![]() ![]() Potentially Sensitive Areas: Discriminationīooklist starred (Decem(Vol. Expertly told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, it’s the story of a group of young men who came together at that school, the overwhelming obstacles they faced both on and off the field, and their absolute refusal to accept defeat. government’s violent persecution of Native Americans and the school that was designed to erase Indian cultures. ![]() Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team is an astonishing underdog sports story―and more. Called “the team that invented football,” they took on the best opponents of their day, defeating much more privileged schools such as Harvard and the Army in a series of breathtakingly close calls, genius plays, and bone-crushing hard work. Pop Warner: Indomitable coach, football mastermind, Ivy League gradīefore these men became legends, they met in 1907 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, where they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. ![]() Jim Thorpe: Super athlete, Olympic gold medalist, Native American Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() You can dive into all three issues on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE by clicking here. ![]() After that, it’s time to start reading! Superman Smashes the Klan is completely free to read with registration all month long. To become a member, head on over to the DC Book Club page and click “join.” If you’re not already a member of the DC Community, you’ll need to register and create a profile. Whether you’re a longtime Superman fan or completely new to his unique world, Superman Smashes the Klan is thrilling, thought-provoking and unlike any other comic on the stands right now.īest of all, if you’re reading Superman Smashes the Klan as the part of the DC Book Club, it’s absolutely free through DC UNIVERSE INFINITE! Here’s how it works… Inspired by the classic Superman radio serial, “Clan of the Fiery Cross,” Superman Smashes the Klan takes us back to the superhero’s earliest days when he’s still wearing the black and red shield and isn’t yet able to fly. Set during the 1940s, Superman Smashes the Klan finds the Man of Steel befriending two young Chinese immigrants as they’re targeted by the Ku Klux Klan after settling in Metropolis’ Chinatown. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the DC Book Club is getting into the spirit by reading and discussing Superman Smashes the Klan, last year’s acclaimed standalone Superman comic from Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some are written with a dystopian setting because a dystopian setting makes an intriguing setting to place your characters in and see how they react. Thinking about other dystopian novels I’ve read, I think there’s something of a continuum. Or at least I agree that this is true of the best dystopian novels. ![]() Josh said, and I agree, that dystopian novels are written about the present, even when they are set in the future. He had to read 1984 for school, and it hadn’t hit him as hard as Feed, which talked about our consumer culture taken to the extreme. Josh said that it was disturbing to read a dystopian novel during the time it was commenting on. My own idea of a good dystopian novel comes from something my then-teenage son said after reading Feed, by M. However, that got me thinking: What makes a good dystopian novel? I can’t stress enough, though, that it was a good novel and kept me reading. Last night, I finished a dystopian novel that didn’t quite work for me as a dystopian novel. ![]() ![]() Fisher’s 2009 book Capitalist Realism – a significant influence on me personally – demonstrated the peculiar capacity that capitalism has to sell its discontents back to the consumer as commodities. ![]() The idea ‘originates’ – insofar as it can be talked about in such terms – in the work of Frederic Jameson, before it was used to wider effect by Slavoj Žižek and by the wonderful philosopher of all aspects of capitalism, Mark Fisher, who was very sadly lost in January of this year. One of the prominent arguments about capitalism that has circulated in the political and philosophical discourse of the last decade is the idea that ‘there is no alternative’. ![]() Drawing on the glimmers of hope enfolded in Fisher’s 2009 work Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?, Bown argues that the events of 2016 have turned the glimpses of optimism identified by Fisher into concrete and pressing opportunities for rupture in the workings of capitalism – ones that he urges the Left to seize. In Opening Capitalist Realism, Alfie Bown pays tribute to the work of the late writer and philosopher on all aspects of capitalism, Mark Fisher. ![]() ![]() ![]() Missing shifters, a dying population, and pack wars are all causing their sanctuary to crumble around them, and Skye is trapped in the middle of it all. Skye thought she was finally safe, but as her bond with Remy strengthens, the shifter world starts to break apart at the seams. He wants her, and after one moment that shouldn't have been possible, he knows he'll never be able to let her go. The last thing he needs or wants is Skye Markham and the dangers she brings with her adding to the stress on his pack, but his wolf has a different opinion. Hunted by her former Alpha and his soldiers, she's determined to create a life even though she knows they will come for her.Īs the next alpha in line, Remy Holt has spent years guarding the Blackwater pack and his family from those who seek to seize control and destroy them. After refusing the laws of her sadistic pack, Skye Markham barely escapes with her life, seeking sanctuary with the feared Blackwater pack. ![]() ![]() ![]() But an escalation of tensions with the Trump administration in 2019 saw Beijing pare back its holdings, and Japan surpassed China as the top creditor that year. US Treasury bonds are widely regarded as one of the safest investments on Earth, and China’s holdings of US government debt ballooned from $101 billion to peak at $1.3 trillion in 2013.Ĭhina was the largest foreign creditor to the United States for more than a decade. That generated vast amounts of dollars for China and it needed a safe place to stash them. ![]() ![]() Together they own $2 trillion - more than a quarter - of the $7.6 trillion in US Treasury securities held by foreign countries.īeijing started to ramp up buying of US Treasuries in 2000, when the United States effectively endorsed China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, triggering an export boom. As the clock ticks down toward an unprecedented US debt default, the world’s second- and third-biggest economies are watching in fear.Ĭhina and Japan are the largest foreign investors in American government debt. ![]() ![]() That means saving the girl, so that Felicity can take her place at his side and Ribbit can exact revenge on all who have done him wrong-which includes his cousin, Tress. In the past he’s willingly played the fool, but now it’s time to fulfill his destiny. Ribbit Usher has been a punchline his whole life-from his nickname to his latest turn as the unwitting star of a humiliating viral video. As her mind slides deeper into delirium, Tress is haunted by the growing sound of Felicity’s heartbeat pulsing from the “best friend” charm around her fevered neck. With an infected arm held together by duct tape, the panther who clawed her open on the loose, and the whole town on the hunt for the lost homecoming queen, the odds are stacked against Tress. ![]() ![]() Tress Montor murdered Felicity Turnado-but she might not have to live with the guilt for long. Perfect for fans of Truly Devious and Sadie! ![]() In the dark and stunning sequel to The Initial Insult, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis concludes this suspenseful YA duology as long-held family secrets finally come to light. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is also the author of the essay collections The Book of (More) Delights (Algonquin Books, 2023) Inciting Joy (Algonquin Books, 2022) and The Book of Delights (Algonquin Books, 2019). Gay is the author of four collections of poetry: Be Holding (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020) Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kingsley Tufts Award Bringing the Shovel Down (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011) and Against Which (Cavankerry Press, 2006). He received a BA in English and art from Lafayette College, an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, and a PhD in English from Temple University. Ross Gay was born on August 1, 1974, in Youngstown, Ohio. ![]() ![]() Samorì was awarded the 9th Cairo Prize at Palazzo della Permanente in Milano, the Michetti Prize and Giorgio Morandi Engraving prize. ![]() He was featured in the Italian Pavilion at the 54 th Venice Biennale. Samorì's works have been showcased across Europe and Asia including Kunsthalle Tubingen, Santa Maria delle Croci, the MART Museum, YU-HSIU Museum of Art and the Centre for Contemporary Art in Szczecin, Poland. Nicola Samorì was born in 1977 in Forli, Italy. Works such as his figurative busts and sculptures made from wax push the tradition almost as far as possible from the idealized vision of Ancient Greece and the Renaissance to become deconstructed representations of classical sculpture. Nicola Samorì è nato nel 1977 a Forlì e si è diplomato nel 2004 all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. His allusions to the inspiration of Old Masters reveals how Samorì shares with them an idea of creating something new out of what already exists by means of artistic transformation. ![]() Nicola Samorì is an artist steeped in the tradition of 17th century Italian painting and sculpture, but with a determinedly contemporary stance. ![]() ![]() Government and order have disintegrated and now Cranks, people driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim. ![]() ![]() But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to. Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. The second book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien! SEE THE FILMS. ![]() |