![]() ![]() In this episode, Jack takes us on a cosmic journey through:The basic fundamentals of Dharma teachings on how to live wisely in our practiceA trippy interstellar perspective flip through a simple intergalactic thought experimentLife-this capacity to be conscious and aware-as a process of expansion and contractionThe law of change, impermanence, as the "brown rice and vegetables" of spiritual practiceSpiritual practice as a way to find freedom and compassion within ourselvesLearning to live in the present of how it is, rather than how we wish it would be "The law of change is the brown rice and vegetables of spiritual practice, it's the root of our direct experience of life." – Jack Kornfield ![]() Jack returns with a cosmic Dharma Talk exploring expansion and contraction in relation to impermanence as the root of spiritual practice. ![]()
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![]() I had so many questions that went unanswered. Both Faery and the other fae kingdoms in the human world were left extremely underdeveloped. There was a lot that I wanted more of, especially in the world building elements. It honestly could have been split into two books, and all the plot points flushed out fully, to make it into an epic finale. I think the biggest issue I had with this book was the amount of plot that was squeezed into this 400 and some page book. However, The Fae Keeper fell short of my expectations and I am saddened by that. It was a really unique urban fantasy, one I had been itching to get back into. I remember really enjoying The Witch King, and the world of fae and witches it brought forth. I was fortunate enough to be on the blog tour for the sequel (and finale?) to TWK after being on the tour for the first book. This review will contain some spoilers for both books so readers beware If you are interested in reading my review of The Witch King follow this link. ![]() I received an e-ARC of this book from Inkyard Press in exchange for an honest review and place on this blog tour - thanks! ![]() ![]() Since the "original uncut" blurb soon gave way to a "now a major motion picture" blurb (and more recent printings may not say anything at all), here are two ways to tell which version you have. The edition I remember buying around 1992 because it proclaimed it was "the original uncut novel" had this cover art: There was no indication of this change anywhere except for a tiny notice on the copyright page and an "original uncut" blurb on the cover. ![]() Instead, around 1990, a new printing of the mass market paperback edition in print at the time (del rey I think?) switched from the shorter to the longer text from one printing to the next. The uncut version of Puppet Masters did not get a new hardcover edition like Stranger did. This is covered in his correspondence with his agent at the time, in Grumbles from the grave. The original novel version and the original magazine version were definitely not the same - the magazine editor made unauthorized changes, and Heinlein did not like that at all. All printings of all editions since 1990 have been of the longer version. ![]() As far as I know, it is no longer possible to obtain the original, shorter version of the novel except from used bookstores. ![]() ![]() As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood.īewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues-a bee, a key, and a sword-that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. ![]() ![]() Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. Description NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world-a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. ![]() ![]() ![]() Blau has written another shining, no-holds barred California heart breaker."-Deborah Reed, author of Carry Yourself Back To Me "A rollicking, irreverent, sweep of a novel. From its Tarantino-esque opening scene to its twisty final pages, THE WONDER BREAD SUMMER is an unrelenting delight."-Jon Michaud, author of When Tito Loved Clara "Jessica Anya Blau has taken the story of a young woman's search for self and rendered it into a hilarious, cocaine-fueled thrill-ride. ![]() Set in 1980s California, The Wonder Bread Summer is a wickedly funny and fresh caper that's sure to please fans of Christopher Moore, Carl Hiaasen, and Marcy Dermansky. But there's a problem: Her mom took off when Allison was eight her dad moves so often Allison that doesn't even have his phone number. ![]() With a hit man after her, Allison wants the help of her parents. And Allison ends up on the run-with a Wonder Bread bag full of cocaine. The dress shop turns out to be a front for drug dealers. Or those of Weeds' Nancy Botwin.Īllison is working at a dress shop to help pay for college. In The Wonder Bread Summer, loosely based on Alice in Wonderland, 20-year-old Allie Dodgson has adventures that rival those Alice had down the rabbit hole. Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Mary Jane, delivers a darkly hilarious, heartbreaking coming-of-age novel with The Wonder Bread Summer. ![]() "Picaresque, properly funny, unpredictable and altogether irrepressible." -Nick Hornby, The Believer ![]() |