![]() And above all, Lucretius is interested in his fellow human beings, who though fearful, are also the curious observers of everything around them. But the philosophic materialism of Lucretius does not impair his awestruck delight in the spectacle of the heavens, in the play of dust motes in a beam of light, in the sight of molten metals, or of the fierce breed of lions, or of horses surging from a starting gate. The universe is governed by the laws of matter and energy. Lucretius enjoins us to shun superstitious fears and religious rituals. The work, a didactic poem expounding the teachings of Epicurus, often rises to sublime and lyrical heights. ![]() 99-55 BC), the author of "De Rerum Natura" or "On the Nature of Things," was a Roman poet and philosopher. ![]() Download cover art Download CD case insert On the Nature of Things (Munro translation) ![]()
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![]() ![]() Eagar takes a while to find her stride in this debut novel, but perhaps this is only a reflection of Carol's journey. * Teen Book Hoots blog * transforms when it shifts a gear into magical realism. A very different, but very appealing read- Hour of the Bees is a 4/5 for me, it is absolutely perfect for an introduction into YA. Edgar writes beautifully: making her readers imagine the stunning sunsets of the desert and trees bursting with blossoms. ![]() ![]() Filled with magic, love, memories and family roots: you can't help but to warm to this book. * South Wales Evening Post * Hour of the Bees is a very powerful YA novel- that really was very refreshing to read. There will be a real buzz about this book. ![]() * South Wales Evening Post * An inspiring book with a powerful message. There will be a real 'buzz' about this book. An inspiring book with a powerful message. The young and the old joust with modern day and myth. * The Bookseller * A contemporary fable in which two worlds collide. * Review Reader, Lovereading 4 Kids * A powerful coming-of-age debut * Bookseller * Magic blends with reality in a stunning coming-of-age novel about a girl and her grandfather. Acquisition noted * Publishers Lunch * Mentioned in sneak previews * Publishers Weekly * Whatever you are doing right now, stop, and order this book. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Wayward son simon snow![]() ![]() I kept wondering if I was being too harsh while reading it, but I wanted to love it so badly. Wayward Son was a lackluster filler novel that seemed to do its best to destroy all that good that came from the first book. I was shockingly disappointed with the sequel. Warning in advance for spoilers.Ĭarry On is my favorite book of all time. I just feel like I need to write all of my thoughts out. This is my first book review, so bear with me. ![]() ![]() Your hero’s journey might be over – but your life has just begun. It’s another helping of sour cherry scones with an absolutely decadent amount of butter.Ĭome on, Simon Snow. And a book for everyone who was ever more curious about the second kiss than the first. With Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place… (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. He just needs to see himself in a new light… What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. ![]() So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch? Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after… Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her story is one of childhood friendship, money, status, technology and the elliptical nature of time. His daughter is found and brought up by a shepherd on the Bohemian coast, but through a series of extraordinary events, father and daughter, and eventually mother too, are reunited.In The Gap of Time, Jeanette Winterson’s cover version of The Winter’s Tale, we move from London, a city reeling after the 2008 financial crisis, to a storm-ravaged American city called New Bohemia. The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s “late plays.” It tells the story of a king whose jealousy results in the banishment of his baby daughter and the death of his beautiful wife. You can read this before The Gap of Time PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Gap of Time written by Jeanette Winterson which was published in October 6, 2015. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments The fixer graphic novel![]() ![]() When the first great wave of hype broke about comics growing up, Miller was at its centre: visceral where Alan Moore was cerebral iconographic where Moore was iconoclastic. Miller is a big deal in comics, pulp/noir fiction, and super-heroic pop culture generally. Miller-who never did much of an impersonation of a bleeding-heart liberal-has described the book as “not to put too fine a point on it, a piece of propaganda” something that would “really piss people off.”įor those who don’t recognise his name, and are wondering why I’m troubling Prospect with an article about a comic book artist, I should position him. His new work Holy Terror sees a brutal costumed vigilante “engage in postmodern diplomacy” (BLAM! SPUK! SHUK! BLAM! KUNCH! SPUK!) with Islamist fighters in a fantasy New York. But at the end of September the writer and artist Frank Miller had a stab at it. Until now, the “war on terror” hadn’t produced anything so straightforward by way of response from the world of comic books. ![]() Its cover bore a classic image of funny-book wish fulfilment: Captain America, Nazi bullets spanging off his shield, planting a spectacular right hook on the chin of Adolf Hitler. In December 1940, Captain America Comics #1 hit the newsstands. ![]() A page from Holy Terror, in which al Qaeda sets off a huge explosion in Empire City (a fantasy New York) and threatens further carnage ![]() ![]() But Don is intrigued by Rosie’s own quest to identify her biological father. Don easily disqualifies her as a candidate for The Wife Project (even if she is “quite intelligent for a barmaid”). ![]() Rosie Jarman possesses all these qualities. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers. ![]() The art of love is never a science: Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. ![]() The international bestselling romantic comedy “bursting with warmth, emotional depth, and…humor,” ( Entertainment Weekly) featuring the oddly charming, socially challenged genetics professor, Don, as he seeks true love. ![]() ![]() ![]() Prepare to be charmed!’David Wragg, author of THE BLACK HAWKS. ‘A bewitching tale of magic, family secrets and twisted affections, of finding your true self in a world of treacherous mystery. ‘There’s magic in every nook and cranny - as well as shops selling memories - in this fantastical novel that stalks the streets of London’s underbelly’METRO. ‘In this beautiful coming-of-age book, Thomas tackles big issues, family secrets and heartbreak in a brilliantly imagined, yet authentic world.’Woman’s Weekly. You’ll want to give this a try.’Sunday Times bestselling author Robin Hobb. There are riddles and puzzles to be solved and there’s a library - trust me, it’s a good one. ![]() ‘An enthralling and original fantasy, woven inside a magical web of lies’Jay Kristoff, Sunday Times bestselling author of NEVERNIGHT and EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments The invisible orientation![]() ![]() ![]() When an asexual person comes out, alarming reactions regularly follow loved ones fear that an asexual person is sick, or psychologically warped, or suffering from abuse. But that’s where asexual people are left outthey don’t find other people sexually attractive, and if and when they say so, they are very rarely treated as though that’s okay. Most people believe that everyone” wants sex, that everyone” understands what it means to be attracted to other people, and that everyone” wants to date and mate. They aren’t sexually attracted to anyone, and they consider it a sexual orientationlike gay, straight, or bisexual. ![]() Lambda Literary Award 2014 Finalist in LGBT Nonfiction Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award 2014 Finalist in Family & Relationships Independent Publisher Book Awards 2015 (IPPY) Silver Medal in Sexuality/Relationships Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2015 Winner in LGBT - What if you weren't sexually attracted to anyone? A growing number of people are identifying as asexual. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments The feminine mystique book![]() ![]() As such, it remains widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most influential works of nonfiction. Though not without its blind spots-Friedan concerns herself almost exclusively with the plight of white, middle-class women-the book's importance as a catalyst of social upheaval in the 1960s and 1970s cannot be overstated. Written in a persuasive and easily relatable manner, the book resonated with readers and quickly became a runaway hit, selling more than one million copies during its first year in print. Friedan argued that the dissatisfaction rampant among post-war American women was the direct result of the "feminine mystique," a limiting trope of passivity then prevalent in mainstream culture. ![]() ![]() First printing of this monumental work, which nearly single-handedly ushered in second-wave feminism. Part social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire. ![]() Writing in a time when the average woman first married in her teens and 60 percent of women students dropped out of college to marry, Betty Friedan captured the frustrations and thwarted ambitions of a generation and showed women how they could reclaim their lives. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of "the problem that has no name": the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women s confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Grishaverse rule of wolves![]() ![]() ![]() Or watch a nation fall.Īfter binge watching the first season of Shadow and Bone on Netflix, I finally felt ready to start this book. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. ![]() But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible. As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm-and even the monster within-to win this fight. The wolves are circling, and Ravka’s time is running out. ![]() |