![]() ![]() ![]() (Take the kid-friendly definition of truffles: “Truffles,” he says, “are a very rare and special sort of mushroom.” End of lesson.) Among the subjects covered are Julius Caesar (who, Gombrich exults, was able to dictate two letters simultaneously without getting confused), Charlemagne, the American Civil War, Karl Marx, the Paris Commune and Kaiser Wilhelm. Gombrich is an engaging narrator whose explanations are charming if sometimes vague. This book, available in English for the first time, is the happy result. Gombrich volunteered that he could do better than the authors, and Neurath accepted the challenge, provided that a completed manuscript was on his desk in six weeks. In 1935, Viennese publisher Walter Neurath approached Gombrich, who would go on to write the canonical, bestselling Story of Art, to translate a history textbook for young readers. A lovely, lively historical survey that takes in Neanderthals, Hohenzollerns and just about everything in between. ![]()
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![]() Will Ariel be able to overthrow the murderous villain bent on destroying her home-along with the world she once longed to be a part of? And after Ursula catches wind of Ariel’s resurfacing, she threatens to obliterate both land and sea. On land, Ariel learns that Ursula has been making the most of her role as princess: plotting, scheming, and waging outright war with neighboring kingdoms. Now, Ariel rules as the silent queen of Atlantica, while Ursula, disguised as a beautiful human woman, runs Prince Eric’s kingdom on land.īut when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world-and a prince-she never imagined she would see again. ![]() But when Ursula attacked and defeated Ariel, the sea witch took everything: the little mermaid’s voice, her prince, and her father’s life. What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? Discover a new side of The Little Mermaid in this darkly romantic reimagining of the classic Disney film-now available as a graphic novel!įive years ago, Ariel defied her father, King Triton, and traded her voice for the chance to meet Prince Eric. ![]() ![]() ![]() “It was about a little girl who was trouble to the adults in her life,” she said. Even as a child - and Hochschild readily admits that Colleen was modeled after herself - she was asking difficult questions. “Why don’t bears have horns?” “Why aren’t zebras plaid?” “Why are some houses so big and others so small?” Hochschild wrote in her first book. You could think of Colleen the Question Girl as a prequel to Strangers in their Own Land, which tries to make sense of why Trump supporters in Louisiana’s ‘cancer alley’ feel loyal to the oil companies who pollute their air and water, while despising the Environmental Protection Agency. Photo: Daphne Whiteīerkeley sociologist Arlie Hochschild - author of the best-selling book Strangers in their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right - wrote her first book when she was nine years old. UC Berkeley Sociologist Arlie Hochschild in her living room. ![]() |