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[Duke of Buckingham]

Do No Harm by Fiorella de Maria

Fiorella De Maria was born in 1979 in Italy of Maltese parents. She grew up in Wiltshire, England and attended St Mary's School, Shaftesbury. After a gap year working and travelling in the UK, Europe and the Middle East, Fiorella read English as an undergraduate at Cambridge and stayed on to complete an MPhil in Medieval and Renaissance literature, specialising in the English verse of Robert Southwell SJ. Fiorella lives in Surrey with her husband and four small children. Her hobbies include reading, music, amateur dramatics and travel.

When a British emergency room doctor saves the life a woman who apparently attempted suicide, he is accused of committing a crime and stands trial. Not only is Dr. Matthew Kemble's medical practice at risk, but also his liberty. If he is found guilty of trespassing on a woman's right to die, he could go to jail. Where do personal freedoom starts and ends.

[Duke of Buckingham]

Dream of the Red Chamber composed by Cao Xueqin

The novel provides a detailed, episodic record of the two branches of the wealthy and aristocratic Jia (賈) clan—the Rongguo House (榮國府) and the Ningguo House (寧國府)—who reside in two large, adjacent family compounds in the capital. Their ancestors were made Dukes and given imperial titles, and as the novel begins the two houses are among the most illustrious families in the city. One of the clan’s offspring was made an Imperial Consort, and a lush landscaped garden was built to receive her visit. The novel describes the Jias’ wealth and influence in great naturalistic detail, and charts the Jias’ fall from the height of their prestige, following some thirty main characters and over four hundred minor ones. Eventually the Jia clan falls into disfavor with the Emperor, and their mansions are raided and confiscated.

In the novel's frame story, a sentient Stone, abandoned by the goddess Nüwa when she mended the heavens aeons ago, begs a Taoist priest and a Buddhist monk to bring it with them to see the world. The Stone, along with a companion (while in Cheng-Gao versions they are merged into the same character), was then given a chance to learn from the human existence, and enters the mortal realm.

The main character of the novel is the carefree adolescent male heir of the family, Jia Baoyu. He was born with a magical piece of "jade" in his mouth. In this life he has a special bond with his sickly cousin Lin Daiyu, who shares his love of music and poetry. Baoyu, however, is predestined to marry another cousin, Xue Baochai, whose grace and intelligence exemplifies an ideal woman, but with whom he lacks an emotional connection. The romantic rivalry and friendship among the three characters against the backdrop of the family's declining fortunes forms the main story in the novel.

It sold more than 100 Million copies (2005 numbers) and has a lot of version on any language , shouldnt be difficult to find one to fit you.

[Duke of Buckingham]

INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph Ellison

Critic Orville Prescott of The New York Times said “Ralph Ellison's first novel, 'The Invisible Man,' is the most impressive work of fiction by an American Negro which I have ever read,” and “it does mark the appearance of a richly talented writer.” Novelist Saul Bellow in his review called it “a book of the very first order, a superb book...it is tragi-comic, poetic, the tone of the very strongest sort of creative intelligence” George Mayberry of The New Republic said Ellison “is a master at catching the shape, flavor and sound of the common vagaries of human character and experience.” In The Paris Review, literary critic Harold Bloom remarked “It’s a very fine book indeed. It surprised and delighted me when I first read it and it has sustained several rereadings since.”

[Fire$torm]

Good find there Duke! Thx, it's on my short list. (The only list I have atm... )

[Duke of Buckingham]

Good find there Duke! Thx, it's on my short list. (The only list I have atm... )

Thank you F$ and keep on reading other books besides the programing code ... now my head is spining again, I cant talk about programing code because my head spins a lot.

Why they dont do a programing code with images ... I would be very good at it.

[Duke of Buckingham]

AMD to Host News Conference to Preview Groundbreaking New Solutions for the Professional Graphics Market

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that Matt Skynner, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD, will host a special preview news conference in Sunnyvale, California to showcase powerful new professional graphics innovations from AMD. Tweet This

The conference starts on March 26th at:
9:15am Pacific
11:15am Central
12:15pm Eastern

[Godric]

The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
Currently On chapter 3, and I freaking love it so far.

Herodotus, the Father of History.

[shiva]

I read every day at least a little bit. I at least always read for about 30 minutes before I go to bed. I also read for enjoyment, no more tech stuff for me. Reading an entertaining book will relax me and I sleep much better after reading for a while. Now I'm reading OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon.

[Duke of Buckingham]

I am reading Godric homepage http://wallbase.cc/user/id-28403

[pinhodecarlos]

Paper: Turbulent pipe flow predictions with a low Reynolds number k–ε model for drag reducing fluids