5/24/2023 0 Comments The Change by Remittance Girl![]() ![]() In more than 60 developing countries, remittances exceed 5 percent of GDP. ![]() Remittances are thus important to migrant households, many of which are low-income or otherwise vulnerable, and they’re important at the national level, too. Their families may depend on that money to meet basic needs, or they may intend to save it up to build a house, buy land, launch a business, get a degree, or some other longer-term goal. Wherever their home or host countries, for most migrants, sending money back home is a major priority. And contrary to the archetypal image of the migrant who leaves a low-income country in the global South for a rich one in the global North, most migration actually happens south to south. More than 85 percent are economic or voluntary migrants. As of 2019, an estimated 270 million people, or roughly 3.5 percent of the total global population, live and work outside their home countries. ![]() To understand why innovation is so vitally needed in remittances, a bit of background is helpful. ![]()
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![]() ![]() For one, it’s an epistolary romance and chunks of the first part of the novella are just Abby and Roux exchanging letters, she a veterinarian in Colorado, him an Army medic stationed in Yemen. For this one though, I found myself just rereading the whole book all over again because it just sucks me in every time. ![]() Usually, when I do Scenic Sunday posts, I pick a book and I already know which scene I’m going to focus on. Simone Stark really delivered the ultimate novella on her very first try and I hope she knows just how many people love this sweet. It’s a quick little read, about120 pages in all, and every word of this tightly written book is perfect. I read this perfect little novella when it first came out in 2017 and I’ve read it multiple times since then. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Project Paper Doll by Stacey Kade![]() ![]() Sophie Jordan, New York Times best-selling author of the Firelight series This book stays with you long after you finish." "I was immediately swept up in Ariane’s story. Heart-pounding action and thrilling twists will lead Ariane down a dangerous path, where shocking truths and the chance for revenge await. With Zane gone, she has nothing left to lose. ![]() The person she was forced to leave behind, bleeding and alone.Īs her plan takes shape, Ariane will need now more than ever to depend on the other side of her heritage-the cold, calculating instincts born from her alien DNA. They destroyed all that she holds dear, including Zane Bradshaw, the one person she trusted and cared for the most. Now she must participate in the upcoming trials: a deadly competition pitting her against other alien hybrids, each representing a rival corporation.īut Ariane is no one’s weapon, and she is prepared to die if it means taking down those involved in Project Paper Doll. After being on the run, Ariane Tucker finds herself back where she started-under Dr. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Resisting Injustice and the Feminist Ethics of Care in the Ag... by David A.J. Richards![]() ![]() For the past twenty years, Richards has taught an interdisciplinary seminar on resisting injustice with NYU University Professor Carol Gilligan, which led to publication of two of their books- Darkness Now Visible: Patriarchy’s Resurgence and Feminist Resistance (2018) and The Deepening Darkness: Patriarchy, Resistance, and Democracy’s Future (2008), and he has taught as well an interdisciplinary seminar with the psychiatrist James Gilligan on retributivism and manhood and its relation to violence in the plays of Shakespeare, leading to their current work on a book, Shame and Guilt in Shakespeare. A teacher of criminal law and constitutional law at NYU School of Law, David Richards is the author of over 20 books and numerous articles, and has developed influential arguments on decriminalization and toleration as a key constitutional value gay rights (his work on gay rights was prominently cited in the recent Indian Supreme Court opinion recognizing gay rights), and the distorting impact of patriarchy on interpretation in law and religion. ![]() ![]() This is just going to be another one of those books that's just too smart for me to get. However, I was never aware how recently Perks was written, and so overlooked it because of intimidation. ![]() I generally have problems with classics - not in enjoyment or some kind of snobbery, I just tend to have trouble understanding them. Because of this, I have only just read it for the first time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is considered a modern classic and highly acclaimed. ![]() There comes a time when you have to see what life looks like from the dance floor. Shy, introspective, intelligent, yet socially awkward, Charlie is a wallflower, standing on the threshold of his life whilst watching everyone else live theirs.Īs Charlie tries to navigate his way through unchartered territory - the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends - he realises he can't stay on the sidelines forever. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (review copy) - Charlie's not the biggest geek in high school, but he's by no means popular. ![]() ![]() From the Table of Contents:Strange EventsMenacing MessagesCreepy CoincidencesInfernal IntrudersFiendish AttacksOppressions and ObsessionsZozo: The Ouija Board DemonFriends and Fiends on Fire IslandA Family’s Nightmare - The Story Behind VeronicaWhen the Author of The Exorcist Tried Out a Ouija BoardInterest in the occult is at an all-time high, and that means more people than ever are turning to Ouija boards to explore the world beyond this one. ![]() Containing nearly 60 stories of Ouija board sessions gone terribly wrong, this book offers something for everyone: paranormal enthusiasts, horror fans, thrill seekers, or even concerned parents and friends. ![]() The long awaited sequel is here!This all-new volume of true stories takes up where the original Ouija Board Nightmares left off-with even more chilling tales, extraordinary events, and urgent warnings. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter![]() ![]() As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas. Or does she? They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason. ![]() Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. ![]() Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls-a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.” Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side-learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world. Don’t miss this spectacular new series that will steal your heart and haunt your dreams, Welcome to Shadow Falls camp, nestled deep in the woods of a town called Fallen… One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Beyond Nostalgia by Tom Winton![]() ![]() ![]() He gets a novel published, and defying all odds, the book commandeers every Bestseller List in the country. Thanks to her undying allegiance, Dean’s ship eventually comes to port. ![]() In spite of it all, Maddy’s love never wavers. She's center-stage in Dean's mind and far too deep in his heart the day Maddy Frances finds him unconscious at a botched suicide attempt-a time-faded photograph of Theresa clenched in his hands. She shares all his fury and desperation as he forever tries to fight back the inevitable corporate takeover of his family. She’s alongside him when he actually goes postal on one. Theresa, not his wife, is the one Dean feels standing at his side every time he loses a job. Theresa! Theresa! Theresa! She just won't go away!ĭean's loving recollections of Theresa continually taint his twenty-year marriage to Maddy Frances-a woman so forgiving she should be canonized a living saint. He’s forever haunted by treasured memories of Theresa Wayman, his long-estranged teenage soul-mate. It’s the powerful, undeniable human emotion we call nostalgia. Unlikely and difficult as such a climb is, there's yet another force working against Dean. Born with blue in his collar instead of his veins, best-selling author Dean Cassidy chronicles his soul-scarring rise from New York's darkest alleys to a place high atop the literary world. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Praised as "captivating," "powerful," and "essential" by critics, this searing and soul-searching memoir is a denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven among deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a critically acclaimed poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. Award-winning Speak author Laurie Halse Anderson's New York Times bestselling poetic memoir and call to action, which garnered eight starred reviews!īestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Meant to be by terri osburn![]() ![]() ![]() Her bookshelves are lined with beloved keepers (many sporting Fabio covers), some tattered and torn but all filled with passion, love, lust, and above all, Romance. Authors such as Judith McNaught, Kathleen Woodiwiss, and LaVyrle Spencer kept her going through high school, then she bounded into the 90s with authors like Julie Garwood, Dorothy Garlock, Johanna Lindsey and countless others. She fell into Romance novels around Junior High and never looked back. Terri fell in love with reading at a young age, starting with condensed versions of classics such as The Wizard of Oz, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Little Women. There comes a point in most every movie when a scene flashes across the wallīefore me, and I know. On my own and ended up living in five different states Read More. Hi there! I’m Terri Osburn and today I’m excited to celebrate the release of Read More.Īfter eighteen years in a dying town where nothing ever happened, I struck out "Reader Match" where we introduce you to authors as Read More.Ĭharacter Perspective Guest Post with Terri Osburn ![]() Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the ![]() |