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Danny Kim graduated from Rocky Run Middle School in June and will be a freshman at Thomas Jefferson in the fall. And in between, he spent four weeks at the 19th annual Franklin Middle School Band and Orchestra Camp.
He's played trombone for three years and returned to the camp for his third time. He likes "the energy" there and a lot of his friends also attend, so he enjoys the "social vibe." But he mainly comes back for the music. He likes to play his instrument and, every year, he learns something new.
"THE TROMBONE specialist knows a lot and teaches me how to breathe well and make a clear tone," explained Kim. "They even teach us what to look for when buying instruments." He also highly recommends the camp to others.
"If you enjoy playing, it's a great place to make new friends over the summer and meet old friends," he said. "Most kids don't play their instruments over the summer but, by coming here, they do — and they improve their skills."
This year's camp ran from June 26-July 20 and was even more of a massive undertaking than usual because there were 100 more students than last year. "We had 539 students — the largest number we've ever had," said Lawrence Walker, who's directed the camp from its inception. He's also in his 22nd year at Franklin, where he's been band director since the school opened.
The increased number of students required 13 more teachers than last year for 35 total. And every one of them is terrific, said Walker.
"We continue to get in qualified musicians, teachers and band and orchestra directors from Fairfax and Loudoun counties," he said. "We also have musicians from the service bands — the Navy Commodores, the U.S. Air Force Band and the U.S. Army Band, and they all do a great job."
The students are given intense instruction relating to their instruments, become more comfortable playing in large groups and also learn music theory. But the camp teaches some intangibles, as well — responsibility and respect for others.
"When you have good kids, you don't have discipline problems," said Walker. "At least 70 percent of the kids are returns, and that says a lot about the camp. Right now, we're the largest [instrumental-music] camp in the state — and the only one with both band and orchestra under the same roof."
Students received private lessons in the morning, played with a full band and attended master classes for their particular instruments. Then after lunch, they again played with a full band and had woodwind, brass or percussion sectionals.
And to see the heights they can reach someday if they persevere, they were treated to free concerts by professionals. One day, Bridging the Gap — a violinist and a bass player from the U.S. Marine Band — entertained. Another day, Dave Detwiler — who teaches at the camp, is retired from the U.S. Army Blues and substitutes with the National Symphony — performed with his group, Prelude Brass.
CAMP INSTRUCTORS know what elementary, middle- and high-school band and orchestra directors are looking for in their students in September. And school music teachers recommend this camp because "it gives the kids a chance to rebound in September; they're ready for their own, school bands and orchestras. It also helps students who study music privately."
Often, though, parents can't afford private lessons. "But at this camp, students have the opportunity to work with teachers at all levels," said Walker. "They play in large groups, plus in smaller sectionals and instrument classes — which are master classes, almost like private lessons."
Brian Steffens, band director at River Bend Middle School in Sterling, led the beginning-band students at Franklin's camp and has now taught here for eight years. "It's an incredible experience," he said. "There's an awesome staff, hardworking students and enlightened direction."
Karen Snow, strings teacher at Waples Mill and Navy elementary schools, taught at this year's camp for the first time. She plays in the Fairfax Symphony with camp Assistant Director Cindy Crumb, who invited Snow to share her talents with the summer-camp students.
"It's wonderful — so much fun — and the kids are great," said Snow. She said the camp provides an important service because it enables children to continue their music education, play with an ensemble and "learn new — and possibly more challenging — music than they play during the school year. They also meet new students and learn from new teachers."
Symphonic band teacher Eric Raecke, of Rocky Run Middle School, was in his third year instructing at the camp. "I get to help out — not only my own kids at Rocky Run — but other kids in the community," he explained. "They're doing a lot of playing in four weeks, so it really accelerates their progress. It absolutely makes a big difference."
Students attend five days a week, four hours a day, so one day of camp is equivalent to a week of school. Furthermore, said Walker, "Elementary schools only have music classes once a week, so this equals two years of elementary music classes."
Camp students also spend time with four different teachers each day. And at the culminating concert, said Walker, "We showcase the experience and parents can see what their children have learned from all of their teachers."
DURING THE four-week camp, the sounds of music and happy children emanated throughout the school. Classes were taught in hallways, classrooms and even in the gym. Teachers demonstrated their expertise and passed it on, and students eagerly soaked it up.
Brianna Fridy, 10, a rising fifth-grader at Poplar Tree Elementary, plays trumpet and attended camp for her second time. She came there in the first place because her older brother "started [camp] before me and said it was fun."
Besides that, she said, "I like my teachers and the music pieces I get to play — especially 'Dragonfire' because the percussion uses a lot of different instruments. I'd recommend the camp to others because it gets you interested in music and helps you learn."
Another trumpet player, Erin Seabrook, 10, will be in fifth grade at Colin Powell Elementary. She thinks the trumpet's "more interesting than other instruments because it only has three keys, but you can make a lot of different sounds out of them. And my daddy inspired me because he played it in high school and college."
She, too, enjoyed the camp because of the variety of things it offers and because she learned more about "using your stomach muscles" when playing trumpet. And she called the teachers "very nice and helpful."
Erin's brother Matthew, a Liberty Middle seventh-grader, plays baritone and came to Franklin's camp for the first time. "I went to one at Liberty last year and it was fun," he said. "I came to this one because I wanted a camp a little more challenging. I like it a lot, and I've learned tricks and tips to help me play [both] high notes and low notes and do it faster."
Matthew also learned different scales and played "challenging music that's fun." He also recommends this camp "because it's a good experience and helps people play their instruments better."
ASSISTANT TEACHER Jay Kim, who just graduated from Westfield High, led a violin sectional. "Teaching the kids is a lot of hard work, but it's always great to see them improve at the end," he said. "Most play in their school orchestras and, to be well-prepared and get ahead, they should take this course. It also helps their skills as musicians."
Kathryn Young, 9, a Greenbriar West Elementary fourth-grader, just started playing violin and said her teacher at camp taught her "what notes are on which strings." She liked camp because she made friends and had a good time. She's also pleased that "you get to play nice songs and be in the concert [the last week]. And you can play advanced songs when you're at the highest level."
Thelma Jefferson, 10, a Lee's Corner Elementary sixth-grader, plays the drums because "I want to be a music teacher someday and there are lots of different percussion instruments I can play." She enjoyed camp, too, because of the variety of music and instruments she was exposed to in her percussion class. And she'd recommend it because "you get to meet new teachers, make new friends and eat pizza at lunchtime."
A ROCKY RUN eighth-grader, Michael Monte, has played trumpet five years and attended Franklin's camp for the third time. "I know a lot of people who come back," he said. "And I learned all my scales and get to play over the summer so I don't get bad."
Rocky Run classmate Joe Donegan is a four-year trumpet player and returned to camp for his fourth time. "It keeps you playing and, the next year, you're more advanced than the other people [at school]," he explained. "I started here as a beginner, learning the basic skills and techniques. And they have good teachers here — professionals and stuff."
A Lees Corner sixth-grader, Natalie Spitzel, 11, has played flute for a year and learned new scales and new music pieces at Franklin. Her mom Sheila, of Franklin Glen, loved the camp because the students "get a lot of instruction they wouldn't normally get in such a concentrated time period."
"I'd recommend it because the instruction is so high quality," she continued. "And students are with their peers and learn to perform in a group alongside others and coordinate their play with other instruments."
The soaring reviews are music to camp director Walker's ears. But he tips his hat to the community, as well. "Some school systems will not continue music because of financial strains," he said. "But in Fairfax County, the parents support it and keep it alive."
Overall, said Walker, "I have immensely enjoyed this community. I live in it, and it's valued what we all do here. And I enjoy seeing the children's musical development. I also salute the parents; there's a fundamental value system in many of these homes, and I know that many of these children will be future leaders. The camp has a great reputation and it's a pleasure to be here."


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Internet marketing has become an important part of getting products to the public. A lot of companies now know the importance of having a website and marketing their brands. Any part of Internet marketing is about making money. Just like the Industrial Revolution, automated web marketing is a new product marketing tool way to be more efficient in doing what can be a tedious task. When it comes to automation, most people will know that it can lead to better market penetration and help reduce costs. Some people have tried to use software robots to develop Internet marketing. Unlike traditional marketing media like the television and billboards, Internet marketing is still growing and it is still in its infancy.
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Internet marketing by using software Robots is dependent on search engines. No matter how you go about developing your marketing plan, the main aim is to be on the first page and in first position of Google, Yahoo, Bing and other small search engines. Some Internet marketers developed automated backlinking services hoping to be the best in their fields. The problem with this approach is that it heavily relies on what is now considered spamming and article farming.
For major search engines, this is like gaming the system and it is heavily discouraged. That is why Google is constantly changing its algorithm; any website based on this kind of World Wide Web Marketing will pay a big price by positioning themselves at the bottom of any search engines; this is why it is not recommended any site that looks like a link farm.
Marketing with Software Robots
The difficulty with developing Internet marketing by using software Robots is that the rules are constantly changing. Artificial intelligence is based on a certain set of predictable rules. Internet marketing is not much a science rather it is an art. This inevitably means it will be very difficult to successfully use software Robots in Internet marketing; however, this doesn't mean that eMarketing is not successful; in fact many small business marketing tools have been proven extremely successful.
How can you Automate Internet Marketing?
First of all, you need to understand the way people use the Internet and what they are constantly looking for; it might be a good idea to read articles about marketing tips for management consultants. That is where a company like Google has the advantage over the majority. Google has the business intelligence needed to understand what people are constantly looking for. That is why Google adSense campaign is so successful and companies or people who understand how it works will also be part of this successful and profitable business.
For other brands, having a website is part of the puzzle. You also need to be able to create content that will appeal to people. Content creation should to be part of any Internet marketing scheme. If you give people what they want and you put your brand within the content, you will definitely be working your way to success – learn how to use social media. Another way to work towards software robots in internet marketing is building a crowd sourcing software. This can help with your marketing scheme by taking advantage of the power of the crowd. It is possible to automate part of your advertising; however, Internet marketing using software robots is at the moment a thing of the future.

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A powerful myth has arisen upon the land, a myth that permeates business, academia, and government. It is pervasive and persuasive. But although it is relatively harmless, it is false.
The myth? That designers possess some mystical, creative thought process that places them above all others in their skills at creative, groundbreaking thought. This myth is nonsense, but like all myths, it has a certain ring of plausibility although lacking any evidence.
Why should we perpetuate such nonsensical, erroneous thinking? Because it turns out to be a very useful way to convince people that designers do more than make things look pretty. Never let facts stand in the way of utility.
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By Traci Sorell
On April 7, 2018, author Tim Tingle received the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award.
Named in honor of an author who served as Oklahoma Center for the Book's first president, the award is presented annually for a body of work contributing to Oklahoma's literary heritage.
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Beautiful. Read all remarks and thankful about it should I ever try.
Was the background design done in Metallic thread?
You should have 'signed' your art work! This is lovely and thanks for telling us. I bought some of these framed canvas and didn't use it for what I bought it for. This may be the perfect thing, but I am leary about the 'white stuff'......don't want to harm my machine.
Try one embroidering on the back instead of the front! I haven't had time to try it, but the other gal did & said she didn't have the white stuff then. Directions are below in another post. It DID make a mess & I had to really work to get it all cleaned...but am going to try again.
Thanks for the detailed how-to info!
You're welcome.
fabulous project. Primed canvas is usually available on a bolt in the fabric department. That is if you already have a frame or other mounting apparatus.
OUSTANDING! Love it and I love Bees. Love Chris
well done Gerry! Your right they do "POP" quite a striking photo~hugs~
That is just lovely - will be perfect framed.
Very pretty and nice job!
This is amazing. I love all of the details, even the veins in their tiny wings.
It looks beautiful
This is beautiful and yes the bees just pop very nice. As you did it on canvas what size needle did you use
I used a 14 emb. needle, but think I'll use a 14 sharp next time.
OH Yes!! it is beautiful!!! Well done!
Looks great! Love it!
Just gorgeous! I have that design and was wondering how it's look stitched out. It's like something you'd see in a bontanical book. Well done!
It does stitch out beautifully! Do you have any of the others...like the butterfly?
Can you explain how you did this? Was it embroidered then stretched onto the frame? Can't imagine how else you could do it.
Beautiful work.
I was wondering too
Me too!
Here's what I did. I got the stretched canvas at craft store, unstabled it all around, then marked the center from each side of the final fold mark...where it actually started the front of the canvas..with water sol. marking pen so I could just touch it with a wet Q-tip to "erase" it. Hooped a piece of heavy cutaway, stuck the canvas to it, did NOT hoop the canvas. I used a size 14 emb. needle, but think a size 14 sharp would do better. Then I put it back on the stretcher bars, wrapping around tightly & staple in place. I did cut the stabilizer away from the fold, but left the rest on the back. One problem: I got little bits of white "stuff" from what I THINK is the preping of the canvas to paint on. Had to clean the machine out afterwards. BUT after talking to the gal that did one, she said she too got that white stuff, so she turned it over next time & emb. on the BACK side & no flakes. Haven't tried that yet. I did slow the machine down a notch as I was scared to death when I started this! But did like the final results!!
Thank you for the directions. Not sure I have the nerve to try this.
Go for it! You can get a smaller canvas & use just a redwork design until you are sure of it.
Excellent job i love Betty's bees lol
This came out beautiful. Do you mean artist canvas, the kind you paint on? Thank you, Please post pic when you frame it, that is going to be really fantastic.
Yes, artist canvas. Got it at AC Moore cheap!
This is really beautiful. Very clever design and so well executed. Bunch of flowers for Gerryb.
Fantastic work done!!!Beautiful!!!Well done
What a great looking piece of work
It's like a Botanical Gerry. It will look marvelous framed. Great job!/Lillian


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The Challenge
Isopure wanted to make a large splash at the one of the industry's largest tradeshows—The Olympia in Las Vegas.
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Armed with a small budget and big ideas, we developed multiple guerrilla concepts designed to surprise and engage show attendees. Before they even entered the exhibit hall, attendees were greeted by a twelve story three-dimensional building wrap announcing the new product and inviting them to visit the booth. Attendees were also tempted by street teams handing out product samples.
Once in the booth, attendees were treated to a branded digital experience and promotional scratch-offs which featured discount codes designed to drive product trial.
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A presenter, commentator and reporter, John Kenny has been working with RTE Radio and TV since the late 1980s.
Best known as the presenter of Saturday Sport, and Sport at Seven, on RTE Radio One, John has also hosted RTE Radio's coverage of the Soccer World Cup plus racing coverage at Cheltenham and Punchestown.
He has also worked as a cricket commentator for BBC Radio 4's legendary Test Match Special at two world cups.
He has also worked on a number of high-profile RTE Radio projects including 'The High Atlas Challenge', 'The Olympic Years', 'The Classic World Cup', 'We've got a Game to win – The Story of Euro 88' and 'The Dirty Dozen – Ireland's Motorsport Legends'.
His documentary 'Heroes of the Caribbean' was a winner at the 2011 New York Radio Festival Awards.
On RTE TV John Kenny is the Olympic Games Swimming Commentator and is also an integral part of Premier Soccer Saturday Monday Night Football and Champions League as a football commentator/Reporter.
John is also Motorsport Columnist with the Irish Daily Star and a published author – The Dirty Dozen, Ireland's Motorsport Legends(O'Brien Press).
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The author of The Gate to Women s Country and Grass weaves a moving story of one man s coming to accept his role in a far future universe, providing a brilliant exploration of relations between the sexes, the value of religion, and mankind s place in the universe.
Sheri S. Tepper
Sheri Stewart Tepper was a prolific American author of science fiction, horror and mystery novels she was particularly known as a feminist science fiction writer, often with an ecofeminist slant.Born near Littleton, Colorado, for most of her career 1962 1986 she worked for Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood, where she eventually became Executive Director She has two children and is married to Gene Tepper She operated a guest ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico.She wrote under several pseudonyms, including A.J Orde, E.E Horlak, and B.J Oliphant Her early work was published under the name Sheri S Eberhart.
This book is one I picked up as I wanted to continue reading some older SF by ladies, and it did not disappoint. It's also my first foray into Sheri S Tepper's work and will no doubt be the first of many as I definitely enjoyed this one. This is largely set on two different planets: Hobbs land, and Voorstod. Hobbs Land is a farming community which was one the home of the Owlbright cultures but was abandoned by them and is now take over by the Hobbs food production company and various settlements [...]
This book was pretty uneven. There were parts of it that I loved, and (usually longer) parts I was bored by. It could have benefited from some tightening up; the parts that bored me seemed to be just waiting for the plot to catch up with the exposition. However, even though it probably contributed to the book's length, I liked the fact that the story was told from so many characters' perspectives. Especially because this isn't a story about individuals, but about societies, it seems necessary to [...]
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A black-and-white tabby cat came into the room with a live ferf in her jaws. She jumped onto the plinth and laid the animal against the base of the mass, then jumped down and left the room, purring loudly.Two other cats came in with similar burdens."That was Gotoit's cat," Jep remarked after a time. "That stripey one. She calls it Lucky."Saturday nodded and brushed the surface of the plinth with her bare palm, cleaning away the few scraps of scruffy ferf hair that remained on the stone. The bodi [...]
This book has almost nothing in common with the first book of the series, Grass. I suppose they're in the same universe where people have colonized various planets, but that's about where the commonalities end. The plot of this book revolves around a planet where living gods have started to grow from the earth from the bodies of the dead. With every god comes an unconscious desire of the people (often the children) to build a temple for the god. And with the god and the temple comes real peace. [...]
This was good stuff. Like lots of Tepper's books, it grappled with issues of gender roles and spirituality. The story takes place in a solar system where there are several occupied worlds. One of these worlds, a relative backwater, has some indigenous gods. They look like big stones that live in little houses, and are tended by the Ones Who. The Ones Who are people who just start to feel as though they would like to take care of the local god. On this planet, there is little conflict or struggle [...]
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I read 'Sideshow' before this, and reading this book actually made some of the things in Sideshow easier to understand. This is my favorite book out of the trilogy, though the trilogy overall is good and I recommend all three books. The premise is very interesting, and it's easy to see that the strictly patriarchal religion of Voorstod is a combination of fundamentalist Christian and Islamic teachings. Not surprising since Ms. Tepper has very strong feminist feelings and this shows up a lot in h [...]
I'd forgotten quite how amazing this book is. Tepper when she is on form writes grippingly and her characters are really well formed. The Grass/Stones/Sideshow trilogy is my absolute favourite of hers, and of the three books, I think Stones is the best. The plot is multi-layered and intriguing, and I LOVE the idea of the Hobbs Land Gods (and the reasons why some people/cultures/religions might think that they might not be a good thing). I just wish they were real as to be honest, the world could [...]
Loved it. Samasnier Girat, the narrator, is irritating as crap for a good bit of the book, but the things he's irritating about help you understand life on Hobb's Land.There's a scene I particularly love, about the aftermath of a terrorist attack against Hobb's Land, where Mysore Hobbs tries to find out what happened and why, and runs up against a bureacracy to end all bureacracies. After the tragedy of the killings in the previous chapters, this restrained and slyly funny interlude was very wel [...]
Zack Hiwiller
Pretty much everything I look for in SF/F. The plot was lively and kept me interested. The characters were multi-dimensional. The sci-fi ideas made sense and served the story, the Big Ideas were meaningful and dealt with some relevant philosophical questions and there were just enough oddball things (like the Porsa) that the story will stick with me.However, I can see this one being not for everyone. There are almost as many characters as Game of Thrones and it doesn't seem like their stories wi [...]
4.5 stars, review to follow
I'm rereading this for what must be the fourth or fifth time. I know other people love Grass and Beauty, but this is my favorite of Tepper's books. It has everything: an interesting world (well, universe), well-written and amusingly named characters, humor, illuminating social commentary, AND the god that makes enables society to run peaceably and happily is a fungus! A fungus! Why didn't anyone think of that ages ago? I've read almost everything by Tepper and sometimes, unfortunately, her socia [...]
More sociologically complex than Grass, the first in the Arbai series, Raising the Stones is an unsettling exploration of the effects that various forms of religious belief have on societies, from the apparently benign, to the avowedly malevolent. I can't be the only recent reader who sees the Taliban and ISIS/ISIL/Daesh in the doctrine of the men of Voorstod.I look forward to Sideshow, the next in the sequence.
Mary Holland
Sheri Tepper has written over 20 books, and in my opinion, this is one of her best. It's not mentioned anymore in her current back jacket blurb and seems to be overlooked. It's also out of print, which is a shame. Tepper is known for polemical writing and sometimes it overwhelms her story, but here she gets the balance just right. It has a wonderful, unusual premise: what if you had a god that worked? Her world-building is perfect, logical, and fascinating, and the characters are memorable.
Beautifully written. This is the first book I've read by this author; I love her philosophy and theology and admire how she presents it through a wonderful story. I appreciated her pacing; not rushing from action scene to action scene, plenty of time to get to know the characters and come to care for them. Good suspense building toward the end, with some fine humor thrown in.
Michael Battaglia
Or "This is Why I Dislike All the Fictional Religions I've Made Up".Reading a bunch of these starts to engender a cozy familiarity after a while. Opening one of her books is like visiting an old friend who's endearing but kind of a crank. You enjoy spending time with them but you know at some point they're going to start going on about the same old things in the way they always have, politics, religion, why men stink, and while they won't say anything terribly new you've known them for so long y [...]
Un des meilleurs livres, à vie. Lu pas longtemps après Grass.Y a "toutte" la-dedans, et même après 15 ans, je m'en souviens encore Il constitue une suite logique de Grass. Année de lecture approximative. Et si Dieu était un champignon?
John Adams
A novel of outstanding ideas (about the nature of religions, and their enforcement of gender roles, and the concept of heroes and legends) that occasionally bends the characters and plot a bit far in service of those ideas.
Un des meilleurs livres, à vie. Après Grass.Y a "toutte" la-dedans, et même après 15 ans, je m'en souviens encore Il constitue une suite logique de Grass.
Not bad, though not on a par with Grass.
Chris Winters
Sheri S. Tepper's "Raising the Stones" is sometimes billed as the second part of her "Arbai" trilogy, but that's a misnomer, as this book easily stands on its own. It shares the same universe as its predecessor, "Grass," but is otherwise set one thousand years later and with very few exceptions has no apparent connection to the earlier novel.That said, it's definitely a thematic cousin to "Grass" and much of Tepper's other work in that it deals with religion and women and male privilege. Tepper [...]
Pat Cummings
A recurring theme in Sheri Tepper's work is the urge toward God, and the ways in which that urge motivates personal and cultural choice. This theme is blatantly obvious in Raising the Stones, Tepper's 1990 novel in the Arbai Gates sequence.Beside the ruined temple north of Settlement One, shallow in the soil lay Birrabat Shum. Shallow he lay, with fragments of roots and crumbs of leaves on his eyes…Like Grass, which preceded it, and which I reviewed in December 2014, this novel is set on a [...]
I found this book objectionable for the same reasons a woman would dislike reading a novel thoroughly laced with misogynist statements.Ms. Tepper does this well. Only on occasion does she descend into angry rants against men; she is far more subtle and skillful than that most of the time. But it's all there.Men are to be mistrusted. They are misled, egotistic, violent, power-hungry, oppressive, cruel and only capable of being saved by becoming more like women.Raising the Stones? More like cuttin [...]
James Owen Ether
Just finished reading for the 3rd or 4th time, this time with my partner. It's a different experience reading Tepper's works out loud. Her sermons about religion and philosophy have always seemed to stretch out much longer than necessary, but they do this even more so when you have to speak through all the words. Kris was distracted and annoyed by the strange names in the beginning, but got used to it, and was amazed by the book by the end. This is a great example of Tepper's complexity. Multipl [...]
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Tremendous. I am almost finished. It has a great story & underlying philosophy, wise comments - everything I expect from Tepper. At the moment I might call this her best ever. Of course, to be sure, I'd need to reread all the others. In particular, there are abundant ideas about male and female roles in various societies, but they just emerge as part of the story. There are a couple of twisted religions too, with lively and funny commentary about how they might have developed. A breezy comme [...]
It's been a while since I've read a Tepper book, and it took me a good long while to get through this one. Not because there is anything wrong with Tepper but because her books are very dense. There's a lot to shift through and it's not a fast read. That being said, I didn't really care for the story or characters that much. But the ideas that were presented through the story really made me think a lot about religion especially but also quite appropriately the idea of the hero's journey (since t [...]
The subtlety and complexity of most of the issues and situations in this book is somewhat offset by the Voorstoders being too simple, too easy to hate, too weak in their irredeemability. I don't know if this is meant as just the logical conclusion of their mindset carried out to extremes, or if it's meant to have any bearing on reality. There's also a sense in which the question of whether the spore-God is wholly good or if there is a danger in the resultant homogeneity and dulling of awareness [...]
Much more complicated than Grass, and tied to it only loosely. Also a much bigger, more wandering book. In some ways it was much better, and sometimes impossible to put down--other times I wandered away for a day or two and had to push myself to return to it. A lot of the Voorstod stuff is a little on the nose even for me, less sympathetic to the patriarchal religions than anyone. But it was definitely worth reading. I wish it had been a little bit tighter--a clearer story. I suppose it's Sam Gi [...]
This book started out a little slow, but in a good way: the writer is building up so many threads of story, it's all coming together in an exciting fashion I've lost so many hours of sleep this week.I felt dismayed at first because the even in a distant future there was violence through intense racism, sexism and religious intolerance. But it was like reading a warning that humanity never really changes until it is forced to. My favourite theme was how we sometimes see our parents as legends but [...]
Stan Pedzick
Two very thin ties to the first book, which only becomes clear toward the middle of the third book.Once again, Tepper is at her best when dealing with religion and how male controlled religions destroy humanity. Very entertaining and intersting to bounce between the view points of the verious peoples of the different planets. Also amusing that Marjorie from the first book started an entire religion simply with a throw away line when she came through the Arbai door centuries ago.
Rita Marie
I really, really liked this one. Although it is billed as "Arbai #2," it isn't really any such. There are a few wee things you might pick up if you read Grass first, but they're not important. This book stands on its own.Particularly notable -- the many types of gods, relationship of people to their gods, and the hilarious struggle of a committee to 'define god.' Also the character 'Sam Girat' and his relationship with his parents.
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While I never say never around here, I feel pretty strongly that tonight's updates will be attwiw's final ones for 2017. We're hosting Christmas here and then traveling to visit family, so I need a bit of time to prepare and then most of next week will just be logistically impossible. The blog won't go dark, but let me take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and bring on 2018.
The AP has produced another chilling account of the Rohingya ethnic cleansing:
The Rohingya Muslims have long been persecuted and denied basic rights in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, but the latest round of violence was in retaliation for a wave of 30 attacks by Rohingya insurgents in August on security posts. At least 14 people were killed.
The assaults triggered an army counter-offensive that has left hundreds of villages burned and driven 650,000 refugees into Bangladesh. The aid group Doctors Without Borders estimates 6,700 Rohingya civilians were killed in the first month of reprisals alone, and human rights groups have documented three large-scale massacres.
At least 82 Rohingya are believed to have been murdered in the village of Maung Nu on Aug. 27. The Associated Press has reconstructed the massacre, as told by 37 survivors now scattered across refugee camps in Bangladesh. Their testimony, combined with exclusive video footage from the massacre site obtained by AP, strengthens a growing body of evidence indicating that Myanmar armed forces have systematically killed civilians.
It looks like the UN Security Council will vote Friday on a new draft sanctions resolution being circulated by the United States. This is definitely an escalation–among other things, it almost completely bans North Korean fuel imports and gives most North Koreans working abroad a one year deadline to return to North Korea. Remittance payments from those workers make up a big chunk of the North Korean economy. These are the kinds of measures that have drawn resistance from China in the past over fears that they would destabilize North Korea and create a big refugee problem for Beijing, but it's hard to believe that the US would introduce this resolution without having some assurance from China (and Russia) that it won't be vetoed.
Though defeated in Sirte, ISIS never fully disappeared from Libya. Now, ongoing civil war-related chaos and inter-tribal conflict have opened space for the group's resurgence:
The Islamic State (IS) is remobilizing in southern and central Libya, penetrating towns where lawlessness, tribal tensions and poverty are rife. No longer able to seize large swaths of land, the group is waging an insurgency to weaken the country's competing authorities. The strategy is working, though experts and fighters from the western port city of Misrata, do not expect IS to reclaim the power it had in 2016.
Niger has given the US approval to begin flying armed Predator MQ-9 drones out of its base in Niamey in addition to the unarmed Reaper surveillance models it's been flying. Some Nigeriens aren't too thrilled about that–or about the US presence more generally:
Even among Nigeriens who've come to believe foreign military help is needed to push back against the extremists, misinformation and a lack of transparency from the government could easily cause a backlash.
"People who are already misusing Islam can twist the situation and say, 'They want to sow discord among Muslims,'" said Cheikh Boureima Daouda, an imam in Niamey who leads a regional council of religious leaders that advises governments on countering extremism. "That can be a gift for radicalization. The situation remains very delicate."
The South Sudanese government and rebel factions have…reached a ceasefire? And, like, an open-ended one? Both sides say they're ready to revisit their 2015 peace effort, which is probably the closest the civil war has come to a conclusion since it began in late 2013. Obviously time will tell if this cessation holds–this wouldn't be the first ceasefire to fail in South Sudan–but if the worst that comes out of this is a break from the fighting and a chance for humanitarian aid to get to people who desperately need it, that's not so bad.
If you think Europe is already tearing itself to pieces over anti-migrant xenophobia…well, you're probably right. But things are likely to get worse. A new study published in Science on Thursday says that climate change is going to cause a dramatic increase in the number of people seeking refuge in Europe:
Working from a baseline average of 351,000 applications a year, the study concludes that the number of asylum-seekers to the EU could rise by more than a quarter by 2100 even if global warming slows. However, if emissions of greenhouse gases continue at current rates, asylum request could almost triple to over a million a year by the end of the century.
The Lithuanian parliament voted 76 to 7 on Thursday to lobby the European Union to drop daylight savings time. To which I can only say:
America is selling guns to Ukraine:
The Trump administration has approved the largest U.S. commercial sale of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine since 2014. The move was heavily supported by top Trump national security Cabinet officials and Congress but may complicate President Trump's stated ambition to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Administration officials confirmed that the State Department this month approved a commercial license authorizing the export of Model M107A1 Sniper Systems, ammunition, and associated parts and accessories to Ukraine, a sale valued at $41.5 million. These weapons address a specific vulnerability of Ukrainian forces fighting a Russian-backed separatist movement in two eastern provinces. There has been no approval to export the heavier weapons the Ukrainian government is asking for, such as Javelin antitank missiles.
This is a shift in US policy, which has heretofore mostly resisted supplying lethal materiel to Ukraine. As the report says, it only covers light arms, even though Kiev is desperate for heavy weapons. But it apparently does include anti-tank weapons, which is a big deal, and this could wind up being the first step on the road to supplying heavier and heavier arms. Although to believe that might happen, you'd have to find some other recent examples of US military policy decisions that wound up snowballing out of control, and frankly I don't…oh. Right.
Of course, that wouldn't go over so well with Moscow–which is already warning that these weapons sales will escalate the violence in eastern Ukraine–and Trump does still seem to value his relationship with Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine's own arms industry is apparently swimming in, guess what, corruption (in Ukraine? SAY IT AIN'T SO), but on that score there may be some signs of improvement. On Thursday, the Ukrainian parliament voted to scrap a relatively toothless law creating an "anti-corruption court" and replace it with a stronger law that will create a stronger court. Kiev's international creditors were unhappy with the first law, hence the change.
The Economist named its country of the year, and as you've probably figured out by now it's France. Let this be a lesson for you: all you have to do is elect a president who despises workers without being all gauche about it, and you too can see your country featured in the pages of a prestigious late capitalist magazine.
The votes in Catalonia's snap election are in and, well, it's complicated:
Catalan separatist parties are on track to win most seats in the new regional parliament, setting the stage for more confrontation with Spain's government.
However the Citizens party, which wants Catalonia to remain a semi-autonomous part of Spain, is the biggest party.
As a result, it is unclear who will be given the right to form a government.
Turnout was very high (around 80 percent according to early estimates), so there's no questioning this election's legitimacy. Needless to say this is not the outcome Madrid wanted to see when it dissolved Catalonia's last parliament after October's independence referendum. Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, currently trying to dodge extradition in Brussels over said referendum, called it a victory for the "Catalan republic," which of course isn't a thing.
This result might not be so bad. Assuming Citizens gets first crack at forming a government, it's hard to see how it could do that without forging some kind of relationship with at least one pro-independence party, which would mean compromise and likely some give from Madrid in terms of restoring regional autonomy. Which could be the quickest path toward healing the divisions that were opened up by the referendum. If the separatists get to form the next government, that could also lead to some needed dialogue with Madrid–but then again it could mean Catalonia will wind up right back in the same situation it's been in since October. If pro-union parties had won an outright majority that would have actually obviated the need for Madrid to negotiate and could have just left the independence issue to fester under the surface. Now those tensions have to be confronted, for better or worse.
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will not be removed from office over the Odebrecht corruption scandal. The vote in congress fell nine votes shy of the required 2/3 majority to oust him. An investigation into Kuczynski's finances may continue, so he might not be entirely out of the woods yet.
The Cuban government announced on Thursday that Raúl Castro will remain as president through at least April. Castro was expected to step down following February's National Assembly election, but the government has decided to delay that vote until April 19. Ostensibly this is due to damage from Hurricane Irma, but it wouldn't be surprising if the government is still trying to get a handle on what life will be like without the Castros in charge.
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I would say that your 14G cube offers enough gallons and territory for the Tribal Blenny just based on a blenny's behavior. Mine occupies the hole in the rock under the eagle eye colony and I have never seen it further than the halfway point of the tank. I also plan to add another fish in 3-4 months to finish the stock...probably a fire fish.
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I would but I already have 2 damsels and a lawnmower blenny. Im not ure how they would react. The damsels are peaceful (Thank God!) and the lawnmower blenny is extremely peaceful but I still dont know.
Yeah, wouldnt mix 2 blennies in there. :(
That's a friggin' awesome fish! Congrats Jenn!
1G Planted Betta tank, 1.5G Planted Betta tank, 10G Planted Swordtail Fry tank,
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Very nice fish there! Gotta love the blennies!
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Thanks you two Been far to long since Ive owned a marine fish...
[drools alll over key board] awesome fish
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Same recipe as last time – I wanted something that would be ready quickly.
Clearly it's been a while since I brewed, as I forgot to measure it, so don't know how much or what strength I finished with. Never mind, it'll taste fine I'm sure!
Water was a little less hard today, so slightly less CRS required. Added 14g gypsum and 1.5g salt (ish, given my scales) as suggested by the water treatment calculator at Jim's.
The one measurement I have managed is the gravity, at 13.6Bx = 1.053, so bang on.
2012-11-11: Bottled 42 with 80g sugar for priming. FG was about 1.012, so that's 5.2% ABV.


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I've always been interested in how far we can go in reaching our highest potentials, and when I was a teenager I often wondered what new capacities we would develop. I first believed that it would be psychic abilities. I was very intrigued with all things paranormal and experimented in different ways with how to develop my skills in this area.
Later in life, I came to see directly that the most important abilities we need to develop were not psychic abilities. Instead, I've come to appreciate two particular capacities that I consider revolutionary and important for us to cultivate. One is our ability to perceive the world and life with greater and greater freedom from our fixed ideas. And the other is our ability to join together with others in a common vision, passion and care for our collective future.
I still have a playful curiosity about inner psychic phenomena and I continue to experiment, and I'm happy to share my theory and approach with you.
If you've seen my live performance you know that I like to make people think — and that I don't tell people whether what I do is real or not. (And likewise I will continue to leave you guessing!) In my performance, I also like to blow people's minds in a way that will help suspend their ideas about reality rather than create new ideas. Being able to suspend ALL our ideas about reality creates an extraordinary space for us to discover more. That's because fixed ideas create limitations on reality and on our capacity to perceive life with greater depth. When those ideas are relinquished, we mysteriously find that more is revealed than we ever imagined.
Now I will share my ideas about how psychic abilities work. But just to let you know: Being able to let go of all our ideas even for an instant is infinitely more meaningful than even the most exciting ideas about how psychic abilities work. I dare you to try it!
Letting go, having fun
In the early years of having psychic experiences, I noticed a pattern. I noticed that whether something spontaneously came to my mind or I consciously tried to figure out what someone was thinking or what was going to happen, I began to recognize a different quality of mind in myself. I was just having fun! I was in a state of playful curiosity and interest and had absolutely no egoic, or self-centered, investment in the outcome. Then I tried psychic chat rooms and I dare you to try this too! It's not easy to let go of egoic investment in the outcome, particularly if the outcome might turn out to be that you can predict things and read minds. And what if you could win the lottery?
Given that one of the conditions that facilitates psychic abilities is to be unattached to the outcome, how are we to proceed? Perhaps one or two of you reading this post are champion Buddhists who have transcended fear or desire, and if so, you are ready! But for the rest of us, I have a few other "techniques" to share with you.
One of those techniques is to derail your normal thinking process and to try to create circumstances that bypass your logical mind. I believe that a psychic impression is not something that you think, even though it eventually manifests in your mind as thought. If you know that you are not going to arrive at it by thinking about it, you have your first clue and you can experiment with that.
Another thing you can try is to catch yourself (or someone else) off guard. In my performances I often bring people on stage and experiment to see whether they can read someone else's mind or guess something accurately. I always try to catch them off guard and try to get them to respond faster than they can think. For instance, I will ask someone to draw something without hesitation one time, another time I will ask them to give me a letter from the alphabet, while another time I will ask them what they can feel.
Don't overthink it!
In order to facilitate this process, I, too, must operate under unpredictable circumstances. This is another thing you can experiment with. Create circumstances that will make it easier for you or someone else to respond faster than you or they can think. Thinking is an extraordinary capacity, but for this you want try to temporarily bypass it or relate to it as if it is not the center of your awareness.
Another thing you can experiment with is to see whether you can just enter a state of relaxed attention where you are not paying attention to anything specific and just letting a thought or image pop into your mind (without thinking it). You have to be patient and see whether something enters your mind without you thinking it. This is what I did to become a finalist in a remote-viewing competition tied to the release of the movie "The ESP Affair." (Maybe I really am psychic after all!)
If all this fails, it's good to know it doesn't mean that much anyway. And it's important to know that the potentials and needs for our future do not lie in people who can read minds and predict events, but in people who can hold a vast perspective on life and of who we are and inspire more and more of us to engage together to create a better world for everyone.


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2014 Must Reads: The 100+ Best Books of the Year
Whether you"re looking for a bookish gift to buy for the holidays or you"re hoping to curl up with a new read yourself, we"ve got you covered with a look at more than 100 of the best titles that hit shelves this year. Celebrity-penned books like Lena Dunham"s Not That Kind of Girl, Yes Please by Amy Poehler, and Neil Patrick Harris"s autobiography are sure to satisfy the pop culture fan, while new titles from popular authors like Emily Giffin, Stephen King, Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling), and Rainbow Rowell are perfect picks for those who love fiction. Check out POPSUGAR Love"s favorite 2014 reads for women, then take a look at the year"s best books — so far!
The Vacationers
Laura Lamont"s Life in Pictures author Emma Straub writes about one family"s two-week trip to the island of Mallorca in The Vacationers, a story about the complicated up-and-down dynamics among family and friends.
The Opposite of Loneliness
Marina Keegan"s The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories is a posthumous collection written by a 2012 Yale student who had a play set to be produced and a job waiting at The New Yorker when she died tragically in a car crash days after graduation. Following the viral success of her final essay for the Yale Daily News, "The Opposite of Loneliness," her essays and stories have been gathered into a collection.
One More Thing
Former writer from The Office and funny guy B.J. Novak brings his musings to the page with One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, a collection of witty, clever short stories that cover the trials of love, social media, and trying to succeed.
The One & Only
Bestselling author Emily Giffin"s latest novel, The One & Only, takes place in a small Texas town where football is everything. Shea, a 33-year-old woman, was born and raised in the college community, and when tragedy strikes, she"s forced to face difficult questions of love and friendship.
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Leave it to Neil Patrick Harris to put a clever spin on the memoir with his book Choose Your Own Autobiography. The actor teamed up with the creators of the Choose Your Own Adventure series to write the book, which guides readers through actual events from his life (Doogie Howser, M.D., How I Met Your Mother, etc.) but also includes a few other options.
The Good Luck of Right Now
The Silver Linings Playbook author Matthew Quick returns with the story of the 38-year-old Bartholomew, who struggles to be on his own after his mother"s death. In the witty book, titled The Good Luck of Right Now, Bartholomew finds a letter from Richard Gere among his mother"s things, and he sets out to find himself as he writes letter after letter to the actor.
The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion
In her essay collection The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion, Meghan Daum brings wit, wisdom, and insight in pieces about everything from love to death to pop culture.
I Am Pilgrim
Terry Hayes"s thriller I Am Pilgrim tells the story of a secret agent — with the code name Pilgrim — who is forced to face his greatest enemy after the murder of a wealthy American.
Lost For Words
Edward St. Aubyn"s Lost For Words is a satirical novel that follows a quirky group of literary hopefuls vying for a prestigious book award.
One Plus One
Bestselling author Jojo Moyes"s latest, One Plus One: A Novel, follows a cast of quirky, compelling characters as they set out on a road trip. The group includes single mom Jess and her two kids, Tanzie and Nicky, who meet a tech millionaire named Ed in a chance encounter before heading off on an adventure.
Lorrie Moore"s latest collection, Bark: Stories, features her signature wit, with eight short stories about struggling characters who are moving through personal challenges.
Beautiful You
In the satirical novel Beautiful You by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, a megamillionaire named C. Linus Maxwell develops a line of crazy-effective sex toys, leading millions of women to become so obsessed that they quite literally don"t leave their bedrooms. As the test subject for the products, a woman named Penny comes to understand the darkness behind Maxwell"s plan, deciding he needs to be stopped.
Leaving Time
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult brings mystery into the mix with her new book, Leaving Time, which combines a daughter"s narrative with her mother"s journal entires. As Jenna seeks out her mom a decade after her disappearance, she"s forced to face her past.
Yes Please
Amy Poehler"s buzzed-about first book, Yes Please, features the funny lady"s personal stories and wise, hilarious advice.
J: A Novel
A finalist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, J: A Novel by Howard Jacobson tells the dystopian story of one couple"s complicated love affair — one that may or may not affect the entire human race.
The Laughing Monsters
National Book Award winner Denis Johnson"s new novel The Laughing Monsters is a suspenseful book about an intelligence agent and the man he"s following through Africa as both men hold on to secrets of their own.
In Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience, author Eileen Cronin writes about her life, detailing what it was like to be born without legs, how she thought of herself as "an elusive mermaid," and her work toward self-acceptance.
We Are Called to Rise
Set in Sin City and told from different points of view, We Are Called to Rise: A Novel by Laura McBride tells the story of four lives that unexpectedly come together.
All Fall Down
Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner"s latest novel, All Fall Down, follows a woman named Allison who struggles to face her addiction to pills in the midst of several family dramas.
What I Know For Sure
Oprah Winfrey"s legendary career spans decades, and in that time, she"s learned so much about being successful. She"s been sharing her findings for quite a while in O Magazine, but now you can read a collection of the best and most inspiring entries in her new book, What I Know For Sure.
The Heist
In The Heist by bestselling author Daniel Silva, there"s murder, mystery, and intrigue as spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon searches for a stolen masterpiece.
Ugly Girls
Ugly Girls by Lindsay Hunter is a novel about a complicated friendship between two girls, Perry and Baby Girl, and the alleged high school boy who"s been following them.
David Nicholls"s book Us: A Novel, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, tells the story of a couple whose marriage is on the rocks as they travel across the globe with their teenage son.
Landline, the latest from bestselling author Rainbow Rowell, follows the story of Georgie, a woman who"s struggling with her marriage. When she comes across a way to time travel, she debates whether or not to go back in time and try to save her relationship.
Stephen King"s book Revival spans five decades, following the story of a man from a small New England town, a minister, and the connection between the two.
Hard Choices
In Hillary Rodham Clinton"s Hard Choices, she writes about her experience as the first lady, her time as secretary of state, and more.
The Bees
The Bees by Laline Paull is what Room author Emma Donoghue calls a "heart-pounding novel" and a "wild ride" about an ancient culture with a strong caste system in which only the queen can breed. Flora 717, a member of the lowest caste, is caught between personal dreams and society"s demands when she dares to challenge the queen"s wishes.
Boy, Snow, Bird
Reminiscent of the Snow White fairy tale, Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi is about a woman named Boy who finds herself in a small Massachusetts town, where she marries a widowed man who has a young daughter, Snow Whitman. She evolves into a wicked sort of stepmother, forced to confront herself and her beliefs when she has a daughter of her own, Bird.
Not That Kind of Girl
If you love Girls, you"ll obviously love Lena Dunham"s forthcoming collection of essays in her publishing debut, Not That Kind of Girl. You can expect the same kind of hilarious candor you"ve come to know and love.
With a wry sense of humor, Sam Harris writes about his life through humorous essays in Ham: Slices of a Life. Touching on everything from parenting to show business, he dishes on the ups and downs of his life through a witty lens.
Lucky Us
The New York Times called Amy Bloom"s Away a "literary triumph." Her latest book, Lucky Us, is set in 1940s America, where Iris — who hopes to be a star — and her friend Eva decide to leave their small Midwest town and head to Hollywood and Long Island.
Radiance of Tomorrow
Ishmael Beah"s first novel, Radiance of Tomorrow, follows two male friends who head back to their hometown in Sierra Leone after a civil war, teaming up to rebuild their community in the face of several obstacles.
Brunette Ambition
Part memoir and part how-to guide, Lea Michele"s Brunette Ambition features stories from her life along with advice on style, beauty, fitness, and finding success.
How to Tell Toledo From the Night Sky
Love, fate, and the connection between the two come into play in How to Tell Toledo From the Night Sky by Lydia Netzer. In it, best friends and astronomers George and Irene find out that their mothers raised them to be each other"s soul mates, and they find themselves diving into their pasts to learn more.
Live Bait
Author Fabio Genovesi"s Live Bait takes place in a small Italian town. In the book, Genovesi weaves together the stories of a 19-year-old metalhead, the 32-year-old woman who catches his eye, and a quirky teenage cycling champion.
The Last Days of California
In The Last Days of California: A Novel by Mary Miller, 14-year-old Jess and her family leave Alabama and head west to California to prepare for the Second Coming. Her religious parents plan to save as many people as possible during their trip, leaving angsty, teenaged Jess unsure about who she is and what she believes.
Still Life With Bread Crumbs
In bestselling author Anna Quindlen"s Still Life With Bread Crumbs: A Novel, Rebecca Winter is a well-known photographer whose career is slowing down as she seeks out a quieter life, finding love in an unexpected place.
Uganda Be Kidding Me
Chelsea Handler"s back with another book, Uganda Be Kidding Me, this time sharing her hilarious, outrageous stories from traveling the world.
Love Life
With a 2011 bestseller under his belt, actor Rob Lowe talks men, women, sex, and love in Love Life. He shares stories about Parks and Recreation, parties at the Playboy Mansion, and more personal observations about parenthood and marriage.
Summer House With Swimming Pool
Bestselling author Herman Koch"s novel Summer House With Swimming Pool follows the strange circumstances surrounding an A-list actor who dies during a procedure performed by a high-profile doctor.
Cutting Teeth
In Julia Fierro"s debut novel, Cutting Teeth, a group of 30-something couples spend the weekend at a Long Island beach house, where surprising truths surface and relationships are reevaluated.
Diary of a Mad Diva
Nothing"s off-limits in the late Joan Rivers"s book Diary of a Mad Diva, which covers everything from her personal life to her craziest celebrity interactions.
Every Day Is For the Thief
Every Day Is For the Thief by Teju Cole follows a young Nigerian who leaves his home in NYC to return to Lagos. In reconnecting with friends and family and rediscovering the city, he learns what"s changed both in his home country and in himself.
Leaving the Sea: Stories
Ben Marcus touches on love, mortality, and human nature in Leaving the Sea: Stories. The writer"s second collection includes a story about a writer, a divorced dad, and a son who"s dealing with his mother"s old age.
Thirty Girls
Susan Minot weaves together two young women"s stories in Thirty Girls, including that of a Ugandan teenager who"s facing life-or-death challenges and an American journalist who"s traveled to Africa to cover the people"s struggles.
The Way of All Fish
The sequel to Martha Grimes"s bestselling novel Foul Matter is The Way of All Fish, a satirical book about hitmen hired to help out a writer who"s being sued by her literary agent.
Magnificent Vibration
In Magnificent Vibration: A Novel, musician and bestselling author Rick Springfield writes about a man who pairs up with a beautiful woman to search for his life purpose.
Popular author Paulo Coelho is back with Adultery, a book about a woman who"s struggling with midlife boredom, only to rediscover her passion and face a difficult decision when she reconnects with her high school boyfriend.
On Such a Full Sea
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee imagines a future America that"s divided by class. In it, a woman named Fan leaves her settlement to find the man she loves after he disappears, only to end up on a journey bigger than she"d expected.
Why I Read
Why I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books by Wendy Lesser is a love letter to books, with Lesser exploring some of her favorite literary works, the culture of books, and a personal look at reading"s influence on her life.
Shopaholic to the Stars
Sophie Kinsella"s popular Shopaholic series continues with Shopaholic to the Stars, and this time around, Becky has relocated to LA, where she comes face to face with the ups and downs of the A-list lifestyle.
After I"m Gone
In bestselling author Laura Lippman"s After I"m Gone: A Novel, a detective investigates one woman"s murder, only to find that she"s one of five women caught in a web of cases that surround one missing man.
My Life in Middlemarch
Fans of classic literature will appreciate Rebecca Mead"s My Life in Middlemarch, which weaves together stories from her life as they relate to George Eliot"s Middlemarch, one of Mead"s favorite novels.
Belle Cora
Set in the 19th century, Belle Cora: A Novel by Philip Margulies tells the story of Arabella Godwin, whose extraordinary life takes her from upstate New York to California with the Gold Rush until she one day disappears.
Suspenseful and mysterious, Rachel Pastan"s Alena follows an unnamed heroine who"s hired as the curator of a prestigious art museum following the death of Alena, the former curator. Suspicious details of Alena"s tragic passing come out, leaving the heroine caught up in a dangerous, provocative situation.
Your Face in Mine
Swamplandia author Karen Russell calls Jess Row"s book Your Face in Mine a "fearless, unforgettable novel." In it, a man who"s grieving the loss of his wife and child comes across a white childhood friend who"s undergone surgery to pass as African-American, rekindling the relationship as he struggles with love and loss.
Can"t and Won"t: Stories by Lydia Davis
The highly anticipated book Can"t and Won"t: Stories by 2013 Man Booker International Prize winner Lydia Davis is a collection of sharp, poignant, and experimental stories that shed light on the humor and challenges of everyday life.
The Winter People
When 19-year-old Ruthie"s mother disappears, she starts searching for clues and discovers a girl"s diary from the early 1900s. The Winter People is a literary thriller that follows Ruthie"s investigation, plus all the ways it"s weaved into the mysterious history of a small Vermont town.
Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace
Bestselling author Anne Lamott shares thoughtful, funny insights into love, family, and faith in her latest book, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
In A Brief History of Seven Killings: A Novel, author Marlon James moves between cities and decades for a fictional exploration of the 1970s assassination attempt of Bob Marley.
One of Us
In Tawni O"Dell"s thriller One of Us, a forensic psychologist returns to his hometown only to discover shocking truths about his family and his past.
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee is a novel that"s shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In it, several generations of a family live together in one home, with each set of family members living on its own floor. Everyday dysfunction, the demise of the family business, and a grandchild"s interest in political extremism threaten to break the family apart as they struggle to come together.
True Love
In her book True Love, Jennifer Lopez gets candid about everything from her career to her relationships to who she is today.
The Book of Unknown Americans
In The Book of Unknown Americans: A Novel by Cristina Henriquez, a family moves from Mexico to America, where they come to know a family from Panama and get caught up in a strange, surprising web of relationships.
Side Effects May Vary
Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy is a young-adult novel about Alice, a 16-year-old girl who"s diagnosed with leukemia and decides to make amends and find revenge on the wrongs of her life — only to go into remission and have to deal with what she"s done.
Visible City
In Visible City by Tova Mirvis, three NYC couples" stories come together, each pair moving through a different phase of life.
In Paradise
In Paradise: A Novel by National Book Award winner Peter Matthiessen is set at a former concentration camp in Winter 1996. Over a hundred men and women from different backgrounds gather for a weeklong retreat to pray and remember the Holocaust, and American academic Clements Olin finds himself among them to research the experience. With the retreat participants eating and sleeping in the Nazi officer quarters, tensions builds as they struggle through an emotional, complicated experience.
Love Letters to the Dead
In what The Perks of Being a Wallflower author Stephen Chbosky calls "a stunning debut," author Ava Dellaira tells the story of Laurel, who struggles with a school assignment — to write a letter to a dead person. The book, called Love Letters to the Dead, follows Laurel"s journey as she writes letter after letter to people like Amy Winehouse, Heath Ledger, and Kurt Cobain, who her late sister once loved. Through her writing, Laurel remembers pieces of her past she"d hidden away, learning more about who she is and who her sister had truly been.
Under Magnolia
Under the Tuscan Sun author Frances Mayes muses over the significance of place in her book Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir. She writes about her upbringing, her family, her time in California, and her home in the South, shedding light on all the ways we"re moved and affected by the places we"ve lived and loved.
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour: A Novel by National Book Award finalist Joshua Ferris follows a man named Paul who"s shocked to find that his identity has been stolen, both horrified and intrigued as he watches a virtual version of his life play out on fake Facebook and Twitter accounts.
An Untamed State
Roxane Gay"s debut novel, An Untamed State, tells the story of a woman who"s living what seems to be a perfect life until she"s kidnapped by a gang of men in front of her wealthy father"s estate.
The Dog: Stories
Jack Livings"s The Dog: Stories is a collection that covers a range of characters living in modern China. The stories dive into portraits of a gangster who clashes with his gay grandson, a journalist who can"t compete with younger writers, and more.
We Were Liars
The Fault in Our Stars author John Green calls We Were Liars by E. Lockhart "thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart." In it, there"s a group of four friends called The Liars, and one of them, a girl named Cady, is part of a distinguished, mysterious family.
As You Wish
Actor Cary Elwes goes behind the scenes of 1987″s The Princess Bride in his book As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride, sharing personal stories, exclusive pictures, and interviews with fellow cast members.
The Black Hour
The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day is about a Chicago professor who"s shot by one of her students before he shoots himself. As she searches for reasons why, she teams up with a teaching assistant who agrees to help her investigate the truth.
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr"s All the Light We Cannot See follows Marie-Laure, a Parisian girl, and Werner, an orphan who finds himself at an academy for Hitler Youth. The pair"s stories intertwine in occupied France as they both try to survive World War II.
The Silkworm
The Silkworm is by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling), the author of The Cuckoo"s Calling. In it, detective Cormoran Strike investigates the disappearance of a novelist whose manuscript featured biting stories about people who would have plenty of cause to silence him.
Mr. Mercedes
In Stephen King"s latest novel, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel, a driver intentionally runs over a group of people gathered for a job fair, and a retired cop finds himself at the center of the case when he receives a letter from the killer who threatens to do it again.
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers
Bestselling author Tom Rachman"s latest, The Rise & Fall of Great Powers: A Novel, tells the story of Tooly Zylberberg, a quirky, quiet woman who owns a bookshop in the countryside. Surrounded by stories, she finds herself looking back on her own, remembering and rethinking how she was kidnapped and taken across the globe as a child.
China Dolls
Bestselling author Lisa See"s China Dolls is set in 1930s San Francisco, where three young women find themselves facing suspicion and cultural confusion after the Pearl Harbor attack.
Say What You Will
Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern is a young adult novel. In it, a teen with cerebral palsy gets to know a boy who struggles with OCD, finding an unlikely friend to help her through her senior year of high school.
The Girl With All the Gifts
M.R. Carey"s postapocalyptic thriller The Girl With All the Gifts tells the story of Melanie, a very special young girl who knows very little about her identity or why she is the way she is.
The Wild Truth
The popular book-turned-movie Into the Wild tells the story of Chris McCandless, and now Chris"s sister, Carine McCandless, is telling more of her brother"s incredible story in her book The Wild Truth.
Midnight in Europe
Set in 1930s Paris, Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst captures the complicated lives and loves of characters across the continent as the world moves toward war.
The Sleepwalker"s Guide to Dancing
The Sleepwalker"s Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob is the author"s debut novel. Told from the perspective of Amina, a 30-year-old photographer, the book is about an Indian-American family that struggles to move forward after facing tragedy.
My Family and Other Hazards
In My Family and Other Hazards: A Memoir by June Melby, the author offers a nostalgic, hilarious look at her Midwestern upbringing, including stories about her unique childhood home — a family-run miniature golf course in Wisconsin.
Edan Lepucki"s California: A Novel tells the story of a couple trying to survive in a dark, unfamiliar future. A Visit From the Goon Squad author Jennifer Egan calls it "a lush, intricate, deeply disturbing vision of the future."
The Hundred-Year House
The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai follows the quirky, complicated dynamics of a wealthy family, the Devohrs. The book moves between years and generations to reveal the truth about the family and their strange, storied house.
2 A.M. at The Cat"s Pajamas
In Marie-Helene Bertino"s debut novel, 2 A.M. at The Cat"s Pajamas, the stories of three people are unexpectedly woven together, including that of a rebellious 9-year-old, an elementary school teacher, and a jazz club owner.
The Story Hour
Bestselling author Thrity Umrigar writes about friendship, family, and forgiveness in The Story Hour. In it, a psychologist named Maggie finds herself invested in a patient"s story, inviting the young woman to live with her and beginning a complicated friendship that forces her to confront her own secrets.
When the World Was Young
When the World Was Young by Elizabeth Gaffney tells the story of Wally Baker, a young woman who feels like she doesn"t fit in. Set in postwar Brooklyn, the book follows Wally and her family as they make their way through the aftermath of WWII.
No Safe House
Bestselling author Linwood Barclay"s latest thriller, No Safe House, tells the story of Terry Archer and his family. Years after experiencing a dark, haunting night, they find themselves tangled up in another dangerous, suspenseful ordeal, their lives left in jeopardy.
Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert calls René Steinke"s book Friendswood "absolutely masterful." The novel tells the compelling, up-and-down stories of people in a small town called Friendswood, TX, after the area faces a major tragedy.
We Are Not Ourselves
Matthew Thomas"s debut novel, We Are Not Ourselves, follows the epic story of an Irish-American family trying to make it in the 20th century. The Art of Fielding author Chad Harbach calls it "powerfully moving," saying protagonist Eileen is "a real addition to our literature."
The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton"s debut novel, The Miniaturist, is set in 17th century Amsterdam, where a young woman named Nella receives a small replica of her new home from her husband, Johannes. After turning to a miniaturist to help her furnish the replica, she discovers strange, dangerous secrets that make her question everything.
The Secret Place
Be prepared to fall down the rabbit hole into Tana French"s latest psychological mystery, The Secret Place, which follows two detectives attempting to solve a year-old unsolved murder at an affluent all-girls school in Dublin. As it alternates between the months leading up to the murder from the perspective of the girls and the present time a year later from the perspective of the detectives, it keeps you guessing all the way until the bitter end. This is the fifth book in the author"s gripping Dublin Murder Squad series, which starts off strong with In the Woods and truly only gets better with each novel.
One Direction: Who We Are
The boys of One Direction are opening up like they never have before in One Direction: Who We Are: Our Official Autobiography. The book follows the boys on the road to stardom, from their nervous audition for The X Factor to becoming a global sensation. You"ll learn everything, including how they feel about fame, what inspires them, and what"s next.
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
Eimear McBride"s debut novel, A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing, tells of a young woman and her relationship with her brother. Their lives are fraught with childhood traumas and personal struggles and the constant battle to stay sane and grounded in spite of it all.
Stone Mattress: Nine Tails
Margaret Atwood returns to short fiction for the first time since 2006 with Stone Mattress: Nine Tails. Each of the stories brings sharp, psychological observations, tumultuous relationships, and the same dark sense of humor we"ve all come to know and love.
The Paying Guests
Set in London in 1922, The Paying Guests examines a tense and dark time in history, when many were out of work and hungry. In the southern part of the city, an impoverished widow named Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, live in a large, empty, silent villa. Forced to take lodgers to make ends meet, their lives are about to be completely transformed.
The Children Act
Ian McEwan"s new novel, The Children Act, focuses on a difficult court case and the intelligent, sensitive judge who must preside over it. Fiona Maye must decide whether to honor the wish of a 17-year-old boy who refuses treatment for religious reasons, or to act in accordance with the rules of her court.
A new, brave step into the world of eerie modern novels, Rooms tells the tale of a haunted house left by a wealthy man to his estranged family. It"s not long after the family shows up that the worlds of the living and the dead collide with terrifying and explosive force.
Some Luck
In Some Luck by Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley, each chapter covers an entire year, with the book spanning from 1920 to the 1950s. As the first part of a trilogy, the book kicks off an epic story that weaves a family"s personal experiences with historical events, generation by generation.
Blue Horses: Poems
Mary Oliver"s new poetry collection, Blue Horses, features earthy imagery and the connections between nature, art, and love.
Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel
Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel is the latest from Patricia Cornwell. In it, Dr. Kay Scarpetta pursues a serial sniper, only to find a surprising connection to her own niece.
Citizens Creek
Lalita Tademy"s Citizens Creek follows the stories of Cow Tom, a slave who buys his freedom, and his granddaughter, Rose, who strives to follow in his brave footsteps years later.


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