![]() ![]() The prize has been awarded in the United States since 1935 for the most outstanding research in the history of world culture. In 1991, she received the Anisfield-Wolf prize for her book The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe published in that year. She explored Baltic mythology in depth and, having revealed the merits of the matricentric – what she called “matristic” – culture became an icon of feminist ideology. ![]() 1 Having opened the door to the archaeological past of “Old Europe”, she built a unique methodology for which she coined the term archaeomythological. Like the goddess of light she describes in her work, she is acclaimed, respected, even adored. One of the most renowned US archaeologists, Lithuanian-born Marija Alseikaite-Gimbutas (1921-94), created her own myth of extraordinariness. Most important, let us not cut off the bonds with the spiritual past of our nation. She was the only twentieth-century scholar to have discovered and described an entire, unrecognized civilization. Marija Gimbutas was the luckiest of scholars. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The additional notes at the end help satisfy our curiosity, but if the book has a fault, it's that it leaves us wanting to dig in more. Bravo Poems About Amazing Hispanics BUY THIS BOOK Bravo Poems About Amazing Hispanics Margarita Engle, illus. ![]() Engle’s poetry paints a diverse picture of the Latino community with an exquisitely curated selection of exceptional figures, some well known, others unrecognized even within their own communities. For instance, birds fly around Louis Agassiz Fuertes, who painted birds, and clouds drift past Aída De Acosta, the first woman pilot. Engle, Margarita Bravo: Poems About Amazing Hispanics 48 pp. ![]() The portraits by Rafael López are stunning and evocative, each incorporating images of the subject's interests and accomplishments. She also strikes a nice balance of men and women. 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This book can be divided into two main parts. ![]() In the first part of his autobiography, his most significant observation is women however, in the second part, his observation is Qudratullah Shehab, whose personality and character influenced him greatly. But, In Alakh Nagri, He seems to be immersed in feelings of devotion and submission. ![]() In Ali Pur ka Aili, We saw Mufti as a rebel and a man who tests everything by reason. While this book, Alakh Nagri (الکھ نگری), states the events from 1947 to some time before his death. The first book in the series, Alipur Ka Aili (علی پور کا ایلی), covers the events from Mufti’s birth in 1905 to Pakistan’s establishment in 1947 – and their migration to Pakistan. ![]() ![]() The creation of fantastical worlds in order to address and analyze real-world problems of radical inequality-gender-, sexuality-, race-, and class-based oppression-is a tradition that can be followed easily through the history of speculative fiction. It is in your spirit or it is nowhere.-Ursula K. A short-story collection is forthcoming from Farrar, Straus & Giroux, as is a new novel she’s currently at work on a 10-hour musical adaptation of Vergil’s Aeneid for Audible. ![]() Recent lectures at Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Iowa, University of Pennsylvania, Oxford University, New York University, and many more. ![]() Her fiction and short fiction have been widely anthologized, including in multiple volumes of Best American Fantasy & Science Fiction, and shortlisted for Hugo, Locus, Shirley Jackson, and Joyce Carol Oates Awards. Author of The New York Times-bestselling, World Fantasy Award-winning Beowulf: A New Translation, a verse translation of the Old English epic, and the novel The Mere Wife, both from Farrar, Straus & Giroux, as well as Magonia and Aerie, young adult fantasy novels from HarperCollins the horror novella The End of the Sentence, with Kat Howard co-editor of Unnatural Creatures, with Neil Gaiman the historical fantasy novel Queen of Kings and the comedic memoir The Year of Yes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The powereds have always been considered burdens and as second class citizens. They were once powereds meaning people with super abilities but unable of controlling them. Among of those selected this year first-year students at Lander University, one of the top and the best universities with Hero Certification Course, five students are different from the rest of the aspiring heroes. In the first installment of Super Powereds: Year 1, to be considered as a superhero, you have o undergo a Hero Certification Course in college, and only of a few of those registered are capable of making it to the final year. Hayes has also written standalone novels such as Apocalypse & Pearls and Perils both published in 2014. ![]() The second book in the series Super Powereds: Year 2 was published a year later after the debut novel in 2014. He made his first appearance in the publishing world in 2013 after the publication of the first book (Super Powereds: Year 1) in Super Powereds series. Hayes is famously known as the author of a different set of series, (Super Powereds, Spells, Swords, & Stealth, and Villains’ Code). Hayes is listed as one of the most prolific, profound and talented writers of his generation. Hayes is a Bachelor of Arts graduate from Texas Tech. ![]() The author has written several books and also found the initiative to publish several. Drew Hayes is a writer from Texas, the United States specializing in Fantasy, Humor and Comedy genres. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Simpson, Scott Peterson, Jon Benet Ramsey, Phil Spector, and the list goes on. The series follows Jones, who's written a string of best-selling true crime books, as she unravels new mysteries lurking behind cases that shocked America: O.J. Jones is now filming her sixth season, uncovering secrets about riveting cases across America. Now, the author has taken her career to TV as the executive producer and TV host of the ID series, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, which airs on Investigation Discovery. Her knack for detail allows her to dissect bizarre murder cases and bring readers into the heart of darkness. Aphrodite Jones is an award-winning American reporter and author who writes about murder. ![]() It was published by Pinnacle and has a total of 333 pages in the book. This books publish date is and it has a suggested retail price of 6.99. This particular edition is in a Mass Market Paperback format. The series follows Jones, who's written a string of best-selling true crime books, as she unravels new mysteries lurking behind cases that shocked America: O.J. The title of this book is Cruel Sacrifice and it was written by Aphrodite Jones. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To encourage other authors to write historical fiction, he established the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 1984-and he won this award two years later. He went on to publish more than two dozen books for young readers, almost all of them historical fiction. ![]() Heavily inspired by O’Dell’s childhood adventures, it won the Newbery Medal. Island of the Blue Dolphins, published in 1960, was his first book for children. ![]() He served in both World War I and World War II, becoming a full-time writer after World War II. During this time, his name was accidentally printed in a book as Scott O’Dell rather than O’Dell Gabriel Scott-and he liked it so much that he ultimately legally changed his name. He published his first book, a nonfiction work, when he was 25 and published nonfiction and novels for adults for decades. When he started college, though, O’Dell was shocked to discover that he was no longer the brightest student in his class, which he suggests is why he attended four different colleges. ![]() In addition to spending a lot of time in the natural landscape-Los Angeles was still considered a frontier town when O’Dell was born-O’Dell also excelled in school. Born O’Dell Gabriel Scott in Los Angeles, O’Dell grew up moving around California a lot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, the touch of terror customary in fairy tales has fallen out of fashion. From Pinocchio smashing the Cricket in his original novel to the stygian boat ride in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, it seemed that our fantasies used to nurture a child's love for the gruesome. Were they scary to a youngster? Absolutely! Were they more compelling than any of the sickly sweet heroes around them? You bet! "Family friendly" stories almost always had that element of morbidity. My fondest childhood memories were of being frightened silly by the old Disney villains like the witchy Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty and the demonic Chernabog from Fantasia.īoth creations reveled in evil and commanded the forces of darkness. As someone who used to be a kid, I can safely state that both assertions are false. ![]() We don't scare children enough these days! For some odd reason, modern storytellers seem to be under the impression that kids either can't handle the macabre or have no interest in fear. ![]() |