![]() Today, however, she calls herself a “former schizophrenic,” has stopped taking medication for the illness, and currently works as a clinical psychologist. When she was diagnosed with the mental illness, it was emphasized that this was a congenital disease, and that she would have to live with it for the rest of her life. She paints a surreal world-sometimes full of terror and sometimes of beauty-in which “the Captain” rules her by the rod and the school’s corridors are filled with wolves.* Painful recollections of moments of humiliation inflicted by thoughtless medical professionals are juxtaposed with Lauveng’s own understanding of how such patients are outwardly irrational and often violent. Lauveng illuminates her loss of identity, her sense of being controlled from the outside, and her relationship to the voices she heard and her sometimes terrifying hallucinations. A Road Back from Schizophrenia gives extraordinary insight into the logic (and life) of a schizophrenic. For ten years, Arnhild Lauveng suffered as a schizophrenic, going in and out of the hospital for months or even a year at a time. ![]()
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5/13/2023 0 Comments The silver metal lover![]() ![]() (The DAW paperback, though, has Lee’s own artwork on the inside, which is a plus.) The version on the right, though less Renaissance-like and without sfumato, rightly captures his bland, optimistic nature, though in the story the mechanics of his left arm were not exposed like that. Both are more in keeping with the character, though in the left version he seems to have a freakishly small head on a too-burly neck, and his clockwork eye, described in the book as a symbol of his artificial nature, gets lost. Don Maitz may be a wonderful artist but his version of Silver, the android lover of the book, is awful, resembling a liquid metal Terminator in a blood-colored hag wig and a weird, bemused, tremulous expression on his melting face. The cover art had connived this resistance. ![]() ![]() Though an abiding Lee fan I was immune to its charms for many years until finally deciding to read it last summer. The Silver Metal Lover is perhaps Tanith Lee’s best known novel after her three Flat Earth books. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments White rabbit chronicles books![]() People love them some monomyth, from Gilgamesh to Star Wars. But when Anima rises from the grave to become a force the slayers may not have the strength to overcome, Frosty, Camilla and all the slayers will have to work together to survive the madness. That books contain elements of the monomythic hero’s journey is undoubtedly part of their appeal: Alice journeys into the underworld and back out again, through personal transformation and victory over chaos. ![]() Camilla is the one who betrayed them all, leading to Kat's death. On the path to self-annihilation, Frosty receives a message from beyond-Kat's spirit returns, insisting he partner with rogue slayer Camilla Marks. But Frosty, the ice man himself, has not recovered from one casualty in particular-the love of his life, Kat Parker. In the last epic clash, the slayers lost many of their crew and closest friends. ![]() A modern-day Alice in Wonderland meets the undead…īOOK FOUR in Gena Showalter’s New York Times bestselling series, The White Rabbit ChroniclesĪli Bell and Cole Holland's crew of zombie slayers thought they'd won the war against Anima Industries, the evil company responsible for capturing and experimenting on zombies in an effort to discover the secret to immortality. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Dee supernova![]() The flaw is on how little improvisation was done by the casts, they referred too much to the script and sounded like they were memorizing the dialogue. Dee, the writer of the original novel, is characterized by using deep, heavy, philosophical words, and somehow are too stiff to be said in a daily conversation. Some were essential, but could not support the plot because they were just spoken without being understood by the cast. The dialogues were mostly like an empty shell, they did not represent the things that has been going on in the film. ![]() Some scenes were intense and warm, ultimately the scenes between Ferre and Rana but some scenes were too awkward and stiff, especially Rana's crying scene and some of Diva's dialogues. ![]() Despite the looks and the popularity, the actors were almost failed to represent the depth of each character in the film. ![]() The Actors If I said about the actors, they are all good-looking exactly the type of actors that can draw the movie-goers nowadays. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Make time book jake knapp![]() ![]() ![]() In companies-especially software companies where you can constantly gather new information and iterate-those products are never done.” I think I had an expectation that a startup would be the same. “Because I had worked on a newspaper, which was literally done every day. In fact, if anything, he thought he had the opposite issue.Īs a former newspaper designer who “had just enough self-awareness to realize it probably wasn’t going to be the greatest long-term career path,” John made an early career pivot and dove into the world of startups.īut compared to his newspaper days of daily deadlines and clear tasks, his new job didn’t offer as much clarity. How cultural and technological “defaults” shape our days, guide our actions, and take our timeįor most of his career, John didn’t know he had a productivity problem. RescueTime helps you stay focused all day long by blocking distracting sites, giving you in-depth reports on how you spend your time, and more. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Valor on the Move by Keira Andrews![]() ![]() Keeping Rafa safe at any cost is Shane's mission. Shane's never had room for romance in his life, and he'd certainly never cross that line with a protectee. ![]() He discovers there's a vibrant young man beneath the timid public shell, and while he knows Rafa has a crush on him, he assures himself it's harmless. Visual indication that the title is an audiobook. Shane's worked his way up through the Secret Service ranks, and while protecting the president's shy, boring son isn't his dream White House assignment, it's an easy enough task since no one pays Rafa much attention. Valor on the Move audiobook (Unabridged) &mid Valor By Keira Andrews. Besides, it's not like Shane Kendrick would even look at him twice if it wasn't his job. It's definitely not part of Rafa's plan to get a new Secret Service agent who's a walking wet dream, but he's made it this long keeping his desires to himself. Once his family's out of the spotlight, he can be honest with his conservative parents about his sexuality and his dream of being a chef. ![]() His father's presidency is almost over, and he just needs to stick to his carefully crafted plan. : Valor on the Move (9780994092434) by Andrews, Keira and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great. Codenamed "Valor" by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. Growing up gay in the White House hasn't been easy for Rafael Castillo. He'd give his life to protect the president's son. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Bronze horseman trilogy order![]() ![]() While I struggled to make it through Paullina Simons’ other most well-known novel, The Girl in Times Square, I stayed up all hours of the night, unable to tear myself away from this.Īs for the two sequels…if you’ve fallen in love with Tatiana and Alexander, then read them. I haven’t come across anyone in real life who hasn’t gushed about The Bronze Horseman, and now I understand why. The existence of the trilogy and a little Googling told me that much. I mean, I knew they both survived and managed to live. Two, I ABSOFREAKINGLYLUTELY had to find out what happened to the characters. Upon finishing The Bronze Horseman, I decided I absolutely couldn’t start Sophie’s Choice. The gods MUST have been shining down on me. I devoured all three books within a week. But then again, this isn’t the kind of book a 12-year-old would appreciate, so I’m glad I waited. The Bronze Horseman, after all, is nearly a good 10 years old. ![]() (I was going through my drafts folder recently and realised I never published this post – even though I wrote this back in 2010. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Frank comic jim woodring![]() Not just a bunch of nonsense, but clever, relevant fables that have deep meaning and can improve your life! Now give up and buy the book, which exceeds in ingenuity whatever you just imagined. It contains all the most baffling, creepy, and unintentionally revealing autobiographical and delusional material from the ultra-scarce first four issues of Jim vol.1.įrank: 96 pages of Frank! Think of it! Think long and hard. The Book of Jim: This is the one book I refuse to be buried with, now in its second big printing. Let's start with Woodring's own simultaneously accurate and hilarious self-assessments of two of his books: But I read recently that only about 3000 copies of his comics are sold, leaving him quite discouraged about continuing in the medium. ![]() ![]() I haven't covered Woodring before because- well, I feel that anything I can say about him is going to fall short. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments The Promise of Love by Meara Platt![]() ![]() Claire,Aubrey Wynne,Annabelle Anders,Tammy Andresen,Amanda Mariel) Wicked Earls Forever (With: Lauren Smith,Collette Cameron,Anna St. The Earl's Runaway Bride (By:Maggie Dallen) Claire,Lauren Harrison)Įarl of Scarborough (By:Collette Cameron) Seville (By:Christina McKnight)Įarl of Bergen (By:Anna St. The Wicked Earls Club (By:Tammy Andresen,Maggie Dallen)Įarl of Weston (By:Anna St. The Sea Rover's Curse (By:Katherine Bone) The Pirate's Bluestocking (By:Chasity Bowlin)Īlways the High Seas (By:Emily E.K. The Rebellious Red (By:Rosamund Winchester)Ĭaptured by the Mercenary (By:Brenna Ash) Seduced by the Pirate (By:Maggi Andersen) The Beast of Blades (By:Rosamund Winchester) The de Wolfe of Wharf Street (By:Elizabeth Ellen Carter) The Savage Sabre (By:Rosamund Winchester) ![]() The Righteous Side of Wicked (By:Jennifer Bray-Weber) The Pirate's Temptation (By:Tara Kingston) The Ravishing Rees (By:Rosamund Winchester) Lady Luck and the Lyon (By:Chasity Bowlin)Ĭaptivated by the Lyon (By:C.H. How to Steal a Lyon's Fortune (By:Alanna Lucas) The Lyon's Den in Winter: The Lyon's Den (By:Whitney Blake)Īlways the Lyon Tamer (By:Emily E.K. The Lyon Sleeps Tonight (By:Elizabeth Ellen Carter) ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Chirri and chirra the rainy day![]() Dring-dring, dring dring Its already starting to rain. Kaya Doi's illustrations, rendered in glowing colored pencil, are warm and inviting for readers, ushering them into the pages like a safe haven from the rain outside. One cloudy day, Chirri & Chirra decide to go out on their bicycles. ![]() For these winsome twins, the world is a haven of endless discovery, of wonderful oddities, of adventure and excitement without danger. They continue their journey, only to discover that the rain is now falling upside-down, their bicycles suspended on the droplets as they ride along. The pair happens upon a cafe that is only open on rainy days, and they sip tea with a side of sweet rock candy as they watch the droplets fall. In this new installment of the beloved series, the twins brave a rainy day together.after all, stormy weather is no match for their boundless energy and curiosity. ![]() Dring-dring With the distinctive sound of their bicycle bells, Chirri and Chirra are off on another whimsical adventure. ![]() |