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HARRY NOLAN is an expatriate American, making a meager living as an illustrator for a low-paying magazine, but his life is upended when he is assigned to illustrate an anonymous article about the death of a god—because a centuries-old French brotherhood, the sauteurs, are determined to suppress the story the article tells. The sauteurs have burned the magazine’s office and killed the editor, and Nolan has the only surviving copy of the article. The author turns out to be a local writer named ERNEST HEMINGWAY, who—at first—tries to distance himself from the article and its lethal consequences.

Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane’s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.

The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fable that range from antebellum New York to the late 20th-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. An air force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits 100 years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light.

A neuroscientist’s powerful framework for enhancing quality of life through the regulation of four key hormones: Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins (DOSE). The brain’s ability to change and adapt is one of the most powerful tools we can harness to improve our lives. Renowned...

Jake isn't having a great time. Not even a little bit. Instead of being seen as a hero, having saved lives a few times in the previous weeks, he's unfairly locked up in a tiny cell. One of his least favorite things. True, the cell is at school and not in a correctional facility and he only has to be there for eight hours a day... That leaves time to practice some new skills. That and make a new enemy that no one in the world would even bother to think was possible. Even Jacob doesn't find it all that realistic and he plays with vampires, demons and aliens of a fairly regular basis. This ...

Start your day with gratitude and wonder. Awaken each morning with peace, purpose, and positivity. Empower yourself, boost your confidence, and cultivate a resilient mindset to gracefully navigate your daily challenges. 26 Motivational Morning Meditations & Prayers is a transformative collection of guided reflections designed to awaken your spirit, align your mind, and open your heart to the possibilities of a new day.

FRANKIE HART thought monsters only lived in fairytales until the search for her missing brother reveals she is one of them. Not only is she half-demon, but her blood is tied to a prophecy that could destroy the mortal realm. ZARRETH, a demon from the Dark Realm, was supposed to end the prophecy by ending Frankie’s life. But when she turns to him for help, the line between hunter and protector blurs, and he starts to question everything he’s been told about the prophecy, and about her.

Star Wars meets Lord of the Rings in this magical space mystery… Wizard-detective Aurora Blacknova meets a client promising the greatest mystery in the universe. Instead, she arrives to find an empty cruise ship with no passengers or crew aboard. A hastily written note left in her client’s cabin leads to an android serving a ten-thousand-year prison sentence for rebellion. But Eva Orion is not just any rebel. She has a long-forgotten connection to a secret she stole millennia ago: A book claiming the Blackstars murdered their parents and seized their thrones. They have ruled as machine-...

If you're a fan of Mark Twain's dry wit, oft-hidden humor, and tales of a bygone era on the Mississippi, then you'll love The Desert Rat Scrapbook. Imagine Mark Twain stuck in the desert with no riverboat and a bunch of crusty cowboys instead of river rats. The Desert Rat Scrapbook was first published in 1946 by Harry Oliver, a lifelong desert rat, Oscar nominated artist, and humorist. It's a collection of humor fact, and tall tales collected from the lives of him and others in the southwestern United States. Oliver eventually handed the reigns over to Bill Powers, who published the final ...

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*An Observer Best New Biographies of 2024* Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself. “What you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni...

It's been 18 months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine, since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died, one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don't dare wander outside the school's fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox seeps into everything. But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her.

You decide whether to be an angel or a devil! Persuasion is the art of changing the attitude or behavior of others through an exchange of messages. Unlike other ways of persuasion, persuasion uses only words or body language to be able to put the interlocutor in a specific state of mind to which the persuader points: specifically in this case we speak of communicative persuasion. The word persuasion can sometimes have a negative tone, synonymous with manipulation, due in particular to the sometimes exaggerated and unethical use in advertising and propaganda. Thanks to this collection of 4 ...

Based on newly available information, the son of famed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers presents the facts and dispels misinformation about the Cold War espionage program that turned his father into a Cold War icon. One of the most talked-about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The event was recently depicted in the Steven Spielberg movie Bridge of Spies.

The Irish soldier has never been a stranger to fighting the enemy with the odds stacked against him. The notion of charging into adversity has been a cherished part of Ireland's military history. In September 1961, another chapter should have been written into the annals, but it is a tale that lay shrouded in dust for years. The men of A Company, 35th Irish Infantry Battalion, arrived in the Congo as a United Nations contingent to help keep the peace. For many it would be their first trip outside their native shores.

Highly imaginative and emotionally powerful, this stunning novel about childhood innocence amid the nightmarish disease and deterioration at the heart of modern Los Angeles was nominated for a National Book Award. Tired and overworked, surgical resident Richard Kraft finds his protective shell shattered when, along with his physiotherapist, he begins to view the children's ward of the hospital. Determined to give hope where there is none, the adults spin a desperate anthology of stories that promise restoration and escape.

¿Eres quién disfruta de las citas motivacionales y las afirmaciones?¿Crees que una dosis diaria es suficiente para entusiasmarte y prepararte para enfrentar cualquier desafío?¿Qué mejor manera de empezar el día si no es con este audiolibro? En la era moderna nos encontramos con que los desafíos que enfrentamos han sido multiplicados y a menudo nos encontramos al límite entre el fracaso y el éxito. Este audiolibro, Afirmaciones Positivas, proporciona un increíble valor de 10 en un solo paquete, el cual te da un montón de afirmaciones para cada eventualidad.

Scott Crane abandoned his career as a professional poker player 20 years ago and hasn’t returned to Las Vegas, or held a hand of cards, in 10 years. But troubling nightmares about a strange poker game he once attended on a houseboat on Lake Mead are drawing him back to the magical city. For the mythic game he believed he won did not end that night in 1969—and the price of his winnings was his soul. Now, a pot far more strange and perilous than he ever could imagine depends on the turning of a card.

As a politician, John F. Kennedy crafted an image that inspired and thrilled millions - and left an outsize legacy after his tragic murder. Only a select inner circle was privy to the man behind Camelot. In Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, Kenneth P. O'Donnell and David F. Powers, two members of Kennedy's "Irish Mafia," give an unflinching, honest, and intimate portrayal of the Kennedy family and JFK's presidency.

Unleash the power of exceptional social and communication skills in just a few weeks, even if you've been grappling with social anxiety for years. Despite social anxiety introversion or previous unsuccessful attempts with communication books, these guides follow a unique, comprehensive, and practical approach, which can be used by everyone!