This book is fantastic...it tells a story that is a re-telling of a tale many of us are familiar with - "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but with an unexpected twist that challenges our pre-conceptions.
'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' - Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha
James by Percival Everett is a profound and ferociously funny meditation on identity, belonging and the sacrifices we make to protect the ones we love, which reimagines The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. From the author of The Trees, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Erasure, adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction.
The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new…
I have a science background but like to read things outside of my usual reading selections. This fit the bill. It was well written, and I learned a lot; reading it was similar to taking a fascinating history class.
On May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone, and for months, its U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds" and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. He knew, moreover,…
The book had the overall format of "mystery," but the way the various characters interacted and the themes that were involved were much deeper than a "run-of-the-mill" murder.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • PEOPLE’S BOOK OF THE WEEK • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar
Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up…
This is a holistic best-selling book about retirement by Jan Cullinane. There are three editions, published by John Wiley and Sons. The book reached the #2 spot among ALL books on Amazon when it was first published and has three editions.
The book includes information on relocation, making your money last as long as you do, working after leaving a primary career, how to "reprogram your time," opportunities for travel, and lots of interesting worksheets to help you "make the rest of your life the best of your life."
Jan has also published the award-winning "The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement." (Even if you're not single now, there's an 80-90% chance you will be at some point.)
