Books Pics: September 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

Maestra

By :"LS Hilton"
Published on 2016-03-10 by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Category :"Fiction"

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER GLAMOUR'S WRITER OF THE YEAR. WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR? Fatal Attraction meets The Talented Mr Ripley, and soon to be a major Hollywood film - prepare for this year's The Girl on the Train By day Judith Rashleigh is a put-upon assistant at a London auction house. By night she's a hostess in one of the capital's unsavoury bars. Desperate to make something of herself, Judith knows she has to play the game. She's learned to dress, speak and act in the interests of men. She's learned to be a good girl. But after uncovering a dark secret at the heart of the art world, Judith is fired and her dreams of a better life are torn apart. So she turns to a long-neglected friend. A friend that kept her chin up and back straight through every past slight. A friend that a good girl like her shouldn't have: Rage. The Talented Mr Ripley meets Gone Girl in this darkly decadent and compelling new thriller that asks: Where do you go when you've gone too far?

Lenght : 384

Language : en

This Book was ranked 9 by Google Books for keyword how to be a heroine

Dear Jane Austen

By :"Patrice Hannon"
Published on 2007-06-26 by Penguin

Category :"Fiction"

Advice delivered with sense and sensibility just in time for the major motion picture Becoming Jane View our feature on Austen-inspired books and special content. Women have looked to Jane Austen’s heroines as models of appropriate behavior for nearly two centuries. Who better to understand the heart of a heroine than Austen? In this delightful epistolary “what if,” Austen serves as a “Dear Abby” of sorts, using examples from her novels and her life to counsel modern-day heroines in trouble, she also shares with readers a compelling drama playing out in her own drawing room. Witty and wise—and perfectly capturing the tone of the author of Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice—Dear Jane Austen is as satisfying as sitting down to tea with the novelist herself.

Lenght : 176

Language : en

This Book was ranked 4 by Google Books for keyword how to be a heroine

Thoughtful

By :"S. C. Stephens"
Published on 2015-02-24 by Forever

Category :"Fiction"

In Thoughtless, Kiera told her story. Now it's time to hear from the sexy rock star who captivated us all . . . THOUGHTFUL The only place Kellan Kyle has ever felt at home is onstage. Gripping his guitar in a darkened bar, he can forget his painful past. These days his life revolves around three things: music, his bandmates, and hot hookups. Until one woman changes everything . . . Kiera is the kind of girl Kellan has no business wanting-smart, sweet, and dating his best friend. Certain he could never be worthy of her love, he hides his growing attraction . . . until Kiera's own tormented heart hints that his feelings might not be one-sided. Now, no matter the consequences, Kellan is sure of one thing-he won't let Kiera go without a fight.

Lenght : 560

Language : en

This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword sins needles

Sacred Skin

By :"Tom Vater","Aroon Thaewchatturat"
Published on 2011 by Visionary World Limited

Category :"Art"

Spiritualism and Thai tattoos are so entwined that they are practically inseparable. Although Buddhism permeates Thailand's society, there is an even deeper belief in Animism that is woven into the very fabric of the culture. Spiritualism and Thai tattoos are so entwined that they are practically inseparable. Although Buddhism permeates Thailand's society, there is an even deeper belief in Animism that is woven into the very fabric of the culture. Animism is all about the union of spirit and matter - there is no separation of the body from the soul, and all

Lenght : 198

Language : en

This Book was ranked 15 by Google Books for keyword sins needles

Please Stop Helping Us

By :"Jason L. Riley"
Published on 2014 by Encounter Books

Category :"Education"

Lenght : 205

Language : en

This Book was ranked 30 by Google Books for keyword beyond shame

Women and Shame

By :"Brené Brown"
Published on 2004-06-30 by

Category :"Psychology"

A compelling and provocative exploration of the complexities of shame and its impact on women's lives. Based on interviews with over 200 women, here are ideas, information, and strategies for understanding shame across a wide range of topics, including appearance, sex, body image, motherhood, parenting, health, and aging, supported by poignant and relevant case examples. Four key elements that allow women to transform shame into connection and acceptance are identified and explained. Original.

Lenght : 234

Language : en

This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword beyond shame

Is Shame Necessary?

By :"Jennifer Jacquet"
Published on 2015-02-17 by Vintage

Category :"Science"

An urgent, illuminating exploration of the social nature of shame and of how it might be used to promote large-scale political change and social reform. In cultures that champion the individual, guilt is advertised as the cornerstone of conscience. But while guilt holds individuals to personal standards, it is powerless in the face of corrupt institutions. In recent years, we as consumers have sought to assuage our guilt about flawed social and environmental practices and policies by, for example, buying organic foods or fair-trade products. Unless nearly everyone participates, however, the impact of individual consumer consciousness is ineffective. Is Shame Necessary? presents us with a trenchant case for public shaming as a nonviolent form of resistance that can challenge corporations and even governments to change policies and behaviors that are detrimental to the environment. Jennifer Jacquet argues that public shaming, when it has been retrofitted for the age of social media and aimed in the proper direction, can help compensate for the limitations of guilt in a globalized world. Jacquet leaves us with a new understanding of how public shame, when applied in the right way and at the right time, has the capacity to keep us from failing other species in life’s fabric and, ultimately, from failing ourselves. From the Hardcover edition.

Lenght : 224

Language : en

This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword beyond shame

My Name Is Red

By :"Orhan Pamuk"
Published on 2006-12-05 by Vintage

Category :"Fiction"

At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers. The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great book celebrating the glories of his realm. Their task: to illuminate the work in the European style. But because figurative art can be deemed an affront to Islam, this commission is a dangerous proposition indeed. The ruling elite therefore mustn’t know the full scope or nature of the project, and panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears. The only clue to the mystery–or crime? –lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Part fantasy and part philosophical puzzle, My Name is Red is a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex and power. Translated from the Turkish by Erda M Göknar

Lenght : 432

Language : en

This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword written in red

The Vicious Circle

By :"Otto Penzler"
Published on 2007 by Pegasus Books

Category :"Fiction"

A collection of short mystery and detective stories by members of the Algonquin Round Table, including S. J. Perelman's \

Lenght : 205

Language : en

This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword vicious

Vicious circles in disease

By :"Jamieson Boyd Hurry"
Published on 1913 by

Category :

Lenght : 280

Language : en

This Book was ranked 17 by Google Books for keyword vicious

Vicious

By :"Kevin O'Brien"
Published on 2010 by Kensington Books

Category :"Fiction"

When she arrives at a remote lake house with her fiancâe, Allen, and young son, Matthew, Susan Blanchette feels like someone is watching her, and when Allen disappears, she becomes the pawn in a twisted killer's deadly game.

Lenght : 406

Language : en

This Book was ranked 6 by Google Books for keyword vicious

Vampire Academy: Last Sacrifice

By :"Richelle Mead"
Published on 2010-12-07 by Penguin UK

Category :"Juvenile Fiction"

The final heart wrenching episode at St Vladimir's Academy. Rose is on trial for high treason and the death of Queen Tatiana. Someone is trying to frame her and it looks like even Dimitri might not be able to save her now.

Lenght : 592

Language : en

This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword gameboard of the gods

Bloodsucking Fiends

By :"Christopher Moore"
Published on 2009-12-15 by Simon and Schuster

Category :"Fiction"

Jody never asked to become a vampire. But when she wakes up under an alley Dumpster with a badly burned arm, an aching back, superhuman strength, and a distinctly Nosferatuan thirst, she realizes the decision has been made for her. Making the transition from the nine-to-five grind to an eternity of nocturnal prowlings is going to take some doing, however, and that's where C. Thomas Flood fits in. A would-be Kerouac from Incontinence, Indiana, Tommy (to his friends) is biding his time night-clerking and frozen-turkey bowling in a San Francisco Safeway. But all that changes when a beautiful undead redhead walks through the door...and proceeds to rock Tommy's life -- and afterlife -- in ways he never thought possible.

Lenght : 304

Language : en

This Book was ranked 18 by Google Books for keyword gameboard of the gods

The Word Exchange

By :"Alena Graedon"
Published on 2014-04-08 by Anchor

Category :"Fiction"

A dystopian novel for the digital age, The Word Exchange offers an inventive, suspenseful, and decidedly original vision of the dangers of technology and of the enduring power of the printed word. In the not-so-distant future, the forecasted “death of print” has become a reality. Bookstores, libraries, newspapers, and magazines are things of the past, and we spend our time glued to handheld devices called Memes that not only keep us in constant communication but also have become so intuitive that they hail us cabs before we leave our offices, order takeout at the first growl of a hungry stomach, and even create and sell language itself in a marketplace called the Word Exchange. Anana Johnson works with her father, Doug, at the North American Dictionary of the English Language (NADEL), where Doug is hard at work on the last edition that will ever be printed. Doug is a staunchly anti-Meme, anti-tech intellectual who fondly remembers the days when people used email (everything now is text or videoconference) to communicate—or even actually spoke to one another, for that matter. One evening, Doug disappears from the NADEL offices, leaving a single written clue: ALICE. It’s a code word he devised to signal if he ever fell into harm’s way. And thus begins Anana’s journey down the proverbial rabbit hole . . . Joined by Bart, her bookish NADEL colleague, Anana’s search for Doug will take her into dark basements and subterranean passageways; the stacks and reading rooms of the Mercantile Library; and secret meetings of the underground resistance, the Diachronic Society. As Anana penetrates the mystery of her father’s disappearance and a pandemic of decaying language called “word flu” spreads, The Word Exchange becomes a cautionary tale that is at once a technological thriller and a meditation on the high cultural costs of digital technology. From the Hardcover edition.

Lenght : 384

Language : en

This Book was ranked 7 by Google Books for keyword gameboard of the gods

Unchained (Nephilim Rising)

By :"Jennifer L. Armentrout"
Published on 2014-06-26 by Hachette UK

Category :"Fiction"

Being a Nephilim isn't everything it's cracked up to be... Between the pissed-off creatures who want demon-hunter and Nephilim Lily Marks dead and the fallen angel who just...wants her, Lily is about ready to trade in forever for a comfy job in a cubicle farm. Mortal enemies, the fact that Lily and Julian are civil to one another is enough to have her thrown out of the Sanctuary. Even Lily can build a laundry list of why getting close to Julian is career suicide, but she can't shake her not-so angelic stalker, or ignore how he brings her dangerously close to ecstasy. As if Lily doesn't have enough problems, the hits just keep coming. Blindsided when a traitor is discovered working from within the Sanctuary, Lily is shocked to find he's determined to get her kicked out. Her relationship with Julian provides the perfect fuel for suspicion, and she quickly finds herself being hunted by, well, everyone. Her only hope is to discover the real traitor before she loses everything - and she'll need Julian's help. That is, if Julian is really there to help her...or destroy her.

Lenght : 320

Language : en

This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword hellsbane

who killed my sister

By :"Nourhen Hcine"
Published on 2014-10-20 by Nourhen Hcine

Category :"Architecture"

written by me and translated by my friend rabeb ben bahry

Lenght :

Language : en

This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword don t kill the birthday girl

Leaving Time

By :"Jodi Picoult"
Published on 2016-04-01 by

Category :

The gripping story of a daughter searching for her missing mother - one of Jodi Picoult's most powerful and affecting novels yet.

Lenght : 466

Language : en

This Book was ranked 36 by Google Books for keyword don t kill the birthday girl

Count the Waves: Poems

By :"Sandra Beasley"
Published on 2015-06-01 by W. W. Norton & Company

Category :"Poetry"

In this intense, illuminating collection of poems, Sandra Beasley examines how intimacy is lost and gained during our travels. In Count the Waves, Sandra Beasley turns her eclectic imagination to the heart's pursuits. A man and a woman sit at the same dinner table, an ocean of worry separating them. An iceberg sets out to dance. A sword swallower ponders his dating prospects. \

Lenght : 96

Language : en

This Book was ranked 4 by Google Books for keyword don t kill the birthday girl

Don't Kill the Birthday Girl

By :"Sandra Beasley"
Published on 2011 by Crown

Category :"Biography & Autobiography"

Describes the impact of the author's food allergies on her childhood while tracing the cultural history of food allergies, relating such experiences as her short-lived job as a restaurant reviewer and dates that ended in trips to the emergency room.

Lenght : 229

Language : en

This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword don t kill the birthday girl

An Avalon Christmas

By :"Darien Gee"
Published on 2014-05-01 by Gee LLC

Category :"Fiction"

This Christmas a secret hides around every corner in the small river town of Avalon, IL. Who's giving away free turkeys to every house in town? What is a mystery homeless man up to when he offers free gift-wrapping in front of the town's most popular gift shop? Is the annual town fundraiser raffle grand prize a hoax or the real deal? What happens when mystery gifts of generosity start showing up around town during the holidays and how do they change the lives of those who need them the most but expect them the least? Written with heart, wit and humor, \

Lenght : 208

Language : en

This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword friendship bread

Peanut Butter & Cupcake

By :"Terry Border"
Published on 2014-07-29 by Penguin

Category :"Juvenile Fiction"

For fans of The Day the Crayons Quit, Little Pea, or How Are You Peeling? What’s a little piece of bread to do when he’s feeling lonely? Find a friend, of course! And that’s exactly what Peanut Butter tries to do. But sometimes friends are hard to come by, especially when Hamburger has to walk his (hot) dogs, Cupcake is too busy building castles in her sprinkle box, and Egg laughs so hard he starts to crack up! Does Peanut Butter have a soulmate? Young readers will know the answer long before Peanut Butter does and laugh along with each mismatched pairing. In a story that pairs silliness with poignancy, and friendship with anthropomorphic food, Terry Border, the photography mastermind behind the Bent Objects project, makes a triumphant entrance into the children's book world. Complete with a rhyming refrain, this is sure to be a favorite family read-aloud--and laugh-aloud. Praise for PEANUT BUTTER & CUPCAKE \

Lenght : 32

Language : en

This Book was ranked 13 by Google Books for keyword friendship bread

Made from Scratch

By :"Jean Zimmerman"
Published on 2012-11-13 by Simon and Schuster

Category :"Social Science"

A stunning celebration and reappraisal of the importance of “women’s work,” Made from Scratch addresses the tug that many Americans feel between our professional and private lives. In this stunning celebration and reappraisal of the importance of \

Lenght : 288

Language : en

This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword life from scratch

Better From Scratch (Williams-Sonoma)

By :"Ivy Manning"
Published on 2014-07-08 by Weldon Owen

Category :"Cooking"

This go-to guide features 60 delectable recipes inspired by everyday food products we tend to buy. From homemade granola and jams to condiments and kimchi, this cookbook is full of easy recipes, helpful tips, and clever ideas for making these favorite items at home. Armed with this collection of do-it-yourself recipes—easy to personalize and customize with the seasons—stock your kitchen with flavor and make delicious gifts for friends and family. You’ll start to rethink what goes into your grocery cart when you realize the endless possibilities, and health benefits, of making these favorite foods from scratch. Whether whipping up your favorite sandwich condiments, fermenting your own sauerkraut, or making beef jerky from scratch, so many kitchen staples, from sauces to snacks, are simply better and more nutritious homemade. This collection of do-it-yourself recipes will inspire you to stock your kitchen with made-from- scratch favorites without the added preservatives, sugar, and unpronounceable ingredients found in similar store-bought products. Organized by savory and sweet items, the recipes span classic to innovative and provide solutions for everyday items, inspiration for new creations, and ways to satisfy salty and sugary cravings. You’ll also find expert advice on storing foods, easy and seasonal variations on recipes, and how- to’s for DIY food gifts, trendy sodas and cocktails, and entirely homemade snack platters. These modern DIYs, like homemade chocolate-hazelnut spread, nut milks and butters, infused syrups, and vodka-brined olives, will provide just the arsenal you need to create an endlessly inspiring and tasty kitchen.

Lenght : 160

Language : en

This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword life from scratch

Paris Letters

By :"Janice MacLeod"
Published on 2014-02-04 by Sourcebooks, Inc.

Category :"Biography & Autobiography"

A New York Times bestseller Finding love and freedom in a pen, a paintbrush...and Paris How much money does it take to quit your job? Exhausted and on the verge of burnout, Janice poses this questions to herself as she doodles on a notepad at her desk. Surprisingly, the answer isn't as daunting as she expected. With a little math and a lot of determination, Janice cuts back, saves up, and buys herself two years of freedom in Europe. A few days into her stop in Paris, Janice meets Christophe, the cute butcher down the street-who doesn't speak English. Through a combination of sign language and franglais, they embark on a whirlwind Paris romance. She soon realizes that she can never return to the world of twelve-hour workdays and greasy corporate lingo. But her dwindling savings force her to find a way to fund her dreams again. So Janice turns to her three loves-words, art, and Christophe-to figure out a way to make her happily-ever-after in Paris last forever.

Lenght : 272

Language : en

This Book was ranked 12 by Google Books for keyword life from scratch

Sex From Scratch

By :"Sarah Mirk"
Published on 2014-11-29 by Microcosm Publishing

Category :"Family & Relationships"

Modern life calls for modern relationship advice. Sex From Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules is a love and dating guidebook that gleans real-life knowledge from smart people in a variety of nontraditional relationships. Instead of telling people how to snag a man and find “true love,” the book sums up what dozens of diverse folks have learned the hard way over time—life advice from people making open relationships work to people who’ve decided they’re never going to have kids—that is helpful to anyone, in any type of relationship. This is an essential, fun, insightful resource whose time has come.

Lenght : 192

Language : en

This Book was ranked 7 by Google Books for keyword life from scratch