![]() ![]() Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.That said, Peter Gay is Peter Gay and I respect his scholarship immensely." The chronological jumping around just doesn't do it for me with biographies. And I wasn't crazy about the book's organization either, which was more topical than chronological. I couldn't help but feel that this work could of had a simpler tone. "I had read a bit of Peter Gay's work in the past (his shorter biography of Freud) and never noticed his writing, which is, in most cases, a compliment. “ stunning portrait of the disparate sides of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.”- New York Times Book Review This is the perfect biography for anyone who has ever wanted to know about Mozart but does not want to dig through massive tomes. Here is the archetypal child prodigy whose genius triumphed over early precociousness and who later broke away from a loving but tyrannical father to pursue his vision unhampered. ![]() His passionate and painstaking research reveals truths more fascinating than the myths that have long shrouded the maestro’s life. ![]() The composer’s unshakable hold on the public’s fascination can only be strengthened by the historian and biographer Peter Gay’s bold new perspective. The greatest mind in Western music is examined by a National Book Award–winning writer on culture and psychology in this concise account of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ![]()
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![]() ![]() However, once he reached the age of 12, Lee’s parents were exiled from Pyongyang. His parents were very loving and had every intention of providing him with the means to achieve these dreams. He had dreams of following in his father’s footsteps and becoming a general in the army. The narrative starts with Lee’s upbringing, where he was born into an affluent military family in the country’s capital of Pyongyang. It’s against this backdrop that Lee begins his story. The memoir begins with a brief history of North Korea, which is aptly designated as “the Hermit Kingdom” for its complete detachment from the rest of the world. North Korea is a country that is renowned for being shrouded in mystery, but Sungju Lee’s memoir titled Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea manages to reveal some of the nation’s best-kept secrets. The underappreciated world of literature offers endless benefits, so without further ado, check out this week’s read. ![]() Reading is the fastest way for you to make an escape into the world of your choosing, and expand your vocabulary without even knowing it. ![]() During the school year, when you feel like readings are piled up to your ears, reading for fun can seem like a ridiculous idea-but it shouldn’t. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lemire pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling epic. ![]() Written by award-winning creator, Jeff Lemire, Descender is a rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey. Young Robot boy TIM-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. ![]() ![]() ![]() India breaks down her entire process, from her first chemistry read with Corey Mylchreest to choreographed intimacy scenes, getting into character with the help of producer Shonda Rhimes and more. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story releases May 4th on NetflixDirector: Jackie PhillipsDirector of Photography: Seannie BryanEditors: Alana McNair, Jason MaliziaTalent: India AmarteifioProducer: Ashley HallLine Producer: Jen SantosAssociate Producer: Emebeit BeyeneProduction Manager: Andressa PelachiProduction and Equipment Manager: Kevin BalashTalent Manager: Mica MedoffCamera Operator: Nick MasseyAudio: Brian PeytonProduction Assistants: Marquis Wooten, John BrodskyPost Production Supervisor: Christian OlguinPost Production Coordinator: Scout AtlerSupervising Editor: Erica DillmanAssistant Editor: Ben Harowitz ![]() When India Amarteifio first heard she booked the leading role for the 'Bridgerton' prequel, 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,' she nearly jumped out of the shower. ![]() ![]() ![]() Humans want guidance, he observes, and a moral code set in stone the Rauschmonstrum is aware that there is no God and, as a result, humanity lacks a “divine master.” He volunteers himself for the job, and he quickly decides to inspire a human from Nazareth named Jesus to live a morally exemplary life and lay out a moral framework for humankind. For this reason-and for the sake of “a few chuckles” on his part-the Rauschmonstrum decides to intervene in human history in order to make some kind of mark. ![]() There’s no other entity like him, and he suffers from a profound lack of purpose and direction. A supernatural being searches for meaning in the human world in this novel by LaTorre.Īs this story begins, an amorphous, inhuman being called the Rauschmonstrum has existed about as long as humanity has been on Earth-but all that time, he’s felt truly alone. ![]() ![]() To this end, noted designer Steven Heller, art critic and curator Nancy Spector and psychologist and "Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile" author Daniel Nettle will contribute essays to the book. Taken together, the collection is part design project, part work of art, part examination of the pursuit of happiness. Given an incredible amount of freedom by some of his clients, he began transforming these 21 aphorisms into typographic works they have since appeared as French and Portuguese billboards, a Japanese annual report, on German television, in an Austrian magazine, as a New York direct mailer and as an American poster campaign. The projects in this book began as a list Stefan Sagmeister found in his diary under the title 'Things I have learned in my life so far'. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes ![]() Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects ![]() ![]() Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2023.Hong Kong Golden Dragon Books 2022-2023. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But I will not send anything that has more than these imperfections, and even though I package my books very well, I am not responsible for any damage that happens in transit. PLEASE BE AWARE: Even though I do buy the books new (From various sites) they may have shelf wear and other minor imperfections. I also recycle boxes and paper for "packing peanuts". Please note: I try to be a ecofriendly as possible with my business, a such you may get you books delivered in less than pristine looking boxes (Amazon boxes mostly) But I make sure that the books inside are packed nice and secure before shipping. Keep in mind that these are handmade, so there may be, minimal bleeding, it usually doesn't happen, but every book is different, and paper soaks up the paint differently. ![]() My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey with stenciled edges! I designed and made these myself, the book will be in new condition, and it is made to order. ![]() ![]() ![]() No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image. ![]() ![]() Mordantly funny and piercingly urgent, The Capital, the winner of Germany’s highest fiction prize, is an elegantly written, beautifully constructed (Die Zeit) feat of world literature. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. Set on capturing the elusive inner workings of the European Union, Robert Menasse, one of Austrias most creative thinkers, moved to the EUs headquarters. Other tragic heroes, clever schemers, and involuntary accomplices are intricately woven, revealing the absurdities–and real dangers–of a fiercely nationalistic union. THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER FROM THE ACCLAIMED ROBERT MENASSEMORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEA 'HOUSE OF CARDS' FOR THE EU This is the tale of a continent, a city and its inhabitants as they navigate their way through the confusing tangle of 21st-century life. At the heart of a cast as diverse as the union itself is Fenia Xenapoulou, a Greek Cypriot recently promoted to the Department of Culture, who hopes to revamp the European Commission’s image by proclaiming Auschwitz as its birthplace with the Big Jubilee Project. ![]() The resulting novel has become an international sensation, translated from German into more than twenty languages and deemed the first great EU novel (Politico). Set on capturing the elusive inner workings of the European Union, Robert Menasse, one of Austria’s most creative thinkers, moved to the EU’s headquarters in Brussels for an enthralling, wine-soaked tour of supranational institutions. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At least one other investigator, Thornton, has gone insane as well. He is subsequently subdued and placed in a mental institution. Maddened by the revelations of his family's past and driven by a hereditary cruelty, the narrator attacks one of his friends in the dark of the cavernous city and begins eating him. Upon investigating further (and as revealed in recurring dreams), he learns that his family maintained an underground city for centuries where they raised generations of "human cattle" (some regressed to a quadrupedal state) to supply their taste for human flesh. ![]() After moving in, the protagonist and his cats frequently hear rats scurrying behind the walls. To the dismay of nearby residents, he restores the Priory, plainly revealing his ignorance of the horrific history of the place. Set in 1923, "The Rats in the Walls" is narrated by the scion of the de la Poer family, who has moved from Massachusetts to his ancestral estate in England, the ruined Exham Priory. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The wordless pictures are also useful in that they encourage students to think more creatively and imaginatively. ![]() The use of wordless pictures to teach second grade students is a better way to improve student’s creativity that in turn will be translated to their writings. This will easily improve their prewriting skills as it enables them to organize their ideas effectively together before starting the writing process. By giving second graders this book to study and discuss, a teacher will be giving them the liberty to discuss amongst them what is going on in the book and also to put their creativity to the test during the process. This book can be effectively used in the second grade classroom to generate writing skills. The illustrations are done beautifully in the book that there is no need for words to explain what is going on in the book. The book is done in such a way that the only words written in it are for the sound effects to guide the readers. It is a very educative and creative book by Jerry Pinkney meant for young children. This book was written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney in the year 2009. The book “the lion and the mouse” is a wordless picture book with the adaptation of one of the Aesop’s fables. ![]() |