The school board has closed Lilly's school for one afternoon a week. When Theresa's babysitter takes Theresa and Lilly to the mall, the girls end up playing with snakes in a pet store. Lilly loves the snakes and wants the pet store owner to come to her school and teach the kids in her class about them, but her teacher says there is no time for such visits.
In 1794 Goethe and Schiller were engaged in a correspondence concerning the connection of the human soul with the world of the senses on one hand and with the supersensory on the other. While Schiller approached the question in a philosophical way, Goethe embodied his thoughts in a fantasy entitled The Fairytale of the Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily. In his fantasy, Lily represents the ideal world of the supersensory that is separated from the Green Snake, or the sensory, by a river. The goal is to build a bridge across the river that will connect the sensory and super sensory realms, and thereby establish a new, conscious spiritual awareness. The other characters in the fairytale-the Ferryman, the Old Woman, the Youth, the Will-o'-Wisps and the Old Man with the Lamp represent various aspects of the soul working together to accomplish this mighty task. A commentary on The Character of Goethe as shown in the Fairy Story is provided by Rudolf Steiner, the Austrian philosopher and thinker. An invaluable guide, it illuminates much of the deep symbology that is contained in this simple, universal fairytale.
This English verse translation of Goethe's West-Eastern Divan aims to give English-readers a fair indication of the themes, quality and flavour of Goethe's major cycle of lyric poetry. As far as possible it remains faithful to Goethe's metrical and rhyming patterns. The Divan's wealth of earnest depth and passion is conveyed with an often casual simplicity of vocabulary and expression. It moves through changing moods from which wit and grace and good humour are never long absent when the mind is, as in these poems, at play and in command. Goethe described this complexity as «Unconditional submission to the unfathomable will of God, serene conspectus of the activities of this earth, mobile and always in circles and spirals, love, inclination hovering between two worlds, all the real purified, dissolving in symbol». The English translation seeks to keep to the poetic tones in Goethe's seemingly effortless words.
Lilly and Max had a dream for this summer vacation. A dream to stream. But the plan to binge the hot days away falls apart when they are sucked into a cursed TV and transported to an interstellar tv network where they are told they will have to survive a gauntlet of shows that turn out to be more real than they ever imagined. Now, they have to live the shows they wanted to watch, and each episode is life or death. Behind it all, an evil presence pulls the strings. A mysterious magical mastermind, obsessed with this ultimate streaming universe and a misplaced vendetta against the teens. Between that and a hostile takeover of the space station, he literally runs the show. But where he came from and what he wants is as unknown as what he did to the previous producer, or what he plans to do next with Max and Lilly. It’s time to find out if these armchair critics can really do a better job than the characters in the shows they love. And if they succeed, if they survive, what will the wizard do then?
Grimm Brothers MC president, Snake, battled his way to his position by any and all means necessary. He was powerful, respected, commanding; but most importantly, he was feared. Then, at the height of power, one ruthless misstep crumbled his kingdom in an instant. Beaten within inches of his life by a member of a rival MC, betrayed and left for dead by his own club, Snake has only two things left to focus on: healing and revenge.As a physical therapist working in the trauma unit, Amanda thought she had seen it all. That is until she met a patient known to her as Nick, a broken man who had sustained the most severe beating she¿d ever encountered. Surly, brooding, and angry, he should be a nightmare patient. But under the rough exterior, Amanda couldn¿t help but be drawn to his determination to heal. Not to mention he was ridiculously attractive, to the point that she found herself giving him some extra attention.Women like Amanda¿kind, sweet, intelligent, independent, respectable¿don¿t exist in Snake¿s world. When she offers him a place to live after his hospital stay, he can¿t figure her out. The more time they spend together, the more torn he becomes between two realities: a gruesome MC world full of lies, betrayal, and hatred, or a life with Amanda that promises healing and peace.As Snake helps Amanda through some troubling times, passion flares. For the first time in his life, he actually cares about a woman. It¿s enough to make him question everything. But after leading a life as a dedicated outlaw, is it too late to turn around? And if not, is he willing to leave his vendetta behind?
Lilly And The Angel: A Journey's End "GIANT FLYING TURTLES! KILLER SOCK PIRANHAS! MAGICAL GIFT BOXES! SAVAGE TREE WARRIORS! SCRAP METAL MERCENARIES! PENCILED STRINGED ASSASSINS!--as if we haven't seen it all!" The conclusion to this epic three-part journey has finally arrived, and it seems as if Manacle Lillian Faithe Christians and Aegis Corinthian Angel Creation Of God are finally putting their differences aside and warming up to one another. But is everything as "nice" as it seems? It is now Friday afternoon, five days since the appearance of this scarred substitute angel to Lilly's home, and there still seems to be no true way of telling if the two are actually any closer to their individual freedoms than they were when they first met. Behind the scenes of Lilly's imagination looms the whisper of an eerie struggle of good and evil, as a new, unidentified, and viciously ruthless attacker has Snuggle Bug severely damaged and on the run within Lilly's mind. But this secret threat within her creativity may be spilling over into realms more dangerous than "just" her "imagination," and the consequences--for some, will prove to be quite fatal. A shattered Talion Shield--secret encrypted notes and protection deficits plague the scene as everything they've learned from Sunday up to this point will be called into account in this final installment. But this time, it's going to take more than Oni'mods, golden mystery stars, and Spirit Lenses to see their way clear as the sum of all their previous battles and narrow victories now hint at being merely "preparation" for the ultimate and most "final" of tests.
The Lost and Forbidden Love By: Peter Edwards A Lost and Forbidden Love is just such a tale richly told by a grandfather to his granddaughter. Each time they are together, this young girl eagerly waits to engage her grandfather’s memory and wisdom, his revelation of this noble story carrying its enigmatic past across many settings of time and place. Truly, Grandpa’s narrative is alive with historical and cultural details bearing expectations that influence fates of stories anywhere, everywhere. We are privileged stowaways in the space of each encounter where these tender two are walking through their days, their merged stories the very tangible present and the elusive past, as threads all woven together. As you read, Grandpa’s life’s path meanders through places that will make you glad you had a secret seat near the open fireplace in his every room!
Three months after Halia moves from Hawaii to Thailand in the 1980s at the age of nine, she gets caught in the largest flood and landslide Thailand has ever seen. Logging was then banned because deforestation was to blame for the landslides. This changes the fate of the Thai logging elephants that are in captivity, and as Halia helps with the conservation eff ort, she finds that the life-changing influence the elephants have on her will prepare her for the challenging trials she will experience in adulthood. Her story encompasses military takeover, sex trafficking, and civil unrest. She will also find out that real love may require sacrificing everything that she holds dear, even the one person she would do anything for. Based on the author’s life story.
Come along on an amazing journey with Lilly as she embarks on her first grand adventure. With vibrant and captivating images, this book will transport you to a magical world and encourage young minds to explore and learn. Enjoy the amazing illustrations that unfold throughout the story - the illustrator's imagination fully encapsulates the author's intent and combines to make a fully immersive adventure.
Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined - every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
