![]() After switching between several companies, she finally settles on the open-source coding company GitHub as a customer service representative. Wiener, who felt restricted by the publishing industry's restrictive norms and shrinking revenue, feels out of place amongst the tech executives and engineers in her new surroundings yet content with her rising wage and generous work benefits. ![]() The book details Wiener's decision to quit her job as a freelance copy editor and literary agency assistant in New York in order to move to Silicon Valley in San Francisco. ![]() The book focuses on Wiener's transition from the publishing industry to a series of jobs at technology companies, and her gradual disillusionment with the technology industry. Uncanny Valley is a 2020 memoir by writer Anna Wiener. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In “Rage,” Trump says the job of a president is “to keep our country safe.” But in early February, Trump told Woodward he knew how deadly the virus was, and in March, admitted he kept that knowledge hidden from the public. The book, using Trump’s own words, depicts a President who has betrayed the public trust and the most fundamental responsibilities of his office. Trump’s admissions are in stark contrast to his frequent public comments at the time insisting that the virus was “going to disappear” and “all work out fine.” 'Dangerous' and 'unfit': Trump's former national security advisers say he has 'no moral compass' in new Woodward book Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, Oct. ![]() ![]() ![]() And I can see how Ellison influenced and encouraged that, in reading his work. I have always been fascinating by Butler’s mind, and her willingness to write things well beyond the typical fare we are used to in the genre of speculative fiction. A biochemist friend confirmed to Sturgeon that, due to a blood fraction that is chemically, almost identical to psilocybin (as found in ‘magic mushrooms’), some people’s brains may well “live out their lives, with a consciousness more aware, more comprehending, more–well, expanded–than the rest of us.” In Ted Sturgeon’s introduction to this collection of short stories, he comments on the hallucinogenic nature of one particular tale, but notes that Ellison never partook of such stuff. ![]() Similarly, I don’t like the context of everything Butler writes, but gods do I love reading what spills from their incredible minds. Butler, without having read anything by her friend and mentor, Harlan Ellison, which is why I have included him on my Bucket List Worlds Without End reading challenge.Īs you can tell by my four stars, I am not disappointed, but that does not necessarily mean that I enjoyed Ellison’s work in its entirety. I can’t truly appreciate one of my favourite authors, Octavia E. ![]() Originally published in 1967, republished in 1983 I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison ![]() Book Review: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison ![]() ![]() ![]() And, taking that extra time made me feel somehow more connected to Jess and Will. It let me take my time over the book which I normally wouldn’t be able to do. ![]() Unlike other books which seem to absorb my whole consciousness (they’re sometimes good), this one was always in my mind. I could put it down though, which made me happy, because I have a number of other things that I needed to do. And as Jessie follows a trail to the shocking truth, she’ll have to decide who she can trust when the moon is full… Now, as a town’s deepest secrets come to light, no one is safe: not friends, lover, or strangers. ![]() Will’s dark, penetrating eyes see into a part of Jessie’s soul she never knew existed. It’s against Jessie’s better judgement to accept Will’s help in her investigation, yet she soon finds herself doing exactly that – and more. And for a cop, distraction – no matter how pleasurable – can be deadly. He’s also the only man capable of distracting Jessie from her work. Professor Will Cadotte is a Native American activist. Officer Jessie McQuade has seen plenty in her years on the force – but nothing as intriguing as the gorgeous, naked man she encounters while tracking a rogue wolf. The area’s normally shy wolf population has begun stalking human prey, and their victims have been disappearing…or worse. Miniwa, Wisconsin, is under siege, but not by the usual summer tourists. ![]() By the light of a blue moon, danger prowls – ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1927, a year before leaving for the Dutch East Indies, Bonnet, aged thirty-two, completed a self-portrait. Rudolf remained in Italy for eight years. The town was the home of an artists’ colony and many of the young inhabitants would pose as models for the this thriving artistic community. Rudolf loved the area south of Rome known as Anticoli Corrado. In 1920, when he was twenty-five, Rudolf Bonnet along with his parents took a vacation to Italy. ![]() He also attended evening classes at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten. After normal Primary schooling he received artistic education at a technical High School where he studied decorative painting. and his mother was Elisabeth Elsina Mann, and both were of Huguenot descent, and were bakers. It was during his journeys away from his homeland to the East Indies which saw his artistic talent blossom. He was one of the most individualistic artists who travelled and painted in the Dutch East Indies during the first half of the 20th century and he stood head and shoulders above his fellow European artists who visited the island of Bali. He was born in Amsterdam on March 30 th 1895, although, as we will see, he spent most of his life in the town of Ubud on the Indonesian island of Bali. Today I am looking at the life and work of the Dutch painter Johan Rudolf Bonnet. My next two blogs were requested by a reader of my site and so I always try and fulfil requests, here is the first one. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since she died without a will, Plath's literary estate was left in the hands of her estranged husband. In the summer of 1950, just before matriculating at Smith College, Plath began recording the events of her life in almost obsessive detail, and would ultimately cover topics from her never ending quest for poetic perfection to Hughes' spousal infidelity. ![]() Her journals, on the other hand, were an opportunity for Plath to write freely and unencumbered by critical eyes. Plath's sharp, spare verses are the result of many drafts and revisions. In the years that followed, Plath's work would achieve acclaim and accolades, assuring her a place in the pantheon of American poets. A fit of despair over her troubled marriage to fellow poet Ted Hughes led Sylvia Plath to commit suicide in 1963. ![]() ![]() Because learning how to fail is actually learning how to succeed better. If I have learned one thing from this shockingly beautiful venture. Uplifting, inspiring and rich in stories from Elizabeth's own life, How to Fail reveals that failure is not what defines us rather it is how we respond to it that shapes us as individuals. This is a book for anyone who has ever failed. It's an audiobook about learning from our mistakes and about not being afraid. Part memoir, part manifesto, and including chapters on dating, work, sport, babies, families, anger and friendship, it is based on the simple premise that understanding why we fail ultimately makes us stronger. Elizabeth Day is an award-winning author and journalist, and the host of the hit podcast How to Fail with Elizabeth Day. Out of crisis has come clarity, and sometimes even catharsis. I have evolved more as a result of things going wrong than when everything seemed to be going right. If I have learned one thing from this shockingly beautiful venture called life, it is this: failure has taught me lessons I would never otherwise have understood. ![]() Which means it's an audiobook for everyone. This is an audiobook for anyone who has ever failed. How to Fail (2019) is an honest and revealing look at the abundant rewards that come from making it through the toughest of times. ![]() ![]() Inspired by her hugely popular podcast, How To Fail, is Elizabeth Day's brilliantly funny, painfully honest and insightful celebration of things going wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her writings, Anzaldúa combines autobiography, poetry, historical narratives and myths. Keating states that the reason for the second anthology was because of her dissatisfaction with the state of the feminist movement and sees the book as an invitation ‘to rethink the existing categories and invent new individual and collective identities, transformational alliance’ (Anzaldúa and Keating 2002: 20). ![]() In 2002, Anzaldúa co-edited another anthology (with AnaLouise Keating) entitled ‘this bridge we call home’. It marked an important intervention in feminist studies by bringing in different subjectivities and experiences and is considered pivotal in the development of Third World feminism. The book is an anthology of poetry, fiction and essays by women of color. Her works include the co-editorship of T his Bridge Called My Back: Writing by Radical Women of Color (1981) with Cherrie Moraga. Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa (1942-2004) was a scholar of Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory and queer theory. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She argues that "feminist" isn't an insult, but rather a label that should be embraced by all. We Should All Be Feminists includes anecdotes and analyses about what it means to be a feminist. The essay was adapted from Adichie's 2012 TEDx talk of the same name, first delivered at TEDx Euston in London, which has been viewed more than six million times. First published in 2014 by Fourth Estate, it talks about the definition of feminism for the 21st century. We Should All Be Feminists is a book-length essay by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions ![]() ![]() ![]() Everyone around the table loved Sarah Waters’ writing and loved Nan as a narrator, even when she lies or acts questionably.Ī couple of people at the meeting really appreciated the attention given to the theatrical details in the book –the cut of the costumes, the smell and feel of the make-up, and so on. There were five of us at this month’s meeting, three gents and two ladies. As the first lesbian narrative of our book club, I was eager to hear the reactions of our eclectic book club assembly. “Tipping the Velvet” is a fascinating historical novel, a tender coming-of-age story, a poignant glimpse into performances and prejudices in the “gaslight” era of theatre, and simply a splendidly written book. Initially the two women find great success, even a bit of fame, as their act becomes the rage of London’s posh West End. Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet and other bestsellers. ![]() |