5/28/2023 0 Comments Inkheart bookBlurb in a sentence: Detective Librarians who venture into alternate universes to find and protect different versions of books or find new ones that only exist in that universe. Whenever I make recommendation lists, I don’t have any particular order in which I list the books in but The Invisible Library is #1 on this list because it was one of my fav books of 2016 and I didn’t have a lot of favs. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Yesterday, I posted a review for The Book Jumper talking about my disappointment because I am really into books about books and thought I’d do a follow-up today recommending some A+ books about books (most I’ve read and others come highly recommended by friends.) 1. Friday, Decem5 Books to Read if You Love Books About Books (AND INKHEART) Posted by Rashika
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5/28/2023 0 Comments Burn for burn by jenny hanUnfortunately, all this delicious bitchiness devolves into nihilistic nonsense by the last chapter, hampered by a late-developing supernatural twist and a final sentence that wouldn’t be out of place in the film Chinatown. Each humiliating act of vengeance goes exactly as planned, but the consequences are far more devastating than the girls imagined, culminating in a near-tragedy that leaves them deeply shaken. Newly svelte Mary grew up on Jar Island but has been living off-island for the last four years, recovering from the crushing bullying visited upon her by star quarterback Reeve. Kat can’t wait to put the screws to Rennie, who shut her out of their friendship with Lillia freshman year and has been spreading nasty rumors about Kat ever since. Lillia, consumed with guilt and shame after being date raped, is hellbent on protecting her sheltered younger sister Nadia from the advances of fellow-senior Alex. After being victimized by people they thought they could trust, popular Lillia, outcast Kat and apparent new girl Mary make a revenge pact. It’s the end of summer before senior year of high school in Jar Island’s resort towns, and change is in the air. Revenge fantasies run riot (and disappointingly off the rails) in a new series from usually reliable experts Han and Vivian. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Homecoming yaa gyasiNEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Kenosha has shown up to these conversations open to learning, willing to share from their own experiences, and doing what I believe our great city does best, prepared to learn from each other to build a better community.” “Community members have explored some difficult topics in this session of the NEA Big Read, including grief and the inequalities we currently see in our communities due to historical systems of oppression whose aftermath we still experience today. “‘Homegoing’ is a beautiful work of fiction that reflects on our shared history - and not just the parts that make are comfortable to talk about. What is a homegoing and where does it appear in the novel In addition to the term’s literal meaning, discuss what symbolic meanings or associations the title might have in terms of a connection with our place of birth, our ancestors, our heritage, and our personal and cultural histories. “Perhaps what has excited me most about this year’s efforts is how thoughtful our participants have been,” Cummings said. This year’s NEA Big Read programming brought 26 unique opportunities for community members to discuss, explore, and dive deeper into themes from Gyasi’s debut novel. Once again, Kenosha has made this community effort a great success.” “The community response to the 2023 NEA Big Read has been monumental,” said Brandi Cummings, Kenosha Public Library’s Head of Community Programs and Partnerships, “I have heard feedback from participants in each program sharing praise for our presenters, range of topics, and quality of events. Registration is required for the virtual event at /yaa. OL1810289W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 77.50 Pages 122 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1101126523 2 Allison has won a number of awards for her writing, including several Lambda Literary Awards. 1 She is a self-identified lesbian femme. Urn:lcp:twoorthreething000alli:lcpdf:e2124a6f-a7c7-404b-a07b-46a82426ee90 Extramarc Brown University Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier twoorthreething000alli Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t84j1rf9d Isbn 9780525939214Ġ525939210 Lccn 95017752 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL785548M Openlibrary_edition Dorothy Allison (born April 11, 1949) is an American writer from South Carolina whose writing focuses on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism and lesbianism. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:34:46 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA158801 Boxid_2 CH108801 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York, NY Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Ps i love u novelHello and thank you to our Patreon community, who definitely made this possible, because these books are not available digitally, so I had to buy them all used! Now, before we get started, I will share the cover copy so you have context, so don’t worry, but if you’ve read these books, you know I want to hear from you, right? I hope you will tell me if you remember these books as well as I do. So grab a beverage or a blanket or start your walk or cleaning your house or whatever you’re doing, because this is me telling you about this book and, wow, is it going to be a lot. Like, complete with crispy pages they are very delicate. I am reading and recapping the first twenty Sweet Dreams YA romances, which are some vintage paperbacks. I’m Sarah Wendell this is episode number 479 of Smart Podcast and the first episode in a new series that I am doing. Sarah Wendell: Hello, and thank you for inviting me into your eardrums. Taylor went through a phony adoption process to give some measure of legal status to the three-year old girl, who is clearly a native American. She was abandoned to Taylor by an unknown woman in a parking lot. Turtle Greer is the "adopted" daughter of Taylor Greer. This is a story about the many dimensions of family and culture. How can there be any winners in this situation? Highly recommended. We see the backstory and pain of individual tribal family members and the whole of a nation whose children were removed from them. The resultant publicity brings Turtle to national acclaim, including tribal social workers.It becomes a beautiful story of the conflict when an abused and neglected child, coming out of her shell and attached to her adoptive white Mom, is claimed by her tribe and members of her extended family.The characters are all well realized. Taylor believes her, and persists with unbelieving authorities until she finally gets someone to listen. It was a great story of making a family from those who don't share your blood, but I was constantly thinking “Wait a minute – adoptions don't happen this way – no way, no how.”In this sequel the child called Turtle, who is still only minimally verbal, insists that she has seen a man fall into a dangerous place. In the first book of this short series,, Taylor Green has an abused Indian toddler unexpectedly thrust into her arms from the back of a car. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Still star crossed by melinda taubEveryone is skeptical, but none more so than the pair selected, for the most eligible Montague bachelor is Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, still anguished by the loss of his companions, and the chosen Capulet maid is Juliet's older cousin Rosaline, the girl Romeo first loved and whose refusal of Romeo's affection paved the way for bloodshed. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is to literally marry them together. Will love live on? Despite the glooming peace that's settled on Verona after the recent tragedy, Montagues and Capulets are brawling in the streets. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes that the only way. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Jordan belfort way of the wolfEvery technique, every strategy, and every tip has been tested and proven to work in real-life situations. Now in WAY OF THE WOLF, Belfort is ready to unleash the power of persuasion to a whole new generation of readers, revealing how anyone can bounce back from devastating setbacks, master the art of persuasion, and build wealth. Until now this revolutionary program was only available through Jordan's $1,997 online training. Jordan Belfort - immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in the hit movie The Wolf of Wall Street - reveals the step-by-step sales and persuasion system proven to turn anyone into a sales-closing, money-earning rock star.įor the first time ever, Jordan Belfort opens his playbook and gives readers access to his exclusive step-by-step system-the same system he used to create massive wealth for himself, his clients, and his sales teams. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Geoff emerick beatles bookYet the book is much more than “The Story of The Beatles” it’s a first-person account of Geoff’s life as well, a touching and fascinating portrait of a young man falling in love with music at an early age. And of all the birds-eye views of the boys from Liverpool, this is one of the most definitive and revealing. But in reality, can any single tome completely cover every aspect of an individual’s life, let alone that of several people? What “Here, There and Everywhere” gives the reader is not an exhaustive bio or in-depth analysis, but glimpses into the separate and collective worlds of John, Paul, George and Ringo, as seen through the eyes of sound engineer Geoff Emerick. There have been scores of books written about the Fab Four, some boasting that they are the “definitive” history of the group, others stooping to “tell-all” status. And with the release of the remastered versions of their entire catalog, there’s never been a better time to re-examine and rediscover the greatest of all rock-and-roll phenomenons: The Beatles. Geoff Emerick’s recent book “Here, There and Everywhere,” documenting his seven years with The Beatles, is one of the best accounts of its kind, describing the band’s highs and lows as seen through the eyes of a “bystander,” albeit a well-informed one. Geoff Emerick’s “Here, There and Everywhere” is superb Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox’s trademark sense of humor, his audiobook provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses. In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. His new memoir reassesses this outlook, as events in the past decade presented additional challenges. His two previous best-selling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the world’s leading non-profit funder of PD science. Diagnosed at age 29, Michael is equally engaged in Parkinson’s advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Keaton in Family Ties as Mike Flaherty in Spin City and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future as Alex P. A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. |