![]() ![]() five years after you bought him a beer in a bar). Butcher’s a great cadger relying on the semi-extorted kindness of strangers (the sort of Brit who shows up at your door at 2 a.m. He travels by motorbike, aid-agency vehicle, UN patrol boat and dug-out canoe. Livingstone, I presume?”), heading off with a backpack, laptop, cell phone, stash of cash and a dubious list of contacts. The author retraces the route of the 19th-century journalist and explorer, Henry Morton Stanley (“Dr. Yet the book remains well worth the reader’s money and time, since popular works on Congo are so few and the country’s post-colonial tragedy may be the saddest of all the sorrowful tales to emerge from the world’s most disappointing continent. He is indisputably brave, admirably intrepid and a hopeless whiner with whom I’d hate to be trapped in a back-country hotel.įor Butcher, each next situation is bound to be the most-dreadful, awful, terrible, dangerous experience in human history – except that it isn’t and he gets on just fine. Tim Butcher, a war correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, spent 44 days descending the Congo River in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” where the torments have only worsened since the fictional Kurtz cried out, “The horror, the horror.” The author risked his life to report on current conditions in the wretched African country once known as Zaire. ![]() ![]() “Blood River” is a good book on a grim subject by a dull man. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. And-most importantly of all-she can finally call Jace her boyfriend. ![]() Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. ![]() She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. Plunge into the fourth installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” ( Entertainment Weekly)-now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! City of Fallen Angels is a Shadowhunters novel. Trust is dangerous, and to love is to destroy. ![]() ![]() I also think that, in addition to their solid writing and fun storylines, her books speak to contemporary Mormon women in a way that few other similar types of books have done in the past. ![]() Jacobson’s work shows that a book can be both entertaining and well-crafted. I have a feeling that we will be seeing more of Jacobson in future Whitney competitions. I think in the end it just came down to the fact that Kelly’s book was a bit more polished, likely due to her years of experience as a nationally-published author. Neither of Jacobson’s books won last year, but in my opinion the competition between them and the eventual winner, Carla Kelly’s Borrowed Light, was quite close. ![]() ![]() Having two books as finalists is an impressive feat, especially for a first time author, and I was not disappointed by either book. It sounded interesting, but I didn’t read either of that book or her second, Not My Type, until both books became finalists in the romance category for last year’s Whitney Awards. I started hearing about Melanie Jacobson early last year when her first book, The List, was published by Covenant. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The effects, including the election results in the U.S., are not merely Facebook oversight as Zuckerberg claimed.ĮVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER The author cites Mark Zuckerberg's and Sheryl Sandberg's focus on scaling and influence at the expense of social and political order. It is a chronicle of the tech company's history and a revelation of its anti-democratic practices including its use of surveillance, irresponsible use of private data, and its influence on user behavior. The book is a combination of memoir writing and an indictment of Facebook. But he had rude awakenings and is now avidly advocating against the tech company. Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe by Roger McNamee: Conversation StartersĪ few years ago, Roger McNamee was optimistic about the future of Facebook, considering it one of his most successful investments. ![]() ![]() When peacetime comes, Pascal takes the bounties and sells Equiano to slave traders bound for the West Indies. ![]() He is baptized during this period and begins to learn to read in English. He earns monetary bounties through his participation in these battles and expects that he will be able to use these funds to buy himself out of slavery. In Chapter 4, Equiano presents firsthand accounts of naval battles and sieges of the Seven Years’ War between France and Great Britain. Pascal takes Equiano with him to England, and Equiano later accompanies him as he goes to war. The planter sells Equiano to Captain Pascal, a member of the British Royal Navy. In Chapter 3, Equiano arrives in Barbados and is sold to a Virginia planter. In Chapter 2, Equiano recounts his capture, journey to the North American Atlantic coast, and the conditions he experiences during the journey across the Atlantic, known as the Middle Passage. ![]() In Chapter 1, Equiano describes his life in Essaka (located in modern-day Nigeria) prior to his kidnapping. He begs them to ignore any defects in his work because of the righteousness of his cause, the abolition of slavery. Equiano opens the volume with a letter to members of the British Parliament. ![]() ![]() ![]() Where Dickinson used dashes to reveal the full power of a particular word or line, Carson resorts to an unusual frequency of periods, creating abrupt shifts of focus that help the poem encompass as much subject as possible within just a few sparse lines. ![]() ![]() While experimental verse often risks feeling contrived or convoluted, Anne Carson's ambitious voice builds on accomplishments of previous works such as "The Life of Towns" - always feeling genuine and purposeful, yielding moments of intense irony, rhythm and blade-sharp line breaks facilitated by Carson's idiosyncratic punctuation.Īside from grammatical and linguistic devices, though, another successful experiment is Carson's capacity for engaging in biography and autobiography simultaneously in "The Glass Essay," as Emily Bronte's life becomes a mirror for the speaker's own predicament and contributes an additional layer of complexity and pathos. ![]() ![]() ![]() Oh, how she longed to read Boxers and Saints or anything else he'd written and/or drawn. ![]() Oh let me tell you a tale of woe! (Not really.)Once there was a woman who was in awe of Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese. What he doesn’t know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons’s lives, but his own life as well. He knows he has to follow this epic to its end. Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he’s seen on a comic book page. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. The men’s varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that’s been decades in the making. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. ![]() As a kid, his friends called him “Stick” and every basketball game he played ended in pain. And the hero always wins.īut Gene doesn’t get sports. Gene understands stories-comic book stories, in particular. In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. ![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. 'The queen of contemporary romance.' Oprah.mag 'A charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel.' New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay on THE WEDDING DATE PERFECT FOR FANS OF SOPHIE RANALD, JO WATSON and ZARA STONELEY! With Vivian's return to the US fast approaching, she and Malcolm will have to decide if this is simply a holiday romance or a love affair to change their lives. ![]() Soon, flirtatious banter, results in a kiss under the mistletoe sure to keep the frostiest winter chill at bay. Intrigued by Vivian, he finds himself making excuses just to spend time with her. Malcolm Hudson has never given a personal, private tour in his time with the royals - until now. ![]() She's excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn't expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary, his charming accent and unyielding formality. When Vivian Forest gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie's work trip to England to style a member of the royal family, she can't refuse. ![]() IT'S THE CHRISTMAS ROMANCE YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS! Have you discovered New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Jasmine Guillory yet? Reese Witherspoon, Oprah and Roxane Gay LOVE her! Readers love her! ![]() ![]() ![]() Nowadays, you just walk over to your computer, you click three times, and you have 140,000 songs at your fingertips. It's running your finger down the side of the record, trying to open the plastic wrap, and then pulling it out, seeing if there is an inner sleeve, hoping for a gatefold. , Henry Rollins, Portia Sabine and Tim Burgess among them"It's the ritual element of it. Vinyl is back and in a big way this book anticipates a continuing rise in interest- In a bold declaration of love for pre-digital music technology, pop culture historian Jennifer Otter Bickerdike celebrates the vinyl revival- Features interviews with 25 stars - Fatboy Slim, Lars Ulrich from Metallica Why Vinyl Matters: A Manifesto from Musicians and Fans by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike $69.99 NZD ![]() ![]() Since then, I've participated in writing courses, had short stories published and written a play. I've always been a writer, but have only taken it seriously in the last decade. ‘It’s left me an emotional wreck ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reviewer ‘One of the BEST books ever ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reviewer ‘Wow this book was scary, sad and it made me think of how I would be in such a situation’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alayne, Goodreads reviewer But there is no escaping the dawn … the wave is coming… This is a symphonic story of secrets and suspense, perfect for fans of Margaret Atwood, Claire North, and M. As they come together in the dying light of the Cornish sunset, they will discover something much more powerful than they ever imagined. While the terrifying reality of the news hits home, one young woman posts a message on Facebook, ‘With nowhere to run to, I’m heading to my favourite beach to watch the sunset, who wants to join me?’ A small group of people follow her lead and head towards the beach each of them are harbouring their own stories, and their own secrets. ![]() With no early warning and limited means of escape, many people won’t get away in time. ![]() ![]() A devastating tsunami is heading towards the Cornish coast. ![]() |