Résultats pour "becoming" dans Littérature et fiction

When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis - known as Jack - she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn’t holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford professor and the beloved writer of The Chronicles of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters.

Raymond Bannister is a wealthy man living a secure life, but the day that he receives a single slipper in an envelope his world falls apart. He seeks out a place in the bad part of town—is he looking for his own demise? He is found slashed down in a dirty alleyway. The crime and the crime scene are inexplicable to Lestrade, and he seeks the help of his new consultant detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. This beginning will lead us back in time, to India, and it will lead us to the strange origin of a group of children that call themselves the Irregulars.

பிரபஞ்சனைப் பொருத்தவரை, மனிதர்கள் மகத்தானவர்கள். அவர்களுக்கான சூழல் வாய்க்கும் போது எல்லோருமே நற்பண்புகளைக் கொண்டவராகவே விளங்குவர். அப்படியான சூழலை அமைத்துத் தருவது முக்கியம். பிரபஞ்சன் அத்தகைய சூழல்களை அமைத்துத் தருகிறார். அவற்றில் மனிதப் பண்புகள் வெளிப்படுவதை ஆசையோடு நம்முன் வைக்கிறார். படைப்பாளன் உலகின் மீதுள்ள பிரியத்தை, நம்பிக்கையை இப்படித்தானே வெளிப்படுத்த முடியும்.

This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses who provide the first vital line of patient care. Here, nurses remember their first "sticks", first births, and first deaths and reflect on what gets them though long, demanding shifts and keeps them in the profession.

One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 - 180 ce). Covering issues such as duty, forgiveness, brotherhood, strength in adversity and the best way to approach life and death, the Meditations have inspired thinkers, poets and politicians since their first publication more than 500 years ago. Today, the book stands as one of the great guides and companions - a cornerstone of Western thought.

Yoren Healy appears to have it all: a lucrative career, financial stability and a loving fiancé. It's a seemingly brilliant life, one he has carefully crafted since childhood. But deep down, he is lost, confused, stuck and unfulfilled. BECOMING - The Emergence of Being follows Yoren as he embarks on a journey of exploration with the support of his coach. Along the way, he discovers the reasons behind his lack of fulfillment, from his upbringing and family heritage to his perception of societal expectations and how he relates to the world, others and himself.

Getting snowed in at a mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers...none of whom you can trust. When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utterly wrong with the arrival of a monster storm, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival trumps synergy. Come Monday morning, how many members short will the team be?

Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference. When she’s not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell’s Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists.

Rebecca Cuinn lost control of her life once before, and she spent many years learning how to take it back. As the mistress and owner of an exclusive BDSM club, Rebecca now had control by the balls. She wasn't about to lose it again by falling in love. Unfortunately, her heart wasn't playing by Rebecca's rules. She always was a sucker for androgynous, sexy women. But did the one that threatened to make her break all her rules have to be so young?

When I walked out into my living room yesterday, half-naked and jamming to music, I wasn’t aware that my hot new neighbor would be sitting on the couch with a devilish smirk on his face. And I really didn’t expect that he would haunt my dreams as a demon with large, curved horns and an insatiable hunger for me that very night.

Rewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human breaks open the rancorous debate between Black critical theory and posthumanism. Through the cultural terrain of literature by Toni Morrison, Nalo Hopkinson, Audre Lorde, and Octavia Butler, the art of Wangechi Mutu and Ezrom Legae, and the oratory of Frederick Douglass, Zakiyyah Iman Jackson both critiques and displaces the racial logic that has dominated scientific thought since the Enlightenment.

Twenty-three-year-old Denver James: worry-wart, protector, beautiful, loyal, headstrong. When she was a teenager, her entire life was planned out, including marrying her high school sweetheart, Hazel Ford, after he completed his six-year prison bid. However, years later, life has other plans for her, especially the addition of becoming a mama to her younger siblings. With her heart on lock, Denver doesn't entertain other men—until a handsome but rude customer catches her eye

There is a place in modern-day America with no electricity, no plumbing, and no modern conveniences. In this place there is no room for dreams, no space for self-expression, and no tolerance for ambition. In this place there is a boy with the body of a god and the heart of a warrior. He is strong and faithful and serves his family honorably. But he dares to dream of more.

After a mysterious elven princess transports ex-marine Cal Newhart to the mystical world of Telos, he'll have to rely on his wits and newfound strength to protect her and her two beautiful companions against the conquering Vrag army.

Novelist John Gardner's thesis in On Moral Fiction is simple: "True art is by its nature moral." It is also an audacious statement, as Gardner asserts an inherent value in life and in art. Since the book's first publication, the passion behind Gardner's assertion has both provoked and inspired fans. In examining the work of his peers, Gardner analyzes what has gone wrong, in his view, in modern art and literature, and how shortcomings in artistic criticism have contributed to the problem.

With a year under her garter belt, Brad’s transformation into Zoe, his wife Melissa’s full time sissy maid, is now complete. During this year, Zoe has mastered the arts of cooking, cleaning, and, most importantly, satisfying her wife's lovers with an unwavering dedication. However, as Zoe's efficiency as a sissy maid reaches new heights, she finds herself grappling with an unforeseen consequence: too much free time. Restless and longing for more, Zoe finds herself craving new sensations. Fortunately, her quick-thinking mistress recognizes this yearning for purpose.

When a member of their quiet community is brutally murdered, the Abbotts find themselves prime suspects of the crime. The couple is desperate to prove their innocence, but when a tape is discovered with horrifying evidence, everything changes. With shocking truths beginning to surface, Rachael and Caide must decide just how far they are willing to go to protect those they love. Can they trust anyone around them, including each other?

Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed by the media as “The Boogeyman”—stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the intervening years. These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of celebrity and notoriety himself, being the only person that an incarcerated Josh Gallagher will speak to on or off the record.

Zook only wants to devote herself to God, but struggles with patience toward others. Her sister's challenge that she can't serve God if she isn't willing to serve His people finally opens her eyes and she soon finds herself helping a family overwhelmed by triplets. Much to her surprise, she has a knack with the babies, and her confidence in dealing with others, both young and old, grows. One person she'll never be able to find peace with, though, is Ben Rupp.

After allowing his marriage to grow stagnant, Brad is faced with a tough decision. Wear a chastity cage or lose his relationship with his wife, Melissa. Melissa has issued him this ultimatum after years of growing unhappy in their marriage and because she believes that wearing a chastity cage will help turn Brad back into the loving, supportive man she married.