Sophie's World

Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 599

Book Description
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Sophie's World

Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Phoenix (USA)
ISBN: 9781857995879
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60

Book Description

The World According to Anna

Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297609750
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
When fifteen-year-old Anna begins receiving messages from another time, her parents take her to the doctor. But he can find nothing wrong; in fact he believes there may be some truth to what she is seeing. Anna is haunted by visions of the desolate world of 2082. She sees her great-granddaughter, Nova, roaming through wasteland with a band of survivors, after animals and plants have died out. The more Anna sees, the more she realises she must act to prevent the future in her visions becoming real. But can she act quickly enough? 'Compelling' Sunday Times

Say What You Will

Author: Cammie McGovern
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062271121
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
“A unique and unforgettable love.” —Teen Vogue John Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern's insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we find someone who loves us because of our faults, not in spite of them. Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need of someone to help them reach out to the world, Amy and Matthew are more alike than either ever realized. When Amy decides to hire student aides to help her in her senior year at Coral Hills High School, these two teens are thrust into each other's lives. As they begin to spend time with each other, what started as a blossoming friendship eventually grows into something neither expected.

Translation in Context

Author: Andrew Chesterman
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027216444
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
This title is a collection of contributions illustrating research interests and achivements in translation studies at the turn of the 21st century. The contributions show how the context of translation has expanded to cover documentation techniques, cultural and psychological factors, computer tools, ideological issues, media translation and methodologies. A total of 32 papers deal with aspects such as conceptual analysis in translation studies, situational, sociological and political factors, and psychological and cognitive aspects of translation.

Online with God

Author: Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310716152
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Put God on Your Buddy List. Finding God in the universe of computers and cell phones isn't as easy as googling his name, but he's there all the same. And what girl wouldn't want him with her as she tries to make her way through a galaxy of emails, text messages, IMs, chat rooms---and middle school relationships? Written as a girl's personal blog to God, Online with God teaches you how to stay safe while using today's technology. This ninety-day devotional contains relevant Scripture verses, tips on making safe choices, and prayers for all the confusing times in your life. As you read it, you'll realize that God listens when you blog as well as when you pray. After all, he's the Lord of the universe---including cyberspace.

Sophie's Secret

Author: Nancy N. Rue
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN: 0310568714
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109

Book Description
Sophie and her friends launch an “archaeological expedition” and make a disturbing discovery. Sophie keeps digging to uncover a shocking family secret. In light of this new revelation, will she ever be able to trust her parents again?

Leela

Author: Sankarasubramanyan Ramamoorthy
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75

Book Description
The only thing that I’m certain about is my presence. I exist. I experience the world all the time. I see, hear, smell, taste and touch. The world also brings a range of emotions and thoughts in me. Just because I experience the world, does it make it real? What about other people and even God? Are they all appearances and a play (Leela) in the field of the one presence? This book is a metaphorical story of my journey of exploration into the play of Appearance and Presence with Maya as my companion. While in appearance, this journey is undertaken from Goa to Mumbai in India, the real journey is in your mind when you travel with me through the book. Make this book your journey, accompanied by Maya. Then a new window will open and change how you see, discern and respond to the play of appearances and presence.

Sophie's Stormy Summer

Author: Nancy N. Rue
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN: 0310568773
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Is this the end of childhood? When a serious illness strikes one of the Flakes, the others can't daydream their way out of the shocking news. Instead they rally 'round and find that friends—and faith—show the way to a new adventure called growing up.

The Kingdom of Liberty

Author: Najjar Hassen
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1071559095
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
This is the English translation for the novel titled" The Kingdom of Liberty" by Najjar Hassen.The novel is about a postman named Salem who has struggle between his true self and false self.His life changed after he saw an eldery man in a dream asking him to get rid of his false self and discover .his true selfHe then met Sheikh Rasheed who inspired him to read famous novels and guided him to the right way in finding his true self.The novel deals with phiolosophy and fiction