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His intention was “to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.” The book remains one of the most lucid explanations of the special and general theories ever written. ![]() After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. ![]() ![]() ![]() The English version of “Capital and Ideology,” translated by Arthur Goldhammer, the distinguished book translator and longtime CES affiliate, is due out March 10. He will return April 6 for a Weatherhead Initiative on Global History talk and give the annual Tanner Lectures on Human Values on April 15. Piketty will visit Harvard on Friday to give the Stanley Hoffmann Lecture on France and the World at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES). Now, he’s back with “ Capital and Ideology” (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020), a global look at the history of the problem, how institutions and ideologies reinforce it, and how it can be remedied. ![]() French economist Thomas Piketty’s 2013 landmark analysis of Western economic inequality, “Capital in the 21st Century,” became a must-read in both popular and academic circles. ![]() As the gulf between the haves and the have nots continues to widen, the roiling debate over economic inequality has become a political prime mover in the U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her 1957 novel 'Dans Un Mois, Dans Un An' ('Those Without Shadows') is the story of a year in the lives of nine worldly wise Parisians "It is about many things, but because it is French it is mostly about the sinful waywardness of man and woman kind". ![]() La Chamade The roll on a drum to announce defeat. ![]() Four people, jaggedly emerging from the superficial gloss of the Paris social set, each drawn out by Mademoiselle Sagan's impressive insight into real life and real love. The book was an overnight sensation.įurther successful novels followed about 'aimless people who are involved in tangled, often amoral relationships' 'A Certain Smile', 1955, 'Aimez-Vous Brahms in 1959 and 'La Chamade' in 1965. A woman who watches, tautly aware that impossible indifference must hide the hurt within her. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Éluard, "À peine défigurée", which begins with the lines "Adieu tristesse / Bonjour tristesse". Her first novel, 'Bonjour Tristesse' was written in just three weeks at the age of 18 in 1954. She was educated at private and convent schools in France and Switzernad and attended the Sorbonne in Paris. It's no wonder that Françoise Sagan's novels became so popular within France itself and to a huge international audience.įrançoise Sagan was the pseudonym of Françoise Quoirez, born in Carjac (department 46 Lot). 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In The Princess Spy, Margaretha of Hagenheim Castle is a talkative young woman whose latest suitorLord Claybrookseems enamored of her despite her talkativeness. ![]() She islooking forward to finding her one true love, and she thinks it might be her latest suitor, Lord Claypool. Award-winning Melanie Dickerson pens her fourth young adult novel set in medieval Germany, loosely based on the story of The Frog Prince. Margaretha is the daughter of a fifteenth-century German duke, and her family and acquaintances havealways noted not only her penchant for talking incessantly but also her deeply romantic nature. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs charts not only the political fights, but also the pull she began to feel to focus on her own passions, including writing-a pull that led her away from Lomax as she grappled with ideas of feminism and self-fulfillment. Married to Michael Lomax, now head of the United Negro College Fund, she worked with Maynard Jackson, Atlantas first African-American mayor. ![]() ![]() Though born and raised in Detroit, it was in Atlanta that Cleage encountered the forces that would most shape her experience. In this revelatory and deeply personal work, Cleage takes readers back to the 1970s and 80s, retracing her struggles to hone her craft amidst personal and professional tumult. But there was a time when such stellar success seemed like a dream. In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit. About the Book In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is essential reading for racial justice activists as well as students of African American philosophy and political thought. This wonderful book vindicates the power of Du Bois’s thought to help transform a stubbornly unjust world. ![]() She stresses the continuity in Du Bois’s thought, from his early writings to his later embrace of self-segregation and Pan-Africanism, while not shying away from assessing the challenging implications of his later work. She adroitly analyses the main concepts that inform Du Bois’s critique of American democracy, such as the color line and double consciousness, before examining how these concepts might inform our understanding of contemporary struggles, from Black Lives Matter to the campaign for reparations for slavery. In this tour-de-force, Elvira Basevich examines this paradox by tracing the development of his life and thought and the relevance of his legacy to our troubled age. Yet he died in Africa, having apparently given up on the United States. Du Bois EB: Its always interesting to think about these kinds of. ![]() Du Bois spent many decades fighting to ensure that African Americans could claim their place as full citizens and thereby fulfill the deeply compromised ideals of American democracy. Was it this sense of self and reconciling your surroundings that drew you to W.E.B. ![]() ![]() ![]() Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst. But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. or are they? Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams - if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. Read Sally's story in this young adult sequel to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas written by New York Times bestselling Shea Ernshaw. Title: Long Live The Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas Format: Hardcover Product dimensions: 320 pages, 9.1 X 5.9 X 1.25 in Shipping dimensions: 320 pages, 9.1 X 5.9 X 1. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first central character, Tom Brangwen, is a farmer whose experience of the world does not stretch beyond these two counties while the last, Ursula, his granddaughter, studies at university and becomes a teacher in the progressively urbanised, capitalist and industrial world. The book spans a period of roughly 65 years from the 1840s to 1905, and shows how the love relationships of the Brangwens change against the backdrop of the increasing industrialisation of Britain. ![]() ![]() The Rainbow tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, a dynasty of farmers and craftsmen who live in the east Midlands of England, on the borders of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Lawrence's 1920 novel Women in Love is a sequel to The Rainbow. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, focusing particularly on the individual's struggle to growth and fulfilment within the confining strictures of English social life. Lawrence, first published by Methuen & Co. The Rainbow is a novel by British author D. ![]() ![]() Brown was inspired by other artists like Marc Chagall. While attending McDowell Senior High School, his art teacher, Nancy Bryan, introduced him to watercolors, which he now uses for the majority of his illustrations. It was Grandma Thora who also fueled Brown's affinity for drawing, which was discovered at the age of six. An example of this was the "borrowing" of his 7th grade algebra teacher's name Mr. This inspired Brown to write stories of his own in the later years of his life. While growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania, with his three sisters, Brown was told many stories by his grandmother Thora. ![]() He currently lives in Hingham, Massachusetts. He also served as an executive producer on the show during seasons ten through twenty-five. He is a three-time Emmy award winner the Arthur TV series adapted from the books was named number one on PBS for three years (1997, 2000, 2001). He also has a daughter named Eliza, whose name appears hidden in at least two books. The names of his two sons, Tolon Adam and Tucker Eliot, have been hidden in all of the Arthur books except for one. Brown writes as well as illustrates the Arthur book series and is best known for creating that series and its numerous spin-offs. ![]() Marc Tolon Brown (born November 25, 1946) is an American author and illustrator of children's books. ![]() ![]() Brown interviewed by Alison Starling at the National Book Festival in 2022 ![]() |