![]() The rendering of it is really interesting the crescent, held in the hands of the demon, is super bright and simply designed. They fly around a bit in a beautiful display of early flight special effects, which I really like, and the demon steals the moon, kind of inexplicably. It’s actually a convincing get-up for 1913, and the receding mane, horns, pig nose, protruding mouth, and huge teeth make for a cool-looking dude.Īnyways, after the introduction of our motley crew, the demon flirts with the friendly neighborhood witch, a woman who actually conveys a convincing sense of flirty-ness and confident sexuality that surprised me for the era and subject matter. ![]() His goofy costume is hairy and has a funny little monkey tail the demon often plays with, but of course, the face of the creature is immediately arresting. The film opens, strikingly, with shots of the main characters in a set-up not unlike a police lineup/mugshot, and the demon, played by Ivan Mosjoukine, steals the show immediately. ![]()
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![]() She hears music no one else does, receives strange missives with rose petals between the pages, and untangles far more than is safe for her to know. The longer she lingers in the deep shadows and forgotten towers at Hurstwell, the fuzzier the line between sanity and madness becomes. ![]() The woman's portrait is shockingly familiar to Vivienne, so when the asylum claims she was never a patient there, Vivienne is compelled to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams. The woman is supposedly a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. The Lost Melody serves a pitch-perfect blend of history, romance, mystery, and faith."- Booklist starred review *** When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies, he leaves to her the care of an adult ward she knew nothing about. ![]() ![]() "Darkly premised and brilliantly presented. ![]() ![]() ![]() I gain a new appreciation for Clary in this novel. ![]() Almost all the mysteries have been solved, even the new ones introduced in this book. I feel like this one has been the best in the series so far. I read this about a week ago and the reason I’m posting the review now is that I didn’t know where to start without spoilers. Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the final installment of the New York Times bestselling trilogy The Mortal Instruments. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost? With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.Īs Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. ![]() To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan's back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy. "In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan." -Jane Brody, The New York Times Written with clarity, concision, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollans trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is the perfect guide for anyone who ever wondered, “What should I eat?” It’s an easy-to-use guide that draws from a variety of traditions, suggesting how different cultures through the ages have arrived at the same enduring wisdom about food. ![]() Written with clarity, concision, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. ![]() In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. ![]() "A useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf." -Tara Parker-Pope, The New York TimesĮating doesn’t have to be so complicated. ![]() ![]() It even contributed to the modern negative connotations of the words "politics" and "politician" in western countries. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning politics and ethics.The Prince has the general theme of accepting that the aims of princes-such as glory and survival-can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends.Although it is relatively short, the treatise is the most remembered of Machiavelli's works and the one most responsible for bringing the word "Machiavellian" into usage as a pejorative. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, is a 16th-century political treatise. ![]() |