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Wayne Shelton - Volume 1 - The Mission
Author | : Jean Van Hamme |
Publisher | : Cinebook |
Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 2014-01-16T00:00:00+01:00 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 184918755X |
When a high-ranking official of a small nation in the Caucasus is killed in a car accident, the plans of a massive multinational corporation are derailed by one man: the unfortunate French trucker who caused the accident. Pressure from the unions in France and the military in Khalakjistan prevents a quick diplomatic solution. So, to secure its own interests, the corporation calls upon the one man who can break the trucker out of prison and disarm the confrontation: Wayne Shelton.
The Friendship of a Mountain
Author | : Pascal Bruckner |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 2023-05-25 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1509555544 |
Why are we fascinated by mountains? These outcrops of rock were once considered unsightly, something to be avoided at all costs, but, since Rousseau, they have been contrasted with our corrupt cities and viewed as serene enclaves of beauty and relaxation. But why climb to the summit only to come back down again? Why does the toil of climbing convert into joy? What metaphysics of the absolute is playing out here – what challenge does climbing pose to time and ageing, to fearful panic, to the brush with danger which leads to conquest? It’s not faith that elevates mountains – it’s mountains that elevate our faith in challenging us to overcome them. These hooded majesties crush some people while exalting others. For the latter, climbing means being born again, reaching a state of exhilaration. Being seized by exhaustion upon arriving at the summit is akin to casting your eyes upon paradise. Is it the stinging cold, the wind so strong that it almost knocks you down, or is it higher powers that speak to us in this mixture of terror and beauty? A child of the mountains who spent his youth in Austria and Switzerland, Pascal Bruckner has special ties to the subject of this book: the further he climbs, the more he reconnects to his past. In sparkling and sensual prose, Bruckner’s paean to the majesty of mountains weaves together things seen and things read, childhood memories, literature and philosophy, interlaced with reflections on life, ageing and the unrivalled beauty of an ecosystem that we are in danger of destroying.
Alphabetical Finding List
Author | : Princeton University. Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 754 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : Library catalogs |
ISBN | : |
The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
Author | : Harold Bloom |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Criticism |
ISBN | : 1438113633 |
A collection of essays on Wharton's novel, The age of innocence, presented in chronological order by date of publication.
The Lure of the Sea
Author | : Alain Corbin |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520066380 |
Corbin argues that with few exceptions people living before the eighteenth century knew nothing of the attractions of the coast, the visual delight of the sea, the desire to brave the force of the waves or to feel the coolness of sand against the skin. The image of the ocean in the popular consciousness was coloured by Biblical and mythical recollections of sea monsters, voracious whales, and catastrophic floods. It was perceived as sinister and unchanging, a dark, unfathomable force inspiring horror rather than attraction. These associations of catastrophe and fear in the minds of Europeans intensified the repulsion they felt towards deserted and dismal shores.
Changing France
Author | : Anne Green |
Publisher | : Anthem Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2013-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1783080701 |
The French Second Empire (1852-70) was a time of exceptionally rapid social, industrial and technological change. French literature also underwent fundamental changes during this period as writers embraced ‘modernity’ and incorporated new technologies, fashions and inventions into their work. Focusing on cultural areas such as exhibitions, transport, food, dress and photography, ‘Changing France’ shows how apparently trivial aspects of modern life provided Second Empire writers with a versatile means of thinking about deeper issues. This volume brings literature and material culture together to reveal how writing itself changed as writers recognised the extraordinarily rich possibilities of expression opened up to them by the changing material world.