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7/3/2023 0 Comments The Luxe by Anna GodbersenWhen the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone-from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud-threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future. The Luxe: Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent. Manhattan, 1899: In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. All four books are included in this collection. Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling series. In this highly informative and engaging book, Mark Stein shows that the perimeters of the fifty states - familiar icons on license plates, tourist brochures, and government letterheads - are not just meaningless shapes. Adding the fresh lens of local geographic disputes, military skirmishes, and land grabs, Mark Stein shows how the seemingly haphazard puzzle pieces of our nation fit together perfectly. Packed with fun oddities and trivia, this entertaining guide also reveals the major fault lines of American history, from ideological intrigues and religious intolerance to major territorial acquisitions. Here are the stories behind the stories, right down to the tiny northward jog at the eastern end of Tennessee and the teeny-tiny (and little known) parts of Delaware that are not attached to Delaware but to New Jersey. How the States Got Their Shapes is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Even the oddities-the entire state of Maryland(!)-have become so ingrained that our map might as well be a giant jigsaw puzzle designed by Divine Providence. God bless the panhandles and notches, the West Virginias and Oklahomas." - Wall Street Journal Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. New York Times Bestseller "Give me the splendid irregularities any day. 7/2/2023 0 Comments Drawn In by Sean AshcroftWhen Danny proposes they fake a relationship to improve his image, Eliot jumps at the chance - not only does he need the money, but his curiosity about Danny demands to be satisfied. Looking for books by Sean Ashcroft See all books authored by Sean Ashcroft, including The Wedding Date, and Cocky. As much as he doesn't want to be, Eliot finds himself drawn to the other man. Desperate to prove himself, he takes the assignment to interview Harper, even though he couldn't necessarily hold a hockey stick the right way up in an emergency.ĭanny turns out to be nothing like he expected - a lonely man who's missed out on a lot by being in the closet rather than the overconfident jock Eliot expects him to be. When he's sent by his editor at Cocky to interview the newly out hockey legend Danny Harper, though, he gets a little more than he bargained for.Įliot has been stuck writing a men's fashion and grooming column that no one reads since he started at Cocky - a men's lifestyle magazine - a year ago. conducted by Lord Ashcroft asked voters to choose between Conservatives and. Faking a relationship with an injured hockey player had never been on Eliot's to-do list. Lily was positively glowing when Drew Barrymore congratulated her on her. 7/2/2023 0 Comments Simon blackburn philosophyBlackburn to follow up with Being Good, a guide to the philosophy of ethics". The writer Peter Edidin wrote in The New York Times that the book "found a sizable audience", noting that more than 30,000 hardcover copies had been sold and that "Oxford has asked Mr. Sainsbury described the book as well-written, but criticized Blackburn's discussion of knowledge. Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy received a positive review from the philosopher Mark Sainsbury in Mind. The book was published as an Oxford University Press Paperback in 2001. Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy was first published by Oxford University Press in 1999. He also defends the value and importance of philosophy. ( April 2020)īlackburn covers subjects such as epistemology, philosophy of the mind, free will, and philosophy of religion, discussing them on an introductory level. 7/2/2023 0 Comments The Hourglass by Sharon StruthShe writes from the friendliest place she’s ever lived, Bethel, Connecticut. When she’s not working, she and her husband happily sip their way through the scenic towns of the Connecticut Wine Trail, travel the world, and enjoy spending time with their precious pets and two grown daughters. The Hourglass, her debut novel, was a finalist in the National Readers’ Choice Awards for Best First Book. She is the author of the popular Blue Moon Lake Novels, which include Share the Moon. Sharon Struth believes you’re never too old to pursue a dream. The Hourglass, her debut novel, is a finalist in the National Readers Choice Awards for Best first Book, and her Blue Moon Lake Novels include Share the Moon. Read The Hourglass book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. The Hourglass, her debut novel, was a finalist in the National Readers’ Choice Awards for Best First Book. Amazon.in - Buy The Hourglass book online at best prices in India on Amazon.in. Sharon Struth believes you’re never too old to pursue a dream. States—all in one week! Not a relaxing vacation Read More. Sharon Struth | Location, Location, Locationĭo you like road trips? This year, we drove 2,138 miles and passed through 11 Hey, I know what you’re thinking but that’s not even close to where I’m headed. Sharon Struth | A Wee Bit about Tradition & a Kilt-less Scottish Hero On the day of my wedding, I worried about getting crying and ruining my mascara the 7/1/2023 0 Comments The rain heron robbie arnottBut when a young soldier comes to the mountains in search of a legendary creature, Ren is inexorably drawn into an impossible mission. High on the forested slopes, she survives by hunting and trading - and forgetting. Ren lives alone on the remote frontier of a country devastated by a coup. Beautifully written.' Jeff VanderMeer, author of Borne With the intensity of a perfect balance between the mythic and the real, The Rain Heron keeps turning and twisting, taking you to unexpected places. **SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2021** But there's an emotional toll to returning to a world where Freddie, alive, still owns her heart. Lydia is pulled again and again across the doorway of her past, living two lives, impossibly, at once. A life where none of the tragic events of the past few months have happened. But then something inexplicable happens that gives her another chance at her old life with Freddie. So, enlisting the help of his best friend, Jonah, and her sister, Elle, she takes her first tentative steps into the world, open to life-and perhaps even love-again. But Lydia knows that Freddie would want her to try to live fully, happily, even without him. So now it's just Lydia, and all she wants to do is hide indoors and sob until her eyes fall out. On her twenty-eighth birthday, Freddie died in a car accident. They'd been together for more than a decade, and Lydia thought their love was indestructible. But is this happy ending the one she really wants? Lydia and Freddie. In this next captivating love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December, a young woman is reunited with her late fianc in a parallel life. All three brothers became medical doctors, but the eldest, Arthur, showed a particular talent for advertising, combining both his passions by joining and later owning William Douglas McAdams Inc., an advertising firm that exclusively handled medicinal clients and pioneered the technique of advertising medication directly to doctors. Summary Īrthur, Mortimer, and Raymond Sackler were children of Jewish immigrants that were raised in Brooklyn. The book followed Keefe's 2017 article on the Sackler family in The New Yorker, titled The Family That Built an Empire of Pain. The book examines the history of the Sackler family, including the founding of Purdue Pharma, their role in the marketing of pharmaceuticals, and the family's central role in the opioid epidemic. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty is a 2021 book by Patrick Radden Keefe. 6/30/2023 0 Comments Thankyou for your servitudeRepublicans abound in that book, too, but Democrats and their media favorites were arguably its first focus.īy contrast, the cover of Thank You for Your Servitude features cartoon caricatures of Trump staffers, prominent Republicans, conservative media personalities and a recognizable January 6 rioter with buffalo horns on his head. This Town was about the first five years of the Barack Obama phenomenon in America. Critics at the time spoke of too much snark and gossip, but the book was also widely praised for exposing the incestuous, meretricious power elite of Washington.Īn added selling point for some is that this time the acerbic Leibovich trains his fire on one party - Trump's Republicans. People remember Leibovich's earlier take on the nation's capital - This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral - Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking! - in America's Gilded Capital - which topped The New York Times bestseller list for three months in 2013. That is why Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission will likely find a place alongside all those other tomes trashing all things Trump. The nation's readers may not be crying out for yet another book about former President Trump and his era, but many will make an exception for a book by Mark Leibovich. |