![]() ![]() UrbanMyth was the place where everyone on the Upper East Side went to spill their darkest secrets under the cover of anonymity. When one client, a bestselling novelist, offers her a chance to pay off her massage school debt - all she has to do is give her insider dirt from the spa! - Joan can’t say no. Unfortunately, her attitude is jeopardizing her job - and her friendships. Massage therapist Joan Johnston is having a rough go of it in the aftermath of her boyfriend’s death. But while she learns the ins and outs of the new gig, she finds friendship in other professional women who meet regularly for lunch to gossip and plan. While she welcomed the challenge, it’s not quite what she expected - her boss is having an affair with a high-powered donor, for one, and someone is definitely trying to sabotage her job. ![]() Julia Wild has traded in her legal briefcase as a fundraiser for a prestigious performing arts center in Florida. ![]() This week’s best new booksĭiane Bergner (fiction, Meridian Editions LLC) In the meantime, take a look at our favorite titles released in the last year. The Post regularly compiles the best books released in the past month. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Publishers Weekly "This will be ideal to share in late winter when everyone is suffering from the winter blues and needs a reminder to make the most of the gloom and gray." Kirkus, starred review "Good and bad moods alike can be contagious, as this rainy-day story handily demonstrates." ![]() The boy in his green frog hat splashes in puddles-"Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy!"-while the old man curses the "dang puddles." Can the boy's natural exuberance (and perhaps a cookie) cheer up the grouchy gentleman and turn the day around? One rainy day in the city, an eager little boy exclaims, "Rain!" Across town a grumpy man grumbles, "Rain." In this endearing picture book, a rainy-day cityscape comes to life in vibrant, cut-paper-style artwork. ![]() About the Book From the author of "Babies on the Go" comes an intergenerational story of howa good attitude can chase away the blues at any age. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Walkers are staying at a farm near a lake during the school holidays the Blacketts live in a house on the opposite shore. It tells the story of the Walker family children, who sail a dinghy named Swallow, and the Blackett family children, who sail a dinghy named Amazon. The series begins with Swallows and Amazons, published in 1930. There is also the British-based group, The Arthur Ransome Society, which has an international membership. The first was the Arthur Ransome Club in Japan. ![]() There are also several societies dedicated to the study and promotion of Ransome's work which are largely inspired by the series. It is part of the basis for a large tourist industry in the Lake District and Norfolk Broads, where many of the books are set. The series remains popular for its idyllic, yet often realistic, depiction of childhood and the interplay between youthful imagination and reality. The stories revolve around outdoor activities, especially sailing. The 12 books involve adventures by groups of children during school vacations, mostly in England and Scotland, between the two World Wars. The Swallows and Amazons series of children's books by Arthur Ransome is named after the title of the first book in the series. a gigantic saga of over a million words ( Christina Hardyment, CFT1) ( Arthur Ransome to Ernestine Evans, SFM 1931). My notion is to go on and on and build up a regular row of these books. ![]() ![]() ![]() The plot, which holds together to the end, is fast-paced and satisfying. In his first published effort, Sansom offers up a historical detective novel in language that is moody, expressive, and precise. Adding to his stress, during the course of his investigation Shardlake hears startling information, leading him to question his loyalties. But after two more murders are discovered, it becomes clear that they could be looking at a longer stay than initially intended. Dissolution is the first in the phenomenal Shardlake series by bestselling author, C. Together they begin to question suspects and unravel the tangle of leads that will, they hope, quickly point to the murderer. Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer devoted to reform and a personal friend, to find the murderer post haste, fearing further rebellion and the end to his regime.Īccompanying Shardlake is his clerk, Mark Poer. However, when one of Cromwell’s commissioners is murdered while on assignment at the Scarnsea monastery in southern England, he sends Dr. Cromwell is well under way in his plan to dissolve and destroy all vestiges of Catholicism in England. ![]() While reform seems to be taking hold, many loyal Catholics remain opposed to the strict new rules and regulations. This gripping mystery is set in Tudor England during the winter of 1557, just after a rebellion against the still-new Church of England has been put down by Henry VIII and his vicar general, Thomas Cromwell. ![]() ![]() I didn’t see anything wrong with this but it became something else to be added as further proof against me. She reads while she walks, usually 19th century novels. She’s an oddity in her neighbourhood because she has no interest in marriage or babies and she reads books. ![]() ![]() Dangerous to read and walkĪnna Burns tackles the conflict through the eyes of an unnamed 18-year-old girl. This was a time when the country was embroiled in sectarian warfare and the city of Belfast was at the heart of what became labelled as “The Troubles”. But it’s evident she is describing her home city of Belfast, Northern Ireland during the 1970s. She never names the town in which she sets the novel, nor even the country. It’s one where, though she represents them in a highly imaginative manner, these atrocities did occur. The world of Anna Burns’ Milkman is an all too real place. We’re not talking here about a fictionalised nightmarish dystopian society where every vestige of normality has broken down. ![]() ![]() Where almost every family you know has seen brothers, sons, sisters, fathers killed. Where masked paramilitary “heroes” dole out summary justice to suspected informers. Where people with cameras lurk in bushes to capture your every action. Imagine a world where it’s dangerous to be different. ![]() ![]() Foliaki first spoke about the case on Tagata Pasifika on Saturday in the days since Immigration NZ has admitted the early morning raid was not a one-off – “18 or 19″ interactions with “customers” between July 2022 and April 2023 have occurred “outside of hours”, equivalent to around 3% of all interactions. ![]() The incident sounds very much like one of the infamous dawn raids of the 1970s, but it happened just last week. “They were terrified … and crying and very, very upset and scared” as their father was taken into custody, Soane Foliaki told RNZ’s Morning Report. According to his lawyer, the family were still asleep, and the children downstairs were the first to hear people banging on the door. ![]() In the early hours of the morning, police came to the door of a Tongan man living in South Auckland who had overstayed his visa. In 2023, an echo of the inhumane dawn raids of the 1970s ![]() To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Immigration NZ has been put on notice over early-morning raids on the homes of overstayers, writes Catherine McGregor in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since the rise of neo-liberal thinking in the 1970s, there has been a failure to recognise the state as a creator of value and a leader in innovation. For too long the economic activity of many liberal democratic governments has been cut to a minimum in the mistaken belief that market forces and the incentive of private profit will most effectively ensure 'progress'. She advocates a revolution in the way we think about the role of the state in order to restore a sense of public purpose both to the state and to private enterprise. Mazzucato's book argues that such 'mission oriented' thinking is vital in order to tackle the most urgent economic and social problems of our time from environmental degradation to poverty, inequality, health, sustainability and inclusivity. ![]() Kennedy's pledge of 1962 to have a man on the moon within a decade. ![]() A major governmental mission would coordinate public and private scientific development and enterprise, in pursuit of a finite goal, just like J. ![]() The Deal comprised an array of initiatives aimed at making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. When Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, announced the European Green Deal in 2019, she declared it to be "Europe's man on the moon moment". ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was influential on Mahayana Buddhism and especially on the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It was the first of the world's religions to be founded by an inspired prophetic reformer. Its roots are in the proto-Indo-European spirituality that also produced the religions of India. Zoroastrianism, although the smallest of the major religions of the world in the number of its adherents, is historically one of the most important. "Zoroastrianism: History, Beliefs, and Practices." Quest 91.1 (JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2003):4-9. ![]() Originally printed in the January - February 2003 issue of Quest magazine.Ĭitation: Contractor, Dinshaw and Hutoxy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With her survival at stake, Freawaru must decide whom she can trust-before it is too late.įrom her roots in rural Indiana, Donnita Lamb Rogers grew into a teacher, traveler and author. Meanwhile, two other contenders enter the picture: Beowulf, a boastful warrior who pledges to kill the monster with his bare hands and Ingeld, a feuding rival chieftain who gives his word to lay aside his thirst for blood vengeance in order to save the kingdom from evil.Įach man presents a challenge to Freawaru, whose path ahead seems unclear. When a stranger arrives and off ers his assistance to aid the kingdom in fi ghting the Grendel with magic, runes, and, shockingly, poison, everyone wonders if Unferth can live up to his promises. Without warning, darkness envelops Freawaru's innocence and brings unimaginable terror as a night-stalking monster invades the mead hall. But Freawaru has no hint of what is about to come. Only the arrival of her treacherous cousin Hrothulf, who intends to become a rival for her father's attention, mars her happiness. ![]() Blessed with a strong mother and a loving nurse, she also bears a birthmark that promises future power. ![]() For Freawaru, proud daughter of Danish King Hrothgar, growing up in a sixth-century Viking settlement should be a wonderful adventure. ![]() ![]() ![]() Filled with insights and insider stories from his life on and off the field, Driver also offers a clean eating plan with 25 recipes targeted to caloric needs as well as 50 photos of him demonstrating the exercises. Whatever your starting level,this workout blueprint will guide you to peak performance, with targeted nutritional and motivational advice for each of its 3 levels. With his trademark motivational energy and charisma, he now he shares his 3D's: the determination to eat for weight loss the discipline to achieve high-intensity, muscle-building workouts and the drive to push yourself to your best. He took it upon himself to get back intothe best shape of his life-and along the wayhas become THE go-to guy for training other pro athletes as well as regular people just looking for a great workout at his Dallas gym Driven Elite Fitness and Health Center. ![]() Known for his power on the field,he took a break from his intense workouts after retiring-and found himself sluggish and unhappy. Beloved, record-settingwide receiver for the Green Bay Packers Donald Driver retired in 2012 and since then has won Dancing with the Stars (2012) and written a bestselling memoir, Driven. 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