Adventure: Life as a Perilous Journey Robinson Crusoe goes to sea in search of high adventure rather than lead a humdrum life in England. He finds more than his share of adventure on several ships in stormy seas, in several countries on two continents, and on an island on which he must tame nature, learn survival skills, and fight savages. In some ways, he represents every man on his journey through life, as did Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, coping with many dangers and ultimately returning home after a long time.
Importance of Religion
Robinson Crusoe not only discovers the world–or a goodly part of it–during his adventures. He also discovers the importance of religion in his life. Once a lukewarm Christian, he becomes a devout Christian after interpreting stormy seas as signs of God's displeasure and after becoming marooned and struggling through an illness. He writes:
I daily read the word of God, and applied all the comforts of it to my present state. One morning, being very sad, I opened the Bible upon these words, "I will never, never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Immediately it occurred that these words were to me; why else should they be directed in such a manner, just at the moment when I was mourning over my condition, as one forsaken of God and man? "Well, then," said I, "if God does not forsake me, of what ill consequence can it be, or what matters it, though the world should all forsake me, seeing on the other hand, if I had all the world, and should lose the favour and blessing of God, there would be no comparison in the loss?"
Freedom and Slavery
In the beginning of the novel, Robinson Crusoe yearns to be free and independent. When he goes to sea, he escapes the prison of ordinary life in England. In the rest of the novel, Crusoe repeatedly struggles for freedom–from an angry sea, from pirates who capture him, from an empty pocketbook, from a foundering ship, from fear and hunger, from the confines of his island. Others seek freedom as well, including mutineers, their captives, and the captives of cannibals. Ironically, Crusoe tolerates and benefits by people who know no freedom, slaves.
Colonialism and Capitalism
In the second half of the 17th Century, when the action in the novel takes place, European companies vied for control and exploitation of colonized lands around the world. Crusoe appears to represent this imperialist spirit, first when he goes to Guinea, next when he travels to Brazil and opens a plantation, and finally when he becomes "king" of an island.
Crusoe learns to depend on his wits and talents to survive. On his island, he makes furniture, grows crops, and tames and uses animals.
Crusoe’s loneliness on the island evolves into solitude. Being alone terrified him when he arrived; later, aloneness became desirable. Theologian Paul Tillich once observed, “Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.” Crusoe came to appreciate the glory of being alone. His anxiety at discovering a human footprint is therefore quite understandable.
2 years ago


ISBN 9780241389560 – Michael Joseph – Penguin UK Hardback 400 pp – August 2019
Having worked as a police officer and head of investigations before becoming a full time writer, J rn Lier Horst has established himself as one of the most successful authors to come out of Scandinavia. His books have sold over two million copies in his native Norway alone and he’s published in twenty-six languages. The Wisting series is being adapted for TV by the producers behind Wallander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
The second instalment in the Cold Case Quartet from one of Scandinavia’s most successful writers.
Politician Bernhard Clausen has been found dead in his cabin on the Norwegian coast.
The police discover a piece of explosive information which could put the whole nation’s future at risk. In a frantic search for answers they discover a web of lies which conceal the secrets to a series of cold cases. The police soon realise that to uncover the truth these cases need to be solved. And quickly.
Chief Inspector William Wisting, together with Kripos investigator Adrian Stiller, delve into Clauren’s past and soon find that his interests lay less in Norway’s political world, and more in its dark, and deadly, criminal underbelly.


A Reader Review of Forging The Hero
“The Barbarian Economist,” Jim Chappelow, sent me a review he wrote of Forging The Hero. He makes me sound smarter, more well-spoken, and better looking, than I actually am, but for what it is worth, here’s his review (my commentary is, as always, bold and italicized, in parentheses). –JM
Note: Jim provided a metric fuck ton of assistance in fact checking my notes on the economic issues. That having been said, there were some things I disagreed with him on, looking at it from a non-economist PoV, so any factual errors should still be assumed to be my own. Jim did not receive monetary recompense for his assistance with the books (I sent him copies of TRP1 &2 in gratitude, after the fact), or for this review.
Forging the Hero
By John Mosby
Warhammer Six Press, 2016, 202 pp.
Reviewed by Jim Chappelow
Reviewer’s disclosure: This reviewer assisted with some editing and fact-checking some of the economic content for sections of chapter 2 “An Inconvenient Whimper” and received autographed copies of The Reluctant Partisan vols. 1 & 2 in return for this assistance.
Bottom line up front: Despite a few minor flaws, Forging the Hero may be the most influential book I have read this year. If you have any interest in neo-tribalism, applied Germanic heathen practice, or prepping/survivalism and you have not read this book, then you are behind the times. Fix yourself.
Forging the Hero is the short, but information dense, culmination of Mosby’s Reluctant Partisan series, which places the author’s work squarely in the neo-tribalist movement. (It is actually intended to be separate from The Reluctant Partisan series, but he’s right, after a fashion, since so much of the information ties together in that “Non-Generational Warfare” motif. –JM)Weaving together the subjects of survivalism and Northern European heathen spirituality (Culture. I’m pretty sure I didn’t bring anything specifically spiritual into the book….–JM), Mosby brings a huge dose of pragmatic realism to both subjects while synthesizing them into a valuable new contribution and kicking a number of sacred cows along the way. Despite some noticeable issues regarding editing and structural emphasis of the evidence presented, Forging the Hero is likely the most important piece in either subject in some time. Overall, Mosby without a doubt succeeds in his exposition of his vision of the why and how of neo-tribalism as a survival strategy to survive and thrive amidst a declining empire. In addition to the successful presentation of his content, the author’s engaging style and witty off-the-cuff remarks keep the material interesting throughout.
The first seventy pages of the book are given over to Mosby’s case that the United States, as an imperial power, is a society in decline. One of the most refreshing elements of this book is found in this section; the author’s emphasis, even insistence, on realistic assessment and critical thinking skills as key to coming to grips with the (end of) the world around us. Relative to the conspiracy theories and chicken-little-ism of typical survivalist writings or the LARPing and esoterica of much of the alt spirituality literature, Mosby’s no-nonsense approach really makes Forging the Hero a book for rational, sensible people and not for wild-eyed nuts. Even better, his emphasis on critical thinking skills then becomes a recurrent theme throughout the book in his methodology, argumentation, and advice on tribe building.
Mosby lays out his introductory case primarily based on two typologies: Sir John Bagot Glubb’s ages of imperial rise and fall (particularly emphasizing Glubb’s indicators of the Age of Decadence, which mark the fall) and Dmitry Orlov’s five stages of collapse. In both cases, Mosby packs his text with historical illustrations from past empires now crumbled to dust and recent historical evidence from the United States, ranging from a detailed narrative of the 2008 financial crisis to Gallup survey data on American’s confidence in various social institutions (and, if you think President-Elect Trump and his cabinet choices are going to change the course of history, you REALLY need to read this book, if I do say so myself…–JM). Walking the reader through these two typologies over the first two chapters of the book, the author concludes that: 1) “The American Empire is dying.” (p.70), 2) the collapse will NOT be “some sort of conveniently sudden, immediately catastrophic, easily recognized event” (p.43), but rather a creeping, regionally varied, episodic degradation of American societal institutions over decades, and 3) the solution is neither “a futile struggle to hold on to that empire” (p.83), “vot[ing] your way out of it” (p.71), or “armed insurrection” (p.71), but rather 4) the establishment of self-sufficient “tight-knit community, with shared values, traditions, and customs” (p.72) “focusing on your own friends, family, and neighbors and their needs and desires” (p.69).
This section of the book showcases Mosby’s impressively wide and deep understanding of human history as he ranges from the Great Wall of China to 21st century Wall Street, from the Marian Reforms to the Counter-Reformation. This strength serves him well in building a convincing case, though it occasionally bogs the book down in overly pedantic accounts of the chosen historic examples. This in turn contributes to a generally rambling start to the book; rather than cramming in lots of marginally connected but detailed evidence, this part of the book could have been structured a little more carefully to concisely present pieces of evidence directly connected to specific arguments in a more linear fashion (in my defense, as those who have taken classes with me will gleefully, or ruefully, depending on their perspective, point out, my writing is really no more pedantic than my lecturing…–JM). It might also have presented a way to estimate more precisely where along the curve of collapse we are in The Current Year, particularly with respect to Orlov’s five stages since they are hypothesized to follow roughly in sequence. This initial rambling does not necessarily detract from his overall argument, though it may make it a little hard to get through for less patient or erudite readers as it constitutes nearly the entire first half of the book.
Mosby follows up with about a ten page digression into methodology and epistemology intended to justify the approach of the remainder of the book. “This is a book about philosophy and ideas, but it is about putting those ideas to work in a practical, functional way.” Here, the bottom line is balance; between academic and experiential learning and between various disciplines of learning about past human experience in periods of imperial decline. Mosby is a firm believer in Thucydides dictum “the society that separates its warriors from its scholars will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools” (it has, since publication, repeatedly been brought to my attention that this is, apparently, falsely attributed to Thucydides. –JM) This qualifies the author himself on the topic at hand, as both a widely read and well educated student of history and as a combat veteran with years of experience surviving in violent, Third World backwaters. It also qualifies his approach to the subsequent discussion of survival in a decaying empire as a blend of first hand experience, historical analogy, anthropological evidence of extant tribal cultures, and inspiration drawn from Northern European (and to some extent Christian) myth and legend.
At this point, Mosby introduces his major thesis for the second half of the book. “The solution to surviving the decline of empire is the embrace of our barbarian, tribal heritage” (p.84), “recognizing the existence of your tribes as a social construct that will allow your cultural values, customs, and traditions to survive the decline of the American Empire.” (p.85). He differentiates the tribe from both the cosmopolitan, corporate collective of the imperial state on the one hand and the atomistic individualism of mass consumer markets or “rugged individualist” fantasy on the other. Whether they take the form of organically evolved kith-and-kin groups or intentional communities (“sodalities”), Mosby’s tribes share some common, and according to the author universal, characteristics: mutual exclusivity, meritocracy, frith (and its corollary, honor), and orlog.
Mosby’s discussion of the Germanic heathen concepts of frith, honor, hamingja, and orlog is just excellent (as I point out in the book, when comparing these with the Pashtunwali, these are not strictly European concepts. They are universal human tribal concepts. I just chose to use the northern European/Germanic terminology, because, well, that’s where my ancestors came from…–JM). In particular, his treatment of these as practically applied principles that should (and must) define tribal living in a post imperial era is some of the best I have seen from any heathen author. This is one of the most important contributions of this book, and I strongly recommend reading chapters 4-8 as the real core of Mosby’s philosophy and vision of neo-tribalism as a survival strategy. Importantly, he makes clear how these concepts apply to survival groups of other spiritual persuasions, and draws parallels to Christianity and other traditions. I find little to criticize and much to praise in this section of the book, which I will leave for the reader to explore.
That said, his discussion of the principles of mutual exclusivity and meritocracy could be improved I think in two respects. Firstly, here would be a good place for more extended historical, mythological, and anthropological evidence to be brought to bear, especially given the wealth of such evidence presented in the early chapters of the book on the decline of empire and the preceding section that makes the case for the use of these types of evidence to support just the kind of argument that he makes here. In particular, I would have liked to have seen more concrete historical evidence as to the natural hierarchies and sharply differentiated identities of tribes in the late and post-Imperial period.
Secondly, Mosby couches his overall argument in terms of Pre-Christian Germano-Celtic tradition, but at the same time tells the reader, “If you happen to be of African, Asian, or Amerindian descent, these principles still apply, although your ancestral cultures probably utilized different terminology for the same fundmental, universally human principles.” (p. 90, footnote 99, emphasis added). More historical, anthropological, and mythological evidence would be very helpful here in order to establish that these principles are indeed universal and that observed differences in tribal form, identity and practice across cultures and times are indeed only terminological in nature.
(In both cases I think that other social science methods may be useful, including social/evolutionary psychology and economic theory.)
Other highlights from the core section of Forging the Hero that really stand out to me are Mosby’s insightful description of reciprocal gifting as integral to building, binding, and sustaining the tribe; his thoughtful discussion of the role of women, children, and non-warrior (“wizard” or clerical advisors) men in the tribe (a refreshing treatment in fields heavily dominated by Viking warrior and tacti-cool-guy imagery); and his explicit advocacy of ancestor veneration as both fundamental to tribal spirituality and a sustaining force for tribes over time.
The final three chapters of the book delve deep in to real-world applications for Mosby’s theories. Here he covers some very practical ideas on the topics of tribe building (ch. 8), a realistic discussion of the morality of violence in a survival context, martial virtue, and combat mindset (ch. 9), and individual preparedness (ch. 10). This is top notch information and advice that I personally either am, or will be in the near future, incorporating myself and recommend to the reader. Though highly useful, some of it will already be familiar to readers who follow the Mountain Guerrilla blog or have read previous Reluctant Partisan volumes.
One final criticism I would note is that Forging the Hero is replete with typographical errors and that the citation of sources is sometimes inconsistent and incomplete. These do not rise to the level of interfering with the clarity of the content and in the author’s defense may be partially due to a rush to publish given the recent explosive growth in the field of popular literature on neo-tribalism (it has more to do with being a shitty typist, and having sub-par editors, apparently..–JM.). They may not always even be noticeable to readers not familiar with standard academic style and attribution, and this book is not intended for an academic audience anyway. I expect that the author might tell anyone complaining about these to fuck off in any event.
In the final analysis, despite a few minor flaws and points of improvement, Forging the Hero is a work of enduring value, which will be passed hand to hand among any who care about the topics addressed therein. It compliments and on some points compares favorably with recent works by other authors on the topics of neo-tribalism, Germanic heathenry, and survivalism, and it is perhaps a unique success in having so effectively integrated these topics. My only real regret with this book is not having read and begun to implement it years ago (funny, as I pointed out to Jim, my regret with this book was not having written it years ago…–JM)


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Beatons in Tisbury were honoured to be the first Tearoom to be a part of the high profile book launch - one has already been held in London's National Portrait Gallery, others in New York and Chicago- for the latest book on Cecil Beaton.
Cecil Beaton (1904 1980): photographer, costume designer, set designer, playwright, creator of fashion fabrics, and designer of sophisticated and extravagant interiors.
Cecil Beaton has been named as ‘one of the 20th century’s most outrageous, and outrageously talented, design legends.’
Cecil Beaton at Home, written by local author Andrew Ginger, focuses on two homes that Cecil Beaton loved and spent many years at.
Ashcombe House, near the Wiltshire village of Tollard Royal, and Reddish House, located in Broad Chalke, another village in beautiful Wiltshire.
We also discover some of the splendours at London's Pelham Place and Beatons’ New York hotel suites.
We see that Beatons country homes were not only havens to escape and seek inspiration for his photography and other artistic pursuits.
But also, and maybe more so, they were designed to provide a theatrical, fanciful yet always beautiful surrounding for Beaton to entertain his equally artistic companions.
Against his often-extravagant interiors, Beatons private life unfolds his unique talent for self-promotion, desire for theatricality, and uncertain pursuit of love.
As Cecil Beaton himself puts it;
'One can't get on at all if one doesn't have a little glamour about ones home'
This lavishly illustrated visual biography brings together original photographs, artworks, and possessions from his interiors to present an intimate picture of Beaton s extraordinary life.
Beatons Tisbury was packed with Cecil Beaton and home interiors fans as local resident and Beaudesert owner Andrew Ginger spoke about his magnificent book, 'Cecil Beaton at Home: An Interior Life' just published by Rizzoli.
Beatons Blandford Forum will host a further book signing - date to be announced soon. This brilliant book is available to buy in both Tearooms.


Our Guiding Light
Dr. R.S. Bhatia was a renowned educationist, academician, environmentalist and a philanthropist. A visionary and a man ahead of his time.Dr. R.S. Bhatia took on education as his mission with the belief that education paves the way for progress and development.A warm and compassionate human being, he drew people to himself. His commitment to the cause of education had been the focus of his entire life.
Dr. R.S. Bhatia was born at Shujabad, district Multan in Pakistan on the 24th November 1924, to one of the most affluent families of Punjab. He had his early education from St. Anthonys Convent School at Lahore where he completed his Senior Cambridge. He did his Higher Cambridge from Aitchision College and graduated from Government College, Lahore with Economics in B.A. (Hons.). He got his Post-Graduate degree from Indiana University , Bloomington and earned a Doctorate Degree in Economics from Columbia University, New York. He was widely travelled and interacted with peoples of various cultures. On his return to India in 1954, he taught at three places as a Professor in Economics, at Agra, Pilani and Kurukshetra. He enjoyed teaching and developed a rapport with his students. He resigned in 1981.
Dr. R.S. Bhatia was not only a voracious reader himself but had, for more than three decades, catered to the intelligentsia of the city. The Pratap Public Library has a host of books, reference books of various subjects also widely used by the students of Universities. It subscribes to 14 daily and 35 weekly, several fortnightly and monthly magazines. New books are added year after year to the 60,000 or more collection of books. He took over the reigns of the school in 1981 when it was yet in its initial stage with 80 students. Today, Pratap Public Schools stand as a pulsating edifice. Over 7000 students learn under the guidance of able teachers in the hallowed portals of the institution.
Dr. R.S. Bhatia was a great philanthropist. His altruistic attitude towards social issues was truly noteworthy. He was an ardent social worker. He patronized many social institutions. He was always in the forefront in reaching out in times of peril, natural calamities or disasters. Distressed by the misfortunes of the Tsunami victims, the cyclone affected parts of Orissa and the earthquake at Bhuj, Dr. R.S. Bhatia participated large heartedly in rebuilding lives. His contribution to social causes cannot be put in words. He was a rationalist and was always concerned about rooting out superstitions and ills of the society. He often voiced his opinion openly in his speeches and editorials. A keen observer and analyst of the events of the world, he was a true guide and indeed a living colossus.
Dr. R.S. Bhatia was a cancer patient. An operation to remove his left kidney was performed at the Tata Hospital in July 1990. Cancer had spread its tentacles. Therapies and radiations sapped his strength and energy, but his undaunting and undismayed courage made him carry on. His hearing problem was something he had to live with. His forceful presence at every function infused strength and inspiration to one and all.
His philosophy of education enthuses his team of educators and teachers to take the students beyond the classroom. Dr. R.S.Bhatia said, "Doing is the heart and core of education". He summed it up with the oft-quoted line:
I hear, I forget;
I see, I learn;
I do, I understand.
Even at the age of 85, he said, he still had miles to go and promises to keep.


“When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. It took 18 months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the water was poisonous. By that time 12 people had died and Flint's children had suffered irreparable harm.” This is Anna Clark, summarising her fascinating and recommended new book ‘The Poisoned City - Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy’, 2018.
It is a disturbing story of what happens when a city does not invest in capital maintenance, tries to bring in a cut price version of a replacement water source and fails to understand the value of the resource it is abandoning; and, amongst many other challenges, is unable to manage its customer base, losing too many customers, both from the city's industrial decline and from the use of disconnections to manage debtors.
This is a different challenge to that found in many lower-income countries but still makes you think again about the particular challenges of our ‘fixed cost’ (80%-90%) networked water and sanitation business. And what happens when you ignore customers.


Black and white photographs of the silent ﬁlm era preserve mystery and nostalgia from days gone by. Silent ﬁlm star, Louise Brooks is often at the center of those fascinating portraits. Famous for her bob hairstyle and iconic flapper costumes, her influence and legacy reaches far beyond American shores.
“Louise Brooks is my favorite actress,” revealed Italian director Marco Tullio Giordana when we spoke with him at the 2018 edition of Lincoln Center’s Open Roads: New Italian Cinema. “When I saw G. W. Pabst’s Lulù and then Augusto Genina’s Prix de Beauté (Miss Europe) with this extraordinary American actress, I fell madly in love with her because she was so representative of the actresses of her time and interpreted very strong and volatile female characters.”
Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst first introduced Europeans to Brooks with his infamous 1929 film, Pandora’s Box. Brooks portrayed the character "Lulu", a name that would forever stay with her. Based on Frank Wedekind's plays Erdgeist (1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (1904), the film follows Lulu, a seductive young woman whose sexuality and care-free nature break the hearts of those who love her and eventually cause her to self-destruct. Although the film was not a hit at first, audiences did catch on and Brooks went on to make two more films with Pabst and become a huge international star.
“Like many other American artists, Louise Brooks is differently and perhaps better appreciated in Europe. It was also in Europe, after decades in obscurity, that she was rediscovered,” explained Thomas Gladysz, author, founder and president of the Louise Brooks Society. “She made three ﬁlms on the continent: Pandora’s Box and “Diary of a Lost Girl” for the Austrian-born German director G.W. Pabst, and Prix de Beaute, a French ﬁlm directed by the Italian Augusto Genina. It is because of these three ﬁlms that Brooks is remembered.”
Watch Brooks in a clip from Augusto Genina's Prix de Beaute..
“Her haircut was so unique, it inspired a famous Italian Comics designer, Guido Crepax, to use Brooks as model for his most famous creation, a character called ‘Valentina,’” said Tullio Giordana. It was “Valentina” that immortalized Brooks in Italy.
Crepax created “Valentina” in 1965 in an effort to reflect the psychedelic spirit of the 1960s. The “Valentina” series of books and comic strips had a sophistication and erotism to them, even inspiring a 1973 horror film called Baba Yaga. Between 1968 and 2003, 27 books were created in the “Valentina” series.
“Guido Crepax started drawing Louise Brooks into his comics and graphic novel-type work in the mid-1960's. These were longer form, not just throw-away comic strips or comic books. They were published in the United States in a magazine called Heavy Metal, which was sort of an alternative culture magazine. They're a really big deal in Italy,” explained Gladysz.
He went on to say that although Crepax was the main person responsible for developing Brooks’s image, there have been other artists smitten with her and have drawn her in to all types of comic books and graphic novels. So, she is still very much in vogue in Europe.
“I would say that she is the actress who struck me most in the history of cinema,” proclaimed Tullio Giordana. “Certainly, I am one who loves Katherine Hepburn, loves Marilyn, loves all the great actress. But for me, she is something special.” He went on to talk about one of the rare interviews she did for Italian television in which she was “very radical and very clever with strict judgments on the industry but also very human and very understanding.”
Brooks spent the last few decades of her life in Rochester, New York. She moved there at the invitation of James Card, a ﬁlm curator of the George Eastman House. She lived a quiet life and even watched some of her own ﬁlms for the ﬁrst time. She also reinvented herself as a writer. She wrote essays and articles for publications. Many of her essays were collected in “Lulu in Hollywood.”
Much of Louise Brooks’s work is available on Amazon, including Pandora’s Box and Diary of a Lost Girl. Her collection of essays, Lulu in Hollywood, Thomas Gladysz’s books and Guido Crepax’s Valentina and the Magic Lantern are also available on Amazon. Visit the Louise Brooks Society at http://www.pandorasbox.com.
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How a Term Paper is Written: The Only Guide You Need
It is easy to write a term paper if you know the structure, format and outline to use. These three crucial factors are worth grasping before you begin the writing process because a term paper is a lengthy task that often determines whether a student would graduate and proceed to the next academic level. As a result, any scholar assigned a term paper must submit content that meets all the grading criteria; otherwise, they might end up with a poor score. Here is a guide to use to ensure you hand in a term paper worthy of a high score.
Understanding how a term paper is written starts with knowing the ideal structure. Every term paper has a unique structure with a few varying sections that depend on the instructor or institution. However, apart from having the introduction, main body, conclusion and references, a professor expects a term paper to have the following essential components:
Clear title page-the instructor's name and that of the student, as well as the course number, date and title of the term paper, should be included in this section. It is best to review the given guidelines to ensure you have included all required information that should appear on the title page.
Introduction-While some term papers might have an abstract; it is optional in some institutions. However, the introductory part is mandatory and should start with a topic sentence and end with a thesis statement. This part has to give crucial details about what the paper is about and which claim the rest of the body section will support.
The Body-this section has several paragraphs linked with transitions to allow the information to flow smoothly. The literature review that has been used to craft the paper should be analyzed logically.
Conclusion-sums up all the key points includes in the term paper to remind the professor of your point of view and what the paper aims to accomplish.
References-Sources that helped to write and make the term paper informative should be arranged alphabetically. In case the piece is longer, it can be divide into sections and subsections as long as they are listed and numbered in the table of contents.
Appendices are another optional option that can appear in a term paper. This section comes in handy when including some information that might distract the main message. Thus it is common to find content such as images, questionnaires, graphs and even tables in this term paper section.
There are several citation styles from APA, MLA, IEEE, Turabian, OSCOLA and many others. The one to use to format your term paper depends on your course or even an instructor. Apart from applying the requested style, follow guidelines from the latest edition.
When in doubt, ask your professor, which is the best way to outline your paper. You can also read online samples, ask a professional writer or look at term papers submitted by previous students in that course. The library or department is a good place to start.


As a student, you have probably been wondering how to write a research paper. There are several things to consider, including how to choose a topic, how to structure your paper, how to create a bibliography, and how to develop a thesis statement. In this article, we’ll go over each of these factors. You’ll also learn some tips for developing an interesting and informative paper. The most important factor is to choose a topic that’s interesting and provides enough substance and content to write a well-developed paper.
Choosing a topic for a research paper
There are many ways to choose a topic for your research paper. Social sciences, for example, usually have a wide range of topics to choose from. Humanities students, on the other hand, often focus on specific topics. For example, they might be interested in the lives of nurses in the Civil War. A broader topic would allow them to gather enough information without becoming overwhelmed. Here are some tips for choosing a topic.
First, choose a topic that interests you. You might be asked to write about an interesting topic, so it makes sense to choose something that interests you. It is best to conduct research on topics that interest you. Otherwise, it would be pointless to spend hours researching about something you have no interest in. By taking this into consideration, you’ll have an easier time coming up with a good topic. Moreover, you’ll have more time to devote to the writing process, if you’re able to get started on time.
Outlining a research paper
Outlining a research paper is an important step in the writing process. Outline your paper in three levels. The first level includes the topic you’ll be researching and your audience. The second level includes topics that support your main idea and conclusion. Whenever you feel a main idea doesn’t have enough support, simply replace it with another one. For the first draft of your paper, you’ll stop at the second level and move on to the next level.
Outline each section in a logical order. The key sections should be related and support the main idea. Write full sentences for each supporting argument. Continue this process until the outline is fully developed. Write each subsection’s supporting arguments in full sentences to avoid repetition of the same point. Before you begin writing, conduct a literature review of the topic. It will help you know how much people already know about your topic and supporting arguments.
Creating a bibliography
A bibliography is an essential part of any research paper. The paper is a compilation of sources, whether printed, handwritten, or orally presented. The entire process should sound its best. After all, this is a substantial amount of work, so you want to come off as an expert. In order to achieve this goal, you should follow proper formatting. Here are some tips for creating an effective bibliography.
The bibliography is a list of sources used to write a report. It is usually found at the end of the paper and is where you should cite the sources you used. You can prepare your bibliography more efficiently by noting down the sources while you read. A preliminary bibliography should include the full title, author, publisher, and date of publication of each source. It is best to follow the style guide that your instructor requires you to use, as it explains how to properly cite sources.
Developing a thesis statement
While finding an interesting topic is a critical part of the essay planning process, it doesn’t guarantee a successful paper. While you should always have some ideas in mind before you start writing, the main purpose of the prewriting stage is to choose a controlling idea that guides your brainstorming efforts and essay writing. Developing a thesis statement will help you achieve that. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when developing a thesis statement.
A research question is a common starting point for thesis statements. Using a research question helps researchers develop strong thesis statements. If you were writing a paper about the Brexit referendum, for example, your research question would be: What were the main reasons for the referendum? It may be more specific than the typical research question you use in writing. Make sure your thesis statement directly addresses the research question. A strong thesis statement should be short and to the point.
Organizing your time
Organizing your time is an essential part of academic success, whether you are working on a college paper or a graduate student’s thesis. While this may sound like a difficult task, it is not that difficult once you have the tools to organize your time and stay on task. Here are some tips for time management. Make a schedule. You can also create a to-do list.
First, set goals. Make sure you give yourself enough time to identify the research problem, review relevant literature, and organize your information. Then, allocate time for the first draft and the final draft, including the steps in between. It can be helpful to keep a personal assignment calendar for each of these steps. In addition, a planner can help you stay on track and organize your time better. If you are unsure of your deadlines, you can create a schedule for each major activity, and then work backward from that date.


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Black Bear Golf Club
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Cimarron Middle School in Parker, CO, stands as a beacon of educational excellence. Nestled in the heart of Parker, this institution fosters a nurturing environment, emphasizing academic achievement and holistic development. With dedicated staff and diverse programs, Cimarron shapes tomorrow’s leaders in a vibrant community setting.
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Douglas County Libraries in Parker, CO, are community treasures. Beyond vast book collections, they offer engaging programs, digital resources, and spaces for collaboration. Serving as community hubs, these libraries foster lifelong learning, creativity, and connection, ensuring Parker residents have access to knowledge and cultural enrichment. Essential pillars in the community!
King Soopers in Parker, CO, is more than just a grocery store. As a vital community cornerstone, it offers residents a wide selection of fresh produce, quality goods, and friendly service. Conveniently located, this bustling marketplace is integral to daily life in Parker, embodying local convenience and reliability.
Majestic Imaging in Parker, CO, stands out for its superior imaging solutions. Offering advanced technology and professional expertise, it caters to diverse clientele needs. Synonymous with quality and precision, Majestic Imaging is Parker’s go-to destination for impeccable imaging services. Excellence embodied.
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Costco Wholesale in Parker, CO, is a shopping haven for locals. Providing a vast array of products at bulk prices, from electronics to groceries, it’s a one-stop destination for value and quality. The Parker location emphasizes customer satisfaction, making each visit to Costco a delightful and efficient experience.
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Parker Recreation Center in Parker, CO, is a hub of activity and wellness. Catering to residents of all ages, it boasts state-of-the-art facilities, diverse fitness programs, and communal events. A heartbeat of the community, this center fosters health, connection, and recreation, making Parker a vibrant place to live.
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Auburn Hills Community Park in Parker, CO, is a serene oasis for residents. Boasting lush green spaces, playgrounds, and walking trails, it’s a haven for relaxation and recreation. The park encapsulates Parker’s natural beauty, offering a picturesque setting for gatherings, picnics, and tranquil moments. A cherished community gem.


Five best books that will grow your wealth
“It’s what you read when you don’t have to that determines who you will be when you can’t help it,” said poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. And a lot of successful entrepreneurs swear by this.
Shark Tank investor Daymond John credits the roots of his Sh600-billion clothing line Fubu to the inspiration he found in Think and Grow Rich, written in 1937 by Napoleon Hill.
The book traces the path to fortune of 500 wealthy business owners, and underscores the value in fearlessly going after what you want, staying persistent and having faith in yourself.
Daymond ended up writing a book on his own journey to building a successful lifestyle brand: The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget and a Hunger for Success can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage.
Studies on the habits of the rich have shown that 88 per cent spend at least 30 minutes a day reading. So it can’t hurt to borrow a leaf from them, especially when it comes to something as important as managing finances.
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We spoke to our readers to find out what books have inspired them to make better decisions about their money. Here are five of the books that got the most mentions.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad highlights the importance of building wealth through investing in assets, and starting and owning businesses.
The book, which has the addendum ‘What the rich teach their kids about money – that the poor and middle class do not’, is based off Kiyosaki’s experiences with two fathers: his own and his best friend’s.
One of the anecdotes you’ll come across in the book is of an eighth grade dropout who spends less than he earns in a way that outsmarts a college professor who can’t make ends meet even on his higher salary.
George Mbithi says it’s the best book he’s read on investing, and it taught him the importance of saving with a specific goal in mind.
“I’ve been able to make many important financial decisions since I read the book. I wasn’t serious about saving, but now I am. I’ve adjusted my lifestyle and spending habits, and have come to understand the difference between an asset and a liability. I’m learning to spend money on things that generate more money, not on those that just gobble up cash,” says George.
This 1926 book offers critical advice around saving wealth creation by borrowing from ‘the ancients’. It’s delivered in parables written with great skill and humour.
One of the parables on savings is delivered by Arkad, a character who urges his countrymen to not only work hard, but for every 10 coins they put into their purses, to use only nine. Eventually, their purses will start to fatten, and the increasing weight will feel good in their hands and bring satisfaction to their souls.
The parable also offers advice on controlling one’s spending: “Budget thy expenses that thou mayest have coins to pay for thy necessities, to pay for thy enjoyments and to gratify thy worthwhile desires without spending more than nine-tenths of thy earnings.”
Eve Lusago says this was the first book she read on managing money, and it completely changed her habits.
“I didn’t appreciate the idea of living within your means until I read this book. It sounds like obvious advice, but you’ll be surprised by how much you unconsciously spend on non-essentials. Now, I’m much more careful about where each shilling goes, which has made life so much richer.”
3. ‘The Science of Getting Rich’ by Wallace Wattle
The author maintains that one’s ability to accumulate wealth is directly related to how they think about it.
For instance, those who maintain that money is the root of all evil are unlikely to be wealthy.
Simon Kisulu, a poultry farmer, says reading this book inspired him to become his own boss.
“After I read the book, I changed my mentality and sought the freedom of owning something that’s my own, aside from my regular job. I’m now rearing more than 1,000 birds for meat and eggs, and make about Sh30,000 a week,” says Simon.
Wallace Wattle wrote the book back in 1910, and among his key principles is opportunities are infinite. Allowing yourself to believe anything is possible will make you open to wealth-creation opportunities that are beyond your current reality, he says.
4. ‘Increase Your Financial IQ’ by Robert Kiyosaki
Increase Your Financial IQ was written in response to the criticism that while Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad offers a treasure trove of ideas for entrepreneurs, it doesn’t tell people how to be smarter about money.
This book, therefore, offers a detailed guide on managing money, based on Kiyosaki’s own experiences. It takes into account the fact that many entrepreneurs struggle with financial literacy, and offers five ‘financial IQs’: making more money, protecting your money, budgeting your money, leveraging your money and improving your financial information.
Beth Mwaura, who runs Royale, a training and consulting firm, says she read the book when her business faced its toughest test yet.
“I read it last year when most businesses were affected by politics. My company wasn’t spared, and I knew I had to cut costs to survive. But as I thought about who to let go, I got to reading and found better ideas.”
Her inspiration came from one of her favourite lines in Kiyosaki’s book: “When the economy is bad, brilliant businesspeople don’t cut on costs and try to scale down. Instead, they look for more ways of bringing in more funds.”
She took up blogging and came up with online courses for sale. She’s detailed her journey to recovery in a book, which she recently launched.
This book offers all-round support for entrepreneurs and companies that are looking to grow. The over-arching idea is that to increase your revenues and profits, you need to stay connected to your customers.
Based on research gathered from the US’ most successful businesses, the author advises companies to think big about ideas, about solving customer problems, making better products and creating value.
However, they must never stop behaving like start-ups. Remain humble, treat every employee like an owner, and have hands-on managers who aren’t afraid of being in the frontline.
“We often dream of creating high-value companies that register astronomical growth, but this book reminds us to stay grounded and focused on the people who will turn our dreams into reality,” says Emmanuel Mwangi, who runs a content creation company.


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Book Review: The Northland’s ‘Da Vinci Code’?
Jana Peterson Budgeteer News
Published Thursday, September 25, 2008
Released the same week as FinnFest, local author Jack Salmela’s “Of Vikings and Voyageurs” takes readers on a two-pronged voyage of discovery: historical and geographical.
Salmela starts the book 229 years ago, with voyageur Jean-Luc Trotin paddling like a madman through the notorious Hell’s Gate Rapids.
Right when you’re wondering whether Trotin will live to see another day, Salmela transports you to modern-day Duluth and a slightly less exciting adventure, as Tim Malone’s car hits a patch of ice and he almost loses control.
Like “The Da Vinci Code,” this book is a mystery complete with ancient artifacts and symbols to decode, threatening characters descended from dead scoundrels and relics from the time of Christ.
Unlike Dan Brown’s famous book, “Of Vikings and Voyageurs” takes place right here in the Northland.
Malone meets the eccentric Englishman Shelby Harrington in a room “the size of a small ballroom” at the Kitchi Gammi Club in Duluth.
After their meeting, Harrington notes that he is going to brave the elements with his driver, Nigel, and walk down to a restaurant called the Pickwick.
“We were intrigued by its English-sounding name,” Harrington tells Malone.
Malone and his friends visit the Kensington Rune Stone Museum in Alexandria, canoe North Hegman Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) and tour a mine north of Hibbing, all in an effort to find and decode signs left from the past pointing them to knowledge and treasure — and it’s hard to tell which is more valuable in the end.
Salmela, a born-and-bred Duluthian, said he did a lot of his research at Duluth’s public libraries and give special credit to “The Kensington Rune Stone: Compelling New Evidence,” by Scott Wolter and Richard Nielsen.
“BWCA canoeing experience was of utmost importance, especially in terms of knowing the region, its major flowages and describing the beauty of the wilderness,” he added in an e-mail to the Budgeteer.
In short, it’s a book I’d recommend to any Northlander. A good plot with plenty of twists and lots of tidbits about the land we love and live on — what better to curl up with on a wintry day up north?
“Of Vikings and Voyageurs” is available locally. If your group would like to have Salmela talk about his book, contact him at 218-724-2902.


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Establishing a Home in America
Nearly 140 years ago, four Angus bulls were brought to the United States. Their final destination — Victoria, Kan. — became the birthplace of the nation's most popular breed.
Adapted from "Cradle of Angus in America," by Brad Parker. To see the full story, click here.
A noble dream
The father of the American Angus, George Grant was a cloth merchant in Banffshire, Scotland. Some say it was his life's ambition, others say it was doctor's orders, but something brought Grant to America in 1871. He traveled the country from New England to California and back again. On the return trip, he fell in love with the virgin prairies of Kansas, particularly that stretch between Hays and Russell.
He convinced the Kansas Pacific Railroad to sell him 2,500 acres of its right-of-way, and by the next year Grant had amassed 69,000 acres. Most reports say he spent around 88¢ per acre, although some estimates go as high as $2.
Grant promised the railroad that he would "people these prairies with the best blood of England." He sold most of the acreage to wealthy English families for around $11 per acre, promising that life on the Kansas plains would help their pampered sons become hardy men.
To ensure that only the upper class settled in his colony, he eventually required buyers to purchase an entire section, 640 acres. He convinced the railroad to build a combination grocery store, hotel and post office on the land, and he named it Victoria Manor to honor his queen.
Coming to America
On April 1, 1873, the steamship Alabama pulled away from Glasgow, Scotland, glided down the Clyde River, and began its journey across the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It arrived in New Orleans, carrying the first 30 or so colonists, livestock and supplies bound for Victoria.
Included in the livestock were four Angus bulls. At the time, those bulls probably were considered of minor importance to the entire undertaking, but they "later proved to be the most lasting contribution of the colony to American agriculture and the means of giving the venture historical importance," wrote Otto Battles in the March 1942 Aberdeen-Angus Journal.
Battles went on to write that there didn't seem to be any authentic record of the bulls' pedigrees; but John MacDonald, who had charge of them during the journey, stated that he thought at least two of them were from the McCombie herd in Scotland. MacDonald, being an experienced cattleman, did attest that all four were good individuals; and, in Battle's words, "history has proved them to have been good sires."
These bulls weren't the only Angus brought from Scotland under Grant's direction. At least one other shipment was made. On May 10, 1876, the steamship City of Limerick left Liverpool for Philadelphia. Among the cattle, sheep and dogs on board were four Angus heifers and another bull, Royal George. He was a son of Royal Benedict from the Booth herd; and his dam was Cream the Fourth, also known as "England's Glory," for she was the pick of the queen's herd at the Home Farm in Windsor.
Grant exhibited the five animals at the Great Centennial Show in Philadelphia before bringing them home to Victoria.
In the 1800s, Shorthorn cattle were considered the most useful breed for the New World. Grant's Angus were thought to be freaks because of their color and lack of horns. Many referred to their introduction to the Scotsman's herd as one of his idiosyncrasies.
In the beginning, the only heifers about Grant's ranch were Texas longhorns. The resulting calves proved hardy stock, as did their sires, through the rigors of winter on the open plains.
Not only were the cattle productive, they were consistent. The vast majority of the calves were polled and black. One visitor to the Grant herd wrote, "In driving through a herd of 800 head, it was singularly remarkable to see red, dun and even light mixed-colored cows, with the calves jet black, hornless and otherwise so perfectly resembling the sire. This is a most favorable recommendation of their blood."
The visitor went on to comment that the sires were from the herd of George Brown, Morayshire, Scotland. Whether these were among the first four bulls or were later imports has been lost to history.
That uniformity made the breed popular among cattlemen, livestock judges and marketers throughout the Midwest. Many calves were sent to feedlots in the Corn Belt, where they were highly favored because they gained weight quickly, then brought high prices as finished cattle.
Grant's Angus stock made impressions at the stock shows in Kansas City and Chicago. Although there are no records of their winning any prizes, they gained a lot of attention, especially in carcass classes.
Five years after the founding of his colony, on April 28, 1878, Grant died at age 56. His cattle were dispersed throughout the Kansas City trade area. Several of Grant's animals were purchased by Joseph Rea, Carroll County, Mo., who would himself soon become a well-known breeder and importer of Angus cattle.
Although Grant was dead and his herd was scattered to the winds, the popularity of the Angus breed had taken root. By the early 1880s, large numbers of them were being imported, and the U.S. beef industry never would be the same.


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San Mateo - Service Academy Dinner
The City of San Mateo citizens service academy concluded with a dinner on 21 May 1997. These are some of my notes and pictures...
What would an eleven or twelve week "course" be without a graduation? The City held a graduation in the City Council chambers complete with certificates. After handing out the certificates we briefly discussed what we liked and didn't like about the academy and what we learned that most amazed us during the academy.
I hope that other cities hear about this and try something like this. Not only is this a great way to get come citizens more involved with their city and their city government, but it's a great way to change an otherwise adversarial situation into a more friendly situation. Quite a few of us at this academy were involved with the Beresford Hillsdale Neighborhood Association (I was president of the BHNA for two years) and could often be seen at City Council meetings and elsewhere debating various issues. Now, when we debate in the future, we'll have a different perspective of the people with whom we'll be debating.
After the presentation and discussion we went to the atrium for dinner. Most of the City Council members were there for the dinner. Mayor Gary Yates, Jerry Hill, Sue Lempert, and Claire Mack.
Many of us asked that we have a roster of everyone who went through this "class". Unfortunately, we weren't given a roster, so I don't have everyone's name... but here are some pictures during the dinner -- I hope my fellow classmates see themselves and enjoy the pictures...
I took another picture of KG Ouye our City Librarian. She wasn't smiling in the picture I took when we were at the Library so... Here's a new picture. Go back and check-out the page from when we were at the Library to see the difference.
Although my wife didn't want her picture in here, she did take my picture... I brought my PowerBook and Ricochet wireless modem with me to the dinner so people could look at this web site. Some people had wondered why I had been taking pictures during this "class". Now they know...
Last night someone asked how long it takes to create a web page and what do I do to create the page. I use a Ricoh digital camera. Download the pictures directly to my Macintosh. Use Photoshop to crop and re-size each picture. Then I use a WYSIWYG web publishing program called Globetrotter to generate the pages. It's so easy and well integrated on the Macintosh... everything from the pictures to the web publishing to setting up the links on the web page. I spent about 20 minutes in Photoshop selecting which pictures to use (I took more than what's here) and cropping them. I spent another 30-40 minutes or so writing this web page and just dragging and dropping the pictures where I want them. I finally select the menu item that says "publish to the web" and it's online. And voilà it's done.
I hope that if you find this series on the Citizen's Academy interesting that you'll let me know. I hope that if you live or work in San Mateo that you'll please consider attending a future Citizen's Academy.
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We meet the second Monday of each month and will be watching a video series with Ray Vander Laan and using the study guide on The Life & Ministry of the Messiah. We will also be discussing the life and ministry of the Apostles throughout the year.
All are welcome for coffee, cookies, fellowship, and study.
Call Marilyn Leonard at 863-646-0132 for more information.


In the sea of dystopian novels starring moody teenagers, “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline bobs uniquely above the surface. Cline illustrates the near future through the eyes of average teenager Wade Watts, portraying a destitute world where citizens’ only salvation is an alternate reality accessed through an internet server: the Oasis. The virtual universe acts as a literal oasis for the common human in a poverty-stricken world.
Considering how much people rely on the internet for a distraction today, the premise is completely fathomable. I appreciate how the book addresses the flip side of common opinions about the internet, and how one is able to relate to one or more strong secondary characters. There were some shortcomings, but overall I was pretty dazzled and enjoyed the book.
The time at which Cline sets this novel is especially interesting because the world is in 2044, but the plot is centered around the 1980s. It almost acts as a bridge to this point in time, linking what looks likely to be our gloomy future to a snapshot of pleasant, simpler times in America’s past.
Cline describes this depressing world in insane detail, from the pixelated people down to the decrepit living conditions. He demonstrates his obvious creativity with his beyond obscure references to ’80s pop culture and the mysterious motivations of the late tech genius Halliday.
However, Cline goes so overboard in the detail that it’s almost overwhelming. Granted, reading the story feels like living the story and seeing the story, but it also slowed down the pace of the book. The plotline not only progresses at an agonizing pace, weighed down by imagery, but it also diminishes the relationship between the narrator and the reader. It doesn’t really provide enough leeway for the reader to bond with Watt over his feelings and thoughts because the novel is so overpowered with description.
Watts’s lack of a home life gives him automatic sympathy with the reader. As a result, Watts’s friends in the Oasis are like family to him. This goes against the conventional view of a family, showing that one can be comprised of non-blood relations.
The fact that the relationships are created through the internet challenges the common belief that anonymity on the internet is always dangerous. Anonymity teaches Watts to value his friends for their personalities and skills rather than who they may be in the real world.
As diverse as the secondary characters’ backgrounds are, their skillsets are virtually the same. Pun intended. They are all strong in their own ways, having worked through hardship to get to success. And still, they are supportive of each other despite sharing the desire to win the same video contest.
They’re so well-written and have such compelling independent lives that I almost wonder what their stories are instead of Watts’s, but I also don’t because they’re all computer nerds and ’80s geeks, and there’s only so much of that I can take.
I was overall thoroughly impressed by Cline’s writing, creativity, and unique premise. “Ready Player One” is definitely not a book for everyone, but if you like pop culture, video games, deep themes, and technology you’ll enjoy this novel.


Here’s a list of the upcoming August YA releases! Which ones are you most excited for?
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig [August 6th, 2019]
“In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.
Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls’ lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last—the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge—and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods.
Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that the deaths were no accidents. Her sisters have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn’t sure whether to try to stop them or to join their forbidden trysts. Because who—or what—are they really dancing with?
When Annaleigh’s involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it’s a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family—before it claims her next.”
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee [August 13th, 2019]
“By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, “Dear Miss Sweetie.” When her column becomes wildly popular, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society’s ills, but she’s not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about race and gender.
While her opponents clamor to uncover the secret identity of Miss Sweetie, a mysterious letter sets Jo off on a search for her own past and the parents who abandoned her as a baby. But when her efforts put her in the crosshairs of Atlanta’s most notorious criminal, Jo must decide whether she, a girl used to living in the shadows, is ready to step into the light.”
“There are so many ways the world could end. There could be a fire. A catastrophic flood. A super eruption that spews lakes of lava. Ellis Kimball has made note of all possible scenarios, and she is prepared for each one. What she doesn’t expect is meeting Hannah Marks in her therapist’s waiting room. Hannah calls their meeting fate. After all, Ellis is scared about the end of the world; Hannah knows when it’s going to happen.
Despite Ellis’s anxiety — about what others think of her, about what she’s doing wrong, about the safety of her loved ones — the two girls become fast friends. As Ellis tries to help Hannah decipher the details of her doomsday premonition, she learns there are secrets Hannah isn’t telling her. But with time ticking down, the search for answers only raises more questions. When does it happen? Who will believe them? How do you prepare for the end of the world when it feels like your life is just getting started?
Katie Henry, the author of Heretics Anonymous, delivers an engrossing and thoughtful tale about how people survive — with some faith in family, friends, and maybe a few prepper forums.”
All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle [August 27th, 2019]
“The day after the funeral all our mourning clothes hung out on the line like sleeping bats. ‘This will be really embarrassing,’ I kept saying to my family, ‘when she shows up at the door in a week or two.’
When Deena’s wild and mysterious sister Mandy disappears – presumed dead – her family are heartbroken. But Mandy has always been troubled. It’s just another bad thing to happen to Deena’s family. Only Deena refuses to believe it’s true.
And then the letters start arriving. Letters from Mandy, claiming that their family’s blighted history is not just bad luck or bad decisions – but a curse, handed down through the generations. Mandy has gone in search of the curse’s roots, and now Deena must find her. What they find will heal their family’s rotten past – or rip it apart forever.”
Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2) by Mary E. Pearson [August 6th, 2019]
“Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them―the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor’s Watch will be a kingdom, and the two of them will meet all challenges side by side, together at last.
But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and in their rush to return to Tor’s Watch, just outside the fortress walls, they are violently attacked and torn apart―and each is thrust into their own new hell.
Unsure whether the other is alive or dead, Kazi and Jase must keep their wits among their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies. And all the while, Death watches and waits”
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert [August 20th, 2019]
“Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Nicola Yoon comes a novel about first love and family secrets from Stonewall Book Award winner Brandy Colbert.
Dove “Birdie” Randolph works hard to be the perfect daughter and follow the path her parents have laid out for her: She quit playing her beloved soccer, she keeps her nose buried in textbooks, and she’s on track to finish high school at the top of her class. But then Birdie falls hard for Booker, a sweet boy with a troubled past…whom she knows her parents will never approve of.
When her estranged aunt Carlene returns to Chicago and moves into the family’s apartment above their hair salon, Birdie notices the tension building at home. Carlene is sweet, friendly, and open-minded–she’s also spent decades in and out of treatment facilities for addiction. As Birdie becomes closer to both Booker and Carlene, she yearns to spread her wings. But when long-buried secrets rise to the surface, everything she’s known to be true is turned upside down.”
Color Me In by Natasha Diaz [August 20th, 2019]
“Debut YA author Natasha Díaz pulls from her personal experience to inform this powerful coming-of-age novel about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds.
Who is Nevaeh Levitz?
Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom’s family home in Harlem and is forced to confront her identity for the first time.
Nevaeh wants to get to know her extended family, but one of her cousins can’t stand that Nevaeh, who inadvertently passes as white, is too privileged, pampered, and selfish to relate to the injustices they face on a daily basis as African Americans. In the midst of attempting to blend their families, Nevaeh’s dad decides that she should have a belated bat mitzvah instead of a sweet sixteen, which guarantees social humiliation at her posh private school. Even with the push and pull of her two cultures, Nevaeh does what she’s always done when life gets complicated: she stays silent.
It’s only when Nevaeh stumbles upon a secret from her mom’s past, finds herself falling in love, and sees firsthand the prejudice her family faces that she begins to realize she has a voice. And she has choices. Will she continue to let circumstances dictate her path? Or will she find power in herself and decide once and for all who and where she is meant to be?”
I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones [August 6th, 2019]
“Lena and Campbell aren’t friends.
Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she’s going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school.
When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together.
They aren’t friends. They hardly understand the other’s point of view. But none of that matters when the city is up in flames, and they only have each other to rely on if they’re going to survive the night.”


Title: Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project-DARKSiDERS
Genre: Casual, Indie, Visual Novel
Publisher: Sekai Project
Release Date: 28 Jan, 2016
Languages: English, Japanese
File Size: 5.45 GB / Split 2 parts 3.00 GB Compressed
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Free Download Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project PC Game – Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an …
So when it is time to leave, where will it be? And will you be able to smile in the end? Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, ever-impartial reality.
Praised by fans for its moving story and high production quality, the original games have been download over a million times and spawned a manga and light novel, and has been localized in several languages across the world. This anthology finally brings the games that were never released outside of Japan in any form to the world for eager fans, as well as updating artwork, voice work, and a brand new written chapter exclusive to this anthology: “Sumire”.
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The Kingdom of Copper by SA Chakraborty
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publishing Date: January 22
With Daevabad entrenched in the dark aftermath of a devastating battle, Nahri must forge a new path for herself. But even as she embraces her heritage and the power it holds, she knows she’s been trapped in a gilded cage, watched by a king who rules from the throne that once belonged to her family—and one misstep will doom her tribe..
Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. Hunted by assassins, adrift on the unforgiving copper sands of his ancestral land, he is forced to rely on the frightening abilities the marid—the unpredictable water spirits—have gifted him. But in doing so, he threatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried.
And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad’s towering brass walls for celebrations, a threat brews unseen in the desolate north. It’s a force that would bring a storm of fire straight to the city’s gates . . . and one that seeks the aid of a warrior trapped between worlds, torn between a violent duty he can never escape and a peace he fears he will never deserve.
Five years after the traumatizing attack on those Nahri held most dear, Nahri is married to the emir, trying to establish a home for herself in a kingdom run by a controlling madman, and searching for that spark of inspiration and hope for Daevabad’s inhabitants. Ali, meanwhile, has been exiled to the sands, and is struggling to control his new water magic, twisting it to be useful for the people of the desert rather than something to cause destruction. As a generation celebration draws near, Ali is summoned home and Nahri must work alongside him to restore a ruined hospital, a symbol of peace and hope for the city. Little do they know that a warrior is in their midst, and every fine thread they’ve grappled to hold onto will snap in the blink of an eye.
The Kingdom of Copper was one of my most anticipated reads for 2019. I adored the first of the trilogy, and this book held up to my expectations. It’s just as heart-pounding, adventurous, political, humorous, and heart-breaking! Nahri is fully immersed in court culture, trapped in a golden cage and struggling to find a way to express herself without fear of Ghassan’s wrath and tyrannical power. She’s also grown in her magic as well, and I thoroughly loved the way the palace speaks to her and answers her call. While The City of Brass introduced us to the politics and magic of this world, Kingdom of Copper immerses us further into its history, the way prejudices run deep, and introduces us to the vast array of creatures and their abilities. From beginning to end, I was immersed in the magic of these pages. The fate of Daevabad lies in the family drama at the heart of the city.
Thank you, Harper Voyager, for providing the galley for review!
The rest of the review will contain spoilers. If you have not read The City of Brass yet and would like to remain unspoiled, please do not read below the break.


DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
Listen to people in every field and you’ll hear a call for more sophisticated and thoughtful leadership—for leaders who can solve more complex problems than the human race has ever faced before. But these leaders won’t simply come to the fore; we have to develop them, and we must cultivate them as quickly as is humanly possible. Changing on the job is a means to this end.
Leadership discussions often begin with tips and toolkits that take for granted the readiness of our leaders to face the challenges of today. Changing on the Job builds on sophisticated theories of adult growth and development. As opposed to showing us how to play the role of a leader in a “paint by numbers” fashion, this book helps readers to become individuals who are capable of leading and are ready to do so in any scenario. Moving from the theoretical to the practical, it shows how organizations can grow the complex and agile workforce that they need while maintaining and improving performance.
Using real-world examples which bring concepts to life, author Jennifer Garvey Berger invites readers to change the way they think about leadership and adult growth, while offering a set of building blocks, so that readers and the talent that they support can realize their fullest potential.
Coaches, HR professionals, thoughtful leaders, and everyone who wants to support others to grow—or to grow themselves—will find this book good company for their journeys.


I'm a big reader, so I found this survey to be quite fun, and if you're into it you should totally do it too!
Author you've read the most books from.
Don't judge me but, Nicholas Sparks. I actually enjoy reading his books because I can breeze through them so quickly.
Best sequel ever.
Recently I'd have to go with Catching Fire from The Hunger Games trilogy. It's actually my favourite of the three. All time though I'm going to have to say Harry Potter, because the series got me into reading as a kid, plus it's HP, duh.
Allegiant. It's so good!
Drink of choice while reading.
E-reader of physical book.
If I know I want to add the book to a physical library, I'll but the physical book, but I do like e-reading.
Fictional character you would have probably dated in high school.
HAH. Yeah right. Me? Date in high school? I was too big a nerd. But if I were a total babe back then I would certainly have to go with the same answer as Kristin. Jon Snow. Because he knows nothing, and due to me being a complete nerd, I'm certain I know everything.
Glad you gave this book a chance.
Warm Bodies. Not into zombie books, but I really enjoyed this one.
Hidden gem book.
The Guernsey Literary and the Potato Peel Pie Society. Longest book title, right? It's a small book, but soooo good. Especially if you enjoy books that are set during war times.
Important moment in your reading life.
I remember picking up The Diary of Anne Frank when I was a kid and just crying in my room about how they were being treated. I had never understood World War II to great extent because I was so young, but reading the true story of a girl that was there put things into perspective. It changed my life.
The Hobbit! It took me a while, but I did it!
Kinds of books you won't read.
I stand by trying to give books a chance (see Warm Bodies), but I do limit myself to some books. I will never read Fifty Shades of Grey, or anything like it, including Twilight. Also I don't particularly like Jodi Picoult novels either..
Longest book you've ever read.
At 766, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix takes the prize. Thanks Goodreads.
Major book hangover because of...
The Fault in Our Stars. I read it in a weekend so I felt like I was just chill in' out with Gus and Hazel and then all of a sudden I wasn't. Bummer.
Number of bookcases you own.
Technically two. Jess and I share one bookcase for our textbooks which is kept in the storage room because it's an eyesore. The other bookshelf is in the living room, and it has both of our collections on it.
One book you have read multiple times.
I've only ever reread Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. And I don't technically "reread" I just reread the bits I liked best.
Preferred place to read.
I will read anywhere. On the couch, in bed, on the subway, break room at work. As long as I'm comfy.
Quote from a book you've read that inspires you.
"People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion" Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
"The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared" Lois Lowry, The Giver
I went through a phase where clutter used to actually make me feel anxious, so I would throw stuff out to avoid having to find new space for it. During this phase I through out almost half of my library. I wish I had kept the books, or at least donated them.
Series you started and need to finish.
Veronica Roth's Divergent series. And I'm doing that as. we. speak. ish.
Three of your all-time favourite books.
1. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen; 2. The Giver by Lois Lowry; and 3. HP (Hufflepuffs unite)
Unapologetic fangirl for...
Chick-lit. I like reading Nicholas Sparks and Sophia Kinsella. What are you going to do about it?
Very excited for this release more than all the others.
Technically is just came out, but Allegiant by Veronica Roth. I work at a book store and you better believe I bought that sucker first thing in the morning.
Worst bookish habit.
I bend the spines of books I'm reading. I actually like the way it looks. Makes my books look well-used.
Your latest book purchase.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Zzz-snatcher book (the last book that kept you up way late).
The Fault in Our Stars. I just wanted to see if Gus and Hazel would get to Amsterdam and live happily ever after!
And there you have it folks!
Also, it's #backthatazzup Friday so go ahead and fill out this survey yourself whilst jamming to the magic that is Phil Collins. You're welcome.


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Harley M. Bontrager, 66, of Morristown passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.
He was born October 1, 1953, in LaGrange, the son of Monroe and Mary (Schrock) Bontrager.
Harley is survived by his daughters, Amanda Wagner and husband, Andrew, of Brownsburg, Karla Ajamie and husband, Sam, of Morristown, and Tracy Bontrager and fiance’, Aaron Godby, of Irvington; brothers, Freeman Bontrager and wife, Mary, and Steve Bontrager and wife, Joan, both of Millersburg, and Vernon Bontrager and wife, Ina, of North Port, Florida; sisters, Elizabeth Miller and husband, Melvin, of Hutchinson, Kansas, Erma Schrock and husband, Marlin, of Shipshewana, Sue Weaver and husband, Doug, of Bristol, and Irene Miller and husband, Herbert, of Arthur, Illinois; grandchildren, Carson Wagner, Penelope Wagner, Eloise Ajamie and Avery Ajamie; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, John Bontrager and Perry Bontrager.
Harley was a co-owner of Bontrager, Inc., a construction company in Hope, for over 30 years.
He enjoyed being outdoors and beating everyone in horseshoes, pool and checkers.
Harley was always willing to lend a helping hand to his friends and family with various projects.
He loved his family and cherished the time he spent with them.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2020 at the funeral home, with Menno Hershburger officiating.
Interment will be at Asbury Cemetery in Morristown.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shelby County Public Library, Velma Wortman Branch, 127 E. Main Street, Morristown, Indiana 46161.
Online condolences may be shared with Harley’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.


what if? by Randall Munroe
If you're a fan of xkcd you'll love this book. Munroe started the the what if? site to field and answer off-the-wall physics and math questions from folks. He compiled many of those, and their answers, into what if? It's a fun read, filled with lots of compelling scenarios and humorously-answered responses.
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
This book came as a recommendation from my wife. I wasn't sure what to expect but I read it anyway. In it, the author describes how, while learning to write a more compelling story, he learned to approach his life in the same way. All good stories have tension and struggle. Characters are defined by their experiences and how they react to them.
The author felt his own life was boring and unsatisfactory, two things he suspected would lead to a decline in his ability to continue as a compelling author. In order to live a more satisfying life, he decided to find and live new experiences, especially those that provided tension and uncertainty.
I enjoyed this book because it left with the idea that it's not enough to go after our dreams. It's just as important to seek out experiences that take us out of our comfort zone so that we can truly grow as humans. Then we can write truly compelling stories.
Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows
I had learned from past experiences to approach (computer) systems and their design holistically, but this book gave me new ways of, well, thinking in systems. Now I see stocks, inputs/outputs, and feedback loops everywhere!
I posted several ideas about systems thinking in practice as a result.
Whether you're new to your career or an old hand, pick up a copy of this book and I bet you'll find useful guidance in how you approach your work.
The Year Without Pants by Scott Berkun
I picked this book up because I work remotely and I was curious what someone else had to say about the lifestyle (there are no shortage of opinions on this topic online, of course). It was compelling for me because Berkun compared the transition from an in-office experience to 100% remote, the same I'd done when I started working for Etsy 3 years ago. He reflected the same feelings and concerns I had at the beginning: uncertainty about how my progress would be measured; not knowing if my ideas and communications were being ingested or ignored; anxiety about feeling alienated and alone in my home office.
The book primarily explores Automattic, in general, and WordPress.com, in particular. Specifically, Berkun details the experiment that was him coming on board to determine if creating small teams made sense as the company grew. Was a flat hierarchy still tenable? Could teams meet the demands of a growing company? Would people balk at the structure?
The stories were generally interesting and I felt a sense of camraderie for the characters involved. Despite that, while I can't quite put my finger on it at the moment, the book felt just a tad superficial; it felt like an honest and transparent look into how Automattic behaved and also felt like a carefully curated expose.


First Class had an enjoyable trip to Ballymote Library today to meet storyteller Wayne O’Connor.
Junior and Senior infants visited Ballymote library today to celebrate World Book Day. Thanks to the ‘Cat in the Hat’ and all the staff there for a wonderful visit!
To mark Science Week, a number of events have been planned this week. On Wednesday, pupils from 3rd-6th class will visit the Art Deco Ballymote for a Mad Scientist Show. This is kindly funded by Sligo Leader. Permission forms are […]
(sightly late in posting this news!) World poetry day, May 2 Theme ‘Truth’ Each pair or group presented their interpretation of a quote based on the theme truth (by a well known author/poet/famous person) in art form.
Eithne in Ballymote Library presented certificates and Easter eggs to third class today for completing the March Reading Challenge. Well done!
Artist and illustrator Wayne O’Connor conducted a workshop today for 5th class pupils. Thanks to Eithne and all at Ballymote Library for facilitating the event.
Last May and June, 6th class pupils worked with members of Ballymote Craft Group (the Saturday Stitchers) and Ballymote Active Age Members on an inter-generational educational record of childhood memories and experiences. This project was facilitated by Eithne Murphy at […]
4th class are completing a ‘Library Detective’ course in our local library. Eithne showed them all around the library and how to find all the books. The children completed tasks at the end to use their knew knowledge!
We are very fortunate to have a wonderful library so close to to school. All our classes visit on a regular basis to relax, return and take out books. We sometimes go to the library for other events too. Click […]


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