![]() ![]() ![]() Xianity Divided examines two Roman Catholic "Churches"-a Church of Piety & a Church of Power-as they respond to heretical challenges, Luther's Reformation & the Spanish Inquisition. Medieval Currents sheds light on the misleadingly named "Dark Ages" & the vital role faith played in the scientific revolution. Consolidating Xian Europe argues that Constantine's conversion did the church great harm, examines the gradual demise of paganism & clarifies the motives behind the Crusades. Xianizing the Empire looks at Jesus' life & the formative days of the movement he inspired, explaining why Xianity was a reprieve from the miseries of daily life for many. Xmas Eve surveys the religious situation within which Xianity began. As it moves thru six historical eras, The Triumph of Xianity gets right to Xianity's most pivotal & controversial moments-often turning them on their heads: Now he tells a more extensive story, beginning with the religious & social situation prior to Jesus' birth & continuing to the present. In his The Rise of Xianity, he examined the early success of Xianity & how it conquered Rome. In The Triumph of Xianity, religious & social historian Stark explains how an obscure Jewish sect became the largest, most thriving religion in the world. Their number grows more rapidly than that of any other major faith. ![]()
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![]() ![]() and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an American Black Muslim minister and a spokesman for the Nation of Islam.Īfter leaving the Nation of Islam in 1964, he made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. ![]() If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again. The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive. So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise. Quotes from The Autobiography of Malcolm X ![]() Here, the man who called himself “the angriest Black man in America” relates how his conversion to true Islam helped him confront his rage and recognize the brotherhood of all mankind. In this riveting account, he tells of his journey from a prison cell to Mecca, describing his transition from hoodlum to Muslim minister. Through a life of passion and struggle, Malcolm X became one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. Audiobook Length: 16 hours and 52 minutes ![]() ![]() ![]() Two months later, on August 23, Bandhan Bank was launched with 6. On June 17, 2015, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh stepped out of the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai with a much - coveted banking licence beating some of the country's top corporate houses. In this book, Curnow provides an accessible introduction to wisdom and the many ways we have thought about and tried to achieve it throughout history.īook: Bandhan Author: Tamal Bandyopadhyay Publisher: Penguin Price: Rs 499 Pages: 353 Wisdom has fascinated the human race for thousands of years philosophers are notorious for being in love with it and for centuries writers have tried to capture its essence in proverbs and fables. ![]() What is that elusive difference between a simple grasp of the facts and profound understanding? What is it all about wisdom that sets it apart from mere intelligence? "There is no fool like an old fool, " goes the saying. ![]() The IANS bookshelf has on offer a variety of volumes this weekend.īook: Wisdom Author: Trevor Curnow Publisher: Speaking Tiger Pages: 239 Price: Rs 399 Get an accessible introduction to wisdom, read about the journey of a bank, immserse yourself into the moving story of a war's consequences and delve into the fantastical world of a bird. ![]() ![]() ![]() Every era has its own conventions and dirty secrets, and she teases these out and weaves them into Evie's desire to step out of the shadow of her blonde bombshell mother.Īt the hotel, Evie is smitten by a fellow guest, Peter Coleridge, whose good looks, charm and sophistication win over the ladies - though not Joe, who was in the same army unit overseas. ![]() But where Blundell really scores is with the nuances and vagaries of the time. There's talk of Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce. The sense of period is nicely evoked and never overplayed. Evie's not in the photo because she doesn't fit the postwar fairytale. ![]() The headline ran: "And the dish ran away with the spoon". ![]() A photographer from Life magazine took a picture of them on the steps of City Hall. Joe and Bev married when Evie was nine, after GI Joe returned from the war. But Blundell, if not Evie, hints all may not be what it seems. The reason Evie is there with her mother, Beverly, and stepfather, Joe - in the rainy season, when those in the know give Palm Beach a wide berth - is an apparently spur-of-the-moment decision by Joe. ![]() ![]() ![]() "In The Queen of Hearts, Kimmery Martin deftly weaves a tale of friendship and betrayal, family and lost love, the choices that define us and the secrets that keep us. As it becomes evident that Emma must have known more than she revealed about circumstances that nearly derailed both their lives, Zadie starts to question everything she thought she knew about her closest friend. Nick's unexpected reappearance at a time of new professional crisis shocks both women into a deeper look at the difficult choices they made at the beginning of their careers. As chief resident, Nick Xenokostas was the center of Zadie's life-both professionally and personally-throughout a tragic chain of events during her third year of medical school that she has long since put behind her. Their lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, are chaotic but fulfilling, until the return of a former colleague unearths a secret one of them has been harboring for years. ![]() Now they're happily married wives and mothers with successful careers-Zadie as a pediatric cardiologist and Emma as a trauma surgeon. Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began navigating serious romantic relationships amid the intensity of medical school. A powerful debut novel, praised by The New York Times, Bustle, and Hypable, that pulses with humor and empathy as it explores the heart's capacity for forgiveness. ![]() ![]() ![]() His notions are more platonic and idealistic. Clive is not much interested in the physical expression of love he thinks it will "lower" them. At first Maurice is shocked and repelled by what his friend says, but later that night he climbs in the window to give him a quick, passionate kiss and whisper "I love you."įrom the first, their ideas about love are opposite. The man he loves is Maurice ( James Wilby), also well-born, who may go into the stock market. The man declaring his love is Clive ( Hugh Grant), an aristocrat who can look forward to a lifetime of wealth, privilege and perhaps public office. At Cambridge, two undergraduates become close friends, and then one day in a moment of risk, one tells the other that he loves him. ![]() The story takes place in the years before World War I, when homosexuality was outlawed in Britain and being exposed meant disgrace and ruin. ![]() ![]() ![]() From a curious letter Michael had written, Simon believed his brother had stumbled upon something of great importance hidden in the craggy reaches of the mountainside. Simon told Camilla he had come to the ancient Greek ruins to "appease the shade” of his brother Michael, killed some fourteen years earlier on Parnassus. ![]() A matter of life and death," he whispered and disappeared.įrom that moment Camilla her life suddenly begins to take off when she sets out on a mysterious car journey to Delphi in the company of a charming but quietly determined Englishman named Simon Lester. Then, without warning, a stranger approached, thrust a set of car keys at her and pointed to a huge black touring car parked at the curb. She had been sitting quietly in a crowded Athens cafe writing to her friend Elizabeth in England, "Nothing ever happens tome." Camilla Haven is on holiday alone, and wishes for some excitement. ![]() ![]() Jonny seems to have a lot of affection for his kokum (grandmother), as she was there for him most of his life, helping him pick himself up. Others were a bit too descriptive for my taste. Did I enjoy it? Some parts I found educational and enjoyable. Overall, I am still unsure what I think about Jonny Appleseed. Many scenes containing excessive details about dreams, thoughts, and sexual encounters. The book was written mostly in a narrative style, with minimal dialogue. Jonny is a sex worker, and there are many descriptions of the encounters. The book paints a realistic look at the lives of the Indigenous people both on and off the “rez.” Negatives That helps add to the realism of the characters and situations in the book. What makes it even better, is the author is also a part of the community. It is wonderful to read a book that includes an Indigenous person who is a member of the LGBTQ2A+ community. Jonny is a Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer person who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We follow Jonny Appleseed over a brief period of time as they try to raise the money to return home for a funeral. Since then, it has been nominated for the CBC Canada Reads 2021 and was awarded the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction in 2019. ![]() Jonny Appleseed was written by Joshua Whitehead and was published in 2018. ![]() “You’re gonna need a rock and a whole lotta medicine,” is a quote from Jonny Appleseed, and is the theme of this book. ![]() ![]() I rated this 5 our of 5 stars because it’s just one of the best things I’ve ever read. It had me laughing out loud and like the action parts were amazing. This is such a fast paced book I read through it in a day. ![]() ![]() She is so funny, and has a smart-ass/ sarcastic comment for everything, which makes this book that much more enjoyable to read. Sophie Mercer is one of my favorite characters. ![]() As you can imagine a lot of exciting and awesome adventures can only await someone there. While she’s at prom she attempts to do a spell and it goes horribly wrong, therefore, getting her sent to Hectate Hall (a.k.a “Hex Hall.”) This is a boarding school for Prodigium (basically a fancy word for magical people) get sent to after they do bad things to gain control of their power and as a safe place to hide so organizations, like “The Eye”(These are the “bad guys” in the series) don’t find them. ![]() She found at she was a witch three year prior when she was twelve. The story starts off when the main character, Sophie Mercer, is at prom. For those of you that don’t know what this series is about: This is my no spoiler review of the Hex Hall series. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a slow-paced read and the whole time I felt like I was just waiting for something to happen and whatever I was waiting for wasn’t delivered. I didn’t hate or love it but to be honest, I was kind of bored throughout. TL DR: Unpopular opinion time: this book was severely underwhelming. Perhaps, together, we could forge a new world.īecause we all know how this story ends, don’t we? Aurora is the beautiful princess. If my power began her curse, perhaps it’s what can lift it. Even though it was a power like mine that was responsible for her curse.īut with less than a year until that curse will kill her, any future I might see with Aurora is swiftly disintegrating-and she can’t stand to kiss yet another insipid prince. ![]() Aurora says I should be proud of my gifts. Humiliated and shamed by the same nobles who pay me to bottle hexes and then brand me a monster. One who isn’t bothered that I am Alyce, the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. Not the way they care about their jewels and elaborate parties and charm-granting elixirs. Let me tell you, no one in Briar actually cares about what happens to its princesses. You’ve heard this before, haven’t you? The handsome prince. A curse that could only be broken by true love’s kiss. ![]() ![]() Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. ![]() |