5/10/2023 0 Comments Leaves of grass song of myself![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transcendentalism at its core stems from the idea that every living thing in the universe is interconnected – that the “Oversoul” is a string of sorts, connecting each and every one of us to one another. It was largely inspired by romanticism and the ideas of the famous Greek philosopher Plato, whose Platonic definitions of love can be linked back to the idea of agapē as a whole as well. Transcendentalism was a philosophical movement that began to develop in the United States in the mid 1800s. In fact, the very idea of transcendentalism, one of Walt Whitman’s primary beliefs, deeply agrees with the feeling of agapē love. His famous free verse poem “Song of Myself” from his 1855 work Leaves of Grass promotes an overarching idea of the sort of humanity and connection that the idea of agapē love creates. Walt Whitman was an American poet from the 1800s who wrote about nature, transcendentalism, and love of all kinds. – Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”, Verse I ![]()
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5/10/2023 0 Comments Doon by carey corp![]() As they investigate the dark magic plaguing Doon from the inside, they discover that the witch has left her mark, and not all wounds heal. Not all is right in Doon, though Jamie and Veronica have blossomed into a full romance, Kenna can’t help but sense that Duncan is yet to forgive her for breaking his heart and abandoning him to pursue her Broadway dreams. ![]() ![]() When Duncan appears and tells Kenna that Doon needs her, that Veronica needs her, she doesn't hesitate at second chances. To make everything worse, she's received her Calling-proof she and Duncan are each other's one true love- especially when visions of the very alluring Doonish prince appear right before she goes on stage. ![]() One year after the events that took MacKenna and her best friend Veronica to the magical land of Doon, Kenna is rethinking her decision to walk away from her friend, Doon, and the highland prince of her dreams - Duncan. With an evil magic lurking across Doon, and MacKenna’s destiny entwined with the cure, can she make peace with her decisions, or will she succumb them. But when Duncan, prince of Doon, appears with an urgent message from Veronica, MacKenna is given a second chance at Doon and true love. In this sequel to Doon, Kenna Reid has made a horrible mistake-choosing to follow her dreams of Broadway instead of staying in the enchanted land of Doon. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments ON SWIFT HORSES by PUFAHL SHANNON![]() There he meets Henry, a blackjack artist and a man who shares Julius’s passions, and his secrets. Julius has found himself in Las Vegas, where his gift for gambling leads him to a job patrolling the boards above the casino tables, watching through the cigarette smoke for chancers and cheats. ![]() Instead it is Lee’s brother, Julius, a thief and Korean War veteran – and someone she has only met once – whom she longs to tell, and who has struck a spark of promise and possibility inside her quietly ordered life. ![]() ![]() When she begins, secretly, to bet on the horses and, shockingly, to win, she feels strangely unready to share her good luck and its origins with her husband Lee. As she pours coffee and empties ashtrays, she eavesdrops on her customers, the ex-jockeys and trainers of the Del Mar racetrack. ![]() Muriel, newly married and newly orphaned, works as a waitress in a San Diego diner. Set in 1950’s America at a time when people stopped looking west and started looking up: a breathtakingly beautiful debut novel of revolution, chance and the gambles we take with the human heart. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments The scarecrow connelly novel![]() ![]() ![]() They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing - a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.Īfter graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. ![]() ![]() Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name. ![]() ![]() ![]() So they just keep retooling, slapping on new coats of paint, lights and buzzers. For as much as people seem to like the character and hold his earliest runs in high regard, Moon Knight has always seemed like a character in search of an audience. He’s Batman, but crazy he’s got a suit some of multiple personalities have been replaced by Wolverine and Spider-Man Jeff Lemire is writing it. This is Moon Knight’s sixth ongoing series since 2006.If you’ve paid attention you’ll notice that every #1 comes with a new gimmick. I was sold on this gimmick within the first five pages. Attempting to atone for taking over the world on Khonshu’s orders, Moon Knight has declared a portion of New York City his “mission” and has dedicated himself to protecting all those who travel at night. ![]() Following on the heels of the Avengers “Age of Khonshu” story arc, Moon Knight: The Midnight Mission established a new status quo for the hero. ![]() ![]() When both reject the course set for them, it leads to a raucous adventure as big and unpredictable as the ocean itself – and a romance that nobody could have predicted. The other is a teenage prince for who’s destiny is to KILL the Beacon so that HIS own people might thrive. One believed to be a guiding light for his people, a Beacon who will lead them to a bright, prosperous future. Such is the story of two young sea creatures. ![]() What happens when your entire life is ruled by a prophecy – your future foretold by people you’ve never met, who died long before you were born. ![]() ![]() The Beacon is a merling who was created to fulfill prophecies he has no control over where he goes or what he does – he is guided by the god of the surface – and now he’s ended up in the sharks’ dungeon. Their only hope is an old prophecy that says their curse will be ended when their prince kills the Beacon. Siren is the prince of a community of mer-sharks beset by misfortune. ![]() It’s the story of two young sea creatures whose fates are intertwined by something entirely out of their control, Castle Swimmer is a charming tale with two adorable leads. It debuted on the platform in January with over 200,000 subscribers and 1.7 million global reads. Sebastian the Crab may think living under the sea is the best thing in the world, but that’s not true for our two lead characters in Castle Swimmer, this week’s Wednesday Webcomic.Ĭastle Swimmer is a Webtoon I’ve mentioned before. ![]() ![]() Bliss also offers a wealth of new detail on such subjects as the treatment of diabetes before insulin and the life-and-death struggle to manufacture it. ![]() Macleod for their work on insulin: because each insisted on sharing the credit with an additional associate, medical opinion was intensely divided over the allotment of credit for the discovery. He also resolves a longstanding controversy dating to the awarding of the Nobel to F. In this now-classic study, Michael Bliss unearths a wealth of material, ranging from scientists& unpublished memoirs to the confidential appraisals of insulin by members of the Nobel Committee. Michael Bliss Michael Bliss wrote numerous prize-winning books in Canadian and medical history, including The Discovery of Insulin Banting: A Biography William Osler: A Life in Medicine and Harvey Cushing: A Life in Surgery. ![]() When insulin was discovered in the early 1920s, even jaded professionals marveled at how it brought starved, sometimes comatose diabetics back to life. ![]() Read Or Download The Discovery of Insulin By Michael Bliss Full Pages. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They form the building blocks of his tale and from them flow descriptions and commentary on historical events. The Discoverers (as well as The Creators and The Seekers) resonates with tales of individuals, their lives, beliefs and accomplishments. In the deep recesses of the past, they remain anonymous." The structure of the book is topical and chronological, beginning in the prehistoric era in Babylon and Egypt. ![]() had to be opened by countless Columbuses. ![]() The world we now view from the literate West. In "A Personal Note to the Reader", Boorstin writes "My hero is Man, the Discoverer. Boorstin praises the inventive, human mind and its eternal quest to discover the universe and humanity's place in it. Discovery in many forms is described: exploration, science, medicine, mathematics, and more-theoretical ones, such as time, evolution, plate tectonics, and relativity. The book, subtitled A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, is a history of human discovery. The Discoverers is a non-fiction historical work by Daniel Boorstin, published in 1983, and is the first in the Knowledge Trilogy, which also includes The Creators and The Seekers. ![]() ![]() Drothe has been a member of the kin for years and working for a crime lord he finds and deals with trouble inside the organization, while stealing relics on the side. I shouldn’t say that Drothe has no skills, he does possesses an ancient skill where he can see in the dark but he doesn’t consider this skill to be anything special. Drothe gets by not with any magical ability of extreme smarts but with the knowledge of the criminals he is encountering, help from his friend Degan, and a lot of luck. Drothe has a wary eye for running the streets and surviving if things turn bad, which in his case is more often then not. We follow a single POV perspective named Drothe. Idrecca has a normal economy and structure but the criminal underworld is the real holder of power in this city and the powers that be will try every trick in the book to remove the beating heart from this criminal organization. Ildrecca is a dangerous city to the average person especially if you are travelling in places you shouldn’t be. This is Douglas Hulicks debut novel and I would definitely say that this is a book you will want to get your hands on one way or another. ![]() ![]() I then proceeded to read the back cover and I knew I was in for a treat with thieves, crime lords, political alliances, and powerful magic relics. Honor is a noble virtue, but among thieves honor can get you killed. ![]() ![]() Every so often I come across a story that just grips me from the moment I set my eyes of the cover. ![]() 5/9/2023 0 Comments The brain that changes![]() ![]() What qualifies as an ultraprocessed food? What’s so insidious about these foods, and how can you avoid the mental fallout? Scientists are still working on answers, but here’s what we know so far. A few studies have suggested a link between eating UPFs and increased risk of cognitive decline. Research from the past ten or so years has shown that the more ultraprocessed foods a person eats, the higher the chances that they feel depressed and anxious. But more recent studies point to another major downside to these often delicious, always convenient foods: They appear to have a significant impact on our minds, too. We’ve known for decades that eating such packaged products - like some breakfast cereals, snack bars, frozen meals and virtually all packaged sweets, among many other things - is linked to unwelcome health outcomes, like an increased risk of diabetes, obesity and even cancer. Roughly 60 percent of the calories in the average American diet come from highly processed foods. ![]() |