![]() ![]() Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone praised the book, saying, “Bernie Sanders is such a rarity, and people should appreciate what he’s doing not just for his home state of Vermont, but for the reputation of all politicians in general.” ĭespite his objections, the bill eventually passed the Senate with a strong majority, and was signed into law on December 17, 2010. Sanders argued that the legislation would favor the wealthiest Americans, mocking the need for the wealthy to own multiple homes. The compromise bill proposed extending the Bush-era tax rates, while extending some of the provisions of the 2009 Recovery Act. The book contains the text of the 8 + 1⁄ 2–hour speech Sanders delivered against the 2010 Tax Relief Act. The speech lasted 8 hours and 37 minutes. Senate floor on Decemagainst the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. ![]() The book is a transcript of the filibuster Sanders delivered on the U.S. ![]() In 2015, it was reprinted by Bold Type Books with a new foreword. Senator Bernie Sanders and published by PublicAffairs. The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class is a 2011 political book authored by U.S. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A collector's edition filled with classical art inspired by the myths and a luxe, foil-stamped jacket.In Heroes, Fry draws out the humor and pathos in both tender love affairs and heroic battles, and reveals each myth's relevance for our own time. Perhaps these characteristics are as necessary to a hero as courage." Self-belief, self-possession, self-righteousness, self-confidence, self-love. He saw too lots of words beginning with 'self,' which gave him pause. "Mostly Chiron saw in the child, and the young man he became, boundless courage, athleticism, intelligence, and ambition. Retellings brim with humor and emotion.Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome.Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive voice and writing style.Illustrated throughout with classical art inspired by the myths, this gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide. ![]() ![]() Whether recounting a tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly finds resonance with our own modern minds and hearts. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. ![]() ![]() ![]() And soon her fascination with Odalie turns into an obsession from which she may never recover. When glamorous Odalie, a new girl, joins the typing pool, despite her best intentions Rose falls under Odalie’s spell.Īs the two women navigate between the sparkling underworld of speakeasies by night and their work at the station by day, Rose is drawn fully into Odalie’s high-stakes world. Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin. Yet prudish Rose is stuck in the fading light of yesteryear, searching for the nurturing companionship that eluded her childhood. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship. ![]() ![]() All around her women bob their hair, they smoke, they go to speakeasies. Gone are the Victorian standards of what is acceptable. This is a new era for women, and New York is a confusing place for Rose. It is 1923, and while she may hear every detail about shootings, knifings, and murders, as soon as she leaves the interrogation room she is once again the weaker sex, best suited for filing and making coffee. A typist in a New York City Police Department precinct, Rose is like a high priestess. THE OTHER TYPIST by Suzanne Rindell RELEASE DATE: Take a dollop of Alfred Hitchcock, a dollop of Patricia Highsmith, throw in some Great Gatsby flourishes, and the result is Rindell’s debut, a pitch-black comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s Manhattan. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. ![]() ![]() Starting of with a kidnap scene and ended with a happy ending, this book is such a gem! Some might say this book is boring and easily predictable, I must agree with the latter but not so much of the former. ![]() There are princesses to protect, royal alliances to forge, and fierce monsters to battle–all with the hope of preserving peace. Together, Bristal and Brack must guard the three kingdoms of Nissera against Tamarice’s black elicromancy. Tamarice is plotting a quest to overthrow the realm’s nobility and take charge herself. Bristal joins the ranks of Brack and Tamarice without knowing that one of them has a dark secret. Elicromancers are an ancient breed of immortal people, but only two remain in Nissera after a bloody civil war. “A stunning fantasy debut novel woven together from familiar fairy tales, complete with cursed princesses, thieves-turned-soldiers, and a heroine destined for great and powerful magic.”īristal, a sixteen-year-old kitchen maid, lands in a fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she has elicromancer magic in her blood. Characters: Bristal, Brack, Tamarine, Prince Anthony, Prince Charles, Princess Rosamund, Elinor, … ![]() ![]() ![]() The title of this book perplexed me at first, because, as an American, Dylan is usually in America – at least when he’s not touring the world. When he discovered this book was the newest offering in the ever-growing mountain of books about the ever-changing and arguably greatest poet-troubadour-cult-hero-narrator-visionary-songwriter of the past 40 years, he grew quite excited and snatched it from my hands. “You’ve got taste,” he informed me, when he saw that I was reading Wilentz’s Bob Dylan in America, an act of scholarly and reverential devotion, and another attempt to interpret and understand the enigma of Dylan and his songs. ![]() So why this one? What does Sean Wilentz’s offering tell us – about anything? Is Dylan even still relevant?Ī man in the carriage of the Glasgow-bound commuter train the other morning certainly thought so and was intrigued by the latest Dylan biography in my hands. literally.Ī quick online search for books about Bob Dylan claims that an astonishing 1532 works are currently available, and that’s most likely the tip of the iceberg. The latest book on the legendary singer brings it all back home. ![]() ![]() As members of the select group of reporters that cover the British Royal Family and their engagements, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have witnessed the young couple’s lives as few outsiders can. But while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have continued to make headlines-from their engagement, wedding, and birth of their son Archie to their unprecedented decision to step back from their royal lives-few know the true story of Harry and Meghan.įor the very first time, Finding Freedom goes beyond the headlines to reveal unknown details of Harry and Meghan’s life together, dispelling the many rumors and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond. When news of the budding romance between a beloved English prince and an American actress broke, it captured the world’s attention and sparked an international media frenzy. ![]() Finding Freedom is complete with full color photographs from Harry and Meghan’s courtship, wedding, Archie’s milestones, every unforgettable moment. The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they chose to pursue a more independent path, despite Harry’s deep devotion to his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, and the reasons behind their unprecedented decision to step away from their royal lives, from two top royal reporters who have been behind the scenes since the couple first met. ![]() INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ![]() ![]() ![]() The daughter – the glass blower – is clearly not the killer but it’s hard to see why the man was killed or why the scene has been so elaborately staged. At the home/studio of a group of artists the father of one of them is found stabbed to death with a long shard of glass in his neck. That case is still pretty fresh in people’s minds and it is referred to several times in this novel.ĭevon is in the middle of a heatwave and the coast is heaving with visitors. In terms of timings, it takes place not long after Venn has solved the previous crime. ![]() ![]() It was a story that was obviously going to work well on television and the series aired just as this new book was published. The first book – The Long Call – was really enjoyable, introducing interesting characters and wonderful settings. This is Book 2 in Ann Cleeves’ series about DI Matthew Venn, which is set in North Devon. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first two novellas in this omnibus are the kinds of stories that make me wonder why Sanderson does these long, sprawling epics when he is so much better at the more focused and microscale stories. Two great novellas and one that is so atrocious that I will never figure out how I gathered enough willpower to listen to it. ![]() Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds includes the novellas Legion and Legion: Skin Deep, published together for the first time, as well as a brand-new Stephen Leeds novella, Lies of the Beholder. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions - and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects. When a company hires him to recover stolen property - a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past - Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. His brain is getting a little crowded and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. He uses them to solve problems.for a price. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people - Stephen calls them aspects - to hold and manifest the information. ![]() It's his hallucinations who are mad.Ī genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson comes a new novella collection, including a brand-new, never-been-published story. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Bill Compton, a centuries-old vampire who is a former Confederate soldier, comes into Merlotte's, Sookie immediately strikes up a conversation with him. ![]() Though she is happy enough with her life, she wishes for a day when she will not feel so isolated from the rest of the world. Sookie works as a cocktail waitress at Merlotte's bar & grill. She does her best to control this "disability," both because she has no desire to know the thoughts of others and because other people naturally resent having their minds read. She has no boyfriend, nor did she attend college, because Sookie has a strange ability that makes everyday interactions difficult: she's a telepath. Twenty-five-year-old Sookie Stackhouse lives in tiny Bon Temps, Louisiana, with her grandmother, Adele. She lives in Texas with her two rescue dogs. Harris has been an author for more than thirty-five years she has penned poems, plays, and more than forty novels. Dead Until Dark is the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, which was adapted into HBO's television series True Blood. Set in a world where vampires are commonplace, a telepathic waitress begins a relationship with a vampire while a serial killer stalks their small Louisiana town. Published in 2001, Dead Until Dark is a paranormal fantasy novel by Charlaine Harris. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The plot takes a melodramatic turn when Sophie is suddenly shunned by her old and new friends after she dances with a star football player on whom Kylie has long had a crush and whom the head cheerleader dated the previous year ( for three weeks”). Attending practices without Kylie, Sophie initially feels like an outsider amidst the confident, popular and mostly petty other cheerleaders, but gradually gets sucked into their superficial social sphere. Rather predictably, gymnast Sophie makes the squad, but klutzy (if gutsy) Kylie is instead offered the position of team mascot a costumed mule. Sophie reluctantly agrees to be Kylie's partner at tryouts for their middle school cheerleading team. The debut novel in the Candy Apple series introduces two very different 12-year-old best friends: introverted, quick-to-blush Sophie and outgoing, impulsive Kylie. ![]() |