![]() ![]() ![]() Gradually, his ethos edged further left, eventually developing into a combination of Marxism and anarchism. ![]() ![]() In 1933, he traveled to Nazi Germany, an experience which inspired him to author Fascism and Big Business, in which he detailed the roots of Nazi ideology and its ties to capitalism. When the Gauche was excluded from the SFIO, he became one of the leaders of the new Parti Socialiste Ouvrier et Paysan (PSOP - "Workers and Peasants Socialist Party"), and was at that time quite close to Leon Trotsky. In 1932, he joined the Confédération Générale du Travail, a syndicalist trade union in the mid-1930s, he entered Marceau Pivert's movement Gauche Révolutionnaire ("Revolutionary Left"), a current of the SFIO Party. He abandoned university and a literary career in 1926, traveling to Lebanon (1927–1929) and French Indochina (1929–1930) and became a passionate opponent of colonial ventures. Early on, he started political activism in the revolutionary syndicalist magazine La Révolution prolétarienne of Pierre Monatte. Guérin was born in a liberal Parisian family. ![]()
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![]() On the surface, the answer is simple: Grif and Wes’ relationship is anything but standard D/s. ![]() You may be wondering why I wrote two books in a series where un-arguably the primary backdrop is a D/s relationship but I only use the single moniker. Here is just a small sampling:įor the main characters of both Grif’s Toy and Wes’ Denial, I use only one: Sir. ![]() GENRE: M/M, Romance, Erotica, BDSM, D/s, GAY, DEGRADATION, SPH, BITTERSWEETĪs we all know, monikers can play an important role in BDSM and D/s play and relationships. ![]() However, several events shake his normally unflappable self–assurance.Īnd, even after he finds Grif, will his past catch up with him and possibly drive his soul mate away? Throughout high school, his successful career in the Marines, and as a BDSM Dom, he’s remained confident his partner is out there waiting to be found. From his tender vanilla side, to his darker debauched side. Wes has spent his life looking for that one special guy who will understand and love him-all of him. TITLE: Wes’ Denial: Tease and Denial Book Two A warm welcome to author Joseph Lance Tonlet joining us here today at Love Bytes to talk about the release of their newest book Wes’ Denial. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1739, the capital at Delhi was sacked by the Persians. By the end of the century, however, they were tired, divided, and overextended. Its aim was to compete with colonial rivals such as the French and Dutch for lucrative trade opportunities with India, an industrial and cultural superpower that under its Mughal emperors would account for 27 per cent of the world economy.Īwash with gems, natural resources, shipyards and a sophisticated cultural life, the Mughals were happy to trade. In 1600, the British East India Company was formed under royal charter. It all began as a harmless commercial enterprise, Tharoor reminds us. In the process, Tharoor accuses a number of historians, most prominent among them, Niall Ferguson, of being apologists for the racial discrimination, violence, economic sabotage and denial of liberty embodied by centuries of British rule in India. ![]() As empires go, he says, Britain's was uncommonly ruthless, devious and rapacious in its quest to enslave a people whose leaders failed to see how free trade, unwisely managed, can undermine a country's long-term sovereignty and prosperity. In doing so, he seeks to remind misty-eyed Raj romantics that colonialism was no joke. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, Leah has kept something from all of her friends, even from her openly gay best friend, Simon: she is bisexual. Leah Burke is a drummer, usually on the beat drumming in the band Emoji. Leah was portrayed by Australian actress Katherine Langford in Love, Simon, the 2018 film adaptation of Simon vs. ![]() Leah on the Offbeat focuses on Leah, the best friend of Simon Spier, and her attempts to deal with various personal issues including friendships and relationships, body image, sexuality, self-esteem, going to college and feeling like an outsider. The audiobook was read by actress Shannon Purser. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and the third novel in the "Simonverse", the shared universe in which Albertalli's books take place and which also includes 2017's The Upside of Unrequited. It is the direct sequel to her 2015 debut novel Simon vs. Leah on the Offbeat is a 2018 young adult novel by American author Becky Albertalli. Print ( hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon Charlaine was looking for another challenge, and the result was the much darker Lily Bard series. Her first Teagarden, Real Murders, garnered an Agatha nomination. After a child-producing sabbatical, Charlaine latched on to the trend of series, and soon had her own traditional mystery books about a Georgia librarian, Aurora Teagarden. The resulting two stand-alones were published by Houghton Mifflin. ![]() After holding down some low-level jobs, her husband Hal gave her the opportunity to stay home and write. Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was writing poetry and plays. Charlaine lives in Texas now, and all of her children and grandchildren are within easy driving distance. ![]() A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over thirty-five years. ![]() ![]() Gracie can't believe what she's hearing: due to their uncanny resemblance, gorgeous actress Wei Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in. Gracie's barely holding it all together…until a mysterious SUV rolls up beside her on the street, and she's offered the opportunity of a lifetime. ![]() To make matters worse, a paparazzo has mistaken her for a famous Chinese actress in town for a new project and the resulting snapshot's gone viral. She's been scraping together every extra dollar to get her mother into a top-notch memory care center. Gracie Reed was just fired by her overly "handsy" boss at the worst possible moment. The Stand-In is truly a stand out romance." - USA Today bestselling author Andie J. Chu's exploration of multi-racial identity was resonant and nuanced. ![]() "The Stand-In is a charming, engaging rom com that drips in glamour and sparkles with banter. Featured in USA Today's "Best Rom-Coms" of May 2023 and one of the Washington Post's best romances of the year! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “ was this incredible social activist,” Tubbs said. Her own parents also led the congregation at Ebenezer Baptist Church before her. Born in Atlanta in 1903 and raised in the city’s prosperous Black community known as the “Sweet Auburn Historic District,” King raised her son with a strong faith in God and inspired his commitment to non-violent resistance. APĪlberta King, the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., was a leader of the Ebenezer Baptist Church before her son famously served there. Alberta King Sr., mother of Martin Luther King. “They are direct connections to these womens’ work before they became mothers and after … and their sons were also well aware of their mothers’ impact on their lives.” Mrs. ![]() “We can’t actually know these sons without knowing their mothers’ stories,” Tubbs said. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sheikh, Archana Singh, Linda Skogrand, Bahira Sherif Trask, Paula M. Elise Radina, Dorit Radnai-Griffin, Bruce C. Miller, Leakhena Nou, Hee Young Paik, Pusparandi Panda, Hae Ryun Park, James J. ![]() Jacobson, Jooeun Lee, Rucha Londhe, Tom Luster, Ana Martinez-Donate, Richard B. Gonzales, Pallabi Moulik Gupta, Charles B. Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service by John Defrain, Contributor-Laura Bates, Contributor-Rodrigo Cantarero, Contributor-Steven Garasky, Contributor-Kimberly Greder, Contributor-Daniel Hatch, Rochelle L. Olympic Team and set several world records, among them the mile, as a runner." Jim Ryun, a devout Christian and world-renowned athlete, was a three-time member of the U.S. Weatherby adapted Colin Welland's inspiring screenplay. Weatherby, Jim Ryun, Anne Ryun, Colin Welland Paperback, 147 Pages, Published 1983 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-069282-7, ISBN: 0-06-069282-0 "In this enriched edition, Jim and his wife, Anne, provide Christian commentary to help readers reflect upon the inner truths of this meaningful story. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The earliest versions of this story by J.R.R. Sardonic and mocking, Glaurung manipulated the fates of Túrin and Niënor by lies of diabolic cunning and guile, and the curse of Morgoth was fulfilled. Into this story of brutal conquest and flight, of forest hiding-places and pursuit, of resistance with lessening hope, the Dark Lord and the Dragon enter in direly articulate form. ![]() Against them he sent his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire. “Their brief and passionate lives were dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bore them as the children of Húrin, the man who had dared to defy and to scorn him to his face. ![]() “In that remote time Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron, in the North and the tragedy of Túrin and his sister Niënor unfolded within the shadow of the fear of Angband and the war waged by Morgoth against the lands and secret cities of the Elves. “There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings, and the story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but that were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World. ![]() ![]() His illuminating thoughts reveal the stories to be much more than just simple moral tales, and are sure to make Babbitty Rabbitty and the slug-belching Hopping Pot as familiar to Muggles as Snow White and Cinderella. These narrative gems are accompanied by explanatory notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore (included by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmaster's archive). There are five tales in all: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers' Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', 'The Warlock's Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard and the Hopping Pot' and 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump' complete the collection. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. ![]() |