![]() ![]() In the exhaustion that we feel at the end of a workday, it’s not uncommon for us to wonder what all this is really for. And constant repetition is enough to drive out any passion we once found in our work. We begin to feel more like machines than people. In the grind of the nine-to-five work cycle, where eat, sleep, work, repeat is the mantra of our lives, the repetitive quality of our actions makes itself known. The key message here is: The feeling that life is meaningless is a consequence of certain unavoidable experiences in life. There are two experiences, in particular, that are prone to challenge life’s sense of purposefulness: the repetitive nature of our days and an increasing consciousness of our impending death. And we feel that our actions have good reasons behind them.īut there comes a time in a person’s life when nagging doubts begin to nibble at this optimism. ![]() ![]() This is especially true when we’re young, and life seems full of hope and promise. And some may have never considered the question at all and would reply with an exasperated eye roll.Ĭamus argues that the most common reason people choose to go on living is a general sense that our activities in life are worth doing. Others might be driven by a curiosity about what life has in store for them. If you were to ask someone, “Why do you choose to stay alive?” you might get a host of different answers. ![]()
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![]() 'Patricia Briggs is an incredible writer' Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling series Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan and J. ![]() 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs presents the first Alpha and Omega novel - the start of an extraordinary series set in the world of Mercy Thompson, but with rules of its own. Aircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest.Ships, Boats & Waterways: General Interest.Road & Motor Vehicles: General Interest.Fishing, Field Sports & Outdoor Activities.Sports Studies & PE: Textbooks & Study Guides.Literary Studies: Textbooks & Study Guides.Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous.Inventions & Technology: General Interest. ![]() ![]() ![]() What's a Christmas-loving Halloween witch supposed to do? In this twist on the Christmas holiday's traditional "believe" concept, Ginger's wish of a Merry Witchmas comes true thanks to some holiday magic and good cheer. But she is different from the other witches - because she also ADORES Christmas! Even with Ginger's good deeds and endless Christmas cheer, she's never received a single visit from Santa. ![]() ![]() But Santa doesnt believe in witches-until Gingers letter to him magically. ![]() Ginger spends a lot of her time creating spells, and flying through the night on her broom. Ginger the Halloween witch has a big Christmas wish-a visit from Santa Claus. Even with Gingers good deeds and endless Christmas cheer, shes never received a single visit from Santa. By Petrell Ozbay, Tess LaBella, Sonya Abby, ISBN: 9781635923186, Hardcover. But Santa doesn't believe in witches-until Ginger's letter to him magically appears on his desk! This book is a perfect Christmas gift or stocking stuffer for kids. Ginger the Halloween witch has a big Christmas wish-a visit from Santa Claus. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "If your survival kit has room for a book, you’d better reserve that space for Emergent Strategy. ![]() Rather than run from it or resist it, we should embrace it, look to what the plants, animals, and genomes can teach us about adapting to survive and to thrive.” - BuzzFeed ![]() Her philosophy, based on Octavia Butler’s guiding philosophy of the Earthseed books, is that God Is Change. She is matter of-fact about the coming destruction we face-of our environment, of our resources, of our governments. “It was a revelation to discover Adrienne Maree Brown’s Emergent Strategy. Ritchie, author of Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color Brown not only inspires me to resist, but to do in the most beautiful, joyful, creative, sustainable, collective and effective ways.” Andrea, J. “Emergent Strategy is an examination of where our movements have been and an offering of a framework for resistance that is rooted in the miracles of nature, decentralized, collective leadership, and personal, relational, organizational, and movement-wide transformation. Right now I can't think of better girding than Emergent Strategy.” - Detroit Metro Times Now is the time to gird ourselves for the fight for a new world. “It is the end of the world as we know it, thanks to a lot of reasons. ![]() ![]() ![]() The quiet, yet passionate, insistence of His “Follow Me” was spoken to men whose every sense was receptive ( Matthew 4:19). When our Lord called His disciples, He did it without irresistible pressure from the outside. ![]() Remove the thought from your mind of expecting God to come to force you or to plead with you. His response, performed in complete freedom, could only be to say, “Here am I! Send me.” Isaiah was in the presence of God, and he overheard the call. Then they hear “the voice of the Lord” continually asking, “…who will go for Us?” However, God doesn’t single out someone and say, “Now, you go.” He did not force His will on Isaiah. The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and have had their spiritual condition changed and their ears opened. That is, few prove that they are the chosen ones. “Many are called, but few are chosen” ( Matthew 22:14). Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude. ![]() God did not direct His call to Isaiah- Isaiah overheard God saying, “…who will go for Us?” The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. ![]() ![]() ![]() Metaphysical proofs are, however, not the only ones which we are able to bring forth in support of this idea. The Buddhist expresses it in one way, the Christian in another, but both say the same: We are all one. ![]() Does this not prove that each of us is only part of a whole?įor ages this idea has been proclaimed in the consummately wise teachings of religion, probably not alone as a means of insuring peace and harmony among men, but as a deeply founded truth. ![]() And now I see stricken down an enemy, a lump of matter which, of all the lumps of matter in the universe, I care least for, and it still grieves me. I see a friend hurt, and it hurts me, too: my friend and I are one. I cut myself in the finger, and it pains me: this finger is a part of me. These ties cannot be seen, but we can feel them. But can anyone doubt to-day that all the millions of individuals and all the innumerable types and characters constitute an entity, a unit? Though free to think and act, we are held together, like the stars in the firmament, with ties inseparable. “When we speak of man, we have a conception of humanity as a whole, and before applying scientific methods to the investigation of his movement we must accept this as a physical fact. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a dark, brutal, gruesome and occasionally uncomfortable book to experience so readers should not think that because it features a school environment with best friends, bullies, and coming of age experiences that this is dumbed down like some fantasy adventures that feature such tropes. Surprising everyone apart from herself she is successful and then whisked away by her tutor to the city and this is where Rin's adventure really starts.Īlthough the college sections are similar in design and structure to those depicted within novels such as The Name of the Wind and The Wizard of Earthsea, The Poppy War has a lot more in common with Anthony Ryan's Blood Song. She decides she needs to escape this presented and projected future and her only means of doing this is to study for the Keju - an examination where the top-50 students in the country that pass the test can train at the military educational establishment set in the empire's capital. ![]() ![]() Only just into her teenage years, Rin is offered a proposal to marry and bear children for an unattractive gentleman three times her age who has no redeeming qualities. Rin is a war orphan who works at her foster parents' shop and their main income is created by dealing drugs. Kuang and Harper Voyager for this opportunity. I received an advanced reader copy of The Poppy War from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() The main theme of the essays in the collection is the erosion of civil life and private dignity. He points out that the country has experienced many changes in culture and in governance. He argues that America seems anchored into dreams and not reality. ![]() The essays are a reflection of the disputed issues about the life of Americans. ![]() This collection of essays published in 2001 made him a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and earned him the National Book Award among other prizes. Though he began his literary work in the early 1990s with novels such as The Twenty-Seventh City and Strong Motion, the book that was most critically acclaimed was The Corrections. Jonathan Franzen is one of the most entertaining novelists and essay writers of our times. The Erosion of Civil Life and Private Dignity in the Essay Collection How To Be Alone By Jonathan Franzen ![]() ![]() ![]() There is some element of danger in all of them, and there is graphic sex in all of them as well. These books are historical romance but also romantic suspense. I received egalleys, advanced review copies, from the publisher for the other books in the series that I read. I found the rest of the series through my library. So I started looking around at the series and realized what I had done, reading those four books in the middle. The most recent book is HIGHLAND WOLF, which I read a few weeks ago and really enjoyed. I read the next couple, then somehow forgot about this series. I picked it up during a Droughtlander (the years between the books in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series and/or the eponymous TV series.) But when the next book, THE HIGHLANDER’S PROMISE, came out, I read it and liked it a lot. ![]() The first book I read was SURRENDER TO THE HIGHLANDER, and I wasn’t thrilled with it. I started reading this series in the middle, as I often do, back in 2018. Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Book 6 Book 7 Book 8 Book 9 Book 10 ![]() ![]() ![]() This riveting tour-of-the-night is a must -have for all Brubaker and Phillips readers. »Ībout the project: « Night Fever is a story that’s been scratching at the back of my skull for a long time now and man, is this a weird one, » says Brubaker. According to Image’s press release, « Night Fever is a pulse-pounding noir thriller featuring the Jekyll-and-Hyde story of a man facing the darkness inside himself. Now, Image has just announced their next project-an original graphic novel titled Night Fever. Over the past few years, the pair has pivoted away from ongoing serialized comics and towards the graphic novel form with Pulp, Cruel Summer, and My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies. There has been no bigger duo in contemporary noir comics than Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, who have worked together for over two decades on projects such as Criminal, Fatale, and The Fade Out. Les inséparables Ed Brubaker et Sean Phillips annoncent un nouveau projet pour 2023 intitulé Night Fever. ![]() |