Steal like an artist journal5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Follow interests wherever they take you-what feels like a hobby may turn into you life’s work. Nothing is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative and The Steal Like an Artist Journal: A Notebook for Creative Kleptomaniacs by Austin Kleon.Īn inspiring guide to creativity in the digital age, Steal Like an Artist presents ten transformative principles that will help readers discover their artistic side and build a more creative life. ![]()
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1491 mann5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Moreover, she argues that the frequent, strong weather conditions created by the tropical climate helped to secure the value of this strategy over a long-term period. ![]() This hypothesis is based primarily on a work by Smithsonian archaeologist Betty Meggers, who writes of the specific effectiveness of slash-and-burn techniques sued to enrich the rainforest’s soil. Beginning with the accounts of Gaspar de Carvajal, a Spanish explorer and would-be conquistador, Mann expounds upon the hypothesis that the Amazon region was formerly densely populated, owing to its novel techniques of agriculture. These traditions, which sprang up in reaction to the difficult and even hostile environment of the rainforest, evolved over thousands of years. Chapter 9 investigates the peculiar culture surrounding agriculture among the societies of the Amazon rainforest. ![]() Empire of Self by Jay Parini5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() It was translated into over thirty languages, and adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film ( The Last Station) starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy, and Paul Giamatti. His 1990 international best-selling novel The Last Station is about the final months of Leo Tolstoy. Parini has written eight novels, many of which are about the lives of literary icons, and narratives from his own personal life. He is a member of the Board of Visitors of Ralston College, a liberal arts college in Savannah that was founded in February, 2010. He was a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of London in 2005–2006. He was the Fowler Hamilton Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford University, in 1993–1994. ![]() Parini was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1993. In 1976, Parini co-founded the New England Review with Sydney Lea. ![]() Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing. He taught at Dartmouth College from 1975 to 1982, and has taught since 1982 at Middlebury College, where he is the D.E. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1970 and was awarded a doctorate by the University of St. Parini was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania, and brought up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He has published novels about Leo Tolstoy, Walter Benjamin, Paul the Apostle, and Herman Melville. He is known for novels, poetry, biography, screenplays and criticism. Jay Parini (born April 2, 1948) is an American writer and academic. ![]() Nightfall and other stories isaac asimov5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of nonfiction. He penned numerous short stories, among them "Nightfall", which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best short science fiction story of all time, a title many still honor. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. ![]() ![]() Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).Īsimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ![]() Charley boorman long way down5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() “Then all these big pieces of rock started to fall off the mountain and one big chunk just missed my head. My shoulder was hanging off the side, dangling in the wind - it’s a deal-breaker if you fall. “The idea was to climb up and spend the night at 450ft, which I wasn’t that comfortable about given how tiny the stretcher was. His hairiest moment was when he found himself clinging to a stretcher half-way up a cliff face. I flew this huge glider and I landed about 10ft short of the Wright Brothers first flight. “And as the wind got up I started running along this big sand dune and took off. “At one stage I found myself standing on top of a sand dune and strapped to this replica of the Wright Brothers plane, waiting for the wind to get up to about 35 – 40 mph, which, if you’ve ever done gliding or parachuting you know you would never fly in those conditions. “When we did those trips, we went through countries relatively quickly.” For this series he had the chance to explore parts of America that fascinated him – Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, New Orleans and Utah – attempting numerous madcap challenges along the way. ![]() Gandhiji autobiography5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() During those days, England was the centre of knowledge, and he had to leave Smaladas College to pursue his father's desire. Gandhiji's father insisted he become a lawyer even though he intended to be a docto. Gandhi joined Samaldas College in Bhavnagar after passing his matriculation exams at the University of Bombay in 1887. Although he attended a primary school in Porbandar and received awards and scholarships there, his approach to his education was ordinary. Mahatma Gandhi's education was a major factor in his development into one of the finest persons in history. Mahatma Gandhi, thus, is the most renowned person on earth. His fame spread throughout the world during his lifetime and only increased after his demise. ![]() Gandhi Ji is considered ‘The Great Soul’ or ‘ The Mahatma ’ in the eyes of millions of his followers worldwide. ![]() Gandhi Ji was a living embodiment of non-violent protests (Satyagraha) to achieve independence from the British Empire's clutches and thereby achieve political and social progress. October 2, 2022, marks Gandhi Ji’s 153rd birth anniversary, celebrated worldwide as International Day of Non-Violence, and Gandhi Jayanti in India. He came to be known as the Father of The Nation. He was a politician, social activist, Indian lawyer, and writer who became the prominent Leader of the nationwide surge movement against the British rule of India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in the small city of Porbandar in Gujarat (OctoJanuary 30, 1948). ![]() Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James5/24/2023 ![]() He desires this lady like no one before, and this time he just waits for her. ![]() On the other end, Colby has been waiting and watching for Channing to set her interests on him. She has been longing for freedom she has a list of wants, and one of the wants in the list is o fulfill her fantasies with the hot cowboys. ![]() She is offered that opportunity to ride with the sexy and kinky cowboys during that summer and after which she is to return to her parents after the end of the summer period. The series is currently ongoing and consist of over 15 novels.Īll her entire life Channing, a girl from the East Coast has struggled to be what her parent’s desire, but she wants to let loose for the first time in her life. The first book in the series Rough Riders is Long Hard Ride published in 2007. She also writes other novel series under pseudonym Lori Armstrong and most of her books have won several awards. Lorelei James is a USA and New York Times bestselling author of Westerns such Rough Riders series, and romance series including Legacy series, Mastered series, and the Need You series. ![]() ![]() These are no ordinary cowboys, but they are the sexy, kinky, and hot cowboys. Rough Riders is a series which centers around McKay family and rough and ready cowboys. ![]() Brian freeman infinite5/24/2023 ![]() Now those parallel universes are unlocked-and Dylan’s doppelgänger has staked a claim to his world. Publisher/Date, Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio. She says he has been undergoing a unique hypnotherapy treatment built on the idea that with every choice, he creates an infinite number of parallel universes. Infinite sound recording / Brian Freeman read by Andrew Eiden. Dylan initially chalks it up to trauma, but that changes when he runs into a psychiatrist who claims he’s her patient. In the aftermath, through his grief, Dylan experiences sudden, strange visions: wherever he goes, he’s haunted by glimpses of himself. One rainy night, the unthinkable happens: Dylan Moran’s car plunges off the road into a raging river, his beautiful wife drowning as he struggles to shore. ![]() You can read this before Infinite PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įrom bestselling author Brian Freeman comes an explosive new psychological thriller that pushes the limits of reality as we know it. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Infinite written by Brian Freeman which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Infinite by Brian Freeman ![]() ![]() Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrage - one critic called her 'a hyena in petticoats' - yet it established her as the mother of modern feminism. In 1792, she published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, in which she attacked the educational restrictions that kept women ignorant and dependant on men as. ![]() It is one of the key texts of modern feminist thought. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity, and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Wollstonecraft first defended the rights of men in response to Burke’s pamphlet on the French Revolution, then turned to the rights of woman a couple of years later. Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. ![]() ![]() 'She is alive and active - we hear her voice and trace her influence even now' Virginia Woolf Writing just after the French and American revolutions, Mary Wollstonecraft firmly established the demand for womens emancipation in the context of the. ![]() The moon is down by john steinbeck5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Written with the purpose of motivating resistance movements in occupied countries, the book has appeared in at least 92 editions across the world. Although the text never names the occupying force as German, references to "The Leader", "Memories of defeats in Belgium and France 20 years ago" clearly suggest it. literature in the Soviet Union during the war. Furthermore, numerous other editions were also secretly published across all of occupied Europe, including Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, and Italian versions (as well as a Swedish version) it was the best known work of U.S. The story tells of the military occupation of a small town in Northern Europe by the army of an unnamed nation at war with England and Russia (much like the occupation of Norway by the Germans during World War II).Ī French language translation of the book was published illegally in Nazi-occupied France by Les Éditions de Minuit, a French Resistance publishing house. ![]() ![]() Fashioned for adaptation for the theatre and for which Steinbeck received the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross, it was published by Viking Press in March 1942. The Moon Is Down is a novel by American writer John Steinbeck. ![]() |