the book is down-to-earth and a delight to read. a thought-provoking journey into emotion science.” - Wall Street Journal “I have never seen a book so devoted to understanding the nature of emotions. A lucid report from the cutting edge of emotion science, How Emotions Are Made reveals the profound real-world consequences of this breakthrough for everything from neuroscience and medicine to the legal system and even national security, laying bare the immense implications of our latest and most intimate scientific revolution. Instead, Barrett shows, we construct each instance of emotion through a unique interplay of brain, body, and culture. Leading the charge is psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, whose research overturns the long-standing belief that emotions are automatic, universal, and hardwired in different brain regions. A thought-provoking journey into emotion science.”-The Wall Street Journal “A singular book, remarkable for the freshness of its ideas and the boldness and clarity with which they are presented.”-Scientific American “A brilliant and original book on the science of emotion, by the deepest thinker about this topic since Darwin.”-Daniel Gilbert, best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness The science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology. Preeminent psychologist Lisa Barrett lays out how the brain constructs emotions in a way that could revolutionize psychology, health care, the legal system, and our understanding of the human mind.
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… ( more)Įast London, 1888 - a city apart. But Fiona's old ghosts do not rest quietly, and to silence them, she must venture back to the London of her childhood, where a deadly confrontation with her past becomes the key to her future. There, her indomitable spirit propels her rise from a modest West Side shop-front to the top of Manhattan's tea trade. Fearing her own death, she is forced to flee London for New York. But Fiona's life is shattered when the actions of a dark and brutal man take from her nearly everything-and everyone-she holds dear. With nothing but their faith in each other to spur them on, Fiona and Joe struggle, save, and sacrifice to achieve their dreams. Here, by the whispering waters of the Thames, Fiona Finnegan, a worker in a tea factory, hopes to own a shop one day, together with her lifelong love, Joe Bristow, a costermonger's son. A place of shadow and light where thieves, whores, and dreamers mingle, where children play in the cobbled streets by day and a killer stalks at night, where bright hopes meet the darkest truths. It highlights the theme of preservation of traditional values with the onset of modernity and westernisation. The writer describes her unique and captivating journey and her daily life in Bhutan. Metaphorical and vivid imagery is utilised to highlight the aesthetic beauty of this rather unknown world. The anthology depicts the rather mysterious country of Bhutan. “Beyond the Sky and the Earth”- the title may also be interpreted as hyperbolic, highlighting a sense of adventure and emphasising the great distance she’s travelled. The title of the book is derived from an expression of thankfulness in the Bhutanese language, which means 'I am thankful to you beyond the earth and sky'. She describes the local area and the people she meets along the way. The anthology is about the Canadian author’s early days in Bhutan when she went to lecture there. Moved by compassion, he plays with it for hours before realising that it must be lost. The essential plot of The Lost Thing is based upon the rescue of a bright red ‘thing’ (a huge red teapot with legs? a hybridised marine crustacean with the body of a pot-bellied stove?) that the narrator has spotted sitting alone on a beach. But who knows, given that Shaun has declared of his work, ‘Just don’t ask the creator.’ For these reasons, the reader may be forgiven for believing that the first-person narrator of The Lost Thing, represented in the illustrations as an ‘eraser headed’ young man, is possibly the author himself. Written and illustrated by Shaun Tan, The Lost Thing (2000) prompts readers to ask: ‘Who is this book for and what does it mean?’ Tan, in a personal email to the author, himself confesses that the work is a fable ‘about all sorts of social concerns with a rather ambiguous ending’, while the unnamed narrator of the story nonchalantly confesses: ‘don’t ask me what the moral is’. Published by Disney Editions/Hyperion Books, New York, 2006. View Larger Image PETER AND THE SHADOW THIEVES Barry, Dave, and Ridley Pearson. OL8786325W Page_number_confidence 95.52 Pages 582 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210111132123 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 523 Scandate 20210107214416 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781406305135 Tts_version 4. Items related to PETER AND THE SHADOW THIEVES. 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The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too. In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father’s funeral takes place. The Long Call is the captivating first novel in a brand new series from Sunday Times bestseller a nd creator of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves. Most importantly, she prefers country life to London, so he's free to continue his life as usual. When Wyatt's solicitor finds Miss Fredericka Hale, Wyatt considers this little hiccup solved. However, if Wyatt doesn't marry by week's end, he'll lose a sizable inheritance from his grandmother. But distance cannot keep them from their powerful attraction.Īt the top of his game in London, the Duke of Wyatthaven has no interest in marriage. He'll help her, and in return, they'll lead separate lives. So when the handsome Duke of Wyatthaven shows up with a proposal, she accepts. The last thing Fredericka wants is a hurried-up marriage to a man she doesn't know-much less love, but she'll do it for the children. Fredericka is powerless to stop her, but having a husband might sway the ruling. She's been caring for her deceased sister's three young children, and now a childless cousin has petitioned the court for custody. Yours Truly, The Duke is the first novel in the historical romance Say I Do trilogy about dukes needing to wed to tap into their wealth by New York Times bestselling author Amelia Grey.įredericka Hale needs a husband, and fast. The gush of her breath was the loudest sound in the forest. She hesitated, staring at the mire with a distressed gaze. She walked south with great haste, until she was stopped at the curve by a puddle of rainwater and ox dung that stretched clear across the road. She carried a sack over one shoulder and held a staff in her hand. Peering past a veil of late summer leaves, he watched the woman approach. Smoke crept to a vantage along a curve in the road. Smoke doesn't keep count of the dead, but I do. It's likely there are slayings I haven't discovered yet. Though he's just eighteen, at least 172 lives have ended against the edge of his sword. They are nothing against the fear that follows behind her-and my brother's presence she suspects not at all. A gauntlet of imagined fears lies before her-roots to bruise her toes, windfalls to block the way, wolves within the shadows-but none of these slow her pace. She is alone, hurrying south toward Nefión. He is a shadow, lost amid the mottled shadows of the trees. Visualize my brother, Smoke, as he stalks the forest road. There are over 40 books in the Discworld series, of which four are written for children. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Born Terence David John Pratchett, Sir Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was thirteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations. Henry Huggins’s adventures are finally all in one location Come join Henry on Kilckitat Street as he gets into hijinks usually with the help of Ribsy and none other than Ramona Quimby. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. The Henry Huggins Audio Collection 44.99 Yoto says:Follow the mischief of happy-go-lucky Henry Huggins and his best dog, Ribsy, with this full audio collection. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born! She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. When a young boy asked her, "Where are the books about kids like us?" she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. |
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