I was keen to read a Matthew Syed book, this was his most recent one. It is very easy to read and a real page turner. The book is very well structured, going through the ways our thinking has become 'clone like'. Syed covers the CIA’s decision-making around 9/11, information-sharing during the 1995 Everest disaster. The examples used were adventurous, original and engaging. However, many challenges are in the way: hierarchies, dominance dynamics, knowledge clustering, information cascades. This book informs of the necessary shift in perspective from diversity being a politically correct distraction, an issue of morality and social justice to one of performance and innovation. Rebel Ideas brings a whole new dimension to the word diversity and reinforces its importance in the fast paced complex world of today. Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed □ The Book in 3 Sentences
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OL15976720W Page_number_confidence 94.79 Pages 386 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20211207101211 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 533 Scandate 20211130234601 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781611730043 Tts_version 4. One November morning, Ben Bailey walks out of his. In This Glittering World the reader experiences the life-changing events in the life of a man who, in the best western tradition is torn between love and duty. Greenwood, acclaimed author of Two Rivers and The Hungry Season, crafts a moving, lyrical story of loss, atonement, and promises kept. 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We get a glimpse of where they each come from, why they each fight, and how far they would go to test their ideals. After a terrible tragedy, Simon Archer gathers a group of powerful magicians and alchemists and monster hunters to fight a big evil rising into the world. Industrial technology is on the verge of blossoming, but there is also something dark looming. It’s London in the 1820’s, just before the Victorian period. Lots and lots of action, and of course, great characters. To begin with, can you give us a short synopsis of what readers can expect in the Crown & Key series? resident, so don’t forget to enter at the end of this post! Del Rey is kindly giving one finished copy away to a U.S. I’m thrilled to welcome Clay and Susan Griffith to the blog today! We’re celebrating the release of their new series called Crown & Key, and the first book in the series, The Shadow Revolution, comes out TODAY. I love this series! I loved the first book, in which we meet Quaid Valor and Aslan Doyle. The main mystery plot of each book will be resolved within the story, but there are elements that are overarching throughout the series. The Valor and Doyle mysteries are a same-couple ongoing series and should be enjoyed in order. Plus, the more time he spends with Aslan, the harder it is for Quaid to ignore his attraction to the playboy detective.Īslan, who doesn’t believe in repeats, can’t seem to stop flirting with the grumpy MPU detective, and his rules go out the window as they’re drawn deeper into the case.īut what happens when one more night turns to two, and two turns into three?Ĭan they put a stop to their fun and walk away? Joining Aslan and his partner, Quaid uncovers more than he bargained for-too many secrets and lies in a case that is dangerously personal. He wants answers if not for himself, then for the families of the victims. When news about the case spreads, Quaid can’t help but get involved. They could forget the one glorious night they’d shared and move on.īut when Aslan is called to a homicide and discovers one of the victims has a personal history with Quaid, he knows a confrontation is inevitable. Life was easier when rival detectives Quaid Valor and Aslan Doyle kept to their own sides of the building. He was raised in Hillsdale, New Jersey, in a secular Jewish home with, he has said, “a lot of books around.” He is also childhood friends with comedian Bill Maher. Remnick, and an art teacher, Barbara (Seigel). Remnick was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of a dentist, Edward C. In 2010 he published his sixth book, The Bridge The Life and Rise of Barack Obama. He has also served on the New York Public Library’s board of trustees. Before joining The New Yorker, Remnick was a reporter and the Moscow correspondent for The Washington Post. He was named Editor of the Year by Advertising Age in 2000. Remnick has been editor of The New Yorker magazine since 1998. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin s Tomb The Last Days of the Soviet Empire. David Remnick (born October 29, 1958) is an American journalist, writer, and magazine editor. He plays it off like he’s a cocky sonofabitch, but truth is, he’s a goddamn saint. They’ve been a couple for six months now, and not even I, the worst friend on the planet, can deny they’re perfect for each other.Īnd hell, Garrett deserves to be happy. I see the way she looks at him, and I see how they are together. I guess I’m in the mood to torture myself tonight. I popped the ear buds in with the intention of drowning out the sounds of Garrett and Hannah in the other room, but I still haven’t pressed play. I’m not even pretending to scroll through my iPod library anymore. I’m on my bed, flat on my back and staring up at the ceiling. Every thump of the headboard smacking the wall as someone else screws the girl I can’t stop thinking about. See, I live in a house with very thin walls, which means I can hear every breathy moan that leaves Hannah’s mouth. This one’s a given, because it’s kind of hard not to hate yourself when you’re fantasizing about the love of your best friend’s life.Īt the moment, the awkwardness is definitely winning out. I can’t speak for all men, but I’m pretty sure that no guy wants to leave his bedroom and bump into the girl of his dreams after she’s just spent the whole night in his best friend’s arms. Lusting over your best friend’s girlfriend sucks.įirst off, there’s the awkward factor. There is a revised introduction, new layout, and two pairs of red/blue anaglyph glasses included, so the book can be shared with a friend, or simply enjoyed alone after the first pair of glasses wears out. That pop-up centerfold we joked about adding? In 3-D every page becomes a pop-up! This 220-page, 30 by 30 cm special edition includes 96 images from the original book, plus 8 new bonus photos, transformed into eye-popping 3-D by Jon Schnitzer and The Brain Factory, the geniuses whipping up special effects for filmmakers such as Tim Burton. Watch how they follow you around the room It’s hard to imagine a book that could beat The Big Penis Book for grabbing attention and driving sales, unless it would be those same unimaginably colossal generative units seen in breathtaking 3-D. Typically, the victims might feel suddenly much more intoxicated than expected from the amount of drink they had consumed. There are numerous reports in the media this week of young women being physically spiked with a mystery drug in nightclubs. Read the incredible full story in my book Weird Calderdale.īut could something similar be happening now? One by one, the victims admitted they had slashed themselves and made up the story of the mystery attacker. … Until Scotland Yard arrived in Halifax and began to re-interview the victims. The attacks escalated beyond police control and then, strangely, the horrible assaults spread across the country…. The fear of this attacker led to vigilante mobs roaming the streets, businesses staying closed and widespread fear and panic. In the November of 1938, reports began to emerge of a razor blade wielding maniac roaming the streets of Halifax and mounting violent and terrifying slashing attacks on his mostly female victims. The real highlight of this book is the characters and their relationships - again, nothing groundbreaking and I do wish they had more depth than what is here, but it feels very much like a Dragon Age quest which is really all I need to enjoy these books. The connections to both that first book as well as the games are great and I liked delving deeper into the Blight/Darkspawn/Grey Warden lore. Similar to how I feel about the first Dragon Age book, The Stolen Throne, this story is nothing groundbreaking but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I put off reading this for years because the Deep Roads are by far my least favorite part of Dragon Age: Origins and now after reading this I.still hate the Deep Roads and think it's a slog to both play through AND read about but overall I had a better time with this story than I expected. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her dog, Hudson. Robin grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU, where she was a recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing, and is a graduate of UCLA. In addition, her non-fiction work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Bustle, Elle, and more. Her most recent book, Far From the Tree, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the PEN America Award, and was named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, PBS, Entertainment Weekly, and the Boston Globe. In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in more than 25 countries. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, including the PEN America Literary Award, the Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books, ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults, and ALA’s Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Far From the Tree, Audrey, Wait!, the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver. |