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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Anahtar Kitaplar Yayınevi
** spoiler alert ** Once again I learned something new. I had never heard of the french round up of jewish families by the french police during WWII. I am fascinated by all the stories from different perspectives I've read lately. I whipped through this book in 2 days. I was very interested in what happened to Sarah but I was so disappointed that the author chose to end her life the way that she did and that Julia revealed it to Sarah's son. I didn't love Julia, disliked Bertrand and wanted to hear more about the Dufaure's. The little boy in the cupboard was horrific and I may have stopped reading altogether if Julia went through with the abortion. I did like the back and forth between character stories and was disappointed when that ended. It sounds like I didn't like it, but I did.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Lastvoice
Life changing
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Doğan Novus
Drawn out and surprisingly slow moving, until halfway through. I supposed I expected more from it, and was disappointed. At times, lots of arrogance comes through as well as some stupidity. But I suppose with a 27 year old guy as the main focus, that isn't uncommon.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Bilfen Yayıncılık
Another true story from Cathy Glass about one of the children she fostered. This one is all about Donna (I think she was 10 or 11) who was brought to Cathy after being neglected at home. As she came to trust Cathy it came out that as well as being neglected her mum and younger brothers used to physically beat her with a coat-hanger if she didn't clean up good enough, she was also found scrubbing her hands trying to get the brown off them as her mum said her skin colour was dirty. This little girl once got a Christmas present (a doll) but a few hours later it was taken off her and given to a neighbours girl and for her birthday she was given the whole families washing! What an awful early life she had. Thankfully this one has an happy ending as Donna kept in touch with Cathy and she was long-term fostered (or maybe adopted) by a lovely woman.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Mikado Yayınları
There's a reason the state ratification conventions don't get the same attention the Philadelphia Convention to actually draft the Constitution does -- at the latter, you've got high-stakes negotiation, the clash of intellectual heavyweights, and the eventual shape of the American Republic being slowly hammered out. Plus they had Gouverneur Morris in Philadelphia. That dude's awesome: peglegged womanizing Founding Father, what's not to love? By way of contrast, the state ratification conventions feel a bit less weighty. For one thing, they didn't have as much impact on the way the federal government looks (the conventional wisdom is that they helped shape the Bill of Rights, but as Maier's book ably demonstrates, that's not quite the case), they were frequently dominated by more parochial interests and demagoguery, the records are spottier, and the intellectual wattage of the participants wasn't at quite the level of the Philadelphia Convention, with debate dominated by back-benchers and demagogues. In where they stand in relation to their more illustrious cousin, they recall nothing so much as the Great Lakes Avengers, with the occasional participation of a Madison or a Hamilton coming off a bit like an Iron Man crossover, incongruous and pandering. With all that said, though, there's still a lot of value to be had in going through the story in more depth, and Maier successfully makes the case that there's value to be had in the task. There is something inspiring in seeing ordinary people take seriously the task of understanding and judging a proposal for how they should govern themselves. And Maier makes a convincing case that the conventional dismissal of opposition to the constitution as parochial and self-serving is substantially overblown. Interestingly, she also goes into depth on the congeries of different amendments proposed by the state conventions -- some touching on individual rights, but most of which were in fact focused on federal taxation issues that loomed large at the time but have since receded. Seen in this light, Madison's drafting of the Bill of Rights looks like it had more to do with paying off campaign promises he'd made in his district, than in assuaging the fears of the constitution's critics in other states -- they mostly had other issues on their mind. Maier does a good job of marshaling the evidence -- a quick glance at the footnotes reveals that this could not have been an easy task, as the existing sources are spotty and frequently biased (in some states, the Federalists paid for the debates to be recorded and published, but arranged for opposition speeches to be omitted!) And she does manage to create some drama and interest around a narrative whose end we all know. Bottom line is that this is definitely worth a read if you're interested in the period and subject. Only two caveats are that 1) while the study is illuminating, don't go in expecting your understanding of the history to be revolutionized, and 2) Maier appears to have a bit of a chip on her shoulder about Hamilton, which is perhaps justified but a bit hard to take for those of us who happen to be fanboys of the Navis Nonpareil.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Seçkin Yayıncılık
Great book!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Kendrick’s great storytelling created a page-turner that I hated to put down. I found the characters interesting and real. The story was funny and entertaining. I can’t wait until this book is released so others can enjoy it! I received a copy of this book from the Goodreads First-Reads program. You can find my full review here
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Jean Echenoz
So far, and I've only just started, this book is amazing. The language is so detailed and descriptive, my heart was filled with joy! It could take me out of my stressful world and put me something different. For me to say that means that the book is amazing... this will go on my 'favourites' shelf! More to come later once I've finished!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Destek Yayınları
This is a funny and practical guide on how to become a productive academic writer. Silvia offers great advice and concrete practices by which academics (and others) can jump-start their writing.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pegasus Yayınları
One of the best books I've ever read...never cried so hard reading a book!!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Can Çocuk Yayınları
Had a bit of useful information on conflict prevention, based on one of the authors' experience in Cote d'Ivoire. Otherwise, managed to be both breezy/lightweight and a total bore at the same time. Still, I got some good quotes about the importance of civil society out of it.
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