![]() ![]() Li Po does not seem to have been very likable as a person. ![]() You know, he's wild and associated with a kind of unbridled revelry, and yeah that's part of why I love him." and writing some of his best poetry apparently, while completely inebriated. Kaiser Kuo, a founder of China's first heavy-metal band Tang Dynasty, told the BBC: "He was quite a drunkard. In China Li is regarded as "the fallen immortal", "the immortal of wine" and the"banished immortal"- “an immortal who misbehaved in heaven and was banished to earth" - and is considered wild, eccentric and possessing special powers. ![]() 701-762) is one of the most quoted Chinese poets in China and the West. The famous Tang dynasty poet Li Po (Li Bai, Li Po, A.D. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The tree features that can illustrate the character of the protagonist David Lurie are adversity, adjustment, and recovery. These events appeared to be turning in a book they began to change the outlook of the characters. However, they were not able to live a peaceful life for long: while they were walking their dogs, three African men tricked them, raped Lucy, knocked Lurie unconscious, and ravaged their home. After being involved in a sexual scandal at his workplace at University, David returns to the farm where his daughter Lucy lives. He is a divorced man in his fifties, who still remains sexually active. The author described David Lurie as “the once-powerful and respected David is left as a mad old man sitting among the dogs singing to himself” (Coetzee 212). Even though the characters David Lurie and Lucy Lurie have in common the suffering of facing traumatic sexual experiences, their conflict-resolution styles are very dissimilar due to their social environments and sexual genres. The author of the novel exposes the prospect of an adverse impact of social and political diversities on both favored and disfavored members of society moreover, Coetzee reveals different means of confronting the issues by two main characters. ![]() ![]() What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too? But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. If he so much as breathes on Stella, she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Stella Grant likes to be in control-even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. ![]() In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication-they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.Ĭan you love someone you can never touch? ![]() ![]() Goodreads Choice Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019 Also a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! ![]() ![]() They come to find that the mines her family own are not empty. Together, they have to find proof of the uncle’s treachery and the Duke’s true identity. He discovers that she has been betrayed as well. Magdalen believes he looks just like the Duke she danced with two years ago, but why is he a shepherd? She soon discovers that he is indeed, the true Duke of Wolfberg and that his evil Uncle had tried to have him killed and replaced by his own son. ![]() That is, until she meets the very familiar shepherd named Steffan. Not used to be in this position, Magdalen begins to lose hope. ![]() ![]() When they arrive at the castle she is forced to tend to the geese. Magdalen is forced to become the servant as her maid takes her place. Why did he wait two years to send a proposal? As she travels to meet her husband to-be, she is betrayed by her servants. She is stunned, since the last time she saw him was two years prior at a ball. Hope arrives in the form of a shocking marriage proposal from the wealthy Duke of Wolfberg. She is also under the stern control of her mother who rarely shows her love. ![]() She would do anything to help them but the mines that once prospered are empty. Greed is the source of an evil plan that affects the life of Lady Magdalen of Mallin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget…or the courage to forgive. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. And then on a hot summer's night, one bad decision is made. It's a dangerous, explosive season of drinking, driving, parties, and kids who want to let loose. But senior year of high school tests them all. Jude does everything to keep her kids out of harm's way. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia's best friend. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. "A rich, multilayered reading experience, and an easy recommendation for book clubs." -Library Journal (starred review)įor eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows-her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Kristin Hannah's Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. ![]() ![]() During that time America’s place in the world was undergoing a dramatic change. James’ early studies in contrast- The American, “An International Episode,” Daisy Miller, and especially The Portrait of a Lady-would prove to be as essential to the process of defining what it means to be an American as Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, Emerson’s “Self Reliance,” and Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.īut in the years between Isabel Archer’s arrival at Gardencourt in the last chapter of The Portrait of a Lady (1881) and Lambert Strether’s arrival at Chester in the first chapter of The Ambassadors (1903)-sometimes known as James’ “middle period”-the author turned his attention to other things, including an ill-fated attempt to write for the theater. But to this day no other author is as closely associated with the figure of the American abroad as James is. James was not the first novelist to send Americans back to Europe to see what would happen when New World manners and morals came into contact and conflict with those of the Old World, nor would he be the last. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Ah,” Miss Gostrey sighed, “the name of the good American is as easily given as taken away! What is it, to begin with, to be one?”Īt the beginning of the twentieth century Henry James returned to the international theme, the subject that he had made his own and had made him famous. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Many focus on the third, “Totalitarianism” and neglect the first two, on “Antisemitism” and Imperialism.” The first part describe the rise of race thinking, particularly in the context of the nation-state, and how the Jews, as stateless persons were particularly vulnerable to racist attacks. But I hope I can give you a sense of what it is about and why I think the book is worth the effort. ![]() I certainly will not do the book justice in a blog-length review. It is long, the prose is demanding, and the ideas are critically important to our times. After over a month of reading, I can check this book off the list, but I can’t dismiss it from my thoughts. The Origins of Totalitarianism is on my “ Ten Books I Want to Read Before I Die” list. Summary: A work tracing the rise of totalitarian governments in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany to their origins in racism and class warfare, reactions to imperialism, and the mechanics that distinguish totalitarian states from other kinds of states. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1968. The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt. ![]() ![]() Kyra has begun keeping secrets, including reading books even though every book except the bible is forbidden and meeting up with a boy named Joshua. Her and her family live in an isolated community ran by a prophet with extremely strict rules. ‘The Chosen One’ is about a thirteen year old girl named Kyra who’s Dad has three wives and she has twenty brothers and sisters. It took me about a month to finally find the book. ![]() About a week later I was still thinking about this book so I started frantically googling the plot. I didn’t memorise the name of the book, the author or anything. It was pretty cool and stupidly I put it back on the shelf and just left it there. I can’t remember why but I was in Wellington library and this book caught my eye so I started reading it. ![]() You have no idea how long I searched for this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But the savageries of the French and Indian War force them out of exile, and they agree to guide two sisters in search of their father through hostile Indian country. You're here » Christian Books Index » Books » General Market » The Last of the MohicansĪngered by the values of his materialistic society, Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) lives apart from other white men, sharing the solitude and sublimity of the wilderness with his Mohican Indian friend, Chingachgook. General Market - Literature - United States.James Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans ![]() ![]() This gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with the brilliant storyteller Stephen Fry as your guide. * Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive wit, voice, and writing style * Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome * Retellings brim with humor and emotion and offer rich cultural context Celebrating the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, Mythos breathes life into ancient tales-from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire. This stunning book features classical artwork inspired by the myths, as well as learned notes from the author. Fry transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder. ![]() Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and comedian Stephen Fry. In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War.Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. ![]() |