![]() This thinking is very much in a fledgling stage and has a long way to develop before it could be said to be anything more than purely experimental, but experiment we must. The ubiquity of the car, and all the other rampant wasteful consumerism which often surrounds an event, cripples your efforts right from the off. There is also a false economy in these supposedly 'efficient' economies, because if you run a sustainable event and people attend your event in a car, you can wave goodbye to any benefits you might have yielded from the technology itself. ![]() The world cannot run (for long anyway) on raves and drugs and loud music, any fool can see that. ![]() ![]() Hippies have known about these dangerous technologies for a long time, and the state cracks down hard on them, and not entirely without good reason either. ![]()
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![]() The trilogy is a literary piece set up in poetic cantos. The Divine Comedy encapsules his trilogy Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. It contains quite a few notations as well for those interested in context or translation. The translation is not only clear, but it allows much of the poetics of Dante to still be appreciated. ![]() Translated by Mark Musa who’s focus at Indiana University is ancient Italian literature, Vita Nuova shines in this copy. Hands down, the best version of this text you can currently grab on the market is from the Oxford World Classic’s series. The text stays unfinished as Beatrice died sometime during Dante’s writing. She also appears in his Divine Comedy series as well, such was his draw to her. Mostly written in this book is Dante’s love, especially his love towards Beatrice Portinari a woman he had met briefly during his life, but was enthralled with. Written by Dante Alighieri, Vita Nuova combined poetics and prose as s partial autobiography and log of his emotions. ![]() ![]() It will make a rich inheritance for its heirs. Whitescar is a beautiful old house and farm situated in Roman Wall country. The ivy had reached for the tree and only the tree's upper branches managed to thrust the young gold leaves of early summer through the strangling curtain. Mary Stewart, one of the great British storytellers of the 20th century, transports listeners to rural Northumberland for this tale of romance, ambition, and deceit - a perfect fit for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Their deception will spark a powder-keg of ambition, obsession and long-dead love. The premise of The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart reminded me immediately of Josephine Tey’s masterpiece about a fraudulent heir, Brat Farrar and Stewart’s characters refer to the Tey book. It will make a rich inheritance for its heirs, but in order to secure it, they enlist the help of a young woman named Mary who bears remarkable resemblance to missing Whitescar heiress, Annabel Winslow. ![]() Whitescar is a beautiful old house and farm situated in Roman Wall country. Mary Grey had come from Canada to the land of her forebears: Northumberland, where Hadrian built his wall nearly 2000 years ago. ![]() 'There are few to equal Mary Stewart' Daily Telegraph ![]() Mary Stewart, one of the great British storytellers of the 20th century, transports her readers to rural Northumberland for this tale of romance, ambition, and deceit - a perfect fit for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. ![]() ![]() ![]() "The difference between an indistractable person and a distractable person is not the indistractable person never gets distracted. That's just not possible, especially in today's digital, work-from-home world, where many of us spend more than half the day looking at screens - and where there's always a potential distraction lurking. What does 'indistractable' mean?ĭon't worry - an indistractable person isn't one who never gets distracted. Here's what he had to say about becoming indistractable today, when distractions surround us. We wanted to learn more about how to become indistractable ourselves, especially in this time when it seems more challenging than ever - so we asked him to share some of his techniques. After 5 years of studying human behavior, he developed a research-backed, 4-step framework for becoming indistractable, which he detailed in his book Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. As a Stanford lecturer, best-selling author, and behavioral design expert, Nir has dedicated years of his research and expertise to learning about distractions - and how we can better avoid them. To behavioral expert Nir Eyal, being indistractable is something he's studied extensively in recent years. This means we set out each day to complete our important tasks while avoiding distractions, which could derail us from achieving our flow state. Many of us strive to be "indistractable". ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She once made the arrogant rake a laughingstock so why is he tempted to revive an affair that almost began so long ago, on that scandalous evening. But to Blackburn, Jane's unwitting model, the cool, reticent spinster is still a challenge. ![]() As she passed through the gates, she saw that the basketball court was. Now, a decade later, she's back in London, as a chaperone to her beautiful niece. Kateri gathered her supplies and waited until early evening to drive out to the camp. When the likeness was exposed, along with Miss Jane Higgenbothem's secret tendre for Lord Blackburn, the ton's gleeful contempt sent the lady back to the country in disgrace. New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd spins the captivating tale of a nobleman whose path crosses again with the one woman he absolutely cannot resist.Īn innocent English miss conceived of it, her hands gliding across the clay, delineating each smoothly defined muscle and sinew, creating a sculpture of the man she worshipped. When the likeness was exposed, along with Miss Jane Higgenbothems secret tendre for Lord Blackburn, the tons gleeful contempt sent the lady back to the country in disgrace. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Wink knows every story needs a Hero and a Villain and revolves around three essentials: revenge, justice, and love. Dreamy Wink is Leaf’s younger sister and a neighborhood oddball-the girl with the tarot card– and tea leaf–reading mother, a freckled dreamer who maybe reads a little too much. Poppy is in love with Leaf Bell, an older boy who can see “right through the pretty” to the “ugly on the inside.” A self-described bully, Poppy is “built for winning and getting what I wanted and not for trying to be better.” Determined that, if her life is to be one of “desperation, then it would be loud, not quiet,” she is frustrated by Leaf’s indifference. ![]() Balancing between possibly paranormal and just plain disturbing, Tucholke walks a fine, spine-chilling line.ĭark-haired, awkward (but soon to be gorgeous) Midnight is in love with Poppy, the beautiful, blonde, high school queen with a cruel streak a mile wide. ![]() ![]() Pete, the cat who couldn’t care less, celebrates Christmas with his inimitable lassitude. The book is so much fun that both lessons-in reading and in life-go down easy. Graphic elements are a big part of the fun in this latest addition to the TOON family, but the star is Wanda herself-a brown-skinned little girl with big dreams (and an even bigger exclamation point of a hairdo) who figures out what is really important in life. There is Wanda chasing, and here is Wilbur dancing under a disco ball, relaxing in a hot tub, eating a T-bone steak, or cavorting on a yacht. ![]() Muted colors and busy spreads force readers to slow down and find Wanda and Wilbur. New readers will enjoy following the frantic yet likable Wanda as she chases Wilbur and fame at the same time. He is on Sassy Cat’s guest list and even joins her in a stretch limo for a night on the town. Unfortunately for Wanda, it’s her photo partner, sad-eyed bulldog Wilbur (now called “Floppy Dog” by the press and fans), who has the spotlight. ![]() ![]() Her search for fame seems to come true when one of her selfies goes viral. Wanda is so busy posing for her imaginary fans, taking selfies with her unimpressed sister and brother, and watching Sassy Cat’s reality TV show that she completely forgets what’s important. ![]() It’s a perfectly Wanda-ful day until one large, boneless dog upstages his owner. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Haidt’s investigation also shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have disparate intuitions about right and wrong, and why each party is right about many of its primary concerns. ![]() But the main message of the book is ancient – it is the realisation that we are all self-righteous hypocrites.ĭrawing on his 25 years of research on moral psychology, the author Jonathan Haidt explains that moral judgements shouldn’t arise from reason, but rather from gut feelings. This book draws on the latest research in neuroscience, genetics, social psychology and evolutionary modelling. The Righteous Mind examines why it’s difficult for us to get along and understands why society is so easily divided into hostile groups (each so certain of its righteousness). This week, Jonesy and Ashto explore the concept of human nature and history from the perspective of moral psychology. What You Will Learn from The Righteous Mind ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her husband is concerned and she is taken in to get psychiatric help. The novel opens with a young Korean woman experiencing a strange problem, Kim Jiyoung is fully impersonating other women she knows, and does not seem self-aware of the fact. The book has six chapters, each one narrating a different stage in Kim Jiyoung's life. It focuses on the everyday sexism the title character experiences from youth. The story-line centers on a housewife who becomes a stay-at-home mother and later suffers from depression. That's why I was able to write so quickly without much preparation." Published by Minumsa in October 2016, it has sold more than 1 million copies as of 27 November 2018, becoming the first million-selling Korean novel since Shin Kyung-sook's Please Look After Mom in 2009. A former scriptwriter for TV programs, Cho took two months to write the story as according to her, the title character "Kim Ji-young's life isn't much different from the one I have lived. Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 ( Korean: 82년생 김지영) is a novel by Cho Nam-Joo. ![]() |