![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gimbutas, and much of established opinion after her, argue that the first farmers were non-Indo-European speakers because they were matriarchal mother worshippers, and because Indo-European comparative mythology paints a portrait of a male dominated (patriarchal) society for the society of people who spoke Proto-Indo-European (PIE). I do have a different opinion on just who these people were though. On the whole I thoroughly enjoyed this book. ![]() This is essentially a technical academic summary of archaeological finds, overglossed with Gimbutas' interpretations about the mother-worshipping nature of the society involved, and its eventual demise at the hand of horse-riding nomadic Indo-European (IE) invaders who originated from the steppe. If you are, then it should be a must read. I enjoyed this book, but if you are not even mildly interested in the first farming societies that moved into Europe via Greece from about 6500 BC, along with their package of Neolithic technologies, then this is not for you. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Prime Video Australia and New Zealand head Hushidar Kharas said the company was pleased to be stepping up its efforts for the coming year. It takes Amazon’s overall tally of Australian commissions to 23 since 2019, the others of which have included Making Their Mark, LOL: Last One Laughing Australia with Rebel Wilson, Back to the Rafters, Luxe Listings Sydney S1 – S3, The Moth Effect, Head Above Water, Burning, Kick Like Tayla, and Warriors On The Field. There is also a second season of cricket docuseries The Test, made in collaboration with Cricket Australia, as well as stand-up specials from Joel Creasey, Rhys Nicholson, Dave Hughes, Tommy Little, and Lizzy Hoo. They include Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles, produced by Augusto, Frog Productions, SAM Content Dance Life from EQ Media, Biscuit Tin Productions, and Creative Bubble Sweetshop & Green’s The Defenders and the Princess Pictures-produced live special Hugh van Cuylenburg G.E.M, Nearly 18 months after unveiling a slate of seven Australian projects at Sydney’s Barangaroo, the streamer staged another showcase in the city on Tuesday evening, bringing together producers and talent from its upcoming productions. Amazon will launch nine new originals in 2023, announcing six additional unscripted titles to go with previous commissions The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Deadloch, and Class of ‘07. ![]() ![]() ![]() Various sources, including Indian historian Vinay Lal and US political scientist Kelly Rae Kraemer, have confirmed this. ![]() Hitler never received the letters because the British colonial administration prevented them from being delivered. Rather, Gandhi implores Hitler in his first letter not to start a war, and in his second letter, when World War II had already begun, to strive for peace. It is true and well-documented that Gandhi wrote letters to Hitler: one was written on July 23, 1939, and the other on December 24, 1940.īut the letters in no way suggest that Gandhi and Hitler were friends. Letters written by Gandhi to Hitler, addressing him as "Dear Friend" and ending with "Your sincere friend," are referenced as proof of the friendship. Was Gandhi friends with Adolf Hitler?Ĭlaim: There's a myth circulating on the internet that Mahatma Gandhi and German dictator Adolf Hitler were friends. But his attitudes toward some issues like sexuality and race have come under scrutiny. ![]() Gandhi is still deeply revered worldwide, especially for his philosophy of nonviolence. Almost six months after India gained its independence in August 1947, Gandhi, 78 years old at the time, was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic. Gandhi - better known as "Mahatma" ("great soul" in English) - was one of the leaders of India's struggle for freedom from British colonial rule. January 30 marks the 75th anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. ![]() ![]() ![]() That despite the challenges, I have so much to be grateful for. If I’m going to put myself through these treatments, and navigate these disabilities, there have to be moments, be they epic or tender or quietly beautiful, that remind me it’s worth it. Because things are so hard, I have to move through my days and weeks not just noting the things that inspire gratitude, but seeking them out. I don’t want to sound like a grinch, but as a sick person, you can begin to feel a deep spiritual weariness from having to seem grateful, from feeling pressure to put a positive spin on every single moment, all the damn time.īut in the last year, I’ve noticed a shift in my thoughts on gratitude-away from seeing it as a truism, rote and saccharine, toward seeing it as a means of survival. I’ve written before about my resistance to toxic positivity, to the pressure of seeking silver linings, even to the ubiquity of gratitude lists. A confession: I love holidays as much as the next person, but this time of year, I also find myself chafing against what can feel like knee-jerk performances of gratitude. ![]() ![]() Most of the stories, interviews, and accounts are not from Dawn's own life, but all of them helped to shape who she became because all were part of the rich heritage she and her generation shared. And she ends with accounts from World War II. She touches on the Great Depression and its effect on farmers. She describes the bombing of the village school in Bath, which happened ten years before her birth. She details the immigration from the Netherlands to the colonies to Michigan, specifically the immigration of settlers in her own genealogy. The beginning of the book is devoted to snapshots of her rearing on a farm near Bath, Michigan, but then it spirals outward from there. They asked for her stories to be written down, and so she wrote them. Dawn Voorheis Hawks begins the book with a conversation between herself and her grandkids. ![]() What shapes a person? A Time and Times: My Memoirs is not a memoir in the traditional sense of telling one's own story from one's own perspective. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's about intentions that are rooted in good but that often grow thorns in the end, and love stories that always come with the price of loss. 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The separation of these three women is just the beginning of the injustices they face. Clotel is bought by her lover Horatio Green. In the end, Currer and Althesea are auctioned to the notorious slave trader, Dick Walker. Because she was beautiful and the mistress of Jefferson, Currer and her daughters lived a confortable life, this changed when her master passes away. In the novel, Currer is the former mulatto mistress of President Thomas Jefferson who together have two daughters, Althesea and Clotel. It is about the tragic lives of Currer, Althesea, and Clotel. ![]() ![]() This novel focuses on the difficult lives of mulattoes in America and the "degraded and immoral condition of the relation of master and slave in the USA" (Brown). It is often considered the first African-American novel. ![]() Download cover art Download CD case insert Clotel, or, The President's DaughterĬlotel or, The President's Daughter is a novel by William Wells Brown (1814-84), a fugitive from slavery and abolitionist and was published in London, England in December 1853. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ferdinand the Bull won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). The story was adapted by Walt Disney into a short animated film entitled Ferdinand the Bull in 1938. The preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and civil rights, Mahatma Gandhiwhose nonviolent and pacifistic practices went on to inspire Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.even called it his favorite book. A true classic, this tale of a sweet, gentle bull named Ferdinand has enchanted readers, young and old alike, since it was first published by Viking Press. happi Ferdinand is a little bull who much prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree and smelling the flowers to jumping around and butting heads with other bulls. In WWII times, Adolf Hitler ordered the book burned in Nazi Germany, while Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, granted it privileged status as the only non-communist children's book allowed in Poland. A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. The Story of Ferdinand has inspired, enchanted, and provoked readers ever since it was first published in 1936 for its message of nonviolence and pacifism. So what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bullfights in Madrid? Ferdinand, on the other hand, would rather sit and smell the flowers. ![]() ![]() All the other bulls run, jump, and butt their heads together in fights. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It has power, it has violence, subtlety and lots, lots more. My bet for the most satisfyingly popular novel of the year. ![]() One of the great page turners of all time * Good Book Guide * Mr Clavell tells his story brilliantly * The Times * creates a world so enveloping you forget who and where you are * New York Times * I can't remember when a novel has seized my mind like this one. ![]() Unquestionably the best historical novel of its kind since Anthony Adverse * Los Angeles Times * SHOGUN is a huge exotic, blood-stained canvas of sixteenth century but still medieval Japan, rival warlords and proselytising Jesuits, geishas, seppuku, samurai with the death-with and a shipwrecked Elizabethan * Guardian * I have a copy of Shogun, but having read Musashi twice now and liking it the second time just as much of the first time, I'm afraid I'll read that long Shogun and feel disappointed. Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily * Daily Mirror * Shogun es una novela histórica de aventuras escrita por James Clavell y publicada originalmente en 1975. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The book includes chapters on sleep and arousal, pleasure and fear systems, the sources of rage and anger, the neural control of sexuality, as well as the more subtle emotions related to maternal care, social loss, and playfulness.” The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley Source: “One of the best books on the neuroscience of emotion,” Dr. Presenting complex material in a readable manner, the book offers a comprehensive summary of the fundamental neural sources of human and animal feelings, as well as a conceptual framework for studying emotional systems of the brain. In Affective Neuroscience, Jaak Panksepp provides the most up-to-date information about the brain-operating systems that organize the fundamental emotional tendencies of all mammals. However, with advances in neurobiology and neuroscience, researchers are demonstrating that this position is wrong as they move closer to a lasting understanding of the biology and psychology of emotion. Some investigators have argued that emotions, especially animal emotions, are illusory concepts outside the realm of scientific inquiry. ![]() |