![]() ![]() “Collectively, you get this kind of American tableau.” ![]() “You know, it’s this dialogue he’s been having with the country that people aren’t even aware of,” she said, referring to Obama’s eight-year habit of corresponding with the American public. ![]() She chose a navy blue binder, pulled it off the shelf, and opened it, fanning through page after page of letters, some handwritten in cursive on personal letterheads, others block printed on notebook paper and decorated with stickers there were business letters, emails, faxes and random photographs of families, soldiers and pets. The letters, she said, served as a respite from all that, and she offered to show some to me. She was sick of the egos, the same old questions. With Obama just a few months away from leaving office, journalists wanted exit interviews they wanted to be first, biggest, loudest. Shailagh Murray had spent two terms in the White House helping to lead the administration’s communications strategy and it appeared to have taken its toll. Hurricane Matthew had just rolled out to sea, Samsung phones were catching fire, Hillary Clinton was up by double digits in the national polls and the unthinkable was still unthinkable. ![]()
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In the first book, the author looked at the legal system and demonstrated all but unequivocally that government under-funding and distinctly iffy traditions (don’t ever go to Magistrate’s Court if you can help it) have led to a system on its knees. ![]() The anonymous ‘Secret Barrister’ is back with another hard-hitting and surprisingly emotional roller-coaster ride of a book about exactly what’s going wrong in law. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let it burn to the ground. ![]() But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. Before Csilla knew things about her father’s legacy that she wishes she could forget. Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. But that was before the Communists seized power. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most–safe from the Holocaust. In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction, Magical RealismĪ tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest. ![]() ![]() This was one of the first books I added, and it immediately went into the #2 spot. The crazy thing about doing this list is I went through it book by book. Here we go with my Top 10 Harlan Coben Books: #10: Tell No One Going to be hard considering every one of them is amazing. Now to go through all of these and – ugh – try and pick out what the best ones are. You an also see the complete list of Coben books in publication order here: Harlan Coben. There are 13 Harlan Coben standalone novels right now. ![]() Every time he releases a new book, I will be sure to update this list if it fits in. The last standalone novel released by Harlan Coben was Missing You in March 2014. But man – these standalone books are absolutely amazing. I have not yet read any of his Myron Bolitar or Mickey Bolitar series. Each book I picked up and started and quite simply could not put down. I read them over the course of April and May 2014 – I read every single standalone novel Coben wrote. ![]() If you’re not a regular reader – then you won’t know that I only just started reading these. This may be one of the most difficult articles I’ve ever had to write – grading the Top 10 Harlan Coben books. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases. ![]() ![]() Eleanor of Aquitaine was a 12th century duchess who became the Queen of France and England. Marie de France was a poet and noblewoman in the 12-century, but very little is known about her life. Perhaps this is my next essay: "On Friction.” ![]() This very friction is why I sit here now, writing to you (curled up in a high-back chair, hands flying across the keyboard, forgotten to-go cup of coffee growing cold on the table beside me). It’s thought-provoking eye-opening imagination-sparking. But I’m a firm believer in intentionally engaging with this friction. The ethics and ideologies of it run so against the grain of my own worldview that sparks were flying from the friction. With that being said, this book grated on my nerves with unspeakable force. Writers who disrupt, overturn, subvert, and take risks are near and dear to my heart. While it wasn’t my favorite technique, I admire the hell out of it. It sounds jarring, but Groff maneuvers it with impressive finesse. For example, this novel has no dialogue - not in the traditional sense. ![]() On one hand, Lauren Groff sets out to do something daring, to create something spiky and unorthodox, and that’s something I will always respect (regardless if I agree with it or not). ![]() ![]() This newly revised, unabridged translation is as unputdownable now as it was when the novel first appeared, and William Thackeray, enthralled, 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night'.ĪBOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. ![]() One of the great thrillers of all time, The Count of Monte Cristo has been adapted for film and television many times. ![]() Believing himself to be an 'Angel of Providence', Dantès pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, The Count of Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge. Having endured years of incarceration, he stages a daring and dramatic escape and sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo, and to catch up with his enemies. 'people get out of prison, and when they get out, and their name is Edmond Dantès, they take their revenge!'įalsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Château d'If.
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Set in the non-“Cosby” part of Brooklyn, in the neighborhood of Bed-Stuy, the story centers around the party incident and the evolving relationship between Ali, his best friend Noodles, and Noodles’s brother Needles (the one with “the syndrome”). ![]() ![]() The “greatest” in the title doesn’t just refer to the scene in which 15-year-old Ali defends a friend with Tourette syndrome by throwing a winning punch at a party-it also hints at what an accomplishment Reynolds’s novel is. ![]() ![]() He’s also an expert at protecting–his reputation, his family, and lately, his sanity. Running the ball in for a touchdown, running from town to town to appease his public relations reps, and for years, running into the arms of too many women to count. Amber can’t ignore the sparks flying between her and Dash, but this is a no-brainer for her: Ignore their chemistry and hold her breath until he leaves town.ĭash Pennington has spent his life running. ![]() ![]() When Amber hosts a book signing for famed-athlete-turned-author Dash Pennington, he’s everything she’s spent her life avoiding: loud, aggressive, and far too handsome, as proven by the hordes of women who surround him everywhere he goes. In an effort to control her epilepsy, she tries to avoid anything that creates too much excitement or stress–including relationships. She’s never needed thrills the way some of her sisters have. 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