This novel is an accompaniment to my ebook 'Tipping Point' which charts our current situation and the impending peril of climate change. It is intended to put a human face on the potentially cataclysmic events which are already starting to unfold before us that we might understand what the future holds for us all as members of the human race.This novel is an accompaniment to my ebook 'Tipping Point' which charts our current situation and the impending peril of climate change. It is intended to put a human face on the potentially cataclysmic events which are already starting to unfold before us that we might understand what the future holds for us all as members of the human race. Since beginning to write it, at least one of its more dire predictions has become apparent - the rate of rise of CO2 in the atmosphere is itself increasing.Part 1 brings us into the near future. Part 2 is not yet written but its title is 'Meltdown. Views: 364
Frederic Remington was one of the most influential artists of his times. Views: 364
This publication is the first of a series produced within Counterpoint’s project ‘Recapturing Europe’s Reluctant Radicals’. Our aim here is to draw an accurate portrait of these voters by exploring the characteristics of the reluctant radicals in ten European countries, with a particular focus on France, Finland and the Netherlands.Support for right-wing populism in Europe has steadily gained attention from media and policy-makers over the past decade. Most of this attention, however, has been focused on the core supporters of right-wing populist parties (RPPs) – the members and the street activists – at the expense of the topic of this publication, the ‘reluctant radicals’. These are our main protagonists: the soft, uncommitted supporters of RPPs. They are crucial for two straightforward reasons: the reluctant radicals are the bulk of RPP support as well as those who can most easily be brought back to the mainstream, thereby depriving RPPs of their main electoral base. This publication is the first of a series produced within Counterpoint’s project ‘Recapturing Europe’s Reluctant Radicals’. Our aim here is to draw an accurate portrait of these voters by exploring the characteristics of the reluctant radicals in ten European countries, with a particular focus on France, Finland and the Netherlands. We aim to critically test some common assumptions – in particular, that right-wing populism is the preserve of disadvantaged young men – as well as outline the contours of the political and cultural context in which the data needs to be interpreted. The result is a better understanding of the diversity of the support for these parties as well as a more accurate reading of the context in which they arise – the histories, traumas, memories, resentments and fears that drive the choices of the reluctant radicals. Views: 359
Naomi and the Horse-Flavored T-Shirt is a science fiction novel for middle school readers set in a future without gasoline that follows fourteen-year-old Naomi, who, along with her farmer friend, Sammy, searches the paste factory for her father and the town’s missing horses.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by way of 1984 with a little Coraline mixed in.Endless Ranches is a town like any other town in Texas. Everybody works for the paste company, eats paste for breakpaste, plunch, and dinner, and walks to work. But things were different before the factory came to town and all of the horses disappeared.Fourteen-year-old Naomi knows something is not right, but nobody talks about it. Naomi’s mom changes the subject when Naomi asks about her missing father and one of her teachers disappears after he tells the class about the town’s past. But on her birthday, Naomi’s mother gives her an amazing gift that unlocks the truth about Endless Ranches: her father’s horse-flavored T-shirt. Accompanied by Sammy, a teenaged farmer forced to steal paste so he can feed his brothers and sisters, Naomi uncovers a devious Paste Company plot to subdue the townspeople and raise an army of mindless white people. Views: 357
The writing career of John Berger–poet, storyteller, playwright, and essayist–has yielded some of the most original and compelling examinations of art and life of the past half century. In this essential volume, Geoff Dyer has brought together a rich selection of many of Berger’s seminal essays.
Berger’s insights make it impossible to look at a painting, watch a film, or even visit a zoo in quite the same way again. The vast range of subjects he addresses, the lean beauty of his prose, and the keenness of his anger against injustice move us to view the world with a new lens of awareness. Whether he is discussing the singleminded intensity of Picasso’s Guernica, the parallel violence and alienation in the art of Francis Bacon and Walt Disney, or the enigmatic silence of his own mother, what binds these pieces throughout is the depth and fury of Berger’s passion, challenging us to participate, to protest, and above all, to see.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 356
The McKenzies are trying to overcome different obstacles. A marriage of twenty years is almost coming to an end thanks to the eminent threat of divorce. In an attempt to save their marriage Daniel McKenzie schedules a romantic weekend at the Royal Hotel. Will this marriage resist? Witness every moment of this romantic weekend and find the answer to this question.Speaking about the content of this e-book, it all happens in a weekend, it is a short fictional story about a two-decade marriage. Like many other marriages around the world, there are some factors that can lead to divorce (and we can see the statistics increasing year after year). The threat of divorce is imminent; serious measures need to be taken to prevent this sort of outcome, Daniel, the husband, decides to take his wife, Dora, to a romantic hotel. This will probably create that spark the marriage needs in order to work for both. Meanwhile, in Paris, Sophie, the only daughter of Daniel and Dora, is struggling to make her relationship with Peter work. During the course of the book, you will see that some obstacles will affect both couples, and the question is: “Will the weekend spark make both relationships work?” You are about to find out!This e-book can also be considered a source of inspiration, for every marriage or relationship based on love and union. This kind of relationships will be always facing obstacles; the trick is overcoming them, together. If you are facing some trouble in your marriage or relationship of any kind, have a look at this book and find inspiration and strength to battle for you and the person you love. If you are not currently facing problems, good, read this book and let yourself be delighted with a story of which you could be the protagonist. Enjoy it! Views: 352
Don Thompson was a fan who worked most of his life as a professional journalist. He was also active in comic book fandom. He was married to Margaret (Maggie) Curtis Thompson, whose mother was SF author Betsy Curtis. Don and Maggie met in June, 1957, at a SF picnic at the home of SF author Basil Wells; they were married in June, 1962. He is often confused with Don C. Thompson, one of the several other Don Thompsons in fandom, who co-chaired Denvention Two with Suzanne Carnival. He and Dick Lupoff co-edited two collections of articles on comic books: All in Color for a Dime (1970) and The Comic-Book Book (1973). Don contributed chapters to both books. He published Rainy Days with Maggie Thompson. Views: 338
Sixth grade behind, Eli Arnold and his brother head to Florida for their summer vacation. They are whisked through time and around the globe as they struggle to reunite and to find the powerful Keys to Forever. Eli has no idea that he was chosen millennia ago to save the world. Aliens, mummies (the blood-thirsty kind), dragons, and more await as they battle for each other and to find a way home.Eli Arnold headed to Florida for a quiet summer vacation. Sixth grade behind, he and his older brother, Brady, were ready for some fun. Little does Eli know, however, that he was chosen millennia ago to save the world. Manipulated by unknown forces, Eli is plunged into a centuries old battle between the Keepers and the Order of Disorder. Botched alien abductions, lost civilizations, and “blood-thirsty” mummies (that’s Eli’s story and he’s sticking with it) are just a few of the many dangerous situations in which Eli finds himself. The action is non-stop as he travels time and the globe in an attempt to recover the powerful Keys to Forever, find his brother, and get home. Views: 330
If you had a bottomless pit of money and a very sick body, just how far would YOU go to have another chance at a healthy life? Sir Charles Wynstanton-Tawneycroft was prepared to go all the way!Short storyPresley is a troubled teenager who lives in the sleepy rural small Midwestern town of Lock Springs, Missouri. She has a myriad of family problems. Her father is dead and her mother is a selfish alcoholic who leaves Presley to fend for herself. With a lack of guidance and support she turns to her popular but narcissistic boyfriend, Tyler, to find love. Desperate for love and affection she struggles with his blatant unfaithfulness. Presley finds solace in writing music and playing her guitar. She uses her music as an outlet to express her complex teenage emotions as she tries to make sense of her life. Presley is confused and depressed until she visits a mystical place in another dimension far away from home. She encounters spirits and ghosts including many that want her dead. She meets spiritually advanced beings from another world and from another time. In this other world she meets Jesse, a guy that falls madly in love with her. Confused by his impulsive love, he helps her to unlock the mysteries of her secretive past that open her mind to endless possibilities about her world. This paranormal tale is full of mystic adventure along with a deep spiritual love story filled with passion that will connect with young girls and young women. Just as Presley begins to unravel her startling past she is faced with a heart wrenching decision. She could go back home to her lonesome life or she could stay in this other world with Jesse- along with the evil spirits who want her soul. It’s full of twists and turns that will keep the reader intrigued until the end. Views: 325
There have been many accounts of the return to the wild of tame animals, but since its original publication in 1960, when the New York Times hailed it as a "fascinating and remarkable book," Born Free has stood alone in its power to move us.
Joy Adamson's story of a lion cub in transition between the captivity in which she is raised and the fearsome wild to which she is returned captures the abilities of both humans and animals to cross the seemingly unbridgeable gap between their radically different worlds. Especially now, at a time when the sanctity of the wild and its inhabitants is increasingly threatened by human development and natural disaster, Adamson's remarkable tale is an idyll, and a model, to return to again and again.
Illustrated with the same beautiful, evocative photographs that first enchanted the world forty years ago and updated with a new introduction by George Page, former host and executive editor of the PBS series Nature and author of *Inside the Animal Mind, * this anniversary edition introduces to a new generation one of the most heartwarming associations between man and animal. Views: 323
Bento's Sketchbook is an exploration of the practice of drawing, as well as a meditation on how we perceive and seek to explore our ever-changing relationship with the world around us.
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 319
Alejandro Jodorowsky nos muestra el camino que le llevó a la psicomagia, desde sus primeros actos poéticos y teatrales hasta su aprendizaje para controlar el mundo onírico. Estos pasos imprescindibles, junto con el conocimiento que maestros, curanderos y chamanes le transmitieron, fue lo que dio origen a sus técnicas para sanar, conocidas como psicomagia y psicogenealogía. El libro ofrece también al lector una entrevista con Jodorowsky, en la que nos habla de la muerte, del destino, las religiones, su idea sobre el futuro de la humanidad o la necesidad de despertar nuestra mente. El volumen se cierra con una serie de ejercicios donde el autor nos muestra cómo es posible desarrollar nuestra creatividad y utilizarla para que nos libere de roles e ideas preconcebidas, y un apéndice con doce casos psiquiátricos reales cuyos pacientes fueron curados al serles prescritos actos de psicomagia. Views: 312
If it took reduction or torch hair, the Cirissins wanted a bump. Hokum, thistle, gluck. Views: 305
