![]() The library also wrote that the book is "well-loved" and that it "appeared on many 'Best of' children's book lists" since its publication in 1963. "The children are actually told not to hop on pop," the committee said. The lesson at the end is that children shouldn't hop on their parents, a detail cited by the library's Materials Review Committee as a reason for keeping the book. STOP You must not hop on Pop," Seuss wrote. In "Hop on Pop," two children hop on their father, much to his dismay. It also said the library should pay for damages resulting from the book. The complainant asked that the library remove the book and issue an apology to fathers in the greater Toronto area - presumably because they were put at a greater risk of being hopped on. ![]() Seuss' famous rhyming book "Hop on Pop" was one of seven publications that residents asked the Toronto Public Library to remove this year.Ī patron requested that the children's classic be banned, saying it "encourages children to use violence against their fathers." ![]()
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![]() ![]() Here are 3 powerful lessons this book teaches about emotions: ![]() This transformative book will tell you the true story behind your feelings. And in the process, she challenges pretty much all you thought you knew about human emotions. This TED speaker will tell you what the research really says. In the book How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, author and distinguished professor of psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett sets out to clear the air. If you’re ready to get on the right course, look no further. These myths persist because “ emotional intelligence” industries, health professionals, and scientists often are not up-to-date with the current research. It’s a bit crazy how many of us believe these and many other myths about emotion. ![]() And here’s another: emotions come from the limbic, or “reptilian” brain and we must use our “rational” brain to control them. Here’s one you might believe that’s wrong: the world has universal facial expressions to express emotion, like smiling for joy. ![]() And it doesn’t help that there are tons of widely believed myths out there about emotions. But as we got older our emotions became increasingly more complex and confusing. We dropped our ice cream cone, we were sad. When we were young, emotions seemed pretty simple. 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Bardugo’s first foray into the aforementioned Grishaverse was the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which focuses on the character of Alina Starkov and follows a “chosen one” narrative as she’s revealed to be a saintly “sun summoner” who can potentially heal a divided nation in Bardugo’s fictional world. ![]() ![]() Its failure as a work of journalistic fiction does not stem solely from its carefully sketched out but nonetheless hopelessly clichéd characters, but also from its moral judgment of these characters as if they are objective examples of contemporary youth. I Am Charlotte Simmons, a 676-page cinder block of a work, attempts to accurately portray, in typical Wolfian anthropological style, life at an elite university. Wolfe became legendary serving up the counterculture and packaging New York City’s economic elite, but his latest effort is arguably his most difficult yet-decoding the profanity-laced wit and sexually charged wisdom of today’s undergraduate youth. ![]() As a cultural arbiter, Tom Wolfe has picked a prickly fight by depicting and assessing his vision of modern college life. ![]() ![]() ![]() He hopes Artis can benefit from this pioneering science. Lockhart is a significant investor in a secretive, remote compound where death is controlled and bodies are preserved until medical advances can restore individuals to improved lives. ![]() Zero K follows billionaire Ross Lockhart whose younger wife, Artis Martineau, has a terminal illness. In her review this week, The New York Times‘ Michiko Kakutani called the book DeLillo’s “most persuasive since his astonishing 1997 masterpiece, Underworld.” FX has optioned the futuristic tome for Scott Rudin Productions as part of Rudin’s deal with Fox Network Group. ![]() next month by Scribner, and by Picador in the UK. Author Don DeLillo’s latest novel, Zero K, is to be published in the U.S. ![]() ![]() As she and Cam confront the growing peril together, Amelia finally has to take the most dangerous risk of all: loving a man, body and soul. THE HATHAWAYS SERIES BY LISA KLEYPAS (BOOK 1 5) Description: MINE TILL MIDNIGHT: When an unexpected inheritance elevates her family to the ranks of the aristocracy, Amelia Hathaway discovers that tending to her younger sisters and wayward brother was easy compared to navigating the intricacies of the ton. But as their irresistible attraction blazes, an enemy from her past threatens everything and everyone she holds dear. No matter how Amelia tries to avoid Cam, fate keeps throwing them together. He’s tough and streetwise with a romantic streak, the kind of man Amelia has never dared to dream of. And Amelia, who’s always refused to lean on anyone’s shoulder, finds herself turning to a sexy, dark-haired stranger for help.Ĭam Rohan, with his Romany heritage and mysterious past, is even more of an outsider than the Hathaways. ![]() But when reckless brother inherits a title, the Hathaways are flung into the unfamiliar world of the English peerage. Miss Amelia Hathaway, a beautiful and strong-willed spinster, has looked after her unruly younger siblings ever since the death of her parents. ![]() ![]() ![]() A revised and updated edition of the first installment in legendary New York Times best-selling author Lisa Kleypas’ beloved historical romance series featuring the unforgettable Hathaways: a family of misfits trying to navigate their way through the hazards of the British aristocracy. ![]() ![]() ![]() These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. These traits of absolutism and renunciation would stand in direct opposition to an approach to poetry that stresses an opening up of meaning and encourages active participation in the object world that would lead to social change. Because this union is the ultimate goal of life to Christians, Rossetti’s poetry often implies a renunciation of the world. After all, a strictly Christian belief system tends to close off meaning and desire as it envisions a concrete object in Christ who would provide ultimate fulfillment through spiritual union after death. One might worry that a devotional poet like Rossetti would alienate some students and limit possibilities for finding meaning. Despite Christina Rossetti’s ties with the Pre-Raphaelite movement,1 her aesthetic owes more to the principles of nineteenth-century Tractarian writers like John Keble, Isaac Williams, and John Henry Newman. ![]() ![]() Our love is too powerful to exist in such a place." "A love like ours transcends the simple minds of those who occupy this world. But how can you forget something that is unforgettable? I want to forget what I've just read so fuckin' bad. ![]() It's y'all fault that I ended up enjoying it. ![]() To my GR friends who recommended this book to me, y'all so so bad. "Will you tell me the secret cure for the sickness in my heart and the blackness in my head?" Note: This is an extremely taboo romance. I'm completely and utterly "HALED." Now, I'm sick too, period. ![]() I wasn't expecting the damage that it inflicted in my already damaged mind. I am definitely aware of the theme of the story. Webster can write the most corrupted taboo romances that I've ever read. Warning: This is not your traditional romance. When she's not writing, she's reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.Ĭan't find a certain book? Maybe it's too hot for Amazon! Don't worry because titles like Bad Bad Bad, This is War, Baby, The Wild, and Hale can all be found for sale on K's website in both ebook and paperback format. She lives in "Tornado Alley" with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks. ![]() K Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. ![]() ![]() They wanted him to build weapons for them, but Tony chose to build a suit of armor for himself to escape his kidnappers instead. playing the character on the big screen.Ĭreated by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby, Anthony Edward ‘Tony’ Stark made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 before founding the Avengers alongside Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp, and the Hulk not long after.Īs you well know thanks to the movies, Tony Stark is a businessman superhero, a rich industrialist, and a genius inventor who was a weapons manufacturer and provided weapons for the Army before being captured by local terrorists. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since the 1960s, Iron Man is a major superhero at Marvel but his popularity drastically increased from 2008 onwards, thanks to Robert Downey Jr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Applegate deftly tempers themes of grief and loss with compassion and humor as Ruby finds her place in the herd. Goofy, playful, and mischievous Ruby is fully dimensional, as she has shown her bravery during the many hardships of her young life. An elephant glossary and Castelao’s charming, illustrated guide to elephant body language help immerse readers in Ruby’s world. The unexpected arrival of someone from Ruby’s past life on the savanna revives memories both warmly nostalgic and deeply traumatic. ![]() Ruby was born in an unspecified part of Africa, later ending up on display in the mall, where she met Ivan, Bob, and Julia. Luckily, she can confide in her Uncle Ivan, who is next door in Gorilla World, and Uncle Bob, the dog who lives nearby with human friend Julia. She’s apprehensive about her Tuskday, a rite of passage for young elephants when she’ll give a speech in front of the rest of the herd. ![]() In this follow-up to 2020’s The One and Only Bob, Ruby the elephant is still living at Wildworld Zoological Park and Sanctuary. ![]() |