![]() ![]() It is this multi-layered soundscape that sets the foundation for the breathtakingly soulful voice of Rebekka Bakken, who has been compared to Janis Joplin. Rebekka Bakken skilfully orchestrates the whale-like sounds of guitarist Eivind Aarset with the ethereal organ and synthesizer pads of Jørn Øien and Torjus Vierli and waves them into emotional piano chords, driving bass lines of Tor Egil Kreken and all-acoustic laid-back drum beats of Rune Arnesen. In an intimate band setting with some of Norway’s finest studio musicians, the multi-gold award-winning musician and producer taps into the mystical depths in these songs. ![]() ![]() Together with her band, she adopts classics such as “Yesterday” by Lennon/McCartney, “Here Comes The Flood” by Peter Gabriel or “Why” by Annie Lennox as well as tunes by a new generation of contemporary songwriters like “Break My Heart Again” by Finneas O`Connell. On her album “Always On My Mind”, which is set to be released by Sony Masterworks on April 28, 2023, Norwegian singer and songwriter Rebekka Bakken reinvents her favourite songs with the sound of atmospheric Scandinavian Pop and Jazz. ![]()
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![]() ![]() His debut novella "Wiedźmin" (December 1986 Fantastyka trans Danusia Stok as "The Witcher" and Michael Kandel as "Spellmaker" – see Checklist) won third prize in the magazine's second short story competition, inaugurating the highly successful Witcher series of stories, novellas and novels about Geralt of Rivia, a professional exterminator of Monsters and Supernatural Creatures, whose extraordinary abilities and fighting skills are the result of laborious and controversial controlled mutations and ruthless training. For over two decades prior to taking up a full-time writing career, he worked in foreign trade and his knowledge of foreign languages (particularly Russian, English and German) allowed him to discover much Anglophone fantasy and sf unavailable in Polish in the 1970s. ![]() Sapkowski was born and raised in Łódź, a major industrial centre whose multicultural character and tradition (until World War Two it was populated by Poles, Jews, Germans, Russians and even Czechs) seems to have shaped his artistic sensibility. ![]() (1948- ) Polish Fantasy author who has published only two sf stories, but whose work has become first nationally then internationally nearly as successful as that of Stanisław Lem and had an unprecedented impact on Polish Fantastika of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. ![]() ![]() ![]() The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones - and of Kekon itself. When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone - even foreigners - wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for - and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion. Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. * World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, winner ![]() *Named one of TIME's Top 100 Fantasy Books Of All Time In this World Fantasy Award-winning novel of magic and kungfu, four siblings battle rival clans for honor and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. ![]() ![]() Plan B and MGM are currently in production on Sarah Polley’s feature adaptation of Miriam Toews’ bestselling novel Women Talking, starring Frances McDormand, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and Ben Whishaw. She is represented by ICM for books, CAA for screenwriting, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. 1 New York Times bestseller and is in pre-production as a series at Showtime with Shailene Woodley starring and Taddeo adapting and serving as executive producer. Her first nonfiction book, Three Women, was a No. Taddeo is an author, journalist and two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize. ![]() ![]() I’m thrilled and grateful to bring Animal to life with two iconic film partners.” “And we don’t have enough art that reflects how basal and vibrant and important female rage can be. “We call women crazy when they are angry,” Taddeo said. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a story that will make you think about your own life and how much you’ve done and what makes life worth living. Its simplicity in execution, but also the struggle of the protagonist as he looks back at a life and what he has accomplished. It’s written with very simple, plain language and I think that is also its biggest strength. ![]() I just couldn’t put this book down and was enthralled by it. Just like with love this finiteness gave it its shine.” ~ page 73 The end would inevitably come, we realised this, yet we lived. Yet, people fall in love, knowing full well that the end is inevitable. Of course the Devil wouldn’t be the Devil if the deal was crooked. The protagonist of this story has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor and only has at most a few days left to live, but then the Devil shows up and offers him a deal: Make something disappear from the Earth and you’ll get one more day to live. It’s been on our shelves for half a year or so and when I was browsing through our home library I decided to finally give this book a read! ![]() When we came across this book, I was instantly drawn to it and we really wanted to have it. ![]() Later I started watching anime too and I’ve always loved the way the Japanese can tell a story. I grew up with SEGA and Nintendo consoles and often the videogame producers that I played games from where Japanese. Japanese (pop)culture and stories have always been a part of my life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cradle–to-Cradle is next to the product certification also a school of thought. Raw material cycles play a central role within the C2C concept and are distinguished between the biological and the technical cycle. It takes economic, ecological, and social aspects into account, following the principles of the Triple Bottom Line according to Elkington ((1997) Cannibals with forks – triple bottom line of 21st century business. The C2C design concept is eco-effective and goes beyond the conventional tools and approaches that primarily depict people’s negative impact on the environment. ![]() C2C differs from conventional recycling and the concept of eco-efficiency. ![]() All products are designed according to the principle of a potentially infinite circular economy. C2C is a design concept that has nature as its model (McDonough and Braungart (2009) Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things. It stands for innovation, quality, and good design and describes the safe and potentially infinite circulation of materials and nutrients in cycles. Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) is a design concept developed in the 1990s by Michael Braungart, William McDonough, and the EPEA International Environmental Research Hamburg. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His books have received many awards from organizations such as the International Reading Association, and the American Library Association, as well as garnering a myriad of state and local awards across the country. As a full-time writer, he claims to be his own hardest task-master, always at work creating new stories to tell. In the years since, Neal has made his mark as a successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer. Within a year of graduating, he had his first book deal, and was hired to write a movie script. ![]() After spending his junior and senior years of high school at the American School of Mexico City, Neal went on to UC Irvine, where he made his mark on the UCI swim team, and wrote a successful humor column. Award-winning author Neal Shusterman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he began writing at an early age. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Corrie captured that reality in her writing and Wellman has replicated it.ĥ) She magnified Jesus. The reality is life is messy, our choices are often not purely 'right' or 'wrong' and the outcomes are uncertain. Too many biographies of Christians over inflate their own confidence in their life choices. You have to read for yourself how each sister sought to honor the LORD and how He honored and sustained them as they sought him.Ĥ) Corrie wasn't unfailingly confident she was doing the right thing, in fact she was often conflicted. ![]() Her willingness to learn from others is a characteristic I hope I can emulate, her following in the footsteps of the faithfulness of others is a path I want to tread.ģ) I have always been blessed by reviewing Corrie and Nollie's argument about honesty. Opa, Betsy, Willem, Nollie, Mama, and all the Aunts each work out their faith in practical ways.Ģ) Corrie, as the youngest, was usually the last to 'get it,' and I relate to that slowness. ![]() Reasons I was reminded I love Corrie Ten Boom:ġ) The wonderful people in her family. The only thing better is reading the primary sources (Corrie's books) themselves. There are many reasons I have admired Corrie Ten Boom since I was a young girl first reading her story, and Sam Wellman captures most of them. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.Ĭanfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.Ĭanfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. Jack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. ![]() ![]() 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg.Įntertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN 775278. A reading of Barbara Sleigh's 'Summoning Spell' from the 'Carbonel' Book Series, Read by Poetry Pixie. 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