![]() ![]() ![]() If this book were a food it would be a red velvet cupcake – a sweet mouthful that doesn’t last long but leaves you smiling. The version I read was 147 pages long (plus credits) so if you want a challenging read, well, to paraphrase Obi-Wan, this isn’t the book you’re looking for. Cheese, olives, garlic, sausage, vegetables, flowers, oh my! ![]() If, after reading my review you would like to try and win a copy of this book, then please enter via the rafflecopter at the bottom of this post. If you live in North America or Europe then you could have a hard copy shipped to you or a copy of the digital version can be won by anyone, worldwide. I was asked to review the enhanced iBook version and I also have a copy of the book to giveaway. I would say it’s a must-buy if you have a Sheltie as a companion.ĭog Trots Globe – To Paris & Provence (A Sheltie Goes to France) can be purchased in book form via Amazon for $19.95 (hardcover), as either a regular iBook for $9.99 or as an enhanced iBook for $11.99 and is also available in the Google Play store, for the Kindle Fire and the Nook. ![]() This short but sweet little book would be a fun read for older children, anyone with a dog in the family and also those who enjoy either travel stories or love the region of Provence and it’s food. ![]()
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![]() ![]() MK: I’d say climate change is the most important, for a few reasons. ![]() Basically almost everything we’re doing wrong to the earth.ĪM: Is one issue more important than the others? MK: It’s bad farming practices, urban sprawl, deforestation, pollution, pesticides, dams, climate change – especially climate change. ![]() I thought that salmon was the perfect way to make that point because as an anadromous fish, on the land and in the sea, everything that we do to hurt the earth hurts salmon.ĪM: What are some of the issues that are highlighted by looking at the loss of salmon around the world? Kurlansky on a commercial gill netter in Bristol Bay, Alaska (photo courtesy of Mark Kurlansky)Īnd over the years since then, it became clear to me that overfishing and fishery management was only one of many problems – maybe even the least of the problems. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The often counterintuitive wisdom at play includes: > How working fewer hours increases our productivity > How drinking caffeine strategically instead of habitually gives us more energy > How we get more done by making our work harder, not easier > How we do our best creative work when we're the most tired Merging neuroscience, psychology and mindfulness, with practical takeaways for being more focused in our work and wider lives, Hyperfocus will help you think about and manage your attention on a daily basis. He reveals how the brain switches between two mental modes - hyperfocus, our deep concentration mode, and scatterfocus, our creative, reflective mode - and how the surest path to being our most creative and efficient selves at work is to combine them both. ![]() ![]() roductive man you could ever hope to meet' - provides profound insights into how we can best manage our attention. In Hyperfocus, Chris Bailey - described by TED.com as 'the most p. Our attention has never been as overwhelmed or in demand as it is today we've never been so busy while accomplishing so little, and we've grown uncomfortable with boredom and a lack of stimulation and distraction. Hyperfocus: How to Work Less to Achieve More (Audio CD / Audio, Unabridged edition) ![]() ![]() ![]() After all, there are definitely no elephants in “The Ugly Duckling,” “Rapunzel,” or “The Little Mermaid” - or are there? Elephant or element, something unexpected awaits Papa in every story, but a surprise may be in store for the little red chicken as well.įull of the same boisterous charm that made Interrupting Chicken so beloved by readers, this gleeful follow-up is sure to delight fans of stories, surprises, and elephants alike. The little red chicken is back and as endearingly silly as ever in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honorwinning Interrupting Chicken. Or could it be an element of surprise (as her amused papa explains)? As they dive in to story after story, looking for the part that makes a reader say “Whoa! I didn’t know that was going to happen,” Papa is sure he can convince Chicken he’s right. SURPRISE The little red chicken is back in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honor book Interrupting Chicken. ![]() ![]() It’s homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Surprise! The little red chicken is back - and as endearingly silly as ever - in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken. New York, NY: Candlewick (September 11, 2018) ![]() ![]() ![]() , a reader group dedicated to contemporary Romance & Erotica.įacebook | Instagram | Twitter | Inscribedīe part of our book reading community with BBS yearly & LRQ quarterly reading challenges, SRx1x3x3 monthly group reads & #ShhPolls. When she's not writing, Rina travels, hikes, and spoils cats in a pure Cat Lady fashion. She spends her private days in London laughing like an evil mastermind about adding mayhem to her expanding universe. Her books are sprinkled with a touch of darkness, a pinch of angst, and an unhealthy dose of intensity. She's known to write unapologetic anti-heroes and villains because she often fell in love with men no one roots for. You can find her below! Website Newsletter Instagram Bookbub Amazon TikTok Facebook Reader Group Twitter Pinterest Rina Kent is a USA Today, international, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of everything enemies to lovers romance. ![]() ![]() Rina Kent is a USA Today, international, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of everything enemies to lovers romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has ran away from home and lives there. Main character Echo is a little girl who is in the library at midnight. The Girl At Midnight opens with a prologue. When presented with the opportunity to listen to the audiobook version of The Girl At Midnight narrated by Julia Whalen, I seized the chance and found myself falling for Grey’s debut. Going beyond superficial things like the cover, I wanted to read Grey’s debut because of comparison to one of my favorite authors – Leigh Bardugo. It is a breathtaking cover and what initially attracted me to the book. Plus there is the outline of the bird and the dragon. ![]() The purple perfectly contrasts with the white shading and there’s the night sky. ![]() The Girl At Midnight by Melissa Grey has one of the most eye catching, beautiful book covers that I have seen in a long time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Part 1, “Fortune,” focuses on economics and business in China. This leads to the contrast between the move towards individualism and the authoritarian lack of equality established by The Party. The prologue sets up his observed central dichotomy, “the collision of two forces: aspiration and authoritarianism” (7). The book is personal and Osnos inserts many of his own observations into the general sociological approach. The prologue lays out how China has changed in the modern age and provides a number of facts. These stories convey broader observations about Chinese society and how individuals relate to its structure. He follows people he met while living in China, revisiting a few stories over the course of the book. Osnos’s approach is rooted in the lives of individuals both famous and unknown. The title refers to the people of China’s newfound desire for individual success. It was a finalist for the 2015 General Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize. The book is based on his time living in China from 2005 to 2013 and the lives of people he meets there. Age of Ambition is a non-fiction book by Evan Osnos about the economic, political, and social state of modern China. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d'Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art. ![]() Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man's life. INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PARADE MAGAZINE - ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS AARP'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL CRIMEREADS - ONE OF THE BEST TRADITIONAL MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR GLOBE AND MAIL - TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE YEAR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR KIRKUS REVIEWS - ONE OF THE BEST MYSTERIES/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR LIBRARY JOURNAL - ONE OF THE BEST CRIME FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. ![]() ![]() By the turn-of-the century after Japanese immigrants had settled in the wake of Chinese exclusion, the School Board also applied the Chinese segregation policy to Japanese students. In response to the challenge of changing demographics more than a century ago, the San Francisco School Board established a segregated Chinese Primary School for Chinese children to attend, including those who were American-born. ![]() Our children should not be placed in any position where their youthful impressions may be affected by association with pupils of the Mongolian race. The essay also looks at the push-pull factors that have helped define demographic trends in the United States to present day and also covers some darker periods of American history, including the Congressional Exclusionary Act restricting immigration based on race and the Japanese American Internment during WWII. A look at the long history of Asian Americans and its role in shaping US identity. ![]() ![]() Kind, caring and protective without being smoldering. Independent, sassy and doesn’t mince words. They decide to live life at its fullest but theyĭon’t expect the love they get for each other. They all disappoint her in the end so no more bad experience.īrings them together and they become fast friends although they areĬomplete opposite. Raised right and he treats girls well but somehow they all love his Sweetheart, a geek playing in a band, a boy that is overlooked. Underdog, the boy that comes generally second. The Guy on the Right is one of the best,įunny and heartwarming books I have read and one of my top reads ofĪlpha males, the gruff heroes that are mysterious and a little badīut Kate has a surprise for us. ![]() Will make you cry buckets of tears and then one that can make you ![]() ![]() Kate Stewart is a writer-contradiction! She can write a book that ![]() |