Nothing like it will come out of the financial world this year or ever. Against the Gods sets up an ambitious premise and then delivers on it." -Business Week "Deserves to be, and surely will be, widely read." -The Economist " challenging book, one that may change forever the way people think about the world." -Worth "No one else could have written a book of such central importance with so much charm and excitement." -Robert Heilbroner author, The Worldly Philosophers "With his wonderful knowledge of the history and current manifestations of risk, Peter Bernstein brings us Against the Gods. an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism." -The New York Times "An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book." -The Wall Street Journal "A lively panoramic book. A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller "Ambitious and readable.
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The words are also complicated instead of simplistic. I don't think we owned this book as a child and probably checked it out from the library, but I remember spending hours with my mother and sister just trying to see what I could find in all the details, all the hidden little things that are tucked into every corner of the image. All the images are animals doing various actions. They are filled with small details that all start with that letter, and also a small boy hiding on it, who is apparently supposed to represent the artist. Many of them span an entire page or a two-page spread. Every image has a sentence where almost all the words start with a letter of the alphabet, with the exception of "X" which is cleverly backwards, reflected in a mirror, and ends with that letter. It's a series of incredibly detailed watercolor paintings. I read this book as a child, and it still holds up today. The characters looked almost as if Paul Kidby drew them into life and the acting was good. The producers did the best they could and they did a really great job. Sure, I missed a few funny character conversations (Like the "Give-the-Dean-a-bag-of-money-gnome" or the Cheerful Fairy), it also lacked certain elements of the book, including the YMPA, Igor's Bar or the Death of Rats (who is much more important in the book) but you cannot include everything from a 300 page novel into a say 100 page movie script. Having said this, I must admit, this adaption with real actors is probably as good as it can be. He uses much narrating and footnotes which is very hard (if not impossible) to transform into a movie. Sure, he is a great writer and I had much fun reading all his novels at least 3-5 times but his writing style lacks a certain TV-compatibility. Adapting Terry Pratchett's work for TV is a difficult task. The Victoriana theme continues with Williams’s equally mesmerising binding design and a series of highly inventive chapter headings. Featuring 2 classic Jules Verne stories:Around the World in Eighty Days: From the moment he wakes up, every second of Phileas Foggs life is planned. Teeming with technicolour flora and fauna, the map also includes a host of period features. Williams, whose incredible large-scale fold-out map reveals the full spectacle of Fogg’s riotous escapades. When Phileas Fogg, a wealthy British gentleman who lives his life with mathemetical predictability, bets the fellow members of his club 20,000 that he can circle the earth in just eighty. Sitting perfectly beside Verne’s quirky narrative is the flamboyant nature-inspired artistry of award-winning Kristjana S. Part manhunt, part love story, part social satire, but mostly a race against the clock, Around the World in 80 Days is Jules Verne s most rollicking novel. But can our intrepid adventurers complete this thrilling race and make it back in time? Part globetrotting travelogue, part mystery caper, Around the World in Eighty Days is, above all, an adventure romance that still entertains almost 150 years after its first publication. Accompanied by his hot-blooded valet Passepartout, Fogg must face snowbound passes, sweltering jungles, opium dens, Sioux attacks and an alluring Indian princess to win the wager. In betting fellow members of the famous Reform Club half his fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days, Phileas Fogg embarks on the most famous race in literature. A satisfied 3. The protagonist in the book smile is Raina. When Raina enters seventh grade, she develops a crush on Sammy, another sixth grader in the band class who also wears braces. Two of them, Karin and Nicole, make mean jokes at Raina’s expense. Smile is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier. Main Characters Raina, Sammy, Nicole, Karin, Kelli, Sean, and Amara. Who are the characters in Smile by Raina Telgemeier? The journey that follows is long and painful. One night, after leaving Girl Scouts, she trips and falls, severely damaging her two front teeth. The main character, Rania, is just a regular sixth grader. Smile, written by Raina Telgemeier, is a fantastic autobiographical graphic novel. What is the main character of the book smile? Raina describes herself as “a nervous kid. What is Raina Telgemeier character traits?
Following that she has edited anthologies with Kelley Armstrong (Enthralled and Shards & Ashes) and with Tim Pratt (Rags & Bones), and released a second adult novel (The Arrivals) in 2013. Her debut adult book, Graveminder, released to strong critical reception in 2011. It debuted as a NY Times Bestseller and evolved into a multi-book series with myriad accolades and international bestseller lists. Wicked Lovely, her debut novel, was simultaneously released in the US and UK by HarperCollins in 2007 (with translation rights also sold in twenty-some countries). She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens and Graveminder for adults-and her utter inability to stick to one age demographic, format, and genre. Her books have been translated into 28 languages to date and been bestsellers in the US (NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal) as well as various countries overseas. Melissa writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. They gave each character their own voice and personality, you could hear their emotions projected into their performances. I listened to the Audible edition, Keira Stevens and Troy Duran are wonderful narrators and voice performers. Aurora Rose Reynolds thank you for another great story and the emotional rollercoaster ride. There is never a dull moment in this book, there is drama, angst and some sweet romance. Loved how she handled his ex, not letting her get under her skin and not interfering with the kids emotions. I liked how she was with his boys, accepting them with open arms and being so supportive to their needs. These two were great together and for each other. Thankfully he saw the error of his ways and did not let his past experiences hold him back, he liked what he saw in her and went after her. December Mayson, a grade school teacher and book lover is instantly attracted to Gareth Black but she almost blew her chance with him. I loved these characters, the main and the secondary, and listening to the other books in this series is definitely in my future. I have had the pleasure to enjoy several of Aurora Rose Reynolds’s book, but this is my first from her Until series, I jumped right in and had no problem enjoying it as a stand-alone. I loved this everything about this book, from the author’s writing style to storylines and characters she created and most of all the narration, which brought the story and the characters to life. Fantastic Story & Narration□ Heartfelt & Sweet The “clockwork musical organ” was a gift for the then-new Sultan, Mehmed III, sent February 1599. Orhan Pamuk, Öteki Renkler (Istanbul: İletişim, 1999).įor a discussion of the novel’s playfulness, see Yιldιz Ecevit, Türk Romaninda Postmodernist Açιlιmlar. Türk Tasvir Sanatlari (Istanbul: İş Bankasι Yayιnlarι, 2002). Meredith-Owens, Turkish Miniatures (Oxford: OxfordUniversityPress, 1969). (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999). Martin Kemp (London: Penguin, 1991).ĭipesh Chakrabarty, Provinicializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference. Eliot, “Tradition and the Individual Talent.” The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism. Melike Yιlmaz, “A Translational Journey: Orhan Pamuk in English.” MA thesis Boğazici University, 2004. For the historical context of the term “masterpiece,” see David Damrosch, What Is World Literature? (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003). Doctoral dissertation on: The Legal Definition of the Ecclesiastical Benefice 1140-1230. M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1962, 1965 Medieval history major, ancient history minor, philosophy minor 3.97 cumulative G.P.A. His current areas of research include: the symbol of the primitive Church in the age of the Fathers and the Middle Ages medieval humanism and sex in the Middle Ages.ī.A., North Park College,1960, summa cum laude 1960 History major, philosophy minor He is the author of Beginning at Jerusalem: Five Reflections on the History of the Church (Ignatius, 2004) and Christian Marriage: A Historical Study (Wethersfield Institute, 2001). contributed hundreds of articles to academic journals. in the History of the Middle Ages, and has published widely in academic journals such as The Catholic Historical Review, Church History, Communio and Logos. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is a Professor of History at the University of Utah.ĭr. Glenn Olsen, Distinguished Fellow of the St. 2 Indeed this was the greatest movement yet known in history, not only of the Hellenes, but of a large part of the barbarian world - I had almost said of mankind. The preparations of both the combatants were in every department in the last state of perfection and he could see the rest of the Hellenic race taking sides in the quarrel those who delayed doing so at once having it in contemplation. § 1.1 Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war, and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. |