![]() ![]() ![]() Taking a flat in East Berlin, she talked to both watchers and the watched, and visited the buildings of the GDR apparatus some of which have been turned into museums. Funder is an Australian journalist who learned German liking ‘the sticklebrick nature of it.’ She went on to study and live in West Berlin in the 1980s where she ‘wondered long and hard what went on behind that Wall.’ She returned in the 1990s to investigate the ‘ horror-romance‘ of the GDR, and what remained of it. Stasiland by Anna Funder is a work of investigative journalism, chronicling the lives of some people who lived in the GDR before the Berlin Wall came down. ![]() Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna FunderĪfter the racy delights of Jilly Cooper’s Riders last month, we went for something completely different for our February read. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Like classic vampire tales, in Butler’s speculative universe, the Ina have superhuman but not godlike strength and speed, the need to feed on human blood, rapid healing powers, and an allergy to light. Butler’s SciFi tale strips the supernatural elements from science fiction and recentres the story from the classical questions of alien otherness and hunter-prey to an image of “symbiosis”–the intimate relationship between the vampiric species, the Ina, and their living human partners, their Symbionts. ![]() Not since Anne Rice’s 1976 Interview with the Vampire, however, have we seen such a deepening of the psychological intimacy of the vampiric experience as we do in Octavia Butler’s standalone novel, Fledgling.įledgling was published the same year as Stephanie Meyers’ bestselling book Twilight and the third installation of the Dracula 2000 film series. This generation has seen the reinterpretation of vampire fiction in significant ways as these punk figures went pop. ![]() ![]() ![]() A produced and published playwright, he is also one of the most in-demand script consultants and writing coaches in the country. He teaches Screenwriting & Comedy Writing at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Gilles is the author of the comic novel I Hate My Book Club. Gradually he realizes a serial killer has been preying on the women in his town for 20 years.ĭ.B. But after the victim is identified as a local teen long thought to be a runaway, Del is pulled into the case as a favor to the tough-as-nails 15-year-old niece of the dead girl. The cemetery night watchman finds the body and calls the police who in turn call Del Coltrane, the 33-year-old funeral director of Henderson’s Funeral Home.Īlthough Del isn’t used to murder, he’s used to death, so initially this is just another corpse. They take off, leaving the door to the mausoleum open. ![]() ![]() Grave robbers looking for jewels while breaking into mausoleums in a 200-year-old cemetery stumble onto the remains of a body that shouldn’t be there: a teenaged girl. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Helyar is currently a columnist for Bloomberg News. He is the author of Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball. John Helyar has written for Fortune magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and ESPN. Bryan Burrough was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and is currently a special correspondent at Vanity Fair. Following their discussion, they responded to questions from the audience. The authors compare this era to the current financial crisis facing the United States. Lords of the Realm - 9780345392619, John Helyar, paperback. Helyar recount the several key players that wished to acquire the company and the lengths they went to in the hopes of securing control during a two-month battle in the fall of 1988. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Lords of the Realm - 9780345392619, John Helyar, paperback at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products. ![]() T17:13:07-05:00 Bryan Burrough and John Helyar revisited the corporate takeover of RJR Nabisco and the Wall Street culture of the 1980's in the 20th anniversary of the publication of their book, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco. John Helyar, reporter for The Wall Street Journal and co-author of the number one bestseller Barbarians at the Gate, says in Lords of the Realm, 'Before it was a business, it was a game'. ![]() ![]() ![]() Politics and policy took front and center in this book, which was interesting, but Mr. Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris starts where the last one ended, President McKinley died, and Vice-President Roosevelt ascended to the highest office in the land. I was looking forward to another exciting book, which shined a spotlight on Roosevelt’s eccentric personality, and sense of adventure. My rating for The Rise of Theodore Rex – 4Īfter finishing The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, I was looking forward to reading this book. This trilogy is considered to be one of the best sources on the life of the 26 th President of the United States. Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris is the second installment in the trilogy about the life of President Theodore Roosevelt. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even through a hail of gunfire, Homer never loses heart-but will he find his brother? Or will it be too late?With engaging wit and comical repartee reminiscent of Mark Twain, master storyteller Rodman Philbrick introduces us to the unforgettable character of Homer in this groundbreaking historical novel. With laugh-aloud humor, Homer outwits and outruns a colorful assortment of Civil War-era thieves, scallywags, and spies as he makes his way south, following clues that finally lead him to the Battle of Gettysburg and the dramatic story of the 20th Maine at Little Round Top. In this emotive, Newbery Honor-winning page-turner, 12 year-old orphan Homer runs away from Pine Swamp, Maine, to find his older brother, Harold, who has been sold into the Union Army. ![]() A Newbery Honor Book, this warm, funny, & heart-wrenching Civil War novel introduces readers to the Battle of Gettysburg & "Little Round Top," one of the most famous feats of bravery in U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The boy sitting across from him sighed and ran his hands through his shaggy dark hair. The beach in Los Angeles-white sand, crashing blue water, you’re strolling along the tide line…” Who will survive the explosive sixth and final installment of the Mortal Instruments series? ExcerptĬhapter 1: The Portion of Their Cup 1 THE PORTION OF THEIR CUP Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian-but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance… Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. ![]() ![]() Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series-now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! City of Heavenly Fire is a Shadowhunters novel.ĭarkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. ![]() ![]() Despite the differences in their personalities, they discover an almost spiritual understanding of one another – adding a nuanced layer to the shopworn opposites-attract trope. In contrast, university student Adam Chen is sensitive, quiet, and introspective. Zayneb Malik is a socially conscious, outspoken high-school senior whose passionate nature can sometimes get her in trouble. respectively – and are continually brought together by what Adam calls “serendipity.” Love from A to Z follows protagonists Zayneb and Adam, who travel to Doha, Qatar – from the U.S. ![]() ![]() Ali strikes a balance between charming love story and issue-driven narrative, in which Muslim teen characters confront and overcome Islamophobia, racism, and ignorance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming. But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss's boss's boss. ![]() wasn't the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me. Eventually, he realized I'd been wronged and made sure I got my job back. I certainly never thought I'd suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk. Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices. All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends-a private video made on my private time. ![]() Nine damn years I'd worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba. I couldn't believe the letter in my hands. From #1 New York Times Bestseller Vi Keeland, comes a new, sexy standalone novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Encouraged by memories of a loving upbringing, she gains strength in the simplest of joys: solitude in nature and good in the face of evil. Persevering tests and trials, she struggles to retain her pure Midwest values and beliefs. With few options but concession, Claire attempts to earn her freedom, while enduring a hellish existence that truly appears perfect. Claire quickly learns that he can also be a menacing controlling captor. Anthony Rawlings is known to the world as prosperous, benevolent, and kind. ![]() Every aspect of her being suddenly depends upon the tall, wealthy, dark haired, dark eyed businessman. ![]() More than a psychological thriller, Consequences is a vivid story of one woman’s struggle to survive incomprehensible circumstances. Every action has a consequence, and his actions result in their chance meeting. Many of the pivotal events in her life occurred, due to his sinister manipulation. Unbeknownst to Claire, for a very long time, she has been within Anthony’s sights. Her recollections have one common denominator, the man she just met, Anthony Rawlings.
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