E-Books are one of the best solutions to learn any language from home. Also Video Tutorials are great too but you can’t learn about all the details perfectly. Today I have got some great free books about PHP. They are popular on the Internet but it’s good to share them with who hasn’t got them yet. And for sure the Official PHP Manual is the the best of them all.
This book introduces you to symfony, the leading framework for PHP developers, showing you how to wield its many features to develop web applications faster and more efficiently, even if you only know a bit of PHP. You will learn about the Model-View-Controller architecture and the crucial role it plays in making frameworks like symfony possible.
Published in 2007, 425 pages
I have written this book with the goal of making the task of learning PHP something fun that you do not have to worry about. As such, you will find lots of information for newcomers, even those who have not programmed much before. On the other end of the scale, I must admit that I have worked hard to put in this book lots of information on advanced functionality in PHP ââ‚¬“ if you are a veteran user looking to take your PHP skills above and beyond where they are right now, I am hoping you will find there is lots to be had here.
Published in 2007
This book is an introduction to the advanced features new to PHP 5. It is written for PHP programmers who are making the move to PHP 5. Although Chapter 2, “PHP 5 Basic Language,” contains an introduction to PHP 5 syntax, it is meant as a refresher for PHP programmers and not as a tutorial for new programmers.
Published in 2004, 720 pages
4. PHP Cookbook
The PHP Cookbook is a collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for PHP programmers. The book contains a unique and extensive collection of best practices for everyday PHP programming dilemmas. It contains over 250 recipes, ranging from simple tasks to entire programs that demonstrate complex tasks, such as printing HTML tables and generating bar charts — a treasure trove of useful code for PHP programmers, from novices to advanced practitioners.
Published in 2006, 810 pages
This online e-book covers all aspects of PHP programming. It begins with a brief history of PHP, then gives an overview of PHP, and why it is so useful to web programmers. It then covers all areas of PHP in detail: the basics of the language, file and filesystem handling, object oriented programming, MySQL and SQLite database access, handling of HTML forms, using cookies and PHP sessions. All chapters are accompanied by real world examples.
Published in 2008
A collection of over 250 PHP functions with clear explanations in language anyone can understand, followed with as many examples as it takes to understand what the function does and how it works. This book includes numerous additional tips, the basics of PHP, MySQL query examples, regular expressions syntax, and two indexes to help you find information faster: a common language index and a function index.
Published in 2008, 164 pages
The PHP Functions Essential Reference is a simple, clear and authoritative function reference that clarifies and expands upon PHP’s existing documentation. The authors have spent time evaluating all of the PHP functions and have selected the essential functions to include in the printed book. This includes around 900 of the 1500 functions. The remaining functions will be covered in the same depth and treated in the same way, but they will appear on the newriders.com web site along with the content of the entire book, which is provided under the OPL.
Published in 2001, 768 pages


Book Baby Publishers
9781098311438, $17.40, PB, 368pp
You can order the music novel here:
Synopsis: Girlfriend gone. Job gone. Everything gone. Joe Baker has reached the lowest point of his life. But he has a dream. He leaves San Diego, his hometown, to try his luck as a songwriter in Nashville. Joe arrives in Music City, USA on a warm, autumn day with just a guitar, a notebook, and the address of a female singer. Will Joe Baker break out of his negative spiral and make his dreams come true?
His new life in Nashville starts with the rental of a Ford Mustang. Every day brings new surprises: Love, eroticism, fraud, new songs, disappointment, hope, intrigues, jealousy and crime.
Critique: A unique and deftly crafted and Nashville music industry informed novel “The Songwriter” by author and musician Chris Regez is an inherently fascinating and a fully entertaining read from cover to cover. Having a special attraction for anyone who has ever thought of music career for themselves, this fictional account reverberates with real life implications and experiences. While especially and unreservedly recommended for community library Contemporary General Fiction collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that “The Songwriter” is available in a digital book format (Kindle, $1.99).


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A Cure to War: Six Degrees of Humanity
Tells the story of how a handful of Vietnam Veterans, the United States Government, and a children’s medical charity came together to lay the groundwork for the United States to return to Vietnam 20 years after the war… as friends. This film uniquely stitches together the stories of a few individuals, whose independent efforts would come together to rebuild relations between former enemies, recover the remains of soldiers lost in the Vietnam War, and bring smiles to tens of thousands of Vietnamese children and families through the corrective surgery of their cleft lips and cleft palates.
Witness to 9/11: In The Shadow of Ground Zero
‘Witness to 9/11: In the Shadow of Ground Zero’ reveals in real time how New Yorkers struggled to make sense out of the panic, confusion, fear, and evil that gripped their city as they watched the World Trade Center burn…then collapse.


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UNITED KINGDOM HARP ASSOCIATION
Drum Castle is delighted to welcome Mary Page for a harp recital. Experience our Grand Victorian Library with its impressive 4,000 books and high vaulted ceiling in a new musical light! Mary Page will musically enlighten us on the history of the harp through the centuries.
Website URL: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/events/the-harp-through-the-centuries-drum-castle-harp-recital-by-mary-page
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Three Principles of Buddhism
佛教的三大原则 fó jiào de
sān dà yuán zé
Three Principles of Buddhism are also known as the 3 Jewels of Buddhism
教 fó jiào.
– the Life and Example of Buddha
– the community of the monks and nuns
– the preachings and teachings of the Buddha (including but not
limited to the Four Truths and the Eightfold Path)
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John GurdaJohn Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer, historian, and author of twenty-two books, including The Making of Milwaukee and its companion Milwaukee: City of Neighborhoods. The Making of Milwaukee was the basis for an Emmy Award-winning documentary series that premiered on Milwaukee PBS. John is a frequent speaker on Milwaukee topics, and the bike-riding historian on the Milwaukee PBS series Around the Corner with John McGivern.
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The Making of Milwaukee was the basis for an Emmy Award-winning documentary series that premiered on Milwaukee PBS in 2006. Its eighteen chapters explore the intriguing people who came to live beside Lake Michigan; their politics, their triumphs, and tragedies, their work, and play. From saints to scoundrels, from industrialists to Socialists, from Pottawatomie to Hmong, The Making of Milwaukee tells the story of Milwaukee. The series was written and is hosted by historian John Gurda. It is based on his book, The Making of Milwaukee, published by the Milwaukee County Historical Society.


*GASP* it’s not just a noodle boy! it’s THE noodle boy...THE HIKARU NOODLE BOY
This lovely boy is from the lovely little book series called Song Of Summer King by Jess E. Owen
It’s been a while since I have read the books. So when I was looking through my Audible library I saw them and I remembered pacifically wanting to draw Hikaru so here we are!
I would honestly recommend this book to ANYONE who likes griffins, dragons, wolves, adventure, and/or fantasy. Absurdly simplified, the book is about a young Griffin named Shard Learning to except his destiny and fulfill his role of becoming the Summer King! Along the way he goes on a ton of crazy adventures with fellow griffins, wolves, and a dragon from a far away land...
If you want to learn more about the story, or maybe even read the book! (which is highly recommended) you can go to the link provided! www.goodreads.com/book/show/15…
Characters: Hikaru, Shard, Gray Wyrm, owned by Jess E. Owen (
Art: Owned by me
Song of the Summer King: Owned by Jess E. Owen (
AAAHHH I just realized that I forgot his whiskers on a couple of them! Aww well


An Agenda For Change
This white paper summarizes the outcome of a 2014 gathering on water infrastructure, including guiding principles for improving urban water infrastructure, drivers for action and a set of action steps to stimulate progress. New Jersey Future. 2014.
Recent Tools & Resouces
- Mainstreaming Potable Water Reuse in the United States: Strategies for Leveling the Playing Field
- Working with the Market: Economic Instruments to Support Investment in Green Stormwater Infrastructure
- Storm Smart Cities: Integrating Green Infrastructure into Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
- Making the Utility Case for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems
- Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating Community Input into Green Infrastructure Projects


I was pleased this past summer to sit down with former Ecological Society of America President Scott Collins and conduct a wide-ranging interview on many aspects of ecology. You can listen to this interview as a podcast. In addition, Scott has penned the blog article below in which he discusses the new publishing arrangement that the ESA has with Wiley, the same publisher that the British Ecological Society has partnered with for many years. At Journal of Ecology we share Scott’s optimism for this new arrangement and hope to develop the sort of collaborations with the ESA journals that he suggests in the near future.
Executive Editor, Journal of Ecology
ESA recently established a new publishing agreement with Wiley, a for-profit commercial publisher, after many decades working with Allen Press. This agreement brings many benefits and opportunities to ESA and its members. The ESA Governing Board is charged with overseeing the financial health of the society and partnering with Wiley puts ESA on solid financial footing. In addition, Wiley’s marketing strategy will mean a wider distribution of the journals and more eyeballs pointed at papers in the journals. But it is worth acknowledging that some are not happy that ESA partnered with a commercial publisher. The Open Science movement in ecology , a movement that I support in principle, is particularly concerned with this decision because it could lead to higher subscription costs to libraries, bundling, and reduced open access to papers in our journals. I share these concerns. When ESA worked with Allen Press, authors were allowed to post a PDF of the published paper on their website or in some other repository with no embargo period, a form of “green” open access. Our contract with Wiley continues this practice, so although not what some would consider ideal, this does reflect our desire to make ESA publications more accessible even when working with a for-profit publisher. The world of scientific publishing is changing quickly and technological advances will continue to drive the evolution of scientific publishing models. The agreement with Wiley brings ESA journals into the 21st Century, and both ESA and BES can and should constantly evaluate alternative models for scientific publications.
To me, one of the big advantages of publishing with Wiley is that they already publish many of the premier journals in ecology. Some might think that BES and ESA journals are competitors, but I have a hard time understanding that concern. I think there is an abundant resource base of excellent papers, more than can be published in all BES and ESA journals combined. Given that, it seems to me that BES and ESA journals should more collaborative. I think these societies could plan and produce joint special issues on hot topics, or thematic collections of published papers. Overall, these societies should join forces more often not just about publishing papers, but to actively promote ecological research and education, and the application of ecological knowledge to policy and management.
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Paulette Rosen makes artists' books, drawings and dioramic boxes. Her primary medium is pencil and includes collage with found text. Both materials and ideas are the sources for her work. She is fascinated with recording snippets of the natural world and presenting them as idiosyncratic collections, referencing early natural history specimen collections.
Rosen has a B.A. in Arts and Media and an M.A. in Child and Family studies. she has taught Bookbinding to adults at Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT, for 12 years. She also teaches children in museum and school settings. Her artists' books are in many book arts collections, including Yale University, The Library of the Boston Atheneum and UCLA's Clark Library. She exhibits regionally.
Box with pamphlets
3.5 x 6


Title: Software Documentation and Architectural Analysis for Full Stack
Authors: Clark Jason Ngo & Sam Chung
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to decrease the barrier to entry for open source projects
and full stack web development. Documentation and architectural modeling are implemented to lessen
the steep learning curve for open source and full stack web development. The research will bring in ten
hands-on practices (HOPs) that would teach students to build a full stack web application. The research
will conduct the following: 1) Create documentation and architectural model for the hands-on practice.
2) Evaluate the documentation and architecture model with a survey.


This Activist Toolkit provides the basic tools to run strong campaigns and win victories for students and the public interest.
Download this resource for everything you need to know to organize a Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week on your campus.
This detailed guidebook explains the advantages of open textbooks and then lays out specific ways that your college can promote open books. This piece is great to give to librarians, administrators, and other VIPs.
Our organizing toolkit for student governments and other student leaders provides instructions and tips on how to bring open textbooks to your campus.
Running a campus food pantry is a significant undertaking that requires careful planning and a dedicated team of leaders and volunteers. This toolkit provides the resources that you need in order to create and operate a successful food pantry on… Read more
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As part of our new report, Digital Platforms and Technologies for Publishers: Implementations Beyond "eBook," we interviewed a number of industry visionaries. The following is a summary of a discussion between Lulu’s Bob Young and Gilbane’s Steve Paxhia.
Bob Young: Lulu—Next Steps
Bob Young is the founder and CEO of Lulu.com, a premier international marketplace for new digital content on the Internet, with more than 1.1 million recently published titles and more than 15,000 new creators from 80 different countries joining each week. Founded in 2002, Lulu.com is Young’s most recent endeavor. The success of this company has earned Young notable recognition; he was named one of the “Top 50 Agenda-Setters in the Technology Industry in 2006” and was ranked as the fourth “Top Entrepreneur for 2006,” both by Silicon.com. In 1993, Young co-founded Red Hat, the open source software company that gives hardware and software vendors a standard platform on which to certify their technology. Red Hat has evolved into a Fortune 500 company and chief rival to Microsoft and Sun. His success at Red Hat won him industry accolades, including nomination as one of Business Week’s “Top Entrepreneurs” in 1999. Before founding Red Hat, Young spent 20 years at the helm of two computer leasing companies that he founded. His experiences as a high-tech entrepreneur combined with his innate marketing savvy led to Red Hat’s success. His book, “Under the Radar,” chronicles how Red Hat’s open-source strategy successfully won industry wide acceptance in a market previously dominated by proprietary binary-only systems. Young has also imparted the lessons learned from his entrepreneurial experiences through his contributions to the books “You’ve GOT to Read This Book!” and “Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur’s Soul.
For many years, authors who were unsuccessful in getting their books published by a commercial publishing company could underwrite the costs of publishing their books and sell them through “vanity presses.” It was rare that books published in this manner ever recouped the author’s investment and earned a profit.
Bob Young admits that when he was in college that he never fully appreciated the writings of philosopher Jean Paul Sartre. However, one of Sartre’s teachings—“We see the world the way that we expect to see it”—stuck with him. This passage helps explain how established practices and entities become so entrenched. Yet in 2002, Bob Young had an idea that would attack the established policies and practices of the book publishing industry. The industry had consolidated tremendously in the previous decade, and the distribution and retail networks changed dramatically. These changes have had a profound impact on potential authors. The reduction in the number of publishing entities has resulted in it becoming more difficult for authors to get their works published. The publishing company may already have a similar title or be unwilling to take a chance on an unpublished author. Sometimes, a book is written by a prominent author but the market niche is too small for traditional publishers to serve. These phenomena leave a significant number of high quality books without a publisher.


I have read dozens of rock and roll memoirs and autobiographies in my life. As a youth I fell into the grip of a very bad glam metal addiction. It is quite embarrassing and all attempts have been made to destroy the evidence. Luckily Hurricane Sandy found my mulleted photographs in my mother's garage and washed them out to sea. My favorite band as an 11-year old was Motley Crue. I am not sure that is cool to say anymore and at 41 years it has really stopped mattering. I voraciously read Motley Crue's "The Dirt" - it was written from the points of view of all the members. What was striking most was how much they hated one another. It's been a long time since I read it... maybe should find a new copy. And that brings me to Nikki Sixx's "Heroin Diaries" - it is beautifully designed probably by someone who liked the art associated with Hunter Thompson. It is also not great for anyone who is color blind (not to mention near-sighted like me. If you were a huge fan of the Crue then it's a must have for an in depth look at - guess what?! A narcissistic rock star in the midst of heroin addiction. Still, it's a great portrait of hair metal icon and Hollywood. If you ever wondered what it was like to be rich and famous and somehow a completely insecure nutbag this is it. I kinda felt bad for Nikki's bandmates. As much as he was a hero of mine, you have to ask yourself, "How can anyone tolerate such an asshole?" Luckily for us all, Nikki cleaned up from heroin and when you see him in inteviews he is pretty chilled out, articulate and introspective yet still edgy and charismatic. Another cool thing about the book is how much he shares the knowledge that "Girls, Girls, Girls" was a sham of an album! No teenage boy was going to complain about an album seemingly dedicated to the band's love of strippers yet tenderly also featuring a song about Sixx's grandmother. Grandma must have been fucking proud. "My grandson plays in a rock band. He loves heroin and lapdancers!" OK, enough cynicism - you can listen to "Home Sweet Home" and play air guitar and air drums til your arms fall off. I have this book in hardcover. It was 995 baht - it will go to a very special Crue fan for 500 baht or 400 if you also buy me a Beer Lao Regular or Dark at Fatty's. Yes, this rock philosopher trades books for food and beer.
I am pretty sure all GNR fans have read this Slash book. Steven Adler and Duff McKagan both have books out but after seeing Steven the disgraced and fired GNR on Celebrity Rehab i passed on it - can Steven even write? Maybe I will read Duff's book some day. Anyway, my copy of Slash's book "Slash" is up for sale along with my copies of Marc Canter's "Reckless Road: Gun's N Roses and the making of Appetite for Destruction" as well as Stephen Davis' "watch You Bleed: the Saga of Guns N' Roses." Reckless Road is an absolute must have for a GNR fan. Anyone that knows GNR lore will know Marc Canter, the author, was best friends with Slash and his family runs the famous restaurant Canter's. This is the place where Slash and Steven met Seattle-native Duff McKagan for the first time. Canter's book is a collection of old GNR photos before they got famous, ticket stubs, flyers - the guy apparently documented everything about Slash and GNR and there are lots of interview snippets and backstage photos. The Davis book is generally a retelling of all the commonly known lore of GNR and is a great refresher on GNR history. I am gonna sell this as a collection. The Reckless Road book is an absolute work of art - it was pretty expensive. The entire GNR collection is yours for 1000 baht and includes all three books. Note that the Slash book is a hardcover, reckless Road is basically a small and heavy softcover with all vivid color photos. If you can answer my GNR trivia I can possibly be talked down to 800 baht for the entire collection.
The Rock Philosopher


Having at last wrapped up blogging about the battle of Cowpens, I will next post on an earlier phase to the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. Specifically, I will write about four battles that were fought in July and August, 1780 between Colonel Thomas Sumter's brigade of militia, and the British forces occupying the South Carolina "backcountry." These engagements included one smashing victory for the Americans (Williamson’s Plantation; July 12, 1780), one minor defeat (Rocky Mount; July 30, 1780), one bloody but drawn battle (Hanging Rock; August 6, 1780), and one serious defeat (Fishing Creek; August 18, 1780).
None of these battles will receive the thorough reappraisal that I gave the battle of Cowpens. Michael Scoggins’ recent work on the battle of Williamson’s Plantation is perhaps the most thorough treatment given to any battle of the Revolution. I still intend, at least, to put together some kind of representation of the fighting in miniature. My treatment of Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, and Fishing Creek will also be circumspect, but chiefly because I do not have ready access to some crucial sources of information, such as Draper’s Sumter Papers or British correspondence and official records found in the Public Records Office. With that said, I do have access to quite a few accounts of these battles thanks to online transcribed memoirs and pension applications, early histories that have been digitalized by Google Books, and the resources of my local library. With these I can at least describe the major features of each battle. Good descriptions of the battle of Hanging Rock are particularly wanting in my opinion, and I expect to devote more posts to that topic than the others.
Michael C. Scoggins' 2005 The Day It Rained Militia: Huck's Defeat and the Revolution in the South Carolina Backcountry, May-July 1780 (link to amazon.com).


resources on the Japanese American incarceration & for supporting AAPI communities
last updated: February 19, 2023
Welcome, friends. This blogpost is an ongoing compilation of resources to learn more about Executive Order 9066, and the displacement and incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent in the Unites States of America in 1942. My plan is for this blogpost to become a living document that I'll add to whenever I discover new resources, so please feel free to bookmark it for future reference. I've also included some resources for supporting, celebrating, and amplifying Asian voices through the media sources we consume.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066 & JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION
Japanese American Citizens League Events // Local events in Bay Area, Northern California, Southern California, Central California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Intermountain, Midwest, and East Coast.
Densho's The Past is Not Past: Japanese American WWII Incarceration and the Yonsei Generation // “In what ways do you feel the incarceration has impacted your own life?” That’s the question posed in Dr. Donna Nagata’s recent survey of nearly 500 Yonsei descendants of WWII incarceration. Their responses show that the past is anything but over, and that the incarceration continues to impact Yonsei identity, career choices, and much more. In the first major public event for the Yonsei Project, Dr. Nagata will share her preliminary findings and interpretations. She will be joined in conversation by Dr. Satsuki Ina, Brandon Shimoda, and Daryn Wakasa.
Los Angeles Day of Remembrance Event // The annual Los Angeles Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Executive Order 9066 authorized the US military to remove persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and set into motion their incarceration into concentration camps during World War II. This year’s theme, Uniting Our Voices: Making Democracy Work for All, illustrates how individuals and communities are powerful when they come together in support of one another and how democracy is only as strong as those who fight for it.
American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War
by Duncan Ryuken Williams
This groundbreaking history tells the little-known story of how, in one of our country’s darkest hours, Japanese Americans fought to defend their faith and preserve religious freedom. In the face of discrimination, dislocation, dispossession, and confinement, Japanese Americans turned to their faith to sustain them, whether they were behind barbed wire in camps or serving in one of the most decorated combat units in the European theater. Using newly translated sources and extensive interviews with survivors of the camps and veterans of the war, American Sutra reveals how the Japanese American community broadened our country’s conception of religious freedom and forged a new American Buddhism. The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. Even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese American Buddhists launched one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation’s history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American. Nearly all Americans of Japanese descent were subject to bigotry and accusations of disloyalty, but Buddhists aroused particular suspicion. Government officials believed that Buddhism was incompatible with American values. Intelligence agencies targeted the Buddhist community for surveillance, and Buddhist priests were deemed a threat to national security. On December 7, 1941, as the bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, Attorney General Francis Biddle issued a warrant to “take into custody all Japanese” classified as potential national security threats. The first person detained was Bishop Gikyō Kuchiba, leader of the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist sect in Hawai‘i. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
A Place to Belong
by Cynthia Kadohata, illustrated by Julia Kuo
In Kadohata's novel, a Japanese American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese imprisonment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing and all too relevant look at the aftermath of World War II by Newbery Medalist, Cynthia Kadohata. Purchase on Bookshop,org.
Two Nails, One Love by Alden M. Hayashi
Hayashi's novel opens in New York City with the narrator-Ethan Taniguchi, a Japanese-American gay man in his early forties-awaiting the arrival of his mother from Hawaii. The two have been estranged for more than a decade, and the reunion is fraught with past grievances bubbling to the surface. After a fateful ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty, Ethan's mother reluctantly reveals details of her shattered childhood-her family's imprisonment in a concentration camp in Arkansas in World War II, followed by a deportation to Japan, where she witnesses the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Ethan's past is also revealed-painful memories of a forsaken career in music and a delayed coming out at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Eventually, both mother and son come to understand the complex and subtle ways that their lives are intertwined, with the past reverberating powerfully through the present. Purchase from Eastwind Books of Bookstore.
When Can We Go Back to America? | by Susan H. Kamei
In this dramatic and page-turning narrative history of Japanese Americans before, during, and after their World War II incarceration, Susan H. Kamei weaves the voices of over 130 individuals who lived through this tragic episode, most of them as young adults. In what Secretary Norman Y. Mineta describes as a “landmark book,” he and others who lived through this harrowing experience tell the story of their incarceration and the long-term impact of this dark period in American history. For the first time, why and how these tragic events took place are interwoven with more than 130 individual voices of those who were unconstitutionally incarcerated, many of them children and young adults. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
Written and illustrated by Miné Okubo, introduction by Christine Hong
Miné Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent -nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens- who were forced into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations and witty, candid text. Now available with a new introduction by Christine Hong and in a wide-format, paperback artist edition, this graphic novel can reach a new generation of readers and scholars. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
by Kiku Hughes
A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japanese internment camps in Displacement, a historical graphic novel from artist and writer, Kiku Hughes. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
Takei's firsthand account of the years he spent behind barbed wire at the Rohwer internment camp, the terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's tested faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration
by Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura, illustrated by Ross Ishikawa
In this groundbreaking graphic novel the story of America’s concentration camps is presented as you've never seen it before. While they complied when evicted from their homes in 1942, many refused to submit to imprisonment without a fight. Based upon painstaking research, We Hereby Refuse presents an original vision of America's past with disturbing links to the American present. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
In 1942, Executive Order 9066 mandated the incarceration of 110,000 Japanese Americans, including men, women, children, the elderly, and the infirm, for the duration of the war. Allowed only what they could carry, they were given just a few days to settle their affairs and report to assembly centers. Businesses were lost, personal property was stolen or vandalized, and lives were shattered. The Japanese word gaman means "enduring what seems unbearable with dignity and grace. "Imprisoned in remote camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by soldiers with machine guns, the internees sought courage and solace in art. Using found materials at first and later what they could order by catalog, they whittled and carved, painted and etched, stitched and crocheted. What they created is a celebration of the nobility of the human spirit under adversity. The Art of Gaman presents more than 150 examples of art created by internees, along with a history of the camps. Buying options for The Art of Gaman.
by Jerry Takigawa
The work of a multi award-winning photography series about the artist’s family’s experience with the WWII American concentration camps. This project presented an opportunity to confront the racism perpetrated on the Japanese that resulted in their confinement in the American concentration camps sanctioned by President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 issued on February 19, 1942. Awakened by a discovery of old family photographs, taken in the Jerome, Arkansas camp, Takigawa was compelled to speak out in deference to his parents’ silence on the matter. Creating a visual journey through transitory collaged photographs using artifacts, documents, and memories resulted in a unique telling of one family’s journey from immigration to incarceration, re-integration, and re-assimilation. Balancing Cultures personifies a dark collective memory—long censored by the fear that if their voices were too loud, “it” might happen again. This work is important today because “it” is happening again. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
Moving Walls: The Barracks Of America’s Concentration Camps
by Sharon Yamato, photography by Stan Honda
This is an updated edition of the 1994 book chronicling the moving of two Heart Mountain barracks to the Japanese American National Museum. An all-new section details what happened to the barracks after the camp was closed, featuring interviews with homesteaders who acquired the once-temporary buildings for a dollar each, and still live in and use them today. Over 30 new photographs by Stan Honda feature present-day views of the former camp. The book delves into the intersection of the mass detention and the local Wyoming population at a time when race and ethnicity continue to raise questions about issues surrounding immigration and civil rights. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
All That Remains: The Legacy of the World War II Japanese American Internment Camps by Delphine Hirasuna
The second edition of the Obsessions book series is on the arts and crafts made by Japanese Americans held in U.S. concentration camps during World War II. All That Remains is a sequel to Delphine Hirasuna's 2005 book titled The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942–1946. While working on that book, she spent many hours reflecting on why people banished by their own country to barrack encampments fenced in by barbed wire and guarded by soldiers with rifles pointed at them would take up art with such a fervor that it became an obsession to them. This small tome selects some of the vast body of work that was produced by the incarcerated Japanese and Japanese Americans. There is a particularly moving object, a handmade toy train, that is depicted in a centerfold in the book. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
The Cat Who Chose to Dream
by Loriene Honda, illustrated by Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
The story of a cat's choice to be incarcerated at a World War II prison camp as a gesture of loving support to the Japanese American family to whom he belongs. We witness through the cat's eyes the devastating condition of the camp, as well as the sense of injustice he feels seeing his family go through this demoralizing experience. Young readers also share in the cat's triumph over feelings of hopelessness and anger, as they witness the cat's use of breathing and visualization exercises that help transport his creative mind to a place in his heart where he no longer feels encumbered and restrained, but self-empowered and free. Through the beautiful artwork of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, and the inclusion of therapeutic relaxation and visualization techniques, child psychologist Loriene Honda demonstrates how the imaginative mind can prove to be one's most powerful tool in surpassing adversity. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.
Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire
by Loriene Honda, illustrated by Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
The story of a cat's choice to be incarcerated at a World War II prison camp as a gesture of loving support to the Japanese American family to whom he belongs. We witness through the cat's eyes the devastating condition of the camp, as well as the sense of injustice he feels seeing his family go through this demoralizing experience. Young readers also share in the cat's triumph over feelings of hopelessness and anger, as they witness the cat's use of breathing and visualization exercises that help transport his creative mind to a place in his heart where he no longer feels encumbered and restrained, but self-empowered and free. Through the beautiful artwork of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, and the inclusion of therapeutic relaxation and visualization techniques, child psychologist Loriene Honda demonstrates how the imaginative mind can prove to be one's most powerful tool in surpassing adversity. Support the Japanese American National Museum with your purchase.https://janmstore.com/products/desert-diary?_pos=4&_sid=ed186a73a&_ss=r
The Japanese Arts Network (JA-NE) is a national resource for artistic collaboration and connection. They provide access to resources and develop programs and platforms that support and strengthen visibility for JaJA (Japanese and Japanese-American) Artists in America who create with ‘cultural intention’ and are vital to society. We are dedicated to bringing together artists, communities, and stakeholders by celebrating and advancing Japanese arts experiences in America. IG: @japaneseartsnetwork | YouTube: japaneseartsnetwork | Patreon: @japaneseartsnetwork
Lauren Iida | Paper cut-away artist
Her main medium is intricately hand-cut paper, often incorporating layers of ink washed paper and focusing on negative space and shadow play. Her solo show, Citizen’s Indefinite Leave, is a series of intricate paper cutaways incorporating historical scenes from the unjust incarceration of 126,000 people of Japanese ancestry in the USA during World War II. With the assistance from Seattle-based organization, Densho, Iida was able to dive deeper into her own family’s history and create a narrative exhibition that explores questions of citizenship, belonging and home. IG: @laureniidastudio | FB:


Harm reduction programs such as seat belts to reduce the damage from automobile accidents, clean needles to prevent the spread of HIV among injection drug user, and condoms distribution to prevent the spread of STDs and unwanted pregnancies have been one of the greatest success stories in the United States and for that matter the world. However, up until the present time there have been only limited harm reduction resources for people who drink alcohol. A new book released by The HAMS Harm Reduction Network seeks to help remedy this situation.
How to Change Your Drinking: a Harm Reduction Guide to Alcohol is a self-help manual which contains innumerable resources for people who wish to change their drinking habits for the better. Readers are given a large menu of resource which they can pick and choose from as they are building their own unique and individualized alcohol harm reduction programs This book is also jam-packed with information about how alcohol affects the body and the brain. Additionally there is a section which places harm reduction in a larger societal context.
How to Change Your Drinking: a Harm Reduction Guide to Alcohol is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to change their drinking habits for the better, whether their ultimate goal is safer drinking, reduced drinking, or quitting alcohol altogether.
To order this book, please visit Alcohol Harm Reduction Book.
Copyright © 2010, The HAMS Harm Reduction Network


Northwest Connection Family Resources believes that young children thrive on play. For children, play is very important work. Through their role-playing, modeling, and exploration children learn so much about themselves, their friends, and their world. It is also important for parents to play with their children. Therefore, we provide a variety of times, days and locations for play groups. Activities offered at play group include: arts and crafts, games, music, free-play and snack time. Check out the calendar for dates and times of upcoming playgroups and come join the fun!
- Play Room Open: Our playroom is open for families. So come and visit our playroom, bring a friend, and have a fun time with your children!! Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. Please call 715-634-2299 or stop in to see if the room is available.
- Story Time: Story time is a time to listen to stories and do a simple craft. All ages are welcome to come to story time, so bring the whole family! Story time is held at the Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library every Tuesday morning at 10:15 am.


Perhaps no one career has paralleled the era of modern television more than that of renowned actress Mariette Hartley–from the Twilight Zone, to Star Trek, to The Incredible Hulk, to The Rockford Files, and The Love Boat–Mariette's performances were part of the lexicon of small screen entertainment from the 60's through the 90's.
Beautiful and talented, Hartley also hid a dark secret. Her family was afflicted with severe bipolar disorder and suicide. Her father was the infamous psychologist, John B. Watson. Watson's strange theories of behaviorism suggested that children from infancy to young adulthood were hampered by too much human affection and should never be touched. Those bizarre and damaging theories had a terrible affect on Hartley. Then–to make matters worse– her eccentric and often abusive father took his own life when she was only a teenager. Her mother then spiraled into state of destructive alcoholism. It would be twenty-five years before the family revealed the tragedy of her father's suicide.
The poltergeist of that broken childhood deeply possessed Hartley's psyche and spirit. It was a haunting that endured even through the incredible fame of her storied television career. It was also a lonely haunting, divorced twice, she barely spoke of her inner demons and it was not until the early 90's that she sought help and was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder and ADHD. Thankfully, she was able to bear therapy, she began a effective drug regiment, and slowly her spirit recovered.
As a cathartic climax to her story, she penned an autobiography titled, "Breaking the Silence." Hartley discusses her long and painful experience in this compelling and often funny interview with Stacey Gualandi of The Woman's Eye. It's well worth a listen.
Thank you Mariette Hartley for having the courage to tell your story.
Mental Health Justice. No Stigma. No judgment. Everyone is welcome.


Book Reading Challenge
This year, one of my resolution is to read more. This has culmunatied into the following "plan" or "challenge". That is to say, I am going to read a book a month for the rest of the year. This started with picking up of Jordan B. Peterson's book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Which I was able to finish under the wire to complete a book for January. I would like to stick to "non technical" pieces for this, but as I am working on some certifications I figure that sprinkling some in here or there will help me to get through them. I am also documenting it here so that I can keep myself honest.
Here be the list:
- January: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos - Jordan B. Peterson
- Feburary: Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook, Fifth Ed. - Various [1135 pages or 40 a day]
- March: Unsouled: Cradle Volume One - Will Wight [202 pages or 7 a day]
- April: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea - Yukio Mishima [100 pages or 4 a day]
- May: Vacationland - John Hodgman [150 pages or 11 a day]
- June: Antifragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb [653 pages or 22 a day]
- July: Bakemonogatari Part 1 - Nisiosin [300 pages or 10 a day]
- August: Boogiepop & Others - Kouhei Kadono (Or whatever the first book is in the series) [174 pages or 6 a day]
- September: The Eye of the Dragon - Stephen King [380 pages or 13 a day]
- October: I, Robot - Isaac Asimov [247 pages or 9 a day]
- November: The Illustrated Man - Ray Bradbury [243 pages or 9 a day]
- December: The Subtle art of not giving a F*ck - Mark Manson [115 pages or 4 a day]
These can be subject to change as some of these books are parts of series and as I build the habbit of reading more. I may add some of the Michael W. Lucas IT Mastery series in here to suppliment some of the month's or others as I hope to "cruze" through the list. As you can see with the break down I added with the pages per day, These should easily be do able and I will probably end up reading more and one a month.
Will probably do a monthly check in, to see how this list is changing then a recap at the end of the year.


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February 13, 2013, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Skyview High School Library
January 14, 2013 - February 26, 2013
Family Reading January 14 - February 26 2013.
Register online and read together for 20 minutes a day for 20 days. Each family that participates gets one adult and one children's book. Families are also eligible for a prize and invited to join us for Magic by Kameron on February 26, 2013.
January 19, 2013, 3:00 PM - February 28, 2013, 6:00 PM @ 2nd floor
Banned -- Challenged -- Censored is the sculpture work of George Cole, Collin Letts and Sara Williams of Bozeman.
By using actual banned or challenged books and the torn pages of literature and art, the artists ask you to consider the many questions raised by censorship and attempts to control intellectual freedom.
On display at Parmly Billings Library through March 1, 2013
February 13, 2013, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ 1st Floor Story Time Corner
Come enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays for children ages 2 to 3 years old.
February 13, 2013, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Library 3rd floor
Shaye Skovgaard is the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent for Yellowstone County. This Spring, the Extension Service is offering a financial webinar series through the Parmly Billings Library. The Solid Finances series is presented by Marsha A. Goetting, Montana State University Professor and Joel Schumacher Associate Extension Specialist and was created to provide financial education opportunities for working Montanans. The goal of this series is to provide accurate, unbiased financial education and educational resources to working Montanans. Participants in the series will increase their ability and confidence in making informed financial decisions.
Questions? Call the Extension Office at 256-2828 or
the Parmly Billings Library Reference Desk at 657-8258.
February 13, 2013, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Library 1st floor
Week 6 in our 6 week series of "crafternoon" programs, this session focuses on an introduction to the art of painting. Guest speaker and art expert Carol Spielman, artist in residence at the Yellowstone Art Museum, will be hosting this hour long session, designed to introduce beginning students to painting.
Space is limited. Call us, email us or stop by the 2nd floor reference desk to sign up for your spot.
February 13, 2013, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ 3rd floor
Parmly Billings Library
If you ever wanted to amaze your friends with magic tricks, this is the class for you! Kameron Messmer will be giving children ages 7-13 free magic classes.
February 13, 2013, 10:30 AM - 11:00 PM @ 1st Floor Story Time Corner
November 30, 2012 - March 31, 2013
The yard waste program will be suspended from December 1st, 2012 through March 31st, 2013. We will begin picking up the yard waste barrels on April 1st, 2013.
December 2, 2012 - May 5, 2013
The landfill will be closed on Sundays through May 5, 2013. The landfill hours on Sundays will be noon to 5pm starting May 5, 2013.
February 13, 2013, 12:01 AM
February 13, 2013, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Monthly PRC Board meeting. Open to the public.
The landfill will be closed on Sundays through May 5, 2013.The Sunday hours at the landfill will be noon to 5pm starting May 5, 2013.


This extraordinary terroir, now exploited by Edouard Moueix, the son of Christian, seems to be coming to life in a dramatic fashion. Never a hedonistic wine, but very intellectual, the 2009 suggests a liqueur of crushed rocks intermixed with black currants and black cherries. Still somewhat closed, medium to full-bodied, and impressive rather than seductive, this is a structured wine that needs to be forgotten for at least a decade, and then drunk over the following 30+ years. If readers are looking for the quintessential example of a terroir-dominated wine, this is Lesson 101 in terroir
Robert Parker 94+ pt.


YOU ARE WATCHING: The House The 50s Built: Season 1
Have a nice day! All The Best
The House The 50s Built: Season 1
The House the 50s Built takes a look at the science behind the inventions and innovations that transformed the way we used to live, and helped to catapult the post-war country into the modernity of 1950s Britain. Professor Brendan Walker takes a look at the ingenuity and life-changing technology behind the inventions that took a drab Britain and launched it, under its new young Queen Elizabeth II, into a Technicolor world of the future.


Frank X Walker Literary Festival “Authors in Our Schools Day”
Posted on 09/15/2014
Friday September 19th is the Frank X Walker Literary Festival “Authors in Our Schools Day”. Authors will be in all five Danville Independent Schools that day working with students. Literary Festival activities for Saturday September 20th include a book fair and readings at Danville High School in the lobby and the Gravely Hall Performing Arts Center, and readings Saturday morning in the Boyle County Public Library. Authors for the Saturday program include Frank X Walker, Maurice Manning, Wendell Berry and many other authors from Kentucky and members of the Affrilachian Poets. Contact Jane Dewey, email@example.com for more information.


The Fatima Crusader is an organization and publication deeply rooted in Catholic tradition, centered around the messages and prophecies given by the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. These messages, often referred to as the “Three Secrets of Fatima,” have captivated the hearts of many Catholics and have become a cornerstone of modern Marian devotion.
The Fatima Crusader, founded by Father Nicholas Gruner, has been a leading voice in promoting the messages of Fatima and advocating for the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as was specified in one of the secrets. Father Gruner’s passionate commitment to the Fatima message drove him to establish the Fatima Center and use the Crusader as a medium to reach out to the faithful, educating them about the significance and urgency of the Virgin Mary’s messages.
In its publications, the Fatima Crusader covers a range of topics, from theological insights and historical retrospectives to contemporary challenges facing the Church. The publication serves not only as a source of information but also as a call to action for Catholics worldwide to engage in prayer, particularly the Rosary, and penance, in line with the Virgin’s requests.
Over the years, the Fatima Crusader has played a pivotal role in ensuring that the messages of Fatima remain at the forefront of Catholic consciousness. Through conferences, publications, and outreach programs, it has continuously advocated for the full disclosure and adherence to the messages and prophecies given in 1917.
However, the Fatima Crusader has not been without controversy. Detractors argue that the organization sometimes presents a too-alarmist view of the Fatima prophecies. Nevertheless, its influence in Marian devotion and its unyielding commitment to promoting the Fatima message cannot be denied.
The Fatima Crusader’s commitment to the dissemination of the Fatima message has made it an essential platform for many of the faithful seeking spiritual guidance. Beyond just focusing on the three shepherd children and their encounters with the Virgin Mary, the publication offers insights into living a life in alignment with Catholic teachings in contemporary times. With the world experiencing rapid change, the Fatima Crusader acts as a beacon, shedding light on the relevance of the Fatima messages in navigating today’s challenges.
With global events often mirroring some of the prophesied warnings from the Virgin Mary’s messages in Fatima, the Fatima Crusader emphasizes the importance of heeding these divine calls for repentance, prayer, and consecration. For many of its readers, the publication is not just a historical or theological examination but a guide to living in a world that often seems to be drifting away from spiritual moorings. The Crusader, through its articles and outreach, underscores the belief that humanity’s hope lies in turning back to God and adhering to the path laid out in the Fatima revelations.
A noteworthy aspect of the Fatima Crusader’s work is its emphasis on the power of individual action. While the messages of Fatima were delivered to three children, the underlying theme has always been that each person has a role in the greater spiritual battle. Through prayer, especially the daily recitation of the Rosary, and acts of penance and sacrifice, believers are empowered to contribute to the conversion of hearts and the salvation of souls. The Fatima Crusader continuously reinforces this empowering message, rallying its readership towards collective spiritual action for the betterment of the world.


Making Reading Social for Your Kids at New Book Hangouts
(NewsUSA) – With so many TV shows, videos, and games vying for a child’s attention, it can be hard to keep him or her inspired to read. It can be even harder to do so in “real life” settings, but interacting with other kids and sharing excitement for a series or character is often more powerful than swiping a screen.
Enter the Barnes & Noble Kids’ Book Hangout. This new nationwide program invites kids aged 6 through 12 to go to their local Barnes & Noble to hang out, talk books, and play fun games and activities – all “in real life. “Through this new program, Barnes & Noble booksellers will lead kids in games and activities related to select titles that showcase a range of genres and tastes. “The whole idea of the Hangout is for kids to see how much fun reading can be, and that enjoying characters, stories, and books really can be a social experience,” says Stephanie Fryling, Vice President of Merchandising, Children’s Books. “If the kids walk away with a new favorite character or series that motivates them to keep reading, then we’ll have done our job.”
The first Kids’ Book Hangout starts Saturday, July 28, at 2 p.m. in every Barnes & Noble store nationwide. Kids don’t have to read the featured books, and everyone from 6-12 is welcome. The national bookseller will continue to host Hangouts on a seasonal schedule.
For the inaugural gathering, Barnes & Noble has teamed up with Penguin Young Readers to showcase titles that include heartfelt poetry, a hilarious Caveboy, a mysterious adventure, and a Beatle-crazed young woman. The books are:
* Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson
* More Scrawny Than Brawny, by Aaron Reynolds
* The Basque Dragon, by Adam Gidwitz
* She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah), by Ann Hood
The four titles will be 20 percent off all day at Barnes & Noble on July 28, and Frappuccinos and smoothies will be $1 off for Hangout participants.
The first Hangout comes at a great time for parents struggling to keep their kids reading during the summer. When school starts up again, the Hangouts will be a good reminder that books aren’t just for classrooms. “The relationship people have with books and reading often starts in childhood, and we hope these Hangouts will help parents and caregivers lay a great foundation for young readers,” Fryling says.
The program adds to Barnes & Noble’s other offerings for kids, including the earn-a-free-book Summer Reading Program, and weekly Storytime for younger kids.
The bookseller has more information on its website: www.bn.com/bnhangout, and will be posting about the event at #BNHangout.


The Art of Dressing Time
A century of watch styling from Juvenia
This bilingual book was published in 1995 to celebrate the 135th anniversary of the brand and offers a comprehensive retrospective of the Juvenia history from its early years up to the middle of the 1990s. It brings together a brand's history and watchmaking evolution analysis with exceptional archival documents and images.
© 1995 Editions Scriptar SA, Switzerland. 120 pages. Available in various languages in standard or luxury limited and numbered edition.
Telling the exceptional story of a company rooted in tradition is a thrilling venture, and this journey through the decades teaches a subject learned with pleasure. In a perpetually changing world, which often shoulders aside the values of the past, it is comforting to be able to trace the trajectory of a name in a constellation of stars.
Set into a perfect orbit from the start, the creative talents working for Juvenia have achieved the smooth transfer of their view of time to their successors in a process of continual adaptation that never loses sight of the brand's own identity.
It would be a fundamental mistake to think for one moment that the business hazards of today were not also a feature of the past. The history of watchmaking has always alternated between high expectations and deep disappointments.
Juvenia has managed to see through these ups and downs because it has two intrinsic qualities: faith and willpower. The first implies confidence in the future and the demonstration of a belief in the survival of a dynamic industry of worldwide renown. The second requires the determination to move with the times along a resolute path of success.
Throughout its existence, Juvenia has achieved the happy combination of proven originality and the mastery of avant-garde technologies. Its aesthetic sense has brought forth masterpieces that lead it triumphantly onwards.
Juvenia builds its future on these strong foundations of tradition by setting long-term objectives - the only way of ensuring a smooth ride through the vagaries of fortune.
Juvenia's disciplined yet outward-looking policy constitutes the bulwark of its perenniality.
We extend our warm congratulations to the current managers of Juvenia for taking the decision to produce this wonderful book, which not only bears witness to a rich past but also looks forward to a hopeful future.
Former Chairman of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH


Change Your Energy, Change Your Life is a handbook for you to change your energy, no matter what challenges you face in your life. Throughout the book, there is journaling, meditations and physical actions you can do to help you move through any issue you’re facing right now. I include stories of healing from my family, myself and my clients to share and show that you are not alone!
We are all having a collective experience and we can heal our lives, once we are awake and aware. Enjoy and please reach out if you’d like to continue your healing journey with me. I honor you and your journey on this planet.
“Deep, powerful and helpful! Overall it is extraordinary! I’ll have it by my bed and access it regularly.”
-Kim Somers Egelsee
Life Coach and #1 Best Selling Author of
Living The 10 + Life
“I love the wisdom and insight that you share in your book. A lot of what you shared I completely resonate with.”
- Tangee Veloso
Connection Life Coach for Moms and Parents
Author of Taming Your Wild Child
Sierra and the Unicorn Farm is a Fantasy, Heart-Warming Story about a girl who knows there is more to life and sets out to find it! Join Sierra on this exciting adventure where she finds Unicorns and a Magical Land. Sierra can say that she truly believes in magic and the power of her own creativity!
Sierra, The Super Strong Sheep was inspired by my strong, warrior daughter Sierra born the year of the sheep in 2015. Upon it's release in November 2017, the book became a #1 Amazon Best Seller in it's category! The book is currently available in Paperback and Kindle on Amazon. Signed paper book copies available upon request.
Sierra The Super Strong Sheep helps children who want to discover their unique gifts and their inner strength. Sierra was a special sheep that did not follow the crowd. She wanted excitement, adventure and to be just like the others! What will Sierra do when she comes across something that threatens to destroy her village? Join Sierra the sheep on discovering her gifts as she finds the courage and strength to save her village.
Kinley The Water Dragon was a book inspired by the birth of my first son, Kinley. He was born in 2012, the year of the "Water Dragon" on the Chinese calendar. He was born in the water during a natural child birth. Kinley's name was given to his father in a fertility temple in the Himalayan country of Bhutan. These themes permeate through the story. This book was warmly dedicated to Kinley, my husband and partner, Colin for his unending support and to Dr. Masaru Emoto, whose appreciation for water and impact to our planet was immeasurable. Kinley The Water Dragon was supported by a successfully funded by a Kickstarter campaign and self published. It is currently available on Amazon in hard cover only. Signed copies available upon request!
Charissa will do a special reading for Sierra the Super Strong Sheep, Sierra and the Unicorn Farm or Kinley The Water Dragon and sign books for the students during her visit. Limited to classrooms in the Boulder/Denver area. Best for kids in Preschool-1st grade. Classroom Pre-order forms will be sent two-four weeks prior to the reading. Looking forward to reading with your children!


There are many websites that offer free audiobooks, including OverDrive, LibriVox, DigitalBook.io, Spotify, NewFixtion, Digital Book Internet Archive, Learn Out Loud, and Don't Forget Your Public Library. Each of these websites has a unique selection of audiobooks, so it's worth exploring a few to find the best options for your interests. Some websites, like Spotify, even produce their own high-quality audiobooks. Additionally, if you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can get free audiobooks through their service. It's important to note that all of these websites offer legal audiobooks, so you can enjoy them without worrying about copyright infringement.


across the ocean in a pink rowing boat
This book tells the story of four women who together, embark on the greatest adventure of their lives: crossing the Atlantic in a rowing boat. At the beginning of 2019 they register for the Talisker Whiskey Challenge; the toughest rowing race in the world. None of the four would have any idea what would come their way or how intensive the following two years would be.
Eddy van der Ley (presenter, journalist and author):
At a time when the world is suffering from the restrictions of the corona virus, four rowing women are opting for the freedom of life on the ocean. But what is freedom when you are stuck together in primitive conditions? Writer Astrid Janse provides the reader with a revealing insight into the sense, nonsense and beauty of a unique adventure. It is an honest and sincere account of happiness, stress, irritation, sadness disappointment, hope, faith and love. In other words, more than a blueprint of life itself, a must read.


Visit my new digital portfolio The Art of Kay Sohini and my webzine project Comics from the Margins.
I am a South Asian immigrant, a comics-maker and PhD candidate currently living in New York, originally from Calcutta, India. I am currently drawing my doctoral dissertation as a comic, which is an autoethnographic project about growing up in suburban India, homophobia in my hometown, living with chronic respiratory illness, and migrating to the US. In both my creative and academic work, I focus on how comics can be utilized by scholars and artists alike to amplify marginalized voices. My work on comics has been published in Assay: A Journal of Non-fiction Studies and Sequentials, and is about to be published in the Handbook of Comics and Graphic Narratives (de Gruyter) in 2020-21. In 2020, I received the Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship to fund the fieldwork for my comic “Resistance During the Fall of the World’s Largest Democracy”; this project aims to image textually capture the resistance movement against rising xenophobia in India, which has been exacerbated in the wake of COVID-19.
I also serve as the Secretary of the International Comic Arts Forum, and write about comics and various precarities in Gradhacker, IHE. In 2019, I launched the webzine Comics from the Margins to highlight works by emerging diverse comic artists from the Global South.
Peer Reviewed Publications and essays in edited volumes:
- “The Graphic Memoir as a Transitional Object” Assay: A Journal of Non-fiction Studies (March 2019). Web.
- “Comics in the Age of Digitization” Sequentials, vol. 1, no. 4, 2020.
- “On the Threshold of Being and Belonging” Chapter in an Edited Collection Comics and Catharsis: Exploring Narratives of Trauma and Memory in the Graphic Novel. (Forthcoming)
- “The Queerness of Being” Chapter in Handbook of Comics and Graphic Narratives (Forthcoming)
- “Pandemic Precarities”; COVID-19 Anthology, Graphic Mundi Imprint/Penn State University Press. Expected early 2021
- “Drawing Intersectionality: Comics, Neurodiversity and New Subjectivities”; in MLA (Modern Language Association) Volume Neurofutures. Forthcoming.
• “I draw, therefore I am: Comics as Thinking, and as Scholarship”, Women Write About Comics, August 2020. (Forthcoming).
• Review of Commute by Erin Williams, Extra Inks, June 2020.
• “Mental Health, Comics, the Grad Student”, in Gradhacker, Inside Higher Ed, March 2020.
• ”International Student Precarity in the Humanities Academy” in Gradhacker, Inside Higher Ed, April 2020.
• Section on “Graduate Studies in the Time of Coronavirus”, MLA Grads. April 2020.
• “A Medley of Multi-modal Projects”, Insider Higher Ed, June 2020.
• “Reinventing Form: A Recent History of Interactive Comics, Audio Comics and Comics in Augmented Reality” in the Roundtable New Flashpoints in Comics History organized by Forum for Comics and Graphic Narratives, MLA 2021, Toronto [Upcoming]
• “Twice Othered: Ecological Imperialism and Settler Colonialism in The Rabbits” in the panel The Other in Narratives of Rival Nations organized by the Children’s Literature Association, MLA 2021, Toronto [Upcoming]
• “Subverting dominant Discourses through Interactive Graphic Narratives” Modern Language Association (MLA); January 2020, Seattle.
• “Institutional Contexts and the Shaping and Re-Shaping of Power”, Modern Language Association (MLA); January 2020, Seattle.
• “Comics, Multiple Marginalities and the Queerness of Being” in the panel Comics and Shaping of Identities: Queer Spaces and Gendered Places; March 2020, NeMLA Boston
• “Creating an Online Presence via HCommons Blog”, A Humanities Commons Twitter Conference, July 2019.
• “You Are Not Your Illness: Narrativizing Identity in Disability and Illness Memoirs”, Modern Language Association (MLA); January 2019, Chicago.
• “Across Borders and In-Between Spaces” at the South Asian Literary Association (SALA); January 2019, Chicago, 2019.
• “Kamala Khan as Miss Marvel: On Being a Brown, Muslim, Immigrant Superhero”; 50th Anniversary Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA); Washington DC 2019.
• “Artistic Resistance and Drawing Girlhood” Creative Panel on Writing Girlhood at NeMLA; March 2019.
• “Objects, Emotions, and Neocolonialism in Graphic Narratives.” Literature as Activism, 30th Annual Graduate Conference, Stony Brook University, New York, January 2018.
• “Seeing is Saying: Postcolonial Identity Crisis and Resistance in Malik Sajad’s Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir.” Doing Graphic Stories National Conference, Jadavpur University, India, January 12-14, 2017
Panels, Roundtables and Conferences Organized:
• Organizer of the Roundtable Session “Comics and Illness”, MLA 2021, Toronto [Upcoming]
• Organizer of the Roundtable Session “Graphic Narratives and Multiple Marginalities” at Modern Language Association (MLA) 2020, Seattle.
• Organizer of the Creative Panel “Who Belongs, Who Does Not: The Use of Comics as Literatures of Resistance”, at Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) 2020, Boston.
• Organizing Committee Member of Gradcon 2020, Stony Brook University.
• Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship for project titled titled “Resistance During the Fall of the World’s Largest Democracy”
• SBGSO Distinguished Travel Award for presenting on International student precarious for organizing a roundtable on graphic narratives and multiple marginalities Modern Language Association, 2020, Seattle.
• MLA Travel Grant for Graduate Students, January 2019; for MLA 2019, Chicago.
• SBU English Dept Graduate Student Travel Award, January, 2019; for MLA 2019.
• GES Conference funding, May, 2019; for SALA 2019.
• GSEU Professional Development Award, 2019; for NeMLA 2019.


hi this is Noreen McGuire from the Pace University Library with suggestions and pointers for library research. These will help you meet your project challenge to expand the user base of the Fantasy Life app to include fantasy players of other sports besides football as well as more general sports fans. it’s a good idea, if you haven’t already done so, to start by looking at the app’s website to see what you can learn about how they are currently representing the app and its users. There’s an emphasis on community and engaged and smart fans, not just fantasy football fans. Now let’s go to the Pace Library website at library.pace.edu where we will look at a couple of databases in order to find articles about fantasy sports, fantasy sports fans, and general sports fans in order for you to learn more about them, in order to inform your plan. We’ll start by clicking on the databases tab and then in the A to Z list we’re going to pick “B” in order to search Business Source Premier; you scroll down and select it. Business Source Premier contains articles from all aspects and sub disciplines within business. We’ll start by doing a keyword search on fantasy sports; notice that i use the quotation marks around the words fantasy sports; that tells the search engine of the database to search those two words next to each other as a phrase rather than separately. I click on search and I came up with 459 matches. that’s a lot to look at, but again, as we start to look through what came up you can see that some of them are not relevant to your assignment. As you look over the first results you’ll see that there’s a lot of articles about daily fantasy sports. these made a lot of headlines last year as they became more and more popular and emphasized the gambling aspect of fantasy sports and drew a lot of legal and fan attention. so if we know that that’s not what our app is about we can put those aside. let’s take a look at this one here: notice that it says chapter 19 fantasy sports. it indicates that rather than an article it is a report and it’s a report that was included in the leisure market research handbook. this could be of interest. if you see that it’s there and it does not say that it’s in full text you want to click on the search for item button. sometimes it will take you to an entry that shows that Pace actually has a particular report or article. in this case it reminds you that we do not have it and you would need to request it using ILLiad for interlibrary loan. if you have any questions about interlibrary loan please go to the library homepage; you’ll look for the quick llink interlibrary loan where you can set up an account to request items from outside of the Pace library. Returning to my results list, let’s take a look at result number 7 : fantasy sports FoMO and traditional fandom how second-screen use of social media allows fans to accommodate multiple identities. I don’t know exactly what that means but if i want to find out a little bit more about what it is i can hover over this page with the magnifying glass and take a look at the abstract. it tells you that fantasy sport is a prominent topic of study for sport management scholars and this research addresses questions about how fantasy sport involvement impacts fans loyalties to their favorite teams etc. note that the abstract also tells you that those letters FoMO in the title refer to a concept of fear of missing out which gives you another insight into the behavior of fantasy sports fans and their use of social media and ,by association, apps. so as we take a closer look up at the top, notice that one of the subject headings or descriptors that has been used to describe the content of this research article is consumer behavior. it’s in a journal called the journal of Sport Management. you’re interested in sports consumers and consumers behavior so there’s another indicator that this might be a good article. as we look over here we’ll see that this particular article was published in an academic journal. generally academic journals publish what are called peer reviewed articles. once again we need to click on the search for item button to see if Pace subscribes to the journal this article is in and again this one we do not, and you would need to request it using interlibrary loan. returning to my result list, let’s just scroll through a few more. I’m going to go to the next page and see if anything else jumps out as we look. number 14 tells us that there are second screen apps that make NFL games even more fun. note that this is from a periodical. these are our more day-to-day articles [publications] that publish current articles of interest, not necessarily research. this particular article is from PC World and is available in full-text if you’re interested in learning about other apps. this is a good time to take a look at this article which reviews several second screen apps for football viewing including NFL mobile, ESPN fantasy sports, NFL fantasy football. you can also narrow your search results by returning to the search form and entering additional terms to focus the results that you get. in this case i’m really interested in the concept of community as it relates to fantasy sports so i can type in the single keyword community and click on search and that takes my search results all the way down from 459 to 5. if we take a look at the first one the title sounds good but it’s hard again to tell what it’s about, so we can look at the abstract and it discusses the business aspect in the virtual league fantasy sports and it gives some history of fantasy sports and they have highlighted the public concerns about fantasy sports linking it to gambling, so this particular one may give you some background; you’ll have to decide. as we look at the next few, take a look at number two how fantasy sports is communicated, and it talks about user-generated content by professional and amateur writers. when you get involved in a discussion boards etc, you really are involved in user-generated content. the source of this article is a computer science journal IEEE transactions on professional communication and you can see that it’s a lengthy article. again, read the abstract and you will have to decide whether this is an article that will help you in your research. another database that we recommend that includes information on all aspects of business is called ABI/inform collection. when you go in you’ll notice it has a similar search form to business source premier. many of these databases look relatively the same. so if we start the same way here and we put in a search on “fantasy sports” again using the quotation marks to search this as a phrase, and click search, you’ll notice that i came up with many more results in this database instead of 459 i have 1191. again you can look and see that there’s a lot of stuff that is about daily sports, fantasy sports issues. so you don’t really want to focus on that. one thing you can do is you can go directly to the scholarly journals that look at information that comes out of research studies like we… we called these academic journals before. so by clicking on scholarly journals we’re going to remove a lot of the daily weekly and other popular sources. here we have the same article we looked at in business source premier; keep in mind that there are a lot of articles in each database that are not featured in the other. we get both databases so that you have access to as much information as possible. so please use both business source premier and abi/inform to get the best results. as we look through these you can see a few things that start to look interesting… let’s take a look at number three; what do you think BIRGing and CORFing behavior of fantasy football participants means? if you’re not sure we can try the preview which is just like that abstract preview that we saw in business source premier and “basking in reflected glory” and “cutting off reflected failure” are behaviors associated with sport spectators and fantasy sports players, so we’ve learned something new. i would put these on my list of possible keywords and things to keep an eye out for, just as we did in … some of the articles in business source premier. notice that there’s a list of subject headings or descriptors that have been assigned to describe the content of this particular article. Here. instead of referring to this just as fantasy sports the official language is fantasy sports leagues. there’s also a heading for social networks, socialization — which is another good word for community participation, and notice that it also talks about professional baseball. so we may get some insight into the fans of non football sports. all in all I think this would be one I’d want to see and notice up here it shows that the article is available in full-text so you can click on the full text button and it will bring it right up …there we go! returning to the search form, there are other ways that you can narrow your search results. we’ll start with fantasy sports and then say, okay we’re interested in articles that mention words like community or engage* and i’m going to put an asterix at the end of it; that would pick up engage, engagement, engaged, to pick up all of those words OR we saw participation so we can put that in OR we’re interested in people who take part in discussions or discuss things so we could actually once again put the asterix OR people who participate in forums … and it will look for the plural there for forum or forums. so I’ve just extended this to narrow it down using any or all of additional terms that are related to each other. so i can click on search and this time it brings it down to 507 results. once again you may want to take out some of the articles that have to do with daily fantasy and other things by clicking on the scholarly journals link and see what comes up that might have been buried in the other articles in other searches. here’s “the impact of social networks in the development of a personal sports brand etc “. in my examples so far i really emphasize fantasy sports and communication but remember that’s only part of your research challenge. you’re also interested in finding out what you can about sports fans or even a specific group like baseball fans or hockey fans for basketball fans. and you’re interested in their psychology. and you might be interested in how they are marketed to already. so still in ABI let’s try another search. this time we’re going to use “sports fans”. again I’m using the quotes and down below i’m going to say AND i’m interested in the word psychology appearing in the article or article abstract or description and then I can add a row and say AND i also want the word or concept of marketing to be part of the discussion of this article. so with three terms I’m now going to click search and it brought up 562 results. as you start to look at these you can see that they’re sorted on most recent first and I don’t right off the bat see things that are jumping out at me, but you can go through them. sometimes having the most recent information first is really good but other times you might want to change this ranking or sorting and change it to relevance which looks for your words in the title and the abstract and how often they appear in the full-text having done that ,changed the ranking to relevance, i’m going to click on sort and see if some other articles of greater interest moved to the top. as I scroll down I do in fact see some articles that we didn’t see before, near the top about fan affiliation, fan motivation, fan identity et. so by changing my sort from newest to most relevant I did uncover additional sources that I hope to use. now let’s move on to the library catalog where we can look for books on the topic. wanting to understand the psychology of sports fans in general is not new. I recommend that you check the library catalog to see what books Pace University has that can help you with this aspect of your research. from the library home page click on the books & Media tab. that will allow you to search for books and ebooks and videos on your topic. here we’ll enter “sports fans” again using the quotation marks to search those two words together and click the search icon. the first book we see is one from 2016 so it’s very new and it’s called This is Your Brain on Sports.” again the title is very broad, so we can click on that title to see just what the book is about. as you scroll down you can see there’s a summary as well as table of contents and the table of contents would indicate that there are definitely some topics worth pursuing. as I scroll back up and hit return to browse we can look at what else came up. here is another book and this is from 2015 and still quite new and that book is called Fanaticus: mischief and madness in the modern sports fan, so this book is right on target for our understanding. just as in the article databases notice that the library catalog also has subject headings that have been assigned to this particular book to help you know what the content is about and to locate the book. sports spectators is the official subject heading, rather than sports fans. notice the subdivisions psychology, social conditions, sociological aspects of, sports. these are all good subject headings that sound like they’d be very useful to us. once again there’s an extensive summary of the content and there are the table of contents also. going back up a little bit further, notice that this book is at the Mortola Stacks that means it’s in Pleasantville and when you look at the status it says it is on display. even though it’s on display in pleasantville you can still request that this item be sent to you. they will take it off of the display and send it to you. when you look up at the top, note that there is a button that says Request. by clicking on the request button you can ask that the book be sent to Pace New York and you will be notified when it comes in. now let’s say more than one of you wants to read this book or at least read the sections that are relevant to your topic and that copy from Mortola is checked out. you then have the option of going to this button Connect New York to borrow the book from one of our new york state loan partners. and you can see that there are copies of this book available at a number of other libraries. once you’ve moved into the Connect New York catalog it’s a very similar process; rather than a button that says request, notice there is a request this item right above the locations, and you will be sent one of the Connect New York copies. returning to the Pace library holdings in the catalog, there’s just one other book I want to draw your attention to and that’s this one “Sports fans, identity, and socialization: exploring the fandemonium.” on a quick look it sounds really good so notice that this one is available at Pace New York and the status is Available so you could look for this on the second floor of the Birnbaum library. again, you can always check the title and see if in fact it looks relevant.and certainly look at all those occurrences of the phrase sports fans and fantasy sports and sports fandom etc so this is definitely a book that I think you guys, at least a few of you, should check out. since your topic is not strictly about business you may also want to run searches in other multidisciplinary databases like academic search premier and research library which you are likely to have used in your English 110 120 or 201 classes. keep in mind that there is a way for you to quickly check and identify some articles that you will have missed in the business databases; that is to use the Search All tab. search all is called a discovery tool and it will look for full-text articles across over a hundred databases. when we go into search all, let’s start with our original topic of “fantasy sports” again in quotations and i’m going to click on search when i did that it came up with over 7,000 results. there’s also a lot about daily fantasy sports regulation of daily fantasy. when we think about it there you are not interested in every single aspect so I’m just going to search a specific aspect and that is what motivates the fantasy sports fan, so i added the word motivation to my search and i click on search and that brought it down to a manageable eight. so you can think about other ways that you want to combine the terms we’ve talked about or others that you think about to come up with manageable groups of articles. let’s just take a look at what we found: so here’s types of fantasy sports uses and their motivations; when you take a look at this record notice that this came from PsycInfo. that is a psychology database so you did not find that in business source premier. as we look at the next one this is talking about psychological factors with involvement in fantasy sports and this particular article came from the Directory of Open Access Journals. these are journals that are published and freely available on the web. and this sounds like it could be really good. the third match comes from a database called Communication and Mass Media Complete. notice that there are a couple of others below as you continue through this search on your own. so doing a quick look in search all isn’t going to search every database for every article, what comes up is what is available in full-text against a large selection of databases available at Pace. if you decide that you want to see what else is available , that isn’t in full text you can uncheck the “available in library collection” and that added an additional group of 30-plus records to our search results and that would indicate that most of those you will need to go to interlibrary loan for. same as before, you can go down and check off that you’re interested in ones in academic journals and so forth. so that’s where I’m going to end and I hope that these suggestions and demos have given you some food for thought and a good start on doing your research for your project.


Understanding Quiet Personalities
I recently read Susan Cain’s book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (2012). Cain offers insights into the world of the introverted personality in a compelling and fascinating manner, and the book is worthwhile reading for anyone who finds themselves to be uncomfortable in social situations.
Personality structures are widely misunderstood. People tend to assume that there is something wrong with the quiet personality assuming that healthy people are socially active and talkative. Such assumptions are problematic for those of us who are reluctant social butterflies for a number of reasons.
Recently, a friend was sharing a story of a mutual friend, and how they often seemed totally oblivious to them when they spotted each other in the hallway, and stated they assumed the friend did not like them because they almost never said anything and had to be grabbed to get them to acknowledge their present. I nodded, because I had observed the same behavior from this individual, and truthfully, from many people including myself.
It surprised many people who have heard me speak in a class or at a conference, but I have always had a quiet and reticent personality, and speaking to even friends in an off-the-cuff situation, feels awkward at times. So, I have chosen periodically to pretend not to have noticed the other person. When I have forced myself to acknowledge them, my quiet friend that I previously mentioned, has said, “That is so Steve Carter.” I have learned to wear being Steve Carter as a badge of honor, not that I have any choice in the matter.
Cain (2012) points to a personality difference found in people who are high reactive, versus those that are low reactive. High reactive people are bombarded by stimulation all the time, internally and externally, and need time to recharge, and seek out the quiet on occasion by appearing asocial. Low reactive people in contrast seek stimulation, and find being alone to be boring. They feel compelled to seek out others and to engage in social small-talk, the bane of the quiet mind.
Brian Little, in delivering a TED Talk on the subject, https://youtu.be/qYvXk_bqlBk related his own quiet nature as a college professor, saying, “After teaching a class, I sometimes retire to a cubicle in the men’s room to avoid the slings and arrows of outrageous extraverts.” I was surprised to have someone else acknowledge doing this because I had found myself using the same practice.
It should be pointed out that quiet people are not necessarily shy, they are just quiet, often quiet thinkers who wonder a great deal about the world around them, and need time alone to contemplate the mysteries they encounter.
Many famous people have been introverts including, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Gates, Rosa Parks, Charles Darwin, Steve Wozniak, and scores of others. I should mention that introverts are not necessarily unable to speak publicly, certainly I consider myself to be quite good at public speaking and I enjoy it, but daily I need the sound of quiet to find myself again.
Cain (2012) referred to a culture of personality which consumed people in the twentieth century and led to the publication of how to books such as Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. These books often implied that those individuals who were quiet, needed to change to be more socially adept, a process that is very difficult for introverts.
In short, there is nothing wrong with being quiet. In fact, the quiet person, adequately motivated can be among the most influential of people. Rosa Parks and Thomas Paine are examples of those who contributed to great changes despite quiet natures.
For more information on the quiet personalities, read Cain’s book. It is worthwhile. See also Cain, Susan, "The power of introverts", TED. https://youtu.be/c0KYU2j0TM4
Cain, S. (2012), Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Random House, New York.