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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Optimist Yayınları
Love this book. His main point is about opportunity and those that are willing to work very hard. When someone has both they can do great things. And he states a brillant person doesn't accomplish great things without the opportunity and being capable of taking that opportunity.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pena Yayınları
This book was an extremely quick read and I enjoyed it though I’m still not entirely sure if the title is referring to the children in the book or the compromisingly inappropriate behavior of their parents. Tom Perrotta is no Alice Seybold in that his character’s flaws seem pretty obvious and easily dismissed by a first year psychology student as perpetually adolescent. In spite of what I fled were small literary shortcomings, he spins an interesting yarn. I found the ending a bit of a convenient let down; everyone’s behavior is either somewhat justified or readily comprehended. The only questions remaining after reading the last paragraph are the obvious ones concerning the most perversely lascivious character of the novel. I compare Perotta to Seybold only in the context of some similar themes; a lewd and disturbed child molester. I felt Perotta takes the easy narrative path, letting us hate this person and squirm at his presence while vaguely suggesting that we pity his unknown illness. The one thing that I really disliked is how all of the 3-4 year old children in the book spoke like Telletubbies. At age 3, my daughter and all of her friends were freely and fluently using verbs, conjunctions, and could form complete sentences -if not sometimes messing up a plural or irregular verb tense. There were no huge surprises in Children and Mr Perotta does a very good job at story architecture, compelling the reader to continue in spite of the late hour.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı Yayınları
I saw this author speak at a company called Palantir. The company hosted an event featuring this author and his book was given out at the door. I gave the book 4 stars. The book makes you question and think hard about the methods we've used to motivate employees, family, and ourselves. The theories explained and the evidence put forward in this book just "feel" right, if you know what I mean. At the end of the book the author included a sort of cliff notes summary of each chapter for quick review and reference. He also writes what he called a Twitter summary. Here it is, if I remember it correctly: "Carrots and sticks are so 20th century. Autonomy, purpose, and mastery are in!" No spoilers, but the book talks about intrinsic motivation, and how the old method of using carrots (aka money)as incentives and sticks (aka punishments) as deterrents of unwanted behavior often lead to results opposite to those we were trying to encourage. The book is coming from a business-oriented slant, but it has made me think about how I try to encourage and steer my children's behavior and choices. It was a very interesting, fun, and quick read.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Butik Yayınları
Really good! Unfortunately I'm a bit bug-phobic and this didn't help.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Tekhne Yayınları
Book Info: Genre: Fiction Reading Level: Adult Disclosure: I won a free eBook copy of this book on LibraryThing, which I received in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: This genre-bending tale tells the story of Hartley Finn, aka Beast, as he follows cult leaders Bo and Peep to the Last Stop, a hippie commune in the mountains of Montana where the Brothers and Sisters of the Cosmic I AM await the arrival of their Space Brothers. But no sooner does he arrive than the free-loving façade cracks and a schism occurs, leaving the Brothers and Sisters hopelessly split between Bo and Peep, and Chad Barker, jazz trumpeter extraordinaire and incorrigible junkie. To make matters worse, a psychopath is on the loose among them, methodically stalking and attacking the Brothers and Sisters. When Bo and Peep turn to Beast for help, he uses Magick and just plain old muscle to try and straighten things out before the Arrival. But is it enough to save the Last Stop and the Brothers and Sisters of the Cosmic I AM? My Thoughts: I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I started reading this thing - I mean, obviously the idea appealed to me or I wouldn’t have signed up for the giveaway, but would it be funny or serious? Realistic or fantastical? Honestly, it was a bit of everything. Bo and Peep were indeed based on those people: Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, who founded Heaven’s Gate. Only this was way back in the 1970s when they first got started. John Lennon and George Harrison are characters, although they are never explicitly named – only hinted at. Beast is not only fascinated with the Cosmic I AM, but also with Aleister Crowley, which is where he came up with his name. There are some really funny moments – dark humor, but funny all the same. Strangely, it made me nostalgic for the days of hippies and free love – although I was only born in 1970, I feel strangely drawn to that lifestyle. Maybe it’s a past-life thing, just like my fascination with Druids and the Wild West. There were some really quite serious moments, too – it was, all-in-all, a sort of comprehensive picture of what being sucked into a cult would be like, as well as the general sort of atmosphere of a commune. Technically it was fairly well-written; there were some editing issues, but they weren’t overwhelming. There were several instances in which Millie was called Lisa, which really confused me the first time it happened, until I figured out it was a typo. A final editing pass wouldn’t hurt things, but it isn’t too bad and most people should be able to overlook it. I quite liked the book, overall. If it sounds like something you would like, I’d say go for it.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Genç Destek Yayınevi
Mended heart is a beautifully written story telling of how love and faith can find their way. A story filled with tragedy loss and hidden betrayals, how love can find its way and how a faith can get you through almost anything even on the dreariest of days. A beautifully written novel, filled with love, hope and romance, and beliefs to get them throughout their days, without their beliefs and each other their days may have not been as comforting. A fluent and mesmerizing read, for sure to bring tears to your eyes, and an ache in your heart. A wonderful written love story with a Christen themes, I was not disappointed. I found this book whilst browsing the romance reviews site, read the first 30 pages and found myself buying it the same day. This is not normally a genre I would read but found myself, intrigued and enjoying the flow throughout this book. In certain parts I was teary eyed! Life seemed so hard at times, but with the faith in which they believed in they survived and got through their days even - In the darkest of days, the dreariest of nights, this book let show that the faith they possess can guide you. The characters were heartfelt and very realistic in life, the struggles with two characters- people coming from two different sides of town and also getting past the past. You must forgive to move on. The dialogue flowed smoothly, and the meaning of this book well outlined and felt. Overall I really enjoyed this book ;) and would recommended to any who enjoys a romantic read: P
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Parıltı Yayınları
My review, from http://www.bookbirddog.blogspot.com I thought at the beginning that A Gift from Brittany would be a book along the lines of Frances Mayes' Tuscany books - "love letters" to Italy that are light, mostly cheerful accounts of life in Tuscany. Marjorie Price's life-altering experience living in an obscure hamlet in Brittany, France, however, the author describes as a "Memoir of Love and Loss in the French Countryside." Though it has cheerful and colorful aspects, the memoir is a poignant story of love lost but also of true friendship found in an quiet corner of rural France. A young artist in Chicago in the 1960s, the author Midge decides to travel to Paris for several months, against her parents' wishes. In France she meets Yves, an up and coming artist, and as in a fairy tale story, falls in love and marries the Frenchman. They have a daughter, both continue to paint, and all seems to go well until Yves decides to buy a farm in Brittany. The farm turns out to be several farmhouses, half of a hamlet. The extensive renovations needed to the farm houses, which Midge finds herself in charge of managing and financing, and Yves' obsession with the idea of his being a great painter, a "genius", is balanced somewhat by Midge's developing friendship with a supportive and sympathetic neighbor, Jeanne. Jeanne is in her late 60s, cannot read or write, never used a telephone, does not have television, has never traveled to the ocean that is not far away, and has been working all her life without electricity or running water. Jeanne however becomes a protector to Midge, an American who does not know the ways of rural Brittany. The memoir describes days in Brittany with its difficulties, its disappointments, its successes, as well as the joy of good friendship. The book really tells two stories - the story of an American artist in France transformed by her experience there, and the life story of Jeanne, a simple Breton woman. Of Jeanne, the author wrote: "Like a messenger heralding her arrival, her low starched white lace coif revealed her to be a Morbihanaise. Everyone greeted her; she struck up a conversation with everyone." The memoir also tells how these two helped each other and how in the end, Midge feels regret and wonders if different decisions along the way might have made the final outcomes any different. Marjorie Price writes with the eye of the artist, with detail and a love of color. Her descriptions of her painting and of landscape easily transport you to Brittany, its farms, coastline, and the feel of its people. "In summer, the heat was so intense it was a streak of fire on my back and soaked up the moisture on the paper, making it difficult to work with the transparency and fluidity of watercolor. But on cool days, or on days when the fog lingered and moisture hung in the air, I could blend the light of the morning mist with the emerging sun, lay color over color like a theme in a fugue that fades as another unfolds...." - (ch. 15) I recommend this heart-warming book for its story, its descriptions of people and place, and its exploration of relationships, some that "worked" and others that did not. I have read A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle and Under the Tuscan Sun, enjoyed them, but had no real desire to read the follow up books that both authors wrote. A Gift from Brittany I found to be much more serious and realistic, and true, and very moving.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Novella Yayınları
There is nothing I can honestly say right now to sum up my feelings. Its really sad when Sebastian (Jonathan) died *sobs* I know he's the villain but I cant help loving him even hes evil. Hes like that not by his choice. The image of him as a perfect brother is heart-wrecking beautiful. But the good news is Simon is finally a part of Shadowhunter. Yay!! *squee* and... it a happy ending for Jace and Clary, Alec and Magnus, also Izzy and Simon. They deserve a happy ending even theres still demons outside and a prob left with the fae... Let just wait for Emma and Julian's story ... a forbidden love between parabatai I hope.. hahahaha
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Can Çocuk Yayınları
Finished up my re-read of the series. It was interesting to read them in order and in quick succession, as I notices slews of running characters and ideas that I hadn't noticed before, little reference L'Engle places in the story lovingly for those who are paying attention. This book had more Christian themes than I remembered. It's curious how L'Engle sees swirling wonder in the interconnectedness of the cosmos and loves druids and native medicine and fanciful supernatural characters but names Christ as the source of the glory. It made me want to know more of her theology: if she's in the New Cosmology camp, or her own brand, or what. I am extraordinarily intrigued by her theories on time and size, though -- of staying in the same place but traveling through When instead of Where. Hmm.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
This book is so amazing! It reminds me of the book Anything But Typical...love it!!!!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Doremi
Yaklaşık 10 yıl arayla Peggy adında üç yaşlı güney kadını yıllarca bir sır sakladı ve bu kitap hikayelerinin her birini anlatıyor. Biraz bir gizem; yarış bir rol oynamaktadır. Bir bakıma oldukça üzücü.
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