The Bridge Girl Paradox


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The 1999 Paradox — Episode 3: The Bridge Girl Paradox 'What happening now, has happened before, and what will happen in the future, has happened before.” (Ecclesiastes 3:15) Paradoxes, a complex and thought-provoking topic that always arouses our curiosity and promises to tie a knot in our brain. Get to know the trajectory of Denny, a young man who works for the police of a small town in the interior of Brazil, and who discovers that his smartphone is actually a time-travel device — in addition to many other surprises ... What? More of the same? I think not ... What if all of this revolves around a young student murdered in the late 20th century, a video, a lonely nerd, a 'cell phone and a date in 1999? The Bridge Girl Paradox In this third part of the 1999 Paradox, after Denny figured out how to operate the jumping mechanisms in time and resolved badly finished matters in the past with Mell, he will have to deal with a newly discovered, inexplicable and threatening phenomenon — supposedly anti-paradoxes — and one that can act in the time flow. While trying to reach his goal for Emmanuelly, other surprises await him in his timeline, especially after coming across a new character in this story. K.S.Z OLIVER HAVE A GOOD READING!




Paradox Girl Volume 1


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"With no regrets, no impulse control, no past that can't be rewritten, and the ability to travel through time at will, Paradox Girl leaps from panel to panel... chasing bizarre whims, bickering with herselves, and maybe even saving the day once in a while. But when every detail of your life can be changed, how do you know who you really are?"--




The 1999 Paradox


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The 1999 Paradox SeriesEpisode 1: The Dream Girl Paradox 'Dreams are wish Fulfillment.' (Sigmund Freud) Paradoxes, a complex and thought-provoking topic that has always aroused our curiosity and promises to knot our brains ... Using as a premise the apparently inevitable paradoxical effects of a hypothetical human interference in the temporal flow, the series 'The 1999 Paradox' will unfold through the expected and adverse results, from the exciting possibility of moving between Alternative Realities - and in Space-time . It will also address the ethical, existential and philosophical implications of this resource in the lives of the characters: against the background of a complicated, unpredictable and dangerous search in the past of the Recôncavo Region, in the iconic 90s. What? Cliche? Well, I don't think so ... What if the whole story was set in Brazil - more precisely in the state of Bahia? What if all this was possible through a simple smartphone? Okay, not that simple: a time machine undercover as Smartphone? ... SYNOPSIS: The Dream Girl Paradox In this first episode, follow the frantic and tense trajectory of Denny and his Alter ego, a young man who works for the police in Murity, a small town in the interior of the Brazilian Northeast, and who finds himself in love and having strangers erotic dreams about a beautiful student and cellist, Emmanuelle Machado - paradoxically kidnapped and killed 20 years ago by a serial killer. K.S.Z OLIVER HAVE A GOOD READING!




The Watchman Paradox


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'Sometimes it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission ” Paradoxes, a complex and thought-provoking topic that always arouses our curiosity and promises to knot our brains ... Soon after experiencing an intense existential crisis that culminated even with a desperate attempt to escape from reality, Denison “accidentally” ended up on a mysterious but well-known encounter. There, after encountering, literally, that one that permeated his dreams — apparently alive — he faced and overcame an inexplicable feeling, or “Force”, antagonistic to his attempts to save the girl. Then, believing that he was facing the opportunity “prophesied” by the student's mother, Denny drew up and put into practice an improvised plan to try to change the events of that fateful date: • Did Denny really achieve that goal in the past? • Was he able, despite the setbacks, to prevent the kidnapping of the young cellist? • He would find her two decades later, in 2019 — alive? ... Continue to follow the series “The 1999 Paradox” and find out in: “The Watchman Paradox”! Good reading!




The secret of the stone bridge


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A classic fantasy novel. Part one in the series The legend of Amornia In her bed at home in Bromma, Agnes wakes up with a jerk. Something has awakened her. Cautiously, she sneaks up to the window and peeks out from behind the curtain. The wind is blowing in the tree canopy outside the house and the darkness is compact. Suddenly something yellow gleams out from behind a little lilac bush. What is that? Agnes closes her eyes for a moment, then opens them again. The yellow light has gone. In Nazaria, the dark despot is pacing about his black palace. Naz-Halham is furious. Once again, his emissary has failed. But now he is to receive his punishment. Tomorrow he will personally cut the man’s heart out of his chest and sacrifice it in the sanctuary brazier. A demonic smile crosses the increasingly insane king’s stiff lips. The Secret of the Stone Bridge is the first part of the Legend of Amornia series. It is an exciting, imaginative story about kings, magicians, gods - and an ordinary girl who is destined to make a journey like no other. Follow Agnes and her grandmother on an adventure that brings them face to face with prophecy, evil and dire challenges.




Two Girls


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Roberto Schwarz is the foremost literary critic of his generation in Brazil and the most important Marxist practitioner in the tradition of the Frankfurt School writing anywhere today. This collection confirms the international significance of Schwarz’s critical achievement. Studies of Kafka and Brecht respectively open and close the volume, which includes incisive studies of contemporary poetry and fiction in Brazil. The centerpiece is the hitherto untranslated Two Girls, which brings together two strongly contrasting narratives of girls’ lives—one a classic novel, the other an adolescent’s diary—to substantiate the crucial concept of objective form. With key reflections on theory and method and an illuminating account of the general historical importance of his exemplary Brazilian novelist, Machado de Assis, Two Girls compellingly demonstrates the logic and significance of Schwarz’s work for an English-language readership.




Dreams


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Dreams is a work that defies conventional categorization; however, one might best capture its unique formal structure by construing it as a series of prose poems or narrative paintings, a starkly modern text inflected by the far older tradition of the medieval dream-vision poem. Though a work of prophecy, it proceeds with a light touch. The sequence of eleven dreams, loosely interlinked, leaves us to wrestle with our doubts; it takes up thorny questions that challenge a culture right where it may tend to be its proudest. The landscape of the work shifts as it moves among the African savannah, congested late-industrial London, and the olive tree-studded hillsides of Italy. The intersectionality of Schreiner’s writing—its concern with gender, sexual orientation, class, nation, and race—makes her a particularly salient voice for today’s students. The appendices to this edition provide an accessible representation of Schreiner’s key contexts, South African and British as well as American. The introduction features a biographical overview of a writer wrestling with questions of social justice pertinent to her own era yet relevant to our contemporary moment.




Dialogue and Critical Discourse


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This is a collection of previously unpublished essays, by both linguists and literary critics, on the relationship between spoken language and written text in the light of the thought of the influential Russian formalist Mikhail Bakhtin.




Wordsworth, Dialogics and the Practice of Criticism


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Wordsworth's poetry has been a focus for many of the theoretical schools of criticism that comprise modern literary studies. Don Bialostosky here proposes to adjudicate the diverse claims of these numerous schools and to trace their implications for teaching. Bialostosky draws on the work of Bakhtin and his followers to create a 'dialogic' critical synthesis of what Wordsworth's readers - from Coleridge to de Man - have made of his poetry. He reveals Wordsworth's poetry as itself 'dialogically' responding to its various contexts, and opens up fruitful possibilities for criticism and teaching of Wordsworth. This challenging book uses the case of Wordsworth studies to make a far-reaching survey of modern literary theory and its implications for the practice of criticism and teaching today.




Twisted Logic


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Twisted Logic: Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Big Questions delves into the intriguing world of twisted logic, where everyday conundrums, bewildering paradoxes, and life's big questions are investigated and decoded. Crafted for the curious mind, this book sheds light on how our intuition and common sense can often mislead us. Without the need for technical jargon or mathematical prowess, it serves as your personal compass through fascinating intellectual landscapes and ultimate explorations. From the quirky corners of Bayesian reasoning to practical strategies in daily choices, this is your companion for a clearer way of thinking. Features: A comprehensive toolkit to refine your cognitive processes and avoid common pitfalls. Insights into the oddities of probability, strategy, and fate that govern our lives. A fresh perspective on everyday decisions and life's larger dilemmas, including finding everything from a place to eat to a new home to a life partner. Practical advice on optimising daily routines, such as determining the best time of day to arrange important appointments. Thought-provoking 'When Should We?' questions that challenge us to think critically about decision-making in our lives. Prepare to challenge your perceptions and unveil hidden truths. Twisted Logic is an enlightening adventure that promises to transform the mundane into the extraordinary. Embark on a journey where the only thing certain is the thrill of the unknown.