If you've ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here. From physical territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below. China, the USA and Russia are leading the way. We're heading up and out, and we're taking our power struggles with us. Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation – and, possibly, conquest. It is already central to communication, economics, military strategy and international relations on Earth. Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. We're entering a new space race – and it could revolutionise life on Earth. Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century – new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography
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When Violet turns 18, she is set to inherit the family fortune and it soon becomes clear that Count Olaf is determined to get his hands on the inheritance, by whatever dastardly means necessary. Count Olaf treats the children like slaves, ordering them to cook, clean, fetch and carry for him and forcing them to share a single, filthy bedroom, with only one bed. Sent to live with Count Olaf, a distant relative, their unsettled lives take a turn for the worse. The comically dark tale centres around three children, Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny, whose parents are killed in a fire which also destroys their home - a tragic event which sets the tone for the rest of the book. The Bad Beginning is the first of 13 volumes in the appropriately named collection, A Series of Unfortunate Events. The facts of Sherlock Holmes remains unchanged it is the interpretation that has changed. In light of its relation to Haddon’s novel, it is interesting to note that the character of Sherlock Holmes has moved from being seen merely as a emotionless, robotic calculating machine into, as one very famous recent TV show described him, a high-functioning sociopath. Baker Street’s most famous resident deduces who committed the crime in this particular story by interpreting a clue in a much different way than normal: the mystery gets solved not on account of a what a dog did do but rather on account of what did not do: bark. The title of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a reference to a famous Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Conan Arthur Doyle. And Knisley illustrates her essays in every sense. Like Joan Didion and Roxane Gay, Knisley often works towards a thesis and richly illustrates it with examples from her own life. While it’s still accurate to describe Knisley as a memoirist, I now think that a different label makes much more sense, especially with Kid Gloves and her previous book, Something New: Tales From a Makeshift Bride. But here’s the thing - I was wrong about her. Six books by age 34 is no small accomplishment. She attended both the School of the Art Institute and The Center for Cartoon Studies. Knisley is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author. "Yes, I make work about food and art & travel BUT THERE IS MEANING IN IT if to no one else but me."Īnd clearly others have found meaning in her work as well. I am aware of that," she writes in 2014’s An Age of License. Knisley has long acknowledged her privilege. Her five autobiographical graphic novels recall the mostly charmed twenties of a middle class American white woman. Until giving Kid Gloves a serious read, I thought of Knisley solely as a memoirist. Before I get into reviewing Lucy Knisley’s new book, Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, I need to own up to something. So I went to people that mostly have the same taste and opinions as I do in this particular genre and I asked them for recommendations. But lately I’ve grown very tired of seeing all these amazing covers and reading such promising blurbs only to end up frustrated after the very few chapters. I don’t know if it’s the genre in general or I’ve been just picking the wrong books. However, the quality of the narration, dialogs, fleshing out characters and conveying ideas don’t always meet my standards. I’m OK with most infamous tropes, although there are a few that still make me roll my eyes. The books themselves often turn out to be quite disappointing. The problem is – I often end up wondering if I am not more a fan of the idea of YA. Plus, I just love the school setting, whether it’s a romance, literary fiction or dark academia. I love getting back to it every chance I get. That magical moment when you feel you could almost reach the meaning of life with the tips of your fingers, yet all your statuses could be described as ‘it’s complicated’. But to me there is something so very special about the high school age. Granted, I am not the exact target audience. And to use it as a buffer between sequels of long epic fantasies. I especially like mixing it with heavier, more serious stuff. It is not my favorite genre, but it definitely has its place in my reading life. RATED ON GOODREADS – 4.08 of 5 Initial Thoughts GENRE – young adult, romance, contemporary Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum – Book Details |