![]() ![]() That reminds me of something Tilda Swinton once said about filmmaking-it’s a social way of making art. ![]() I’d been completely in my room, in my head, not looking at anything. Taping and transcribing was part of looking around to see what things were really like in my environment. So all the transcribing I was doing was kind of like drinking a glass of water-it was refreshing, like a palate cleanser-a way of getting out of my imagination. I’d spent the previous five years working on Ticknor, and I wanted to sort of shake that off me. I didn’t have a plan for where I was going.ĭid you think you were writing your play? But the conversations were not meant for a book. How did you take your conversations from your life and weave it into fiction? ![]() Below is an edited version of our conversation. Sheila is an impressive writer (see her full bio here) as well as the interviews editor at The Believer. The novel is a blend of the real and the imaginary-and somehow, in the process of recording her life, real Sheila blends into fictional Sheila, creating a work of metafiction that is playful, funny, wretched, and absolutely true. If you’ve been loving Lena Dunham’s Girls, you should most certainly pick up a copy of Sheila Heti’s new novel, How Should a Person Be? In it, fictional Sheila struggles to answer the titular question through conversations with her friends (including Margaux, Misha, and Sholem), blowjobs, impulsive trips to Atlantic City and … a whole lot more. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Ellis is one of the nation's leading scholars of American history. In American Dialogue, Ellis gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams, to some of the most divisive issues in America today. The story of history is often a conversation between past and present. This public program is free to the public, but reservations are recommended and can be made online. ![]() Attendees should use the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th Street, NW. McGowan Theater of the National Archives Museum in Washington and live streamed on YouTube. Ellis to discuss his new book, American Dialogue: The Founding Fathers and Us, that addresses the question: “What would the Founding Fathers think?” This event will be held in the William G. On Wednesday, October 17, at noon, the National Archives welcomes back Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Historian Joseph Ellis to Discuss “The Founding Fathers and Us” on Oct. ![]() ![]() ![]() Season One of Amazon’s series is expected to span only the first installment, The Eye of the World, so we recommend starting there, then plowing through the ensuing books in their publication order. ![]() We’ve spelunked our way through The Wheel of Time to bring you this roadmap to the sprawling series, with guidance on how best to navigate the novels and what to expect from each outing. (And you thought Dune was convoluted!) The unacquainted would be forgiven for wondering how best to scale the mountain. Despite the series’ global popularity, with over ninety million copies sold, the saga isn’t for the faint of heart, clocking in at fifteen dense books, 2782 named characters, and thousands of pages. But, be warned, the barrier to entry is steep. The Wheel of Time has just arrived on Amazon Prime Video, all but ensuring that Robert Jordan’s best-selling series is about to captivate legions of new readers. ![]() Lord of the Rings isn't the only set of fantasy novels getting the big budget screen treatment courtesy of Jeff Bezos. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kate is determined to do all she can to allow her sister the chance to marry for love rather than convenience. The only obstacle in his way is Edwina’s older sister, Kate. ![]() ![]() She is also sweet, innocent and eminently biddable – Anthony is sure she’ll make a perfectly acceptable wife and vows to make her his. Having spent his twenties in a rakish pursuit of pleasure, he knows it’s high time he settled down and ensured the continuation of the Bridgerton line.Įdwina Sheffield is considered the most beautiful debutante of the current season. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better… -Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers, April 1814 This is Anthony Bridgerton’s story.ġ814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London’s most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. The second of Julia Quinn’s bestselling and beloved Bridgerton novels, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. ![]() ![]() Subjects include Gregg shorthand, Gregg shorthand manuals, business education, competition from rival shorthand systems and the company's participation in the Panama-Pacific Exposition (1915). Records of the Gregg Publishing Company, 1893-1963, contain domestic records, foreign records, documents, writings, galley proofs, and printed material. Collection is composed of Gregg Publishing Company records, Light-Line Phonography Company records and John Gregg's personal file. Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.Ĭollection reflects Gregg's career as an inventor, educator and publisher of Gregg Shorthand and related commercial education material. John Robert Gregg collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library Repository Manuscripts and Archives Division Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment. Creator Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948 Call number MssCol 1242 Physical description 128 linear feet (263 boxes, 1 map tube) Language Materials in English Preferred Citation ![]() ![]() ![]() When Callie finds the Bargainer in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. But for Callie, he's never asked for repayment. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. ![]() ![]() He's a man who can get you anything you want. Only death or repayment will fulfill her obligations.Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. "item_description" : "From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes the newly revised and edited first book in her smash-hit dark fantasy romance between a siren and the bargainer she owes countless favors to.Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past.For the last seven years Callie has been wearing a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she once received. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “From the church of Saint-Landolphe nine o’clock sounded, when Blitz hurriedly entered, shaking his hat like one possessed, and saying in his husky voice: ‘Surely the Evil One is about his work! The white and the black are having a tussle. 2Īmong the drinkers is the eccentric church organist Theodore Blitz, whose reaction to the storm gives you an idea of the story’s offbeat tone: In this case, the town is Vieux-Brisach, 1 and the patrons clustered in the inn are some of its most prominent citizens, including the burgomaster and the local notary. “The White and The Black” begins in a locale reminiscent of any classic Universal Pictures horror movie, an alehouse in an isolated town during a thunderstorm. ![]() Atmosphere is key, and Erckmann-Chatrian dole that out in copious quantities. Fantastique plots are frequently non-linear or inconclusive, and the events they describe may be cryptic or unexplained. Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian wrote in a specifically French genre called fantastique, a mashup of horror and fantasy with its roots in the medieval chansons de geste, such as The Song of Roland. In which visionary experiences, Death personified, some truly awful weather, and characters with freaky names all come together to make life odd in a remote part of Alsace-Lorraine.Īnthologized in The Invisible Eye, edited by Hugh Lamb (translator unknown).Įrckmann-Chatrian might sound like the moniker of a rather tiny law firm, but it’s a name that any lover of the macabre should seek out. ![]() ![]() ![]() His knowledge on trends, cutting-edge design and the fast-evolving world of technology helped revolutionize The Smiley Brand. Prior to working in the family business, Nicolas had an impressive career in the high fashion working with Saville Row tailor, Ozwald Boateng. Nicolas Loufrani, Franklin Loufrani’s son, joined The Smiley Company in 1997 as the vice president of marketing, and has been the CEO since 2001. He called the design “Smiley” and launched The Smiley Company, a licensing company that became dedicated to spreading good news and happiness and positivity. He used the now-iconic Smiley to highlight feel-good news in a host of Europe’s leading newspapers. ![]() On Saturday 1 January 1972, French newspaper France Soir printed Loufrani’s ‘good news’ campaign. It was in 1971 that Franklin Loufrani became the first person to trademark the Smiley face. He has spent over five decades working in journalism and senior positions within the licensing industry. Franklin Loufrani is the President and Founder of The Smiley Company. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Recommended to those who love a good thriller, as well as the reader who finds an interest in military-type novels, full of gun technology and scouting tactics. A well-paced novel that is full of plot twists and wonderful storytelling. ![]() He must annihilate them and find Gray for a final standoff, while a man who hunts humans for fun arrives to play a little game. It will not be enough that Reece knows the Russians are after him. Even worse, the Russians are able to nab Hastings’ little sister in Europe, only adding pressure to an already jarring situation. After the strike goes awry, Reece knows that he is in big trouble and will not be able to hide for much longer. No one could have predicted that Reece’s long-time friend and fellow SEAL, Rafe Hastings, will also be in the area. When Reece and his new belle settle in the cabin, a strike team inches forward. Gray works with members of the Russian Bratva to secure the attack, one that will require stealth, as Reece was once a SEAL and now has been working for the CIA. On the other side of the world, Oliver Gray, who was responsible for killing Reece’s father, has his targets set on finishing the job, knowing that it will be a case of strike before being targeted by Reece himself. While he coalesces after brain surgery, James Reece has plans to rest up in a Montana cabin. Jack Carr returns with his third instalment in the James Reece series, which has just as much action as the previous novels. ![]() ![]() As a student in Copenhagen, he searched in vain for truth in various secular and spiritual philosophies. Francis of Assisi, which he wrote in 1907. ![]() The Franciscans sparked a spiritual revival that enlightened the Dark Ages and that continues even into our day.Johannes Jorgensen (1866–1956) is best known outside his native Denmark for his popular biography of St. Upon his return to Assisi, be began to preach in the town square and soon acquired a curious following which blossomed into a worldwide religious order. He embarked upon a pilgrimage to Rome, where he begged for alms alongside the poor at St. In 1205, while away at war, he experienced a vision that beckoned him return to Assisi, where he soon lost his taste for the worldly life and began to live a life of evangelical poverty in imitation of Jesus Christ. ![]() Born to a prosperous cloth merchant of Assisi, Francis (1182-1226) lived the typically high-spirited life of a wealthy young man of his day, which included fighting as a soldier. ![]() |