![]() ![]() The writing is good although, at times, the prose doesn't sparkle. In August, I offered NPR listeners an appetizer at the end of John Thompson's life. Thompson, in his book, shows some refreshing self-awareness. Beyond the unexpected moments, the book's richness is in the detail about the moments we do know. When a famous person's life portrait is painted from the headlines he or she generates, it's fun to read the fine print. For me, the book earned its keep with the surprising moments. First and foremost, though, John Thompson doesn't apologize for the gifts he's been given and the accomplishments he earned - a sentiment that winds through the book and his life. He doesn't apologize for using the 'n-word,' actually the complete ugly word itself, liberally sprinkled throughout the book. Thompson doesn't apologize for writing a book that, as much as possible, isn't about basketball. ![]() ![]() a 352-page opus on a man with few regrets - and lamenting little. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Gelsinger was also ranked the top CEO in America in 2019 in the annual employee survey by Glassdoor. In that role, he transformed VMware into a recognized global leader in cloud infrastructure, enterprise mobility and cybersecurity – almost tripling the company’s annual revenues. He has more than four decades of technology leadership and experience driving innovation, with 30 of those years serving in Intel engineering and executive roles.īefore rejoining Intel in February 2021, Gelsinger was CEO of VMware. ![]() Patrick (Pat) Gelsinger is chief executive officer of Intel Corporation and serves on its board of directors. ![]() ![]() There is a bit of a Seven Brides for Seven Brothers type vibe, sorta, that I love. This is the first book I've read/listened to by Gemma Weir. Turns out this is going on my favorites list. The narrators are both new to me and did a super job. I can not wait for the next one to come to audio. Overall the characters sold this and made the story all that much better. Her father.I was saying OMg more than once with him. His brothers.just yes! Their sack lunch rule.just adorable. ![]() Then the secondary characters add more laughs. I loved her attitude and his “Mine” all day long. The characters are just awesome! The two main ones are adorable and fiery. I was sooo glad I didn't pass on this one because it raised my spirits while listening. ![]() What I wasn't a fan of.well its an huge age gap which I usually pass on. ![]() I could not wait to get back the next day. It is easy to fall into and I hated shutting my audio off at the end of the day. These is so much I loved about this book! The characters are smart, sassy and sexy! The story made me laugh more than once. ![]() ![]() Now she writes epic fantasy romance with a dark and sexy twist, which is almost as much fun. Kidnapped by a dread pirate when she was a child, USA Today Bestselling Author Bec McMaster was raised on myth and legend, and offered her younger siblings to the goblin king many a time. Who is the true enemy? The dark prince who threatens her heart? Or the ruthless queen who will stop at nothing to destroy him?Īnd when the curse threatens to shatter both courts, is her heart strong enough to break it?Ī fairytale twist inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth. ![]() The more secrets she uncovers about the prince and his court, the more she begins to question her mother’s motives. But one look into Thiago’s smoldering eyes and Vi knows she’s no assassin. The queen insists it’s the perfect opportunity for Princess Iskvien to end the war before it begins. With war brewing between the bitter enemies, the prince forces Queen Adaia to uphold an ancient treaty: she will send one of her daughters to his court as a political hostage for three months. In a realm ruled by magic, the ruthless Queen of Thorns is determined to destroy her nemesis, the cursed Prince of Evernight. ![]() ![]() ![]() Is she the one prophesied to unite two warring Fae courts? Or the one bound to destroy them? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is Bradbury’s genius to construct the situation so that Margot was actually right. In the conflict between Margot and the group of students, it is at this point where the tension between both is the highest in an almost contradictory moment of unity and symmetry. This moment of the sun appearing is the climax because it is the point in which the action is the greatest. It becomes evident to them, in a dawning- like realization, that they left Margot in the closet. They play until it begins to rain and then they have to come back inside. They bolt outside to the sun, frolicking and playing in the illumination. The kids have locked Margot in a closet and to their astonishment, the sun comes out. The climax of Bradbury’s short story is when the sun comes out for the first time in seven years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To my knowledge, he’s the only senior citizen hero in comic books, but nonetheless went around the world to have heaps of adventures. Scrooge has feathers and a cane, but is basically an old man. Carl Barks wrote and drew Donald Duck, and created Scrooge McDuck. People ask me “ Who are your classical influences?” I say Herman Melville and … Barks. ![]() ![]() O: What is the attraction for you, of Science Fiction?ĪDF: From my time as a child, I always wanted to be a traveler. The first sci-fi book I read was “ Space Ship Under the Apple Tree” (by Louis Slobodkin) which is still in print. But I think most writers tend to write what we enjoyed growing up. What does that mean for you?Īlan Dean Foster: It’s a lot of trying to find the same way to say essentially the same thing, like “The sky is blue” 83 times, and not sound stupid.ĪDF: I’ve written westerns, mysteries, fantasy, contemporary fiction, historical novels. Optimutt: You are a prominent writer of more than 105 books. Alan talks of travel, Star Wars, Transformers, Homeland Security, and Scrooge McDuck. In the second of his interviews for SFFWorld, Optimutt (Rob Queen) interviewed prolific author Alan Dean Foster. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The second section is comprised of chronological chapters from the novel, House of Horrors, that both made Maggie’s family rich and subsequently ruined her life. The first is told from Maggie’s perspective in the present. It’s told in alternating chapters in two different easily discernible sections. Was it a lie? Or is there, in fact, an unspeakable evil lurking within the house waiting for Maggie to return home so it can claim what it failed to claim so many years before?įrom page one, this book is wildly intriguing. She knows the events from her father’s book are a lie, and she knows the house has the power of unearthing the truth her parents kept from her for a quarter of a century. In fact, Maggie Holt is in search of answers. ![]() Twenty-five years later she returns to the house under the pretense of preparing the house for sale. ![]() The book recounts a horrifying encounter with supernatural evil that forced her family from the house with nothing but the clothes on their backs. This something, though she has no memory of it, haunted her from the day of their departure from the house to the present due to the presence of a best-selling book penned by her father. Years before when Maggie was five years old, something happened in that house. A young woman, Maggie Holt, inherits a proverbial house of horrors from her father upon his death. On the surface, this is a pretty standard ghost story. And now that yet another person has died within these walls, it’s finally time to tell the truth.” – Riley Sager ![]() ![]() While a cookbook for every meal at its core, here, too, are suggestions on how to keep skin pampered with recipes for homemade masks, scrubs, mists, cleansers, and toners, as well as an informative troubleshooting section for confidence-zapping skin problems. ' Food and Wine 'With the release of Eat Beautiful, a lifestyle guide from world-renowned makeup artist and beauty expert Wendy Rowe, delicious food and good-for-you food don't have to be mutually. ![]() Rowe provides specific advice for foods to embrace or avoid depending on skin type. In Eat Beautiful, Wendy Rowe, makeup artist to stars like Sienna Miller and Cara Delevingne, shares recipes designed to boost your inner glow. The recipes then correlate to these essential ingredients to help target specific skin problems and alleviate common complaints. ![]() From cucumbers (the internal cleanser) to limes (the natural astringent) to carrots (the immunity booster), Rowe explains how each ingredient feeds the skin, and offers breakdowns of the vitamins and nutrients it provides. With Eat Beautiful, Rowe has created easy and delicious recipes specifically designed to give skin what it needs to glow. With more than 20 years of experience, her uncomplicated and holistic approach is focused on caring for it from the inside out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This book was fun on audiobook- a lot of music added in for mood (and the mood was suspenseful). But if she can't find a way to afford the needed repairs she may need to sell the house to Ms. Bernice is a lover of the town's history, so she is excited to see inside the house that once belonged to ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert. ![]() He is quite surprised one day when he ends up at the town's mysterious mansion because his friends are there! His friend Ada Twist's aunt Bernice just inherited the mansion unexpectedly. Iggy is an architect, and he often loses track of time because he's observing or drawing the buildings around him. I have read several of the picture books featuring these characters, but this is my first foray into the chapter book series. ![]() ![]() I recognize a lot of this is just me expecting something different from what I got. Just from a layout perspective, the relative inexperience of some of the artists was clear, and it left me struggling to read some of the pieces. Often, many of the comic pages were cluttered, difficult to see, difficult to follow, or difficult to read. With such an innovative approach to the tarot and to storytelling in comic form, I was hoping for and expecting some stronger interpretations.Īdditionally, at times, I felt some of the art would have worked better as not in comic form. I know some of this is likely limited space, limited time, or just a different vision from what I was expecting, but I found a lot of the tarot interpretations to be largely unexplored, or at least following the sorts of tropes or expectations that I've seen so many times before. I will admit that a small part of me is disappointed with what the stories presented were. In terms of what this anthology represents for storytelling, for representing underrepresented voices and artists, this is 5 out of 5 stars. ![]() |