Author: Susan Choi
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250309891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Electrifying” (People) • “Masterly” (The Guardian) • “Dramatic and memorable” (The New Yorker) • “Magic” (TIME) • “Ingenious” (The Financial Times) • "A gonzo literary performance” (Entertainment Weekly) • “Rare and splendid” (The Boston Globe) • “Remarkable” (USA Today) • “Delicious” (The New York Times) • “Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR) In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving “Brotherhood of the Arts,” two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed—or untoyed with—by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school’s walls—until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down. What the reader believes to have happened to David and Sarah and their friends is not entirely true—though it’s not false, either. It takes until the book’s stunning coda for the final piece of the puzzle to fall into place—revealing truths that will resonate long after the final sentence. As captivating and tender as it is surprising, Susan Choi's Trust Exercise will incite heated conversations about fiction and truth, and about friendships and loyalties, and will leave readers with wiser understandings of the true capacities of adolescents and of the powers and responsibilities of adults.
Trust Exercise
Author: Susan Choi
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250309891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Electrifying” (People) • “Masterly” (The Guardian) • “Dramatic and memorable” (The New Yorker) • “Magic” (TIME) • “Ingenious” (The Financial Times) • "A gonzo literary performance” (Entertainment Weekly) • “Rare and splendid” (The Boston Globe) • “Remarkable” (USA Today) • “Delicious” (The New York Times) • “Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR) In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving “Brotherhood of the Arts,” two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed—or untoyed with—by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school’s walls—until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down. What the reader believes to have happened to David and Sarah and their friends is not entirely true—though it’s not false, either. It takes until the book’s stunning coda for the final piece of the puzzle to fall into place—revealing truths that will resonate long after the final sentence. As captivating and tender as it is surprising, Susan Choi's Trust Exercise will incite heated conversations about fiction and truth, and about friendships and loyalties, and will leave readers with wiser understandings of the true capacities of adolescents and of the powers and responsibilities of adults.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250309891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Electrifying” (People) • “Masterly” (The Guardian) • “Dramatic and memorable” (The New Yorker) • “Magic” (TIME) • “Ingenious” (The Financial Times) • "A gonzo literary performance” (Entertainment Weekly) • “Rare and splendid” (The Boston Globe) • “Remarkable” (USA Today) • “Delicious” (The New York Times) • “Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR) In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving “Brotherhood of the Arts,” two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed—or untoyed with—by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school’s walls—until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down. What the reader believes to have happened to David and Sarah and their friends is not entirely true—though it’s not false, either. It takes until the book’s stunning coda for the final piece of the puzzle to fall into place—revealing truths that will resonate long after the final sentence. As captivating and tender as it is surprising, Susan Choi's Trust Exercise will incite heated conversations about fiction and truth, and about friendships and loyalties, and will leave readers with wiser understandings of the true capacities of adolescents and of the powers and responsibilities of adults.
Make Your Own Living Trust
Author: Denis Clifford
Publisher: Nolo
ISBN: 1413328407
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
A do-it-yourself manual for making your own living trust, with checklists, step-by-step procedures, worksheets, and forms.
Publisher: Nolo
ISBN: 1413328407
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
A do-it-yourself manual for making your own living trust, with checklists, step-by-step procedures, worksheets, and forms.
Understanding Living Trusts
Author: Vickie Schumacher
Publisher: Schumacher Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Written in clear, conversational English, this book can help anyone understand how a living trust avoids the complications, expenses, and delays of probate at times of incapacity and death.
Publisher: Schumacher Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Written in clear, conversational English, this book can help anyone understand how a living trust avoids the complications, expenses, and delays of probate at times of incapacity and death.
Works Well with Others
Author: Ross McCammon
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101984139
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A hilarious and indispensable guide to the weirdness of the workplace from Esquire editor and Entrepreneur etiquette columnist Ross McCammon Ten years ago, Ross McCammon made an incredible and unexpected transition from working at an in-flight magazine in suburban Dallas to landing his dream job at Esquire in New York. What followed was a period of almost debilitating anxiety and awkwardness—interspersed with minor instances of professional glory—as McCammon learned how to navigate the workplace while feeling entirely ill-equipped for achieving success in his new career. Works Well with Others is McCammon’s “relentlessly funny and soberingly insightful”* journey from impostor to authority, a story that reveals the workplace for what it is: an often absurd landscape of ego and fear guided by social rules that no one ever talks about. By mining his own experiences at the magazine, McCammon provides advice on everything from firm handshakes to small talk in elevators to dealing with jerks and underminers. Here is an inspirational new way of looking at your job, your career, and success itself; an accessible guide for those of us who are smart, talented, and ambitious but who aren’t well-“leveraged” and don’t quite feel prepared for success . . . or know what to do once we’ve made it. *Entertainment Weekly
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101984139
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A hilarious and indispensable guide to the weirdness of the workplace from Esquire editor and Entrepreneur etiquette columnist Ross McCammon Ten years ago, Ross McCammon made an incredible and unexpected transition from working at an in-flight magazine in suburban Dallas to landing his dream job at Esquire in New York. What followed was a period of almost debilitating anxiety and awkwardness—interspersed with minor instances of professional glory—as McCammon learned how to navigate the workplace while feeling entirely ill-equipped for achieving success in his new career. Works Well with Others is McCammon’s “relentlessly funny and soberingly insightful”* journey from impostor to authority, a story that reveals the workplace for what it is: an often absurd landscape of ego and fear guided by social rules that no one ever talks about. By mining his own experiences at the magazine, McCammon provides advice on everything from firm handshakes to small talk in elevators to dealing with jerks and underminers. Here is an inspirational new way of looking at your job, your career, and success itself; an accessible guide for those of us who are smart, talented, and ambitious but who aren’t well-“leveraged” and don’t quite feel prepared for success . . . or know what to do once we’ve made it. *Entertainment Weekly
Dare to Lead
Author: Brené Brown
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0399592520
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Don’t miss the five-part Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! ONE OF BLOOMBERG’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start. Four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives, and the past seven years working with transformative leaders and teams spanning the globe. She found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies all ask the same question: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? In Dare to Lead, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions of readers have come to expect and love. Brown writes, “One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. It’s learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart. Easy? No. Because choosing courage over comfort is not always our default. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and our work. It’s why we’re here.” Whether you’ve read Daring Greatly and Rising Strong or you’re new to Brené Brown’s work, this book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0399592520
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Don’t miss the five-part Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! ONE OF BLOOMBERG’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start. Four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives, and the past seven years working with transformative leaders and teams spanning the globe. She found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies all ask the same question: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? In Dare to Lead, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions of readers have come to expect and love. Brown writes, “One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. It’s learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart. Easy? No. Because choosing courage over comfort is not always our default. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and our work. It’s why we’re here.” Whether you’ve read Daring Greatly and Rising Strong or you’re new to Brené Brown’s work, this book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.
The Friend
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Tryst
Author: Alex Rosa
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698194640
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In this sensational New Adult debut by Alex Rosa, boyfriends are too much trouble. So what’s the harm in a little fun? With an abusive relationship behind her, Skyler moves out of her Orange County apartment, changes her phone number, cuts ties with her friends, and moves in with her brother Josh, a talent agent with a spare room in his incredible house in Hollywood. Josh is happy to take Skyler under his wing, but he has one rule: she can’t sleep with his roommate, Blake. That’s fine by Skyler. She doesn’t want a man in her life right now—and certainly not cocky Blake who’s with a different girl every night. But his all-American boy charm and his ripped model physique are difficult to refuse. Josh will never know if no one ever tells him. And a little secret now and then never hurt anyone… "Tryst is rife with raw angst, delicious sexual tension, and toe-curling romance. It’s the kind of story that keeps you riveted from beginning to end."—Christina Lee, author of the Between Breaths series “Brother’s hot best friend? A steamy friends with benefits arrangement? What more could you want? Tryst is a fun, tantalizing read!”—New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack When Alex Rosa isn’t scouring city parks or cafes to write, she is most likely trying to convince her friends to join her on her next adventure. A sufferer of wanderlust, she is always looking for a new mountain to climb, a canyon to hike, or a plane to board. Her résumé consists of coroner, zoo worker, and most recently executive assistant, but she finds her home amongst words, whether it is in books or in film. Her obsessions are on the brink of bizarre, but that’s just the way she likes it.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698194640
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In this sensational New Adult debut by Alex Rosa, boyfriends are too much trouble. So what’s the harm in a little fun? With an abusive relationship behind her, Skyler moves out of her Orange County apartment, changes her phone number, cuts ties with her friends, and moves in with her brother Josh, a talent agent with a spare room in his incredible house in Hollywood. Josh is happy to take Skyler under his wing, but he has one rule: she can’t sleep with his roommate, Blake. That’s fine by Skyler. She doesn’t want a man in her life right now—and certainly not cocky Blake who’s with a different girl every night. But his all-American boy charm and his ripped model physique are difficult to refuse. Josh will never know if no one ever tells him. And a little secret now and then never hurt anyone… "Tryst is rife with raw angst, delicious sexual tension, and toe-curling romance. It’s the kind of story that keeps you riveted from beginning to end."—Christina Lee, author of the Between Breaths series “Brother’s hot best friend? A steamy friends with benefits arrangement? What more could you want? Tryst is a fun, tantalizing read!”—New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack When Alex Rosa isn’t scouring city parks or cafes to write, she is most likely trying to convince her friends to join her on her next adventure. A sufferer of wanderlust, she is always looking for a new mountain to climb, a canyon to hike, or a plane to board. Her résumé consists of coroner, zoo worker, and most recently executive assistant, but she finds her home amongst words, whether it is in books or in film. Her obsessions are on the brink of bizarre, but that’s just the way she likes it.
Privacy as Trust
Author: Ari Ezra Waldman
Publisher:
ISBN: 1107186005
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Proposes a new way of thinking about information privacy that leverages law to protect disclosures in contexts of trust.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1107186005
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Proposes a new way of thinking about information privacy that leverages law to protect disclosures in contexts of trust.
What Makes Love Last?
Author: John Gottman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451608489
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"One of the foremost relationship experts at work today offers creative insight on building trust and avoiding betrayal, helping readers to decode the mysteries of healthy love and relationships"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451608489
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"One of the foremost relationship experts at work today offers creative insight on building trust and avoiding betrayal, helping readers to decode the mysteries of healthy love and relationships"--
Thirsty Hearts Series
Author: Kris Jayne
Publisher: Write Shout
ISBN: 1944460292
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2262
Book Description
A thirsty heart longs for love—even if its owner doesn’t know it. These heroines and heroes have lost love, troubled love, and new love at their fingertips. This collection includes all six full-length novels plus three novellas in the Thirsty Hearts series. Charming You, Book 1 (Secrets & Lies): Can she trust the charm of an ambitious man? In their struggle to balance love and ambition, Micky and Nick will have to decide what they want and at what cost before they lose the one thing that matters. Choosing You, Book 2 (Love on the Rocks): Confronted with the past, their love and loyalty are tested. Conflict, mistrust, and danger follow fiancés Taryn and Jeff as they try to hang on to the love that brought them together and make it down the aisle. Cherishing You, Book 3 (A Wrong-Side-of-Tracks Love Story): Love springs from passion, but can it withstand the pressures of family, expectation, and the past? Drawn together in a novel passion, can Shannon and Jonah push through the barriers and find lasting love? Chasing You, Book 4 (A Love Triangle): Afraid to love. Afraid to lose. Adam arrives in Austin spoiling the growing connection between Alexa and Graham. She's finally shedding her allergy to commitment, but how does she know who's the one? Includes the bonus prequel novella, Her London Fling. Friends with a Tryst, Book 4.5 (A Slow-Burn, Friends-to-Lovers Romance): Erin has called her brother's college roommate “Brother Luke” for years. Now, they're dancing toward a romantic New Year’s tryst. But once they acknowledge the romantic elephant in the room, will Luke’s brotherly ways keep Erin at a distance? Enchanting You, Book 5 (Enemies to Lovers): A psychic. A ghost. A hero with a sly secret... Lilith Carver will do anything for her foster sister—even use her mystical gifts to battle the sexy, enigmatic Jamie Wylde. Equally matched and battling to win, can Lilith and Jamie triumph in love? Two to Tangle, Book 6 (Seasoned BWWM Romance): Delilah Johnston and Griffin Kelso ring in the New Year with revels and romance. But once the champagne runs dry, their differences—and some scandalous family drama—crash the party. Will their growing love be enough? Or will a disconcerting secret divide them forever? Includes the bonus prequel novella, Christmas for Two.
Publisher: Write Shout
ISBN: 1944460292
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2262
Book Description
A thirsty heart longs for love—even if its owner doesn’t know it. These heroines and heroes have lost love, troubled love, and new love at their fingertips. This collection includes all six full-length novels plus three novellas in the Thirsty Hearts series. Charming You, Book 1 (Secrets & Lies): Can she trust the charm of an ambitious man? In their struggle to balance love and ambition, Micky and Nick will have to decide what they want and at what cost before they lose the one thing that matters. Choosing You, Book 2 (Love on the Rocks): Confronted with the past, their love and loyalty are tested. Conflict, mistrust, and danger follow fiancés Taryn and Jeff as they try to hang on to the love that brought them together and make it down the aisle. Cherishing You, Book 3 (A Wrong-Side-of-Tracks Love Story): Love springs from passion, but can it withstand the pressures of family, expectation, and the past? Drawn together in a novel passion, can Shannon and Jonah push through the barriers and find lasting love? Chasing You, Book 4 (A Love Triangle): Afraid to love. Afraid to lose. Adam arrives in Austin spoiling the growing connection between Alexa and Graham. She's finally shedding her allergy to commitment, but how does she know who's the one? Includes the bonus prequel novella, Her London Fling. Friends with a Tryst, Book 4.5 (A Slow-Burn, Friends-to-Lovers Romance): Erin has called her brother's college roommate “Brother Luke” for years. Now, they're dancing toward a romantic New Year’s tryst. But once they acknowledge the romantic elephant in the room, will Luke’s brotherly ways keep Erin at a distance? Enchanting You, Book 5 (Enemies to Lovers): A psychic. A ghost. A hero with a sly secret... Lilith Carver will do anything for her foster sister—even use her mystical gifts to battle the sexy, enigmatic Jamie Wylde. Equally matched and battling to win, can Lilith and Jamie triumph in love? Two to Tangle, Book 6 (Seasoned BWWM Romance): Delilah Johnston and Griffin Kelso ring in the New Year with revels and romance. But once the champagne runs dry, their differences—and some scandalous family drama—crash the party. Will their growing love be enough? Or will a disconcerting secret divide them forever? Includes the bonus prequel novella, Christmas for Two.