Download or read book Enchantment s Odds Ends written by Ken Evans and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be Enchanted, at one time, meant to be ‘carried away,’ from one’s hum-drum existence, to something or somewhere magical, perhaps even spiritual, at least, always more than merely physically pleasant! Of course, this depended on one’s beliefs in human souls. Take that away, and enchantment would be as mundane as everything else in modern daily life. No Soul means no possibility of Enchantment. Ken Evans.
Download or read book Florida Enchantments written by Anthony Weston Dimock and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ellfs Enchantments written by Shaene Ragan and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ellfs’ Enchantments transports readers from the mundane world of today into a fantastical world of historical Celtic mythology. After signing a treaty with the Tuatha De Danann, handing over their land above ground, some of the Ellfs continue to hide in a secret underground realm called Ellse Where, a separate world created by Ellfstane, King of the Ellfs. Part of the treaty entails that any new ruler of the De Danann must meet the Ellf King to gain favour, but this only amplifies their infatuation with the Ellfs and their desire to capture them as pets. The Formor demons and their Celtic followers, the Firbolgs, are also pursuant of the Ellfs—but to abolish them and overtake the Jewelled Isles. As the threat to her people increases, High Sorceress Katara orders all High Sorcerers to separate and create more hidden cities for the Ellf refugees all over the isles. Some of the De Danann agree to help the Ellfs rid their homeland of the Formorii and Firbolgs, but at a very steep price. While remaining hidden, Katara continues to compile a comprehensive book of Ellf spells with the help of her friends and the Ellf gods. As both Katara and her cousin Hollae begin to learn more about worlds beyond their own through the teachings of their gods, they discover the incredible power within them and the destiny of their people. Ellfs’ Enchantments is the second book of the Ellfaerran Diaries.
Download or read book Modern Enchantments written by Simon During and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A history of “secular,” or non-supernatural, or entertainment magic as an important but neglected constituent of modern culture” (Nicholas Daly). Magic, Simon During suggests, has helped shape modern culture. Devoted to this deceptively simple proposition, During’s superlative work, written over the course of a decade, gets at the aesthetic questions at the very heart of the study of culture. How can the most ordinary arts—and by “magic,” During means not the supernatural, but the special effects and conjurings of magic shows—affect people? Modern Enchantments takes us deeply into the history and workings of modern secular magic, from the legerdemain of Isaac Fawkes in 1720, to the return of real magic in nineteenth-century spiritualism, to the role of magic in the emergence of the cinema. Through the course of this history, During shows how magic performances have drawn together heterogeneous audiences, contributed to the molding of cultural hierarchies, and extended cultural technologies and media at key moments, sometimes introducing spectators into rationality and helping to disseminate skepticism and publicize scientific innovation. In a more revealing argument still, Modern Enchantments shows that magic entertainments have increased the sway of fictions in our culture and helped define modern society’s image of itself. Praise for ModernEnchantment “During documents the extent to which magic and magical thinking have pervaded, and continue to pervade, secular life . . . the author examines 19th- and 20th-century theatrical magic and “commercial conjuring” with great sensitivity to the social and cultural context in the Western world. Equally fascinating is the analysis of magic and early film.” —R. Sugarman, Choice “A richly informed, warmly argued addition to the growing number of books in which writers worry at the pervasive blurring of distinctions between act and appearance, organic consciousness and artificial intelligence, imagination and empirical experience, illusion and thought, reality TV and real life, dreams and money.” —Marina Warner, Financial Times “During moves confidently across three centuries of magic (and covers aspects of a few more besides). The sheer wealth of historical detail he provides is impressive, but no less impressive is the subtlety of his argumentation, and the suggestiveness of his claims . . . This extremely significant piece of work will appeal to literary critics, historians, and not least, devotees of magic.” —Nicholas Daly, author of Modernism, Romance, and the Fin de Siècle: Popular Fiction and British Culture, 1880–1914
Download or read book Enchantments and Enemies written by Bridget E. Baker and published by Purple Puppy Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-02 with total page 1906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six full length fantasy romance novels from bestselling authors, together in one convenient boxset! If you’re a lover of romantasy, then this anthology is for you. (PS-It’s also out in AUDIO. Grab it there as well!) 1. Displaced by Bridget E. Baker: In this series opener, royal twin sisters Chancery and Judica are forced into a bitter battle for the throne — and prophecy foretells that the fate of the world is at stake… “A fast-moving, engaging tale in what promises to be an epic fantasy romance series” (Kirkus Reviews). 2. Seeking the Fae by Leia Stone: Bound by fate, torn by duty—Lily must choose between saving her world and surrendering to the allure of her sworn enemy. Love and destiny collide as she faces the ultimate sacrifice: her heart or her home. 3. God of the Sun by Kimberly Loth: I'm the crown princess and my mother has been throwing princes at me for months. Then an enemy prince shows up seeking my hand in marriage. He's all smiles and charm and my mother promised him my hand in marriage in spite of my protests. Because I know once we're married...He's going to kill me. 4. The Fire Prophecy by Alicia Rades and Megan Linski: My life was upended after I cast a Fire spell, and I was escorted away to a school for magical creatures where I bonded with a powerful being. But Fire and Water don’t mix, and now I’ve fallen for the son of the Water chief, the one man I’m forbidden to love— and the greatest enemy of my tribe. 5. Fae’s Deception by M. Lynn and Melissa Craven: Brea always knew she was different. It isn't under she's dragged through a portal into a beautifully wicked world full of dark secrets, powerful magic, and two devastatingly handsome fae princes that she learns the truth... or is it, too, a lie? Both princes want to drag her onto their side in a war between queens, and Brea must figure out which one is truly the enemy. Before it's too late. 6. The Night Calling by Juliana Haygert: Bound by fate, torn apart by betrayal—she’s an outcast in her pack, and the alpha’s son is her worst enemy. But when war erupts, and their bond becomes impossible to ignore, they must unite to save their pack. A sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance with fierce battles and dark secrets!
Download or read book A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages Based Upon that of Baretti Compiled by John Davenport and Guglielmo Comelati written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Language Based Upon that of Baretti and Containing Among Other Additions and Improvements Numerous Neologisms written by and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages written by Guglielmo Comelati and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-22 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1873. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Practical Quotations written by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Cyclop dia of Practical Quotations written by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New and Practical Pocket Dictionary English German and German English On a new System written by J. S. S. Rothwell and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1893 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pronunciation phonetically indicated by means of German Letters. With copious lists of Abbreviations, Baptismal and Geographical Names
Download or read book Sustainability in Art Fashion and Wine written by Annamma Joy and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-03-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art, fashion and wine industries are currently at various stages in their efforts to embrace and transition towards sustainability. While sustainability commitments are a necessary condition for progress, they are not sufficient. Instead, there is a need for sweeping transformative change that includes giving serious consideration to indigenous worldviews without recolonizing them. Sustainability in Art, Fashion and Wine includes findings from recent research and contributes to a new understanding of familiar concepts such as sustainability, (de)colonization and corporate responsibility in the art, fashion and wine industries by adopting critical lenses and incorporating them with innovative perspectives on circular business models and digitalization. It endeavors to present remedies for effectively combating climate change and promoting social good. While discussing specific issues such as sub-contracted labor, safe working conditions, living wages, environmental degradation, mismanaged waste, and more, the book argues that recognizing the significant role western colonization has played – and continues to play – in the developing world in our current conception of capitalism is itself unsustainable. To understand the true meaning of sustainability – to fully recognize the looming deadlines we face in combating the climate crisis and instituting sustainability as a new normal – the acceptance of a new conception of capitalism, one antithetical to colonization and exploitation, is required. Contributors to this book address these issues by applying a critical studies approach to their respective chapters, allowing the book to set out what real sustainability could and should look like in the art, fashion and wine industries.
Download or read book Exploring Roguelike Games written by John Harris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1980, in-the-know computer gamers have been enthralled by the unpredictable, random, and incredibly deep gameplay of Rogue and those games inspired by it, known to fans as "roguelikes." For decades, this venerable genre was off the radar of most players and developers for a variety of reasons: deceptively simple graphics (often just text characters), high difficulty, and their demand that a player brings more of themselves to the game than your typical AAA title asks. This book covers many of the most prominent titles and explains in great detail what makes them interesting, the ways to get started playing them, the history of the genre, and more. It includes interviews, playthroughs, and hundreds of screenshots. It is a labor of love: if even a fraction of the author’s enthusiasm for these games gets through these pages to you, then you will enjoy it a great deal. Key Features: Playing tips and strategy for newcomers to the genre Core roguelikes Rogue, Angband, NetHack, Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, ADOM, and Brogue The "lost roguelikes" Super Rogue and XRogue, and the early RPG dnd for PLATO systems The Japanese console roguelikes Taloon’s Mystery Dungeon and Shiren the Wanderer Lesser-known but extremely interesting games like Larn, DoomRL, HyperRogue, Incursion, and Dungeon Hack "Rogue-ish" games that blur the edges of the genre, including Spelunky, HyperRogue, ToeJam & Earl, Defense of the Oasis, Out There, and Zelda Randomizer Interviews with such developers as Keith Burgun (100 Rogues and Auro), Rodain Joubert (Desktop Dungeons), Josh Ge (Cogmind), Dr. Thomas Biskup (ADOM), and Robin Bandy (devnull public NetHack tournament) An interview regarding Strange Adventures in Infinite Space Design issues of interest to developers and enthusiasts Author Bio: John Harris has bumped around the Internet for more than 20 years. In addition to writing the columns @Play and Pixel Journeys for GameSetWatch and developer interviews for Gamasutra, he has spoken at Roguelike Celebration. John Harris has a MA in English Literature from Georgia Southern University.
Download or read book Images at Work written by David Morgan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images can be studied in many ways--as symbols, displays of artistic genius, adjuncts to texts, or naturally occurring phenomena like reflections and dreams. Each of these approaches is justified by the nature of the image in question as well as the way viewers engage with it. But images are often something more when they perform in ways that exhibit a capacity to act independent of human will. Images come alive--they move us to action, calm us, reveal the power of the divine, change the world around us. In these instances, we need an alternative model for exploring what is at work, one that recognizes the presence of images as objects that act on us. Building on his previous innovative work in visual and religious studies, David Morgan creates a new framework for understanding how the human mind can be enchanted by images in Images at Work. In carefully crafted arguments, Morgan proposes that images are special kinds of objects, fashioned and recognized by human beings for their capacity to engage us. From there, he demonstrates that enchantment, as described, is not a violation of cosmic order, but a very natural way that the mind animates the world around it. His groundbreaking study outlines the deeply embodied process by which humans create culture by endowing places, things, and images with power and agency. These various agents--human and non-human, material, geographic, and spiritual--become nodes in the web of relationships, thus giving meaning to images and to human life. Marrying network theory with cutting-edge work in visual studies, and connecting the visual and bodily technologies employed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to secular icons like Che Guevara, Abraham Lincoln, and Mao, Images at Work will be transformative for those curious about why images seem to have a power of us in ways we can't always describe.
Download or read book Re enchanting Nationalisms written by Brad West and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides original insight into the way we now engage and remember national history. Drawing on fieldwork and analysis of international case studies on state commemoration, memorialization, recreational and tourism and times of disaster and crisis, the author demonstrates that not only does the nation frequently retain a strong cultural relevance in our global world but that the emergence of new forms of ritual and remembrance means that in many instances we are seeing the re-enchantment of nationalism. Drawing upon and developing an empirically informed cultural sociology, the author charts the distinctive qualities of these new national rites and how they feed into and advance particular cosmopolitan and orthodox national politics. Because social science has so often wrongly assumed the end of nationalism, the insights of this of the book about the possibilities and limitations of contemporary nationalism demand serious consideration by academics and also by policy makers and the general public.
