Author: Agung Webe
Publisher: Agung Webe Consulting
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"As a mystical narrative, the story of Dewa Ruci resonates deeply with soul seekers across ages. It intricately explores the union of humans and the divine, a theme articulated through the symbolic language of traditional Javanese puppetry, known as wayang. This book transcends a mere transliteration of the Dewa Ruci epic; it transforms ancient wayang narratives into a modern saga of young people's quests for love and self-discovery. The author skillfully weaves elements of ancient, contemporary, and future cultures, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Readers will be taken beyond the conventional wayang retelling. They are invited on a journey that spans the quantum realm, modern mythology, magical realism, romantic explorations, and the mysteries of the cosmos. Ultimately, this novel boldly embraces esoteric themes and secrets often veiled in sacred texts, presenting them in a language that resonates with today's global audience."
City of a Thousand Feelings
Author: Anya Johanna DeNiro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619761773
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619761773
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
City of a Thousand Dolls
Author: Miriam Forster
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062121316
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives. Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. She makes her way as Matron's errand girl, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city's handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die. Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls' deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but also her life.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062121316
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives. Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. She makes her way as Matron's errand girl, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city's handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die. Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls' deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but also her life.
Dewa Ruci
Author: Agung Webe
Publisher: Agung Webe Consulting
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"As a mystical narrative, the story of Dewa Ruci resonates deeply with soul seekers across ages. It intricately explores the union of humans and the divine, a theme articulated through the symbolic language of traditional Javanese puppetry, known as wayang. This book transcends a mere transliteration of the Dewa Ruci epic; it transforms ancient wayang narratives into a modern saga of young people's quests for love and self-discovery. The author skillfully weaves elements of ancient, contemporary, and future cultures, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Readers will be taken beyond the conventional wayang retelling. They are invited on a journey that spans the quantum realm, modern mythology, magical realism, romantic explorations, and the mysteries of the cosmos. Ultimately, this novel boldly embraces esoteric themes and secrets often veiled in sacred texts, presenting them in a language that resonates with today's global audience."
Publisher: Agung Webe Consulting
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
"As a mystical narrative, the story of Dewa Ruci resonates deeply with soul seekers across ages. It intricately explores the union of humans and the divine, a theme articulated through the symbolic language of traditional Javanese puppetry, known as wayang. This book transcends a mere transliteration of the Dewa Ruci epic; it transforms ancient wayang narratives into a modern saga of young people's quests for love and self-discovery. The author skillfully weaves elements of ancient, contemporary, and future cultures, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Readers will be taken beyond the conventional wayang retelling. They are invited on a journey that spans the quantum realm, modern mythology, magical realism, romantic explorations, and the mysteries of the cosmos. Ultimately, this novel boldly embraces esoteric themes and secrets often veiled in sacred texts, presenting them in a language that resonates with today's global audience."
1,000 Feelings for Which There Are No Names
Author: Mario Giordano
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698182448
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A charming, thought-provoking, hand-lettered book for fans of The Book of Awesome and Wreck This Journal from the author of Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions They amaze us and hurt us, bring us to tears and make us laugh, delight us and keep us up at night: feelings that we know only too well, but which have eluded the English lexicon for so long. In 1,000 Feelings for Which There Are No Names, author Mario Giordano catalogs those familiar emotions. Perfect for cocktail parties, quiet reflection, daily inspiration, or travel entertainment, this delightful compendium is broken up into helpful sections that will fit your every mood, such as “Afternoon Feelings,” “Nerd Feelings,” “Heaven-help-me Feelings,” or the somewhat more nebulous “Tangerine Feelings.” Or try opening a page at random to help kiss writer’s block goodbye. Don’t forget to add your own feelings in the back of the book (before they get away!) and share with others.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698182448
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A charming, thought-provoking, hand-lettered book for fans of The Book of Awesome and Wreck This Journal from the author of Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions They amaze us and hurt us, bring us to tears and make us laugh, delight us and keep us up at night: feelings that we know only too well, but which have eluded the English lexicon for so long. In 1,000 Feelings for Which There Are No Names, author Mario Giordano catalogs those familiar emotions. Perfect for cocktail parties, quiet reflection, daily inspiration, or travel entertainment, this delightful compendium is broken up into helpful sections that will fit your every mood, such as “Afternoon Feelings,” “Nerd Feelings,” “Heaven-help-me Feelings,” or the somewhat more nebulous “Tangerine Feelings.” Or try opening a page at random to help kiss writer’s block goodbye. Don’t forget to add your own feelings in the back of the book (before they get away!) and share with others.
Book of a Thousand Days
Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599903784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599903784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
City of a Thousand Gates
Author: Bee Sacks
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063011492
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
WINNER OF THE JANET HEIGINGER KAFKA PRIZE FOR FICTION “The novel showcases the humanity, tragedy, and complexity of life in the West Bank. . . . The characters’ interwoven lives will stay with you long after the book's denouement.” —Entertainment Weekly “Sacks is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose intelligence, compassion and skill on both the sentence and tension level rise to meet her ambition. She keeps us constantly on edge. . . . City of a Thousand Gates makes a convincing case for a literature of multiplicity, polyphonic and clamorous, abuzz with challenges and contradictions, with no clear answers but a promise to stay alert to the world, in all its peril and vitality.” —Washington Post Brave and bold, this gorgeously written novel introduces a large cast of characters from various backgrounds in a setting where violence is routine and where survival is defined by boundaries, walls, and checkpoints that force people to live and love within and across them. Hamid, a college student, has entered Israeli territory illegally for work. Rushing past soldiers, he bumps into Vera, a German journalist headed to Jerusalem to cover the story of Salem, a Palestinian boy beaten into a coma by a group of revenge-seeking Israeli teenagers. On her way to the hospital, Vera runs in front of a car that barely avoids hitting her. The driver is Ido, a new father traveling with his American wife and their baby. Ido is distracted by thoughts of a young Jewish girl murdered by a terrorist who infiltrated her settlement. Ori, a nineteen-year-old soldier from a nearby settlement, is guarding the checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem through which Samar—Hamid’s professor—must pass. These multiple strands open this magnificent and haunting novel of present-day Israel and Palestine, following each of these diverse characters as they try to protect what they love. Their interwoven stories reveal complicated, painful truths about life in this conflicted land steeped in hope, love, hatred, terror, and blood on both sides. City of a Thousand Gates brilliantly evokes the universal drives that motivate these individuals to think and act as they do—desires for security, for freedom, for dignity, for the future of one’s children, for land that each of us, no matter who or where we are, recognize and share.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063011492
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
WINNER OF THE JANET HEIGINGER KAFKA PRIZE FOR FICTION “The novel showcases the humanity, tragedy, and complexity of life in the West Bank. . . . The characters’ interwoven lives will stay with you long after the book's denouement.” —Entertainment Weekly “Sacks is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose intelligence, compassion and skill on both the sentence and tension level rise to meet her ambition. She keeps us constantly on edge. . . . City of a Thousand Gates makes a convincing case for a literature of multiplicity, polyphonic and clamorous, abuzz with challenges and contradictions, with no clear answers but a promise to stay alert to the world, in all its peril and vitality.” —Washington Post Brave and bold, this gorgeously written novel introduces a large cast of characters from various backgrounds in a setting where violence is routine and where survival is defined by boundaries, walls, and checkpoints that force people to live and love within and across them. Hamid, a college student, has entered Israeli territory illegally for work. Rushing past soldiers, he bumps into Vera, a German journalist headed to Jerusalem to cover the story of Salem, a Palestinian boy beaten into a coma by a group of revenge-seeking Israeli teenagers. On her way to the hospital, Vera runs in front of a car that barely avoids hitting her. The driver is Ido, a new father traveling with his American wife and their baby. Ido is distracted by thoughts of a young Jewish girl murdered by a terrorist who infiltrated her settlement. Ori, a nineteen-year-old soldier from a nearby settlement, is guarding the checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem through which Samar—Hamid’s professor—must pass. These multiple strands open this magnificent and haunting novel of present-day Israel and Palestine, following each of these diverse characters as they try to protect what they love. Their interwoven stories reveal complicated, painful truths about life in this conflicted land steeped in hope, love, hatred, terror, and blood on both sides. City of a Thousand Gates brilliantly evokes the universal drives that motivate these individuals to think and act as they do—desires for security, for freedom, for dignity, for the future of one’s children, for land that each of us, no matter who or where we are, recognize and share.
The City Beautiful
Author: Aden Polydoros
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369702824
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"An achingly rendered exploration of queer desire, grief, and the inexorable scars of the past." —Katy Rose Pool, author of There Will Come A Darkness Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania. But when Alter’s best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, his dream begins to slip away. While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the World’s Fair, Alter is now living a nightmare: possessed by Yakov’s dybbuk, he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit, and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past. A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows. Now, with only days to spare until the dybbuk takes over Alter’s body completely, the two boys must race to track down the killer—before the killer claims them next. "Chillingly sinister, warmly familiar, and breathtakingly transportive, The City Beautiful is the haunting, queer Jewish historical thriller of my darkest dreams."—Dahlia Adler, creator of LGBTQreads and editor of That Way Madness Lies A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens 2021
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369702824
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"An achingly rendered exploration of queer desire, grief, and the inexorable scars of the past." —Katy Rose Pool, author of There Will Come A Darkness Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania. But when Alter’s best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, his dream begins to slip away. While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the World’s Fair, Alter is now living a nightmare: possessed by Yakov’s dybbuk, he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit, and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past. A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows. Now, with only days to spare until the dybbuk takes over Alter’s body completely, the two boys must race to track down the killer—before the killer claims them next. "Chillingly sinister, warmly familiar, and breathtakingly transportive, The City Beautiful is the haunting, queer Jewish historical thriller of my darkest dreams."—Dahlia Adler, creator of LGBTQreads and editor of That Way Madness Lies A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens 2021
The Diary of an Ennuyée
Author: Anna Jameson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338539497X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338539497X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Lost Boy in the City of Culture
Author: Steffen Andritzke
Publisher: Banausen Verlag
ISBN: 3986478566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This autobiography is a memoir of everyday life in the GDR, life in Weimar in the period before the Wall came down, and the many experiences and harassment in real existing socialism by the Stasi and the totalitarian SED state. In addition, the author joined hooligan groups in East and later in West Germany and consumed hard drugs such as cocaine and LSD. Andritzke's retrospective is a bitter indictment against all regimes of this world and a resounding ode to freedom. Last but not least, this book is a motivation for all those whose live has gone off the rails: It's never too late to make a fresh start.
Publisher: Banausen Verlag
ISBN: 3986478566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This autobiography is a memoir of everyday life in the GDR, life in Weimar in the period before the Wall came down, and the many experiences and harassment in real existing socialism by the Stasi and the totalitarian SED state. In addition, the author joined hooligan groups in East and later in West Germany and consumed hard drugs such as cocaine and LSD. Andritzke's retrospective is a bitter indictment against all regimes of this world and a resounding ode to freedom. Last but not least, this book is a motivation for all those whose live has gone off the rails: It's never too late to make a fresh start.
Cultural Feelings
Author: Ben Highmore
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136474668
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Cultural Feelings: Mood, Mediation and Cultural Politics sets out to examine the role of feelings and mood in the production of social and cultural experience. By returning to the work of Raymond Williams, and informed by recent ‘affect theory’, it treats feeling as a foundational term for cultural studies. Ben Highmore argues that feelings are political and cultural forms that orchestrate our encounters with the world. He utilises a range of case studies from twentieth-century British culture, focusing in particular on Home Front morale during the Blitz, the experiences of Caribbean migration in the post-war decades, the music of post-punk bands in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and more recent ‘state of the nation’ film and television, including Our Friends in the North and This is England. He finds evidence in oral history, in films, photographs, television, novels, music, policy documents, and journalism. Through these sources, this book tells a vivid and compelling story of our most recent history and argues that the urgent task for a progressive cultural politics will require the changing of moods as well as minds. Cultural Feelings is essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in affect theory, emotion and culture.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136474668
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Cultural Feelings: Mood, Mediation and Cultural Politics sets out to examine the role of feelings and mood in the production of social and cultural experience. By returning to the work of Raymond Williams, and informed by recent ‘affect theory’, it treats feeling as a foundational term for cultural studies. Ben Highmore argues that feelings are political and cultural forms that orchestrate our encounters with the world. He utilises a range of case studies from twentieth-century British culture, focusing in particular on Home Front morale during the Blitz, the experiences of Caribbean migration in the post-war decades, the music of post-punk bands in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and more recent ‘state of the nation’ film and television, including Our Friends in the North and This is England. He finds evidence in oral history, in films, photographs, television, novels, music, policy documents, and journalism. Through these sources, this book tells a vivid and compelling story of our most recent history and argues that the urgent task for a progressive cultural politics will require the changing of moods as well as minds. Cultural Feelings is essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in affect theory, emotion and culture.