Filled with greed and love and the meaning of religion and tradition until the walls of the RV and the feds start closing in on the family, this thrilling literary tale mixes Michael Chabon and the Coen Brothers with equal parts humor and pathos. Buckle up !
I really enjoyed this sweet romance told from multiple perspectives. I love how each chapter begins with a drawing and the name of a flower or plant. It is a very imaginative and beautiful book.
Part cultural criticism, part rueful confessional, a reformed brand strategist brings to light the impact of influence on us and our society and offers an escape in this ironically persuasive case for not being so easily influenced anymore.
The Federalist Papers have a reputation for being beautifully written yet very wrong because they were literally composed as a propaganda campaign to smooth over problems with the Constitution. (I've always thought the writing was overhyped, particularly because nerds want them to be canonical texts.)
The Anti-Federalist Papers were written... not so well. Pretty standard for the period, really. But they were profoundly correct about the Constitution being bullshit and how bad things would flow from it.
But the AFP consistently denounce anarchy, so who's to say if they're good or bad? (Which is extremely funny to me because they were literally an autonomous, disorganized tendency expressing themselves through zines.)
"The evils of anarchy have been portrayed with all the imagery of language in the growing colors of eloquence; the affrighted mind is thence led to clasp the new Constitution as the instrument of deliverance, as the only avenue to safety and happiness. To avoid the possible and transitory evils of one extreme, it is seduced into the certain and permanent misery necessarily attendant on the other.
"A state of anarchy from its very nature can never be of long continuance; the greater its violence the shorter the duration. Order and security are immediately sought by the distracted people beneath the shelter of equal laws and the salutary restraints of regular government; and if this be not attainable, absolute power is assumed by the one, or a few, who shall be the most enterprising and successful.
"If anarchy, therefore, were the inevitable consequence of rejecting the new Constitution, it would be infinitely better to incur it, for even then there would be at least the chance of a good government rising out of licentiousness." (1788) #BookThreads
Amanda Prowse created an intriguing novel about illusions and family drama. It is about what happens behind facades and closed doors and an interesting look into dysfunctional families.
Humanity’s new war is an enigma with an enemy threat beyond all imagination in this near-future novel of mind-blowing adventure where the fate of mankind rests in the choices of one ordinary soldier.
It is a thriller where the author takes her time to settle the story and the strange atmosphere. It is rapidly understood that each character has something to hide and that they don’t meet by coincidence. Hank Phillippi Ryan drops clues here and there . One character looking at another strangely makes the perfect suspect to me !
Magicka is a beautifully illustrated book focusing on self care through natural spiritual practices. Carlota Santos’ art is very unique and I love the classical look of the book. From Herbalism to Astrology and Tarot, the explanations are clear and simple.
On a harsh frontier where good and evil contend for people's minds, a young woman must fight for her true identity in this scintillating YA fantasy from the author of the award-winning Age of the Seventh Sun trilogy.
I love how this workbook is organized by topics. The pages are really fun with cute illustrations and simple text. The Cards are very cute as well, and so practical to take along with you. I left both workbook and cards in the #littlefreelibrary, but they already disappeared 🤭 They were definitely a success !
Light shares his unique inside-out approach to minimalism using stories, anecdotes, and vignettes, along with real-world experiments and exercises that you can adapt to your own life.
I really enjoyed going through this book. The writing is simple, but goes straight to the point. It can be read in order or picked here and there when needed. The author encourages us to be honest with ourselves about our shortcomings, but also our strengths.