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| aura novel: AURA Manish Vadisetty, 2023-08-09 At the bottom of the marine blue sea of Aura’s eyes lies a secret. In the mystical realm where the spiritual and physical worlds intertwine, Aura stands as a beacon of resilience and courage. Blessed with an extraordinary ability to perceive and interact with the spiritual world, Aura's life is anything but ordinary. Aura by Manish Vadisetty is a captivating tale that explores the depths of the human spirit and the unseen forces that shape our lives. As Aura navigates her way through personal hardships and emotional turmoil, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous game of revenge. With her friend Priyanka caught in the crossfire and her confidant Maanas at her side, Aura must unravel the truth behind her mysterious three-day disappearance. In this riveting journey of self-discovery, trust, and redemption, Aura learns invaluable lessons about friendship and the strength of the human spirit. Aura is more than just a story—it's a testament to the power of resilience and the mysteries of the world beyond our understanding. Embark on a journey with Aura as she finds herself in a race against time, losing contact with the land of the living. Will Maanas be able to bring her back in time, or has Aura wandered too far into the other side? Immerse yourself in Aura to find out. |
| aura novel: What Color is Your Aura? Barbara Bowers, 1989-12-15 From Simon & Schuster, What Color Is Your Aura?: Personality Spectrums for Understanding and Growth describes the colored bands of light that surround everyone's body. What Color Is Your Aura? is the only book available that will tell readers what color their aura is and what it reveals about their personality, emotions, talents and potential. |
| aura novel: First Spanish Reader Angel Flores, 2012-04-18 Delightful stories, other material based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, other noted writers. Complete faithful English translations on facing pages. Exercises. |
| aura novel: The Crystal Frontier Carlos Fuentes, 2012-08-16 _______________________ A DRAMATIC FICTIONAL PORTRAIT OF THE US-MEXICO BORDER, MIGRATION, AND ITS IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES _______________________ Through this network of nine personal stories, Carlos Fuentes sets out to explain Mexico and America to each other – and to the rest of the world. He presents a dramatic fictional portrait of the relationship between the United States and Mexico, as played out in a Mexican dynasty led by a powerful Mexican oligarch with complex ties north of the border. It is the story of Mexican families who send their sons north to provide for whole villages with dollars and of Mexican tycoons who exploit their own people. Young Jose Francisco grows up in Texas, determined to write about the border world – the immigrants and illegals, Mexican poverty and Yankee prosperity – stories to break the stand-off silence with a victory shout, to shatter at last the crystal frontier. |
| aura novel: THE HOODSMAN - Companion Skye Smith, 2019-04-03 Cover Flap The Hoodsman series of twelve historical action novels simultaneously follow two distinct timelines. The longer (flashback) timeline begins shortly before the invasions of England in 1066, and progresses through the subsequent reign of terror of William the Conqueror. The shorter (current) timeline begins in 1100 with the assassination of William II, and progresses through the rise to power of the conqueror’s youngest son Henry I. Although the Robin Hood style adventures can be enjoyed simply as action packed entertainment, at a deeper level they also offer a portrait of the characters, society, and events during a difficult era that was pivotal to the people and history of the British Isles. This ‘thirteenth’ book is a reference handbook that will help the fans of the Hoodsman novels to more thoroughly understand and enjoy them. I have self-published twelve “The Hoodsman” historical-adventure novels and one Companion reference book for the series: # - SubTitle William I Timeline Henry I Timeline 1. Killing Kings 1066 killing King Harald of Norway (Battle of Stamford Bridge) 1100 killing King William II of England. Henry claims the throne. 2. Hunting Kings 1066 hunting the Conqueror (Battle of Hastings Road) 1100 hunting Henry I (Coronation Charter) 3. Frisians of the Fens 1067/68 rebellions. Edgar Aetheling flees north with Margaret. 1100 amnesty and peace. Henry recruits English bowmen. 4. Saving Princesses 1068/69 rebellions. Margaret weds Scotland (Battle of Durham) 1100/01 Edith of Scotland weds Henry (Battle of Alton) 5. Blackstone Edge 1069/70 rebellions (The Harrowing of the North) 1101 peace while the economy is saved from the bankers 6. Ely Wakes 1070/71 Frisian rebellion (Battles of Ely and Cassel) 1101 Henry collects allies. Mary of Scotland weds Boulogne. 7. Courtesans and Exiles 1072/74 English lords flee abroad (Battle of Montreuil, Edgar surrenders) 1102 Henry collects allies (the honour of Boulogne) 8. The Revolt of the Earls 1075/76 Earls revolt (Battles of Worchester and Fagaduna) 1102 Earls revolt (Battles of Arundel, Bridgnorth, Shropshire) 9. Forest Law 1076/79 fighting Normans in France (London Burned, Battle of Gerberoi) 1103 fighting Normans in Cornwall (Battle of Tamara Sound) 10. Queens and Widows 1079/81 rebellions (Gateshead, Judith of Lens) 1103 Edith made Regent (Force 5 Hurricane) 11. Popes and Emperors 1081 Normans slaughter English exiles (Battle of Dyrrhachium) 1104 Henry visits Normandy (Duchy run by warlords) 12. The Second Invasion 1082/85 power vacuum, peaceful anarchy (Regent Odo arrested enroute to Rome) 1085/87 Re-invasion and Harrowing of all England (Battle of Mantes, Conqueror dies) 1104/05 Henry invades Normandy twice (Battle of Tinchebray) Other Novels By The Same Author: The Pistoleer – 9 historical adventures set in the English Civil War. Maya’s Aura – 8 new age adventures while tripping around the world. Knut – many historical adventures set in the Viking Era. |
| aura novel: The Awakened Aura Kala Ambrose, 2011-11-08 Humanity is entering a new era—we are evolving into super-powered beings of light. Our auric energy bodies are experiencing a transformational shift as new crystalline structures form within and around our auras. Kala Ambrose, a respected wisdom teacher, intuitive, and oracle, teaches how to connect with your rapidly changing energy body to expand your awareness and capabilities on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. This groundbreaking guide contains a wealth of practical exercises, diagrams, and instructions that show you how to use this transformative energy to create powerful positive change in your own life and in the world. Repair the aura and maintain a balanced, healthy energy body Interpret and work with the auras of infants, children, and teens Understand energy cords and how they attach in relationships Sense and balance energy in buildings and natural locations Sense and communicate with spirit guides in the aura Use elemental energy to enhance your auric field Understand the impact of thoughts and emotions on the aura Access the akashic records through the auric layers Remove negative thought forms in the aura Create powerful protective fields in the aura for psychic protection Praise: Kala is an amazing metaphysical teacher, with a deep understanding of her subject. In this well-written, personal, and heart-felt book, she reveals the secrets of the auric field, its power and meaning. This is a very useful and easy-to-understand guide. —Amy Zerner and Monte Farber, authors of The Soulmate Path, and the Chakra Meditation Kit |
| aura novel: Aura Reading for Beginners Richard Webster, 2011-10-08 Fully comprehend those around you by learning to read their aura, the energetic manifestation of the soul. Watch for a dirty red haze around those who have just lost their temper, or an expanded aura for those doing philanthropic deeds. Learn to see auras through the proven methods taught by Richard Webster in his psychic training classes, including exploring the chakra system and learning how to restore balance. Then, begin to imprint your desires into your aura to attract what you want in your life.These proven methods for seeing and reading auras will help you: Interpret the meanings of colors in the aura Find a career that is best suited for you Relate better to the people in your life Enjoy excellent health Discover areas of your life that you need to work on Imprint what you want in your future into your aura Discover the signs of impending ill health, drug abuse, and pain Change the state of your aura and stimulate specific chakras through music, crystals, color |
| aura novel: The Human Atmosphere Walter J. Kilner, 1996-09 1911 Contents: Preface; Aura of Healthy Persons; Etheric Double; Inner & Outer Auras; Complementary Colours; Auras in Disease; Aura During Pregnancy; Appendix; Index. |
| aura novel: Chameleon Aura Billy Chapata, 2019-01-22 Chameleon Aura presents a harmonious blend of experience and advice through a chaptered series of prose and poetry that focuses on shared experiences in love and loss. Emboldened words and phrases capture the essence of the author's message and distinguish his unique style. Chapata's touching narrative celebrates humanity for their biological resilience and undeniable worth. This collection leaves readers warm with hope for growth, rebirth, and, most prominently, self-acceptance. |
| aura novel: The Gringo Champion Aura Xilonen, 2017-01-19 Million Dollar Baby meets The Brief Life of Oscar Wao Liborio has to leave Mexico, a land that has taught him little more than a keen instinct for survival. He crosses the Rio Bravo, like so many others, to reach the promised land. And in a barrio like any other, in some gringo city, this illegal immigrant tells his story. As Liborio narrates his memories we discover a childhood scarred by malnutrition and abandonment, a youth during which he has nothing to lose. In his new home, he finds a job at a bookstore, where of all places he begins to doubt the usefulness of words. He falls in love with a woman so intensely that his fantasies of her verge on obsession. And, finally, he finds himself on a path that just might save him: he becomes a boxer. Liborio's story is constructed in a dazzling language that reflects the particular culture of border towns and expresses both resistance and fascination. This is a migrants' story of deracination, loneliness, fear, and, finally, love – a thoroughly contemporary take on the picaresque novel – told in sparkling, innovative prose. |
| aura novel: The Book of Stones Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007 A metaphysical encyclopedia of more than three hundred crystals, minerals, and gemstones, detailing their applications for self-healing and spiritual and emotional development, along with vivid color photographs of each stone--Provided by publisher. |
| aura novel: Read Harder Ed Park, 2014-09-30 This volume collects the finest essays from the second half of the Believer's decade-long (and counting) run. The Believer, the McSweeney's-published four-time nominee for the National Magazine Award, is beloved for tackling everything from pop culture to ancient literature with the same sagacity and wit, and this collection cements that reputation with pieces as wildly diverse as the magazine itself. Featured articles include Nick Hornby on his first job, Rebecca Taylor on her time acting in no-budget horror movies, Francisco Goldman on the failings of memoir in dealing with personal tragedy, Megan Abbott and Sara Gran on V.C. Andrews and the secret life of girls, and Brian T. Edwards on Western pop culture's influence on Iran. Read Harder collects some of the finest nonfiction writing published in America today, from the profound to the absurd, the crushing to the uplifting. As the Believer enters its second decade, Read Harder serves as both an essential primer for one of the finest, strangest magazines in the country, and an indispensable stand-alone volume. |
| aura novel: The Old Gringo Carlos Fuentes, 2013-05-14 In The Old Gringo, Carlos Fuentes brings the Mexico of 1916 uncannily to life. This novel is wise book, full of toughness and humanity and is without question one of the finest works of modern Latin American fiction. One of Fuentes's greatest works, the novel tells the story of Ambrose Bierce, the American writer, soldier, and journalist, and of his last mysterious days in Mexico living among Pancho Villa's soldiers, particularly his encounter with General Tomas Arroyo. In the end, the incompatibility of the two countries (or, paradoxically, their intimacy) claims both men, in a novel that is, most of all, about the tragic history of two cultures in conflict. |
| aura novel: Aura and the Automaton Leigh Fullmer, 2009 |
| aura novel: Aura Energy for Health, Healing and Balance Joe H. Slate, 1999 A licensed psychologist and founder of the International Parapsychology Research Foundation illustrates how each person has the power to see his or her aura, interpret it, and fine tune it to promote mental, physical, and spiritual well being. Photos. Glossary. |
| aura novel: Aura Advantage Cynthia Sue Larson, 2006-10-01 Spiritualist Cynthia Sue Larson helps readers to tap into the extraordinary powers that lie within themselves to make positive changes in their lives. |
| aura novel: Say Her Name Francisco Goldman, 2011-04-05 The Pulitzer Prize–finalist’s intimate autobiographical novel of a marriage cut tragically short is “a beautiful love story, and an extraordinary story of loss” (Colm Tóibín). In 2005, celebrated novelist Francisco Goldman married Aura Estrada. The two were deeply in love, and Aura was a gifted young writer on the cusp of her own brilliant career. But while on vacation only a month before their second anniversary, Aura died in a tragic accident. In Say Her Name, Goldman pours his feelings of love and unspeakable grief into a fictionalized account of their brief time together. Desperate to keep Aura alive in his memory, Goldman collects everything he can about her, delving deeply into the writings she left behind. From her childhood and university days in Mexico City to her studies at Columbia University, through the couple’s time in New York City and travels to Europe, Goldman composes a vivid and multifaceted portrait. Filled with “propulsive drama” (The Boston Globe), Say Her Name is a tribute to who Aura Estrada was and who she would’ve been, that “will also transport you into the most primal joy in the human repertoire—the joy of loving—and reveal it with aching vibrancy” (San Francisco Chronicle). |
| aura novel: The Novel as Network Tim Lanzendörfer, Corinna Norrick-Rühl, 2020-09-23 The Novel as Network: Forms, Ideas, Commodities engages with the contemporary Anglophone novel and its derivatives and by-products such as graphic novels, comics, podcasts, and Quality TV. This collection investigates the meaning of the novel in the larger system of contemporary media production and (post-)print culture, viewing the novel through the lens of actor network theory as a node in the novel network. Chapters underscore the deep interconnection between all the aspects of the novel, between the novel as a (literary) form, as an idea, and as a commodity. Bringing together experts from American, British, and Postcolonial Studies, as well as Book, Publishing, and Media Studies, this collection offers a new vantage point to view the novel in its multifaceted expressions today. |
| aura novel: Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura Saladdin Ahmed, 2019-02-14 Diagnoses our contemporary spatial experience as fundamentally totalitarian through a multilayered critical theory of space. We live today within a system in which state and corporate power aim to render space flat, transparent, and uniform, for only then can it be truly controlled. The gaze of power and the commodity form are capable of infiltrating even the darkest of corners, and often, we invite them into our most private spaces. We do so as a matter of convenience, but also to placate ourselves and cope with the alienation inherent in our everyday lives. The resulting dominant space can best be termed totalitarian. It is space stripped of uniqueness, deprived of the spatial aura necessary for authentic experience. In Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura, Saladdin Ahmed sets out to help us grasp what has been lost before no trace remains. He draws attention to that which we might prefer not to see, but despite the bleakness of this indictment of reality, the book also offers a message of hope. Namely, it is only once we comprehend the magnitude of the threat to our spatial experience and our own complicity in sustaining this system that we can begin to resist the totalizing forces at work. This is a clear and important contribution to the existing literature and contemporary political thought in general. It expounds upon Benjamins analysis of the aura in his famous essay, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, and, importantly, illustrates how this concept is incredibly pertinent to our society today. Mary Caputi, author of Feminism and Power: The Need for Critical Theory |
| aura novel: Black Aura John Sladek, 1974 |
| aura novel: The Complete Book of Auras Richard Webster, 2010-11-08 Have you ever wanted to get an immediate picture of someone's mood, personality, state of health, or true nature? It's easy to learn to recognize and interpret the aura—the colorful bands of energy that emanate from the soul. And once you do, you'll have a powerful edge in achieving goals, improving your health, helping others, and enjoying success in all areas of your life. Based on decades of teaching thousands of people this life-enriching practice, Richard Webster shares proven, step-by-step techniques for seeing, feeling, strengthening, and cleansing the aura. Through meditations, visualizations, and creative exercises, you'll learn to tap into the body's chakra system—the energy centers that correspond to the aura's seven layers—and discover simple ways to: Clear and balance your chakras using crystals and pendulums Recognize signs of illness and heal yourself Protect your aura from psychic attack Give accurate readings for others Read the auras of your pets and treat their ailments |
| aura novel: Your Aura and Your Chakras Karla McLaren, 2000 Your aura & Your Chakras : The Owner`sManual is a clear and comprehensive text for the restoration and maintenance of your subtle energy system. Karla Mclaren, who has worked with survivors of abuse and trauma, shows how to clear the chakras of old hurts and to cleanse and strengthen the aura for protection against invasive energy. She provides indispensible grounding techniques for making the inner connection between your mind, your body, and the Earth, and helps you understand, read,and define the natural protective boundary of your aura. |
| aura novel: Aura-Soma Vicky Wall, 2005-03-29 An account of the development of Aura-Soma color therapy by its founder Vicky Wall--Provided by publisher. |
| aura novel: Understanding Francisco Goldman Ariana E. Vigil, 2018-11-27 The first book-length study of a writer whose work has been shaped by his unique heritage Award-winning writer and journalist Francisco Goldman is the author of novels and works of nonfiction and is a regular contributor to the New Yorker magazine. His awards include the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the T. R. Fyvel Book Award, as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship. Born to a Guatemalan mother and Jewish American father, Goldman's heritage has shaped his unique perspective and has had a significant influence on his literary themes. In Understanding Francisco Goldman, the first book-length study of Goldman's life and work, Ariana E. Vigil begins with a biographical chapter drawn largely from Goldman's essays and interviews. Her analytical chapters, one for each of Goldman's four novels and two works of nonfiction, offer biographical, historical, political, and literary context for each work while exploring major themes. Vigil examines the influence literary and political history have had in the development of Goldman's characters and themes, as well as his use of multiple literary genres and the role of humor in his work. She underscores how major themes in Goldman's work—migration, political violence, love, and loss—are explored across nations and time periods and how they remain significant today. In Understanding Francisco Goldman, Vigil draws connections between the writer's life and work and demonstrates the appreciation he deserves for his influence, diversity, and breadth. Through his thoughtful, intellectual, transnational writing, Goldman expands the definition of what it means to be American. |
| aura novel: The Next Thing Pablo Baler, 2013-06-12 The Next Thing: Art in the Twenty-first Century is an illustrated collection of commissioned essays that attempt to anticipate, through current artistic productions, the aesthetic sensibility that will define our times. |
| aura novel: Say Her Name Francisco Goldman, 2011-08-01 Celebrated novelist Francisco Goldman married a beautiful young writer named Aura Estrada in a romantic Mexican hacienda in the summer 2005. The month before their second anniversary, during a long-awaited holiday, Aura broke her neck while body surfing. Francisco, blamed for Aura's death by her family and blaming himself, wanted to die, too. But instead he wrote Say Her Name, a novel chronicling his great love and unspeakable loss, tracking the stages of grief when pure love gives way to bottomless pain. Suddenly a widower, Goldman collects everything he can about his wife, hungry to keep Aura alive with every memory. From her childhood and university days in Mexico City with her fiercely devoted mother to her studies at Columbia University, through their newlywed years in New York City and travels to Mexico and Europe-and always through the prism of her gifted writings-Goldman seeks her essence and grieves her loss. Humor leavens the pain as he lives through the madness of utter grief and creates a living portrait of a love as joyous and playful as it is deep and profound. Say Her Name is a love story, a bold inquiry into destiny and accountability, and a tribute to Aura-who she was and who she would have been. |
| aura novel: The Aura of Love Kathy J. Marsh, 2006 An introduction made…a new love born…society, families, and friends against it. A new power appears…a secret told…a culprit revealed. Will love survive? Will they survive? As Remy struggles to come to grips with her feelings for Jace, an Auralite of a different type, she has no idea that “one of their own kind” is revealing their existence, in a succession of dreams, to a world-renowned journalist. The hunt is on to find the culprit once the journalist reveals the dreams as a series of fictional accounts in a national magazine. Just as Remy starts to accept Jace, the guilty party is revealed to be someone they both know and love. They are now compelled to find the journalist before their ruling body, The Council, does…or the results will be disastrous. Does the hunt strengthen them, hurt them, or rip them apart? |
| aura novel: Latinocanadá Hugh Hazelton, 2007-05-22 A burgeoning new branch of Hispanic literature, Latino-Canadian writing is now becoming part of the Canadian and Quebec literary traditions. Latinocanadá, a critical anthology, examines the work of Hispanic writers who have settled in Canada over the past thirty years and includes newly translated selections of their work. |
| aura novel: Aurality Ana María Ochoa Gautier, 2015-02-20 In this audacious book, Ana María Ochoa Gautier explores how listening has been central to the production of notions of language, music, voice, and sound that determine the politics of life. Drawing primarily from nineteenth-century Colombian sources, Ochoa Gautier locates sounds produced by different living entities at the juncture of the human and nonhuman. Her acoustically tuned analysis of a wide array of texts reveals multiple debates on the nature of the aural. These discussions were central to a politics of the voice harnessed in the service of the production of different notions of personhood and belonging. In Ochoa Gautier's groundbreaking work, Latin America and the Caribbean emerge as a historical site where the politics of life and the politics of expression inextricably entangle the musical and the linguistic, knowledge and the sensorial. |
| aura novel: Auras: Awakening Awareness Vanessa Tucker, 2020-11-17 • Marketing activity is focused on visibility in-store and online • Pre-publication mailings to special interest media, national and regional magazines, • Major focus on gift, travel, tourist sector • Mailings and promotion to Museums and galleries and local exhibitions. All of us – even plants, animals, crystals and places – are surrounded by an aura: a three-dimensional elliptical energy field composed, to varying degrees, of the seven colours of the rainbow, emitted by the seven chakras. And we all have the innate ability to sense or see this field if we dig deep enough. Our aura reveals the state of our mood and health and even our personality, and it can be enhanced or depleted by our actions and external forces. Auras will introduce you to the life-enhancing effect of aura awareness and the benefits of a healthy aura. In Part One, discover the ‘Anatomy of the Aura’: what an aura does, what a chakra is, the seven layers of the aura (from the ‘etheric body’ though the ‘astral body’ to the ‘causal body’), the chakra system (from the ‘root’ to the ‘crown’), how energy flows and colour visualization. Part Two is all about ‘Taking Care of Your Aura’, with guidance and exercises: ways to shift your consciousness, using the four fundamental ‘energy tools’ (Awareness, Intention, Presence and Empathy), how to use a crystal to cleanse your aura, smudging for purification, how to strengthen your aura, how to protect your aura, how to interpret your aura using your different senses and understand the meanings of the colours. The clear text, vibrant design and inspirational imagery of this book will set you on the path to feeling fantastic, having more energy and, most importantly, personal and spiritual evolution. |
| aura novel: Publishing Richard Guthrie, 2011-09-13 This is an indispensable and highly-readable study of the publishing industry past, present and future. For students and professionals in publishing it provides an authoritative, up-to-date and reliable account of their complex and rapidly changing industry. For those interested more broadly in the role the creative industries play in the modern world this is a fine introduction. It is to be highly recommended. - Iain Stevenson, Director, UCL Centre for Publishing At last, a readable, authoritative and comprehensive book for students, readers and practitioners in print and digital publishing. The book guides the reader through the history of publishing and the main issues facing the industry today. Among these are: Legal conundrums Cultural conflicts Trade practices Publishing within and across sectors Editorial requirements The challenge of electronic publishing Making your ideas count in print Rationalization and the growth of corporate publishing cultures The result is an exciting one stop guide, written with real flair and aplomb. Packed with helpful real-world examples and illustrative interviews this practical resource leaves no stone of the publishing industry unturned. |
| aura novel: First Day on Earth Cecil Castellucci, 2011 Explores the true meaning of being an alien in an equally alien world. |
| aura novel: The Human Aura Kuthumi, Kuthumi Kul, Djwal Kul, 1996 In this book, mysteries of the human aura are unveiled--from the meaning of its colors to why and how to strengthen, purify, expand and protect it. Includes 25 illustrations of auras and chakras, meditations, visualizations and an extensive glossary. |
| aura novel: The Migraine Brain David Borsook, 2012-07-26 The Migraine Brain provides a general overview of the history of migraine, its pathophysiology, as well as in-depth details on the Clinical Perspectives and the different imaging techniques in use (MR, fMRI, DTI, VBM, PET, fMRI, and MEG). It also includes details on modulation of the brain using such techniques as TMS. The book concludes with a discussion of future uses of imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of migraines and other headaches. |
| aura novel: The Englishman's Boy Guy Vanderhaeghe, 2010-12-17 The Englishman’s Boy brilliantly links together Hollywood in the 1920s with one of the bloodiest, most brutal events of the nineteenth-century Canadian West – the Cypress Hills Massacre. Vanderhaeghe’s rendering of the stark, dramatic beauty of the western landscape and of Hollywood in its most extravagant era – with its visionaries, celebrities, and dreamers – provides vivid background for scenes of action, adventure, and intrigue. Richly textured, evocative of time and place, this is an unforgettable novel about power, greed, and the pull of dreams that has at its centre the haunting story of a young drifter – “the Englishman’s boy” – whose fate, ultimately, is a tragic one. |
| aura novel: Fauna Christiane Vadnais, 2020-09-22 In a near-future world ravaged by climate change, who will win in the struggle between humanity and nature? A thick fog rolls in over Shivering Heights. The river overflows, the sky is streaked with toxic green, parasites proliferate in torrential rains and once safely classified species – humans included – are evolving and behaving in unprecedented ways. Against this poetically hostile backdrop, a biologist, Laura, fights to understand the nature and scope of the changes transforming her own body and the world around her. Ten lush and bracing linked climate fictions depict a world gorgeous and terrifying in its likeness to our own. Fauna, Christiane Vadnais’s first work of fiction, won the Horizons Imaginaires speculative fiction award, the City of Quebec book award, and was named one of 2018’s best books by Radio-Canada. |
| aura novel: Shade Jeri Smith-Ready, 2010-09-02 Hauntingly good - P.C. Cast, co-author of the #1 NYT bestselling House of Night series Like everyone born after The Shift, sixteen year-old Aura can see and talk to ghosts. Persistent, and often angry, some even on the verge of becoming Shades, these violet-hued spirits are constantly talking to her, following her, and demanding her help to make amends for their untimely deaths. Aura has always found this mysterious ability annoying and wished she could find a way to reverse it. She'd much rather the ghosts left her alone so she could spend time with her boyfriend, Logan. But when Logan dies suddenly and unexpectedly, Aura is forced to reconsider her connections with the dead… and, the living. Surely a violet-hued spirit Logan is better than no Logan at all, isn't it? And things are complicated further when new exchange student, Zachary, is paired with Aura for a class project researching the 'Shift phenomenon'. Zach is so understanding - and so very alive. His support and friendship means more to Aura than she cares to admit. And, as Aura's relationships with both the dead, and the living, become more complicated, so do her feelings for both Logon and Zach. Each holds a piece of her heart… and clues to the secret of the shift. A fully satisfying read, with well-developed, believable characters. Smith-Ready changes the world completely by simply changing our ability to see - Publishers Weekly, starred review |
| aura novel: Ashes of Gold J. Elle, 2023-02-07 Half god and half human, Rue has made a vow to restore the magic that the Chancellor and the Grays have stolen from the Ghizoni and take back their land; she has more fully embraced her identity among the people of Yiyo Peak, but she is also from East Row in Houston, and girls from East Row do not give in to oppressors. |
| aura novel: The Good Conscience Carlos Fuentes, 2013-05-14 The Good Conscience is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is Guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. The Ceballos family has been reinstated to power, and adolescent Jaime Ceballos, its only heir, is torn between the practical reality of his family's life and the idealism of his youth and his Catholic education. His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, yet his actions are inconsistent with his professed beliefs. Jaime's struggle to emerge as a man with a good conscience forms the theme of the book: can a rebel correct the evils of an established system and at the same time retain the integrity of his principles? |
| aura novel: Secretary of the Invisible Mike Marais, 2009 How do individuals, who are part of a community, respond to the stranger as a stranger: i.e. without simply positioning this outsider in opposition to the community in which they are located? How may individuals receive something unknown and therefore surprising into their world without compromising it by identifying it in the terms of that world? In this study, Mike Marais traces the various ways in which Coetzee's fiction, from Dusklands through to Slow Man, repeatedly poses such questions of hospitality. It is shown that the form of ethical action staged in Coetzee's writing is grounded not in the individual's willed and rational achievement, but in his or her invasion and possession by the strangeness of the stranger. This ethic of hospitality, Marais argues, has a strong aesthetic dimension: for Coetzee, the writer is inspired to write by being acted upon by a force from beyond the phenomenal world. The writer is a secretary of the invisible. She or he is responsible to and for the invisible. Marais maintains that this understanding of writing as an involuntary response to that which exceeds history is evident from the first in Coetzee's fiction. In readings of the novels of the apartheid era, he traces this writer's rueful, ironic awareness of the limited, even incidental, form of political engagement that may emanate from such an aesthetic. He then goes on to argue that if it is the writer's obligation to render visible the invisible, writing must be a task that can never be completed. What is more, such writing is thus bound to be iterative in form. With this in mind, he traces the structural similarities between Coetzee's writing of the apartheid period and his post-apartheid and Australian writing, arguing that the later texts are self-reflexively aware of their endlessly repetitive nature. These contentions are developed incrementally through close readings of the individual novels that focus on recurring metaphors of hospitality - visitor, the stranger, the house, the castaway, the invisible, the dream, and the child. |
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Start your 14-day free trial of Aura’s identity theft protection. Get SSN, Dark Web, and identity monitoring, plus insurance and 24/7 support.
Aura | Intelligent Digital Safety for the Whole Family
Aura is your simple, all-in-one digital watch guard to help keep you safe from the latest online risks. Aura Intelligence constantly monitors your online world, alerts you to vulnerabilities, and …
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Pricing | Aura - Digital Security
Find the right Aura plan, from basic to protection to comprehensive fraud protection and remediation.
Family Identity Theft Protection Starting at $12.50 - Aura
Aura’s Family Plan includes premium identity theft protection, credit monitoring, and online security tools like VPN, antivirus, and safe browsing. Every adult member in your plan gets …
Frequently Asked Questions | Aura - Digital Security
Aura is an award-winning credit monitoring service that can help you prevent fraud. We monitor and alert you to any new inquiries on your credit file across all three bureaus (Experian, …
About Us | Aura - Digital Security
That's why I created Aura: a reimagination of online safety that’s simple, comprehensive, and designed to protect you at every stage of life, leveraging Aura Intelligence (AI) so you can …
Identity Theft Protection | Aura Official Site
Aura’s identity theft protection tracks your identity and credit to send you quick alerts in case of fraud. Monitoring varies by plan and starts at $12/month.
Download Aura Antivirus on Your PC
Log in to your Aura account. Hover over the gear icon in the top right corner and click Downloads. Find the Aura Desktop App and click the Get button. Once the download is complete, open …
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Learn how to use Aura's tools to monitor, protect, and respond to potential data breaches. Learn More
Free Identity Theft Protection by Aura: 14-Day Trial
Start your 14-day free trial of Aura’s identity theft protection. Get SSN, Dark Web, and identity monitoring, plus insurance and 24/7 support.
