read.” —People

Author : Douglas Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1947644041

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Ploductivity by Douglas Wilson Pdf

In this punchy and wise book, Douglas Wilson considers the theology behind technology, work, wealth, and mission and gives unforgettable advice on how to be productive-and to think about productivity-in the digital age.

Author : Sally O'Reilly,Johanna Malt,J. J. Charlesworth
Publisher : Castlefield Gallery
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122967149

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World Gone Mad by Sally O'Reilly,Johanna Malt,J. J. Charlesworth Pdf