Things may have been good for a while, but it didn’t last: they argued fiercely and he left. Weeks later, she tracked him down and said she was pregnant. So he moved back in with her and they prepared themselves for parenthood. Eleven months later I was born. By the time my father discovered the deception, it was too late. In this arresting memoir, Shannon Burns recalls a childhood spent bouncing between dysfunctional homes in impoverished suburbs, between families unwilling or unable to care for him. Aged nine, he beats his head against the pillow to get himself to sleep. Aged ten, he knows his mother will never be able to look after him: he is alone, and can trust no-one. Five years later, he is working in a recycling centre —hard labour, poorly paid—yet reading offers hope. He begins reciting lines from Greek lyric poets, Keats, Whitman, speeches by Martin Luther King, while sifting through the filthy cans and bottles. An affair with the mother of a schoolfriend eventually offers a way out, a path to a life utterly unlike the one he was born into. Shannon Burns is a writer, critic and academic from Adelaide. His work has appeared in the Monthly, Meanjin, Australian Book Review and the Sydney Review of Books. ‘Childhood reads like Gorky and Tolstoy—not nudging but shoving the reader headfirst towards hard-won epiphanies with a brutal yet transcendent urgency.’ Alice Pung 'Childhood is about more than reliving trauma—it shows us how literature can offer a pathway to survival, if not redemption. Shannon Burns demonstrates how to soldier on when all hope and dignity are lost.’ Tyson Yunkaporta
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If you are looking for mystery, secrets, different species never heard of before, and new worlds; great friendships, bad relationships, dishonor versus honor, romance with a twist, and battles with prejudgments; species against species, the violent added with some dark science; insane ideas that somehow work out where survival is sometimes not enough, then this book is for you. It has warriors, natives, and other species. Get inspired. Species you can relate to. I must warn you, some of these stories are very realistic. It may somehow remind you of the way you will do things. Other species may remind you of a friend. Fall in love with the characters as you follow their lives. I hope you get lost in the pages. If you are looking for depth and finding strength within oneself, then this book is perfect for you. This is a series. I cannot write all that happens in one book.
The central argument of [the] dissertation is the claim that the habitual body, our orientation in the world established out of previously acquired ways of being, plays a crucial role in both engendering and inhibiting transformative possibility."--Page 1.
Recreate the braids, buns, and twists of your favorite historical, sci-fi, and fantasy heroes and heroines with Fantasy Braids, Buns, and Twists. Step-by-step, illustrated instructions will show you how to make the hairstyles from Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Legend of Zelda, Vikings, The Lord of the Rings, and more. When she’s not studying for her PhD in social neuroscience, Silvousplaits (a.k.a. Shannon Burns) is creating and posting weekly instructional videos on her YouTube channel of DIY hair art that mimics the hairstyles of valiant men and women in the best historical, sci-fi, and fantasy shows and movies. In Fantasy Braids, Buns, and Twists, Shannon shows you how to transform your hair, step by step. The book covers braids and styles from a full spectrum of fantasy worlds (and galaxies), from ancient adversaries and viking warriors to romantic renegades and sci-fi heroines. With an introduction to the styling techniques for different kinds of basic braids, interviews with behind-the-scenes stylists and actors, and original styles inspired by fan-favorites, you will learn to recreate the hairstyles of Katniss Everdeen(The Hunger Games: Mockingjay), Anne Boleyn (The Tudors), the Norse king Ragnar Lothbrok (Vikings), Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones), and many more. Fantasy Braids, Buns, and Twists is the perfect gift for geeky men and women of all ages!
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