Flying out over the heart of America and then being out West, is always re-orienting. The slow expanse of mountains and sky vistas, and the quiet time on the plane between coasts, this always transforms me. The jewel-like museum, the cool-so-American campus, and most of all, the creat...
They show us who we are, where we came from, and where we might be going. We asked our community of 200,000 readers to vote for the most revelatory nonfiction books of all time. Without further ado, here are 60 of the best nonfiction books to peruse. These must-reads will keep you...
Last year I posted a story prompt to reddit to inspire writers looking for a Xianxia (仙俠, “immortal hero”) plot. It serves as a good summation of my past ideas: The novel briefly mentions that Sun Wukong lives for ten years in the mountain home of the Buddho-Daoist sage Master Subo...
Many books on women explorers hew closely to the heroic model of biography that was popular in the nineteenth century. Of her choice of subjects for the bookWomen of Discovery, author Milbry Polk said: So in the end, we chose about 84 women that covered 2,000 years of history, more tha...
overly safe. Whedon-Reddit-Marvelized. The authors are right to constantly point out that the rootedness of the show in midwestern culture, regional in-jokes, and keeping its strange characters consistent around certain themes is an enormous strength. It is from a specific place, from a specific...
While the expanse of this problem lies mainly with electronics, even beyond that, erotica is publicly acceptable.For realz yo, my sister-in-law had a “Laters Baby” sticker on the car she drove to her job as a 7th grade reading teacher. That’s a 50 Shades of Grey reference, for an...
During the world cup many Iranians watched the matches in cafés, restaurants, shops or public screenings. After each match people flooded the streets to celebrate and show their support for the team; Iran achieved their best performance at a world cup. They finished third in their group with...
Look down and you’ll see an endless expanse of salt and desert. Look up and you’ll see no end to the mountain you’re climbing, only the space where it vanishes into the clouds. All the world here is neither the past below nor the future above, but rather the moment-to-moment of...
In the boundless expanse of the digital ocean, PDF Drive not only charts the course for readers but also becomes a vessel for collective exploration, ensuring that the seas of knowledge remain open, accessible, and rich in diversity for all who set sail. Whatsapp Post Share reddit Messenger ...
It has been nearly 5 years since I left Iraq in February of 2008 but there are times that it feels like I have never left and times when I would like to be back there. I have always loved the ocean and the desert. For some reason the vast expanses of barren desert and the untamed...