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History of Swear Words Readalikes
If you like the new Nick Cage series on Netflix, try these titles!
Adult | Books | Education | Humanities
Words of Wisdom (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
“We do not have to look very far to see the tragic consequences which develop when men worship the almighty dollar. First it causes men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. This is the danger forever threatening our capitalistic economy which places so much emphasis on the profit motive under more or less competitive conditions.” (MLK)
Adult | Education | Humanities
Igor Stravinsky – Brief bio and Hoopla recordings
“Stravinsky was born in Russia in a town now called Lomonosov near St. Petersburg on 5 June 1882, although he lived for most of his life outside his home country, in Switzerland, France and later America, also obtaining French and American nationalities.” (British Library)
Adult | Education | Humanities
Iconoclasm in the Netherlands, 16th century (S. Beranek)
“The sixteenth century was a time of significant religious change. According to legend, in 1516, Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door in Wittenberg and criticized what he perceived as corrupt practices within the Catholic Church. Following Luther, numerous other Northern European reformers shifted away from the Catholic Church centered in Rome. Among other more systemic and doctrinal issues, the reformers also had complicated relationships with religious imagery.” (S. Beranek)
Black Voices: Memoirs
Here For It by R. Eric Thomas A humorist and playwright provides a heartfelt and humorous memoir-in–essays about growing up seeing the world differently, finding unexpected hope and every awkward, extraordinary stumble along the way. Rabbit by Patricia Williams with Jeannine Amber The popular comedian traces her youth in Atlanta’s most troubled neighborhood at the height…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars
“The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers).” (NASA)