6/8/2023 0 Comments Books like the fountainhead![]() Since then, Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, her “hymn in praise of the individual” ( New York Times), has made legions of young people want to become architects. In the movie version a few years later, Gary Cooper played Howard Roark, the character famously modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright. It came out in 1943, exactly 70 years ago this summer. In his recent article " The Fountainhead All Over Again," for Metropolis Magazine, he details why it's such a problem, going so far as to accuse Ayn Rand's dictatorial protagonist of committing architectural terrorism. ![]() And, according to Lance Hosey, Chief Sustainability Officer at RTKL, that couldn't be more damaging. Howard Roark, the fictional architect envisioned by Ayn Rand in The Fountainhead, has possibly done more for the profession in the past century than any real architect at all - inspiring hundreds to enter architecture and greatly shaping the public's perception. ![]()
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6/8/2023 0 Comments The call of cthulhu story![]() ![]() It seems that the city has emerged due to the influence of the stars and it is time to awaken Cthulhu and his spawn. On the other hand, in the second part of the story, we find the notebook of a ship's officer who comes across the sunken city in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The reports tell of an attack by a cult and the investigation discovers that they worship a monstrous creature called Cthulhu.Ĭthulhu came from the stars long before the appearance of the human being and since then rests in a deep sleep in R'lyeh, the submerged city. Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in February 1928. This story published in 1928 began the so-called literary cycle of the Cthulhu myths, a series of stories and novels of cosmic horror. 1 ' The Call of Cthulhu ' is a short story by American writer H. ![]() In the first part of the story we are confronted with the documents on which a university professor, who died, was working. Title page of 'The Call of Cthulhu' as it appeared in Weird Tales, February 1928. The story is told in the order in which he discovered the truth. The story is told in two main narratives by the "author", who is the only one capable of understanding what happened and is aware of how relevant the information he has is. Cthulhu, the central figure of the cycle called The Cthulhu Myths appears for the first time in this story. ![]() The Call of Cthulhu is a short story written by H. ![]() The Call of Cthulhu Book download in PDF, ePub & Mobi by H. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Ironweed by william kennedy![]() ![]() However he is arrested before he gets the money and has to work as a grave digger to earn some money, working in the cemetery where Gerald is buried. His source of income is the McCalls, for whom he is going to stuff ballots. This time he has come back to earn some money, having lived life as a bum. In fact he briefly returned before, once for his mother’s funeral, but his sister had rebuffed him and again working for a few weeks as a mechanic but disguised with a beard. He had returned to become a top baseball player but, in 1916, when drunk, he dropped and killed his thirteen-day old son, Gerald, and left thinking his wife, Annie, would not forgive him. The first time was in 1901 when, during a strike, he had thrown a rock that had killed a strikebreaker. ![]() Francis Phelan, father of Billy, has returned to Albany in 1938. The novel takes place in Albany during the Great Depression during a forty-eight hour period. Home » USA » William Kennedy » Ironweed William Kennedy: Ironweed ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Touch the Sky by Christina Lee![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. All of You (2013) Before You Break (2014) The Darkest Flame (2015) The Deepest Blue (2015) Two of Hearts (2015) Three Sacred Words (2016) Touch the Sky (. If they don't find the strength to face their own demons before the darkness takes hold, they risk more than just losing each other forever. And no matter how much Lucas wants it to be true, saving Gabriel won't make up for not being able to save his mom. Gabriel's internal struggles are serious.dangerous. Unfortunately, ignoring their problems doesn't make them disappear. Neither man expects the fierce connection pulling them together. The attraction is immediate, but it's more than their inability to keep their hands off each other. Being found on the ledge of that bridge had changed everything. Lucas is still angry, but it's not as if Gabriel could control how his mind and body had betrayed him. But then Gabriel disappeared without so much as a goodbye, and Lucas got himself in trouble with the law.įive years later, both men are at a loss when they run into each other at a Hollywood bar. Their pipe dream was to someday meet in LA, where Lucas would design skyscrapers, and Gabriel would learn to fly. ![]() They were only trying to deal with bad situations at home when they became lifelines for each other. Original Title: Touch the Sky: Free Fall, Book 1 Creator: Christina Lee Language: en Identifier: UUID:5BFBE19F-C996-4862-9DE5-6724A1D96E66 File Size: 317. Lucas Barnett and Gabriel Stewart didn't have it easy as kids. ![]() ![]() I am a little bit of sucker for “I’ll find you in another life” type of romance so the ending did have me feeling something. And there was exorbitant amounts of lore being explained through characters’ long diatribes, breaking the cardinal rule of “show don’t tell.” Being the concluding novel in a duology, we should have gotten a lot of the info-dumps out of the way in book one. For just how important Xingyin’s parents' separation and eventual reunion was to the entire plot, their reunion felt oddly anti-climatic. Not only did it throw off the pacing, but it didn’t particularly help me as the reader learn anything new about the characters. Some of the events of the book felt like random sidequests to fill page count. ![]() There’s nothing inherently bad here as a fantasy novel - but there’s also nothing that left me with a lasting impression of the series that a conclusion really should. It’s very rare that the second book in a duology will surpass the first novel in the series for me, and Heart of the Sun Warrior is an unfortunate addition to that rule. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments 6X by Nina Malkin![]() ![]() ![]() As Malkin wrote on the 6X the Band Web site, "I'm pretty passionate about music, but since I'm basically tone deaf, I write about it rather than try to make it."ĦX: The Uncensored Confessions introduces readers to a fictional hot new band that was created by an entertainment lawyer eager to cash in on the next big thing. Teen People editor Nina Malkin has plenty of experience interviewing musicians, and she puts that experience to good use in creating the "6X" novel series: stories about a hot teen rock band as told from the band members' perspective. (With others) Mistletoe (four novellas), Scholastic (New York, NY), 2006.Īn Unlikely Cat Lady: Feral Adventures in the Backyard Jungle, Lyons Press (Guilford, CT), 2007.Ĭontributor of articles to periodicals, including Real Simple, Essence, Cosmopolitan, Teen, Women's Wear Daily, New York Times, and In Style. WRITINGS:ĦX: The Uncensored Confessions (young-adult novel), Scholastic ( New York, NY), 2005.ĦX: Loud, Fast, and Out of Control (young-adult novel), Scholastic (New York, NY), 2005. Agent-Laura Dail Literary Agency, 350 7th Ave., Ste. Born January 9, 1959, in Brooklyn, NY daughter of Theodore and Elaine Malkin married Jason Stutts (a musician). ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Star spinner tarot deck![]() His work explores diaspora stories, LGBTQ+ themes, and the role of fairy tales in the popular imagination. Trungles (Trung Le Nguyen) is a Vietnamese American comic book artist and illustrator. Traditional tarot decks are 78 cards this set contains 81 cards, including multiple Lovers cards to reflect a range of romantic expression.Perfect for anyone seeking a modern, diverse, inclusive, or LGBTQ+ way to explore the tarot.A great gift for tarot collectors and enthusiasts, or anyone seeking guidance and personal growth.Contents: 81 full-color cards and a 160-page guide book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Featuring beloved indie comic artist Trungles' enchanting illustrative style, the Star Spinner Tarot reinterprets classic tarot imagery for a more inclusive and diverse reflection of the modern world, with illustrations drawn from a wide range of stories, mythology, and fairy tales. Enter a world where fairies play, mermaids yearn, and threads of the familiar and fantastic are spun together to guide you on your own personal journey. ![]() ![]() Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. ![]() What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…” ![]() An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. ![]() ![]() "I had to make a big decision," she later said. Intitially, she planned to execute a few sketches of the places and people she encountered, but she found herself extremely depressed by the human catastrophe. Whe she reached her destination, Mostar-formerly a great cultural crossroads, now cynically nicknamed the "Beirut of the Balkans"-her conscience and her purpose were no more clear. Tossing her boards and bag of painting gear into the backseats of little cars, she attempted to answer her drivers' questions in a polyglot of English, French, Italian, and Slavic. ![]() "It was the summer of 1994 when Laura Buxton, her conscience pricked by the tragedy in Bosnia-Heregovina, hitchiked alone thorugh the Balkans. 50 full page, full color photographic reproductions of Buxton's Balkan War Zone paintings with accompanying descriptive captions. A NEAR FINE, bright, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears, stains, discoloration and interior markings. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments The Big Field by Anne Morddel![]() ![]() Īnne Morddel is a former children's librarian and the author of "One Fun Week" and "Polly Blue. This book was published 2012 by KWS Publishers. ![]() An illustrated, child-friendly glossary with sections dedicated to butterflies and moths, birds, bugs, and trees and plants concludes the book. Following them as they spend their days walking through the forest, lying on their backs under the trees, eating dinner outside, collecting seeds, and learning about the wildlife, this entertaining narrative is also environmentally sensitive in its approach. Advanced: Daily Deals Brand Outlet Help & Contact Sell Watchlist Expand Watch List. The child is from the city, but the time she spends with her grandmother teaches her about the seasons of the Southern Hemisphere and the beauty and transience of the rainforest-from the plant, animal, and insect life to the cycles of nature. Beautifully illustrated, this is the charming story of a girl who spends a year with her grandmother on a farm at the edge of the South American Atlantic Rainforest. ![]() |