Want to read an under-the-radar psychological thriller? Feel smug about pocketing The Good Son *, '30 Best Books to Read This Summer' *Ī slow-burn psychological thriller with plenty of twists and things to think about * BookRiot * Ingeniously twisted * Entertainment Weekly, 'Must List' * Jeong expertly inches up the tension in this crafty, creepy story of a psychopath's coming-of-age * Guardian * a disturbing story of the events that unfold after Yu-jin, 26, wakes up to find his mother in a pool of blood (we did warn you) * Cosmopolitan * But this, too, is human * Kyoung sook Shin, New York Times bestselling author of PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOTHER * This book will pull you in as you devour it, you might perhaps resent the author's relentless pursuit of the evil coiled within humans. Readers will be relieved that this is fiction, not real life. You-jeong Jeong is shaking up the world of suspense with her particularly well-executed thrillers * Glamour * Rightly compared to Stephen King * Die Zeit (Germany) * Finn, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Provocative yet profound, humming with mood and menace, The Good Son will rivet readers of Jo Nesbo and Patricia Highsmith - A. a book focusing on the claustrophobic dynamics of a mother-son relationship that makes Mrs Bates and her son Norman look well-adjusted * Daily Telegraph *Ī cool, crafty did-he-do-it thriller buoyed by a rising tide of madness.
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Oliver Jonas "Ollie" Queen ( – DecemDecem– the dawn of time ) was a billionaire and former playboy, turned archer superhero of Star City, and the leader of Team Arrow, who later died as savior of the multiverse. That is why I sacrificed myself for you, so that in all of this darkness. That is why people sacrificed themselves. It is something that you have to learn to live with. If you cross one more name off The List, if you save your city one more time, then you'll absolve yourself of all of this guilt'. of pain and darkness and saying, 'Ollie, if you just. Jacob Hoppenbrouwer (young) Images " When my father sacrificed himself, when he gave me my extra years, what was I doing with them? I was wasting them. Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys is back with a historical thriller that examines the little-known history of a nation defined by silence, pain, and the unwavering conviction of the human spirit. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change when the time arrives. He's left with only two choices: betray everyone and everything he loves - or use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe.Ĭristian risks everything to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren't free to dream they are bound by rules and force.Īmidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray. This conversation will be followed by a catered reception. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. While the conversation will happen in person (Brown will appear in the Reading Room), the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. Assembly (2021) was shortlisted for the Folio Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Orwell Prize for Fiction. She was a 2019 London Writers Award recipient, a 2022 Burgess Fellow at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing, and a Women’s Prize x Good Housekeeping Futures Award finalist. A poetic and concise examination of race, gender, and class, the work refuses to look away from the power relations comprising the core of the modern world. Ultimately, Brown’s narrator is forced to decide the price she is willing to pay to undo the structures which limit her, and reclaim agency over her circumstances. Having formed herself into a success story, she finds her life reduced to the narrative white society demands of her. When a successful Black woman receives unsettling news, she considers the constituent parts of her life: her high-paying job in finance, her prestigious education, her white boyfriend. In Natasha Brown’s debut novel Assembly, a carefully crafted identity begins to come apart. Plenty of regional favorites are included, like Crispy Brown-Sugar Bacon and Cornbread Gems, as well as Leslie's foolproof recipe for the perfect pie crust and Helen's grandmother's instructions for an unforgettable Cream-Cheese Pound Cake. You'll find dozens of irresistible creations, perfect for everything from bake sales and brunches to Sunday dinners and backyard burger bashes. To prove their point, they're sharing their most remarkable tried-and-true recipes, assembled into 19 distinct menus drawn from their own family favorites. Known throughout the South for their distinct blend of delicious, heart-warming recipes and easy-to-follow instructions, cooking teachers Helen Puckett DeFrance and Leslie Andrews Carpenter firmly believe that the foods we love can bring loved ones closer. Look this: Reconnecting with Nature or The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook At Home Cafe: Great Food and Fun for Everyone The official cookbook of the city of Alexandria. Festivals, Mardi Gras krewes, street dances, riverfront concerts, and neighborhood gatherings are some of the ways we celebrate life in Central Louisiana. Spicy cuisine and quality of life are a flavorful blend of the many cultures that have migrated up and down Louisiana's rivers and bayous. Author: Inc The Junior League of Alexandria From the pyramids of Egypt to the skyscrapers of New York City, the human race’s great architectural and engineering accomplishments have been demystified through Macaulay's elaborate show-and-tells. Following in this tradition, Macaulay created other books-including City, Castle, Pyramid, Mill, Underground, Unbuilding, and Mosque-that have provided the explanations of the how and the why in a way that is both accessible and entertaining. He published his first book, Cathedral, in 1973. After working as an interior designer, a junior high school teacher, and a teacher at RISD, Macaulay began to experiment with creating books. After spending his fifth year at RISD in Rome on the European Honors Program, he received a bachelor’s degree in architecture and vowed never to practice. During this time he began to draw seriously, and after graduating from high school he enrolled in the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He found himself having to adjust from an idyllic English childhood to life in a fast paced American city. David Macaulay, born in 1946, was eleven when his parents moved from England to Bloomfield, New Jersey. It takes further the self-conscious writing of writers like Marguerite Duras into what Cusk describes as writing as close to herself as possible, a merging of autobiography and fiction, an extreme awareness of the self’s fictional status.Īutofiction changes the role of the reader, requiring a greater imaginative contribution. What also interests me is the phenomenon that has come to be called autofiction. What I enjoyed most was the clear tension between Cusk’s need to use some minimal tools of fiction to narrate her story, but preserve the subtlety about the implications of her narrative, at least until the last pages of Kudos. There is a controlling quality that becomes a little claustrophobic, that sense of a person seeing without being seen. I’d like to read more Cusk, but cannot imagine she can continue to explore the reticent narrator in the same way. I’ve thought whether to write anything much about my reading of Cusk, but have little that would improve on the pieces linked above. On my first reading of the last in the series, Kudos, I drifted off about a third of the way through, but I am glad I returned, this time reading the trilogy end to end over a couple of days. There’s some insightful writing around about Rachel Cusk’s trilogy, including the transcript of an interview with Alexandra Schwartz. Unfortunately, he can’t see that his real family has been right beside him all along. Isaac wants to, but he’s scared he doesn’t want to lose his family. Until Isaac suggests they move in together, and Logan asks Isaac to come out to his parents. They meet each other’s friends and fill their time with happiness and laughter. The pair dive into a whirlwind romance of motorcycle rides, cheesy puns, and hot sex. That doesn’t stop him from dating Logan-unbeknownst to his parents, and with his sister’s approval after she fake dumps him. Tall, muscular, and tattooed, Logan is what Isaac would love in a partner-and also everything his parents would hate in one. Isaac didn’t expect to find love at his family’s Christmas dinner, but that was before he met his sister’s new fake boyfriend. He can’t have the family he wants, but he may get the love he deserves. This original teaching project was followed by a research project relying on reflective assignments. Poetry was chosen as an enabler for reflection and emotions. Poetry has considerable potential as an innovative approach to teach sustainability, but it is rather unusual in business education. The potential effect of poetry on business management majors is being explored as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility course. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that poetry can contribute to integrating the arts and humanities in management education. Art-based techniques, which have not been included alongside traditional teaching methods, have begun to gain the attention of researchers and teachers in higher education as they produce a deeper impact and involvement and can have a positive influence on the minds and hearts of the students. Therefore, higher education has a role to play in stimulating reflection in light of sustainability. Research has shown that reflection leads toward more profound levels of engagement with respect to sustainable actions. The emergence of highly complex sustainability challenges in modern society has led to the necessity of searching for more effective approaches to education for sustainable development. More than just a great science-fiction adventure, A Deepness in the Sky is a universal drama of courage, self-discovery, and the redemptive power of love. Then, following terrible treachery, the Qeng Ho must fight for their freedom and for the lives of the unsuspecting innocents on the planet below, while the aliens themselves play a role unsuspected by the Qeng Ho and Emergents alike. But first, both groups must wait at the aliens' very doorstep for their strange star to relight and for their planet to reawaken, as it does every 250 years The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. |