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[ad_1] At first it seems like Peter will be the villain of the story. She always explains to Bran that she doesn’t understand something, gives her homework, and lectures on her limitations. When she confesses that she is in love with him, she replies, “I know that very well.” On the other hand, he contemplates …
[ad_1] “My grandmother killed herself shortly after that,” adds Kouchner. The second burial in the book – “a militant, heartbroken crowd who came to appreciate my grandmother’s freedom to kill herself.” Suicide leaves an alcoholic crust on Camille’s mother. He drinks himself blind every night: “This is absolutely not up for debate. This is my …
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[ad_1] SAVE PEOPLE!Stopping Human Extinctionby Stacy McAnultyIllustrated by Nicole Miles Some say the world will end in fire. Some say on ice. Others bet on nuclear war or a supervolcano. There are even those who entertain the idea of an alien invasion. Or Stacy McAnulty’s “Save the People!” I took a carefree look at the …
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[ad_1] ANSWERS ON PAGESby David Levithan When a child comes to you with big questions about the world, it’s nice to be able to say, “Here’s a book to help us understand.” “Answers in Pages” by David Levithan is a book for children grappling with why books struggle and what they can do about it. …
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[ad_1] PAIN ORANGE TREEby Jokha AlharthiTranslated by Marilyn Booth It could be a story of victory. The daughter of a Bedouin cavalryman, who was born shortly after World War I and was fired as a young teenager, makes a living from dirty jobs such as making coal. Taken by a relative, he raises the generations …
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[ad_1] Nick, 16, and Charlie, 15, sit side by side on the sofa and watch a movie. Charlie fell asleep, arm outstretched, palm facing up. Nick (Kit Connor) looks at the sleeping Charlie (Joe Locke) – first with compassion, then with fear. His eyes drift to Charlie’s hand, and the tension is palpable. When she …
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[ad_1] Late last month, during the New York International Antiques Book Fair at the Park Avenue Armory, Rebecca Romney pulled a copy of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl, Kaddish, and Other Poems” out of her booth window. She did this not to read from her pages, but to show the text in the margins, she. Amy Winehouse …
[ad_1] You never forget your first comic store and I found mine 40 years ago. It was called Funny Business and it was on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. There I started getting new and old issues of The New Teen Titans, the comic series that solidified my fandom. The store’s customers were predominantly …
[ad_1] What books would you recommend to someone who wants to learn more about Egypt and exploration? Fortunately, nearly all of the 19th century explorers wrote books about their travels. Richard Burton alone wrote more than a dozen. For secondary sources, Alan Moorehead’s two-volume classic – “The White Nile” and “The Blue Nile” – is …
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[ad_1] When my current husband and I announced we were getting married, my uncle called to offer congratulations and wisdom. “Remember,” he said, “marriage is a union of families, not just two people.” At the time, I didn’t find the concept terribly romantic. I was looking for more of a Pablo Neruda vibe (“without me …
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[ad_1] When my current husband and I announced we were getting married, my uncle called to offer congratulations and wisdom. “Remember,” he said, “marriage is a union of families, not just two people.” At the time, I didn’t find the concept terribly romantic. I was looking for more of a Pablo Neruda vibe (“without me …
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[ad_1] PIECE PIECE, by Ali Smith In an epidemic-ravaged and post-Brexit Britain, gray, character-less, our narrator Sandy Gray receives an unexpected call from someone, although she may well feel that she is in a current state of personal and political despair. Martina Pelf, formerly Martina Inglis, is an officer she recently knew of a university …
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