5/30/2023 0 Comments Eric schlosser fast foodHe has received a number of journalistic honours, including a National Magazine Award for an Atlantic Review article on the drug trade, which was later adapted into the book Reefer Madness. While fast food may be tasty and convenient, Schlosser’s book shows that the price we pay to eat this stuff goes well beyond the tab at the cash register. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone and the Guardian. Eric Schlosser brings good, old-fashioned muckraking into the 21st century with his best-selling Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. His first book, Fast Food Nation, was a major international bestseller. Have a nice day? Listen - you should live so long' The Times Eric Schlosser is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. left this reader vowing never to set foot in one of those outlets again' Daily Mail 'This book tells you more than you really want to know when you're chomping on that hamburger. Thanks to this man, you'll never eat a burger again' Evening Standard 'Startling. and sparked a storm' Observer 'Has wiped that smirk off the Happy Meal. 'Fast Food Nation has lifted the polystyrene lid on the global fast food industry. Eric Schlosser visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries examines the safety records of abattoirs reveals why the fries really taste so good and what lurks between the sesame buns - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world. But the real cost never appears on the menu. It looks good, tastes good, and it's cheap. Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. Now the subject of a film by Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser's explosive bestseller Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World tells the story of our love affair with fast food.
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5/30/2023 0 Comments The game penetratingEpic 11-foot-tall sea level rise drove Vikings out of Greenland They've revealed the impression of a ship about 65 feet (20 m) long. The signals come from ground-penetrating radar equipment, which uses the reflections of pulses of radio waves to reveal objects buried up to 100 feet (30 meters) beneath the surface. If they had dug deeper, they might have found the Salhushaugen ship, which seems to be buried within the rock layer - a practice that's also been seen at other sites, Reiersen said. Reiersen suspects Shetelig's team stopped digging when they struck a rock layer near the bottom of the mound. (An earlier ship burial, the Storhaug ship from 779, was discovered by other archaeologists beneath yet another nearby mound in 1886.) 795, and co-directed the excavation of the famous Oseberg ship burial, from 834, in the southeastern part of Norway.īut he was disappointed to find only arrowheads and wooden spades in the Salhushaugen mound. Shetelig had already discovered the nearby Grønhaug ship burial from A.D. The Salhushaugen mound, where the ship-shaped signals have been detected, was first excavated in 1906 by the Norwegian archaeologist Haakon Shetelig. Gill – The Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger) The archaeologists plan to make excavation trenches in the Salhushaugen mound to determine the likelihood that the Viking ship buried there is well-preserved. 5/30/2023 0 Comments Hello transcriber a novelTwo major events occur during one of her earliest night shifts – she hears a hypnotic police officer’s voice coming through her transcription headphones stirring long forgotten feelings within her, and a man writes a mysterious message on her frosted office window. Hazel sees her job as an escape from a troubled marriage and as fodder for her unwritten stories. Hazel Greenlee and husband Tommy moved there in search of work – he as an Aquatic Ecologist and she as an aspiring writer who finds work as the night shift Police Transcriber. It’s the story of one woman’s journey from her lowest point to taking charge of and owning her own life.īlack Harbor, Wisconsin is a seedy, crime infested town with dark alleys and shadowy streets where nothing good ever happens. It’s an unsettling story featuring tormented souls treading water, fighting an undercurrent of darkness threatening to pull them under. 5/30/2023 0 Comments The joy luck club by amy tanTo despair was to wish back for something already lost. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians Amy Tans beloved, New York Times bestselling tale of mothers and daughters Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on whos saying the stories. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. Book Synopsis The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. About the Book Original publication and copyright date: 1989. 5/30/2023 0 Comments I kissed shara wheeler paperbackThere’s Smith-Shara’s boyfriend who is also Willowgrove’s golden boy, and Rory-Shara’s rebellious neighbor who’s been making love faces at her for years. But Chloe finds out that she wasn’t the only one Shara kissed and now she feels bewitched, bothered and bewildered. There’s only one person who is standing in her way: the queen of everything, also known as Shara Wheeler, the principal’s daughter.īut there’s just one problem, Shara kisses Chloe and then she pulls a disappearing act a month before graduation.Ĭhloe is annoyed and confused and she wants answers sooner rather than later so she embarks on a relentless hunt for clues. All of that doesn’t matter because she only cares about one thing-winning valedictorian. She’s spent four long years dealing with mean schoolmates, endless small town gossip and the narrow-minded and moralistic administration that governs Willowgrove Christian Academy. Her life has been pretty interesting ever since her moms moved her from California to Alabama for high school. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston is a highly entertaining and hilarious coming of age novel that emphasizes the importance of being true to yourself and going after what you want with all your heart.Ĭhloe Green is so close she can literally taste her stunning victory. The seven moons of Maali Almeida story dated back to the 1980s, the time of the Srilankan civil war and the dept of turmoil and chaos in that time Srilanka can be felt while reading this book. Creatures with power acting in their own interest: that is what should make us shudder Shehan Karunatilaka His Twitter handle: Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida Book ReviewĮvil is not what we should fear. This 2nd novel seven moons of Maali Almeida won the booker prize in 2022. He became famous for his first book Chinaman, Which won many awards including the commonwealth book prize. He was born in Galle Sri Lanka and now lives in London. In addition to his books, he has also written songs, movies, and travel stories. Shehan Karunatilaka is considered one of the greatest authors of Sri Lanka. “This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis, as told by himself.” Zora Neale Hurston similarly begins her preface to Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo.” Barracoon is not a slave narrative in the traditional sense, and its subject, Cudjo Lewis, never mastered the written word. Douglass’s books, along with photographs of the author, portrayed a man who was fully self-composed. “Written by himself” is Douglass’s subtitle, a phrase that resounds throughout early African American autobiographical writing. More remarkable than Douglass’s physical prowess was the fact that he lived to write about this at all: In addition to the beatings and other miseries, Douglass endured severe cold that left gashes in his feet pronounced enough to cradle his pen. “You shall see how a slave was made a man.” These words herald the moment when Douglass masters his master, the sadistic overseer and “negro-breaker,” Edward Covey, seizing him by the throat. “You have seen how a man was made a slave,” Frederick Douglass wrote in his 1845 autobiography, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. 5/30/2023 0 Comments Spook by mary roachShe begins her search in India, interviewing rural families who believe in reincarnation. However, she’s open to having her mind changed. Ever cynical and scientific, Roach has trouble believing in anything that she can’t see the evidence for herself. In Spook, Mary Roach approaches the topic of the afterlife beginning with a total blank slate. After how well she handled the macabre subject of Stiff, I knew I had to check this one out. Spook is the second in her monosyllable series of science/humor books, and came on the heels of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, which I reviewed back in 2016. But what if you could finally get a definitive answer through science? In Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Mary Roach explores the various historical figures and modern scientists who have tried to solve this age-old mystery and searches for some answers of her own. Is there life after death? This question has plagued humanity from its very beginnings, leading many people to find answers through philosophy, faith, or religion. Kyla Ward on Flowers in Gothic Literature.Paula Cappa on Review of The Writing Retreat-Channeling Stories and Spirits.Spencer on Review of Piñata-Possession in Mexico.Tricia on Review of Neil Gaiman’s Trigger Warning.Review of The Writing Retreat-Channeling Stories and Spirits.Review of FINNA and DEFEKT-Retail Terror. 5/30/2023 0 Comments The Apple Book by Rosie SandersFor this exhibition she focuses on the changing stages in the life cycle of flowers Interested in the play of light and its effect on the colour, pattern and surface of the flowers, Sanders uses dramatic lighting to recreate the glow of sunshine through the petals. The "Against the Light" exhibition opens to the public on 8 June and continues until 23 June 2012. I've previously written on this blog about Rosie Sanders and large scale flower painting - so it was an especial pleasure yesterday to go to the Private View of the Against the Light exhibition at the Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery in Chelsea to meet with Rosie Sanders and to see her very large watercolour paintings of flowers. Rosie Sanders and her painting of Cannas 2 5/29/2023 0 Comments Boot camp todd strasser summaryGarrett memorizes the “bible” in 40 minutes. Girls wear red polos, jeans, and red flip flops. Boys wear green polos, jeans, and green flip flops. He's not allowed to go to the bathroom until he arrives at Lake Harmony. Garrett is taken from his house, flown to Utica, NY, and driven. Harry and Rebecca – his transporters, or kidnappers. Sabrina – His lover who was his teacher, until his mom had her fired. Sparks – a “chaperone” (guard) who regrets his job, but he must support his family. Joe - “father” of Garrett's family, Dignity. Ron and Jon – Level 5 guards who beat him up when he's in TI, temporary isolation. Bullies the other kids to help raise levels. He gets sick near the end of their escapeĪdam – freckles, red hair, small. He pulled the circuit breaker, and started a fire to get them out. Pauly – Pauly was sent because he wasn't the tough guy that his father wanted. She wore a sign around her neck that said “2 years and still pulling the same crap.” She lies and tells Garrett that she has an aunt in Ontario that they will escape to, but there is none. Her father is a Mormon apostle and elder, and she must pay for her sins. Sarah – She had been there for 2 ½ years. Garrett Durnell – 15 at the time of his incarceration, goes to Lake Harmony because he was disobeying his parents, sneaking out to go to Sabrina's, and stealing money from them after they cut his allowance. |