Bregman's book, both challenging and bracing, demonstrates that new utopian ideas, like the elimination of poverty and the creation of the fifteen-hour workweek, can become a reality in our lifetime. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, and beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he champions ideas whose time have come.Įvery progressive milestone of civilization - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. Utopia for Realists is one of those rare books that takes you by surprise and challenges what you think can happen. It's just one of the many utopian ideas that Bregman proves is possible today. A quarter of a million views later, the subject of that video is being seriously considered by leading economists and government leaders the world over. Rutger Bregman's TED Talk about universal basic income seemed impossibly radical when he delivered it in 2014. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way - and in some places it isn't. "A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." - New York TimesĪfter working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today.
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Carlos grew up in Peru, though he eventually moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in the 1950s. The controversy surrounding Carlos’ books has always revolved around the question of whether they are fact or fiction.Įven though the books were published as fictitious works, many of Carlos’ fans have since come to the conclusion that his accounts of training to become a Shaman under the mysterious Don Juan Matus are actually true and represent an accurate testament of the things Carlos Castaneda endured.Ĭarlos Castaneda was born in Cajamarca, Peru in 1925 to Susana Castaneda Navoa and Cesar Arana Burungaray. Carlos Castaneda was an American author that built a reputation out of the mystery of his person and the enigma surrounding his work. Mandel writes beautifully, saying so much with such economy, and she makes a complicated plot involving so many faces and places feel effortless. 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The Glass Hotel is a very different sort of book, but with the same beautiful character work and lovely writing. The pleasure, which in the case of The Glass Hotel is abundant, lies in the patterns themselves, not in anything they mean. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTĪt its centre is the Hotel Caiette, the titular glass hotel: a five-star spaceship positioned on a remote tip of Vancouver island, that is surrounded by impassive water and pine trees standing sentry in the shadows. Youthful folly-he drops LSD while riding huge Honolua Bay, on Maui-is served up with rueful humor. He details the intricacies of famous waves and his own apprenticeships to them. He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s. 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The dead man, Kenichi Sayama, is an assistant section chief at an unnamed ministry, responsible for procurement and contracts in Tokyo. While his boss wants the matter wrapped up, little details niggle the detective. The detective sent to investigate, Jutari Torigai, is not convinced. The deaths of two young people found on the beach near Kashii station and a shrine is initially assumed to be a lovers’ suicide pact. And if that isn’t enough of a hook, the super clever mystery and the endearing detectives at the heart of the case will will mesmerise you. The writing is beautifully understated, spare, yet elegant. An all-time bestseller in Japan, it’s set on the railway line between Tokyo and Hakata – the express route. It’s a book you can immerse yourself in – relax and trust the author to take you on a wonderful journey. Translated by Jesse Kirkwood –– Penguin’s new translation of Seichō Matsumoto‘s classic Tokyo Express is both modern and respectful of the original Japanese text from 1958, with the action taking place a little earlier in 1957. Robb's In Death novels are can't-miss pleasures."-#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben "Anchored by terrific characters, sudden twists that spin the whole narrative on a dime, and a thrills-to-chills ration that will raise the neck hairs of even the most jaded reader, the J. Robb's brilliant talent for creating fresh, innovative plots.is unsurpassed."-Rendezvous More Praise for the In Death series "Robb is a virtuoso."- Seattle Post-Intelligencer "It's Law & Order: SVU -in the future."- Entertainment Weekly "J. Robb, is a spectacular innovator who always leaves her fans desperate for more."- RT Book Reviews "Ms. "Sexy.A perfect balance of suspense, futuristic police procedural and steamy romance."- Publishers Weekly "Some authors break the rules very successfully a very rare few define them. I am addicted to Florence and the Machine and will travel to see concerts. When I was eleven, I wrote an entire novel about runaway orphans, using only purple ink. Rome is my favorite place in the world so far, Paris comes in at a close second. I was born in South Africa, and lived there for most of my childhood. Most of the time my hair smells like coffee. What Margo finds changes her, and with a new perspective on life, she’s determined to find evil and punish it–targeting rapists and child molesters, one by one.īut hunting evil is dangerous, and Margo risks losing everything, including her own soul. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. Read by Aunjanue Ellis, with Janina Edwards voicing the introduction and footnotes, it’s a uniquely mesmerizing listen. Walker is candid in her reflections and criticisms, a storyteller through and through, and the audiobook paints a vivid image of her life within the broader turns of history. These journals bridge the gap between public and private, allowing listeners a close perspective on Walker’s most intimate thoughts on activism, religion, women’s rights, sexuality, writing and myriad other topics. Notes from the book’s editor, Valerie Boyd, anchor listeners to Walker’s historical and personal context. This compilation takes a deep dive into Walker’s private writings, including selected journal entries, poetry and recollections of historical events. Alice Walker’s wit and wisdom are on full display in Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000 (23.5 hours). If you couldn't be a writer, what would your dream job be? Taste-tester? Stacy: Food-obsessed as I am, I love the title. And now someone just might be trying to kill her. But when Joe is found dead at a nearby coffee shop, Aphra discovers her whole trip to Seattle has been based on a lie. At least Natalie’s good-looking neighbor is sympathetic. Even worse, Seth shows up, only to ask her to return the ring he had given her that summer. Aphra’s mom, Natalie, doesn’t seem happy to see Aphra, and Natalie’s boyfriend, Joe, insists that Aphra go home. But the reunion isn’t quite what she expected. The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit welcomes Linda Gerber, author of the brand new novel Death by Latte (Puffin).įollowing on the heels of this summer’s killer YA mystery, DEATH BY BIKINI, DEATH BY LATTE (Puffin Paperback Septem$9.99) is a modern-day romantic mystery/suspense in the tradition of Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr.ĭEATH BY LATTE Aphra Connolly, who had been living a quiet existence on her father’s secluded island resort, until Seth Mulo turns up and steals her heart… and provides information that leads her to find her mom in Seattle. Their nonfiction Anthologies include Jack Vance (anth 1980) and four studies of Stephen King: Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King (anth 1982 vt Fear Itself: The Early Works of Stephen King 1993), Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King (anth 1986), Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King (anth 1988), and Feast of Fear: Conversations with Stephen King (anth 1992). (1948- ) US publisher (see Underwood-Miller Inc), bibliographer of Jack Vance in Fantasy and Science Fiction by Jack Vance ( 1977 chap) with Chuck Miller and Fantasms: A Bibliography of the Literature of Jack Vance ( 1978 chap with Daniel J H Levack rev vt Fantasms II: A Bibliography of the Works of Jack Vance 1979 with Levack and Kurt Cockrum), and anthologist – always in collaboration with his publishing partner Chuck Miller during the Underwood-Miller years. |