Carbon Planet: Our Destiny In The Stars
A group of friends boards a fishing boat, and they venture out on a big lake the weekend they watch their hometown football team play for the championship. Then, they get abducted by an unknown ship. Months later, the FBI investigation of their case goes cold. Instead, their loved ones and families hire a private detective from a comic book ad to continue the search.
The Secrets of Classical Beauty: Exploring Greek Aesthetics in Art and Thought
Beauty became an almost repugnant word in contemporary art and thought; and, indeed, it has been dethroned in the modern-day art discourse. Such an approach stems from the perception of beauty as external only and therefore superficial and lacking in depth. Beauty in the ancient Greek world, in contrast, was given great importance, and the approach to it was layered, focusing on aspects beyond those of the exterior and the visual. This book engages with the essence of the concept of “beauty” in the Ancient Greek world and its manifestations in art, and questions such as: – What is “Classical beauty”? – Does such an ideal exist? – What is the relation between physical beauty and spiritual beauty? – What is the essence of male beauty and female beauty? – What are the metaphorical meanings of beauty in mythology? – How is human beauty manifested in art? – What are the relations between politics, homoeroticism, and beauty? – And are ancient concepts of beauty no longer relevant? These questions are discussed discerningly in the book, based on interdisciplinary research in the history and language of art in the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods, with citations of myths and poetry, references to philosophy, religion, ancient sources, history, gender studies, and occasionally, some comparisons to contemporary.
When Your Family Says No
In the wake of ex-communication, at age 25, Laya Steinberg was abandoned by every member of her family and every person who filled her childhood memories. When Your Family Says No is a story through the eyes of a young girl who falls in love with a non-Jewish man, violating centuries of tradition and Jewish law. As Laya chooses love over religious traditions, she wakes up to a new world of independence and freedom, where she must risk losing everything she has ever known to become the woman she was meant to be. This memoir details a story of love, passion, interfaith marriage, and family betrayal. For anyone who has abandoned for stepping outside their family’s expectations, Laya’s story reminds us of the beautiful and unexpected turns life can take us if we are brave enough to take the helm of our own truth,