![]() ![]() ![]() When Mack's bad behavior collides with Katya's search for a salacious post, Sabrina gets caught in the middle as TakeOff goes viral for all the wrong reasons. The exhausted mother of two and failed creative writer is trying to escape from her credit card debt and an inattentive husband-who also happens to be Katya's boss-as she rejoins a work force that has gotten younger, hipper, and much more computer literate since she's been away.īefore the ink on Mack's latest round of funding is dry, an errant text message hints that he may be working a bit too closely for comfort with a young social media manager in his office. Sabrina Choe Blum just wants to stay afloat. ![]() An ambitious young journalist at a gossipy tech blog, Katya knows that she needs more than another PR friendly puff piece to make her the go-to byline for industry news. Katya Pasternack is hungry for a scoop that will drive traffic. ![]() His mindfulness app, TakeOff, is already the hottest thing in tech and he's about to launch a new and improved version that promises to bring investors running and may turn his brainchild into a $1 billion dollar business-in startup parlance, an elusive unicorn. Mack McAllister has a $600 million dollar idea. An assured, observant debut from the veteran online journalist Doree Shafrir, STARTUP is a sharp, hugely entertaining story of youth, ambition, love, money and technology's inability to hack human nature. ![]()
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![]() She also is forced to join the "Pound Patrollers", a club of other heavy people, where she meets Arnie, another chunky boy her age who turns out to be Peter (her dream boy's) cousin. Who would not want a cute silver bathing suit, an awesome circle of friends, and the boyfriend of her dreams? But it is all up to Maggie, and who she thinks she is. She and her friend Aimee work to complete their goal and Maggie might finally stop being a social outcast. Becoming a Water Wing has always been Maggie's dream. But it all changes when Maggie gets a chance to try out for the synchronized swim team. So Maggie focuses on keeping up her straight A average and over-consuming chocolate. Her father lost his job, and her mother is stressed about money. Maggie Bean is the average seventh grader, having a tough year. ![]() ![]() The book follows the titular Maggie Bean's quest to lose weight and join her school's synchronized swim team. The Melting of Maggie Bean is a children's novel by Tricia Rayburn, published in 2007. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She also appeared in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress (2011), Woody Allen's To Rome with Love (2012), Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (2015), Pablo Larraín's Jackie (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), and Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs (2018). Since the early 2010s, Gerwig has collaborated with her partner Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, Mistress America (2015), White Noise (2022) and Barbie (2023). Between 20, she appeared in a number of films by Joe Swanberg, some of which she co-wrote or co-directed, including Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and Nights and Weekends (2008). ![]() She first garnered attention after working on and appearing in several mumblecore movies. Greta Celeste Gerwig ( / ˈ ɡ ɜːr w ɪ ɡ/ born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, screenwriter, and director, known for acting in and making dialogue-driven independent films. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:inneedofgoodwife0000mcne:epub:b8cdc74c-b421-4a21-90e7-f3f06bb8e0cb Foldoutcount 0 Identifier inneedofgoodwife0000mcne Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8hf7d26j Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780425257920ġ620905086 Lccn 2012004002 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_module_version 0.0.3 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19594 Page_number_confidence 94.12 Pages 410 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201027142815 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 326 Scandate 20201024101929 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781620905081 Tts_version 4. ![]() McNees takes us through the women’s headiest romantic period. McNees’s more politically detailed fiction has Hick’s ultimate solitude, and her disappointment, at its heart. Urn:lcp:inneedofgoodwife0000mcne:lcpdf:d75904e3-237c-4400-9b66-e4e715211fe0 The adept historical novelist Kelly O’Connor McNees chronicles this daring relationship from Lorena Hickok’s point of view. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:02:53 Boxid IA1984723 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() Bybanks also makes a brief appearance (by reference, but not by name) in The Wanderer. Bybanks appears in Walk Two Moons and Chasing Redbird and Bloomability. I loved Quincy so much that it has found its way into many of my books-transformed into Bybanks, Kentucky. We were outside running in those hills all day long, and at night we'd gather on the porch where more stories would be told. ![]() One other place we often visited was Quincy, Kentucky, where my cousins lived (and still live) on a beautiful farm, with hills and trees and swimming hole and barn and hayloft. The five-day trip out to Idaho when I was twelve had a powerful effect on me: what a huge and amazing country! I had no idea then that thirty-some years later, I would recreate that trip in a book called Walk Two Moons. ![]() We must have been a very noisy bunch, and I'm not sure how our parents put up with being cooped up with us in the car for those trips. In the summer, we usually took a trip, all of us piled in a car and heading out to Wisconsin or Michigan or, once, to Idaho. ![]() (In that book, the brothers even have the same names as my own brothers.) Our house was not only full of us Creeches, but also full of friends and visiting relatives. I was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and grew up there with my noisy and rowdy family: my parents (Ann and Arvel), my sister (Sandy), and my three brothers (Dennis, Doug and Tom).įor a fictional view of what it was like growing up in my family, see Absolutely Normal Chaos. ![]() ![]() The present emperor is her son, Naru Huan, Overlord. The first Naru ruler, the Empress, has since retired into private seclusion. House Naru quietly ascended the imperial throne. They did not practice the unstable Path of Black Flame, and with their loyal reputation and shining emerald wings the people grew to trust them. They became the face of the Blackflame empire. ![]() ![]() See Ashwind Continent History for a brief synopsis covering the ancient and mysterious age of the black dragons, the Dread Wars, the rise and fall of the Imperial House of Blackflame, as well as the rise of the gold dragons, the Akura clan, and the Naru clan.įifty years ago, the Blackflame emperor’s servants, the loyal Naru clan, took up the position of leadership, replacing the dying Blackflame clan, riddled with insanity from incompatible madra. ![]() ![]() The Rokesby’s are neighbors to the Bridgerton’s, and George is set to inherit the land, while his younger brothers, Edward and Andrew, are out in the army serving their country. ![]() Julia Quinn is probably best known for her series on the Bridgerton’s, eight siblings and their romantic entanglements, but in Because of Miss Bridgerton, readers get a look at Edmund’s older sister, Sybilla “Billie” Bridgerton, and how she and George Rokesby came to fall in love. And when these lifelong adversaries finally kiss, they just might discover that the one person they can’t abide is the one person they can’t live without… ![]() Which is perfectly convenient, as she can’t stand the sight of him, either.īut sometimes fate has a wicked sense of humor…īecause when Billie and George are quite literally thrown together, a whole new sort of sparks begins to fly. ![]() He may be the eldest and heir to the earldom, but he’s arrogant, annoying, and she’s absolutely certain he detests her. There is only one Rokesby Billie absolutely cannot tolerate, and that is George. Sometimes you fall in love with exactly the person you think you should… Or not. ![]() Either one would make a perfect husband… someday. The two families have been neighbors for centuries, and as a child the tomboyish Billie ran wild with Edward and Andrew. Sometimes you find love in the most unexpected of places… This is not one of those times.Įveryone expects Billie Bridgerton to marry one of the Rokesby brothers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Books by Janette (and her pen names CJ Hill and Sierra St. ![]() ![]() I’m torn between two different songs, both by the very talented Tim McMorris. But first I need to choose background music. ![]() But since this is the internet and you can’t actually check to see if anything on this site is true, let’s just say she enjoys dancing, scuba diving, horseback riding, and long talks with Chris Hemsworth. I’m having a book trailer done for My Unfair Godmother, and I have to say it’s going to be awesome. Since Janette has five children and deadlines to write books, she doesn’t have much time left over for hobbies. I thought the story was hilarious, fun, the characters were fun i.e. Every single one of the felines showed up on its own and refuses to leave. My Fair Godmother (My Fair Godmother 1) by Janette Rallison I first came upon Janette Rallison when I stumbled upon her book, All’s Fair in Love, War, and High School (Pullman High 2). (This is how she gets most of her exercise.) She has two dogs and enough cats to classify her as “an eccentric cat lady.” She did not do this on purpose. Praise for My Fair Godmother 'With comical chaos erupting everywhere, this magical (and romantic) adventure will keep you grinning.' - Girls Life 'A charming YA treat. Janette Rallison lives in Arizona with her husband and divides her time between her children, grandchildren, writing, and wandering around the house looking for items she has misplaced. ![]() ![]() ![]() I plan to save Shrouded World until last as I'm going to listen to Lycan and re-listen to Zombie. So I'm wondering, would Lycan Fallout be next on the list? Or is there any others I should listen too before that such as United States of Apocalypse. I'm aware of the Shrouded World Series but I'm saving that for a rainy day, Shrouded world if I'm not mistaken is Zombie Fallout Mike in the Lycan fallout Universe. If i'm not mistaken, Indian Hill is the first series created by Mark. I've just powered through the Indian Hill audiobooks 1-7 and now I'm finding myself looking for a best read/listen order. Since Zombie Fallout 14 is still a few months away I figured i'd listen to the other audiobooks (Sean Runette is a fantastic reader, and His voice is Mike in my mind) I got started on Zombie fallout And I've been hooked ever since book 1. ![]() Hello everyone :) I've been a big fan of Mark tufo for years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Piranesi helps the Other in his search for something known as the Great and Secret Knowledge, which offers great and somewhat terrible powers. The man is alone, apart from an older man who he calls the Other, who in turn calls the narrator Piranesi, even though he feels this is not his real name. The upper floors are the realm of clouds and mist the lower of an ocean that sends irregular but predictable flooding tides up to the living floors. Every wall of the House (he uses an idiosyncratic system of capitalisation) is lined with marble statues. The writer of the journal is a man in his early thirties living in a seemingly infinite series of halls and vestibules he calls the House. It feels novel for these initially baffling phrases to feel so essential. Moreover this is watertight writing she doesn’t drop a thread. ![]() This is something that happens once every eight years.Ĭlarke seems to be playing with the wordiness of fantasy and science fiction writing, but she is also being deadly serious. When the Moon rose in the Third Northern Hall I went to the Ninth Vestibule to witness the joining of three Tides. Narrated as a series of journal entries, the book begins with some astonishing opening sentences: Piranesi adds another, but Clarke’s version feels definitive in its empathy, clarity and specificity. Narnia, Philip Pulman’s multiverse, David Mitchell’s “metanovel”, Hogwarts … English writing is full of people disappearing through portals into other worlds. ![]() |