– Ann Zwinger, Introduction The Sea as Teacher Through sharing Carson’s research, we become acutely sensitive to the interdependence of life. Before we know it we are charmed into learning about the wonders of the ocean, then into a deep awareness of not only their health but how it affects that of the whole natural world. Its potency lies in the charm and skill of the writing, its erudition and rich organisation of facts, and in its personal reticence – how quietly it captivates our attention. And this second book in the trilogy, a New York Times bestseller, is just as engaging as her debut was. Reading nonfiction books on marine biology or ecology isn’t something I would normally choose to do on holiday but Rachel Carson writes narrative nonfiction that turns science and observation into a thrilling and insightful pageturner. In The Sea Around Us Carson makes the sea her subject, addressing it in three parts, Mother Sea, The Restless Sea and Man and the Sea About Him. It was the first in her Sea Trilogy a beautifully told narrative account of three creatures that live within the ecosystem of the sea, a female sanderling named Silverbar, Scomber the mackerel and Anguilla the migrating eel. Exactly five years ago I came across and read Rachel Carson’s debut novel Under the Sea-Wind (1941), not the book she is most well-known for, that is Silent Spring (1962) but her own personal favourite and definitely one of mine.
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The book measures 7 x 10 inches and is a nice, heavy, easy-to-read, book, one of the best we’ve done. The book has two ribbon markers and a top-edge stain of dark green. The book is bound in cloth with printed cloth front and rear panels, and comes enclosed in a cloth slipcase. John Farris' All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By is one of the most original and creative works available in the horror genre and will surely be hailed as a masterpiece of horror fiction. Now it is finally, finally! ready to ship! We can tell you one thing, it won’t be around long. As recognized, adventure as with ease as experience about lesson. There has been a lot of interest in this title, which has been in production here for the last eight years. The edition is limited to just 200 copies for sale. Each copy is signed by John Farris, David Ho, and Brian Hodge. This new edition has a fine introduction by Brian Hodge, the complete novel in a stunning presentation on heavy textured paper, four new artworks by David Ho, created just for this edition, and high-resolution reproductions of the original hardcover and paperback editions. It is an intricately weaved work of plot and subplot. He is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including When Michael. It opens with one of the most notorious chapters in horror history: a brutal bloodbath at a military wedding. John Farris has won the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Arguably one of the greatest horror novels of the 1970s, John Farris’s All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By is a stunning Southern Gothic encompassing the occult and ancient family curses. Jimsom weed, peyote, and various other sacred plants and blends propel this naïve anthropology student into a powerful psychic realm, infinitely multiplistic and impossible to anticipate. He writes in a rather detached, clinical style, but this only serves to amplify the impact of his accounts. Castaneda’s experiences, as he presents them, are captivating. For obvious reasons, the former is of more interest to the general reader. The second attempts to take a structural approach to his teachings. It is broken up into two sections, the first detailing Castaneda’s experiences and his long conversations with Don Juan. The book is presented as the consolidation of many pages of “field notes” which Castaneda took while conversing with Don Juan. The first in a series of books detailing his experiences with the shaman Don Juan, ‘The Teachings of Don Juan: a Yaqui Way of Knowledge’ is a fascinating exploration of altered states of consciousness. Janet Parshall, Host and Executive Producer, In the Market with Janet Parshall As a wife and mother, I celebrate the clarion call this book offers to those who want to see real revival in the nation by understanding it begins at home.” Baucham challenges the church to reinstate the biblical concept of father-headship of households and to establish and implement the principles of family discipleship. In this powerfully important and timely book, Dr. “Scripture gives us a clear directive to ‘look well to the ways of our household.’ Unfortunately, for far too many Christian households, that mandate and responsibility gets relegated to anyone or anything but the precious institution known as the family itself. Joe White, President, Kanakuk Kamps author, FaithTraining “Voddie Baucham has captured the keys to equipping men to be a leader in their homes! This book provides a practical, biblical view to reform a man’s life to reach new heights in leading his home with the future of the kingdom in mind! I highly recommend this book to any man daring enough to step up, press in, and become the shepherd and leader of his home and to help end ‘spiritual fatherlessness’ in this passivity-saturated nation.” She worked hard at being one as she worked hard at her acting, and she is still doing it, which makes this book a cheerful, beguiling work, but not a very revealing one.Ĭertainly it is a relief to have a Hollywood memoir that is not awash with monsters, and there is much fascinating detail about the making of her string of block-buster hits, but we don’t see much behind the smiling, dimpled face and the 56 curls that bounced around it. $ 19.95ĮARLY IN her short but distinguished film career Shirley Temple decided that the best protective stance in the chaotic, greedy adult world of which she was the captive queen, was that of good sport. This review originially ran on November 13, 1988ĬHILD STAR An Autobiography By Shirley Temple Black McGraw-Hill. Legions of readers, admirers and detractors alike, have learned to read Hitchens with something approaching awe at his felicity of language, the oxygen in every sentence, the enviable wit and his readiness, even eagerness, to fight a foe or mount the ramparts. His knowledge is formidable, an encyclopedic treasure, and yet one has the feeling, reading him, of hearing a person thinking out loud, following the inexorable logic of his thought, wherever it might lead, unafraid to expose fraudulence, denounce injustice, and excoriate hypocrisy. Charm may be helpful, too." Hitchens-who staunchly declines all offers of knighthood-hereby invites you to take a seat at a democratic conversation, to be engaged, and to be reasoned with. Great brilliance, fantastic powers of recall, and quick wit are clearly valuable in sustaining conversation at these cosmic levels. "A short list of the greatest living conversationalists in English," said The Economist, "would probably have to include Christopher Hitchens, Sir Patrick Leigh-Fermor, and Sir Tom Stoppard. For nearly four decades, Hitchens has been telling us, in pitch-perfect prose, what we confront when we grapple with first principles-the principles of reason and tolerance and skepticism that define and inform the foundations of our civilization-principles that, to endure, must be defended anew by every generation. By that measure, the essays of Christopher Hitchens are in the first tier. "All first-rate criticism first defines what we are confronting," the late, great jazz critic Whitney Balliett once wrote. But it was clear-to some-that the Soviet Union was already seeking to expand and foment revolution around the world, and the American government’s strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly formed CIA. “Enthralling … captivating reading.” - The New York Times Book ReviewĪt the end of World War II, the United States was considered the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia -the gripping story of four CIA agents during the early days of the Cold War-and how the United States, at the very pinnacle of its power, managed to permanently damage its moral standing in the world. And philosophical trend of postmodernism is said to have shifted the Xers' way of thinking from a linear and logical to a more chaotic and mosaic type. They are often described as cynical, angst-ridden and verbally cruel. Generation X is defined as those born between 19, mostly the offsprings of the Baby Boomers who were born between 1946-1963. In her book Manananggal Terrorizes Manila she writes about characters that share similar characteristics with Generation X. She is one of the hosts of the TV talk show Points of View and hosts a chat show in an FM radio station. Her books Twisted and Twisted II have been best sellers. She used to be a columnist in the newspaper TODAY and a three-time Palanca Awardee. Jessica Zafra is probably the most popular writer among the Generation X in the Philippines. A great read that brings the thinking, writing, and imagination of Calvino’s book into new conversations with urban theory and politics, revealing its power to illuminate urban life and to inform creative writing and pedagogy. “A lively, fresh, and wide-ranging encounter with Calvino’s wonderful Invisible Cities. “Built environment professionals and researchers, social scientists, and literary enthusiasts and scholars will appreciate this excellent interdisciplinary engagement with Calvino’s Invisible Cities, the concreteness and elusiveness of urban life, and the order and disorder of cities.” (Vinit Mukhija, Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs) Tally Jr., Professor of English, Texas State University, USA) The result is a fascinating study of both Calvino and the urban imagination that will be welcome by all who find themselves enchanted in cities.” (Robert T. The mere existence of the city depends entirely on this infrastructure, a net which serves as passage. The infrastructure that holds the city together is made of ropes, chains, and catwalks. This collection of essays does justice to Calvino’s masterpiece, as its contributors widely explore the novel’s seemingly infinite territories, combining theoretical sophistication with close readings. Octavia is described by Italo Calvino (1974) in his book Invisible Cities as the spider-web city it is a city hanging over the void between two mountains. “Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities is a miraculously fascinating work, a postmodern tour-de-force that fires the imagination of the reader and, with each re-reading, discloses new spaces and new ways of seeing. 'Star child craves for normalcy because they are always surrounded by chaos. It was perhaps the mad rush that erupted around her that Sonakshi was referring to while talking to the media later, when she said that most star kids long for regular life and space. Looking pretty in a chequered micro mini teamed with a simple white shirt, ankle boots and minimal make-up, Sonakshi had the shutterbugs working overtime from the moment she entered the venue. Sonakshi cut a cutesy picture at the launch of Aishwarya's memoir named 'Standing On An Apple Box' |