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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Fecr Yayınları
Brilliant. This was my first Michael Connelly book and it was so good I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read his other works
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İrem Yayıncılık
I'm hesitant to recommend Mark Duffield's book because it is fairly dense and slow-going. But if you have the willpower and the time, it's undoubtedly worth it, especially the first half (and if you're interested in goings-on in Sudan, also the last half). Duffield takes on the project of attempting to articulate and critique the new configurations and apparatuses of power being brought together by NGOs, IGOs (inter-governmental organizations), corporations, states, and new forms of 'legitimate' force and authority, including paramilitaries and for-hire military contractors. All these come together to form what Duffield calls 'the complex of global liberal governance,' aiming to create 'liberal peace,' by which he means a certain level of 'stability' and 'development' as outlined by U.S. and European government/aid agency policy. Some of the main results of liberal peace include the blurring of traditional government, military, and civilian lines, as well as of the distinction between times of war and times of 'peace'. Duffield certainly levels criticism at all of this, but he focuses his critique on the policy of aid agencies, for numerous reasons: their inability to see themselves as part of a political complex, both in their home country and in the country of operation, rather than as some entity merely in-putting economic wealth; their movement to a consequentialist ethics, focused on outcomes rather than actions, effectively approving and normalising violence, if a greater gain can be had from it; and a general inability to divorce themselves from military discourse, evidenced by facts such as that 'development' agencies now speak in terms of 'security,' and aim not so much to help people as to create a certain level of economic stability to prevent 'outright' war, ignoring other social needs and injustices. He demonstrates some of how this happens through a case study of Sudan (he was a lead director for an NGO working in Sudan for a number of years before beginning his research), showing the inability of aid agencies through nearly 20 years of work to actually effectively help the Dinka people. I'm still trying to sort out the sheer amount of information that I received from this book; I can sort of feel it altering my conception of the world, a drop at a time, as it seeps through. It's a little sad that I have absolutely no will to re-read it because it took me so long to slog through it the first time. Maybe some day...
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yapı Kredi Yayınları
This energetic book depicts a 1950's Northeastern family on a trip into town in their Model T Ford. But their forward progress is repeatedly blocked by a variety of ever-increasing animals. Brother, sister, mama, and papa all take a turn to try to clear the way, but all are unsuccessful until Grandma gets "her dander up" and takes decisive action... with dramatic results. This book has all the qualities toddlers love: predictability, simple slapstick hilarity, rhythm, and drama mixed with a warm family dynamic. Adults will enjoy reading it aloud, and there is enough complexity to draw in older elementary children. Plourde demonstrates a flair with wordplay, effortlessly weaving invented words such as "shmuffle" and "smarge" into her well-written story events, and her subtle interpersonal humor will make this an instant, and repeated, success. Schoenherr's illustrations depart from the more somber mood of Owl Moon into bright watercolors situated against white space, creating a lightheartedly playful experience.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Palme Yayıncılık
This was a great book. I am anxious to go on to the others before the movie comes out. I loved the imagination and the heartfelt lessons about team work inside this story.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Everest Yayınları
Maybe the best so far. Another one-off tale set in central Africa, it has the intrigue of making a great modern archeological discovery followed by a parallel story as that discovery becomes the scene of an historical creation in which the main characters become alive once more. Historical fiction at its best.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Antik Kitap
I feel like I can't descibe this book with words or without spoilers. The choice to tell this sequel in Adam's view surprised me and I was a little disappointed. Usually, when an author switches the character view, the book just isn't as good as the first. NOT the case with Where She Went. In the first book, Mia was always unsure about certain things with Adam. Reading this from his point of view showed you how much he really was connected to her, and it made me feel even more attatched. The way Gayle Forman can descibe the way Adam feels shocks me. We all have a point in life when you feel like your stuck in "the vortex" as Adam calls it. Me, as a writer, could never put into words, those feeling. But Gayle Forman did, and did it well. These books opened my eyes to what a good story is. Thank you, Gayle.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Yayıncılık
Simply amazing... if the library ever lets me have it again, I will do another read!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pamuk Yayıncılık
This is one of the first fiction books (outside of Great Expectations) that I decided to read on my own and not forced to by any teacher or homework assignment as a young adult. I really found it fascinating. It is one of the books that turned me on to reading novels in general. I fell out of love of books in Highschool, but this lead me back into it. Steinbeck makes an epic book here. It isn't perfect in my view, but still very good. His characters are fascinating and ground breaking it seems for his time. The story doesn't really take off until the second half of the book. I thought the use of the Biblical story parallel could have been done better, but it was still interesting. All in all a very good read.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Tudem Yayınları
I think I have to say that this was a fitting ending to the Mercy Falls series. I really like it when authors don’t require more than a trio of books to weave their tales. “Forever” is the third book in this trilogy and I am somewhat sad to bid it farewell. I have thoroughly enjoyed peering into the lives of Grace, Sam, Isabel, Cole and Rachel, delightful characters, one and all. I had difficulty trying to anticipate how this story was going to end. I feared for sometime, while I was reading this, that it might not conclude with Sam, Grace and Cole surviving. I would have been most unhappy, indeed, if the author had chosen to consign any of the above to a doomed existence. Happily, the author was clever and imaginative enough to craft a plausible outcome for these three characters. I have purposely left out of my review any details about this story because the joy in reading this book is found in the details. I believe any potential reader has a right to discover the delights of any novel on their own. I wouldn’t spoil that experience for anyone. But, I will say that this book is aimed at a Young Adult audience and contains some references to premarital sex.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Sadberk Hanım Müzesi
Yes ... I read another book tied to As the World Turns. It all starts at one of the biggest events of the year. The hospital is hosting a major gala to recognize a local famil for many, many years of financial support. The Marron family is one of the wealthiest in America, but they have nothing on the rest of the people in Oakdale. It really becomes clear when Gregory Marron, Jr arrives, not-so-fashionably late. When he goes to step out of his limo, he ends up collapsing. He is dead of poisoning, and their is no shortage of possible suspects as it turns out that Gregory had no shortage of enemies. Katie Peretti, the event's planner, worries about the possible involvement of her boyfriend Mike Kasnoff. While few would question his integrity, he seems to have some sort of secret tying him to the Marrons, and whatever it is, it involves bad blood. Maddie Coleman worries her brother might be involved. He was Gregory's limo driver, and his fingerprints have turned up on the wine bottle that contained the poison. He also owed the Marrons a ton of money. Carly Snyder has a bad feeling about her husband Detective Jack Snyder. She had a romantic past with Gregory, and he got into a fight that included less than polite comments about her reputation with her husband about it. Could Jack have done something to make sure that Gregory didn't spread the word around? It would not have been the first time he broke the law to protect her. Then there is Gregory's family. There seems to be no lack of dislike among him, his father, his wife, and his stepdaughter. The Oakdale police, under Jack's leadership are on the case, but Katie, Maddie, and Carly feel like they will have to put their differences aside and get down to the root of things in order to protect the men in their lives. As with the last book I reviewed relating to the show, this book really does a great job capturing the feel for all the characters. It is also a pretty good mystery, too.
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