![]() Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating new book, acclaimed biographer Alison Weir brings the enigmatic figure of Elizabeth I to life as never before. During her rule, however, she remained an extremely private person, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one - not even her closest, most trusted advisors. Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I reigned prosperously for more than forty years, from 1558 until her death in 1603. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Stanley does some absolutely brilliant theoretical scaffolding around anti-blackness and transphobia in this work. 100% of the proceeds go to LGBT books behind bars. I’ll start by saying I’d give it 3.5 stars if I could. CW: suicide, anti-trans violence, murder, rape and sexual assault, police violence, mass shootings, queer-bashing, anti-blackness. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Zahra Hakim ( Homeland's Sarita Choudhury). This disorienting undertaking (think Bill Murray in Lost in Translation) spins Clay into alienated, alcohol-fueled fugue states in his hotel room, where he nurses a morbid obsession with a growing lump on his back, and then surrenders to the tender if deeply unfamiliar mercies of the Saudi health system, in the person of Dr. ![]() In it, American corporate warrior Alan Clay (Tom Hanks), facing postdivorce blues and battling career reversals, is sent to Saudi Arabia to sell some fancy communications technology. 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Everyone sort-of knew it was coming but was sure that there would be some plans in place to make sure that nobody would suffer once the taps stopped working, this was their biggest mistake. ![]() This is a really well written title with a rock solid premise – California has run out of water. And when her parents don’t return and her life – and the life of her brother – is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she’s going to survive. ![]() Suddenly, Alyssa’s quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation neighbours and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. Everyone’s lives have become an endless list of don’ts: don’t water the lawn, don’t fill up your pool, don’t take long showers. The drought – or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it – has been going on for a while now. 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The Mads hope to eventually discover a film that will drive their test subject insane, probably intending to find a way to weaponize it. ![]() While the cast of MST3K changed quite a bit throughout its history, the basic premise remained consistent: A human test subject (the host of the show) has been imprisoned aboard the spaceship called the "Satellite of Love" by mad scientists ("The Mads") where they are forced to watch a series of bad B-Movies. Mystery Science Theater 3000 ( MST3K) is a weekly television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson, and showcasing some of the most mockable films ever made. Your experiment today is to Describe Mystery Science Theater 3000 here. ![]() ![]() ![]() Organic chemistry concerns the properties and synthesis of carbon-based molecules. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 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