In Savage Harvest he finally solves this decades-old mystery and illuminates a culture transformed by years of colonial rule, whose people continue to be shaped by ancient customs and lore. Through exhaustive archival research, he uncovered never-before-seen original documents and located witnesses willing to speak publically after fifty years. Retracing Rockefeller's steps, award-winning journalist Carl Hoffman traveled to the jungles of New Guinea, immersing himself in a world of headhunters and cannibals, secret spirits and customs, and getting to know generations of Asmat. The real story has long waited to be told-until now. Sensational rumors and stories circulated, fueling speculation and intrigue for decades. The Dutch government and the Rockefeller family denied the story, and Michael's death was officially ruled a drowning. Soon after his disappearance, rumors surfaced that he'd been killed and ceremonially eaten by the local Asmat-a native tribe of warriors whose complex culture was built around sacred, reciprocal violence, head hunting, and ritual cannibalism. Now, Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story.ĭespite exhaustive searches, no trace of Rockefeller was ever found. The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world and his powerful, influential family guessing for years.
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About once a year, I dust off my favorites and go through the entire list again, sinking into the story once more. I have a lengthy list of enjoyable authors, but no one captures my heart quite like Julie Garwood does. If you would like to host an “If You Like” post, please email me at Jane at įor as long as I can remember, Julie Garwood’s historical romances have been on my re-read shelf. Until such time, enjoy her account of the wonderful books that Julie Garwood contributed to our romance community. We’ll be shamelessly pimping her in a year or so. She is also an up and coming author with her first story to be released in January 2010. Jill was my long suffering roommate at RWA in San Francisco. Today’s feature is brought to you by one of my favorite people, Jill Myles. The purpose of the post and the comments is to explore what we like about a particular iconic author and what other authors have books like the iconic author. We are starting a new series called “If You Like” which will be hosted by various readers, authors and bloggers of Dear Author. Jane Features / If You Like If You Like / Julie-Garwood 46 Comments Julie Garwood, the Historicals hosted by Jill Myles Hogmanay was quiet too (we’re both homebodies and not keen on going out at New Year – prefer to spend the time in our jammies lol). We went to my partner’s folks house for Christmas Dinner and just had a nice chilled day. I’ve been playing a few games (A Plague Tale: Innocence (again) and The Sims 4) plus watching films (my traditional Christmas Eve movie – Black Christmas lol) and a couple of shows (Emily in Paris – what can I say, it’s trashy but pretty!) and also starting watching World on Fire (which is so, so good). I’ve had the last week off work and I’m off the whole of next week as well and it’s been great just to chill out and not think too much about everything (probably also why I’m posting more as well). I’d say it was a New Year resolution but no one ever keeps those so it’s more like a promise to myself. I made a decision to not let things get too on top of me and most importantly to give myself a break and stop beating myself up for every little thing. Happy New Year folks! Whoa – three posts in one week? Some kind of record for me (this year anyway!) What can I say? I’m inspired lol. Stacking the Shelves – a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality what’s the buzz: weekly round-up and book haul In 1 Peter, a man of faith and flaws and eyewitness to the life of Christ challenges us to look beyond our current circumstances to a future inheritance. Our inheritance through Christ is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. Key themes of humility, submission, and identity in Christ guide the study of 1 Peter. He shares his concerns on big picture issues for the early church, describes believers' true identity in Christ, and ultimately helps readers discover what it means to experience the Living Hope they have in Christ. Oil painting was the dominant medium for painters between 1500 to 1900. John Berger in 2009 Berger: Art and Ruling Class Ideology His best known work is ‘Ways of Seeing’ (1972) in which he explored the ‘hidden ideologies’ in historical works of art.īerger argued that art reflects the political and economic system in which it was produced and that “the art of any period tends to serve the ideological interests of the ruling class” (1)īerger is an extremely influential Marxist critique of the arts who is also credited with introducing the concept of the Male Gaze to visual analysis. With detailed introduction and challenging interpretive essay, this volume uncovers in particular the importance of motherhood, sexuality and female orality to the inception and expression of Margery Kempe's singular mystical experiences and adds to contemporary debate regarding the agency of holy women during the later middle ages. This new excerpted, thematically organised translation of the challenging text focuses on passages which will contextualise for the reader its author's reliance upon the experiences of her own maternal and sexualised body in an attempt to gain spiritual and literary authority. Simultaneously exasperating, endearing, vulnerable and eccentric, Margery Kempe, mother of fourteen children and wife to a bemused John Kempe, provides us with an autobiographical account of her own singular brand of affective piety - excessive weeping, lack of bodily control, compulsive travelling, visionary meditations - and the growth of what she regarded as an individual and privileged mystical relationship with Christ. A unique narrative of sin, sex and salvation, The Book of Margery Kempe comprises a text which has continued to perplex and fascinate contemporary audiences since its discovery in the library of an English country house in 1934. “A smart, funny journey through history that introduces us to the rule breakers who made history worth traveling through.”-Patton Oswalt Born in Ottawa, she lives in Los Angeles with her life partner, Isaac, who is a Dog. Monster, and has sold several television projects in the United States and Canada. Tracy has acted in countless projects on stage and screen, including Disney Channel's Girl vs. Her play, theM & us, was produced by Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto. The winner of numerous acting and writing awards, she wrote for and performed as a lead actor on the television series Call Me Fitz starring Jason Priestley, for which she won the Gemini Award and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Tracy Dawson is a Canadian American actor and writer who began her career at the world-renowned Second City in Toronto. On Thursday, May 12th at 5pm PDT Warwick's will host Tracy Dawson as she discusses her new book, Let Me Be Frank: A Book about Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do, in conversation with Allana Harkin from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. In order to survive whatever is coming, they’ll need to keep to small spaces… The sinister bus driver gives them a word of advice. As night begins to fall, they head out into the woods, bracketed by fearsome scarecrows. She and two unlikely new friends are the only ones to heed the warning. Then Ollie’s digital wristwatch starts a mysterious countdown, with the word RUN spelled out on the face. On the ride home the school bus breaks down along the side of the road and none of the kids or their teacher can get service on their cell phones to call for help. When she finds the graves of Elizabeth and her tormentors, Jonathan and Caleb, on a creepy farm during a school field trip–on a day already full of too many odd occurrences–Ollie starts to think this book might be more than just a book. Upon reading, Ollie discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Elizabeth Morrison, who is being chased through cornfields filled with scarecrows by two brothers with deadly intent. So when she stumbles upon a distraught woman standing on the banks of the river intent on throwing a book into the water, Ollie stops her, steals the book and rides away on her bike. When Ollie lost her mother in a plane crash, she sought solace in her books. Holmes shows how inclusion can be a source of innovation and growth, especially for digital technologies. Designing for inclusion is not a feel-good sideline. A gamer and designer who depends on voice recognition shows Holmes his "Wall of Exclusion," which displays dozens of game controllers that require two hands to operate an architect shares her firsthand knowledge of how design can fail communities, gleaned from growing up in Detroit's housing projects an astronomer who began to lose her eyesight adapts a technique called "sonification" so she can "listen" to the stars. Holmes tells stories of pioneers of inclusive design, many of whom were drawn to work on inclusion because of their own experiences of exclusion. Inclusive design methods-designing objects with rather than for excluded users-can create elegant solutions that work well and benefit all. In Mismatch, Kat Holmes describes how design can lead to exclusion, and how design can also remedy exclusion. These mismatches are the building blocks of exclusion. Something as simple as color choices can render a product unusable for millions. Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn't work for left-handed people, for example, or a touchscreen payment system that only works for people who read English phrases, have 20/20 vision, and use a credit card. How inclusive methods can build elegant design solutions that work for all. So whether that means saving up for something special, putting aside some funds for a rainy day, or investing money to make it work for you, we are here to help. The good news, however, is that there are many things you can do on a personal level to take control of your finances, and begin to build a secure future for yourself and your family, whatever your personal and professional goals.Īt Mind the Gap, we are passionate about empowering women to seize control of their finances, in turn reducing stress and improving peace of mind. Thanks to the gender pay gap, for example, women start with a disadvantage, which is compounded over time. Many people, women especially, find it difficult to save money and accumulate wealth, for a number of reasons. If you feel anxious about your finances, you’re not alone. Wondering how to make smart investments? Want to know how to grow your savings? Make money work for you: Take control of your finances and find out all you need to know about the world of wealth, at our unique events – by women, for women. |