Paris ’44: The Shame and the Glory by Patrick Bishop review – a gripping account of the City of Light’s liberation | History books
aOn Friday, August 25, 1944, the day German forces surrendered control of Paris, amid sunshine and wild celebrations, Charles de Gaulle declared that Paris had “liberated itself” with “the aid and support of the whole of France.” The truth was less noble. De Gaulle sought to personify “the whole of France,” but France had been […]
Biden books BET interview in Nevada to reverse slipping black, Latino support
President Biden is touring the battleground state of Nevada in an effort to make up for his declining support among black and Latino voters and is scheduled to give an interview to BET in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Biden, 81, is also scheduled to speak at the NAACP national convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday, […]
App simplifies vocab of classic books
It’s McLiterature. A newly released artificial intelligence app for iPhone and iPad shortens iconic literary works like “Moby Dick” and “A Tale of Two Cities,” and glosses over classics like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Magic BookThe website claims that it uses artificial intelligence to simplify the language in books like “The Count of Monte […]
Orlando by Virginia Woolf audiobook review – a superb reading by Juliet Stevenson | Books
vinegarSpanning 350 years, Orlando is a time-travel adventure that tells the story of a seemingly immortal aristocrat and aspiring writer who catches the eye of Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. Upon his arrival at court, he becomes Elizabeth’s lover, who is upset when she sees him kissing a younger woman, but grants him […]
Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Left’s Narrative
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes “What we’re seeing here is a resurgence of widespread censorship in America,” Nadine Farid Johnson recently told The Wall Street Journal. Johnson is the Washington director of PEN America and co-author of its report claiming to identify 2,532 books banned in public schools during the 2021-2022 school year. PEN America […]
‘The greatest thinker you’ve never heard of’: expert who explained Hitler’s rise is finally in the spotlight | Books
IIn 1944, groundbreaking political economist Karl Polanyi published his radical masterpiece, A major transformationIn it, he accused influential liberal economists, including David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus, of commodifying humans and the environment in the name of free markets. Their industrial-era ideas, he argued, led to the barbarism and poverty that accompanied 19th-century globalization and unrestrained […]
Biden Administration Pressured Amazon to Censor ‘Children’s Books, Books for Parents, Books Critical of Big Pharma’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced on Friday in his “Amazon Files” release that the Biden administration has pressured Amazon to censor “children’s books, books for parents, and books critical of big pharma.” “We knew Amazon censored books under pressure from the Biden White House. We now know which books were censored,” Rep. Jordan said in […]
Rare ancient ‘book’ with earliest known full copies of two books from Bible hits auction block with eye-popping price tag
One of the oldest surviving books is set to go up for auction. The Crosby-Schoyen Codex, a collection of early Christian documents that renowned papyrologist William Willis estimated using carbon dating to date to the third century A.D., is going up for auction on Tuesday. “These pages are in better readable condition than the Dead […]
Texas court rules ‘butts and farts’ books cannot be banned
The ban on this book caused a real uproar. Schools and libraries in one part of Texas can no longer ban a book simply because it’s about “butts and farts,” a court has ruled. The incident came after parents in conservative Llano County complained about books in the public library system. The Houston Chronicle reported.“My […]
5 hot new titles coming out in 2024 that make the perfect beach books
Sunscreen, sunglasses, snacks and drinks are all beach essentials. But a day of sun and sand wouldn’t be complete without a summer-themed book to enjoy as the waves crash on the shore. Books set in the summer often tell of a budding romance between two unlikely single people. Sometimes authors write page-turning mysteries set on […]