![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. When Miss Know-It-All' s inbox is overflowing with pleas for guidance, she feels in need of some help herself. Fortunately she has BFFs Chloe and Zoey on her side-and at her keyboard! Nikki Maxwell authors an advice column for the school newspaper in this fifth book of the 'New York Times'-bestselling Dork Diaries series. But when Miss Know-It-All's inbox is suddenly overflowing with pleas for guidance, Nikki feels in need of some help herself. So Nikki joins the school newspaper staff-and ends up as an advice columnist! It's fun at first, answering other kids' letters. And there just might be some juicy info involving Nikki's crush, Brandon, that Nikki doesn't want MacKenzie reporting to the world. Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All. Nikki Maxwell develops a sudden interest in student journalism that may or may not (okay, definitely does) have to do with the fact that mean girl MacKenzie has started writing a gossip column. Let Rachel Renée Russell know that you want to hear from them about their book. And there just might be some juicy info involving Nikkis crush, Brandon, that Nikki doesnt want MacKenzie reporting to the world. Nikki Maxwell authors an advice column for the school newspaper in this fifth book of the New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. 'Nikki Maxwell develops a sudden interest in student journalism that may or may not (okay, definitely does) have to do with the fact that mean girl MacKenzie has started writing a gossip column. ![]()
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![]() ![]() So begins Martha McCaugheys odyssey into the dynamic world of womens self- defense, a culture which transforms women involved with it and which has equally profound implications for feminist theory and activism. McCaughey argues that evolution has nearly replaced religion as a moral guide for understanding who we are and what we must overcome to be good people.Bringing together insights from the fields of science studies, body studies, feminist theory and queer theory, The Caveman Mystique offers a fresh understanding of science, science popularization, and the impact of science on men's identities making a convincing case for deconstructing, rather than defending, the caveman. An examination of womens self-defense culture and its relationship to feminism. ![]() After outlining the social and historical context of the rise of pop-Darwinism's assertions about male sexuality and their appeal to many men, Martha McCaughey shows how evolutionary discourse can get lived out as the biological truth of male sexuality.Although evolutionary scientists want to use their theories to solve social problems, evolutionary narratives get invoked by men looking for a Darwinian defense of bad-boy behaviors. ![]() So begins Martha McCaugheys odyssey into the. The Caveman Mystique traces such claims about the hairier sex through evolutionary science and popular culture. An examination of womens self-defense culture and its relationship to feminism. Has evolution made men promiscuous skirt chasers? Pop-Darwinian claims about men's irrepressible heterosexuality have become increasingly common, and increasingly common excuses for men's sexual aggression. ![]() ![]() The most common way of looking at depression is that it’s a brain dysfunction caused by a low serotonin level. In this summary, I am sharing with you the main takeaways of the book about depression, life, and as it turned out about connections. The author collected several interesting stories while the book is packed with research findings. Despite these, I felt like I was on a great journey when reading the book. Lost Connections is a non-fiction book about a serious subject. This personal touch makes him enthusiastic about finding the real causes of depression and researching potential remedies. ![]() The writer of Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope has been fighting depression for decades. 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Trouble is, Carlos just wants to live on the edge. ![]() Even worse, Alex forces Carlos to join him on the straight and narrow path in the United States. but in the game of love, there are no rules.Ĭarlos Fuentes feels betrayed when the big brother he idolized, Alex, trades in a life as a gang member for a future with his girlfriend. o And, lol, it DOES take a strong woman to handle a 'Fuentes Man. In the second book in Simone Elkeles' New York Times bestselling YA contemporary romance series, b ad boy Carlos Fuentes and good girl Kiara Westford don't mean to fall for each other. Conveniently located minutes from the Orlando International Airport, Walt Disney World Resort and popular area attractions, The Florida Mall is Central. 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"What women have endured is not only the history of men, but also their own specific oppression."A collection of 7 feminist essays indisputably thought-provoking and justifiably outraged, Despentes' King Kong Theory scrutinises and explores societal standards, rape, prostitution, pornography, and women's role in literature.In sharp, vulgar, and aggressive pitch and style, arguments about the advantages of not adhering to the expected amount of femininity deter the conventional roles expected of women. ![]() ![]() ![]() Harding’s figure skating career ended, and the entire public loathed and detested her. Figure Skating Championships twice in 19 but was stripped of her title due to her potential involvement in the attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Her opponents considered the reality television personality a strong contender. Tonya was the first woman to do the triple Axel in a short program and complete a triple Axel in combination. Tonya Harding In A White Dress (Source: Instagram) The same year in Skate America, she was the first female to successfully carry out two triple Axels in a single competition. She became the first American woman and the second woman in history to land a triple Axel in a competition in 1991. Harding is also a one-time Nations Cup winner and one-time Prize of Moscow News winner. She is a two-time Olympian and a two-time Skate America champion. Tonya Harding is an American former professional figure skater, retired boxer, and reality television personality. ![]() ![]() ![]() Presenting the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West, topics of the Summa follow the following cycle: God Creation, Man Man's purpose Christ the Sacraments and back to God.Īlthough unfinished, it is "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western literature." It remains Aquinas' "most perfect work, the fruit of his mature years, in which the thought of his whole life is condensed". ![]() ![]() It is a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Catholic Church, intended to be an instructional guide for theology students, including seminarians and the literate laity. 'Summary of Theology'), often referred to simply as the Summa, is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), a scholastic theologian and Doctor of the Church. The Summa Theologiae or Summa Theologica ( transl. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() More than a century has gone since Belle Gunness killed her first victim and she didn’t stop there. Speaking of wild women, you’ll be riveted by “America’s Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness” by Jane Simon Ammeson (Red Lightning Books, $20.00). ![]() This book also offers things to learn: how to tell someone’s a psychopath, when to spot a dangerous cult, and why divorce is better than a deadly alternative. Some of the women may be familiar to you, while others will chill you with stories you’ve never heard before. In this book, you’ll read dozens of short but true accounts of cult queens, poisoners, Black Widows, torturers, and more. Readers who love true crime but don’t have time will be happy to find “She Kills Me: The True Stories of History’s Deadliest Women” by Jennifer Wright, illustrated by Eva Bee (Abrams Image, $19.99). And all that time alone was good for making mischief, mayhem, and murder – at least in a book… It gave you time to clean house, de-clutter, and find things you forgot. You had a chance to reconnect with people, to learn new skills, or take up a new hobby. It gave you an opportunity to catch up on your favorite television, for one thing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the first quatrain (l.1-4) the speaker is concerned with the fact that every life is meant to be finite which shows that the human being is transient and that the life is really short. The sonnet consists of 14 lines and is subdivided into three quatrains containing cross rhyme and a couplet in the final two lines containing pair rhyme. A major theme of the sonnet is the personification of time and how it affects every human because nobody is able to control it. The speaker of the sonnet addressed the human being by making clear how fast time passes and that it is always stronger than humans. The sonnet 60 written by William Shakespeare and published in the year 1609 deals with maturity of a human and the strength of time. William Shakespeare - Sonnet 60 Analysis: Sonnet 60 ![]() ![]() I found the sex scene that took place when Maddie had just dressed to go to a conference where she was to be honored for her illustrations especially repulsive and out of place. The sex scenes were too detailed and seemed to be thrown in, rather than romantically led up to. What would have made this romance irresistible? ![]() Have you listened to any of Carmen Rose’s other performances before? How does this one compare? She did the Scottish accents especially well. The narrator was also enjoyable to listen to. The beginning when Maddie invents her betrothed and the letters she wrote to her imaginary Captain. I found the personalities of Maddie and the Captain inconsistent with the story as it progressed. The story didn't seem to have continuity and the very detailed sex scenes were 'thrown in' to take up space. ![]() The beginning was delightful, the letters to the imaginary Captain were comical, but it soon lost it's humor and the story started going downhill after a real Captain MacKinzie appeared on the scene. She created a love match with a Scottish Captain away at war. ![]() Not interesting in marriage wanting only to draw her pencil drawings Maddie devised a plan to stay at home. ![]() The theme of the story was charming: a shy debutante fearing her first London season and how she avoids it. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?ĭoubtful. ![]() |