Theoretical Physics on the Personal Computer
Erich W. Schmid, Gerhard Spitz, Wolfgang Losch and A.H. Armstrong
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This book is based on the lecture course "Computer applications in Theo- retical Physics", which has...
Rachel King (13 KP) rated The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty, #1) in Books
Feb 11, 2019
In the first book, Beauty is awakened from her hundred-year sleep with a deflowering by the Prince. He takes her to his kingdom, where she is trained as a sexual slave and plaything, but she fails to be obedient, so is sent to brutal slavery in the neighboring village. In the second book, she is sold at auction and a power struggle ensues as she refuses to be completely broken by her various punishments. Actual plotline wanes in this one until towards the end some of the psychological aspects of sexual slavery are explored before Beauty is kidnapped for a Sultan. In the third book, the various characters all reach closure in varying forms as the sexual aspects of the plot take on a more religious and philosophical tone, as opposed to the crudity of the European castle and village. By the end of the series, it felt more like I was reading a study of a lifestyle for the education and not so much for the indulgence.
The sexual scenes are extremely explicit and graphic with the theme of sado-masochism replete throughout the text, but amazingly, there is still a plotline and decent character development. The first book was my favorite of the three, simply because that is the only book of the three that actually uses the fairy tale in its plotline, and by the third book much of the sex seemed vaguely repetitive and did not affect me as intensely as it did in the beginning. I would even dare to recommend it to those who are of the appropriate age.
I likely have A. N. Roquelaure's influence to thank for my unquestioning devotion to the Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey, now that I think about it...
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: The Japanese Art
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This is a beautiful hardback edition of Marie Kondo's classic book, complete with a wrap-around red...
Textbook of Occupational Medicine Practice
Tar-Ching Aw and David Soo Quee Koh
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This fourth edition continues to provide a link between occupational health and clinical practice....
Dean (6927 KP) rated Ready Player One (2018) in Movies
Mar 29, 2018
The action and visuals are great, although at times for long periods it feels like watching a video game. The story is actually fairly basic and similar in plot to many films. Overall a very enjoyable film especially if you grew up in the 80's, if not actually ground breaking.
Religious Leaders and Conflict Transformation: Northern Ireland and Beyond
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Religious dimension of contemporary conflicts and the rise of faith-based movements worldwide...
Madgermanes
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‘Madgermanes’ is what the Mozambican workers once contracted out to East Germany are called...
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Leadersights: Creating Great Leaders Who Create Great Workplaces
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Love, learn, let go. Three decisions. Three actions. Three habits. Together, these offer leaders...
BookInspector (124 KP) rated The Spaces In Between in Books
Sep 24, 2020
The main star of this book is Nicholas for sure. It is his story which makes the jaw drop. Lack of money and job forces him to work in this creepy house as an English tutor, but this house has strange residents, who live like it is 1916ies Russia. I really liked the complexity of all the residents in that house, they all were very amusing and unique personalities. They all have a role to play, and it is hard to distinguish whether they want to help or to harm Nicholas. The main character brought out many different emotions in me, I felt pity for the events he had to suffer, I was happy when good things happened to him and I was angry when he took silly decisions.
The whole story was told from two different perspectives. We have the introduction and investigative part told by a psychologist Dr Marie – Claire Groller, and the main story written down by Nicholas. I found both of the stories absolutely fascinating. The events highlighted in the blurb, which Nicholas had to suffer, are absolutely unimaginable, and the whole story is very dark, atmospheric, twisted and unbelievable. There is so much detail and emotions in his story, it is just creepy. I really enjoyed the investigation done by Dr Marie Clare and her father. I really liked all the information which they were able to find out, but I do miss the proper conclusion to this story. I WANT JUSTICE! 😀
I really enjoyed the structure of this book, I think it gave this book a great element of surprise. This book was easy to read, except for the French parts. I know maybe three words in French, so all the sentences without a translation left me a little annoyed. I really liked the decent length of the chapters and I loved the mask picture on the pages throughout the book. It gave this good feeling, that I am reading something written in medieval times. 🙂 So, to conclude, I strongly recommend reading this book, filled with unusual, eccentric characters and very unique and sinister setting, where reality mixes with fiction and imagination. What is real and what is an illusion? That’s the question. Enjoy 😀
The Anatomy of a Museum
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Written by a museum professional and based on a course taught for many years, The Anatomy of a...