![]() ![]() ![]() I know that there are some people who go to religious texts on a regular basis to glean wisdom about their lives. Finally, with perfect clarity, this book opens the door to a life lived in the freedom of your innermost being. It then delves into what you can do to free yourself from the habitual thoughts, emotions, and energy patterns that limit your consciousness. Singer shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving happiness and self-realization.Ĭopublished with the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) The Untethered Soul begins by walking you through your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, helping you uncover the source and fluctuations of your inner energy. By tapping into traditions of meditation and mindfulness, author and spiritual teacher Michael A. ![]() You’ll discover what you can do to put an end to the habitual thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness. Whether this is your first exploration of inner space, or you’ve devoted your life to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship with yourself and the world around you. What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity? The Untethered Soul offers simple yet profound answers to these questions. ![]()
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![]() Her questions about the Salem settlers resonate today: How do women express themselves when they are meant to be silent? How are their words interpreted or mangled? How does a society handle female self-expression and empowerment? In her new book, The Witches: Salem, 1692 (Little, Brown), Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff paints a portrait of a dark, unsettled time when the colony braced itself daily against Indian attack and English oversight, and when anxiety rippled just under the surface.Īside from suffrage, for Schiff the Salem witch trials represent the only other moment when women played a central role in American history. Suspicions flew as neighbors accused neighbors, children accused their parents, and siblings each other. The panic spread quickly, involving the most educated men and prominent politicians in the fledgling colony. It ended less than a year later, after 19 men and women-and two dogs-had been executed for witchcraft. ![]() It began in 1692, over an exceptionally cold Massachusetts winter, when a minister’s daughter began to scream and convulse. ![]() ![]() ![]() And Bart Mancuso, the aggressive commander of the U.S. The commander of the Soviet's fastest attack submarine, however, is confident that he will find his prey. ![]() Or is it? Her daring and cunning captain, Marko Ramius, thinks so. But the Red October has a million square miles of ocean to hide in and a new silent propulsion system that is impossible to detect. The Americans are determined to find her first and get her safely to port in the intelligence coups of all time. The entire Soviet Atlantic Fleet is ordered to hunt down the submarine and destroy her at all costs. It is a thriller with a new twist, a "military procedural" with an ingenious, tightly woven plot that revolves around the defection of a Soviet nuclear submarine-the USSR's newest and most valuable ship, with its most trusted and skilled officer at the helm.A deadly serious game of hide-and-seek is on. Also Available as an Audio Edition from Audible Tom Clancy's rich imagination and his remarkable grasp of the capabilities of advanced technology give this novel an amazing ring of authenticity. ![]() ![]() ![]() I read The House in the Cerulean Sea twice. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.Īn enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place-and realizing that family is yours. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. ![]() Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they’re likely to bring about the end of days.īut the children aren’t the only secret the island keeps. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he’s given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. ![]() ![]() To start off our Edward Rutherford book list, I will introduce you to one of the best selling Edward Rutherford books which is also his first publication as I have mentioned above. He has authored nine magnificent books since then and now, we will go over them. He continued working in these fields until 1983 after which he moved back into his childhood home and wrote his first book, Sarum. After that, he dedicated himself to political research as well as bookselling and publishing. What we do know is that he attended both the University of Cambridge and Stanford Business School. The novelist was born in 1948 in Salisbury, England but not much else is disclosed about his earlier years. The most notable of these techniques is that they are always set on the borders of a notable city or other specified location and range for extended periods of time in order to contrast periodical differences. ![]() ![]() Most of the author’s works are epic historical novels and their settings include some signature techniques of the author. ![]() Edward Rutherford is the pen name of the British prolific British writer Francis Edward Wintle. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Snowden came to international attention after stories based on the material appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, and other publications. ![]() On May 20, 2013, Snowden flew to Hong Kong after leaving his job at an NSA facility in Hawaii, and in early June he revealed thousands of classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, and Ewen MacAskill. Snowden says he gradually became disillusioned with the programs with which he was involved, and that he tried to raise his ethical concerns through internal channels but was ignored. In 2013, Snowden was hired by an NSA contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, after previous employment with Dell and the CIA. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments and prompted a cultural discussion about national security and individual privacy. Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American and naturalized Russian former computer intelligence consultant and whistleblower who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013, when he was an employee and subcontractor. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The interior of the auditorium was renovated in 1971: a balcony area was removed, extending auditorium seating further back. It became part of Parks and Recreation in 1972. ![]() The congregation sold the building to the City of Seattle in1969, originally under the Model Cities Program. The lower story of the addition on the south side of the building dates from 1961, the upper story from 1971. Priteca completed his plans for the building in early 1913 the synagogue was dedicated in August 1915. Marcus Priteca for the Orthodox Jewish congregation Chevra Bikur Cholim, now Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath. The Byzantine style synagogue, completed in 1915, was designed by B. The institute has previously been known as Yesler-Atlantic Community Center, the Langston Hughes Cultural Center, The Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center, and the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center. He was also the architect of many theaters. It is at 104 17th Avenue South and was built as a synagogue in 1915 designed by Marcus Priteca. It was founded in 1969 and named after the writer and leader of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (LHPAI) is a cultural, community, and artistic center in the Central District of Seattle, Washington, USA. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (2007). ![]() ![]() ![]() The prose is beautiful, with some extremely good descriptive passages and if the author has not experienced all these matters, then he has grasped them superbly and banged the nail on the head. “There is only one word for this book – “Brilliant” it is quite easily the best book we have read as a group so far during my attendance at reading group. In summary the writing is impressive for its depth and breadth and my comments regarding verbosity would be easily removed by some judicious editing.” ![]() The various characters reflect British society and its changes during the post war years and movingly describe the many ups and downs that could be experienced by people over a full life, if they had lived. I found some parts extremely accurate in particular the efforts of the character of Alec to get into high paying national newspaper printing-I was an apprentice compositor in 1964 and remember vividly the pay you could get on a “national” and the power of the printing chapels (Union branches) The destruction of the printing industry after the Wapping dispute Is accurate also. Through the prism of the five characters much of British post war society is illustrated in some detail. The book covers the possible lives of five children killed in a WW2 bomb in London. “Not an easy book to read, very literary and, in places very verbose in its descriptive parts. “Profoundly affected me- these were real people for me and glorious in their ordinariness.” ![]() “One of the most well observed books I have ever read. ![]() ![]() This interdisciplinary volume offers greater coverage of the religious and the psychological dimensions of plague and of European society's response to it through many centuries and over a wide geographical terrain, including Byzantium. To date, the largest portion of scholarship about plague has focused on its political, economic, demographic, and medical aspects. In order to understand the changing circumstances of the political, economic, ecclesiastical, artistic, and social history of that continent, it is important to understand epidemic disease and society's response to it. It represents one of the most important influences on the development of Europe's society and culture. ![]() Plague was one of the enduring facts of everyday life on the European continent, from earliest antiquity through the first decades of the eighteenth century. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Like a library itself, Orlean’s book allows readers to meander and muse over just about everything. As you may well imagine, fire, water, smoke and library books are a devastating combination. In the end, the fire involved 60 firefighter companies, 350 firefighters-that’s more than half the fire department resources for the entire city of Los Angeles. Leaving almost twice that many more books water-soaked and badly damaged. It raged for seven and a half hours, with temperatures reaching 2000 degrees, consuming 400,000 books. Instead, they stood in stunned silence to witness what would become the largest library fire in American history. But this time, they weren’t going back inside. Accustomed to false alarms, patrons and employees shuffled out and waited impatiently on the sidewalk. Summit County Library’s Youth Services Librarian, Kirsten Nilsson has this month’s book review.įire alarms blared at the Los Angeles Central Library on the morning of April 29, 1986. Set against the backdrop of the devastating Los Angeles Central Library fire in 1986, Orlean’s non-fiction narrative explores all kinds of things from the essential role of libraries in today’s world to the cultural history of Los Angeles. Whether you visit the library weekly, with toddlers in tow for story time, or you haven’t set foot in a library in who knows how long, Susan Orlean’s The Library Book will captivate and enthrall you. ![]() |