![]() ![]() Thinking back on the book, I enjoyed the narrative, but the dialogues are really what made it stand out. Roark is the prototypical hero in this philosophy, though if you read some of the things Roark does, you may bristle at the thought of holding him up as an example to be emulated. Rand unapologetically uses the story to advance her life philosophy, called Objectivism. Roark’s self-described worldview is “egotism,” and it’s this selfish, individualistic attitude that the rest of the world can’t seem to stand, save a few of his close friends. Roark is a non-conformist who finds himself at odds with the rest of his profession because of his refusal to compromise his artistic expression for the sake of tradition. ![]() For those who haven’t read it, The Fountainhead is a story about a young architect named Howard Roark. I recently picked up Ayn Rand’s 1943 novel The Fountainhead, and I must say I quite enjoyed it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() So, ten years later, Peter returns to Neverland and gives himself a new identity - Peter Pan - and a new body. In Chant’s tale, Wendy isn’t real: Peter Darling is a trans man whose parents force him to live as Wendy. Peter Darling is simultaneously hopeful and heartbreaking. Peter DarlingĪustin Chant‘s Peter Darling is a sequel that reimagines some of the basic concepts of Neverland and Peter Panitself. This is not your average summer reading list. So, my fellow GGAers and I have compiled a list of five awesome books that reimagine some classic tales. But, I’ve never been able to resist a retelling of a classic tale. All through school, I struggled with Jane Austen, Shakespeare and Virginia Woolf. ![]() I don’t know about you, but though I’ve always been a bookworm, most “classics” have always been a hard pass. ![]() ![]() economists, political scientists, sociologists, philosophers, theologians etc. ![]() The work evoked an immense interest in the philosophical and political world and received a flood of attention from all sorts of legal scholars, i.e. Rawls uses elements of Kantian as well utilitarian philosophy in order to describe a method for the moral evaluation of social and political institutions. The result is the famous theory of "justice as fairness", which is presented for the first time in this groundbreaking work. He sets out to solve the problem of distributive justice and does so by applying a variant of the "social contract". "A Theory of Justice" is his first major work and the most influential of all of everything he wrote. The work is now very difficult to come by in the first printing and especially difficult to find in a nice dust-jacket.John Rawls is considered one of the most influential political philosophers of the 20th century. First edition of this seminal classic, in which the "justice as fairness"-theory is presented for the first time. ![]() A crease to the spine of both binding and dust-jacket, but otherwise just a bit of wear to extremities of dust-jacket and a few small tears to extremities as well. ![]() Original full purple cloth with green lettering to spine, in the original green dust-jacket with purple lettering. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is internationally renowned for two masterworks: his work on String Theory (an answer to Einstein’s incomplete unified field theory), and his use of science to predict the future of business, medicine, finance, and human culture. After first assembling a particle accelerator in his parent’s garage for a science fair while still in school, he has since gone on to become one of the world’s foremost science-communicators specialising in physics outreach. Attendants will not only get to engage in in-depth discussion, but they also have the fantastic opportunity to ask Kaku any burning questions in person.ĭr Michio Kaku is one of the most widely recognised figures in science today. Kaku will take audiences on an exhilarating journey through the latest developments in String Theory, astronomy, futurism, and interplanetary colonisation. The Future of Humanity will draw upon Kaku’s latest book to tackle the unique terrestrial and extra-terrestrial concerns of the 21st century. Dr Michio Kaku, the co-founder of String Theory, to tour New Zealand for the first time.ĭr Michio Kaku, the co-founder of String Theory, famed futurist, and award-winning documentary presenter, will be joining This Is 42 and Loop to tour New Zealand later this year. ![]() ![]() It seemed the brothers left early each morning just before daybreak and returned every evening just after dark. The unmistakable suffocating odor of death permeated the apartment. Two more bodies wrapped in blankets were tucked away in yet another room. Once the police and the girl arrived at the home, which was owned by the Carter brothers, they were horrified to find, as the girl had described, four other victims, half-dead, tied to chairs in one of the rooms.Īll victims had their wrists wrapped with bandages, moist and stained with blood. ![]() ![]() Somewhat skeptical, the police agreed to follow her back to the home on the corner of Royal and St. The girl claimed that she was only able to escape due to her captors’ carelessness in securing her ropes. Her story sounded a bit farfetched: tied up by two brothers, along with several other victims, and held captive so the brothers could drink their blood. A young girl stormed down Royal Street, visibly panicked, her stride broken only by the diligent interception of a police officer. ![]() Indeed, the gruesome story of the Carter brothers reveals something about vampires - and maybe about the Crescent City itself. But what form do real vampires come in? Do vampires exist? There is a fascinating and suggestive tale from the history of New Orleans, one of America’s most haunted cities. Vampires come in many fictional forms, some of them serious, some of them silly. ![]() ![]() Jarrod lives in Los Angeles but enjoys traveling internationally, and is currently studying Spanish. He was the story producer on the television movie Zedd: Moment of Clarity, and he and Neal Shusterman are the coauthors of Dry. He writes for film and television, and his talents extend to directing films and commercials. Jarrod Shusterman is the author of the short story “UnDevoured” in bestselling Unbound. Neal Shusterman is the New York Times best-selling author of over thirty novels for children, teens, and adults. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. ![]() The Shustermans received numerous awards and nominations for the novel, such as inclusion among. ![]() First published in 2018, this novel is written for middle to early high school readers. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Dry, by father-son team Neal and Jarrod Shusterman, is a young adult survival novel with elements of thriller literature, dystopian fiction, and science fiction. Scythe, the first book in his latest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you have ever been down, or felt lost, this amazing book will change your life. It shows that once we understand the real causes, we can begin to turn to pioneering new solutions - ones that offer real hope. Lost Connections offers a radical new way of thinking about this crisis. ![]() Some are in our biology, but most are in the way we are living today. Why? Across the world, scientists have uncovered evidence for nine different causes. ![]() THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: A radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety 'A book that could actually make us happy' SIMON AMSTELL 'This amazing book will change your life' ELTON JOHN 'One of the most important texts of recent years' BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE 'Brilliant, stimulating, radical' MATT HAIG 'The more people read this book, the better off the world will be' NAOMI KLEIN 'Wonderful' HILLARY CLINTON 'Eye-opening' GUARDIAN 'Brilliant for anyone wanting a better understanding of mental health' ZOE BALL 'A game-changer' DAVINA MCCALL 'Extraordinary' DR MAX PEMBERTON 'Beautiful' RUSSELL BRAND Depression and anxiety are now at epidemic levels. ![]() ![]() ![]() You have no idea what I seek, Little One. On Devil’s Night, the hunt will be coming to you. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me-and have ever since I was a girl-I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you’ll ever realize. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don’t you? You and your friends can try to scare me. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. ![]() But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. ![]() Ailing, empty, and dark-it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery. Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. DEVIL’S NIGHT is returning! Hiding places, chases, and all the games are back…īANKS. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Lucy Knisley's delightful drawings don't just tell great stories, they're a crystal-clear how-to guide to everything worth doing in the kitchen. Her language, like her drawings, is precise and uncluttered." - New York Times "Between chapters, Knisley offers simple, neatly diagrammed recipes (chocolate chip cookies! pesto! sangria!). "Lovingly illustrated and annotated in her bright, cartoony style." -NPR Her graphic memoirs include Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride and Kid Gloves. Her travelogues ( French Milk, An Age of License, and Displacement) and web comic series ( Stop Paying Attention) have been lauded by critics, and her combined work has built her a devoted readership for her honest and thoughtful true-life stories. It was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into five languages. Her Alex Award-winning graphic novel, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, tells the story of her childhood steeped in the food industry. Lucy Knisley is the author and illustrator of beloved graphic novels about memory, identity, food, and family. ![]() ![]() ![]() Women's Health Best Romance Novels of the year.O, The Oprah Magazine Best Romance Novels of the year.Goodreads Choice Awards nominee – Best Romance, Best Debut."Your next rom-com to obsess and cry over." - – Cosmopolitan "Your next favorite romantic comedy… The Friend Zone is that rare beach read with tons of heart that will make you laugh and cry in equal parts." -PopSugar The Friend Zone will have you laughing one moment and grabbing for tissues the next as it tackles the realities of infertility and loss with wit, heart, and a lot of sass. ![]() Kristen knows he'd be better off with someone else, but as their attraction grows, it's harder and harder to keep him at arm's length. The only catch: Josh wants a big family someday. He's funny, sexy, never offended by her mile-wide streak of sarcasm, and always one chicken enchilada ahead of her hangry. Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen - especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children. ![]() Kristen Peterson doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. Fall in love with this hilarious and heartwarming USA Today bestselling romantic comedy that LJ Shen calls "an absolute treat." ![]() |