![]() ![]() The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (this author writes business fables for managers. The Three Signs of a Miserable Job by Patrick Lencioni Also a fascinating read recommended, esp. ![]() Jerusalem (book 1: The Boroughs) by Alan Moore (yes, I am going to need to count this as three books, it's printed that way in my editing, and plenty big enough. Ward (binge reading ahoy! LOVE this vampires-for-adults series, stumbled across totes accidentally.) Better in print than ebook for the illustrations.)ĭark Lover by J.R. Delany Begins Her Life's Work at 72 by Molly Peacock (non-fiction, and recommended reading for those who've said 'Well, I'm probably a bit too old to. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by K. ![]() ![]() The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (pseud.)Ĭareer of Evil by Robert Galbraith (pseud.)Ī Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (pseud.) One of my very favourites of the year so far.) Don't read the back cover or watch the film. The Martian by Andy Weir (if you're the type to read at random, add this to your list. Enjoyed very much.)įun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel So far, 1 of these reviewed (at GoodReads) =īridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson I blew past my annual reading target by July last year, so have decided I don't want to count how many I read this year, but still - having a goal is fun. ![]()
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![]() A secret with the power to shake his own family and everything he holds dear. This is the first time Quirke has encountered Christine Falls, but the investigation he opens into her life and death uncovers a dark secret at the heart of Dublin's high Catholic network. Until, late one evening, he stumbles across a body that should not be there - and his brother-in-law falsifying the corpse's cause of death. Quirke's pathology department, set deep beneath the city, is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always under his control. Now major TV series: Quirke, starring Gabriel Byrne and Michael Gambon. Christine Falls is the first in the enthralling literary crime series from John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black. ![]() ![]() ![]() Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Introducing Quirke: a pathologist uncovering darkness in 1950s Dublin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. "Bardugo’s imaginative reach is brilliant." –Stephen KingĪ MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 by The New York Times, The Week, Kirkus Reviews, PopSugar, Distractify, Booklist Queen, The Nerd Daily, and more!!įind a gateway to the underworld. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. “Readers will be wowed." – Publishers Weekly (starred review) From the author of Shadow and Bone, now a hit NETFLIX series ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her father was abusive and while her mother loved Lucy, she was unable to protect her or her siblings from their father's mercurial mood swings and violent nature. Growing up in a dysfunctional household, Lucy Barton had a difficult childhood. The novel was also adapted for the theatre by Rona Munro as a one-woman show, with an acclaimed 2018 London production starting Laura Linney which transferred to New York in January 2020. The book was also shortlisted for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award. In July 2016, the novel was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. The book details the complicated relationship between the titular Lucy Barton and her mother. The book was first published in the United States on Januthrough Random House. My Name is Lucy Barton is a 2016 New York Times bestselling novel and the fifth novel by the American writer Elizabeth Strout. ![]() ![]() ![]() But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves, he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictions… They invite him for a weekend away from it all-no wives, no cell phones, no talk of business. He’s dazzled by what they’ve accomplished, and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America. ![]() Read the page-turning, provocative thriller that will forever change the way you think about slavery and its legacy in today’s America. “A thriller in a class by itself - brilliant and scary!” - Terry McMillan ![]() ![]() ![]() Actresses, models, the kind of women that made Gavin look good. In fact, Liz threw women at him like a pimp. Liz had never once touched Gavin’s love life. But screwing with an athlete’s love life could be the kiss of death for an agent. There were things a sports agent did that were valuable to an athlete’s career. ![]() ![]() She might have apologized and set things right with Mick, Tara, and Tara’s son, Nathan, but it had been a case of too little, too late. Even if Liz had messed with Mick’s personal life, had hurt Mick’s girlfriend and her son, and had done just about everything humanly possible to piss his brother off. Gavin made his own decisions about business and didn’t do everything his brother did. After all, Mick had hired Elizabeth first, and Gavin had followed suit.īut people assumed wrong. And since Mick was Gavin’s big brother, many people thought Gavin followed Mick’s lead, especially in business matters. Oh, sure, Mick played in the NFL and Gavin played Major League Baseball, so in a lot of ways they were similar. She was afraid he was going to fire her just like his brother, Mick, had. GAVIN RILEY KNEW ELIZABETH DARNELL HAD BEEN avoiding him for the past several months. ![]() ![]() So it was back to college and Hall attained a PhD in 2004. She felt the need to get to the root of what she saw as the racial issues “warping the world” – and made the life-changing decision to quit her job and dedicate herself to the study of chattel slavery. I’m the attorney for the plaintiff,” she would bellow. Sometimes she would walk into a courtroom and be directed to the defendant’s chair. Racism and sexism were everywhere in the justice system, she says. But toward the end of the 1990s she became disillusioned. ![]() Now 58, she worked as a tenants’ rights lawyer in Berkeley, California. Hence the title of the book – Wake – which Hall says is intended to play on the meaning of a wake at a funeral, or the wake of a slave ship.īefore becoming a historian, Hall says her life was like living in that wake. “It’s also about growing up in the wake of slavery – which is traumatic,” she says. “The combination provides a way to look almost simultaneously into the past and the present, which was crucial for this story because it’s about haunting and the relationship between slavery, the United States and the current issues that we have today. ![]() The characters – including herself as narrator – are brought to comic-strip life with black and white illustrations and speech bubbles in the work of New Orleans artist Hugo Martínez. You look at the picture, the art, and you can see what’s happening,” Hall says. Rebecca Hall’s grandmother, Harriet Thorpe, back row, left, with her sisters. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A helpful and/or enlightening book that has a substantial number of outstanding qualities without excelling across the board, e.g. A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.Ĩ – Very good. Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. ![]() ![]() I’m determined to prove the real Bexley Carter is not the evil omega they portray me as. ![]() They’re the bane of my existence, but I’m a pro at being oblivious.Īs my birthday looms, my bestie convinces me to attend a major influencer conference where my rivals and I are keynote speakers. What? I’m in self-isolation, not dead, after all. They drive me crazy with their constant lewd and rude comments, and, admittedly, their thirst traps showing off their hot bodies and abs for days. Namely, a rival group known as RideAnAlpha. I’ve managed to make a name for myself on the PackChat App, unintentionally starting a movement that has earned me millions of followers, along with plenty of enemies. Sure, that time will come and I’ll welcome it with open arms, but for now, I’m doing me. I may be an omega, but I’ve got dreams and goals of my own, and none of them include shacking up with a pack of raging alphas just because biology says I have to. ![]() ![]() But, in Strykersville, storm clouds could take shape within minutes. Midmorning, the sky was pale and featureless, no rain clouds in sight. It had been a season of squalls and rainstorms. They would be huddling beneath dripping tents, instead of spreading out over the lawn, where banks of bridal wreath and crimson peonies were blossoming. On the kitchen wall calendar, June 23rd was circled in red marker like an exploding nebula.Īnd now rain was forecast for late afternoon. In the back yard, the boys helping their father to set up rental tents, tables, and folding chairs.įorty-eight guests! For weeks, Arlette had been anticipating this day. Mother and daughter working as a team in the kitchen. ![]() ![]() She wasn’t that kind of mother.Įarly that morning, Arlette had enlisted Evie to help her prepare food for an outdoor reception that she was hosting, to celebrate a niece’s engagement. ![]() |