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Author : Philip Steele
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1844762475
Discover the great myths and legends of journeys and quests among different cultures, and learn how they came about and what they mean.
Author : Pearson Education, Limited
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0435185357
Author : Chris Guillebeau
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780385348850
A remarkable guide to the quests that give our lives meaning—and how to find your own—from the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and 100 Side Hustles “If you like complacency and mediocrity, do not read this book. It’s dangerously inspiring.”—A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All When he set out to visit all of the planet’s countries by age thirty-five, compulsive goal-seeker Chris Guillebeau never imagined that his journey’s biggest revelation would be how many people like himself exist—each pursuing a challenging quest. These quests are as diverse as humanity itself, involving exploration, the pursuit of athletic or artistic excellence, or battling against injustice and poverty. Everywhere that Chris visited he found ordinary people working toward extraordinary goals, making daily down payments on their dreams. These “questers” included a suburban mom pursuing a wildly ambitious culinary project, a DJ producing the world’s largest symphony, a young widower completing the tasks his wife would never accomplish—and scores of others writing themselves into the record books. The more Chris spoke with these strivers, the more he began to appreciate the direct link between questing and long-term happiness, and he was compelled to complete a comprehensive study of the phenomenon. In The Happiness of Pursuit, he draws on interviews with hundreds of questers, revealing their secret motivations, their selection criteria, the role played by friends and family, their tricks for solving logistics, and the importance of documentation. Equally fascinating is Chris’s examination of questing’s other side. What happens after the summit is climbed, the painting hung, the endurance record broken, the at-risk community saved? A book that challenges each of us to take control—to make our lives be about something while at the same time remaining clear-eyed about the commitment—The Happiness of Pursuit will inspire readers of every age and aspiration. It’s a playbook for making your life count. “The Happiness of Pursuit is smart, honest, and dangerous. Why dangerous? Because it is as practical as it is inspiring. You won’t just be daydreaming about your quest—you’ll be packing for it!”—Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, author of Daring Greatly
Author : James Alexander Langteaux
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781588601070
God.com is a refreshing, unflinchingly honest approach to seeking our Creator. Witty, poignant, and surprising text draws today's techno-savvy readers to God's "home page," where they can learn to more fully understand and communicate with Him. In these pages, author James Langteaux boldy tackles some of our toughest questions about maintaining a relationship with an invisible being-discussing God as Father, Lover, and Best Friend. God.com helps readers identify and break down walls of fear so they can allow God's love and purposes to change their lives in profound ways. It invites us all to face the piercing, unpadded truth of God's passion for us and respond, reminding us that our maturity is at stake.
Author : Elena Northwood
Publisher : Elena Northwood
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Dive into the captivating world of Greek mythology with "Mythical Adventures: Greek Gods and Heroes for Kids." This enchanting collection brings to life the legendary tales of gods, heroes, and mythical creatures, crafted especially for young readers. Inside this beautifully illustrated book, your child will discover: Engaging Stories: Follow the thrilling adventures of Zeus, Athena, Hercules, and other iconic figures from Greek mythology. Educational Content: Learn about the rich history and cultural significance of ancient Greece, making mythology accessible and exciting. Magical Illustrations: Enjoy vibrant and colorful illustrations that bring each story to life, sparking your child's imagination. Inspiring Themes: Explore timeless themes of bravery, wisdom, and adventure that encourage positive values and life lessons. Ideal for children aged 6-12, "Mythical Adventures" combines the magic of storytelling with the educational value of ancient mythology. Perfect for bedtime, classroom, or any time your child craves a heroic adventure. Customer Reviews: "★★★★★ - My kids love these Greek mythology stories! They are both educational and fun, perfect for bedtime." "★★★★★ - A beautifully illustrated collection that introduces children to the fascinating world of Greek myths. Highly recommended!" Embark on a journey through ancient Greece and introduce your child to the heroic tales of Greek mythology today! Order your copy of "Mythical Adventures: Greek Gods and Heroes for Kids" now and inspire a lifelong love of stories and history.
Author : Brad "Little Frog" Hudson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780990836810
A vision quest is a solitary experience of self-examination in a wilderness setting, without food for a specific period of time. The modern vision quest is a vehicle for self improvement, a way to discover answers to personal problems, and a way to connect with Spirit through nature. This book is a compelling narrative of the author's adventures during his vision quests in the wilderness of Vermont and the high desert of Utah. He recounts what it is like to be completely alone in the middle of nowhere, without food, for four days and nights. Alone with none of the distractions of modern life- no cell phone, no laptop, no books, no music, not even a fire- just a sleeping bag, a notebook, and his thoughts for company. He describes powerful lessons learned and moments of pure magic along with periods of mind numbing boredom. He swears never to do it again after completing his first quest in Vermont, but finds himself two years later repeating his experience in Utah.
Author : Steve Skidmore,Steve Barlow
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781445113487
As Tyranno prepares to unleash his alien armies on Earth, only one person stands in his way - YOU! Your quest is to save the planet by defeating Tyranno. But the evil Starlord is strong and powerful. It will take all your skill and strength to free the universe from the grip of Tyranno. All you need to do is make the right choices... You are the hero of this book. Only you can decide your own destiny... Kindle version supported by the Kindle Fire, Fire HD, Fire HDX, Fire DX and Paperwhite. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. We believe this title will be of interest to readers aged 7+ and to older readers who struggle with reading. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.
Author : Matthew E. Gladden
Publisher : Defragmenter Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781944373740
The human mind is the most powerful game engine – but it can always use some help. This book is meant for developers who want to create games that will evoke richer and more memorable “gameworlds” in the minds of their players. We don’t just enter such unforgettable gameworlds when we play first-person 3D RPGs with high-resolution graphics; even relatively simple 2D puzzle or strategy games with 8-bit-style visuals can immerse players in worlds that are beautiful, terrifying, mysterious, or moving, that are brutally realistic or delightfully whimsical. Indeed, good video games can transport us to incredible new worlds. The process by which a particular gameworld emerges is a symbiotic collaboration between developer and player: the game system presents a carefully architected stream of polygons and pixels, which somehow leads the player’s mind to construct and explore an intricate world full of places, people, relationships, dilemmas, and quests that transcends what’s actually appearing onscreen. Drawing on insights from ontology and philosophical aesthetics, this volume provides you with conceptual frameworks and concrete tools that will enhance your ability to design games whose iconic gameworlds encourage the types of gameplay experiences you want to offer your players. Among other topics, the book investigates: · The unusual ways in which a gameworld’s contents can “shrink” or “grow” in players’ minds, depending on whether the players are mentally positioned within a game’s social space, cultural space, built space, or tactical space. · The manner in which players’ minds spontaneously “concretize” the countless gaps that exist in a game – and how this dynamic explains why so many players still enjoy 8-bit-style games with retro pixel art. · The differing ways in which players experience success and failure, danger and safety, good and evil, the future and the past, the known and the unknown, and engagement and retreat, depending on whether a game reveals its gameworld through a “1D” game environment (like that of a text-based adventure), 2D environment (like that of a sidescroller or a grand strategy game with a top-down map view), 2.5D environment (like that of an isometric turn-based tactics game) or 3D environment (like that of a first-person shooter). · The powerful way in which players are able to mentally “explore” a gameworld simply by shifting their conscious awareness between different senses, media, ontological strata, and constituent spaces – without needing to travel through the gameworld’s terrain at all. · Necessary and optional elements of the gameworld – from built areas, natural landscapes, laws of nature, and a cosmogony to the game’s player and designer – and their roles in shaping the gameplay experience. · How to strategically employ the architectural paradigms of the Cyberspatial Grid, Maze Space, Biomimetic Net, Simulacral World, Virtual Museum, and Protean World when architecting locales within your game, in order to evoke particular kinds of emotional gameplay experiences for your players. · The nature of the unique “sixth sense” that 2D games grant to player characters (and players). · Simple techniques for helping your 2D game to “feel” more like a 3D game. · The differing kinds of immersiveness, interactivity, and determinacy possessed by different types of games and their implications for the gameplay experience. Once you’ve undertaken this philosophical and artistic journey, you’ll never look at your games – or their gameworlds – in quite the same way again. Phenomenology of the Gameworld is a book by the award-winning video game designer, philosopher, and writer Matthew E. Gladden. He has over 20 years of experience with commercial and non-commercial game development, has published numerous scholarly and popular works relating to the philosophy of video game design, virtual reality, and neurocybernetics, and has served as a video game conference keynote speaker.
Author : David Jobling
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798400800740
1 Samuel is a national autobiography of the Hebrew people. David Jobling reads 1 Samuel as a story that is complete in itself, although it is part of a much larger narrative. He examines it as a historical document in a double sense: (1) as a document originating from ancient Israel and (2) as a telling of the past. Organizing the text through the three interlocking themes of class, race, and gender, Jobling asks how this historical—and canonical—story relates to a modern world in which these themes continue to be of crucial importance. While drawing on the resources of biblical "narratology," Jobling deviates from mainstream methodology. He adopts a "critical narratology" informed by such cultural practices as feminism and psychoanalysis. He follows a structuralist tradition which finds meaning more in the text's large-scale mythic patterns than in close reading of particular passages, and seeks methods specific to 1 Samuel rather than ones applicable to biblical narrative in general.
Author : David Jobling
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814650473
This study of the book of 1 Samuel espouses a "critical narratology: informed by such cultural practices as feminism and psychoanalysis, following a tradition which finds meaning more in the text's mythic patterns than in the text itself.
Author : Katharine Radice,Angela Cheetham,Sonya Kirk,George Lord
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781350100053
This is the new Latin course that you have long been waiting for! An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops English literacy skills through derivation tasks and two-way translation exercises, which promote the understanding of English as well as Latin. Cultural topics, supported by background notes, and primary sources, included for study and analysis, enable students to engage with authentic Roman history and acquire a broad understanding on which to build in future study. - Language learning is split between Core and Additional to ensure effective differentiation and flexible timetabling. - Fun and varied exercises include word identification, word manipulation, vocab acquisition / consolidation, and translation from English into Latin. - 30 words of new vocabulary in each chapter build towards a total of 360. - Vocabulary is consistently and constantly consolidated to give an unshakeable grounding for GCSE. - Clear and systematic explanations of grammar encourage steady progress. - Early use of Latin stories rather than isolated sentences build student confidence from the start. In this first volume students meet the gods and heroes of the Roman world, introduced through stories from Chapter 1 onwards, so that students can immediately read passages of Latin. From myths about the gods to stories about religious customs and festivals, this is the perfect way to learn about the religious framework of Roman daily life. The final chapter on prophecy, ending with stories of historical figures such as Caesar interpreting messages from the gods, prepares for the transition in the second volume to the world of men - and women - of ancient Rome.
Author : Edward Connor
Publisher : R.I.C. Publications
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781921750762
Author : Rachael Ray
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780593357224
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Rachael Ray presents 125+ recipes straight from her home kitchen in upstate New York, with personal stories on loss, gratitude, and the special memories that make a house a home. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOOD NETWORK “I wanted to write this book because for the first time in my fifty-two years, everyone on the planet was going through the same thing at the same time. We were all feeling the same fear, heartsickness, worry, and sadness, but due to the nature of the virus, it was hard to connect. I connect through cooking, and I noticed that’s what many others were doing as well. We took to the kitchen to share something of ourselves—and cooking became the discipline, diversion, and devotion that got us through.” You may think you know Rachael Ray after decades of TV appearances and dozens of books, but 2020 changed us all and it changed her, too—her life and her direction. During the early months of the pandemic in upstate New York, far away from her New York City television studio, Rachael Ray and her husband, John, went to work in their home kitchen hosting the only cooking show on broadcast TV. At her kitchen counter, with the help of her iPhone cameraman (John), Rachael produced more than 125 meals—everything from humble dishes composed of simple pantry items (One-Pot Chickpea Pasta or Stupid Good, Silly Easy Sausage Tray Bake) to more complex recipes that satisfy a craving or celebrate a moment (Porcini and Greens Risotto or Moroccan Chicken Tagine). This Must Be the Place captures the words, recipes, and images that will forever shape this time for Rachael and her family, offering readers inspiration to rethink and rebuild what home means to them now.
Author : N.B. Singh
Publisher : N.B. Singh
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
"Bedtime Tales: Journeys Through Alternate Realms" invites readers on a captivating voyage through fantastical realms and enchanting narratives, perfect for bedtime or anytime storytelling. This collection of tales offers a kaleidoscope of diverse worlds, each brimming with magic, adventure, and mystery. From mythical creatures to heroic quests, and from ancient civilizations to futuristic landscapes, these stories transport readers to alternate realities where imagination knows no bounds. With vivid storytelling and rich imagery, "Bedtime Tales" sparks curiosity, ignites the imagination, and leaves readers eagerly anticipating the next journey into the unknown.
Author : Live Life Now
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781663226068
After being married over 20 years and three kids later a friend came between us. Do you think it could happen to you? I didn't- I was devastated. I am sharing my story of heartbreak to give the reader encouragement, support, and hope. Life can change, dreams can shatter, but you can pick up the pieces and your heart will heal. The sun does shine again. I prayed to find peace in my life, happiness in my heart, and love of self. I found all three. I pray you find this as well. LiveLifeNowWithPurpose.com