Why We Sleep

Why We Sleep

Author: Matthew Walker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1501144316

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"Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity ... An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now ... neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming"--Amazon.com.


The Essential Rumi

The Essential Rumi

Author: Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (Maulana)

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780140195798

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Rumi the Persian poet is widely acknowledged as being the greatest Sufi mystic of his age. He was the founder of the brotherhood of the Whirling Dervishes. This is a collection of his poetry.


A Critical Analysis of Vikram Seth's Poetry and Fiction

A Critical Analysis of Vikram Seth's Poetry and Fiction

Author: Seemita Mohanty

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9788126908318

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The Book, Through Critical Analysis And Assessment, Tries To Establish Seth As A Powerful And Serious Writer, Who Deserves To Be Taken Seriously, Both By The General Reader And The Discerning Scholar And Researcher. The Analyses Concentrate On His Individual Books And Attempt To Trace The Continuity Of Seth S Thought-Process, Motivation And Attitudes, As Well As The Dimensions Of His Structural Control Over The Medium. It Is A Comprehensive Account Of Seth S Poetry And Fiction Contained Within A Singular Volume. An Attempt Has Also Been Made To Briefly Place Seth As An Indian Writer Of English, In The Context Of The Development Of Indian English Literature, Particularly In The Post-Independence Period.On The Whole, Seth In His Poetry And Fiction, Puts Continuous Emphasis On Love And Relationship, And Explores Their Many Dimensions In A Shifting, Changing And Corroding Background. At The Same Time He Incorporates Together The Complementary Segments Of Life As Available In The Modern World Into A Meaningful Form. His Creative Insight And Creative Achievement Could Be Considered As One Of The Finest In The Post-1980 Indian English Literature. This Book Reflects All These And Much More. It Is Hoped That Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature Will Find This Book An Extremely Useful Reference Source While The General Readers Who Are Interested In Literature In English Will Find It Intellectually Stimulating.


Lord Gnome's Literary Companion

Lord Gnome's Literary Companion

Author: Francis Wheen

Publisher: Verso

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9781859840450

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His review has got to be 'in' by mid-day tomorrow ... at about 9 pm his mind will grow relatively clear, and until the small hours he will sit ... skipping expertly through one book after another and laying each one down with the comment, 'God, what tripe!' ... Then suddenly he will snap into it. All the stale old phrases--'a book that no one should miss', 'something memorable on every page'--jump into their places like iron filings obeying the magnet. Thus did George Orwell, writing forty years ago in Confessions of a Book Reviewer, describe the labours of a typical literary hack. Precious little has changed over the intervening decades; the servility of the satirical magazine Private Eye. Lord Gnome's Literary Companion assembles, in thematic order, the best of these columns to present an astringent, rude and funny survey of publishers and the published.


Poetry Reloaded A Practical Guide for Senior Students

Poetry Reloaded A Practical Guide for Senior Students

Author: Blair Mahoney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-08-13

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0521746612

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Introduces students to poetry in the context of understanding basic poetic forms, devices and techniques. As students encounter and respond to poems in a variety of ways, students will develop essential vocabulary, literacy and language skills. Poetry Reloaded uses an engaging writing style to draw students into the world of poetry. By demonstrating how poetry is relevant to many of the things that interest students today. • Annotated poems and biographies bring poetry to life • Stunning, full colour illustrations and other visually engaging material focus on visual literacy • Focus questions encourage students to explore the possible meanings of each poem • Engaging activities cater for a range of abilities, learning styles and interests • A comprehensive glossary of poetic forms, terms, techniques help students remember key concepts • Reading lists extend the experience of poetry in areas of particular interest • Companion website


A Poem for Cry

A Poem for Cry

Author: Avanti Maluste

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Published: 2008-01-09

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780670049981

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We Live Not Only By Our Own Thoughts Formulated In Isolation, But Also By The Ideas And Phrases Of Others That Resonate And Move Us' Amartya Sen In The Foreword A Poem For Cry Is A Collection Of The Favourite Poems Of Ninety-One Famous Indians From Around The Globe. The Sweep Of Contributors Politicians, Writers, Sportspersons, Actors, Industrialists And Musicians And The Range Of Poems They Have Selected, Some Perennial Favourites, Others Not-So-Well-Known, Most In English, A Few From Indian Languages, Make This An Eclectic And Stimulating Collection. The Poems Are Also A Reflection Of The Commitments And Priorities' Of The People Who Have Chosen Them. Cry (Child Rights And You) Has Always Championed The Cause Of Disadvantaged Children In India. Avanti Maluste And Sudeep Doshi, Inspired By Their Love For Poetry And The Need To Make A Positive Difference In The Lives Of These Children, Worked For Over Two Years To Put This Book Together. Buying It, For Yourself Or To Gift, Allows You To Support Cry And Its Important Work For The Underprivileged Children Of India.