Annie Londonderry proves women can do anything they set their minds to—even cycle around the world—in this nonfiction picture book for cycling enthusiasts, budding travelers, and anyone who dreams of reaching a difficult goal.
In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Michael Pollan, The Nature of Our Cities is a stirring exploration of how innovators from around the world are combining urban nature with emerging technologies, protecting the planet’s cities from the effects of climate change and safeguarding the health of their inhabitants.
The White Lotus meets Knives Out meets Crazy Rich Asians in this devilishly entertaining debut novel: both a sophisticated locked-room mystery in the tradition of Agatha Christie, and a provocative literary whodunit for the twenty-first century.
Two friends who have unhappily found themselves in an accidental relationship try to drive the other one to call things off in this tongue-in-cheek middle grade romance.
Book 24: Summerwater, by Sarah Moss.
This novel consists of several vignettes in which we are shown the same situation (holiday cabins in the Trossachs, incessant rain) from the point of view of various characters, each with their own troubles and complaints. And then there's that one house with the loud music that seems to unite them in annoyance... Very well written.
Ashen Blades centers on the life of a half-demon girl with a serious bone to pick with demon-kind, because they murdered her parents. Read her story as she protects the human race, just like a shepherd defending their flock from a pack of ravening wolves.
Maybe it was the sunshine, pr the bottle of Processo, but I found myself entirely in agreement with the author on the nature of Herodotus' writing. Reading Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuściński. #books@bookstodon
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Not everyone realizes that your brain can be a weapon against corporate muffins.”
I stumbled trying to pronounce malfeasance.
When a snake demon in an expensive, tailored suit takes an irreverent stab at American Presidential politics, the Hunter takes a literal a stab at him, to save the nation!
However, with both parties back a demon, does it matter which one wins?
Careful, or we might get a Demon for President!
Which Way Is Up?: Finding Heart in the Hardest of Times by Susan Gillis Chapman, 2024
A heartfelt guide for meeting difficult times with mindfulness, compassion, and courage—from a psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner who learned from her own crisis.
Half-Truths: What's Right (And What's Wrong) With the Clichés You and I Live By Montague Brown, 2003
Presented here in an easy-to-read format are the common understandings of each saying, plus the additional insights you need to transform each from a dangerous cliché into a living truth that will improve your understanding and effectiveness in our world.
Great Chat: Seven Lessons for Better Conversations, Deeper Connections and Improved Wellbeing by Josh Smith, 2024
Our lives are filled with conversations - from internal chats, surface level chats, dreaded chats to the deep and meaningful chats - but when was the last time you had a 'great chat'?
Alone Time Embracing Solitude for Health & Wellbeing by Sybil Geldart, 2023
Being alone gives you the chance to think about yourself and your needs and goals without undue pressure, distractions or interference.
The importance of personal space in a changing world. In Alone Time, clinical psychologist and professor of psychology Sybil Geldart, PhD draws on personal anecdotes, case studies, and research to help you live well despite an ever-changing world.
A Post-Truth World: Politics, Polarization, and a Vision for Transcending the Chaos by Ken Wilber, 2024
A piercing examination of our current social and political situation through the lens of Integral Theory—by the framework’s founder, cutting-edge philosopher Ken Wilber.
JACOBITES. Sham or collar shirts. Also partizans for the Stuart family: from the name of the abdicated king, i.e. James or Jacobus. It is said by the whigs, that God changed Jacob's name to Israel, lest the descendants of that patriarch should be called Jacobites.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
LAYERS OF TREACHERY IN PARADISE—or as close to Paradise as the California coast and a whole lot of money can take you—abound in this brilliant and bitingly satirical riff on both The Stepford Wives and Herodotus. B PLUS
Uncle Sam said, “I want you!”
Uncle Sam wanted men for the Vietnam War.
We rarely get the things we ask for.
Uncle Sam got a small half-demon witch girl with a talent for demon extermination.
In exchange, she got a chance to follow the trail of an old enemy.
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror#books far & wide.
THE TRUEST SENSE showcases Laura Keating's unique & deftly scary stories: some sneak up quietly- some gleefully go full-throttle into nightmares- but all 15 tales are atmospheric & vivid, with an aura of permeating horror that provides an imaginative, satisfying journey into the Weird.
Cloud Puppy is a colorful and fun graphic novel about two best friends extremely excited to go to their first comic book convention. One is a puppy and a cloud, and the other is an unicorn bear ! Yes ! Kelly Leigh Miller’s world is extravagant and kawaii, full of incredible and magically cute creatures.