![]() I also loved how there are four types of gravity: hard, easy, wicked and lovely. Throughout the novel people see the real world in primary sight and have overlays in secondary and sometimes even tertiary sight, and it sounds pretty awesome. One of the coolest technologies is the synesthetic implant that everyone receives as standard, and which allows data to be viewed through the other senses a human possesses. ![]() ![]() This is hard science-fiction (as opposed to the science fantasy from authors such as Jack Vance), with space travel at percentage-of-lightspeed, advanced technologies that sound scientific and plausible, and a suitably advanced culture that is completely believable. It opens with a thrilling space battle with a completely unexpected twist, and had me completely hooked from the get-go. Review: Some books take a while to really get going, and some books throw you into the action from page one. Separated by light years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham face the Rix and hold the fate of the empire. The forever young co-ruler has been taken hostage by Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship AI compound minds – cool relentless fanatics bent on domination. ![]() Description: Captain Laurent Zai of Imperial Frigate Lynx must rescue the Child Empress, sister of the immortal Emperor worshiped by 80 human worlds for 1600 years. ![]()
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![]() Every region participates in questions of high policy in every other, often instantaneously. Now international affairs take place on a global basis, and these historic concepts of world order are meeting. The United States was born of a conviction about the universal applicability of democratic principles-a conviction that has guided its policies ever since. Islam considered itself the world’s sole legitimate political unit, destined to expand indefinitely until the world was brought into harmony by Muslim principles. In Europe, Rome imagined itself surrounded by barbarians when Rome fragmented, European peoples refined a concept of an equilibrium of sovereign states and sought to export it across the world. China conceived of a global cultural hierarchy with the Emperor at its pinnacle. Each considered itself the center of the world, and envisioned its distinct principles as universally relevant. For most of history, civilizations defined their own concepts of order. There has never been a true “world order,” Kissinger observes. ![]() ![]() Now he offers his analysis of the twenty first century’s ultimate challenge: how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historic perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology, and ideological extremism. ![]() Henry Kissinger has traveled the world, advised presidents, and been a close observer and participant in the central foreign policy events of our era. A deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this inspiring and lyrical portrayal, National Book Award nominee Laban Carrick Hill’s elegantly simple text and award-winning artist Bryan Collier’s resplendent, earth-toned illustrations tell Dave’s story, a story rich in history, hope, and long-lasting beauty. He combined his superb artistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faced as a slave. Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter living in South Carolina in the 1800s. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is definitely more advanced… I felt a bit uncomfy with some of the moves, but hey, nothing wrong with going out of my comfort zone, right?.Moves: Lord of the Fishes with an arm bind, headstand, corpse. ![]() I tried it… and failed miserably, giggling as I slumped down the wall. Okay, so this sequence includes a headstand.Moves: downward dog, full sun salutations, camel, half Lord of the Fishes, handstand, corpse.This sequence includes and inversion… aka… a handstand… hmm… that struck me as more than intermediate, but okay… I’ve never done a handstand before, let alone tried a yoga DVD with one….Moves: downward dog, child’s pose, cobra, up dog, corpse.Very chill-the music, the scenery, it’s all calming.Note: The DVD includes a whole heap of extras: How to Use This DVD, Individual Yoga Poses, About Holly, and a Disclaimer. Workouts: Beginner’s Sequence, Intermediate Sequence, and Advanced Sequence Length: About an hour, but the workouts themselves are only 10 minutes each Where I Got This DVD: Holly Mosier and crew-thanks everyone! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Please consult the spreadsheet for an overview of a large number of physical books. With very few exceptions, Lovecraft's entire body of work is in the public domain and can be read online for free from numerous sources. If you really just want to read the 'greatest hits' then you can browse the subreddit's top picks. However for the best experience it's recommended that you read them in chronological order by date written or in most cases, just pick up a book and read left to right. Technically speaking you can read them at random. ![]() HP Lovecraft wrote short and unconnected stories. If you have any questions about the rules, please don't hesitate to message the moderators.įor the full list of rules please check the wiki New to Lovecraft? It helps to report instances of spam and posts/comments that break the rules. ![]() Violation of the rules will result in post removal and in some cases bans. Selling artwork, merch, or similar items is prohibited. Please read the sidebar before asking where to begin reading.Īll self-promotion must be disclosed and kept within reasonable limits. Submissions must be directly related to Lovecraft, his work, and contemporaries.Īrtwork posts are only allowed to be posted under certain restrictions. No restricted content such as: memes, tattoos, jokes, apparel, AI images, etc. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! Lovecraft, this is your stop for all of his outstanding works and weird fiction in general! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1928 he founded the famous Detection Club in London and became its first honorary secretary. He discovered that the financial rewards were far better for detective fiction so he concentrated his efforts on that genre for the following 14 years, using mainly the Anthony Berkeley pseudonym but also writing four novels and three collections of short stories as Francis Isles and one novel as A Monmouth Platts. Later editions of the book had the author as Anthony Berkeley. It was also in 1925 when he published, anonymously to begin with, his first detective novel, 'The Layton Court Mystery', which was apparently written for the amusement of himself and his father, who was a big fan of the mystery genre. These were later published collectively (1925) under the Anthony Berkeley pseudonym as 'Jugged Journalism' and the book was followed by a series of minor comic novels such as 'Brenda Entertains' (1925), 'The Family Witch' (1925) and 'The Professor on Paws' (1926). He served in the Army in World War I and thereafter worked as a journalist, contributing a series of humourous sketches to the magazine 'Punch'. Monmouth Platts.Ĭox was born in Watford and was educated at Sherborne School and University College London. ![]() Francis Iles is a pseudonym of Anthony Berkeley Cox who also wrote under the names A.B. ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, I will admit that naming a volume "Roger Ebert's The Great Movies" sounds better than "Roger Ebert's Favorite Movies."Įbert's style, as always, is comfortable and friendly - more than conversational but less than formal. under the umbrella of greatness? No, and there might be arguments about other titles, as well. Would everyone agree to the inclusion of Bride of Frankenstein, Todd Browning's Dracula, and E.T. In reality, these are movies that Ebert believes to be great. ![]() The word "great" (something I carefully avoided for my own recent Top 100) has an objective connotation which implies that all 100 titles in this book have been agreed to as masterpieces by some sort of critical consensus. ![]() In fact, my only real quibble with the book is the title. ![]() ![]() Originally released in hardback during 2002, the volume (which is a compilation of retrospective reviews previously published in The Chicago Sun-Times) is now available as a trade paperback, which makes it a little less bulky (although, at over 500 pages, it still has heft). There's something daring - almost pompous - about calling a book The Great Movies, but that's precisely what Roger Ebert has done. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Through Sophie's pocket, the Witch uses ancient sorcery to put a powerful spell on Howl in the form of a note. As Sophie leaves her hometown in order to break the curse on her, she reaches Howl's castle. That is why she arrives at night to Sophie's hat shop, and insults her before turning her into a 90 year-old woman. She is still in love with Howl however, and uses her magical powers and henchmen to try and capture him after seeing him with Sophie. She is a talented witch who was so beautiful that Howl pursued her, but after finding out that she used magic to keep herself looking young and beautiful, he left her. Out of fury and the need of his head for her human puppet, the Witch cursed him so that he would be forced to return to the Waste. Fifty years before the events of Howl's Moving Castle, the current King's father banished the Witch to the Waste, and the Witch bore the current King a grudge for that.Ī year before the events in the novel, Wizard Howl pursued her, and later jilted her. The relationship between her and her fire demon was parasitic, as the demon was draining her and her magic. Decades before the beginning of the novel, the Witch caught a falling star which became her fire demon. ![]() ![]() ![]() To her surprise, she does not immediately die the hero’s death she expected. If the war can never truly end until the Eaters are ended, she will go to Haven, to Azrael himself, and demand he end them. But even as extinction looms, humanity will never surrender to their monstrous conqueror.For Lan, this brutal life has been the only one she’s ever known, but she still believes it can change. ![]() Now he rules in the walled city of Haven with his favored Children and his dead court, while all that is left of the living struggles to survive in the ruins of a world that used to be their own. SHE WOULD DARE ANYTHING TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM HIS RULE.EVEN HIS BED.He ascended from the darkness years ago-Azrael the Eternal, Azrael the Undying, Azrael Who Is Death-bringing with him the black rains, the fires, the souring of the sky, and the Eaters. ![]() ![]() We don't allow personal recommendation posts. We also encourage discussion about developments in the book world and we have a flair system. We love original content and self-posts! Thoughts, discussion questions, epiphanies and interesting links about authors and their work. Please see extended rules for appropriate alternative subreddits, like /r/suggestmeabook, /r/whatsthatbook, etc. ‘Should I read …?’, ‘What’s that book?’ posts, sales links, piracy, plagiarism, low quality book lists, unmarked spoilers (instructions for spoiler tags are in the sidebar), sensationalist headlines, novelty accounts, low effort content. 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