Let's Read Some $#!7 by Howard Zinn, The Brothers Grimm, & 3dtotalPublishing
0Welcome to another installment of *Let's Read Some $#!7* (LRSS)!
In sum, the purpose of these videos is to introduce educational resources regarding the creation of video games, to promote literacy, to provide world-building tools for creatives, to provide books for escapism, and/or to get banned books into people's view and whatever I feel like reading aloud at the time.
They go as follows:
1. Read the summary on the back of the book (if applicable).
2. Read the "Forward", "Preface", and "Acknowledgments" (if applicable).
3. If there is no "Introduction", read [part of] the first chapter.
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Even though the purpose is education/book introduction, I only read PORTIONS because of DMCA and Copyright.
Today, I read PORTIONS of 3 books from my *TBR Stack*:
1) "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn: https://bookshop.org/a/18974/9780062397348
With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools—with its emphasis on great men in high places—to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace.
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of—and in the words of—America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles—fights for fair wages, eight-hour workdays, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality—were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance.
Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award of 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history.
2) "The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales" by The Brothers Grimm: https://bookshop.org/a/18974/9781631067181
THE BROTHERS GRIMM, JACOB (1785-1863) AND WILHELM (1786-1859), were German academics, linguists, and cultural researchers, though they were legendary, of course, for their storytelling. They collected and recorded stories from the wide wealth of European folk tales, and their aim was to retell the tales exactly as they heard them. The work of the Brothers Grimm popularized such classics as Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Snow White.
Originally titled Children's and Household Tales, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. Accompanied by 40 color plates and 60 black and white illustrations from award-winning English illustrator Arthur Rackham, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is the perfect classic edition for your family's bookshelf.
3) "Artists' Master Series: Color and Light" by 3dtotalPublishing: https://bookshop.org/a/18974/9781912843411
Expert Charlie Pickard goes beyond the basics to explore color theory. Advanced topics include color hierarchy, value keying, color constancy, and exposure. Discover how hue, value, and chroma enable you to create, mix, and control color. Next, he moves on to the vast subject of light. Using highly illustrated examples, complex concepts of shading, form, depth, and texture are decoded. Three essential material types - matte, specular, and transparent - are analyzed, instilling confidence to paint any object you encounter.
Respected artists Djamila Knopf, Guweiz, and Nathan Fowkes then guide you through extensive tutorials, specially commissioned to explore their use of color and light. Each artist breaks down their process, discussing the decisions made at every stage to achieve striking colors, believable lighting, immersive atmospheres, and realistic surfaces. All three artists work in contrasting ways, resulting in a wide range of approaches to putting theory into practice. Further insight is provided by the gallery artists, also experts in their fields, representing a range of styles, skills, and mediums.
WARNING: CONTAINS NUDITY
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The Monday, April 29th, and 574th, Artist Shout-Out goes to Yerim Lee!
Check it out here: https://opinionsandtruth.wordpress.com/2024/04/29/aso-574-yerim-lee/
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Welcome Gamers and Readers!
1:38 - Artist Shout-Out
4:48 - Read Aloud Prelude
5:58 - A People's History of the United States
47:28 - The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
1:23:02 - Artists' Master Series: Color and Light
1:39:05 - Artist Shout-Out
1:39:55 - Closing
1:40:56 - MonriaTitans' Bookshop
1:42:36 - Farewell
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