![]() As the Aura of Grace through whom Divine Light shines and all things become possible, she offers us our own holy grail of spiritual evolution and new life. On this exhilarating secular pilgrimage, you will raise your spirit to reflect the Love and Light in her eyes that illuminate your soul’s liberating path to wholeness. ![]() Journey with us to the lands that have venerated the Black Madonna, the lands of the Cathars, the Templars, and Mary Magdalene, to unveil and reclaim your soul’s hidden treasure-your direct, conscious connection to the Divine. Join us as we answer her call to be reborn, and to experience our own mythical voyage to the intention Divine Life has for us. Sacred even before Christianity, her presence takes our pain, doubts, and fears and grants us the manifestation of our hopes, wishes, and desires. Like the Tarot’s Empress, she is the “gate of life,” a mysterious, nurturing, protecting presence whose lineage weaves through the ancient Egyptian, Middle Eastern, Celtic, and Pagan goddesses, as well as Mary Magdalene, Tara, the Cathars, and the Templars. ![]() The pantheistic representation of Divine Nurturing and patron saint of Catalonia and Barcelona, the Black Madonna is revered in over 160 countries throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, India, and the Americas. The Black Madonna, called by many names and steeped in the same kind of history, mystique, power, and revelation as the Da Vinci Code, personifies the Feminine Face of the Divine. ![]()
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![]() In 2004, he wrote a book for children based on his own screenplay - Millions - and this book won the 2004 Carnegie Medal. ![]() He also worked with other directors, including writing the screenplays for the films Revenger's Tragedy, in 2002, an adaptation of Thomas Middleton's 17th-century play Hilary and Jackie Millions and Grow Your Own in 2007. He then collaborated with director Michael Winterbottom on the film Forget About Me, in 1990, and this was followed by further screenplays written for the same director: Butterfly Kiss in 1995 Welcome to Sarajevo in 1997 The Claim in 2000, originally based on Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge 24 Hour Party People in 2002 Code 46 in 2003 and A Cock and Bull Story in 2005. He first worked as a television critic for Living Marxism magazine, and wrote episodes for Coronation Street and Brookside. ![]() Frank Cottrell Boyce was born in Liverpool and studied English at Oxford University. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After a day of adventure, Harry gets so dirty that he no longer looks like a white dog with black spots. ![]() As the kids wash up the funny new dog, they realize it’s Harry and he falls asleep, happy to be home. Harry is a white dog with black spots who absolutely, positively hates to take a bath. So he digs up the scrub brush he buried, runs upstairs and jumps into the bathtub. He tries to do some of his favorite tricks, but they still don’t know him. When he realizes he’s hungry, he heads back home to find that his family doesn’t recognize him. Harry goes out to explore the city and as he travels through construction sites and slides down coal chutes, he changes from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots. Originally published in 1956, Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, illus. Has anyone not read this book? I had it when I was little and I remember it being one of those books that everyone seemed to have. The plot in a nutshell: Harry runs away from his bath and manages to get so dirty on his wanderings around the city that his family doesn’t recognize him when he gets back home Harry was a white dog with black spots who liked everything, except…getting a bath. But what really makes this and the other Harry stories stand out is Margaret Bloy Graham's pen-and-ink, pastel-washed drawings. Written by Gene Zion, Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham HarperCollins, 1956 In print since 1956, HARRY THE DIRTY DOG testifies to the continuing appeal of a simple tale, low-key humor, and a likable main character. ![]() ![]() And in the process, it paved the way for even more Titans-related drama to be mined for years to come. Simply put, “The Judas Contract” didn't pull its punches. ![]() You'd be hard pressed to find a more instantly iconic Teen Titans story than “The Judas Contract.” Originally published in in TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #42-44 and co-created with artist George Perez, it took a sinister and brutal look at the more manipulative side of the Titans’ arch nemesis, Deathstroke the Terminator, all while providing the grounded and challenging storytelling Wolfman and Perez's NEW TEEN TITANS series had become known for. To celebrate the anniversary of Marv's monumental contributions to the genre and to DC's rich history, we've compiled a list of some of our favorite Wolfman collaborations from across his fifty-year career. Believe it or not, the mind that helped co-create such massive events like CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS and THE JUDAS CONTRACT actually started pretty small, all the way back in August of 1968 with a script for an issue of BLACKHAWK, setting into motion a chain of events that would permanently shift the course of superhero comics for better and for always. ![]() ![]() Fifty years ago, an up-and-coming creator named Marv Wolfman turned in his first script, and though no one knew it at the time, the DC Universe was about to be changed forever. ![]() ![]() There’s a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can’t seem to agree on anything, from where they want to live to how they met in the first place. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t fix their own marriage. ![]() Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. “ quirky, big-hearted novel…Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure.” - Peopleįrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove comes a charming, poignant novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined. ![]() A People Book of the Week, Book of the Month Club selection, and Best of Fall in Good Housekeeping, PopSugar, The Washington Post, N ew York Post, Shondaland, CNN, and more! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Accompanied with wonderful black and white illustrations that help bring this book to life, this story will have you wanting to whizz through as it is fast-paced and a real page turner. This book (like all the others in the series) is imaginative, clever and an enchanting tale that everyone will love when they read it. Main characters, Milo and Tilly, hurtle towards their final showdown with the Alchemist and the stakes are higher than ever – though there is always time for hot chocolate… This series is one of my favourites of all time. Well Anna you have done it again! You have blown me away once more with your bookwandering adventures through some of my all-time favourite books including The Secret Garden and Jabberwocky. and the whole world of imagination are under threat as a battle for the fate of bookwandering is set in motion. Against the clock, they hunt for the cure: foraging in the Secret Garden, challenging Robin Hood and confronting the mighty Jabberwock.īut the Alchemist will stop at nothing to unlock the powerful secrets of The Book of Books, and Tilly, Pages & Co. Their journey leads them to the magical treehouse – home of the Botanist, the Alchemist’s sworn enemy. With Uncle Horatio trapped in an enchanted sleep by the power-hungry Alchemist, he sets off with his new friend Alessia to find a cure and save them all. Milo Bolt is ready to be the hero of his own story. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chapters cover such topics as: How to Grow Your Audience How to Set Your Pricing Understanding Advertising Jargon How to Find Sponsors Best Strategies for Making Money as an Affiliate Master Strategies for Crowdfunding Harnessing the Power of Webinars and Events The Top Tools to Make Your Job Easy Built on the author's fifteen years of experience in podcasting, this action-packed guide will benefit new and veteran podcasters. ![]() Profit from Your Podcast provides top strategies and real-life examples of podcast monetization. If you already have a podcast, you have that information you're ready for the next step. Methods and Advice for Making the Most of Your Podcast-Pricing, Sponsors, Crowdfunding, and More Pick up any book on podcast monetization, and you will find 90 percent of it only covers how to launch a podcast. ![]() ![]() The Paris Apartment is detailed in its descriptions. ![]() WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT THE PARIS APARTMENT (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS) The slow and steady reveal of everyone’s character and of what became of her brother before his mysterious disappearance is what this page-turner is all about. Thus begins the search for her brother as Jess prises open the reluctant neighbors’ doors to make sense of the tidbits of information they have on offer. Surprisingly, no one is willing to talk to her or even acknowledge her existence. However, when she gets to his apartment, he is nowhere to be seen. Jess is broke and has come to Paris to spend some time with her brother. The Paris Apartment is the story of a girl named Jess. Her latest book, The Paris Apartment, was released in 2022.Īpart from thrillers, Foley has also dipped her toes in historic-fiction with her book, Last Letter from Istanbul. Her 2020 novel, The Guest List, earned her the honor of the New York Times’ Best Thriller Author. Her signature style would thereafter develop a unique blend of the French and Western cultures.įoley would go on to publish several mystery-thrillers, all centered around murders. Set between Paris and London, this work established Foley as an accomplished mystery author. ![]() Her first work was titled The Book of Lost and Found. Lucy Foley is a British author of mystery novels. ![]() ![]() Hope this article about Alan Furst books in order will help you when choosing the reading order for his books and make your book selection process easier and faster. We looked at all of the books authored by Alan Furst and bring a list of Alan Furst’s books in order for you to minimize your hassle at the time of choosing the best reading order. ![]() ![]() Born in New York, he now lives in Paris and on Long Island. Most of his novels have been set just prior to or during the Second World War and he is noted for his successful evocations of Eastern European peoples and places. Now translated into seventeen languages, he is the bestselling author of Night Soldiers, Dark Star, The Polish Officer, Blood of Victory, Dark Voyage, and The Foreign Correspondent. ![]() Word Order: Direct & Indirect Objects - 3 Minuten Deutsch Lesson #31 - Deutsch lernenĪlan Furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. ![]() ![]() Eusebio was “long legs, dangling arms, sad eyes” of Jimmy Greaves he says, “They would see him land, but they never saw him take off” Pele “climbed into the air as if it were a staircase.” However, one does not read Galeano simply for the facts (meticulously researched though his work is – there are nine pages of sources) but for the poetry. If such facts are to your liking, you will find them in Galeano’s Football in Sun and Shadow (translated by Mark Fried), originally published in 1995, but since updated to 2010 (and recently reissued by Penguin Classics). ![]() They won again in 1950, and, though that was their last appearance in a final, they have since finished fourth three times, most recently in 2010 – a record England might envy, and Scotland can only dream of. Perhaps they would have been even more successful if they hadn’t refused to defend their title in 1934 in protest at Italy’s decision not to travel to Uruguay for the initial tournament. ![]() Though when we think of South American World Cup winners Brazil, with five victories, outstrips every other team, and Argentina, with two wins and four finals, is likely to be our next thought, Uruguay was, of course, the very first winner of the World Cup in 1930. Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, one of Latin America’s most famous voices, was also, perhaps unsurprisingly, a lover of football. ![]() |