5/24/2023 0 Comments The adventures of kavalier & clay![]() ![]() ![]() The Escapist is a mega-hit a Superman-like phenomenon.īut for all their success, both Sam and Joe battle their own demons. (I’m sure they bear resemblances to other important creators too - Chabon cleverly plucking various characteristics and histories to form these two magnificently realised characters - but these seem the most glaring to my eye).Īfter they meet in 1939, Sam and Joe decide to utilise the latter’s artistic talent and the former’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the costumed heroes taking the world by storm, and create “The Escapist,” part Houdini, part Robin Hood, and inspired by Joe’s traumatic upbringing in the shadow of Nazism (and the tragedy of his family, still trapped in Prague), and his training as a magician and escape artist. “Kavalier and Clay” is based on the history of the Golden Age of comic books, and its titular protagonists - Czech immigrant Josef Kavalier and his cousin Sammy Clayman - are inspired by several real-life comic creators of the era, particularly Siegel and Shuster, Simon and Kirby, and Steranko. More than a decade actually, since it was first prescribed essential reading. For years people have been telling me to read Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.” But although I make my living recommending books, too many people telling me something is going to be my favourite thing ever is a total turn-off. ![]()
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![]() They can mislead us over the course of our entire lives. It isn’t just in bizarre dreams that our senses can fool us. We know they don’t exist, but still we can be fooled into thinking they do. Think of satyrs, the half-man, half-goat figures that we know from mythology. Of course, painters often combine ideas from life to create images of things that could never exist in the real world. Just as painters can make stunningly realistic images of life, the senses create vivid and convincing images in our mind. At least, until we wake up, and start to notice quite how bizarre and absurd those dreams were. Not ready to believe that? Just think about what it’s like to dream.ĭreams can feel incredibly real, so real that we rarely realize that they are just dreams. Our senses feed us a constant stream of tricks and lies too. ![]() What we can rely on, if it’s not other people, are our five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing. ![]() What would you do if one of your friends told you little white lies over and over again? After a while, you’d probably stop trusting that friend, and certainly not rely on them for anything important. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Summary of the one thing book![]() ![]() The One Thing is the duo's first book that is not specifically focused on real estate. Prior to the publication of The One Thing in 2013, the two collaborated on The Millionaire Real Estate series of books which discussed how to invest in and earn money from real estate properties. Jay Papasan is the Vice President of publishing at Keller Williams. Gary Keller is the co-founder and chairman of the board at Keller Williams Realty, which is one of the world's largest real estate companies. It was first published by Bard Press on April 1, 2013. The book has appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and. The book discusses the value of simplifying one's workload by focusing on the one most important task in any given project. The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (stylized The ONE Thing) is a non-fiction self-help book written by authors and real estate entrepreneurs Gary W. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Developing Positive Self-Images & Discipline in Black Children by Jawanza Kunjufu![]() ![]() As a young man, Kunjufu was urged by his father to volunteer his time at a number of different jobs, working without pay in exchange for learning firsthand how businesses and skilled craftsmen went about their work. Kunjufu holds advanced degrees in business and economics that have enabled him to place the problems of black society in the larger context of national and international economic models.īorn on June 15, 1953, in Chicago, Kunjufu -who adopted a Swahili name in 1973 -credits his parents, Eddie and Mary Brown, with affording him the encouragement, discipline, and stability that would later become the core of his program for the renewal of black society. ![]() He is the founder and president of African American Images, a Chicago-based publishing company that sponsors dozens of workshops intended to help educators and parents develop practical solutions to the problems of child-rearing in what he perceives to be a racist society. All aspects of the African American experience occupy Kunjufu ’s attention, but the main thrust of his work has been directed toward improving the education and socialization of black youths. ![]() Jawanza Kunjufu has dedicated his career to addressing the ills afflicting black culture in the United States, working primarily as an educational consultant and author but more recently expanding into video and film production. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Stephen king elevation![]() Due to equatorial bulge, there is debate as to which of the summits of Mt. Less commonly, elevation is measured using the center of the Earth as the reference point. ![]() The resolution of the gridded data varies from true 2-minute for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean floors and all land masses to 5 minutes for the Arctic Ocean floor. A Mercator projection was used for the world image, which spans 390° of longitude from 270° West around the world eastward to 120° East latitude coverage is ☘0°. Assumed illumination is from the west shading is computed as a function of the east-west slope of the surface with a nonlinear exaggeration favoring low-relief areas. This image was generated by NOAA from digital data bases of land and sea-floor elevations on a 2-minute latitude/longitude grid (1 minute of latitude = 1 nautical mile, or 1.853 km). ![]() Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface. The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic system, vertical datum). ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments High Heat by Annabeth Albert![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. This book is approximately 90,000 words One-click with confidence. But the closer they get, the more Linc’s plan to leave at the end of the season risks him breaking another promise: the one his heart wants to make to Jacob. This time, Jacob’s determined to get what he wants. Close quarters and high stakes make it difficult for Linc to keep his resolve, never mind do so while also making sure the rookie’s safe. He’s ready to tackle any challenge Linc throws his way, and senses the chemistry between them-chemistry Linc insists on ignoring-is still alive and kicking. And yet here Jacob is.and almost instantly, the same temptation Linc has always felt around him is causing way too many problems. Jacob gets everyone’s concerns, but he’s waited years for his shot at joining the elite smoke jumping team, hoping to honor his brother’s memory. Linc had promised his late best friend he’d stay away from his little brother. ![]() Wild. Danger lurks everywhere for Central Oregon’s fire crews, but the biggest risk of all might be losing their hearts….Smoke jumper Lincoln Reid is speechless to see Jacob Hartman among his squad’s new recruits. Introducing Annabeth Albert’s Hotshots series-the emotions and intensity of Chicago Fire with the raw, natural elements of Man vs. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Ten tiny breaths![]() ![]() Soon, Kacey snags a job bartending at Storm’s bar, and Livie is enrolled at school, babysitting Storm’s 5-year-old daughter and getting her feet back under her. There’s also the very hot boy next door: Trent Emerson, who instantaneously pushes every one of Kacey’s buttons, chipping away at the shell protecting her from ever feeling anything. Storm, however, turns out to be a struggling single mom, running from an abusive ex-husband and trying to make ends meet by working as a rather acrobatic stripper. They end up in a funky apartment community, complete with Storm, the Barbie–look-alike neighbor. ![]() When Uncle Raymond begins to cross the line with Livie, she grabs her sister and heads for Miami to start a new life. Kickboxing helps ease Kacey’s anger, but life at home is tough with Aunt Darla’s Christian fanaticism. She turns to drugs and sex until Livie begs her to stop, afraid that an overdose will kill her older sister. After a drunk driver kills her parents, her best friend and her boyfriend, Kacey Cleary is left with her younger sister, a phobia of holding hands and a deep-seated hatred for the man who survived the car wreck. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Hexhunter by Jordan L. Hawk![]() He knows Isaac is scared of relationships, yet at the same time he can’t wait for him forever. After all, why would someone as good as Bill ever see in someone as broken and damaged as Isaac? Bill for his part has been in love with Isaac ever since the night they first met. ![]() Somehow Bill Quigley has managed to weasel his way past Isaac’s defences and it’s something that scares him to death. He’s naturally wary after everything he’s been through he stays clear of everyone and everything. Trying to forget he’s even stopped shifting into his familiar dog –something that’s causing him to lose a part of himself. He still has nightmares and the memories are still too present. ![]() It’s been almost three years since his capture and force bonding to an evil witch (and I mean that quite literally) but the wounds are still fresh. ![]() I just wanted for him to find his happily ever after, to find love and acceptance after everything he went through. I’ve wanted to read, or rather listen to Isaac’s story ever since the first book in this series. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Fry bread native american story![]() ![]() ![]() The Navajo had been forced to move because of the pioneers who came to the southwestern area where the Navajos lived. Frybread was first used in 1864 using the flour, sugar, salt and lard that was given to the Navajo tribe by the United States government when the Navajo, who were living in Arizona, were forced to make the 300 mile journey known as the “Long Walk” and move to Bosque Redondo, in New Mexico, onto land that could not be farmed with their traditional foods, which were vegetables and beans. It is tradition to the Navajo people, who are the largest federally recognized Native American Indian tribe in the United States. I think in order to truly understand and appreciate the beauty of the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, you must first learn about the complicated history of fry bread.įry bread is a flat dough bread, fried or deep-fried in oil, shortening, or lard. ![]() It is a food that was born out of desperation and survival that no one could have predicted it would be the become a touchstone of Native American culture. Of all the foods most commonly associated with Native American culture, fry bread has long been at the center of the table. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Martin Schongauer by Max Lehrs![]() ![]() Undoubtedly however, Schongauer and this delightful print played a crucial role in disseminating the Flemish style of composition through the medium of engraving. referring to Max Lehrs, Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des Deutschen. As Nicholas Stogdon and other, earlier commentators pointed out, this - in Schongauer's oeuvre early - print owes a significant debt to the older Flemish masters, in particular Rogier van der Weyden and in consequence Hans Memling. In contrast, works by fifteenth-century artists like Martin Schongauer (ca. In his view, Schongauer in this print found a new, harmonious composition for the conventional elements of this crucial scene of Christianity - the ruins of Salomon's temple, the naked Christ Child resting on the Virgin's coat, Joseph standing humbly in the background holding a candle or lantern, the donkey and the oxen with 'faithful, humanised' glance, the adoring shepherds, the annunciating and the jubilant angels - which would become the example for countless depictions of this scene all over Europe. ![]() Max Lehrs considered this Nativity one of the Schongauer's greatest achievements as a printmaker, 'and possibly of German art as a whole'. The artwork St Sebastian (Large) (Bartsch 59 Lehrs, Schmitt, Stogdon (Hollstein) 65) by artist Martin Schongauer auctioned in March 2020 at Sothebys. ![]() |