![]() ![]() ![]() But Factfulness does much more than that. ![]() 'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.' BARACK OBAMAThe perfect Christmas gift: a message of hope for our troubled times.*the #1 Sunday Times bestseller * instant New York Times bestseller * an Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' * #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller * Irish Times bestseller * Audio bestseller * Guardian bestseller *-Longlisted for the 2018 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year-'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES'Hans Rosling tells the story of "the secret silent miracle of human progress" as only he can. ![]()
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![]() Riordan set the book two seasons after the events of The Last Olympian (during the winter) so that previous characters could be involved and so readers wouldn't be confused. Although initially nervous, Riordan later found that most fans enjoyed the new format which allowed them to learn more of each character. The narrative is told from the three main characters Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez's perspectives. After creating the story line, Riordan created three new main characters, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez, but kept the previous main characters, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase as secondary/main supporting characters. Rick Riordan began writing a second series after realizing how many Greek and Roman myths he hadn't been able to explore and twist into tales for modern-day readers in the first series. ![]() ![]() Struggling artist Sheridan Harper never imagined she’d spend a sizzling night with Jared Quinn, the smoking-hot star qua. His reputation as a ladies’ man has landed him in the headlines one too many times, but there’s something about his kind, passionate new wife that tempts him beyond reason. Read 'Game for Marriage' by Karen Erickson available from Rakuten Kobo. Jared just wants to keep his starting QB job and keep it in San Jose. Being that close to Jared would be too tempting, so to protect her heart, she insists on secretly including a clause forbidding sex between them. Game for Marriage Paperback Januby Karen Erickson (Author) 433 ratings Book 1 of 3: Game for It Kindle 0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 1 million more titles 2.99 to buy Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 14.99 4 New from 14.99 MP3 CD 15.88 4 Used from 18.32 6 New from 8. ![]() And she’s even more shocked when Jared’s publicist offers her a proposition: a fake marriage to keep Jared out of the gossip mags. Read 'Game for Marriage' by Karen Erickson available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]() Struggling artist Sheridan Harper never imagined she’d spend a sizzling night with Jared Quinn, the smoking-hot star quarterback of her local professional football team, the San Jose Hawks. ![]() We’re celebrating the release of Game For Marriage with a virtual book tour! There will be plenty of fun prizes given away during the tour, so make sure you keep up and stop by.įebruary 27th – Romancing Rakes for the Love of Romance ![]() ![]() ![]() (I tend to notice repeat information, and it drives me crazy.) I rolled my eyes a lot, and I kind of wanted to wring the characters' necks. They explained everything, overexplained, questioned, and did so multiple times. Their voices/internal dialogue/whatever you want to call it were, in short, annoying. ![]() All three POVs-Summer, who's kidnapped Lewis, her boyfriend and Clover, the kidnapper-sounded pretty much the same. ![]() But the writing gave the story a lack of thrills and suspense it took away those feelings you should get with a novel of this concept.īut what REALLY annoyed me (and I was able to bear it and not feel so UGH over time, but still, it was THERE) was just the writing in general. A girl is kidnapped by a man who wants this group of girls locked up in his cellar (with furnishings and all that) to be his family, he names them all after flowers, they have certain duties, there's murder, etc. It did several things to make this book not work. I don't want to sound rude or anything, but really, the problem here is the writing. (And I'd just watched Prisoners before reading this, so I was kind of excited.) However, I wasn't even 5% into the book before I had this sort of annoyed, ragey feeling coursing through me and wanted to put the book down. (I know, I'm weird.) I was hoping for a book that was a thriller, kind of dark and creepy, and, well, good. The Cellar interested me because it's about a kidnapped girl, and I like kidnappings. ![]() ![]() ![]() He had held a secret that destroyed her world.Įverything she had known was no longer true.īlaire couldn’t stop loving him but she knew she could never forgive him. He is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that… She knows he is anything but good for her and that he’ll never be faithful to anyone. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer while he runs off to Paris with his wife. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no.īlaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother.īut for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. ![]() To want what you’re not supposed to have… Also in this series: Take a Chance, One More Chance, Up in FlamesĪlso by this author: Take a Chance, One More Chance, Up in Flames, As She Fades ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Working together can't be avoided, but falling in love? Lily needs to stop that at all costs, even if it comes at the sake of her own happiness. Bennett broke her heart the first time, and Lily swore she'd never let something like that happen again. She may not love her job, but she knows what to expect from it. Then and Now by Monica McCallan, 2020, Independently Published edition, in English. Growing up in a big, rambunctious family, all she’s ever wanted is a little peace and quiet. ![]() MP3 reader, 259.6 MB Overview: Kennedy Ryan likes her life neat and orderly. It was only for a few months, a study abroad experience that felt plucked from those same dreams turned nightmares, but Bennett is back, and Lily wants nothing to do with her. When I'm With You by Monica McCallan Requirements. With the bride and groom away for a month, Lily needs to work with the bride's best friend, Bennett Burke, a woman she never thought she'd see again. When the chance finally presents itself, it comes with a complication she couldn't have dreamt up in her worst nightmares. Lily Connor has focused all her energy into becoming a successful wedding planner, and after five years, she's on the precipice of taking on more responsibility at Southerland Wedding Company. Then & Now by Monica McCallan(Goodreads Author) 4.38 Rating details 1,517 ratings 145 reviews Lily Connor has focused all her energy into becoming a successful wedding planner, and after five years, she's on the precipice of taking on more responsibility at Southerland Wedding Company. A new romance novel from the author of Good Spin and Tapping into Love. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you would like to mask a potential spoiler, use the following format: (/spoiler)Īll times in ET (EST/EDT) unless otherwise noted. Books similar to Pines (Wayward Pines, 1) Shelve Pines (Wayward Pines, 1) Shelve The Gone World Shelve Pines (The Wayward Pines Trilogy, Book 1): A Novel. Spoiler tags are left to user discretion. Some rule violations may result in a temporary or permanent ban on the first strike. We do ask that you help us keep a high level of discourse by avoiding image-only posts, blog spam, surveys, plugging your own unpublished or self-published fiction, and linking to fundraisers or items for sale. In the series, Ethans son Ben is brought. ![]() As I love dystopian fiction, this second book was much more up my alley than Pines (although I loved Pines as well). The television series and first novel of the Wayward Pines book series from Blake Crouch revealed the same truth about the town but in different manners. No book is off-limits since horror is subjective. Some people might like it more, others less. Here is your place to share your love or loathing for horror lit, but remember to be respectful.Ībusive comments and posts will get you banned but having a dissenting opinion is acceptable. ![]() ![]() ![]() He talks about what brought him to each book - or vice versa the people in his life he associates each book with how each has led him to other books how each is part of his understanding of himself in the world. ![]() In each chapter he makes clear the ways in which a particular book has helped to shape how he leads his own life and the ways in which it might help to shape ours. ![]() "I've always believed that everything you need to know you can find in a book," writes Will Schwalbe in his introduction to this thought-provoking, heartfelt, and inspiring new book about books. ![]() ![]() Cinder isn’t some lovesick girl waiting for a prince and a fairy godmother. PlotĪt its heart, this is still a love story about a prince and a girl who wants to go to the ball - but it’s also so much more. ![]() In a quick summary - everything about this book is good! If you like sci-fi and/ or fairytale re-tellings, go read this now. If I had the next book, I would have dove straight into it. Though I admit, I was a little disappointed it ended with a bit of a cliffhanger. This is one of those books you can breeze through and still want more when you get to the end. I don’t know what I love more, the world building or the characters! Both were amazing, as were the plot and setting. ![]() I loved everything about this book and it’s definitely on my list of top reads for the year! Cinder is a sci-fi retelling of Cinderella in a futuristic Asian setting with amazing characters. ![]() ![]() The journals of the expedition, most written by Clark, are one of the treasures of American history. ![]() The two men shook hands in Clarksville, Ohio, on October 14, 1803, then launched their expedition. Jefferson hand-picked Lewis for the great cross-country trek, and Lewis in turn picked William Clark to accompany him. Their friendship is at the center of this account. ![]() Meriwether Lewis, as secretary to Thomas Jefferson and living in the White House for two years, got his education by being apprenticed to a great man. Ambrose, his wife and five children have followed the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark expedition for 20 summers, in the course of which the explorer has become a friend of the Ambrose family the author's affection shines through this narrative. Here he takes on half of the two-headed hero of American exploration: Meriwether Lewis. Ambrose has written prolifically about men who were larger than life: Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Colonel Custer. ![]() |