![]() ![]() Still, what anecdotes and stories these are! Fifteen years after he unraveled Watergate as little more than a police-beat reporter, Woodward has lost none of his edge as one of the finest journalistic investigators of our time. The result is a grand epic of anecdotes, deathbed and otherwise a series of important revelations about covert operations, some authorized, some not but, in the end, not enough narrative and analytical glue to make the 544-page whole exceed the sum of its parts. ![]() ![]() But trivial as it is, the episode is also typical of Woodward’s style: an unsurpassed zeal in digging for news coupled, alas, with a strange resistance to analyzing what he’s found. Casey’s “deathbed confession,” as it has since been hyperbolically dubbed, is an almost trivial epilogue to this massive book about the late CIA director and his love affair with covert action. ![]()
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![]() The persistence of a traumatic event in memory is analysed with reference to Freud’s concepts of mourning and melancholia. ![]() Among the issues addressed in the latter part of the article are the significance of the past in the present, the memory of trauma and the role of misremembering. ![]() The article attempts to explore the metaphorical capacity of the alternative reality of the novel, favouring the interpretation of The Unconsoled as an illustration of certain mechanisms of human memory. The reality surrounding the narrator is examined in terms of a solipsistic projection of his anxiety-ridden psyche. The brief analysis of the dreamlike elements of The Unconsoled is based on the Freudian concepts of displacement and condensation. A brief commentary on the experimental aspects of the novel, as well as on its rather puzzled critical reception, serves to locate it in opposition to Ishiguro’s earlier works, which are possessed of a number of qualities associated with historical realism. It aims to demonstrate that the peculiarly malleable world constructed in the novel can be interpreted as an alternative reality, governed by the logic of a dream narrative. ![]() ![]() This article is a study of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled in the light of the concept of alternative construal. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A good introduction to LOTR fans nervous about taking on The Silmarillion , and also gives longtime fans a fascinating look at the Tolkiens’ myth-making process.”- “With eloquence and diligence and care, the son reconstructs and retraces the father’s journey, pursuing the tale through draft after draft as Tolkien pursued his vision of Middle-earth.”-NPR. Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, Beren and Lúthien reunites fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, along with the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Christopher Tolkien tells the story in his father’s own words by giving its original form as well as prose and verse passages from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. In the primary story of Lúthien and Beren, Lúthien is allowed as an absolute exception to divest herself of immortality and become mortal but when Beren is slain by the Wolf-warden of the Gates of Hell, Lúthien obtains a brief respite in which they both return to Middle-earth alive. ![]() Her father, a great Elvish lord, imposed on Beren an impossible task before he might wed Lúthien: to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, of a Silmaril. Lúthiens exception is referred to in similar terms as Túors exception. ![]() Always key to the story is the fate that shadowed their love: Beren was a mortal man, Lúthien an immortal Elf. The epic tale of Beren and Lúthien became an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of Tolkien’s First Age of the World. Tolkien's Beren And Lúthien is one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is some beginning foxing and toning to the top rear cover of the book. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. This copy has the 1st state dust jacket with a price of $1.50. This copy has the teal cloth spine and dark brown lettering on the front cover along with the Gr-r-r-r on page 23 making it the 2nd issue of the 1st edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak (illustrator). ![]() (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. DJ flap is clipped in upper corner with publisher's price of net $2.57 on lower DJ flap along with 30-70 code. ![]() Harper Crest gold foil label on spine otherwise jacket is in overall very good condition. Dust jacket has modest soiling and a couple of short tears that were repaired on the underside of jacket at some point. Interior text is brown with black illustrations with "Grr-r-r". Milz, a children's book reviewer for several publishers. Pages clean and pristine except for former owner's name stamped on front end sheet. ![]() Pictorial cover has light wear to corners and spine caps and very faint abrasions where 4 small pieces of tape were removed. ![]() ![]() This fast-paced space adventure with intrigue, coming-of-age, and romance is a short prequel to the defining events that will change the course of the galaxy-spanning Taran Empire. ![]() Architects of Destiny is a first volume in the Cadicle series, a modern-day space opera epic in the spirit of Heinlein, Herbert, and McCaffrey. Except, Cris' path was designed, and he's right where the Priesthood wants him. Our intention is to inspire you, Dear Listener, to step into your divine role as an Architect of Destiny, to create the life of your desires. Architects of Destiny Podcast brings together conscious leaders, spiritual teachers and creators whose mission is to be waymakers for the New Earth. It's his dream opportunity to be among people like himself, free from the Priesthood and political objectives. Elevate YouR consciousnessreach your divine potential. When Cris unexpectedly receives an invitation to join the Tararian Selective Service (TSS), the only organization to offer an official telekinesis training program, a new future awaits. ![]() Determined to be true to himself, and test the limits of his abilities, Cris escapes his stifled life of business and politics on Tararia to begin a new life exploring the stars. ![]() ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch. ![]() You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. 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Tesla's personal account is divided into six chapters covering different periods of his life: My Early Life, My First Efforts At Invention, My Later Endeavors, The Discovery of the Rotating Magnetic Field, The Discovery of the Tesla Coil and Transformer, The Magnifying Transmitter, and The Art of Telautomatics. The content was largely drawn from a series of articles that Nikola Tesla had written for Electrical Experimenter magazine in 1919, when he was 63 years old. ![]() My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla is a book compiled and edited by Ben Johnston detailing the work of Nikola Tesla. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious coming-of-age narrative ( Bildungsroman), it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is bitter and matter-of-fact. Voltaire concludes Candide with, if not rejecting Leibnizian optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the " best of all possible worlds".Ĭandide is characterized by its tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical, and fast-moving plot. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759) Candide: or, The Optimist (1762) and Candide: Optimism (1947). Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( / k ɒ n ˈ d iː d/ kon- DEED, French: ( listen)) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. ![]() ![]() The only hope for Earth's survival is a force of seven warriors, each with his or her special abilities. Batgirl quickly gets in over her head when she refuses the help of Robin. ![]() In a distant future, Earth is in grave danger: The fabric of reality itself is unraveling, leading to catastrophic natural disasters, displaced souls appearing from bygone eras, and sudden, shocking cases of spontaneous combustion. Seasoned Crime Fighter: Batgirl and Robin are called to a hostage situation on a Gotham train. This extraordinary odyssey of mystery and adventure will take you to the rim of reality and beyond. Harlan Ellison, science fiction's brightest luminary, has joined forces with multi-award-winning artist Paul Chadwick, creator of Concrete, to bring you 7 AGAINST CHAOS, a graphic novel that is singular, powerful and unpredictable. ![]() ![]() Courtesy of DC Comics, Below you will find an advance look at cover artwork and hype copy for new original graphic novels, trade paperbacks, hardcovers and omnibuses coming from DC Comics this May (and in beyond, in some cases), including a new original graphic novel by Harlan Ellison and Paul Chadwick a massive collection of Batgirl: Year One and Robin: Year one by Chuck Dixon & Scott Beatty, Marcos Martin and Javier Pulido a reissue of vintage StormWatch by Warren Ellis and Tom Raney, Jim Lee and Pete Woods and the final Hellblazer collection by Peter Milligan, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano and Simon Bisley. It's time to check out what for many readers is the main event of any comic book shipping schedule: the collected editions, which compile and usually complete comics stories initially serialized monthly in 20-page pamphlet-style comics you totally can't put on a shelf. ![]() ![]() The account had largely faded from public memory, even though it was documented in popular accounts by Byron and other survivors, and went on to influence philosophers like Rousseau, Voltaire and Montesquieu, and inspire the novelists Herman Melville and Patrick O’Brian. “This is a story about the disintegration of a floating civilization.” “When they’re on that island, it became almost like a laboratory, testing human nature under extraordinary circumstances,” Grann said. ![]() Byron, the grandfather of the poet Lord Byron, was one of just a few dozen castaways who escaped the island and survived, out of some 250 who first set sail on a quest to seize a treasure-filled Spanish galleon in 1740. ![]() ![]() Written in florid, 18th-century prose by a midshipman named John Byron, the journal told the story of a British warship that sank off the coast of Chile, leaving its survivors marooned on a desolate island, where they descended into chaos, starvation, sedition and murder. The journalist David Grann was rummaging through the electronic files of a British archive in 2016, researching one of his pet obsessions - mutinies - when he came across an astonishing tale. ![]() |