![]() Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he’s assigned, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. ![]() But his real problem is not the enemy-it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. ![]() Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest-and most celebrated-books of all time. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Fleeing under cover of night, she takes refuge with Comtesse Orienne, the most accomplished courtesan in France. Stifled by the Rule of Order, Aungelique becomes increasingly frustrated with convent life after the introduction of a strict young superior. Young, headstrong Seur Aungelique (nobly born into the d'Ybert family) enters la Tres Saunte Annunciacion convent rather than marry the man chosen by her father. Although A Mortal Glamour was originally published in 1985, this new edition-published by Juno Books with wonderful new cover art-includes over twenty-five thousand words cut from the first edition. Dark historical fiction set in fourteenth century France, A Mortal Glamour tells the tale of one turbulent year in the life of a convent. ![]() ![]() ![]() The journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the towns bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing-and too earth-shattering in its implications-to be forgotten. ![]() FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainiers eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined. adapted from jacket Book Synopsis NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The #1 New York Times bestselling author of World War Z is back with the Bigfoot thriller you didnt know you needed in your life, and one of the greatest horror novels Ive ever read (Blake Crouch, author of Dark Matter and Recursion). We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us, and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity. Because if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. But the journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the towns bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing and too earth-shattering in its implications, to be forgotten. About the Book As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainiers eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined, until now. ![]() ![]() The only person who is willing and able to undertake Hannah’s dangerous rescue is Hannah’s nemesis, Ian. In the last novella, Below Zero, NASA aerospace engineer Hannah gets injured and stranded while she is working at a remote arctic research station. In the second novella, Stuck with You, civil engineer Sadie literally gets stuck in an elevator during a power outage with the man who broke her heart, Erik. However, moving into the house means that Mara must live with Helena’s handsome yet annoying nephew Liam, who owns half of the house. In the first novella, Under One Roof, environmental engineer Mara moves into the house that her recently deceased mentor, Helena, left to her. ![]() ![]() Loathe to Love You is a compilation of Hazelwood’s previously released STEMinist Novellas with the addition of a bonus chapter, which is told from the male main characters’ points of view and takes place a few years into the future. ![]() ![]() ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In this intimate and darkly funny memoir, she stumbles through her twenties, explores the impact alcohol has on relationships and identity, and shows us how life’s messiest moments can end up being the most profound. Sarah takes us by the hand through her personal journey with blackouts, dating, relationships, wellness culture, startups, social media, friendship, and self-discovery. It’s an examination of what our short-term choices about alcohol do to our long-term selves and how they challenge our ability to be vulnerable enough to discover what we really want in life.Ĭandid and dynamic, this book speaks to the all-consuming cycle of working hard, playing harder, and trying to look perfect while you’re at it. Drinking Games explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. ![]() But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socialising every weekend. On paper, Sarah Levy’s life was on track. ![]() ![]() Read further reviews of Spare Parts () Videos ![]() It’s a fascinating exploration of just how far humans will go to stay on the right side of death. I can’t think of any other book whose pages will make you laugh, gasp, grimace and wince. Spare Parts is a triumph of medical story-telling". ![]() ![]() "I read Spare Parts with my mouth open, my eyes popping and my brain fizzing. Science writer and author Michael Brooks, says of it: Reviewers praise Paul Craddock for the manner in which he brings to life the subject matter with both humanity and humour. Published in August by Fig Tree/Penguin, Spare Parts has since been awarded the Special Commendation of the Royal Society of Literature Giles St Aubyn Awards and made 'Book of the Week' by the Daily Mail. Spare Parts: A Surprising History of Transplants These questions and more are answered in Dr Paul Craddock's debut book. Why did eighteenth-century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children?Īnd what role did a sausage skin and an enamel bath play in making kidney transplants a reality? How did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion in the 1660s? ![]() Spare Parts: A Surprising History of Transplants, by Horizons lecturer Paul Craddock, has been published to wide acclaim. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But above all, it has earned its place as one of the indisputable classics of the twentieth century for readers of any age. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. ![]() As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. "William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to this Classics Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just like the cover, our hero has a skull for a head. ![]() Every time she shows him the slightest kindness he nearly loses his mind with joy and Orpheus expresses his emotions through the glowing orbs that are his eyes which leads to some really cute scenes. Reia doesn’t really fear Orpheus, our Duskwalker, and that really throws him off. He is instead a kind, caring, and thoughtful (as much as he can be) individual who has been horribly hurt by a previous lover and has his own emotional issues to overcome. ![]() Faced with with a lifetime of imprisonment, Reia has no choice but to be the one who ensures the Duskwalker renews the ward that keeps the village safe from demons.īut, of course, our Duskwalker is not the soulless monster that everyone assumes. Forced to live alone and treated horribly for supposedly bringing on the deaths of her family, Reia has been offered by the village to be a virgin sacrifice to a Duskwalker. Reia has been shunned by her entire village. While I found the world building to be a little uneven, I loved the characters and found their journey to love to be sweet, super hot, and quite adventurous. I really enjoyed this wonderfully wild and slightly chaotic book. ![]() Spring is in full swing on the farm and finding time to read has been a struggle! One of my favorite things to do when I’m short on reading time and can’t seem to pick out a book from either my own stash or upcoming arcs, is to hit Kindle Unlimited and find the most bonkers cover and dive right in. ![]() ![]() ![]() If King were to have written a version of Later which happened to be the story I feel like I was sold on the jacket, I might have finished the novel with a much greater opinion of it. My dissatisfaction with Later really lies in the fact that the premise of the novel I was sold was simply a narrative device to serve a crime plot I didn’t care so much about–I won’t go into too much detail as I don’t want to spoil the plot for those of you who will read it. ![]() The laissez-faire way Jamie responds to his mother’s burgeoning relationship with policewoman Liz is well-written, as is his reaction to the breakdown of that relationship. What a great idea for an author to die and for a struggling single mother editor would rope-in her son, who happens to be able to speak to dead people who can only respond with the truth, to help her finish their novel to reverse their downward trending fortunes. I warmed to King’s teenage protagonist, Jamie, quickly, and was intrigued by Later’s The-Sixth-Sense-but-make-it-literary premise. ![]() Later is a great example of the average King novel: compelling premise, great characterization, easy-to-read prose, fizzles out in the middle, feels like a bit of a slog to finish, ends up feeling underwhelming. ![]() |