Aurélia

Author : Kathryn Davis
Publisher : Graywolf Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781644451687

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Aurelia, Aurélia by Kathryn Davis Pdf

An eerily dreamlike memoir, and the first work of nonfiction by one of our most inventive novelists. Aurelia, Aurélia begins on a boat. The author, sixteen years old, is traveling to Europe at an age when one can “try on personae like dresses.” She has the confidence of a teenager cultivating her earliest obsessions—Woolf, Durrell, Bergman—sure of her maturity, sure of the life that awaits her. Soon she finds herself in a Greece far drearier than the Greece of fantasy, “climbing up and down the steep paths every morning with the real old women, looking for kindling.” Kathryn Davis’s hypnotic new book is a meditation on the way imagination shapes life, and how life, as it moves forward, shapes imagination. At its center is the death of her husband, Eric. The book unfolds as a study of their marriage, its deep joys and stinging frustrations; it is also a book about time, the inexorable events that determine beginnings and endings. The preoccupations that mark Davis’s fiction are recognizable here—fateful voyages, an intense sense of place, the unexpected union of the magical and the real—but the vehicle itself is utterly new. Aurelia, Aurélia explodes the conventional bounds of memoir. It is an astonishing accomplishment.

Author : Leslie Hill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134942725

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Marguerite Duras by Leslie Hill Pdf

Marguerite Duras is France's best-known and most controversial contemporary woman writer. Duras' influence extends from her early novels of the 1950's to her radically innovative experimental autobiographical text of the 1980's The Lover Leslie Hill's book throws new light on Duras' relationship to feminism, psychoanalysis, sexuality, literature, film, politics, and the media. Feted by Kristeva, and Laca who claimed her as almost his other self, Duras is revealed to be a profoundly transgressive thinker and artist. It will be a must for all concerned with contemporary writing, writing by women, recent European cinema, film and literature.

Author : Anne Osterlund
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Assassination
ISBN : 0142405795

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Aurelia by Anne Osterlund Pdf

MYSTERY. ROMANCE. DANGER. Aurelia, the crown princess of Tyralt, wants control over her own life. Robert, her former classmate, wants Aurelia. And someone wants her . . . dead. There have been several narrowly escaped attempts to assassinate the princess, but the king has no desire to incite panic by making the information public. Instead, Robert, the son of the king's former royal spy, is allowed into the inner circle to secretly investigate and watch over Aurelia. Robert is determined to help, if only Aurelia would let him! But the princess will no heed the danger around her, and she does not need Robert to save her. Just as their friendship begins to grow into something more, the threat on Aurelia's life becomes paramount. With everything possible on the line-her life, her kingdom, her heart-Aurelia must take matters into her own hands, whatever the cost.

Author : Kel Carpenter,Aurelia Jane
Publisher : Raging Hippo LLC
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781957953229

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Dark Horse by Kel Carpenter,Aurelia Jane Pdf

My husband killed me. Instead of spending my immortal Afterlife pissed off and angry, I moved on. I became someone. Sure, that someone was a demon with the highest track record of reform, AKA punishment, in Hell. But who’s bragging? I’m right on my way to retirement behind the pearly gates. Everything was going fine . . . until the Risk Witches saw a terrible vision. Three men. Each scarred in their own way, born with powers that haven’t been seen in eons. Upper Management sent the best to correct their path. Angels. Poltergeists. Nothing worked. These men were too stubborn. Too bad. Too untamed... So they sent me. Roman. Ezra. Dorian. Combined, they have enough power to end the world—and they will. Unless I find a way to stop them first. Breaking people is my job. But this time...my job might break me. Author's Note: This is a COMPLETED adult paranormal romance series with multiple love interests and some dark elements. If you don't like strong but flawed women and alphahole heroes that need to learn a thing or two about boundaries--this book is not for you. If you love works by Eva Chase, Caroline Peckham, Raven Kennedy, Susanne Valenti, and Kristy Cunning, then dive right in to the Afterlife. It'll be one hell of a ride.

Author : Cornelia Funke
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338215564

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The Aurelia Curse (Dragon Rider #3) by Cornelia Funke Pdf

Dragons, myth, and magic unite in the third installment of Cornelia Funke's bestselling Dragon Rider series. Ben and the Greenblooms must protect a mythical new creature rising from the ocean -- a creature who can bring either light or darkness to whoever it first meets. A new peril has emerged in the world of Fabulous Creatures. One that could cause the disappearance of their kind. Luckily, all of our favorite characters are back--Ben and Firedrake, his wonderful dragon friend, plucky Guinevere and the Greenbloom family, Sorrel the irrepressible brownie, the miniature man Twigleg and a host of new Fabulous Animals and sturdy helpers. But the threat is real and qucikly encroaching. A villian from the family's past is seeking revenge. And all the while, the mysterious Aurelia, the most fabulous and powerful creature of all, moves across oceans to its final destination, introducing a new underwater world to enjoy.

Author : Gérard de Nerval
Publisher : Leaping Dog Press/Asylum
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009127221

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Aurélia ; Followed by Sylvie by Gérard de Nerval Pdf

Throughout his life, the poet and writer Gerard de Nerval (1808-1855) struggled with bouts of madness, and ended his life wandering homeless on the streets of Paris until he was found hanging from a sewer grating, an apparent suicide. As one of the most individualistic of the colorful French Romantics, the details of Nerval's life have passed into legend, as writers and commentators have served up any number of versions of his mysterious love affair with the actress Jenny Colon-not to mention his famous habit of walking a lobster on a pale blue leash through the gardens of the Palais Royal. Soon after the completion of his novella Sylvie in 1853, Nerval began, under advice from his doctor, an extended personal journal/essay chronicling his psychic experiences and visions. What emerged from these writings is Aurelia, a masterpiece in the literature of dreams and hallucinations, and one of the most remarkable prose works of nineteenth century French literature. Book jacket.

Author : Kel Carpenter,Aurelia Jane
Publisher : Raging Hippo LLC
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781957953236

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White Raven by Kel Carpenter,Aurelia Jane Pdf

An alpha wolf, a seductive vampire, and a dominant fae all walk into a bar. What do they have in common? Being mated to me, apparently. My dreams of retirement crashed and burned when the rogue shifter bit me. Not only have I changed into something neither world has ever seen before, but my mission just became even more impossible. To find the answers about what I am, I enlist the help of an infamous ex-poltergeist, a shifter freak, and my least favorite pigeon. What a team we make. Oh, and did I forget to mention that my mate’s bloodthirsty daughter is awake and hunting my ass now? Because that’s a thing too. Why? I have no idea, but we have every intention of finding out. An angel is playing games with me, but little do they know—I’ve got three alphas by my side, and this dark horse plays for keeps. WHITE RAVEN is book two in A Demon's Guide to the Afterlife series. This is an adult paranormal romance series with multiple love interests and some dark elements. If you don't like strong but flawed women and alphahole heroes that need to learn a thing or two about boundaries--this book is not for you. If you love works by Sadie Moss, Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy, and Jaymin Eve, then dive right in to the Afterlife. It'll be one hell of a ride.

Author : Christine Ballengee Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 1890160695

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Transforming Our Practices by Christine Ballengee Morris Pdf

Author : Istvan Kecskes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1094 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108879392

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The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Pragmatics by Istvan Kecskes Pdf

Intercultural pragmatics addresses one of the major issues of human communication in the globalized world: how do people interact with each other in a language other than their native tongue, and with native speakers of the language of interaction? Bringing together a globally-representative team of scholars, this Handbook provides an authoritative overview to this fascinating field of study, as well as a theoretical framework. Chapters are grouped into 5 thematic areas: theoretical foundation, key issues in Intercultural Pragmatics research, the interface between Intercultural Pragmatics and related disciplines, Intercultural Pragmatics in different types of communication, and language learning. It addresses key concepts and research issues in Intercultural Pragmatics, and will trigger fresh lines of enquiry and generate new research questions. Comprehensive in its scope, it is essential reading not only for scholars of pragmatics, but also of discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics, communication, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and second language teaching and learning.

Author : Marilyn R. Schuster
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015033144851

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Marguerite Duras Revisited by Marilyn R. Schuster Pdf

French writer Duras is best known for her novel, The Lover . This study of Duras's fiction and films sets five decades of her work in the context of her life and culture, tracing the evolution of narrative strategies and themes and proposing a feminist reading of her work. Annotation copyright Book

Author : Sean Hunter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781638356073

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Aurelia in Action by Sean Hunter Pdf

Summary Aurelia in Action teaches you how to build fantastic single-page applications with the Aurelia framework. You'll learn about modern design practices and a modular architecture based on web components, perfect for hybrid web + mobile apps. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Try Aurelia, and you may not go back to your old web framework. Flexible and efficient, Aurelia enforces modern design practices and a modular architecture based on web components. It's perfect for hybrid web + mobile apps, with hot features like dynamic routes, pluggable pipelines, and APIs for nearly every flavor of JavaScript. About the Book Aurelia in Action teaches you how to build extraordinary web applications using the Aurelia framework. You'll immediately take advantage of key elements like web components and decorators when you start to explore the book's running example: a virtual bookshelf. As the app unfolds, you'll dig into templating and data binding the Aurelia way. To complete the project, you'll take on routing and HTTP, along with tuning, securing, and deploying your finished product. What's Inside Templating and data-binding Communication between components Server-side and SPA design techniques View composition About the Reader Written for developers comfortable with JavaScript and MVC-style web development. About the Author Sean Hunter is a web developer with nearly 10 years of experience. He's extremely passionate about all things Aurelia and has been working with the framework in production since the early beta days. Sean got a taste for teaching developers how to get started with Aurelia while visiting user groups across the UK, and he's been excited to expand on this teaching effort with this book. These days, Sean is working in a variety of web-development technologies with companies across Australia, and he blogs at https://sean-hunter.io. Table of Contents PART 1 - INTRODUCTION TO AURELIA Introducing Aurelia Building your first Aurelia application PART 2 - EXPLORING AURELIA View resources, custom elements, and custom attribute Aurelia templating and data bindin Value converters and binding behaviors Intercomponent communication Working with forms Working with HTTP Routing Authentication Dynamic composition Web Components and Aurelia Extending Aurelia Animation PART 3 - AURELIA IN THE REAL WORLD Testing Deploying Aurelia applications

Author : Franck Prévot
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580896269

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Wangari Maathai by Franck Prévot Pdf

“Trees are living symbols of peace and hope.” –Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai changed the way the world thinks about nature, ecology, freedom, and democracy, inspiring radical efforts that continue to this day.This simply told story begins with Green Belt Movement founder Wangari Maathai’s childhood at the foot of Mount Kenya where, as the oldest child in her family, her responsibility was to stay home and help her mother. When the chance to go to school presented itself, she seized it with both hands. She traveled to the US to study, where she saw that even in the land of the free, black people were not welcome. Returning home, Wangari was determined to help her people and her country. She recognized that deforestation and urbanization was at the root of her country’s troubles. Her courage and confidence carried her through adversity to found a movement for peace, reconciliation, and healing. Aurélia Fronty’s beautiful illustrations show readers the color and diversity of Wangari’s Africa—the green trees and the flowering trees full of birds, monkeys, and other animals; the roots that dig deep into the earth; and the people who work and live on the land.

Author : Alain Serres
Publisher : I Have the Right
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1554981492

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I Have the Right to be a Child by Alain Serres Pdf

With a very simple text accompanied by rich, vibrant illustrations a young narrator describes what it means to be a child with rights -- from the right to food, water and shelter, to the right to go to school, to the right to be free from violence, to the right to breathe clean air, and much more. The book emphasizes that these rights belong to every child on the planet, whether they are "black or white, small or big, rich or poor, born here or somewhere else." It also makes evident that knowing and talking about these rights are the first steps toward making sure that they are respected. A brief afterword explains that the rights outlined in the book come from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989. The treaty sets out the basic human rights that belong to children all over the world, recognizing that children need special protection since they are more vulnerable than adults. It has been ratified by 193 countries, with the exception of Somalia and the United States. Once a country has ratified the document, they are legally bound to comply with it and to report on their efforts to do so. As a result, some progress has been made, not only in awareness of children's rights, but also in their implementation. But there are still many countries, wealthy and poor, where children's basic needs are not being met. To read a summary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, go to www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf.

Author : Julie C. Garlen,Lisa Farley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000191349

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The Child in Question by Julie C. Garlen,Lisa Farley Pdf

What is a child? The concept of childhood is so familiar that we tend to assume its universality. However, the meaning of childhood is always being negotiated, not only by the imaginations of adults, but also by nations, markets, history and children themselves. Yet, as much as the question is considered by the social world, the contributions in this book remind readers that children are also active, embodied, and inquiring agents engaged in figuring a relationship with that the world they inherit. This book’s unifying theme, "The child in question," emerges from an assertation that childhood has boundaries far more elastic than can be held by the familiar notion of the innocent child developing toward a heteronormative future. The title pays homage to the work of sociologist, Diana Gittins, who, over twenty years ago, asked how the shifting meanings of children and childhood impact the lives of children. The contributions of this book examine contemporary educational policy and practice, curriculum material, literary and visual representations, and teacher narratives to further probe how and why it matters that childhood, as a concept and experience, remains as multiple and elusive as ever. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Curriculum Inquiry.

Author : John Middleton
Publisher : Charles Scribner's Sons
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073814041

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New Encyclopedia of Africa by John Middleton Pdf

Contains a collection of alphabetically-arranged entries from 'Abd al-Qadir to John Cummings on the history, geography, culture, religion and ideologies, wars, and economy of the African nations; and includes essays and photographs.