![]() ![]() ![]() In today’s divisive world, Sunim’s call for selflessness and generosity sometimes comes across as too idealistic, but his book is perfect for readers looking for a respite from busy lives and tumultuous times. Sunim evokes a calm assuredness in his philosophy, reminiscent of Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran, whose spiritual prose has inspired Sunim. ![]() He also offers insightful observations: the world has never complained about how busy it is, so it is we who are too busy love is real once you stop trying so hard it’s important to let children know that it’s okay to fail. Sunim, born in Korea and educated in America, may have a more fully developed spiritual nature than most people, but he grounds his philosophical approach in. Much of Sunim’s wisdom is common sense: learn from mistakes build in some personal time in your relationship with your loved one. ![]() Using modern colloquial language for concrete examples, he explains that when we slow down, we are no longer tangled with our own thoughts and pain. In mostly six- or seven-line stanzas, Sunim presents his philosophy on well-being and happiness in eight areas: rest, mindfulness, passion, relationships, love, life, the future, and spirituality. Sunim, a Korean Buddhist monk educated in America, confronts life’s challenges in this practical book, which has sold more than three million copies in Korea. 5 things you can see 4 things you can feel 3 things you can hear 2 things you can smell 1 thing you can taste 19. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “Living in Liverpool definitely influenced my love of retro design and fashion, like being raised on the Beatles,” she said. However, it was Baby Fever (2021), her ‘70s prom night pro-choice body horror film co-written with Alex Hartwig, which put Cumming on the map.Ĭumming was influenced in her early childhood by the retro vibe of the ‘70s. Her second film, Camp Calypso (2019), was a summer camp creative featurette. Her first film, Fanatico (2018), was in the neo-giallo genre and was a joint project with Sam Schrader, another PSU alumni. Cumming graduated from Portland State’s film school in 2020. ![]() ![]() Cumming is reclaiming the ‘70s horror genre in the name of women.Ĭumming is a writer, director and co-founder of Monstrous Femme Films -taking ‘70s campy horror films and giving them a feminist perspective with a sociopolitical message. This is not for the faint of heart, but for Cumming it comes easy because horror is her first love. Satirizing stereotypes of people of color, LGBTQ+ people and women is what makes her films both shocking in general and popular among her fan base. Writing horror film scripts from a feminist perspective with plenty of blood and carnage is not something anyone can do, but Hannah May Cumming is doing it in ‘70s retro style. ![]() ![]() Once again, Easy asserts his reign over the City of (Fallen) Angels. ![]() Written with Mosley’s signature grit and panache, this engrossing and atmospheric mystery is not only a trip back in time, it is also a tough-minded exploration of good and evil, and of the power of guilt and redemption. Little Green by Walter Mosley, 2014, Phoenix edition, in English. Fueled by an elixir called Gator’s Blood, brewed by the conjure woman Mama Jo, Easy experiences a physical, spiritual, and emotional resurrection, but peace and love soon give way to murder and mayhem. True to form, the tough WWII veteran survives, and soon his murderous sidekick Mouse has him back cruising the mean streets of L.A., in all their psychedelic 1967 glory, to look for a young black man, Evander “Little Green” Noon, who disappeared during an acid trip. ![]() We last saw Easy in 2007’s Blonde Faith, fighting for his life after his car plunges over a cliff. In the incendiary and fast-paced Little Green, he returns from the brink of death to investigate the dark side of L.A.’s 1960s hippie haven, the Sunset Strip. ![]() Eleven books later, Easy Rawlins is one of the few private eyes in contemporary crime fiction who can be called iconic and immortal. When Walter Mosley burst onto the literary scene in 1990 with his first Easy Rawlins mystery, Devil in a Blue Dress-a combustible mixture of Raymond Chandler and Richard Wright-he captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of readers (including future president Bill Clinton). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It can be used as a textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in computer science or as a reference for researchers in the area of programming technology for distributed computing. The book is unique in bridging the gap between the theory and the practice of programming distributed computing systems. The parallel structure of the chapters in both part one (theory) and part two (practice) enable the reader not only to compare the different theories but also to see clearly how a programming language supports a theoretical model. The book then presents programming languages that follow the theoretical models already described, including Pict, SALSA, and JoCaml. The major theories of concurrent computation - including the p-calculus, the actor model, the join calculus, and mobile ambients - are explained with a focus on how they help design and reason about distributed and mobile computing systems. Starting from the premise that understanding the foundations of concurrent programming is key to developing distributed computing systems, this book first presents the fundamental theories of concurrent computing and then introduces the programming languages that help develop distributed computing systems at a high level of abstraction. ![]() ![]() ![]() Charles Hayward hoped to marry Leonides’ granddaughter Sophia, yet instead finds himself in the midst of a dangerous mystery. Someone who knows something is bumped off before they can tell what they know’Ĭharismatic businessman and patriarch Aristide Leonides has been poisoned in his own home. ‘Well, in books there’s always a second murder about now. Three-quarter bound in blocked cloth, with a printed and blocked Modigliani paper front board This edition features seven evocative colour illustrations by artist Sally Dunne that perfectly capture the 1940s period and country-house setting, as well as a binding design that, like Christie’s writing, is both beautiful and sinister. Acknowledged the world over as the undisputed queen of crime, Christie composed the plot of Crooked House with all her usual brilliance, teasing the reader with multiple red herrings and canny psychological insights before leading them to a resolution that still has the power to shock, even today. Crooked House is the epitome of an Agatha Christie novel – in fact, Christie herself described it as one of her own ‘special favourites’. And one amateur sleuth racing to fit all of the crooked pieces together. This edition features evocative illustrations by Sally Dunne.Ī mysterious poisoning. The newest addition to the Folio crime library is Crooked House, the book that Agatha Christie herself believed was one of her best. ![]() ![]() ![]() Reacquainted with pain and fear, the devil is back in hell's kitchen, but is the man who returned to the rooftops the same man who fell off them? Find out, in CHIP ZDARSKY'S new era of DAREDEVIL! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Daredevil By Chip Zdarsky Vol 01: Know Fear TP Marvel Comics (W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Marco Checchetto & Various. ![]() Reacquainted with pain and fear, the devil is back in hell's kitchen, but is the man who returned to the rooftops the same man who fell off them? Find out, in Chip Zdarsky's new era of Daredevil! Collecting: Daredevil 1-6 Matt Murdock has clawed his way through physical therapy, but his near death experience that nearly left him crippled has left its mark on him. Matt Murdock has clawed his way through physical therapy, but his near death experience that nearly left him crippled has left its mark on him. 1: Know Fear' The story takes place when the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) has been the mayor of New York for a year. ![]() Checchetto, Marco Zdarsky, Chip Sharma, Lalit Kumar (illustrator). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. ![]() ![]() Will they achieve their theme park dreams? Or does Dr. But the Ella Mentry School kids are nothing if not determined! Corbett Is in Orbit by Gutman, Dan, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9780062947642). Carbles, the evil president of the Board of Education, doesn’t think they can do it. and his friends have the chance to win a trip to Dizzyland- if they can finish 5,000 books first. Graphic novel fans, prepare yourselves for a trip you won’t soon forget! New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman and veteran illustrator Jim Paillot have brought you a second zany My Weird School graphic novel!Ī.J. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Maybe having an off-the-wagon alcoholic superhero in the Marvel Universe would be more fun? Hercules proves that being the first superhero doesn’t necessarily make you the best, nor the most enduring. Still Going Strong sets out to make the case that Hercules is still relevant and instead left me unconvinced. Luke Ross’s art is decent and polished but is very much Marvel house style which isn’t the most unique look and doesn’t help this title stand out. It’s just not terribly interesting to read a strongman character punching big monsters, which is largely what this is. There’s some amusing banter between Herc and Gilgamesh (aka Gil) who’s crashing with Herc while he’s down in the dumps, and the story is coherent. ![]() Want to read a comic where Herc punches mythical Greek creatures in a contemporary setting? This is the book for you! To be fair to Dan Abnett, he doesn’t do a terrible job. Shame that change doesn’t make him any more interesting to readers! New gods called The Uprising Storm are fighting old gods and Herc’s gotta put these young whippersnappers in their place to prove that the olds are classics for a reason… zzz…. ![]() Hercules wants to be taken seriously as a hero so he’s given up the sauce. ![]() ![]() It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster to defend the life and the love she's fought so hard to win. The pearl itself is no ordinary cargo it thrums with malevolent power, jumping to Shiori's aid one minute, and betraying her the next - threatening to shatter her family and sever the thread of fate that binds her to her true love. ![]() She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all the while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood. Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined. Shiori's quest continues in the soaring sequel to the New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy Six Crimson Cranes. ![]() And a cursed pearl with the power to mend the world, or break it. ![]() |