7/8/2023 0 Comments Politics by aristotleNo mere intellectual exercise, Aristotle's theory of a city-state is one that he explicitly draws from the people and societies around him. In place of a thought experiment, which Socrates proposes as a means to discover the nature of justice, Aristotle's city-state is something rather more "real world." He underscores that several families – each family itself embodying the natural unit of human social organization – come together to form a small village, and such small villages in turn combine in order to form a city-state. Readers of Plato's Republic will find this concern with politics familiar, but over the course of eight books, Aristotle provides the blueprint for something quite different from Plato's kallipolis. Pivoting from the last chapter of the Nicomachean Ethics, where Aristotle explicitly links individual and civic ethical concerns by tasking the city-state with cultivating virtuous citizens, the Politics details the hierarchies and methods by which a state might achieve these goals.
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7/8/2023 0 Comments Inkheart bookReading this as a child, I loved following Meggie’s story as she slowly uncovers this world of secrets and all the things her father has been keeping from her. This has caused the family many a problem ever since the night he accidentally read his wife in a book called Inkheart and read out two evil thugs and a mistrustful character. Her father Mo has an incredibly unique power: he can read characters from books to life - bring them out of the pages. Inkheart follows the story of a young girl called Meggie. This is a book to capture the imagination of anyone, that’s for sure. I’ve always been quite fond of this story. I absolutely adore the magic in this book of reading characters to life – it’s the one superpower I always wished I could have! It was addictive to read and find out what was going to happen to all the characters and I really liked Meggie. I first read it years ago and could barely remember anything of the story. Raised by Lenape Indians, he returns a hero from the French and Indian War to the fort that bears his name, bringing with him Tessa’s long-lost friend, Keturah, a redeemed Indian captive like himself.ĭetermined to avoid any romantic entanglements as fort commander, Clay remains aloof whenever he encounters the lovely Tessa. Quiet and courageous, Clay Tygart is not your typical 18th-century man. Born and bred on the western Virginia frontier along with her five brothers, she is a force to be reckoned with. Unflinching and plainspoken, Tessa Swan is not your typical 18th-century woman. Where You Can Buy It: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Christian Book, Lifeway, and everywhere else books are sold! Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. : Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer (9780007326044) by Landy, Derek and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available. It's a good job Harry's resigning before he's forcibly retired.' Irish Mail on Sunday`A rip-roaring adventure.' Irish Sunday Independent Once you've met Stephanie and Skullduggery, you'll be clamouring for a sequel.' Rick Riordan, author of the PERCY JACKSON series`Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages. I sincerely hope Landy revisits these characters.' Philip Ardagh, Guardian'Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure. Praise for Derek Landy:`Landy ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish.' Inis`Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon.' Irish PostPraise for Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer:`Death Bringer may have just usurped Mortal Coil and could now be my favourite book in the series' Praise for Skulduggery:'Hugely enjoyable - a thrill-a-minute adventure.' Jonathan Stroud, author of the BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun. 7/7/2023 0 Comments Neuromancer trilogyHe explores a world of direct mind-machine links ("jacking in"), emerging machine intelligence, and a global information space, which he calls " cyberspace". Gibson focuses on the effects of technology: the unintended consequences as it filters out of research labs and onto the street where it finds new purposes. The events of the novels are spaced over 16 years, and although there are familiar characters that appear, each novel tells a self-contained story. The novels are set in a near-future world dominated by corporations and ubiquitous computing, after a limited World War III. The Sprawl trilogy shares this setting with Gibson's short stories " Johnny Mnemonic" (1981), " Burning Chrome" (1982), and " New Rose Hotel" (1984), and events and characters from the stories appear in or are mentioned at points in the trilogy. The novels are all set in the same fictional future, and are subtly interlinked by shared characters and themes (which are not always readily apparent). The Sprawl trilogy (also known as the Neuromancer, Cyberspace, or Matrix trilogy) is William Gibson's first set of novels, composed of Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988). Three cyberpunk novels (1984–1988) by William Gibson Sprawl trilogy Author 7/7/2023 0 Comments Gut check eric kesterMy dad wanted me to have a tough-sounding name like most of the men who live here in Grayport. Apparently it was a compromise between my parents, back when they actually agreed on stuff. Has a gritty ring to it, right? Much better than my actual name, which is just Wyatt. I’m sure girls would still laugh when I accidentally broke a pencil in my big clumsy paws, but it would be a flirty laugh, like a giggle, and they’d say, “Oh, Thor, your giant hands are so strong…” and I’d reply, “Well, you know what they say about guys with big hands…” and they’d grin and be like, “What “do they say about guys with big hands?” and I’d be like, “Greater risk for cancer” or something equally stupid because I’m so awkward around girls I blow it even in my fantasies. Like, as a Thor, I’d proudly lumber down the hall and cute girls would stop and think, There goes 260 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal, rather than what they think now, which is probably more like, There goes 260 pounds of cheese cubes and man boobs. Thor is a beefy name and it would’ve fit me well since I’m a pretty beefy dude. And you know what? As ridiculous as the name sounds, I kind of wish it was mine. I guess I’ll start with how my parents came this close to naming me Thor. In 1926, a year after the death of her husband, she began writing plays-showing a gift for poetic dialogue and rich characters. With the publication of her second book of poetry, Bronze, in 1922, Johnson became the most widely published woman poet of the Harlem Renaissance, a nationwide movement to create new African-American art. In 1918, she published her first book of poems, The Heart of a Woman, whose searing lyricism reflected her frustrations at the racial and sexual prejudices of her era. for the sake of his budding political career There, Johnson met many of the leading African-American artists of the era, and she was inspired to write-an interest she had previously pursued only intermittently. In 1903, she married Henry Lincoln Johnson and in 1909 or 1910, they moved to Washington, D.C. After completing her studies, she returned to Atlanta and resumed her teaching career, working her way up to assistant principal. She left teaching to study music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland College of Music in Ohio, taking classes in harmony, violin, voice and piano. She began her professional life as a teacher, working in Atlanta schools for about 10 years after she graduated from college. Georgia Douglas Johnson (c.1880-1966) was a playwright, poet, journalist and musician. Yet the book, Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant, was published by Allen & Unwin on 15 October 1970, and this month marks the book's fiftieth anniversary. We don't know if Tolkien ever read any of the book, for he seems to have left no mention of having done so. But after Tolkien's death, the original proof and letter turned up and were sold as part of Tolkien's library. Unwin suggested similarities between the book and The Lord of the Rings, and hoped that Tolkien would enjoy it, adding: "If you do may I unashamedly ask that you tell me so in precisely one sentence and to allow us to use your commendation to help the book along?" Tolkien apparently mislaid the proof and the letter, for six weeks later Unwin's secretary sent Tolkien a second copy of the book. Tolkien a proof copy of a book he was to publish in the fall. On 10 June 1970, Rayner Unwin sent J.R.R. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Naughts and crosses seriesNoughts and Crosses Synopsis: Callum is a Nought – an inferior white citizen in a society controlled by the black Crosses. This is a series overview that will contain some spoilers, you have been warned! I love that each book has a short introduction from Malorie Blackman that explains the inspiration behind each story, and how the original idea for this trilogy eventually became four books. The last two books in the series are Checkmate and Double Cross, with the two accompanying novellas being Callum and An Eye for An Eye. I purchased the four book series, complete with novellas, from for around £20. I also read the second installment in this series, Knife Edge, but somewhere along the way I didn’t get to finish the series and was unaware that novellas had been released for World Book Day. I originally read Noughts and Crosses as a teenager and completely fell for Sephy and Callum and the world Malorie Blackman had created. Noughts and Crosses Series by Malorie Blackman , all books and novellas in this series are released and available for purchase. In order to more fully trace the complex history and relationship with the veil, Ahmed turns to Egypt at the dawn of the 20th century, still firmly under British colonial rule and influence. Ahmed describes, “what was arresting was that all the women were in hijab-the veil or headcovering that some Muslim women wear.” It would be this event and subsequent discussions over the seeming reemergence of the veil amongst Muslim women in America that would serve as the catalyst for Ahmed’s book. One evening in the late 1990s as Ahmed and a friend were walking past the Cambridge Common, they unexpectedly came across a group of 40-50 women engaged in a private event. Her voice is observational and fair in stark contrast to some of the more abrasive commentary about Muslims popular today from voices like Irshad Manji, Ann Coulter, Glen Beck, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Ahmed’s book while academic and well-researched is not dry and is wholly readable. Leila Ahmed is a professor at the Harvard Divinity School and in her latest book A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence from the Middle East to America she delves into the history and reasons why the veil or hijab has once again become a prominent symbol of not only Islamic modesty but also more surprisingly of social change and activism for many Muslim women. |