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Lessons is the 17th novel by the author Ian McEwan, [1] published in 2022 by Jonathan Cape. [2] The book is considered by some to be his most autobiographical novel to date with the central character, Roland Baines written as being born in June 1948, the same as McEwan. [3] [4] Another reviewer has described it as a 'boomer parable'. [5]
21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a book written by Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari and published in August 2018 by Spiegel & Grau [1] in the US and by Jonathan Cape [2] in the UK. It is dedicated to the author's husband, Itzik. The book consists of five parts, each containing four or five essays.
According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus, based on six critic reviews: three "rave", two "positive", and one "mixed". [10] [11] Lessons in Chemistry was named the Barnes & Noble book of the year in 2022. [7] In 2023, it was the most borrowed book from several public libraries. [12]
An English-medium education system is one that uses English as the primary medium of instruction—particularly where English is not the mother tongue of students.. Initially this is associated with the expansion of English from its homeland in England and the lowlands of Scotland and its spread to the rest of Great Britain and Ireland, beginning in the sixteenth century.
The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.
The Lesson” is a first-person narrative told by a young, black girl named Sylvia who is growing up in Brooklyn. The story is about a trip initiated by a well-educated woman named Miss Moore who has taken it upon herself to expose the unappreciative children of the neighborhood to the world outside of their oppressed community.
The foundation has two main programs: Junior Great Books, serving students in kindergarten through high school, and Great Books Discussion for college students, continuing education, and book groups. The organization derives its income from the sale of books, teacher professional development fees, contributions, and grants.
Object Lessons is "an essay and book series about the hidden lives of ordinary things". Each of the essays (2,000 words) and the books (25,000 words) investigate a single object through a variety of approaches that often reveal something unexpected about that object.