Stone remains firmly attached to the humanness of its endeavors. He is himself a warmhearted man who fills his book with fascinating true stories.-Annie Dillard As he explicates and celebrates the possibilities of modern medicine, Dr. Review Quotes As a cardiologist, John Stone knows the intricate mechanics of the heart as a literary man, he suggests the mystery beyond the devices. Through fascinating case histories, Stone reveals the human side of medicine, uncovering, the world of emotions felt by doctors and by those who seek their help. In this wonderful collection of true stories, Stone fluently translates the language of cardiology into one we can all understand as he examines the relationship between the physical heart-the driving pump that nourishes the body-and the metaphorical heart. Book Synopsis A gifted poet as well as a renowned cardiologist and medical professor, John Stone eloquently bridges the seeming expanse between science and the arts. About the Book In the tradition of Oliver Sacks and Lewis Thomas comes this fascinating book of essays about the two hearts that beat in all of us-the literal one and its fraternal twin, the metaphorical heart.
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When Iltutmish went to examine the area the next day, he discovered a horse’s hoof print on the soil and built Hauz-i-Shamsi in 1229-30. The popular legend has it that the 13th-century Delhi sultan Iltutmish dreamt that Prophet Mohammad visited him on a horse and told him to build a reservoir on that very spot. Located next to Hauz-i-Shamsi in Mehrauli, Jahaz Mahal is built during the Lodi period. Beghum Zeenat Mahal was one of the four and apparently the favorite wives of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. It’s a former glory which has now become a forgotten story. The palace used to have fountains and waterways which doesn’t exist anymore. Zeenat Mahal or Shahjahanabad as it was once known is situated in Lal Kuan Bazaar, famous for its kite shops. This long forgotten structure in the back lanes of Chandni Chowk is in such a dilapidated state that restoration is an uphill task. 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The books are full of tension, physical and psychological, and they are difficult to put down. Her books explore how women react to difficult situations. She writes in the thriller genre, with added elements of horror. Can she find the strength to stand up to her demons, past and present? And will she do so, even if it means risking everything? CRUELTY'S DAUGHTER is the fifth novel by best-selling Australian author, Anna Willett. She has put herself in danger, one that leads to an increasingly tense standoff with a cruel and vicious man who will stop at nothing. But as she probes into the events of that evening, her own nightmares start to return. Now Mina cannot rest until she finds out what happened. And she shrugged off the youngster's fears. She refused to wait with the girl for her mother to pick her up. However, when a young girl who tries to befriend her is abducted by a serial killer, Mina feels responsible. Having led a reclusive life, shunning human contact, she decides to take on a local college course to help get her life back on track. Mina is struggling to come to terms with her past. When a young girl is abducted by a notorious serial killer, a woman risks her own life trying to save her. Mellon Foundation Fellowship in the Humanities in her senior year. Francine majored in European History, studying Napoleonic France, and won an Arthur W. There she fenced for the club varsity team and learned to write news stories for The Daily Princetonian – a hobby that led to two part-time jobs as a journalist for The Miami Herald and The San Jose Mercury News. In 1981, she started college at Princeton – one of the most formative experiences of her life. Her father died of a heart attack during her freshman year. She grew up in Washington, D.C., and attended Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, a two hundred year-old Catholic school for girls that shares a wall with Georgetown University. The family spent their summers on Cape Cod, where two of the Barron girls now live with their families Francine's passion for Nantucket and the New England shoreline dates from her earliest memories. Her father was a retired general in the Air Force, her mother a beautiful woman who loved to dance. Stephanie Barron was born Francine Stephanie Barron in Binghamton, NY in 1963, the last of six girls. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. This book is the second in a series based on his blog,. A glossary, pigment index, and bibliography complete what will ultimately become an indispensible tool for any artist. Gurney cuts though the confusing and contradictory dogma about color, testing it in the light of science and observation. Beginning with a survey of underappreciated masters who perfected the use of color and light, the book examines how light reveals form, the properties of color and pigments, and the wide variety of atmospheric effects. A researched study on two of art's most fundamental themes, Color and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. James Gurney, New York Times best-selling author and artist of the Dinotopia series, follows Imaginative Realism with his second art-instruction book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free! You can find Kate on Twitter and Instagram and Tiktok Marty can be found on TikTok and Instagram and Twitter Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners. Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married. Or check out her website at Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Which really just boils down to various ways to focus on describing your characters (settings are a character, supposedly) in direct and indirect ways, whether you want to or not. 1h 9m Sometimes You Just Have to Describe Things, Unfortunately This week, Marty and Kate talk about something they each think the other has a strength in, imagery and character voice. |