6/29/2023 0 Comments Blake crouch recursion![]() ![]() KELLY: I should mentioned by way of backdrop, give people just a little bit of a sense of the plot here - one of your central characters is a neuroscientist. And he read my first gangly draft, and then we sat down and started talking about how to make this plausible. I think that I'm a huge science geek even though in university I took as few science classes as possible.ĬROUCH: And I think entertainment can be a real vehicle for explaining and firing up the masses' imagination when it comes to science. I wanted to do as much pure science justice to this high concept as I could. ![]() When I sat down with Blake Crouch, I wanted to know, how much did he sweat getting the science right?ĬROUCH: Lots of day sweats, lots of night sweats. ![]() "Recursion" is a thriller with a dash of sci-fi. KELLY: And he wondered, what if he scaled that idea up from mice to people? In Crouch's new novel "Recursion," people are waking up with two sets of memories - their own memories and an alternate set that feels just as true. And when I read this, I thought, this is my book. The novelist Blake Crouch was searching for an idea for his next book, and he'd hit a wall.īLAKE CROUCH: And then I came across this article about two MIT scientists who were implanting false memories in the brains of mice and actually tricking these poor mice into believing they had experienced a reality that they never experienced. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In the years before WW2 he had lived a dissolute self centred life, quite successfully it seems. And as and when I get chance I intend to post a portion or two and leave you to ponder its application as I do. The world may not always be a comfortable place to follow Christ, and if it is, perhaps we are not. The account is published as Tortured For Christand I have often reflected since that this book, together with some selected works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (especially Discipleship), and Brother Yun’s The Heavenly Man should be required reading for all who say they follow Christ – and especially for anyone in any kind of leadership therein. ![]() In the late nineties the church I attended was privileged to host and hear from a very old man called Richard Wurmbrand as he recounted something of his life story. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ll grow to be an old, lonely cat lady,” I assured Justine. I’ll go from having one friend, to zero friends. You don’t really think these guys are going to show their real profile, do you? You’re probably going to meet some guy in a club, get raped, and then murdered. “Yeah, and they’re all going to be a bunch of losers. Do you have any idea how many men are going to be in here?” “Cass, this game has gone viral in a matter of days. ![]() Let’s just start with one account and see what we think.” It’s the newest, biggest thing,” Justine urged. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author. All other characters, dead or alive are a figment of my imagination and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s mind's eye and are not to be interpreted as real. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locations are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco![]() ![]() With the first book, Sacco, a young journalism student, combined for the first time in comics his own subjectivity with autobiographical ‘gonzo’ journalism, in the style of Hunter S. Sixteen years separate the initial publication in comic book form of Palestine, started in 1993 at Fantagraphics Books, and the new graphic novel published in 2009, Footnotes In Gaza, the two graphic novels by Joe Sacco about Palestine. ![]() So I thought I’d translate it for you here. I’m pleased that this article has just appeared in print in the collection of conference papers, Lignes de front: Bande Dessinée et totalitarisme, under the direction of Viviane Alary and Benoît Mitaine, published in French by Editions Médicine et Hygiène-Georg. I was asked to write and present a paper in French about Joe Sacco, which was a bit scary but overall seemed to go well. On two evenings, we also enjoyed fascinating presentations by Benoît Peeters on Tintin and Emmanuel Guibert on his brilliant biographical albums. Scholars and practitioners including Antonio Altarriba, Pierre Fresnault-Deruelle, Antonio Martin and Jacques Samson convened for three intensive days in the beautiful Normandy chateau of the Centre Culture lnternational de Cerisy-la-Salle, France, on June 8th to 10th, 2010. ![]() Last year, I was privileged to be invited to an academic residential conference on war and totalitarianism in comics, entitled La Guerre dessinée. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shunned by her classmates and teachers for her limited English, Qian takes refuge in the library and masters the language through books, coming to think of The Berenstain Bears as her first American friends. Instead of laughing at her jokes, they fight constantly, taking out the stress of their new life on one another. In Chinatown, Qian's parents labor in sweatshops. In China, Qian's parents were professors in America, her family is "illegal" and it will require all the determination and small joys they can muster to survive. ![]() A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world-an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent * A TODAY SHOW #READWITHJENNA PICK In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to "beautiful country." Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Hip Pocket Sleaze by John Harrison![]() ![]() There was a lot more work than I had imagined. Hump didn't much care if I oogled at all, he just wanted me to watch the books and take care of the money while he was out enjoying his retirement. You know, those old paperbacks with the covers that scream out at you in used paperback shops? Something like this: AND it began my great love of what we now call "vintage paperbacks". And that was the beginning of second career as a bookseller. I spent so much time there pawing the Ace doubles and eye-balling the lurid Gold Medal covers that Hump finally said, "Hey, you kid. In fact, my first bookstore job was in Humphrey's Paperback Shop near my home. I was going to do a booklad entry on the show, but it occured right in the middle of our big bookstore move and I forgot all about it. Vintage Paperback Show back at the end of March. I was cleaning out one of my storage drives on my computer the other day and discovered photos I had taken at the L.A. ![]() ![]() When the couple reconnects, Kathryn is all the closer to securing Kingsland’s hand in marriage, but her attraction to Griff remains, forcing her to choose between security and passion. But a Stanwick family scandal tears Griff and Kathryn apart for a year. Griff writes a letter in Kathryn’s praise to the Duke of Kingsland, convincing him to court her-though soon after, Griff and Kathryn share a kiss that confirms their real desire is for each other. Griff is sympathetic to Kathryn’s desire for a treasured property, as he has his sights on a social club that he hopes to reinvent to cater to second sons, spinsters, and others like him who are deemed socially undesirable. ![]() ![]() Kathryn has 14 months to marry a titled, first-born son if she hopes to collect her inheritance: her grandmother’s beach cottage. ![]() Heath opens her Once Upon a Dukedom series with a satisfying, character-driven Victorian romance following the relationship between Griff Stanwick-the brother of Beauty Tempts the Beast’s heroine, Althea-and Althea’s best friend, Kathryn Lambert. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments We are the wildcats siobhan vivian![]() ![]() Or who they’ll be to each other tomorrow morning. Suddenly, it’s unclear what will happen when this night finally comes to an end. She also co-wrote BURN FOR BURN series with her best friend JENNY HAN. ![]() It takes everyone-but especially Coach-by surprise.Īs the girls slip out of their comfort zones, so do their long-held secrets. Siobhan Vivian is the author of THE LAST BOY AND GIRL IN THE WORLD (April 2016), as well as THE LIST, NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL, SAME DIFFERENCE, and A LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE. All to prove how far they’re willing to go for this team. ![]() They pull the craziest stunts, the wildest pranks, and their hearts beats faster than ever. It’s a beloved tradition that Coach has tacitly permitted the girls to control.Ĭoach spins them off on a new adventure, one that takes the girls deep into the night. But at midnight, the girls sneak out to hold their own initiation ceremony. Though only a scrimmage, they’ll face the team who beat them at states last year, so losing isn’t an option. In twenty-four hours, the Wildcats varsity field hockey squad will play the first game of their new season. Hardcover 368 Pages New Bargain Book with Sharpie Dot and some cover wear and tear Synopsis: A toxic coach finds himself outplayed by the high school girls. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Thor aaron![]() The ball comes out of his hands with smoke rings when he’s trying to drive it through a window. But don’t forget: Houston is without its 2024 Round 1 pick courtesy of the trade-up to acquire EDGE Will Anderson. Stroud absolutely has the passing chops to become a perennial top-10 fantasy QB if Houston can add the weapons around him to thrive. And he’s a solid athlete whose legs can be used to escape or steal yards.ĭynasty outlook: As with Young, Stroud’s fantasy ceiling is artificially capped by his unwillingness to run. ![]() Stroud’s completion percentage was 97th-percentile among all college quarterbacks going back to 2005. Stroud was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and a Heisman Trophy finalist both years as starter.
6/28/2023 0 Comments Jack carr savage son a thriller![]() ![]() ![]() Half a world away, James Reece is recovering from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, slowly putting his life back together with the help of investigative journalist Katie Buranek and his longtime friend and SEAL teammate Raife Hastings. In this third high-octane thriller in the “seriously good” (Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Terminal List series, former Navy SEAL James Reece must infiltrate the Russian mafia and turn the hunters into the hunted.ĭeep in the wilds of Siberia, a woman is on the run, pursued by a man harboring secrets-a man intent on killing her.Ī traitorous CIA officer has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring a certain former Navy SEAL sniper is put in the ground. “A rare gut-punch writer, full of grit and insight, who we will be happily reading for years to come.” -Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series Get ready!”-Chris Pratt, star of The Terminal List, coming soon to Amazon Prime ![]() “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. ![]() |