![]() ![]() This is a focus from which we all benefit. While she acknowledges the multitude of institutional barriers that still exist, she focuses her book on how we hold ourselves back. Sandberg’s book navigates women’s challenges from the playground to the corner office by focusing on what we, as women, internalize along the way. ![]() Whether in family, friendship, career, volunteerism, or book writing, put 100 percent into those things you pursue. ![]() Lean In teaches several lessons, and this is the first: be ambitious, unapologetically ambitious, in the way you choose to live your life. In fact, Sandberg doesn’t care what the book is, but rather, what it does. In its first pages, Sandberg forewarns that it is limited in scope not a memoir, not a career guide, not a self-help book. Lean In, a follow-up from Sandberg’s now-famous 2010 TED lecture, is a short but sweet thing––a paper and glue version of its author. And her environment, as she acknowledges with gratitude and humility, is chock-full of support. Sheryl Sandberg, like all of us, is a product of her environment. Sheryl Sandberg, COO and Number Two at Facebook, starts her book by thanking her parents, for teaching her that “anything was possible,” and her husband, for “making everything possible.” This dedication might not strike one as unusual, but when reading Lean In, you begin to note its importance. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Twelfth Edition features such enhancements as more color photographs, a stunning new design, and the most current research and scholarship. ![]() The Twelfth Edition maintains and exceeds the richness of the Gardner legacy with updated research and scholarship and an even more beautiful art program featuring more color images than any other art history book available. It is the first art history book to win either award and the only title ever to win both prizes in one year. So much so, that in 2001, the Text and Academic Authors Association awarded both the McGuffey and the "Texty" Book Prizes to the Eleventh Edition of the text. By virtue of its comprehensive coverage, strong emphasis on context, and rich, accurate art reproductions, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has earned and sustained a reputation of excellence and authority. With this book in hand, thousands of students have watched the story of art unfold in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, and thus deepened their understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. The market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are a lot of parts in the book where I’m left thinking, “When was this foreshadowed or how was I supposed to know this?” There’s a lot of things that I had to question myself about, thinking maybe I just missed something. Moreover, the way Kimbrough develops the characters emotions isn’t done fairly well. I honestly think she regressed and developed her immaturity all over again.īesides the unadmirable character, the plot isn’t something I found interesting. She also seemed egotistical, annoying, and blah. Maybe it’s my hatred towards love triangles or (view spoiler) but this book really wasn’t cutting it for me. Now it’s up to her to fix everything back to how it was before she left. Her two best friends have new secrets that are hesitant to share, her ex-boyfriend is a slave to his new girlfriend, and she’s experiencing a lot of cultural shock. Now she’s back with a tan, an accent and a wiser mind. ![]() She came back after completing the student exchange program in Australia for a year. It starts off with Kara coming back to Trinity, a private boarding school in New Mexico. ![]() The first thing I can honestly say is that this is confusing. This book has left me with many, many emotions. I received an ARC from the author for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. ![]() ![]() But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. From holy cup comes holy light The faithful hand sets world aright. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga. ![]() ![]() ![]() Alexis passes out but not before figuring out that Elspeth was trying to warn her not to trust "Me"gan. Lydia confesses she is angry with her grandmother for not leaving them money in her will and forcing them to move into a really bad house. She sees one of Espleth and finds out that it's Lydia's grandmother. Lydia gives Alexis some tea to calm her and Alexis looks at the photos. Kasey is able to find her off but Alexis keeps fantasizing about killing Kasey so she calls Megan to pick her up. Alexis passes out in a cocoon of black and awakes, looking forward to bed and killing her interior family. Instead of getting her, the board bubbles up with black ooze and jumps into her. Alexis tries to get some answers about who Aralt is by talking to Espleth through an Ouija board. But with the disappearance of Tashi, the creatura keeping the book, it seems as if Aralt has abandoned his girl. After joining the sunshine club and pledging allegiance to Aralt, Alexis is a full on sunshine girl. ![]() ![]() ![]() Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot series/R.The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot series/R." Mirror Image" (1972) - short story about R.The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot series/R.The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot series/R." Mother Earth" (1949) - short story, in which no individual robots appear, but positronic robots are part of the background." The Bicentennial Man" (1976) or The Positronic Man (1992) - short story later developed into a complete novel.In 1964, The Rest of the Robots was published - all of the short stories in that collection are found in The Complete Robot, and the novels The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun were published separately (see below). ![]() ![]()
![]() As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.Īfter 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.īorn a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. Right now on Amazon you can grab this A Thousand Splendid Suns Kindle Edition at it’s lowest price ever- under $2! ![]() ![]() ![]() Never miss a deal! Join the A Frugal Chick Deal Facebook Room! ![]() ![]() Then he meets Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood drinkers. ![]() Here in the city, heavily policed to keep the creatures of the night at bay, Domingo is another trash-picking street kid, just hoping to make enough to survive. Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. ![]() I believe this cover was just revealed, and it’s absolutely stunning! I purchased a copy of Moreno-Garcia’s Signal to Noisewhen it came out last year, but review commitments have not left me any time read it, so sad! Now she has a new book releasing this year, and I’m determined to make time for it:Ĭertain Dark Things combines elements of Latin American mythology with a literary voice that leads readers on an exhilarating and fast-paced journey. Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() “ riveting historical fantasy…What’s surprising about Barnhill’s rare foray into adult fiction is its subversiveness and feminist rage. Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry Check the skies tonight-you might just see your mother.” “Completely fierce, unmistakably feminist, and subversively funny, When Women Were Dragons brings the heat to misogyny with glorious imagination and talon-sharp prose. Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Trilogy ![]() “Ferociously imagined, incandescent with feeling, this book is urgent and necessary and as exhilarating as a ride on dragonback.” ![]() “A complex, heartfelt story about following your heart and opening your mind to new possibilities. This novel’s magic goes far beyond the dragons.” Please register below to reserve your copy of the book and to reserve a spot in our discussion. Multiple copies of the book are available at the library. Set in the 1950s, this speculative fiction alternative history of the United States provides an interesting and thought-provoking twist on female choice, especially as we celebrate National Women’s History Month in March. Please join us for our All CT Reads book discussion of When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill. All CT Reads Book Discussion: When Women Were Dragons ![]() ![]() Who is the culprit? The Hells Angels? The owner of the funeral parlor? Jack's mother? Miss Volker? ![]() While his job as obituary scribe allows Jack to learn more about Norvelt's residents and history, the deaths certainly add an extra dose of stress (and many more bloody noses!) to his summer. Just when Jack thinks the summer couldn't get worse (or is that better?), the old ladies of the town start dying, one after the other. This rising action of lies gets us ready for a big, final reveal. One big problem? Jack can't seem to stand up for himself. Spizz breathing down his neck because of that ticket for "gutter obstruction" that Jack wants to hide from his mom. He can't be perfectly honest with his mom, because he would betray his dad and he can't be perfectly honest with his dad, because-well, you get the idea. Most of Norvelt many conflicts revolve around secrets, and Jack is progressively caught up in one giant, sticky web of deceit. Rising Action So Many Secrets, So Little Time But here comes a summer job to make it a bit more interesting: working as scribe for the town's medical examiner and obituary writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now grounded for basically life, his summer vacation is shaping up to be a dead end. First, he shoots his dad's sniper rifle at the drive-in movie theatre screen (an accident), but then he really seals his fate by mowing down his Mom's corn (on purpose). Jack lands himself in big trouble at the very beginning of the story. ![]() |