#Daniel James Brown

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I rowed in college, and I’m excited to see The Boys in the Boat movie adaptation! It’s a fantastic narrative nonfiction and sports story, plus it’s a great depiction of the sport of crew!

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can someone schedule me a psych evaluation this photo is driving me insane

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The Boys in the Boat (2023) Review

Set in the 1930s focusing on the University of Washington’s rowing team who are attempting to get to the Berlin Olympics in 1936, pushing the boundaries for the gold medal. ⭐️⭐️ Continue reading The Boys in the Boat (2023) Review

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Take II, because the options were in the wrong order.

You Are What You (M)Eat: Explorations of Meat-Eating, Masculinity and Masquerade (Amy Calvert) "A fascinating essay on the concept of carnophallogocentrism (the connection between meat-eating and masculinity, as defined by Jacques Derrida) which discusses the gendered politics of consuming, preparing, and raising meat animals, viewed primarily through the lens of the US reality television series Man V. Food. Calvert argues that the show represents the sexualization of both women and meat, and represents a cultural backlash against feminism as traditional concepts of masculinity are reasserted through the grotesque displays of meat consumption onscreen."

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The Indifferent Stars Above (Daniel James Brown) "In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of emigrants led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.

In this gripping narrative, Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most infamous events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah's journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.

Bonus: This is a nonfiction account of The Donner Party, probably one of the most famous occurrences of survival cannibalism in history."

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Boys in a Boat: Movie Review

When I read Daniel James Brown’s acclaimed book “Boys in a Boat”, I fell in love with rowing. When I saw the movie by the same name, I fell in love with Callum Turner who gives a thoughtful, heartrending performance as Joe Rantz. Many interesting details from the book are missing in the movie but it is just as inspirational and elegant. Drawing on the true events from newspaper articles, photos,…

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Mid Year Book Freakout Tag

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The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

To appreciate beauty is to experience humility—to recognize that something larger and more powerful than oneself is at work in the environment.

Genre: nonfiction, biography, history

Country: USA

Short Summary:

This book follows the journey of Sarah Graves from her home in Illinois to California. She was part of the Donner Party, a group of pioneers who found themselves trapped in a snowstorm in the mountains and took extreme measures to survive.

Review:

This book is so well researched and it truly shows. I also love that the author followed the route the Graves family took and visited various locations so that he could see them and better describe what they may have seen or experienced on their journey. He writes in a way that pulls you in and helps you better understand the lives the pioneers led and the hardships they faced.

This is such a fascinating story!

Would I recommend this book?: 100%

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The Boys in the Boat (12): The Guy in the White Jacket is FANTASTIC.... Because it's ME!!

Follow Joe Rantz, a penniless man living in an old car in the slums of Seattle, and experience the true story of "The Boys in the Boat", directed by George Clooney. A #onemannsmovies #filmreview.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Boys in the Boat” (2023). “The Boys in the Boat” is going to be a tricky one for me to objectively do a Film Review for. Because, I’m actually in it! (Story below). It was originally reported way back in 2011 that this would be “Kenneth Branagh’s next film” (after Thor) but the project never developed. It moved from The Weinstein Company to MGM and fell under…

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The Boys In The Boat Review- An Inspiring Sports Film With An Amazing Score By Alexander Desplat

I’ve seen a lot of sports movies in my day. Most of them have been based on true stories or biopics. George Clooney has even directed one himself before, Leatherheads. The Boys In the Boat is his second sports film he has directed, but he didn’t start in this one. It’s another inspirational sports film that follows a lot of the tropes of sports films in the past. Joe Rantz (Callum Turner) is a…

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The Boys in the Boat | Trailer

Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner in the first trailer of George Clooney's The Boys in the Boat. In theaters this Christmas

Writer: Daniel James Brown (Novel), Mark L. Smith (Screenplay) Director: George Clooney Stars: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike, Thomas Elms, Jack Mulhern, Luke Slattery. The story seems very interesting, and I’ll try to read the book before the release. As for Clooney’s directing, I’ve only watched The Midnight Sky and liked it enough. Releases December 25th If you…

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Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark (1988)

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Read of The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown (2009) (288pgs)

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First Look at the #HadestownUK company in action. (x)

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The Hunger (Alma Katsu) "Tamsen Donner must be a witch. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the pioneers to the brink of madness. They cannot escape the feeling that someone--or something--is stalking them. Whether it was a curse from the beautiful Tamsen, the choice to follow a disastrous experimental route West, or just plain bad luck--the 90 men, women, and children of the Donner Party are at the brink of one of the deadliest and most disastrous western adventures in American history.

While the ill-fated group struggles to survive in the treacherous mountain conditions--searing heat that turns the sand into bubbling stew; snows that freeze the oxen where they stand--evil begins to grow around them, and within them. As members of the party begin to disappear, they must ask themselves "What if there is something waiting in the mountains? Something disturbing and diseased…and very hungry?"

The Indifferent Stars Above (Daniel James Brown) "In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of emigrants led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.

In this gripping narrative, Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most infamous events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah's journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.

Bonus: This is a nonfiction account of The Donner Party, probably one of the most famous occurrences of survival cannibalism in history."