![]() ![]() Īs the son of two Indian immigrant doctors, Gawande was born into a medical-savvy household. That I’ve already loaded my iPod with the remaining three titles should be an indisputable thumbs-up verdict here. ![]() I’ve begun at the beginning, with this, his first, which was (no surprise) a 2002 National Book Award finalist in nonfiction. Īnd so, reader, I finally started to read the good doctor’s books. He’s also a surgeon and professor at the country’s top venues, plus a staff writer at the venerable New Yorker. ![]() His three previous titles have all been bestsellers, he’s a 1987 Rhodes Scholar, a 2006 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, and a TED favorite. Atul Gawande’s latest (and fourth) book, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, has been on countless 2014 ‘best-of’ lists. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It is a fine adventure with a delicate vein of "Twainian" humor running throughout. THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER was quite unlike anything Twain had done up till that time. This is the scarcest and most expensive binding offered by the publishers and is very elusive in the marketplace. ![]() Twain's timeless tale of two little boys who switch places to see how the other half lives. THE RARE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION IN ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE BINDING STATES, THE PUBLISHER'S DELUXE BINDING OF FULL SHEEP. A handsome copy, the sheep in quite good condition with some typical rubbing and an antique skillful and unobtrusive strengthening to the hinges, the text-block clean and tight and very well preserved. Square 8vo, publisher s best original full sheep binding, the spine with contrasting red and black morocco lettering labels gilt, marbled endleaves, a deluxe binding offered by the publisher, one of a small number, now quite scarce. Illustrated throughout with 192 illustrations. ![]() First American edition, First Issue, with "Franklin Press" on the copyright page. ![]() ![]() For Sal’s grief seems shaded with fear, and Nora suspects he knows more than he’s telling about his favourite teacher’s death. Yet, the truth about Adam’s murder may lie closer to home. After his death, she delves into his past for clues to who killed him. Nora Wheaton, the school’s social studies teacher, sensed a kindred spirit in Adam – another soul bound to Lovelock by guilt and duty. It is Sal who finds Adam’s body, charred almost beyond recognition, half a mile from his uncles’ compound. In the seven months he worked at Lovelock’s middle school, the quiet and seemingly unremarkable Adam Merkel had formed a bond with just one of his students: Sal Prentiss, a lonely sixth grader who lives with his uncles on a desolate ranch in the hills. When the body is identified as local math teacher Adam Merkel, a small Nevada town is rocked to its core by a brutal and calculated murder. A middle school teacher worries when her colleague is late for work. ![]() A boy walks into a fire station, pale with the shock of a grisly discovery. ![]() ![]() After growing bored of his unsatisfying career in the military, he decided to turn to writing, and resolved to write a novel that would really make an impact on people. ![]() Pierre Choderlos de Laclos was a French soldier and writer who was born in 1741 and died in 1803. It caused a scandal when it was first published and so was censored until the 19th century as a result, it was read in secret. It focuses on the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two rivals and former lovers who, through their use of seduction to humiliate others, highlight the excesses of the French aristocracy before the Revolution.Īlthough Dangerous Liaisons is now considered to be one of the greatest works of French literature, the novel did not always enjoy the popularity that it now has today. ![]() The novel takes the form of a series of letters, which are presented to the reader as authentic and recount the narrators' various romantic intrigues. This clear and detailed 26-page reading guide is structured as follows:ĭangerous Liaisons was first published in 1782. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including seduction and excess. 9782806279835 26 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now aged 18, Nazneen has been married for six months. ![]() The story resumes in London, England in the year 1985. Nazneen agrees to marry the man her father chooses for her, even though she is secretly disappointed that he is unattractive and much older than her. This is an unconventional act at a time when most girls have arranged marriages. When Hasina is 16 years old, she runs away to marry a man of her choosing. Rupban and Hamid eventually have a second daughter, Hasina, who is notable for her beauty. To everyone's surprise, Nazneen survives. Rupban, supported by her husband Hamid and her sister-in-law Mumtaz, decides not to seek medical attention and see what fate holds for her daughter. Nazneen is frail and weak, and Rupban is given the choice to either send her infant daughter to a hospital, or wait and see. Rupban unexpectedly goes into premature labor and gives birth to a daughter, Nazneen. The novel opens in 1967 in East Pakistan (territory which will later become the country of Bangladesh). ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers are catapulted into the action of this riveting pseudo-science thriller almost immediately-a good thing too, as the quick pace leaves little time to question some of the premise’s more unbelievable points. As she and Sam discover more about the boys’ true identities, Anna begins to realize that her memories aren’t matching up with reality and that the boys may not have been her father’s only experiment. ![]() When operatives from a secret organization show up to claim the boys, Sam-the object of Anna’s affections and the group leader-stages an escape, bringing Anna along with them. ![]() Instead, she has spent the last five years befriending three of the boys and falling in love with the other (easy to do when the boys are designed to be physically gorgeous but manage to maintain their existential angst). Convinced that her father’s scientific pursuits must have some noble purpose, home-schooled teenager Anna has never really questioned the ethics of Dad’s experimenting on four genetically altered teenage boys in the basement laboratory of their New York State farmhouse. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Special Print Edition, Paperback, 408 pages. Unfortunately, a Russian winter is the coldest of them all, and Mila soon learns the only way to escape intact is to do the impossible and thaw her captor's heart. The Darkest Temptation (Paperback) Published February 15th 2022 by Independently Published. But it doesn't take long for his caress to become a rough grasp muffling her screams. One with unexplained wealth, tattoos on his hands, and secrets in his eyes. She never expected to fall for a man on the way. Suffocated by the rules and unanswered questions, Mila does what she's always wanted to. Not about her papa's absences or his refusal to let her set foot in her birthplace-Russia. fernweh (n.) an ache for a distant place. Having always done what is expected of her, Mila dresses the part, only dates college boys with exemplary backgrounds, and doesn't ask questions. THE DEVIL IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN A GENTLEMAN. by Rae Lori, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, et al. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Darkest Temptation: Special Print Edition. She refrained from telling her it would be literally while Mila ran for her life. The Darkest Temptation (Made Book 3) by Danielle Lori 10 December 2020. The content is the same as the original work.Ī fortune teller once told Mila she'd find a man who would take her breath away. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "There couldn't be a hero more determined, resourceful or lovable than Lucinda Bulosan-Nelson. As we get to know Lou, her extended Filipino family, and friends, the door opens into her life and, ultimately, her home." -Lisa Yee, author of the Millicent Min trilogy, The Kidney Hypothetical, the DC Super Hero Girls series, and other books "If this book were a house, the rooms would be filled with warmth, family, and friendship." -Erin Entrada Kelly, author of Hello, Universe The Land of Forgotten Girls and Blackbird Fly But she won't give up with the help of friends and relatives, her dream begins to take shape, and she learns the deeper meaning of home and family. Lou discovers it's not easy to save her land, or to build a house. But then she finds out that the land may not be hers for much longer. Lou enjoys her woodshop class and creating projects, and she plans to build the house on land she inherited from her dad, who died before she was born. ![]() She shares a room with her mom in her grandmother's house, and longs for a place where she can escape her crazy but lovable extended Filipino family. She's going to build her own "tiny house," 100 square feet all her own. Lou Bulosan-Nelson has the ultimate summer DIY project. Perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Joan Bauer. A coming-of-age story that explores culture and family, forgiveness and friendship, and what makes a true home. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tavi is a shepard who has lost his sheep while helping a friend, and is taken by his uncle Bernard to find them. Eventually, she escapes and succeeds in contacting the first Lord, who orders her to Calderon valley to warn the inhabitants of the invasion. ![]() ![]() However, Fidelias betrays her, and she is captured. Amara chooses to investigate the rumors of a rogue Legion. She realizes that Tavi's good nature, intelligence and resourcefulness could save Alera after all.Īmara is a Cursor on her graduation test, which is to carry out a real life espionage mission under the supervision of her teacher, Fidelias. Tavi, a fifteen-year-old boy struggling with his inability to control the elements, is caught up in the middle of a wind fury, he saves the life of Amara, who he believes to be a runaway slave but is actually a spy for Gaius Sextus, gathering information on traitors who side with the Marat. The First Lord Gaius Sextus of Alera, is getting old and weary, and runs the risk of losing Alera to the races that threaten it-for one, the savage Marat. In Alera, there are crafters, people who control the elements through their bonds with the elements' fury. Princeps Septimus (deceased before book begins).It was published in October of 2004 and written by Jim Butcher. Furies Of Calderon is the first book fo the Codex Alera series. ![]() ![]() ![]() From its earliest days to the Easter Rising, MacManus provides an entertaining and enlightening look at one of the most fascinating cultures we know. He also investigates more recent events and names in Irish history, such as Oliver Cromwell, "The Wild Geese," Wolfe Tone, Daniel O'Connell, the Fenians, the Famine, Charles Stewart Parnell, and the Land League. Patrick, Irish missionaries and scholars abroad, and life and culture in ancient and medieval Ireland. Beginning with the early colonization by the Milesius of Spain, MacManus explores ancient stories about the Tuatha De Danann, Cuchullain, Fionn and the Fian, Irish invasions of Britain, St. ![]() In The Story of the Irish Race, popular writer and storyteller Seumas MacManus provides a wide-ranging look at the development of Ireland and its people. Its legends, religious and political life, culture, and wider contributions to the world remain linked to its rich past. To understand modern Ireland one must understand the history of Ireland. ![]() |