![]() ![]() Mathabane's early life in apartheid South Africa was devastating. Mathabane never even had his first pair of shoes until he was fourteen years old. Food was scarce in this ghetto, and the homes were nothing more than rough shacks. These living conditions lacked the modern commodities of paved roads, electricity, and even sewer systems. Mathabane and his family lived in a one-square-mile ghetto which was also home to more than 200,000 other individuals. Jackson and Magdalene Mathabane had seven children, of whom Mark Mathabane was the eldest. ![]() She had been sold to Jackson Mathabane as a wife at the age of fifteen by her mother. Magdalene Mathabane was Mathabane's mother. Mathabane has also stated that his father struggled with alcohol and gambling, and was even abusive. His father was Jackson Mathabane, a Venda labourer who had an income of $10 a month. He was born to a life of poverty in the apartheid political setting of South Africa. Mathabane was born in Alexandra, South Africa, an area that is a part of Johannesburg, the capital of the province of Gauteng. Mark Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane, 18 October 1960) is a South African author, lecturer, and a former collegiate tennis player and college professor. ![]()
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![]() ![]() His house, a “crumbling old shack”, in Beijing was used by fellow creatives - writers, painters, poets and dissidents - as a secret meeting point. He spent most of his free time as an artist. I just want to know it, see it with my own eyes.” But that is the sanitised version.īefore he hit the road, Jian was an official photographer for the propaganda department of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. I want to see different people, different lives. He claims to go travelling because: “I want to see my country, every river, every mountain. The book chronicles Jian’s travels throughout China during the 1980s, a time in which travel for the average Chinese citizen was banned without the necessary paperwork. I read it on my Kindle while in China last month, and found much of Jian’s descriptions, particularly of places I had been such as the ancient city of Xi’an and the Ghost City of Fengdu, very authentic. I’m not a huge fan of travelogues, but I decided to read Red Dust based on the strength of Ma Jian’s superb novel Beijing Coma and Max Cairnduff’s excellent review. Translated from the Chinese by Flora Drew. Non-fiction – Kindle edition CCV Digital 336 pages 2010. ![]() ![]() Questioning whether our current embracing of all things 'alien' - in the form of extraterrestrial gadgets or abduction narratives, for instance - stems from a desire to reaffirm ourselves as 'human', this is an original and thought-provoking contribution to the study of posthumanism. Neil Badmington explores our relationship with aliens, inscribed in films such as The War of the Worlds, Mars Attacks, Mission to Mars and Independence Day and how thinkers such as Descartes, Barthes, Freud, Lyotard and Derrida have conceptualised what it means to be human (and post-human). ![]() Alien Chic examines the the concept of posthumanism in an age when the lines between what is human and what is non-human are increasingly blurred by advances in science and technology, for example genetic cloning and engineering, and the development of AI and cyborgs. ![]() Neil Badmington explores our relationship with aliens, inscribed in films such as The War of the Worlds, Mars Attacks!, Mission to Mars and Independence Day and how thinkers such as Descartes, Barthes, Freud, Lyotard and Derrida have conceptualised what it means to be human (and post-human). Neil Badmington is the author of Posthumanism (3. Alien Chic provides a cultural history of the alien since the 1950s, asking ourselves why our attitudes to aliens have shifted from fear to affection, and what this can tell us about how we now see ourselves and others. Neil Badmington is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Criticism and English Literature at Cardiff University. ![]() ![]() ![]() The human contigent, the Polity, use runcibles which are like giant stargates, to jump from location to location, evading the Prador and rescuing those ravaged by the enemy. Closest to the adults are the First-Children, who may be chosen as new leaders(or not!), then the second-children, often used as scouts or drones, and finally the third-children, which are like Prador-in-waiting. The Prador of the title are described as large,crab like aliens, rather nasty in fact, who use humans as food for their children,often feeding them alive! This is the first in the Polity series, published in 2006, and features the Polity's dicovery of an alien race-its a first contact story. ![]() Finally, I get to read a Neal Asher book! I've been dying to get hold of one of these books for ages! ![]() ![]() ![]() The film is a refreshing take on Hollywood as it humanizes an industry which seems to be thriving at the moment. The film’s authenticity is instantly boosted and one can enjoy the ride the rock-and-roll generation took Hollywood on. It brings in the writers, directors, actors and producers, who are being profiled in the film, for face to camera interviews. Amazingly, the film circumvents those controversies by doing one simple thing. ![]() This slight bit of baggage created an air of apprehensiveness before I made my way to watching this film. There has been a multitude of people from Hollywood who came out against the book for being chock full of half-truth and whole lies. I’ve not read the book this film was based on but I do know the bad rep it carries. The film attempts to detail the life and times of those trailblazing filmmakers from the early 70s till the early 80s who were primarily responsible for revitalizing Hollywood and how those same genius minds could not foresee their eventual demise. A fascinating look into the rise and fall of filmmaking auteurs from the early 70s to the early 80s.Įasy Riders, Raging Bulls is a 2003 documentary film directed by Kenneth Bowser, based on the book of the same name written by Peter Biskind. ![]() ![]() ![]() Khrushchev's motives were not entirely benevolent. Khrushchev as much as admitted that his predecessor had been a criminal and a murderer who had organised purges of not only supposed dissidents, but also the military and the Communist party. Khrushchev's address, officially called "The Personality Cult and its Consequences", but later to become known by the more catchy title of "The Secret Speech", was an outright criticism of Stalin and his practices. On this occasion, however, there was no danger that those present would nod off, because the unthinkable was happening. One can only be impressed by the stamina that totalitarian leaders seem to possess, and the deep love they have of their own voices. ![]() ![]() J ust before midnight on 24 February 1956, Nikita Khrushchev stood up before the 20th congress of the Soviet Communist party and started to talk. ![]() ![]() ![]() Be prepared to laugh, cry, and gasp.” ―Mary E. I fell in love with Ziva, her sister, and their very “interesting” companions. Loaded with action, betrayal, slow-burn romance―honestly, that is the best first kiss scene ever―I couldn’t put it down. “ Blade of Secrets was an addictive page-turner. ![]() You can also visit The World of Tricia Levenseller for more content!įoreign Editions UK Germany Russia Slovakiaĭon’t live in the US? My local independent bookstore ships worldwide! Send an email to to ask about pricing and getting signatures on the books you want. Read the first 3 chapters here or listen to the first chapter audio here while you put together a puzzle of the cover! ![]() Joined by a distractingly handsome mercenary and a young scholar with extensive knowledge of the world’s known magics, Ziva and her sister set out on a quest to keep the sword safe until they can find a worthy wielder or a way to destroy it entirely. Weapon to enslave all the world under her rule, she takes her sister and flees. When Ziva learns of the warlord’s intentions to use the Sword that can cut far deeper than the length of its blade. Warlord, and the result is a sword capable of stealing its victims secrets. Then Ziva receives a commission from a powerful She spends her days tucked away in her forge, safe from society and the anxiety it causes her, using her magical gift to craft unique weapons imbued with power. ![]() BLADE OF SECRETS is book 1 in the Bladesmith Duology.Įighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. ![]() ![]() ![]() Two syllables – Stress the first or second syllable.One syllable – Stress the first (and only) syllable.So, how do you determine which syllables to stress? While there are certain exceptions, you can generally use the following English pronunciation rules for shorter words: Without the right stress on certain syllables, your speech might sound like a robot! This means that, in words with more than one syllable, one syllable will sound a little longer and louder than the others. “Syllable stress” refers to the syllable in a word that gets more emphasis than the others. ![]() When you say a word that only has one syllable, you only have one syllable to stress. Syllable StressĬlick below to listen to a recording of this passage. For example, the word “outside” has 4 vowels, but only two syllables, because -ou only counts as one vowel sound, while -i…e combine to form the long “i” sound (like in the word “pie”), even though they are separated by a consonant. Some vowel sounds are silent, while other sounds are made up of two different vowels. Additionally, the number of syllables is not necessarily equal to the number of vowels. ![]() While the majority of English words have between 1-4 syllables, some words have as many as 19! This means that counting the number of syllables is not always easy.
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