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The World We Found
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Author : Thrity Umrigar
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2012-01-03
The World We Found written by Thrity Umrigar and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-03 with Fiction categories.
“Stunning . . . . This is a novel that rewards reading, and even re-reading. The World We Found is a powerful meditation.” —Boston Globe Thrity Umrigar, acclaimed author of The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven, returns with a breathtaking new novel—a skillfully wrought, emotionally resonant story of four women and the indelible friendship they share As university students in late 1970s Bombay, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta were inseparable. Spirited and unconventional, they challenged authority and fought for a better world. But over the past thirty years, the quartet has drifted apart, the day-to-day demands of work and family tempering the revolutionary fervor they once shared. Then comes devastating news: Armaiti, who moved to America, is gravely ill and wants to see the old friends she left behind. For Laleh, reunion is a bittersweet reminder of unfulfilled dreams and unspoken guilt. For Kavita, it is an admission of forbidden passion. For Nishta, it is the promise of freedom from a bitter, fundamentalist husband. And for Armaiti, it is an act of acceptance, of letting go on her own terms. The World We Found is a dazzling masterwork from the remarkable Thrity Umrigar, offering an unforgettable portrait of modern India while it explores the enduring bonds of friendship and the power of love to change lives.
The World As I Found It
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Author : Bruce Duffy
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2011-12-28
The World As I Found It written by Bruce Duffy and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-28 with Fiction categories.
When Bruce Duffy’s The World As I Found It was first published more than twenty years ago, critics and readers were bowled over by its daring reimagining of the lives of three very different men, the philosophers Bertrand Russell,G. E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. A brilliant group portrait with the vertiginous displacements of twentieth-century life looming large in the background, Duffy’s novel depicts times and places as various as Vienna 1900, the trenches of World War I, Bloomsbury, and the colleges of Cambridge, while the complicated main characters appear not only in thought and dispute but in love and despair. Wittgenstein, a strange, troubled, and troubling man of gnawing contradictions, is at the center of a novel that reminds us that the apparently abstract and formal questions that animate philosophy are nothing less than the intractable matters of life and death.
What We Found In The Sofa And How It Saved The World
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Author : Henry Clark
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-07-02
What We Found In The Sofa And How It Saved The World written by Henry Clark and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
This clever comic adventure from debut author Henry Clark is a truly original and utterly wacky story about the importance of intelligence and curiosity in a complacent world. The adventure of a lifetime begins between two sofa cushions.... When River, Freak, and Fiona discover a mysterious sofa sitting at their bus stop, their search for loose change produces a rare zucchini-colored crayon. Little do they know this peculiar treasure is about to launch them into the middle of a plot to conquer the world! The kids' only hope is to trap the plot's mastermind when he comes to steal the crayon. But how can three kids from the middle of nowhere stop an evil billionaire? With the help of an eccentric neighbor, an artificially intelligent domino, a DNA-analyzing tray, two hot air balloons, and a cat named Mucus, they just might be able to save the planet.
My Very Favorite Book In The Whole Wide World
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Author : Malcolm Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Release Date : 2020-12-29
My Very Favorite Book In The Whole Wide World written by Malcolm Mitchell and has been published by Scholastic Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
From Super Bowl champion and literacy crusader Malcolm Mitchell comes an exciting new story that shows even reluctant readers that there is a book out there for everyone! Meet Henley, an all-around good kid, who hates to read. When he's supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow.What's a kid to do? How can Henley find a story that speaks to everything inside of him?Malcolm Mitchell, best-selling author of The Magician's Hat, pulls from his own literary triumph to deliver another hilarous and empowering picture book for readers of all abilities. Through his advocacy and his books, Malcolm imparts the important message that every story has the potential to become a favorite.
Better Than We Found It Conversations To Help Save The World
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Author : Frederick Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Release Date : 2024-03-05
Better Than We Found It Conversations To Help Save The World written by Frederick Joseph and has been published by Candlewick Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-05 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems--as many crises--as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence, from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap, from the lack of health care to the lack of housing, the challenges facing the next generation can feel insurmountable. But change, even revolution, is possible; you just have to know where to start. Covering sixteen topics and featuring more than two dozen interviews with prominent activists, authors, actors, and politicians, this is the essential resource for those who want to make the world better than we found it. Featuring interviews with: Mehcad Brooks, Keah Brown, Julian Castro, Sonja Cherry-Paul, Chelsea Clinton, Charlotte Clymer, Mari Copeny aka Little Miss Flint, Greg D'Amato, Jesse Katz, Amed Khan, Daniel Alejandro Leon-Davis, Willy and Jo Lorenz, Ben O'Keefe, Brittany Packnett-Cunningham, Anna Paquin, Robert Reich, Brandon T. Snider, Nic Stone, Anton Treuer, Andrea Tulee, David Villalpando, Elizabeth Warren, Shannon Watts, Natalie Weaver, Brandon Wolf.
If He Had Been With Me
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Author : Laura Nowlin
language : en
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2013-04-02
If He Had Been With Me written by Laura Nowlin and has been published by Sourcebooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...
A Chance In The World
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Author : Stephen Pemberton
language : en
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Release Date : 2012-01-09
A Chance In The World written by Stephen Pemberton and has been published by HarperChristian + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“Pemberton’s beautifully told story is a rags to riches journey—beginning in a place and with a jarring set of experiences that could have destroyed his life. But Steve’s refusal to give in to those forces, and his resolve to create a better life, shows a courage and resilience that is an example for many of us to follow.” —Stedman Graham, author, educator Home is the place where our life stories begin. A Chance in the World is the astonishing true story of a boy destined to become a man of resilience determination and vision. Down in the dank basement, amidst my moldy, hoarded food and beloved worm-eaten books, I dreamed that my real home, the place where my story had begun, was out there somewhere, and one day I was going to find it. Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives a terrifying existence. Caught in the clutches of a cruel foster family and subjected to constant abuse, Steve finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger. In these books, he discovers new worlds he can only imagine and begins to hope that one day he might have a different life, that one day he will find his true home. A fair-complexioned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, and a Polish last name, he is determined to unravel the mystery of his origins and find his birth family. Armed with just a single clue, Steve embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, only to find that nothing is as it appears. Through it all, Steve’s story teaches us that no matter how broken our past, no matter how great our misfortunes, we have it in us to create a new beginning and to build a place where love awaits.
Found
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Author : P.C. Cast
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-07-09
Found written by P.C. Cast and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-09 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Fog rolls into Tulsa, and with it comes Darkness. Zoey knows the Darkness means something is up, and it looks like something involves Neferet. But Neferet can't possibly have been freed, right? Meanwhile, Other Neferet arrives in Woodward Park to set this world's Neferet free from her grotto prison. Other Kevin and Other Stark are hot on their trail, but how can the new friends travel to this world without invoking Old Magick, and paying a costly – perhaps deadly – price? Faced with a deadly enemy, Zoey and the Nerd Herd will have to band together with the unlikeliest of allies. But will they be powerful enough to defeat her old nemesis? Or will both worlds be destroyed and claimed by Darkness? The thrilling conclusion to the House of Night Otherworld series from New York Times bestselling authors P.C. and Kristin Cast.
Better Than We Found It
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Author : Darrell Park
language : en
Publisher: Better Than We Found It
Release Date : 2012-04
Better Than We Found It written by Darrell Park and has been published by Better Than We Found It this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04 with American essays categories.
This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about America. Better Than We Found It is a voice of reason and common sense in the cacophony of indignant tirades that saturate the media. If you're looking for a balanced source of simple solutions for the problems we face today, read this book. Solutions abound, from the obvious to the outlandish. With each new chapter you might find yourself asking "Why don't we do this already?" As refreshing as he is irreverent, Park demystifies the challenges facing our nation and identifies the tools and methods - that often already exist - with which we can solve them. This book includes thoughtful and straight forward solutions for problems as diverse as government and military reform, understanding how our country is financed, improving our education system, making our tax system fair, youth mentors, immigration, making high speed rail as convenient as air travel, middle east peace, homelessness, green energy, making electric cars mainstream, enabling average people make to make money from the sun and wind, using the census to make democracy stronger, and even reducing head injuries in football and making the game more athletic by rethinking helmets. Some of the ideas like National Service, and full democracy for American citizens living in Washington, DC are as old as our country, and others such as offering tax breaks for losing weight are on the cutting edge of policy debates. Using airport security to catch actual criminals, implementing logical gun rules, getting solar panels on every rooftop, preventing genocide, labeling our news sources like we label our food, securing our food supply, and preparing communities for emergencies, and bringing personal responsibility to heath care, are all monumental problems that have logical and implementable solutions. This book provides a straight forward and enjoyable approach to improving the world around us, making it clear how each of us can play a significant role in fixing those things that are broken. Better Than We Found It brings clarity to our problems and offers thoughtful solutions to fix what ails us. And, although some of these ideas carry big price tags like doubling the budget of every public school or expanding the Peace Corps to 100,000 volunteers, a surprising number cost little or nothing. Good government doesn't have to be pricey, and some ideas, like turning the Post Office into a bank for those without one, can even bring in a little revenue to our great country while improving people's lives. Other ideas such as the need to honestly assess our history and to fix the ten worst-performing states are painfully obvious, with not so obvious solutions. Some ideas, like training soldiers and aid workers together or preventing genocide by putting someone in charge of preventing it, can save thousands or even millions of lives, we just need to do our part to make it happen. Better Than We Found It will make you realize that America's problems can and will be fixed by ordinary people who care about their country. And it does not take that much time or effort. You don't need to quit your job or sell all of your possessions to make our country better than we found it, you just need to read this book and pick an issue or two that you care about.
The Silent Patient
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Author : Alex Michaelides
language : en
Publisher: Celadon Books
Release Date : 2019-02-05
The Silent Patient written by Alex Michaelides and has been published by Celadon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-05 with Fiction categories.
**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." —Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....