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Magdalena Abakanowicz (19302017) is known for her iconic installations that explored the relationship between humanity and nature, as well as the strength of the collective versus the individual. Today the power of her art, like predications from the past, are rivetingly real. This publication offers rich intellectual insight into the relevance of this Polish artist to the threatened presenta time in which geopolitical shifts between East and West and predictions of the Club of Rome (1972) and climate scientists are becoming a worldwide reality. And here Abakanowiczs vision on nature and the human condition is explored in a uniquely inspired way: by engaging seven artists/collaboratives to reflect in deeply personal ways on their art through dialogues with historians, philosophers, and other thinkers. This "counterpoint" launches discussion around the human condition in a post-humanist time, collective identity, trauma, climate change, unending destruction of the planet, and more. Finally, the uncommon approach of this show and book demonstrates how the elder artists art and life is a lens through which not only these artists but we can reconsider our place in the world.Magdalena Abakanowicz (19302017) is known for her iconic installations that explored the relationship between humanity and nature, as well as the strength of the collective versus the individual. Today the power of her art, like predications from the past, are rivetingly real.

Magdalena Abakanowicz (19302017) is known for her iconic installations that explored the relationship between humanity and nature, as well as the strength of the collective versus the individual. Today the power of her art, like predications from the past, are rivetingly real. This publication offers rich intellectual insight into the relevance of this Polish artist to the threatened presenta time in which geopolitical shifts between East and West and predictions of the Club of Rome (1972) and climate scientists are becoming a worldwide reality. And here Abakanowiczs vision on nature and the human condition is explored in a uniquely inspired way: by engaging seven artists/collaboratives to reflect in deeply personal ways on their art through dialogues with historians, philosophers, and other thinkers. This "counterpoint" launches discussion around the human condition in a post-humanist time, collective identity, trauma, climate change, unending destruction of the planet, and more. Finally, the uncommon approach of this show and book demonstrates how the elder artists art and life is a lens through which not only these artists but we can reconsider our place in the world.Magdalena Abakanowicz (19302017) is known for her iconic installations that explored the relationship between humanity and nature, as well as the strength of the collective versus the individual. Today the power of her art, like predications from the past, are rivetingly real.

Cet ebook est la version numérique du guide.Les Guides Bleus sont la référence historique qui accompagne les voyageurs depuis 1841. Au cours des décennies, ils se sont toujours adaptés à l’évolution

Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author Glenna Maynard delivers a spicy standalone Christmas biker romance.NevaTheres only one thing I want this year under my tree. A badass biker wrapped in leather just for me. Justice Ice Delgado to be specific. My brothers best friend and a member of our fathers motorcycle club the Blackwood Knights MC.Ive been a good girl all year, but for him Im willing to get on Santas naughty list.IceNeva is the Prezs daughter and off limits to all members of his club. Especially me. Devil Knight raised me and treats me like his own son. Id never betray him. When he tasks me with getting Neva home for the holidays, a storm throws a wrench into our travel plans. Leaving us stranded at a motel with only one bed. Theres only so much a man can take of her strutting around our shared room in her cutesy candy cane striped pajamas. Can I resist the temptation of her, or will I make her Christmas wish come true?

In an old Victorian house during a Christmas Eve blizzard, twelve-year-old Leo, a cynical and selfish boy, inadvertently breaks an ancient pact by unlocking a forbidden attic door. He unleashes the Krampus, an ancient entity that punishes avarice and preys on the "naughty."The family quickly becomes trapped in a terrifying, psychological siege as the monster systematically destroys their home and claims their selfish uncle as its first victim. Cornered and desperate, the family must decipher an old journal to find the "Clause of Redemption." Leo soon discovers the only way to banish the beast is through a genuine change of hearta selfless act of true, unconditional lovebefore they are all lost forever in the monsters iron-spiked basket.

Antoinette and Her Friends Resist is about a group of eight dolls who are friends and who are furious about the abortion legal hellscape of the United States.These dolls are a violinist, a sitar player, a lawyer, a botanist, an art curator, a gynecologist, a veterinary marine biologist, and an accountant. The lawyer and gynecologist are also witches.Antoinette returns for another story in which the dolls enjoy gourmet food - which means cooking and baking it as well as eating it - travel, art, music, and visits with each other.The story will inspire the reader to want to do what the dolls do: enjoy life to the fullest and resist restraints on womens lives.The dolls story of resistance focuses on the attack in the United States on reproductive rights. They are determined to get reproductive healthcare to women all over the United States, starting from pro-choice states and delivering it to forced birther states, and they are well-prepared to do it.All this is done covertly, because the dolls have no intention of being caught and stopped.Fascists will want to ban this book.

The Strange Things That Haunted My Youth is a deeply emotional and true coming-of-age memoir based on the real experiences of Ahsan, written beautifully by Asad Jamal. It is a confession-style story of a shy, quiet boy who never expected that one glanceone pair of eyescould change the direction of his entire life.This book takes you back to that unforgettable stage between childhood and adulthood, where everything feels new, intense, and dangerously alive. Ahsans journey is filled with strange and unexpected twists:the silent crush that grew inside him,the jealous reactions of classmates,sudden fights and unexplained drama,the confusion of attraction,the fear of being exposed,the warmth of friendship,the heartbreak of growing up too fast.Every chapter reveals a piece of the truth he hid from everyonefeelings he never shared, mistakes he never confessed, and memories that return again and again, haunting his thoughts.Through school corridors, late-night reflections, innocent love, emotional breakdowns, strange incidents, and life-changing moments, this memoir beautifully captures the painful, mysterious, and unforgettable transition into youth.If you enjoy real-life stories, emotional journeys, mysterious youth experiences, first love, and deep confessions, this book will touch your heart, shake your thoughts, and stay with you long after you turn the last page.

The world ended not with silence, but with the searing light of the First Flame. Now, in the resulting ash-choked ruins, only despair and the ruthless former knights remain.Elara was once a celebrated Cinder Knight, sworn to protect the worlds most terrifying source of power. Now, she is a disgraced exile, haunted by the memory of her catastrophic failure and the final, selfless sacrifice of her Commander, Kaelen. Living as a desperate scavenger in the Catacombs, she clings to a fragile, painful existence, driven only by a fierce, hidden longing for redemption.Her fragile peace is violently shattered when the corrupt military government of the Inner Citadel drags her back from the shadows. A new, catastrophic threat has appeared in the Forbidden Zone: a powerful, unstable Echo of the First Flame has spontaneously ignited, threatening to consume the remnants of the entire continent. The Grand Master needs her unique, intimate knowledge of volatile Cinder Energy to successfully contain the threat.But Elara knows the mission is a deadly trap, a cruel manipulation designed to sacrifice her and exploit the apocalyptic power of the reborn Flame. Forced to confront the dark heart of the Citadels ambition and the deep, inescapable source of her own personal grief, Elara must navigate a path of ultimate betrayal. She must pilot a colossal, unstable containment machine into the very core of the volatile energy, heading toward the exact coordinates of Kaelens grave for one final, devastating act of defiance.In a world defined by cold calculation, Elara will prove that raw emotionfear, rage, and a desperate love for the fallenis the single most unpredictable and destructive force of all. Her sacrifice will either save the world or finally grant the universe the annihilation it deserves.

SIHR is a raw, intimate journey through memory, heartbreak, identity, and the ghosts we carry. In this powerful poetry and prose collection, Aelthepoet opens the doors to his pastlovers who shaped him, silences that scarred him, friendships that transformed him, and versions of himself he is still learning to forgive.

« Elle a essayé d’oublier. Il n’a pas su tourner la page.»Après un exil dun an, Eleonora revient en Ufrington avec une seule idée en tête : laisser le passé derrière elle.Devenu pilote star de Formul

Justice shouldnt come at the cost of healing.Most often, when discussions of justice arise around the topic of childhood sexual abuse, we think of the criminal legal system. Yet for so many who have endured childhood sexual abuse, the criminal process is emotionally difficult and retraumatizing. Many have opted for silence rather than face retraumatization of courtrooms, disbelief, or dismissal.But justice isnt limited to courtrooms and criminal cases.This book explores Four Paths to Justice: the Path of Civil Justice, the Path of Criminal Justice, the Path of Restorative Justice, and the Path of Advocacy.Each Path offers different opportunities and different challenges. While no path is perfect, each offers unique opportunities to those who have endured.Whats right for each person? Thats a decision that must rest in each individuals hands.Paths to Justice is a trauma-informed guide created by those who have endured CSA for others who have, too. It is a resource to help those who have endured better understand their options, clarify the limitations of each Path, and pursue the kind of justice that best supports their healing.Whether whats desired is accountability, healing, recognition, or all of the above, this guide offers a map of the Four Paths to Justice.

A Mythical Discovery is a novella that takes place between A Mythical Case of Arson and A Mythical Case of Murder in the Mythical Pet Sitting cozy mystery/fantasy series.Dont look a gift newt in the mouth.Deandra has officially moved to Axia! Shes rooming with her best friend and cousin, Wendy, and has her trusty baby dragon, Havoc, by her side. Shes basking in the joy of having no schedule and no demands on her time. While taking a relaxing stroll with Havoc in Oracle Park one day, however, her peace is shattered when she overhears a violent altercation. Yet, when she and Havoc track down the source of the commotion, its not a crime in progress they stumble on, but Chester and his yappy dog, Charles Barksley, squaring off against Deandras nemesis: Sunshine the fire newt. After rescuing the pair from Sunshine, Deandra is flabbergasted when, instead of being met with animosity, the newt gives Deandra a gift. The newly acquired coin is grimy, old, and possesses strange magical properties. Deandra is confounded further still when her research into the coins origins reveals a past not only connected to the fae realmbut to Havoc.

A Christian is like unto a man who has inherited a field. He has to continually take the soil to the lab to check its PH and "nutritional health"; thus he needs to continually Mirror self in the Perfection of the Total Man being Christ to keep a fit Christian walk. He does not grow out of Principle, Doctrine or Instruction or the soil loses its value after repeated use and his heritage eventually diminishes. This teaching purposes to keep a constant reminder that we are as strong as our Doctrine and we are as healthy as our keeping of the Principles. We all in one way or the other need instruction and thus we need a place of service and a ready hand to dish it to us, but we should at first remember the Hebrew saying, that we do not just keep sound doctrine, principles or instruction, it is because the keeping of them carries a better end for us; "The Interest: Is Worth More Than The Principle" This Hebrew saying is a sure counsel to the wise. That we should not just be keen to keep principles but rather we should understand that every principle carries an Interest to preserve and prosper us. That is we should not just be keeping principles but should rather search out the Interest behind keeping them so that we may rooted and deeply connected to the meaning behind keeping them fully understanding what it means to keep them or fail at keeping them; for they all carry a hidden interest to those who keep them, and the Interest is the most important and worthy thing. So, the light of keeping Principle; we may way yonder particularly cling to the Interest as it is Worth more than the Principle.

All she wants is a quiet New Years EveVivian plans to ring in the New Year in front of the TV with a plate of pizza and a bowl of popcorn on her lap until her three adult daughters show up. They wont let her spend another New Years Eve alone. Whats a mother to do but tell a little white liethat she already has a date for the evening, then make it happen so its no long a lie?Then Mark delivers the Pizza Mark and Vivian became instant friends when she visited his pizzeria. He didnt know hed be stepping in as her date for New Years Eve, but hes not complaining. He took a shine to this lady months ago and didnt have the nerve to ask her out. Maybe shes caught on to his interest and is ready to take the next step beyond their friendship.Vivian learned the hard way to avoid romance. But spending time with Mark makes her wonder if theres a second chance for her after all. If she can only open her heart and keep her daughters from ruining everything.

Jae comes home for Christmas break expecting awkward introductions to her mothers new in-laws. She doesnt expect Valentino her new stepbrother. Gorgeous. Controlled. Dangerous in a way that makes her whole body pay attention.One look sparks heat.One touch shatters every rule.Their chemistry is too sharp to hide and far too addictive to stop, especially in a family built on power, secrets, and watching everything. Valentino knows wanting her is forbidden. Jae knows falling for him could blow apart the fragile peace between their parents.But desire doesnt care about boundaries.And neither do they.A darkly seductive taboo romance where the one person you shouldnt want becomes the only person you cant live without.

Longtemps décriée dans les sciences sociales du xxe siècle, l’analyse biographique est devenue au cours des dernières décennies un outil privilégié de l’histoire et de la sociologie. Les méthodes bio

The warning signs were impossible to ignore. Massive Chinese naval exercises. American allies scrambling to form desperate coalitions. Intelligence analysts tracking ominous military buildups while Washington descended into paralysis.State Department analyst David Kenner sees the storm approaching, but no one in power will listen. Across the Pacific, Captain Jax Miller commands Task Force Vigilance Australian and allied warships operating in increasingly hostile waters. In Taiwans mountains, Dr. Lin Mei-Chen prepares evacuation routes for a crisis she prays will never come.In Beijings war rooms, Senior Colonel Li Zhimin witnesses preparations for an operation that will either establish China as the worlds dominant power or plunge the Pacific into the largest conflict since 1945.From cyber warfare to submarine hunts, from Washingtons corridors to Taiwans threatened shores, professional soldiers and intelligence officers face impossible choices as the global order fractures. When superpowers choose sides and traditional alliances crumble, individual courage becomes the only currency that matters.Washington wont act.Beijing wont stop.And the Pacific is about to burn.

Youre exhausted pretending to laugh at terrible jokes. Youre broke from doing unpaid work professionals charge thousands for. Youre accepting treatment youd never tolerate from anyone else.This reveals the performance keeping you trapped. Discover why low maintenance actually means accepting whatever men give you. Learn how men test boundaries to measure your tolerance for disrespect. Understand why refusing to need anything makes you exploitable.Youll get tactical exits from fake performances draining your energy. See exactly when hes testing you and how walking away passes every test. Know which questions to refuse answering because honesty becomes ammunition.Stop managing emotions for men who call you crazy for having feelings. Quit laughing when nothings funny to avoid awkward silence. Refuse doing tasks any adult can google themselves.This targets women realizing nice gets you used. Women watching low maintenance friends get picked last. Women ready to enforce boundaries without explaining themselves.Your body during pregnancy builds humans, not decorations. Your emotional labor costs more than what he earns. Your needs arent excessive just because his are invisible.Walk out when tests start. Block numbers after cancelled plans. Keep separate bank accounts always. Spend his money freely or refuse him access to your time.

When the dam cracked, it wasnt the concrete that failed-it was everything we thought we could contain.The King of Dams is a haunting story about human ambition and the forces that shape, erode, and reclaim it. Beneath stormlight and silence, a monumental structure becomes a mirror for the people who built it and the world it was meant to hold back.Susan Trotts prose moves like water under pressure-spare, luminous, and inexorable-as she explores the thin architecture between control and surrender, civilization and collapse. At once lyrical and mythic, this short novel asks what remains when power meets consequence, and whether redemption can survive the roar beneath the still water.

As memórias do cárcere feminino que reuniu um grupo de mulheres extraordinárias, entre elas, a autora, Nise da Silveira, Olga Benário, Eugenia Moreyra, Noêmia Brandão e Eneida. No final de 1935, loga