![]() His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. ![]() Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details the human drama–the family, the women, and the inner circle of advisers–that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of storm and victory. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. ![]() Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. ![]()
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Why? he asked at the supper table that night. He turned and walked into the house, as silently as a shadow. He reminded himself, I will never be allowed outside again. He laid his hoe down gently, and savored one last moment of feeling warm soil beneath his bare feet. He took one extra breath of the fresh air, scented with clover and honeysuckle and-coming from far away-pine smoke. But on this day, the day they began taking the woods away, he hesitated. Even as a toddler, barely able to walk in the backyard’s tall grass, he had somehow understood the fear in his mother’s voice. ![]() He had never disobeyed the order to hide. Then he heard his mother call out the kitchen window: Luke! Inside. He saw the first tree shudder and fall, far off in the distance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sheila and Malcolm quickly fall into the sizzling passion between them, but Malcolm has no intention of staying once he's finished with his father-even if leaving Sheila again might be more than he can bear. Reconnecting with Sheila was never part of the plan, but the second he sees her, there's no way he can resist. Malcolm spent five long years away after his father publicly blamed him for some shady business dealings. Her latest scheme to get technology tycoon Chadwick Oliver is going perfectly until a distraction arrives in the form of Malcolm-the man who broke her heart and who happens to be Chadwick's son. The hard-as-nails business woman is determined to bring down corruption among Lantano Valley's rich and powerful. The troublesome Tremayne family is back in the next captivating romance from the author of *Asking for Trouble.* Former beauty queen Sheila Tremayne looks dainty, but she's tougher than she seems. ![]() ![]() ![]() Avenging the mother she lost may cost Adelaide everything she has left: her father, her friends, her first love, and maybe even her life. When Adelaide realizes that the corruption in Cologne reaches far beyond Soren, the cost of settling scores quickly escalates. Soren commits an unforgivable atrocity, pushing Adelaide toward vengeance. ![]() ![]() In an effort to save Katrina’s soul, Adelaide’s father obtains a secret funeral for his wife by bribing the parish priest, Father Soren. Now, she would give anything to hear her mother say it once more.Ī rampant fever claimed Adelaide’s mother just like a thousand others in Cologne where the people die without last rites and the dead are dumped in a vast pit outside the city walls. Snow White was a pet name Adelaide’s mother had given her. The Fairytale Keeper is a story of corruption, devotion, and tough decisions.” -Copperfield ReviewĪdelaide’s mother, Katrina, was the finest storyteller in all of Airsbach, a borough in the great city of Cologne, but she left one story untold, that of her daughter, that of Snow White. Part fairy tale retelling, part historical fiction…. “…a unique twist on the Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Strong emotion injected into almost every page.” -The Vine Review ![]() Reminds me of many great historical fiction pieces. An engaging story of revenge and redemption.” -Publisher’s Weekly “A…resonant tale set late in the 13th century… with unexpected plot twists. ![]() ![]() ![]() The student body is troubled to learn from incoming freshmen that Bangkok enclave vanished mysteriously, along with everyone inside at the time. ![]() Plot įollowing the events of A Deadly Education, El and her friends begin their senior year. ![]() The first book of the series, A Deadly Education, was released on September 29, 2020.Īlthough written for adults, The Last Graduate won the 2022 Lodestar Award, awarded by the World Science Fiction Convention for the best young adult science fiction or fantasy book of the past year. It was published by Del Rey on Septemand is the second of The Scholomance trilogy. The Last Graduate is a 2021 fantasy novel written by American author Naomi Novik following Galadriel "El" Higgins, a half-Welsh, half-Indian sorceress, who must survive to graduation while controlling her destructive abilities at the fabled school of black magic, the Scholomance. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book ![]() ![]() ![]() The line between what is real and what is memory blurs, and humanity may not be able to handle it.” Barry starts investigating False Memory Syndrome, while Helena works towards finding a way to save memories for people like her mother, who has Alzheimer’s. Like a roller coaster, it was a slow ride up the hill and then a quick drop into a Groundhog Day from hell. ![]() ![]() “This book felt like science fiction/mystery at the beginning, but turned into psychological thriller. Mary Salazar, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC Summer 2020 Reading Group Indie Next List Hitting and exceeding all of my expectations, this one will be hard to beat as my favorite book of the year.” I haven’t been this satisfied with a book in a long time. In his newest, Crouch quickly reveals the cause of the ‘fake memories’ that are plaguing the population, but the twists and thrills just keep coming. As a huge fan of Dark Matter, I knew I was in for a treat. “As soon as I saw Blake Crouch’s name, I scooped this book up. ![]() ![]() Through this theme, the author indicates the social barrier between white and blacks and institutes the idea that social barriers are formulated and not born within a character. Furthermore, the envy felt by Frieda's sister, Claudia, "I couldn't join them in their adoration because I hated Shirley" (19) exemplifies the racial idea of perfection. ![]() The repetition of light colors, indicates the racist thoughts that formulated through children's minds, and that only fair colors were "treasured". ![]() With the addition of "the world (agreeing) that a blue-eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll (is) what every girl child treasured" (20), implicates the formation of societal pressures of the idea of perfection. Pecola's ugliness further laments the idea that being black is not beautiful and is in constant search to find beauty through having blue eyes because if her eyes "were different, that is to say, beautiful, she herself would be different"(46). As seen through Pecola and Frieda's strive for perfection, the iconic idea of beauty is confined to societal figures at the time, like Shirley Temple and Mary Jane. ![]() Perfection - Beauty is confined to the idea of whiteness. ![]() ![]() You've got a nice little bell curve, and then you have a couple of things that are way out here. Scientists use it all the time when they are graphing data. Gladwell: It's a technical term for a phenomenon that is outside normal experience. New Yorker writer Gladwell, also author of The Tipping Point and Blink, sat down with Fortune to talk about Bill Gates' lucky break, why Asians are good at math, and why some of us aren't destined for success - but still can make it big. In his provocative new book, Outliers: The Story of Success (Little Brown), Malcolm Gladwell makes the case that the answer isn't innate talent. What separates the legendary CEO from the chronically dissatisfied cubicle dweller? ![]() ![]() (Fortune Magazine) - In the business world, managing talent is one of those topics that are both overanalyzed and misunderstood. ![]() ![]() ![]() In keeping with the tradition of horror thrillers, readers will shake their heads at the implausibility of some of the characters' actions (for example, what mother would leave her daughter to go to an all-day meeting just after not one but three of her closest friends have been abducted?). Also peppered throughout are deliciously evil monologues from the perspective of the kidnapper that are both titillating and chilling. Interspersed throughout Madison's first-person narrative are blog postings by a bullied student at their school each time she posts about a slight by one of her peers, that person mysteriously goes missing. Popular but kind Madison is the protagonist of what can be described as an almost archetypal teen thriller about a high-school clique being stalked (and, one by one, abducted) by an unknown villain. ![]() ![]() " Carefully plotted, this suspenseful novel blends the traditional with new tech details to successful end. ![]() |