![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And, similarly typical of such visions, the relationship is doomed from the start for the very reasons that it remains so compelling. Alain sees in Maitreyi (whose name Eliade uses in the novel) what the West has stereotypically seen in the East: a mysterious pool of spirituality, irrationality and sensuousness. The narrator, Alain, a young French engineer, gradually enters a mystical realm of artistic energy, eroticism and timelessness when he meets and falls in love with the daughter of a senior colleague with whom he is staying in Calcutta. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, Maitreyi Devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when Mircea Eliade came to Calcutta to study with her father. Eliade (1907-1986), best known as a theologian ( The Sacred and the Profane ), tells his version of the romance with Devi in a thinly disguised autobiographical novel. : IT DOES NOT DIE, By Maitreyi Devi . Read together with Maitreyi Devi's It Does Not Die (see below) these two moving novels-one written in 1933, the other more than 40 years later in response to the first-by two world-renowned intellectuals retell the story of their real love affair from two widely divergent perspectives. Set in 1930s Calcutta, this semiautobiographical novel by the world-renowned scholar Mircea Eliade details the passionate love affair of Alain, a young French. Two Tales of Love : BENGAL NIGHTS, By Mircea Eliade, Translated from.![]()
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![]() Anyway, the narration was amazing because the story was SO SO SO SO SO GOOD! Both of these actors are beyond talented. Even though I knew there was another book, I actually had to skip to the end then come back just to finish the book. His voice is the epitome of YUM! Hannah Belle- GEEZ! She IS Tess.she made you feel like you were going through the horror right along with her. O-M-G! First of all- the story IS audiobook has the BEST, BEST, BEST, did I say BEST?.BEST narration ever! Jacob Morgan.oh my! His voice is 's 's that hot chocolate on a snowy day when coffee just won't do it. What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? It was like watching a movie.in my brain, lol! ![]() The narration was beyond great- it bought the story to life. I didn't read the original- only listened to the audio version ![]() Would you consider the audio edition of Quintessentially Q to be better than the print version? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Book Synopsis : All's fair in hate and hockey.My path to success never included an enemy as a teammate, especially one as infuriating as Quinton de Haas.Clawing under my skin is his favorite pastime, only feeding the animosity between us as the years pass.We?re as completely opposite as two people can be the golden boy and the black sheep.Constantly at odds or at each other?s throats.The only thing we can agree on is hockey is our true love, and we?ll do whatever it takes to come out on top.I never imagined that drive would lead me to do the unthinkable: falling into bed with my not-so-straight rival.But athletes are a superstitious bunch, and when our hook-ups lead to victories, we tell ourselves we can?t stop.Besides, it?s all for the sake of the team, right?*Iced Out is the first in a five book standalone college sports romance series featuring two misunderstood rival teammates, pages of snarky banter, and more secret spicy times than any book should be filled with. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think the book perhaps plays down Black's long term commitment to missions and Christian service - though I would have liked to hear more about where God has taken him. While the book does describe his experience, it does so in the context of what was happening in his life and recovery outside of the spiritual experience itself. Black's decision, instead, to try and live out his experience privately for forty years means that this book is interested more in the question of what to do now. His first words express his long term concerns that he not misappropriate his experience as have some others who've used their experiences or stories as a means to attention or an attempt at fame. Subjective experiences are limited in what they can mean for everyone or anyone else. I've read a few personal accounts of people's spiritual experiences, and at times been concerned that the person had allowed their personal experience to redefine their theology - and their suggestions for other people's theology. I wasn't sure where a book like this might go. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Given the fact that, during the course of recent decades, the hawks of feminist cause have largely succeeded in instilling young men with mental insecurities, on the account of their perceptional manliness, the reading of O.Henry’s short story The Ransom of Red Chief came in as a particularly refreshing literary experience, as this story does promote masculine values in rather straight forward manner – thus, resulting in both: providing readers with good entertainment and prompting them to think that there is nothing unnatural about young boys indulging in behavioral malevolence. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read more Print length 209 pages Language English Sticky notes On Kindle Scribe Publisher Open Road Media Publication date 12 Jun. This helped the audience, along with the top names in the film industry, gain a greater understanding of what The Hollywood Ten were facing. A master storyteller, Douglas paints a vivid and often humorous portrait in I Am Spartacus The book is enhanced by newly discovered period photography of the stars and filmmakers both on and off the set. The slaves portrayed true heroism and loyalty by not revealing Spartacus, just as Trumbo and the rest of the “Hollywood Ten” showed dignity in refusing to identify fellow Communists in the industry. Although this scene was fiction, Trumbo felt it was crucial to the entire plot as it alluded to solidarity in the face of anti-communism, exactly what he was experiencing in Hollywood. When Douglas published a book on the subject, I am Spartacus: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist, Trumbo’s daughter, Melissa, said she threw it across the room. ![]() Crassus stands by his word and orders all of these slaves to death by crucifixion. Unwilling to give up their leader, the slaves stand up, one after another, claiming “I’m Spartacus!” Unfortunately, their solidarity and refusal to identify the real Spartacus - a refusal to "name names" that had landed Trumbo in jaul - meant they would be given the same fate. Roman General Crassus announces to a huge group of slaves that they will all be killed unless they identify which one among them is Spartacus. The film features a powerful scene famous for its symbolism of the communist witch hunt in Hollywood. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pendergast.Īunt Polly's wealth controls most of the town. In doing so, Pollyanna's positive outlook on everything results in her making a wide variety of friends in the community, including the hypochondriac and grouchy Mrs. ![]() Pollyanna is a very cheerful, talkative, and radically optimistic youngster who focuses on the goodness of life and always finds something to be glad about, no matter what the situation is. Pollyanna, a 12-year-old orphaned daughter of missionaries, arrives in the small town of Harrington to live with her rich and strict aunt Polly Harrington in the 1910s. Pollyanna was Hayley Mills' first of six films for Disney, and the directorial debut of David Swift. It was the last film of actor Adolphe Menjou. ![]() ![]() The film won Hayley Mills an Academy Juvenile Award. The film was written and directed by David Swift, based on the 1913 novel Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Pollyanna is a 1960 American comedy-drama film starring child actress Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. ![]() ![]() Don’t you understand that? Do you not understand the depth of my feelings for you? The truth is… I can’t let you go, even if I wanted to… I just don’t have the strength to do it. You can say whatever the hell you want to me and I still won’t go. This book is the first in the 'Always & Forever' series. If you do not like to read about dark themes, obsessive love or crazy, jealous and possessive heroes, then this book is not for you. Hearts and flowers won't be found in my writing and neither will perfect conclusions to my stories. I'm a sucker for bittersweet endings so please prepare yourself for one of them before purchasing one of my novels. ![]() I don't promise my readers or guarantee my characters a 'Happy Ever After.' Happy endings are harmonious but they're not always real life. WARNING: I don't write about fairy tales and as much as I love Disney. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each installment focuses on amazing and unusual animals, making these nonfiction readers accessible, informative, and fascinating. ![]() These readers are fact-packed and span the globe, detailing the astounding abilities of every shape, size, and species. Through illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures, readers will see how big each animal is compared to humans, where it lives on the globe, and just how quickly it can move! With his signature art style, Steve Jenkins' Extreme Animals reader series explores nature's truly superlative animals. Speediest! will focus on the fastest members of the animal kingdom. Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins is back with more Extreme Animals, perfect for young readers looking for accessible nonfiction chock full of incredible art. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her childhood, she transformed an unused pigeon loft on the family farm into a secret writing place. įrom an early age, Yates enjoyed writing. Her sister also encouraged her to read, and made a list of recommended books for Elizabeth. ![]() This was to become one of her favorite books. At the age of 12, at the request of her father, Yates read through the whole Bible. Yates credited her mother for instilling in her a love for books by reading aloud to the family. īooks were an important part of her life. Yates then spent a year at Oaksmere, a private school near New York City, founded by mathematician Winifred Edgerton Merrill. She attended Franklin School, graduating in 1924. She had a love of animals and the land, which stemmed from her childhood experiences. Early years and education Įlizabeth Yates was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Harry and Mary Duffy Yates. Yates wrote a three-volume autobiography: My Diary – My World (1981), My Widening World (1983), and One Writer's Way (1984). Many of her books were illustrated by the British artist Nora S. She began her writing career as a journalist, contributing travel articles to The Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. She had been a Newbery runner-up in 1944 for Mountain Born. She may have been known best for the biographical novel Amos Fortune, Free Man, winner of the 1951 Newbery Medal. Elizabeth Yates McGreal (Decem– July 29, 2001) was an American writer. ![]() |