Drawing on art, medicine, literature, science, politics, history, philosophy and ranging across Europe and the Middle East, the scope can be quite dizzying at times. Under the chapter on skin, Hartnell addresses flaying, leprosy, plastic surgery, racial difference and manuscripts. His chapters roam widely on subjects closely and sometimes tangentially connected with the chapter title, so his chapter on the head inspires discussions of mental illness, hairstyles, beheading, and the rival relics of John the Baptist’s head. Over the course of the book's ten chapters, author, Jack Hartnell uses each part of the body (the head, the senses, the skin, the bone, the heart, the blood, the hands, the stomach, the genitals, and the feet) to explore t he many fascinating and often bizarre ways that people in the Middle Ages viewed their physical selves. It has been critically acclaimed and was one of the Sunday Times' Books of the Year. This beautiful book is published by the Wellcome Collection and written by art historian, Jack Hartnell. Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages is a compelling and, at times, gruesome read that explores the Medieval world through the body.
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Nevertheless, I took it home with me for three reasons: Exactly like the one in the cover of The Entertainer and the Dybbuk. Stine’s Night of the Living Dummy from his Goosebumps series, I developed a phobia of the classic ventriloquist’s dummy, the wooden kind with a creepy grin on its face. When I picked up The Entertainer and the Dybbuk from the library, I felt a sense of eeriness just by looking at the book cover. Yankee Doodle, sir.” Click on the image to be taken to the websource. “Well, well, howdy,” said the ventriloquist, startled. In the deep shadows the intruder glowed faintly, as if sprayed with moonlight. After all, we’re still in our bimonthly theme of Circus, Carnivale, and Paranormal Twists. Today, I bring you the creepy tale of Sid Fleischman’s The Entertainer and the Dybbuk. While it’s still Valentine’s Day in my part of the globe, I decided to come up with something different in this season of hearts. 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Its atrocities and devastation were a trial run for the world wars of the 20th century, and it left us with a recognizable outline of modern Europe. The Thirty Years War (1618-48) isn’t exactly a household word, though maybe it should be. It was also the beginning of the Thirty Years War. Bohemia was part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, ruled by Catholic Habsburgs in Vienna, and this was the famous Defenestration of Prague. They pitched three of their Catholic overlords out of the Hradschin Palace in Prague. On May 23, 1618, a coalition of Protestant nobles in Bohemia hit on a novel way to topple a government - right out of a fourth floor window. Judika teaches in the US and internationally, live and virtually. A lover, student, and practitioner of the magical arts since childhood, her numerous books include the bestselling Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, Encyclopedia of Spirits, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Daily Magic, and Magic When You Need It. 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The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells by Judika Illes: *Some links below are affiliated links and help me continue to keep producing content. The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses. In this episode, I sit down with Judika Illes, author of Pure Magic, The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, Daily Magic, and more, for a beautiful discussion on working with deities and spirits, spell work, and all about her magical books. Other characters reference it using the pronouns “it” and “its” and Murderbot does not object, using the same pronouns for all other bots and constructs in its various encounters.Īpproximately 35000 hours (4 years) before the start of All Systems Red, Murderbot hacked its governor module and has spent most of its free time since then browsing entertainment media, especially its favorite serial, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.Īs a SecUnit, Murderbot is designed to interact with SecSystems and has skills in surveillance, data mining, combat, and computer systems. Like all SecUnits, it has no gender or sex related parts, and it repeatedly states that sex-related things are uninteresting and, like all human things, somewhat disgusting to it. Murderbot is a bot- human construct, specifically a SecUnit. Mensah and now resides at Preservation Station. Formerly owned by the company, it was bought and freed by Dr. Murderbot is a rogue SecUnit, the protagonist and main narrator of The Murderbot Diaries series. I have extracted living clients from situations that were less than nine percent survivable.” ( Exit Strategy, Chapter 4) You’re the humans who walk in the wrong place and get attacked by angry fauna. Warning: This book contains a possessive alpha hero, explicit sexual content, and profanity. Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom…and doom them both. Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.īut when her brother abdicates, she’s suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.Īnd as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can’t have. She’s nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.ĭay by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he’s faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. almost as much as he wants her.Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. Twisted Hate - Book Three (Paperback) By: Ana Huang He hates her. He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her.īridget von Ascheberg. Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. She can never be his…but he’s taking her anyway. To survive, Ghost and her friends raid malls, ride airboards, and try to subvert the class-driven system. Grade 9 Up-Living under the oppressive rule of a 2000-year-old Dark Queen, the inhabitants of the violent world of Saga are downtrodden. Another sequel is planned, and it will definitely be interesting to see where Kostick goes from here. Though this adventure sustains the suspense of its predecessor, the replacement of magical Epic (with its strong resemblance to real-world computer games) with the more mundane Saga may disappoint some returning readers. When Eric arrives in Saga as his avatar Cindella Dragonslayer, he joins forces with Ghost and her gang to stop the Dark Queen from destroying New Earth. Strange things have been happening in Saga-strangers are appearing, then disappearing into thin air-and Ghost’s gang eventually learns what readers already know: Saga is not a real world but a sentient computer game. In Saga, Ghost, a 15-year-old girl with no memory of her first 9 years, is part of an anarcho-punk airboard gang. It’s replaced with Saga, designed to enslave New Earth’s populace. In the sequel to Epic (2007), a Booklist Top 10 Fantasy for Youth, the Dark Queen infiltrates New Earth’s central computer system, erasing the role-playing game called Epic. This exciting sequel's concept explodes far beyond Epic.Clean prose, remarkable story. I bounced off Thomas Mann, and this is my second attempt with Hermann Hesse. But my experiences with German literature, at least in translation, have not been salutary. I love the German language (what little I remember of it). Since childhood, Knecht has been consumed with mastering the Glass Bead Game, which requires a synthesis of aesthetics and scientific arts, such as mathematics, music, logic, and philosophy, which he achieves in adulthood, becoming a Magister Ludi (Master of the Game). Set in the 23rd century, The Glass Bead Game is the story of Joseph Knecht, who has been raised in Castalia, which has provided for the intellectual elite to grow and flourish. The Dreamwalker’s legacy is a vise grip, and it isn’t letting go. Was his time in Black Hollow an accident, or was it only the beginning of some greater machination?Īs Black Hollow’s bloody stain spreads beyond its wooded borders, Miya fights to evade a past she barely understands. Meanwhile, Mason discovers he may be a pawn trapped in a web of schemes. Bound and beholden to Miya, he struggles to adjust to his new role as her vanguard. Kai has found a new purpose with his companion, but the price is his freedom. Little does she know, one of them is coming for her, clutching a dark secret abreast. A fledgling to the ethereal realm, Miya stumbles into the nightmares of those haunted by spectres. It’s been three years since the Dreamwalker upended her life and left her with a heavy burden. Title: The Echoed Realm (The Chaos Cycle, #2)Īn epic, macabre folktale for a new generation. Austen does not come off well in the Worsley biography either.) To some, the description of her hypochondria felt a bit overboard. Austen seemed to take a good deal of criticism from Tomalin, whether directly or just in tone. One person described it as “food for thought…like picking up breadcrumbs.” Poor Mrs. Some people were uncomfortable with the amount of speculation some were more comfortable with it. One person commented that Deirdre Le Faye’s biography is much more “these are the facts.” Tomalin’s language itself-“could have” or “would have”-emphasized her speculation. This observation brought forth the idea of biographers’ biases and what they bring into the book. Several people commented that while this book was strong on research, it felt like it had more speculation than other Austen biographies (e.g., Lucy Worsley’s, Deirdre Le Faye’s) about things that simply couldn’t be known. A few of the virtual book club crew Biographers’ Speculation Many of us were still making our way through the book, but some clear themes emerged in the discussion. The book will be featured at June’s Jane Austen Summer Program and we took the opportunity to get a head start. On May 16, JASNA-NC met for our quarterly Virtual Book Club to discuss Claire Tomalin’s Jane Austen: A Life. |