![]() ![]() In the meantime, I am going to be releasing the three patreon-exclusive episodes I recorded previously, starting with the Magic the Gathering novel “The Brothers' War” by Jeff Grubb.Īnd don’t forget, you can always listen to my history podcast “Death Zone” if you just can’t get enough of me. I’m planning to include segments on horror movies, novels, and video games as well. Going forward, this show will be dedicated to horror gaming, meaning Ravenloft and Call of Cthulhu to start, but hopefully branching off into other games like Vampire and Alien RPG in the future. Therefore, I’ve decided to take this show in a new direction. Since I took over that podcast, creating more Dragonlance content here seems a bit redundant. If you want to listen to what I’ve been up to over there, just click here: The Dragonlance Canticle Podcast. I know it’s been quite a while since I uploaded new content here, but that’s because I’ve been busy producing content for the Dragonlance Canticle podcast, owned and operated by the Dragonlance Nexus. ![]()
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![]() ![]() You learn to weave the disparate facts of a case into a coherent narrative interesting enough to command the attention of a judge, probably the world's most jaded reader. "But the skills of a trial lawyer are the skills of a storyteller. "Obviously not every lawyer has a knack for writing fiction or we'd have no lawyers left," quipped Patterson, who has happily given up his lucrative law practice with the San Francisco firm McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen to write full time at home in upscale Pacific Heights. 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With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.Īlong the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. ![]() An award-winning journalist reveals the secrets of why you do what you do - and how to change ![]() ![]() Heinrich shared a son, Peter Harrer, with his first wife Charlotte Wegener. For instance, Harrer didn’t describe himself or his life in Germany before his imprisonment, so Annaud had to give him a backstory. ![]() Seven Years in Tibet is based on a true story, but Jacques took some creative liberties in telling the story. Seven Years in Tibet is based on Heinrich Harrer’s true experience in the countryĪfter fleeing Tibet, Harrer wrote an autobiographical book titled Seven Years in Tibet: My Life Before, During and After. Jean-Jacques Annaud adapted the text into the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet, starring Brad Pitt. Harrer’s seven years in Tibet end when Chinese communist forces invade and occupy the country. When Harrer arrives, the 14th Dalai Lama, who’s still a boy, accepts the foreigner as a friend, advisor, and confidant. Harrer and his compatriot Peter Aufschnaiter arrive in Tibet after trekking the treacherous high plateau. ![]() ![]() The Dalai Lama and Heinrich Harrer meet after Harrer escapes a British prisoner-of-war camp in India during World War II. 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Written by Dan Ahmed and other people who wish to remain anonymousĪfter Jamaican-American author Nicola Yoon published her first novel and New York Times Bestselling book, Everything, Everything, in September 2015, she quickly began writing her next novel. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() Fiction, at its best, is an antidote to that impulse. Modern online life, with its flattening megaphone, encourages us to process personal chaos in terms of societal pain. ![]() Ignoring the idiosyncrasies of our daily experiences is startlingly easy. When I think about the early pandemic now, it takes effort not to conjure the memories that everyone I know shares-stockpiling beans, improvising face coverings, wiping down the light switches with bleach-and to remember, instead, how much time I spent in those months trying to soothe my dog while she barked at maskless strangers in my building. I’d just rescued a dog who cried in the night and was frightened of people she didn’t know, and my neighbor was a dealer whose clients liked to linger in the hallway without masks. I can see now that I was distracting myself from my own day-to-day. ![]() I read about past wars and crises, trying to calm myself with the knowledge that prior generations had been through worse. During the spring of 2020, I found myself thinking a lot about the fact that I was living through a historic disaster. ![]() ![]() Starring virtually every character in the Top Cow Universe, this is a series for diehard fans and new readers alike. 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If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. ![]() ![]() ![]() Additionally, Martin has penned fifty-six books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting, including 2017’s Led Zeppelin: All the Albums, All the Songs. ![]() Popoff lives in Toronto.Īt approximately 7,900 (with more than 7,000 appearing in his books), Martin Popoff has unofficially written more record reviews than anybody in the history of music, writing across all genres. He has also worked on film documentaries about Rush and ZZ Top. ![]() He has penned many books on various bands, genres of rock, and record collecting, including Voyageur Press' Rush: The Illustrated History Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History The Art of Metal and The Big Book of Hair Metal. Martin has been described as the world's most famous heavy-metal journalist, though he has covered plenty of Punk and New Wave albums in his career of 7,000-plus album reviews. Things go so well that we are pleased to introduce his new show to be called “History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff”! The Rock N Roll Archaeologist discusses Heavy Metal and other things with Martin Popoff. ![]() |