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![]() ![]() Believing the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, he helped formulate the doctrine of original sin and made significant contributions to the development of just war theory. ![]() After his conversion to Christianity and baptism in 386, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives. In his youth he was drawn to the eclectic Manichaean faith, and later to the Hellenistic philosophy of Neoplatonism. His many important works include The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, and Confessions.Īccording to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith". His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period. ![]() Augustine of Hippo ( / ɔː ˈ ɡ ʌ s t ɪ n/ aw- GUST-in, US also / ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n/ AW-gə-steen Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. ![]()
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Wonderful alexander and the catwings7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() It is therefore not one of Le Guin’s most elegant bits of writing, but who cares! The book is fun, and I remember loving it as a child. It is clearly intended to be a children’s book, so it would be foolish to try and analyze it any other way. The book is cute, written to please young, imaginative minds. He is made welcome and stays for a while before his owners find him. Eventually, he is rescued by a cat who can fly and is brought back to a barn where other cats with wings live. He eventually gets scared up a tree by some dogs and remains stuck up there. He explores his new surroundings, and in doing so encounters some of the dangers that can face a kitten in the world. It is the fun story of an adventurous cat named Alexander who wanders away from his home. ![]() ![]() Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings is one book in a series of stories about the Catwings. So I went down to my basement, dug through boxes of dusty children’s books, and eventually found it. I just couldn’t resist I had to re-read it. It was not until now, that I put the title and the author together and realized that this was one of my favorite books when I was younger. This was when I first read the children’s story Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings, which she wrote. I had never realized it, but I have been a fan of Ursula Le Guin since I was seven. ![]()
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Sunday Nights at Seven by Jack Benny7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She was extremely jealous of Gracie Allen (who was supposed to be her best friend!) She claimed that the public liked Gracie better than they did her! Poor Jack never saw it. ![]() Jack Benny" routine, but the sales clerk rudely answered, "So?" No more special treatment for Mary! She was so selfish, she occupied almost the entire second floor of their home for herself, leaving Jack with only two small rooms for himself. Mary called an exclusive dress shop in Beverly Hills and tried that "This is Mrs. Jack Benny-I want." and the stores, theaters and restaurants jumped to comply because of Jack. She loved to spend Jack's money quite recklessly, and her favorite method of throwing her weight around would be to telephone the most exclusive places and inform them, "This is Mrs. She was desperate to "be somebody" and was extremely insecure, even becoming jealous of their daughter Joan's close relationship with Jack. ![]()
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David epstein books7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() You’ve got some experimenting, and learning, and trial-and-erroring to do. This is an environment where the issues are more complex, the targets are moving targets, and you’re not sure what to learn next to succeed at this moment. Become a world-class specialist for success in such an environment.īut, if you function in a “wicked” learning and functioning environment, learn much more widely, sample a lot (try a bunch of different things pursue different possible paths) before you take your deeper dive. This is an environment where, if you learn how to do this, and then that, and then this, it will definitely lead to success. If you function in a “kind” learning and functioning environment, then deep expertise, the 10,000 hour rule, and grit will serve you well. ![]() Let me give you the big insight right away. Epstein at the July First Friday Book Synopsis. I presented my synopsis of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David J. Generalist - a person whose knowledge, aptitudes, and skills are applied to a field as a whole or to a variety of different fields (opposed to specialist). Range (verb) - to roam at large or freely ![]()
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Tinker creek book7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() shearing rock and fanning air, doing their real business just out of reach." She has set herself no less a task than understanding emotionally, spiritually and intellectually the force of the creative extravagance of the universe in all its beauty and horhor ("There is a terrible innocence in the benumbed world of the lower animals, reducing life to a universal chomp.") Experience can be focused, and awareness sharpened, by a kind of meditative high. Dillard has a great deal going for her - in spite of some repetition of words and concepts, her prose is bright, fresh and occasionally emulates (not imitates) the Walden Master in a contemporary context: "Trees. She is too impatient to get about the soul's adventures to stay long with an egg-laying grasshopper, or other bits of flora and fauna, and her snatches from physics and biological/metaphysical studies are this side of frivolous. ![]() A tall order and Dillard doesn't quite fill it. It's common sense when you-move in, you try to learn the neighborhood." Dillard's "neighborhood" is hilly Virginia country where she lived alone, but essentially it is all those "shreds of creation" with which every human is surrounded, which she is trying to learn, to know - from finite variations to infinite possibilities of being and meaning. to discover where we so incontrovertibly are. we can work at making sense of (what) we see. In the meantime, in between time, we can see. This is our life, these are our lighted seasons, and then we die. ![]()
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A Kind of Romance by Lane Hayes7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() If you haven't set up a .uk account, please follow the simple instructions here. ![]() Your previous login details are no longer valid. Take a look at our step-by- .Mix and match for crop establishment. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE TICKETS, PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING: Create Account Update Profile Link Account Number (Fan ID). I offer you every day the latest powerful playlist of. M3u world channels iptv a new playlist updated for all the world packs has been carefully selected with best servers works on all smart devices and pc, find in this list the bouquets cinema and kids and sport and entertainment and music. Download our mobile app or visit uk.M3u World Channels Iptv Free Iptv4sat. Try Match for yourself and find your special someone. Match uk login Make your dates an event: come along to our singles nights, events and workshops in your area or join us at one of our online events (Live Coaching, Live games, Live wine tastings…). ![]()
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Song of the nile stephanie dray7/7/2023 ![]() Although Augustus and Juba prove unworthy matches for Selene, the novel's strong female supporting characters more than make up for the men. Lily of the Nile Author: Stephanie Dray Series: The Nile Trilogy, Book 1 Publisher: Berkley Books Publication Year: JanuLength: 368 pages ASIN: B004EWFV54 ISBN: 9780425238554 'Dray deftly mixes magic & history in her debut, the first of a projected trilogy set in ancient Egypt. When Augustus summons Selene back to Rome, they continue to play their high-stakes games%E2%80%94Selene will do anything to be confirmed as Queen of Egypt and Augustus wants Selene to be the Cleopatra of his fantasies. Though Selene tries to rule Mauretania justly, Juba insists that she stay out of politics. After Selene becomes pregnant, Juba assumes Augustus is the father. ![]() The living Helios finds her there, swears vengeance against Augustus for her rape, and they become lovers. When Selene hears that her twin brother Helios has been murdered, she flees to the desert in grief. After Augustus rapes her, she leaves for Mauretania with Juba, who is convinced that Selene was Augustus' willing lover. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having lived in the household of Augustus Caesar for four years, Selene (whose only goal is to reclaim her birthright as Queen of Egypt) has been married off against her will to Augustus' ward, Juba. Dray's sequel to Lily of the Nile dives back into the world of canny, intelligent, and powerful heroine Cleopatra Selene%E2%80%94daughter of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. ![]()
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Home of lucille ball7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() The file contains memos stamped "confidential" and addressed to Hoover. Our associate Scott Sleek obtained the Federal Bureau of Investigation's secret file on Ball and her first husband, Desi Arnaz. The FBI director continued to collect evidence about Ball, even though the FBI claims that it never officially investigated her. But she said she did it to appease her socialist grandfather and that she was never an active member of the party. During a 1953 investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee, Ball admitted that she had registered to vote as a Communist in 1936. Comedian Lucille Ball was hauled before Congress at the height of Sen. Americans loved Lucy, but Uncle Sam never forgot that as a young woman she declared herself a communist. ![]()
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Cod by mark kurlansky7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It became an international bestseller and was translated into more than 15 languages. His third work of nonfiction, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, won the 1998 James Beard Award. Kurlansky wrote his first book, A Continent of Islands, in 1992 and went on to write several more throughout the 1990s. In 2007 he was named the Baruch College Harman writer-in-residence. He moved to Mexico in 1982, where he continued to practice journalism. From 1976 to 1991 he worked as a correspondent in Western Europe for the Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and eventually the Paris-based International Herald Tribune. He attended Butler University, where he earned a BA in 1970. Kurlansky was born in Hartford, Connecticut on December 7, 1948. His book Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea (2006) was the non-fiction winner of the 2007 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. His 1997 book, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World (1997), was an international bestseller and was translated into more than 15 languages. He has written a number of books of fiction and non-fiction. Mark Kurlansky (December 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. ![]()
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Richard powers the overstory7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” The idea is important because what Powers means to explore is a sense of how we become who we are, individually and collectively, and our responsibility to the planet and to ourselves. “We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men,” Powers writes, quoting the naturalist John Muir. As is the case with much of Powers’ fiction, it takes shape slowly-first in a pastiche of narratives establishing the characters (a psychologist, an undergraduate who died briefly but was revived, a paraplegic computer game designer, a homeless vet), and then in the kaleidoscopic ways these individuals come together and break apart. ![]() In this work, Powers takes on the subject of nature, or our relationship to nature, as filtered through the lens of environmental activism, although at its heart the book is after more existential concerns. Powers’ ( Orfeo, 2014, etc.) 12th novel is a masterpiece of operatic proportions, involving nine central characters and more than half a century of American life. ![]() |