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Haroun sea of stories5/21/2023 From this perspective, a parallel to Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland might be drawn – serious themes are elucidated in the context of a magic environment. The book discusses real problems and situations, although the characters experience them within imaginary settings. It would be most rational to characterize the book’s genre as magic realism. Even if its end cannot be characterized as sad, it is at least ambiguous. That of Haroun and the Sea of Stories does not offer such a bonus. Also, romance is typically expected to offer the so-called happy ending. While it contains the elements of romantics, it likewise comprises those of an adventure story and fantasy. In the meantime, Haroun and the Sea of Stories are more than a classic romance. Thus, a romantic genre implies the dominance of a love story over other plotlines. Trying to determine the book’s genre, it would be unfair to claim that it is a romance. Rushdie’s background lets him create an inimitable blend of stylistic devices such as zeugmas and puns that have vivid implications for the culturally-related jokes. The author’s style is rather unconventional as well. Even though the novel is initially targeted at children audiences, the themes it elucidates are equally interesting to grown-ups. In his novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie provides a wonderful synthesis of the best literary elements of Indian and Western traditions.
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Intisar khanani5/21/2023 Of course, as all retellings are, there are some features of the original that have been changed. Here, we find all the traits that belongs to this classic fairy tale, but fleshed out, diversified and given cultures and identities other than just ‘princess’, ‘chambermaid’ and ‘kingdom’. Thorn by Intisar Khanani is a solid and brilliant retelling of The Goose Girl (AT Type 533 for those who study folklore) by Brothers Grimm. Okay, I admit that I was a little daunted by how thick this ARC is when I finally got it in my hands, but 456 pages later and some moments in between spent crying? I am in love. Thank you so much Pansing for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review! Thorn by Intisar Khanani will be available at all good bookstores. Genre(s): Young Adult, Retelling, Fantasy Expected Publication: 2020 by Hot Key Books
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While the book is a quick read, it is certainly longer than it needs to be to explain the content. Ross Campbell has the expertise and experience to explain how these ideas relate to parents and children. Gary Chapman really has a gift in distilling the concept of love into categories that are acceptable and understandable. The book has the potential to broaden your understanding of a child’s unique love language beyond simply buying the child presents and saying, “I love you.” Speaking a child’s love language is usually nonverbal and experiential and involves specific intention and consistency. The 5 Love Languages of Children is a book that sorts the variety of ways in which children receive and express love into 5 basic categories. He wrote the bestseller How to Really Love Your Child. Ross Campbell (1936 – 2012) was a child and adolescent psychiatrist, parenting expert and author. Gary Chapman wrote the bestselling book The Five Love Languages and has authored several other “Five Language” spin-off books. Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell About the authorsĭr. Rating guide: 1 = horrible, 5 = average and 10 = wow Authors Please click this LINK for the full disclaimer. You should consult with your physician before you rely on this information. This article is for educational purposes and should not be seen as medical advice. 5ĭisclaimer: Yes, I am a physician, but I’m not your doctor and this article does not create a doctor-patient relationship.
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Indistractable website5/21/2023 And you’ve got this new book called Indistractable, which is really interesting, because your first book kind of taught people how to create things that hook people, and this book is coming at it from a different perspective. And your writing’s been featured everywhere, Harvard Business Review, the Atlantic, TechCrunch, Time, The Week, Psychology Today and My Kindle. Now, you have a lot of traction in this particular topic, because you’re a graduate and instructor in Stanford Graduate School of Business, you’ve studied and taught behavioral design with industry leading experts and scientists, and you write, consult, and you’re sort of in that intersection of psychology, technology, and business. So of course, we got a couple of e commerce people and and then some, you know, if it was a bell curve, there’d be a few people distributed either side of that. We have a lot of subscription businesses there’s quite a few software as a service businesses, plenty of coaching on retainer-type businesses, and information products, as well. And a lot of people listening to this podcast have businesses where it suits them to have someone sticking around. James: Your name is familiar to my listeners, because you wrote a fabulous book called Hooked. And I have a special guest here called Nir Eyal. Download 8 Useful Insights About Distraction That Can Help You Understand And Deal With It Effectively (and the PDF transcription)
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Kimi ni todoke vol 195/21/2023 The big couple, Sawako and Kazehaya, are being stupid. And Ayane talks with Sawako about some stuff, including her bad self-image. Kento, surprisingly, has a cute, helpful conversation with Kazehaya about it. Ayane, though is hesitant, and trying to avoid him and stop anything from happening. Meanwhile, it’s obvious that Kento has feelings for Ayane. Chizu seems to mostly be thinking about things, about Ryu and what she wants to do. Chizu and Ryu are in pretty much the same position as before, with very little-to-no attention given them as a couple. This was a bit of a slow volume, whereas progress shows. And I think I’m going to keep this review short, because I don’t want to go into too much detail about what happened this time, nor do I have too much to talk about (I don’t think). I don’t even care what’s happening anymore, who the focus is on, or how long I have to wait between volumes.
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Max and ruby bunny cakes book5/21/2023 All books in the series will eventually be revised however, at this writing, Beyond Five in a Row series are still in the previous edition.īefore Five in a Row has much the same content as the original book, but with three additional stories included. Now, the author’s children have undertaken the task of modernizing the series and updating the literature lists. The original Five in a Row series was written three decades ago for the previous generation of homeschoolers. Choose from many possible activities for each day. Literature selections contain positive moral stories that reflect Biblical values. Use as a stand-alone program for preschool, or supplement with phonics and math and use it with older children. The Five in a Row title comes from reading the same classic children’s book five days in a row as a literature-based unit study to cover social studies, character, language arts, math, science and art. This series provides a wonderful way to nurture your relationship with your children and foster a lifelong adventure of learning.
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Thor, Vol. 1 by Jason Aaron5/21/2023 He battles the God Butcher in 894, in the present day, and again in the distant future when Thor sits alone in an empty Asgard cut off from the world, now resembling Odin visually and in terms of personality. He’s very successful, possessing mystical technology against which few gods stand a chance, and the way Aaron shows this is by reminding us that Thor, by human standards at least, is immortal. That’s down to the plotting lapses in what was originally published as Godbomb.īefore then everything runs beautifully, Aaron with Esad Ribić introducing the threat of the God Butcher, a being who so resents the very idea of gods, he’s determined to wipe them all out, no matter who believes in them. This bulky paperback collection combines the first three Thor trades written by Jason Aaron, and while his reputation on the title is rightly solid gold, if plotted on a graph, the quality level of this material is two peaks separated by a bit of a dip.
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Strings that force him to pose as a mercenary and rescue an infuriating woman who refuses to leave her mission uncompleted. After his vow to hunt down her killer leads to months of fruitless pursuit, his last hope is in a family connection that comes with strings attached. But soon after she has infiltrated the ruthless Aramean commander's kitchen, she makes a reckless decision that puts her and her allies in grave danger.Fresh off the battlefield, Liyam returns home to discover his beloved daughter is dead. Strong-willed Tirzah wants to join her people in driving the enemy from the land of Israel and undergoes training for a secret mission inside the stronghold of Shechem. Read Or Download Like Flames in the Night By Connilyn Cossette Full Pages.
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Catharsis by Lada Ray5/21/2023 Both yin and yang, assertive and gentle, male and female, its perilous path is fraught with mystical discovery and mortal danger, as many powerful and ruthless forces line up to prevent the Key from fulfilling its destiny."Ĭomet of Karma sent to destroy a failing civilization Earth Keepers agonizing over the ultimate decision Protectors risking their lives to keep the world intact Shifters, with power over mind, matter, time, and space and three teenagers, two of whom are born to become the all-important Key of Destiny-if they manage to come together before it's too late! Except the new Key is unique and precious, even by the Cosmic Key of Destiny standards. It has happened before.and it is about to happen now. Prophecy of the Key: "When human civilization reaches a crucial threshold, the Key of Destiny appears to open the coveted door into a future of unheard potential for humanity. She is a Time and Mind Shifter yet even her mentor, the famous Siberian shaman Tengis, can only guess how far her powers will develop when the time comes to create Earth Shift! The Earth Shifter is a prophetic mystical thriller - Amazon top-rated:Sasha Elfimova can hardly be called a normal 16-year-old.
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Push and Shove by C.L. Stone5/20/2023 If it's a product of getting open shots and knocking them down, that's what I'm supposed to do.” “Throw that efficiency (expletive) out the window, I don't care about that. They pulled within 123-120 with 22.4 seconds left but TJ Warren made two free throws to push the margin back to five.īooker - averaging 37 points on 60% shooting in these playoffs - was hot once again, shooting 14 of 18 from the field, including 3 of 4 on 3-pointers. The Nuggets trailed 116-106 with 4:55 remaining but never panicked, slowly cutting into the lead. Phoenix wouldn't trail in the fourth, though Denver didn't go quietly. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. “I was making shots, attacking the paint,” Jokic said. Jokic used his physical play to knock down several big buckets, even ripping the ball away from Suns owner Mat Ishbia at one point after the ball went out of bounds, which earned the Nuggets All-Star a technical foul. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points on 20-of-30 shooting. |