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It follows therefore that in proportion as capital accumulates, the lot of the labourer, be his payment high or low, must grow worse. But all methods for the production of surplus-value are at the same time methods of accumulation and every extension of accumulation becomes again a means for the development of those methods. “within the capitalist system all methods for raising the social productiveness of labour are brought about at the cost of the individual labourer all means for the development of production transform themselves into means of domination over, and exploitation of, the producers they mutilate the labourer into a fragment of a man, degrade him to the level of an appendage of a machine, destroy every remnant of charm in his work and turn it into a hated toil they estrange from him the intellectual potentialities of the labour process in the same proportion as science is incorporated in it as an independent power they distort the conditions under which he works, subject him during the labour process to a despotism the more hateful for its meanness they transform his life-time into working-time, and drag his wife and child beneath the wheels of the Juggernaut of capital. National Book Award winner Carlos Eire tells the story of this incomparable spiritual masterpiece, examining its composition and reception in the sixteenth century, the various ways its mystical teachings have been interpreted and reinterpreted across time, and its enduring influence in our own secular age. How did a manuscript once kept under lock and key by the Spanish Inquisition become one of the most inspiring religious books of all time? Despite its troubled origins, the book has had a profound impact on Christian spirituality for five centuries, attracting admiration from readers as diverse as mystics, philosophers, artists, psychoanalysts, and neurologists. The Life is not really an autobiography at all, but rather a confession written for inquisitors by a nun whose raptures and mystical claims had aroused suspicion. The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila is among the most remarkable accounts ever written of the human encounter with the divine. The temporary titles are NOT chapter titles in the new book, just quick references that my Webmistress creates to make them easier to find.Įxcerpts are listed in the order of oldest to newest. Excerpts (“Daily Lines”) from Book Tenįor Excerpts (aka “Daily Lines”) from this new novel, you will always be able to access them here.Įxcerpts are listed on the right by temporary titles, which have something to do with that particular snippet. Please bookmark this webpage and check back periodically. News and information about this new book will be posted here as it becomes available. Or it may not! I don’t know yet but will be sure to let you know when I do. It will follow GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE, the ninth major novel featuring the story of Claire and Jamie, which was first published on November 23, 2021.īook Ten might be the last of my Outlander novels which feature Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser. Book Ten (as yet untitled) will be the tenth major novel in my Outlander series of novels. I had vague memories of reading Brisingamen when I was very young. Not that praise from adults is lacking the fiftieth-anniversary republication of Brisingamen contained testimonials from Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, and Susan Cooper. He’s said that he’s never written specifically for children, but for whatever reason children seem to respond more directly to his work than adults. In the interim, Garner’s published fairy tale collections and several non-fantasy novels. The first two books in the series came out in the early 1960s, so this really has been some time in coming. Why did it take so long for Boneland to gestate? All I can say is that it took as long as it took.” The links to the book-not-written had become subliminal cliffhangers. There are nuggets in the text that hint of unfinished business. The lack of the third book, I discovered, gave the readers of the first two a sense of urgency. His next novel, Boneland, to be published this August, will complete the trilogy he’d always envisioned. In mid-March the news emerged that writer Alan Garner was returning to the storylines of his first two books, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath. I had hopes that we would see Jongor in New York or on a steam ship or something, but "The Return of Jongor" starts up shortly after "Jongor of Lost Land," with Ann Hunter, her twin brother Alan, and their savior, Jongor, an American who was born in an Australian jungle full of pterosaurs after his parents' aircraft crashed there, marching away from Lost Land, towards whatever counts as civilization in Australia. "The Return of Jongor" by Robert Moore Williams This issue also includes a story by Robert Bloch, "Lefty Feep Does Time," but I can't bring myself to read a joke story today, even one from a series so popular that isfdb lists over twenty installments (among them, "Stuporman," "Time Wounds All Heels," "Jerk the Giant Killer" and "Son of a Witch." Bloch loves puns.) So we'll be sticking with Jongor, and give the rest of the fiction in this number of Fantastic Adventures a pass. What did they know back then which is lost now? He does well to make each character distinct, though his grasp of accents is limited, and the performance may have been better if he simply didn't try. The narrator is competent, but he pronounces the occasional word so bizarrely that it proved distracting. The author does a brilliant job of bringing scenescapes to life and attaching the reader to a large cast of characters very quickly. In some scenes, the literally unbelievable acts of heroism were enough to utterly destroy the realism, though the entertainment was never at risk. This book will delight fans of Tomb Raider, trap filled adventure games like D&D, or conspiracy theories while anyone who knows anything of basic physics, biology, botany, engineering or pretty much any stream of science will need to suspend a considerable portion of disbelief. Predictably written like an action movie script by an author who's seen more films than real life. Indiana Jones, Die Hard & Crocodile Dundee. With todays obsession with looks and popularity, it is refreshing to have a main character that is normal in size and popularity. In Rachels story and character, Kay Lynn Mangum gives readers a character that many young girls can relate with and look up to, especially for many readers who have gone through the same kind of experiences as Rachel. Rachels first year in high school is not only marred by her brothers embarrassing drunken outbursts, but Rachels mom gets married again to the father of a boy in her seminary class. Enduring her mothers depression and dealing with her seventeen-year-old brothers alcoholism, Rachel questions God why this has happened. The book follows Rachels transition into high school while trying to take care of things at home. Keeping in line with her other books, Kay Lynn Mangums third novel tells the story of teenager Rachel Fletcher and the heartache and struggles experienced after the death of her father, a death she feels responsible for. Mycroft is not without his own struggles he lost his parents as a child and has been raised by an aunt who provides the basic necessities but with whom he has no emotional connection. Watts handles the narrating duties she’s still adjusting to city life after her family’s financial situation forced them to give up their farm. James Mycroft and Rachel Watts are friends/neighbors/classmates in Melbourne, Australia. But I kept coming across Ellie Marney’s contemporary, Sherlock Holmes-inspired Every Breath, and, looking to read something outside of my usual genres for a change, I decided to give Every Breath a go. I don’t even read mysteries often I can count on one hand the number I’ve read as an adult (I did love reading the Encyclopedia Brown books when I was a kid, though). Review: Confession time: I’m one of the few people on the planet who’s never seen an episode of Sherlock I’ve also never read any of Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels about the world’s most famous detective. Assisted by Watts, the two work to solve a mystery that looks likely to fall through the cracks in the justice system otherwise. When he and his friend/neighbor Rachel Watts happen upon a murder scene, Mycroft’s brilliant mind immediately sets to finding the killer. To Sum It Up: With all of his logic and forensics knowledge, James Mycroft is more than an amateur sleuth. They are just SO endearing and compelling together. Like she’s so in love with him and so vulnerable about it, and he’s so obsessed with her and over the top and it’s kinda sweet and super swoony. And I love the juxtaposition of their world and their sexual tastes with actually how innocent and sweet their relationship is. Creighton makes Anni more independent and brave and self-assured, and she makes him feel lighter and more content. This couple is everything! A sweet, grumpy sunshine on the surface with a more hidden submissive-sadist connection - they are so delicious! The chemistry is just so great- I love how they bring each other out in their own ways. I had been so desperate for Anni’s story because her parents are my favorite Rina couple ever, but then she goes and pairs Anni with another favorite couple’s son- and while our prior pair had some of the worst of their parents’ characteristics, these two ended up more with soft and tender hearts of their mothers’. But most of all, it’s surprisingly sweet, Rina’s most darkly swoony with some epically romantic Romeo and Juliet vibes. It’s just such a compelling and addictive story- the character arcs, the drama, the intricate ways the secondary characters come into play, the chemistry. Story: I am obsessed! This is literally one of my favorite books of the RK world- I just adored it. |