![]() In the early 1960s Edie met Thea, an expat from a Dutch Jewish family that fled the Nazis, and a widely respected clinical psychologist. Edie was also one of a select group of trailblazing women in computing, working her way up the ladder at IBM and achieving their highest technical ranking while developing software. In this memoir, which she began before passing away in 2017 and completed by her co-writer, Edie recounts her childhood in Philadelphia, her realization that she was a lesbian, and her active social life in Greenwich Village's electrifying underground gay scene during the 1950s. ![]() ![]() Beloved by the LGBTQ community, Edie embraced her new role as an icon she had already been living an extraordinary and groundbreaking life for decades. The Supreme Court ruled in Edie’s favor, a landmark victory that set the stage for full marriage equality in the US. A lively, intimate memoir from an icon of the gay rights movement, describing gay life in 1950s and 60s New York City and her longtime activism which opened the door for marriage equality.Įdie Windsor became internationally famous when she sued the US government, seeking federal recognition for her marriage to Thea Spyer, her partner of more than four decades. ![]()
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![]() ![]() (Editor, with Katherine Moore) Irish Writers against War, O'Brien (Dublin, Ireland), 2003. (With Lorcan Collins) The Easter Rising: A Guide to Dublin in 1916, O'Brien (Dublin, Ireland), 2000. Revolution in Ireland: Popular Militancy, 1917 to 1923, Pluto Press (Chicago, IL), 1996. ![]() The Book of Curses, O'Brien (Dublin, Ireland), 2007. Saga, O'Brien (Dublin, Ireland), 2006, Viking ( New York, NY), 2008. WRITINGS:Įpic, O'Brien (Dublin, Ireland), 2004, Viking ( New York, NY), 2007. International Board on Books for Young People Honour List, 2006, and Best Books selection, School Library Journal, and Top Ten Fantasy Books for Youth designation, Booklist Online, both 2007, all for Epic. Previously worked for Treasure Trap (game company), as an engineering clerk for Case International, at a nature conservancy on the Island of Rhum, Scotland, as an archaeologist, and as a political activist. Trinity College, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, professor of medieval history. ![]() Education: Trinity College, Dublin, Ph.D. Born 1964, in Ireland son of a mathematics teacher and a special-needs teacher partner's name Aoife. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is one horror/sci-fi story, one could find all manner of allegory, making it one of the more thought-provoking tales of this genre. Jekyll.Īs the good doctor proceeds with his experiments, he discovers he is almost addicted to his alter ego- who is gradually becoming the dominant personality and becoming more and more dangerous with each passing day. Hyde is put off by him, and do not understand his hold over the respectable and well-liked, Dr. Jekyll, is resentful of having to repress the darker side of his nature and happens across a solution- one that allows him to express this side of himself by becoming, through the aid of ‘medication’, Mr. Still, when it came to reading the book, unless it was a classroom assignment, I don’t think I ever voluntarily read it, and if I did read it somewhere back there, I honestly couldn’t recall it, which is why I decided to select it for my classic horror Halloween read, this year.Įveryone knows the setup for this short story. I did, later in life, watch a movie version of this tale starring Spencer Tracey, and an all- star cast, which was petty good. This classic tale of horror is one that, of all the old movies, like Dracula, the Wolfman and Frankenstein and all their various incarnations, I watched repeatedly growing up, I just didn’t really care for all that much. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is an 1886 publication. ![]() ![]() ![]() The miners are reluctant to bring the imported workers, both black and Italian into their union, a cause not helped by C. He takes up residence at a boarding house run by a coal miner's widow, Elma Radnor, and her 15-year-old son, Danny, who is also a miner and a budding Baptist preacher. ![]() His introduction to the town is his witnessing of a mob of miners angry at wage cuts beating up black miners who intended to cross the picket line. He arrives in Matewan, West Virginia in 1920 to organize miners against the Stone Mountain Coal Company. Joe Kenehan is an organizer for the United Mine Workers. ![]() The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and received a Criterion Collection re-release in 2019. Matewan was a critical success but a box office flop, grossing under $2 million on an estimated $4 million budget. ![]() The film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia. Matewan ( / ˈ m eɪ t w ɒ n/) is a 1987 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper (in his film debut), James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles. ![]() ![]() ![]() Desperate to find the Potential to use him as bait for a massive werewolf extermination, the sisters move to the city with Silas, a young woodsman and long time family friend who is deadly with an axe. Scarlett and Rosie soon discover the truth: wolves are banding together in search of a Potential Fenris – a man tainted by the pack but not yet fully changed. ![]() The wolves are getting stronger and harder to fight, and there has been a rash of news reports about countless teenage girls being brutally murdered in the city. Scarlett lives to destroy the Fenris, and she and Rosie lure them in with red cloaks (a colour the wolves can't resist), though Rosie hunts more out of debt to her sister than drive.īut things seem to be changing. The story of Scarlett and Rosie March, two highly-skilled sisters who have been hunting Fenris (werewolves) – who prey on teen girls – since Scarlett lost her eye years ago while defending Rosie in an attack. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store.” - The A.V. Genres Fantasy Young AdultScience FictionFictionShort StoriesDystopiaUrban Fantasy. An action-packed Reckoners story from Sunday Times Bestseller Brandon Sanderson that bridges the action in Steelheart with the all new adventure Firefight. Period.” -Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind Mitosis Brandon Sanderson 3.86 36,674 ratings2,128 reviews Steelheart may be dead, but Epics still plague Newcago and David and the Reckoners have vowed to fight back. Epics still plague Newcago, but David and the Reckoners have vowed to fight back. Read the e-novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling Recokners series: Steelheart, Firefight, and Calamity!īrandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Words of Radiance, coauthor of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy, presents Mitosis, a short story set in the action-packed world of Steelheart, Firefight, and Calamity: the Reckoners series, exclusively available in the digital format. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jack's Bean Problem (including Giant Story / Jack's Story) ![]() The wonderfully offbeat and bizarre illustrations, as well as innovative play with typography and book design, make for a one-of-kind masterpiece from two powerhouse children's book creators. From "The Stinky Cheese Man" to "Cinderummpelstiltskin" these unique, hilarious retellings poke fun at classic stories and characters. In this fourth wall-breaking picture book, young readers will delight in the strange twists on familiar tales. The stories in this book are Fairly Stupid Tales. Makes for an extremely fun and funny read-aloud for the whole family.Ī long time ago, people used to tell magical stories of wonder and enchantment. This award-winning picture book is a wild, irreverent collection of reimagined fairy tales from the author and illustrator of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you are able to accommodate one, two, or 10 employees without undue hardship, you should. Because individual religious practices vary-even among members of the same religion-you shouldn’t deny an accommodation based only on speculation that others will ask for it, too. Or, if you require all employees to have a clean-shaven face as part of maintaining a sterile work environment, an employee who can’t cut or trim his beard because of his religion may be able to wear a face mask or hair net over his beard as an accommodation.ĭifferent religions have varied restrictions or observances, so always work with the individual employee to see what accommodations are appropriate for him.Īdditionally, employers often fear that if they make an exception to their policies as a religious accommodation for one employee, it will open the floodgates to many more accommodation requests by other employees. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Frustrated in her attempts to destroy the family, Oonagh binds the brothers with a spell that only Sorcha can lift. Oonagh captivates Lord Colum with her sensual wiles but she cannot enchant the wary Sorcha. ![]() But now there is also an invader inside the keep: the Lady Oonagh, a sorceress as fair as day, but with a heart as black as night. For there are invaders outside the forest raiders from across the seas, Britons and Vikings bent on destruction. The keep at Sevenwaters is a remote, strange, quiet place, guarded by silent men who slip through the woodlands clothed in grey, and keep their weapons sharp. Set in the Celtic twilight of ancient Ireland, when myth was law and magic a force of nature, this is the tale of Sorcha, seventh child of a seventh son, the forbidding Lord Colum, and of her six beloved brothers. A magnificent saga set in the Celtic twilight of 10th century Ireland, when myth was law and magic was a power of nature, brilliantly brought to life: the legendary story of an evil stepmother opposed by a seventh child.Ī wicked woman, an evil curse, and a love that must triumph over impossible odds ![]() ![]() And in the middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth's three greatest heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. ![]() This incredible omnibus hardcover collects the many titles from the 2005 event that rocked the DC Universe. Collects Countdown to Infinite Crisis (2005), Day of Vengeance (2005) #1-6, Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special (2006), Rann/Thanagar War (2005) #1-6, Rann/Thanagar War: Infinite Crisis Special (2006), THE Omac Project (2005) #1-5, Wonder Woman (1987-2006 2nd Series) #219 and Infinite Crisis (2005) #1-7.Ĭover by Phil Jimenez. ![]() ![]() If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.ģrd Edition - 1st printing. ![]() |