![]() ![]() ![]() Zach had sacrificed himself to help her, and in his final moments, he’d given her the clue that allowed her to kill Automedon and save Lucas and Orion. He was dying in her arms, and she swore that she would make sure that he drank from the River of Joy in the afterlife. She’d just made a promise to her friend Zach. Less than an hour ago, Ares had slit her throat, and although it still hurt when she spoke, cussing made her feel better. Her vocal cords were not completely healed. A quick scan of the horizon showed that there was no one else on the barren plain.ĭamn it, she swore to herself, her voice breaking. ![]() Feeling stranded, she limped around in a tight circle. No sane person would dare swim across it. It was a roaring torrent, riddled with icebergs. Helen could see what she guessed was the River Styx just off to her left. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Keefe’s book fastens on all the ways in which the Sackler family is (more than partly) responsible for engineering one of the worst public health crises in American history: the opioids epidemic. Unfortunately for them, in Empire of Pain, their claims to invisibility are rendered hideously visible. For years, the Sackler family paid perfectly despicable amounts of money to emblazon their name everywhere-on art museums and universities and medical facilities around the world-while going to great ocean-spanning lengths to obscure and obfuscate their ties to and involvement in the pharmaceutical industry. Patrick Radden Keefe marshals a wealth of research and journalistic derring-do to tell the story of a family obsessed by greed, secrecy, immortality, and denial. I devoured this story as if my life hung on the balance, even when I deeply, intensely abhorred it. Empire of Pain is a staggering, whipping, relentlessly infuriating book that swallows you whole as soon as you step inside. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is their story-a story of two young people and a love so uncompromising it will bring joy to your heart and tears to your eyes. Their attraction to each other is immediate and powerful, and together they share a love that defies everything. ![]() Opposites in nearly every way, Oliver and Jenny are kindred spirits from vastly different worlds. The relationship between Jenny and Phil contrasted sharply with that of Oliver and. When I wrote it America was in the midst of a total generation war (Vietnam, Woodstock, Haight Ashbury etc.). This is the story of Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law, and Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. Actually, I have always felt this to be a book about a young couple, but even more about a father and son. It has sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide and became a blockbuster film starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw. It is the story that told the world, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” The iconic tale of love and loss that has touched the hearts of millions, Love Story has become one of the most adored novels of our time. “Funny, touching and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be.”-San Francisco Examiner ![]() ![]() Through the lens of an ongoing four act play within the novel, the fantasy of their undying love unravels line by line, scene by scene. As Gen pushes herself forward to find her new identity without Peter, she must also confront her most painful memories. The betrayal causes Gen to question everything. She finds refuge and stability in her relationship with her boyfriend, Peter-until he abandons her at a Planned Parenthood clinic during their appointment to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. King, author of Still Life with Tornado "Mighty, innovative, and nearly impossible to put down." -David Arnold, author of Kids of Appetite "Incredibly honest and empathetic." -ALA Booklist "Big-hearted, sensitive, and engrossing." -Publishers Weekly "Troubled." That's seventeen-year-old Genesis according to her small New Jersey town. Pipkin stole my heart with this book." -A.S. Everyone is talking about Aftercare Instructions, Bonnie Pipkin's electric debut novel: *This Book May Have Remainder* "Important, fierce. ![]() ![]() However, after writing 75,000 words of this space opera and thinking it was terrible, Weir abandoned the novel and went off to write Artemis instead (his second book). ![]() Drew Goddard, who adapted The Martian, will adapt this one as well.įrom what I understand, Project Hail Mary was originally conceived as a space opera, like Star Wars. The movie adaptation will star Ryan Gosling and be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Premise: A science teacher is chosen for a deep space mission that will save the earth from a virus that is slowly darkening the sun.Ībout: Andy Weir, who’s responsible for one of the biggest self-publishing success stories ever – The Martian – is back in his wheelhouse with his third book, which currently has a staggering 37,000 reviews on Amazon. ![]() ![]() The writer of The Martian attempts to remake Interstellar… with an E.T. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Once I got out of “group think” mode, and slowly made my way to the full-fledged sailor I am today, I began to wonder what exactly is so bad about cursing? What is it about THOSE words that make them bad? Which got me thinking… What’s so bad about these taboo words? Yelling “SHOOT!” when you stub your toe on the corner of your bed and feel like you just broke it, –or “FUDGE!” when you’ve just lost an entire college paper when the deadline is tomorrow, or “GOSH DARNIT!” when someone cuts you off & your knee jerk reaction to protect yourself almost ends up in a wreck ––it just doesn’t cut it. ![]() In that kind of environment, you learn a different level of manners than you might in other regions outside the “Bible Belt” as rightly referred to in the US, like:Īlways say Yes, Ma’am/Sir and No, Ma’am/Sir, I grew up in a small, very conservative town in south Georgia where the politics are mostly red and there’s a church on most corners (literally over 100 in that 1 county/parish). This has been on my heart & mind for a while now, but like you probably are, I’ve kinda been avoiding it …until I was “ready.” Whatever that means.īut it’s time now, –and no I’m not ready. This is a hard topic to talk about, right? Because honestly, the answer is different for everyone. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It also speaks to those struggling with mental illness or the effects of trauma, all seekers looking for personal affirmation that who they are is okay. ![]() Cassandra's identity-based approach speaks directly to those whose identity is either up in the air or consuming the forefront of their consciousness. ![]() Queering the Tarot explores themes of sexuality, coming out, gender and gender-queering, sources of oppression and empowerment, and many other topics especially familiar to not-straight folks. In Queering the Tarot, Cassandra Snow deconstructs the meanings of the seventy-eight cards explaining the ways in which each card might be interpreted against the norm. Tarot has the power to serve a greater population, with the right keys to unlock the tarot's deeper meanings. But at what point do archetypes become stereotypes? At the root of card meanings are archetypes that we accept without questioning. But what if that window only opened up on a world that was white, European, and heterosexual? The interpretations of the tarot that have been passed down through tradition presuppose a commonality and normalcy among humanity. Tarot archetypes provide the reader with a window into present circumstances and future potential. Tarot is best used as a tool for self-discovery, healing, growth, empowerment, and liberation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But she's a resourceful soul and eventually works out how to exert her influence from beyond the grave. Whilst the afterlife confers omniscience - terribly handy for a narrator, especially in a novel featuring so many characters - it deprives Bibi of most of her abilities to intervene when things go wrong: a fact of death she finds intensely frustrating. Prevented by her untimely death from leading the tour in person, Bibi is still able to join it in spirit to relate, explain and comment on everything that happens. ![]() ![]() But, in choosing a replacement leader who, though sweetly well-meaning, is neurotic and ill-prepared and then - in the search for greater authenticity - tearing up Bibi's itinerary, they set the scene for disaster. As a tribute to Bibi (also they've paid and there's a problem with the insurance), her friends decide to make the trip. Unfortunately, two weeks before they're due to leave, she dies a bloody and mysterious death. Bibi Chen, wealthy socialite, proprietor of The Immortals - a chic San Francisco shop selling Oriental artefacts - and prodigious donor to causes artistic, has arranged to lead twelve of her friends on an expedition to China and Burma to explore Buddhist art. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley understands discrimination. ![]() Claudette Colvin was a civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks. (For more on her incredible story, check out her memoir, The Last Girl.) Virginia Walden Ford pushed for greater parental choice in education and for a scholarship program to assist disadvantaged students. Nadia Murad, a young Yazidi woman, escaped enslavement by the Islamic State group. Her actions eventually led to the nation being redesignated as a state sponsor of terrorism. Cindy Warmbier became a vocal critic of North Korea after her son was unjustly arrested there and later killed. At the real heart of the book, however, are the women who led quite ordinary lives until driven to take a public role. If you want something done, ask a woman.” Some of the women the author highlights are well known-Thatcher, Golda Meir, Amelia Earhart-and Haley applauds their determination to overcome significant obstacles. The title comes from a quote from Margaret Thatcher: “If you want something said, ask a man. The author discusses the lives of women who have inspired her in her roles as South Carolina governor and as ambassador to the United Nations. Haley’s latest book is a refreshing change from her previous tepid, partisan books. 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They're powerful enough to capsize unsinkable ships, wrench oil rigs from their moorings and can destroy vast swathes of coastal regions, flattening everything in their path and killing thousands of people in the process. ![]() |