A political thriller set against the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, from the Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year “Blends elements of spy thriller and love story, magical realism, and an all-too-real history of one of the world’s most intractable problems: peace between Israel and its neighbors." —The Boston Globe In the Negev desert, a nameless prisoner languishes in a secret cell, his only companion the guard who has watched over him for a dozen years. Meanwhile, the prisoner’s arch nemesis—The General, Israel’s most controversial leader—lies dying in a hospital bed. From Israel and Gaza to Paris, Italy, and America, Englander provides a kaleidoscopic view of the prisoner’s unlikely journey to his cell. Dinner at the Center of the Earth is a tour de force—a powerful, wryly funny, intensely suspenseful portrait of a nation riven by insoluble conflict, and the man who improbably lands at the center of it all.
Earth originated about 4.5 billion years ago, the first life evolved around 3.7 billion years ago. The Homo sapiens have lived since about 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. Massive and radical disastrous changes in the ecosystems have been happening due to the activities of ever growing human population sustenance. Last 150 years had been very disastrous for the earth due to the activities of human beings. Anyone desiring honour and respect should not forget the basis of ones existence. As human beings one need to show reverence to the three fundamental things a reason for ones existence on earth. Mother Earth Ancestral Lineage Biodiversity Such earth centers play a key role in bringing together all the people living in villages for a common purpose of presenting themselves as one community, with common heritage and values. They would be the sacred places which promote peace, harmony, well-being and happiness among the communities. The pride and honour of the local communities also improve. There is also scope as resource centers for knowledge sharing, capacity building, reinforce traditional values, awareness, sensitization and networking with other earth centers with common objectives. Any person by visiting a number of earth centers would value the earth resources and respect mother earth. Finally one would believe, mother earth is one, and it is for all, to coexist with least impact for peace and harmony. For the future generations they would leave a strong message to adopt sustainable development solutions. These are the centers by the people for sustainability. All those involved in the establishment and sustenance of earth centers are the earth leaders. Each earth center evolves to as per the aspirations of the local communities. The ideas shared in this book are not limited to a particular geographic region of place. The author visited several villages, and in each village, as per the convenience and resources they are planning their centers.
This adaptation of the original story is presented in the format of a novel study, complete with exercises and vocabulary lists, and is geared for the language arts classes of grades 4 and 5.
Journey to a land inside the Earth and encounter strange places, walk along giant prehistoric beasts from the dim dawn of time.This is the original adaptation of Jules Verne's classic story as it appeared in the early 20th century
Jules Verne’s most beloved novels are gathered here in one hardcover volume: three thrilling tales of fabulous journeys under, through, and around the earth. Verne was one of the great pioneers of science fiction. Born in France in 1828, he wrote brilliantly about space, air, and underwater travel long before airplanes and space ships had been invented, and he is still one of the most widely read internationally of all science-fiction writers. But beyond charting new territory for adventurous fiction, his creations have entered our culture and taken on the magnitude and vitality of myth. It is hard to imagine anyone who has not heard of Captain Nemo and his giant submarine exploring the ruins of Atlantis in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Phileas Fogg’s frantic race around the world by every means of transportation in Round the World in Eighty Days, and the harrowing descent through a volcanic crater to underground caverns where prehistoric creatures roam in Journey to the Center of the Earth. These stories have seized the imaginations of readers for generations and are as vivid and exciting now as when their author first imagined traveling beyond the bounds of the possible. Translated by Henry Frith
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre). The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the "center of the Earth". They encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy.