5/29/2023 0 Comments M friedman capitalism and freedom![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He was an influential proponent of a free market system with as little government intervention as possible. Milton Friedman (1912-2006) was an American economist who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in economics. ![]() What we learned about 70% tax rate 50 years ago.The government's effect on charitable giving.The good intentions and unfortunate consequences of government programs.The result is an accessible text that has sold well over half a million copies in English, has been translated into eighteen languages, and shows every sign of becoming more and more influential as time goes on.Ī short video on Friedman's ideas on what drives economic progress:Īdditional videos in this Friedman Fundamentals series by PolicyEd: How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In his classic book Capitalism and Freedom Milton Friedman provides the definitive statement of his immensely influential economic philosophy-one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Wonderstruck book![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Indeed the whole plot of the book revolved around filmmaking so what would be the point of writing another book in the same vein? If Cabret credits its success in part to its originality, doesn’t that give his Wonderstruck a handicap right from the start? You’d think so, but you might also forget something about Cabret. Cabret was remarkable because it combined words and pictures in a manner most closely resembling a film. Here you had a book that managed to get hundreds of librarians across the nation of America to redefine in their own minds the very definition of “picture book”. As far as I was concerned, Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret was too tough an act to follow. That’s what they did for Brian Selznick’s Wonderstruck and I was sad to see it. What’s the point? A publisher believes that a book is going to be big so they crank up the old hype machine and do everything in their power to draw attention to it long before its publication date. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments P djeli clark ring shout![]() ![]() How he managed to cram all of this into less than 200 pages is it's own magic trick. Visceral body horror, internalized hate, America's legacy of dehumanization. He makes it personal, he puts it in your face, he doesn't pull any punches. ![]() But it takes someone of Clark's skill to write Ring Shout. In prohibition Georgia, Maryse Boudreaux has a magic sword, a best friend whose a sharpshooter, and enough internal demons to keep anyone up at night.Īnyone can write a novella about a girl who kills monsters with a magical sword. And when monsters rise, so do monster hunters. The hatred they feed on, it turns them into literal monsters. The Ku Klux Klan (and it grosses me out to even type those three words) gain power and have their own plans. Griffith is a sorcerer, whose 1915 film Birth of a Nation cast a spell that forced our darkest thoughts to the surface. In this dark fantasy historical novella, the film maker D.W. Djèlí Clark's novella Ring Shout, available Oct 24th from Tor.com Publishing. I might be describing America right this second, while at the same time describing the America of 1922, of P. Standing tall and doing what you need to do. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Naked by David Sedaris![]() Cross country hitch-hiking with a wheel chair bound traveling partner, white trash christmas meltdowns, and coming to grips with your sexuality at a Greek summer camp are interesting enough in and of themselves, but when spiced with Sedaris' cynicism and wit they become unbelievably hilarious. Sedaris is a sharp critic of character and seems to be able to find and expose the idiot in nearly everyone he meets, and does not spare himself the same harsh critiquing. ![]() The book contains 17 entries from the life of author David Sedaris, beginning with his childhood struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder, and ending with his awkward visit to a nudist colony as a young adult. "infobox Book " name Naked image image_caption author David Sedaris country United States language English genre publisher Back Bay Books Reprint edition (June 1, 1998) release_date 1998 media_type Paperback pages 224 isbn 0316777730 This memoir may not prove that fact is stranger than fiction, but it does make an argument for the truth being funnier. ![]() ![]() ![]() There's a reason they coin a phrase, “you can't go home.” Welcome to Killadelphia. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality.īut the mystery goes even further when Jimmy's investigation leads him to uncover the source of the outbreak is long-thought dead President of the United States John Adams-a man secretly biding his time as he builds an undead army to start a new and bloodier American revolution. ![]() When a small town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors and shakes his beliefs to their core. IMAGE COMICS (W) Rodney Barnes (A/CA) Jason Shawn Alexander Featuring the show-stopping talents of SPAWN series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER and the writer. Featuring the show-stopping talents of Spawn series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, and the writer behind such hit shows as Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Marvel's Runaways, and Starz's American Gods-RODNEY BARNES. ![]() ![]() ![]() But can he be trusted, or are his words part of an elaborate mind game played between him and his wife? During a glittering age where a woman's reputation is her most valuable possession, Penelope must decide whether to compromise her principles for love, lust, and the allure of an easier life. Just hearing of the lighted driveway to the ball. They definitely life a different life than the regular folk. Story starts out in Newport, RI in 1890s and we had just visited some of the mansions in the city this spring. Initially, as Penelope grows into her own in the burgeoning early Women's Suffrage Movement, Edgar exerts pressure, promising to use his power and access to help her advance. Mistress Suffragette by Diana Forbes Book starts with A dedication page and acknowledgements. ![]() Over a series of encounters, he promises Penelope the financial security she craves, but at what cost? Skilled in the art of flirtation, Edgar is not without his charms, and Penelope is attracted to him against her better judgment. A young woman without prospects at a ball in Gilded Age Newport, Rhode Island is a target for a certain kind of "suitor." At the Memorial Day Ball during the Panic of 1893, impoverished but feisty Penelope Stanton draws the unwanted advances of a villainous millionaire banker who preys on distressed women-the incorrigible Edgar Daggers. ![]() ![]() ![]() The United States has been left wondering why. Instead, Washington and Hanoi announced a comprehensive partnership in 2013-a relationship that implies a less serious geopolitical alignment for Vietnam. Vietnamese officials, however, never followed up on Phung’s newsworthy announcement. But from what we know about Vietnamese diplomacy, Hanoi’s definition of strategic partnership is not just boilerplate, but signifies concrete, mutual, long-term strategic interests. During a ceremony held in Washington to commemorate the Lunar New Year in 2011, then-Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Le Cong Phung surprised the audience by announcing that the two countries would raise their ties to the level of “strategic partnership.” Phrases descripting partnerships can be nebulous, of course. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Meera syal novel![]() She was awarded the CBE for Services To Drama And Literature in 2015. ![]() She holds honorary doctorates from SOAS and Manchester and Birmingham Universities and was visiting Professor Of Drama at Oxford University in 2012. ![]() Meera is the recipient of several national awards including 2 British Comedy Awards, 2 International EMMYS, a BAFTA nomination for her role as Ummi in The Kumars At Number 42, the Whats On Stage Award for Best Solo Performance for Shirley in Willy Russells Shirley Valentine, 2 AFA awards for her screenplay and performance in My Sister Wife, 2 RIMA awards and the Women In Film And Television Award for Creative Innovation. Her other critically acclaimed novels, Life Isnt All Ha Ha Hee Hee and The House Of Hidden Mothers she adapted for television. Her first novel Anita And Me won the Betty Trask Award and is on the national schools curriculum. Her screenplays include Bhaji On The Beach, Anita And Me and My Sister Wife. ![]() Anita and Me is said to be a semi-autobiographical novel. She was also writer/performer in the multi award winning comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars At Number 42. She has written two novels Anita and Me and Life Isnt All Ha Ha Hee Hee. Her many acting credits include Beatrice in the RSC’s Much Ado About Nothing, Zehrunissa in David Hares Behind The Beautiful Forevers (National Theatre), and The Nurse in Kenneth Branagh’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Meera Syal CBE, graduated from Manchester University with a double first in English and Drama. ![]() Meera Syal was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2016. ![]() ![]() ![]() ** This competition closes at 9pm on Sunday 23rd April 2017 ** It only takes a moment, so CLICK HEREto sign up now to be in with a chance to win! I only send a few newsletters a year, so you won’t be bombarded! Hotel Chocolat Hop! and Chirp! chocolatesīy signing up to the CTG Crime Thriller Club you’ll get access to my eNewsletters with exclusive subscriber competitions, content and will be the first to hear about my book news and events.… so everyone who subscribes to my Crime Thriller Club will be automatically entered into a prize draw with the chance to win one of these two fabulous book bundles plus some easter chocolates from Hotel Chocolat (pictured). The sun is shining, spring is springing, and the easter holidays are here – sounds like a good time for a bookish giveway… ![]() ![]() We learn how much he loves America and the things he did to prove his love for her and fight for what they once had. ![]() It's interesting to read what he thought of America, the other girls and his views about certain things that transpired in the first three books of this series.I'm actually a Prince Maxon fan, but after reading The Guard I began liking Aspen too. Details about King Clarkson's parents are revealed, shedding light on why the King is the way he is, especially towards Prince Maxon.In The Prince we find out how the girls were chosen for The Selection and see the whole process unfold through the eyes of Prince Maxon. The illustrations are pretty too, and that cover - wow! Kiera Cass' books has the most beautiful covers I've ever seen.In The Queen we learn that Queen Amberly used to be a four and has been in love with King Clarkson since she was young. ![]() We also find out what happened two years after Maxon's wedding to The One as well as updates on some of the girls who were eliminated from the Selection. However, Kiera Cass did a wonderful job in Happily Ever After by compiling novellas from the pov's of Queen Amberly, Prince Maxon, Aspen, Marlee, Celeste and Lucy. For one thing I think it's an unnecessary fill-in until the next book comes out. I'm not particularly fond of reading companion books written from different pov's. ![]() |