![]() For Ptolemy this decline represented a unique opportunity to summarise nearly a millennia of Greek geography. By Ptolemy’s time the library, like the Hellenic culture it represented, was in decline, ravaged by warfare, neglect and looting. Some of the greatest classical scholars worked there, including the mathematicians Euclid (c325–265 BC) and Archimedes (c287–212 BC), the poet Callimachus (c310–240 BC) and the astronomer – and one of the earliest librarians at Alexandria – Eratosthenes (c275–194 BC). What is known is that Ptolemy worked at the Alexandria Library, founded in c300 BC, the repository of all written knowledge, which held thousands of manuscripts from across the Greco-Roman world. ![]() Taking the name ‘Ptolemaeus’ suggests he had Greek ancestors, and ‘Claudius’ indicates he possessed Roman citizenship. ![]() He was a native of Ptolemaic Egypt, which, during his lifetime, was already under the control of the Roman empire. What little we know about him is based on later Byzantine sources. The basic principles of Ptolemy’s map projections remain in use to this day – even Google’s ‘Earth’ application uses a projection first invented by him – and yet his life as well as his methods remain a mystery. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In any market, Japanese candlesticks paint a picture of the psychology and sentiment of investors and traders. And the same candlestick rules and interpretations which he applied to stocks and commodities apply to today’s markets, as well. The Japanese candlesticks you see in virtually every forex platform and charting package today, and in the charts in the School of Pipsology, are the same candlesticks Steve Nison introduced to the American markets over 20 years ago. At the time the book was written, currency trading by individuals was done primarily in the futures market - and the book uses both stock charts and commodity futures charts to illustrate Japanese candlesticks, candlestick patterns and candlestick trading. ![]() If your question refers to the book titled Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, that book was written in 1991, before the retail forex market existed. Japanese candlesticks can be used to create price charts in any speculatively-traded market, including spot forex, spot commodities, commodity futures, stocks, bonds, etc. Since his book is based off of stocks, does anyone have any clue to how accurately it can be transferred over to the Forex world? ![]() ![]() We will read four short essays on historical culture, Cornwall, and sex and politics in the novels, and see two episodes of the 1975-77 mini-series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Written 1945-52, the first four mirror issues of the post World-War II world, are proto-feminist, with a deeply appealing group of characters from all classes in a realistic and romantic suspenseful stories. They represent the first phase of a 12 novel roman fleuve, a regional romance continuing story, deeply researched and imaginatively realized historical novels moving from the time of the American and then French revolution and reform and politically radical movements in England to just after the end of the Napoleonic era, including the realities of county politics, mining, banking, smuggling (known locally as free trade) and farming in Cornwall. These plus a fourth, Warleggan, were the novels adapted for the first season of televised Poldark (1974-75), and the matter for the coming Poldark mini-series (to be televised in the UK starting March 2015 and on American PBS channels starting in June 2015). In this course we’ll read Winston Graham’s first three Poldark novels: Ross Poldark, Demelza, Jeremy Poldark. ![]() Winston Graham and Garrick, still a puppy, at Perranporth Beachįor a Study Group at the Oscher LifeLong Learning Institute at American Universityĭay: Ten Monday afternoons, 1 to 2:50 pm, Temple Baptist Churchĭates: Classes start Mar 2nd last day May 4th. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the end Helen discovers that science in isolation cannot answer all of her questions for Tekla’s devotion to Ka Li had not died even though six hundred centuries had passed. As Helen solves the puzzle of the signal cairns she finds universal fame and suffers devastating misfortune. Helen’s detective work tracking Ka Li’s timeless signals across the Alaskan wilderness now intertwines with Ka Li’s story. Skipping forward 60,000 years, Helen Ryland, a mid-twentieth century archaeologist, unearths one of Ka Li’s surviving signal cairns and realizes she has found trace of people who populated the Americas even before the Clovis culture. As Ka Li survives fierce predators and scarce resources she leaves behind a series of signal cairns to help Tekla find her. Only Tekla cares enough to search for her over the years. First there was ‘Fata Morgana’ and now there is ‘A Gift of Time’. Ka Li escapes but is unarmed and forced to flee across the Bering land bridge where she becomes hopelessly lost in the endless tracts of North America. The Gift of Time is a Gift I have struck gold with my last two audio books based around time travel. Tekla, son of an ancient shaman, loses Ka Li when she is torn from his life by a brutal tribe of Denisovans in a Late Pleistocene kidnapping. ![]() ![]() ![]() Writing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sarah graduated with highest honors in creative Her first two books, That Summer and Someone Like You, were the basis of the movie How to Deal, Sarah Dessen is the highly acclaimed author of nine previous novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Along for the Ride, Lock and Key, Just Listen, and This Lullaby. But now, for the first time, McLean discovers a desire to stay in one place and just be herself, whoever that is. Each new place gives her a chance to try out a new persona: from cheerleader to drama diva. Since her parents’ bitter divorce, McLean and her dad have been on the move - four towns in two years. Her 10th novel, What Happened to Goodbye, a beautifully written, irresistible story of self-discovery. New York Times bestselling young adult novelist Sarah Dessen joins us for a booksigning and presentation featuring Please join us at Octavia Books as we launch ALA weekend (The American Library Association is convening in New Orleans) with one of our favorite authors of YA literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And when it came time to act and live this moment, he didn't flinch. He had known his fate, his moment, and not only did he embrace it, he had prepared for it. At the same time I realized the purpose of "the shot", it also hit home how Owen had lived his entire life for that momemt. Irving had made their routine practice of "the shot" so commonplace in their time together, that I forgot about even asking what purpose it served being in the story.īut the sentence carries so much more power than that. Maybe I was a little slow to catch on, but it was right then that I realized the reason they had always practiced "the shot". But then I read the sentence when Owen looks to Johnny and says something along the lines of "WE'LL HAVE ABOUT FOUR SECONDS". ![]() I thought I had it all figured out - the lunatic kid has the grenade and he's going to try and blow them up. It's at the end of the story, when Owen and Johnny are in the "temporary bathroom" with the children, and his dream is starting to unfold. I think I fell in love with book as I read one specific sentence. ***SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON IN THE REVEIW*** As the first sentence of the story starts out, "I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice.", well, I am, too. ![]() ***I'm back a few days later to edit my review, because I can't stop thinking about this book. I'm short on time for this review, but man, this is the closest thing to "a perfect story" as anything I've ever read. ![]() ![]() Many African Americans thought that they too could have a chance at living the American dream after slavery was abolished. Uprooting one’s life and moving to another country is often not recognized for its own bravery. ![]() The introduction of Jim Crow laws meant that lynching was an everyday norm in the South and many African Americans felt that they needed to migrate away from the racism and into other areas of the US to start a better life for themselves and their family. This is the most prominent theme throughout as it recollects the experiences of notable African American figures as they migrated out of the south during the mid 20th century. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m calling her Australia’s next stroke of literary brilliance. I’m talking about A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper. “Once in a while, a special book will cross our paths and make us grateful for life and the ability to read. And then suddenly politics become very personal indeed.Ī Brief History of Montmaray is a heart-stopping tale of loyalty, love, and loss, and of fighting to hold on to home when the world is exploding all around you. Sophie Fitzosborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. The politics of Europe seem far away from their remote island-until two German officers land a boat on Montmaray. There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. ![]() Teens and 'tweens will be tearing through the novel's second half by the night light. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Michelle Cooper’s A Brief History of Montmaray breathes new life into the dark and stormy romantic suspense novels that made earlier generations ardent fans of the Brntes, Daphne du Maurier, and Victoria Holt. “There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.” Brief History of Montmaray a (Montmaray Journals) by Cooper, Michelle. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, despite its chequered history of martial law and civil strife, it has always confounded its obituary-writers." "In Pakistan: A Modern History Ian Talbot charts the problems which have beset Pakistan since its chaotic birth in 1947"-Jacket. "Although Pakistan is now a nuclear power, to some observers it remains a 'failed state', mired in violence, corruption and economic crisis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-425) and index. ![]() ![]() ![]() OL17733340W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 97.16 Pages 390 Ppi 650 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0434267406 Mesmerized by the swashbuckling antics of Flynn along with the aura he put off on the screen, I looked out for other movies in which Flynn starred. Urn:lcp:isbn_0425041182:epub:133cb8e3-8736-434a-9a62-ceabed7c41c0 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier isbn_0425041182 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t54f31s8m Isbn 0425041182ĩ780425041185 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition The 1939 version of The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland captivated my ten year old mind. ![]() ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:54:56 Boxid IA146705 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York, NY Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary External-identifier ![]() |