Atlas shrugged barnes and noble6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() They discover that a mysterious figure called John Galt is persuading other business leaders to abandon their companies and disappear as a strike of productive individuals against the looters. Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and her lover, steel magnate Hank Rearden, struggle against "looters" who want to exploit their productivity. ![]() The book depicts a dystopian United States in which private businesses suffer under increasingly burdensome laws and regulations. The book explores a number of philosophical themes from which Rand would subsequently develop Objectivism, including reason, property rights, individualism, libertarianism and capitalism, and depicts what Rand saw as the failures of governmental coercion. Rand described the theme of Atlas Shrugged as "the role of man's mind in existence". Atlas Shrugged includes elements of science fiction, mystery, and romance, and it contains Rand's most extensive statement of Objectivism in any of her works of fiction. It was her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. Atlas Shrugged is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. ![]()
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Pages and co book series6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() With her best friend Oskar alongside, Tilly delves deeper into this new world and discovers even more secrets. He’s no character Tilly has seen or read before. But there is another strange man lurking around. Her grandparents explain the world between Pages & Co and books and the ability to move back and forth between them. They are in fact Alice from Wonderland and Anne from Green Gables. The next time she sees them, she learns the truth. When odd people start showing up in the store, Tilly is confused. Her grandparents have been loving and wonderful her whole life, but Tilly can’t help wondering about them. Now Matilda is eleven, she has even more questions about her parents. She also loves curling up in her favourite sofa in the store with a favourite title and getting lost in it. Her only heart ache is wondering why her mother left her behind as a baby, and never knowing her father. Matilda Pages loves living with her grandparents next to their popular bookshop Pages & Co. ![]() Kissing Tennessee by Kathi Appelt6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() I love to wrap my mouth around juicy words, love the way they sing in my ears and chest. God wasn't kidding when she said, "First there was the word." ![]() Sometimes it unfolds as a poem, or a picture book sometimes it's something larger. I listen to the sounds they make, and the images they create, and from there I try to allow the story to unfold. KA: Image, character, setting-these all count, but if I were being honest, I would say that often the grain of sand is a word or a handful of words. For you, what was the sand? Did you begin with an image, a character, a setting? It is that bit of irritation that eventually becomes the core of the story. TL: Patty Campbell talks about the germ of the idea for a book as the sand in the oyster. WELCOME BACK YOUR STUDENTS WITH A TASTE OF THE JUICY WORDS OF KATHI APPELT. HER EXUBERANT LOVE OF LANGUAGE AND HER DEDICATION TO THE CRAFT AND ART OF WRITING SHINE FORTH IN HER BOOKS AND IN HER WORDS. KATHI'S WORK HAS WON HER CRITICAL ACCLAIM AND MANY READERS. ![]() SUCH IS THE CASE WITH THE INCREDIBLY TALENTED AUTHOR, KATHI APPELT. SOMETIMES YOU MEET SOMEONE AND INSTANTLY KNOW THAT YOU SHARE A CONNECTION. ![]() Hounded book6/28/2023 ![]() While born in Brooklyn, Matt has always considered himself a Long Islander, where he was raised. HOUNDED wraps universal insights in hot-dog-shaped packages, providing true dog lovers with many knowing nods, honest belly laughs and an accurate, warts-and-all reflection of the fascination, wonder and love that they have for their dogs.Īnd that Matt Ziselman obviously has for his. In a market where Americans spend more than $40 billion a year on their pets, this work of razor-sharp wit and quiet tenderness will reach out and grab readers everywhere by the heartstrings and-quite possibly-their leashes. Seemingly mundane moments, like Baxter's incessant, neuroses inducing staring, Maya's inexplicable refusal to walk through the front door and Molly's obsessive compulsive love for a torn and tattered blanket become, through Ziselman's insightful eyes, a treasure trove of observations that any dog-lover will appreciate. ![]() Just ask Matt Ziselman.Īrmed with a fresh, creative voice that is unabashedly cranky one moment and profoundly poignant the next, Ziselman mixes hilarious canine stories, with heartfelt reminiscences from his own life, the results of which is a memoir of illuminating life lessons, courtesy of the three thoroughly Teutonic Dachshunds that he shares his life (and couch) with: Baxter, Maya and Molly. Living with three strong-willed, highly individual Dachshunds can be equal parts entertaining, frustrating and rewarding. ![]() Stay Out of the Kitchen! by Mable John6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Could this blossoming friendship be leading somewhere romantic?Ĭaught between two very different men, Pastor Merci also has to battle to save her little church in the heart of Los Angeles as mega-church pastor Bishop Gold wants not only the land where her church sits, but her nephew Patrick’s loyalty, as well. Clifford Bloom, a white DJ who has been a fan of Albertina’s since her days as a blues singer, is now a member of her church and he always seems to be there just when Albertina needs him. ![]() The only heat isn’t in the kitchen, though. Mario believes in the power of man…not God. Mario vows to go healthy, both personally and professionally, and tries to get Albertina on board, but it quickly becomes clear that he may be looking for more than pastoral support. Mario’s Downhome Café, has a heart attack and then loses his wife to diabetes, he decides that his lifetime love of soul food is over for good. Get it by Wed, Oct 12 - Sat, Oct 15 from El Dorado Hills, California. Albertina Merci is back in this delightful second book featuring everyone’s favorite blues singer turned evangelist!Īfter Albertina’s dear friend Mr. ![]() Two lives gertrude and alice6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Published by the Stonewall imprint of St. Some trepidation, then, that I looked between the covers of "Baby PreciousĪlways Shines: Selected Love Notes Between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Has your lover every called you by your pet name in public? It was with ![]() Something potentially embarrassing about the intimacies of lovers. Previously aired on This Way Out, a worldwide lesbian and gay radio syndicate based I highly recommend “Tea Leaves” just because it is so real and so beautifully written.”– Reviews by Amos Lassen check out Janet Mason's author blog read Janet Mason's latest piece in The Huffington Post -Chick-fil-A: What Would Gandhi Do If He Were Gay? ![]() Tea Leaves: a memoir of mothers and daughters by Janet Mason (Bella Books April 2012) is now available - click here for more info “There is something here for everyone who has ever loved someone else or plans to. Toklas Love Notes radio commentary author ![]() Jordan peterson's 12 more rules6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() In times of instability and suffering, Peterson reminds us that there are sources of strength on which we can all draw: insights borrowed from psychology, philosophy and humanity's greatest myths and stories. Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality - order and chaos - and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Now in this long-awaited sequel, Peterson goes further, showing that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know and adapting to an ever-transforming world. ![]() His insights have helped millions of people and resonated powerfully around the world. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. The highly anticipated sequel to 12 Rules for Life, which has sold over five million copies around the world. ![]() Novel a tree grows in brooklyn6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel is split into five "books", each covering a different period in the characters' lives.īook One opens in 1912 and introduces 11-year-old Francie Nolan, who lives in the Williamsburg tenement neighborhood of Brooklyn with her 10-year-old brother Cornelius ("Neeley" for short) and their parents, Johnny and Katie. The main metaphor of the book is the hardy Tree of Heaven, whose persistent ability to grow and flourish even in the inner city mirrors the protagonist's desire to better herself. A surge of confidence has swept through me, and I feel that maybe a fellow has a fighting chance in this world after all." One Marine wrote to Smith, "I can't explain the emotional reaction that took place in this dead heart of mine. It was also released in an Armed Services Edition, the size of a mass-market paperback, to fit in a uniform pocket. ![]() The manuscript started as a non-fiction piece titled They Lived in Brooklyn but was reclassified as a novel with the title we now know and became hugely popular from the very first printing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1943 semi-autobiographical novel written by Betty Smith. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, some folks in their small Southern town are determined to see her fail.Ĭole Bryson was once the love of Jenni Beth's life, but the charming architectural salvager has plans of his own for the Beaumont family home. New dreams take shape as Jenni Beth sets to work replacing floors and fixing pipes to convert the family homestead into the perfect wedding destination. But after her brother's death, Jenni Beth returns home to help mend her parents' hearts as well as restore their beautiful but crumbling antebellum mansion. Jenni Beth Beaumont left her broken heart behind when she took her dream job in Savannah. With love in their hearts and crafting the perfect wedding on their minds, the possibilities are endless for the ladies of Lynette Austin's new Magnolia Brides series. ![]() Mountain of the dead by keith mccloskey6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() The leader of the Group was Igor Dyatlov who had only just turned He was an affable and highly experienced skier, hiker and orienteer. In February nine young skiers died in strange circumstances in the northern Urals Mountains in Russia. MOUNTAIN OF THE DEAD THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident by Keith McCloskey. The Dyatlov Pass incident resulted in nine unsolved, mysterious deaths Keith McCloskey attempts to decipher the bizzare (ISBN). While one of the skiers fell ill and returned., the remaining nine lost their way and ended up on another mountain slope known as Kholat. In January, ten experienced young skiers set out for Mount Otorten in the far north of Russia. The History Press, Jul 1, - Travel - pages. The Dyatlov Pass incident resulted in nine unsolved, mysterious deaths # Keith McCloskey attempts to decipher the bizzare events that led up to that night and the subsequent aftermath In January ,# 10 experienced young skiers set out to travel to a mountain named Mount Otorten in the far north of Russia.# Otorten translates# Reviews: Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Author: Keith McCloskey: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: History Press, ISBN:, Length: 5/5(1).Skip to main Hello Select your address Books Hello, Sign in. Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident: KEITH MCCLOSKEY: Books. ![]() |