![]() ![]() They inhabit the soil, air, rocks and water and are present within every form of life, from seaweed and coral to dogs and humans. Invisible to the naked eye, they are ubiquitous. Microbes, most of them bacteria, have populated this planet since long before animal life developed and they will be here long after we have gone. ![]() They were too busy jabbing him full of adrenaline to calm his overwrought immune system. According to the book I’m reading, I told the medics gathered round his bed, the surge in allergies over the past fifty years could be due to our obsession with eradicating bacteria. H alfway through reading Ed Yong’s first book, I found myself in A&E with a son in anaphylactic shock after he unwittingly ate some nuts. ![]()
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![]() Disgusted at the self-certainty of his own age, Kierkegaard investigates the paradox underlying Abraham’s decision to allow his duty to God to take precedence over his duties to his family. Retelling the biblical story of the binding of Isaac, Fear and Trembling expounds on the ordeal of Abraham, who was commanded by God to sacrifice his own son in an exceptional test of faith. Kirmmse eloquently brings this classic work to a new generation of readers. ![]() Now, in our era of immense uncertainty, renowned Kierkegaard scholar Bruce H. Auden, Walter Benjamin, and existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre. ![]() This newly translated Fear and Trembling, a foundational document of modern philosophy and existentialism, could not be more apt for our perilous times.įirst published in 1843 under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio (“John of Silence”), Søren Kierkegaard’s richly resonant Fear and Trembling has for generations stood as a pivotal text in the history of moral philosophy, inspiring such artistic and philosophical luminaries as Edvard Munch, W. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What they decide to do has repercussions in their own lives and the lives of those with whom they are connected. Characters are presented with challenges and choices and must make a decision about how to act. ![]() It is not only in the final volume but also all the way through the Chronicles of Narnia that we see themes of good and evil displayed. Evil exists, but as in Christianity, good will ultimately prevail. The Calormenes are victorious, and Narnia comes to an end. Surely the great Lion Aslan will send help, won’t he? And so he does send aid by way of Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole. But what? The warlike Calormenes, who have formed an alliance with a traitorous ape named Shift, have secretly been entering Narnia and are bent on conquest. The reader senses that something dreadful is going to happen. Not much later, Tirian is referred to as the last king of Narnia. ![]() Beyond the hint in the title, the opening words of the book, “In the last days of Narnia,” are disconcerting. The Last Battle - the final volume of the Chronicles of Narnia - is dark and sad, especially for those who love Narnia and are reading the book for the first time. Copy of The Lion, the Witch, and the BibleīOOK EXCERPT The Lion, the Witch, and the Bible By Robert Velarde ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She says, “I knew that I always wanted to tell stories, because that’s how I make sense of the world.”Īs a teenager in Shaker Heights, Ohio, she would spend hours with her friends at the Yours Truly restaurant (linoleum floors, high-back wooden booths), talking about who they’d grow up to be. It started as a child with the Chinese folk tales her immigrant parents told her, and with her favorite book, Harriet the Spy, in which the child protagonist-like Ng-takes notes on everyday moments. Ng’s latest novel, Our Missing Hearts, is her deepest exploration into the power of small stories, but she’s been weaving them together her whole life. “There are small stories, but in another way, there’s this sense of them forming the fabric of the world we live in.” “Now there’s some drama.” A few words sprout intrigue. So-and-So called the police again to report that someone moved his lawn chair from the backyard to the front yard for the third time.” She smiles. “One of my small, goofy, weird joys is to get a very, very local newspaper from a small town, like my hometown, and read the police blotter,” says best-selling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng ’02. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Politics as well as love deeply influenced Dante's literary and emotional life. Dante attributed all the heavenly virtues to her soul and imagined, in his masterpiece The Divine Comedy, that she was his guardian angel who alternately berated and encouraged him on his search for salvation. In fact, Beatrice married another man, Simone di' Bardi, and died when Dante was 25, so their relationship existed almost entirely in Dante's imagination, but she nonetheless plays an extremely important role in his poetry. He first saw the woman, or rather the child, who was to become the poetic love of his life when he was almost nine years old and she was some months younger. Dante Alighieri was born in the city-state Florence in 1265. Dante Alighieri, or simply Dante (May 14/J– September 13/14, 1321), is one of the greatest poets in the Italian language with the comic story-teller, Boccaccio, and the poet, Petrarch, he forms the classic trio of Italian authors. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Once there, they confront the Starlings, who are back in the clue hunt after being sent to the hospital in an explosion back in The Maze of Bones, and steal their lead, but they are trapped by Jonah Wizard, who was forced back into the clue hunt by Cora Wizard, the Holts, Alistair Oh, and the Kabras. They receive another lead, which Amy realizes leads to William Shakespeare, so they go to a performance of Romeo and Juliet in The Globe Theatre. Into the Gauntlet begins as Amy and Dan Cahill enter a London hotel tired and with no lead whatsoever. The secret message in the book is "The Cahills aren't the only ones looking for the Clues. The message on the cards is, "Only together can we fight the true enemy." ![]() It was written by Margaret Peterson Haddix and released on August 31, 2010. Into the Gauntlet is the tenth book in The 39 Clues novel series. ![]() ![]() ![]() By the way, I've followed a few recipes from top chefs based in Italy and I came away with the feeling that I was being punked. I kind of got my answer to the age old question as to why the Italians are so refined in their culture but also are so Mesozoic in some of their ways. I was most interested in England, France, Ireland, Italy and the Middle East mainly. By the way The Way of Kings is that book that is perfect in each of its page. I hurried my way through it, but if it worked for The Way of Kings, it ought to be good enough for any chunky book. The words in it are meant to be absorbed over a longer time than it took me. LoTR doesn't count because it is not a genuinely single work.īack to The Age of Faith. There is only one book above 1000 pages of my knowledge that has FUN stamped all over it in each page, and that book, is not LoTR. For you see, this book was enormous, both in its physicality and its scope. ![]() This means that I blitzed my way through this book. I began reading this book in January the 10th 0f 2021 and finished reading it on the 13th of April of the same year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dash has no idea why he has ended up in a penitentiary when all he did was rob a bank. ![]() A darkly twisted taboo romance that plays tricks with your mind. Reality warps in the dungeon, and I'm left wondering which prison is worse? the one holding my body, or my mind. Distorted, the first book in the Alabaster Penitentiary series by Nyla K. We move around one another like a sun and a moon, revolving in an axis of confused lust and torment until the truth is distorted, and the thing I once feared becomes that which I crave my vile addiction, somehow so exquisite. He has a name, but it might as well be Officer. ![]() You see, the guards run the show, and I seem to have caught the attention of the most twisted one. Unfortunately for me and my fellow prisoners, those in charge are more dangerous than we are. I don't belong here, surrounded by psychopaths and killers with no remorse? At least, I don't think I do.Getting by unscathed is my top priority. ![]() They lock us up and throw away the key, because we deserve it. The freaks, the creeps, your favorite Netflix documentaries come to life. Distorted was incredibly true to its name, delivering twists that messed with both my head and emotions and Im still not okay. This is Alabaster Penitentiary? Where they send you when the world thinks you're dead. ![]() ![]() Too many of the best in the assailed bureaucracy, both in Congress and in key administrative posts, have left too soon, doubting that their voices could be heard or that their goals could be achieved. Distrust and ill-will permeate attitudes toward government. " One cannot sit here in 2018 without a strong sense of concern about the future of this country, and more particularly the state of public service. My hope is that the Volcker Alliance can play a part. “ I have come to understand something broader and more important: the need to restore trust in the full range of our governmental processes. ![]() ![]() Volcker, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve and founder of the Volcker Alliance, released his memoir, “Keeping at It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government.” Co-authored by Christine Harper, Editor of Bloomberg Markets, the book provides a timeline of Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet, what I also loved was that the heart of the story is simple as Jude explores her identity and who her family really are. The story branches out like a spider's web, ensnaring you inside, and there are revelations throughout that will make you gasp. It's dark, dangerous, twisty and turny and Grandleader is a particular character to watch. The plot is perfect for fans of Crookhaven and Wednesday and reminded me of a darker version of The Addams Family. Ravena Guron's imagination is second-to-none and the complexity of her world-building is phenomenal - full to the brim with 3D imagery and perfect detail. ![]() ![]() This is a fantastic exploration of family, villainy and coming of age set in a high-concept and spellbinding fantasy world. As she becomes embroiled in curses, lithrum attacks and a search for two people who have mysteriously gone missing, Jude begins to discover the extent of what her family are up to - does she really want to be part of it after all? Jude Ripon is a thief! Desperate to be part of the family business, who steal and sell tamed and edible magic, she is determined to pull off a heist that impressives them.īut Jude might have bitten off more than she can chew with her latest theft. Fantasy lovers and more confident readers are in for an immersive treat of a story where heroes and villains merge in a dark and edgy world. This debut middle grade novel is rather on the long side but please don't let that put you off. Published by: Faber & Faber, 4th May 2023 ![]() |