![]() ![]() For example, in Monin’s experiments, it seems plausible that after participants have displayed a lack of prejudice, they see their next judgment call as based on sound analysis. ![]() This reasoning, of course, works best in ambiguous situations, not with egregious sins. ![]() One is that when we’ve established our rectitude, we interpret ensuing behavior in a different light: I just proved I’m a good person, so what I’m doing now must be okay. Why might this happen? According to Monin, now a professor at Stanford, there are two theories. They were also more likely to cheat on a math assignment. In another recent study, participants who recalled their own righteous deeds were less inclined to donate blood, volunteer, or engage in other “prosocial” acts. Earlier this year, researchers at Northwestern reported that subjects who wrote self-flattering stories later pledged to give less money to charity than those who wrote stories that were self-critical or about someone else. Newer work has focused on morality more broadly. ![]()
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![]() To try and keep up with the whims of the publishers, we’ve updated the titles and cover art. The reason why the list has appeared to “change” at times in the past is that in the course of the last thirty-plus years while the Dark-Hunter stories have been in print, some of the short stories have been published in a large number of anthologies and the titles of those anthologies have changed as the anthologies have gone in and out of print, and changed format. This includes all the stories that are currently widely available and their current titles. ![]() ![]() This is the order they were published in. ![]() Original Publication Date: October 12, 1984įor those who are fanatical about reading the Dark-Hunter series in the the CORRECT reading order of publication from the first story that includes all the short stories, along with the novels. ![]() ![]() This book is different to all Dresden Files stories before it, breaking new ground. Alas even dead, it doesn't seem he can get a break and this time the murder he has to investigate is his own, with his friends lives at stake should he fail. ![]() You would think by this point Dresden would be forgiven for taking a rest and leaving all the chasing, fighting and danger to those still breathing. Having said that, I'd recommend reading Changes before attempting Ghost Story, while any of the Dresden Files novels can be read individually, read this one without knowing the history will spoil it for you a little if you want to read the previous books.Īs the title implies, in Ghost Story Harry Dresden has become a spook, without his powers and unable to affect change in the corporeal world. ![]() It's difficult to write a review of Ghost Story without giving spoilers away about the previous book, Changes. ![]() ![]() What serves the show most is her singing, making a triumph of the first act musical trifecta of “I’m the Greatest Star,” “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” with plenty of power notes left over to elevate the rest of the Jule Styne-Bob Merrill score. Michele is clearly a beauty that a period wig can’t hide, but we nevertheless sign on to the delusion.īut is this “Funny Girl” funny? While Michele doesn’t transcend the schtick and corn of the script, she makes the most of what she has been given with playfulness and without pandering. Some of Fanny’s insecurities, beneath her bravado, are rooted in her issues of class, education and looks. Her well-seasoned acting chops (she’s been on Broadway stages since she was 9) allows her to calibrate Fanny’s mix of raw ambition, neediness, nerve and vulnerability. ![]() Michele’s maturity especially helps in the show’s second half, when the actor is able to lend this Fanny an emotional depth that is lacking in the script. ![]() Older since her “Glee” days - she’s 36 now - the actor brings a welcome maturity to the role of Fanny Brice, the part that launched Barbra Streisand into the stratosphere. But better late than never for this “Funny Girl 2.0.” It’s a bit of a re-discovery of Michele as well. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds an hilarious, alarming and eye-opening defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy. Thankfully, the Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. ![]() ![]() This ‘fake law’ allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge – worse, we risk letting them make us complicit. Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from other loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society. Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies by Barrister, The Secret The 6.27 Free shipping Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies 10.12 Free shipping Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies - Hardcover - GOOD 11.81 Free shipping The Secret Barrister Fake Law (Hardback) 32.16 Free shipping Fake Law 16. Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn’t be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people? ![]() ![]() ![]() Much of the book resembles material from Hello! magazine: who attended what party in what palace etc. These are subjects that are undoubtedly interesting, at least to some, but are remote to the lives of ordinary Venetians. Thus, for example, much space is given over to the machinations surrounding the papers of Ezra Pound, and the intrigues and squabbles within the rich patrons of the Save Venice movement. ![]() Venetians do appear, but they are either a few eccentric characters, or the elite of the city, and they are outnumbered by foreigners, mainly expatriate American, again of a certain class. These accounts do partly conform to the author's stated aim: to write a book not primarily about the art and architecture of Venice, but instead to tell the story of its inhabitants. Both stories tell you much about what is wrong with Venice. This books starts well with excellent eyewitness descriptions of the fire that destroyed the famous Fenice opera house in January 1996, and this is followed up later by accounts of the long drawn-out investigation of the causes of the fire, with its oscillating conclusions, and the labyrinthine bureaucracy that surrounded reconstruction, and which contributed to long delay of seven years before the opera house was reopened. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic”Īncient Greek intellectuals such as Aristotle and Plato stressed the importance of grammar, rhetoric and logic in education. ![]() Students who didn’t listen well learned nothing from their teachers. Teachers would read aloud and explain what they were reading. Listening was an important skill for people before the invention of the printing press, because few people had access to manuscripts. And there aren’t any classes on listening either. There are no classes on speaking though, except for the occasional public speaking courses to help students overcome speech defects. Writing continues into high school and college as well. Reading instruction takes place in elementary school. Human communication involves language, reading and writing. ![]() To do that, they needed to improve the way they communicated with each other internally and externally. Macy’s executives were interested in making their business conferences more efficient so they could save time and money. He developed theories on speaking and listening during his time in academia. Adler (1902-2001) was a noted philosopher, academic and intellectual who taught at Columbia University and the University of Chicago. 1-Page Summary of How to Speak How to Listen Mortimer J. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story picks up ten years later, the format following that of the previous two, telling the tale through interviews and journal recordings of the characters experiences. ![]() Which of course meant that I was scrambling to pick up the next book. The second in the series left us with one of the most epic cliffhangers I have ever read: our protagonists find themselves stranded on an alien planet. Reviews of the first two books in the series, Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods can be found on the blog as well. To recap, the story follows the discovery of a giant robot, which is subsequently named Themis, and its relation to an alien race whose presence on earth is proven by the existence of the robot. Only Humanis the end of the road for the Themis Files, the science fiction trilogy, that I discovered this year. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to this world! ![]() After some pondering, I realised why that was. However, the full review just never seemed to want to get written. I have been meaning to get to this book review for weeks now, having finished the book in September, and even featuring it in my September Reads. That’s what I did.”Īuthor: Sylvain Neuvel ⭐⭐⭐.5 Publisher: Penguin ![]() But in real life, Vincent, we just call the cops. Every movie we watch, every book we read, we see people who can solve every problem, face every danger all on their own. ![]() ![]() ![]() I enjoy reading the stories of the survivors because I find them to be hopeful and inspiring. I’ve always had a weird fascination with kidnapping stories. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and love and dependency, blur until they don't exist-almost. The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in the outback. Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the world outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back? This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning. He is young, fit and completely gorgeous. ![]() This wild and desolate landscape becomes almost a character in the book, so vividly is it described. Sixteen-year-old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the Australian Outback. Taken from everything I knew, everything I was used to. ![]() Published by Chicken House on May 4, 2009 Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher ![]() ![]() ![]() She is denied many of the joys of childhood. Ada’s childhood seems quite draconian as her mother is terrified that Ada will inherit her fathers bad Byron blood – so the child grows up quite alone, most often in the care of caring and uncaring nannies, guardians and governesses. ![]() Lady Annabella Byron ( nee Noel) is a well to do noble women who leaves Lord Byron and raises Ada Byron on her own. Ada was the daughter of Lord Byron the libetine poet – who it seems was a pretty awful husband and father. Ada Lovelace is still considered the first computer programmer as she was aclose friend of Charles Babbage – who is credited with designing ( albeit not building) the first computer – his Analytical Engine. ![]() A historical fiction novel the author has tried to use as much historical records as possible. A novel of Ada Lovelace Jennifer Chiaverini. ![]() |