The End And The Beginning

Author : Hermynia Zur Mühlen
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781906924270

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The End and the Beginning by Hermynia Zur Mühlen Pdf

First published in Germany in 1929, The End and the Beginning is a lively personal memoir of a vanished world and of a rebellious, high-spirited young woman's struggle to achieve independence. Born in 1883 into a distinguished and wealthy aristocratic family of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hermynia Zur Muhlen spent much of her childhood travelling in Europe and North Africa with her diplomat father. After five years on her German husband's estate in czarist Russia she broke with both her family and her husband and set out on a precarious career as a professional writer committed to socialism. Besides translating many leading contemporary authors, notably Upton Sinclair, into German, she herself published an impressive number of politically engaged novels, detective stories, short stories, and children's fairy tales. Because of her outspoken opposition to National Socialism, she had to flee her native Austria in 1938 and seek refuge in England, where she died, virtually penniless, in 1951. This revised and corrected translation of Zur Muhlen's memoir - with extensive notes and an essay on the author by Lionel Gossman - will appeal especially to readers interested in women's history, the Central European aristocratic world that came to an end with the First World War, and the culture and politics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Author : Wislawa Szymborska
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780393347609

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Miracle Fair: Selected Poems of Wislawa Szymborska by Wislawa Szymborska Pdf

"Miracle Fair is Szymborska at her very best."—Harvard Book Review Winner of the Heldt Prize for Translation. A new translation of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, with an introduction by Czeslaw Milosz. This long-awaited volume samples the full range of Wislawa Szymborska's major themes: the ironies of love, the wonders of nature's beauty, and the illusory character of art. Szymborska's voice emerges as that of a gentle subversive, self-deprecating in its wit, yet graced with a gift for coaxing the extraordinary out of the ordinary.

Author : Avi
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152055325

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The End of the Beginning by Avi Pdf

Avon the snail and Edward, a take-charge ant, set off together on a journey to an undetermined destination in search of unspecified adventures.

Author : Paul Parsons
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781782439660

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The Beginning and the End of Everything by Paul Parsons Pdf

'Prepare to have your mind blown! A brilliantly written overview of the past, present and future of modern cosmology.' - DALLAS CAMPBELL, author of Ad Astra The Beginning and the End of Everything is the whole story as we currently understand it - from nothing, to the birth of our universe, to its ultimate fate. Authoritative and engaging, Paul Parsons takes us on a rollercoaster ride through billions of light years to tell the story of the Big Bang, from birth to death. 13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that's come to be known as the Big Bang. It was the birth of our universe. What started life smaller than the tiniest subatomic particle is now unimaginably vast and plays home to trillions of galaxies. The formulation of the Big Bang theory is a story that combines some of the most far-reaching concepts in fundamental physics with equally profound observations of the cosmos. From our realization that we are on a planet orbiting a star in one of many galaxies, to the discovery that our universe is expanding, to the groundbreaking theories of Einstein that laid the groundwork for the Big Bang cosmology of today - as each new discovery deepens our understanding of the origins of our universe, a clearer picture is forming of how it will all end. Will we ultimately burn out or fade away? Could the end simply signal a new beginning, as the universe rebounds into a fresh expanding phase? And was our Big Bang just one of many, making our cosmos only a small part of a sprawling multiverse of parallel universes?

Author : Vivian Lopez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1981034145

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The Beginning, the End, and Everything in Between by Vivian Lopez Pdf

This collection is in no particular order, just poems about life as I have known it, since I started writing when I was 11. They are about life's beginnings - not just new life, but all new beginnings, new starts. They are about the end of situations and, as the title states, everything in between. It's about connections I have made and my interpretations of those connections. In short, this is the world through my eyes. I hope that you can relate to them at some level, and I hope that one or more poem will open your mind to a different perspective. Enjoy.

Author : TurtleMe
Publisher : TurtleMe
Page : 878 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Beginning After The End by TurtleMe Pdf

I had to accept that I wasn’t just Arthur Leywin anymore, and that I could no longer be limited by the circumstances of my birth. If I was going to escape, if I was going to go toe-to-toe with the most powerful beings in this world, I needed to push myself to my utmost limit...and then I needed to push even further. After nearly dying as a victim of his own strength, Arthur Leywin wakes to find himself far from the continent where he was born for the second time. Alone, broken, and with no way to tell his family he’s alive, Arthur must rebuild his strength to survive. As he ascends through an ancient dungeon filled with hostile beasts and devious trials, he discovers an ancient, absolute power - a power that will either ruin him or take him to new heights. But the dungeon won’t give up its knowledge easily. Before he can plunder its depths, Arthur must learn to untangle the threads of fate. He must band together with the unlikeliest of allies if he hopes to escape with his life.

Author : Clément Vidal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319050621

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The Beginning and the End by Clément Vidal Pdf

In this fascinating journey to the edge of science, Vidal takes on big philosophical questions: Does our universe have a beginning and an end or is it cyclic? Are we alone in the universe? What is the role of intelligent life, if any, in cosmic evolution? Grounded in science and committed to philosophical rigor, this book presents an evolutionary worldview where the rise of intelligent life is not an accident, but may well be the key to unlocking the universe's deepest mysteries. Vidal shows how the fine-tuning controversy can be advanced with computer simulations. He also explores whether natural or artificial selection could hold on a cosmic scale. In perhaps his boldest hypothesis, he argues that signs of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations are already present in our astrophysical data. His conclusions invite us to see the meaning of life, evolution and intelligence from a novel cosmological framework that should stir debate for years to come.

Author : Luna
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578820218

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The Beginning and the End - Poems by Luna Pdf

Thoughts can be the loudest sound you hear. It is these thoughts and feelings covered on the pages of the Beginning and the End. A collection of love and heartbreak - like a seed that grows a sprout and slowly starts to blossom only to fade and melt back into the earth. These are poems about movements in life.

Author : Brian Cummings
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Books
ISBN : 9780192847317

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Bibliophobia by Brian Cummings Pdf

This volume is illustrated with manuscripts, printed objects, and art works. It tells a 5000-year history of writing and books, giving readers an account of why books matter and how they impact our lives.

Author : Wislawa Szymborska
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780691213040

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Sounds, Feelings, Thoughts by Wislawa Szymborska Pdf

Translated and Introduced by Magnus J. Krynski and Robert A. Maguire Regarded as one of the best representatives since World War II of the rich and ancient art of poetry in Poland, Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) is, in the translators' words, "that rarest of phenomena: a serious poet who commands a large audience in her native land." The seventy poems in this bilingual edition are among the largest and most representative offering of her work in English, with particular emphasis on the period since 1967. They illustrate virtually all her major themes and most of her important techniques. Describing Szymborka's poetry, Magnus Krynski and Robert Maguire write that her verse is marked by high seriousness, delightful inventiveness, a prodigal imagination, and enormous technical skill. She writes of the diversity, plenitude, and richness of the world, taking delight in observing and naming its phenomena. She looks on with wonder, astonishment, and amusement, but almost never with despair.

Author : James Hanley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015016441167

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An End and a Beginning by James Hanley Pdf

Author : George Weigel
Publisher : Doubleday Religion
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385524797

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The End and the Beginning by George Weigel Pdf

A sequel to Witness to Hope assesses the final years of Pope John Paul II, offering insight into his deteriorating health and devastating scandals within the Church while revealing a secret war between the Vatican and the Soviet Union.

Author : Matt Wallaert
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780525534426

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Start at the End by Matt Wallaert Pdf

Nudge meets Hooked in a practical approach to designing products and services that change behavior, from what we buy to how we work. Deciding what to create at modern companies often looks like an episode of Mad Men: people throw ideas around until one sounds sexy enough to execute and then they scale it to everyone. The result? Companies overspend on marketing to drive engagement with products and services that people don't want and won't help them be happier and healthier. Start at the End offers a new framework for design, grounded in behavioral science. Technology executive and behavioral scientist Matt Wallaert argues that the purpose of everything is behavior change. By starting with outcomes instead of processes, the most effective companies understand what people want to do and why they aren't already doing it, then build products and services to bridge the gap. Wallaert is a behavioral psychologist who has led product design at organizations ranging from startups like Clover Health to industry leaders such as Microsoft. Whether dissecting the success behind Uber's ridesharing service or Flamin' Hot Cheetos, he underscores with clarity and humor how this approach can improve the way we work and live. This is an essential roadmap for building products that matter--and changing behavior for the better.

Author : Nicholas Lash
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521566355

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The Beginning and the End of 'Religion' by Nicholas Lash Pdf

The common view that 'religion' is something quite separate from politics, art, science, law and economics is one that is peculiar to modern Western culture. In this book Professor Lash argues that we should begin to question seriously that viewpoint: the modern world is ending and we are now in a position to discover new forms of ancient wisdom, which have been obscured from view. These essays explore this idea in a number of directions, examining the dialogue between theology and science, the secularity of Western culture and questions of Christian hope. Part One examines the dialogue between Christianity and Hinduism, while Part Two considers the relations between theology and science, the secularity of Western culture, and questions of Christian hope, or eschatology.

Author : Bill Johnson
Publisher : Blue Heron Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0936085614

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A Story is a Promise by Bill Johnson Pdf

"A Story Is a Promise offers a new model for understanding one of the most difficult of all arts: writing dramatic, engaging stories." "Written in a style reminiscent of a workshop, A Story Is a Promise guides the writer toward a keen understanding of the principle underlying all well-told stories, that a story is both a promise made and a promise kept. Step by step, this book teaches writers how to set out a story's promise in an active voice, which is the voice of the true storyteller."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved