By Liza Monroy | Jan 22, 2021
50 Things to Do at the Beach
Easkey Britton, illus. by Maria Nilsson.
Princeton Architectural Press, May.
Big-wave surfer Britton, who has a PhD in environment and society, offers a concise, illustrated primer based on years of research and activism: she rides a surfboard made from cigarette butts to raise awareness about environmental conservation, and is the first woman known to have surfed Iran’s Baluchistan Coast. See our q&a with Easkey, “Reading the Sea.”
The Three-Minute Philosopher
Midal, whose books include
The French Art of Not Giving a Sh t, is a philosopher who lectures frequently on meditation and mindfulness. Here, he distills inspiration from 40 writers and thinkers including James Baldwin, Charles Baudelaire, and Simone de Beauvoir. Each essay can be read in three minutes, serving up deep thoughts on a fast-food timeline.
„Goodbye Deutschland : Auswanderer vor Ruin – traurig, wie wohnt
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„Goodbye Deutschland : Kult-Auswanderer vor dem Ruin – traurig, wie wohnt
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L.A. County Library announced Tuesday that it reached a record-breaking 3,109,225 digital book checkouts via
OverDrive in 2020 – a 34 percent increase from 2019 – making it one of the top 15 public library systems worldwide for total annual digital circulation. L.A. County Library Sets Record with More than 3 Million Digital Book Checkouts
This accomplishment illustrates the continued growth and importance of library digital lending of eBooks and audiobooks, especially in a year with building closures due to the global pandemic. L.A. County Library is one of 102 public library systems worldwide that surpassed 1 million checkouts.
L.A. County Library has been providing readers 24/7 access to eBooks and audiobooks for several years through
How to Cope With Grief and Loss as a Highly Sensitive Introvert by Kimberly Morata
Since highly sensitive introverts feel more deeply, loss affects us more deeply, too so we need a different way to deal with grief.
Content warning: This article includes a reference to violence.
Let’s be honest it’s no secret that we will never fully get over the loss of a loved one who has passed away. Instead, we move forward with the wound and empty space they leave while we also try to heal ourselves and keep our head above water.
I went to the Baltic Sea the other day to say goodbye to my best friend, whose life ended way too early in a tragic homicide. And not only was he my best friend, but he also happened to be my very first love and former life partner of 13 years.