![]() ![]() One thing I always like to focus on is the development of the Trinity and how it is ultimately resolved. Durant is expert at stepping the reader through. I couldn't follow it, too many 'isms' unless you're an expert. I had earlier read an audible book called "Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years". He tells the story by first telling the story of the early Christian Church in ways which the reader can understand. Most books that mention the Islamic Civilizations from 650 AD to 1300 just give comic book like characterizations. The period of time covered is from about 330 AD (Constantin's son) to about 1315 (Dante), and makes the listener understand how the events led to the making of Modern Europe and explains how we get where we are thus adding to my understanding about our place in the universe. The author ties the pieces of the history covered together as a coherent whole. ![]() This book does that better than any book I've listened to this year. ![]() Most books I listen to are because I want to find our place in the universe and how we got where we are. This book is my favorite book I've listened to all year. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Visiting two of his friends who live a monastic life beside a beautiful lake, she begins to piece together a series of clues that lead her to suspect his experience may have had something to do with a bizarre religious cult. ![]() They eventually embark on a hesitant romance, until she learns that he has been the victim of some form of childhood trauma. until she realizes she’s gotten used to seeing a young man across the street staring out his window, too. ![]() She finds herself spending too much time staring out her window, though. It tells the tale of a young woman who moves to Tokyo after the death of her mother, hoping to get over her grief and start a career as a graphic artist. While The Lake shows off many of the features that have made Banana Yoshimoto famous-a cast of vivid and quirky characters, simple yet nuanced prose, a tight plot with an upbeat pace-it’s also one of the most darkly mysterious books she’s ever written. A major literary sensation is back with a quietly stunning tour de force. ![]() ![]() ![]() Susan Verde, author of I Am Yoga and I Am Peace "I love this book! Breathe Like a Bear is filled with playful and imaginative ideas for helping kids connect to themselves, whether it's their own strong energy or inner calm. Both lyrical and practical, this much-needed book will help children navigate the world around them!" Parents, teachers, caregivers- and especially kids-will love the different ways to explore mindfulness and breath through animals and story in Breathe Like a Bear. " Breathe Like a Bear is a beautiful guide to mindfulness. Based on Kira Willey's Parents' Choice GOLD Award-winning CD, Mindful Moments for Kids, this one-of-a-kind book is sure to help kids find calm, gain focus, and feel energized during the day, and encourage families to establish a fun and consistent mindfulness practice, whether at home or on the go. Best of all, these 30 simple, short breathing practices and movements can be performed anytime, anywhere: in the car to the grocery store, during heavy homework nights at home, or even at a child's desk at school. 7 1/2 x 9 1/8.īook Synopsis Breathe Like a Bear is a beautifully illustrated collection of mindfulness exercises designed to teach kids techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions. ![]() About the Book Based on Willey's Parents' Choice GOLD Award-winning CD Mindful Moments for Kids, this beautifully illustrated collection contains 30 mindfulness exercises designed to teach kids techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions. ![]() ![]() ![]() buy some asparagus." True reputation, the stories are sometimes sexually graphic (especially in the scenes with Devil Girl) and a bit on the violent side. ![]() then you should call somebody up (not me). The Book Of Mister Natural Hardcover 22 July 2010 by Robert Crumb (Author, Artist) 210 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 14.22 2 Used from 14.22 Paperback 18.36 3 Used from 18.35 10 New from 16. He is not particularly wise or old geezer who gives advice such as "When you arise in the morning, you should do last a simple melody (of your own choice). Natural (April 2010) Fantagraphics, 2010 Series Published in English (United States) Price 19. "Calling him a "mystic madcap" gives the crass, less-than-compassionate charlatan the benefit of the doubt. The collection constitutes a sheer delight for those who have followed the completely accessible to nonaficionados-at least those undaunted by the raunchiness that is" ![]() An ever-serene-but-horny philosopher-for-hire, dispensing enlightenment to an undeserving world-is he a wise, grizzled mystic or a cynical charlatan? A teller of timeless truths or a sixties anachronism? Wherever he appears, so do his most loyal acolyte, Flakey Foont, and his obsession, the lusty Devil Girl. The bearded, robed, curmudgeonly 1967 debut. Libraries wanting some representative Crumb in the wake of the movie may be better served by this single volume featuring one of his most famous creations than by the multivolume reprinting of all of his work that Fantagraphics has about half-completed. "Seminal underground comics artist Crumb has lately gained wider recognition, thanks to an acclaimed documentary about him. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He explores a world of direct mind-machine links ("jacking in"), emerging machine intelligence, and a global information space, which he calls " cyberspace". Gibson focuses on the effects of technology: the unintended consequences as it filters out of research labs and onto the street where it finds new purposes. The events of the novels are spaced over 16 years, and although there are familiar characters that appear, each novel tells a self-contained story. The novels are set in a near-future world dominated by corporations and ubiquitous computing, after a limited World War III. The Sprawl trilogy shares this setting with Gibson's short stories " Johnny Mnemonic" (1981), " Burning Chrome" (1982), and " New Rose Hotel" (1984), and events and characters from the stories appear in or are mentioned at points in the trilogy. ![]() The novels are all set in the same fictional future, and are subtly interlinked by shared characters and themes (which are not always readily apparent). The Sprawl trilogy (also known as the Neuromancer, Cyberspace, or Matrix trilogy) is William Gibson's first set of novels, composed of Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988). Three cyberpunk novels (1984–1988) by William Gibson Sprawl trilogy Author ![]() ![]() ![]() “Perfectly captures the joys and hopes and thrills of being a real, authentic teenager. "An absolutely stunning, but also incredibly important novel about best friends and discovering who you are." -Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best The only problem? Codi never tells Maritza or JaKory about any of it. In return for never talking about that kiss, Ricky takes Codi under his wing and draws her into a wild summer filled with late nights, new experiences, and one really cute girl named Lydia. Straight kids.īut then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids, Ricky, kissing another boy in the dark, and an unexpected friendship is formed. ![]() So when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party, Codi is highly skeptical. It’s because she and her two best friends, Maritza and JaKory, spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out too late. Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. Late to the Party is an ode to late bloomers and wallflowers everywhere. From author Kelly Quindlen comes a poignant and deeply relatable story about friendship, self-acceptance, and what it means to be a Real Teenager. ![]() ![]() ![]() But obviously it’s not as easy as it sounds! Upon reflection, what was the most challenging part of the process? You have one of those incredibly rare publication stories people love to hate – selling your very first book, in a three-book deal, to a big six. ![]() And, as with all the other giveaways, it’ll be accompanied by a relevant bookmark, in this case, a signed one for Under the Lights, by me, because she is so freaking talented, she designed the thing.ġ. ![]() I sent Maggie a bajillion questions, and she answered some, and is giving away a an ARC (festively pictured). Maggie Hall is my critique partner, cover designer, everything-else designer, confidant par excellence, and all-around lifemate, but more importantly to the rest of you, she’s the author of the incredibly fabulous international thrillogy that begins with her Janurelease, The Conspiracy of Us. I am SO SO SO excited about Day 3 of the 8 Days of Chanukah giveaway, because it brings with it one of my very favorite people on the entire planet. Resources for Writing Marginalized Perspectives.New and Upcoming YAs by Authors of Color.LGBTQIAP+ Books By and About People who Identify as LGBTQIAP+.#OwnVoices in Disability and Neurodiversity.Bonus LizCon Scene from Out on Good Behavior!.Perpetual WIPs: Traditionally Published Authors. ![]() ![]() " - Lauren Conrad "It's like my twins stepped out of the eighties and dropped down into today. Only an ultimate BFF like Sophia could create the super-special bond that Harper and Lily have in A TALE OF TWO BESTIES. "If there's one thing Sophia Rossi understands completely-it's besties. Can BFF-ship survive the tidal wave of HS drama, or does growing up mean leaving some friends behind? ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, it's the perpetually 'gawkward' Lily - who accessorizes every ensemble with a pair of tattered fair wings - who finds herself flying alongside the queen bees of Pathways. But in a city where fitting in means standing out and there's nothing more uncool than being cool, it's the naturally charismatic Harper - with her blond hair and perfect bone structure - who finds herself fighting the tide of American Appareled teens who rule the school. Not even the threat of different high schools could throw this BFF-ship off course, even if Lily begs her parents not to send her to the 'dreaded Pathways,' a special school for creative types, while effortlessly popular Harper attends Beverly High with the rest of their class. With high school just around the corner, casual-cool Cali girl Harper and awkward, always-costumed Lily make sure to text each other all day, every day about their bond. Whatever you want to call them, Harper and Lily were born to be besties. ![]() ![]() Two people possess the keys that can free Lin from the secrets and intrigues that have bound her. ![]() ![]() He discovers war, torture in detention, murder, and a string of sinister betrayals as a result of his search. He runs a clinic in one of the city’s most impoverished slums while learning the dark arts of the Bombay mafia. Lin is a guy on the run who has no family, home, or identification. The two enter Bombay’s secret society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and performers, Indians and exiles from other nations, who look for what they cannot find elsewhere in this amazing location, accompanied by his guide and devoted buddy Prabaker. ![]() Lin, an ex-convict with a fake passport who escapes from an Australian maximum security prison in search of a city’s bustling streets where he may vanish, tells the story of Shantaram. This is how the enormous, captivating first book, which is set in the underground of modern Bombay, begins. ![]() ![]() The human foot is a spectacular mechanism, one that we’ve neglected and failed to appreciate for too long. He claims barefooters insist “the human foot supplies all the cushioning and shock absorption any runner needs.” This isn’t really true. I’m glad to see him exploring minimalist/barefoot running, but I think he misunderstood some key ideas. A tsunami of minimalist shoes will arrive in spring 2011, but however popular the idea of barefooting becomes, Runner’s World would be slitting their throats if they advised their readers to stop buying shoes. As Editor-In-Chief of Runner’s World magazine, he is intimately tied to the athletic shoe industry. ![]() Neil sent me David Willey’s HuffPo article “ Barefoot Running: The Exercise Craze That’s Hit the Streets.” Mr. The New York Marathon is this weekend, and barefoot running is this year’s “story of interest.” ![]() |
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