5/13/2023 0 Comments Cedric villani book![]() ![]() “Riveting! A gem.” ―Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan ![]() Winner of the French-American Foundation Translation Prize in Nonfiction ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. In mathematics, as in any creative work, it is the thinker's whole life that propels discovery-and with Birth of a Theorem, Cédric Villani welcomes you into his. Villani shares his favorite songs, his love of manga, and the imaginative stories he tells his children. You're privy to dining-hall conversations at the world's greatest research institutions. You join him in unproductive lulls and late-night breakthroughs. Villani's diaries, e-mails, and musings enmesh you in the process of discovery. It doesn't simplify or overexplain rather, it invites readers into a collaboration. It invites readers inside the mind of a great mathematician as he wrestles with the most important work of his career.īut you don't have to understand nonlinear Landau damping to love Birth of a Theorem. Birth of a Theorem is Villani's own account of the years leading up to the award. In 2010, the French mathematician Cédric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof that he devised with his close collaborator Clément Mouhot to explain one of the most surprising theories in classical physics. ![]()
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5/12/2023 0 Comments Jung dreams reflections memories![]() ![]() Through him the distinction was clarified between myself and the object of my thought. ![]() ![]() He said I treated thoughts as if I generated them myself, but in his view thoughts were like animals in the forest, or people in a room, or birds in the air, and added, “If you should see people in a room, you would not think that you had made those people, or that you were responsible for them.” It was he who taught me psychic objectivity, the reality of the psyche. For I observed clearly that it was he who spoke, not I. In my fantasies I held conversations with him, and he said things which I had not consciously thought. Philemon represented a force which was not myself. “Philemon and other figures of my fantasies brought home to me the crucial insight that there are things in the psyche which I do not produce, but which produce themselves and have their own life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hitler’s army rages across Europe, and the public is unsatisfied with Neville Chamberlain’s (Ronald Pickup) leadership as Prime Minister. Now it’s Gary Oldman’s turn, and the Oscar-thirsty thespian has teamed up with Joe Wright ( Atonement) for Darkest Hour, a compelling if overly simplistic dive into the man no one trusted to save the Kingdom. The man has benefited from a long history of screen depictions just last year, John Lithgow delivered his Emmy-winning Winnie in Netflix’s The Crown. He’s linked to one of the most dramatic periods in history (World War II), and his porcine figure, irascible sense of humor, and trembling vocal timbre make him a unique challenge for any actor. ![]() When it comes to magnetic, complicated historical figures that TV and film love to depict, few hold up to the British Bulldog himself, Winston Churchill. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Xenocide by orson scott card![]() ![]() He recently began a long-term position as a professor of writing and literature at Southern Virginia University.Ĭard currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and their youngest child, Zina Margaret.įor further details, see the author's Wikipedia page.įor an ordered list of the author's works, see Wikipedia's List of works by Orson Scott Card. Besides his writing, he teaches occasional classes and workshops and directs plays. ![]() ![]() He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers, and are increasingly used in schools.īesides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy ( Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys), biblical novels ( Stone Tables, Rachel and Leah), the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with Seventh Son), poetry ( An Open Book), and many plays and scripts.Ĭard was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Rebellion by H.L. Day![]() But he abandoned his duty when he fell in love with Blake years ago. Zed was a military lieutenant tasked with learning as much about life on Earth before the Kahaji attacked. Their bunker may have been unoccupied, but that doesn’t mean it’s off the radar of Zed’s people. ![]() ![]() With their numbers growing, Blake and Cherry soon start thinking about trying to help the people who the Kahaji have imprisoned in camps.īefore the people from the ship arrive and before Blake and Cherry’s rescue plans take shape, however, disaster strikes. What’s more, there is a ship at sea with even more human survivors and they plan to head for the bunker. Neither the Kahaji-another alien race that attacked Earth and is now seemingly enslaving any survivors they find-nor their sentinels, enormous wolf-like warriors, have found the bunker. ![]() Now that boyfriends Zed and Blake have made it safely to the well-stocked bunker Zed’s own alien race built on Earth, they and their friends Cherry and Lauren can breathe a bit easier. ![]() ![]() ![]() A political appointment took Hawthorne and family to Europe before returning to The Wayside in 1860. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. He worked at a Custom House and joined a Transcendentalist Utopian community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. In 1837, he published Twice-Told Tales and became engaged to painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody the next year. Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe, in 1828. Shortly after graduating from Bowdoin College, Hathorne changed his name to Hawthorne. ![]() He is seen as a key figure in the development of American literature for his tales of the nation's colonial history. ![]() Nathaniel Hawthorne was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() He left, and it’s been three years since she’s seen him. He tried to kiss her one day, and she told him that he needed to be serious. The Duke Who Didn’t is the story of Miss Chloe Fong who loves to make lists and Jeremy, the Duke of Lansing who owns the entire village where Chloe lives - a fact he has never told Chloe or anyone else in Wedgeford. That book is good - startlingly good - but it was the second book, Trial by Desire, with her depiction of a hero struggling to overcome depression that put her at the top of all my lists and she’s never faltered. That is the Milan brand, and it’s something I’ve been familiar with since I picked up Proof of Seduction on a whim in 2010. I don’t understand how some authors do this - how I can go from laughing like a maniac to reminding myself that the characters aren’t real and everything is okay. Somehow, this book manages to walk a very fine balance between being brilliantly charming, fluffy, delightful, and funny while making the reality of characters so heartbreakingly real and devastating that I found myself tearing up at several parts of this book. ![]() You might expect her first book to be a fluffy, delightful farce that distracts us all from the dumpster fire of 2020. It’s been a while since Courtney Milan’s last full-length historical novel ( After the Wedding, 2018) and as a devoted follower on Twitter, I know that the last few years have been difficult for her because people are terrible and stupid. I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() They would not take the first offer for such a high-level position. ![]() Her husband and brother-in-law urged her to negotiate. After multiple interviews with Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, she was offered the position of Chief Operating Officer. After six years at Google, she was approached by Facebook for an executive position. Sheryl Sandberg is a successful business woman who rose to a leadership role at a young age at Google after having worked for the federal government in the Treasury Department. Even as a young girl, the difference between how she and her brother viewed themselves and the world was already setting in. She would sulk over a disappointment and blame herself, while her brother blamed circumstances for any setback and go off and play basketball. Yet her brother was more confident in his abilities than she was. Sheryl grew up in a stable home with loving parents who supported her and believed in her abilities. Sandberg also sites a number of research studies that back up the claims of gender-bias with the obvious conclusion that sexism is not the fantasy of women and that it’s alive and well in today’s workforce. ![]() The author provides rich examples and anecdotes from her own career and experiences as well as those of female colleagues, staff members and friends and acquaintances. “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg is a non-fiction work that chronicles the struggles of women in the workplace – past and present – in facing the challenges and barriers that they encounter in the form of gender-bias. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks![]() ![]() When he talks with her he can tell that she understands him. ![]() When he meets Eveline he is surprised by her beauty. ![]() She is said to be daft and a simpleton who can never give him heirs. Graeme is the Laird of Montgomery Keep and he needs a wife but when the king tells him he must marry the maid of Armstrong Keep he is terrified. But when clan rivalries and dark deeds threaten the wife he has only begun to cherish, the Scottish warrior will move heaven and earth to save the woman who has awakened his heart to the beautiful song of a rare and magical love. 4/5: I really enjoyed this book about Graeme and Eveline. As intimacy deepens, he learns her secret. Graeme is intrigued by the mysterious Eveline, whose silent lips are ripe with temptation and whose bright, intelligent eyes can see into his soul. Never Seduce A Scot by Maya Banks 4. Graeme is a rugged warrior with a voice so deep and powerful that his new bride can hear it, and hands and kisses so tender and skilled that he stirs her deepest passions. But when an arranged marriage into a rival clan makes Graeme Montgomery her husband, Eveline accepts her duty-unprepared for the delights to come. Content with her life of seclusion, Eveline has taught herself to read lips and allows the outside world to view her as daft. No one, not even her family, knows that she cannot hear. Eveline Armstrong is fiercely loved and protected by her powerful clan, but outsiders consider her “touched.” Beautiful, fey, with a level, intent gaze, she doesn’t speak. ![]() ![]() Soon she's hosting goblins, mermaids, fairies, and even a dragon. When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood except how quiet it is So Julia puts a sign up: Julia's House for Lost Creatures. Reading Level: 2.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.34" W x 8.75" (0.92 lbs) 40 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - CanadianĪwards: Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2015 Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Contributor(s): Hatke, Ben (Author), Hatke, Ben (Illustrator) ![]() |