![]() ![]() That’s where the author talks about the difference between a professional and an amateur. So, I’ve been reflecting on the main takeaways from the book, and the second part really struck a chord with me. Key Insights and Takeaways from The War of Art If you’re curious about “The War of Art,” give it a try – who knows, it might resonate with you.īut if you’re looking for something that really gets the creative juices flowing, “ Think Like an Artist” might just be your next favourite read. If you’re curious, you can check out my review right here. It was packed with more substance, depth, and it kept me hooked from start to finish. ![]() It’s all about tackling the inner resistance we face – you know, the fears, doubts, and distractions that hold us back from making something amazing.Īfter I read this book, I picked up “ Think Like an Artist” by Will Gompertz, and let me tell you, it was a breath of fresh air. ![]() “The War of Art” is often hailed as a masterpiece for creative minds, perfect for those looking to tap into their artistic potential, whether that’s in art, business, or other creative pursuits. The War of Art: A Guide for Creative Minds Overcoming resistance and embracing the professional mindsetīecoming a professional involves a shift in attitude and work ethic ![]() Thank you for supporting my blog, my dear reader!) Book Overview: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Category (Disclosure: If you purchase through the link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. ![]()
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![]() I never went to sleep-away camp as a kid, and my social anxieties around meeting new people in that setting could have been a horror novel in and of itself. Score: 5Įrmahgerd #9: Welcome to Camp Nightmare. ![]() It’s easily the strongest in the series that I’ve re-read so far. Even though I remembered the ending from seeing the TV episode as a kid, I still really appreciated this one. It creates an isolation effect for the main character, Billy, as his friends are taken out around him. The most unsettling part of the book was the indifference that the camp councilors seem to show towards kids actually dying, suffering various injuries, and disappearing. Welcome to Camp Nightmare wastes no time getting to the good stuff, and maintains good suspense all the way to the final scene. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kayla’s elderly new neighbor, Ellie Hockley, is more welcoming, but it’s clear she, too, has secrets that stretch back almost fifty years. It’s clear this woman has some kind of connection to the area…and a connection to Kayla herself. But when she is confronted by an odd, older woman telling her not to move in, she almost agrees. But the trophy home in Shadow Ridge Estates, a new development in sleepy Round Hill, North Carolina, will always hold tragic memories. You can read this before The Last House on the Street PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įrom bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel that perfectly interweaves history, mystery, and social justice.When Kayla Carter’s husband dies in an accident while building their dream house, she knows she has to stay strong for their four-year-old daughter. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Last House on the Street written by Diane Chamberlain which was published in January 11, 2022. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain ![]() ![]() ![]() Phyllis has written over 80 books for children and young people. ![]() Her parents enjoyed reading stories to the children-her father would imitate the characters in Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer-and her mother read to them every evening, "almost until we were old enough to go out on dates, though we never would have admitted this to anyone."īy the time Phyllis reached fifth grade, writing books was her favorite hobby and she would rush home from school each day to write down whatever plot had been forming in her head - at sixteen her first story was published in a local church magazine. Though she grew up during the Depression and her family did not have a lot of money, Naylor stated that she never felt poor because her family owned good books. Her family were strongly religious with conservative, midwestern values and most of her childhood was spent moving a lot due to her father's occupation as a salesman. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in Anderson, Indiana, US on January 4, 1933. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you were married to yourself could you stay with yourself? My house would be frightening and wild. Loving someone who hates themselves is a special kind of violence. Yrsa Daley-Ward blends her West Indian (Jamaican) and West African (Nigerian) cultures beautifully in this collection, especially with her references to foods like Jollof rice, stereotypical Black woman mannerisms like eye-rolling and sucking of teeth etc. Most of the poems in bone have recurring themes of death, sex, family, relationships and Christianity. ![]() I enjoyed reading the long poems in this collection, as they read like short stories and were packed with lots of suspense and emotion! Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishingīone is a brilliant collection of poems. Yrsa Daley-Ward and Warsan Shire were on that list and I finally read their collections (e-books) a couple of months ago.īelow are two mini reviews of the poetry collections by two popular poets grabbing peoples’ attention in 2016. by Nayyirah Waheed, I listed a bunch of contemporary poets and my keen interest to enjoy their works in the near future. ![]() ![]() ![]() But Young Mungo, though immersive and rarely dull, emerges as a chaotic cousin to its straight‑shooting predecessor, and offers an altogether bumpier experience. Again Stuart proves himself a wonderfully gifted writer, a virtuoso describer with a more or less infinite supply of tender detail and elegant phrasing. ![]() Mungo Hamilton, like Shuggie, is born in the late 1970s and grows up in a tenement in Glasgow, a crabbed but oddly magical locale, with an older sister (Jodie), an older brother (Hamish) and an erratic “alkahawlick” mother to whom he is devoted (Mo-Maw). D ouglas Stuart’s second novel appears hard on the heels of 2020’s Shuggie Bain, a Booker prize winner with strong claims to instant-classic status, and is similar in a number of ways. ![]() ![]() ![]() One is that among classical and early medieval historians there was a considerable tradition of describing the barbarian world, of paying particular attention to the institutions, mores, and customs of the Germanic people or whoever might be the subject of the tale. We do so both to show that Bede is so rich and so multifaceted that he is immensely valuable for many purposes besides those of greatest obvious interest to him, and because the sources for social and economic life in those years are so poor that everything available is legitimate grist for the mills of our analysis.Īctually there are two reasons why Bede might have furnished us with the kind of information we are seeking. Not Angles But Angels - St Caedmon, First. ![]() ![]() This is surely a strange purpose for which to use the Ecclesiastical History. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by THE VENERABLE BEDE Part 1/2 Full Audio Book.Instead, we propose to be perverse and to attempt to read Bede's text as though he had been a sociologist or an economic anthropologist: What can we learn from him about the “material conditions” of life in post-Roman and early Anglo-Saxon England, especially about life in the sixth and seventh centuries. Bede's qualities as a historian are well known and widely appreciated, and they need no further exposition here. The author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People was the greatest historian writing in the West between the later Roman Empire and the twelfth century, when we come to William of Malmesbury, Otto of Freising, and William of Tyre. ![]() ![]() In fact, aged just ten, she used to tell her friends and family that she wanted to grow up and become an author.īut just like many people, she would soon get distracted by adult responsibilities as writing and getting published took a backseat. Like many authors, Catharina Maura began writing when she was very little. She currently lives in Hong Kong but given her wanderlust, she has at some point made her home in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. She is now known for her penchant for penning some angsty stories that can be very intriguing. ![]() With her first novel becoming wildly popular, she kicked on from there to write more than half a dozen works of fiction across single-standing novels and several series. The author made her debut in fiction in 2020 when she published “Stolen Moments” the first of the “Stolen Moments” series of novels. ![]() Over the many years that she has been actively writing romance, she has made a reputation for writing bestselling billionaire romances that her readers love for the small hint of the forbidden. ![]() Catharina Maura who is otherwise known as CA Maura when writing paranormal romance is a fantasy and paranormal romance author. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There are a decent number - particularly in the teen/YA section of the store (see? I said I was going to read more YA) - and Lauren Myracle's Internet Girls series caught my eye. I looked around to see what I could read quickly.and I thought about novels written in IM shorthand. The packed boxes are, unfortunately, in my parents' basement. I had planned to read The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English but I can't find it the book is still in my database, so I didn't get rid of it, I must have packed it while "decluttering" my office. ![]() September has my little bookclub reading our own selections that fit with the term "language" - we can read whatever we want relating in some way to that word. ![]() ![]() Newton’s pursuit gathers into a fist of anguish as she traces and faces 'monstrous bequests' of racism, from Southern ancestors who enslaved people to a Northern ancestor who helped drive Indigenous people from their villages in western Massachusetts. It makes sense, this method - which becomes the book’s structure, too - because curiosity and lives never proceed in direct paths. When one inquiry reaches its natural end, she belays herself back and begins another route. ![]() Her genealogical investigation transforms into an investigation of genealogy itself, a subject rich with conjecture and a perennial social longing that she terms 'ancestor hunger'. We sink as deep into history, science and spirituality as we do into Newton’s family tree. ![]() Who am I? is the question troubling Maud Newton in her extraordinary and wide-ranging book. ![]() |