![]() ![]() This is one reason Wittgenstein is so important to Nelson, but another is that he, like she, loved colour. Where it is philosophical, it borrows from a form of writing perfected by early twentieth-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose books suggest order because their propositions (or mini-arguments) are numbered but whose writing subverts that order because the argument posited in one proposition is often reversed in the next, a method Wittgenstein called “pulling the rug out from under the reader.” The experience is destabilizing but also intimate: his reversals allow his readers to think with him. Three forms inspire Bluets: the philosophical tract, the lyric poem, and the autobiography. Yet what could be more invented than a life story that reads like a novel? Bluets doesn’t invent that way: its inventions are wilder, wiser (and more true) than that. Empathy is based on trust, they say, and inventions are lies. ![]() To hear the mass media speak of it, the mere suggestion of embellishment, never mind invention, disrupts the hopeful economy of memoirs in which a writer bares their soul and the reader feels less alone. ![]() Maggie Nelson’s Bluets takes aim at one of today’s most beloved forms of writing-the autobiography-coyly challenging the genre’s attachment to truthful stories of the self and the form thought best to convey them: that of the realist novel. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Hamlet is almost certainly the world’s most famous play, featuring drama’s and literature’s most fascinating and complex character. These, in their broadest terms, have been-for Hamlet, as we interpret him-the problem of what to believe and the problem of how to act. Rather than with calculation or casuistry, it should be met with virtue or readiness sooner or later it will have to be grasped by one or the other of its horns. There may be other Shakespearean characters who are just as memorable, and other plots which are no less impressive but nowhere else has the outlook of the individual in a dilemma been so profoundly realized and a dilemma, by definition, is an all but unresolvable choice between evils. This is peculiarly the case with Hamlet, for the same reasons that it excites such intensive empathy from actors and readers, critics and writers alike. With Shakespeare the dramatic resolution conveys us, beyond the man-made sphere of poetic justice, toward the ever-receding horizons of cosmic irony. ![]() ![]() He becomes convinced that Sofia is possessed by the devil. But when Sofia and Jude confide in each other about their pasts, something flips in him. Ever since Sofias involvement with an exorcism she has been haunted by bloody visions. There, seemingly everyone is doing penance for something, most of all the mysterious Jude, for whom Sofia can’t help feeling an unshakeable attraction. The merciless II : the exorcism of Sofia Flores / Danielle Vega. ![]() Mary’s, a creepy Catholic boarding school in Mississippi. until her mother dies suddenly, and Sofia gets her wish. ![]() She just wants to get out of town, start fresh someplace else. Her therapist says they’re all in her head, but to Sofia they feel chillingly real. ![]() Ever since that night, Sofia has been haunted by bloody and demonic visions. Sofia is still processing the horrific truth of what happened when she and three friends performed an exorcism that spiraled horribly out of control. Make a good deal when shopping your The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores (Paperback, 2017) 2 USD is the cheapest price among 4 stores we. Readers won't be able to look away from this terrifying read full of twists and turns that will leave them wondering, Is there evil in all of us?ĭanielle Vega-YA’s answer to Stephen King-once again brings major scares in the spine-tingling sequel to horror hit The Merciless, which MTV calls “ Mean Girls meets The Exorcist.” ![]() ![]() ![]() He was the quieter of the pair, but together, they were Trouble on four legs–eight if they had shifted into their animal forms. Roman, she thought, turning to press a kiss over the top of his head. It could hurt and it could give such joy it was beyond anything she had ever imagined possible. Emotion had a strength most of the Psy had forgotten. The beautiful green of his gaze held the most intense kind of promise. ![]() Her eyes lifted and clashed with his as he sat down on the edge of the coffee-table in front of her. Every time she held these two, she wondered about what the future held for her and Lucas. They immediately snuggled up to her, small and warm and so precious. Julian patted the space in between and Sascha sat. “Kid has good taste, not to mention excellent language skills.” Ignoring her mate as he trailed her out of Tamsyn’s huge kitchen and to the living room, she made her way to where Julian and Roman sat side by side on the sofa. “What can I say?” He spread out his arms. “All your fault,” she said to Lucas as he did a not very good job of hiding his grin. “Sascha, darling!” Sascha felt her lips twitch at that childish shout. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the shade of night, they portal into an otherworldly realm and travel to Astranthia, a land full of magic and whimsy. Unwilling to give up on her brother, Rea and her friend Leela meet Mishti Daadi, a wrinkly old fortune-teller whose powers of divination set them off on a thrilling and secret quest. Her grandmother, too, is behaving strangely. It hasn’t even been a day and Amma acts like Rohan’s gone forever. It’s four in the morning and Rohan is nowhere to be found. ![]() ![]() After a big fight with her twin brother Rohan on their birthday, Rea’s life in the small village of Darjeeling, India, gets turned on its head. It all begins on the night Rea turns twelve. The clock is ticking in this fast-paced, thrilling, and exciting adventure rife with evil creatures, a ruthless villain, and unforgettable friendships. Perfect for fans of the Aru Shah books and The Chronicles of Narnia.Ī middle-grade fantasy about twelve-year-old Rea Chettri, who portals into an otherworldly realm to go on a secret quest to find her missing twin brother Rohan. Rea and the Blood of the Nectar by Payal Doshi ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Under his piercing gaze, her heart begins to flutter. Under his relentless taunts, her blood begins to boil. But everything changes when the queen's runaway son, Prince Asher, returns. Working as a member of the queen's guard, she spends most of her time on the city wall staring at the crumbling skyscrapers of old New York. Ten years later and Jade has forgotten what it is to feel, to care.even to love. And, above all, a queen with the magical ability to strip emotions away. Before her eyes, half of New York City disappeared, replaced by a village that seemed torn out of a storybook. Jade was only a little girl when the earthquake struck. ![]() I'm the one who puts the good guys in their graves." Someone who lived to bring an end to the queen who stole my childhood-my mother, my life, my very world. "I wish I could say I was the hero of the story. Will the prince's kiss be enough to revive her frozen heart? Don't miss GATHERING FROST, a dystopian romance from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis that reimagines the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. ![]() ![]() ![]() There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the Native Americans in 1492. ![]() We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn’t win. ![]() Nominee, 2018 Audie Awards - Audiobook of the Year Zachary Quinto (STAR TREK, NOS482, HEROES) and Kate Mulgrew (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, STAR TREK: VOYAGER) starred in the epic Expeditionary Force audio drama HOMEFRONT Armageddon, Book 8, debuted at #1 on all of Audible. The first audiobook in the series, Columbus Day, was one of five finalists for the prestigious Audie Award in 2018 and has been optioned for film and television by Milmar Pictures (AIR FORCE ONE, CASTLE, HOLLOW MAN). Bray) Expeditionary Force is a New York Times best-selling military science-fiction series that will be composed of 14 novels. 13, 2016 Genre: Science Fictionįrom multimillion dollar, best-selling author Craig Alanson (and narrated by fan-favorite R.C. Bray Length: 16 hours 23 minutes Series: Expeditionary Force, Book 1 Publisher: Podium Publishing Released: Dec. INDEPENDENT ‘AUDIO-FIRST’ ENTERTAINMENT STUDIO RELEASES FIRST-EVER TRAILER FOR AUDIBLE’S #1 SCI-FI AUDIOBOOK SERIES: EXPEDITIONARY FORCE BY CRAIG ALANSONĪuthor: Craig Alanson Narrator: R.C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike in Hicksville, where Horrocks uses the lighthouse library as a device representing all of the great comics that could have been (but were never published because of an apathetic industry), the fake cartoonists and comics Seth introduces in The G.N.B. In terms of its spontaneity and sketchbook origin, it resembles Wimbledon Green, but it's also like George Sprott in its resolute Canadianness and lack of plot. It's mostly a work of fantasy as Seth takes the reader on a tour of the Dominion, Ontario branch of the G.N.B.C.C., a cartoonist's organization slash lodge that previously existed only in Seth's mind. Indeed, Dominion itself is another product of Seth's imagination as the setting for several of his comics. Seth apologizes to Dylan Horrocks for inadvertently biting his concept of the Hicksville lighthouse library, containing all of the great comics that were never published. Somewhat like Horrocks, Seth creates his own alternate history (of Canadian cartooning here), but there's an important emotional difference between Hickville and The G.N.B. Double C, or The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists, is perhaps Seth's strangest book to date. ![]() ![]() The Great Northern Brotherhood Of Canadian Cartoonists ![]() ![]() ![]() There were two journalists in that night, and both critics filed rapturous write-ups of his performance. The atmosphere in the theatre was electric, the audience screamed their approval and clapped feverishly.Įdmund Kean wowed that small audience, but how did he conquer all of London so fast? Well, not only was he benefiting from Drury Lane's desperate casting experiment, but he also got lucky with the audience. Kean howled and roared, then whispered and lamented his gestures were frenzied and bold, his eyes were crazed. From the outset his performance was radical – even the opening line had the small crowd pricking up their ears. Kean took to the stage in January 1814 to play one of Shakespeare's most compelling characters, Shylock, the Jewish moneylender whose complexity dominates The Merchant of Venice. John James Halls (1776–1853) Paintings Collection Edmund Kean (1787–1833), as Richard in 'Richard III' by William Shakespeare ![]() ![]() ![]() Several months after becoming a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner, I realized that there were things I just didn’t have the tools to tackle. ![]() Learning to use Emotion Code was such a game changer as far as my health was concerned, I truly thought that would be my “bread and butter” from then on out. Emotion Code is at the heart of Body Code and is embedded throughout. ![]() Using muscle testing and the Body Code System as a guide, one is able to identify imbalances that are contributing to certain issues, and instructions are then given as to how to release or correct them. The Body Code System isn’t simply a book, but rather, is laid out as a mind map. The Body Code System focuses on six main categories of imbalances: Energies, Circuits & Systems, Misalignments, Pathogens, Toxins, and Nutrition & Lifestyle. Nelson called the Body Code, “The first-aid kit for the apocalypse.” I can totally see that! Anything and everything I’ve ever read about health and wellness or energy work is in there somewhere, no matter how mainstream or how “far out there” they may seem. This is a very thorough approach to energy healing. The same techniques that are learned in Emotion Code to release trapped emotional energies can be applied in a lot of other realms. Bradley Nelson, author of The Emotion Code. Body Code is a holistic energy healing technique that was developed by Dr. ![]() |