![]() Perfume – a novel by Patrick Süskind (1985)Īlthough the storyline of this infamous best-selling novel involves a serial killer (definitely not for the faint of heart) – it is one literary masterpiece where the sense of smell plays a very central and important role. This alluring piece celebrates femininity and Draper’s love for roses in a very sensual yet discreet way. The roses and their fragrance kept inspiring him and appeared in many of his paintings like the one at the top of this article. Pot Pourri painting by Herbert James Draper (1897)īritish artist James Draper had a love-affair with flowers – particularly roses – as he grew up in a house overlooking Covent Garden’s flower market. Interestingly enough, perfumers were in turn inspired by Beaudelaire’s poem and an eau de toilette was produced in his name, based on the fragrance he described. ![]() The short poem describes an exotic imaginary world that he was transported to, after he inhaled her smell with his eyes closed.Ĭlick here to read the poem and its translation in English His one masterpiece about the topic is the poem entitled ‘Parfum Exotique’ (Exotic Perfume) that was inspired by his lover’s exquisite scent. If there was any poet who understood the true power of scent and made fragrance one of his main inspirations, it is the father of modern French poetry Charles Beaudelaire. ![]() Parfum Exotique ( Exotic Perfume) poem by Charles Beaudelaire (1857) ![]()
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![]() ![]() These include previously unknown settlements, roads, fortresses, palaces, tombs, and even potential pyramids. As an archaeologist, she has worked on remote sensing projects across twelve countries and four continents, using multispectral and high-resolution satellite imagery analysis to identify thousands of potential archaeological sites. Chris Anderson, Head of TED National Geographic Fellow and TED Prize-winner Sarah Parcak pioneers the young field of satellite archaeology, using futuristic tools to unlock secrets from the past and transform how discoveries are made. This book will awaken the explorer in all of us. Holton Book Award - A Science Friday Best Science Book of 2019 - An Amazon Best Science Book of 2019 - A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 - Nature's Top Ten Books of 2019 - A Science News Best Book of 2019Ī crash course in the amazing new science of space archaeology that only Sarah Parcak can give. ![]() ![]() Winner of Archaeological Institute of America's Felicia A. ![]() ![]() ![]() The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the skiff was hauled up. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.Įverything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. ![]() The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. ![]() It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff and harpoon and the sail that was furled around the mast. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. ![]() He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. ![]() ![]() She doesn’t know how to control her powers (at all), has no friends or family, and must disguise her identity even as she grows closer with the Prince. After a dangerous attempt to escape the Emperor’s forces, Xingyin works her way into the uppermost echelon of the Kingdom, working for and learning alongside the handsome and surprisingly gentle Prince Liwei. ![]() ![]() But after accidentally revealing her existence to the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin embarks on a perilous journey to free her mother Chang’e, the Moon Goddess, and herself from the wrath of the Celestial Empire.ĭaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan is an epic high fantasy novel about the moon goddess’s powerful daughter, and the lengths she will go to free her mother. Living on the moon for most of her life, Xingyin never imagined more for herself-not growing into her magical powers, fleeing from her home, or risking her life for the kingdom that wants her dead. ![]() ![]() It is a story steeped in biblical metaphor: the monarch butterflies transform the land as if "trees have turned to fire, a burning bush" lambs are raised for slaughter, the Turnbows' principal business as farmers and ultimately the onset of spring soaks the land in a flood of Old Testament proportions. Entomologist Ovid Byron, a gifted African-American researcher who comes to investigate, puts the blame on a very different agent: climate change.īyron hires Dellarobia to help him to make sense of the strange apparition on her land and in the process of learning how to help him, she acquires a self-confidence she had been denied by her lack of education and by her poverty. ![]() Locals view their arrival as a message from God. For monarchs to attempt to overwinter far from the heat of the south is unprecedented. ![]() ![]() The monarchs' majestic, and mysterious, appearance distracts Dellarobia from her illicit assignation and in the process, the would-be "Tennessee temptress" achieves internet fame as the discoverer of a phenomenon that confounds human understanding of butterfly migration. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is so real, down-to-earth and full of kindness and just shows how a strong sense of being can open you up to a positive focus on life.This is the honest account through the eyes of one child whose older sister has Down Syndrome and she does a beautiful job of sharing her experiences with her and how she comes to a greater sense of self through their connection. It just made me feel good and happy to read this story. ![]() When I received this book to review for Multicultural Book Day 2020, I immediately wrote to the author to tell her what a sweet and wonderful book she had written. In conjunction with the Multicultural Children’s Book Day event 2021, I was gifted My Sister, Alicia May Written by Nancy Tupper Ling Illustrated by Shennen Bersani (Pleasant St. ![]() ![]() ![]() What King doesn’t realize is that sinking his teeth in his Ice Princess will only leave him hungry for more. ![]() Unfortunately for both of them, she is about to be devoured by a man with a very dark appetite. Without even being aware of her delectability Elsa has been an item on Aiden King’s menu from the start. Love God of Wrath (Legacy of Gods 3) By Rina Kent A Legacy of Gods Series Novel Huge Dare By Stephanie. She’s on the near side of becoming a sandwich, ultimately waiting to be put together to fit someone’s tastes. A Cruel Arrangement (Kings of New York) by Tijan. I read this twice, read the prequel Cruel King from the Noble Savages anthology, and ran out of time to remain soaking in this Royal Elite world. Some good, some bad, but this book had all the complexity of fine wine, and I kept going back to study it. I have read three books of this genre in the last week for review. If you are riding the wave of Bully or Dark High School Romance, you will enjoy the hell out of this book.ĭeviant King has become somewhat of an obsession of mine. Rina Kent studied my reading preferences and was like, ‘Well, Ali will be all over this’ and created Aiden King. OMG! Sometimes I think authors are just at home in their writing caves penning books for me. rinakent, royalelite, erotico, hot, romancecontemporaneo, romanceerotico, monarquia, realeza, spinoff, cruelking. This book rolled through my email as a Cover Reveal Blog Tour and I was all over it like it was cake. ![]() I received this novel from Enticing Journey Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sophie along with her friends initiated an extremely dangerous bargain to reach there. Maybe that was the right time for Sophie to trust even her enemies as well.Įvery path led to Nightfall. The need was to make sacrifices and reexamine everything. The Neverseen had their share of luck and their victories. But she knew one thing and that was: She wouldn’t be defeated. Sophie was struggling big time and was scrambling and grieving. Sophie along with her friends was up against the battles, unlike anything that they had seen before. She is an amazing narrator who performed this novel brilliantly well with her powerful voice. The audio narration of Nightfall is done by Caitlin Kelly. Let the Sky Fall is another significant title of the author which will not disappoint you at all. Unlocked is one of his best novels that stood at #8 in the bestselling list of USA Today. The keeper of the Lost Cities series by the author became a bestseller in New York Times. ![]() Nightfall is a novel by Shannon Messenger. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In spite of everything, Zafira and Nasir find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat-it hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dares not unleash. He must learn to hone his power, to wield it against not only the Lion but his father as well, trapped under the Lion’s control. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return.Īs the zumra plots to overthrow Arawiya’s darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan Altair set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, finally bringing magic to all of Arawiya. The second book in the Sands of Arawiya duology by the masterful Hafsah Faizal-the follow-up to the smash New York Times bestselling novel We Hunt the Flame.ĭarkness surged in his veins. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus, everything that we consider to be a chair (that is, a place to sit that has a number of legs used to support the weight of the sitter) is a poor copy of the ideal chair, which is intangible. This realm is then poorly copied into the world that we interact with. According to Platonic philosophy, there exists a realm in which all perfect forms exist. ![]() Much of his argumentation revolves around the notion of ideal forms. As well, he discusses the role of the philosopher at length in such an ideal society. In the ten book collection, Plato discusses the construction of the “just” city-state and the “just” citizen of such a state. The Republic constitutes one of the most influential works on which Western society is founded. ![]() While he didn’t intend to engage directly with texts, his philosophy surrounding issues of ideal forms, mimesis, and didacticism certainly provide an interesting basis for discussion of the roles of literature in society. His work has been appropriated to myriad fields of study from city planning and politics to social theory and (of particular consequence for me) literary theory. Without even the shadow of a doubt, the most influential thinker of the classical period is Plato. ![]() |