![]() ![]() ![]() This relatively sheltered life breaks wide open when a quinceañera in the Pérez residence comes under attack by gunmen, leaving 16 family members dead, including Sebastián. ![]() Though wary of the rising violence in the area, Lydia maintains a false sense of security by ensconcing herself in her shop and focusing on her maternal duties at home, where she’s overprotective of her 8-year-old son, Luca. Lydia Quixano Pérez is a middle-class Mexican woman who runs her own bookstore while her husband, Sebastián, is a journalist, a hazardous occupation, to say the least, in a country deemed one of the most dangerous for members of that profession. It charts the heroic escape of a Mexican woman from the clutches of a vindictive drug lord in Acapulco. (She’s also of Puerto Rican heritage.) “American Dirt,” according to the author’s note, was shaped by four years of research and a concern for the plight of undocumented immigrants. Jeanine Cummins’ fourth book, “American Dirt,” is a surprising departure from her previous novels, which mined her Irish ancestry for substance and inspiration. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Merlin has a quest of his own, to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. Susan's search for her father begins with her mother's possibly misremembered or misspelt surnames, a reading room ticket, and a silver cigarette case engraved with something that might be a coat of arms. Merlin is a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones), who with the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones) are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world, in addition to running several bookshops. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions before he is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of the outrageously attractive Merlin. ![]() In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. From the best-selling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. ![]() A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Urn:isbn:0030862108 Scandate 20100729012251 Scanner . The book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee tells the story of the genocide White Americans committed against Native-Americans. ![]() OL14864823W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 94.15 Pages 520 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0613427041 7th Cavalry, under orders to disarm a group of several hundred Miniconjou and Hunkpapa Sioux, stumbled into a chaotic fight on December 29, 1890, in which they killed probably. The American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre. 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![]() ![]() ![]() Bazarov rejects all authority, all so-called truths that are based on faith rather than science and experience. At the novel’s center stands Evgeny Bazarov, medical student, doctor’s son, and self-proclaimed nihilist. ![]() It’s true today and it was true in Russia, in 1862, when Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons first appeared. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications some include illustrations of historical interest. Fathers and Sons, by Ivan Turgenev, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. ![]() ![]() ![]() He has an uncanny gift for depicting how teenagers see the world.” - BookPage “It's exhilarating to decipher Anderson's futuristic adolescent slang, but his story is a serious one. Anderson has been making waves recently with his eerie futuristic novel, Feed.” - Boston Globe “It's not easy for an author of books for young readers to get attention, but Boston's M. A terrific choice for both teen and adult book discussion groups." - NPR Morning Edition "As with the best futuristic fiction, it's scary how little needs to be exaggerated." - Newsday Sad and strong and scary." - Chicago Tribune "This dystopic vision is dark but quite believable. “Merciless and very clever.” - The New Yorker “Subversive, vigorously conceived, painfully situated at the juncture where funny crosses into tragic, FEED demonstrates that young-adult novels are alive and well and able to deliver a jolt.” - The New York Times Book Review “The century’s most relevant dystopia … a contemporary classic …” - Wired Magazine “Surely one of the most prescient novels of the last 20 years.” - Lev Grossman ( The Magicians) ![]() ![]() “Funny, serious, sad, superbly realized.” - Nick Hornby ( High Fidelity, About a Boy) ![]() ![]() ![]() He was an influential writer and somewhat controversial to the genre of science-fiction in his time. Robert A Heinlein was an American science-fiction writer. It follows John Lyle and his decision to joint the forbidden, underground movement to destroy the Prophet's regime. It follows the story of a neo-Puritanical Age, when space travel and scientific progress have ceased and fanatics have re-written history. The America of 2100 is under the rule of a tyranny of 'psychotechnicians' and 'warrior-priests'. The premise of this story is a second American Revolution, which takes place in 2100. 'Revolt in 2100 'is partially based upon work by Heinlein originally published in 'Astounding Science Fiction' magazine. The first edition, second impression of this particular work. Scarce in such good condition with original unclipped dustwrapper. A mid 20th century science-fiction work by Robert A Heinlein. ![]() ![]() Instead, The Last Thing He Told Me winds up being…meh? It's fine? It's forgettable. Unfortunately, the high hopes I had for the series - I should note, I had not read Dave's novel prior to watching - were simply wishful thinking. It's got a mix of mystery-thriller and family drama baked right in. ![]() That is a premise loaded with the potential to be compelling and emotional and addictive. It's so unlike Owen, so Hannah and Bailey, who cannot stand her stepmother for teenage reasons, set off on a journey to get some answers. All he's left behind is a note for Hannah that reads, "Protect her," as well as an equally vague note for his 16-year-old daughter, Bailey ( Angourie Rice), and a duffel bag full of cash. ![]() ![]() Apple TV+'s adaptation of Laura Dave's best-selling novel boasts a killer cast led by Jennifer Garner and a great hook: One day, woodturner Hannah Hall (Garner) wakes up to find that her husband of a little over a year, Owen ( Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), is involved in an Enron-like fraud scandal at his company and has vanished. The Last Thing He Told Me is an exercise in wasted potential. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Jennifer Garner, The Last Thing He Told Me Apple TV+ ![]() |