![]() ![]() ⭐ "This arresting, surprising novel of reluctant heroism is about nothing less than nobility." A fine, original novel from a gifted storyteller." ⭐ "Many readers drawn to the book by humor will find themselves, at times, on the edges of their seats in suspense and, at others, moved to tears. ![]() ⭐ "This is Curtis's best novel yet, and no doubt many readers, young and old, will finish and say, 'This is one of the best books I have ever read.'" When the action begins, you'll want to race through the pages."- The Washington Post "Curtis has created a vivid setting that is easy to imagine. ![]() "Here's a pre-Civil War history lesson wrapped in an adventure story."- USA Today His latest book is another natural award candidate and makes an excellent case, in a story positively brimming with both truth and sense, for the ability of historical fiction to bring history to life."- New York Times Book Review "As in his previous novels, Curtis is a master at balancing the serious and the lighthearted. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “Where the average rock-star biography is a tepid, toothless thing, McDonough has approached his task like a literary Terminator, steaming ahead with lethal thoroughness. there are revelations in abundance.” - The New York Times Book Review “Exhaustive, quarrelsome, and sometimes maddening. “The definitive book on the subject.” - The Washington Post McDonough gets it all: the chaos, the grandeur, the good times and dreary deaths, the alcohol- and drug-besotted recording sessions, the broken hearts, and the sheer unfettered joy of a seriously gifted artist.” - Salon ![]() A must-read for anyone who cares about Neil Young.” - Rolling Stone “An exhilarating match-up of author and subject makes Shakey a great, gripping read. A glorious mess.” - San Francisco Chronicle Book Review A maddening, beguiling portrait of an elusive maverick. “Just as unmanageable, hard-headed, overzealous, and ultimately endearing as Young himself. Hugely original.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review “Jimmy McDonough’s fat, teeming, obsessive, and revelatory biography of Young is a pure shot of all-access pleasure. ![]() ![]() Though much longer than “Little Fires Everywhere” it’s still worth a read as it’s topics of family, race, and more shine through. Tensions in the family begin to rise as mother and daughters defy the overbearing religious father. ![]() This book is about the Price family and their missionary trip to Kilanga in the Belgian Congo. The winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction, this novel focuses more on marriage than the entire family unit, yet is still a wonderful piece of work and a book to read! “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver Books similar to Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 4.06 avg. Suddenly their world changes as Roy, the husband, is accused of a crime he didn’t commit. “ An American Marriage” tells the story of a married, middle-class, Black couple living in Atlanta. One of them trying to find her long-lost half sisters in China. However, this book also tells the story of the immigrants’ American born daughters. This book tells the story of four Chinese-American immigrants who start a club, called The Joy Luck Club, to play mahjong and eat a variety of food. ![]() ![]() A perfect example of domestic fiction and another great book to read. “ Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett is a domestic fiction novel that tells of an affair that ends up destroying two marriages and a family unit that everyone hesitates to join. A post shared by Delia Owens “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett ![]() ![]() He tried to alter various things about himself, from his color to his shape, but it never seemed to work. Oliver was a crossword puzzle piece searching for his proper place in the bigger picture, but although he approached many different locations and puzzle-piece groups, he never seemed to fit in. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. It’s the perfect book to add to your home library and for teachers to use in their classroom. It is also a great resource when children are trying to figure out what their strengths are and that it is okay to have different interests. This is a great book to read to young ones as well as older students who seem to be having trouble fitting in. It has a great theme about not changing yourself to fit in with colorful illustrations that are eye catching enough to keep kids glued to the book without realizing they’re learning a valuable lesson in the process. When he meets up with others that do not fit, they realize that they fit together and complete the picture. He shakes off his disguise and is once again alone. That works, except he realizes that he is no longer himself. ![]() Oliver can not find where he fits, so he tries to change in order to fit in with others. ![]() Using puzzle pieces to create a picture show that everyone does not always fit in every spot. ![]() This amazing little book has a powerful message. ![]() ![]() The contributors are leading activists, politicians, and scholars involved in critical debates and policy making vis-à-vis Romani citizens. ![]() This book sheds light on experiences of political participation of Romani citizens in both Eastern and Western Europe, thus contributing to a deeper understanding of the political space that Roma occupy in states within an enlarged EU. As a response to their increasing social marginalization, human and minority rights discourses and regimes have emerged, consolidating alongside an embryonic Romani political movement. ![]() Amongst them are millions of Roma, for whom chronic unemployment and social exclusion have become the norm. A by-product of this phenomenon has been increasing marginalization of groups which do not ‘fit’ the new socio-economic regime. ![]() ![]() The new geopolitical order has affirmed a neo-liberal economic doctrine throughout Europe. The restructuring of post-WWII welfare systems, the disintegration of Yugoslavia through a series of fratricidal wars, the rise of racist and nationalist movements, and the enlargement of NATO and of the EU to include former socialist countries after the end of the Cold War characterize this period. Europe in the last two decades has gone through unprecedented political, social, and economic transformations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. Quentin and his friends also discover that the world of Fillory, a realm written about in fictional books, is actually very real and is very, very different than the world portrayed by Christopher Plover, the Author of the Fillory and Further book series. The Magicians A Novel By: Lev Grossman Narrated by: Mark Bramhall Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins 4.2 (20,733 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. They soon learn, however, that magic is both wondrous and deadly. At Brakebills, Quentin and his classmates study magical theory and application. Lev Grossman is a novelist and Time magazines book critic. ![]() ![]() Quentin Coldwater, a teenager from Brooklyn who discovers that magic is real and that the world from his favorite fantasy series, Fillory and Further is real! Instead of attending a regular college with his friends, Julia Wicker and James, he goes to a magical boarding school called Brakebills. ![]() ![]() ![]() OL1287903W Page_number_confidence 96.49 Pages 458 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.22 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220325022000 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 346 Scandate 20220319120001 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Tts_version 4. Bardamu joins in a passing military parade to mock his patriotic countrymen, and ends up being drafted into. ![]() Journey begins with Cline’s protagonist, Ferdinand Bardamu, shooting the breeze with his buddy in 1910s Paris. He studies medicine in Paris, but during an excess of zeal, he enrolls as a volunteer for World War One. In Journey to the End of the Night, he grabs you by the back of the neck, shoves your face in it and doesn’t let go. The protagonist is Ferdinand Bardamu, whose name is not by chance the same as Céline’s. Urn:lcp:journeytoendofni0000celi_o6s5:lcpdf:a6808b47-2bde-47b4-adaa-3ccf9a0c838f Foldoutcount 0 Identifier journeytoendofni0000celi_o6s5 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2pdwgr160j Invoice 1652 Isbn 0714541397Ġ714538000 Ocr tesseract 5.3.0-3-g9920 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.20 Ocr_parameters -l eng+fra Old_pallet IA-NS-2000589 Openlibrary_edition Journey to the End of the Night ‘s main character has a lot in common with his author. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 00:33:37 Autocrop_version 0.0.8_books-20210916-0.1 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40408213 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hades in a Brioni suit.Cillian Fitzpatrick has been dubbed every wicked thing on planet earth.To the media, he is The Villain.To me, he is the man who (reluctantly) saved my life.Now I need him to do me another, small solid.Bail me out of the mess my husband got me into.What's a hundred grand to one of the wealthiest men in America, anyway?Only Cillian doesn't hand out free favors.The price for the money, it turns out, is my freedom.Now I'm the eldest Fitzpatrick brother's little toy. Hands down a top 2020 must read! - Helena Hunting, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. ![]() Filled with Shen's trademark wit, soul searing angst and emotional poignancy, The Villain is a deeply satisfying story of patience, acceptance, perseverance and love. "I'm unequivocally, irrevocably head over heels in love with Cillian Fitzpatrick. Shen comes an arranged marriage romance novel with teeth and claws. From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestseller L.J. ![]() ![]() AGONCilLO Department of History University of the Philippines Respect for the elders is one Filipino trait that has remained in the book of For it is the mother that reigns in the home: she is the educator, the financial officer, the laundrywoman, and the cook. The father is the head of the family, but while he rules, the mother governs. The Filipino family ordinarily consists of the grandparents, the parents, and the children. The family has been the unit of society and everything revolves around it. ![]() This hospitality to a fault has been misunder¬ stood by many foreigners, particularly by the Spanish adventurers of the previous century, who thought that such show of profuse hospitality was a form of inferiority and obsequiousness. All peoples the world over are hospitable in their own way, but Filipino hospitality is something that is almost a fault. One patent Filipino trait that imme¬ diately commends itself to the foreigner is his hospitality. ![]() AGONCILLC The common traits are probably basical¬ ly Malayan and characterize the Filipinos as a people. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fitness influencer Crystal Chen went up her career by shocking gym stereotypes and ignoring all the trolls. Set On You is the debut in the Influencer series. Kim Lionetti represents Amy Lea at BookEnds Literary Agency. When not writing, you can find Amy interacting with her fans over romance novels on Instagram, spending time with her husband, and eating potato chips. ![]() She is a bureaucrat by day and an international best-selling romance writer by night.Īmy creates romantic comedies with strong heroines, banter, and pop culture references to the mid-2000s and happily ever after. Amy Lea is a Canadian romance, literature, and contemporary author. ![]() |