5/22/2023 0 Comments Enlightened Ones by Lacey ReahTaken aback by the generous and caring Enlightened Ones, Maggi is convinced to leave her dysfunctional home for what will now be her true family. In addition, Lacey Reah shared an insightful interview this week on the Reading and Writing Addiction blog about herself and the release of "Enlightened Ones." Lacey Reah’s interview can be followed at and the official "Enlightened Ones" trailer can be viewed on YouTube. The compelling book trailer for "Enlightened Ones" was revealed today on DGT Book Promotion news. Louisville, KY, Novem-( PR.com)- Lacey Reah is proud to announce the recent release of her novel "Enlightened Ones." "Enlightened Ones" is a fiction novel that depicts the struggles of a group of people living within a cult and the life of a young girl that joins the cult to escape her dysfunctional family.
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5/21/2023 0 Comments The Courage to Create by Rollo MayMay was influenced by American humanism, and interested in reconciling existential psychology with other philosophies, especially Freud's. He spent the final years of his life in Tiburon on San Francisco Bay, where he died in October 1994. May was a founder and faculty member of Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center in San Francisco. His educational career took him to Michigan State College majoring in English and Oberlin College for a bachelor's degree, teaching for a time in Greece, to Union Theological Seminary for a BD during 1938, and finally to Teachers College, Columbia University for a PhD in clinical psychology during 1949. He experienced a difficult childhood, with his parents divorcing and his sister becoming schizophrenic. His works include Love and Will and The Courage to Create, the latter title honoring Tillich's The Courage to Be. May was a close friend of the theologian Paul Tillich. He authored the influential book Love and Will during 1969.Īlthough he is often associated with humanistic psychology, his philosophy was influenced strongly by existentialist philosophy. Rollo May (Ap– October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist. 5/21/2023 0 Comments The national parks dayton duncanDuncan was also writer and producer of THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA, which won two Emmy awards - for outstanding nonfiction series and outstanding writing for nonfiction programming and writer and producer of THE DUST BOWL, a two-part series about the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, broadcast in November 2012, winning a CINE Golden Eagle and a Western Heritage award his script won a Spur Award and was nominated for an Emmy.ĭuncan has served as a consultant or consulting producer on all of Burns’s other documentaries, beginning with THE CIVIL WAR and including BASEBALL , JAZZ , THE WAR, and THE VIETNAM WAR , among others. “Most often it was everyday people who changed the course of American history." - Dayton Duncanĭuncan is the author of thirteen books, most recently, with Ken Burns, COUNTRY MUSIC: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, the companion book to their eight-part documentary, which earned a Western Heritage Award and two Spur Awards.ĭuncan and Burns have collaborated for nearly 30 years on documentaries, including THE WEST, which won the Erik Barnouw Award from the Organization of American Historians and LEWIS & CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY, which attained the second-highest ratings in the history of PBS. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Splendid julia quinn reviewThe second youngest sibling in the Bridgerton family, He has witnessed all 7 of his brothers and sisters transition into their love-matches. Gregory Bridgerton was no fool when it came to the subject of love. And so.a funny thing happened, ' On The Way To The Wedding'. Needless to say, Hermione stays steadfast in her devotion to her secret lover, and when Gregory starts to realize for whom his heart truly beats, it could possibly be too late. When yet another fool (Gregory) can't mask his infatuation with her best friend, Lucy decides he is the lesser of two evils and decides to help him court Hermione's favor. Lucy's best friend, Hermione, has the whole of the ton at her feet, in yet, she can't help falling for someone who is highly improper. Said head belongs to Miss Hermione Watson, and directly by that head, is Lady Lucinda Abernathy. Gregory believes IN love, and believes he IS in love just from a glimps of the back of some lovely woman's head. What a conclusion to a beloved series! With an ending sequence I didn't see coming and a prologue that made a one-time fan out of me (ME! the hater of prologues by principal). 5/21/2023 0 Comments Sisters telgemeierPraise for SMILE "Irresistible, funny and touching - a must read for all teenage girls." - KIRKUS REVIEWS "A charming addition to the body of young adult literature that focuses on the trials and tribulations of the slightly nerdy girl." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "It hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it." - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Praise for DRAMA "With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer. 5/21/2023 0 Comments James patterson erShould they read on e-tablets? Sure, why not? How about rereading a book? Definitely. Vampire sagas, comics, manga, books of sports statistics – terrific! – as long as kids are reading. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited. 1 reason they don’t read more is that they can’t find books they like. The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they’ll gobble up – and that will make them ask for another. Here’s a simple but powerful truth that many parents and schools don’t act on: The more kids read, the better readers they become. By the end of the summer, Jack had read half a dozen books that he loved, and his reading skills had improved dramatically. We picked out “The Lightning Thief ,” a book in the “Warriors” series, “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Al Capone Does My Shirts,” a novel from my own “Maximum Ride” series, and a few others. We then told Jack we were going to help him find books we promised he would like: the Mom-and-Dad “Reading Can Be a Joy” Guarantee. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Go set a watchman meaningIt includes treatments of many of the characters who appear in To Kill a Mockingbird. Go Set a Watchman tackles the racial tensions brewing in the South in the 1950s and delves into the complex relationship between father and daughter. It alludes to Jean Louise Finch's view of her father, Atticus Finch, as the moral compass ("watchman") of Maycomb, and has a theme of disillusionment, as she discovers the extent of the bigotry in her home community. The title comes from Isaiah 21:6: "For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth", which is quoted in the book's seventh chapter by Mr. Although Go Set a Watchman was initially promoted as a sequel by its publisher, it is now accepted that it was a first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird with many passages in that book being used again. Go Set a Watchman is a novel written by Harper Lee before her Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), her only other published novel. The industry quickly became enamored with his almost anti-fashion photography, capturing the zeitgeist and the spirit of his subjects rather than pursuing today’s search for perfection, which he considers inhuman. With such credits as shooting the first American Vogue cover under Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, bringing together for the first time a group of young women who would become the ’90s supermodels, and numerous solo exhibitions at world-renowned institutions including the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, and the Gagosian in London, Peter Lindbergh is a master of his craft who has made his mark in the halls of photography history. I’m interested in what is powerful and real.” -Peter Lindbergh “What is merely beautiful has always bored me. 5/21/2023 0 Comments On photography by susan sontagAmong these, she contrasts Diane Arbus's work with that of Depression-era documentary photography commissioned by the Farm Security Administration. Sontag discusses many examples of modern photography. In the book, Sontag expresses her views on the history and present-day role of photography in societies as of the 1970s. Later, Sontag published " Regarding the Pain of Others," a partial refutation of the views expressed in "On Photography." "On Photography" received both acclaim and criticism, with some reviewers questioning its academic rigor. The book discusses the relationship between photography and politics and the tension between recording and intervention. Sontag argues that photography fosters a voyeuristic relationship with the world and can diminish the meaning of events. She contrasts the work of Diane Arbus with Depression-era documentary photography and explores the evolution of American photography from Walt Whitman's idealistic notions to the cynicism of the 1970s. In her influential book, "On Photography," Susan Sontag examines the history and contemporary role of photography in societies. It originally appeared as a series of essays in the New York Review of Books between 19. On Photography is a 1977 collection of essays by Susan Sontag. 5/20/2023 0 Comments Dark matter by michelle paverThrough Jack’s eyes, we share his wonder at this completely foreign but devastatingly beautiful environment - and we feel his mounting fear. The descriptions of the Arctic scenery and weather are appropriately shivery. Strange things begin to happen, and it’s unclear to Jack - and to us - if there’s something supernatural out there on the ice or if the isolation, fear, and relentless black cold are causing Jack to lose his mind. One by one, Jack’s companions are forced to leave. Surrounded by bracing air and endless sea, Jack is exhilarated and optimistic.īut shortly after they arrive at their destination for the year, tragedy strikes. As the ship bound for Gruhuken, Norway, sails across icy cold waters, he gets to know salty sailors, his expedition mates, and the eight huskies that round out their team. He sets aside his fears and sets sail for adventure. The other four members of the team are amateur explorers from posh families. But from the outset, he has some hesitations. When he’s offered a job as a radio operator on an expedition to the Arctic, he says yes. Our hero Jack is 28 years old, poor, lonely, and in desperate need of a major change. The threatening fog of World War II hangs over the city. In the vein of tales like The Turn of the Screw and The Tell-Tale Heart, this eerie ghost story turns on an essential question: Is our narrator haunted by a supernatural being, or is he slowly losing his connection to reality? |