Dante Gabriel Rosetti drew the wombat's over and over he sketched his mistress who was William Morris's wife Jane walking one on a leash. I would urge people to go and Google this in the image both Jane and the wombat have small halos and they both look irate which is just magnificent can you tell us why? Theodore Adorno wrote to the zoo saying could we not have two wombat's because they had brought him such joy in his youth and he thought they would bring joy again there is something just fit me al-kamok about them even in your image the Talia's picture it almost looks like the wombat has a halo on top of
For our final look at some of the best books to have hit shelves in 2022, we dive back into standout discussions from the past 12 months including Jonathan Freedland, whose book, The Escape Artist, tells the story of Auschwitz escapees Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler. We also revisit our discussion with philosopher Will MacAskill, whose book, What We Owe The Future, claims that society needs to take a far longer-sighted view of how altruism can be effective. The book has also come under scrutiny in the latter half of 2022 due to its influence on the behaviour of billionaire philanthropists. We finish the 12 Books of Christmas with a sneak preview from our upcoming episode with author Katherine Rundell. Her latest book, The Golden Mole, celebrates the irreplaceable diversity found within the animal kingdom.
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