![]() He cliff-notes in simpler language complicated theories to spare me a WTF glaze-over in chapter one. And holy solar flare, Einstein’s theories are actually in question with discovery of particles traveling faster than light.Ī recent review by WSJ’s John Gribbin, “ The Loose Ends of the Universe“, summarized a book by Scientific American’s George Musser, with a title coined by Einstein to describe entangled particles, “ Spooky Action at a Distance.” I like Gribbin’s reviews. Fermions, bosons, black holes, wormholes, dark matter, dark energy, multiverses … neat stuff … though I’m sure astrophysicists have better descriptors than neat. What makes current quantum theory so much different, are recent discoveries that theoretically explain things we once made-up for fun. So why do I torture myself? Because writing with science fiction elements today, one must be familiar with terms used in quantum theory 101 (or in my case, just “one”). Stephen Hawking’s, “Briefer History of Time”, a rewritten version of his earlier publication so nimrods like me might understand it, still sits partially read on my nightstand, mocking me for being a wuss. ![]() ![]() Reading Brian Greene’s, “The Elegant Universe”, and Richard Panek’s, “The 4% Universe”, took more than one sitting per chapter. ![]() Physics and advanced mathematics had me shaking during exam time, but that was a hundred years ago. When I read articles and references about the universe and quantum theory, I have to tread lightly (loosely interpreted as, I’m way out of my league). ![]()
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6/26/2023 0 Comments Lawrence of arabia seven pillars![]() ![]() Lawrence (Peter O’Toole), the British liaison officer who assisted with the Arab Revolt against Turkey during World War I, have often questioned its historical accuracy. ![]() Yet even critics who admire its photography, music and multifaceted portrait of T.E. I will caution, as well, that it includes a discussion of sexual assault.ĭavid Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is considered a cinematic masterpiece. Note: This article is an expanded and revised version of several posts on my blog from fall of 2012, during the film’s 50th anniversary re-release. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments I must betray you book![]() All the while, Romania rushes toward revolution. ![]() Glimpses of the world outside Romania stir feelings of confusion and curiosity and leave Cristian reeling as he tries to make sense of the contradictory truths he is uncovering about his country. Under threat of blackmail, Cristian agrees to become an informant and to report on the American diplomat whose apartment his mother cleans.Īs Cristian begins his double life, he starts to doubt everyone around him, even his closest friends and family. ![]() Called to the principal’s office one day, Cristian is greeted by an imposing member of the Secu. Gray, lifeless buildings line the streets, and food scarcity, unreliable electricity and constant paranoia are part of daily life under Ceaușescu’s regime.Ĭristian is a high school student who dreams of becoming a writer, but the Securitate, Ceaușescu’s secret police, have other plans for him. But Cristian Florescu, who lives with his parents, sister and grandfather in Romania’s capital city, Bucharest, knows the truth. Romania 1989: Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romania’s longtime leader, has told the world that Romania is a land of bounty, and the world believes him. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Anna banks of poseidon series![]() ![]() ![]() And he has the same violet eyes as Emma, which is weird since in her whole life, she has never met anyone with those same eyes. The fire on my cheeks has nothing to do with the fact that it’s sweaty-eight degrees in the Florida sun and everything to do with the fact that I just tripped into the most attractive guy on the planet. ![]() She literally crashed into him, her cheek plastered to his nude chest, because they are on the beach in Florida. ‘Meet’ is a bit of an, ah well, extreme term. That’s why I’m reviewing it for you today, because this is a book you must have on your tbr.Įmma always thought she was just a normal girl, apart from the easy blushing, a skin so white she could be a ghost and the extreme clumsiness, the only odd thing about her, her violet eyes. Hi y’all Amy here! I bought this book two years ago when I was in Florida and I immediately loved it the first time I read it. ![]() Told from both Emma and Galen’s points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom… But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma’s gifts. When she runs into Galen-literally, ouch!-both teens sense a connection. Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he’s heard can communicate with fish. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perhaps most noteworthy is Tatar's decision to include tales excised from later editions, including a number of "adult" stories that were removed once the Grimms realized that parents were reading the stories to children. Readers young and old will encounter popular classics, including "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Rapunzel," while discovering some of the lesser known yet equally captivating stories such as "Four Artful Brothers," "The Water of Life," and "The White Snake," all new to this edition. ![]() Drawing from the final authoritative version in the mid-nineteenth century, Tatar, an internationally recognized scholar in the field of folklore and children's literature, has translated and provided commentary for more than fifty Grimm stories, judiciously selecting tales that resonate with modern audiences and reveal the broad thematic range of the Grimm canon. Here, in this bicentennial edition of The Annotated Brothers Grimm, Maria Tatar presents these timeless stories in a sumptuous and visually powerful format that helps reshape our understanding of the Brothers Grimm. Endlessly recast and reimagined in poetry and prose, on the screen and onstage, these stories are forever etched in our imagination. ![]() Of all of the rich fairy-tale collections that exist in countries throughout the world, few are better known than those gathered almost two centuries ago by a pair of German brothers-Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm-in their Children's Stories and Household Tales, first published in 1812. ![]() ![]() Furthermore, in this new edition, she presents recent studies showing evidence that this alternative to traditional schooling does indeed make a difference. "Montessomething," and authentic Montessori education. Lillard explains the scientific basis for Montessori's system and the distinctions between practices in traditional, In reading this book, parents and teachers alike will develop a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori classroom and, more important, why it happens and why it works. Lillard presents the research behind nine insights that are foundations of Montessori education, describing how each of these insights is applied in the MontessoriĬlassroom. ![]() ![]() In Montessori, Angeline Stoll Lillard shows that science has finally caught up with Maria Montessori. One hundred and ten years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they naturally learn. ![]() ![]() Parents themselves, they were determined to figure out how to help their children get along. ![]() ![]() TolkienĪlready best-selling authors with How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish turned their minds to the battle of the siblings. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. 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Description Description The unabridged versions of these definitive works are now available together in this highly designed jacketed hardcover with an introduction by Marx in Soho actor Bob Weick.Ĭonsidered to be one of the most influential political writings, The Communist Manifesto is as relevant today as when it was originally published. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Aimée & Jaguar by Erica Fischer![]() ![]() “Weakened from the aching in your bones, your hands trouble ’cause they know,” she sings, “too scared to touch me so, just lay your mind next to mine.” A slow-motion synth-scape swirls around her voice as she sings about making a bid for someone’s heart. Although they worked on the song before the pandemic, the lyrics seem to reflect the lockdown loneliness people have felt over the past few years. Thursday, Osbourne is releasing “Against Mine,” a dusky meditation on attachment in relationships that she wrote with producer Linus Wiklund a few years ago. ![]() “I think is the constant effort to try and make peace with that and navigate through that as an independent artist that also has the right to express themselves, regardless of any fear of a backlash.” “Because I grew up in a known family the sense of protection around my privacy was maybe a little more heightened than had I grown up in a family that perhaps wasn’t as known,” says Osbourne, whose parents are Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Aimée Osbourne, who records music as ARO, has an extensive library of songs she is mustering the courage to release. ![]() |