![]() When one of their major antagonists is killed and the DA tries to pin the death on Jackson, he’ll need every ounce of luck and all his resources to clear his name-and to find the perpetrator before the DA can use the murder to further his own agenda. Keeping their vulnerable client alive and out of jail takes blood, sweat, and tears. It isn’t enough to find the actual perpetrator and unveil a heartless plot-not when the DA is the bad guy and he’s using cops as his goons. ![]() For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth-it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system. ![]() ![]() Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. Jackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet-against the criminal justice system itself. ![]()
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It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science.Ĭlassical physics, the description of physics that existed before the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, describes many aspects of nature at an ordinary (macroscopic) scale, while quantum mechanics explains the aspects of nature at small (atomic and subatomic) scales, for which classical mechanics is insufficient. ![]() ![]() ![]() A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics – with Sean Carroll What Is Quantum Mechanics ? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Physician is the first book in New York Times–bestselling author Noah Gordon’s Dr. How the woman who is his great love struggles against her only rival-medicine-makes a riveting modern classic. Christians are barred from Muslim schools, but claiming he is a Jew, he studies under the world’s most renowned physician, Avicenna. But as he matures, his strange gift-an acute sensitivity to impending death-never leaves him, and he yearns to become a healer.Īrab madrassas are the only authentic medical schools, and he makes his perilous way to Persia. ![]() Orphaned and given to an itinerant barber-surgeon, Rob Cole becomes a fast-talking swindler, peddling a worthless medicine. An orphan leaves Dark Ages London, taking a dangerous journey and posing as a Jew to study medicine in Persia, in “an adventurous and inspiring tale” ( Library Journal).Ī child holds the hand of his dying mother and is terrified, aware something is taking her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet the reader must know them as fully human and fully alive.įirst, I should say the task is somewhat easier for POV characters. Their society treats them as less than human, takes away all power and choice. There's a particular challenge in making the reader understand agency in characters so downtrodden. They're beaten, raped, or killed for minor infractions or just a guard's whim. I'm not sure that the book ever calls it slavery, but people with dark skin are forced to work, not allowed to roam freely, and subject to extreme conditions, including deathly cold. The main characters in Rivers Solomon's An Unkindness of Ghosts have been stuck on a spaceship for generations and brutally oppressed by those on higher decks with lighter skin. ![]() ![]() What it means to truly embody change for it to work.The first steps for taking action to stop living life on repeat. ![]() “We’re living life on repeat because we’re allowing our subconscious to be the place from which we’re reacting, time and time again.” – Dr. She shares the life-changing results she discovered along her holistic psychology journey to nearly 4 million “self-healers” on Instagram, through her programs and with her new book “How to Do the Work”. She wanted more for her patients-and herself- so she began developing a united philosophy of mental, physical and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves. ![]() Nicole LePera, author, psychologist, and creator of the popular Instagram account where she shares her journey of inner healing and how we can all start to make real change in our lives.Īfter spending years as a clinical psychologist, Nicole became frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. If you’ve ever felt this way - you’re not alone. Maybe you feel like you know all the answers, but you can’t get out of the start and stop cycle you’re caught up in. ![]() ![]() Maybe you’ve read all the books, attended countless therapy sessions and done a lot of introspection - and I mean, a LOT - but the changes you want to make just aren’t happening. Tune In to the Episode: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcherĭo you ever feel like no matter how much “work” you do on yourself, you still wind up stuck in the same patterns? ![]() ![]() ![]() There are many notable classic works by Finnish authors in this list of books set in Finland, including The Maid Silja by Frans Emil Sillanpää (winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature), The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson (the first of many children’s classics), Under the North Star by Väinö Linna (the first in an epic trilogy), The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (a beautiful read and one of my favourites of all time) and The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna. For more information, see my disclosures here. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. These titles span the breadth of the country, with many set in the incredible capital of Helsinki, others set in the countryside and some even crossing beyond the Finnish border. It includes a wide range of genres, from those considered the Finnish classics, through to modern Nordic noir. ![]() This list of books set in Finland, spans from the great Finnish epic poem The Kalevala through to contemporary literary fiction. ![]() ![]() Still, the secretive group hasn?t gained its infamy by not producing results. Together, they try every suggestion their new ?sisters? offer, but to no, and sometimes hilarious avail. There Kat befriends two other Society newbs: cute and lithe Julia, a bestselling fantasy book author, and bitchy, buxom ice queen Ashley. ![]() This popular global web community is run by the sophisticated and sexy Claudia, wife of a famed Hollywood producer, and doyenne of this mysterious group. Desperate, the Internet leads her to a website where women like Kat are trying to survive hubby mama drama?a sisterhood of sorts where everybody knows your shame, but not your name. It?s affecting her work and making her reconsider her marriage. ![]() But why all the secrecy? Beautiful, feisty, top-level executive Katherine (Kat) Embers is losing it big time, undermined at every turn by her insidiously insulting ?MIL? (mother-in-law). It wasn?t a cult ? or was it? The Society is an exclusive, underground club to help women cope with their mother-in-law problems. Enjoy escaping into the world of wealthy extravagance, romance, humor, and dramatic and unexpected cliffhangers, plot twists and turns when this fast-paced chick lit novel pushes the limits to resolve a very real issue between two women who love the same man. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sure, they are pretty silly and kinda immature for 26, I feel like they are closer to 20 than anything, but the display of affection behind all the shit they do to each other? That's just amazing. Well, mostly the first two, because the last two didn't seem as present to me, but still. There are so many things that are amazing with that book that we'll let that go. And believe me, I'm a fan of romance, of Mariana Zapata and of slow burns, so it's even paining me to admit the romance aspect of it was not the one I actually liked. A bit jealous? That's even stretching it). ![]() ![]() Too Mary Sue for my tastes, I guess (I can't even remember one thing the guy did wrong, or a fault in his personality, seriously. I couldn't really relate to him, and though he shows kindness and a good sense of humour, I don't know. Well, to be honest, the romance aspect of it wasn't my main interest, or at least it's definitely not the strongest suit of the book. I've just reading this book for the second time in the span of a year and it just got bumped into my favorites shelf. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime: The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries.Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime: Tommy & Tuppence.Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence: Partners in Crime.This show is still being repeated in the UK on Granada Plus and elsewhere around the world. Following the success of Partners In Crime, a 115-minute special, The Secret Adversary was filmed in 1982 and explains how Tommy and Tuppence came to join forces. Francesca Annis plays Tuppence as a fun-loving flapper with a passion for hats, while James Warwick as Tommy is all boyish charm. When offered the opportunity to play detective and help out Scotland Yard in the bargain, the couple take up residence in the offices of Blunt's International Detective Agency. They have a comfortable life, but have become bored with the ordinary day-to-day routine. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are an ideal middle-class couple of the 1920s. ![]() This series was set in the 1920s, filmed in the 1980s, and is based on a selection of short stories by Dame Agatha Christie. ![]() ![]() ![]() "If you liked the video game, you'll love catching up with the cast in this comic continuation that explores an alternate universe while Max tries to find her way back home. "a thrilling read for fans of the original game" - GAYMING MAG "It's full of interesting ideas, wonderful characters, and very emotional moments that get to the very core of extremely relatable issues." - THE DAILY FANDOM "The Life Is Strange comic series consistently excels in voice, characterization, and genuine depictions of emotion." - GATECRASHERS For those hoping to see more of Chloe and Max, this is a worthy sequel." - COMICBOOK.COM Claudia Leonardi's art gives the comic a slightly stylized work while keeping the main two characters recognizable. "Emma Vieceli does an excellent job capturing the personality of Chloe and Max. "A must for anyone who experienced the original Life is Strange story." - FLICKERING MYTH ![]() Fans of the game will be absolutely thrilled more than anything else it captures the beautiful spirit of the game." - MULTIVERSITY I cannot believe how on-point Emma Vieceli's dialogue is. Mysteriously gifted with the power to rewind time, young photography student Max Caulfield became entangled in the dark secrets of Arcadia Bay. ![]() |