Download or read book Shimmering Mirrors written by Patrick Laude and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of comparative metaphysics that explores the concepts of Reality and Appearance and their relevance to contemporary religious consciousness. In this pioneering work of comparative metaphysics, Patrick Laude delves into Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, and Jewish concepts of Reality and Appearance to offer a uniquely lucid exploration of metaphysical representations of reality, relativity, appearance, and illusion. Laude includes discussions of the Absolute and the Relative in Hindu Advaita Ved?nta, Kashmiri ?aivism, Sufi wahdat al-wuj?d, and Madhyamaka Buddhism; the metaphysics of salvation in Buddhist and Christian traditions; and the metaphysics of evil and the distinction between Reality and Appearance in the Jewish Kabbalah, ?aivism, Christian mysticism, and the Sufi school of Ibn al-‘Arab?. The book explores how a discerning and subtle apprehension of the relationship between Reality and Appearance may help contemporary readers and seekers respond to the acute predicaments of contemporary religious and spiritual consciousness. “I have rarely read a work that is so lucid in explaining complex philosophical theories across multiple traditions, so articulate in constructing concise ideas, and so strategic in assembling a framework for analysis. This is a unique and special work of comparative metaphysics rarely found in contemporary works on philosophies of religion.” — Lee Irwin, author of Alchemy of Soul: The Art of Spiritual Transformation

Download or read book Shimmering Waters written by Evelyn Everett-Green and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Shimmering Red Fish Swims with Me written by Youssef Fadel and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and poetic masterpiece where ordinary people’s dreams play out in a city plagued by government exploitation and crime Shortlisted for the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation As his wife delivers their child in the next room, a man wakes from the nightmare of a teenage girl’s body lying beneath his bed. In this twilight before birth, Fadel’s epic novel catches us in the confusion between exaltation and despair. The girl, Farah, once dreamed of being a singer in Casablanca, a city standing in the shadow of the tallest minaret in the world. Illuminating the aspirations of those just struggling to make a living, A Shimmering Red Fish Swims with Me is a tour-de-force, a novel of power plays and petty jealousies, deceit and corruption, love and loss, written with Fadel’s masterful, narrative control and searing, historical insight.

Download or read book Memorial Boxes and Guarded Interiors written by Gary Totten and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2007-05-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American writer Edith Wharton (1862-1937) once wrote in Harper's that she wanted to "penetrate ... the carefully guarded interior[s]" of her past memories and fashion them "into a little memorial like the boxes formed of exotic shells which sailors used to fabricate between voyages." For Totten (English, North Dakota State U.) this statement is a striking reminder of the connections between material objects and cultural meanings in Wharton's life and work. He presents 11 essays that explore these connections in a variety of ways. Topics include critical linkages of Wharton to materiality as a means to keep her outside the canonical, resistance to commodification in The House of Mirth, the creation of the disposable object and Wharton's characters' fears of their disposability, Wharton's ideas about the use of museum space in The Age of Innocence, and the effect of technology on domestic space in The Fruit of the Tree.

Download or read book The Joy of Small Things written by Hannah Jane Parkinson and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfect daily diversion.' JOJO MOYES 'Always funny and frank and full of insight, I absolutely love Parkinson's writing.' DAVID NICHOLLS 'I loved this book . . . Parkinson's writing transports you to unexpected places of joy and comfort . . . these pages contain happiness.' MARINA HYDE 'The twenty-first century feels a lot more bearable in Parkinson's company.' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON Drawn from the successful Guardian column, these everyday exultations and inspirations will get you through dismal days. Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown ('like bathing in marshmallow'), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts ('you'll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice'), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn't enjoying. Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful Guardian column - will utterly delight. FEATURES BRAND NEW MATERIAL 'A compendium of delights.' OBSERVER 'Delightful . . . a love letter to those little moments of bliss that get us through the daily grind.' RED

Download or read book Unicornville Adventures written by Alexis Sparklewood and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a Whimsical Adventure with Lily and her Unicorn Friends! Join Lily, a curious and imaginative young girl, as she steps into the enchanting world of Unicornville, where magic and wonder abound. In this delightful collection of twenty charming chapters, perfect for kids aged 6-8, Lily discovers a realm of endless fun, friendship, and unexpected surprises. From racing in the Unicorn Olympics to baking dreamy treats in The Great Unicorn Bake-Off, Lily's adventures are a rainbow-colored blend of excitement and laughter. As she teams up with Unicorn Superheroes, solves mysteries in the Unicorn Detective Agency, and even journeys through time and space, young readers will be captivated by Lily's journey and the endearing characters she meets along the way. In each chapter, Lily explores new corners of Unicornville, from whimsical dance parties to space odysseys and circus spectacles. The vibrant descriptions and heartwarming moments will ignite kids' imaginations, transporting them to a world where unicorns, pixies, and young artists come together in a kaleidoscope of magic and creativity. With lovable characters and enchanting scenes, this charming eBook sparks the imagination and encourages young readers to embrace their own creativity and embark on their own adventures. Share the magic and excitement of Unicornville with your child as they discover the joy of friendship, creativity, and the limitless possibilities of their imagination. Join Lily and her unicorn companions in a world where dreams come to life – perfect for kids aged 6-8!

Download or read book American Woodworker written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.

Download or read book The Mindful Manor written by Tony Marshall and published by Tony Marshall. This book was released on 2024-02-17 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Emily on a magical journey through "The Mindful Manor," a captivating children's book by Tony Marshall. This imaginative tale unfolds over twenty chapters, exploring themes of mindfulness, courage, and self-discovery. In Mindfulness Manor, Emily encounters unique characters and vibrant settings that mirror real-life challenges. Tony Marshall's writing effortlessly blends wisdom with wonder, creating lessons that resonate with young minds. Each chapter offers accessible and engaging nuggets of mindfulness. From the playful "Dance of Distraction" to the reflective "Mirror of Self-Reflection," the book gently guides readers through emotions, friendships, and personal growth. At its core, "The Mindful Manor" celebrates diversity, friendship, and interconnectedness. In the concluding chapters, the tale reaches its pinnacle with "The Heart of Mindfulness Manor" and bids a poignant farewell in "Beyond the Threshold." The narrative beautifully illustrates that mindfulness becomes an integral part of one's being, shaping the way children approach life's challenges. Tony Marshall is a dedicated storyteller with a mission to shape young minds through the transformative power of stories. Tailoring his work to instill values and virtues in children, Tony invites young readers and their families on a literary adventure, fostering imagination, learning, and character-building. "The Mindful Manor" is a testament to Tony's commitment to leaving a lasting imprint on the hearts and minds of the next generation, ensuring a brighter tomorrow through storytelling magic and timeless values. Embark on this literary journey with Tony, where every word counts, and every tale shapes a better future.

Download or read book Colour Art and Empire written by Natasha Eaton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colour, Art and Empire explores the entanglements of visual culture, enchanted technologies, waste, revolution, resistance and otherness. The materiality of colour offers a critical and timely force-field for approaching afresh debates on colonialism. This book analyses the formation of colour and politics as qualitative overspill. Colour can be viewed both as central and supplemental to early photography, the totem, alchemy, tantra and mysticism. From the eighteenth-century Austrian Empress Maria Theresa to Rabindranath Tagore and Gandhi, to 1970s Bollywood, colour makes us adjust our take on the politics of the human sensorium as defamiliarising and disorienting. The four chapters conjecture how European, Indian and Papua New Guinean artists, writers, scientists, activists, anthropologists or their subjects sought to negotiate the highly problematic stasis of colour in the repainting of modernity. Specifically, the thesis of this book traces Europeans' admiration and emulation of what they termed 'Indian colour' to its gradual denigration and the emergence of a 'space of exception'. This space of exception pitted industrial colours against the colonial desire for a massive workforce whose slave-like exploitation ignited riots against the production of pigments - most notably indigo. Feared or derided, the figure of the vernacular dyer constituted a force capable of dismantling the imperial machinations of colour. Colour thus wreaks havoc with Western expectations of biological determinism, objectivity and eugenics. Beyond the cracks of such discursive practice, colour becomes a sentient and nomadic retort to be pitted against a perceived colonial hegemony. The ideological reinvention of colour as a resource for independence struggles make it fundamental to multivalent genealogies of artistic and political action and their relevance to the present.

Download or read book Discovering Darkness in the Light written by Dana DeSimon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light in the darkness...and darkness in the light. ... From the gloom of dark shadows to the shimmer of sunlight, and back again. ... From the explosions of passion, to the quiet, tender glow of serenity....From despair and agony, to hope and love....From sorrow and anguish, back once again, to a world of love and hope; awakening to a fresh and joyful beginning....From indescribable beauty, to incomprehensible ugliness and pain; and then onward, to a new vision of breathtaking beauty, born anew....You are invited to experience the world in a way that you may never have seen or felt before. Stimulate the mind and the senses. Experience a different sort of poetry book. How can this be? Read on-taste and see. ... Learn about all these things ... and yes...still more. ... A few things that were never quite envisioned before. ...

Download or read book Mermaid Curse The Rainbow Pool written by Louise Cooper and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-06-05 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since her family moved to Cornwall, Lizzy's world has been turned upside down by the discovery that she has a long-lost brother, Kes, and even more amazingly that their mother is a mermaid. Now Kes is blackmailed by the evil mermaid queen into parting with the precious silver pearl which makes her even more powerful.

Download or read book The Novels of the Jaran written by Kate Elliott and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 2903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All four novels in the saga of a young woman caught between a rebellious nomadic people and their alien oppressors: “Truly an epic masterpiece” (SF Site). In Jaran, the Earth of the future is just one of the planets ruled by the vast Chapalii empire. The volatility of these alien overlords is something with which Tess Soerensen is all too familiar. Her brother, Charles, rebelled against them and was rewarded by being elevated into their interstellar system. Struggling to find her place in the world, Tess sneaks aboard a shuttle bound for Rhui, one of her brother’s planets. On the ground, she joins up with the native jaran people, becoming immersed in their nomadic society and customs. As she grows ever closer to the charismatic jaran ruler, Ilya—who is inflamed by an urgent mission of his own—Tess must choose between her feelings for him and her loyalty to her brother. In An Earthly Crown, the nomadic tribes of the jaran are uniting the settled cities of their homeland one by one. Their charismatic leader, Ilya Bakhtiian, has his loyal wife by his side, but there is something about her he doesn’t know: Tess Soerensen is a human. Back home, her brother, Charles, led an unsuccessful revolt against the all-powerful Chapalii empire. Charles’s insistence that Tess join him is as strong as Ilya’s reluctance to part with his beloved wife—and neither considers that Tess may have her own plans for the future. As three fiercely independent spirits struggle for a solution, the fates of both the human race and the jaran hang in the balance. In His Conquering Sword, the jaran have been taking over towns and bending all non-jaran to the law of their rule. With Ilya Bakhtiian in charge, the nomadic fighters are now preparing an assault on the royal city of Karkand. But within the campaign, another struggle looms. Charles, the brother of Ilya’s wife, Tess, is still driven by thoughts of revolt. Charles travels to Rhui for key information about the past, hoping to bring back his sister—his only heir. And in The Law of Becoming, Charles Soerensen’s revolutionary inclinations have been reignited. In this final book, the story of Tess, Ilya, and Charles comes to its stunning conclusion as new generations get involved in the intrigue, Earth’s exiled jaran people resurface, and the Chapalii overlords make one last, unexpected move.

Download or read book LORD OF HOSTS THE LIFE OF SIR HENRY CHIPS CHANNON written by Richard Carreño and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Lord of Hosts The Life of Sir Henry "Chips" Channon' by Richard Carreño is the first full-length biography of the controversial Anglo-American member of the British Parliament and a flamboyant 20th century London socialite.

Download or read book Blood Image written by Pat Booth-Lynch and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-03-19 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Madelyn hides a dark secret shes kept from her husband for years, her marriage to Cheng Gao is all she dreamed it would be as they share a loving relationship centered around their precocious three-year old daughter Lyn. However, when Chengs brother, Xiong, arrives on the scene, Madelyns world evolves into a nightmare filled with mental illness, murder, a heart-breaking loss, and an ultimate betrayal. Is Madelyns glorious life with Cheng and Lyn shattered forever, or does fate hold the key to happiness beyond her wildest imagination? Dont miss the suspenseful events that lead to a shocking conclusion.

Download or read book The Gift of Imagination written by JB Malatji and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2024-05-25 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 'The Gift of Imagination: The Power of Curious Minds,' young readers aged 9-12 are invited on a mesmerizing journey with siblings Sarah and Tom, as they uncover the canvas for magical dreams within the mysterious confines of their new home. Their adventure begins in a quaint, picturesque town, where a seemingly ordinary house with a long-forgotten attic awaits to reveal its secrets, igniting the power of imagination and curiosity in curious little minds. As the siblings settle into their new surroundings, the allure of a locked attic, veiled in shadows and whispers of untold stories, calls to them. Their innate curiosity leads to the discovery of an ancient key, unlocking not just the attic, but also a gateway to the magical library-a realm where beyond magic fantasy comes to life, and talking animals and mysterious beings of the magic world become their guides and companions. This hidden attic, far from being a dusty relic of the past, unfolds as a treasure trove of forgotten lore, propelling Sarah, and Tom into an extraordinary adventure. They embark on a quest that weaves through the fabric of imagination and creativity, unravelling the town's hidden history and the enchanting tales of its past inhabitants. 'The Gift of Imagination: The Power of Curious Minds' is a tale of adventure and discovery, where each chapter paints a vivid picture of wonder, exploration, and the bonds of friendship. Sarah and Tom, together with their new friends from the town, delve deeper into the mysteries that bind them, driven by teamwork and the thrill of discovery. Their journey through the realms of imagination teaches invaluable lessons on the significance of history, the strength found in unity, and the courage to persevere. The story reaches its climax as the children, through clues pieced together with imagination and creativity, unearth the long-hidden treasure. This discovery, rich in its historical and emotional value, transcends their wildest dreams, showcasing that the true treasure lies in the journey itself and the friendships forged along the way. 'The Gift of Imagination: The Power of Curious Minds' extends beyond a mere narrative; it's an invitation to young readers to explore the boundless realms of their imagination, to see the world around them as a canvas for magical dreams, and to recognize the magic that lies in uncovering the unknown. This enchanting tale champions the power of curious little minds to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, urging readers to embrace the adventures that await in the magical library of life."

Download or read book Double Jeopardy written by Jenny Wheeler (Novelist) and published by Jenny Wheeler. This book was released on 2018 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Asian Embroidery written by Jasleen Dhamija and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian Embroidery Is The Result Of An International Seminar Held By Crafts Council Of India, Which Was Coordinated By The Well-Known Authority On Textiles, Jasleen Dhamija. Writers, Researchers, Professors, Who Have Spent A Life Time Researching In Different Regions Of Asia Came Together To Share Their Know Ledge. Besides Well-Known Subjects As Phulkari, Bagh, The Central Asian Suzani, There Are The Little Known Embroideries Of The Philippines, Of Kyrgyzstan, Of The Chinese Settlers In Indonesia, The Beadwork Of Sarawak. There Is The Brilliant Work Of The Symbolic Significance Of Light And Shining Surfaces And A Broad Sweep Of The Creative Expressions Of Different Regions. The Contributors Are Well- Known Authorities Padma Shri Jagdish Mittal, Prof. Joanne Eicher, Prof. Victoria Rivers, John Gillow, Prof. Shehnaz Ismail, Dr. Judy Frater, Ruby Ghuznavi, Edric Ong And Many Others.