Author: Vinson Cunningham
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0593448243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in this “coming of age story that captures the soul of America” (The Washington Post), the debut novel from one of The New Yorker magazine’s young stars and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham. “Brilliantly written, piercingly smart, quietly subversive, Great Expectations will be one of the talked-about novels of the year.”—Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin, winner of the National Book Award A Best Book of the Year (So Far): Elle, Vox, Town & Country I’d seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency. When David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator’s idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he’ll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take to become the United States’ first Black president. Great Expectations is about David’s eighteen months working for the Senator's presidential campaign. Along the way David meets a myriad of people who raise a set of questions—questions of history, art, race, religion, and fatherhood—that force David to look at his own life anew and come to terms with his identity as a young Black man and father in America. Meditating on politics and politicians, religion and preachers, fathers and family, Great Expectations is both an emotionally resonant coming-of-age story and a rich novel of ideas, marking the arrival of a major new writer.
Shauna's Great Expectations
Author: Kathleen Loughnan
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760871273
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Shauna is in her final year at an elite private school and has great expectations. She holds an Indigenous scholarship and is determined to be the first member of her family to go to university, no matter what. The year is off to an excellent start, and she and her friends are dreaming big about life after school and a trip to Paris. But suddenly she's faced with a choice that threatens to throw all her plans into disarray. As pressure builds from every corner of her world, Shauna wonders what she'll have to sacrifice to keep hold of her dreams... Can she fulfil her own promise and still keep her promises to others? Will all her expectations be ripped away?
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760871273
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Shauna is in her final year at an elite private school and has great expectations. She holds an Indigenous scholarship and is determined to be the first member of her family to go to university, no matter what. The year is off to an excellent start, and she and her friends are dreaming big about life after school and a trip to Paris. But suddenly she's faced with a choice that threatens to throw all her plans into disarray. As pressure builds from every corner of her world, Shauna wonders what she'll have to sacrifice to keep hold of her dreams... Can she fulfil her own promise and still keep her promises to others? Will all her expectations be ripped away?
Great Expectations
Author: Vinson Cunningham
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0593448243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in this “coming of age story that captures the soul of America” (The Washington Post), the debut novel from one of The New Yorker magazine’s young stars and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham. “Brilliantly written, piercingly smart, quietly subversive, Great Expectations will be one of the talked-about novels of the year.”—Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin, winner of the National Book Award A Best Book of the Year (So Far): Elle, Vox, Town & Country I’d seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency. When David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator’s idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he’ll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take to become the United States’ first Black president. Great Expectations is about David’s eighteen months working for the Senator's presidential campaign. Along the way David meets a myriad of people who raise a set of questions—questions of history, art, race, religion, and fatherhood—that force David to look at his own life anew and come to terms with his identity as a young Black man and father in America. Meditating on politics and politicians, religion and preachers, fathers and family, Great Expectations is both an emotionally resonant coming-of-age story and a rich novel of ideas, marking the arrival of a major new writer.
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0593448243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in this “coming of age story that captures the soul of America” (The Washington Post), the debut novel from one of The New Yorker magazine’s young stars and Pulitzer Prize finalist Vinson Cunningham. “Brilliantly written, piercingly smart, quietly subversive, Great Expectations will be one of the talked-about novels of the year.”—Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin, winner of the National Book Award A Best Book of the Year (So Far): Elle, Vox, Town & Country I’d seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency. When David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator’s idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he’ll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take to become the United States’ first Black president. Great Expectations is about David’s eighteen months working for the Senator's presidential campaign. Along the way David meets a myriad of people who raise a set of questions—questions of history, art, race, religion, and fatherhood—that force David to look at his own life anew and come to terms with his identity as a young Black man and father in America. Meditating on politics and politicians, religion and preachers, fathers and family, Great Expectations is both an emotionally resonant coming-of-age story and a rich novel of ideas, marking the arrival of a major new writer.
Bittersweet
Author: Shauna Niequist
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310328160
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A personal memoir explores the intertwined natures of happiness and sadness, discussing how bitter experiences balance out the sweetness in life and how change can be an opportunity for growth and a function of God's graciousness.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310328160
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A personal memoir explores the intertwined natures of happiness and sadness, discussing how bitter experiences balance out the sweetness in life and how change can be an opportunity for growth and a function of God's graciousness.
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet
Author: Shauna Niequist
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310355575
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
When everything we've been clinging to falls apart, how do we know what to keep and what to let go of? I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet, now a New York Times bestseller, is a clear-eyed look at where we go from here--and how we can transform our lives along the way. Just after her fortieth birthday, author Shauna Niequist found herself in a season of chaos, change, and loss unlike anything she'd ever faced. She discovered that many of the beliefs and practices that she usually turned to were no longer serving her. After trying--and failing--to pull herself back up using the same old strategies and systems, she realized she required new ones: courage, curiosity, and compassion. She discovered the way through was more about questions than answers, more about forgiveness than force, more about tenderness than trying hard. In I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet, Niequist chronicles her journey--from her life-changing move from the Midwest to Manhattan to the power of unlearning what is no longer helpful and accepting the unknowns that come with midlife, heartbreak, and chronic pain. With her characteristic candor and grace, Niequist writes about her experience learning how to: Discover new ways of living when the old ways stop working Embrace the challenges and delights of releasing our expectations for how we thought our lives would look Trust God's goodness in a deeper, more profound way Follow Niequist as she endeavors to understand grief, to reshape her faith, and to practice courage when it feels impossible. Praise for I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: "Gentle. Loving. This tender book asks us to listen to our pain, lean into our discomfort, and trust that we can be lifted back on our feet by God and each other." --Kate C. Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of No Cure for Being Human "This book is a masterpiece. It is a journey and an invitation and a joy and a heartbreak and all the things you need to read to be reminded that hope can still be found." --Annie F. Downs, New York Times bestselling author of That Sounds Fun
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310355575
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
When everything we've been clinging to falls apart, how do we know what to keep and what to let go of? I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet, now a New York Times bestseller, is a clear-eyed look at where we go from here--and how we can transform our lives along the way. Just after her fortieth birthday, author Shauna Niequist found herself in a season of chaos, change, and loss unlike anything she'd ever faced. She discovered that many of the beliefs and practices that she usually turned to were no longer serving her. After trying--and failing--to pull herself back up using the same old strategies and systems, she realized she required new ones: courage, curiosity, and compassion. She discovered the way through was more about questions than answers, more about forgiveness than force, more about tenderness than trying hard. In I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet, Niequist chronicles her journey--from her life-changing move from the Midwest to Manhattan to the power of unlearning what is no longer helpful and accepting the unknowns that come with midlife, heartbreak, and chronic pain. With her characteristic candor and grace, Niequist writes about her experience learning how to: Discover new ways of living when the old ways stop working Embrace the challenges and delights of releasing our expectations for how we thought our lives would look Trust God's goodness in a deeper, more profound way Follow Niequist as she endeavors to understand grief, to reshape her faith, and to practice courage when it feels impossible. Praise for I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: "Gentle. Loving. This tender book asks us to listen to our pain, lean into our discomfort, and trust that we can be lifted back on our feet by God and each other." --Kate C. Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of No Cure for Being Human "This book is a masterpiece. It is a journey and an invitation and a joy and a heartbreak and all the things you need to read to be reminded that hope can still be found." --Annie F. Downs, New York Times bestselling author of That Sounds Fun
Promise Me Happy
Author: Robert Newton
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760147125
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
I don’t know if it’s possible for people to change, not really. The way you’re made up, the important stuff, I reckon you’re born with that . . . when it matters, when it really matters, we are who we are. Nate’s had it tough. An abusive father. His mother dead. He’s done things he regrets. But he’s never met anyone like Gem. She’s a tiny piece of wonderful and she’ll change everything he knows about himself. Is this the beginning of happiness? Or is there more hardship around the corner?
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760147125
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
I don’t know if it’s possible for people to change, not really. The way you’re made up, the important stuff, I reckon you’re born with that . . . when it matters, when it really matters, we are who we are. Nate’s had it tough. An abusive father. His mother dead. He’s done things he regrets. But he’s never met anyone like Gem. She’s a tiny piece of wonderful and she’ll change everything he knows about himself. Is this the beginning of happiness? Or is there more hardship around the corner?
Luck
Author: Shauna Mc Donnell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781694222343
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A sweet and steamy rockstar romance..."Valentines Day can go suck a dick! "It's Valentines Day and Ella Andrews is in her best 'bring him to his knees' dress, ready to ride her boyfriend's train all the way to Funky Town. Only... her train has already left the station and is currently 'choo-choo-ing' in someone else's love tunnel. So, with her best friend in tow, she heads out on the town, determined not to wallow over, just another asshole. She pledges to remain a single pringle, but that's before she falls head over heels (literally) for a sexy Irish musician named Cian Mulligan. Cian's completely entranced by the beautiful girl in the red dress. Using his sexy as sin smile and tattooed covered arms, he convinces Ella to spend the night in his hotel bed; only to wake up the next day and find her gone. Six years pass before the pair meets again. Is it luck, or divine intervention? Will they get their second chance? Can their love conquer all?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781694222343
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A sweet and steamy rockstar romance..."Valentines Day can go suck a dick! "It's Valentines Day and Ella Andrews is in her best 'bring him to his knees' dress, ready to ride her boyfriend's train all the way to Funky Town. Only... her train has already left the station and is currently 'choo-choo-ing' in someone else's love tunnel. So, with her best friend in tow, she heads out on the town, determined not to wallow over, just another asshole. She pledges to remain a single pringle, but that's before she falls head over heels (literally) for a sexy Irish musician named Cian Mulligan. Cian's completely entranced by the beautiful girl in the red dress. Using his sexy as sin smile and tattooed covered arms, he convinces Ella to spend the night in his hotel bed; only to wake up the next day and find her gone. Six years pass before the pair meets again. Is it luck, or divine intervention? Will they get their second chance? Can their love conquer all?
Something New
Author: Shaniel Watson
Publisher: Shaniel Watson
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
A strong woman. A determined man. A secret that changes everything. Lexi is strong and self-reliant. She’s had to be. Lexi is the only person her brothers have left—and she does what she has to, even flirting with the edges of the law, in order to keep her three younger brothers with her. So when Noah crashes into her world—literally—she dismisses him. But he comes back, and she soon finds herself intrigued and caught up in a world of new feelings that she doesn’t quite know what to do with. She keeps her guard up, though, because if Noah finds out her secret, her world will come crashing down. Noah can’t stop himself from falling for Lexi. He admires the way she’s held her family together in the face of severe hardship, and he finds himself wanting to be there for her. But she keeps him at arm’s length, refusing to share everything with him. And that just brings out his cop instinct, making him determined to find out her secret. When the truth comes out, hurt and tempers flare. Will Lexi and Noah be able to work through their issues and build something new? Or will they just become a painful chapter in each other’s lives?
Publisher: Shaniel Watson
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
A strong woman. A determined man. A secret that changes everything. Lexi is strong and self-reliant. She’s had to be. Lexi is the only person her brothers have left—and she does what she has to, even flirting with the edges of the law, in order to keep her three younger brothers with her. So when Noah crashes into her world—literally—she dismisses him. But he comes back, and she soon finds herself intrigued and caught up in a world of new feelings that she doesn’t quite know what to do with. She keeps her guard up, though, because if Noah finds out her secret, her world will come crashing down. Noah can’t stop himself from falling for Lexi. He admires the way she’s held her family together in the face of severe hardship, and he finds himself wanting to be there for her. But she keeps him at arm’s length, refusing to share everything with him. And that just brings out his cop instinct, making him determined to find out her secret. When the truth comes out, hurt and tempers flare. Will Lexi and Noah be able to work through their issues and build something new? Or will they just become a painful chapter in each other’s lives?
Peter Norch Chronicles - The Cure
Author: A.B. Nichols
Publisher: Youcanprint
ISBN: 8831639935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
The Cure, the first chapter in the political fiction saga Peter Norch Chronicles, is a fast-paced maelstrom of events in which the incredible becomes possible. Apocalypse or reality? The characters are guided by the illuminated eyes of a "new Eve", and they move at an unrelenting pace against the backdrop of a New World Order. Enigmas in archaic languages return from the past to lead the world into the future, and scientist Peter Norch is the lynchpin in this compelling mechanism. Forces aiming to exploit the destructive potential of the "Cure" clash with those defending its benefits.
Publisher: Youcanprint
ISBN: 8831639935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
The Cure, the first chapter in the political fiction saga Peter Norch Chronicles, is a fast-paced maelstrom of events in which the incredible becomes possible. Apocalypse or reality? The characters are guided by the illuminated eyes of a "new Eve", and they move at an unrelenting pace against the backdrop of a New World Order. Enigmas in archaic languages return from the past to lead the world into the future, and scientist Peter Norch is the lynchpin in this compelling mechanism. Forces aiming to exploit the destructive potential of the "Cure" clash with those defending its benefits.
Shauna's Great Expectations
Author: Kathleen Loughnan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760631574
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A fresh and compelling novel about an Aboriginal scholarship student and her surprising final year of school.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760631574
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A fresh and compelling novel about an Aboriginal scholarship student and her surprising final year of school.
Smart Girls
Author: Shauna Pomerantz
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520284143
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Are Girls Taking Over the World? -- 2. Driven to Perfection -- 3. Fitting In or Fabulously Smart? -- 4. Sexism and the Smart Girl -- 5. A Deeper Look at Class and "Race": Belongings and Exclusions -- 6. Cool to Be Smart: Microresistances and Hopeful Glimpses -- Appendix: Study Participants -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520284143
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Are Girls Taking Over the World? -- 2. Driven to Perfection -- 3. Fitting In or Fabulously Smart? -- 4. Sexism and the Smart Girl -- 5. A Deeper Look at Class and "Race": Belongings and Exclusions -- 6. Cool to Be Smart: Microresistances and Hopeful Glimpses -- Appendix: Study Participants -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z