![]() Not exactly groovy barista behaviour: lucky, therefore, that she can make a sort-of living testing computer software in between bouts of World of Warcraft.īut Leila's relationship to the outside world is paradoxical. Her inadequate interpersonal skills mean that work is tricky: a job in Caffè Nero is cut short because Leila snacks on the unwanted flakes of customers' croissants and then, "to alleviate the tedium", decides to hum, "seeing if I could hold the same note continuously for the time each item took to be washed up". ![]() L eila is not well suited to the times much contemporary idiom is lost on her, and the intensity with which superficial friendships are celebrated on social media leaves her bewildered and uncomfortable. ![]()
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![]() In 1776, the Continental Congress imprisoned William for treason. By then, William was Royal Governor of New Jersey, while Ben was one of the foremost champions of American independence. The outbreak of the American Revolution caused a devastating split between father and son. He was invited to walk in the procession of the coronation of George III Ben was not. On a diplomatic mission to London, it was William who charmed London society. After the famous kite-in-a-thunderstorm experiment, it was William who proved that the electrical charge in a lightning bolt travels from the ground up, not from the clouds down. He adopted the boy, raised him, and educated him to be his aide. When he was twenty-four, Franklin fathered a child with a woman who was not his wife. ![]() ![]() In The Loyal Son, award-winning historian Daniel Mark Epstein throws the spotlight on one of the darker episodes in Franklin’s biography: his complex and confounding relationship with his illegitimate son William. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. ![]() His wit, his charm, his inventiveness-even his grandfatherly appearance-are legendary. The dramatic story of a founding father, his illegitimate son, and the tragedy of their conflict during the American Revolution-from the acclaimed author of The Lincolnsīen Franklin is the most lovable of America’s founding fathers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Writing in dual perspectives that highlight Jawad’s innocence and Safiya’s determination amid personal themes of romance and friendship, Ahmed ( Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know) weaves evocative prose with images, articles, and text messages to explore with skill and depth the twining of social media in an age of misinformation, alt-right political movements, and racism and Islamophobia. Spurred on by his spirit, Safiya works to solve the murder, a journey that forces her to face dark truths about their community, in which a festering hatred has led to threats against her mosque. Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know: Khayyam, an American girl in Paris, is trying not to think about her messy life back at. 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You have never read a book like this before. ![]() A book to read and reread, to cherish, and to give to friends' - JOAN BORYSENKO, author of Fire in the Soul 'If you've ever wondered what the formula is for an "inspirational" bestseller, with promising potential for cult status, look no further' ? GUARDIAN ![]() This is a book like no other.' - THE TELEGRAPH It homes in on the deepest, most urgent search of our times - the search for meaning. 'The Celestine Prophecy has already reached cult status. From the multimillion-bestselling author, James Redfield, and perfect for fans of Paulo Coelho and Eckhart Tolle. This extremely readable and addictive parable has become a breakout word-of-mouth hit for its uncanny ability to renew your understanding of life, connections and perspective with fresh vigour. ![]() ![]() ![]() The nation’s death toll surpassed 400,000 the day of the memorial. (Andrew Graham/WyoFile)Įach second represented 1,000 Americans killed by the virus, Williamson said. 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But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. ![]() And a quest that may destroy them both.Įight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. ![]() Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black.Ī runaway queen. The Stolen Heir Duology #1 The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame Description ![]() ![]() ![]() The first line of “Farewell, My Lovely” is “That area of Central Avenue that wasn’t yet all negro.” Noir, as a genre, allows the reader to glimpse how a culture of a certain time viewed itself relative to its own history. Looking back to “Farewell, My Lovely” and “The Maltese Falcon”, each text engages with its past in a way that there comes a disconnect between reality and the imagined past. Nostalgia is defined as, “a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.” It is having a desire for a past that never existed. ![]() Nostalgia, however, is one part of noir that exists within this text, and is consistent with our definition of noir. Because of its innocence, “Blanche on the Lam” has felt different than our other noir novels. I welcomed Blanche’s concern for her niece and nephew, and her interactions with Mumsfield as a new take on the dark, grim atmosphere of the novels we have read. As we discussed in class, it was refreshing to read a noir text that had innocence at its heart. “Blanche on the Lam” has been a welcome break from the heavy reading of my other classes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She also enjoys talking with other writers and readers about books they like and the writing process. She loves history and research and is always looking forward to the next story. ![]() She started attending young-author conferences held by the school district when she was in fourth grade and is still proud of her first completed novel in sixth grade, a medieval adventure that her mom typed for her on a Smith-Corona electric typewriter! She has since moved on to RWA conferences and a computer. She definitely does not enjoy cooking or laundry—she leaves that to her husband, who teaches early morning and late evening classes at the college so he can spend the day being a stay-at-home daddy. She enjoys playing the piano and hanging out with her three children. Nikki lives in the Pacific Northwestern United States, where she is a communications instructor at a small college. 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In an interview, Jerry Pinto shares that Em and the Big Hoom was the book that he began to write when he was around 16 but he wrote this specific version nearly 24 years later. ![]() She slept ravenously but it was a drugged sleep, probably dreamless sleep, sleep that gives back nothing.” She had no time for love or hate, fatigue or hunger. It was another reality from which she had no escape. No, even that sounds like she had some choice in the matter. “I don’t know how to describe her depression except to say that it seemed like it was engrossing her. His poems have appeared in journals and anthologies, including Reasons for Belonging: Fourteen Contemporary Indian Poets and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. ![]() He has also co-edited Confronting Love (2005), a book of contemporary Indian love poetry in English. His collection of poems, Asylum and Other Poemsappeared in 2003. Em and the Big Hoom, winner of the 2013 Crossword Book Award and the Hindu Literary Award, is his first novel. Jerry Pinto is a writer of prose, poetry, and children’s fiction, in addition to being a journalist. ![]() |