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The summer before beginning my undergraduate degree in Classical Civilization, having never studied the original texts before, I threw myself in at the deep end and read the Iliad and Odyssey (both in translation) back to back. ![]() This is a testament, I think, to the timelessness of their content: the deeply human passions and agonies that they evoke, the questions they raise about our own imperfect world, and the fluidity of form and tradition which makes them so ripe for retelling.īut what if we want to get to know these stories without a modern lens? It can be an intimidating prospect to approach literature written so long ago, in a language we do not know, for an audience so different from ourselves. Bestseller lists of recent years have shown that our interest in the tales of the ancient Greeks is still going strong after three millennia, and even experiencing a renaissance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The film takes a satirical approach to the source material’s fascistic and jingoistic qualities, while also looking a lot like “ 90210 in space” when not engaged in bloody carnage (which I was correct in assuming wouldn’t be a part of the novel). First, there was how much of the story’s key plot points were actually mirrored between the two. Having been released nearly four decades after the book, I wanted to see where it came from.Ī couple of things stuck out to me about the book, most apparent when juxtaposing it to the film, which I could not avoid doing. Admittedly what drew me to this book was my history with the 1997 film adaptation of the same name directed by Paul Verhoeven. ![]() Clarke, whom I always remember as important but don’t really go out of my way to read. He is among other science fiction authors, such as Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Heinlein, following Juan “Johnny” Rico through his military career in the Mobile Infantry (M.I.) of the Terran Federation, set against backdrop of an interplanetary war between humanity and a species of intelligent “pseudo-arachnids,” or simply “Bugs.” This is the first Heinlein book I’ve ever read, and the only one I’ve ever been compelled to pick up thus far. Starship Troopers is a 1959 military science fiction novel written by Robert A. In one of Robert Heinlein’s most controversial bestsellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest book camp in the Universe-and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against mankind’s most alarming enemy! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stones becomes an ode to Young’s home places and his dear departed, and to what of them-of us-poetry can save. Whether it’s the fireflies of a Louisiana summer caught in a mason jar (doomed by their collection), or his grandmother, Mama Annie, who latches the screen door when someone steps out for just a moment, all that makes up our flickering precarious joy, all that we want to protect, is lifted into the light in this moving book. “Like heat he seeks them, / my son, thirsting / to learn those / he don’t know / are his dead.” Poet Kevin Young’s collection Book of Hours features poems about the death of his late father interspersed with poems about the birth of his son. “We sleep long, / if not sound,” Kevin Young writes early on in this exquisite gathering of poems, “Till the end/ we sing / into the wind.” In scenes and settings that circle family and the generations in the American South-one poem, “Kith,” exploring that strange bedfellow of “kin”-the speaker and his young son wander among the stones of their ancestors. A book of loss, looking back, and what binds us to life, by a towering poetic talent, called “one of the poetry stars of his generation” ( Los Angeles Times). ![]() ![]() I chose the title Jar of Fools the way a band might choose its name: something enigmatic but suggestive, open to interpretation. The films of David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Richard Linklater were my touchstones. I knew I wanted to tell a long story, but had no idea how to go about it, so I decided to just make it up as I went. The art director invited me to write and draw a weekly page of comics for the paper, and I jumped at the chance. I landed the job, but swiftly became disillusioned with the comics publishing scene, and after a year I left to work for a free weekly arts and entertainment paper called The Stranger. ![]() I had no idea that, in doing so, I was joining a mass migration of recent college graduates who would catalyze Seattle’s local music scene into an international phenomenon before stepping into entry-level jobs at Amazon, Adobe and Microsoft. ![]() On the off chance that I could land a job with this publisher, I drove the 3,000 miles from Providence, Rhode Island, to the Pacific Northwest. I was interested in “alternative” comic books – which is to say, comic books that were not about superheroes – and I knew that the best-known publisher of such books was based in Seattle, Washington. ![]() I graduated from art school in 1991 with no clear idea of what to do with my life. ![]() ![]() Al Azif – azif was suppressed By Pope Gregory IX but it was translated and printed in German, Italian, and Spanish in the 16’th century. as Necronomicon by Theodorus Philetas and burnt by Patriarch Michael 1050 but a Latin version emerged in 1228. in Damascus in Syria by Abdul Alhazred – The Mad Arab. Lovecraft in his book History of the Necronomicon, which is generally considered pseudo-history, is about a book originally named Al Azif – azif. The myth, that was brought forward by author H. You can find lots of sites discussing the Necronomicon especially in the satanistic and urban shamanistic corners of the Internet. The ultimate collection of Necronomicons – Necronomicon is the book that never existed, or at least that is what I believe, even though more than a dozen books claim to be the original translation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All from 1.49 New Books from 23.96 Used Books from 1.49 Rare Books from 34. Check out the reviews on Amazon, or pick up a copy for some great reading this summer. Berton brings the story of the remarkable adventurers in the history of the Arctic exploration to life in all their glories and eccentricities-including some shocking revelations about who really reached the Pole. This book is bringing to life past the many past explorers who roamed the Arctic, and it’s been fascinating to find out the stories behind the names of so many northern places that now bear their names. Any Arctic book recommendations to add to my reading list? Love to hear about them!North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909″. ![]() Check out the reviews on Amazon, or pick up a copy for some great reading this summer. In preparation for my return to the north I’m reading, and really enjoying, Pierre Berton’s 2001 fantastic “The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909”. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The routine of his life like a damn was cracked and forgetfulness came dribbling through, wiping out this and that.And if he is caught and killed by the state, he will be considered a martyr – which will surely bring mockery to the Church. As the only active priest left in the state, he perverts the very faith he preaches. He also has a daughter, meaning he broke his vow to stay celibate. ![]() ![]() He is proud, envious, dishonest, cowardly, weak of faith, judgmental, a drunkard, and gluttonous. On the one hand, our protagonist, an unnamed priest known by locals as the “whiskey priest” (22), is a public sinner: In this case, the verbally ironic title The Power and the Glory displays how a priest, stripped of all visible power and glory, can still manifest the invisible power and glory through the sacrament of holy orders. Greene’s books, which usually focus on sinners, not saints, often display how decadent or corrupt anti-heroes can still perform heroic acts. ![]() Will he escape, or will he risk his life to serve the people who still keep their faith?”īased on events he witnessed while reporting as a journalist in Mexico in the 1930s, The Power and the Glory, is Graham Greene’s (1904-91) brilliant depiction of the most human of all saint stories. He slinks from town to town and says Mass when he can, all the while evading arrest. An alcoholic priest with a shameful past defies the law. “In 1930s Mexico, religion is outlawed in many areas.Quick Summary from CourseHero: “The Redemption of a Fallen Priest” ![]() ![]() ![]() Through previously untold stories from her father’s life and from her own journey in embodying these lessons, Shannon presents these philosophies in tangible, accessible ways. Over the course of the book, we discover how being like water allows us to embody fluidity and naturalness in life, bringing us closer to our essential flowing nature and our ability to be powerful, self-expressed, and free. Each chapter brings a lesson from Bruce Lee’s teachings, expanding on the foundation of his iconic “be water” philosophy. ![]() ![]() Now, in Be Water, My Friend, Lee’s daughter Shannon shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline?they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life. "Empty your mind be formless, shapeless like water."īruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies?demonstrating how martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth, and how we can practice those teachings every day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Hinton knows how to plunge us right into dead-end mentality-his inability to verbalize much of anything, to come to grips with his anger about his alcoholic father and the mother who deserted him, even his distance from his own feelings."- Kirkus Reviews The brothers are inseparable, and Motorcycle Boy will always be there to watch his back, so there's nothing to worry about, right? Or so Rusty-James believes, until his world falls apart and Motorcycle Boy isn't there to pick up the pieces.Īn edgy, emotional portrait of a troubled kid trying to navigate the chaotic world around him, Rumble Fish was made into a film by Francis Ford Coppola and has become a modern classic praised by School Library Journal as "stylistically superb" and beloved by multiple generations of readers. But Motorcycle Boy is also smart, so smart that Rusty-James relies on him to bail him out of trouble. ![]() Rusty-James wants to be just like his big brother Motorcycle Boy-tough enough to be respected by everyone in the neighborhood. From the author of The Outsiders: This novel about two brothers in a tough world "packs a punch that will leave readers of any age reeling" ( School Library Journal).Ī School Library Journal Best Book of the Year ![]() |