One of the most popular genres of modern times, fantasy literature has as rich a cultural and literary heritage as the magical worlds that so enrapture its readers. In this book, a concise history of the genre, Adam Roberts traces the central forms and influences on fantasy through the centuries to arrive at our understanding of the fantastic today. Pinning the evolution of fantasy on three key moments - the 19th-century resurgence of interest in Arthurian legend, the rise of Christian allegory, and a post-Ossian, post-Grimm emergence of a Norse, Germanic and Old English mythic identity Roberts explores how the logic of 'the fantastical' feeds through into the sets and trappings of modern fantasy. Tracking the creation of heroic and high fantasy subgenres through antiquarian tradition, through C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien and into the post-Tolkien boom in genre fantasy writing, the book brings the manifestation of the fantastic beyond literature into art, music, film and TV, video games and other cultural productions such as fandoms. From Tennyson and Wagner, through Robert Graves, David Jones, Samuel Delany, Dungeons and Dragons, Terry Pratchett and Robin Hobb, to the Game of Thrones, Skyrim, The Witcher and The Lord of the Rings media franchises, the book digs into the global dissemination and diversity of 21st-century fantasy. Accessible and dynamic, wide-ranging but comprehensive, this is a crash-course in context for the most imaginative form of storytelling.
Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original short stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise - THE NEW YORK TIMES ***** A collection of twelve captivating short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. A wrongly convicted murderer exacts a flawless plan of revenge. Headlights in a rearview mirror pursue a female traveler on a lonely stretch of road. A serial bride secures her future by marrying only the wealthiest of men. And an escaped Iraqi with a price on his head pays an involuntary visit to his homeland. From Cambridge to New York, Hertfordshire to Istanbul, Jeffrey Archer explores what happens when people are put under pressure: how they will react when they have an opportunity to seize, a crucial problem to solve, a danger to avoid? But expect the unexpected and youll still be surprised, because buried in each tale is a red herring a wicked diversion that Archer challenges readers to uncover for themselves. Twelve Red Herrings is an artfully entertaining, suspenseful set of stories from the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series. Nothing Ventured PB was an instant Sunday Times no.1 bestseller when it published 19.03.2020 ***** Praise for Jeffrey Archer: 'Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius' The Daily Telegraph 'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' The Mail on Sunday 'Outstanding . . . white-knuckle suspense and witty dénouements' Daily Express 'Archer hits the bulls-eye with an exemplary collection of short stories' Daily Mail Autorid: Jeffrey Archer
Järjekorralt kolmas ajakirja Käsitöö eriväljaanne "Õmbluskool. Mantlid ja jakid" pakub lugejale kudumis-, heegeldamis- ja õmblusnippe nende praktiliste üleriiete valmistamiseks. Ajakirjast leiab mitmeid põhiõpetusi, kuidas endale kududa, heegeldada või õmmelda rõivaese, mida saab ühtlasi kujundada endale isikupäraseks.Enamus lugudest on ilmunud aastate jooksul ajakirjas Käsitöö.Eriväljaanne MANTLID JA JAKID on iga käsitööhuvilise tarviline vara oma töötoa riiulis. Ajakirjas on 4 erinevat rubriiki: "sügis/talvemantlid"kevadmantlid"erinevad jakid meestele ja naistele"rahvuslikus stiilis jakid ja mantlid.Lisaks on ka 2 kahepoolset lõikelehte! Autorid: Kristina Nemirovit?-Dant?Enko
Science is beginning to prove what ancient cultures fully embraced: your voice can become one of the most powerful agents of transformation in every facet of your life. Free Your Voice offers you the liberating insights and personal instruction of music healing legend Silvia Nakkach, whose four-decade immersion in the voice as a creative force makes her a uniquely qualified educator. With co-author Valerie Carpenter, Silvia shows how to reclaim the healing potential of your voice (regardless of training or experience) through more than 100 enjoyable exercises that are steeped in spiritual tradition and classical vocal technique and backed by the latest science. Free Your Voice invites us to savor a banquet of our own divine sounds as we practice breathwork, chant, and other yogic techniques for emotional release, opening to insight, and much more. Supplemented by 32 downloadable digital audio tracks offering Silvia's guidance through many of the exercises, here is a definitive resource for implementing the voice as an instrument of healing and fulfillment, exploring: How to develop a practice of breath and voice, performed with consistency and imagination, where sound designs its own landscapes through the expressive power of the voice - A series of sonorous yogic practices that involve subtle movements and the sustained focus of the mind in sound - A gentle path for developing a voice that is fully embodied, uniquely expressive, and played like a fine musical instrument - Invocatory words and ancient seed sounds that deliver explicit spiritual information for expansion of consciousness and well-being - A beginning repertory of mantras and chants from many cultures that you can build on and share as you deepen your practice - Techniques for vocal improvisation to engage your singing imagination and enrich your musical offerings - How to foster confidence and kindness toward yourself as a vulnerable chanteur of the universal song - How to cultivate singing as a spiritual practice for yourself and to serve a larger community With regular practice, writes Silvia, vocalizing, singing, and chanting become an ordinary miracle that effortlessly leads you to a sense of self-confidence, compassion, and Love Supreme. Free Your Voice is your guide to discovering, opening, and revealing the full potential of your own voice.
Hydraulic Design and Management of Wastewater Transport Systems is a manual resulting from the research project CAPWAT (CAPacity loss in wasteWATer pressure pipelines), which researched the mechanisms for the creation, stagnation and discharge of gas bubbles in wastewater pressure pipelines. During this six-year research programme, it was recognised that there is no hydraulic manual/guideline that focuses on the entire wastewater pressure pipeline system, the processes it includes, and the interaction between the pressure pipeline and the pumping station. This manual provides a compilation of all the hydraulic knowledge that is necessary for designing a wastewater transport system and to manage it operationally. The wastewater transport system is the link between the collection and treatment of the wastewater and the collection system includes, among others, the gravity flow sewage system from the house (or consumer) and service connection through street and main sewers up to the suction basins. The transport system, for which this manual was written, includes the suction basin, the sewage pumping station and the pressure pipelines. Wastewater transport systems are becoming more complex due to building larger sewage water treatment plants, wastewater being transported over greater distances and increasingly more (and smaller) pipelines connecting to the main sewers. The operation of the pumping stations is largely determined by how the entire system behaves. Insight into this operation is, therefore, crucial for proper design and management. The central point of the design is to create an independent and safe system with the necessary transport capacity at minimum societal costs. Predominantly, the management aspect focuses on guidelines to maintain the design principles regarding capacity and required energy. Autorid: Michiel Tukker, Kees Kooij, Ivo Pothof
Aeration, Mixing, and Energy: Bubbles and Sparks is the first book on bubbles and sparks, presenting the state-of-the-art on aeration and mixing technology for water and wastewater treatment systems. Aeration and mixing are the heart of wastewater treatment and must be performed well and at high efficiency for successful treatment. After reviewing the most current aeration systems, this book presents the best ways of measuring aeration system performance and to use those measurements for design, control, and sustainable operations. A team of experts in the field were assembled to help write this book, which is the product of several years of work and decades of combined experience. Aeration, Mixing, and Energy: Bubbles and Sparks is a valuable complement to any book on water reclamation and wastewater treatment. Autorid: Diego Rosso
This book introduces the 3R concept applied to wastewater treatment and resource recovery under a double perspective. Firstly, it deals with innovative technologies leading to: Reducing energy requirements, space and impacts; Reusing water and sludge of sufficient quality; and Recovering resources such as energy, nutrients, metals and chemicals, including biopolymers. Besides targeting effective C,N&P removal, other issues such as organic micropollutants, gases and odours emissions are considered. Most of the technologies analysed have been tested at pilot- or at full-scale. Tools and methods for their Economic, Environmental, Legal and Social impact assessment are described. The 3R concept is also applied to Innovative Processes design, considering different levels of innovation: Retrofitting, where novel units are included in more conventional processes; Re-Thinking, which implies a substantial flowsheet modification; and Re-Imagining, with completely new conceptions. Tools are presented for Modelling, Optimising and Selecting the most suitable plant layout for each particular scenario from a holistic technical, economic and environmental point of view. Autorid: Juan M. Lema, Sonia Suarez Martinez
Es 1922. Anaïs Nin viaja a Cuba tras el rastro de un padre ausentee idealizado, en busca de su familia. Tiene 19 años y se hacomprometido con Hugo Guiler, un rico banquero cuyos padres se oponena que su hijo se case con una latina católica y morena. El está enEuropa meditando sobre la decisión que habrá de tomar. Ella, de vuelta en la entrañable ciudad de sus padres tras haber vivido en EstadosUnidos, escribe el diario por el que será conocida. A partir de lasalusiones en éste a aquel periodo, Wendy Guerra imagina lo que Anaïspudo sentir al llegar a la isla, sus dudas sobre la conveniencia decasarse, sus deseos de ser escritora y vivir en París y sudeterminación de ser una mujer libre, guiada sólo por la cadencia desu deseo. "Proyecté un apócrifo de sus líneas vacías a partir de undiario casi virgen que reescribo hoy de memoria, con los ojoscerrados y puño firme. Poseída por sus testimonios. Vivimos épocasdistintas, pero acabamos encontrándonos en La Habana." WENDYGUERRA
