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January 18, 2010
January 6, 2010
Jacquelynn added Wild Girls to her library.
January 1, 2010
Jacquelynn added The Golden Compass to her library.
December 14, 2009
Jacquelynn added Who by Fire to her library.
Bran was an ancient British hero with whom the bards identified Arthur, perhaps because Bran bore the title Arddu ("the Dark One," pronounced Arthū), and had a shrine at Glastonbury. Bran, whose emblem was the raven, had been defeated by his twin Beli in a certain "Battle of the Trees," and his head buried on Tower Hill, London, where ravens are still protected as a good-luck charm.
Jacquelynn added Le Morte D'Arthur to her library.
Jacquelynn added Freethinkers to her library.
Jacquelynn added Songs Without Words to her library.
Jacquelynn added The English American to her library.
October 17, 2009
October 15, 2009
In former manufacturing hubs like Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, the largest employers are colleges, universities and hospitals. This is seemingly good news—it means, at least, that residents of these cities can find work. But according to my team's analysis, high concentrations of these sectors do not bode well for cities' economies. ... The more creative class members take jobs in education and health care, the lower their region's wages tend to be.
This book, written before the advent of the modern novel, reads like the Old Testament, with list upon list of, "There was this guy and he did this. And there was this guy and he did this. And this guy..." and very little in the way of description of place, mood or character.
lapilofu replies...
Yeah, I was supposed to read this for a class in high school and I couldn't muscle through it.