Last week I finished reading Half The Sky by Nicholas D. Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn. It had more stories on abuse of women in the sex trade, but also abuses of women's basic human rights around the world. Sound depressing? It would have been very if that were all the book was about. Instead, it reports on the abuses, and then acts on a kind of philanthropic how-to guide to best practices. Besides a list of organizations in the back of the book, it gives a rundown of different policies or organizations that tried and failed and why- not because the situation is hopeless, but that the approach was inappropriate or ineffective. Half the Sky is well written and inspirational, and is on my list of must-reads.
As for my daily learning tidbits, here are some highlights: the Oscar statuette got his name his very first year from the librarian at the academy, saying the thing looked like her Uncle Oscar, a fruit farmer and wheat farmer in Texas.
The word Halibut comes from the old English word for flat fish - butte - and holy, put together.
And I learned too late that chevre is, unfortunately, a kind of goat cheese. Here's to trying new things!
As for my daily learning tidbits, here are some highlights: the Oscar statuette got his name his very first year from the librarian at the academy, saying the thing looked like her Uncle Oscar, a fruit farmer and wheat farmer in Texas.
The word Halibut comes from the old English word for flat fish - butte - and holy, put together.
And I learned too late that chevre is, unfortunately, a kind of goat cheese. Here's to trying new things!
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