In 2011 Sy Montgomery wrote a feature for Orion magazine entitled ' Deep Intellect' about her friendship with a sensitive sweet-natured octopus named Athena & the grief she felt at her death It went viral indicating the widespread fascination with these mysterious almost alien-like creatures Since then Sy has practised true immersion journalism from New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia & the Gulf of Mexico pursuing these wild solitary shape-shifters Octopuses have varied personalities & intelligence they show in myriad ways endless trickery to escape enclosures & get food; jetting water playfully to bounce objects like balls; & evading caretakers by using a scoop net as a trampoline & running around the floor on eight arms But with a beak like a parrot venom like a snake & a tongue covered with teeth how can such a beingknowanything? & what sort of thoughts could it think? The intelligence of dogs birds & chimpanzees was only recently accepted by scientists who now are establishing the intelligence of the octopus watching them solve problems & deciphering the meaning of their colour-changing camouflage techniques Montgomery chronicles this growing appreciation of the octopus but also tells a love story By turns funny entertaining touching & profound The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about consciousness & the meeting of two very different minds ...

The New Simon Serrailler Case from Susan Hill the bestselling author of The Woman in Black SIMON SERRAILLER FACES HIS MOST DANGEROUS CHALLENGE YETGoing undercover he must leave town immediately change his identity & sever all contact with friends & family & more importantly he must inhabit the mind of the worst kind of criminal But can he do so without losing everything? ...

Here I am! Flora called to Richard as she went downstairs For a second Meg felt disloyalty It occurred to her of a sudden that Flora was always saying that & that it was in the tone of one giving a lovely present She was bestowing herself' The soul of kindness is what Flora believes herself to be Tall blonde & beautiful she appears to have everything under control -- her home her baby her husband Richard her friend Meg Kit Meg's brother who has always adored Flora & Patrick the novelist & domestic pet Only the bohemian painter Liz refuses to become a worshipper at the shrine Flora entrances them all dangling visions of happiness & success before their spellbound eyes All are bewitched by this golden tyrant all conspire to protect her from what she really is All that is except the clear-eyed Liz it is left to her to show them that Flora's kindness is the sweetest poison of them all ...

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Includes:: The Portrait of Mr WH Wilde's defence of Dorian Gray reviews & the writings from ' Intentions'

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Artists The Soul Searchers Label Soul Brother Format Vinyl 12 Album Tracks 1 I Rolled It You Hold It 2 Blow Your Whistle 3 Close to You 4 Funk to the Folks 5 Ain't It Heavy 6 Windsong 7 Ashley's Roachclip 8 We Share 9 If It Ain't Funky ...

Plato & the Greeks called it 'daimon' the Romans 'genius' the Christians ' Guardian Angel'
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Tracklist Dog eat dog Lufunki Is yeelyel Oublier pour un jour Under burning skies Holla holla Adawe boogie Sorrow fly away Tambour &224; deux peaux Aduna jarul naawo ...

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) is the greatest of African American intellectuals--a sociologist historian novelist & activist whose astounding career spanned the nation's history from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement Born in Massachusetts & educated at Fisk Harvard & the University of Berlin Du Bois penned his epochal masterpiece The Souls of Black Folk in 1903 It remains his most studied & popular work; its insights into life at the turn of the 20th century still ring true ...

' The problem of the twentieth-century is the problem of the color-line' Originally published in 1903 The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race culture & education at the turn of the twentieth century With its singular combination of essays memoir & fiction this book vaulted W E B Du Bois to the forefront of American political commentary & civil rights activism The Souls of Black Folk is an impassioned at times searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United States Du Bois makes a forceful case for the access of African Americans to higher education memorably extols the achievements of black culture (above all the spirituals or 'sorrow songs') & advances the provocative & influential argument that due to the inequalities & pressures of the 'race problem' African American identity is characterized by 'double consciousness' This edition

Includes:: a valuable appendix of other writing by Du Bois which sheds light on his attitudes & intentions ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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' Masterfully opens up a little explored realm how the quest for religion & spirituality drives hundreds of millions of Chinese' Pankaj Mishra'A fascinating odyssey a nuanced group portrait of Chinese citizens striving for non-material answers in an era of frenetic materialism' Julia Lovell Guardian ' The reappearance & flourishing of religion is perhaps the most surprising aspect of the dramatic changes in China in recent decadesthis is a beautiful moving & insightful book' Michael Szonyi In no society on Earth was there such a ferocious attempt to eradicate all trace of religion as in modern China But now following a century of violent antireligious campaigns China is awash with new temples churches & mosques
- as well as cults sects & politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends Driving this explosion of faith is uncertainty
- over what it means to be Chinese & how to live an ethical life in a country that discarded traditional morality & is still searching for new guideposts The Souls of China is the result of some fifteen years of studying & travelling around China The message of Ian Johnson's extraordinary book is that China is now experiencing a ' Great Awakening' on a vast scale Everywhere long-suppressed religions are rebuilding often in new forms & reshaping the values & behaviours of entire communities Ian Johnson is as happy explaining the wonders of the lunar calendar as talking to the yinyang man who ensures proper burials He visits meditation masters & the charismatic head of a Chengdu church The result is a rich & funny work that challenges conventional wisdom about China Xi Jinping China's current leader has put a return to morality & Chinese tradition at the heart of his ideas for his country
- but Johnson asks at what point will the rapid spread of belief form an unmanageable challenge to the Party's monopoly on power?


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