The extraordinary elevation of the concept of love raises a question of whether some of the most extreme extents of meaning might be intended as humor or farce. It is seen as transcending its earthly origins and attaining spiritual heights. In the Symposium, Eros is recognized both as erotic lover and as a phenomenon capable of inspiring courage, valor, great deeds and works, and vanquishing man's natural fear of death. The speeches are to be given in praise of Eros, the god of love and desire. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. The Symposium ( Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον, Sympósion ) is a philosophical text by Plato, dated c. Plato from Raphael's The School of Athens (1509–1511)
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In summary, good solid Historical Fiction that will appeal to those who enjoy this genre or those who just want to get lost in a nice story. Julie Klassen is a gifted writer with a fresh writing style perfectly suited to Historical Fiction wonderful descriptions without being excessive, well researched details that bring the period to life and characters with depth that evoke a range of emotions. They helped set an eloquent tone and sense of reality to the story. They are excerpts from newspaper articles and books of that period describing the duties of a Governess. I loved the quotes at the beginning of the chapters too. It depicts the life of a governess, as well as the life style of the gentry, all incredibly interesting to read about. It's set in the 19th century with beautiful descriptions of an English manor house and the surrounding gardens. This is a book about Olivia, a young woman with a secret who's running from her past. It’s a difficult one to love, with shallow characterisations and a plot that’s all surface. The book is a mix of Becky Chambers style small stories and gung-ho space opera. But when the dominoes start to fall and she finds the real threat is greater than she imagined, she must decide whether to play it cool or burn it all down. To free her sister, Eva will risk everything: her crew, her ship, and the life she’s built on the ashes of her past misdeeds. The worse things get, the more she lies, raising suspicions and testing her loyalty to her found family. The ship’s hold is full of psychic cats, an amorous fish-faced emperor wants her dead after she rejects his advances, and her sweet engineer is giving her a pesky case of feelings. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom.īut Eva may lose her mind before she can raise the money. A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure.Ĭaptain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. Schlosser and Linklater collaborated throughout the process, from planning sessions to screenplay drafts to shoots with the big names ( Bruce Willis, Greg Kinnear, Ethan Hawke, Avril Lavigne) peppering the film’s cast. (The chain has refused to speak to him even off the record.)Īmiable and intelligent, Schlosser is now touring in support of the Fast Food Nation film, a fictional narrative based loosely on the book and directed by Richard Linklater. But Schlosser stands by his facts, and has said that he would jump at the chance to actually speak to a representative from McDonald’s. In addition to opening consumers’ eyes, Schlosser’s work has hit its target: earlier this year, 19 food-industry associations launched, a public-relations campaign that, among other things, accuses Schlosser of publishing misinformation. “The first step is to just open your eyes and see what’s happening, and I think a lot of my work is driven by that aim,” he says. Schlosser went on to apply his investigative skills to a book on America’s black market and, earlier this year, Chew on This, a revamped version of Fast Food Nation aimed at younger audiences. That muckraking book - which revealed the inner workings of America’s food system and its effects on animals, land, and people, from the immigrant meatpacker to the low-wage fast-food worker to the blissfully unaware Big Mac eater - generated critical acclaim. To support our nonprofit environmental journalism, please consider disabling your ad-blocker to allow ads on Grist. 'A modern classic for children'The Secret Lake has been described by readers as a "modern Tom's Midnight Garden" and compared in atmosphere with The Secret Garden and the Nancy Drew mysteries. Here they make both friends and enemies and uncover startling connections between the past and present. Karen Inglis describes it as, a time travel mystery adventure with modern twists - the kind of adventure that I loved to read as a child, but brought right. Who is the boy rowing towards them? Why is he so terrified? And whose are those children's voices carried on the wind from beyond the woods? Stella and Tom soon discover that they have travelled back in time to their home and its gardens almost 100 years earlier. ALSO BY KAREN INGLIS The Secret Lake (8-11 yrs) A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake take Stella and Tom to their home and the children living. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound - and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour's dog. Now enjoyed by over 500,000 young readers! A page-turning time travel adventure for ages 8-11. A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. CAST: Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Tracey Childs (Klein), Blake Harrison (Daniel Hopkins), Genevieve Gaunt (Linda Maxwell), Richard Gibson (Colonel McKenna),Tom Milligan (Gregory Lord), Russ Bain (Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Price). Movie trilogy! Guest actor Tracey Childs is known to TV audiences for roles in Howard's Way, Hollyoaks, BroadchurchĪnd Doctor Who, but to fans of Big Finish's Doctor Who stories her recurring Klein character first debuted opposite a certainĭavid Tennant in the adventure Doctor Who - Colditz. The Doctor in this story is played by Sylvester McCoy, familiar to many viewers and audiences not only as the Doctor, but most recently as Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson's blockbusting The Hobbit Today's the day that UNIT falls.Big Finish have been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999, starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant and John Hurt. Harveys personal health and wellness team. Because UNIT scientific adviser Elizabeth Klein is going to help ensure the truth is brought to light. Theyre the brains behind the science of LEvate You and are also a part of Mr. But they also find an intruder, mysteriously changed recordings, and a dead body. About the man they keep locked up in a cage, in a secret prison. The Doctor and Peri find themselves in the Museum of Aural Antiquities, where every sound is stored for posterity - from the speeches of Visteen Krane to security service wiretaps and interrogation tapes. About what happened all those years ago, at Warlock's Cross. In his most baffling case yet, Renko enters the privileged world of Russia’s new billionaire class to investigate the apparent suicide of its grandest member. Renko has survived, barely, the journey from the Soviet Union to the New Russia, only to find his transformed nation just as obsessed with secrecy, corruption and brutality as was the old Communist dictatorship. Synopsis: Cynical, quietly subversive, brilliantly analytical and haunted by melancholy, Arkady Renko is one of the iconic detectives of contemporary fiction. But fighting for what's right might mean betraying their countries, their families, and each other. When Akos and Cyra are caught in the middle of a raging rebellion, everything they've been led to believe about their world and themselves must be called into question. Welcome to the Carve the Mark wiki There is no recent news to announce as of right now. But as Akos fights for his own survival, he recognizes that Cyra is also fighting for hers, and that her true gift-resilience-might be what saves them both. Cyra is known for her deadly power of transferring extraordinary pain unto others with simple touch, and her tyrant brother uses her as a weapon against those who challenge him. When Akos and his brother are kidnapped by the ruling Noavek family, Akos is forced to serve Cyra, the sister of a dictator who governs with violence and fear. "Roth offers a richly imagined, often brutal world of political intrigue and adventure, with a slow-burning romance at its core." -ALAĬyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth have grown up in enemy countries locked in a long-standing fight for dominance over their shared planet. Praise for Carve the Mark: 'Roth skillfully weaves the careful world-building and intricate web of characters that distinguished Divergent. "Roth skillfully weaves the careful world-building and intricate web of characters that distinguished Author Veronica Roth delivers a breathtaking fantasy featuring an unusual friendship, an epic love story, and a galaxy-sweeping adventure. He looks at the elements 'e', 'm' and 'c' and honours the scientists whose landmark discoveries paved the way for Einstein. In this fascinating biography, David Bodanis tells the story of one of the greatest scientific discoveries in history. Generations have grown up knowing that equation changed the shape of our world, but without understanding what it really means and why it is so significant. One of those papers introduced the theory of special relativity and his legendary equation, E=mc2. In 1905, Albert Einstein produced five historic papers that shattered many cherished scientific beliefs. I didn't know I could know so much.' - Fay Weldon, Books of the Year, "Washington Post". It's a lucid, even thrilling study: the very best kind of science journalism. 'By the end of the astonishing "E=mc2", a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity and feel quite at ease dining with Nobel Prize winners. Sesily is an especially compelling heroine. But I have sometimes found her writing to be too over-the-top or her heroes too hard for my taste.īut this is certainly not the case with Bombshell, in which Sesily and Caleb, both introduced in earlier books, finally get their happily-ever-after. They have so much to love – smart heroines, dashing heroes, engaging premises and plots, and an early Victorian London seething with an exciting underworld. Sarah MacLean’s books can be a hit or miss for me. Having found purpose as part of a group of vigilante women, Sesily discovers on Caleb’s return that he too has secrets of his own – and a dangerous enemy. Scandalous Sesily is the last of the Talbot girls left unwed, but her heart was captured long ago by her sister’s best friend and business partner, Caleb. |