![]() ![]() Katharine Drexel Award from the Catholic Librarian Association. She was also honored with the ALAN Award from the National Council of Teachers of English and the St. Edwards Award given by YALSA division of the American Library Association for her “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature…”. Laurie was the proud recipient of the 2009 Margaret A. Chains also made the Carnegie Medal Shortlist in the United Kingdom. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous American Library Association and state awards. Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. ![]() Yes! Ashes is out in paperback on August 29th. Yes! That Laurie Hasle Anderson! Yes! at Hicklebee's September 14th at 7:00!. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She hosts The Green Dream podcast on all things sustainable. ![]() It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2020. She also wrote the script for Salvatore Ferragamo: The Shoemaker of Dreams, a feature-length documentary directed by award-winning Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Her books include Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano and Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes. JSTOR ( May 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭana Thomas (born Februin Washington, D.C.) is a fashion and culture journalist and author based in Paris.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]() ![]() ![]() If there is a negative, it would be the fact that the book is over 80 years old and some of Durant’s information in the Minoan and Mycenean areas has been contradicted by new finds. Highlight throughout the volume was Durant’s explanation of various schools of philosophy that developed and their relation to religion over that time as well. ![]() Covering a millennium and a half of time over an ever increasing amount of area were Greek-influence spread, Durant divided the book into five “eras” that he gave an overview of the history then how those events affect the development of government, art, religion, philosophy, science, and everything else connected with culture. ![]() The foundations of European and thus “Western civilization” were founded on the shores of the Aegean Seas among the Hellenes on the western coast of Anatolia before returning to their brethren in the ‘old country.’ The Life of Greece is the second volume of Will Durant’s The Story of Civilization series in which the focus of the series turns to the western peninsula of the Eurasia landmass.įrom the rise of the Minoans on Crete to the Roman conquest, Durant follows the ups and downs of Grecian civilization and culture. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He said he "didn`t want to do an imitation of Flynn or mimic him in any way I chose to do an interpretation, an attempt to capture his elegance and charm, the soul of the man." The lead role went to Canadian actor, Duncan Regehr. The project deliberately steered clear of any political controversies. She managed to get up the film as a TV movie for CBS. I felt I owed it to him to present his story the way he wrote it. "Some people at the networks felt maybe he just wasn't likable enough," Miss Keating said, "But I persisted. It took her several years to find finance. He falls in love with fading film star Lily Damita.ĭoris Keating, daughter of Barry Mahon, Flynn's one time business manager, optioned the book in 1977. He plays a corpse in The Case of the Curious Bride, which impresses Jack Warner enough to cast Flynn in the lead of Captain Blood. In 1935 Errol Flynn arrives in Los Angeles to take up a contract with Warner Bros. My Wicked, Wicked Ways is a 1985 American TV movie based on My Wicked, Wicked Ways, the best selling memoir of Errol Flynn, with Duncan Regehr as Flynn and Barbara Hershey as Lili Damita. ![]() ![]() 1985 American TV series or program My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn ![]() |