Author: Tracy Berger Michele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645540281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Kat is an out of work ski instructor who just wants to pack up her deceased mother's things, leave New York, and return to Aspen. Constancia is a talented but troubled young woman who just wants to start her first semester of college. In different shops across New York City, they and hundreds of other women of color try a new hair relaxer called "Reenu-You." Then things start to go horribly awry. Within days, they find themselves covered in purple scab-like lesions--a rash that pulses, oozes, and spreads in spiral patterns. They are at the epicenter of a mysterious virus spreading throughout the city. As the outbreak spreads and new cases pop up in Black and Latino communities throughout New York, panic, anger, and questions fill the streets. What is this virus and where did it come from? Is it corporate malfeasance? Or is this an orchestrated plot to kill minority women? In the face of a terrifying and uncertain future, Kat, Constancia, and a small band of other affected women are forced to confront their deepest fears to save themselves and others. As the world crumbles around them, they will discover more about each other, learn about themselves, and draw strength to face the future together. Reenu-You looks at the social and political meanings of hair, female friendships, and viruses.
Reenu-You
Author: Tracy Berger Michele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645540281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Kat is an out of work ski instructor who just wants to pack up her deceased mother's things, leave New York, and return to Aspen. Constancia is a talented but troubled young woman who just wants to start her first semester of college. In different shops across New York City, they and hundreds of other women of color try a new hair relaxer called "Reenu-You." Then things start to go horribly awry. Within days, they find themselves covered in purple scab-like lesions--a rash that pulses, oozes, and spreads in spiral patterns. They are at the epicenter of a mysterious virus spreading throughout the city. As the outbreak spreads and new cases pop up in Black and Latino communities throughout New York, panic, anger, and questions fill the streets. What is this virus and where did it come from? Is it corporate malfeasance? Or is this an orchestrated plot to kill minority women? In the face of a terrifying and uncertain future, Kat, Constancia, and a small band of other affected women are forced to confront their deepest fears to save themselves and others. As the world crumbles around them, they will discover more about each other, learn about themselves, and draw strength to face the future together. Reenu-You looks at the social and political meanings of hair, female friendships, and viruses.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645540281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Kat is an out of work ski instructor who just wants to pack up her deceased mother's things, leave New York, and return to Aspen. Constancia is a talented but troubled young woman who just wants to start her first semester of college. In different shops across New York City, they and hundreds of other women of color try a new hair relaxer called "Reenu-You." Then things start to go horribly awry. Within days, they find themselves covered in purple scab-like lesions--a rash that pulses, oozes, and spreads in spiral patterns. They are at the epicenter of a mysterious virus spreading throughout the city. As the outbreak spreads and new cases pop up in Black and Latino communities throughout New York, panic, anger, and questions fill the streets. What is this virus and where did it come from? Is it corporate malfeasance? Or is this an orchestrated plot to kill minority women? In the face of a terrifying and uncertain future, Kat, Constancia, and a small band of other affected women are forced to confront their deepest fears to save themselves and others. As the world crumbles around them, they will discover more about each other, learn about themselves, and draw strength to face the future together. Reenu-You looks at the social and political meanings of hair, female friendships, and viruses.
YOUR STORY
Author: MAYURI VALANJU
Publisher: Spectrum of Thoughts
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
“Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone is a writer, some are written in the books and some are confined to hearts.” By Savi Sharma
Publisher: Spectrum of Thoughts
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
“Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone is a writer, some are written in the books and some are confined to hearts.” By Savi Sharma
Romantic Bouncers
Author: Ram Vignesh
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 935206075X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"A place in the Indian cricket team – a dream for millions of teenagers. Rabin was one amongst them. He has passion and talent, but the odds aren’t always in his favour. The loss of loved ones and constant discouragements thwart him. Meanwhile, danger looms in the form of the most notorious drug cartel in Kolkata run by a vicious Hoariest Bung. Will Rabin dream beyond his destiny and don the Indian jersey? Can the Narcotics Control Bureau apprehend Hoariest Bung?A tale of desire and despair – the struggle of a cricketer behind the glamour of playing the game for a cricket crazed nation."
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 935206075X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"A place in the Indian cricket team – a dream for millions of teenagers. Rabin was one amongst them. He has passion and talent, but the odds aren’t always in his favour. The loss of loved ones and constant discouragements thwart him. Meanwhile, danger looms in the form of the most notorious drug cartel in Kolkata run by a vicious Hoariest Bung. Will Rabin dream beyond his destiny and don the Indian jersey? Can the Narcotics Control Bureau apprehend Hoariest Bung?A tale of desire and despair – the struggle of a cricketer behind the glamour of playing the game for a cricket crazed nation."
The Mastery of You
Author: Renu S. Persaud
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944784836
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Knowing your inner Self better prepares you to appreciate the flaws and positive qualities of others. In taking time out for self-serving solitude, we become a selfless, more empathetic person. Thus, self-mastery is not only about creating inner power but it is also about attaining the strength and wisdom required to confront our flaws. Too often, we approach our existence with mastering skills for a sense of individual and professional achievement. Further, we seek to build and nurture those skills in order to feel productive and quell sentiments of complacency. The Mastery of You takes you on a self-discovering journey that provides the framework for developing inner self-confidence. The priority shifts from other-centric to self-centric. And, in the end, giving you the tools in order to be a healthier, happier and balanced individual.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944784836
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Knowing your inner Self better prepares you to appreciate the flaws and positive qualities of others. In taking time out for self-serving solitude, we become a selfless, more empathetic person. Thus, self-mastery is not only about creating inner power but it is also about attaining the strength and wisdom required to confront our flaws. Too often, we approach our existence with mastering skills for a sense of individual and professional achievement. Further, we seek to build and nurture those skills in order to feel productive and quell sentiments of complacency. The Mastery of You takes you on a self-discovering journey that provides the framework for developing inner self-confidence. The priority shifts from other-centric to self-centric. And, in the end, giving you the tools in order to be a healthier, happier and balanced individual.
The Death Bringer
Author: Kendra Merritt
Publisher: Blue Fyre Press
ISBN: 1951009657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Rowan and Bex have been through the noktum and come out the other side stronger. They work directly for the queen, searching for Giant artifacts to help Humanity. But all of their wit and skills are tested when darkness descends across the entire continent of Noksonon. It's the beginning of a war that the Humans can't win. All they can do is survive. Luckily Rowan still carries the Grief Draw, a lantern that can push back the darkness and keep a small scrap of Humanity alive in the dark. But when a Giant out of legend comes after the Grief Draw--and anyone who has ever held it--Rowan and Bex must lead their friends and families across the continent to keep them safe. Their only hope lies in Tera, the companion they left behind on the island of Taur. She is a fighter and the only one among them they would trust to face a Giant. And she has ties to a legendary weapon, a final artifact hidden in a stronghold that might keep them safe. They just have to find Tera. And make her a Giant killer.
Publisher: Blue Fyre Press
ISBN: 1951009657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Rowan and Bex have been through the noktum and come out the other side stronger. They work directly for the queen, searching for Giant artifacts to help Humanity. But all of their wit and skills are tested when darkness descends across the entire continent of Noksonon. It's the beginning of a war that the Humans can't win. All they can do is survive. Luckily Rowan still carries the Grief Draw, a lantern that can push back the darkness and keep a small scrap of Humanity alive in the dark. But when a Giant out of legend comes after the Grief Draw--and anyone who has ever held it--Rowan and Bex must lead their friends and families across the continent to keep them safe. Their only hope lies in Tera, the companion they left behind on the island of Taur. She is a fighter and the only one among them they would trust to face a Giant. And she has ties to a legendary weapon, a final artifact hidden in a stronghold that might keep them safe. They just have to find Tera. And make her a Giant killer.
Tell Me How to Be
Author: Neel Patel
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354924492
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Renu Amin always seemed perfect: doting husband, beautiful house, healthy sons. But as the one-year anniversary of her husband's death approaches, Renu is binge-watching soap operas and simmering with old resentments. She can't stop wondering if, thirty-five years ago, she chose the wrong life. In Los Angeles, her son, Akash, has everything he ever wanted, but as he tries to kickstart his songwriting career and commit to his boyfriend, he is haunted by the painful memories he fled a decade ago. When his mother tells him she is selling the family home, Akash returns to Illinois, hoping to finally say goodbye and move on. Together, Renu and Akash pack up the house, retreating further into the secrets that stand between them. Renu sends an innocent Facebook message to the man she almost married, sparking an emotional affair that calls into question everything she thought she knew about herself. Akash slips back into bad habits as he confronts his darkest secrets-including what really happened between him and the first boy who broke his heart. When their pasts catch up to them, Renu and Akash must decide between the lives they left behind and the ones they've since created, between making each other happy and setting themselves free. By turns irreverent and tender, filled with the beats of '90s R&B, Tell Me How to Be is about our earliest betrayals and the cost of reconciliation. But most of all, it is the love story of a mother and son each trying to figure out how to be in the world.
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354924492
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Renu Amin always seemed perfect: doting husband, beautiful house, healthy sons. But as the one-year anniversary of her husband's death approaches, Renu is binge-watching soap operas and simmering with old resentments. She can't stop wondering if, thirty-five years ago, she chose the wrong life. In Los Angeles, her son, Akash, has everything he ever wanted, but as he tries to kickstart his songwriting career and commit to his boyfriend, he is haunted by the painful memories he fled a decade ago. When his mother tells him she is selling the family home, Akash returns to Illinois, hoping to finally say goodbye and move on. Together, Renu and Akash pack up the house, retreating further into the secrets that stand between them. Renu sends an innocent Facebook message to the man she almost married, sparking an emotional affair that calls into question everything she thought she knew about herself. Akash slips back into bad habits as he confronts his darkest secrets-including what really happened between him and the first boy who broke his heart. When their pasts catch up to them, Renu and Akash must decide between the lives they left behind and the ones they've since created, between making each other happy and setting themselves free. By turns irreverent and tender, filled with the beats of '90s R&B, Tell Me How to Be is about our earliest betrayals and the cost of reconciliation. But most of all, it is the love story of a mother and son each trying to figure out how to be in the world.
Retrospection
Author: Rohit Bhatia
Publisher: The Little Booktique Hub
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
We are the sum of our memories. They influence how we perceive the world and aid in our ability to foresee future events. Researchers have been trying to figure out how memories are created, and then fixed for recall in the hours, days, or even years that follow for more than a century. However, it's possible that those scientists only saw a portion of the situation. Understanding how and why we forget is necessary in order to comprehend how and why we recall. “Retrospection” is a book of 40+ writers who have penned down their thoughts on retrospection and few other topics.
Publisher: The Little Booktique Hub
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
We are the sum of our memories. They influence how we perceive the world and aid in our ability to foresee future events. Researchers have been trying to figure out how memories are created, and then fixed for recall in the hours, days, or even years that follow for more than a century. However, it's possible that those scientists only saw a portion of the situation. Understanding how and why we forget is necessary in order to comprehend how and why we recall. “Retrospection” is a book of 40+ writers who have penned down their thoughts on retrospection and few other topics.
No
Author: Carl Djerassi
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140296549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A compelling novel based on the high-stakes biotech industry and the science behind Viagra from the internationally known “Father of the Pill.” The fourth installment of Carl Djerassi’s pioneering “science-in-fiction” tetralogy tells the story of a husband and wife team who devise new solutions to problems associated with sex and reproduction. Renu Krishnan is an Indian-born, American-educated scientist who discovers how NO (nitric oxide) can help men with erectile dysfunction—the scientific rationale behind Viagra. At the same time, her husband, Israeli scientist Jephtah Cohn, develops a new approach to ovulation prediction, which is also based on factual research. When Wall street gets wind of their discoveries, the couple catapults in the fast paced world of lawyers and IPOs, where scientists are now a hot commodity. Deftly exploring the demanding worlds of academia and high finance, Djerassi brings back many characters from his three earlier novels for a satisfying conclusion.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140296549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A compelling novel based on the high-stakes biotech industry and the science behind Viagra from the internationally known “Father of the Pill.” The fourth installment of Carl Djerassi’s pioneering “science-in-fiction” tetralogy tells the story of a husband and wife team who devise new solutions to problems associated with sex and reproduction. Renu Krishnan is an Indian-born, American-educated scientist who discovers how NO (nitric oxide) can help men with erectile dysfunction—the scientific rationale behind Viagra. At the same time, her husband, Israeli scientist Jephtah Cohn, develops a new approach to ovulation prediction, which is also based on factual research. When Wall street gets wind of their discoveries, the couple catapults in the fast paced world of lawyers and IPOs, where scientists are now a hot commodity. Deftly exploring the demanding worlds of academia and high finance, Djerassi brings back many characters from his three earlier novels for a satisfying conclusion.
The Journey
Author: Indira Ganesan
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807083536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
After a decade in a suburban American world of shopping malls and fast-food restaurants, sisters Renu and Manx return to their childhood home, the island of Pi. A bit of India "torn free to float in the Bay of Bengal," its alien and yet strangely familiar landscape is defined by gardens and hillsides ablaze with surreal foliage, and ceiling fans that circle endlessly in the background. The sisters and their mother have returned because cousin Rajesh, always affectionately known as Renu's twin, has died. His death and their return mark the beginning of a curious journey, leading by unexpected routes toward revelation.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807083536
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
After a decade in a suburban American world of shopping malls and fast-food restaurants, sisters Renu and Manx return to their childhood home, the island of Pi. A bit of India "torn free to float in the Bay of Bengal," its alien and yet strangely familiar landscape is defined by gardens and hillsides ablaze with surreal foliage, and ceiling fans that circle endlessly in the background. The sisters and their mother have returned because cousin Rajesh, always affectionately known as Renu's twin, has died. His death and their return mark the beginning of a curious journey, leading by unexpected routes toward revelation.
Delirium
Author: Akshita Pandey
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1685098649
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Delirium is a collection of short stories in the horror genre. This book features entities from across the world and stories of people who got victimized by explainable forces. the stories in this book are illustrative of the element that unites man-kind regardless of the existing diversity; fear. Experience the fear, felt by the victims of the supernatural through words that await to sink into your consciousness. Let's find out if there is truly something to be afraid of, or is it all in our minds?
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1685098649
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Delirium is a collection of short stories in the horror genre. This book features entities from across the world and stories of people who got victimized by explainable forces. the stories in this book are illustrative of the element that unites man-kind regardless of the existing diversity; fear. Experience the fear, felt by the victims of the supernatural through words that await to sink into your consciousness. Let's find out if there is truly something to be afraid of, or is it all in our minds?