7/8/2023 0 Comments Golem by David Wisniewski![]() ![]() OL1981442W Page-progression lr Pages 42 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1442032022 Urn:lcp:golemwisn00wisn:epub:8cbc6587-a048-41a0-a06b-0c9ec5642330 Extramarc University of North Carolina Foldoutcount 0 Identifier golemwisn00wisn Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t59c7z40s Isbn 9780395726181Ġ395726182 Lccn 95021777 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL789357M Openlibrary_edition Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewskis unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people. ![]() ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:58:04 Boxid IA140403 Boxid_2 CH104001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor ![]()
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I also have over 80 publications o My current project is a novel that answers some of life’s “Big Questions”. ![]() Brought to fruition as part of my PhD in Professional Writing from Deakin University, the collection was shortlisted for multiple awards. The text explores perplexing questions such as “Does God exist?“, “How can we reconcile the existence of suffering with the premise of a good and almighty God?”, and "Can only one religion be true?" My full-length debut was Look Who’s Morphing, a collection of fictions originally published in Australia and later released in North America and continental Europe. ![]() My current project is a novel that answers some of life’s “Big Questions”. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Mihaly csikszentmihalyi books![]() ![]() Biological life is an automatic process, as long as we take care of the needs of the body. 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Work fills our days with anxiety and pressure, so that during our free time, we tend to live in boredom, absorbed by our screens. What makes a good life? Is it money? An important job? Leisure time? Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi believes our obsessive focus on such measures has led us astray. From the bestselling author of Flow and one of the pioneers of the scientific study of happiness, an indispensable guide to living your best life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fantasy at its best as the last page leaves your adrenaline pumping, heart broken and a yearning for more!"-Katie Stutz, Anderson's Bookshop Readers are in for a treat as more of the world is explored and Dennard continues to dazzle with nonstop action, beautifully crafted characterization and stunning prose. 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