It is a lot like the popular Discovery Channel show "I Shouldn't Be Alive," or stories like those depicted in the movie "Alive," although much less dark. It is also a great adventure.Ī quick, fun read that entertains as it teachesĪ Fall of Moondust is sci-fi disaster story that begins by placing a group of people in an impossible situation and follows along as they attempt to survive while awaiting rescue. And I am pretty sure there is no dust deep enough for a boat to sink in, but ? If you like science fiction with lots of science then you will love this book. And we never hear how bad it must smell in a enclosed area with lots of people for days and no shower. A couple of small problems, like the first time the boat sinks it stays horizontal (what are the chances of that?). There is a small attempt at romance, but it is basically science and at eight hours it is the right size. AC keeps you entertained without the bells and whistles of modern day authors. It is probably harder to write stuff that could be true, that is well researched then to make up stuff. No one writes science fiction like this these days. It is a fast paced story with chapters that end with teasers. In this story we see what that would take. You actually feel like we could live on other planets. This is as if we actually had people living on the Moon.
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Get to it and you will crack the mystery of existence, from simple to complex, from electrons to love.Īccording to Wilson, the Ionian Enchantment equates science with a religious quest. The essential point is that deep below the chaos we perceive out there, there is an underlying unified structure. The meaning of this claim is more metaphysical than physical, of course. Being mainly interested in the material aspect of reality, Thales suggested that all matter is but water. The starting point, as Wilson argued in Consilience, is what Harvard historian of science Gerald Holton called "The Ionian Enchantment." This notion - that behind nature's manifest diversity there is a simple, unified explanation - can be traced back to the pre-Socratic Thales of Miletus. (And that Wilson's prose is truly inspired and engaging, which is definitely the case.) The stakes are high, and the fact that The Meaning of Human Existence was shortlisted for the National Book Award means that people are paying attention. If we are successful, claims Wilson, we should arrive at a deeply transformative understanding of the meaning of our existence. In his recent book, The Meaning of Human Existence, the celebrated evolutionary biologist, entomologist and essayist Edward Wilson sets off to chart a possible path toward the unification of the sciences and the humanities - taking off from his 1998 book Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Love Is Hell by Matt GroeningSome text are cut due to margins too tight inherent from the source.Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 06:13:17 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Boxid IA40739803 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier "Cartoons in this book were originally published in Love is Hell, Work is Hell, School is Hell, Childhood is Hell, and Akbar & Jeff's Guide to Life by Matt Groening and in the Life in Hell comic strip from Acme Features Syndicate" - Verso of t. "Cartoons in this book were originally published in Love is Hell, Work is Hell, School is Hell, Childhood is Hell, and Akbar & Jeff's Guide to Life by Matt Groening and in the Life in Hell comic strip from Acme Features Syndicate"-Title page verso Read the whole story of "Life in Hell "RM"," from early prehistory to late last night"-Publisher website (November 2007) "Painstakingly assembled and rigorously organized by that master of clutter, Matt Groening, this is not another mini-jumbo, hard-to-read, abbreviated compendium in that seemingly endless series of discourses on hell but a gargantuan historical extravaganza of ten years' worth of the everpopular "Life in Hell "RM" " cartoon strip, which still mysteriously appears weekly in several hundred newspapers tricoastally. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Siken poetryOnline, try her poems “Backwards” and “Conversations About Home (At the Deportation Centre)”. Her 2011 collection “Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth” is as striking as its title. Warsan Shire explores themes of femininity, immigration, and belonging with a direct narrative style. Limón’s most recent collection, “The Carrying,” is incredible, as is her 2015 collection “Bright Dead Things.” To get a taste of her work, read her poems “The Leash” and “A New National Anthem”. Vuong’s first novel, “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” is set to come out June 4.Īda Limón’s grasp of place, her quiet revelations, and her flowing, narrative style make her work relatable. Try his poem “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong” or his essay “A Letter to My Mother That She Will Never Read” in the New Yorker. Vuong’s collection “Night Sky with Exit Wounds” is a great place to start for anyone who wants to start reading poetry. Through striking images and beautiful language, Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong explores his family history, the effects of war and trauma, and the complicated dynamics of love. Here are five living poets worthy of your attention. However, there’s a whole generation of writers out there creating work, right now. From looking at course syllabi alone, one might believe that poetry can only be written by people who have been dead for 50 years. He was related to one of Shackleton's men, Frank Worsley, and spent a fortune collecting artifacts from their epic treks across the continent. Worsley felt an overpowering connection to those expeditions. Shackleton never completed his journeys, but he repeatedly rescued his men from certain death, and emerged as one of the greatest leaders in history. He spent his life idolizing Ernest Shackleton, the nineteenth-century polar explorer, who tried to become the first person to reach the South Pole, and later sought to cross Antarctica on foot. Henry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed in honor and sacrifice. David Grann tells Worsley’s remarkable story with the intensity and power that have led him to be called “simply the best narrative nonfiction writer working today.” By the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Abi ketnerThis is a story about Lexi and how she came to be and her life in the Hole. This is an amazing book for fans of the Shatter Me trilogy by Tahereh Mafi and the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth.īranded is a fast paced, unique concept dystopian novel revolving around sins, forbidden love and the need to drive a revolt against the standing government. *I would like to thank Netgalley for this as an e-book from netgalley in return for an honest review.* I’m a fighter.My name is Lexi Hamilton, and this is my story. The Hole can’t break me.I am more than my brand. I won’t let them win.The Hole can’t keep me. I’ve been accused of a crime I didn’t commit and now the Hole is my new home. At best.Now LUST wraps around my neck like blue fingers strangling me. He created the Hole where sinners are branded according to their sins and might survive a few years. In his warped mind, the seven deadly sins were the downfall of society. “The seven deadly sins lust-blue gluttony-orange greed-yellow sloth-black wrath-red envy-green pride-purple”įifty years ago the Commander came into power and murdered all who opposed him. Source: Netgalley (in return for an honest review) 7/6/2023 0 Comments The jungle book kiplingIn this book animals are personified, becoming intelligent as humans, caring and emotionally attached to the little boy like he was the one of their own. He was living happily and carefree, only the tiger Shere-Khan was spreading the fear among the jungle animals, scaring Mowgli as well. When mother wolf found him and accepted as one of her own calves, Mowgli was brought up and raised among animals who were taking good care of him and taught him the laws of the jungle. The book consists of 14 chapters or stories about a boy named Mowgli who got lost in a jungle when he was just a little boy. Although the stories were written while living in Vermont, the author found inspiration in his childhood spent in India, where he returned for a couple of years after finishing college.Īllegedly, the stories were dedicated to his daughter who passed away at the age of six, not long after the first edition of the book was published. 7/5/2023 0 Comments Mk england the disastersI’m thrilled to have such a superstar team behind the project, and want to extend huge thanks to John Sacchi and Matt Groesch at 5 More Minutes Productions for being the initial champions, Greg Berlanti and the rest of the team at Berlanti Productions, Derek Simon, Lee Toland Krieger, Warner Bros for taking up the original option, and The CW for saying yes to the pitch. While I would LOVE to see your casting ideas, I have zero power to make them actually happen. The book is a melting pot of the people in my life and it would be an honor to see them represented on the screen and behind it.Īlso, a caveat: I have almost no involvement in this whole process, and that includes casting, scripts, etc. My innate reflex to always manage expectations and keep hopes reasonable requires that I make this abundantly clear! I do hope, though, that the show will go forward, and that it’ll create opportunities for writers, actors, and crew of color, queer folks, and people of many faiths. A pilot will be filmed, but then that pilot has to get green lit by the network before they order episodes. It has, however, made it surprisingly far in the process, which is truly thrilling. Let me be clear: This does NOT mean the television show is definitely happening. The Life of Crime is the result of a lifetime of reading and enjoying all types of crime fiction, old and new, from around the world. His critically acclaimed The Golden Age of Murder (Collins Crime Club, 2015) was a landmark study of Detective Fiction between the wars. He has been a widely respected genre commentator for more than thirty years, winning the CWA Diamond Dagger for making a significant contribution to crime writing in 2020, when he also compiled and published Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club and the novel Mortmain Hall. In the first major history of crime fiction in fifty years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators traces the evolution of the genre from the eighteenth century to the present, offering brand-new perspective on the world’s most popular form of fiction.Īuthor Martin Edwards is a multi-award-winning crime novelist, the President of the Detection Club, archivist of the Crime Writers’ Association and series consultant to the British Library’s highly successful series of crime classics, and therefore uniquely qualified to write this book. 7/5/2023 0 Comments Sophia by Anita AnandSophia transcended her heritage to devote herself to battling injustice and inequality, a far cry from the life to which she was born. But when, in secret defiance of the British government, she travelled to India, she returned a revolutionary. Sophia, god-daughter of Queen Victoria, was raised a genteel aristocratic Englishwoman: presented at court, afforded grace and favor lodgings at Hampton Court Palace and photographed wearing the latest fashions for the society pages. Exiled to England, the dispossessed Maharajah transformed his estate at Elveden in Suffolk into a Moghul palace, its grounds stocked with leopards, monkeys and exotic birds. It was a territory irresistible to the British, who plundered everything, including the fabled Koh-I-Noor diamond. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, one of the greatest empires of the Indian subcontinent, a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass and included the mighty cities of Lahore and Peshawar. In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into Indian royalty. |