Against The Tide
This book is set in the late 1800's, and it follows the life of a young immigrant girl named Lydia in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work in the Navel yard allows her to use her skills with language as she meets a lot of different people. One person who is in need of her translations skills is a young man named Bane. Her relationship with Bane leads her to things she never expected to do with her life. The book is full of mystery, as you never really know what Bane is up to. It covers a problem from this time period that I was not familiar with; the mass use & illegal trade of opium. I read this book in one day. It was very hard to put down. It has everything you would expect from a historical fiction novel; suspense, a complicated love story, and characters that seem so real.
I received a copy of this book for free from Bethany House Publishers a division of Baker Publishing Group.


The Centre for Mid Canterbury's Heritage
We're on State Highway 1 (West Street) at the north end of the CBD.
If you're in Ashburton or passing through call in. We'd love to see you.
Admission is free but donations are welcome. The Ashburton Museum is dedicated to preserving and making available for research and study the history and heritage of the Ashburton District — Mid Canterbury — the area bounded by the Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers, the Pacific Ocean and the Southern Alps.It is a diverse area with a diverse history, centred principally on farming, initially pastoral farming, then livestock and grain and more recently dairying.Industries have included woollen mills, freezing works and brickmaking. Many thousands of people have lived in the district since the 1850s, and records of many of their businesses, schools, churches and clubs are housed in the Museum Archives.
- Displays and Exhibitions are on the 'Displays' button
- Archives — Businesses, Schools, Clubs, Families information on the 'Research' button.
- Photos — People, Buildings, Events. The 'Photos' button has a sample gallery as well as ordering information.
- The 'Collection' button has a gallery of some of the objects in the collection.
- Library — Books about Ashburton history and general history — call in and browse.
- Retail — Many books about historical topics for sale, listed on the 'For Sale' button.
- Interested in becoming a member or a volunteer helper? Have a look at the 'Join Us' button.


Business & Sales
Green Light Selling
Don Aspromonte and Diane Austin, Cahill Mountain Press, 1990
An NLP sales process that will be particularly useful for those salespeople who know their product, know their markets and know that they can do better.
Dan Bagley and Edward Reese, Meta Publications, 1987
A well-written book covering an NLP approach to gaining and keeping customers.
Michael Brooks, Warner Brooks, 1989
A broad overview of rapport and anchoring skills.
What They Don’t Teach You in Sales 101
Steven Drozdek, Joseph Yeager and Linda Sommer, McGraw Hill, 1991
One of the best and most comprehensive applications of NLP to sales. Includes an excellent section on ‘keep yourself going’.
Making the Message Clear
James Eicher, Grinder DeLozier Associates, 1987
NLP applied to business, mainly to do with verbal communication.
Precision: A New Approach to Communication
John Grinder and Michael McMaster, Precision Models, 1980
A systematic format for gathering information. The book is designed to improve business planning, management and meetings.
Influencing with Integrity
Genie Laborde, Syntony Publishing Co., 1984
Subtitled ‘Management skills for communication and negotiation’, it is a fine introduction to NLP in a business context. Clearly written, it covers such matters as outcomes, rapport, acuity and flexibility and their application in meetings and negotiation.
S90 Days Communication Excellence
Genie Laborde, Syntony Publishing Co., 1985
A companion workbook to go with Influencing with Integrity, it breaks down sensory acuity and pattern recognition into small learnable chunks.
Rapport on the Telephone
Genie Laborde, Syntony Publishing Co., 1991
Designed as a notepad, each page containing a separate skill, from setting outcomes to pacing and leading, and gathering referrals. Simple use of NLP on the telephone.
Michael McMaster, Metamorphous Press, 1986
Communication and training in management using NLP together with other approaches.
Unlimited Selling Power
D. Moine and K. Lloyd, Prentice-Hall, 1990
Subtitled ‘How to Master Hypnotic Selling Strategies’, this is basically the Milton Model for salespeople.
Modern Persuasion Strategies
J. Moine and J. Herd, Prentice-Hall, 1985.
One of the best books on personal influence in the sales context. A clear introduction to the theme of hypnotic language pattern in everyday life.
No Experience Necessary
Scott Nelson, Meta Publications, 1990.
Techniques for succeeding in telemarketing.
The Magic of Rapport
J. Richardson and J. Margoulis, Meta Publications, 1988.
Deals with rapport building and hypnotic persuasion techniques.
Sales: The Mind’s Side
James E. Robertson, Metamorphous Press, 1989.
Sports psychology and mental training as it applies to sales. Focuses more on the salesperson than selling strategies.
Succesful Selling With NLP
Joseph O’Connor and Robin Prior, Thorsons, 1995.
Using NLP to increase congruence and satisfaction in the selling profesion. As well as being a practical workbook, it deals at length with the sales process, why people buy, goals and values, and there is a section on leadership in sales management.
Training with NLP
Joseph O’Connor and John Seymour, Thorsons, 1994.
A comprehensive organization of the fundamentals of training into a practical primer and reference. Includes sections on presentation skills, planning and evaluating the results of training.
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A new month means a whole new bunch of books coming out (probably more books than sun coming out, at least in the UK). To help you choose what to read, here are some of my favourites coming out this month, with quick summaries and links to reviews.
I’ll Eat When I’m Dead by Barbara Bourland – The female-led modern version of 80s and 90s alternative American satirical fiction like American Psycho, exposing darkness in an industry full of drugs, sex, and battles for the top (review coming soon).
I love a modern retelling of Shakespeare. They can be insightful, thought-provoking, or just damn fun. For 23rd April—Shakespeare’s deathday/possible birthday and World Book Night in the UK—I’ve gathered together my thoughts on the current (and upcoming!) Hogarth Shakespeare series of modern novel retellings of his plays.
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson – A transatlantic, slightly alternate universe version of our modern world in which The Winter’s Tale unfolds as a story still full of jealousy, grief, and discovery. The complex relationship between Leo, his wife MiMi, and his best friend/ex-lover Xeno is a highlight, turning a strange plot device in Shakespeare into an interesting look at three characters falling apart. The book that really sparked my interest in the series (read my full review here).
Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson – Jacobson’s take on The Merchant of Venice is a little different to the rest of the series in that instead of updating Shylock fully, he parallels the sixteenth century character with a modern version, the art dealer and father Simon Strulovitch. The backdrop is rich side of Manchester and the updated plot line is quite impressive, but the merging Shylock’s world with Strulovitch’s and the writing style of the novel make for a dense read.
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler – In my original review, I said that this book wasn’t necessary because 10 Things I Hate About You exists. I stand by this statement, though more because I found the message of Vinegar Girl confused rather than ambiguous and its ending downheartening without illuminating on Shakespeare’s ending than because I think the enjoyable teen film is a work of genius. You might enjoy it. I didn’t.
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood – There is something endearing about the way that Atwood takes Prospero’s slightly flimsy plot for making his enemies see their bad deeds and turns it into an equally flimsy plot in which Felix tries to show the injustice done to him through a performance done by the inmates he has been teaching The Tempest to. The in-jokes about the existence of Shakespeare’s plays in these modern worlds really reaches its peak, with Shakespeare as a double meta-narrative. Read more in my review here.
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier – New Boy isn’t out until May, but I highly recommend you grab it when it is. Othello is retold in a tense and claustrophobic day in a 1970s Washington schoolyard, as new boy Osei finds himself out of place in the entirely white school. The strange timeline and irrational jealousies of Othello find themselves a good home in this novel, where intensity is heightened because this schoolyard is the world for most of these students. I review it in more detail here.
Othello retold through schoolyard drama: New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
New Boy is the latest book in the Hogarth Shakespeare series, a modern retelling of Othello with the action transported to a schoolyard in 1970s Washington. Osei is the new boy and the only black kid in a suburban school. He meets Dee, Ian, Mimi, Casper, and Blanca and the stage is set for a first day unlike others. These sixth graders are the big fish in a small pond and their dramas are fast-paced, with relationships and arguments made and broken between lessons. Chevalier uses this setting to make her novel a tense exposition of jealousy, anger, and race, showing how Othello’s themes do not only defy time, but also age.
The book is structured around a single day, with the weird sense of time matching Shakespeare’s strange timeline in Othello and making the novel seem like a play, with far more limited movement of place than in the original text. The characters are bound by the edges of the school grounds, making a claustrophobic setting that cannot contain Osei’s eventual anger or Ian’s manipulation. The presence of the teachers on the edges is similar to the officials and outsiders in Othello who appear but are never able to halt the action. In the case of New Boy, the teachers’ implied and overt racism and uncertainty about how to deal with Osei’s presence actively encourage the pupils in some ways, like Brabantio’s initial opinions of Othello in the play.
Shakespeare’s characters are mapped pretty straightforwardly onto their playground equivalents, though Chevalier is able through the form to give them greater internal lives and backstories, particularly the girls. Dee’s desire for something exciting explains her sudden interest in more worldly Osei, who has lived around the world and whose older sister has given him an awareness of Black Power and other political movements. Ian’s quest for power over fellow students and his desire for self-control are clear, manifesting themselves in his manipulative actions when interfering with schoolyard activities and his anger at his own failings. The stand out character is Mimi, an uncertain girl prone to headaches who, uncomfortable with Ian’s attention, helps him out and later regrets it. She is Shakespeare’s Emilia given more of a chance to have thoughts and emotions about Ian’s actions and about her friend Dee.
The narrative too is obviously that of Othello, with details changed yet the stakes still feeling high. From the vivid picture of childhood jealousies and fears that Chevalier paints, it is easy to be drawn into the world and feel that the reputations and relationships at stake are real to the characters, not just childish preoccupations but how they see their place in the world. Some scenes are clear updates of Shakespearean ones, for example when Mimi re-plaits Dee’s hair whilst they sing along to ‘Killing Me Softly’ and talking about how confusing boys are. This scene is Shakespeare’s made into a 1970s image of two white girls singing along to a song sung by a black woman, not fully aware with how this intersects with exactly what is going on that day.
As part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series, New Boy is fairly typical – updating character names, mentioning Shakespeare and his plays in a casual way, changing plot points but giving them the same tension in the narrative as the original – but it is the way in which Chevalier creates a claustrophobic world of childhood jealousy and mistrust set within the larger adult world that makes the novel stand out. It isn’t news that the racism, jealousy, and power struggles in Othello have not lost their relevance four hundred years later, but in New Boy it is glaringly obvious that such issues can be incited to escalation in all kinds of environments. The tragedy of Othello becomes both the tragedy of one dramatic schoolyard in 1970s Washington and the tragedy of how Othello just cannot seem to lose its societal comparisons.


Nothing but fun!
hundreds of ideas for day trips with the kids
Written by a parent for parents, this opinionated, personal, and easy-to-use guide has hundreds of ideas to keep the kids entertained for an hour, a day, or a weekend! Fun with the Family Virginia leads the way to amusement parks, historical attractions, children’s museums, wildlife habitats, festivals, parks, and much more.
the whole family will enjoy…
- Exploring Shenandoah National Park
- Going back in time at Colonial Williamsburg
- Discovering underwater life at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
- Swimming, hiking, and searching for fairy stones at Fairy Stone State Park
“Bound to lead you and your kids to fun-filled days…that help compose the memories of childhood.”
Globe Pequot Press, 2010


Since I have been somewhat of an esperantist since the age of fourteen, have studied Ido and Blissymbolics in a cursory fashion and would love to study Volapük as well someday, I was very attracted to this book the moment I heard it was being published. Arika Okrent, a doctor (Ph.D.) of Linguistics, has done a thorough job at "classifying" the invented languages throughout the years and giving a compelling background of the more important and interesting conlangs (constructed languages in general like Loglan or Lojban), auxlangs (auxiliary languages like Esperanto, Ido, Interlingua or Volapük) and artlangs (artificial languages such as Klingon or J.R.R. Tolkien's Quenya language his elves spoke). Arika did the hard yards during her research in that she learned Esperanto and Klingon at least to basic level, studied Láadan and Lojban and done fieldwork into their speakers' communities. She attended several gatherings of Esperantists, Klingon speakers (and wannabes) as well as Logbanists and presented thoughtful observations about her experiences. I found the distint cultures growing up in Esperantujo (Esperanto Land) and in the "Klingon community" that Okrent described to be truly fascinating, especially when taking into account that Esperanto is spoken for altruistic reasons whereas people who learn Klingon do it as a high form of intellectual hobby, an impassioned this language for language's sake mantra. If you are a language geek like me you will get lost in this book. I promise!


GIRLS ~ MOTHER ~ WISEWOMAN CRONE CIRCLES
Jean Shinoda Bolen’s book, The Millionth Circle, changed my life. Discovering that gathering in women’s circles was just the medicine my heart yearned for, her book became my bible as I moved into guiding circles. Women, as a gender, have a natural talent for gathering in circles because the archetypal form of the circle feels familiar to the psyches of most of us. It feels personal and egalitarian-there is no hierarchy in a circle. The round shape is sacred, with no beginning or end, just like the life cycle of birth and death.
Every point on a circle is equidistant from the center and is equally important to maintain the shape of the circle. Therefore, the circle represents inter-dependence. Not to be confused with co-dependence, interdependence means a community of capable, diverse, and co-equal individuals who recognize that self-interest and mutual interest are one and the same.~from “Spontaneous Evolution, Our Positive Future by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. and Steve Bhaerman
Though it appears that in a circle women are just gathering and talking, something grander is happening. We are shifting consciousness, in ourselves, and therefore in our world. Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world. You are the world.” Bolen believes a great encompassing shift will happen when there are a critical number of women’s circles. She tells us that if there were a million women’s circles, human culture would change.
Who doesn’t realize that our world is out of balance? To restore male/female balance, for the patriarchy to change, we need a strong infusion of women’s wisdom and ways, the feminine aspects of humanity. Human beings are one family and we need to love and cherish each other. Women, those who beget life, know this in their bones. In Circles, women listen, witness, react, deepen, mirror, laugh, cry, grieve, share, support, inspire and share. The feminine wisdom, the knowing, becomes the medicine of the moment. A peaceful revolution is going on, a women’s spirituality movement, hidden in plain sight. When a critical mass, the millionth circle, tips the scales, a new era will be ushered in.
Join a Circle…you will be glad you did!
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I’ve noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round…The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours…Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. ~Black Elk, Oglala Sioux Holy Man


I have always imagined paradise will be a kind of library - Jorge Luis Borges
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This document presents the end-of-term work of a team from the undergraduate course Film Curation and Knowledge Production, FMST 332, completed in the winter of 2021. The work was jointly done by students Nicole Crawford, Olivier Du Ruisseau and Maria Natalyuk.
The mandate was to create a catalog of a fictitious cinematographic event, chosen by the students. The students present, in the first part, detailed justifications of their curatorial choices, as well as a catalog presenting the synopses and technical details of each film. This is a first experience for the students of conceptualizing a film festival, which had to be in line with the general mission of the course, which was to make students aware of the main issues of film curation, and the importance of a sensitive and original curatorial approach.


This week, we talk to Christopher Ferguson, a professor of psychology at Stetson University. We talk about his new book, How Madness Shaped History, American politics, cancel culture, and political polarization.
Ferguson, C. J. (2020). How madness shaped history: An eccentric array of maniacal rulers, raving narcissists, and psychotic visionaries. United States: Prometheus Books.
Ryan Long: When Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything: https://youtu.be/Ev373c7wSRg


Fun and Free Resources at the Library
Posted by Century Support Services on Jan 31, 2020
Your library is an important resource in your community, giving you access to a wide range of media for both entertainment and educational
purposes, but it’s also a great resource for more than just books and magazines.
February 1st is National “Take Your Child to the Library Day,” and this is an excellent time to dig into the resources that the library offers. For families who are looking for affordable and free ways to occupy their time, the library is a rich treasure trove. Here are some things you might be able to enjoy at your local library, most of which are free!
Participate in age-appropriate children’s programs
If you have children, the library will often have children’s programs for patrons at little to no cost. Story times, art nights, movie nights, book clubs, and special presentations are all excellent ways to engage your child and help them develop. It can also serve as a social outlet for your child and yourself as a parent. When you go to story time, you can meet other same-aged children and their families, and you just might make a new friend.
Adult programs to expand your education and knowledge
Not only do most libraries have exciting programs for children, but they often have programs for adults, too. This is a great opportunity to enjoy some entertainment and connect with other adults in your community, without spending a cent. Participate in craft nights, technology seminars, presentations from local professionals and artists, and even practical events like financial planning seminars. Increase your skills and social connections for free. You may find that some of these adult programs overlap with children’s programs, so you can all enjoy the library together.
Access technology you don’t have at home
Does your child need to copy some articles for a report? type something up, but lack a printer at home? The library has these, and you can access them. While there may be a small fee of a few cents to use printer and copier services, this is far more affordable than buying one for your home if you lack one.
Check out movies for free
Movie rental has become increasingly affordable, but it’s still an expense. At many libraries, you can check out movies and television series for no cost. Be careful to watch the due date on the
movies, because you don’t want to wrack up fines, but this can be a valuable resource for your family movie nights. And, because libraries can keep movies in their collection as long as they
want, you may be able to find an older movie that are not available through the rental box or your favorite streaming service.
Celebrate “Take Your Child to the Library Day” on February 1st
If you haven’t taken the time to explore your local library, make a family date to do so on February 1st. Call up your local library to see if they have any special events happening that day, as that can make your excursion even more interesting. For families on a budget, the
library is one of the best local resources.


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At Altaimage we have a dedicated team producing digital publications. In this new fast moving technology standards are constantly shifting and evolving and here at Alta we keep our fingers on the pulse researching and learning new standards on a daily basis..
When creating ePubs we have to be aware of the variety of standards out there from kindles .mobi to ePub formats and create a book that will view well on all formats from one single file. Our digital team all have a background in design and desktop publishing so they are aware of the importance of aesthetics as well as function, turning a well designed printed book into a digital book. Unlike a number of books on sale via Google books, Amazon or iTunes which suffer from being thrown together with function being the only priority.
We use the Indesign files and the style sheets to help the transition from printed book to digital. An examples of this is embedding the fonts, creating tables and columns where appropriate. An ePub will never be able to emulate a printed version but here at Alta we try our hardest to make the essence of the book translate to the digital format. An advantage with this format is the ability to add multimedia
to your book such as video and sound to enhance the viewers experience.
Fixed page is a technology evolved by Apple for the iBookstore. This format gives you the ability to create a digital book very close to the original format. This is especially good for highly illustrated books such as children’s visual books rather than content rich books.
Within a fixed page we are able to create animation, embed video and add sound for effect or as a read aloud version. This all adds to the experience and advantage that the digital format can bring and compensate slightly to not having an actual physical nicely printed book in your hand.
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The Chinese Filipinos and Language: Contact, Mixing, and Identity BY Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales
This paper explores the relationship of Chinese Filipinos and language. Situated in the peripheries of both Philippine and Chinese societies, the Chinese Filipinos are in a unique social situation where they negotiate their identities. This negotiation can be through language. Given that the Chinese Filipinos are multilingual in at least English, Tagalog, and a Sinitic language (most likely Southern Min, hence Hokkien) and that they use these languages (in varying degrees), contact between these languages is inevitable. Previous research has focused on influence of Hokkien to Tagalog (Chan-Yap 1976; Zulueta 2007), but there is also influence of English, Tagalog, and other languages to Hokkien, for example. The interaction among the languages in the Chinese Filipino language ecology (Gonzales 2017) is multidirectional. One of the many outcomes of intense contact is Philippine Hybrid Hokkien (PHH) (Gonzales 2018). Based on social and structural features that I will highlight during the presentation, I illustrate that PHH can be regarded a (mixed) language in its own right. I argue that PHH is a distinct phenomenon from code-switching in the Grosjeanian sense. I also provide evidence that it is endangered. An Assessment of the Influence and Impact of the Chinese Learning Culture on Chinese Filipino Students By Ulysses Yu and Serina Mara Alonzo
An Assessment of the Influence and Impact of the Chinese Learning Culture on Chinese Filipino Students By Ulysses Yu and Serina Mara Alonzo
The socio-cultural environment and cultural presuppositions play a vital role in a student’s attitude towards learning. In the educational perspective, existing researches on the Chinese learning culture of Chinese students reveals a set of prevailing characteristics also evident among students in the Chinese Filipino community, especially when set in the Asian global cultural context. The Chinese learning style finds its roots in the Confucian heritage and is characterized by a more field-dependent, teacher-centered, indirect-communication, theory-oriented and synthetic-thinking approach to learning. Students of Filipino-Chinese high schools are described to have a more rote, silent and passive style of learning compared to that of their peers from non-Chinese schools. This study begins with an assumption that on a larger scale, students of the Chinese learning culture might have a more difficult time adjusting to the demands of progressive, cross-cultural and dynamic higher education curricula; and as a response, this study aims to take a closer look at the Chinese learning culture in the Philippines by assessing its impact on the first three batches of senior high school graduates of the HUMSS strand of different Filipino-Chinese high schools within Metro Manila.
From Hokkien to Southeast Asian Hokkien: Case study of the Herzog August Philippine Chinese manuscript BY Fabio Yuchung Lee
This article will focus on a set of manuscripts held in Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, which was written by Philippine Chinese in the 17th century. It includes the Foranji Huarenhua Bu, Lishubu, and five other letters. In addition to Hokkien business networks formed in Manila, Cebu, Oton in the Philippine Islands, as well as Tidore in the Maluku Islands, the author will also discuss the situation of retail business ran by local Hokkienese in Manila. Finally, by utilizing the Spanish vocabulary and conversation listed in the manuscripts, the author will explore the Philippine Chinese society at that time and its inner qualities. However, from the existing researches, the language exchange we noticed seemed to be one-way street. Thus, most of the current sources and researches outcome are from single direction of “language contact” presented by the West world. Limited to insufficient research sources from Chinese people learning Portuguese, Spanish or Dutch in 16th and 17th Centuries, it became obstacles for researchers who desire to go further of understanding how does a 17th century Manila Sangley learn Spanish? Especially.


Peter Sabor holds the Canada Research Chair in Eighteenth-Century Studies at McGill University, where he is Director of the Burney Centre. He is the author and editor of more than twenty works on eighteenth-century novelists and playwrights. Most recently, his pioneering work as an editor and scholar has shaped the field of Jane Austen and Frances Burney. He has also written about Samuel Richardson, Henry and Sarah Fielding, John Cleland and other eighteenth-century novelists. He is currently working on a biography of Jane Austen, under contract with Blackwell Press.
His keynote address will address portraiture as misrepresentation in Jane Austen.
A partial list of Professor Sabor’s books is provided below.
Peter Sabor, ed., Correspondence with Lady Bradshaigh and Lady Echlin, 3 vols., in The Cambridge Edition of the Correspondence of Samuel Richardson (Cambridge, 2016)
Peter Sabor, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Emma (Cambridge, 2015)
Peter Sabor, Janet Todd, and Linda Bree, eds. Jane Austen’s Manuscript Works (Broadview, 2013)
Peter Sabor, Fiona Ritchie, eds., Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century (Cambridge, 2012)
Peter Sabor, ed. The Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney (Volume1, 1786) (Oxford, 2011)
Peter Sabor, Paul Yachnin, eds., Shakespeare and the Eighteenth Century
Peter Sabor, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Frances Burney (Cambridge, 2007)
Peter Sabor, ed., Juvenilia, in The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen (Cambridge, 2006)
Peter Sabor and Thomas Keymer, Pamela in the Marketplace: Literary Controversy and Print Culture in Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland (Cambridge, 2005)
Peter Sabor and Thomas Keymer, The Pamela Controversy: Criticisms and Adaptations of Samuel Richardson’s Pamela 6 vols. (Pickering & Chatto, 2001)
Peter Sabor, ed., The Complete Plays of Frances Burney, ed. with Stewart Cooke and Geoffrey Sill, 2 vols. (Pickering & Chatto, 1995).
Peter Sabor and Margaret Anne Doody, eds., Samuel Richardson: Tercentenary Essays (Cambridge, 1989)
Peter Sabor, ed., Horace Walpole: The Critical Heritage (Routledge, 1987)
Peter Sabor, Horace Walpole: A Reference Guide (G.K. Hall, 1984)
Editions of works by Samuel Richardson, Sarah Fielding, John Cleland, Horace
Walpole, Frances Burney, Jane Austen, and Thomas Carlyle for Penguin, University Press of Kentucky, Pickering & Chatto, Broadview, Juvenilia Press, and OUP.
General editor of a six-volume edition of Frances Burney’s Court Journals, under contract with OUP; co-general editor of a twenty-five volume edition of Samuel Richardson’s Works and Correspondence.


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Top 4 Books Every Geek Must Own
Today, there is indeed an incredible collection of works of literature with amazing storylines and whole new worlds that await us. There is so much that a geek can learn from reading. This selection of Top 4 Books Every Geek Must own brings together groundbreaking releases in different genres that carry content too important to be missed out for any geek-
This 1884 novel by Edwin Abbott Abbott has long captured the imagination of geeks by presenting a new world of shapes and dimensions. It is about dimensions with the portrayal of a two-dimensional world. If you love physics and math and are ready to let your imagination fly, then Flatland is an essential read. Perceiving dimensions could not have been made more fascinating.
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy:
Written by J. R. R. Tolkein, these books transport you to an entrancing world of beauty. As you embark on an exciting adventure with Frodo Baggins, a hobbit who has been chosen to save the world from the doom of evil, you meet many colorful companions and see a world of beauty like never before. This high class fantasy series is responsible for shaping many fictional characters including dwarves, orcs, elves and hobbits as we know them today.
- The Song of Ice and Fire:
This series by George R. R, Martin is unbelievably good and fantastic. It has taken fantasy to a whole new level with fantastic creatures and a thoroughly crafted original idea of magic. He has painted courtly intrigue and medieval society as if he had been there, developing characters with depth.
- God Created the Integers:
This is favorite book for mathematics, written by Stephen Hawkings. It is a collection of the best works in the field of mathematics with a short biography of each mathematician followed by the original proofs and results developed by him. The background of each work has been described in the biographies, which fascinate quite many. If you really wish to enjoy his book, then it is best to work out these results for yourself.


The Pitching Perfection Challenge is a book that guides readers through the essential elements of pitching and provides them with practical strategies to improve their pitch in less than a week. The book covers the importance of crafting a clear and engaging message, tailoring the pitch to different audiences, using storytelling techniques, and making the pitch stand out in a crowded market.
Additionally, the book explores the importance of branding and strategic partnerships in successful pitching. The pitching process is also discussed, and it involves several stages that are critical to its success. The book offers exercises and activities to assist readers in developing their skills, including creating an elevator pitch, researching the audience, practicing delivery, and receiving feedback. By following the principles and incorporating additional elements like problem-solving and competitive analysis, anyone can develop the skills to pitch effectively and achieve their goals.
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René Magritte (Or: The Rule of Metaphor)
The three years that Magritte spent in Paris, between 1927 and 1930, provided the foundation for his unique philosophical enquiry into the limits of pictorial representation. During these years, Magritte produced over forty paintings and collages, known today as the pivotal ‘word-paintings’ cycle. Accounting for this body of work, Magritte explained that he was seeking to expand the possibilities of language and to cancel some of the differences between pictorial and literal modes of communication. “In a picture”, he insisted, “words are of the same substance as images”.
While there has been much discussion about Magritte’s use of language in his work, this catalogue seeks to examine Magritte’s word-paintings through a different lens, that of their metaphorical function. Magritte’s reciprocal exchange between images and words is highlighted, as well as his ability to set up supposedly ‘unresolved’ situations in which the viewer is encouraged to participate in the process of decoding the message. This form of investigation, we argue, has become fundamental to a wide range of practices in contemporary art that question the relationship between art and language, and do so by lending the viewer more authorial agency.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition René Magritte (Or: The Rule of Metaphor), held at Luxembourg & Dayan, London, in 2018, this catalogue includes a curatorial essay by Yuval Etgar, a reprint of Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous essay ‘On Truth and Lies in a Non-Moral Sense’ (1896), and a series of eleven elaborated notes on exhibited works, including: La Clef Des Songes (1927), Le Genre Nocturne (1928), and L’usage de la parole (1928), among others.
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The Warren Buffett CEO : Secrets of the Berkshire Hathaway Managers
Buy this book at Amazon.com or try Amazon.co.uk in England, Amazon.ca in Canada, Amazon.de in Germany, Amazon.fr in France, Amazon.it in Italy, Amazon.es in Spain. ASIN=0471430455, Category: Investment, Language: E, cover: HC, pages: 432, year: 2003.
The first book to reveal the investment and management strategies of the Berkshire Hathaway all-star management team. Much has been written about Warren Buffett and his investment philosophy; little has been made public about the inside management of Berkshire Hathaway. With a market cap exceeding 100 billion, Berkshire Hathaway has a market value surpassing many icons of American business such as Dell, AT&T, Disney, Ford, Gillette, American Express, and GM. Drawing on his personal experiences as well as those of Berkshire's chief executives, officers, and directors interviewed for this book, Berkshire insider Robert P. Miles provides a unique look at the Berkshire Hathaway culture and its management principles.


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We’d like to invite all readers and people interested in hearing some good poems, stories and essays, to come to our reading this weekend!
Join our reading and release of VET LIT 2; So It Goes on May 28th, 2017
at the Community Building, 35 W. Main Ave., Spokane, Washington.
Doors open at 1:30 with music and light refreshments. Event begins at 2:00 PM.
Featured are readings by authors from the book, Vet Lit II.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.


Love Without Borders By Virginia Martin Published: December 2017 ISBN: 978-1540542250 Genre: Poetry Formats Available For Review: Print (limited quantities, only available to qualified reviewers in the U.S.) Link on Book Review Buzz : http://bookreviewbuzz.com/poetry-love-without-borders/
Love Without Borders: A poetry collection from the heart, is a compilation of poems on faith, hope, love, and life. It is Volume Three in the Without Borders Inspirational Series, and includes a bonus section of additional poetry written by Virginia Martin’s family and friends. Poetry is an uplifting and inspiring illustration of what makes us come alive. Virginia believes that love connects us all, and invites readers to open their hearts to a new experience in reading the written word.


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|Now, before I tell you this story, there are
which need to be said. Please understand that
the White Buffalo as well as White Buffalo Calf Woman are lila wakan, very
sacred, to the Lakota Peoples. This story has been handed down for hundreds
of years, and is told exactly the same way every time that it is told.
There is a real Pipe, the sacred Chanunpa, which was brought to the People
by White Buffalo Calf Woman. To some, this may be an entertaining story,
a myth....but the Lakota Peoples know, they believe.
The Lakota-Sioux are a warrior tribe, and the
men always walk before the women. However, White Buffalo Calf Woman is
the greatest heroine in Lakota history. She has the greatest place of honor,
as you will see. The Sioux feel that she brought their identity to them,
and made them what they are. It is commonly felt by all that she put her
mind into their bodies. At the Sun Dance, a woman who is honored and respected
by all is given the true honor of representing White Buffalo Calf Woman.
Although she appeared to the Sioux as a human woman, she was also a Buffalo.
The Buffalo is the Indian People's Brother, who gave himself totally to
the People that they might live. The rare White Buffalo was seldom seen,
but was treasured far beyond price or possessions.
During the Summer time, long ago, the Sioux
Peoples were very hungry. It was long before the Horse was brought to the
Peoples of the Great Plains, long before recorded history. During this
particular Summer, there was no game for the Sioux to eat, and they were
starving. This was at the time that the Seven Council Fires of the Lakota
Oyate, the Nation, came together. Each day, they sent scouts out to look
for game, but they found none.
One of the bands assembled were the Itazipcho,
Without Bows, whose chief was Standing Hollow
Horn. One morning he sent two young hunters out to find game. They found
nothing, so they climbed a high hill, hoping to have a vantage point where
they might see game afar. Halfway up this hill, they saw a speck in the
distance. It was coming toward them, getting closer and closer. As this
speck drew closer, they saw that it was a person, but it floated rather
than walked. They saw that it was very sacred, lila wakan.
Soon they saw that this was a young woman,
who was very beautiful. She was the most beautiful woman they had ever
imagined. She wore a very beautiful white buckskin dress, tanned so well
that it shone bright in the Sun from a great distance. She had red, rosy
cheeks, and her dark eyes lashed beautifully in the Sunlight. Her
dress was adorned with the most intricate and lovely quill work that had
ever been seen.
The colors of this quill work were so beautiful
that no human woman could have done it. She was Ptesan-Wi, White Buffalo
Woman. She carried a large bundle and a fan of sage leaves in her hands.
Her long hair was so black that it had a blue lustre to it, and it flowed
freely all about her, except for one strand on her left side. This was
tied up with Buffalo fur. Great power surrounded this maiden.
Now, the two young men were awed. One realized
she was sent by Wakan Tanka, the Creator.
The other young man desired her body, and stretched his hand out to touch
her. But she could not be treated with disrespect, and a bolt of lightning
immediately struck him. He was instantly burned up into a small pile of
charred bones. (Some say that he was suddenly surrounded by a cloud, in
which he was eaten up by snakes, leaving only his bones. This is also how
a man can be eaten up by lust).
The other young man was respectful, and she
spoke to him, saying, "Good things I am bringing, something holy to your
Nation. A message I carry for your People from the Buffalo Nation. Go back
to the camp and tell the People to prepare for my arrival. Tell your chief
to put up a medicine lodge with twenty four poles. Let it be made holy
for my coming."
So the hunter returned to the camp. He told
everyone what had happened, and that the sacred woman was coming. So the
eyapaha, the crier, was sent around the great encampment. He said, "Someone
sacred is coming. A holy woman approaches. Make all things ready for her."
They put up the big medicine
lodge and waited. In four days, they looked
and saw her approaching. She carried the big bundle in her hands, and her
splendid white buckskins shone from afar. Her long black hair was flowing
as she walked.
Standing Hollow Horn invited her into the lodge.
entered the lodge, and circled the interior
Sunwise. The chief was awed also, and spoke respectfully to her. He said,
"Sister, we are glad that you have come to instruct us."
So, Ptesan-Wi instructed the chief in what
she wanted done. In the center of the lodge she wanted a sacred altar,
owanka wakan, erected. It would be made of red Earth, with a Buffalo skull
and a three-stick rack for another holy thing which she had in the bundle.
She traced with her finger upon the Earth, what she wanted, and they did
exactly as she instructed them to do. Then, she circled the lodge Sunwise
again. Stopping in front of the chief, she opened the sacred bundle.
Inside this bundle was the Chanunpa, the sacred
Pipe. She held the Pipe out to let the People see it. She was holding the
pipestem with her right hand, the bowl in her left hand. To this day, that
is how we hold the sacred Pipe.
Standing Hollow Horn spoke, "Sister, we are
glad. We have had no meat for some time. All we can give you is water.
" They dipped some sweet grass, wacanga, into a skin bag of water and gave
it to her, and to this day the People dip either sweet grass or an Eagle
wing into water and sprinkle it on a person to be purified.
Ptesan-Wi showed the People how to use the
sacred Pipe. She filled it with red willow bark tobacco, chan-shasha. She
walked around the lodge four times after the manner of Anpetu-Wi, the great
Sun. This represented the circle without end, the sacred hoop, the medicine
wheel, the road of life. She placed a dry Buffalo chip on the fire and
lit the Pipe with it. This was peta-owihankeshi, the fire without end,
the flame to be passed on from generation to generation. She told them
that the smoke rising from the bowl was
Tunkashila's breath, that of Grandfather Mystery.
She showed the People the proper way to pray.
She showed them the right words and gestures. She showed them how to sing
the Pipe filling song and how to lift the Pipe up to the Sky, toward Tunkashila,
and down toward Grandmother Earth, to Unci, and then to the four directions
of the universe.
She said, "With this sacred Pipe, you will
walk like a living prayer. With your feet resting upon the Earth and the
pipe stem reaching into the Sky, your body forms a living bridge between
the Sacred Beneath and the Sacred Above. Wakan Tanka smiles upon us, because
we are now as one: Earth, Sky, all living things, the two legged, the four
legged, the winged ones, the Trees, the grasses. Together with the People,
they are all related, one family. The Pipe holds them
all together." "Look at this bowl," she continued.
stone represents the Buffalo, but also the
flesh and blood of the Red man. The Buffalo represents the universe and
the four directions, because he stands on four legs, for the four ages
of creation. The Buffalo was put in the West by Wakan Tanka at the making
of the world, to hold back the waters. Every year he loses one hair, and
in every one of the four ages he loses a leg. The sacred hoop will end
when all the hair and legs of the great Buffalo are gone, and the water
comes back to cover the Earth."
"The wooden stem of this Chanunpa stands for
all that grows on the Earth. Twelve feathers hanging from where the stem,
the backbone-- joins the bowl, the skull, are from Wanblee Galeshka, the
spotted Eagle, the very sacred bird who is the Great Spirit's messenger
and the wisest of all flying ones. You are joined to all things of the
universe, for they all cry out to Tunkashila. Look at the bowl: engraved
in it are seven circles of different sizes.
They stand for the seven sacred ceremonies you will practice with this
Pipe, and for the Ocheti Shakowin, the seven sacred campfires of our Lakota
Then, White Buffalo Calf Woman spoke to the
women. She told them that it was the work of their hands and the fruit
of their bodies which kept the People alive. She said, "You are from the
Mother Earth. What you are doing is as great as what the warriors do."
So, the sacred Pipe is something which binds
men and women together in a circle of love. The men make the bowl and the
stem, and the women decorate it with quill work. When a man takes a wife,
they both hold the Pipe at the same time and red trade cloth is wound around
their hands, thus tying them together for life.
Ptesan-Wi had many things in her bag for the
women. She gave them corn, wasna (pemmican), and wild turnips. She showed
them how to make the hearth fire, and then how to cook meat and corn.
She talked to the children next, because they
understanding beyond their years. She explained
that what their mothers and fathers did was for them, that their parents
could remember being little once, and that these children would grow up
and have children of their own s omeday. She said, "You are the coming
generation, that is why you are the most important and precious ones. Someday
you will hold this Pipe and smoke it. Some day, you will pray with it."
Then, to all of the People, she said, "The Pipe is alive. It is a Red being
showing you a Red life and a Red Road. And this is the first ceremony for
which you will use the Pipe. You will use it to keep the spirit of a
dead person, because through it you can talk
to Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery Spirit. The day a human dies is always
a sacred day. The day when the spirit is released to the Great Spirit is
another. Four women will become sacred on such a day. They will be the
ones to cut the sacred tree, the can-wakan, for the Sun Dance."
She said that since the Lakota were the purest
among all of the tribes, Wakan Tanka had chosen them to have the sacred
Chanunpa. They were to keep it for all of the Indian Peoples of the Turtle
To chief Standing Hollow Horn, she said, "Remember,
this Pipe is very sacred. Respect it and it
will take you to the end of the Red road. The four ages of creation are
in me, I AM the four ages of creation. I will come to see you in every
generation cycle. I shall come back to you." As she was leaving, she said,
"Toksha ake wacinyanktin ktelo--I shall see you again."
As she walked away into the setting Sun, she
stopped and rolled over four times. The first time, she turned into a black
Buffalo. The second time, she turned into a brown Buffalo. The third time,
she turned into a red Buffalo. The fourth and final time, she turned into
a female white Buffalo calf. You see, a white Buffalo is the most sacred
living thing which you might ever encounter.
The White Buffalo Calf Woman disappeared over
horizon. As soon as she was gone, great herds
of Buffalo appeared. Some of them allowed themselves to be killed, so that
the People might survive. From that time on, the Buffalo provided everything
which the People needed to survive.


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I love to read! I will read almost anything I can get my hands on– from a really great murder mystery to the latest parenting or devotional book, I just can’t get enough. I have found that if I start a good book, I can’t get anything else done until I am able to finish it. There have been times when I missed sleep for days on end because I discovered a new series of books, and I had to know how it ended. We are moving right now and the majority of our boxes are full of books.
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Today was a wonderfully gloomy and rainy day. Oh, how I longed to crawl into bed with a good book and relax for hours. Before kids, I would have done exactly that. Now however, I am up to my eyeballs in toddler messes and meltdowns. There is no time for reading. I consider it a victory to get a sip of coffee and some Bible study in before my youngest wakes up each morning. Even so, I still manage to read about ten books a month. Well, maybe read is not the right word. I listen to all my books now.
Yep, audiobooks. I started by listening to podcasts of bloggers I like (no time to read those blogs now), and it was a slippery slope from there. I listen to books while doing lawn work, laundry, cleaning, getting ready, and pretty much any activity where I can zone out. I know audiobooks have been around forever, but I am just now catching on to how great they are for those of us who don’t have time to let our rear ends grace a cozy reading chair.
Where to find free audiobooks
Hoopla– The best part of discovering my love for audiobooks is that my favorite place to get them is 100% free. With just a library card, you can borrow ten books a month from Hoopla Digital. You will be asked to choose your library from a list of libraries near you. Then you will need to supply Hoopla with your library card number and personal information. You will then be able to create a log in and password. That’s it! Ten free books per month. You can use the Hoopla app on almost any device– Amazon, Google Play, Apple, or Chromecast.
Sometimes my daughter uses my Hoopla account if she can’t find what she is looking for on Epic. Since there is a limit of ten books per month, anything she borrows counts against my limit. #bibliophileproblems. When that happens, there are other places to find audiobooks.
Open Culture– Open Culture is ideal for finding the classics on audio. You can choose from over 900 free audiobooks and courses. The books come in different formats– iTunes, mp3, streaming, or free Audible. Open Culture is a great resource for homeschoolers or people who really appreciate classic literature.
Audible- Audible is a great choice for when you just have to have a new release. You can get a 30 day free trial when you click through my link. After the first 30 days, Audible is 14.95 per month for one book per month, so you will need to cancel before the trial period ends. Audible can be used on pretty much any device, and you can switch between devices without losing your place.
All You Can Books- Like Audible, All You Can Books offers a monthly membership, but at a slightly higher cost. The major difference being, the books are unlimited. You can listen to as many books as you’d like for 19.99 per month. All You Can Books offers a 30 day free trial. You can’t browse their library before joining, so the free trial is a good way to decide if you will enjoy the selection.
There are other websites that offer free audiobooks, but most are very similar to Open Culture, with older books. One way around the ten book per month limit with Hoopla is for each person in your family to have their own library card and set up separate Hoopla accounts. We currently pay 50 dollars a year for a library membership because we do not live within city limits. We are moving next week and we will be able to sign each member of our family up for a library card. That will give us 60 free books per month. #bibliophiletriumph!


Battle of Talikota & Other Essays
In the present book, Raghothama Rao has collated a number of extremely insightful articles of his in one place, for the benefit of the interested reader. The article on the engagement of Sri Vadiraja Tirtha with various Vijayanagar rulers is, for example, highly educative and is sure to lead the curious reader into more research due to the questions raised at the end of the write-up. The article on the relationship between Madhwa yatis and their “purvashrama” mothers is again a treat to read. But the magnum-opus of this book is truly the article on the Battle of Talikota that led to the annihilation of the Vijayanagar Empire. A vivid, and stage-by-stage, narration of the entire incident is both highly informative as well as emotionally evocative. It is a testimony to the research and narrative capabilities of the author.


Book and DVD
Reboot & Rejoice: How I Healed from Parkinson’s Disease Using the Body/Mind Practice of Qigong: Regimen, Background, and Personal Reflections
My book, Reboot and Rejoice, is an account of my healing from PD, with qigong healing regimen, personal background and post-recovery insights and suggestions. Suitable for anyone dealing with a chronic health condition. Available in paperback or ebook form.
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One Stop Shopping for Healing (approx. 90 min.) is a video presentation of the workshop given at the February 2013 Parkinson’s Recovery Summit in Santa Fe. This is the perfect companion to both Bianca’s book and the recommended Chi Center DVD Lift Chi Up Pour Chi Down used by Bianca to recover from PD. Here she demonstrates the main energy points used in the practice, explains a bit about the energy theory behind the practice, and shows how to modify movements when there is physical challenge as well as fatigue. A user-friendly demonstration of wall squats is given as well. The simply beautiful and beautifully simple practice of Lachi/fachi is briefly demonstrated, and suggestions for incorporating qigong in everyday life are shared.
Such an inspiring, clear, honest and powerful sharing. One of those books that you just want to keep reading and reading, enjoying each word and absorbing the strength, wisdom and joy of the author.
It’s a precious guide on qigong and healing. Wonderful work!!!!!!
– Daniella Carraro, Qigong Healer
…The book arrived yesterday (so fast) and I read all of it today in one go. Thank you so much for sharing your recovery journey “with us out there.” I have found in it a lot of inspiration and am very grateful for I know it will help me get there…
– Margriet de Jong
I highly recommend this inspiring book to anyone interested in taking charge of their own health. It is a real gem! The author describes, in detail, her amazing recovery from Parkinson’s Disease using the energy-based practice of qigong. I do NOT have Parkinson’s, but I do have a laundry list of many serious, chronic health conditions for which standard medical treatment offers only temporary symptomatic relief and does very little to prevent further deterioration. Thus, my interest in exploring alternative healing methods, such as qigong.
Reboot and Rejoice is like having a personal “healing coach” at your side to educate, encourage, hold your hand, and inspire you to get started NOW with a serious, disciplined practice…and then she proceeds to give us a very clear, easy-to-follow roadmap of how to structure such a dedicated practice.
Bianca Molle has an undeniable passion for the subject of self-healing. She walks her talk and generously shares her ever-growing experiences, knowledge and insights with her readers. Reboot and Rejoice is definitely a “must have” for anyone interested in self-healing with qigong. Thank you, Bianca, for writing such a practical and empowering book!
– Cheryl Josepher Kozak, Feldenkrais Practitioner®
Your perfect little book hit the right note for me, at the perfect time. So many “aha’s” I can’t begin to tell you. I just can’t thank you enough for sharing your story which resonates in so many ways with me.
I have always been interested in energy and qigong for years, but only after reading your book as a PWP do I finally begin to understand on a deeper level, how healing happens. I really only now am beginning to understand the critical elements of qigong, as you describe it, the intention of the practise, enjoying the practise, relaxing and just doing it and be happy and grateful to be able to do it. I knew this, but until now when it seems my life depends on it, do I really get it! The simple shift of a mind set is profound.
Thanks for the mention of The Chi Center – I signed up for Saturdays course. Thanks for mention of Janice Walton-Hadlock as I begin to read her research and see relevance in her connecting past trauma with onset of PD.
I have hope that with all these insights, NOT provided by western medicine, that recovery is possible. Just in the few days of feeling “HOPE” I feel much better.
Haola and blessings to you!
– Sandy Vallone


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Full interview with author Rod Dreher on his book Live Not By Lies
Dec 16th, 2021 by ohiochristianalliance
The full interview with author Rod Dreher on his book Live Not By Lies
Part 1 - Live Not By Lies with author Rod Dreher, senior editor of The American Conservative. Live Not By Lies is a book that details the cancel culture and the woke culture that is bearing down on American individual freedoms. The progressive left has adopted a new religion and it is in direct conflict with Christianity. Rod details in his book how European immigrants formerly from the East Block countries under communism are sounding the alarm that they are seeing the same type of tyranny in the United States that they fled, and are concerned that Americans do not see the warning signs. Live Not By Lies is a must-read.
Part 2 - Hidden Heroes- Rod Dreher discusses part 2 of his book in which he details the personal stories of those he met who survived by their faith and determination behind the iron curtain during the communist reign of the Soviet Union. These dedicated saints send a warning to Christians in the West, that they see the same encroachment on freedom now in the West that they experienced in their own countries before the hard fist of tyranny came down. Rod shares his personal account of meeting these people and hearing their stories firsthand of how their faith sustained them in the face of tyranny. Live Not By Lies is a must-read.


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Food storage stability / edited by Irwin A. Taub, R. Paul Singh.
Contributor(s): Taub, Irwin A | Singh, R. Paul.Material type: BookPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c1998Description: 539 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 084932646X (alk. paper).Subject(s): Food -- Storage | Food -- QualityDDC classification: 631.568 TAF Online resources: Publisher description
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Will Smith is adept at keeping his fans intrigued. The actor’s latest venture, the “Class of 88” podcast, is sure to captivate Hip Hop enthusiasts.
Hip Hop was Will Smith’s driving force long before he moved to Bel Air to assume the throne as the Fresh Prince. In the 1980s, the young Smith could be found rocking the mic with DJ Jazzy Jeff on the turntables. The aim was to move the crowd, something that continues to be the actor’s motivation though on different frontiers.
In the years since Will Smith rocked the stage with the hit single “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” his artistry has evolved. But there’s one thing certain: Hip Hop has never left the actor. Smith’s new Hip Hop podcast continues to prove how much he values the art form.
Make Space: Will Smith’s Bringing “Class of 88”
There are many podcasts out there which shine the spotlight on Hip Hop. So, what will set Will Smith’s offering apart from the others? This podcast will focus on one monumental year in Hip Hop and those who elevated the art form to a whole new level. As Billboard notes,
Smith will explore the landmark year of 1988, which included the rise of Public Enemy, the ascension of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and the outpouring of female MCs such as Salt-N-Pepa and Queen Latifah, “an area in which Smith certainly has expertise.
No one knows the prolific nature of this time period like Will Smith. In 1989, he and DJ Jazzy Jeff changed the game by winning the first Grammy for the best rap performance, an obvious sign of the times.
What’s So Special about 1988
A 2011 article by Victor Simmons, now found in the New York Public Library, terms 1988 as the year of Hip Hop. The 1980s was a decade of change. It was a transformative year. None were quite so impacted by the tumult as New Yorkers.
Out of the ashes, a phoenix rises. As written, “The South Bronx suffered dearly during the ’80s, and by 1988, it wasn’t burning any longer; it had already been burned. By 1988, Hip-Hop was already deeply entrenched in the minds of many. A new breed of rap artists emerged to take hold of the imaginations of its listeners.”
And a new era began. Therein lies the prolific nature of 1988 as it relates to hip-hop.
Much Success to Will Smith: Mad Love to Give
Given that Hip Hop is in one of its most significant celebratory years, there is no time to honor the changemakers like the present. And a podcast that brings these greats up to the mic to expound upon their impact is something incredible. Do we need another hip-hop podcast? Of course, the culture can never get enough of a good thing. The more avenues available to learn from the ones who have done it and are still doing it, the better.
So, all the best to Will Smith in this new venture. This new platform is truly a gift to the fans of hip-hop. For those who are eager to catch “Class of 88,” the eight-series podcast will begin streaming on Oct. 26 and become available on Amazon Music and Audible.
Written by Renae Richardson


With the McCormick Tribune Foundation Freedom Museum art competition winners released on Tuesday I thought it would be appropriate to bring up the recent The First Amendment Center survey results that showed that one out of four Americans believe the press has too much freedom. The only comfort that journalists may find in the survey is that fewer people say that than in recent years.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The 2005 State of the First Amendment survey shows that 70 percent of Americans would OK the posting the Ten Commandments in government buildings, and that 85 percent would approve if the commandments are included as "one document among many historical documents" when displayed in public buildings, the First Amendment Center said. The study also found:
- Nearly 80 percent of respondents agreed that broadcasters should be allowed to televise the proceedings of the U.S. Supreme Court, though less than half agreed that broadcasters should be able to televise any courtroom trial they wish.
- 75 percent said that as part of a classroom discussion, public school students should be allowed to express views that others might find offensive, but just 27 percent agreed that students should be allowed to wear T-shirts with messages or pictures that might offend others.
- 64 percent endorsed increasing fines to as much as $500,000 for over-the-airwaves broadcasters "who violate government rules" regarding content on broadcast television, But 60 percent opposed extending government authority to regulate content on broadcast television to programs on cable or satellite television systems.
- 63 percent disagreed that the "government should be allowed to access records of materials borrowed by public library patrons," while 77 percent said library patrons should be told when the government asks for records of what they have borrowed from the library. On June 15, the House of Representatives weighed in, voting 238-187 to block the part of the Patriot Act that applies to library and bookstore records, though not to online searches.
- 23 percent of Americans said "the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees," compared to 49 percent in 2002 (the first survey done after the 9/11 attacks) and down from 30 percent in 2004.
How do you feel about The First Amendment?
Check out the rest of the study results here.


One usual error you could come across when the usage of Python is:
ModuleNotFoundError: Deny module named 'plotly'
This mistake happens when Python does no longer discover the Plotly library on your flow state.
This instructional stocks the precise steps you’ll usefulness to troubleshoot this mistake.
Step 1: pip set up plotly
Since Plotly doesn’t come put in mechanically with Python, you’ll want to set up it your self.
One of the simplest ways to take action is by way of the usage of pip, which is a bundle supervisor for Python.
You’ll be able to run please see pip command to put in plotly:
pip set up plotly
For python 3 you’ll usefulness:
pip3 set up numpy
You’ll be able to nearest run please see code to peer if Plotly used to be effectively put in:
pip listing | grep plotly plotly 5.3.1
If plotly is displayed with a model quantity, because of this it used to be effectively put in.
Typically, this may cure the mistake.
Step 2: Set up pip
In case you’re nonetheless getting an error, you could want to set up pip. Significance those steps to take action.
You’ll be able to additionally usefulness those steps to improve pip to the fresh model to assure that it really works.
You’ll be able to nearest run the similar pip command as previous to put in Plotly:
pip set up plotly
At this level, the mistake must be resolved.
Step 3: Take a look at Plotly Model
If you’ve effectively put in Plotly, you’ll usefulness please see command to show the Plotly model on your state:
pip display plotly
Abstract: An open-source, interactive information visualization library for Python
Creator: Chris P
Location: /srv/conda/envs/pocket book/lib/python3.7/site-packages
Calls for: six, tenacity
Notice: you could want to restart the kernel to usefulness up to date programs.
Refer to tutorials provide an explanation for learn how to cure alternative usual issues in Python:
Healing: Deny module named pandas
Healing: Deny module named numpy
Healing: NameError identify ‘pd’ isn’t outlined
Healing: NameError identify ‘np’ isn’t outlined


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Last summer the mail-order Musical Heritage Society added to its catalog the Chilingirian Quartet’s recording, originally issued on LP by ASV in 1975, of the three string quartets of Juan Crisóstomo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola, who will never be among the top 100 composers of all time, perhaps, but whose music is nonetheless very much worth getting to know. When you do get to know it, and get to know a bit about Arriaga himself, you will find some of those little coincidences which actually mean little but are nevertheless intriguing and can hardly fail to be noticed, mentioned, and remembered.
Arriaga, who came to be known as "the Spanish Mozart," was born in Bilbao on January 27, 1806, the 50th anniversary of the actual Mozart’s birth. As in Mozart’s case, Arriaga’s father was a respected musician. Leopold Mozart was a respected violinist and composer, whose violin method is still in circulation today. Arriaga’s father, an organist, was not unmindful of the significance of his son’s birthdate: the name he gave the boy begins with the Spanish equivalent -- Juan Crisóstomo -- of the beginning of Mozart’s full baptismal name, Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Both composers had short lives: Mozart died seven and a half weeks shy of his 36th birthday; Arriaga died ten days before his 20th. But the reason Arriaga became known as "the Spanish Mozart" has less to do with names and dates, and rather more with both composers’ having demonstrated their remarkable gifts before getting into their teens, and consistently producing music of both charm and substance.
Like Mozart, Arriaga composed music of substance and in various forms before he was 12 years old. At 15, by which time he had composed his opera Los esclavos felices ("The Happy Slaves"), he was sent to the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied counterpoint and fugue with the famous François-Joseph Fétis, who was then completing his textbook on those subjects -- and who declared that in just three months Arriaga had demonstrated "a perfect knowledge of harmony." The young composer had produced his first work for string quartet, a set of variations, before leaving Bilbao; in Paris he completed three four-movement quartets before reaching age 16, and these, as we came to know only about 60 years ago, may be regarded as being on the same level as music composed by Mozart and Mendelssohn at the same age.
Many of us first encountered Arriaga’s name in the early 1950s, when the Guilet Quartet recorded all three quartets on LP for the earliest serious producer of mail-order LPs, David Josefowitz’s Concert Hall Society. That recording of the Third Quartet had a rather limited circulation, for subscribers only, but the disc of Nos. 1 and 2 was eventually offered in stores, and may be regarded without exaggeration as one of the earliest "classics" of the LP catalog, giving notice, as it were, of the discoveries and rediscoveries to be offered to a receptive musical public as the new format established itself as the accepted replacement for 78s. It helped, of course, that the Guilet Quartet was a first-rate ensemble, admired for its vigor, balance and overall elegance as well as its adventurousness in acquainting us with Arriaga. (Daniel Guilet, the Quartet’s leader, was concertmaster of Toscanini’s NBC Symphony Orchestra in its last years, and in that orchestra’s subsequent and short-lived existence as the "Symphony of the Air.")
An earlier recording of No.1 and the minuet of No.2, played by the Spanish National Quartet, circulated on 78s, but only in Spain; the Guilet LP became a collector’s item, and was reissued more than once on different labels. It remained, in fact, the only recording of those two quartets known in our hemisphere, or much of the rest of the world, until 1965, when the short-lived Golden Crest label brought out a two-LP set of all three quartets plus the Theme and Variations, performed by the Phoenix Quartet. That set was welcomed for its inclusiveness, but did not displace the special status earned by the Guilets.
Over the years since then we have had recordings of some of Arriaga’s other works: the Symphony in D major, the Overture to Los esclavos felices, a Nonet. All of these are also very attractive (the Symphony especially so in the splendid recordings conducted by Jordi Savall, on Astrée, and under the late Sir Charles Mackerras, on a Hyperion CD), but it is the quartets that represent this composer at his very best, in respect to inspiration, craftsmanship, and even originality (for all the quite understandable influence of Mozart and Haydn).
Listeners expecting the sort of "Spanish music" we have come to know -- as much from the examples provided by Ravel, Chabrier and Glinka as from those of Albéniz, Falla and Turina -- may be disappointed. While a specifically Spanish flavor does make itself felt here and there -- an example is the minuet in No.1, whose trio has been described as a jota -- there is much more to demonstrate the productive influence of Mozart and Haydn, and to suggest Schubert as a companionable spirit. And why not? After all, Arriaga, despite the difference in their ages, was composing in the same years as Schubert and the still older Beethoven.
By now there have been perhaps a dozen "integral" recordings of Arriaga’s three quartets, including nine or ten on CD. The one "celebrity-class" performing ensemble to record them was the Guarneri Quartet, whose Philips CD was issued in 1997, and now has itself become such a collector’s item that Amazon.com lists an unused copy at $297.74, and used ones "starting at $50.53." The cellist David Soyer, who died last February, was probably the moving force behind that recording, as he had been the Guilet Quartet’s cellist in the Concert Hall recording, and subsequently became the founding cellist in the Guarneri, a position he still held when the Philips recording was made.
Unfortunately, what most of the recordings of these quartets seem to have in common is a short catalog life. That not only explains the astronomical asking prices for the Guarneri recording, but is also why the MHS offering of the Chilingirian Quartet’s 1975 recording (in a two-disc set, filled out by the Quartet No.1 of the 18th-century Swedish composer Johan Wikmanson) commands attention.
But there is a far more recent recording of the three Arriaga works, on a single economical CD, that is more generally available, more economical, blessed with richer sound, and uses "period instruments." (Of course, Strads and Amatis might be regarded as "period instruments," but not all of them are fitted out with gut strings now, or played with an understanding of "period performing practices.") This is Naxos 8.557628, on which the Camerata Boccherini makes an exceptionally strong case for this kind of performance.
Among other interesting versions are several that are less readily available now, but also richly rewarding: the New Vlach Quartet on Avenira 0172-2; the London-based Rasoumovsky Quartet ("period instrument" specialists, led by Simon Standage), on Ensayo ENY-CD-3424; the Cuarteto Casals on Harmonia Mundi Musique d’abord HMA 1957038; and the especially appealing Quartet Sine Nomine on Claves 509501. There is even a recording by a young Belgian foursome called the Arriaga Quartet, but it does not quite hold its own among these other performances.
The Naxos disc obviously has so much going for it -- it is the easiest to find, the least expensive, and musically utterly persuasive -- that it is a very reasonable first-choice, but none of these is less than fully satisfying. Any or all of them, in fact, may bring to mind the remark Artur Schnabel made about the Schubert piano sonatas, and which is hard to avoid quoting in such a situation: Schnabel described those sonatas, also composed by a phenomenal creative genius whose life was even shorter than Mozart’s, as "a safe supply of happiness."
. . . Richard Freed


The entire body of Vedantic scripture is a six-tiered hierarchy consisting of thousands of texts written over the course of several thousand years.
It is divided into two essential categories: Shruti (revealed knowledge) and Smriti (the practical application of knowledge, or elaborations on the eternal principles in light of personal experience).
These two categories are further subdivided into several subcategories, such as Itihasa (historically based spiritual allegories), Puranas (stories of the deities), Dharma Shastras (texts that deal with ethics and appropriate action), Sutras (texts that serve as interpretations of and commentaries on the Shruti), etc.
A subsidiary, but indispensible, category of Vedantic literature is the Prakaranas. These are texts that were written by great sages and intended to serve as commentaries on the major source texts that would thoroughly elucidate the main points of those texts and resolve any apparent contradictions existing within them.
Colossal and complex as this assortment of literature is, however, it centers around three basic texts: the Upanishads (though several in number these are grouped together as a single source), the Brahma Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita. These three texts are referred to collectively as the Prasthana Traya.
My own teacher, James Swartz, organizes his initial teachings according to a progression of six important texts:
- Tattva Bodha (“Knowledge of Truth”)
- Atma Bodha (“Self Knowledge”)
- Bhagavad Gita (“Song of the Lord”)
- Vivekachudamani (“The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination”)
- Mandukya Upanishad (“The Frog Upanishad”)
- Aparokshanubhuti (“Immediate Self-Realization”)
I have included James’ translations of each of these texts, several of which include his commentary as well, and encourage you to begin your study of scripture by reading them in the order listed above.
That said, it is of vital importance to understand that Vedanta needs to be taught. Simply reading the scriptures on one’s own will not do the trick. It is because ignorance is hard-wired into us, so to speak, that we have become seekers of “enlightenment” and liberation in the first place. Mired as we are in a misapprehension of the true nature of reality and our own essential identity as the self (i.e. limitless awareness), our ignorance will inevitably cause us to misinterpret the words of the scripture in accordance with our own personal beliefs, opinions, desires, and fears. This is why effective self-inquiry needs be initially guided by a qualified teacher, one who not only stands firmly established in self-knowledge, but who, moreover, is able to effectively wield the means of knowledge and properly apply the traditional teaching methodology to clearly and accurately unfold the implied meanings of the words and analogies/illustrations employed by the scriptures as well as resolve the various apparent contradictions that appear in them.
For this reason, both video and audio versions of seminars during which James teaches these texts and unfolds, analyzes, and explains each verse at length are available for purchase at www.shiningworld.com. You can purchase them individually (Tattva Bodha and Mandukya Upanishad are part of the “Self Inquiry” series) or as a set (“Vedanta Full Set”). Basically, everything you need to know to get free is included in these texts.
Reading these six texts will give you a strong foundation on which to continue your scriptural study of any of the other scriptural texts included on this site as well as others you may encounter through various other sources.
Should the interest in scriptural study (svadhyaya) grab you, I highly recommend that you invest in Swami Dayananda’s 9-volume “Bhagavad Gita Home Study Course.” It is without doubt the most comprehensive and accurate unfoldment of what is arguably the single most important scripture in the Vedanta canon.
The “Bhagavad Gita Home Study Course” as well as Swami Dayananda’s extensive commentaries on a large selection of Vedantic scriptures are available through the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam bookstore at www.arshavidya.org.
Extensive audio commentaries by Swami Paramarthananda on virtually all the most important Vedantic texts are available at sumukam.wordpress.com.


"Courting Mae West" Staged Reading
Very excited to be part of this project! I will be reading alongside some very talented actors including Darlene Violette of the StandUp Showcase. Saturday, November 23 at 2pm Discussion and Performance:Mae West Returns to the Scene of the Crime at Jefferson Market Library. 425 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave and 10th street) Open to the public, please come by! This afternoon we present scenes from "Courting Mae West: Sex, Censorship and Secrets" - unlocking the same chamber where Mae West faced off with the magistrate in 1927 when the space was used as Jefferson Market Police Court. Along with the staged drama, there will be a discussion "Mae West: Sex, Censorship, Prison, and Politics" by LindaAnn Loschiavo, a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, who was commissioned to write the cover story for the summer issue of The Dramatist.


"You rise to dress, no backward glance, addicted to this game of chance.
No need for names, you close the door, no hollow words, your steps so sure."
The best poetry books linger in the memory, the best poems make an emotional connection with their readers but deep love poems always have a special place in our hearts. Few of us remain untouched by love and yet we often find ourselves searching for the right words to express how we feel.
Whether they are simple 'I Love You Poems', Love Poems For Her or Love Poems For Him, sad love poetry or true love poems, the greatest love poems are read again and again by successive generations.
I wanted to do more than simply pen another book of poetry. I wanted to write reflections that echoed the relationship renaissance that continues to emerge from long-held and antiquated beliefs about right and wrong. To find a level of intimacy which conveyed the fears and rapture that comes with embracing our innermost desires. Masquerade, Dear Writer and Evermore, these and more are intended as reminders that love is the most complex of emotions. That there are times when the lines between love and lust become blurred and darker thoughts find us walking a different path than the one we intended.
The imaginations of children across the globe are made on the laps of their parents. As Neil Gaiman said, “ The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to show them that reading is a pleasure activity. And that means finding books that they enjoy, giving them access to those books and letting them read them.
Stories told in rhyme remain forever popular. Young children like rhythm, rhyme and repetition, and themes of families, friends and in particular bears! In the very best picture books, the text and illustrations are integrated, each dependent on the other, and much of the meaning is missed if the pictures are too small.
Illustrations help the children orient themselves to the setting of the story and help them make sense of what is happening, especially if the setting in new and magical settings. As parents reading to young children, the key to being successful is to be as expressive as possible, to let our inhibitions go so that the children have a moving and memorable experience. And it this critical need that makes Loss and Ted so very different from other books you have read. With their classical watercolour illustration te rhymes are quick to recall whilst the novels are reminiscent of the age-old classic we read as children but there is much more.
Over 1 million new readers in 2018 and none of them through Amazon!
Thank you for visiting. 2018 was a landmark year for Loss, Ted and the poetry books for older readers. It could have gone horribly wrong, and there were a few times I thought it had, but you kept coming to the site, downloading the ebooks and buying the paperbacks. Writing and illustrating is all about making a personal connection, that's we continue to withdraw the books from major retailers. Buying directly from this site each paperback is signed and comes with something special every time. I don't write for profit, all you pay is the cost of the book plus postage. If you want to make a donation it funds free books for underprivileged children and charitable causes. It's my hope that by the end of 2019 all the books currently in print will be exclusively sold through this site alone.
To cope with the ever increasing number of visitors to the site and your requests the site is currently being updated but in the interim simply click on either the poetry book covers or any of the Loss and Ted book covers to be taken to our interim giveaway and free offer.
"Upon a boat, on a sea of blue; I promise all I say is true. On other nights I'd fly on high, to catch the beams from a moonlit sky."


Jared Carter Poetry
“Tell me a story.” In poetry, fulfilling this request can be as important as rhyme, rhythm, or imagery. The poems gathered here are part of a timeless narrative tradition. Voices speak, from out of America’s past. We begin to remember, and to know who we are.
In a sequence of villanelles, the rhymes and recurring lines may be likened to the corridors of a labyrinth, a trail through a snowy woods, or a road that beckons to the pilgrim. Those who continue along these paths will gradually find themselves—in poetic terms and perhaps in other ways as well—caught up, engaged in a different kind of journey.
A visit to a world of small towns and family farms located somewhere in the American heartland. What begins with the immediacy of the lightning-rod, the team of horses plowing the field, the corner drugstore, gradually opens to a panorama of the entire continent.
The poems in this book are strong, clear, and accessible. They bring to life a portion of the American Midwest identified as Mississinewa County. According to the poet, it is located "east of Spoon River, west of Winesburg, and slightly north of Raintree County."