![]() ![]() When she becomes pregnant at fifteen, her parents force her to give baby Elodie up for adoption and get her life ‘back on track’.Įlodie is raised in Quebec’s impoverished orphanage system. ![]() But Maggie’s heart is captured by Gabriel Phénix. Maggie’s English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter that don’t include marriage to the poor French boy on the next farm over. In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility - much like Maggie Hughes’ parents. ![]() Philomena meets Orphan Train in this suspenseful, provocative novel filled with love, secrets, and deceit - the story of a young unwed mother who is forcibly separated from her daughter at birth and the lengths to which they go to find each other. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() But by the next paragraph, Moyo is already on to racism and Max Weber's analysis of Protestantism and capitalism. ![]() ![]() The partitioning of Africa at the 1884-85 Berlin conference "did not help matters". Yes, but perhaps Saudi's vast oil reserves and tiny population, and Switzerland's position as a banking centre at the heart of Europe, are part of the explanation? Relevant here would have been Paul Collier's analysis of the role of geography in his recent book The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It, but he only makes it into the bibliography.Ĭolonialism is treated similarly. There are so many generalisations skidding over decades of history, such frequent pre-emptory glib conclusions, that it is likely to leave you dizzy with silent protest.įor example, in a breezy overview of explanations for Africa's economic backwardness, Moyo turns to the harshness of the continent's geography and points out that "Saudi Arabia is rather hot, and of course, Switzerland is landlocked, but these factors have not stopped them getting on with it". ![]() The result is an erratic, breathless sweep through aid history and current policy options for Africa, sprinkled with the odd statistic. One suspects that behind this book is a remarkable woman with an impressive career and very little time for learning how to write a good book. The author, Dambisa Moyo, worked for Goldman Sachs (a fact about which the dust jacket is strangely coy) after a stint at the World Bank and a doctorate at Oxford. ![]() ![]() The Reduners are hailing this power as god-sent, and its impact could transform a world. Only Terelle could help him turn things round, but she’s a prisoner herself and far from home.Īnd a new force is rising in the desert, a power that can move the sands themselves. For Shale isn’t a Stormlord in his own right – at least, not yet. Yet Shale needs his adversary more than his freedom, as unless they channel the rains together, thousands will die. ![]() Shale still lives, despite being betrayed, drugged and sold to his greatest enemy. The nomadic Reduners have put the Quartern’s rainlords to the sword, leaving their cities without water or hope. Without a Stormlord, the cities of the Quartern will wither and die. He brings the rain from the distant seas to his people. She finds shelter in the home of an elderly painter, but as she learns the strange and powerful secrets of his art she fears she may have traded a life of servitude for something far more perilous… The Stormlord is near death in his tower and there is no one, by accident or design, to take his place. If it doesn’t get him killed first… Terelle is a slave fleeing a life as a courtesan. It’s the one thing that keeps him alive and may save all the cities of the Quartern in the days to come. ![]() In the desert, water is life and currency, and Shale has none. ![]() Shale is the lowest of the low – an outcast from a poor village in the heart of the desert. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And the stark depictions (both written and visual) of abandoned coal mines and empty downtowns and crumbling houses are heartbreaking, as are the stories of people struggling to survive. The balance between Hedges' narrative nonfiction storytelling and Sacco's intimate and very human sketches is surprisingly effective. A unique mashup of investigative journalism, man-on-the-street reportage, graphic novel, and anti-corporate manifesto, the result is a riveting and often chilling account of America's forgotten zones. ![]() Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2012: From the dusty plains of North Dakota to the coal-veined hills of West Virginia to the desolate and ravaged streets of Camden N.J., Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges and award-winning cartoonist/journalist Joe Sacco introduce us to the nation's "sacrifice zones"-those regions where, in the authors' view, corporate greed has run wild, and the locals have suffered. ![]() ![]() ![]() When some townsfolk go missing on a trip to fetch supplies, a heavy unease settles over the Falls. Her days are filled with tending to her family’s beehives, chasing after her sisters, and dreaming of bigger things while her twin, Samuel, is free to roam as he wishes.Įarly town settlers fought off monstrous creatures in the woods, and whispers that the creatures still exist keep the Downings and their neighbors from venturing too far. Life in isolated Amity Falls, surrounded by an impenetrable forest, has a predictable sameness. “Unique, enchanting, and haunting.”-Brigid Kemmerer, NYT bestselling author of the Cursebreaker seriesĮllerie Downing is waiting for something to happen. ISBN-13: 978-0593306758 | $18.99 USD | 480 pages | YA Fantasy/Horrorįrom the New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling novel that’s The Village meets Needful Things about what lurks in the shadows of the people you think you know. ![]() ![]() ![]() Find a coach or become a coach (and see why that makes a difference).Overcome fear of failure, change-resistance, boredom, and stagnation.Work in the mobility mode rather than the conformity mode.Change a rote performance into a rewarding one.And if your work environment has been turned on its ear by technology, reorganization, and rapidly accelerating change, The Inner Game of Work offers a way to steer a confident course while navigating your way toward personal and professional goals. ![]() No matter how long you’ve been doing it or how little you think there is to learn about it, your job can become an opportunity to sharpen skills, increase pleasure, and heighten awareness. “If you feel like you’ve sunk to a new mental low on the job, this book has the potential to pump you up and help you to regain your ambition.”- Rocky Mountain News ![]() A groundbreaking guide to overcoming the inner obstacles that sabotage your efforts to be your best on the job-part of the bestselling Inner Game series, with more than one million copies sold! ![]() ![]() ![]() Sasha & Lindsay, you guys did an amazing job with this first part of Zenith. Zenith is a stellar space tale full of action, suspense, and romance that will leave you thirsty for more! ![]() Perfect for fans of Hugh Howie, Sarah J Maas, and Beth Revis." The final pieces are about to fall into place, liberating a plan that will tear Mirabel in two.Īs the Marauder hurtles toward the unknown, there is one lesson that proves to be true: No one can be trusted in a galaxy that runs on lies and illusion.įrom internet sensation Sasha Alsberg and multi-genre author Lindsay Cummings comes a new serialized space opera, full of action, intrigue, and steamy star-crossed romance. Meanwhile, on the far side of the galaxy, the ruthless ruler Nor waits in the shadows of the planet Xen Ptera, biding her time. When a routine mission goes rogue, the all-female crew is captured by a bounty hunter from Andi’s past and forced into a job that could, quite literally, start a war that will devour worlds. Androma and her crew strike terror in the hearts of those who cross them amongst the many corners of the Mirabel Galaxy. ![]() Most know her as the Bloody Baroness, the captain of a fearsome glass starship called The Marauder. "There is darkness sweeping across the stars. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She seems small and harmless, but less and less about her story is adding up, and Dav has a bad feeling his crew, and maybe even the four planets, are in jeopardy. The only problem is, all its crew are dead, all except for one strange, new alien being. He’s saved her from captivity and torture, but he’s also put her in the middle of a conflict, leaving Rose with her loyalties divided.Ĭaptain Dav Jallan doesn’t know why he and his crew have stumbled across an almost legendary Class 5 battleship, but he’s not going to complain. Rose McKenzie may be far from Earth with no way back, but she’s made a powerful ally–a fellow prisoner with whom she’s formed a strong bond. Some secrets carry the weight of the world. Read my review of Dark Horse by Michelle Diener and check out the giveaway for this book blast! I’m such a sucker for sci-fi lately so I jumped at the chance to check out this new book. ![]() ![]() ![]() After all, if wholesome Disney was willing to bookend its constant family programming on The Disney Channel with horror titles, could the genre really be all that evil?ĭisney even went so far as to broadcast Halloween specials during the fall months, including their classic The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. That’s why I secretly did the dance of joy when Disney decided to throw their hats in the horror ring with Watcher in the Woods (1980) and Something Wicked This Way Comes (filmed in 1982, released in ‘83). A failure upon release, Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” is a timeless treasure that has cemented its place in genre history.Īs a child of the ‘80s, it was a constant struggle for me to reconcile my love of horror with my parents’ Puritanical suspicion of anything dark or gothic in the age of the Satanic Panic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now with Fear and Dying, a powerful novel filled with humor, compassion and wisdom, about love, desire, and loss, Ms. We hungered for this book, and there’s no question why it became an international best seller, and was hailed a classic by scholars. Jong dared to write the truth about what women really feel and desire, and her millions of readers dared to be open to the infinite possibilities she introduced them to. Over forty years ago Erica Jong’s novel, Fear of Flying, irrevocably altered the way we look at love, marriage and sex. ![]() will satisfy Jong’s longtime fans and delight her new readers.” – Jennifer Weiner “Erica Jong has done it again! Fear of Dying is a big, bawdy, beautifully-written romp. “How she was able to deal with all these sensitive issues and still make the book funny is amazing, I loved reading it.” – Woody Allen For more information, please call 718.666.3049 RSVP appreciated: fill out the “Bookings” form at the bottom of this page.Īn honest and delightful look at what it really takes to be human and female in the 21st century, Fear of Dying is a book for everyone who has ever been shaken and changed by love, or who wants to be! ![]() |