Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Delve into the complexities of human relationships with "The Crux" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This thought-provoking novel explores the challenges and dilemmas faced by its characters, offering a powerful commentary on societal norms and personal choices. As the narrative unfolds, ponder this question: What happens when the heart's desires clash with the expectations of society? Can love truly conquer all, or does it sometimes lead to unforeseen consequences? Gilman's masterful storytelling invites readers into a world where emotional conflicts reign supreme. Each character grapples with their own truths, and as tensions rise, the stakes become impossibly high. Are you ready to witness the pivotal moments that define their lives? This novel is not just a tale of love and conflict; it's an exploration of self-discovery and empowerment. With each twist and turn, Gilman challenges you to reflect on the choices we make and the paths we follow. Join the journey of uncovering the heart of the matter. Will you dare to face the crux of the situation with "The Crux"? Secure your copy today and embark on a compelling exploration of human nature and the intricacies of desire!
The Crux A Novel
Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Delve into the complexities of human relationships with "The Crux" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This thought-provoking novel explores the challenges and dilemmas faced by its characters, offering a powerful commentary on societal norms and personal choices. As the narrative unfolds, ponder this question: What happens when the heart's desires clash with the expectations of society? Can love truly conquer all, or does it sometimes lead to unforeseen consequences? Gilman's masterful storytelling invites readers into a world where emotional conflicts reign supreme. Each character grapples with their own truths, and as tensions rise, the stakes become impossibly high. Are you ready to witness the pivotal moments that define their lives? This novel is not just a tale of love and conflict; it's an exploration of self-discovery and empowerment. With each twist and turn, Gilman challenges you to reflect on the choices we make and the paths we follow. Join the journey of uncovering the heart of the matter. Will you dare to face the crux of the situation with "The Crux"? Secure your copy today and embark on a compelling exploration of human nature and the intricacies of desire!
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Delve into the complexities of human relationships with "The Crux" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This thought-provoking novel explores the challenges and dilemmas faced by its characters, offering a powerful commentary on societal norms and personal choices. As the narrative unfolds, ponder this question: What happens when the heart's desires clash with the expectations of society? Can love truly conquer all, or does it sometimes lead to unforeseen consequences? Gilman's masterful storytelling invites readers into a world where emotional conflicts reign supreme. Each character grapples with their own truths, and as tensions rise, the stakes become impossibly high. Are you ready to witness the pivotal moments that define their lives? This novel is not just a tale of love and conflict; it's an exploration of self-discovery and empowerment. With each twist and turn, Gilman challenges you to reflect on the choices we make and the paths we follow. Join the journey of uncovering the heart of the matter. Will you dare to face the crux of the situation with "The Crux"? Secure your copy today and embark on a compelling exploration of human nature and the intricacies of desire!
The Crux
Author: Richard P. Rumelt
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1541701267
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Financial Times, Best Business Books of 2022 Forbes, Best Business Books of 2022 The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books of 2022 The Globe & Mail, Best Management Books of 2022 The paradigm-busting theory for doing strategy. What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. Richard P. Rumelt’s breakthrough concept is that leaders become effective strategists when they focus on challenges rather than goals, pinpointing the crux of their pivotal challenge—the aspect that is both surmountable and promises the greatest progress—and taking decisive, coherent action to overcome it. Rumelt defines the essence of the strategist’s skill with vivid storytelling, from how Elon Musk found the crux that propelled the success of SpaceX to how the American military came to grips with the weaknesses of its battle strategy. Musk’s core challenge, for example, was rocket reusability. His intense focus on the soft landing of SpaceX’s rockets enabled them to be used again—radically reducing the cost of putting a pound in orbit. Musk’s strategy was not based on how value is created or how to position SpaceX in its industry. It was a design foraction, the mental maneuver that focuses energy on what really made a difference through understanding the crux and creating an effective response that led to breakthrough.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1541701267
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Financial Times, Best Business Books of 2022 Forbes, Best Business Books of 2022 The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books of 2022 The Globe & Mail, Best Management Books of 2022 The paradigm-busting theory for doing strategy. What passes for strategy in too many businesses, government agencies, and military operations is a toxic mix of wishful thinking and a jumble of incoherent policies. Richard P. Rumelt’s breakthrough concept is that leaders become effective strategists when they focus on challenges rather than goals, pinpointing the crux of their pivotal challenge—the aspect that is both surmountable and promises the greatest progress—and taking decisive, coherent action to overcome it. Rumelt defines the essence of the strategist’s skill with vivid storytelling, from how Elon Musk found the crux that propelled the success of SpaceX to how the American military came to grips with the weaknesses of its battle strategy. Musk’s core challenge, for example, was rocket reusability. His intense focus on the soft landing of SpaceX’s rockets enabled them to be used again—radically reducing the cost of putting a pound in orbit. Musk’s strategy was not based on how value is created or how to position SpaceX in its industry. It was a design foraction, the mental maneuver that focuses energy on what really made a difference through understanding the crux and creating an effective response that led to breakthrough.
Crux
Author: Jean Guerrero
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0399592393
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A daughter’s quest to understand her charismatic and troubled father, an immigrant who crosses borders both real and illusory—between sanity and madness, science and spirituality, life and death PEN America Literary Award Winner • “The kind of memoir that seems to redefine the genre.”—Los Angeles Review of Books From renowned journalist Jean Guerrero, here is the haunting story of a daughter’s mission to save her father from his demons and to save herself from destruction. Marco Antonio was raised in Mexico, then migrated to California, where he met Jean’s mother, Jeannette, a Puerto Rican woman just out of med school. Marco is a self-taught genius at building things—including mythologies about himself and the hidden forces that drive us. When he goes on the run, Jean follows and embarks on an investigative journey between cultures and languages, the earthly and the mystical, truth and fiction. A distinctive memoir about the search for an elusive parent, Crux is both a riveting adventure story and a profoundly original exploration of the mysteries of our world, our most intimate relationships, and ourselves. “[Guerrero] writes poetically about borders as a metaphor for the boundary of identity between father and daughter and the porous connective tissues that bind them.”—The National Book Review
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0399592393
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A daughter’s quest to understand her charismatic and troubled father, an immigrant who crosses borders both real and illusory—between sanity and madness, science and spirituality, life and death PEN America Literary Award Winner • “The kind of memoir that seems to redefine the genre.”—Los Angeles Review of Books From renowned journalist Jean Guerrero, here is the haunting story of a daughter’s mission to save her father from his demons and to save herself from destruction. Marco Antonio was raised in Mexico, then migrated to California, where he met Jean’s mother, Jeannette, a Puerto Rican woman just out of med school. Marco is a self-taught genius at building things—including mythologies about himself and the hidden forces that drive us. When he goes on the run, Jean follows and embarks on an investigative journey between cultures and languages, the earthly and the mystical, truth and fiction. A distinctive memoir about the search for an elusive parent, Crux is both a riveting adventure story and a profoundly original exploration of the mysteries of our world, our most intimate relationships, and ourselves. “[Guerrero] writes poetically about borders as a metaphor for the boundary of identity between father and daughter and the porous connective tissues that bind them.”—The National Book Review
Crux
Author: Albert E. Cowdrey
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466838256
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Schemes, betrayals, adventure, and satire blend in this delightful debut novel in the spirit of Poul Anderson's classic Time Patrol stories and Fritz Leiber's The Big Time. Albert E. Cowdrey is a bold new voice in science fiction. Centuries ago, the Time of Troubles left Earth shattered and nearly empty. But a few survivors in Central Asia and returnees from Luna City hung on to bring the human race back to life. Now the Government of the Universe is spread out among hundreds of worlds. Genghis Khan is idolized as the Great Unifier of Humanity, and democracy is a long-forgotten notion. Old racial and religious divisions have been swept away by the rising oceans which lap around the Appalachian Islands, and peace abounds throughout the stars. Into this glorious golden age comes a new threat. Scientists in the World City of Ulanor have created a wormhole generator-a machine which can send people into the past. A band of Old Believers, bleeding hearts, and other malcontents who call themselves "the Crux" have captured the generator to undertake the greatest humanitarian mission of all time: to stop the Time of Troubles by assassinating the man responsible, the legendary Minister Destruction. Of course, Crux has to be stopped. Even the smallest change to the past will destroy the future-and the Controller of Earth won't stand for that. The agents of the Office for the Exploration of the Past-Pastplor-work to thwart Crux and other sociopaths, criminals, and do-gooders who would jeopardize the fragile peace so hard won. Their missions spanning a wide array of vividly imagined futures, Pastplor's agents protect the past from those who would dare to meddle. The time-travelers are hailed as saviors of humanity-but cannot escape the feeling that they're on the wrong side of the war. "A cast of well-fleshed characters and electrifying action should gain Cowdrey a satisfied audience."--Booklist At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466838256
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Schemes, betrayals, adventure, and satire blend in this delightful debut novel in the spirit of Poul Anderson's classic Time Patrol stories and Fritz Leiber's The Big Time. Albert E. Cowdrey is a bold new voice in science fiction. Centuries ago, the Time of Troubles left Earth shattered and nearly empty. But a few survivors in Central Asia and returnees from Luna City hung on to bring the human race back to life. Now the Government of the Universe is spread out among hundreds of worlds. Genghis Khan is idolized as the Great Unifier of Humanity, and democracy is a long-forgotten notion. Old racial and religious divisions have been swept away by the rising oceans which lap around the Appalachian Islands, and peace abounds throughout the stars. Into this glorious golden age comes a new threat. Scientists in the World City of Ulanor have created a wormhole generator-a machine which can send people into the past. A band of Old Believers, bleeding hearts, and other malcontents who call themselves "the Crux" have captured the generator to undertake the greatest humanitarian mission of all time: to stop the Time of Troubles by assassinating the man responsible, the legendary Minister Destruction. Of course, Crux has to be stopped. Even the smallest change to the past will destroy the future-and the Controller of Earth won't stand for that. The agents of the Office for the Exploration of the Past-Pastplor-work to thwart Crux and other sociopaths, criminals, and do-gooders who would jeopardize the fragile peace so hard won. Their missions spanning a wide array of vividly imagined futures, Pastplor's agents protect the past from those who would dare to meddle. The time-travelers are hailed as saviors of humanity-but cannot escape the feeling that they're on the wrong side of the war. "A cast of well-fleshed characters and electrifying action should gain Cowdrey a satisfied audience."--Booklist At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Crux of Eternity
Author: Lane Trompeter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737234609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One must be saved, one must be broken, one must seek vengeance, and one must choose.In a world shaped by a select few masters of the natural elements, the visions of a long-forgotten queen foretell a crossroads in the future of humanity. Oblivious to their significance, four strangers will dictate the fate of the world, and all life balances on the knife edge of their choices.One decisive night will gather them all together under the same roof, where the fires of life will continue to burn... or be extinguished forever.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737234609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One must be saved, one must be broken, one must seek vengeance, and one must choose.In a world shaped by a select few masters of the natural elements, the visions of a long-forgotten queen foretell a crossroads in the future of humanity. Oblivious to their significance, four strangers will dictate the fate of the world, and all life balances on the knife edge of their choices.One decisive night will gather them all together under the same roof, where the fires of life will continue to burn... or be extinguished forever.
Crux
Author: Moira Rogers
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781534919112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Jackson Holt has carved out a life for himself as a private investigator in New Orleans, home of one of the largest underground supernatural populations in the United States. He and his partners have never met a case they couldn't crack...until a local bar owner asks him to do a little digging on her newest hire. New Orleans is the fourth destination in as many months for Mackenzie Brooks, a desperate woman on the run from a deranged stalker. After all, any man who shows up on her doorstep claiming to be her destined lover has more than a few screws loose. But crazy doesn't explain why Marcus always finds her, no matter how far she runs. When her well-meaning boss puts a PI on her case, Mackenzie comes face to face with the incredible, unbelievable truth: magic is real, and whatever spell has kept her hidden and separate from the paranormal world is rapidly deteriorating. With time running out, she has no choice but to trust Jackson as they struggle to uncover the truth of her past-and her destiny.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781534919112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Jackson Holt has carved out a life for himself as a private investigator in New Orleans, home of one of the largest underground supernatural populations in the United States. He and his partners have never met a case they couldn't crack...until a local bar owner asks him to do a little digging on her newest hire. New Orleans is the fourth destination in as many months for Mackenzie Brooks, a desperate woman on the run from a deranged stalker. After all, any man who shows up on her doorstep claiming to be her destined lover has more than a few screws loose. But crazy doesn't explain why Marcus always finds her, no matter how far she runs. When her well-meaning boss puts a PI on her case, Mackenzie comes face to face with the incredible, unbelievable truth: magic is real, and whatever spell has kept her hidden and separate from the paranormal world is rapidly deteriorating. With time running out, she has no choice but to trust Jackson as they struggle to uncover the truth of her past-and her destiny.
My Last Summer with Cass
Author: Mark Crilley
Publisher: Little, Brown Ink
ISBN: 0316705470
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This One Summer meets The Edge of Seventeen in this poignant coming-of-age YA graphic novel about two childhood friends at a crossroads in their lives and art from the author of Mastering Manga. Megan and Cass have been joined at the brush for as long as they can remember. For years, while spending summers together at a lakeside cabin, they created art together, from sand to scribbles . . . to anything available. Then Cass moved away to New York. When Megan finally convinces her parents to let her spend a week in the city, too, it seems like Cass has completely changed. She has tattoos, every artist in the city knows her. She even eats chicken feet now! At least one thing has stayed the same: They still make their best art together. But when one girl betrays the other's trust on the eve of what is supposed to be their greatest artistic feat yet, can their friendship survive? Can their art?
Publisher: Little, Brown Ink
ISBN: 0316705470
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This One Summer meets The Edge of Seventeen in this poignant coming-of-age YA graphic novel about two childhood friends at a crossroads in their lives and art from the author of Mastering Manga. Megan and Cass have been joined at the brush for as long as they can remember. For years, while spending summers together at a lakeside cabin, they created art together, from sand to scribbles . . . to anything available. Then Cass moved away to New York. When Megan finally convinces her parents to let her spend a week in the city, too, it seems like Cass has completely changed. She has tattoos, every artist in the city knows her. She even eats chicken feet now! At least one thing has stayed the same: They still make their best art together. But when one girl betrays the other's trust on the eve of what is supposed to be their greatest artistic feat yet, can their friendship survive? Can their art?
Dig
Author: A.S. King
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101994924
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Winner of the Michael L. Printz Medal ★“King’s narrative concerns are racism, patriarchy, colonialism, white privilege, and the ingrained systems that perpetuate them. . . . [Dig] will speak profoundly to a generation of young people who are waking up to the societal sins of the past and working toward a more equitable future.”—Horn Book, starred review “I’ve never understood white people who can’t admit they’re white. I mean, white isn’t just a color. And maybe that’s the problem for them. White is a passport. It’s a ticket.” Five estranged cousins are lost in a maze of their family’s tangled secrets. Their grandparents, former potato farmers Gottfried and Marla Hemmings, managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions and now they sit atop a million-dollar bank account—wealth they’ve refused to pass on to their adult children or their five teenage grandchildren. “Because we want them to thrive,” Marla always says. But for the Hemmings cousins, “thriving” feels a lot like slowly dying of a poison they started taking the moment they were born. As the rot beneath the surface of the Hemmings’ white suburban respectability destroys the family from within, the cousins find their ways back to one another, just in time to uncover the terrible cost of maintaining the family name. With her inimitable surrealism, award winner A.S. King exposes how a toxic culture of polite white supremacy tears a family apart and how one determined generation can dig its way out.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101994924
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Winner of the Michael L. Printz Medal ★“King’s narrative concerns are racism, patriarchy, colonialism, white privilege, and the ingrained systems that perpetuate them. . . . [Dig] will speak profoundly to a generation of young people who are waking up to the societal sins of the past and working toward a more equitable future.”—Horn Book, starred review “I’ve never understood white people who can’t admit they’re white. I mean, white isn’t just a color. And maybe that’s the problem for them. White is a passport. It’s a ticket.” Five estranged cousins are lost in a maze of their family’s tangled secrets. Their grandparents, former potato farmers Gottfried and Marla Hemmings, managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions and now they sit atop a million-dollar bank account—wealth they’ve refused to pass on to their adult children or their five teenage grandchildren. “Because we want them to thrive,” Marla always says. But for the Hemmings cousins, “thriving” feels a lot like slowly dying of a poison they started taking the moment they were born. As the rot beneath the surface of the Hemmings’ white suburban respectability destroys the family from within, the cousins find their ways back to one another, just in time to uncover the terrible cost of maintaining the family name. With her inimitable surrealism, award winner A.S. King exposes how a toxic culture of polite white supremacy tears a family apart and how one determined generation can dig its way out.
Room
Author: Emma Donoghue
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350419168
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
In this deeply moving and life-affirming tale, a mother must nurture her five-year-old son through an unfathomable situation with only the power of their imagination and their boundless capacity to love. Written for the stage by Academy Award® nominee Emma Donoghue, this unique theatrical adaptation featuring songs and music by Kathryn Joseph and director Cora Bissett takes audiences on a richly emotional journey told through ingenious stagecraft, powerhouse performances, and heart-stopping storytelling. Room reaffirms our belief in humanity and the astounding resilience of the human spirit. This updated and revised edition was published to coincide with the Broadway premiere in Spring 2023.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350419168
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
In this deeply moving and life-affirming tale, a mother must nurture her five-year-old son through an unfathomable situation with only the power of their imagination and their boundless capacity to love. Written for the stage by Academy Award® nominee Emma Donoghue, this unique theatrical adaptation featuring songs and music by Kathryn Joseph and director Cora Bissett takes audiences on a richly emotional journey told through ingenious stagecraft, powerhouse performances, and heart-stopping storytelling. Room reaffirms our belief in humanity and the astounding resilience of the human spirit. This updated and revised edition was published to coincide with the Broadway premiere in Spring 2023.
A.D.
Author: Josh Neufeld
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307378144
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Presents the stories of seven survivors of Hurricane Katrina who tried to evacuate, protect their possessions, and save loved ones before, during, and after the flood.
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307378144
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Presents the stories of seven survivors of Hurricane Katrina who tried to evacuate, protect their possessions, and save loved ones before, during, and after the flood.