Copyrights & Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity
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Copyright reflects far more than economic interests. Embedded within conflicts over royalties and...
Jack's Wife Freda
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“Walking into Jack’s Wife Freda feels like a big, warm hug. Maya and Dean serve food you want to...
Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated The Poisonwood Bible in Books
May 25, 2018
The Poisonwood Bible follows the Price family, missionaries who are living in (pretty scary) parts of Africa for a large part of the book. The book talks a LOT about their religion, and its in general a pretty chilling book. A lot of reviews are judging this book on Christianity or America, or whatever - but I think this book deserves five stars for the story and writing alone. The story was beautiful and it ALMOST made me question everything I've ever thought or believed in! I learned so very much about things in Africa that most of us have no idea are happening - or have happened.
I do think things sort of went back and forth throughout the story - how amazing the African people are, then what monsters they are - but they're just like every other human in America right? It also follows two sisters who are SO different its almost not believable. Rachel and Leah. Rachel is fun to follow - in a way the only humor in the whole book. Their story is fascinating no matter which point of view it's told from.
The book is VERY long. I could have ended it before the adult part - I was bored by that and felt it unnecessary. Otherwise - would def had been 5 stars!
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Black Panther (2018) in Movies
Feb 6, 2020
The Plot: DescriptionAfter the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king -- and as Black Panther -- gets tested when he's drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.
So all and all, Black Panther was a good movie to watch. If you havent seen it, than go and watch it. You will have a fun time watching it.
Twelve Years a Slave: Including; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Colin Harrison, Solomon Northup, Frederick Douglass and Tom Griffith
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'I was sitting upon a low bench, made of rough boards, and without coat or hat. I was handcuffed....
Searching for Augusta: The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne
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A brutal siege. A forgotten heroine. A war-torn romance. And a historian determined to uncover the...
The King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
Peter Lewis and Asfa-Wossen Asserate
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Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. A descendant...
Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz
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Edward "Kid" Ory (1886-1973) was a trombonist, composer, recording artist, and early New Orleans...
Diamonds for Rice
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Diamonds for Rice tells the unique true story of a businessman, caught up in an African civil war,...
Plantation Kingdom: The American South and its Global Commodities
Richard Follett, Sven Beckert, Peter Coclanis and Barbara M. Hahn
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In 1850, America's plantation economy reigned supreme. U.S. cotton dominated world markets, and...