Bøger af Peter Brown

The Wild Robot, a captivating piece by Peter Brown, is a must-read for all. Published in 2018 by Bonnier Books Ltd, this book falls under the genre that will leave you utterly absorbed. The Wild Robot is an enchanting tale that explores the beauty of nature and technology's place within it. Peter Brown, the esteemed author, has intricately woven a narrative that is both heartwarming and thought-provoking. Published by Bonnier Books Ltd, this book is a testament to their commitment to bringing quality literature to readers. Don't miss out on this extraordinary book, The Wild Robot, and experience the magic within its pages.

"Roz must take an under-the-ocean journey to save her island from a mysterious poison tide"--

These centuries, as the author demonstrates, were the era in which the most deeply rooted of ancient institutions disappeared for all time. By 476 the Roman empire had vanished from western Europe; by 655 the Persian empire had vanished from the Near East. Mr. Brown, Professor of History at Princeton University, examines these changes and men's reactions to them, but his account shows that the period was also one of outstanding new beginnings and defines the far-reaching impact both of Christianity on Europe and of Islam on the Near East. The result is a lucid answer to a crucial question in world history; how the exceptionally homogeneous Mediterranean world of c. 200 A.D. became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages: Catholic Western Europe, Byzantium, and Islam. We still live with the results of these contrasts.

A gloriously illustrated story of a robot's adventures in the wild!

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When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.

Dirty Enlightenment is a stripped-down, radical presentation of the Nature of Reality and your spiritual place in it.In actuality, you are a miraculously present infinite field of transcendental being presenting itself to itself as subtle radiant energy of pure intelligence. This truth is consonant with the view of Dzogchen, Kashmir Shaivism, Advaita Vedanta, Kundalini Yoga, primal Buddhism, and with all radical spiritual traditions. Since this is already and eternally the sole condition, the spiritual challenge is merely to recognize that this is the case, with no special conditions or abilities needing to be cultivated, nothing in one's life needing to be changed or improved in the slightest.With the simple recognition of the nature of your actual condition, you are freed from the confused implications of any misinterpretations of what your condition is, that you may have been laboring under. This recognition is available since it is clearly displayed by every aspect of your experience, and will be discovered by direct investigation without preconceptions. In actuality the only "spiritual" problem possible is misinterpretation, which can give rise to beliefs in separate existence, dependency, vulnerability, inadequacy, failure, death, etc., etc., whereas in fact none of these imagined conditions actually exist at all.The apparent "imperfection" that you may believe your life to be, is in fact already and inherently an entirely transcendental, miraculous eternal perfection, and it can be easy to discover this fact with self-verifying certainty.Peter Brown presents this understanding from several perspectives, as direct description, meditative aphorisms, and question-and-answer discussion, with a personal retelling of his own path of discovery.

The YOGA of RADIANT PRESENCE presents clearly and comprehensively the direct path to spiritual realization, enlightenment. This Yoga takes advantage of the fact that your experience is entirely the manifestation of absolute Reality. So, by exploring your present experience, the nature of Reality can be discovered. As you discover the nature of Reality, and the ways that it is radically beyond what you have held yourself and your world to be, you will become freed from the difficult implications of your misunderstandings. You will discover that you and your world are actually the miraculous Radiant Presence, and will enjoy its nature of absolute completeness, profundity, richness, meaningfulness, freedom, intelligence, and beauty. The issues involved in, and the techniques of this exploration are presented fully in this book. This Yoga is consonant with Dzogchen, Kashmir Shaivism, Chan, and other highest Yogas.

""The Fame And Glory Of England Vindicated"" is a book written by Peter Brown as a response to ""The Glory And Shame Of England"". The book sets out to defend England's reputation and history against criticism and negative portrayals. Brown argues that England has a rich and proud history, filled with achievements and contributions to the world. He also addresses issues such as imperialism and colonialism, acknowledging their negative impacts while also highlighting the positive aspects of England's global influence. Overall, the book aims to celebrate and defend England's legacy and place in the world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

It's been two years since Seth Parker moved to Los Angeles looking for work as a writer in a city of vain sunbathers with relaxed moral standards and casual drug habits. Now, he anxiously returns to the mesmerizing metropolis of New York City for Christmas vacation to reconnect with his busy family and detached childhood friends. Jumping back into a fractured social circle after an extended period of time away won't be easy, especially because of unresolved issues with his ex-girlfriend, Daniela. The pleasures of a simple holiday unexpectedly spiral into glitzy intensity when he meets Annabelle Harper, the wrong girl at the right time. Night after night, party after party, Seth falls deeper and deeper in love with the girl of his dreams, but not everything is as it seems in this twisted tale of disaffected millennials with too much time on their hands.

This book is a translation and explanation of the Pratyabhijna Hridayam in clear, modern language, that makes this profound work available to modern yogis who are more interested in succeeding at yoga, than struggling with the arcane details of tradition and the philosophy. The Pratyabhijna Hridayam is one of the root texts of Kashmir Shaivism. It gives in very concentrated form a complete description of the situation and path of highest yoga. Many translations of this text are available, but most are primarily concerned with the philosophy and tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, which while interesting is not essential for realization. This book clearly gives the "short path" yoga in its entirety. Peter Brown is a fully realized yogi, who teaches mastery of yoga to advanced students. www.theopendoorway.org

The Gospel of Thomas, the apocryphal gospel discovered in a cave with the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt, is thought to be one of the earliest written gospels of Jesus. It has captivated seekers with its very direct and powerful sayings attributed to Jesus, many of which are completely unique to this gospel. In these sayings Jesus teaches his worldview and presents directions for his disciples to enter into it for themselves. He presents this in unelaborated language centered around symbolism that is difficult to understand, without the context that his disciples no doubt received from more personal contact with him. The Yoga of Radiant Presence revealed in the Gospel of Thomas presents a clear and available explanation of the teachings of Jesus from the gospel, revealing the gospel to be a manual of instruction in the path to realizing one's being to be the actual presence of God, the absolute, directly for oneself. Not surprisingly, the teaching of Jesus turns out to be consonant with the highest Yoga teachings of most traditions (e.g. Dzogchen, Kashmir Shaivism, Advaita, Chan, Taoism, etc.), since they all describe this same sole actual condition from their respective cultural viewpoints.Coming to understand what Jesus is referring to in your own experience enables you to know yourself to actually be the 'son of God' within the 'kingdom of heaven'; these notions are not vague idealistic metaphor, but are the literal truth, when rightly understood. Within this book this is made clear and available to the sincere reader.

Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and she sees the devastation caused by the toxic waters. Can the wild robot save the ocean and her island and everything she loves? This thrilling third installment of the Wild Robot series takes readers on a new adventure through the ocean and to the frigid northern waters where Roz may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. --Provided by Publisher.

After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.

An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, their families, friends and business associates that were conducted by Beatles intimate Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines in 1980-1981 during the preparation of their international bestseller, The Love You Make, which spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list in 1983 and remains the biggest selling biography worldwide about the Beatles Only a small portion of the contents of these transcribed interviews have ever been revealed. The interviews are unique and candid. The information, stories, and experiences, and the authority of the people who relate to them, have historic value. No collection like this can ever be assembled again. In addition to interviews with Paul, Yoko, Ringo and George, Brown and Gaines also include interviews from ex-wives Cynthia Lennon, Pattie Harrison Clapton, and Maureen Starkey, as well as the major social and business figures of the Beatles' inner circle. Among other sought-after information the interviews contribute definitively as to why the Beatles broke up.

New essays examining Bohemia as a key European context for understanding Chaucer's poetry.

When nature and technology collide: meet Roz the robot

OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE!Dive into the complete New York Times bestselling series The Wild Robot with this beautiful hardcover box set, now complete with the third adventure, The Wild Robot Protects! Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed series about what happens when nature and technology collide. This gorgeous box set includes The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes, and The Wild Robot Protects.

Streakers who bare all in Chipwell's worst snowstorm for years; a fictitious legend that comes to life to inspire an up-and-coming pop group, and the village pub which has to shut its doors after the unthinkable happens and it runs out of beer! And if that's not enough, wedding bells are in the air for one of the best-known residents; someone has a close encounter with a flock of sheep and the lads have the sort of night out that they will never forget. Yes, the Boys are back for the third in the series of Chipwell Tales, and this time things are never going to be quite the same again!

Cheers for cheeky Chipwell!A never-to-be-forgotten romp through 1960s Europe with the most ill-equipped and unlikely village football team Britain has ever produced. And it's going to take more than a few ghostly apparitions; an impromptu skinny dipping session on the beach and a nightmare television interview to stop them.

"A beautifully written personal account of the discovery of late antiquity by one of the world's most influential and distinguished historians. The end of the ancient world was long regarded by historians as a time of decadence, decline, and fall. In his career-long engagement with this era, the widely acclaimed and pathbreaking historian Peter Brown has shown, however, that the "neglected half-millennium" now known as late antiquity was in fact crucial to the development of modern Europe and the Middle East. In Journeys of the Mind, Brown recounts his life and work, describing his efforts to recapture the spirit of an age. As he and other scholars opened up the history of the classical world in its last centuries to the wider world of Eurasia and northern Africa, they discovered previously overlooked areas of religious and cultural creativity as well as foundational institution-building. A respect for diversity and outreach to the non-European world, relatively recent concerns in other fields, have been a matter of course for decades among the leading scholars of late antiquity.Documenting both his own intellectual development and the emergence of a new and influential field of study, Brown describes his childhood and education in Ireland, his university and academic training in England, and his extensive travels, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. He discusses fruitful interactions with the work of scholars and colleagues that include the British anthropologist Mary Douglas and the French theorist Michel Foucault, and offers fascinating snapshots of such far-flung places as colonial Sudan, midcentury Oxford, and prerevolutionary Iran. With Journeys of the Mind, Brown offers an essential account of the "grand endeavor" to reimagine a decisive historical moment"--

La aventura apenas comenzâo...Despuâes de aprender a vivir en una isla lejana y salvaje, ahora Roz se encuentra atrapada en la granja dela familia Shareef. Su nueva vida le impone otro tipo de riesgos, como los tornados o los ataques de lobos. Desesperada por escapar de la granja y volver a su vida en la isla con Diamantino, Roz inicia una travesâia en busca de la libertad a travâes del bosque silvestre y luego por la bulliciosa ciudad, donde se enfrentarâa a criaturas aâun mâas peligrosas: los humanos. Mientras combate nuevas y viejas amenazas, el misterioso pasado de la robot se convierte en su futuro cuando se encuentra cara a cara con quien tiene todas las respuestas...

Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

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Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature.