![]() ![]() ![]() Maté’s patients are at the far end of the spectrum, there are many others among us who are also struggling with addictions. His patients are challenged by life-threatening drug addictions, mental illness, Hepatitis C or HIV and, in many cases, all four. In this timely and profoundly original book, best-selling writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emotions and behaviours.įor over seven years Gabor Maté has been the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and harm reduction facility in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Tokarczuk’s controversial, violent, genre defying novel – part thriller, part comedy, and part blistering poetic manifesto for the rights of animals and the environment – caused an uproar in its native Poland upon publication. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE – scroll down for performance dates and links to bookīased on Nobel Prize winning author Olga Tokarczuk’s novel of the same name, Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead is a new work for theatre conceived and directed by Simon McBurney. But as the Fall is the beginning, can we possibly fall even lower?’ - Janina Duszejko, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead It’s easy to harm and injure us, to smash up our intricately assembled, bizarre existence… I see nothing but Catastrophes. I see us moving about blindly in eternal Gloom, like May bugs trapped in a box by a cruel child. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Experience on Demand, Jeremy Bailenson draws on two decades spent researching the psychological effects of virtual reality to help readers understand this new medium. These experiences, ones that the brain is convinced are real, will soon be available at the click of a button. Virtual reality is able to effectively blur the line between reality and illusion, pushing the limits of our imagination and granting us access to any experience possible. Yoga and Meditation Updates on all things news happening at Watkins – from opening hours, to special offers to latest arrivals.Modern teachers Section dedicated to spiritual masters and teachers who inspired and keep inspiring our readers.All our events are free – please join and bring your friends! You can watch videos of previous events at /watkinsbooks. ![]() Magick and occult Book signings at Watkins Books are a great opportunity to meet the authors and hear them talk about their latest work.Magazine Selected articles that appeared in print in Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit or earlier issues of the Watkins Review.Bookshelf This section is dedicated to book reviews, reading lists, esoteric readings of the months and much more. ![]() ![]() ![]() That’s not to say this year hasn’t been awesome. I couldn’t be more thrilled and honored to have their support in what we’re building, and am equally thrilled and honored to have been given this second chance by our community of incredible women, many of whom have followed my own ups and downs, choosing to continue rallying together for Girlboss.And me, surprisingly, despite it all.īut, holy shit, is starting a business hard. Joining her, alongside our existing investors Slow, BAM, Human Ventures, and others, are Gary Vaynerchuk and Troy Carter, two entrepreneurs I admire and respect so much. Today marks the announcement of the close of Girlboss’ $3.1 million round of seed funding, led by one of the best investors in the valley and (thank the lord) a woman- Nicole Quinn of top-tier Silicon Valley venture firm, Lightspeed Venture Partners. That’s a nicer way of saying “bankruptcy.” But what a year and three weeks it’s been. ![]() It’s also been a year and three weeks since my first company, Nasty Gal, filed for Chapter 11 protection. It’s been a year and three weeks since Donald Trump was elected. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Kids know that the people in their family are the people who love them and take care of them. I know that you wrote it just for me.” A kid with a mom and dad said, “How come I can’t have two moms? That’s not fair!” Babies don’t come into the world with a preconceived notion of what makes a family. A kid with two moms said, “Thank you for writing Heather Has Two Mommies. They stole the book from libraries, or returned it with its pages glued shut. They were downright hostile, calling me all sorts of names. Some other people were less-than-thrilled. We sent out fund-raising letters and raised enough money for a print run of 4,000 copies. ![]() Somebody should write one.” And I knew by “somebody” she meant me! When the book was first published in 1989, how was it received?Ī friend who was a lesbian mom of a one-year-old at the time (not the same mother mentioned above) and I co-published the book on our own because no one would touch it. ![]() What inspired you to write Heather Has Two Mommies?Ī lesbian mom whom I knew stopped me on the street and said, “I don’t have a book to read to my daughter that shows a family like ours. ![]() ![]() The January 2009 New York Times review described it as a "funny, sardonic little memoir", but "pretty slight, padded out with big type, extra space between the lines and some family photographs, and it displays at times an almost antic need to entertain. Wishful Drinking received generally positive reviews from critics. In 2010, HBO filmed a feature-length documentary of the stage play. It enjoyed a successful Broadway run and then toured in other cities. Fisher performed with Ravetch co-creating and directing. The show debuted at The Geffen Playhouse. Fisher's book was based on her one-woman stage show, which she developed with writer/director Joshua Ravetch. Wishful Drinking is an autobiographical humor book by American actress and author Carrie Fisher, published by Simon & Schuster in 2008. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() MCJ Collective and Sierra will bring a wealth of experience from both the climate and tech worlds to our existing stellar lineup of investors that is led by Pale Blue Dot (Sweden) and also includes Powerhouse Ventures (U.S.), Techstars (U.S.) and Futuristic VC (Denmark). Sierra has a background working on climate in the Obama White House and is an investor in early-stage climate companies. MCJ Collective is led by Jason Jacobs, the founder and former CEO of Runkeeper who has become a leader in the climate tech world through his “My Climate Journey” podcast, community and investment fund. And now, we are thrilled to be able to announce two more U.S.-based climate-tech investors as part of that Seed round: MCJ Collective and Sierra Peterson. In August, we celebrated our Seed investment round and rebranded to Overstory. As we close out 2020, we wanted to share a few highlights from this unforgettable year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Eventually, even your death becomes its own sort of inevitability. ![]() There is no horror left in this world that can surprise me. ![]() I never dreamed it would end like this, my lord: your blood splashing hot flecks onto my nightgown and pouring in rivulets onto our bedchamber floor. "Revival" in The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror edited by David T. "Brideprice" in Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious The moral right of the author has been asserted.Īll characters and events in this publication, other than First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Orbit ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The biography book of quotes will help you understand: Why all elon musk''s projects are successful Why elon musk never goes on a vacation How elon musk became a billionaire Why elon musk enjoys taking risks What elon musk does to bring up his five children How elon musk envisions mankind''s future If you would like to know how and why Elon Musk came to be who he is, then now is the time you find out so that you will be able to appreciate him and his impacts. The truth is, very few of us are likely to have such lofty ambitions as Musk, but despite this we can however still learn a great deal from him in regard to what it takes to be successful, both in business and in life. His abilities seem unlimited and he is unquestionably a supremely driven individual who has already achieved some truly outstanding feats in his relatively short life, and with his seemingly insatiable drive and ambition it seems almost inevitable that he will achieve much more during the remainder of his life. Elon Musk is one of a very few men who could realistically be called a modern day renaissance man. ![]() |