ANCIENT ART OF GROWING OLD, THE

Literature & Fiction

Payne, Tom

Classics

Random House]

We may regard celebrities as deities, but that does not mean we worship them with deference. From prehistory to the present, humanity has possessed a primal urge first to exalt the famous but then to cut them down (Michael Jackson, anyone?). Why do we treat the ones we love like burnt offerings in a ritual of human sacrifice? Perhaps because that is exactly what they are. From Greek mythology to the stories of the Christian martyrs and Dr. Faustus, Payne makes the fascinating argument that our relationship to celebrity is perilous, and that we wouldn't have it any other way. He also shows that the people we choose as our heroes and villains throughout the ages says a lot about ourselves—and what it says is often quite frightening. Fame even brings new life to all the literary figures from our high school English classes. In these pages, the most ephemeral reality television stars (those "famous for being famous") find themselves in the same VIP lounge as the characters of The Iliad. With great wit, scholarship, and insight, Tom Payne draws the narratives of the past and the present into one intriguing story. Fame is a dazzling, hilarious look at the mortals, and the immortals—us and them.

Fame: What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Picador

Go-With Words

Rhyming text presents related words, such as short and long, page and book, and night and moon.

Children's Books

Dobkin, Bonnie

Education & Reference

Children's Press(CT)

AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OVER 350 OF THE GREATEST WRITERS OF ALL TIME

Encyclopedia of great writers

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Barnes&Noble

From the Inside Out: How to Create and Survive a Culture of Change

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Performance Pr of Albuquerque

About the author: Tom has spent more than 6000 hours delivering high-impact programs to thousands of people in more than 100 organizations, both nationally and internationally.

A Company of One: The Power of Independence in the Workplace

Futurework: Five Rules for a New Game

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

Selling With Charisma will teach anyone--salespeople, teachers, nurses, etc.--how to increase their ability to influence others in one week. Charisma is the secret behind the success of the world's best salespeople.

Selling With Charisma: The Sales System Used--Unwittingly--By the World's Best Salespeople

Marketing & Sales

Essential Growth Solutions, LLC

The Bible's hidden time code holds the answers to some of life's greatest questions, such as: "What is our destination?" and "When will we get there?" In The Template of Time, Tom Payne relies on eight years of intensive research as he shares a comprehensive, chronological study of the quirky time patterns scattered throughout the Bible that, when assembled, create an eternal template upon which history unfolds. Just as atmospheric patterns suggest tomorrow's weather forecast, the historical patterns of the template suggest future outcomes while ruling out coincidence and chance. While illustrating how some forecasts have already come true, Payne examines the various time cycles that clearly demonstrate how the rhythms of history are leading to future surprises. As he follows the development of the Roman Empire and its prophesied conflict with the people of God, Payne proves that, as we approach the culmination of processes two thousand years in the making, everyone will be affected.

The Template of Time: Our Destiny Decoded

History

World

iUniverse, Inc.

Shooting Times contributor Tom Payne. The Pigeon Shooter’s Diary commences with descriptions of the quarry species, equipment and accessories followed by an in-depth guide to fieldcraft, reconnaissance and shooting instruction. The Diary runs through the calendar year detailing the different techniques and skills needed for the changing conditions, all topped off with memories of special days in the field.

The Pigeon Shooter's Diary

Sports & Outdoors

Hunting & Fishing

Quiller Publishing Ltd.

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