![]() Though his career began in radio, it achieved its fulfillment via television it seems fair to say that his journalistic skills were actuated by, and never separable from, the medium and moment of TV performance. Wallace was right there in the middle of all of this-both an avatar of change and a significant contributor to it. We know the road from there: the rise of the internet and social media mass attrition in the newspaper industry increasing corporate pressure on the bottom line the attenuation both of news cycles and consumer attention span the toxic discourse of talk radio steadily shrinking room for the very idea of mid-twentieth century journalistic objectivity fiery partisanship and the emergence of advocacy journalism, and of the journalist herself as ideological gladiator. Bolstered by the political drama of Watergate, journalists enjoyed an extended moment of high repute. ![]() Israeli director Avi Belkin reaches back to a time-it seems so long ago-when citizens not only trusted individual journalists, but invested the profession with a kind of collective public faith. Could there be a more timely documentary about journalism, in our era of fake news, warring cable-news shows, and a president who routinely reviles the press as “the enemy of the people,” than one chronicling the rise of 60 Minutes and its star Mike Wallace? ![]()
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The period detail and thoughtful characterizations, especially of the capable, fiercely independent lead, bode well for future installments. Inspired in part by the woman who made history as Indias first female attorney, The Widows of Malabar Hill is a richly wrought story of multicultural 1920s Bombay as well as the debut of a sharp new sleuth. Her due diligence in insuring that the widows’ interests are protected eventually enmeshes her in a murder investigation. ![]() The paperwork documenting the widows’ intentions appears suspect, and Perveen’s visit to their home and her conversation with Mukri only strengthen her conviction that something irregular is at work. Faisal Mukri, the trustee of the estate of recently deceased textile-mill owner Omar Farid, writes to the Mistry firm to request changes in the estate settlement, claiming that Farid’s three widows want to donate all their assets to a charitable foundation that would benefit the needy while paying them an annuity. Set in India in 1921, this outstanding series launch from Agatha-winner Massey ( The Kizuna Coast and 10 other Rei Shimura mysteries) introduces Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s first female solicitor, who works for her father’s law firm, handling contracts and estate work. ![]() ![]() The magic here is that we walk away knowing that words are important and can impact us. Novak does this with words and words only. ![]() My young nephews couldn’t control themselves. My oldest son – now in the throes of teenage angst – his outer shell of indifference fell away and he laughed out loud. Why We Love It…Įach time I read the book, I found myself laughing out loud. Novak’s warning to adults being asked to read The Book With No Pictures In fact, the book comes with a very clever warning on the back cover: B.J. This is a book meant to be read to kids by adults and reminds us of the jurisdiction an author has over a reader. He does this in an entirely creative and entertaining way. Novak has underscored the power and importance of words. ![]() I actually found myself saying out loud, “Why hasn’t anyone done this before?” In a very direct and simple way, Mr. This book is gold. ”Any book that mentions a hippo named Boo Boo Butt will be a hit…with just about everybody.”The book is genius…really. And read it to my 13 and 10 year old sons. ![]() A year after The Office ended, Novak stretched his literary wings with The Book With No Pictures, a children’s book devoid of, as the title tells us, pictures. ![]() He played Ryan the temp, a character that had quite a rise and fall over the course of the series. Novak from the hit mockumentary comedy show, The Office. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With a foreword by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, this book celebrates the landmark occasion of the Platinum Jubilee by bringing together recipes - many of them served during Royal Visits - that are proudly British, inspired by local influences from the embassy's host country, or a fusion of the two. ![]() 70 wonderful recipes, alongside profiles of Great British ingredients and diplomatic stories, to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee19th century British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston once declared that 'dining is the soul of diplomacy' and this unique and sumptuous new book, published as part of the celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen's 70 years on the Throne, presents 70 recipes from British embassies and high commissions around the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ghost (aka Castle) Cranshaw is from an impoverished background, and he’s been through something traumatic. 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Campbell, who has never been the subject of a biography until now, was both a visionary author-he wrote the story that was later filmed as The Thing-and the editor of the groundbreaking magazine best known as Astounding Science Fiction, in which he discovered countless legendary writers and published classic works ranging from the I, Robot series to Dune. ![]() This remarkable cultural narrative centers on the figure of John W. ![]() Ron Hubbard-who set off a revolution in science fiction and forever changed our world. MartinĪstounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership between four controversial writers-John W. "An amazing and engrossing history.Insightful, entertaining, and compulsively readable." - George R. A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() One Goodreads reviewer commented that it seemed like Anne had been declawed, and that is true. Bad, Longshore, bad.Īnne was another big problem. The fix never happened, so now I have to talk about it. I noticed it in Gilt, but dismissed it as an easy fix. I also noticed a big problem with Longshore's dialogue, and that is that she'll have some really authentic-sounding dialogue, and it really fits in well with the time period and then all of sudden modern words and phrases will jarringly appear. The overused sheep metaphor was used a lot, as well as the whole idea of being trapped and the amount of times the word tarnish (or a form of the word) appeared made me want to take a shot every time it showed up. I can tell that Longshore has a problem with repetition. ![]() But I am seeing some writing issues that I can't write off as rookie mistakes any more. ![]() Frankly this book could have been cut down at least 100 pages and still would have made a cohesive narrative. This book was not the quick read Gilt was for me. I ended up having to finish it at 10 o'clock at night because I didn't want to carry reading it into Monday. But I didn't want to start my Valentine's Day book until it was closer to actual Valentine's Day so I pulled this book off my TBR stack and figured it would be a quick read. I wasn't expecting to read this book next. ![]() |