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She discovers that Arthur is a friendly, understanding, trustworthy, and positive person and gives dear Arthur the nickname “Truluv.” Arthur and Maddy develop a friendship and when Arthur’s nosy neighbor, Lucille, becomes involved, they discover the joys of “found family.” My Thoughts: On one of Arthur’s routine trips to the cemetery to have lunch and conversation with his wife, he meets Maddy, a troubled teenage girl who hides in the cemetery to avoid school. Summary:Īt first glance, Arthur shares certain things in common with Ove ( A Man Called Ove): each is an older, mature character, each is a widower grieving the loss of a beloved wife, and each finds “family” in unexpected ways. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Uplit, Found Family, Multi-generational Friendship The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg She's just a maid - but what can she see that others overlook? 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THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER The Maid, Rita Prose ( paperback from end April 2023 ) £8.99 Additionally, “Street Fight” presents an intimate view of urban politics, the nature of local political campaigns and the issue of race within the context of a political campaign.Īn example of a political communication theory shown in “Street Fight” is the different campaign strategies adopted by Cory Booker and Sharpe James to communicate their messages more effectively to the voters. Booker also highlighted the need to pass on the leadership of Newark to a younger generation of politicians to better address the pressing issues facing the city. In his campaign for mayor, Booker positioned himself as an outsider candidate who would fight against the entrenched political machine of Sharpe James, which was characterized by high levels corruption and its use of underhanded campaign tactics to remain in power. The film follows Booker and several of his campaign supporters over a period of four months from their earliest days of campaigning to election day. The film documents the 2002 Newark mayoral election between 16-year incumbent Sharpe James, and his challenger, future US Senator Cory Booker. “Street Fight” is a 2005 political documentary directed by Marshall Curry. Michael Lewis’s books, including Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Liar’s Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street, and The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.All of Mary Roach’s books, including Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Sex and Science, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, and her most recent book, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law.Find Erin Thompson on Twitter, Erin’s first book, Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present (Yale, 2016).She has written many essays and op-eds for a wide range of publications, in addition to regularly being interviewed for her expertise as “America’s only professor of art crime.” We had a fantastic conversation about keeping your audience interested, finding the strange details and asking the questions that intrigue you, and the power of humor in history. Erin’s new book is Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America’s Public Monuments (W.W. Thanks for supporting our guests and the podcast!įor this episode of Drafting the Past, I interviewed art historian (and lawyer!) Erin L. If you purchase books through these links, I’ll make a small commission, which helps me keep Drafting the Past going. Note: Links to books are affiliate links to. |