ЕЗИКОВА КУЛТУРА

Книгата е колективен проект на Катедрата по български език в Пловдивския университет „Паисий Хилендарски“ и представлява сборник с разсекретените варианти по български език (езикова култура) за кандидатстудентската 2011 г. Изданието включва тестовете от двата изпита (предварителен и редовен) за хуманитарните специалности в ПУ „Паисий Хилендарски“, както и вариантите за специалността Физическо възпитание.
Във всеки от вариантите са застъпени особеностите на правописната и пунктуационната норма на съвременния български книжовен език. Представени са и отговорите на отделните задачи, като са взети под внимание значителните промени и нововъведения, направени от Института за български език в „Нов правописен речник на българския език“ (Издателство „Хейзъл“, София, 2002 г.).
Сборникът е подходящ за всички, които се интересуват от проблемите на българския език.

ТЕСТОВЕ ПО ЕЗИКОВА КУЛТУРА
РАЗСЕКРЕТЕНИ ВАРИАНТИ ОТ КАНДИДАТСТУДЕНТСКАТА 2011 ГОДИНА
В ПЛОВДИВСКИЯ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ „Паисий Хилендарски“
Автори: Бистра Дикова, Ваня Зидарова, Иванка Гайдаджиева, Константин Куцаров, Красимира Чакърова, Мариана Куршумова, Мария Павлова, Теофана Гайдарова, Ценка Карастанева
Издател: КОНТЕКСТ
Издание: първо, 2012
Брой страници: 56
Размери: 16/23 см
Корица: мека
ISBN 978-954-8238-36-6
Цена 4.00 лв.

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Guest Review: Intuition & Intangible (Intangible #0.5 & #1)

Intuition (Intangible #0.5)
J. Meyers
Reviewed by Lolita

Publication Date: November 3, 2011
Date Read: January 29, 2012
Source: Review Copy from Author
Format: eBook

From Goodreads:
Intuition: A Bonus INTANGIBLE Short Story

Luke and his twin sister Sera have unusual abilities. Hers is a gift—she can heal with a touch of her hand. His is a curse—he can see the future but he can’t do anything about it.

On a hike up the mountain, Luke has a vision unlike any other—one that leaves him terrified. Knowing that it will come true—and that he must do everything in his power to stop it—leaves his own future uncertain.

Don't miss the first book in the series, INTANGIBLE, on sale January 2012.

This is a short story or prequel before the first book. We get to know the two twins Luke and Sera. They both have unusual gifts, Luke can See visions of the future and Sera can heal people. The twins make a walk in the mountain and we get to see both their gifts in action. We get a sense of how close they are and who they are. The story ends when Luke realises that his last vision is a bad one involving Sera, but he never has been able to stop his visions from happening.

It is a nice prequel and we get to know both of them but it is so short that you still don't get a real sense of the book. It did make me curious about the first book and I will definitely be reading it. It sounds like an original story and I love original stories. I think it is a nice story to read before the first book, because we already get to know the two main characters a bit.

Intangible (Intangible #1)
J. Meyers
Reviewed by Lolita

Publication Date: January 31, 2012
Date Read: January 29, 2012
Source: Review Copy from Author
Format: eBook

From Goodreads:
Twins Sera and Luke Raine have a well-kept secret—she heals with a touch of her hand, he sees the future. All their lives they’ve helped those in need on the sly. They’ve always thought of their abilities as being a gift.

Then Luke has a vision that Sera is killed. That gift they’ve always cherished begins to feel an awful lot like a curse. Because the thing about Luke’s ability? He’s always right. And he can’t do anything about it.

I got this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I really liked this book. I was a bit surprised by how much I ended up liking this book. Intangible is a very original and intriguing story. The story is about the twins Sera and Luke, they both have special powers. Sera can heal people and Luke can see the future. The book starts when Luke get's a vision of Sera dying and his visions are never wrong. Contrary to what the blurb suggests these is more to the book that just Luke trying to prevent his vision from happening. Many things are happening and we are introduced to a very interesting world with many interesting characters. I am not going to spoil anything about the storyline, because I liked the surprise. The book was very different from what I expected.

The story is really good, it kept my attention and when I was not reading the book I kept thinking about it. I wanted to know what would happen and I just wanted to keep reading. This book certainly has that keep-reading feel. There were some parts that were a bit slow but I really liked the story. It was original and intriguing.

The characters were really great. I had the feeling I really got to know them. Especially Sera, I really liked her and we get to know many of her feelings and ever what her hobbies are. I really liked her. On the contrary I would've liked a bit more information about Luke. Where the short story is told from his perspective, this is mostly told from Sera's perspective.
This brings me to another point, this story is told from multiple perspectives. I always like is when stories are told from multiple perspectives, because we get to know more characters and why they act a certain way. It gives the story more depth and I really liked it. Every character has his secrets, but die to the multiple perspectives the reader does get a sense of who everyone is and why they act like they do. I think the characters are certainly one of the strong points of the book and I really liked getting to know them all. The main point of the multiple perspectives is that at the beginning it always takes some getting used to.

There were only some minor points that bothered me about the story. I found some of the action quite strange. There are some battles, but I found that some people just won a bit too easy and this wasn't believable. Also I think it was strange that when one of the characters holds a knife for the first time she is immediately able to deal damage with it, I think fighting is something you must learn and the first time you use a weapon it isn't that easy. I also found the ending a bit strange, I expected more of it. More I wont say because I don't want to spoil the anything. There are many questions left unanswered by this book, but I am sure we get most of those answers in the next book.

To Conclude:
I really liked this book. The story was great and I just wanted to keep reading. I also really like the characters and the multiple perspectives which gave us an idea of who everyone was. There were some small minor details I didn't like but overall this was a great books and I really want to read the next book.

Hide & Seek (Games of Zeus #1)

Hide & Seek (Games of Zeus #1)
Aimee Laine

Publication Date: March 1, 2012
Date Read: January 29, 2012
Source: ARC from J. Taylor Publishing
Format: eBook

From Goodreads:
Lie, cheat or steal, no one can catch Tripp Fox. Except one woman.

Lexi Shepherd’s knack for finding whatever is asked of her isn’t sheer luck. It’s a gift from the Greek god Zeus.

That Lexi doesn’t use her ability to search for “Mr. Right” comes from one of many personal rules she has set for herself. Number one is not to let fate dictate her future.

Falling in love with Tripp breaks all the others.

Despite her principles, Lexi’s unable to stay away from the bad boy, and she finds herself toeing the grey line of the law for him.

Zeus, though, didn’t give Lexi and Tripp their talents to make their relationship a simple, easy alliance. He designed it to be exactly the opposite. Impossible. Always.

With their separation, Lexi expects Tripp to forfeit love in favor of destiny. He, on the other hand, intends to beat Zeus at his own game. With a plan in place, Tripp challenges Lexi to take the one action no one else can.

Find him.

The question isn’t can she ... but will she?

Wow! I don't even know what to say. I have never read anything by Aimee Laine before this book and I have to say I am now a fan. This book completely blew me away. I could not put it down and I ended up reading the whole book in 1 day.

Lexi has a god-given gift. She can find anything just by thinking of it or looking at a picture. It's not any god-given gift, it's from Zeus. She has high morals and she won't use her gift for personal use. Then she meets Tripp. Tripp also has a gift from Zeus, he is Lexi's complete opposite. He's the bad boy while she is the good girl but when they meet sparks fly. Literally! Will they be able to put aside their differences and fight for their relationship? Even if it means fighting the Gods?

I absolutely love books about mythology. I really love them but most mythology books I have come across have all been YA so when I heard about this I couldn't wait to read it. I have to say this is one of the best mythology books I have ever read. It completely blew me away and I could not stop reading.
Aimee's amazing writing style completely sucked me in from the first page and I was completely hooked. I loved every moment of this book and when I had to do something else all I wanted was to go back to my kindle and read some more.

Lexi is such a fantastic character, I really loved her and I loved seeing the struggle she went through in this book. She had to struggle between her feelings and her morals and I loved seeing her journey throughout the book and how she worked through everything.
Tripp, oh Tripp. When I first finished this book, if I had wrote my review then it would have just been, Tripp...... HOT! Yummy! He is definitely all of these things. He is the perfect book boyfriend and every girl will fall head-over-heels in love with him. I know I did. He is the bad boy and really what girl can't resist a bad boy? But then the more you read the more you see his softer side, he's sweet and romantic and Aimee mixed the loving guy and bad boy perfectly. I just love Tripp and I wish he were real! I know... I say that about every fictional guy, but really? I want them to be real.

I genuinely loved this storyline that Aimee has come up with and I cannot wait to read more of this series and see where Tripp and Lexi's relationship goes from her. To me this book had the perfect ending and I would be perfectly happy if this was a stand-alone novel but I am so excited to read the rest of the series.

I just want to say a huge thank you to J. Taylor Publishing for letting me review this book. It was fantastic and I know I will read it again and again and never get bored of it. It's not possible to get bored of Tripp.

Half Black Soul (Alexa Montgomery Saga #2)

Half Black Soul (Alexa Montgomery #2)
H.D Gordon

Publication Date: January 31, 2012
Date Read: January 28, 2012
Source: Review Copy from Author
Format: eBook

From Goodreads:
In the past few weeks Alexa Montgomery has had her entire world flipped upside down. She's gone from living a semi-normal teenage life to a life full of vampires and werewolves who all expect her to deliver them from the control of an evil dictator.

Alexa is the last of her kind; a Sun Warrior, and now she has left the safety of Two Rivers to search for her mother, but she's left her sister behind to do so, and Nelly is the one person that she was told that she must always protect. Kayden, a vampire who is Alexa's other half, has followed her on her journey. But, secrets are about to come out, relationships will break and danger lies just up ahead. Will Alexa be able to get through all of this and make it out alive? And, will she be able to protect Nelly from danger when she is so far away?

*Spoilers from Blood Warrior in this review. If you haven't read Book 1 you may not want to read this review.

*Squeel they used part of my review for the blurb =D

Wow! This book was definitely not what I expected at all. I really loved the first book in the series, Blood Warrior and HD blew me away with her writing and her story in that but Blood Warrior is nothing compared to this book. It is a million times better and there's so many twists and turns I was shocked at the things happening.

Alexa has left the safety of Two Rivers to go find her mother. Along with her is Kayden, her other half, the Libra to her Warrior and he will do whatever it takes to protect her. But by going on her quest, Alexa has left behind her sister. The one person she was told to always protect. Secrets will come out, relationships will break and danger lies just ahead. Will Alexa be able to face all that she does and come out of it alive? And will she be able to protect Nelly from danger when she is so far away?

I absolutely loved this book. There were lots of twists and turns and most of the way through it I was shocked by the secrets that came out. I really loved that we say a different side to Nelly. Book 1 was told from Alexa's point of view but this book was told from two points of view, Alexa and Nelly. I really loved that we had these two points of view as we really saw a different side to Nelly. The perception I got from book 1 is that Alexa has this dark side to her character and she really struggles with it throughout this book. But what I didn't really expect was for us to see a darker side of Nelly. Nelly and Alexa have always been so different and come across as one being incredibly strong and will stop at nothing to protect the people they love while the other was seen as more gentle and loving. In Half Black Soul we really see that they are more similar than first thought. Nelly is just as strong and while we always knew Alexa would do anything to protect Nelly even kill for her we see that Nelly feels the same way about Alexa.
You really see a different side to not just Nelly but all of the characters. Jackson really took a backseat in this book but that doesn't mean he is less important to the story. I was shocked to find out some of the secrets in this book and it's fair to say that after this book none of the character's relationships will ever be the same again.

Half Black Soul is really so different than Blood Warrior and it explores much darker themes than the first one. It was brilliant and the first book seems insignificant compared to this one.
If you haven't read Blood Warrior this is not a series to be missed and I would suggest this series to anyone who loves YA Paranormal Romance.
Throughout reading this book This Song kept coming into my head and I really think it's the perfect song for this book and I think it really portrays the things going on this book perfectly.
I genuinely loved this book and I cannot wait for the next book. I really think this series is going to just get better and better. HD has definitely surpassed herself with this book and I cannot wait to read the next one in this series.
Phenomenal!

Георги Раковски | ГОРСКИ ПЪТНИК

Книгата "Горски пътник", 1857

Източник на файла: World Digital Library

Book Review: Proprietary Records of South Carolina

Bates, Susan Baldwin and Leland, Harriott Cheves, eds. Proprietary Records of South Carolina. 3 vols. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2005-2007.

Did you have ancestors in South Carolina before the end of the 17th century? If so, History Press has a three-volume work that is absolutely essential for researching the earliest period of the province that eventually became the eighth state admitted to the United States. Susan Baldwin Bates and Harriott Cheves Leland have painstakingly abstracted some of earliest land and estate records of the state.

Volume one focuses on Abstracts of the Records of the Secretary of the Province, 1675-1695. The introduction provides important information about the record group as well as the editorial process. The largest portion of the book contains abstracts. The records contain land claims, estate administrations, bonds, releases, estate inventories, wills, marriages, and other assorted items of tremendous genealogical and historical value. There is a small section of color plates illustrating some of the records, including a couple of maps. The appendices include a list of provincial secretaries and a list of settlers taken from a map, There is a glossary, a list of titles used during the proprietary period, a bibliography, and an index of places and people.

Volume two contains Abstracts of the Records of the Register of the Province, 1675-1696.  The introduction provides information about the office of the register, the land grant process, and headrights in addition to the record group itself. The majority of the book contains the records themselves. There are land grants, deeds, business records, indentures, receipts, wills, quit rents, and other miscellaneous items among the records. There are a few color plates illustrating the records and showing some of the maps in the record group. The appendices contain a listing of those serving as provincial registers and lists of settlers from two maps.There is a bibliography and an index of places and people.

Volume three contains Abstracts of the Records of the Surveyor General of the Province, Charles Towne, 1678-1698.  The introduction provides important information about the founding of Charleston, about the office responsible for these records,and about the records themselves. The records themselves consist chiefly of land warrants. There is a section of color plates illustrating records, plats, and maps found in the record group.The appendices consist of a list of the surveyors, histories of specific lots in Charleston, and the surveyor's notebook.There is a bibliography and an index of places and people.

These three volumes are indispensable for those researching South Carolina's early history and for those researching the lives of early settlers of South Carolina. Researchers are fortunate that a publisher such as History Press is willing to publish volumes such as these which have a more limited audience to make them widely available for historians, genealogists, and other interested persons.

Note: The three volumes were provided by the publisher for review.

Book Review: The Dead Beat

Johnson, Marilyn. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.

As a genealogist, I am quite familiar with obituaries. I use them all the time to add evidence in support of a date or relationship. The type of obituary with which I am most familiar is the one that is written based on a template which survivors complete at the funeral home as part of the package deal. This is not the type of obituary that the author of this book devours. Instead, she sings the praises of professional obituary writers employed by some newspapers who write the obituaries of famous celebrities as well as lesser known persons. Apparently this type of obituary has a somewhat cult-like following. The writers themselves know who is old and hasn't passed away yet, who is in poor health and could die at any time, etc. and begin researching so that they need only add the pertinent details of the death to their prose. Different obituary writers even employe different styles which the author has categorized. I fear that this author would include the type of obituary that I most enjoy in her classification of obituaries that read more like a telephone directory. The writer concentrates so much on her favorite type of obituary that she almost neglects to mention the reasons most people read the obituaries in their local papers--to make sure they are not among the deceased and to see if any of their friends have passed away. In spite of its weaknesses, this book does provide insight into persons obsessed with reading (and writing) obituaries of this type.

Working Stiff (Revivalist #1)

Working Stiff (Revivalist #1)
Rachel Caine

Publication Date: October 31, 2011
Date Read: January 27, 2012
Source: Review Copy from Allison and Busby Publishers
Format: Paperback
Pages: 473

Bryn Davis knows working at Fairview Mortuary isn't the most glamorous career choice, but at least it offers stable employment--until she discovers her bosses using a drug that resurrects the clientele as part of an extortion racket. Now, Bryn faces being terminated--literally, and with extreme prejudice.

Wit the help of corporate double-agent Patrick McCallister, Bryn has a chance to take down the bigger problem--pharmaceutical company Pharmadene, which treats death as the ultimate corporate loyalty program. She'd better do it fast, before she becomes a zombie slave--a real working stiff. She'd be better off dead...

I really don't know where to start with this review. Working Stiff is definitely not what I expected it to be and most of the way through the book I couldn't decide whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Bryn thinks getting a job at Fairview Mortuary will be a positive thing on her life. The job is stable and it has a decent wage. What she doesn't count on is there being a big secret behind the Mortuary and she finds herself smack down in the middle of it which could be dangerous for her. Her bosses are using a drug to revive the dead, will she be able to stop them without risking her own life.

I have to say that this is in no way anything like Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires series. If you are coming into this book with her Morganville series in mind prepare to be a little disappointed. This book is in no way bad and by the end I enjoyed it but I was quite disappointed with this book. Rachel Caine is a fantastic Paranormal author so when I heard about her 'zombie' series coming out I couldn't wait to read it. I thought there would be a supernatural twist on zombies. I couldn't have been more wrong. I was actually quite disappointed to find that in this book there is a very scientific explanation for it. Don't get me wrong I like books where the author has done the background research and finds a real-life way to explain it. I absolutely adored "Feed" by Mira Grant and that is a very scientific take on the zombie novels but it is definitely not what I was expecting from Rachel Caine.

I found this book very slow going to start with and it did take me quite a while to get through it and I found myself plodding through it just to get through it. However the more I read the more I started to really enjoy it. The storyline for this book is superb and it's a really brilliant idea. I think my negative feelings toward this book are more because of what I call "First Book Syndrome" rather than the actual book. In a lot of series I find that the first book is setting the basis for the rest of the series and I don't enjoy it as much. However when I have read further on in the series I end up really loving them.

As much as I struggled with the book to start with, I did end up enjoying it and most of that is to do with the characters. I always love Rachel's characters and this is no exception. I loved Bryn. The things she has to face in this book I don't think anyone could deal with as well as Bryn does. She is so strong and there were things in this book that shocked and disgusted me but at the same time I could not stop reading. I really loved watching the characters relationships develop and I loved seeing a hint of romance blossoming at the end. I really loved Patrick. At times he's ruthless and I wanted to hate him but I always saw that softer side to him. Him doing what had to be done but not really liking it. I loved that Bryn brought out the real him and saw a side to him that nobody else saw. I just really love all of Rachel's characters and having a cute dog called Mr. French in there helped too. What can I say? I'm a sucker for dogs with cute puppy eyes.

I will definitely be reading more of this series when it is out and I think it will just get better and better. The beginning of the book was slow but the events and action towards the end of the book definitely made up for it.
I think it's a great storyline and a promising start to a original and interesting series. I can't wait to see what happens and how Bryn and Patrick's relationship evolves from here.

*Thank You to Allison & Busby Publishers for sending me Working Stiff for review.

Book Review: The Diary of a Southern Lady

Jones, Katharine, ed. The Diary of a Southern Lady: Georgina Francis Barrett Devlin, April 18, 1852-February 19, 1912. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace, 2011.

This diary details the everyday life of Georgina Francis Barrett Devlin of Yazoo City, Mississippi. The diary writer was born in England in 1825 and died in Yazoo City in 1914. The diary makes frequent mentions of persons with whom the subject associated. The editor has added footnotes to assist the modern reader in identifying some of these individuals. There is a gap between 1881 and 1895 where most of the diaries have been lost. The editor has also included extant letters and other notes that are relevant to the life of the diary's author. Based on her record of expenditures included in the diary, the individual who wrote the book was probably more affluent than most of the persons residing in the area. She does, however mention individuals who took music lessons, who rented from her, who did her laundry, etc.

As with most self-published works, there are a number of problems with the work. The one that irritated this reader the most is the numbering of the footnotes. Rather than using consecutive numbering within the chapter, the author restarted footnote numbering on each page. Another problem is in the identification of sources. At the end of the book, the editor has includes a few obituaries, but does not indicate the source for these items. Another problem is with documentation of genealogical data. The editor includes a brief genealogical outline of the family, but does not provide documentation for dates and other included information. While there is a list of persons mentioned in the diary, there really needs to be a comprehensive every name index to the book.

In spite of the problems mentioned above, if you had relatives living in the Yazoo City area during the time periods included in the diary, you will want to read this to get a feel for life in the city at that time and to see if your relatives interacted with Mrs. Devlin.

Note: This review is based on a copy of the book provided from the author for review. Copies of the book may be purchased from Amazon.com.

СЪЩЕСТВУВА ТРАФАРЕТ

Съществува трафарет. И той гласи: „В спора се ражда истината“. Трафаретът звучи приемливо. Просто, достъпно и като че справедливо.
Но ако спорът е разногласие, в него истината не може да присъства по друг начин, освен като отвъдност на всяко изказване. Защото истината е преди всичко даденост. Тя е това, което е преди думите, и онова, което идва след тях. Думите са само инструмент, оръдие в пътя към истината. И ако сме склонни да я търсим в многогласието на изреченото в спора, уви! завинаги сме обречени да живеем в безсмислието на плуралистичния релативизъм.

Стефан Пеев

АКТУЛНО.КОМ (чрез БТА): ПОЛИТИКИ, ОСНОВАНИ НА ИЗГОДА И ПЕЧАЛБА, ТРУДНО МОГАТ ДА ПРОМЕНЯТ ПОВЕДЕНИЕТО НА ХОРАТА, КОГАТО СЕ ЗАСЯГАТ ТЕХНИТЕ ЛИЧНОСТНИ ЦЕННОСТИ

Най-съкровените ни убеждения като религиозна принадлежност или патриотичното ни чувство се съхраняват в отделна част от мозъка, която се отличава от тази, където се складират например вкусовите ни предпочитания, установиха американски учени, цитирани от в. "Дейли мейл".
Екип от университета "Емъри" в град Атланта, воден от Грегъри Бърнс, локализира с помощта на ядрено магнитен резонанс тези специфични области. Така например убежденията, които за нищо не бихме продали за пари, се пазят в участъка на мозъка, където се съхраняват възловите ни морални понятия за добро и зло. Докато по-светските ни предпочитания, като "Аз съм пияч на чай, а не на кафе", отиват "на склад" на друго място.
Новото откритие трябва да послужи и като предупреждение за политиците. Ако те си мислят, че човек би променил основните си убеждения и да гласува за тях, са на грешна позиция. Екипът на Грегъри Бърнс предлагал на доброволци пари, за да се откажат от предишно заявените си позиции, като в същото време мозъчната им дейност била следена от скенер. Участниците в експеримента без никакво замисляне приемали 100 доларова банкнота, за да се откажат от предишно свое твърдение - а именно, дали са пиячи на чай или не. Но при въпрос с отговор "Аз подкрепям гей браковете" тези, които били срещу тях, за никакви пари не били склонни да променят убежденията си. Тоест, те трудно "продавали вярата" си.
Принципният въпрос, който бил засегнат, давал съвсем друга локализация на мисловния процес в мозъка, от този за предпочитаната напитка. Ако пък някои от участниците приемали банкнотата и променяли убежденията си, то засегнатият проблем явно не бил "свещен" за тях.
Според екипа мозъкът си има специална област, в която се складират най-светите постулати за личността, независимо дали това ще е етичен кодекс, национална гордост, религиозна вяра или чувство за справедливост. Тук са представени и основните културни ценности за всяка нация. Мястото на "недосегаемите" стойностни неща в човешкия мозък се оказала лявата темпоропариетална област, която е различна от тази, отговорна за приятните стимули.
"Нашите общества са свикнали да отдават прекалено голямо значение на материалните облаги, коментира Грегъри Бърнс. Но нашето изследване показа, че политики, основани на изгода и печалба, трудно могат да променят поведението на хората, когато се засягат техните личностни ценности".
Участниците в експеримента, които били обвързани с общности, като църкви, спортни тимове, музикални групи и природозащитни клубове, показали повишена мозъчна дейност в областта на "свещените ценности", пише вестникът. БТА

Източник: АКТУАЛНО.КОМ (по информация на БТА)

ОТ КРАЯ КЪМ НАЧАЛОТО

Смисълът на човека не започва оттам, където започва човекът, а оттам, където човекът свършва.
Простичко е: смисълът на един живот се оценява не от точката на неговото начало, а от точката на неговия край.
Осъзнаването на края ражда времето. Долавянето на времето като време е същината на човешкото. Заличете съзнанието за времето като образ на вечността и вече сте заличили живеенето като смисъл, заличили сте човешкото.

Стефан Пеев

Dusty Reads (#1)

Dusty Reads is a weekly meme hosted by xpressoreads.
This is where we feature a book that has been sitting unread for a while.
I finally decided to join in Dusty Reads because let's be honest I have hundreds of books that have been sat there unread for a loooooooooooong time.

From Goodreads:
Meet Susannah Simon: she's a typical teenage girl who just happens to be a ghost-hunter...oh, and she's also dead-over-heels for Jesse - the sexiest spook ever! But can this girl get her ghost? In "Grave Doubts", Suze has to contend with fellow ghost-hunter, Paul Slater, who gives her a deadly ultimatum. Unless she dates him, he'll send Jesse into the afterlife - for good. Paul may be totally hot, but Susannah Simon will not be bossed around. Let the games begin...In "Heaven Sent", all Suze's dreams have come true - she's finally dating the most gorgeous ghost of all time, Jesse! But when her creepy admirer threatens to travel back in time and stop Jesse from dying, Suze is distraught. Will her new boyfriend choose life or love?

I bought this book when it first came out in August 2010. I had read the first two bind-ups in this series and really liked them and I couldn't wait for this one to find out how the series ended. It's still sat unread on my shelf 2 years later. I really can't wait to read this and find out how it ends but since I read the first 2 bind-ups 2 years ago chances are I will re-read them before I read this. Hopefully I will read it this year.

Икона „Св. апостол Петър“

Иконата „Св. апостол Петър“ е дело на художника иконограф Зоица Коручева Латинова. Изработена е по класическите иконописни техники и в съответствие с изискванията на православния канон. Зоица Коручева Латинова е член на Българското иконографско сдружение.

КНИГИТЕ.НЕТ

СМЕШНОТО

Навикът във всичко да се търси смешното е най-явният признак за посредственост — защото смешното винаги е на повърхността.

Аристотел

ЗНАНИЕ И НРАВСТВЕНОСТ

Който напредва в знанието, но изостава в нравствеността, той се придвижва по-скоро назад, отколкото напред.

Аристотел

It's Monday What Are You Reading (#19)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey

*Click on Book Covers to add on Goodreads

Currently Reading!

Working Stiff (Revivalist #1) by Rachel Caine (For Review)

Finished!

Pure (Covenant #2) by Jennifer L Armentrout (ARC)
Die For Me (Revenants #1) by Amy Plum
Shift (The Protector #2) by M.R Merrick (ARC For Review)

Up Next!

Hide & Seek (Games of Zeus #1) by Aimee Laine (For Review)
Delirium (Delirium #1) by Lauren Oliver

What are you reading this week?

~Kayleigh~

In My Mailbox (#29)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren

*I was going to do a IMM video this week but I have been sick so if I get any books next week I'll do a video combining the books.

Books Bought:

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Books Gifted:

Divergent by Veronica Roth*

Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson**

Undead and Unemployed by Mary Janice Davidson**

Undead and Unappreciated by Mary Janice Davidson**

Undead and Unreturnable by Mary Janice Davidson**

Undead and Unpopular by Mary Janice Davidson**

Undead and Uneasy by Mary Janice Davidson**

Undead and Unworthy by Mary Janice Davidson**

Undead and Unwelcome by Mary Janice Davidson**

*Thank you Harper Collins UK!

**Thank You Mist @ Bookaholics Book Club!

Kindle Books for Review!

What did you get in your mailbox?

РАЗБИРАЩО ОБЩУВАНЕ

Зависимо ли е разбирането от скоростта на социалната динамика? Този въпрос се прокрадва с пълно основание в епохата на късната модерност и на постмодерността, когато количеството и разнообразието от гледна точка на наративите нараства определено не с темпото на саморазбиращата рефлексия върху епохата, а още по-малко с темпото на разбирането на историята и историческото време. Залутани в търсене на решение като че ли все по-малко чуваме другите, все по-малко сме в състояние да достигнем разбиращо общуване с тях. Разбиращото общуване е оглеждащо-себе-си-в-другия-общуване, което се връща при себе си вече не само в светлината на своето казване, но и изпълнено с обертоновете на чуждия глас. Там на границите с другите ние сме открили себе си чрез онова, което не сме. Достигайки до своя предел-в-другия нашето аз се връща назад, за да конструира, конституира и легитимира собствената ни същност. Така е например при децата – тяхното безкрайно отдаване на другите (родители, семейство, приятели) всъщност е безразделното търсене на себе си. Децата нямат илюзия, те разбират добре (макар и нерефлективно), че тях още ги няма в предзададената им пълнота, че тази пълнота трябва да бъде постигната чрез срещата с другия. Така е и в любовта, когато очакваме другия да бъде не само обекта на нашите желания, но и субект на собствената ни пълнота, на завършването и завръщането ни към себе си чрез другия.

Стефан Пеев

НОВИ ЗАГЛАВИЯ В КНИГИТЕ.НЕТ

ЧОВЕШКОТО ДЕЙСТВИЕ
Трактат по икономика
Автор: Лудвиг фон Мизес
Издател: МаК
Издание: първо, 2011
Брой страници: 880
Размери: NA см
Корица: твърда
ISBN 978-954-3219-50-8
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ИКОНОМИСТ ПОД ПРИКРИТИЕ
Светът, какъвто е – не какъвто го представят
Автор: Тим Харфорд
Издател: Изток–Запад
Издание: първо, 2011
Брой страници: 312
Размери: 14/21,5 см
Корица: мека
ISBN 978-954-3218-99-4
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ПАРТИЗАНСКИ МАРКЕТИНГ
Автор: Джей Конрад Левинсън
Издател: Изток–Запад
Издание: първо, 2011
Брой страници: 516
Размери: 15/22 см
Корица: твърда
ISBN 978-954-3218-90-0
Цена 30.00 лв.

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Социалният БУМ!
Автор: Джефри Гитомър
Издател: Изток–Запад
Издание: първо, 2011
Брой страници: 240
Размери: NA см
Корица: твърда
ISBN 978-954-3219-45-2
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A MUST HAVE (НЕЩО, КОЕТО ТРЯБВА ДА ИМАШ), ИЛИ КОГА НЕ СИ ЖИВЯЛ НАПРАЗНО

ИЗДАТЕЛСКО ПРЕДСТАВЯНЕ НА КНИГАТА

"Днес за всички вече е ясно, че „Одисей” е най-великият роман на столетието".
Антъни Бърджес

Едновременно абстрактно, интелектуално и провокиращо, повествованието на „Одисей” е с енциклопедични пропорции. Историята има колкото литературни, толкова и чисто експериментални характеристики и качества, а постигнатият резултат се нарежда сред най-емблематичните творби на модернизма. Книгата на Джеймс Джойс – роденият в Ирландия автор на „Бдение над Финеган” и „Портрет на художника като млад” – постига нещо, което малцина писатели са успявали да направят: творческото му наследство се е обособило като водещо и продължава да се отрупва със слава, овации и последователи, които днес се увеличават с лавинообразни мащаби, вместо да губят инерцията си.
Джойс, при все че не е бил кой знае колко обичан приживе, особено в родината си, посмъртно се утвърждава като един от най-влиятелните писатели на миналия век, а „Одисей” инициира същинска белетристична революция, подменяйки общоприетите средства на реализма с нови, алтернативни похвати, чиято функция е по-точен израз на вътрешния мисловен и психически свят на човека. Джойс преобръща, ревизира и сякаш „пренаписва” езика, комбинирайки думи на асоциативен принцип, премахвайки границите между изреченията и употребявайки т. нар. „поток на съзнанието”. Творчеството на Джойс е всеобхватно и наситено със символика, алегории и синестезии, затова не е случайно и че персонажите в „Одисей” са в особена, но осезаема връзка с тези от „Одисея“ на митичния Омир. Освен това отделните глави на романа имат връзка с определено изкуство, реторическа техника, цвят и пр.
Преизданието запазва чудесния превод на Иглика Василева, която старателно е прегледала всеки ред и е отстранила някои грешки от предишното издание. Книгата е с луксозно оформление и корица, решена като техника в класически стил, но с модернистичен от концептуална гледна точка полъх, а неин автор е изтъкнатият български художник Петър Станимиров. С Общите усилия на Станимиров, Василева и ние от „Изток-Запад” ви представяме вечната класика на ирландския писател по неочакван и запомнящ се начин.

ЧИТАТЕЛСКИ ОТЗИВ

В литературата Джеймс Джойс е онова, което са в науката Фройд и Айнщайн.
Валери Ларбо
Днес за всички вече е ясно, че „Одисей” е най-великият роман на столетието.
Антъни Бърджес

Започнах да чета „Одисей” на Джеймс Джойс именно заради изказвания като горните. Сега, след като прочетох книгата, мога да заявя смело, че за да си причини „Одисей” на Джеймс Джойс, човек трябва да е или фанатичен сноб, или много да обича литературата. „Одисей” не просто е скучна книга, тя е мъчителна. Тя не трогва, не увлича, не събужда емоция и съпричастност. Дори такъв защитник на книгата като Хорхе Луис Борхес (който пише пролога към изданието на испански език) признава, че не я е чел открай-докрай. И все пак остава големият въпрос: Защо си струва да се прочете „Одисей”? Велика ли е тази книга или просто е поредната прищявка на интелектуалците, за да се чувстват неразбрани?
[...]
Стефан Цвайг казва за „Одисей”, че това е произведение, създаващо повече слово отколкото свят. Романът на Джойс не може да погълне читателя. Той е като магнит, към който колкото повече се приближаваш, толкова повече те отблъсква. Сложна игра на ума. Игра на думи. Лабиринт, заплетен от един гениален Дедал. „Одисей” е като огромен град, който никога не можеш да познаваш в пълнота. Винаги ще има улички, които ти убягват. Един студен самотен град, който задава хоризонтите на твоя живот. Структура, форма, която ти самият трябва да изпълниш със смисъл. „Одисей” е хоризонтът на всичко възможно и невъзможно в словото, рамката, в която се развива литературата на целия ХХ век. Книгата на Джойс е равносметка на близо 30 века европейска литературна история – завръщане към корените, към гения първоизточник на Омир. Но едновременно с това „Одисей” е и захвърлен проект към бъдещето. Одисей не остава в Итака. Едва завърнал се, той поема отново на път.
(Моят съвет е: ако не искате да съсипвате месец и половина от своя живот, както направих аз, не четете подробно цялата книга. Вижте схемата отзад и преценете кои глави биха ви били интересни – препоръчвам 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17 и 18. Лично аз ще цитирам „Одисей” до края на дните си, за да ми компенсира интелектуалната мъка, която ми причини. По това ще ме познаете: Юлия Роне) (Източник: АЗ ЧЕТА)

КРАТКА СПРАВКА ЗА ДЖЕЙМС ДЖОЙС

Джеймс Джойс, роден през 1882 г., е ирландски писател и поет, чиито психологичеси перцепции и новаторски литературни техники го правят един от най-влиятелните писатели на 20 век. Творчеството му започва със стихосбирката “Камерна музика" (1907), посветена изцяло на любовта. Следва сборникът разкази “Дъблинчани" (1914). Първият му роман - автобиографичният “Портрет на художника като млад" (1916) очарова читателската публика с новите литературни похвати, които съдържа - поток на съзнанието, или т.нар. вътрешен монолог, техника, чрез която се постига разкриване на всички чувства, мисли и усещания на литературния герой чрез съзнателно търсен психологически реализъм. През 1922 г. Джойс получава международна известност с романа “Одисей", преведен през 2004 г. и на български, а по-късно с “Бдение над Финеган" (1939). Умира през 1941 г. (Източник: ЛИТЕРНЕТ)

ЕДНА ДУМА В ПОВЕЧЕ

За щастие „Одисей“ на Джеймс Джойс е от книгите, които никога няма да остареят. Да имаш такава книга в библиотеката си, означава да си надмогнал чувството си за преходност. И ако не пропуснеш да я включиш в наследството си и накараш наследниците ти да ценят богатството на твоята библиотека редом с другото, което им оставяш – не си живял напразно.

Стефан Пеев

ОДИСЕЙ
Автор: Джеймс Джойс
Издател: Изток–Запад
Издание: второ, 2011
Размери: 18/25 см
ISBN 978-954-3219-50-8 | твърда корица | 928 стр. | цена 59.00 лв.

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ОТ РОДНИЯ КЪТ ДО ГРОБА. ПЕНЧО СЛАВЕЙКОВ – СЪН ЗА ЩАСТИЕ
Автор: Миряна Янакиева
Издател: Контекст
Издание: първо, 2011
Размери: 16/23 см
ISBN 978-954-8238-35-9 | мека корица | 208 стр. | цена 9.90 лв.

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Airel-Arson-Pyxis Blog Tour

Hey everyone and welcome to my stop on the Airel-Arson-Pyxis Blog Tour

First of all you want to know about the books touring right?
Of course you do! That is after all why we are here.

Airel by Aaron Patterson and Chris White
Buy It: Amazon US / Amazon UK

Airel is a story about an angel who falls so deeply in love with a woman that he chooses to fall from heaven to be with her. She gives birth to a daughter in Arabia, 1250BC. The girl is pursued ferociously, relentlessly by an enemy in the deepest darkness. In present day Boise, Idaho is just a girl: Airel. She's just your average high school student... who turns out to be anything but average. It's because of who she is, because of her ancestry, because of her lineage. Past and present crash in on each other in the final pages of what has been twisted comes dangerously unraveled.

Arson by Estevan Vega
Buy It: Amazon US / Amazon UK

Arson Gable feels like a freak. He can create fire. He never asked for it. He never wanted it. But he can't shut it off. Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised his grandmother; his life was going nowhere; and he was alone. But when a strange girl - who feels more normal behind a mask than inside her own skin - moves in next door, Arson hopes to find something he's never had: purpose. Using what he fears most about himself, Arson must face him consuming past and confront the nightmare that is his present as he walks the fine line between boy and monster.


Pyxis by K.C Neal
Buy It: Amazon US / Amazon UK

Corinne lives an average teenage life working at her dad's cafe, hanging out with her best friend, and trying to forget a falling-out with her almost-boyfriend Mason. Things take a strange turn when she uses her late grandmother's food dyes for a bake sale, and her customers suddenly find her irresistibly alluring. Then she discovers she and Mason are haunted by the same dreams of a dark force that consumes everything in it's path. Pursued by shadowy figures and a crazy woman with secrets from the past, Corinne must find out who her grandmother really was. In her quest to unravel her family's history, she learns she is destined to protect this world - and the dark world of her dreams. She races to find the answers she seeks before her nightmares break free.


I have only read one of these books which is Pyxis. Check out my review HERE!

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Airel!

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AIREL. KEEPING IT REAL.

by Aaron Patterson 

I read a lot of books and the one thing that annoys me is how the hero seems to always do the right thing or once they make a decision they stick with it. If you are like me and a human, we do things we know we shouldn’t and make a plan only to break it or change our minds.

I didn’t want Airel to be like this and some people get it and some do not. But she is real, she tends to do something stupid knowing full well it is the wrong thing but she just can’t help herself. I like this about her and sometimes it is frustrating to watch her walk into a dumb situation but it makes her more real.

I like her the way she is, faults and all… to me that is what makes her so darn adorkable!

EXCERPT:

There, standing two feet from me, was Michael Alexander. My heart jumped and — I swear — it stopped. Now he was right in front of me, with a slight smile on his face. He had the most gorgeous crystal blue eyes I had ever seen in my life. I didn’t know how I kept from fainting.

Kim stepped into the middle of all of us, cutting in between us. Some other jock guy I hadn’t noticed was standing next to Michael. “Hi, I’m Kim… you new to town? How do you like it here?” I groaned, hiding my face behind my locker door, secretly peeking out, wondering what I did to deserve this. Kim and her big fat mouth.

Michael looked at her, then around her, in my direction, and smiled. “Hey, I’m Michael Alexander.” Clearly, he was answering her politely, but not talking to her at all. I looked at him from behind my locker door and flushed.

“Michael…” Kim said, as if pondering his name for the first time. “Good to meet you! This is my friend Airel.” She pointed to me and I could see the wicked smirk on her face. I was going to kill her. Murder, kill — and then for sport — unfriend her on Facebook.

“Hi…” I trailed off. Yep. I said, "hi," and probably sounded like I had some disease — which I wasn’t ruling out just yet. Nothing cool. Nothing memorable. Just, "hi." I tried to say my name but Kim had already spilled those beans, and besides, I couldn’t for the life of me remember what my name was. I flashed back to the coffee shop, blushing even more, which made Kim giggle. From the smirk on his face, I could tell Michael was enjoying my discomfort. Boys are just evil.

“You’re Airel? I heard you got sick yesterday.” The smirk took on just the slightest hint of compassion, which nearly killed me. “You okay today?” Great, he knew I was a sicko… that meant the whole school knew. Perfect.

Aaron Patterson

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ПОСЛАНИЯТА НА КИРИЛСКАТА АЗБУКА КЪМ ЕВРОПА

„Посланията на кирилицата” на проф. Аксиния Джурова е издание на ДКИ, отпечатано на пет езика. Текстът предлага задълбочен поглед към върховия принос на кирилското писмо за разнообразното и многопластово културно наследство на Стария континент.

За културната идентичност на Европа, която винаги е била над политиката и икономиката, влизането на България в Европейския съюз с нейните кирилски букви е акт, съпоставим със съдбоносните събития, станали преди повече от 1000 години на континента. Появата и утвърждаването през IX в. в рамките на младото Българско царство на новата славянска азбука – кирилицата и създаването на национална книжнина на славянски, респективно, старобългарски език, носи многозначни послания, в основата на които стои съдбоносната идея за равнопоставеност с останалите народи. Тази идея е осмислила съществуването на най-голямата етническа група, определила в следващите векове съдбата на европейския континент. Славянските народи придобиват правото да славят Бога на собствения си език, подобно на гръко- и латиноезичните народи. Успехът на това послание тогава е зависел от далновидността на българския държавник – княз Борис. Този, който приема в своята столица Плиска и по-късно – Преслав претърпелите крах ученици на Кирил и Методий във Велика Моравия и така спасява от забрава и унищожение просветителската им мисия сред славяните. За осъществяването на този ход на българския княз Борис спомагат и самите исторически обстоятелства – опитът на славяни и прабългари, установили се на Балканите още през V-VI в., да приспособят гръцката азбука към особеностите на славянската реч и близостта на славянските езици. Близост, която по-късно позволява създаденият в България корпус от преведени от гръцки на старобългарски книги да се превърнат в общ фонд за всички славянски народи.
Проф. д-р Аксиния Джурова

Можете да разгледате "Посланията на кирилицата" на български, руски, испански, немски, френски, японски и английски език.

Източник на информацията: КУЛТУРЕН ИНСТИТУТ (Министерство на външните работи)

Петър Берон | БУКВАР С РАЗЛИЧНИ ПОУЧЕНИЯ

Д-р Петър Берон, „Буквар с различни поучения“

"Буквар с различни поучения" или "Рибен буквар" е първият новобългарски учебник. Автор на Рибния буквар е българският възрожденец Петър Берон. Издаден е през 1824 г. в Брашов, когато Берон е едва 24-годишен.
Букварът се състои от предисловие, 8 раздела, обръщение към читателя и приложение от 12 рисунки на животни.
В предисловието Берон споделя своите подбуди за написване на учебника.
Първи раздел. В действителност само този раздел представлява буквар. Той включва: азбуката, произнасяне на буквите, въвежда като понятия и обяснения значенията на съществително, прилагателно, глагол, местоимение, предлог, наречие и др.
Втори раздел. В този раздел Берон включва молитвите, които всеки ученик трябва да знае, като Отче наш и др.
Трети раздел - наречен от Берон "Добри съвети". Авторът включва 64 въпроси и отговори за доброто възпитание на детето.
Четвърти раздел - наречен от автора "Умни ответи". Подобно на предния раздел този раздел има ролята да подобри възпитанието на ученика. Използвани са миниатюри от живота на древните гърци.
Пети раздел - "Басни".
Шести раздел - наречен от автора "Различни истории". Използвани са случки от живота на древните цивилизации с поучителен край.
Седми раздел - Берон го нарича "Физически сказания". Разделът има енциклопедичен характер, давайки информация за продукти, които се използват в бита (тютюн, кафе, сол и др.) и за различни непознати по българските земи животни: (делфин, крокодил, камила, носорог и др.).
Осми раздел - авторът го нарича "Аритметика".
Названието му "Рибен буквар" идва от рисунката на делфина в края на книгата и с това название той става изключително популярен.
Поради големия интерес към този учебник той претърпява 6 издания в продължение на 20 години, а авторът му д-р Петър Берон се радва на високо уважение. Според панагюрския възрожденец Петър Карапетров, букварът на Петър Берон в онези времена "е бил последнята книга за учение; които го изучвале от кора до кора, минували вече за учени."

Източник на информацията: УИКИПЕДИЯ
Източник на файла: World Digital Library