7/4/2023 0 Comments Anne lamott three prayers![]() Most of all, be aware and present of all that happens to you. For example, enjoy looking at flowers and trees and enjoy your friendships, etc. What I gained from reading this book is not to take for granted all the little pleasures in life. ![]() This book brought me a sense of calmness and thankfulness for all I have received in my life. This is a book about being real and true and simple and clear and about living a worthwhile life. This is not a religious book at all, but a book for anyone who is spiritually oriented and maybe especially for those who are not, because Lamott writes about prayer in a way that every single person can relate to. I feel as though my life has been broken open with a whole new attitude towards prayer, and even more, towards being alive. I believe that I read this book at the perfect time for me. Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayersis a book about getting through life. ![]() Everything was local, which is a nice change!) I have enjoyed other books by Anne Lamott, so I thought I would purchase and read this book. (In Vermont, especially in Manchester, there were no “big box” stores and restaurants. I picked up this book in a small locally owned book store in Manchester, Vermont during our recent trip. I recently finished reading the book, Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers, by Anne Lamott. ![]() Good Read: Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() About this same time the Cave Research Foundation (CRF), organized in 1957 to promote the systematic exploration, survey, and scientific study of the great cave systems of Mammoth Cave National Park, was casting about for a broader scope for its research activities. Geological Survey (USGS), but in the academic community the subject languished. Some good and interesting work was published, particularly by the U. There were indeed many new contributions from European colleagues but, unfortunately, in the United States the good intentions were not backed up by much in the way of federal funding. Position papers published early in the IHD emphasized the special problems of karst carbonate terrains were supposed to receive a substantial amount of attention during the IHD. One of these problem areas was the hydrology of carbonate terrains. One of the stated goals of the IHD was to promote research into groundwater situations for which the state of knowledge was hopelessly inadequate. This volume has its roots in the distant past of more than 20 years ago, the International Hydrologic Decade (IHD), 1964-1974. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Carve the mark![]() ![]() Nonetheless, what her brother does not know is that Cyra is extremely smart, quick on her feet and resilient as well. ![]() Using Cyra’s gifts, her bother not only tortures his enemies but also brings them to their knees as well. Cyra’s ability and gifts brings her both power and pain. Author Veronica Roth introduces the readers to Cyra, who is the sister to one of the most brutal tyrants of the Shotet People. Currently, Veronica resides in Chicago, with her husband and a dog.Ĭarve the Mark is the first installment in the Carve the Markbook series by author Veronica Roth. After Roth completed her high school education, she joined Northwestern University. Veronica Roth was born and raised in Chicago. The critically acclaimed book series, the Divergent was adapted into three feature films, which performed extremely well in the box office. Roth’s Essays and short stories have been featured in Shards and Ashes, Summer Days and Summer Nights, and the Three Sides of a Heart. Veronica Roth is a number one international bestseller, who is popularly known for Carve the Mark and the Divergent book series. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Devil house by john darnielle![]() ![]() The best way I could describe it is that it's a literary novel about American mythmaking. I love novels that turn old ideas on their heads to create something new. Devil House is only metaphorically haunted, which is cool in theory. I don't know if this is a spoiler, but it was in the horror section at my local book store and I feel like this is borderline misrepresentation. That’s that best way I can put it without spoiling anything. While doing his background research on the project, Chandler meets different characters and confronts the twisted history of the titular devil house, but the house will also check out what he's made of as a person and a writer. I know what you're thinking, but it doesn't go down that road at all. ![]() I really like books that do this usually, but I don't know what this one in particular is trying to say.ĭevil House tells the story of Gage Chandler, a successful true crime writer with latent mommy issues who decides to move into a murder house for his next project. This conundrum perhaps can't be better exemplified than by John Darnielle's third novel Devil House, which is not what it presents itself to be. Some of the best books have the most straightforward covers and some of the best books can’t possibly be boiled down to a single image. ![]() You can totally do it and result may vary. The old saying that you shouldn't judge book by its cover is imprecise at best. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Atlas by Eden Finley![]() ![]() I think that might just be the nature of a lead book in a series. there are a lot of characters in this book.I was worried I wasn't going to like the HFN ending, but it wasn't too bad, and made me look forward to the next books.she's super clever, but there's no doubt that he's in charge □.he makes a conscious decision to not wear a condom, and he doesn't consult her at all □.I guess is was the *right* mafia business □♀️ lots of mafia business but somehow still held my attention.the H is a mafia Prince - he's a j/p alpha - aggressive, fierce, and protective □ - struggling to find his place independent of his father.I loved that she managed to be strong without flashing a gun or throwing down with the dudes. h is a 20-yr old numbers and hacker prodigy with her v-card - she's clever, brave, and vulnerable. ![]() Did I devour it? You betcha! □ Fantastic lead off to a series ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ![]() ![]() ![]() The intersectional history of violence through which Khlebnikov imagines a community of minorities, misfits, and mystics wandering between the peripheries of the Russian and British Empires challenges monolithic constructs of the Orient as well as dominant discourses of Russian and Indian national identity. ![]() ![]() Khlebnikov's quasi-fictional journey from Russia's Islamic borderlands to the Indian subcontinent “in search of an idea that will free all oppressed people” transforms Madame Blavatsky's heosophical interpretation of ancient Indian religious philosophy into a cornerstone of political resistance against global imperialism in the twentieth century. This is the space from which Velimir Khlebnikov, modernist poet and philosopher of history, articulates a vision of revolutionary internationalism. Collected Works of Velimir Khlebnikov, Volume II: Prose, Plays and Supersagas Hardcover Novemby Velimir Khlebnikov (Author), Paul Schmidt (Author), Ronald Vroon (Author) No reviews See all formats and editions Hardcover 49.90 3 Used from 49.90 2 New from 102. Between the Volga and the Ganges lies a vast yet little-examined zone of linguistic, religious, ethnoracial, and political contact shaped over many centuries by mobile communities of traders, saints, soldiers, and rebels. Vol.2: Prose, plays, and supersagas - Velimir Khlebnikovs Krysa: a commentary - Pomes - Istoki sverhprozy Hlebnikova. ![]() ![]() Mae, who is superstitious, realizes that it is Friday the 13 and thinks about taking off work. He dresses slowly, noticing the soreness of his legs, which rarely get a substantial reprieve from work. Johnson chastises Mae for speaking so morbidly early in the morning but also considers it funny. Mae, his wife, tells him jokingly that he looks like he is wrapped in a winding sheet, or dressing for a dead body. The story begins, describing Johnson lying in bed trying to enjoy his final moments of peace before a long shift at his workplace, a factory assembly line. The short story characterizes the kind of self-destructive anger that pervaded black communities during the Jim Crow segregation era. The husband, Johnson, internalizes his own marginalized state, clouding his judgment and leading him to abuse his wife. ![]() ![]() Taking place in an urban ghetto in the mid-1900s, African-American author Ann Petry’s short story “Like a Winding Sheet” (1945) follows an impoverished black couple, observing the prejudices and injustices they face. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Candida by george bernard shaw![]() ![]() ![]() It is this common English name which is taken from the adjective ‘candid’ meaning ‘frank’ and ‘truthful’, thus, defining the protagonist of Shaw. The title of Candida is a tell-tale of the demeanor characteristics of its eponymous heroine Candida. Candida has always been one of Shaw's most popular plays, in which Shaw tells us the ins and outs of conjugal happiness. ![]() ‘Plays pleasant' basically consist of three plays, Arms and the Man (1894), Candida (1894) and You Never Can Tell (1896). Do help us spread a word for this one!)Ī part of Shaw’s ‘Plays pleasant', Candida was written in 1894 and first published in 1898. ( Announcement: Bookish Santa has organized a massive books by weight sale at Guwahati from 12th May to 21st May, 2023. It is a comedy, mystery play, comprising of three acts with apt subtitle, ‘a mystery'. We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.”Ĭandida is an aesthetic evidence of Shaw's extemporary idea of ‘Art for art’s sake’. “An honest man feels that he must pay Heaven for every hour of happiness with a good spell of hard, unselfish work to make others happy. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Always You by Nell Iris![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Vann needs to tap into his fighting spirit’s reservoir of strength and hope life doesn’t punish him for taking a chance. ![]() Drayton never lost hope they would once again reunite and pick up where they left off, but Vann’s stubborn nature and repeated encounters with a heartbreaking world prove to be a challenge. Yet, he’d surrender it all-again-for the only man who’s still ever-present in his heart.Īfter a decade and entirely too much distance between them, Vann is suddenly released back into a world that has been nothing but cruel. He is now a self-made man and developer of one of the most sought after electric exotic automobiles in the world with a fortune greater than that of his birthright. He accepts his fate, a sacrifice for the only man he ever loved and the one person who saw beyond his rough edges.ĭrayton grew up with a trust fund and pre-planned future, but an unexpected encounter one night forces him to abandon everything and start from scratch. Vannguard Shaw has spent the last ten years serving a life sentence and adjusting to the ache of solitude. Or at least, it now has another book sharing first place as the most romantic book I’ve ever read. Full stop.”īut maybe Galaxies and Oceans has been overtaken by this book. Walker, and in my review of it, I wrote: “Galaxies and Oceans is maybe the most romantic book I ever read. Last year, I read Galaxies and Oceans by N.R. Last week, I read the most breathtakingly romantic book, and I just have to share it with you. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Hitched by Lucy Lennox![]() ![]() This has seen her build a loyal following of readers from all over who continually come back for more time and time again. Taking them on a journey essentially, she maintains a sense of momentum right until the very last page, delivering the final conclusion. Delivering entertaining and heartfelt stories, she really captures the attention of the reader, allowing them to fully invest themselves in the action.Īllowing her stories to essentially speak for themselves, she’s a gifted writer who instantly grabs her audience from the outset and doesn’t let go. ![]() Largely focusing on M/M romance titles, she centers herself around LGBT romance novels featuring men, becoming a household name for many. Becoming hugely successful, she’s a talented voice throughout the industry, really making a name for herself as a writer with something to say. The American romance author May Archer is well-known for her many novels, reaching a large audience from around the world. ![]() |