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Guillaume Laurens guillaumel5d7c — This series, "The Story of Civilization" by the brilliant and erudite Will Durant and his equally brilliant wife Ariel, is still one of the best series on world history ever written despite it's age. It's multidisciplinary approach to understanding history and insightful and articulate execution represent a time piece of the best ideals of Twentieth Century thought and writing. It's rare to read historical works from this time period that do not overwhelmingly evidence the heavy hand of personal and political prejudices that were widely held in that day and age. This is the life work of a pair of great humanitarian thinkers. Always in the avant garde of their field, their work requires relatively little substantive correction compared to other contemporaries after more than 40 years of ongoing historical research have passed. Their objective and well researched insight into history lead them to present a storyline that is still meaningful for readers of history today. Regardless of the issue of perfect coincidence with present day perceptions of historical accuracy, this text would still be readable, and valuably so, for any student of history for it's insight into the human condition as evidenced in the changing fortunes of statesmen, peoples, and nations through history. This is history as narrative the way that few are fluent enough to tell it. The voices of the two authors merge seamlessly to emerge as one voice with a dry wit and clear eyed wisdom that serve to inform and delight the reader and sometimes even made me laugh out loud. A fascinating classic series for the history buff. You won't regret the time and effort required to read this long series. It will beautifully flesh out your historical knowledge base and it's a real page turner. It will feel as if you sat beside the fire with an endlessly wise and funny storyteller on many successive nights so that he could tell you the history of the world. here's a quote from an article by Will Durant that explains his ideas about history in his own words: "History” said Henry Ford, “is bunk.” As one who has written history for twenty-five years, and studied it for forty-five, I should largely agree with the great engineer who put half the world on wheels. History as studied in schools – history as a dreary succession of dates and kings, of politics and wars, of the rise and fall of states – this kind of history is verily a weariness of the flesh, stale and flat and unprofitable. No wonder so few students in school are drawn to it; no wonder so few of us learn any lessons from the past. But history as man’s rise from savagery to civilization – history as the record of the lasting contributions made to man’s knowledge, wisdom, arts, morals, manners, skills – history as a laboratory rich in a hundred thousand experiments in economics, religion, literature, science, and government – history as our roots and our illumination, as the road by which we came and the only light that can clarify the present and guide us into the future – that kind of history is not “bunk;” it is, as Napoleon said on St. Helena, “the only true philosophy and the only true psychology.” Other studies may tell us how man might behave, or how he should behave; history tells us how he has behaved for six thousand years. One who knows that record is in large measure protected in advance against the delusions and disillusionments of his time. He has learned the limitations of human nature, and bears with equanimity the faults of his neighbors and the imperfections of states. He shares hopefully in the reforming enterprises of his age and people; but his heart does not break, nor his faith in life fade out, when he perceives how modest are the results, and how persistently man remains what he has been for sixty centuries, perhaps for a thousand generations. "We are choked with news, and starved of history". ~Will Durant

Debora Giugno deboragiugno — Book 3 in a great series

Janao Denys _anao — This was one of those books that got added to my list because it had a "buzz" around it, but that I didn't really know anything about, or have a real enthusiasm for. I'm glad to say that it was totally worth it. Sarah Vowell's criss-crossing of America to search out and examine the minutiae of our three Presidential assassinations is wonderfully educational, but mostly HILARIOUS. Vowell's writing style is the perfect mix of dry and overt for me. Come on, how can you not love someone that refers to Robert Todd Lincoln as "Jinxy McDeath"?

Francesco Poroli francescoporoli — If the opinions of an interested skeptic carry any weight at all, this is a convincing integration of Freudian theory with Buddhist practice and perception. I heartily recommended it to all those with an interest in either.

Technozay Seo technozay — ** spoiler alert ** (Im a spoiler(and 'spoiler' is just an understatement)!!..Beware) A Half mermaid and Half human.It isnt a normal life for seventeen year-old lily..especially when mermaids mate for life and she has a crush on Brody(dream guy).One unexpected kiss with her arch-enemy,Quice, changes everything..him also(into her mermate/merman). My opinion: I hate reading in this girl's perspective.Shes soo gooey-eyed for Brody and all anger-releasing when with Quince.Its kinda obvious she doesnt know what she wants and shes shallow and self-absorbed.When im reading a book in someone's perspective i would like them to be at least a little smart and not all blind-headed like Lily.BUT..at the end im like finnally!She actually does have a smart brain after all. Ending: Lily and Quince together on land as a couple. Characters: Lily Sanderson: princess of the undersea kingdom of Thalassinia,17 yr-old,her mom is human,blond hair,half human..half mermaid,green and gold fin(as a mermaid),asks brody to the dance(he declines nicely saying he wants freedom for awhile),tricked by Quince and goes to the library for Brody only to find Quince there kissing her(it was dark so she didnt know it was him at first),goes to Seaview high,freakles across nose,in the news-team,swim-team manager,kind-of long nose,pale skin,eyes are too big,has a tattoo(like every other mermaid/merman that was born under the sea) with a lime green kelp flower(to match her scales),has frizzy blond curl-hair when human,goes as a pirate wench to the dance(cause Quince said Brody will be dressed as a pirate),green eyes,meets Quince at the beach to explain whats happening to him and for him to explain why the kiss,goes back to the kingdom with Quince to undo what he did by showing him to the royal court(aka her dad),has to make Quince breathless for him to breathe the water in(he didnt want to at first so she had to force him),gives Quince the tour of the kingdom(was) but had to stay with her dad,has to share her room in the kingdom with Dosinia,when she cried underwater her eyes turn gold,makes up a excuse for the bond by saying she and Quince are dating,does the challenge,makes a sand-dollar necklace for Quince on test1,smells like lime and coconut,hides with Quince in the blue-hole on the island when fishermen came(result: them coming up with a plan and suceeding..Plan: Lily using her powers to make it fog and her going into the sea flashing her fin so she can trick them away),tells shannen the truth on the day she was going to tell brody,knew she couldnt trust Brody with the truth so she swiped his memory for that moment from his mind when he overheard,does the separation(was to nice to take away Quince's life),returns to the sea for good but later on goes back to seaview high cause she misses Quince,Quince's girlfriend. Mr.Sanderson: king of the undersea kingdom of Thalassinia,merman,lives in the kingdom under water,has a tattoo(like every other mermaid/merman that was born under the sea) with a royal blue kelp flower(to match his scales),always shoo away any merman from the kingdom that wants Lily(b/c they always beg for her),looks regal,graying hair trimmed short,wasnt even upset when he met Quince for the first time thinking Quince is Lily's mermate(he actually hugs Quince),when about to do the separation he says he just cant(b/c he knows she doesnt know what she wants)..but gives Lily an opportunity to prove to him she doesnt need to be bonded,walks in on Quince and Lily kissing on the island and announcing the test are over,gives Quince one more week to convince Lily what she wants. Mrs.Sanderson: human,blond curls(not frizzy),always at the beach or pool,never bonded with sanderson but was in love with him,died by a car accident with a drunk driver who walked away. Quince Fletcher: Lily's enemy,always calls Lily 'princess'(which is ironic since she is one),likes Lily,Lily's neighbor,trys to comfort Lily when she cries at school when Brody declined her inv. to the dance(result: school bell ringing and him and her hiding in a bathroom stall),Caribbean blue eyes,blond eyebrows,builds motorcycles,tan, strong face,nicely formed chest,has a part-time job at the lumberyard, yummy dark blond hair,square jaw line,full lips,tricks Lily and kisses her(result: him turning into a merman/Lily's mermate),kisses Lily again(saying its his last breath and he wants to enjoy it) before learning how to aquarespire,is Lily's first kiss,learns how to swim by Lily,kiss #3 with Lily is in front of courtney and her groupies(to enforce the whole 'dating' thing),suggested Lily tell Shannen the truth,does the challenge,likes Doe but not like-like(shes just a kid to him),made a sandcastle as a gift for test1,smells like mint toothpaste,kiss #4 with Lily is right after the fishermen got tricked away,says Lily is too good for Brody and him,when brody finds out about Lily's secret Quince sence the fear in Lily through the bond and beats Brody up,does the separation,Lily's boyfriend. Mrs.Fletcher: single mother,lives with Quince,has a factory job. Brody Bennett: Lily's crush,human,curving lips that would make Cupid proud,alwaysspread in an I’m-the-king-of-the-world kind of smile,lusciously curly hair..the color of Hershey’s Extra Dark,does swimming,pale golden brown eyes,ladies man,in the news-team,going stag(alone) to the dance(reason: after him and courtney he wants to taste 'freedom'),dressed as a pirate,owns a Camaro,senior,seems jealous of Quince(b/c of his relationship with Lily),thinks Lily shouldnt be spending time on Quince b/c hes a loser,overheard Lily telling Shannen the truth and got brainwashed by Lily(he lost his memorie of what her overheard and saw). Courtney: Brody's ex(dated him for 2 whole years),cheerleader,hates Brody. Tiffany: courtney's friend. Shannen: Lily's bestfriend,on the valedictorian track,human,has dark-brown hair,human,dressed up as a mermaid for the dance,mad at Lily b/c lily didnt tell her the truth but forgives her eventually. Mrs. Ferraro: likes Lily as a student,art teacher. Aunt Rachel: lives with Lily since Lily's mom died,Lily's aunt,has a pottery job,knows everything about mermaids/mermans/mermates/the kindom undersea,Lily's mom's sister,green eyes. Prithi: Aunt Rachel's cat. Capheira: Thalassinia's ancient ancestor,Poseidon’s sea nymph ,granted mermaid/merman powers. Dosinia: Lily's cousin,having her sixteenth birthday in the kingdom,mermaid,brat,hateful,blue eyes,caramelblond hair, hot pink and purple fins, full glossy lips, and eyes that couldhypnotize a boy in under twenty seconds,gorgeous,when she crys underwater her eyes turn pink,gives Quince a tour instead of Lily,friends with Quince(was found holding hands and laughing with him when return from the tour), helps Quince with the first test in the challenge, Kitt and Nevis: Lily's cousin, were (still are) total nightmares who put spider crabs in people's beds and jellyfish in sandwiches,in the next book she tries to steal the royal trident and use it to get revenge to the humans(since she is in the royal family) and gets bannished from the kingdom to live with aunt rachel,her parents died by humans(thats why she was trying to take revenge on them). Peri: mermaid,swims up coast every thursday(day in human world which is friday in the sea) to meet Lily,knows everything about Lily more than anyone,has a tattoo(like every other mermaid/merman that was born under the sea) with a copper kelp flower(to match her scales), brunette,long..silky chestnut hair that flows in elegant waves down her back(even as human),lives just outside the royal complex with her window facing Lily's,gray-green eyes,younger brother was killed by man-of-wars(jellyfish) fight and now shes terrified of them,helps Lily with the first test in the challenge. Mrs. Wentletrap: nice like a saint,Peri's mom,lives right outside the royal complex. Cid: royal guard outside the palace,nearly ninety,like family to the royal family. Margarite: the palace housekeeper,palace gossip queen. Graysby: merman,royal guard inside the palace. Grouper: merman,royal guard inside the palace. Barney: merman,royal guard outside the palace. Mangrove: Mr.Sanderson's royal secretary. Miss Bailey: who is always ultra perky,tennis coach,. Coach Pittman: whois the complete opposite of perky,one of the baseball coach. Tang: hostess at The Hideaway under the sea,blue hair. Calliope: is the Thalassinian bond facilitator/mermate couples counselor,has the power to deny separation,. Facts: -When a mermaid/merman kisses a human..they turn into the creature of the sea and become the kisser's mermate. -Every mermaid/merman born under the sea has a tattoo of waves in a circle surrounding a kelp flower the color of their scale. -Terrapeds: human. -Coquinas: shells(to humans) but they're alive,live under the sand,is the reason for the ripples of the waves. -Mermaids/mermans have the ability to ulter a memory of a human if nessesary. -Aquarespire: breathing water. -The only way to undo the bond is to go see the court..but you only have little time before the bond turns big and it is irreversible. -Mermaids have an innate navigational sense. -Bubbles and Baubles: shop under the sea(Lily's fav.),they sell the most adorable shell jewelry andyummy all-natural soaps. -Mariana Trench: the merworld equivalent of Siberiansalt mines. -Sea anemones: a specialstingless variety cultivated by the royal seascape artist exclusively for thepalace gardens,don’t have a scent but are soft. -Wakemaker: like a golf cart but water powered. -When a mermaid/merman cries underwater their eyes just turn the color of their scale. -Bonding is like marriage. -Surgeonfish: distant relatives of those fish that eat scumout of aquariums. -Severing a human from the bond is a permanent thing.Will be immune to all mermaids.It means once a human have a separation with the mermaid/merman..they cant bond anymore(tht means if they kiss a mermaid/merman(including their old mermate) there will be no bond. -The Challenge: an archaic three-test trial to prove irreconcilability.The Challenge is actually to send the couple to a deserted island for two days with only themselves with each other and only have a few visits from family/friends for company. -According to Thalassinian law you must prove due diligence in yourrelationship before you can declare for a separation. -Three of the test The Challenge made Quince and Peri do- 1)make a handmade gift for the other while thinking about the other..2)say 3 things you like about the other person while looking each other in the eye..part 2 is to tell them what you would change about them..3)-Quince and Lily didnt do test 3.