In the meantime, they try to carve out lives for themselves in the battlefield they call home. The harder they try to decipher it, the more it reflects the passions and paranoias that govern and divide them.Ĭhuckie and Jake are as mystified as everyone else. When a new work of graffiti begins to show up throughout the cityOTG”the locals are stumped. Set in Belfast during the Troubles, Eureka Street takes us into the lives and families of Chuckie Lurgan and Jake Jackson, a Protestant and a Catholicunlikely pals and staunch allies in an uneasy time. ∺ll stories are love stories,” begins Eureka Street, Robert McLiam Wilson’s big-hearted and achingly funny novel. When your street address can either save your life or send it up the creek, there’s no telling what kind of daily challenges you’ll face in the era of the Northern Irish Troubles.
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Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).Īsimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. The terms Romantica® and Quickies® are registered trademarks of Ellora’s Cave Publishing. Kidnapping Casey Copyright © 2010 Laurann Dohner They do have one thing in common-he wants to take her home and keep her. He’s not the legendary creature, but he definitely isn’t human. The attraction between them is instant, and after spending a little time with him, Casey wants to take him home and keep him. She’s being saved by Bigfoot-and he’s the sexiest thing she’s ever seen. Thinking it’s all over, waiting to hear the snap of the handcuffs, she instead hears a roar.Ī huge, tall, muscular man comes to her rescue. Running through the woods to escape two deputies sounds like a great plan until they catch her. All Casey wants is to avoid being arrested on trumped-up charges from her persistent ex-boyfriend. Currently she resides in Washington with her two children and her husband. She still intends to go back to historical romance in the near future.įor the time being though she is happy having reached the top of the bestseller lists on numerous occasion, with a number of awards to her name as well. It was then because of this in 2006 that she decided to turn towards and focus on the romance genre. In this flood both her and her mother ended up buying some romance novels to ease the transition and stress. Originally she was more focused on historical romance novels, but this was to change during a 1998 flood of her Texas home. During this time she was also named ‘Miss Massachusetts’ by the Miss America beauty pageant, which she won with a song she wrote herself. It didn’t take her long to get published though as, at the age of 21, she brought out her first novel after just two months. After graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in political science, she decided she wanted to take up writing with the help of her supportive parents. Lisa Kleypas was always a keen reader with a strong interest mainly in the romance fiction genre. Not only that, but in 1985 she was also named Miss Massachusetts, and is now currently living in Washington with her husband. Writing from an early age with her first novel published in her early twenties, she’s achieved both popularity and critical acclaim. Writing historical and contemporary romance, Lisa Kleypas is an American author who’s proven to be successful over the course of her twenty-one novels and counting. 616 pages with color illustrations throughout. Whether its his stunning Water Lilies series, or genre-defining Impression. Hardcover with dust jacket and ribbon bookmark. About the Book Claude Monets Impressionist technique still inspires to this day. This biography does full justice to this most remarkable and profoundly influential artist, and offers numerous reproductions and archive photos alongside a detailed and insightful commentary. Monet: Or the Triumph of Impressionism Daniel Wildenstein 4. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Czanne. The high point of his explorations was the late series of water lilies, painted in his own garden at Giverny, which, in their approach toward almost total formlessness, are really the origin of abstract art. Along with Turner, no artist has sought more than Claude Monet (1840-1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time as a conscript in the dazzling light of Algeria, or his personal acquaintance with the major painters of the late 19th century, the work Monet produced throughout his long life would change forever the way we perceive both the natural world and its attendant phenomena. It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cézanne called “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at or visit. His most recent work of nonfiction is Dance of the Reptiles, a collection of his columns from The Miami Herald.CARL HIAASEN is available for select readings and lectures. He is the author of thirteen previous novels, including the best sellers Razor Girl, Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and five best-selling childrens books, Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, and Skink. About the Author CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida.He is the author of thirteen previous novels, including the best sellers Razor Girl, Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and five best-selling children’s books, Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, and Skink. And only in the fiction of Carl Hiaasen do readers experience riveting suspense and razor-sharp characters along with the most wicked humor imaginable. Only in south Florida, land of roadside honky-tonks and sinister pleasure boats-not to mention blackmail and murder-would a virtuous topless dancer join forces with a cool but clueless cop. And only in the fiction of Carl Hiaasen do readers experience riveting suspense and razor-sharp characters along with the most wicked humor imaginable. Only in America could an innocent, if drunken, guest of honor at a strip joint bachelor party be a mortal threat against Big Money and Big Government. Book Synopsis NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From Floridas most entertainingly indignant social critic (New York Times Book Review)-an inventive tale yet of savage appetites and sweet justice. As Gottlieb’s patients proceed (often painfully) through their sessions, so does Gottlieb with her new therapist, Wendell. As Gottlieb undertakes her own therapy journey, she continues to see her usual roster of patients, and she introduces us to four of them (identities disguised), each with their own array of quirks, longings and suffering. In Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, Los Angeles-based therapist Lori Gottlieb details her search for a therapist she doesn’t know but might begin to trust and the way her own defenses and blind spots trip her up as she tries to get over an unexpected breakup. But it turns out that beginning therapy, and then muddling through it, is just as hard for professionals as it is for the rest of us. What happens when a psychotherapist’s life falls apart? She finds her own therapist. You simply need to set yourself up for success to truly enjoy it,” she says. Overall the look is artfully casual, stylish and meant to entertain, “Cooking is really fun, I swear. Instead it’s in shopping list form and includes QR codes that link to instructional videos. This foundational cookbook is engagingly written - but without the traditional ordered ingredients printed alongside detailed instructions. (Photo by Peden+Munk, courtesy of Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House) (She quit in solidarity with colleagues when it was revealed that not all video contributors received equal compensation.) “Cook This Book” is by Molly Baz, a former Bon Appétit magazine test kitchen star who has more than 630,000 Instagram followers. The well placed cuss words.Ī bold “let’s have fun in the kitchen” vibe became the Baz signature on Instagram - she has more than 630,000 followers - and at Bon Appétit magazine where she was a test kitchen star. It seems fitting that the title smacks of Abbie Hoffman’s “Steal This Book” because super cheeky “Cook This Book” by Molly Baz is, at times, downright rebellious. These made-up worlds are expansive and picturesque, the romances are lyrical and intense, the adventures are thrilling and agonizing, and all of it is held together through intelligent planning and foresight. Maas to spin a web of a magical universe that expands to other fantasy series she’s written: “Throne of Glass,” the first of which was published in 2012, and “Crescent City,” which came in 2020. The long answer is that “ACOTAR” is this immersive and epic saga, but - and here’s where spoilers may come in - it set the groundwork for author Sarah J. Frank May / picture alliance via Getty Images Maas, the queen of modern romantasy fiction. She finds love in a powerful Fae who’s half man and half beast.Įxcept, “ACOTAR” readers know this series is not about that at all, yet it’s still entirely about that. The simple answer? “ACOTAR” is a fantasy-romance series for “new adults,” a publishing term that denotes a book for people in their 20s who have graduated from the YA genre (and maybe moved onto things playfully called “fairy smut”), about a young huntress taken captive to mystical faerie lands. Maybe you’ve stumbled upon more clips with obscure references like “Tamlin” and “the Bat Boys” and “under the mountain” and “Helloooo, Feyre darling.” It’s piqued your interest - but the book cover, an illustration of a dragon-type creature before a crimson backdrop, doesn’t tell you much. HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway, reveals the storytelling power of rap, and claims the origins of the United States for a diverse new generation. Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Now a major motion picture, available on Disney Plus.įrom Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama |