![]() ![]() These are all events that happen in the background for the most part in this story as we are following the character of the Vagrant. The day never came and over the centuries mankind started to believe that the enemy would never return, until a thousand years later the invaders return and the last remnants of mankind must fight before it is too late. The enemy has since receded back into The Breach, but it is being constantly watched for the enemies return. ![]() I promise that you haven’t read a story like this in the fantasy genre and I absolutely loved every minute of it!Īs I mentioned before, humanity has been mostly obliterated by the emergence of The Breach, unleashing the invaders with chaos and destruction across the land. ![]() However, none of this can compare to the pure brilliance of Peter Newman writing an extraordinary main character known only as the Vagrant. The sense of dread, loss, and destruction across the landscape made the grim atmosphere come to life in an amazing way. The story takes place over a thousands years after the destruction of humanity and mankind has been pushed to the farthest reaches of the map. The Vagrant is Peter Newman’s debut novel published in 2015 and I didn’t have the slightest idea what to expect walking into this. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Authored and co-authored by Sachin and Boria Majumdar, the book records the twenty-four years long cricketing career of Sachin and many other aspects of his life which were previously unknown to the public. ![]() Theme and Technicalities of the Book:Īs most of us must know, this is an autobiography of the master blaster. ![]() On the very first day, Playing it My Way broke all the world records by any Hardcover adult book in both – fiction and non-fiction genre! Such is the talisman of the person be it on-field or off the field, Sachin Tendulkar rules the hearts! Let’s move ahead to the different sections. Playing it My Way has broken all the records by an Indian book in the very first week it was launched. Sachin’s great contribution to the game of cricket and through it, the fame and name that he earned for India and often unnoticed, the millions of aspirations that he has brought for the youths around the world has earned him the highest civilian award for an Indian – Bharat Ratna! We are talking about his book today – Playing it My Way. Sachin Tendulkar is the icon for Indian youths and almost a God for those who love cricket! For a very long time, his charismatic presence in the field with twenty-two steps of edged piece of land in the middle has given us, the Indians, many moments of pride and honour. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since then, Follett has continued to write historical epics, including World Without End and A Column of Fire. This epic saga introduced Follett’s signature style of blending historical accuracy with fictional characters and events, which proved to be a winning formula. However, Follett’s breakthrough came with The Pillars of the Earth, a sprawling historical novel set in 12th-century England. His early books, such as Eye of the Needle and The Key to Rebecca, were fast-paced spy thrillers set during World War II. Over the years, Follett’s writing style has evolved and diversified, from spy thrillers to historical epics. He is a bestselling author who has published almost 40 books, the most successful of which is The Pillars of the Earth. Kenneth Martin Follett is a British author born in Cardiff. ![]() Since then, Follett has written over 30 books, which have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. His first novel, Eye of the Needle, published in 1978, was an instant success, making him a bestselling author overnight. He studied philosophy at University College London before working as a journalist in the 1970s. Ken Follett is an acclaimed Welsh writer born in Cardiff in 1949. ![]() ![]() ![]() From an absurdist's point of view, the entire endeavor is a delicious response to the inherent meaninglessness of human life and reality. To voyage to the South Pole seems perfectly absurd, but that is what makes them heroic. This could be said of his entire crew as well. One could say that Sir Ernest Shackleton's voyage is an act of heroism. The question asked by this story seems to be, "Why would anyone do such a thing?" When Sir Ernest Shackleton undertakes perhaps the most dangerous voyage of all time, knowing there will be nothing but ice for him to discover, why does he do such a thing? Why does his crew agree to go with him, to work the ropes in deadly low temperatures? Why do five members of the surviving crew return to explore the Drake Passage? The purpose of the non-fictional story seems to indicate human tenacity and bravery in the face of meaninglessness and death. ![]() Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() Howard Snyder’s son Steve has, with the publication of Shot Down, provided historians and the public with a true and gripping saga of violent aerial combat, capture, evasion, imprisonment, and liberation. After these first ones, the reviews started pouring in. Associations, publishing professionals, magazines and others who have an audience outreach and who have reviewed “Shot Down”.ĬLICK HERE to read the earlier reviews. ![]() ![]() Industry Reviews | Reader Reviews These reviews are exciting to receive because they are a recognition of not only great writing but important historical facts. ![]() ![]() ![]() The odds are always against her and when she beats those odds, and finishes the story sipping daiquiris on the beach in Togo rather than breaking rocks in the yard at Sing Sing, it’s a satisfying - and subtly unsettling - outcome.īut the Femme Fatale, like most really satisfying tropes in fiction, is based on real life. ![]() She’s taking on the 1930s “man’s world” like a Samurai taking on an enemy army. But occasionally she doesn’t, and when the Femme Fatale is done right, it’s impossible not to root for her. Usually, in the old hard-boiled pulp stories and noir films, she comes to a bad end - as O’Shaughnessy does, more or less. Assertive, sexy, and utterly free from the soft bondage of conscience, she plays the men around her like pianos, getting whatever she wants and leaving them stranded afterward gasping for air like fresh-caught fish flopping on the dock. ONE OF THE MOST enduring and appealing tropes in popular fiction is the “Femme Fatale,” like Brigid O’Shaughnessy in Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon. ![]() ![]() (Part 1 of a 2-part series on Carrie Bradley, 1880s Portland's most sinister and audacious bordello madam. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio version: Download MP3 or use controls below: ![]() ![]() ![]() Published posthumously, the Confessions, supplemented by Reveries of the Solitary Walker, is the precursor of the modern autobiography. , 471,, 279,, 300.įirst edition of the first six books of the Confessions and the Reveries, Rousseau’s autobiographical masterpiece, handsomely bound. Octavo, period-style full brown calf gilt, raised bands, red leather spine labels, uncut pp. Rousseau, Suivies des Reveries du Promeneur Solitarie. “I HAVE RESOLVED ON AN ENTERPRISE WHICH HAS NO PRECEDENT, AND WHICH, ONCE COMPLETE, WILL HAVE NO IMITATION”: RARE FIRST EDITION OF ROUSSEAU’S CONFESSIONS, UNCUT COPY ![]() ![]() ![]() How then do we get prepared? By mastering the secret place. “ The face of christianity is changed, generation after generation by those who discover the power of the secret place”īob said “there are storms yet to hit your life, the question is, will you have the foundation in place to survive the storms?” To win in the day of battle, we have to get prepared for it before it comes. As we all know, prayer is a vital point to have a successful year. Secrets of the Secret place written by Bob Sorge and published by Oasis House is centered on our prayer life as a Christian, written in four parts which covered quite a lot, from our attitude to the secret place, how to kickstart, things to put in place and actually settling in the flow. Enough of the suspense right, don’t mind me. ![]() This book is such an important one to start the year with. I have an amazing book to discuss this week, when I know I need help in certain areas, I find books in those areas and learn from those who has been in my shoes before. If yours look too cumbersome already, you can try my method lol□□ I am not writing much resolutions this year, just two major things that controls every other area of my life is what I have decided to work on with God on my side.□□. I know many are hooked up on new year resolutions and all, you might even be breaking yours already, don’t beat yourself up yet, It will surely get better. Happy new year to you all my readers, how was the festive period? I hope it was fun and lively at your side, It was more of God and family time at my end. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In one of two boxed features in this chapter, Buxton offers a useful definition of a myth as “a socially powerful traditional story” (p. The first chapter is called “Contexts, Sources, Meanings” and it outlines, as the title suggests, some general aspects about Greek myth(s). Although there are moments when this book can read like another dictionary or handbook on Greek myth(s), it usually rises above such fare with observations which offer the general reader a more sophisticated engagement than usual with Greek mythology.Ī brief introductory chapter outlines clearly the scope and content of the book which is dealt with in seven chapters: “Contexts, Sources, Meanings”, “Myths of Origin”, “The Olympians: Power, Honour, Sexuality”, “Heroic Exploits”, “Family Sagas”, “A Landscape of Myths” and “Greek Myths after the Greeks”. In the introduction he says that his objective is to “to offer a comprehensive picture of the world of Greek mythology”, a world which he describes as “the imaginative contours and horizons, the motifs and recurrent concerns, which lent meaning to the stories” (p. It is a contribution to a Thames and Hudson’s series The Complete World of and Buxton is under no illusions about the problem posed by the presence of ‘complete’ in the title. This book, which is intended for a non-academic readership, is an excellent introduction to Greek mythology. ![]() ![]() In trying to find out who killed her predecessor, Mahit gets wrapped up in the tendrils of Imperial politics, with the fate of not only her home, but also the entire empire on the line. ![]() Her predecessor, it so happens, has perished in the course of his duties - a murder, in fact. A Memory Called Empire is a dazzling space opera involving a Byzantine plot that immerses the reader in a fully realized world with a cast of interesting characters.Ī Memory called Empire follows the story of an ambassador named Mahit from the small space station Lsel who travels to the heart of a galactic Empire to replace her predecessor. ![]() This is A Memory Called Empire by debut novelist Arkady Martine. And for me, it succeeds where that other novel failed. This book steps into those shoes, attempting to capture that Dune magic, and walks miles in them. But for me, that novel fell down on a number of fronts and was an enormous disappointment. The text showed that the author clearly was writing in conversation with Dune, trying to catch that magic about a big broad space opera by focusing on the life and times of a protagonist destined to have an enormous impact on their universe. Comparisons to Dune were explicitly made. ![]() Last year, I read a debut author’s space opera that was hyped by many as the Next Big Thing. ![]() |