6/12/2023 0 Comments Michael singer the untethered soul![]() ![]() This can be driven home by one of Michael Singer’s quotes: He begins the book by separating the soul, the true you, from your perceived identity, and the part of your mind that is constantly speaking. Singer has contemplated and meditated upon how to free the soul from the influence and grasp of the ego. The book itself focuses on how the soul is tethered to the ego and what the effects of that are. You can learn all about his course and free 3 part video series right here. ![]() If you have already read it and are hungry for more Michael Singer has come out with a course called Living From A Place Of Surrender The Untethered Soul In Action. We are going to give you a summary of The Untethered Soul so that you can digest the key points of this book. You can use within your meditation practice or throughout life in order to discover deep revelations about the way you perceive and experience life. This book written by Michael Singer is packed with information that can provide impactful insights. ![]()
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6/12/2023 0 Comments Paperclip operation book![]() ![]() ![]() After WWII ended Howard Stark called Peggy Carter to Washington DC and together, along with Howling Commando Dum Dum Dugan, they founded the new super spy organization. SHIELD grew out of the Strategic Science Reserve, the secret program that made Steve Rogers Captain America. ![]() ![]() Without resorting to comic book knowledge I present to you the basic outline of it all: There’s been some confusion about just how and when Hydra infiltrated SHIELD all of the pertinent information is given in the film, but some people seemed to have missed out on elements of the massive infodump, which included links to real world events in the wake of WWII. There’s no way of knowing just what percent of SHIELD was corrupt, but the problem reached all the way to the top, and in the end it was decided that SHIELD needed to be dismantled to deal with the Hydra infestation. It turns out that SHIELD - the big spy organization that has been keeping the peace in their flying Helicarrier under the single watchful eye of Nick Fury - has been totally compromised by evil terrorist organization Hydra. There’s a world-shaking twist in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and it rewrites everything we knew about the Marvel Cinematic Universe while also clearing the board to start Marvel Phase Three. This article contains spoilers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris![]() ![]() The novel are flashbacks about an old man whom Jay adored in his youth and who was the hero of his first novel, a mystical gardener and winemaker named Joe Cox. ![]() ![]() He leaves behind his life in London with his too-trendy girlfriend, Kerry, who works in television. On a whim, he buys a farmhouse in the rural village of Lansquenet and quickly moves there. But after the frenzy dies down, Jay is unable to produce anything of the same caliberįor 14 years. Jay's first novel garnered the kind of critical attention and strong sales that signal the start of a brilliant career. N Joanne Harris's second novel - her first, ''Chocolat,'' was turned into the recent film with Juliette Binoche and Johnnyĭepp - we meet Jay Mackintosh, a 37-year-old British novelist who overcomes an extreme case of writer's block by rusticating in the French countryside and cuddling up with the mysterious and beautiful young widow ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Later he passed matriculation examination and took admission in Vidyasagar College (Calcutta), at that time his first work Jaubon Smriti ( যৌবন স্মৃতি ) was published, and the book was a collection of poems. Sharadindu was born to Tarabhushan Bandyopadhyay ( তারাভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় ) and Bijaliprabha Devi ( বিজলীপ্রভা দেবী ) at his maternal grandparent's house in Jaunpur (United Province), India. He was also involved in the Bengali and Hindi movies industry in Calcutta and Bollywood. Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay ( শরদিন্দু বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় )-(30th March 1899-22nd September 1970) was a well known Indian Bengali author mainly famous for his fictional detective character Byomkesh Bakshi ( ব্যোমকেশ বক্সী ). Byomkesh Samagra by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Bengali PDF Few words about the author: ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Bat Blood by Richard Myerscough![]() The threat of chemical weapons, genetic enhancements of animals and humans, and the creation of killer viruses and bacteria in laboratories is very real. What makes the novel even more frightening, beyond just the fear of the unknown, is that it feels as though the content could be ripped out of the latest newspaper headlines. Here Myerscough exploits the fear of genetic experiments gone horribly wrong. ![]() Intentional or not, Bat Blood is a delectable homage to science-fiction B movies, like Day of the Triffids, Them, and The Blob, which were filmed during the early stages of the Cold War and inspired by the fear and paranoia of atomic warfare and fallout. Richard Myerscough's Bat Blood contains common themes found in techno-thrillers like Michael Critchton's Prey, medical thriller's such as Robin Cook's Coma, and horror/sci/fi in the same vein as John Saul's The God Project. ![]() ![]() ![]() That said, I still enjoy his artwork it's Jaime Hernandez by way of Clowes by way of a clean modernist aesthetic. Tomine still hasn't grasped what makes a story engaging, and his stabs at subtext are enraging - you'll want to stab yourself the four hundredth time his characters hamfistedly refer to Ben's white woman fetish. Whiny, irresponsible hipsters go about their horrible and overwrought lives in an authentic way, but who really cares? Reading this is like being cornered in a coffee shop by a vague acquaintance who has an unpleasantly high opinion of himself that he unsuccessfully masks with phony self-deprecation, and all the time you're trying to think of excuses to leave.ĭaniel Clowes often writes this sort of thing, but the difference is that Clowes is not afraid to push boundaries and is actually quite funny. Unfortunately, as is the case with a lot of "indie" cartoonists, the narrative is boring and irritating. Adrian Tomine is a good artist who writes a genuine narrative. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments La sombra del viento book![]() ![]() ![]() Someone has been destroying all of Julian Carax´s work, and is after the last copy of The Shadow of the Wind. This book threads its way into Daniel's life deeply, and the lives of the author and the reader begin to intertwine.Īll that is known of the author is that he is a young Spaniard who lived in Paris. From that day, Daniel embarks on a search to find out more about the book, its mysterious author and his life story. ![]() Isaac, the guardian of the Cemetery, Daniel chooses a book, The Shadow of the Wind, written by an unknown author, Julian Carax. Here under the watchful eyes of his father and Sr. The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is a secret place, where a huge collection of books that have been forgotten or have fallen into oblivion is kept. Summer of 1945, Barcelona, Daniel Sempere, a young boy of 10, is taken to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books by his father, a secondhand book merchant. ![]() ![]() ![]() That author should be tossed in the deepest levels of Dante’s inferno. Not the worst I’ve ever encountered - a heroine in a romance I (regrettably) read last month described herself as a “fashionista” and then proceeded to wear an American flag-printed dress with a red scarf and gold stilettos. For instance, for her first interview with Aiden, Vanessa wears a white eyelet cap sleeve blouse, navy khaki pants, and light brown leather heels. ![]() (PAUSE FOR BRIEF TANGENT ON HORRIFIC FASHION IN ROMANCE NOVELS. This book in particular has two of the hallmarks of romance novels that I hate: the heroines are almost doggedly ~quirky~, and more often than not have horrendous taste in clothing. Enter Vanessa. Like I said, the characters in Zapata’s books most definitely have a certain level of cringe factor, and Vanessa is no different. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Rubinrot by Kerstin Gier![]() ![]() ![]() Ruby Red has this sort of quality to it, you see, that makes it next to impossible to put down. In this case, though, I’m telling you, it’s just as great as it seems! Do I really need to say more? In my time as a reader, I have come across some books that seemed amazing, but ended up being meh. I mean, the cover is gorgeous, the synopsis sounds awesome and come on guys, time travel. ![]() ![]() Review:įirst of all, I have no freaking idea why it took me so long to pick up this book. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust. Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon–the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Bliss by kathryn littlewood![]() PEN canceled the panel that included Russians.Acclaimed Russian émigré journalist Masha Gessen quit as vice president of the PEN America board over the episode. The Russians oppose President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine and had left their country shortly after last year’s invasion, but the Ukrainians – both active-duty soldiers – stood firm. ![]() Rushdie, who has faced death threats since the 1988 publication of his novel “The Satanic Verses,” deemed by Iran’s ayatollahs to be blasphemous toward Islam.A clash over free speech had earlier marred PEN America’s World Voices Festival, when two Ukrainian authors threatened not to appear after learning that two Russian writers were participating in a different panel. ![]() ![]() Salman Rushdie’s surprise appearance at last night’s PEN America Literary Gala – a celebration of free expression – ended a week of controversy on a high note.It was the author’s first public appearance since he was attacked and gravely wounded last August at a literary festival in western New York.“It’s nice to be back,” said Mr. ![]() |