![]() ![]() Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) was born in Chicago. And the inimitable Marlowe is able to prove that trouble really is his business in Raymond Chandler’s brilliant epitaph, The Long Goodbye. The hard-boiled detective’s iconic image burns just as brightly in Farewell My Lovely, on the trail of a missing nightclub crooner. ![]() Marlowe’s entanglement with the Sternwood family – and an attendant cast of colourful underworld figures - is the background to a story reflecting all the tarnished glitter of the great American Dream. Often imitated but never bettered, it is in Marlowe’s long shadow that every fictional detective must stand – and under the influence of Raymond Chandler’s addictive prose that every crime author must write. Raymond Chandler created the fast talking, trouble seeking Californian private eye Philip Marlowe for his first great novel The Big Sleep in 1939. Raymond Chandler was America’s preeminent writer of detective fiction, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Big Sleep and Other Novels collects three of the best novels to feature his hard-drinking, philosophising PI, Philip Marlowe. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When Laura Welch first left West Texas in 1964, she never imagined that her journey would lead her to the world stage and the White House. For the first time, in heart-wrenching detail, she writes about the devastating high school car accident that left her friend Mike Douglas dead and about her decades of unspoken grief. She vividly evokes Midland's brash, rugged culture, her close relationship with her father, and the bonds of early friendships that sustain her to this day. ![]() Born in the boom-and-bust oil town of Midland, Texas, Laura Welch grew up as an only child in a family that lost three babies to miscarriage or infant death. ![]() In this brave, beautiful, and deeply personal memoir, Laura Bush, one of our most beloved and private first ladies, tells her own extraordinary story. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'The real joy of book is its close attention to some of the specialists of the region. 'Jennifer Ackerman knows what she's talking about.Her knack for catching the personalities of different species in gorgeous, playful prose further collapses comfortable barriers between the human and the birdlike' Daily Telegraph ![]() It's the demure plumage of a mountain thornbill and the extravagant tail feathers of an Indian paradise flycatcher, the solo song of a superb lyrebird and the perfectly timed duets of canebrake wrens, an osprey's hurtling dive toward the sea, and a long-legged heron's still, patient eyeing of the dark water.ĭrawing on personal observations, the latest science, and her bird-related travel around the world, Jennifer Ackerman playfully explores our dramatically shifting understanding of these magnificent animals. ![]() It's flight and egg and feathers and song. ![]() ![]() Owning your power to ascend to badassery is just the first step in creating the life you deserve- You Are A Badass Every Day is the accountability buddy you can keep in your back pocket to power through obstacles, overcome the doubts that hold you back from greatness, and keep the fires of determination roaring while you reach your goals. In one hundred exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and keep your focus unwavering, this guide will show you how to keep the breakthroughs catalyzed by Sincero’s iconic books You Are a Badass and You Are a Badass at Making Money going. ![]() Details: Product Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, reach your goals with this pocket-size inspiration and guidance to keep your transformation on track For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards badassery, You Are a Badass Every Day is the companion to keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. ![]() ![]() ![]() When the opportunity comes up to escort Timothy Lacey – who, in his late teens, really has no need of a twenty-something guardian – to Vienna, Vanessa takes it, determined to find her husband and discover what is going on. When Vanessa March sees her husband on a newsreel item about a circus fire in Austria, she is shocked, having believed him to be in Sweden on business. ![]() You know my passion for books set in Central Europe so you can imagine how often I look for books set there. Not particularly loudly, since I’ve always had the idea that I wouldn’t particularly enjoy Stewart’s books, but enough that it has been on my radar, coming up every time I search for books set in Austria. While I read the Merlin books years ago and recently tried my first of her romantic suspense novels, this is the Mary Stewart book that has been calling out to me. ![]() Adjusting to a new job is always a little difficult but I’ve been dealing with exams and visitors on top of that this month, leaving no time for blogging. It is wonderful to have an excuse to write a review again.Īs soon as Anboyln announced her plans for this reading week, I knew I wanted to read Airs Above the Ground. ![]() Given how busy I’ve been this week, this seems a triumph of magnificent proportions. It is the last day of Mary Stewart Reading Weekand I am coming in just under the wire with my review. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now someone new is playing god.They are stronger, heal better and think faster than any humans ever created – and they must be destroyed.įrankenstein lives! And so too does his monstrous creation Souls-SOMEONE NEW IS PLAYING GOD.The Frankenstein story updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz.In a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time, Dr Frankenstein lives on, seemingly indestructible, more malignant than ever.įrankenstein's first monster, Deucalion, has spent two hundred years trying to put an end to his creator. ![]() The Frankenstein story is updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz. The Frankenstein story updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz.Created centuries ago by a madman, possessed of seemingly supernatural powers and a dogged drive for justice, the mysterious Deucalion arrives in New Orleans as the next generation of Dr Frankenstein's monsters are about to be unleashed by their deranged maker. ![]() ![]() The Overnight takes place sometime in late-April or early-May and Lights Out is set in the early-summer. Given the camping and woods theme of the books, I assumed they took place in the fall. I am sure Stine’s smile stretched ear to ear when he wrote about her demise, representative of another hallmark of the Fear Street series: creative deaths. And, frankly, I was glad Debra was dead she was a complete bitch. Just the wording - “her face nearly rubbed off” - makes it comical. I have to admit I laughed when I read it. Let that one soak in for a second… Epic, huh? Making it even better is the description on the next page: “It was Debra who sat slumped over the table, her face nearly rubbed off by the potting wheel.” Stine, apparently, because he used it to full affect. ![]() The thing that she saw had once been a human face, but was now a bloody mass of raw pulp. The wheel turned rapidly, on each pass rubbing away more of the thing slumped over it. Holly continued to look, horrified and sickened. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saying more than this really isn’t fair because the length of this is so short (it maxes about 25 pages on Kindle). NOVELLA REVIEW | ‘LOVE IN THE DETAILS,’ BECKY WADE A flat tire, walk in the rain and Christmas carols are all involved in what comes next – which is, of course perfectly festive. ![]() Having been dating for seven months, Amber and Will have discussed their future, but recently Will hasn’t been as excited about that future leading Amber to doubt what’s next. The story is as simplistically sweet as it is perfect, about single mom Amber and the kind (not to mention good-looking) single father fireman Will, who captures her guarded heart. Without breaking itself into sections, this scene-long story gives us a peek into the lives of two characters we began to root for in A Love Like Ours, Becky last Porter family novel. What began in Undeniably Yours draws to a swoon-worthy close in this sweet novella that is more “chapter story” than anything else. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book starts with an analysis of the problems we are facing: fossil fuel extractivism, inequality, climate change deniers and their strong links to conservatism, unethical trade, and money. At the heart of the book Klein is supplying society with a challenge: are we on the right path, are we doing the right things for ourselves and for the future, and is this the best we can be? Arguably her core message is one of social and environmental justice: “the solution to global warming is not to fix the world, but to fix ourselves” (p.279). Klein’s argument is that, while the majority of people think climate change is a threat, “we have not done the things that are necessary to lower emissions because those things fundamentally conflict with deregulated capitalism” which is the “reigning ideology” of our time (p.18). Naomi Klein in her new book This Changes Everything presents a new way of looking at two major problems: disaster capitalism and climate change. ![]() Sarah Lester finds that Klein leaves us with the glimmer of hope that climate justice movements and social mobilisation can offer an alternative future. In her latest book, Naomi Klein, author of global bestsellers The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, looks to tackle the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. ![]() ![]() ![]() When a series of unfortunate events leaves Olivia without a place to stay, Margot offers up her spare room because she’s a Very Good Person. Never in a million years did she expect her important new client’s Best Woman would be the one that got away. However, a wedding planner job in Seattle means a fresh start and a chance to follow her dreams. In the decade since she last saw Margot, her life hasn’t gone exactly as planned. It’s been ten years, but the moment they lock eyes, Margot’s cold, dead heart thumps in her chest. While touring a wedding venue with her engaged friends, Margot comes face-to-face with Olivia Grant-her childhood friend, her first love, her first… well, everything. And then fate (the heartless bitch) intervenes. ![]() ![]() But now her entire crew has found "the one " and she’s beginning to feel like a fifth wheel. She tried and it blew up in her face, so she’ll stick with casual hookups, thank you very much. ![]() |