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The Unlost Island

Author : Don Ingram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921574214
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Unlost Island written by Don Ingram and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a major figure in the development of Western thought, Plato, with his philosophies and writings, has been referred to in the development of democracy and good government. Yet, he is responsible for one of the most divisive and hotly debated stories in history. Even his student, Aristotle, did not believe it to be true. Plato's story had a great deal of influence on the New Age Movement from the end of the nineteenth century, when the mythological motifs and dreams of an ideal society found a home in Atlantis. Unfortunately, the new versions of the story that arose from this era were based on false history and pseudo science. Academics tried to force Atlantis back into the Mediterranean with its familiar ancient sites, suggesting that Plato relied heavily on metaphor and fiction, despite his insistence that the story was true.The subject is still a hotly debated one because it has never been satisfactorily resolved. Starting with Plato's original story, The Unlost Island unravels the myths and legends, the misinterpretations and fallacies that have plagued the Atlantis story since it was written more than 2000 years ago.

Economy of the Unlost

Author : Anne Carson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400823153
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Economy of the Unlost written by Anne Carson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Greek lyric poet Simonides of Keos was the first poet in the Western tradition to take money for poetic composition. From this starting point, Anne Carson launches an exploration, poetic in its own right, of the idea of poetic economy. She offers a reading of certain of Simonides' texts and aligns these with writings of the modern Romanian poet Paul Celan, a Jew and survivor of the Holocaust, whose "economies" of language are notorious. Asking such questions as, What is lost when words are wasted? and Who profits when words are saved? Carson reveals the two poets' striking commonalities. In Carson's view Simonides and Celan share a similar mentality or disposition toward the world, language and the work of the poet. Economy of the Unlost begins by showing how each of the two poets stands in a state of alienation between two worlds. In Simonides' case, the gift economy of fifth-century b.c. Greece was giving way to one based on money and commodities, while Celan's life spanned pre- and post-Holocaust worlds, and he himself, writing in German, became estranged from his native language. Carson goes on to consider various aspects of the two poets' techniques for coming to grips with the invisible through the visible world. A focus on the genre of the epitaph grants insights into the kinds of exchange the poets envision between the living and the dead. Assessing the impact on Simonidean composition of the material fact of inscription on stone, Carson suggests that a need for brevity influenced the exactitude and clarity of Simonides' style, and proposes a comparison with Celan's interest in the "negative design" of printmaking: both poets, though in different ways, employ a kind of negative image making, cutting away all that is superfluous. This book's juxtaposition of the two poets illuminates their differences--Simonides' fundamental faith in the power of the word, Celan's ultimate despair--as well as their similarities; it provides fertile ground for the virtuosic interplay of Carson's scholarship and her poetic sensibility.

The Alumni Quarterly and Fortnightly Notes of the University of Illinois

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book The Alumni Quarterly and Fortnightly Notes of the University of Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Island of Lost Dolls

Author : Eric Scott
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783334010
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book The Island of Lost Dolls written by Eric Scott and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Kellie had a dragon living the paddock at the back of her house. She also had trolls, but she didn't know about them yet. The dragon hadn't been there very long and it had never spoken. It hadn’t breathed fire, nor roared a scary roar. But that was because it was made from wood.” When a large tree branch dried out it looked a lot like a dragon with a long forked tail, four wriggly limbs protruding from a thick body, and a large mouth where the branch had separated from the tree. It looked fearsome enough but when Kellie and her Dad had finished with the paint tins, it looked even scarier. Kellie called it David the Snake Dragon. In this fast-moving and exciting book for early readers, which is also designed for parents to read to their children, Kellie and Gregory discover that their favourite toys have been stolen and David comes to life. He takes the children to the Island of Lost Dolls, a place where lost dolls used to live happily ever after, but when a wicked doll declares herself queen she make all the dolls her slaves. Kellie Gregory and David with the help of the mysterious Regina must fight to save not only their own toys but all the others too.

Unlost

Author : Gail Muller
Publisher : Thread
ISBN 13 : 1800196830
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Unlost written by Gail Muller and published by Thread. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gail Muller was told she’d be in a wheelchair by the age of forty. At forty-one she set out to hike one of the world’s toughest treks, The Appalachian Trail – a 2,200-mile journey that would help her reclaim her life and heal her mind and body. An inspiring, moving and uplifting memoir for fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love. As Gail took her first steps through the wilderness of the USA, she had no idea what lay ahead of her, but she knew she felt burnout from city life, lost and broken – ready to heal a mind and body that she had battled with for so long. From the resilience-building mountain climbs, painful injuries and harsh reality of braving the raw elements, to the unexpected friendships forged with other hikers and the kindness of strangers offering food and shelter – with every step, Gail started to let go of a past dominated by chronic pain and reconnected with herself in a way she’d never been able to before. A love letter to the healing power of the wild outdoors and an incredible testament to the strength of the human spirit, Gail’s story is for anyone who has ever felt stuck in a rut, lost or scared. She shows us that even in our darkest times, it’s possible to find our inner grit, face our fears and feel hopeful. Read what everyone is saying about Unlost: ‘Amazing!… OMG! I really loved your book!... I’m not a crier, but your last chapter had me almost in tears. So (wonderfully) emotional.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Had me hooked from the beginning…This book is for so many people…it's fun and interesting and the various trail families and characters are terrific… a gem of a book.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I found myself holding my breath… I felt like I was right there with her.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Inspirational… made me snort or chuckle - or suck in my breath. I read the book in more or less a day - I just had to consume it… a joy to read.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Gail writes with humour, heart and passion.’ Giovanna Fletcher, Sunday Times #1 bestselling author ‘I loved this book so much. I was so invested from the very start… Was sad for this one to end! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Loved this open and honest book! It was so raw and real you feel like you get to know the author like a friend. I loved hearing about her adventures and life.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Inspiring… illustrates the power of the great outdoors and the positive effects it can have on body and mind.’ Jordan Wylie, Adventurer and Bestselling Author

Displeasure Island

Author : Alice Bell
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593470656
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Displeasure Island written by Alice Bell and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the hilarious follow-up to Grave Expectations, Claire and the gang are back, getting their timbers shivered by a mystery involving feuding ghost pirates, buried treasure, and murder... Claire Hendricks can see ghosts, but she can't see herself having a fun vacation. Yet when her new friends/found family, Basher and Alex, insist, Claire and her dead BFF, Sophie, pack themselves off to a remote Irish island. This tempest-tossed isle is indeed full of noises: not only is the hotel where the gang is staying double booked with a posh private party, the island's crumbling old fort is being fought over by rival ghost pirates. In death, as in life, they're vying over a legendary stash of loot, supposedly hidden somewhere on the island or in the surrounding rough seas... ...which, inevitably, are whipped up into a terrific storm, stranding everyone—living and dead—on the island. Claire is already fighting off anxious And Then There Were None vibes before one of the other guests turns up murdered. With Basher distracted by a handsome Irish seaman and Sophie stretching the limits of her tether to flirt with a dead pirate with dubious intentions, it's up to Claire to solve the mystery of three-hundred-year-old buried treasure and figure out who's picking off party guests—before the whole gang meets a grim, Agatha Christie-like fate.

Adventure

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventure written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reach without Grasping

Author : Louis A. Ruprecht
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793637679
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Reach without Grasping written by Louis A. Ruprecht and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anne Carson (b. June 21, 1950, in Toronto, Canada) is one of the most versatile of contemporary classicists, poets, and translators in the English language. In Reach without Grasping, Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. explores the role played by generic transgressions on the one hand, and by embodied spirituality on the other, throughout Carson’s ambitious literary career. Where others see classical dichotomies (soul versus body, classical versus Christian), Carson sees connection. Like Nietzsche before her, Carson decries the images of the Classics as merely bookish and of classicists as disembodied intellects. She has brought religious, bodily erotics back into the heart of the classical tradition.

On the Island

Author : Josephine Jacobsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book On the Island written by Josephine Jacobsen and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tales of Three Peninsulas and an Island

Author : Gary Swagart
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1469729229
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Three Peninsulas and an Island written by Gary Swagart and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-10-07 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tales of Three Peninsulas and an Island, Gary Swagart relates some stories about "characters" he has crossed paths with in "the good old days." The setting of these tales is Isle Royale and three of Michigan's peninsulas: the Lower Peninsula, the Upper Peninsula, and the Keweenaw Peninsula, though most of them could have taken place wherever real "characters" are found which is basically anywhere there are people. His love of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Lake Superior, and Isle Royale, despite incidents that easily could have resulted in catastrophy, shows though. That love of this harsh, beautiful part of the world was shared by Yoopers like Old Drifter, who narrowly escaped the icy fingers of death, and the awesome Mr. S, a totally blind man, whose unique abilities and achievements were beyond belief. The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is beautiful in its own right with its rolling hills, farms and woodlands. Gary spent many pleasant hours hunting the wily rooster pheasant, deer, and 'coon there. Though, in general, Lower Peninsula residents (Trolls) have a slightly different perspective on many things than Yoopers, many "characters" reside there as well. The State Motto is "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." The part about the pleasant peninsula could be replaced with "some real characters" and it would be just as true.

The Literary World

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Literary World written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lost Island

Author : Phyllis A. Whitney
Publisher : Ivy Books
ISBN 13 : 9780449210994
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Lost Island written by Phyllis A. Whitney and published by Ivy Books. This book was released on 1970 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lacey, Elise, and Giles. They grew up together on a mist-shrouded island off the Georgia coast. Long ago, and without Giles's ever knowing it, Lacey gave birth to his son. But Elise, the beautiful, domineering one, got Giles. She got Lacey's child, too, to bring up as her own. Lacey has tried hard to forget. But in ten years she hasn't been able to. So she's going back. To see her son. To confront Elise. To exorcise the spell of the island - and of Giles. Or perhaps to be trapped by them forever....

The New Student's Reference Work for Teachers, Students, and Families

Author : Chandler Belden Beach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The New Student's Reference Work for Teachers, Students, and Families written by Chandler Belden Beach and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Comparative Literature for the New Century

Author : Giulia De Gasperi
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773555366
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Literature for the New Century written by Giulia De Gasperi and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its beginning, Comparative Literature has been characterized as a discipline in crisis. But its shifting boundaries are its strength, allowing for collaboration and growth and illuminating a path forward. In Comparative Literature for the New Century a diverse group of scholars argue for a distinct North American approach to literary studies that includes the promotion of different languages. Chapters by senior scholars such as George Elliott Clarke, E.D. Blodgett, and Sneja Gunew are placed in dialogue with those by younger scholars, including Dominique Hétu, Maria Cristina Seccia, and Ndeye Fatou Ba. The writers, many of whom are multilingual, discuss problems with translation, identity and belonging, the modern epic, the role of tradition, minority writing, Francophone and Anglophone novels in Africa, and politics in literature. Engaging with theory, history, media studies, psychology, translation studies, post-colonial studies, and gender studies, chapters exemplify how the knowledge and tools offered by Comparative Literature can be applied in reading, exploring, and understanding not only literary productions but also the world at large. Presenting some of the most current work being carried out by academics and scholars actively engaged in the field in Canada and abroad, Comparative Literature for the New Century promotes the value of Comparative Literature as an interdisciplinary study and assesses future directions it might take. Contributors include George Elliott Clarke (University of Toronto), Dominique Hétu (Alberta & Montreal), Monique Tschofen (Ryerson), Jolene Armstrong (Athabasca), E.D. Blodgett (Alberta), Ndeye Fatou Ba (Ryerson), Maria Cristina Seccia (Hull), Sneja Gunew (UBC), Deborah Saidero (Udine), Elizabeth Dahab (CSULB), Gaetano Rando (Wollongong), Anna Pia De Luca (Udine), Mark A. McCutcheon (Athabasca), Giulia De Gasperi (PEI), and Joseph Pivato (Athabasca).

Economy and Architecture

Author : Juliet Odgers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317501683
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Economy and Architecture written by Juliet Odgers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economy and Architecture addresses a timely, critical, and much-debated topic in both its historical and contemporary dimensions. From the Apple Store in New York City, to the street markets of the Pan American Highway; from commercial Dubai to the public schools of Australia, this book takes a critical look at contemporary architecture from across the globe, whilst extending its range back in history as far as the Homeric epics of ancient Greece. The book addresses the challenges of practicing architecture within the strictures of contemporary economies, grounded on the fundamental definition of ‘economy’ as the well managed household – derived from the Greek oikonomia – oikos (house) and nemein (manage). The diverse enquiries of the study are structured around the following key questions: How do we define our economies? How are the values of architecture negotiated among the various actors involved? How do we manage the production of a good architecture within any particular system? How does political economy frame and influence architecture? The majority of examples are taken from current or recent architectural practice; historical examples, which include John Evelyn’s villa, Blenheim Palace, John Ruskin’s Venice, and early twentieth century Paris, place the debates within an extended critical perspective.

MotorBoating

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book MotorBoating written by and published by . This book was released on 1951-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Our Other Voices

Author : John Wheatcroft
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838751961
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Our Other Voices written by John Wheatcroft and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Other Voices consists of interviews with American poets Wendell Berry, Hayden Carruth, Irving Feldman, Donald Hall, Josephine Jacobsen, Mary Oliver, Karl Shapiro, Derek Walcott, and John Wheatcroft.