6/27/2023 0 Comments Marcus aurelius meditations book![]() ![]() But Meditations is a core text for Modern Stoics, and in a sense they are exactly the kind of reader for whom the book is intended. My acquaintance with this Modern Stoicism is minimal, and I have deliberately kept it so because I want to try to understand Marcus on his own terms and in his own day. Stoicism, an ancient philosophical system, has been rediscovered in recent years, and many thousands of people around the world consider themselves Stoics and try to put it into practice. So the notes serve, as it were, the short-term function of explaining passages as they are read, whereas the Introduction has a more general purpose. The Introduction covers general issues that illuminate the book as a whole, and I wrote notes wherever I felt that Marcus’s meaning would not be immediately clear to at least some readers. The intention of the Introduction and the notes is that they should deepen anyone’s understanding of Marcus’s work while falling short of hardcore philosophical commentary. ![]() The justification of this book, however, is not just an improved translation but an increased degree of annotation. It has often been translated into English, but the Greek in which Marcus wrote is frequently so difficult that there is always room for another version. Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations is high on the list of the most famous and widely read works of philosophy in the world. ![]()
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6/26/2023 0 Comments Neversky![]() ![]() ![]() Under the command of Alexander Suvorov, Neverovsky would participate in the Polish-Russian War of 1792 and then participate in the subsequent Partition. During his time in the regiment, he would fight at the battle of Salchea and Bender. He would fight during the Russo-Turkish war, beginning after his transfer to the Malorossiya or 'Little Russian' Grenadier Regiment, where he was promoted in October of 1787. ![]() Something of a year later, he would be promoted to the rank of sergeant. His career would start out in the Semyonovsky Life-Guard Regiment in 1786 at 15 years of age. Zavadovsky assisted in Neverovsky's education, enabling him to learn Russian and Latin and become a mathematician. Young Neverovsky found a patron in Count Pyotr Zavadovsky, a friend of his father's. Like many inhabitants of Ukraine at the time, Neverovsky was a fine horseman. His father was a middle-ranking official at the time, and Neverovsky grew up alongside fourteen other children. Life ĭmitry Neverovsky was born in Poltava, in what is now Ukraine. He would join the army at 15 years of age. Born to a minor noble in Poltava, in modern-day Ukraine. He served in the Battle of Smolensk, Battle of Borodino, and Battle of Leipzig, where he was mortally wounded. Dmitry Petrovich Neverovsky (1771–1813) was a Russian military officer and general who served in the Russo-Turkish War and the Napoleonic Wars. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The thin man novel![]() ![]() By the time The Thin Man became a television series during the 1950s, the plots were becoming a bit thin. Hammett wrote only one Thin Man novel but it turned became the basis for six movies. And in Hammett's novel, the couple's dog is a female schnauzer named Asta who, in the film, became a male wire fox terrier. Trivia buffs know that the "thin man" of the title didn't refer to Nick Charles but to Wynant. One glance at Wynant's horrible family makes Nick, and the audience, wonder why the man didn't disappear several years before. This couple may have had twin beds, due to the film code of the times, but viewers just knew that one of those beds stayed empty much of the time.īased on a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett originally published in Redbook, The Thin Man features a solid crime plot as former private detective Nick Charles is hired to find the missing eccentric businessman Clyde Wynant. Their witty banter was as dry as the martinis they were constantly mixing. ![]() ![]() We not only believe that this vibrant younger, wealthy woman would be attracted to this older, world-weary man but that each has found his or her soulmate. The snappy conversation, the amused looks and the sly glances between the couple give the film its heart. Van Dyke’s The Thin Man (1934), one of my favorite crime fiction films. It's not something you can easily define or even plan.Īnd it totally exists between William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles in director W.S. The chemistry between a couple in films usually exists on its own plane. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Evening class maeve binchy summary![]() To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. But this one has its own special quality as the focus for the varied hopes and dreams of teachers and students alike. ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. It was Latin teacher Aidan Dunnes last chance to revive a failing marriage and a dead-end career. They came together at Mountainview College, a down-at-the-heels secondary school on the seamy side of Dublin, to take a course in Italian. ![]() Thats where the real passion was lurking. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. Summary It was the quiet ones you had to watch. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]() ![]() If the whole of society cannot accept him, why should his bride? ![]() Knowing he must agree to the marriage, Christian shields his heart. He has hidden himself away from scornful eyes for years, until his aging grandfather takes matters in hand and finds Christian a bride. Knowing freedom will only come through marriage, her hopes for a happy union are stolen away when her father arranges her marriage to a complete stranger.Ĭhristian Hundley, Lord Easton, has learned the hard way that English society won't accept a person who looks or behaves differently than their ideal. Though she wears what she is told and befriends the people they choose for her, she spends every moment longing to do as she wishes. ![]() Rebecca Devon lives under the severe eye of her aunt and the iron will of her father. What hope do they have for a happily ever after? A scarred and lonely viscount and an independent young woman are forced into an arranged marriage. ![]() ![]() ![]() Camino, for example, lives in relative poverty. What they are experiencing seems very different. Can they form a new friendship out of unthinkable loss?Īcevedo chronicles Camino’s and Yahaira’s emotional journeys in a way that brings readers inside their lives, making all their struggles, hopes, and dreams burst intensely onto the page. How could he do this to her? Their worlds collide when Yahaira decides to visit Camino. ![]() What she didn’t know was that he also had another daughter. Meanwhile, Yahaira Rios, living in NYC, has been grappling with the discovery that her father had been previously married. So she is stunned to learn that he had another family back in the U.S. He always brought his warm laughter and his unconditional love with him, even if he could not always be with her. When Camino Rios hears that her father, who visits her in the Dominican Republic every summer, has died in a plane crash, she is devastated. Elizabeth Acevedo’s Clap When You Land is a powerful novel-in-verse that explores loss, grief, and the ties that bind families together. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Black water sister review![]() ![]() It is truly a Malaysian tale, complete with the Malaysian style of English and the descriptive writing of home – Malaysia. If she fails, the Black Water Sister may finish her off for good.īlack Water Sister is as confusing as the passive aggresive double meaning sentences Malaysian aunties and uncles use to communicate with young people. As Jess fights for retribution for Ah Ma, she’ll also need to regain control of her body and destiny. Now she’s determined to settle a score against a gang boss who has offended the god–and she’s decided Jess is going to help her do it.ĭrawn into a world of gods, ghosts, and family secrets, Jess finds that making deals with capricious spirits is a dangerous business. In life Ah Ma was a spirit medium, the avatar of a mysterious deity called the Black Water Sister. But there’s only one voice in her head, and it claims to be the ghost of her estranged grandmother, Ah Ma. So when Jess starts hearing voices, she chalks it up to stress. ![]() Jessamyn Teoh is closeted, broke and moving back to Malaysia, a country she left when she was a toddler. ![]() A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments The Dragon Lord by Connie Mason![]() Rankin is represented by United Talent Agency, B-Side Management, Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher, and Shelter PR. ![]() Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Loni Peristere, Vince Gerardis are also executive producers.īeale is represented by 42 and Anonymous Content. Martin serves as co-creator and executive producers alongside showrunner Ryan Condal. Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” will be eight episodes, down from the 10 episodes in Season 1. Previously, Salim appeared in HBO Max’s “Raised by Wolves” and voiced the protagonist Bayek in the video game “Assassin’s Creed: Origins.” Fox has starred in Apple TV+’s “Slow Horses” and British series “Year of the Rabbit,” “Cucumber” and “Banana.”Ībubakar Salim will play Alyn of Hull, a sailor in the Velaryon fleet who served in the Stepstones campaign. ![]() Freddie Fox will play Ser Gwayne Hightower, the son of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), brother to Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and uncle to her children King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), Queen Helaena (Phia Saban) and Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Kingsbane![]() ![]() Read no further if you're planning on reading this series and don't want it spoilt for you. WARNING! I cannot review this book without spoiling the others in the series. My other reviews of the Empirium Trilogy: Hunted by all, racing against time to save her dying friend Navi, Eliana must decide how to wear a crown she never wanted-by embracing her mother's power, or rejecting it forever. ![]() But fear of corruption-fear of becoming another Rielle-keeps Eliana's power dangerous and unpredictable. Meanwhile, to help her prince and love Audric protect Celdaria, Rielle must spy on the angel Corien-but his promises of freedom and power may prove too tempting to resist.Ĭenturies later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity's long-awaited savior. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. ![]() Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. In this sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Furyborn, two queens, separated by a thousand years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength-and their hearts. Kingsbane by Claire Legrand Published: 21st May 2019 | Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire I was sent this proof for free by Sourcebooks Fire via Midas PR for the purposes of providing an honest review. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Off base annabeth albert![]() ![]() Most citizens lucky enough to tour the Continent do so to observe the spectacle and violence of war, a thing long banished in the Spire. ![]() ![]() It seems an unlikely destination for a holiday: a cold, desolate land where two "uncivilized" nations remain perpetually locked in combat. It's human nature." For her sixteenth birthday, Vaela Sun receives the most coveted gift in all the Spirea trip to the Continent. And that's the crux of it: it can't be quelled. "Have we really come so far, when a tour of the Continent is so desirable a thing? We've traded our swords for treaties, our daggers for promisesbut our thirst for violence has never been quelled. ![]() |