![]() ![]() Interview conducted by 's Nermeen Shaikh. Among his forthcoming books are Identity and the Violence of Illusion and The Argumentative Indian. His publications include Development as Freedom (Oxford UP, 1999) On Ethics and Economics (Basil Blackwell, 1987) and Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlements and Deprivation (Clarendon Press, 1982). Professor Sen has taught at a number of universities worldwide and is presently Lamont University Professor at Harvard. ![]() In 1998, Professor Sen became the first Indian and the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Economics he was praised by the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences "for his contributions to welfare economics" and for restoring "an ethical dimension" to the discussion of vital economic problems. His early education was deeply influenced by his school's founder, Rabindranath Tagore. NEW YORK, Amartya Sen was born in 1933 in Santiniketan, India. ![]()
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In several interviews and books, Irby has discussed caring for her mother, who had multiple sclerosis, as a teenager. She attended Evanston Township High School. She was born on February 13, 1980, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Samantha McKiver Irby’s middle name is her maternal grandmother's maiden name. In 2016, FX announced that they had purchased the television rights to Irby's 2013 memoir Meaty and her blog, with the intent to adapt them into a series. She has been a writer and/or co-producer for TV shows including HBO's reboot of Sex and the City, Work in Progress, Shrill, and Tuca & Bertie. ![]() She is a recipient of the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for bisexual nonfiction. Her books We Are Never Meeting in Real Life and Wow, No Thank You. She is the creator and author of the blog bitches gotta eat, where she writes humorous observations about her own life and modern society more broadly. Samantha McKiver Irby (born February 13, 1980) is an American comedian, essayist, blogger, and television writer. ![]() ![]() If you are having trouble finding the link to add a new thread, try this. 'A little sweet, a little sharp.' -Booklist, starred reviewHigh school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlens She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston. Please avoid all-caps, especially in thread topics, as it is considered SHOUTING. They are able to edit and improve the Goodreads catalog, and have made it one of the better catalogs online.Īctivities include combining editions, fixing book and author typos, adding book covers and discussing policies. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who have applied for and received librarian status on Goodreads. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is quirky and odd, while Finny is. 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