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Bangkok eight book7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The sexual lib was all about late adolescents able to fall in love without the misery of unwanted kids thanks to the pill,” he said. I lived in the hippest part of London and don’t know of a single woman who burned a bra. What about the sexual liberation of the “free love” era and women burning their bras in public? Was that overblown? Then there was the music, a year off, the caves of Matala where a dozen ex-servicemen from Nam all with drug habits camped out, a few bars where you could get smashed on ouzo and retsina for less than a dollar, and Mick Jagger singing, ‘You can’t always get what you want,’ on the café’s jukebox. ![]() I was unusually restrained, a serious scholar, but even so, I was, and perhaps still am, a natural hippy. Even before Chelsea became hip kids were smoking dope and dropping acid in Hampstead. I lived in north London and my playground was Hampstead Heath. What attracted him to the freewheeling hippie life? Of all the paths that lead to becoming a lawyer, John Burdett chose one of the lesser traveled routes: dropping out of middle-class London life before university to wander across Europe and Morocco on the “hippie trail,” living in the Matala caves on the Greek isle of Crete, hand-carved by lepers a century ago and where folk singer Joni Mitchell once crash-landed and later immortalized in the song “Cary.” ![]() Before publishing his breakthrough book Bangkok 8, and five later entries in the series, John Burdett lived a life of novel-worthy plot twists among hippies in Europe, the criminal underclass in London, and the Hong Kong elite. ![]() Poster calvin and hobbes7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.Some of the main highlights of Interpretative Communication are: For example, in a class, the learners may not understand every word said by the teacher but are expected to understand the main crux of the topic. The target has to understand the message in both written and spoken form keeping various aspects in mind. ![]() Problem-solving and conflict management become easierĪlso referred to as the “ one-way communication”, in this mode, the information conveyed by the sender is interpreted by the receiver in its original form.Decision-making becomes more effective and less time-consuming.Builds cordial relations and soft skills.Helps in devising plans and strategies for reaching a goal.Maintains the flow of conveying information.Thus, there are five modes of communication:īefore we delve deep into the topic, let us first understand the importance of different modes of communication. Communication is the process of sharing information between individuals using a set of common rules, behaviour, symbols, and signs. ![]() A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge7/5/2023 ![]() So a multi-species rescue mission is launched, led by human researcher Ravni and by Pham, a construct once part of a Power now eaten by the Blight close behind the rescuers come the forces of the Blight. Up in the Middle Beyond, meanwhile, the realization grows that the escaped Straumli ship may contain something that will help defeat the Blight. Two human children, Johanna and Jefri, survive-only to become pawns in a Tine power struggle. One ship alone survives the Straumli disaster fleeing into the Low Beyond, the ship crash-lands on a planet inhabited by Tines, multi-bodied, pack-minded aliens with a warlike medieval culture. The civilizations of the High Beyond realize their peril when even transcendent Powers prove no match for the Blight. A human colony of the High Beyond, the Straumli Realm, experiments with an ancient database, thereby unwittingly unleashing an unstoppable, enslaving predator, the Blight. An unknown being or force has partitioned the universe into ``zones of thought'': at the bottom is the Slow Zone, where intelligence is modest and the speed of light a limiting factor in the Beyond, where multi-light-speed ultradrive travel is possible, thousands of smart races flourish and the Transcend is inhabited by godlike Powers, to which state many races of the Beyond aspire. ![]() ![]() Vast, riveting far-future saga involving evil gods, interstellar war, and manipulative aliens, from the author of The Peace War and the splendid Marooned in Realtime. ![]() Snow Falls by Gerri Hill7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Because even things that we know are unattainable flutter within our grasp. Dawn is her favorite time of day, the moment right before sunrise. She collects things nature offers, like an unusual pinecone, colorful rocks, or an abandoned bird feather. Her favorite pastimes include camping, hiking, birdwatching (though she insists she doesn’t wear funny hats yet!), photography, and cooking. They share their lives with an ever-changing cast of furry friends. When she isn’t writing, Gerri and her longtime partner, Diane, can be found at their home in East Texas, where their vegetable garden, orchard, and five acres of woods keep them busy. Gerri’s love of nature and of being outdoors usually makes its way into her stories as her characters often find themselves in beautiful natural settings. Many more romances have followed, with the occasional murder mystery in the mix. Her first published work came in 2000 with One Summer Night. Gerri began writing lesbian romance as a way to amuse herself while snowed in one winter in the mountains of Colorado, and hasn’t looked back. ![]() The Wine of Angels by Phil Rickman7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I haven’t ever read The Wine of Angels before. I have in the past read a book by him – a Merrily Watkins novel, and so, as nostalgia hit, I decided to take a look at the series again! He has some horror mysteries set in Wales. My Mum, also a big reader, also gave me some recommendations, and one was the author Phil Rickman. ![]() I wanted to read something based in Wales, and as usual Bookish Twitter came up trumps. I love reading books set abroad, but sometimes, you need a good cosy book that reminds you of home. And also-as Merrily Watkins and her teenage daughter, Jane, discover-a village where horrific murder is a tradition that spans centuries.Ī few weeks ago, I was deeply engrossed in the enchanting Sleeper’s Castle by Barbara Erskine (go check out my review here! I will never stop talking about this novel □), and I took to the lovely Bookish Twitter to ask for recommendations. ![]() A paradise of cobbled streets and timber-framed houses. But this is Ledwardine, steeped in cider and secrets. Nor had she wanted to walk into a dispute over a controversial play about a 17th-century clergyman accused of witchcraft, a story that certain long-established families would rather remained obscure. The new vicar had never wanted a picture-postcard parish-or a huge and haunted vicarage. Title: The Wine of Angels Author: Phil Rickman Genre: Crime mystery Published: 1998 Publisher: Macmillan Format: ebook (Kindle) (bought) My rating: 4/5 About the book: ![]() Nightwatch over windscar7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Reilly as Deputy Inspector Bill Davis (uncredited)Īfter the original Nattevagten found critical acclaim in 1994, director Ole Bornedal was hired by Dimension Films (who had recently purchased the distribution rights for Nattevagten) to come to the United States and remake the film. At the same time, Martin slowly discovers clues that point to the real perpetrator. A string of gruesome prostitute murders committed by a necrophiliac serial killer quickly point to him as the lead suspect in the investigation carried out by Inspector Thomas Cray. Law student Martin Bells is hired as a night watchman at a hospital morgue. ![]() It is a remake of the 1994 Danish film of the same name, which was also directed by Bornedal. It was written by Bornedal and Steven Soderbergh. Nightwatch is a 1997 American horror thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal and starring Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte. ![]() ![]() ![]() It really transports you back to the 16 th century. ![]() ![]() This is one of those novels that grabs you by the hand and leads you through a city with no discrimination between the beautiful and the hideous. Whether walking through a luxurious palace belonging to an aristocrat or wandering the dirty, dark streets of an impoverished area of town, Venice is rendered so convincingly that the reader can almost smell the stench of the canals and feel the rich texture of Fiammetta’s velvet gown. Despite setbacks and struggles, Fiammetta is soon in demand, even posing for the painter Titian for the painting that has since become known as The Venus of Urbino. Fiammetta Bianchini, a fiery courtesan renowned for her beauty, is forced to flee her home during the 1527 Sack of Rome. She and her dwarf/pimp, Bucino, wander the Italian countryside for weeks before arriving in Venice, where Fiammetta grew up. It is here in the city of canals that the pair decides to start their lives over and make Fiammetta as wealthy and popular as she was in Rome. With the aid of the mysterious La Draga, a blind healer reputed to have prophetic powers, Bucino and Fiammetta set up shop. ![]() The imitation game by Jim Ottaviani7/4/2023 ![]() Computer science buffs, comics fans, and history aficionados will be captivated by this riveting and tragic story of one of the 20th century's most unsung heroes. ![]() While Turing's achievements remain relevant decades after his death, the story of his life in post-war Europe continues to fascinate audiences today.Īward-winning duo Jim Ottaviani (the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Feynman and Primates) and artist Leland Purvis (an Eisner and Ignatz Award nominee and occasional reviewer for the Comics Journal) present a factually detailed account of Turing's life and groundbreaking research-as an unconventional genius who was arrested, tried, convicted, and punished for his openly gay lifestyle, and whose innovative work still fuels the computing and communication systems that define our modern world. ![]() His code breaking efforts led to the cracking of the German Enigma during World War II, work that saved countless lives and accelerated the Allied defeat of the Nazis. The Imitation Game presents a historically accurate graphic novel biography of Turing's life, including his groundbreaking work on the fundamentals of cryptography and artificial intelligence. Award winning authors Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis present a historically accurate graphic novel biography of English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.Įnglish mathematician and scientist Alan Turing (1912–1954) is credited with many of the foundational principles of contemporary computer science. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for THE IMITATION GAME: ALAN TURING DECODED By Jim Ottaviani Mint Condition at the best online. ![]() Black on Red by Robert Robinson7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() He sought publication for his book only after his U.S. He said he feared that any minute his quarters could be searched, his writing confiscated and he would be charged with subversive activity against the government. I would not dare keep a journal,” Robinson said. He kept no notebook or diary while he was in the Soviet Union. ![]() While there, however, he said, he was able to create 27 industrial inventions in the First State Ball Bearing Factory in Moscow.Ī toolmaker and engineer by trade, Robinson said he felt freer working there than in the United States, where his American co-workers sabotaged his machinery. In a recent interview Robinson said he hopes his book will enlighten the world about the oppressive nature of the Soviet society he saw between 19. Robert Robinson was a perfect example of that.” They could work in positions in the Soviet Union that they could never hold in the U.S. They were leaving the Depression behind to find a place where they could find a job. “There were those who went purely for economic reasons. “The minority of the black people who went in the ’20s and ’30s went for political reasons,” Blakely said. ![]() American Express rose 25 cents a share to $31.125, Pfizer rose 62.5 cents a share to $57.125, Dow Chemical was up $1.25 a share at $90.875 and Sara Lee was up 62.5 cents a share at $48. In trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the prices of all four companies’ stocks rose. ![]() |