7/7/2023 0 Comments Siege and storm![]() ![]() To save her country, Alina will have to choose between her power and the love she thought would always be her shelter. But as the truth of Alina's destiny unfolds, she slips deeper into the Darkling's deadly game of forbidden magic, and further away from her humanity. ![]() With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army. The Darkling is more determined than ever to claim Alina's magic and use it to take the Ravkan throne. But she and Mal can't outrun their enemies for long. She is the Sun Summoner - hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. Alina Starkov's power has grown, but not without a price. Now with a stunning new cover and exclusive bonus material: Nikolai Lantsov character art and a Q&A with Leigh Bardugo. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. *The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!* Enter the Grishaverse with book two of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by number one New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. ![]()
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![]() In the midst of his distraction and confusion, he poses the question "What if the Universe, instead of being a giant machine, is really a giant thought?" Then, before his astonished colleagues, Theodore makes an even bolder assertion: "The unsolvable terms in our equations may be road signs pointing to consciousness-to God-as the missing piece of the puzzle." Antiphony traces the downward spiral of Theodore's career in the wake of his controversial statements, as well as the remarkable transformation that threatens to lead him to the depths of madness-or the revelation of the Final Theory, the ultimate secret of the universe. Shaken by what he has just experienced, he takes the stage to deliver his speech, note-less. Verging on panic, he is in the middle of ransacking his hotel room for the missing notes when he is stopped in his tracks by a voice-and a vision. ![]() ![]() In this novel that explores the intersection of science and spirituality, Theodore Reveil, one of the leading lights in string theory physics, is on his way to present his latest research at a triumphant meeting of his colleagues from around the world when he realizes that he has lost the notes for his presentation. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Zero day david baldacci review![]() ![]() ‘Should I read …?’, ‘What’s that book?’ posts, sales links, piracy, plagiarism, low quality book lists, unmarked spoilers (instructions for spoiler tags are in the sidebar), sensationalist headlines, novelty accounts, low effort content. ![]() Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. 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Thread!. ![]() Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.Mon at 1pm, Gboyega Odubanjo Author of While I Yet Live. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Book the diamond eye![]() The concept of “identity fusion” postulates that when an individual experiences a visceral sense of “oneness” or kinship with a group, they become capable of extreme acts of self-sacrifice. ![]() Yet new research suggests that every human being holds the potential for extreme self-sacrifice in the right circumstances. The idea that one’s beliefs or deeply held ideals drive this behavior is seductive. Movie review: Viola Davis reigns supreme in historical epic 'The Woman King' While sacrificing personal happiness for professional success is imaginable, what possesses a woman – or anyone, for that matter – to make the ultimate self-sacrifice of one’s life? In other words, what motivates someone to lay down their life for others? Psychologists historically attribute the willingness to walk into danger on behalf of a group or country to the notion of defending deeply held beliefs and ideals, or the desire to protect loved ones from external physical threat. ![]() While changing gender expectations may ultimately alter this, women still report, even in 2022, that achieving big career dreams often involves substantial sacrifices, such as time for romantic or family relationships, personal health and even one’s voice in the workplace. Ample evidence exists that women who make it to the very top of their professions often feel forced to make substantial personal sacrifices that men typically do not. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. 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First published in 1957, WASP is generally regarded as Eric Frank Russell's finest novel, a witty and exciting account of a covert war in the heart of enemy territory.įantasy, Horror & Science Fiction, Science Fiction Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others His mission is simple: sap morale, cause mayhem, tie up resources, wage a one-man war on a planet of eighty million. ![]() Intensively trained, his appearance surgically altered, James Mowry is landed on Jaimec, the 94th planet of the Sirian Empire. ![]() If a small insect buzzing around in a car could so distract the driver as to cause that vehicle to crash, think what havoc one properly trained operative could wreak on an unsuspecting enemy. ![]() The war had been going on for nearly a year and the Sirian Empire had a huge advantage in personnel and equipment. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 376, unmanageable numbers of Goths and other non- Roman people, fleeing from the Huns, entered the Empire. The reasons for the collapse are major subjects of the historiography of the ancient world and they inform much modern discourse on state failure. Climatic changes and both endemic and epidemic disease drove many of these immediate factors. ![]() ![]() Increasing pressure from invading barbarians outside Roman culture also contributed greatly to the collapse. ![]() The Roman Empire lost the strengths that had allowed it to exercise effective control over its Western provinces modern historians posit factors including the effectiveness and numbers of the army, the health and numbers of the Roman population, the strength of the economy, the competence of the emperors, the internal struggles for power, the religious changes of the period, and the efficiency of the civil administration. The fall of the Western Roman Empire, also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome, was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided into several successor polities. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Order of lonesome dove books![]() ![]() ![]() Both men worked together as Texas Rangers, north of the Mexican border before retiring to run the Hat Creek Cattle Company. ![]() ![]() I couldn’t have enjoyed Lonesome Dove any more than I did, and the experience is likely to cause me to mix in a few more fictional books to my reading schedule.įor a quick summary, the book centers on Captain Augustus “Gus” McCrae and Captain Woodrow F. The end result is over 800 pages that still felt far too short. In McMurtry’s magnum opus, the detail and character development not only made me care about the Hat Creek Cattle Company, but McMurtry also weaved in some of the philosophies and world views I most enjoy contemplating. I enjoy learning what guides how they respond to meaningful moments-particularly their response to challenges. Part of the reason I deeply enjoy biographies is gaining insight into the ideas and philosophies that shape individuals. I’m pleased I didn’t wait any longer because the book proved itself immensely worthy of the 1986 Pulitzer. It’s his favorite book, so when author Larry McMurtry died earlier this year, the event bumped his most famous piece to the top of my list. Lonesome Dove has been on my list for years at the strong recommendation of my father-in-law. Despite it being my genre of choice when I was young, it now takes intentionality to rotate non-biographies into my reading list. I have mentioned before how rarely I read fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() People share them and in this case, they share them in the form of the artistic product. ![]() If the artistic product indeed makes people catch feelings, mathematically it will spread to thousands and maybe millions of people (because it is being shared). product place in an artistic product that makes people catch feelings. That is the perfect way to do product placement, i.e. We then wanted to drink it and thus obviously bought it. It makes us (people) catch feelings of excitement. The song got big not because he mentioned Courvoisier but because it was a good song. The promotional deal between them came later after the song got big. It was just his artistic expression and reference. Well, apparently, Busta recorded and released the song without expecting any money from Courvoisier. The reason is to promote the brand or company. It could be a song, a film, a book or whatever. A situation where a brand pays for the mention of their brand in someone’s artistic product. First, the definition of product placement and a bit of background on the conceptĪ lot of us only got to know of Courvoisier cognac through Busta Rhymes’ ‘pass the Courvoisier’ song. This time I come to you not even as an author but a publisher. ![]() ![]() ![]() People who claim to reject power due to moral values are often the true manipulators (or are simply naïve). Don’t judge people by their declared intentions, but the actual outcomes of their actions.You can use this book to learn about power in general, or study and reflect deeply upon the ideas to truly understand people and the world you live in. Greene encourages us to think of power-play as a game. In fact, there’s much that we can learn from the masterful scheming of the aristocratic courts of the past-those who can subtly charm, deceive and manipulate without others’ awareness can rise to power without others’ resentment or resistance. ![]() You can choose how to use power once you have it, but it’d be foolish to dismiss power as bad or unimportant. It’s important to realize that power is amoral-it’s neither good nor evil. No one likes being powerless, yet we don’t take well to power-hungry people due to our modern ideologies of fairness, equity etc. For more details, do get our complete book summary bundle in text, infographic and audio formats. In this free summary, we’ll briefly outline the 48 laws of power. In “The 48 Laws of Power”, Robert Greene distills 3,000 years of history into 48 laws to help us understand how we can masterfully acquire power and avoid being manipulated or crushed by others. ![]() Power is an integral part of our societies and lives. ![]() |