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Book Synopsis Cruel Miracles by : Orson Scott Card
Download or read book Cruel Miracles written by Orson Scott Card and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of science fiction tales by the author of Lost Boys presents the Hugo Award-winning "Eye for Eye," as well as an autobiography by the author. "This book is a revelation and a delight."--Macon Telegraph At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Book Synopsis The Time of Cruel Miracles by : Roman Katsman
Download or read book The Time of Cruel Miracles written by Roman Katsman and published by Peter Lang Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the basis of Dostoevsky and Agnon, this book analyzes the problem of literary mythopoesis. Guided by a personalistic-dialogical conception of myth, the author elaborates a theory of literary mythopoesis and develops a method of studying mythopoetic processes on different levels of meaning in a work of literature. As a result, mythopoesis is revealed as one of the fundamental mechanisms of producing a complex of structures, while mythopoetic criticism functions as a dialogue between different cultures thus documenting the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in literature. Contents: Myth and Dialogue -- Mythopoesis as Revelation -- Mythopoesis as Ethics and Aesthetics -- Mythopoesis as Narrative Intercultural Ethics -- Mythopoesis as Journey -- Mythopoesis as Scandal.
Book Synopsis The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky by : Vida T. Johnson
Download or read book The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky written by Vida T. Johnson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994-12-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Johnson and Petrie have produced an admirable book. Anyone who wants to make sense of Tarkovsky's films—a very difficult task in any case—must read it." —The Russian Review "This book is a model of contextual and textual analysis. . . . the Tarkovsky myth is stripped of many of its shibboleths and the thematic structure and coherence of his work is revealed in a fresh and stimulating manner." —Europe-Asia Studies "[This book,] with its wealth of new research and critical insight, has set the standard and should certainly inspire other writers to keep on trying to collectively explore the possible meanings of Tarkovsky's film world." —Canadian Journal of Film Studies "For Tarkovsky lovers as well as haters, this is an essential book. It might make even the haters reconsider." —Cineaste This definitive study, set in the context of Russian cultural history, throws new light on one of the greatest—and most misunderstood—filmmakers of the past three decades. The text is enhanced by more than 60 frame enlargements from the films.
Download or read book Alien Life Imagined written by Mark Brake and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling account of how ideas of alien life have evolved for general readers, amateur astronomers and undergraduate students studying astrobiology.
Book Synopsis Outrage Machine by : Tobias Rose-Stockwell
Download or read book Outrage Machine written by Tobias Rose-Stockwell and published by Legacy Lit. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amazon's Best History Book of the Month for July 2023 An invaluable guide to understanding how the internet has broken our brains—and what we can do to fix it. The original internet was not designed to make us upset, distracted, confused, and outraged. But something unexpected happened at the turn of the last decade, when a handful of small features were quietly launched at social media companies with little fanfare. Together, they triggered a cascading set of dramatic changes to how media, politics, and society itself operate—inadvertently creating an Outrage Machine we cannot ignore. Author, designer, and media researcher Tobias Rose-Stockwell shares the defining shifts caused by these technologies, and how they have ignited a society-wide crisis of trust. Drawing from cutting-edge research and vivid personal anecdotes, Rose-Stockwell illustrates how social media has bound us to an unprecedented system of public performance, training us to react rather than reflect, and attack rather than debate. Outrage Machine reveals the triggers and tactics used to exploit our anger, unpacking how these tools hack our deep tribal instincts and psychological vulnerabilities, and how they have become opportunistic platforms for authoritarians and a threat to democratic norms everywhere. But this book is not just about the problem. In a story spanning continents and generations, Rose-Stockwell explores how every new media technology disrupts our ability to make sense of the world, from the printing press to the telegraph, from radio to television. Outrage Machine situates social media within a historical cycle of confusion, violence, and emerging tolerance. Using clear language and powerful illustrations, this book reveals the magnitude of the challenges we face, while offering realistic solutions and a promising pathway out.
Download or read book Spin Control written by Chris Moriarty and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2006 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major Catherine Li and A.I. Hyacinthe Cohen join forces once again to track down a defecting clone who has stolen a radical genetic weapon capable of destroying the precarious balance of power throughout the universe, in the sequel to Spin State. Original. 17,500 first printing.
Book Synopsis The World-priest by : Leopold Schefer
Download or read book The World-priest written by Leopold Schefer and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The World-Priest. Translated from the German ... By C. T. Brooks by : Gottlieb Leopold Immanuel SCHEFER
Download or read book The World-Priest. Translated from the German ... By C. T. Brooks written by Gottlieb Leopold Immanuel SCHEFER and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Open Court written by Paul Carus and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Open Court written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History and Antiquities of the Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury by : Rich Yates
Download or read book History and Antiquities of the Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury written by Rich Yates and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Science of Aliens by : Mark Brake
Download or read book The Science of Aliens written by Mark Brake and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the real science behind 2001, ET, Signs, and all your favorite fictional alien civilizations. As space telescopes continue to search for life in this unearthly Universe, the crucial questions remain unanswered. Are we awake to the revolutionary effects on human society and science that alien contact will bring? And how is it possible to imagine the unknown? The Science of Aliens tells the compelling story of how the portrayal of alien life has evolved over time. Taking examples from science, film, and fiction, this book showcases how scholars, filmmakers, and authors have devoted their energies to imagining life beyond this Earth. From Copernicus to Kubrick, The Science of Aliens is a fascinating account for anyone interested in extraterrestrials. Otherworldly topics include: What Xenomorphs from Alien and Na’vi from Avatar have in common Darwin among aliens Extraterrestrials in Einstein’s sky Aliens in our space age And so much more Visualize the unknown and redefine your place in a changing cosmos with The Science of Aliens.
Book Synopsis View from Another Shore by : Franz Rottensteiner
Download or read book View from Another Shore written by Franz Rottensteiner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second edition, with a completely new contextual introduction and other new material, of a superb selection (first published in 1973 and for long out of print) of some of the best science fiction from continental Europe. Included are stories by Stanislaw Lem (Poland), Vsevolod Ivanov (Russia), Eurocon-award winner Adrian Rogoz (Romania), Herbert W. Franke (Germany), Wolfgang Jeschke (Germany), Gerard Klein (France) and others.
Book Synopsis The Court of Miracles by : Kester Grant
Download or read book The Court of Miracles written by Kester Grant and published by Ember. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution. In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Thénardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina's life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father's fists, and watching over her naïve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie). When Ettie attracts the eye of the Tiger--the ruthless lord of the Guild of Flesh--Nina is caught in a desperate race to keep the younger girl safe. Her vow takes her from the city's dark underbelly to the glittering court of Louis XVII. And it also forces Nina to make a terrible choice--protect Ettie and set off a brutal war between the guilds, or forever lose her sister to the Tiger.
Book Synopsis The Paradise of Coquettes, by : Thomas Brown
Download or read book The Paradise of Coquettes, written by Thomas Brown and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ammon's Horn written by Stan Timmons and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorists have unleashed the rapidly spreading virus dubbed the ’noids. Those infected become organic WMDs. Fused with the common cold, the virus spreads, turning the country into a nation of violent lunatics. Civilization collapses from within. Gemma Goode, host of a wildly popular syndicated show about the unusual and the paranormal along with her fiancé, police profiler Danny Sullivan, know about the virus, having uncovered it through a series of chance encounters and investigative work. Danny and Gemma flee westward, ahead of the collapse, narrowly escaping death along the way, only to find borders to California are closed, the state maintaining its isolationism by military force. Danny begins to obsess that the President, who has been evacuated to California, is infected with the virus. And he will do anything--including assassination--to stop the President from launching a nuclear war.
Book Synopsis My Bishop and Other Poems by : Michael Collier
Download or read book My Bishop and Other Poems written by Michael Collier and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think of a time when you’ve feigned courage to make a friend, feigned forgiveness to keep one, or feigned indifference to simply stay out of it. What does it mean for our intimacies to fail us when we need them most? The poems of this collection explore such everyday dualities—how the human need for attachment is as much a source of pain as of vitality and how our longing for transcendence often leads to sinister complicities. The title poem tells the conflicted and devastating story of the poet’s friendship with the now-disgraced Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, interweaving fragments of his parents’ funerals, which the Bishop concelebrated, with memories of his childhood spiritual leanings and how they were disrupted by a pedophilic priest the Bishop failed to protect him from. This meditation on spiritual life, physical death, and betrayal is joined by an array of poised, short lyrics and expansive prose poems exploring how the terror and unpredictability of our era intrudes on our most intimate moments. Whether Michael Collier is writing about an airline disaster, Huey Newton’s trial, Thomas Jefferson’s bees, a piano in the woods, or his own fraught friendship with the disgraced Catholic Bishop, his syntactic verve, scrupulously observed detail, and flawless ear bring the felt—and sometimes frightening—dimensions of the mundane to life. Throughout, this collection pursues a quiet but ferocious need to get to the bottom of things.
