![]() ![]() They should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the pigeon dovecote that James has built for his prize racing birds. ![]() ![]() Shortlisted for The British Book Awards 2023 Fiction Book of the Yearįrom the Booker-prizewinning author of Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart, an extraordinary, page-turning second novel, a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James.īorn under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in the hyper-masculine and violently sectarian world of Glasgow's housing estates. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() He also washed his clothes daily (with his feet) while taking his shower. He began optimizing his life by systematically rethinking and reorganizing his routines, like keeping a popcorn popper and an electric percolator connected to a timer on the bedroom windowsill, so he could awaken to the aromas of coffee and popcorn, his new standard breakfast menu. In fact, his behavior could only be described as bizarre. Macon Leary’s wife had left him after the death of their only son, and Macon wasn’t coping very well. ![]() One day while browsing in my neighborhood bookstore, I found a $2.50 pre-read paperback copy and decided to see what all the fuss was about. The movie The Accidental Tourist had come and gone, and I’d never seen it. I discovered the novelist Anne Tyler in the early 1990s. ![]() ![]() Egan’s message shines through in this storytelling format, contrasting human connection with the background of technological innovation.Įgan uses the destruction of familial relationships to portray the unsavory role technology can play. The interlocking stories show how complex humanity’s relationship with technology can really be. She skillfully explores a wide variety of narrative styles, not just switching between narrative perspectives, but also structuring chapters in ways as diverse as a series of emails or a set of instructions in the second person. The novel jumps through several decades and multiple families, taking the reader through all of the events leading up to and after the creation of “Own Your Unconscious.” Tying together the cultural revolution of the 1960s to cultural turmoil in the 2020s and 2030s, Egan creates a sense of the repetition of history. An intellectually dazzling puzzle, “The Candy House” is a worthy successor to Egan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel,“A Visit from the Goon Squad.” More than just a cautionary tale about the impact of advancing technology, “The Candy House” is an examination of humanity’s desire for connection, love, and family. Jennifer Egan’s “The Candy House” tells the story of tech tycoon Bix Bouton and his most revolutionary innovation, “Own Your Unconscious,” which allows one to access every memory they’ve ever had. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It came into being because Gretchen Rubin, a woman with a bizarrely charmed life, decided to spend a year devoting each month to a “theme” designed to make herself happier and then write a book about it. I don’t know which is stranger – that people like this book, or that it was written in the first place. Raised in Kansas City, she lives in New York City with her family. Gretchen Rubin started her career in law, and she realized she wanted to be a writer while she was clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. She has been interviewed by Oprah, eaten dinner with Nobel Prize-winner Daniel Kahneman, walked arm-in-arm with the Dalai Lama, had her work reported on in a medical journal, been written up in the New Yorker, and been an answer on Jeopardy! As the founder of The Happiness Project, she has helped create imaginative products for people to use in their own happiness projects. She’s the host of the popular, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she and her co-host (and sister) Elizabeth Craft explore strategies and insights about how to make life happier. Her latest book is Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World. Her previous books include the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project, as well as the bestselling books Better Than Before, Happier at Home, The Four Tendencies, and Outer Order, Inner Calm. Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() rise! In the wake of Revenge of the Sith, follow Vader as he ascends to power as a Dark Lord of the Sith! Having lost everything dear to him and now more machine than man, Vader takes his first steps into a darker world - beginning by eradicating the galaxy’s remaining Jedi! But librarian Jocasta Nu is making a desperate effort to preserve the Jedi legacy, and the stirrings of a rebellion have begun in the Mon Cala system! To ensure the Emperor’s grip on the galaxy is absolute, Vader must deal swiftly and brutally with any uprisings - but he has a goal of his own. Lord Vader.rise In the wake of Revenge of the Sith, follow Vader as he ascends to power as a Dark Lord of the Sith Having lost everything dear to him. Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith by Charles Soule Omnibus is a hardcover compilation of the entirety of Marvel Comics' Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith.Īll 25 issues of the series, as well as Darth Vader Annual 2 are included in the collection. ![]() ![]() ![]() The only connection is that he has this chemical he uses on people that causes something called Mythmadness, which, again, isn’t an especially useful name. Nothing he does has anything to do with myths. ![]() It lends him a certain something that he doesn’t deserve. Why he’s called the Mythmaster is beyond me. He’s also called the Mythmaster, hence the title of the book. This book was a series of fairly interesting ideas tacked on to a 224-page character study of a character that a) I wasn’t that interested in, and b) wasn’t especially remarkable. In fact, the stuff described on the back jacket is a very small part of the novel. It does capture the plot of the book pretty faithfully, but not all of it. I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with the book. What a cover! Crazy red and yellow stuff that looks like I guess it was going to be fire? Several moons? Naked people with a bare minimum of stuff drawn on to make them not naked anymore? It’s all there! Between the Patrol and the sinister Oxon Kaedler he knew his freedom was a mirage. ![]() ![]() Then a supposedly dead man decided he wanted a piece of the action―and the Mythmaster’s body―and the chase was on. The Patrol that had cashiered him couldn’t catch him now. Stealing lives and peddling them from one end of the galaxy to another for unspeakable uses, the Mythmaster thought he was a free man. ![]() ![]() And keeping Alexa's secret makes Dalia realize one of her own: She might have more-than-friend feelings for Rani. ![]() ![]() But what starts out as a week of funnel cakes and Lazy River rides goes off the rails when Dalia discovers that Alexa's girlfriend is joining the trip. Luckily Dalia comes up with a new plan: If she joins Alexa on her trip and brings Rani, the new girl from her swim team, along maybe she can have the perfect summer after all. With Dalia's future stepsister Alexa heading back to college soon, the grown-ups want the girls to spend the last weeks of summer bonding-meaning Alexa has to cancel the amusement park road trip she's been planning for months. Almost Flying Jake Maia Arlow (Author) FORMAT Hardcover 17.99 16.73 Available add to cart add to wishlist Description In this Stonewall Honor book, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie. But when her dad suddenly announces that he's engaged, Dalia's schemes come to a screeching halt. ![]() "Dalia’s journey to self-discovery is refreshingly honest, and this entire cast of characters will steal your heart.” – Maulik Pancholy, actor and Stonewall Honor-winning author of The Best At It Would-be amusement park aficionado Dalia only has two items on her summer bucket list: (1) finally ride a roller coaster and (2) figure out how to make a new best friend. In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the last few years, I really have found myself asking, “Are we a good and generous people?” I have genuinely questioned whether or not we are a beautiful country. ![]() We had the kind of privilege that says if I have won money, it’s mine to use for joy and never for duty. I never feared going without breakfast and my mother always had a balanced meal on the table. ![]() I needed this book and I think you will find it to be an important read too.īetter than any other, this book illustrated to me the extreme amount of privilege I was entitled to as a young child. What I thought was being poor, turns out to have been incredible privilege. It’s a story that I could not help noticing the vast gulf between my “poor” childhood and her “poor” childhood. The childhood Qian experienced in the mid-nineties in New York City shocked me. It’s a beautiful and disturbing account of the harsh unyielding pain caused by fear and exploitation. “Beautiful Country” by Qian Julie Wang is a non-fiction memoir about life as an undocumented immigrant in New York City. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Through his songwriting in the Beatles, Lennon embraced a myriad of musical influences, initially writing and co-writing rock and pop-oriented hit songs in the band's early years, then later incorporating experimental elements into his compositions in the latter half of the Beatles' career as his songs became known for their increasing innovation. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", he was initially the group's de facto leader, a role gradually ceded to McCartney. In 1956, he formed the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. īorn in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. ![]() Lennon's work was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit of his music, writing and drawings, on film, and in interviews. John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. ![]() ![]() ![]() Using a tree stump as a planter is a popular ideas on Pinterest and DIY landscaping websites. Until then, try one of these crafty ideas: One caution: If you see the "Tree work" signs go up to remove the stump, prepare to remove your stump bling. So you can stare at a homely stump - or you can use this opportunity for some creative yard decor. Depending on funding, it may take three to four years for those stumps to be removed, according to Ralph Sievert, park board forestry director. That number is expected to grow to about 6,000 by the end of the year. There are about 3,000 boulevard stumps that need to be ground out. ![]() The Park and Recreation Board has been removing about 5,000 ash trees a year for the past eight years. ![]() In Minneapolis, the wait could be longer. If you lose the ash in the boulevard this year, you likely will have to wait a year before the stump is removed and a new tree is planted, according to the St. ![]() Paul has taken down nearly 22,000 boulevard ash trees, including 2,555 so far this year. That's meant a backlog of stumps that have yet to be ground out. Paul and Minneapolis have had to cut down thousands of boulevard trees in recent years. Thanks to the emerald ash borer infestation, St. If you're a homeowner in the Twin Cities, there's a chance that you have an ugly stump in front of your house. ![]() |