![]() ![]() Thomas-Symonds writes with brio and a clear passion for his subject. Wilson was born in 1916, and the book follows him from his childhood in the north of England to his academic success at Oxford, his war years as a civil servant at the National Coal Board, into parliament and up through the ranks to Downing Street. Thomas-Symonds’ book is a lively account of the life and politics of Wilson, the Yorkshire grammar school boy who won a still unmatched four general elections for Labour in 1964, 1966 and twice in 1974. N ick Thomas-Symonds’ new biography of Harold Wilson is titled The Winner, which should give you a fair idea of the author’s thoughts about Labour’s third Prime Minister. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Once you learn easy, yet highly effective ways to take charge of your mind, you’ll find that you have the power to create the life you want and deserve. It might not feel that way right now, but you do get to choose which life experiences you’ll have. It is capable of creating horrible life experiences, and it is capable of creating happy, successful ones, too. The power of the human mind is incredible. ![]() Your situation may seem hopeless perhaps you have even concluded that you were just “born that way” and there is nothing you can do to change.īut what if you are wrong about that conclusion? What if there was a way for you to create the changes you desperately desire? What if I can teach you how to take control of your mind, thoughts, and feelings? Would you want to learn how to do that for yourself? But for you, life is difficult and so unfair! You don’t know what to think or how to feel. They tell you to stop making a big deal out of things, that you’re too sensitive, and there is no reason to be nervous or anxious.Īnd yet, you are. How many times have you been told by well-meaning parents, adults, or even your friends that you should just stop thinking or feeling a certain way? They tell you that the problems you have are all in your head. ![]() ![]() ![]() What should I do now?” Sono immediately said, “‘Thanks for everything. ![]() “I’ve said your prayer over and over, and yet nothing in my life has changed I’m still the same selfish person as before. I have no complaint whatsoever.’” The man did as he was instructed, for a whole year, but his heart was still not at peace. The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell 'Mitchells rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. Stephen Mitchells much praised translation of Lao Tzus Tao Te Ching, with its message of balance and harmony in living, is accompanied by a selection of ancient Chinese paintings. One day a fellow Buddhist, having made a long trip to see her, asked, “What can I do to put my heart at rest?” She said, “Every morning and every evening, and whenever anything happens to you, keep on saying, ‘Thanks for everything. Wise men dont need to prove their point men who need to prove their point arent wise. It explains the Tao, or the basic principle of the universe, and teaches the reader how to work for good with the effortless skill that comes from being in. There is a wonderful Japanese story (adapted here from Zenkei Shibayama Roshi’s A Flower Does Not Talk) which portrays this attitude:Ī hundred and fifty years ago there lived a woman named Sono, whose devotion and purity of heart were respected far and wide. True words arent eloquent eloquent words arent true. ![]() Honoring the Tao means respecting the way things are. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's all sort of unimpressive, but they're falling in love, so everything seems extra great.ĭuring these outings, Finch acts as a sort of counselor to Violet. We think it's not really wandering if you have a plan and a map, but we're not going to be jerks about it.) Together, they see a lot of stuff, including two homemade roller coasters and the highest hill in Indiana. Soon enough, Finch and Violet begin to "wander." (That's what they call it, anyway. ![]() Geography teacher, who has instructed pairs of students to go see the sites of Indiana. (Suicide attempts make you tight like that.) The couple also gets a little nudge from their U.S. After that, they embark on a pretty intense romance. He uses his considerable charm to talk Violet down off the ledge. We quickly learn that while Finch isn't great at taking care of himself, he's really useful in a crisis. It's almost funny…except that it's totally not. He even writes fun facts about other people's suicides in his journal, Doogie Howser-style. He thinks about killing himself during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Most especially herself.įor Finch, suicidal thoughts are a dime a dozen. She doesn't like her old friends, her old hobbies, or her old face-nothing. ![]() See, ever since the death of her sister in a car accident, Violet hasn't felt like herself. These two high school seniors might have never gotten to know each other if it weren't for a crazy coincidence: They almost throw themselves out of a window at exactly the same time. Violet Markey is popular, and Theodore Finch is the school freak. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is there the ton anonymously gives in to their deepest desires, and where Alexandra finds herself in the arms of a mysterious man. So, the still-beautiful duchess cuts up her mourning gowns, deciding to experience the pleasures long denied her by daringly visiting the Garden of Hedon. Perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean and anyone who loves Bridgerton!Īlexandra, Duchess of Chelmsworth, is tired of pretending to mourn a husband who squandered a fortune and never bothered to give her the time of day, much less any attentions at night. Here, a dashing young businessman enters into a liaison with a widowed Duchess. Megan Frampton's deliciously witty A School for Scoundrels series follows the adventures of five gentlemen who navigate life-and love-in London. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Her father, an Englishman, stubbornly resisted those who urged him to move his family to his homeland to avoid the violence.) ![]() The Keane family were Anglo-Irish, Protestants among Catholics, whose ongoing political conflicts boiled over in the War of Irish Independence during Keane’s childhood. ![]() Keane began writing as a means of making extra money and chose her pseudonym (from a random pub sign) to avoid the approbation of her peers: Women were discouraged from reading books, much less writing them. Farrell,” she had written a number of well-received novels-“horsey, housey romances” one critic called them-that drew upon her post-WWI life in County Kildare, Ireland, the daughter of a whose passion for dogs and horses left little time for parenting, and of a mother who made a name-though she too used a nom de plume-as a minor regional poet. When Molly Keane’s Good Behaviour was first published in 1981, the author was 76. ![]() ![]() Next 13 April, NOVA School of Law will host the event «New York Convention: A Comparative Perspective», to be held in partnership with the Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law of NYU School of Law, Nova Dispute Resolution Forum and CEDIS. Sob a moderação da Professora Maria Helena Brito, o evento contará com a presença dos autores e de Ana Coimbra Trigo (尹安娜) e Rui Pereira Dias. É já no próximo dia 13 de abril que a NOVA School of Law irá acolher o evento «New York Convention: A Comparative Perspective», em parceria com o Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law da New York University School of Law o NOVA Dispute Resolution Forum e o CEDIS - NOVA School of Law.Ī ocasião marca o lançamento do novo livro «Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: A Concise Guide to the New York Convention’s Uniform Regime», da autoria de Franco Ferrari, Friedrich Rosenfeld e Charles Kotuby, cuja versão portuguesa será adaptada e coordenada pela Professora Mariana França Gouveia. ![]() ![]() ![]() to call fire, to summon wind, to regulate hearts. The Grisha are people with the ability to manipulate the elements to use as weapons, e.g. During their crossing, the volcra attack, and, while saving Mal, Alina displays an extraordinary Grisha talent. ![]() Periodic expeditions sent across the Fold to transport goods and bring back imports are often plagued by monsters called volcra that inhabit the Unsea. The story begins as they march through the Unsea (also called the Shadow Fold), a perpetually dark, barren strip of land cutting most of Ravka off from the sea. It is also the basis for the Netflix adaptation, Shadow and Bone, which premiered in April 2021.Īlina Starkov is a teenage girl who grew up with Malyen (Mal) Oretsev at an orphanage in Keramzin in the Kingdom of Ravka. It is the first book in the Shadow and Bone trilogy, followed by Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising. The novel is narrated by Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan who grows up in the Russia-inspired land of Ravka when, unexpectedly harnessing a power she never knew she had in order to save her childhood best friend, she becomes a target of intrigue and violence. It was published by Macmillan Publishers on June 5, 2012. ![]() Shadow and Bone is a young adult fantasy adventure and debut novel written by Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book ![]() ![]() This book argues that for our society to restore a human character to housing and to protect it as a basic right for all people, the state (on a global scale!) must transform and undermine the system of commodifying and financializing housing. The problem is that both affordable housing and luxury condominiums represent commodities, investments, and figments of complex, global financial arrangements that belie their material presence and the central role that basic housing plays in the lives of billions of people. The multimillion dollar apartments, however, were rarely occupied whereas the basic and affordable housing are a key factor in social cohesion, personal dignity, and the health of individuals and communities. Marcuse and Madden juxtapose the multimillion dollar luxury condominiums in New York and London with the need for basic, affordable housing in the same cities. For the authors, the contemporary housing crisis exists in the tension between housing as home and housing as a commodity. Madden’s In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis(Verso 2016) is a elegant survey of issues facing housing on a global scale. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Once hatched in the colonial age, the great experiment involved: The author locates the seeds for this plan one thousand years before the beginning of the Christian era, exploring figures such as the Pharaoh Akhnaton, Plato, and Plotinus. Hall argues that humanistic, esoteric, and mystical orders collaborated in setting aside the American continent for a world-shaking experiment in enlightened self-government and religious liberty. Hall’s two classic works on the hidden history and occult mission of America- The Secret Destiny of America and America’s Assignment with Destiny- each redesigned and reset in this special two-in-one volume.ĭrawing upon often neglected fragments of history, The Secret Destiny of America presents evidence for a mysterious Great Plan at the core of the nation’s founding. ![]() |