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Bill bryson the body review5/28/2023 ![]() As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Brysonesque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular.Īs Bill Bryson writes, “We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted.” The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information. “You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." - The Washington Postīill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body-how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. ![]() ![]() As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-listen owners manual for everybody. Take a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body in this “delightful, anecdote-propelled read” ( The Boston Globe) from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything. (The Washington Post) Bill Bryson, best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. ![]() ![]() A must-read owner’s manual for every body. ![]()
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John feinstein a season on the brink5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() There may be a lot of commentary here, but the tension continually escalates, and ends with a hint of romance between the protagonists that suggests at least one more adventure for Susan Carol and Stevie. Sports agents come under the harshest scrutiny. A Season on the Brink Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, John Feinsteins A Season on the Brink. "Agents are responsible for most of the ills of tennis, and the ills of tennis are endless," his Collins says-and those ills apparently include tennis prodigies who forfeit their education to pursue million-dollar shoe contracts, and players who shriek when striking the ball. Feinstein's first book, 'A Season on the Brink,' chronicled the 1985-86 Indiana men's basketball season and is the best-selling sports book of all time. ) delivers a name-dropping, insider account of professional tennis politics-TV announcer Bud Collins is a character-and does not pull his punches. ![]() Sportswriter and adult novelist Feinstein ( A Season on the Brink ![]() ![]() Despite the onslaught of media that converges on Queens, it takes the two 13-year-olds to untangle the mystery, and uncover the corruption fueling it. Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson find themselves pulled into investigating the disappearance of Nadia Symanova, a Russian with a powerful forehand and supermodel looks. The teen reporters who uncovered scandal at college basketball's Final Four in Last Shot ![]()
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Thank you mr falker by patricia polacco5/28/2023 ![]() "The respect that I learned as a very young person certainly carried over into my life in later years. ![]() Personally, I feel that this is the most valuable experience of my life.having the wonder of knowing both children and elderly people. You probably have noticed that in almost every book that I write there is a very young person who is interacting with an elderly person. In both households I was the apple of my grandparents' eyes! I would say that these relationships with my grandparents have most definitely influenced my life and my work. I spent the school year with my mother, and the summers with my dad. "My parents were divorced when I was 3, and both my father and mother moved back into the homes of their parents. I must say that living on that little farm with them was the most magical time of my life.and that my Babushka and other grandparents were some of the most inspirational people in my life. That is when my Babushka (my grandmother) died and we prepared to move away from Michigan. ![]() ![]() "I lived on the farm with my mom and Grandparents until 1949. Soon after my birth I lived in Williamston, Michigan and then moved onto my grandparents farm in Union City, Michigan. "I was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1944. ![]()
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Gisele bündchen taschen book5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hell, she can buy all thousand copies of the coffee table book, plus a thousand new coffee tables to put the books on, and then buy a new house to put all those tables in. To be fair, if you're Gisele Bündchen, $700 is a drop in the bucket her career earnings top $430 million. But have dogs graced over one thousand magazine covers? Exactly. The Brazilian supermodel, 42, attended the swanky annual fashion-showcase event this year, with a Karl Lagerfeld. ![]() At 536 pages, this is a 77-cent-per-page experience, compared to the average dog coffee table book's rate of about seven cents a page. Limited to a total of 1,000 numbered copies signed by Bündchen, this book is available as Collectors Edition, and also in an Art Edition of 100 copies, and will retail at 700. Gisele Bndchen is flying solo (and looking fabulous) at the 2023 Met Gala. The book, published by Taschen, is "personally curated and designed by Gisele in collaboration with Giovanni Bianco" and will feature over 300 photographs, as well as "tributes from Gisele’s closest friends, family, and fashion leaders, who shed light on how and why she has become one of the greatest models of all time." And sorry to harp on this, but it's going for $700. Gisele Bundchen at Thalia Book Store Bündchen enjoys meditation while performing Hatha yoga (her favorite kind of yoga, according to Insider) to guide her body and mind. In honor of Gisele Bündchen's twenty-year career-nine years of which she's been the world's highest paid supermodel-Bündchen is releasing a coffee table book that's going for the very normal price of $700. ![]()
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![]() "I cried twice and smiled plenty." -Olivia Atwater ![]() "An unabashedly offbeat adventure." -Freya Marske "Truly outstanding romantic fantasy." -India Holton Set in a world full of magic and demigods, donuts and small-town drama, this enchantingly quirky, utterly unique fantasy is perfect for readers of The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Invisible Library. But can their blossoming romance survive the fated discovery that their pen pals are their worst nightmares-each other? As the dangers from Tanria grow closer, so do the unlikely correspondents. ![]() If only Hart knew he’s been baring his soul to the person who infuriates him most-Mercy. Much to his surprise, an anonymous letter comes back in return, and a tentative friendship is born. She’s been single-handedly keeping Birdsall & Son Undertakers afloat in defiance of sullen jerks like Hart, who seems to have a gift for showing up right when her patience is thinnest.Īfter yet another exasperating run-in with Mercy, Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to “A Friend”. ![]() It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness. Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria. If you ever wished for an adult romance that felt like Howl's Moving Castle, THIS IS THAT BOOK." -Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient ![]() "A uniquely charming mixture of whimsy and the macabre that completely won me over. ![]()
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Christmas at carnton a novella5/28/2023 ![]() But orders are orders, and he soon discovers this group of ladies-one, in particular-is far more than he bargained for. Kowtowing to a bunch of “crinolines” isn’t his idea of soldiering. As he heals, Jake is ordered to assist with a local Women’s Relief Society auction. ![]() When doctors deliver their diagnosis, Jake fears losing not only his greatest skill but his very identity. ![]() But can Aletta trust this man?Ĭaptain Jake Winston, a revered Confederate sharpshooter, suffered a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga. ![]() Then a chance meeting with a wounded soldier offers another opportunity-and friendship. With the bank threatening to evict them, she discovers an advertisement for the Women’s Relief Society auction and applies for a position-only to discover it’s been filled. Recently widowed, Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life together for herself and her six-year-old son. ![]()
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![]() Penny is allowed to walk Rose up and down the sidewalk, so long as they don't go any further than Mrs. Penny and Rose are back, and their young fans will be delighted. Kadir Nelson lets his elegant artwork do much of the telling, using only the exact number of words needed to let his readers come to know this very special man: Mandela, telling his story simply and without embellishment. He appears to be looking right at his audience, filled with warmth and respect. ![]() It is almost unbelievable that the man can seem so ageless and energetic. You need only look at the remarkable cover to know the extent of that admiration. He has created this exemplary picture book biography with the same care and consideration for his subject as he did last year for I Have a Dream, winner of the ALA Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. It is obvious that Kadir Nelson has the utmost respect and admiration, as well. His health and well-being are a topic of conversation and concern for all those who hold him in their hearts for the work he has done and the pain he has endured. Nelson Mandela, at almost 95, remains a hero to the people of South Africa and to the rest of the world. ![]() ![]() The police put out a warrant for his arrest but they could not find him. ![]() Empty flats, farmhouses, and bedrooms of friends became Nelson's home while he organized more rallies and protests. He wore different disguises and lived in the shadows. The state vowed to put Nelson in jail and he went underground. "Together they stood and fought apartheid. ![]()
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Arthur c clarke odyssey books5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. ![]() We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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The last house on needless street review5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It is about the stories this road has to tell.Įach chapter tells the story of different characters and personalities who all contribute to the overall story, and are all linked in more ways than one.Īs you may know by now, I love multiple narratives and this one is just superb. It is about a street, Needless Street, where Ted lives. It is about Ted, a middle aged man who is a bit of a hermit and has some dark secrets of his own. It is a tale about one woman, Dee’s desperate search to find her missing sister, who disappeared from the lake many years ago. It’s mixture of suspense, twists and dark and sinister characters is what makes this novel a nail biting, edge of your seat read. In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, lies something buried. You think you know what’s inside the last house on Needless Street. ![]() ![]() And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street.Īll these things are true. So, this is a book I first saw on one of my bookstagrammer friend’s feed, and then my awesome co-host, Holly messaged me saying I have to read this book, well she doesn’t do that much so I knew I needed to read this and so that’s what I did. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The captivating romance between artistic Lucie and pragmatic Paul is only one reason I loved this book. ![]() Master of WWII-era fiction Sarah Sundin invites you onto the streets of occupied Paris to discover whether love or duty will prevail. And for Paul to win her trust would mean betraying his mission. After they meet in the bookstore, Paul and Lucie are drawn to each other, but she rejects him when she discovers he sells to the Germans. As the war rages on, Paul offers his own resistance by sabotaging his product and hiding British airmen in his factory. Widower Paul Aubrey wants nothing more than to return to the States with his little girl, but the US Army convinces him to keep his factory running and obtain military information from his German customers. Lucie struggles to run Green Leaf Books due to oppressive German laws and harsh conditions, but she finds a way to aid the resistance by passing secret messages between the pages of her books. As the Nazis march toward Paris in 1940, American ballerina Lucie Girard buys her favorite English-language bookstore to allow the Jewish owners to escape. ![]() |