If you love reading Atkins Bookshelf, you will love reading the book — Serendipitous Discoveries from the Bookshelf. The beautifully-designed book is a celebration of literature, books, fascinating English word
He loved the idea that Apple bundled his MacPaint with every Macintosh, and he was crushed when the company decided that his post-Mac project, a flat-pad communicating computer called Magic Slate, was too esoteric a product to begin developing in 1985. He went into a depression, not ...
104. “Power really is a test of character. In the hands of a person of integrity, it is of tremendous benefit; in the hands of a tyrant, it causes terrible destruction.”―John Maxwell 105. “Our characters are refined and tried by fire and when we have gone through the furnace, we...
Calligraphy is not merely about writing characters; it is a multidimensional art form that trains students in various aspects: Spatial Awareness: Students learn to position strokes precisely within the grid, as shown in the image, ensuring balance and proportion. Curvature Control: The instruction “...
Obsidian Fire Pit (normal)- "Perfect light for reading a book." Obsidian Fire Pit (low)- "The fire could use some more fuel." Obsidian Fire Pit (embers)- "The fire has almost self-extinguished." Obsidian Fire Pit (out)- "I can re-light it." Tar Lamp- "Tar ought to combust quit...
On metaphor as a measure of magic: how the ordinary text becomes extraordinary. Quote from Roland Barthes’s “The Pleasure of the the Text”. Characters in yellowby Paul Klee (1937)—resisting uniformity Endless walls, endless trains, endless clouds. ...
Barry A. Pagano July 9, 2017Very Compelling! I loved this book! I was unaware of the New Orleans secret lab and the contaminated polio vaccine. I couldn't stop reading!Kindle CustomerJuly 8, 2017Great read! Haslam crafts the true life characters and doesn't jump to conclusions. ...
“I grew up with the notion that the frontier had shaped our characters and that there was no frontier any more…. What we had to have were frontiers in literature, scientific research, human welfare. That was a beautiful figure of speech. I used it for years, but the first time somebod...
from Time Enough For Love by Robert A. Heinlein. Suggested by imlad When I was growing up, I fantasized about a house like this. New furniture. A backyard. Parents who gave parties and invited lots of friends.I wanted something like this, too. A brick house in Hampstead and a father...
As the novel gets deeper in depth about the characters lives, Gatsby and nick start to become closer as friends and Gatsby reveals that he is in love with daisy. Gatsby also reveals that all the wealth he has acquired was so that he could provide for daisy and show her he is not the...