Second Lives

Author : Tim Guest
Publisher : Random House
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781407090443

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Second Lives by Tim Guest Pdf

We've always dreamed of perfect places: Eden, heaven, Oz - places over the rainbow, beyond death and loss. Now, through computer technology, we can inhabit those worlds together. Each week, between 35 and 50 million people worldwide abandon reality for virtual worlds. In Boston, Massachusetts, a group of nine disabled men and women inhabit one virtual body, which frees them from their lifelong struggle to be seen and heard. The Pentagon has begun to develop virtual worlds to help in real-world battles. In Korea, where one particular game has 8 million residents, virtual violence has spread into the real world. Fortunes have been made, and mafia gangs have emerged to muscle in on the profits. In these new computer-generated places, which at first glance seem free from trouble and sorrow, you can create a new self. With the click of a mouse you can select eye colour, face shape, height, even wings. You can build houses, make and sell works of art, earn real money, get married and divorced. On websites like eBay, people sell virtual clothes and rent virtual property for real cash - for a total of £400 million worth each year. Tim Guest takes us on a revelatory journey through the electronic looking-glass, as he investigates one of the most bizarre phenomena of the 21st century.

Author : P.D. Cacek
Publisher : Flame Tree Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1787581594

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Second Lives by P.D. Cacek Pdf

"Readers will find this a rewarding exploration of the emotions felt both by those confronting their own deaths and those left behind to mourn." - Publishers Weekly When four patients unexpectedly wake after being declared dead, their families are ecstatic and the word “miracle” begins to be whispered throughout the hospital. But the jubilation is short lived when the patients don’t respond to their names and insist they are different people. It is suggested all four are suffering from fugue states until one of the doctors recognizes a name and verifies that he not only knew the girl but was there when she died in 1992. It soon becomes obvious that the bodies of the four patients are now inhabited by the souls of people long dead. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

Author : Astrid Ensslin,Eben Muse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136809286

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Creating Second Lives by Astrid Ensslin,Eben Muse Pdf

This book aims to provide insights into how ‘second lives’ in the sense of virtual identities and communities are constructed textually, semiotically and discursively, specifically in the online environment Second Life and Massively Multiplayer Online Games such as World of Warcraft. The book’s philosophy is multi-disciplinary and its goal is to explore the question of how we as gamers and residents of virtual worlds construct alternative online realities in a variety of ways. Of particular significance to this endeavour are conceptions of the body in cyberspace and of spatiality, which manifests itself in ‘natural’ and built environments as well as the triad of space, place and landscape. The contributors’ disciplinary backgrounds include media, communication, cultural and literary studies, and they examine issues of reception and production, identity, community, gender, spatiality, natural and built environments using a plethora of methodological approaches ranging from theoretical and philosophical contemplation through social semiotics to corpus-based discourse analysis.

Author : Angela Patmore
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472138323

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Rescue Dogs and Their Second Lives by Angela Patmore Pdf

Rescuing a dog can change not only the dog`s life but yours too. This book explains how. It also tells you everything you need to know about finding the right dog at a shelter near to you, and getting him or her used to you and their home. There is also appropriate advice on training and caring for your new friend. This book contains moving poems, true stories and appealing portraits of actual rescue dogs, who found new owners and loving homes.

Author : Amanda Skenandore
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496726520

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The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore Pdf

The glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she’s forcibly quarantined at the Carville Lepers Home in this page-turning story of courage, resilience, and reinvention set in 1920s Louisiana and Los Angeles. Based on little-known history, this timely book will strike a chord with readers of Fiona Davis, Tracey Lange, and Marie Benedict. Based on the true story of America’s only leper colony, The Second Life of Mirielle West brings vividly to life the Louisiana institution known as Carville, where thousands of people were stripped of their civil rights, branded as lepers, and forcibly quarantined throughout the entire 20th century. For Mirielle West, a 1920’s socialite married to a silent film star, the isolation and powerlessness of the Louisiana Leper Home is an unimaginable fall from her intoxicatingly chic life of bootlegged champagne and the star-studded parties of Hollywood’s Golden Age. When a doctor notices a pale patch of skin on her hand, she’s immediately branded a leper and carted hundreds of miles from home to Carville, taking a new name to spare her family and famous husband the shame that accompanies the disease. At first she hopes her exile will be brief, but those sent to Carville are more prisoners than patients and their disease has no cure. Instead she must find community and purpose within its walls, struggling to redefine her self-worth while fighting an unchosen fate. As a registered nurse, Amanda Skenandore’s medical background adds layers of detail and authenticity to the experiences of patients and medical professionals at Carville – the isolation, stigma, experimental treatments, and disparate community. A tale of repulsion, resilience, and the Roaring ‘20s, The Second Life of Mirielle West is also the story of a health crisis in America’s past, made all the more poignant by the author’s experiences during another, all-too-recent crisis. PRAISE FOR AMANDA SKENANDORE’S BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY “Intensely emotional…Skenandore’s deeply introspective and moving novel will appeal to readers of American history.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Esi Edugyan
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847659576

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The Second Life of Samuel Tyne by Esi Edugyan Pdf

Samuel Tyne always believed he was destined for greatness. Emigrating to Canada from Ghana in the 1960'S was the first step on this path, but fifteen years later his grand plans have stalled. He now has a wife Maud, twin thirteen year old daughters Chloe and Yvette, and a mind-numbing job. But then he is thrown a life line. His uncle Jacob dies, leaving him a grand but crumbling house in the town of Aster, and Samuel persuades his reluctant family to seize this chance for a new beginning. At first Aster seems perfect, but soon the town's faultlines are revealed, and the family begins to feel the strain. Samuel opens an electrical shop, but the business falters as he falls victim to his own outlandish ambitions, trying to build computers when all the townspeople want is lightbulbs and radios. His wife is unhappy, and as for his daughters - they are drifting into a private world of two, their behaviour becoming ever more sinister and disturbing to everyone around them. When their school friend Ama comes to stay and nearly drowns in mysterious circumstances, and then a series of fires around the town go unexplained, Samuel and Maud must face up to the secrets within their own family, secrets that threaten to completely tear apart the life they have built.

Author : Brian A. White
Publisher : Que Publishing
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780132714495

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Second Life by Brian A. White Pdf

Live your Second Life to the fullest! Create Your Virtual Life in an Incredible Online World...Right Now! Imagine a virtual landscape where everything is created and owned entirely by residents like you. Imagine a place where you can enjoy sunsets, ride a jet ski, buy land, plant a garden, get a tattoo, go sky diving, spend an evening dancing the night away, or relax at home by the fire. Picture a world vividly developed, socially dynamic, and strikingly real where you can bring previously unimaginable things to life with friends from around the globe. This is Second Life®, the hottest Internet phenomenon in years…maybe ever! Now, there’s a totally real, totally independent guide to Second Life. This full-color book is as rich as Second Life itself! It’s packed with insider tips, easy step-by-step techniques, and interviews with dozens of SL residents telling you what they wished they knew when they started! Brian White pulls no punches: You’ll learn exactly what’s great and not so great about SL...how to thrive in its unique culture, and how to create your dreams! The more time you spend in Second Life, the more useful this book will become...teaching you more advanced skills; everything from vehicle construction, Linden Scripting Language, particle systems, to creating custom animations and the new sculpted prims! Visit the companion site in Second Life to find all the textures and objects from this book as well as the contributor’s gallery and other goodies: http://slurl.com/secondlife/humuli/222/123/29

Author : S J Watson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448127481

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Second Life by S J Watson Pdf

A gripping, addictive thriller from the bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP. ‘Simultaneously believable and terrifying...An edgy, disturbing read.’ Observer She loves her husband. She’s obsessed by a stranger. She’s a devoted mother. She’s prepared to lose everything. She knows what she's doing. She’s out of control. She’s innocent. She’s guilty as sin. She’s living two lives. She might lose both. ‘A Fatal Attraction for the digital age, but with a crucial twist . . . Watson is a master at turning the screw.’ Evening Standard ‘A gripping read - deftly plotted, with convincing characters and an unsettling premise that builds to a truly disturbing conclusion. Second Life is ample proof that Watson is no mere one-hit wonder.’ Independent ‘Taut and twisty, it'll keep you up all night’ Glamour ‘This dark, tense, psychological thriller will keep you up all night’ Fabulous magazine, Sun on Sunday ‘Tension-driven...packed with suspense and surprises’ Woman & Home READERS LOVE SECOND LIFE: ‘More twists and turns than a roller coaster’ ‘Thought I had it all worked out but I didn't see the final twist coming!’ ‘Reserve a weekend for it as you won't want to put it down until the very end’ ‘Thought provoking, thrilling and at times frightening’ ‘Fantastic, gripping and thrilling’ ‘I just didn't want it to end. Superb!’ ‘I twice forgot to get off my bus, I was so engrossed’

Author : Angeles Arrien
Publisher : Sounds True
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781591798309

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The Second Half of Life by Angeles Arrien Pdf

"There is a grace in this book, an invitation to beautiful, deep wisdom, a banquet to refresh your spirit for the years ahead."—Jack Kornfield, PhD, author of A Path with Heart "The Second Half of Life is a wise, unique, and beautifully written guidebook for those who want to live every day of their lives. A book for everyone who plans to grow old."—Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings When you find the courage to change at midlife," Angeles Arrien teaches, a miracle happens. Your character is opened, deepened, strengthened, softened. You return to your soul's highest values. You are now prepared to create your legacy: an imprint of your dream for our world—a dream that can fully come true in The Second Half of Life. Working with images, poetry, metaphors, and other forms of symbolic language from diverse world cultures, Dr. Arrien introduces us to the Eight Gates of Initiation. By mastering their lessons and gifts, you harvest the meaning and purpose of your life, and come into spiritual maturity. With The Second Half of Life, she takes you step-by-step through each gate to deepen your most valuable relationships, reclaim your untended creative talents, and shift your focus from ambition to meaning to grow into the exceptional elder you've always imagined you would one day become.

Author : Axel Bruns
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 0820488666

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Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life, and Beyond by Axel Bruns Pdf

Explores our developing participatory online culture, establishing the core principles which drive the rise of collaborative content creation in environments, from open source through blogs and Wikipedia to Second Life. Argues that what is emerging is no longer just a new form of content production, but a new process for the continuous creation and extension of knowledge and art by collarborative communities: produsage.

Author : Archibald Alison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : BNC:1001988050

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Lives of Lord Castlereagh and Sir Charles Stewart (1791-1854), the Second and Third Marquesses of Londonderry by Archibald Alison Pdf

Author : Luigi CORNARO (Author of the "Discorsi della vita sobria.")
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019513420

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Sure Methods of attaining a Long and Healthful Life ... Thirty-second edition. [With a portrait.] by Luigi CORNARO (Author of the "Discorsi della vita sobria.") Pdf

Author : Stephen Arterburn,David Stoop
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 1793 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781496427564

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NLT Life Recovery Bible, Second Edition, Large Print by Stephen Arterburn,David Stoop Pdf

The Life Recovery Bible 25th Anniversary Edition points to God himself as the primary source of recovery. Millions of people have been helped by this Bible. New articles provide a fresh perspective on recovery. Help for leaders is provided in a general facilitator's guide and a step-by-step meeting guide. These offer help to anyone starting or running recovery groups at church or in the community. Features: New inspirational Preface Article: A Word about Addictions Article: An Early History of Life Recovery Article: Thriving in a Secular Recovery Group Article: Life-Giving Recovery Groups in the Church Life Recovery Facilitator's Guide Step-by-Step Life Recovery Meeting Guide The 12 Christian Foundations of Life Recovery The 12 Self-Evident Truths of Life Recovery Resources page, directing readers to helpful books and online resources

Author : George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1769
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : HARVARD:HW246Y

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The History of the Life of King Henry the Second by George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton Pdf

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19T22:59:00Z
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9798822517080

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Summary of James Hollis's Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 We all have moments of confusion, perplexity, and doubt. These are signs that we are simply living on automatic pilot. We cannot answer the question of what we are unconscious of, but we do know that what is unconscious has great power in our lives. #2 The presence of suffering is a manifestation of the psyche at work. The Self autonomously, sometimes dramatically, protests through symptoms, which despite our frantic efforts, resist change. #3 The origin of a symptom is always a historic wound to the soul. We are obliged to thank our symptoms for they catch our attention and compel us to take them seriously. We must recognize and accept the fact that there is a will within us, outside the range of our conscious control, which knows what is right for us. #4 We must ask ourselves who we are apart from the roles we have been playing. We must have lived long enough to see that we have constructed patterns in our lives that undermine our best interests. We are the protagonist of the drama, but we are also the author.