![]() ![]() A helpful and/or enlightening book that has a substantial number of outstanding qualities without excelling across the board, e.g. A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.Ĩ – Very good. ![]() Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. ![]() At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Yard Waste Only labels are available at City Hall and grocery stores for yard waste cans. Click the link below for the printable map the upcoming CAPA Garage Sale this Thurs, Fri and Sat, August 6th, 7th and 8th. Beautiful Preston duplex offers open concept living with spacious kitchen, dining area, great room, 3 bedrooms, loft, 2.5 baths and 2 car garage. ![]() Condo for Sale in Joliet: Desirable home in Cedar Creek, will be available for Spring move-in. 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The capacity of a being to act in conformity with his own representations is what constitutes the life of such a being. The active faculty of the human mind, as the faculty of desire in its widest sense, is the power which man has, through his mental representations, of becoming the cause of objects corresponding to these representations. The Relation of the Faculties of the Human Mind to the Moral Laws. Immanuel Kant (1785) General Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals Introduction to the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Anthony Cummins, Observer 'Hurricane Season is a Gulf Coast noir from four characters' perspectives, each circling a murder more closely than the last. Melchor's long, snaking sentences make the book almost literally unputdownable, shifting our grasp of key events by continually creeping up on them from new angles. Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal 'A brutal portrait of small-town claustrophobia, in which machismo is a prison and corruption isn't just institutional but domestic, with families broken by incest and violence. Melchor's writing voice, a composite of anger and anguish, is entirely her own.' ![]() Samanta Schweblin, author of Fever Dream 'This is the Mexico of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian or Roberto Bolano's 2666, where the extremes of evil create a pummeling, hyper-realistic effect. Ben Lerner, author of The Topeka School 'Fernanda Melchor has a powerful voice, and by powerful I mean unsparing, devastating, the voice of someone who writes with rage, and has the skill to pull it off.' ![]() Most recent fiction seems anaemic by comparison. This is a work of both mystery and critique. This is an inquiry into the sexual terrorism and terror of broken men. 'Brutal, relentless, beautiful, fugal, Hurricane Season explores the violent mythologies of one Mexican village and reveals how they touch the global circuitry of capitalist greed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep an eye on the Upcoming Works page and our front-page news blog for updates. Books 16 and 17 come out later this year: Peace Talks on July 14th, 2020, and Battle Ground on September 29th. 25: 22 “case books,” like those we’ve seen so far, capped with a double-length apocalyptic trilogy. How many books is Jim writing for the Dresden Files?Ī. Sign up for our Announcement List! You don’t have to worry about spam–we generally average one message per week at the most. How do I stay updated on all the latest Jim-related news?Ī. You can see a list of cons and signings Jim will be attending on the site calendar. We appreciate your understanding that he simply cannot accept every one. If you are a convention organizer and want to invite Jim to a future event (2022 and beyond), send an invite to Jim’s assistant, Sarah Forsha While Jim does his best to select a variety of both convention sizes and locations, he receives dozens of invitations every year. Jim makes all of his convention and appearance selections over a year in advance. Would Jim be a guest at my convention or event?Ī. As soon as we have anything to announce, it’ll be reflected there. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is such a fresh and playful approach to storytelling that you cannot help but be totally enamoured with Craig’s abilities. ‘A glorious collection of short stories that reads as if Edgar Allan Poe and Shirley Jackson had a little queer baby. In this deliciously macabre debut collection, Leon Craig explores queer identity, power, love and the painful complexities of being human in startling new ways. And an Oxford historian discovers an antique tome that may help her overcome her academic rivals. An ancient creature, who feasts on the shame of modern-day Londoners, struggles to fit in with friends they will long outlive. Irresistibly strange and inventive, Parallel Hells is a collection of dark and delightful stories that blends folklore and gothic horror with a contemporary twist.Ī golem discovers its powers far exceed its Creator’s expectations. It’s the queer horror book of your dreams’ Kirsty Logan have a laconic elegance that’s both chilling and pleasurable’ Financial Times If youve read it what did you thinkTwitter: https. ![]() For fans of Daisy Johnson and Kirsty Logan, a gothic short story collection for winter nights from an emerging voice in British literary fiction This one is out now 17th Feb 2022, so go and get yourself a copy of this insanely good debut collection. ![]() ![]() ![]() He immediately drives from newspaper office to newspaper office before finding a job on a publicity campaign to help the people of Belgium (who were the victims of atrocities during World War I). When Joe arrives at the train station, Betsy tells him that her father is uncomfortable about him not having a job. She breaks the news of her engagement to her family, who are surprised that Joe wants to marry Betsy without first asking her father and without having a job in Minnesota. They spend the day in New York City enjoying many of Joe's favorite places, but more importantly renewing their love.īetsy takes a train to Minneapolis, where her parents and younger sister are now living. He wants to take her to Tiffany's and buy an engagement ring, but the more practical Betsy suggests he buys a wedding band instead. Plot summary īetsy returns to New York from her European trip, where Joe Willard is waiting for her. The book, along with the entire Betsy-Tacy and Deep Valley series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. The characters of Tacy Kelly and Tib Muller also recur in this novel, as they did in all the novels covering the high-school years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the book tells the story of the early married life of the main character, Betsy Ray, and her high-school sweetheart, Joe. Betsy's Wedding (1955) is the tenth and final book in the Betsy-Tacy series written by Maud Hart Lovelace. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, losing one’s inner voice can also lead to the loss of identity.All of these methods are backed up by relatable stories the reader can immerse themselves in. There are many things to combat chatter, like going out to seek what nature has to offer, organizing our spaces, or performing rituals to get into the right headspace.Hence why looking inside yourself might not always hold all the answers one would like to receive. Negative thoughts that cycle through our head, and are thus referred to as “chatter”, are destructive by nature.In constructive behavior, talking to ourselves can help us process difficult emotions and coach us to achieve our goals. ![]() ![]() This inner monologue we are having can be either constructive or destructive.However, our inner monologue can pop up while we multitask, making this constant conversation inescapable. Our brain automatically jumps into the “default” state whenever a current activity isn’t engaging enough.As a result, we spend most of our time inside our minds, chasing thoughts. Whenever we follow our thoughts aimlessly, we “decouple”, which is the default state of our brain.Therefore, we often engage in an inner monologue with our thoughts involving our past or our future. As humans, we have the ability to time travel within the restrictions of our brains. ![]() ![]() ![]() Delilah first saves Kell, then captures him and talks him into going with him. It's a risky pastime with dangerous consequences.Īfter a smuggling job goes wrong, Kell escapes to Grey London where he finds Delilah Bard, a young thief looking for a taste of adventure and a chance at something more. However, Kell has a secret life as a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of magic. Kell officially serves the royal family of Red London, The Maresh Empire, as an ambassador, traveling between worlds to deliver messages, letters of importance and other such news. It is the first installment of the Shades of Magic trilogy.Īs a young Antari magician, Kell is one of the last magicians with the rare ability to travel between the four parallel Londons, which he calls Red, Grey, White, and Black. A Darker Shade of Magic is an adult fantasy novel by American author V.E. ![]() ![]() His father carried on the more traditional role of the Southern landowner, eventually increasing his holdings to 4,000 acres, worked by mostly black tenant farmers. Carter’s mother, Lillian, flouted the custom by volunteering her services as midwife and health practitioner to her neighbors. Most of their neighbors - and young Jimmy’s playmates in Archery - were African American, but the rigid code of segregation required the separation of the races in school, in church and other public places. Although the Carter family home lacked both electricity and running water, the Carters were one of the more prosperous families in the community. Jimmy Carter has described the world of his childhood movingly in his 2001 book, An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood. ![]() When Jimmy Carter was four years old, the family moved to a farm in the nearby community of Archery. His mother, Lillian, was a registered nurse. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., known as Earl, was a farmer and businessman. ![]() was born in the small farming town of Plains, Georgia. (Credit: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library) The future president, Jimmy, is on the right, with his sister Ruth and brother Billy. ![]() OctoJames Earl Carter, Sr., with his three children. ![]() |