6/12/2023 0 Comments Delivering happiness bookA few chapters into Hsieh’s book, that curiosity soon transformed into one of delight as Hsieh revealed his need to move past seeking profits to finding some purpose and meaning behind his efforts. In addition to being thrilled at the opportunity to read this book in advance of its release, I was also understandably curious to read the insights of an entrepreneur who was able to take a struggling online shoe retailer and transform it into one of the decade’s biggest success stories. I was fortunate to be selected as one of the bloggers who was sent an advance copy of Hsieh’s book to review on my site (as well as a second copy of the book which I will be giving away for free to one of my readers. Today, the net is abuzz with the release of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s book “ Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose”.
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6/12/2023 0 Comments Maxi's Secrets by Lynn PlourdeBut when the going gets rough for Timminy, who spends a little too much time getting shoved into lockers at school, Maxi ends up being the one to help him-along with their neighbor, Abby, who doesn’t let her blindness define her and bristles at Timminy’s “poor-me” attitude. Timminy is determined to do all he can to help Maxi-after all, his parents didn't return him because he was a runt. But he gets a great consolation prize in Maxi-a gentle giant of a dog who the family quickly discovers is deaf. Timminy knows that moving to a new town just in time to start middle school when you are perfect bully bait is less than ideal. With its diverse cast, authentic narrator, and perfect blend of spot-on middle-grade humor, drama, and wisdom, this powerful debut is relatable, funny, bittersweet, and full of heart. When a BIG, lovable, does-it-her-way dog wiggles her way into the heart of a loudmouth pipsqueak of a boy, wonderful things happen that help him become a bigger, better person. Sebastian resists the urge to start sleuthing, even if the culprit is long dead and there’s no apparent danger. And along with it, footage of a murder that took place over a hundred years ago. Inside is a Thomas Edison Kinetoscope, a movie viewer from the 19th century, invented by the grandfather of modern cinema, W. What should have been a wonderful week of playing house and celebrating Calvin’s birthday comes to an abrupt end when a mysterious package arrives at the Emporium. It’s summer in New York City, and antique shop owner Sebastian Snow is taking the next big step in his relationship with homicide detective, Calvin Winter: They’re moving in together. 6/12/2023 0 Comments Throne of Grace by Cecily WolfeCan love overcome the secrets that threaten to separate them?Ĭatherine has never wanted for anything. A bookish girl with dreams beyond her sheltered life. Can they overcome their families' refusal to accept their attachment, or is their relationship doomed from their very first meeting on the romantic Cliff Walk?Ī mysterious boy with no memory. Throne of Grace, Book One: Josie is content as a maid in a rich cottager's mansion along the Cliff Walk of beautiful Newport, Rhode Island, but the arrival of her employer's handsome, pensive son tempts her into a relationship that while chaste, is forbidden between their social classes in the Gilded Age of 1893.Īfter travels abroad have led Arthur in search of a deeper connection with his Lord, he returns home to find love with his mother's maid, a Christian girl with a heart full of love and charity. Readers who love a HAPPY ENDING will not be disappointed. 6/12/2023 0 Comments The monsters of templeton reviewAnd sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. A dazzling examination of a marriage, it is also a portrait of creative partnership written by one of the best writers of her generation.Įvery story has two sides. New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book of 2015įrom the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia, an exhilarating novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception.įates and Furies is a literary masterpiece that defies expectation. Winner of the American Booksellers’ Association Award for Adult Fiction Winner of the Madame Figaro Grand Prix le l’Héroïne Buy at Buy at BAM (Books-a-Million) Buy on Amazon Buy on Barnes and Noble Buy at Apple Booksįinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Prize 6/11/2023 0 Comments Disney in Shadow by Ridley PearsonRidley Pearson is the award-winning author of the best-selling Kingdom Keepers series along with forty other novels for adults (suspense) and young readers (adventure) including cowriting Peter and the Starcatchers. Kingdom Keepers: Disney in Shadow (book3).Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn (book 2).Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark (book 1).Through a transparent paper box, a quest for a sword, rides on Soarin’ and Maelstrom, life-and-death encounters with giant snakes, and a devious Maleficent, the Kingdom Keepers not only begin to decipher deeper meanings to the clues, but discover new truths about themselves and their ever-growing friendships. Each clue seems tied to the last, and with the stakes growing ever higher, what starts out as a puzzle ends up as a fight for their lives. The very few clues from Jess’s dream lead the kids into Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot–through imaginary worlds that become real, by imaginary kids who are real. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Before she knew him peter swansonAnd that this is the beginning of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. Then one night, when she comes face to face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows she’s been watching him, that she’s really on to him. The more Hen observes Matthew, the more she suspects he’s planning something truly terrifying. Hen knows because she’s long had a fascination with this unsolved murder-an obsession she doesn’t talk about anymore, but can’t fully shake either.Ĭould her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate? The sports trophy looks exactly like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two years ago. Finally, she’s found some stability and peace.īut when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husband’s office shelf. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Catching a killer is dangerous-especially if he lives next doorįrom the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Shirley jackson life among savages"Our house," writes Jackson, "is old, noisy, and full. Fans of Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Cheaper by the Dozen, and anything Erma Bombeck ever wrote will find much to recognize in Shirley Jackson's home and neighborhood: children who won't behave, cars that won't start, furnaces that break down, a pugnacious corner bully, household help that never stays, and a patient, capable husband who remains lovingly oblivious to the many thousands of things mothers and wives accomplish every single day. But the writer possessed another side, one which is delightfully exposed in this hilariously charming memoir of her family's life in rural Vermont. Shirley Jackson, author of the classic short story "The Lottery", was known for her terse, haunting prose. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Star maker bookHe realizes he is able to explore space and other planets. A single human narrator from England is transported out of his body via unexplained means. Clarke considered Star Maker to be one of the finest works of science fiction ever written. Some of the elements and themes briefly discussed prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years. Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. 6/11/2023 0 Comments The mist darabontHe served at the concession stand and as an usher, and was grateful for the perk of getting to watch numerous films for free. His first job after finishing school was working at the famed Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Darabont graduated from Hollywood High School in 1977 and did not attend college. ĭarabont was inspired in his youth to pursue a career in film after seeing the George Lucas film THX 1138. When Darabont was still an infant, his family immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles when Darabont was five. His parents had fled Hungary for France after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, bringing his five brothers and four sisters, and three cousins. As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), and The Mist (2007).ĭarabont also developed and executive-produced the first season and first half of the second season of the AMC horror series The Walking Dead (2010–2011).ĭarabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbéliard, France. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988) and The Fly II (1989). He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is a French-born American film director, screenwriter and producer. |