Overwhelmed work love and play5/22/2023 ![]() In one of the best sections of the book, Ms. This book's strength is mixing research and anecdote in a lively, accessible way, with a reporter's eye for detail ( Guardian) by turns a pop science explainer, self-help guide and subtle feminist polemic - aims to discover why some of us feel there simply aren't enough hours in the day. I couldn't agree more ( Janet Street-Porter, Daily Mail)Įngaging. She says we turn leisure into work, thinking we are lazy if we're not 'doing something'. Brigid Schulte takes to takes our headlong descent into multi-tasking madness ( Daily Telegraph) Schulte's honesty is appealing ( Irish Daily Mail) The very real and sometimes moving book is a masterly combination of social observation, interview, statistics and riveting human stories. ![]() ![]() May well do for time-poor workers that Lean In has done for guilt-ridden working mums ( Evening Standard) Overwhelmed is a passionate, funny, very human book ( William Powers, author of Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age)įeatures the author's personal search for balance alongside her advice for busy women ( Red) Why is life so insanely busy? What happened to "leisure" time? Tired of the modern hamster wheel, Brigid Schulte set out to find a better way to live. ![]() Every parent, every caregiver, every person who feels besieged by permanent busyness, must read this book ( Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Why Women Still Can't Have It All) ![]()
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Corto maltese in siberia5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() (Merlin:) Yes, but he's dreaming with his eyes a sailor sleeping, or perchance dreaming. ![]() Sense of humor seems to come from preposterous experience." (from Voodoo for the President, 1986) (Morgan Le Fay:). There is nothing stolen, or even borrowed, in Pratt's work even his The famous American cartoonist Frank Miller wrote: "His drawings showĪn attention to, and familiarity with, exotic detail, far beyond whatĬould be gleaned from a shelf full of National Geographic magazines. Ordinary world is underlined by the strange, remote surroundings, or as Travels mark his work, in which his hero's alienation from a dull, The world are followed from his youth to the 1930s, when Cortoĭisappears in the turmoils of the Spanish Civil War. Italian artist, cartoonist, whose best-known character is theĮxistentialist adventurer, captain Corto Maltese. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ![]() The stationery shop of tehran review5/22/2023 ![]() I am glad I picked up this novel that touched the depths of my heart with a love story as delicate and innocent as this and introduced me to Roya, in whom I saw a lot of me. READ REVIEW THE STATIONERY SHOP by Marjan Kamali RELEASE DATE: JSixty years after her first love failed to meet her in a market square, Roya Khanom Archer finally has the chance to see him. She also takes her readers through the young and happening coffee shops of San Francisco along with the snow-clad countryside of Boston. THE STATIONERY SHOP Kirkus Reviews A sweeping romantic tale of thwarted love. Marjan makes you long for visiting the bazaars of Tehran and devour some of its saffron-flavoured foods. ![]() Though the story is more tragic due to the political turmoil in Iran during the period of 1950s, the end is surely gratifying. The characters in the story are beautifully fleshed out and realistic. In fact, there is a whole page towards the end when the author has chosen not to use any punctuation at all. Marjan’s story is a soul-stirring tale of love and betrayal, of friendships and jealousies, of holding on and letting go, of selfless and self-centered parenting, and of two countries that behave poles. But their destiny turned around and life happened. They loved each other and had dreams for a better future together. ![]() Their love was not physical, rather platonic. ![]() When the very homely and well-mannered Roya Joon, the first of the two daughters of their parents and all of 17, fell in love with an equally courteous and beautiful boy, inside her sacred space, the stationery shop of Tehran, Iran, who knew their worlds would fall apart one day. ![]() Critique of pure reason cambridge5/21/2023 ![]() This makes a division between the physical object (matter) and what that experience represents about reality (form). In other words, when human's experience reality, they accept it as reality and try to recreate it in their heads. By transcendental, Kant means that a human's knowledge about the world seems to extend beyond his own immediate surroundings. He begins with an essay called "Transcendental Aesthetic," in which he analyzes the human's ability to determine information about the world by transcendental observation-the a priori perception of the world through external senses. Kant analyzes the elemental machinery of human experience. Part I: "Transcendental Doctrine of Elements" The main point of the essays is to explain a metaphysical interpretation of reality, starting from what can be observed. ![]() This is a complicated book, but it's simplified by its division into multiple parts. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() Robyn carr books5/21/2023 ![]() There couldn’t be two people more different, yet the minute they meet, friends and family have no doubt they belong together. Settling into the small town routine proves to be a challenge, but his job coaching at Jennings College gives him a sense of purpose, while keeping him connected to the game he loves. Robyn Carr, author of the Sullivans Crossing book series, said, 'Its a pleasure to be working once again with executive producer and showrunner Roma Roth to bring yet another one of my novel. Mia is determined to make it all work, hoping the coastal hamlet gives both her and Ben the sense of community, family and belonging they both want so much.Īdam Miller, a retired NFL quarterback, has come back to Compass Cove to start over after an injury puts an end to his high-octane life. If You Like Contemporary Romance & Womens Fiction Author Robyn Carr, Youll Like Jill Shalvis Laura Moore Jesse Hayworth - Mustang Ridge Jeannie Moon. Now, the college librarian is adapting to a new job, a new town, and living with her feisty seventy-eight-year-old grandmother. ![]() Wanting to provide a better life for herself and her ten-year-old nephew, Ben, she took a chance and moved to the small town of Compass Cove. ![]() ![]() Mia DeAngelis knew it was time to make a change. By Right of Arms (9781469272351) by Carr, Robyn Chelynne (9781469272696) by Carr, Robyn Deep in the Valley (Grace Valley Trilogy, Book 1) (9781551666099) by. ![]() The kingdom mark waid5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() The new generation of heroes has lost their moral compass, becoming just as reckless and violent as the villains they fight. The DC Universe is spinning inexorably out of control. Set in the not so distant future, Batman is retired, Superman is in a self-imposed exile and the rest of the Justice League nowhere to be found, it seems that all hope is lost.
Tomb of the golden bird5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. ![]() But a sinister plot and a dark family secret stand in the way of their ultimate ambition - and threaten to change things forever.Tomb of the Golden BirdConvinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. ![]() In New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters's most eagerly anticipated Amelia Peabody adventure to date, the incomparable Emerson clan is a hairbreadth away from unearthing the legendary site they've been searching for. ![]() Rules of surrender by christina dodd5/21/2023 ![]() So, on the surface, she seems perfectly suited to accept the challenge of reforming English-born Lord Wynter Ruskin, sadly uncivilized by his travels abroad.But the ruggedly handsome man has no desire to be taught manners. ![]() And Bnever become too familiar with the master of the house.Lady Charlotte Dalrumple is known as England's most proper governess, a woman who has never taken a misstep socially - or romantically. Be sure to maintain a disciplined schoolroom and to take your meals on a tray. The Rules of Employment for The Distinguished Academy of Governesses: Always remember your station after all, you are higher than the house servants but certainly not a member of the family. ![]() Books like mating in captivity5/21/2023 ![]() Mating in Captivity is a great book for therapists who work with couples. This book does not lay out clear steps for rekindling intimacy but spends more time exploring the problem itself. Esther Perel uses examples from her work as a therapist to demonstrate the challenges that couples face in maintaining intimacy.Ĭouples wanting a how-to manual will be sorely disappointed. Mating in Captivity is an honest book that explores a hard, complicated subject. Esther explores this dynamic and offers help for couples to reclaim intimacy. This can make for a healthy relationship but might spell doom for eroticism. ![]() As the relationship matures, the couple knows each other more and is able to rely on each other. In the beginning of a relationship, lust flourishes because everything is new and exciting. ![]() ![]() You can learn more about her here.Įsther Perel argues that couples often struggle because passion and stability fight against each other. She is also the host of an Audible Original series, Where Should We Begin? that includes single sessions of therapy with a diverse set of couples and she also has a Ted Talk. Esther Perel is a celebrated couples therapist and author of two books: Mating in Captivity and her newest work, The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity. ![]() ![]() ![]() More storms in July would bring little rain and more lightning. Park officials did not know it would be Yellowstone's driest summer in recorded history, or that the lightning-sparked fires of May would burn into June. In 1988, the fire dangers were not immediately clear. They maintained fire was a natural event that promoted healthy forests. That changed in 1972, when ecologists, citing years of research, persuaded the park to adopt a policy allowing lightning-sparked fires to burn as long as they didn't threaten lives or park facilities. ![]() It was perceived that we were burning up their national park and there would be nothing left of it."įor nearly a century, Yellowstone managers were quick to douse wildfires. "What happened in '88 in Yellowstone was probably a passing of the threshold with what the political and social world was comfortable with. ![]() "The philosophy was, in these large natural areas, fire should be allowed to play its role," said Dick Bahr, a fire science and ecology specialist for the National Park Service. The fires also, however, forced federal officials to tighten a policy allowing some fires to burn and develop new strategies to battle the "mega-fires" of today across the West. Far from destroying the park, the fires brought new life, cleared out the forest canopies and allowed new plants to bloom. The 1988 wildfires were not the ecological disaster many feared at the time. ![]() |