Author: Sue Townsend
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060533994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Author: Sue Townsend
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060533994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060533994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.
Angela's Ashes
Author: Frank McCourt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068484267X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"A memoir about childhood, relilience, and the trumphant power of storytelling."--From back cover.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068484267X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"A memoir about childhood, relilience, and the trumphant power of storytelling."--From back cover.
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
Author: Liesl Shurtliff
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307977935
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]." In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end. A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, Rump is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm. And don't miss Liesl Shurtliff's other fairy tale retellings: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. "A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." —People "Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307977935
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]." In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end. A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, Rump is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm. And don't miss Liesl Shurtliff's other fairy tale retellings: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. "A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." —People "Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
Cook This Now
Author: Melissa Clark
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 140130401X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
"This collection of brilliantly conceived, seasonally driven recipes has quickly become one of my favorites. Easy to prepare and incredibly satisfying, this is inventive comfort food at its best. A must for any passionate home cook." -Gwyneth Paltrow, author of My Father's Daughter "Fig Snacking Cake Stupendous Hummus Whatever Greens You've Got Salad I want all of it! Melissa's smart, welcoming style and love of food infuse this wonderful cookbook. It's an extremely personal collection of recipes, each with its own subtle twists and original flavors, and on every page you hear Melissa's voice reassuringly guiding you around the kitchen." -Amanda Hesser, author of The Essential New York Times Cookbook and co-founder of food52.com Melissa Clark, New York Times Dining Section columnist, offers a calendar year's worth of brand-new recipes for cooking with fresh, local ingredients-replete with lively and entertaining stories of feeding her own family and friends. Many people want to eat well, organically and locally, but don't know where or even when to begin, since the offerings at their local farmers' market change with the season. In Cook This Now, Melissa Clark shares all her market savvy, including what she decides to cook after a chilly visit to the produce section in the dead of winter; what to bring to a potluck dinner that's guaranteed to be a hit; and how she feeds her marathon-running husband and finicky toddler. In addition, she regales us with personal stories about good times with family and friends, and cooking adventures such as her obsessive cherry pie experimentation and the day she threw out her husband's last preserved Meyer lemon. In her welcoming, friendly voice, Melissa takes you inside her life while providing the dishes that will become your go-to meals for your own busy days. Recipes include Crisp Roasted Chicken with Chickpeas, Lemons, and Carrots with Parsley Gremolata; Baked Apples with Fig and Cardamom Crumble; Honey-Roasted Carrot Salad with Arugula and Almonds; Quick-Braised Pork Chops with Spring Greens and Anchovies; Coconut Fudge Brownies-and much more. Melissa delivers easy, delicious meals featuring organic, fresh ingredients that can be uniquely obtained during each particular month. It can be a real challenge to feed families these days, but Melissa's recipes and inviting writing encourage home cooks to venture outside of the familiar, yet please everyone at the table.
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 140130401X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
"This collection of brilliantly conceived, seasonally driven recipes has quickly become one of my favorites. Easy to prepare and incredibly satisfying, this is inventive comfort food at its best. A must for any passionate home cook." -Gwyneth Paltrow, author of My Father's Daughter "Fig Snacking Cake Stupendous Hummus Whatever Greens You've Got Salad I want all of it! Melissa's smart, welcoming style and love of food infuse this wonderful cookbook. It's an extremely personal collection of recipes, each with its own subtle twists and original flavors, and on every page you hear Melissa's voice reassuringly guiding you around the kitchen." -Amanda Hesser, author of The Essential New York Times Cookbook and co-founder of food52.com Melissa Clark, New York Times Dining Section columnist, offers a calendar year's worth of brand-new recipes for cooking with fresh, local ingredients-replete with lively and entertaining stories of feeding her own family and friends. Many people want to eat well, organically and locally, but don't know where or even when to begin, since the offerings at their local farmers' market change with the season. In Cook This Now, Melissa Clark shares all her market savvy, including what she decides to cook after a chilly visit to the produce section in the dead of winter; what to bring to a potluck dinner that's guaranteed to be a hit; and how she feeds her marathon-running husband and finicky toddler. In addition, she regales us with personal stories about good times with family and friends, and cooking adventures such as her obsessive cherry pie experimentation and the day she threw out her husband's last preserved Meyer lemon. In her welcoming, friendly voice, Melissa takes you inside her life while providing the dishes that will become your go-to meals for your own busy days. Recipes include Crisp Roasted Chicken with Chickpeas, Lemons, and Carrots with Parsley Gremolata; Baked Apples with Fig and Cardamom Crumble; Honey-Roasted Carrot Salad with Arugula and Almonds; Quick-Braised Pork Chops with Spring Greens and Anchovies; Coconut Fudge Brownies-and much more. Melissa delivers easy, delicious meals featuring organic, fresh ingredients that can be uniquely obtained during each particular month. It can be a real challenge to feed families these days, but Melissa's recipes and inviting writing encourage home cooks to venture outside of the familiar, yet please everyone at the table.
Be Lucky: Lined Journal Notebook to Write in for Women and Men Gifts for St Patricks Day and Irish
Author: Unique Journals
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781798472286
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This is a 100 page, college lined journal or notebook, 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 centimeters). It also has a column border one inch from the left margin to assist in school or journal writing. Great for any artist, writer, or journalist, this notebook allows you to let your creativity flow. Great for projects at home or on the go, available without the need to charge a battery or download an application! Ideas for this journal notebook: -Drawing: Whether you're simply doodling or sketching an assignment, these pages have lines, allowing for symmetry to draw and color your art. -Journaling: These versatile pages allow for skill and symmetry of handwriting, and also allows for doodling and sketching alongside your work. -Taking Notes: Great for any class or organization, they allow for jotting down notes and any illustrations you need to help you succeed. -Planner: With lined pages, this notebook allows you to quickly organize your calendar, lists, dates and names any way you wish. -Writing: Fiction or nonfiction- no matter what genre you enjoy to write, this notebook provides room for you to become the next best-selling author. -Logging: This journal is great for keeping track of fitness goals, passwords, finances, addresses, invoices- whatever else you need to log. -Scrapbooking and other paper crafts: The lined, durable pages allow for any kind of crafting and keepsakes to treasure and collect. Whether a sketchbook, a notebook, a logbook, or journal, the only limitation is your imagination! Blank Notebooks and Journals make wonderful gifts for any occasion and are a great alternative to the traditional birthday or holiday card. Consider a notebook the next time you need a: Teacher Gift Thank You Gift Housewarming Gift Birthday Gift Holiday Gift Blank Notebooks and Journals also make great: Art Notebooks Fitness Journals Yoga Journals To Do List Notebooks Recipe Notebooks Travel Journals Manuscript Journals And so much more!
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781798472286
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This is a 100 page, college lined journal or notebook, 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 centimeters). It also has a column border one inch from the left margin to assist in school or journal writing. Great for any artist, writer, or journalist, this notebook allows you to let your creativity flow. Great for projects at home or on the go, available without the need to charge a battery or download an application! Ideas for this journal notebook: -Drawing: Whether you're simply doodling or sketching an assignment, these pages have lines, allowing for symmetry to draw and color your art. -Journaling: These versatile pages allow for skill and symmetry of handwriting, and also allows for doodling and sketching alongside your work. -Taking Notes: Great for any class or organization, they allow for jotting down notes and any illustrations you need to help you succeed. -Planner: With lined pages, this notebook allows you to quickly organize your calendar, lists, dates and names any way you wish. -Writing: Fiction or nonfiction- no matter what genre you enjoy to write, this notebook provides room for you to become the next best-selling author. -Logging: This journal is great for keeping track of fitness goals, passwords, finances, addresses, invoices- whatever else you need to log. -Scrapbooking and other paper crafts: The lined, durable pages allow for any kind of crafting and keepsakes to treasure and collect. Whether a sketchbook, a notebook, a logbook, or journal, the only limitation is your imagination! Blank Notebooks and Journals make wonderful gifts for any occasion and are a great alternative to the traditional birthday or holiday card. Consider a notebook the next time you need a: Teacher Gift Thank You Gift Housewarming Gift Birthday Gift Holiday Gift Blank Notebooks and Journals also make great: Art Notebooks Fitness Journals Yoga Journals To Do List Notebooks Recipe Notebooks Travel Journals Manuscript Journals And so much more!
The Luck of Barry Lyndon
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : 1853
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : 1853
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Never Anyone But You
Author: Rupert Thomson
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590519140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Observer, PopMatters, and Sydney Morning Herald. The true story of a love affair between two extraordinary women becomes a literary tour deforce in this novel that recreates the surrealist movement in Paris and the horrors of the two world wars with a singular incandescence and intimacy. In the years preceding World War I, two young women meet, by chance, in a provincial town in France. Suzanne Malherbe, a shy seventeen-year-old with a talent for drawing, is completely entranced by the brilliant but troubled Lucie Schwob, who comes from a family of wealthy Jewish intellectuals. They embark on a clandestine love affair, terrified they will be discovered, but then, in an astonishing twist of fate, the mother of one marries the father of the other. As “sisters” they are finally free of suspicion, and, hungry for a more stimulating milieu, they move to Paris at a moment when art, literature, and politics blend in an explosive cocktail. Having reinvented themselves as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, they move in the most glamorous social circles, meeting everyone from Hemingway and Dalí to André Breton, and produce provocative photographs that still seem avant-garde today. In the 1930s, with the rise of anti-Semitism and threat of fascism, they leave Paris for Jersey, and it is on this idyllic island that they confront their destiny, creating a campaign of propaganda against Hitler’s occupying forces that will put their lives in jeopardy. Brilliantly imagined, profoundly thought-provoking, and ultimately heartbreaking, Never Anyone But You infuses life into a forgotten history as only great literature can.
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590519140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Observer, PopMatters, and Sydney Morning Herald. The true story of a love affair between two extraordinary women becomes a literary tour deforce in this novel that recreates the surrealist movement in Paris and the horrors of the two world wars with a singular incandescence and intimacy. In the years preceding World War I, two young women meet, by chance, in a provincial town in France. Suzanne Malherbe, a shy seventeen-year-old with a talent for drawing, is completely entranced by the brilliant but troubled Lucie Schwob, who comes from a family of wealthy Jewish intellectuals. They embark on a clandestine love affair, terrified they will be discovered, but then, in an astonishing twist of fate, the mother of one marries the father of the other. As “sisters” they are finally free of suspicion, and, hungry for a more stimulating milieu, they move to Paris at a moment when art, literature, and politics blend in an explosive cocktail. Having reinvented themselves as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, they move in the most glamorous social circles, meeting everyone from Hemingway and Dalí to André Breton, and produce provocative photographs that still seem avant-garde today. In the 1930s, with the rise of anti-Semitism and threat of fascism, they leave Paris for Jersey, and it is on this idyllic island that they confront their destiny, creating a campaign of propaganda against Hitler’s occupying forces that will put their lives in jeopardy. Brilliantly imagined, profoundly thought-provoking, and ultimately heartbreaking, Never Anyone But You infuses life into a forgotten history as only great literature can.
Journal of You
Author: William Rutten
Publisher: Appaloosa Press
ISBN: 9780999608104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
WHO ARE YOU REALLY? What is your life purpose? Who were your heroes growing up? What are your politics? Do Black lives matter to you? What would you say in a letter to your future self? Who is God to you? What songs belong on the soundtrack of your life? What is your biggest dream? What are your favorite memories of your parents? What will you regret? The answers to these questions and many others like them will definitely help you to know yourself better, but they just might also be the key to your Happiness. In Journal of YOU: Uncovering the Beauty That Is Your Truth, you will be led on a journey of discovery through your heart and mind. Through the author's deeply personal letters to the reader, the philosophical and emotional intricacies of each topic will be explored and challenged. Each letter closes with a series of powerful, probing questions designed to "stir the pot" inside the reader in hopes of inspiring a journal entry. In turns an uplifting self-help manual, touching memoir, scathing political essay, humorous travel diary, and inspirational challenge, Journal of YOU is constantly thought-provoking and engaging on all levels. It is a book whose challenge you must rise to on every page.
Publisher: Appaloosa Press
ISBN: 9780999608104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
WHO ARE YOU REALLY? What is your life purpose? Who were your heroes growing up? What are your politics? Do Black lives matter to you? What would you say in a letter to your future self? Who is God to you? What songs belong on the soundtrack of your life? What is your biggest dream? What are your favorite memories of your parents? What will you regret? The answers to these questions and many others like them will definitely help you to know yourself better, but they just might also be the key to your Happiness. In Journal of YOU: Uncovering the Beauty That Is Your Truth, you will be led on a journey of discovery through your heart and mind. Through the author's deeply personal letters to the reader, the philosophical and emotional intricacies of each topic will be explored and challenged. Each letter closes with a series of powerful, probing questions designed to "stir the pot" inside the reader in hopes of inspiring a journal entry. In turns an uplifting self-help manual, touching memoir, scathing political essay, humorous travel diary, and inspirational challenge, Journal of YOU is constantly thought-provoking and engaging on all levels. It is a book whose challenge you must rise to on every page.
The Broken Road
Author: Patrick Leigh Fermor
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590177568
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Patrick Leigh Fermor recounts the last leg of his epic walk across Europe as he makes his way through Bulgaria, Romania, and finally Greece. In the winter of 1933, eighteen-year-old Patrick (“Paddy”) Leigh Fermor set out on a walk across Europe, starting in Holland and ending in Constantinople, a trip that took him almost a year. Decades later, Leigh Fermor told the story of that life-changing journey in A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, two books now celebrated as among the most vivid, absorbing, and beautifully written travel books of all time. The Broken Road is the long-awaited account of the final leg of his youthful adventure that Leigh Fermor promised but was unable to finish before his death in 2011. Assembled from Leigh Fermor’s manuscripts by his prizewinning biographer Artemis Cooper and the travel writer Colin Thubron, this is perhaps the most personal of all Leigh Fermor’s books, catching up with young Paddy in the fall of 1934 and following him through Bulgaria and Romania to the coast of the Black Sea. Days and nights on the road, spectacular landscapes and uncanny cities, friendships lost and found, leading the high life in Bucharest or camping out with fishermen and shepherds–in the The Broken Road such incidents and escapades are described with all the linguistic bravura, odd and astonishing learning, and overflowing exuberance that Leigh Fermor is famous for, but also with a melancholy awareness of the passage of time, especially when he meditates on the scarred history of the Balkans or on his troubled relations with his father. The book ends, perfectly, with Paddy’s arrival in Greece, the country he would fall in love with and fight for. Throughout it we can still hear the ringing voice of an irrepressible young man embarking on a life of adventure.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590177568
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Patrick Leigh Fermor recounts the last leg of his epic walk across Europe as he makes his way through Bulgaria, Romania, and finally Greece. In the winter of 1933, eighteen-year-old Patrick (“Paddy”) Leigh Fermor set out on a walk across Europe, starting in Holland and ending in Constantinople, a trip that took him almost a year. Decades later, Leigh Fermor told the story of that life-changing journey in A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, two books now celebrated as among the most vivid, absorbing, and beautifully written travel books of all time. The Broken Road is the long-awaited account of the final leg of his youthful adventure that Leigh Fermor promised but was unable to finish before his death in 2011. Assembled from Leigh Fermor’s manuscripts by his prizewinning biographer Artemis Cooper and the travel writer Colin Thubron, this is perhaps the most personal of all Leigh Fermor’s books, catching up with young Paddy in the fall of 1934 and following him through Bulgaria and Romania to the coast of the Black Sea. Days and nights on the road, spectacular landscapes and uncanny cities, friendships lost and found, leading the high life in Bucharest or camping out with fishermen and shepherds–in the The Broken Road such incidents and escapades are described with all the linguistic bravura, odd and astonishing learning, and overflowing exuberance that Leigh Fermor is famous for, but also with a melancholy awareness of the passage of time, especially when he meditates on the scarred history of the Balkans or on his troubled relations with his father. The book ends, perfectly, with Paddy’s arrival in Greece, the country he would fall in love with and fight for. Throughout it we can still hear the ringing voice of an irrepressible young man embarking on a life of adventure.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Author: John Berendt
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679429220
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679429220
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.