Hippie is a book Coelho’s fans seem to struggle with, as judged by reviews at Good Reads, likely because Hippie has a lot going on. Paulo Coelho, whose book The Alchemist has been read by somewhere between 50 and 100 million people doesn’t like agree with that, although if you read Hippie you’ll understand the context of the quote. Books bring us opinions and studies, analyses and comparisons, while the scared flame of madness brings us to the truth.” – Paulo Coelho, Hippie Trade your books for madness and wonder – they you will be a bit closer to what you seek. “A man in search of spirituality knows little, because he reads of it and tries to fill his intellect with what he judges wise.
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And it's about freedom-the freedom to be creative and follow your curiosity wherever it goes. Philanthropist and mother, Melinda Gates, has recommended Beautiful Oops as one of the top three books children 'must-reads' for all young children. Her work got me thinking about the physicality of a book and has definitely found a way into many of my books including my next book called 'Enough is Enough', coming out May 1st from Creston Books, a Bay area publishing company. It's about selfforgiveness, about turning off that inner critic that clamors for perfection. Emily Gravett is an author/illustrator who I adore. In this book, every page begins with a mistake that ultimately unravels, lifts out, or pulls up to become a surprising work of beauty. My Book of Beautiful Oops! champions imagination, play, and the courage to express oneself. Even complete a poem that was accidentally ripped in half. The friendly green alligator from the first book prompts the reader: Bend a page. This is the central idea of Beautiful Oops!, Barney Saltzberg's beloved bestseller with 347,000 copies in print-and now My Book of Beautiful Oops!, an interactive journal for young artists, takes that principle into unexpected new directions.Ī hands-on journal that's meant to be personalized-drawn in, painted on, torn up, smudged, or otherwise artistically wrecked-My Book of Beautiful Oops! is filled with folded, crumpled, die-cut, and lift-the-flap pages that will challenge the reader's sense of play. Every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. The plot is imaginative, and the story contained in the scrolls is portrayed in a captivating, engaging manner. The second half is mostly dedicated to the telling of the story contained within the Magdalene scrolls, which reveal details about Mary’s relationship and life with Jesus and the events surrounding the crucifixion. Through a series of events, she begins to wonder just who she can trust as she discovers she is a descendant of Mary Magdalene and Jesus – and the only one who can find Mary’s long-lost Gospel. She experiences biblical dreams and visions which ultimately lead her on a journey from Jerusalem to France’s mysterious Languedoc region. The first focuses on the experiences of Maureen Paschal, author of the bestselling HerStory: A Defense of History’s Most Hated Heroines. The plot is essentially split into two halves. (Never having read this book, I cannot comment!) It would be easy to get distracted by this novel’s controversial ideas, in particular the concept of the marriage and progeny of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, and the idea that the protagonist’s experiences are autobiographical, but let’s view the book simply as a novel instead. It contains elements – religion, murder, conspiracy – which have been compared with The Da Vinci Code. Described as an autobiographical religious thriller, this is the first book of a trilogy. But understandably so the story is set up so that we're supposed to be frustrated with her. Sera was a frustrating character in this book. We feel her pain and are as conflicted as she is. This one was relatively well done because the protagonist is so sympathetic. There are a few new characters and relationships, but it's the story that really changes more than the players.Īaaannnnd. The world has been established with only a few missing details, one being the ultimate goal of the evil corporation. We knew this would happen at the end of the second book it's no surprise that she's returned home and has somewhat reverted to the person she originally was. In this third and final book, Sera has changed dramatically. Brody has really given us an incredible, emotionally-laden conclusion that winds things up perfectly. Talk about a fantastic ending to a series. She recounts the story of four privileged women who enjoy every economic advantage, but cannot enjoy freedom in the unnamed desert country where they live. It is now a classic as is another novel Women of Sand and Myrrh, published in 1988. The Story of Zahra was banned in many Arabic countries when it was published in 1986. Hanan al-Shaykh writes provocative books about women and the complexity of their lives. This is the beginning of a girl and then a woman's search for her own identity along a trajectory that takes her from Beirut to West Africa and then back to Beirut where the war is ongoing. She is punished by her father for being complicit in her mother's betrayal. During the war that ravaged Beirut, Zahra is involved in the family intrigue as her mother uses her as a cover for her encounters with her lover. of al-Shaykhs The Story of Zahra and Adichies Half of a Yellow Sun. As the Lebanese writer Hanan al-Shaykh will come to Dartmouth in the spring, I would like to recommend her novel The Story of Zahra because it is one of the masterpieces in the Arabic language. of two female authors, Hanan al- Shaykh and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and examines. The Story of Zahra Al-Shaykh, Hanan Published byDoubleday Religious Publishing Group, The, 1993 ISBN 10: 0385471300ISBN 13: 9780385471305 Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, U.S.A. Yes, she was conflicted and always questioning her morals and how she would be different, but she didn’t make a big fuss over being a ‘monster’ like you often see in characters like Juliette from Shatter Me and Ruby from The Darkest Minds. Obviously she takes the vampire out otherwise there would be no story and what I loved is that she just got on with it. She’s a fighter who starts out a starving human struggling to survive on the Fringe until she’s given the impossible choice, to avoid death and live forever. This book went in so many different directions that you never could have predicted the ending from how it started.Īllison, the lead, was so strong. I loved the world building and all of the characters. At first I was hesitant, but I’m so glad I gave it a change. Oh boy, was I wrong! The Immortal Rules is an incredible dystopian/ paranormal blend that introduces vampires as you’ve never read them before. I haven’t read a vampire book since Vampire Academy, and I thought I’d read it all. Mrs Coulter keeps her daughter Lyra drugged in a remote cave hidden from the Magisterium, a theocratic authority determined to kill Lyra to prevent her from causing a new fall of man. It was named Children's Book of the Year at the 2001 British Book Awards, and was the first children's book to be longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Published in 2000, it won the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year award, the first children's novel to do so. The Amber Spyglass is the third novel in the His Dark Materials trilogy, written by English author Philip Pullman. Please see photos.īook measures approximately 5 7/8 inches by 8 1/2 inches with X pages. Dust jacket is protected in a removable, archive cover. This is the third book in His Dark Materials trilogy after The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife.īook and dust jacket are in Very Good condition with light shelf wear, light edge and corner wear, pages are crisp and clean, no previous owner markings. Very collectible, flat signed (not inscribed) first edition and first printing of Philip Pullman's classic novel, The Amber Spyglass. It is hard to tell, however, to what extent their behavior is genuine. They seem to be rather content with their relationship at this yet fresh and romantic stage. The narrator states that “in addition to being in love,” they enjoy each other’s company and feel comfortable around each other. The narrator, Nick, and his wife Laura, a legal secretary, met in “a professional capacity”, but fell in love with each other, and it seems that their romance has developed quite fast (R. Mel and Terry are now have been together for five years, married for four, while the other couple has only been married for a year and a half (R. He claims that he loved her more than his life at some point, but he hates “her guts” now (R. However, Mel himself also has a very complicated relationship with his ex-wife. He disagrees with his wife, Terry, who states that her first husband, Ed, who abused her, sincerely loved her. He had studied in a seminary before entering medical school, and this experience seems to have shaped his perceptions to a large extent. The host, Mel McGinnis, a surgeon, seems to be a romantic at heart – he has very lofty ideas about love and believes that the only true love is a spiritual one. The story is dialogue-based, and, at some point, the conversation comes to the subject of love. The setting of the story is rather simple: there are four friends, two married couples in their thirties and forties who sit in the kitchen of one of them, drinking gin and talking. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. 'You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you.' His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it. She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper-a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. In the snowbound city of Kiev, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son-but Hitler’s invasion of Russia sends her on a different path. The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. |