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The Alchemy of Happiness
by Marilyn BoweringIn her new volume of verse, Bowering continues her rigorous, ambitious path and delivers poems that blend a variety of personalities, times, and places that add up to an overall substance she sees as happiness. Like an alchemist of old, she transmutes experiences, perceptions, and perspectives into something richer and rarer despite the passage of years and the loss and death they have brought.
The Alchemy of Happiness: Three Stories and a Hybrid-Essay
by Jason Erik LundbergThe Alchemy of Happiness: a triptych of stories rooted in Southeast Asian myth and legend, literary fantasy at its very best. In the beginning were the four: Water, Fire, Air, and Earth. Arriving simultaneously with the creation of the world, these archetypal elementals shaped humanity from the very start; two of the four continue to do so. BLUE--The first trickster, fluid and fickle, holder of all the answers, and, therefore, of all the power. DANE--The loyal lieutenant and enforcer, dispatching fiery judgment without question. In various guises and forms, through the interstices of our reality and multiple afterlives, these two ancient but flawed siblings seek to find the one metaphysical formula that will lead them out of the never-ending cycle of suffering. This volume also features "Embracing the Strange," a 14,000-word hybrid essay on the transformative power of speculative fiction, as well as "Represented Spaces," a wide-ranging interview with Jason Erik Lundberg by author and editor Wei Fen Lee. "The writing is smooth and crisply visual, and the dialog sparkles ... Go with the flow, and you'll meet an interesting character who ultimately is given a thought-provoking choice, one which comes with a unique sacrifice." --Douglas Hoffman, Tangent "A fantasy tale of the highest calibre, at times I thought I was reading the last chapter of a great novel and it has certainly made me want to hear more from this author. A world of magic suddenly springs from a fairly ordinary beginning as Goran soon realises that things are not what they seem, and he quickly plunges into a new and disturbing world that is set to change his life forever." --Tracy Sherrin-Miller, Whispers of Wickedness, on "Reality, Interrupted" "Lundberg's writing is that of an Old Soul who views the world through Young Eyes; his work is jamais vu of the highest order." --James A. Owen, author and illustrator of Here, There Be Dragons
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors: Book One in the Risen Kingdoms (The Risen Kingdoms #1)
by Curtis CraddockA delightful and engrossing fantasy debut featuring an intelligent heroine and her guardian, a royal musketeer.In a world of soaring continents and bottomless skies, where a burgeoning new science lifts skyships into the cloud-strewn heights, and ancient blood-borne sorceries cling to a fading glory, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs is about to be married to a man she has barely heard of, the second son of a dying king in an empire collapsing into civil war.Born without the sorcery that is her birthright but with a perspicacious intellect, Isabelle believes her marriage will stave off disastrous conflict and bring her opportunity and influence. But the last two women betrothed to this prince were murdered, and a sorcerer-assassin is bent on making Isabelle the third. Aided and defended by her loyal musketeer, Jean-Claude, Isabelle plunges into a great maze of prophecy, intrigue, and betrayal, where everyone wears masks of glamour and lies. Step by dangerous step, she unravels the lies of her enemies and discovers a truth more perilous than any deception.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Alchemy of Murder
by Carol McclearyParis, 1889.The World's Fair.The Alchemist is how I've come to think of him; he has a passion for the dark side of knowledge, mixing murder and madness with science.Nellie Bly - reporter, feminist and amateur detective - is in Paris on the trail of an enigmatic killer.The city is a dangerous place: an epidemic of Black Fever rages, anarchists plot to overthrow the government and a murderer preys on the prostitutes who haunt the streets of Montmartre.But it is also a city of culture, a magnet for artists and men of science and letters. Can the combined genius of Oscar Wilde, Jules Verne and Louis Pasteur help Nellie prove a match for Jack the Ripper?
The Alchemy of Murder (Nellie Bly #1)
by Carol McClearyThe world's most famous reporter, the intrepid Nellie Bly, teams up with science fiction genius Jules Verne, the notorious wit and outrageous rogue Oscar Wilde, and the greatest microbe-hunter in history, Louis Pasteur. Together, they must solve the crime of the century. They are all in Paris—the capital of Europe and center of world culture—for the 1889 World's Fair. A spectacular extravaganza dedicated to new industries, scientific discoveries, and global exploration, its gateway is the soaring Eiffel Tower. But an enigmatic killer stalks the streets and a virulent plague is striking down Parisians by the thousands. Convinced that the killings are connected to the pandemic, Nellie is determined to stop them both... no matter what the risks.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Alchemy of Noise: A Novel
by Lorraine Devon Wilke2023 Indie Author Project Regional Contest Winner in California2019 Readers' Favorite Awards Gold Medal Winner in Fiction (Literary)2019 Best Book Awards Finalist in Fiction (Literary)2019 International Book Awards, Finalist, Fiction (Multicultural)2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Fiction Finalist in Multicultural2019 Foreword Indie Finalist in Adult Fiction: Multicultural2019 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in Fiction“Infused with beauty, humor, and pain, The Alchemy of Noise is a modern American love story that asks if love can bridge the distance between two Americas.”—Laura Nicole Diamond, author of Shelter Us and Deliver MeIn a world so full of lonely people and broken hearts, Chris Hawkins, a black sound engineer from Chicago’s south side, and Sidonie Frame—white, suburban-raised, the head manager of one of the city’s most elite venues—meet by work-related happenstance and fall quickly in love, convinced that by that act alone they can inspire peace, joy, and happiness in the world around them. The world, however, has other ideas.Their meeting is serendipitous. Chris, who owns and runs his company, largely spends his time surrounded by members of his own community; Sidonie, conversely, is rarely outside the environs of work and its predominantly white staff and clientele. But when the club’s sound manager goes AWOL on the night of a big event and Chris is hired to come in as a last-minute replacement, their destinies collide.Immediately drawn to each other, they fall quickly into an unexpected and thrilling relationship, inspiring myriad reactions amongst family and friends on both sides of the racial divide. But even as their love story evolves, day-to-day tensions, police disruptions, and the microaggressions Chris constantly encounters as a black man in the gritty environs of Chicago become a cultural flashpoint, challenging Sidonie’s privileged worldview and Chris’s ability to translate the unfolding events. After a random and gut-wrenching series of police encounters shakes their resilience, it’s the shattering circumstance of a violent arrest—one in which Chris is identified as a serial vandal and potential rapist—that sends their world into free fall.He claims his innocence; she believes him. But the forces pushing against them are many and oppressive. With a looming trial, the dissipating loyalties of key allies, and unforeseen twists triggering doubt and suspicion, Sidonie and Chris are driven to question what they really know of each other and just whom to trust, leading to a powerful and emotional conclusion.Lorraine Devon Wilke’s third novel, The Alchemy of Noise, ventures beyond the humor and pathos of family drama explored so cleverly in her first two novels to dig deep into the politics of contemporary culture. At its heart a love story, it explores the complexity of race in a suspenseful drama driven by issues of privilege, prejudice, police profiling and legal entanglements, and the disparities in how those provocative themes impact the various and diverse characters involved.
The Alchemy of Stone
by Ekaterina SediaMattie, an intelligent automaton skilled in the use of alchemy, finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict between gargoyles, the Mechanics, and the Alchemists. With the old order quickly giving way to the new, Mattie discovers powerful and dangerous secrets - secrets that can completely alter the balance of power in the city of Ayona. However, this doesn't sit well with Loharri, the Mechanic who created Mattie and still has the key to her heart - literally! A steampunk novel of romance, political intrigue, and alchemy, The Alchemy of Stone represents a new and intriguing direction by the author of the critically-acclaimed The Secret History of Moscow:
Alchemy, Paracelsianism, and Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale (Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine)
by Martina ZamparoThis book explores the role of alchemy, Paracelsianism, and Hermetic philosophy in one of Shakespeare’s last plays, The Winter’s Tale. A perusal of the vast literary and iconographic repertory of Renaissance alchemy reveals that this late play is imbued with several topoi, myths, and emblematic symbols coming from coeval alchemical, Paracelsian, and Hermetic sources. It also discusses the alchemical significance of water and time in the play’s circular and regenerative pattern and the healing role of women. All the major symbols of alchemy are present in Shakespeare’s play: the intertwined serpents of the caduceus, the chemical wedding, the filius philosophorum, and the so-called rex chymicus. This book also provides an in-depth survey of late Renaissance alchemy, Paracelsian medicine, and Hermetic culture in the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages. Importantly, it contends that The Winter’s Tale, in symbolically retracing the healing pattern of the rota alchemica and in emphasising the Hermetic principles of unity and concord, glorifies King James’s conciliatory attitude.
Alchemy's Air: Book Two of the Equal Night Trilogy (The Equal Night Trilogy)
by Stacey L. TuckerSkylar Southmartin is not the naïve girl she was a short year ago. She&’s made some mistakes and learned a few secrets to life, all the while clinging to the faith her mother instilled in her as a child . . . in herself. And now that she has discovered her life&’s purpose within the pages of the ancient Book of Sophia, she knows what she must do: restore a vital memory to the Akashic Library, located deep within the Underworld of Earth. This library is sought after by many who are aware of its existence, for they know the future of human potential rests at its core. Meanwhile, Devlin Grayer has been elected as the 46th President of the United States and his wife, Milicent, is miserable in her new role as First Lady—especially because the Great Mothers have asked Milicent to use her new status to help their cause, and she has no interest in tackling that task. With the help of friends in the unlikeliest of places, Skylar&’s journey reveals the significance of the darkness within all of us, and its potential to save or destroy the most precious part of us all: our soul.
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1)
by Michael ScottHe holds the secret that can end the world. The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty. The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects-the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. That's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind won't know what's happening until it's too late. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it. Sometimes legends are true. And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time. From the Hardcover edition.
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Graphic Novel (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
by Michael ScottDiscover the magical world of the bestselling series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel as a graphic novel! Experience Sophie and Josh's first adventure like never before in this adaptation complete with stunning full-color illustrations by Chris Chalik.The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries?The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects--the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it.There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it.
Alchemystic (The Spellmason Chronicles #1)
by Anton StroutAN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY... <P> Alexandra Belarus is a struggling artist living in New York City, even though her family is rich in real estate, including a towering Gothic Gramercy Park building built by her great-great-grandfather. But the truth of her bloodline is revealed when she is attacked on the street and saved by an inhumanly powerful winged figure. A figure who knows the Belarus name...<P> Lexi's great-great-grandfather was a Spellmason--an artisan who could work magic on stone. But in his day, dark forces conspired against him and his, so he left a spell of protection on his family. Now that Lexi is in danger, the spell has awoken her ancestor's most trusted and fearsome creation: a gargoyle named Stanis.<P> Lexi and Stanis are equally surprised to find themselves bound to each other. But as they learn to work together, they realize that only united can they save the city they both love...
Alchimie organique (Alchimie #1)
by Andrew GreyAlchimie, tome 1Brendon Marcus ne vit que pour son travail. C’est un génie qui a sauté des classes jusqu’à devenir professeur à l’université à ses vingt ans et quelques, et qui ne connaît rien d’autre. Les interactions avec d’autres personnes le rendent confus. Alors quand Josh Horton, l’assistant du coach de football, le poursuit de ses assiduités, Brendon n’est pas sûr de la démarche à adopter.Josh a ses propres problèmes. Ses parents, à qui tout réussi, ne sont pas particulièrement heureux de son choix de carrière, et certains joueurs n’aiment pas avoir un assistant gay. Il commence à avoir des doutes, mais Brendon rend son monde meilleur.Mais quand le chef du département de Brendon commence à causer des problèmes, Josh et Brendon découvrent que se défendre l’un et l’autre est la première étape pour pouvoir faire face au reste du monde.
Alchymic Journals
by Evan S. ConnellCapturing the spirit of arcane writing, Evan S. Connell delivers spectacular and esoteric prose as he imagines the journals of seven alchemists. The first is Paracelsus, the famous sixteenth-century alchemist, who is followed by an array of distinct voices: physicians, historians, alchemists, and philosophers. Each employs a unique personality and point of view in a world of pre-scientific thought, of the western world about to step into modernity.Though this historical recreation is medieval in style, Connell succeeds in infusing his diarists with alchemic wisdom, ancient appeal, and felt humanness. A work of rigid art and astute mimicry, Connell's work is intelligent and remarkable, medieval yet applicable to modernity. Alchymic Journals is, at its core, a study of humanity from the mind of one of America's greatest writers.
Alchymist: The Well of Echoes, Volume Three (A Three Worlds Novel)
by Ian IrvineThe Node has failed, rendering humanity's battle clankers and the Aachim's constructs useless. With the battle lost, hordes of alien Lyrinx are swarming from the tar pits of Snizort, intending to fall upon the survivors and destroy them to the last man. Tiaan, crippled and unable to walk, is held prisoner by the vengeful Vithis, who is determined to extract her geomantic secrets at any cost. For his failings, Nish has been cast out and branded a traitor, while Irisis, accused of high treason, is forced to flee for her life. The fate of humanity is dependent on the survival of one wily old man, the Scrutator Xervish Flydd. But Flydd has been blamed for the defeat at Snizort and is condemned to die a brutish death as a slave - hauling ironclad clankers out of the battlefield mire until his heart bursts under the strain.
Alchymist: The Well of Echoes, Volume Three (A Three Worlds Novel) (Well of Echoes #Vol. 3)
by Ian IrvineThe Node has failed, rendering humanity's battle clankers and the Aachim's constructs useless. With the battle lost, hordes of alien Lyrinx are swarming from the tar pits of Snizort, intending to fall upon the survivors and destroy them to the last man. Tiaan, crippled and unable to walk, is held prisoner by the vengeful Vithis, who is determined to extract her geomantic secrets at any cost. For his failings, Nish has been cast out and branded a traitor, while Irisis, accused of high treason, is forced to flee for her life. The fate of humanity is dependent on the survival of one wily old man, the Scrutator Xervish Flydd. But Flydd has been blamed for the defeat at Snizort and is condemned to die a brutish death as a slave - hauling ironclad clankers out of the battlefield mire until his heart bursts under the strain.
Alcoba azul: y otros relatos (Plaza Y Janes Exitos Ser. #Vol. 188)
by Rosamunde PilcherUn fascinante conjunto de relatos de hondo perfil humano que revelan la especial maestría de la autora en este género. Las historias de Alcoba azul están ambientadas en una Inglaterra rural y apacible, estas trece historias plasman el discurrir de los sentimientos más profundos al compás de la vida cotidiana.
La alcoba azul
by Rosamunde PilcherEmma Litton decide volver a Inglaterra para esclarecer la extraña relación que le une a su padre, un pintor bohemio que ha llevado una errática vida sentimental. Ambos conviven en un ambiente tenso y enrarecido hasta que él, repentinamente, se marcha a Estados Unidos. Desesperada, Emma acude a su hermanastro, un joven actor de teatro. Sin embargo, nada puede evitar que su vida se precipite por derroteros imprevisibles...
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories And Essays
by Tim McLoughlinAn enthralling collection of short fiction and nonfiction that draw upon McLoughlin's three-decade career in the criminal justice system. In Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Tim McLoughlin draws upon his three-decade career in the criminal justice system with his characteristic wit and his fascination with misfits and malfeasance. A lifetime immersed in New York City feeds short stories that evoke a landscape of characters rife with personal arrogance and misjudgment; and nonfiction essays about toeing the line when the line keeps disappearing. An opioid-addicted catsitter electronically eavesdrops on his neighbors only to hear devastating truths. A degenerate gambler stakes his life on a long shot because he sees three lucky numbers on the license plate of a passing car. In the nonfiction essays, we learn that the system plays a role in supporting vice, as long as it gets a cut. Altar boys compete to work weddings and funerals for tips in the shadow of predatory priests. Cops become robbers, and a mob boss just might be a civil rights icon. McLoughlin shines a light on worlds that few have access to. A recurring theme in his urban, often New York–centric work is chronic displacement, people standing still in a city that is always changing. These are McLoughlin’s ghosts, these casualties of progress, and he holds them dear and celebrates them.
El alcohol y la nostalgia
by Mathias ÉnardUna historia de amor entre tres amigos ambientada en los dudosos escenarios de las primeras décadas de la URSS. «En la vida hay manos que uno no deja jamás, que uno quisiera sostener hasta el final, hasta que acabara el trayecto; también hay trenes cuyo ritmo te embriaga como el más fuerte y más nostálgico de los alcoholes.»Mathias Enard Una llamada en plena noche interrumpe el sueño de Mathias. Es Jeanne, que le informa de la muerte de Vladímir. Esa misma noche, Mathias parte hacia Moscú para reencontrarse con su antigua amante. Inmersos en el dolor del duelo, en el corazón de una ciudad perdida -un vasto terreno habitado por sombras-, ambos se reencuentran durante un instante en torno a los restos de su amigo. Y de ahí, Mathias se embarca en un viaje a bordo del transiberiano en el que rememorará un feroz y apasionado triángulo amoroso. En este relato se conjugan la historia política y cultural rusa: la guerra civil de Trotski, los gulag de Shalamov, los «primeros honorarios» de Isaac Babel. Un texto donde se entrevén las sombras de Dostoievski, Axiónov y Gógol, así como Chéjov, que se vanagloriaba de que, frente a la muerte, no queda más que el alcohol y la nostalgia. Mathias Enard ha sido galardonado con el Premio Goncourt 2015 por su obra Brújula.
El alcohol y la nostalgia
by Mathias EnardUna llamada en plena noche interrumpe el sueño de Mathias. Es Jeanne, que le informa de la muerte de Vladimir. Esa misma noche, Mathias parte hacia Moscú para reencontrarse con su antigua amante. Inmersos en el dolor del duelo, en el corazón de una ciudad perdida -un vasto terreno habitado por sombras- los viejos amantes se reencuentran durante un instante en torno a los restos de su amigo. Después Mathias se embarca con su silencioso amigo a bordo del transiberiano en un viaje rumbo a su pueblo natal para enterrarlo. Un viaje de tres mil kilómetros en el que se suceden paisajes y recuerdos del complejo y feroz triángulo amoroso.Una historia de amor que tuvo a los tres amigos como protagonistas en los dudosos escenarios de la capital rusa, siempre envueltos en volutas de opio. En este relato se conjugan la historia política y cultural rusa: la guerra civil de Trotski, los gulag de Shalamov, los «primeros honorarios» de Isaac Babel. Un texto donde se entrevén las sombras de Dostoievski, Axiónov y Gógol, así como Chéjov, que se vanagloriaba de que, frente a la muerte, no queda más que el alcohol y la nostalgia.
The Alcoholic (10th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
by Jonathan AmesIn the proud tradition of drunken writers everywhere . . . comes the tale of Jonathan A., a boozed-up, coked-out, sexually confused, hopelessly romantic-and of course, entirely fictional-novelist who bears only a coincidental resemblance to real-life author Jonathan Ames, critically acclaimed author of Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man, and What's Not to Love as well as HBO's Bored to Death and Starz's Blunt TalkFeaturing gritty, yet poignant artwork by Dean Haspiel (The Quitter), The Alcoholic marks Ames' hilarious yet heartbreaking graphic novel debut. This tenth anniversary edition hardcover also features a new afterword by Jonathan Ames as well as a special behind-the-scenes artist section!
The Alcoholics (Mulholland Classic)
by Jim ThompsonDr. Peter S. Murphy needs fifteen thousand dollars by the end of the day, or the city of Los Angeles can say goodbye to the El Healtho clinic. A recovery center for the most severe cases of alcoholism in the state--even if no one ever does quite seem to get dry there--El Healtho has been the bane of Dr. Murphy's existence ever since he started running it. But now that its doors are about to close forever, Dr. Murphy finds he'll do anything to keep it open.Up to and including admitting Humphrey Van Twyne III, a patient with an extremely violent past whose wealthy family has the means to keep El Healtho open for business. Sure, the man isn't exactly an alcoholic. And yes, what he really needs is to be under the care of the surgeons who performed the lobotomy that's rendered Van Twyne all but a vegetable. But the money's good--until the rag-tag group of ne'er-do-wells at El Healtho begin to wreak havoc with Dr. Murphy's plans, and suddenly no one day has ever seemed so long.A literary precursor to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, THE ALCOHOLICS is Thompson like you've never read him before, a pitch-black, mad-cap portrait of deviant behavior that is at once darkly comic, humane and harrowing.
Alcools
by Guillaume ApollinaireThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.
Alcools: Poems (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
by Guillaume ApollinaireA new translation of this complex and beautiful poetry.Alcools, first published in 1913 and one of the few indispensable books of twentieth-century poetry, provides a key to the century's history and consciousness. Champion of &“cubism&”, Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) fashions in verse the sonic equivalent of what Picasso accomplishes in his cubist works: simultaneity. Apollinaire has been so influential that without him there would have been no New York School of poetry and no Beat Movement. This new translation reveals his complex, beautiful, and wholly contemporary poetry. Printed with the original French on facing pages, this is the only version of this seminal work of French Modernism currently available in the United States.