A woman should be able to use it without her sexual partner’s knowledge. Sanger explained to Pincus her lifelong dream, an idea so outrageous as to seem magical: a cheap, simple birth-control method that would allow sex to be spontaneous - no risking mistakes in the heat of the moment. The scientist was Gregory Pincus, author of controversial attempts to breed rabbits in a Petri dish. The woman was Margaret Sanger, who had spent 40 years in a crusade to start the organization that became Planned Parenthood. The story begins in 1950, with a meeting one winter night “high above Park Avenue” between “an old woman who loved sex” and a scientist once compared in the press to Frankenstein. But it was, finally, rabbit progesterone that provided the key to safe, effective birth control, and thereby hangs a gripping tale, one that Jonathan Eig tells with suspense and panache in “The Birth of the Pill.” Kate Manning is the author of “My Notorious Life,” a novel about a 19th-century midwife.Ĭrocodile dung, weasel bone, beaver testicles: These are just three of the unlikely ingredients humans have used in attempts to prevent pregnancy over the centuries.
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The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans – he’s passing. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio.Īt Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy’s soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even something more than friendship with one of his teammates. I loved every minute I spent in this story’ – Becky Albertalliįifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. ‘A sharply observant and vividly drawn debut. Love, Simon meets Friday Night Lights in this feelgood LGBTQ+ romance about a trans teen torn between standing up for his rights and staying stealth. Villa Incognito will surely arouse a similar response in many readers, for in its lusty, amusing way it both celebrates existence and challenges our ideas about it. “Your books make me think, they make me laugh, they make me horny and they make me aware of the wonder of everything in life.” On one level, this is a book about identity, masquerade and disguise-about “the false mustache of the world”-but neither the mists of Laos nor the smog of Bangkok, neither the overcast of Seattle nor the fog of San Francisco, neither the murk of the intelligence community nor the mummery of the circus can obscure the linguistic phosphor that illuminates the pages of Villa Incognito. Imagine just those things (don’t even try to imagine the love story) and you’ll have a foretaste of Tom Robbins’s eighth and perhaps most beautifully crafted novel-a work as timeless as myth yet as topical as the latest international threat. Imagine that there is a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women have shared a mysterious connection to an outlandish figure from Japanese folklore. Imagine that there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing after the Vietnam War. Imagine that there is a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women have shared a mysterious connection to an outlandish figure from Japanese folkl. Of course, I'm making a lot of assumptions on what you are thinking. You see the absolutely horrendously ugly book cover and you think, "holy crap, why is that book cover so bad?" But, then you also think, "this must be a romance between those poorly drawn strange-looking fellas." You probably wouldn't think the book is a series of gladiator games with brutal violence, torture, and death. This whole book is one bloody battle after another. No, literally, does anyone know where I can get some Purell these days? This corona virus is really inconveniencing me.īut, I don't mind reading about a bloody evisceration and beheading or two. So, you know, for me, thanks but no thanks. Bloody team fighting is part of the para-world, I guess. Okay, so pit fighting!! You can't have a paranormal series without at least one play on the Midnight Games. Just when you thought the cover art couldn't get worse. Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia by Sy Montgomery, photographs by Nic Bishop Feel free to suggest books in the comments- I am especially interested in reading, supporting, and promoting authors and illustrators of color! Happy reading, fellow primates and bookworms! The books are in no particular order, and the list is definitely biased toward books about primates…sorry, not sorry! I will add to the list as I continue to read. Here is a list of children’s books about human relationships with animals and/or nature that I have read and enjoyed. In fact, I believe it is important to address these issues early and often to raise compassionate citizens of our planet… How do we think about nature? What can animals teach us? How can we interact with them in a way that is fulfilling for everyone? What are we doing to threaten animal lives and habitats, and what can we do to change that? These topics are not too advanced for children. I enjoy the books myself, but I also love sharing my favorites and using the stories as opportunities to discuss what I am most passionate about: the human-animal connection. I buy and borrow and read children’s books even though I don’t have kids (yet) and even when I’m not teaching other people’s kids. Look at Neel Mukherjee's The Lives of Others its unremitting, unceasing record of hideous behaviour made the short-list for the Booker Prize. Jacob begins with recollections of "a fever, a hot rage of words" and sustains that pitch and temperature throughout.įamily members can certainly act more horribly to each other than Jacob's do. Her characters rail and flail at each other in India, in Seattle, in Albuquerque, then in any other way-station where they find themselves. Mira Jacob's novel, which took her a decade to write, is grounded – and ground up – in various permutations of intra-familial anger and anguish. That judgment about family dramas and sagas might induce scepticism in a reader of The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob. She is dying in a hospice in the north of England. Harold receives a short note from an old work colleague, Queenie Hennessey, informing him that she has cancer and is beyond saving. This applies particularly to the protagonist, Harold Fry. But I found the characters engaging, their difficulties real and their decisions sometimes irrational, and therefore all the more believable. Handled poorly, the subject matter may have felt manipulative and forced, much like the words of the reviewers used to flog a copy in a book store. This may seem a little unfair given that I actually liked this book. Like magazine-show journalists who don’t trust their audience to engage in anything other than how their subject feels, the marketing arm of many publishers has its readers primed to reach, like a synaptic response, for the tissue box. I’m not sure whether these little snippets are meant to sell the book or suggest it is oversentimental and maudlin. This is one of those books that has quotes from gushing reviewers on the inside cover: charming, tender, profound emotions and polished to perfection. "I've been doing it now for the past ten years or so."Three giggling teenagers walked past them, and Riley thought they were about to line up in front of him and ask for autographs. "So, do you like it? Acting?""I do, yes," he replied, the smile returning to his face. The conversation seemed to drag his mood down. Hopefully not with a noodle hanging from my mouth.""I'm sorry," Riley said."It's not your fault that some people can't help themselves."Riley took a deep breath. That way, I get to eat my noodles in peace and not worry about somebody taking unflattering pictures of me as I eat. "Does it bother you that some people don't recognize you?"He shook his head. He's gorgeous, charming, and before the night is over, smitten.But a celebrity romance may not be enough to get Riley's love life moving again, not when the ex-boyfriend is back in town and with him, the secrets that will change her life forever. So when he asks to meet her for a booty call while he’s in town, she reluctantly agrees, only to find herself stuck in the hotel elevator with rising British star, Ashe Hunter. A chance to fall in love again. Three years after her ex-boyfriend left her to pursue his Hollywood dream, barista Riley Eames’ life is still on hold, hindered by questions only he can answer. Download Free Loving Ashe: Book 1 of The Celebrity Series eBook PDF ePub Audiobook We believe you should listen to audiobooks in a way that works for you. Browse the catalog of over 250,000 audiobooks, including New York Times best sellers, and discover hidden gems curated by our expert booksellers. We’ve partnered with Libro.fm to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through our bookstore. 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I don't mind a Damien that looks like Batboy from the Weekly World News. The demons were spooky and the new Damien is one goony looking little boy, which is great. I also like the move from English characters to Americans (though this really doesn't matter). Many people really feel the apocalypse is coming, so this was an appropriate choice. This does seem to imply that American tragedies are more important than non-American ones, though. My favorite thing about the film was the adaptation of the plot to fit around 9/11, and the space shuttle disaster, which were obviously missing from the original. But they did good, keeping many scenes identical but making the story very 2006 appropriate. This alone is enough to make me wonder why they remade it (why remake good movies when there are so many bad films to fix?). What happens when the son of the devil is raised by an American politician and his young wife? Exactly what you'd expect: all hell breaks loose! While I haven't seen the original Omen in a while, I remember a few key scenes clearly and I remember I liked it. |