![]() ![]() Retellings brim with humor and emotion. ![]() Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome. Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive voice and writing style. Illustrated throughout with classical art inspired by the myths, this gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide. Whether recounting a tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly finds resonance with our own modern minds and hearts. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. In this continuation of "Mythos," Stephen Fry recounts the stories of the human heroes found in Greek mythology, with illustrations of classical art inspired by the myths. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The story, Baldwin asserts, “achieves a bright, almost lurid significance, like the light from a fire which consumes a witch.” This metaphor shows that, while the book might be against racism, it causes a kind of violence.Īnother problem with protest novels like Uncle Tom’s Cabin is that they are overly sentimental. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, for example, makes its point far too obvious. The goal of this morality is to make people feel shame. ![]() Protest novels are guilty of using a “medieval morality” that clearly separates good characters and bad ones, right and wrong, black and white. He argues that protest novels oversimplify the complexity of human beings for the sake of putting forward a message.īaldwin is against what he calls “moralism” in fiction. In this chapter, Baldwin discusses two novels, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Richard Wright’s Native Son, in order to develop his ideas about protest novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() They decide to fly west, to join the Order of the Bright Star.īut Drem and the Order are already under siege by a demon horde and their fragile defences may soon shatter. In the shadows of Forn Forest, Riv and the surviving Ben-Elim hold a war council - desperate to unite those who would stand against Asroth and his army. And with the help of his bride, Fritha, he plans to crush the warrior-angels and their allies for good. Battle the darkReclaim the world The King of the Otherworld is finally free.Īrmed with fearsome new starstone weapons, Asroth prepares to lead his demonic war-host south. This is the epic conclusion to John Gwynne's mighty fantasy trilogy, Of Blood and Bone. ![]() In A Time of Courage, angels, demons and heroes face the ultimate fight for the Banished Lands. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Having loved the 1993 movie, I was delighted to find there was a new, unabridged version of the book it was based on. One of the great epics of American capitalism. Presumably he was their main source of infromation and access once the dust had settled. The narration is excellent my only criticism is that the authors obviously have their own agenda which can feed into the narrative for instance Henry Kravis is positively portrayed throughout etc. It's pretty demoralising but still prescient today. ![]() ![]() Seminal tale of wall street greed and unabridged!Įxcellent book that deserves to be listened to (or read) unabridged, incredibly well researched by the WSJ authors, full of interesting characters, compelling story and very very tense! No wanting to give any spoilers this is a cautionary tale about corporate greed of individuals especially in connection with leveraged buyouts where regardless of the ultimate "success" of a LBO the level of debt loaded onto even well run, venerated and successful institutions (see Manchester United F.C.) can seriously inhibit, hinder and ultimately ruin them at the expense of the business and the livelihoods of those working for them. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Secondary trauma” is what psychologists call all the not-sleeping, overeating, and not-relaxing I experienced after spending years writing about trauma. ![]() I’d been following her story for more than two years when her mom phoned to say that her battered body had been discovered at the bottom of a dumpster on Christmas Eve. When my third book, Dopesick, came out in 2018, I found myself in the place of promoting a book at the same time I was grieving the recent murder of 28-year-old Tess Henry, a main protagonist of that book. ![]() ![]() ![]() What are the hidden meanings behind the symbols on the American dollar? Why do Hindus use coloured rice powder to draw elaborate symbols in front of their homes, only to have these patterns destroyed every day by footprints? Why do Masonic Temples have a black and white chequered floor covering? ![]() ![]() Why is the eye believed to be a powerful symbol of protection by fishermen? The latest in the popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias', this is the largest, most definitive guide to the secret and ancient knowledge of signs and symbols, some of which has been lost over thousands of years. This is the biggest A-Z reference book on symbolic objects you'll ever find. Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols with the latest in the hugely popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias'. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I felt something I have not felt a long time in my readings: catharsis.’ Gazala Anver, Roar Media ‘As far as Sri Lankan Anglophone literature is concerned, this is as good as it gets. It also helps that he is astonishingly funny.’ Roshan Ali, Indian Express Shehan Karunatilaka's use of Sri Lankan folk mythology is truly original … his exuberant language and humour keeps this book buoyant and a joy to read.’ Shyam Selvadurai, author of Funny Boy ‘Karunatilaka is a fearless writer. ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is dazzling. ‘A brave and brilliantly inventive novel, full of energy, about a mad bad world in a dark time.’ Romesh Gunesekera, author of Reef and Monkfish Moon ![]() Karunatilaka writes with tinder-dry wit and an unfaltering ear for prose cadences.’ Kate McLoughlin, TLS ‘Brilliant…rollicking…a pleasure to read. ‘Shehan Karunatilaka’s epic novel is a powerful evocation of Sri Lanka’s dark and brutal past.’ Lucy Popescu, Financial Times ‘This magic realist (and often funny) novel fizzes with energy and ideas… Imagine a mash-up of Stranger Things and Salman Rushdie.’ Robbie Millen, Times ![]() ![]() They had brought two friars - the best they could do for Kublai Khan's request - but upon getting a taste of difficult travel life, the friars turned back. The party sailed south from Venice across the Mediterranean to the Holy Land. This time, they took 17-year-old Marco with them. Though the pope did not grant their request, the Polo brothers decided to return to Asia. When Marco was 15, his father and uncle returned home. In turn, Khan was able to take advantage of the knowledge of these foreigners in enormous projects such as efforts in water management and hydraulic engineering and warfare and siege engineering and other endeavors." The Polos were one family that Khan trusted and learned from. ![]() Khan himself was an expert in Chinese poetry. He patronized scholars, scientists, astronomers, doctors, artists and poets. "He opened up the Mongol and Chinese empires to travelers and traders. ![]() "Khan was an exceptional ruler for many reasons," said Abernethy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Luckily the trend in the 20th century (starting with H. Commas, if you don't whistle at them to calm down, are unstoppably enthusiastic at this job. As we shall shortly see, the comma has so many jobs as a 'separator' (punctuation marks are traditionally either 'separators' or 'terminators') that it tears about on the hillside of language, endlessly organising words into sensible groups and making them stay put: sorting and dividing circling and herding and of course darting off with a peremptory 'woof' to round up any wayward subordinate clause that makes a futile bolt for semantic freedom. “So what happened to the comma in this process? Well, between the 16th century and the present day, it became a kind of scary grammatical sheepdog. ![]() ![]() I’ve never been so immersed while in the dead of space. Rohan’s home of the space station Wistful feels like a full and fast world, the author has written in multiple alien cultures to give it depth. The main character can be hurt, even killed, and he does have to dig deep each time he faces a fight. I enjoyed that the superhuman power was being pulled from somewhere and it wasn’t entirely bottomless. It’s funny that a book about superheroes off of earth could make me want a prequel about them on earth so badly. I really enjoyed the hard science beats in the book, as well as some of the more mysterious things spread throughout. Sentient space stations and ships, alien races and wormholes, wars being fought by superhuman armies, this novel has some pretty awesome plot points. Nothing, the universe included, seems to be accepting that. After years of fighting, he just wants to retire from it all. The combination gives him superhuman abilities, and responsibilities. Ever wonder what you’d get if you added science fiction with superheroes? Ever wonder what a story would be like if you took out the kind of corny undertones of caped crusaders? Rohan is half human and half il’Drach. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is Hybrid Helix book 1, and I was sent a download code for the audiobook, and I’m now pissed I didn’t get to it sooner! This. ![]() |