![]() Filled with boarding school drama and mysteries to unravel, you’ll get swept away into this whimsical world. The girls learn quickly that things never stay secret at Rosewood for long, and keeping their vital secret soon becomes more complex than the happily ever afters that Lottie has always read about. ![]() The Rosewood Chronicles: Princess in Practice ![]() The ivy-covered walls of Rosewood tend to hold secrets, though-and when students start being targeted by members of the mysterious undercover society Leviathan, Lottie and Ellie must find the culprit before the danger threatens to close down the one place where they both feel at home.Ī new princess, an old enemy-readers will devour this captivating sequel, perfect for fans of Meg Cabot and Shannon Hale. At the age of 20, King Charles III described the realisation he would be king as dawning upon him. On hand were the monarch's sister, Princess Anne, as well as Kate Middleton, Prince William, their three children Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, who just celebrated her 8th birthday. He has never seemed that keen on this hat. Lottie Pumpkin never expected to become a royal during her first year at Rosewood Hall.īut now that she and secret princess Ellie Wolfe’s fates have been inextricably entwined by the dramatic events of the last school year, they’re both just hoping for a peaceful return to Rosewood. O N May 6th, in London, a man will be given a hat. ![]() YouTube star Connie Glynn is back with the sparkling follow-up to Undercover Princess, which Kirkus described as “Cinderella meets Mean Girls while at Hogwarts.” ![]()
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![]() ![]() He worked as a management consultant prior to writing full-time. He graduated from Princeton University in 1985 with a concentration in political philosophy and was awarded the Sachs Scholarship from Princeton for study at Oxford University, where he earned a D.Phil. ![]() Norton & Co., New York 27.95 'How can so many who know so little make so much by telling. He is the author of The 9.9 Percent, Nature's God, The Management Myth, The Courtier and the Heretic, Monturiol's Dream, and The Truth About Everything. The Management Myth offers an insightful romp through the entire history of thinking about management, a withering critique of pseudoscience in management theory, and a clear explanation of why the MBA usually amounts to so much BSleading us through the wilderness of American business thought. The Management Myth: Why the 'Experts' Keep Getting it Wrong By Matthew Stewart Hardcover, 352 pages W.W. It is a sustained critique of the ideas of the business management work. ![]() Matthew Stewart is an American philosopher and author currently living in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Author Matthew Stewart earned a doctorate at Oxford in philosophy and then began work as a management consultant at Mckinsey-eventually quitting to work part-time and write 'irrevant' philosophical works but then reentered his consulting world fulltime as a partner at a competing firm. So this book by Matthew Stewart blows all that management theory stuff up. ![]() ![]() My dearest friend : letters of Abigail and John Adams.Label My dearest friend : letters of Abigail and John Adams, edited by Margaret A. Index index present LC call number E322 LC item number. Language eng Summary A collection of letters between Abigail and John Adams written from 1762 to 1801 covering topics of revolution, independence, and nation building, along with those that reflect their love for one another Member ofīiography type contains biographical information Cataloging source DLC 1735-1826 Adams, John Dewey number 973.4/4092 Illustrations United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.United States - History - 1783-1815 - Sources. ![]() Presidents' spouses - United States - Correspondence. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How much to bring? What are the ideal clothes, food, boots, and tents for your trip? They evaluate each of these variables in detail-including open, honest critiques and endorsements of brand-name equipment. Fletcher and Rawlins's thorough appraisal and recommendation of equipment begins with a "Ground Plan," a discussion of general hiking preparedness. In this book the authors confidently lead us through these technological, ethical, and spiritual changes. Not only has backpacking become more popular, but a whole ethic of responsible outdoorsmanship has emerged. During these two decades we have also seen a deepening of environmental consciousness. The equipment recommendations are therefore not merely revised and tweaked, but completely revamped. The eighteen years since the publication of The Complete Walker III have seen revolutionary changes in hiking and camping equipment: developments in waterproofing technology, smaller and more durable stoves, lighter boots, more manageable tents, and a wider array of food options. Together, they have made this fourth edition of The Complete Walker the most informative, entertaining, and thorough version yet. For the first time since 1984, we have a new edition of the classic book that Field & Stream called "the Hiker's Bible." For this version, the celebrated writer and hiker Colin Fletcher has taken on a coauthor, Chip Rawlins, himself an avid outdoorsman and a poet from Wyoming. ![]() ![]() This is also the story of General Ouyang, who chose becoming a eunuch over being murdered like the rest of his family and has spent every day since plotting his revenge against the Mongol invaders who destroyed his life.įor the most part, the book alternates between Zhu and Ouyang’s perspectives as both of them do whatever they must to achieve the destinies that are laid out before them. She lives as a man, seeking refuge at a Buddhist monastery (which is eventually burned down by the Mongols) before joining up with the rebel Red Turbans, who are hoping to drive the Mongols out of China. For Zhu Chongba has been gifted a great fate, and she was gifted nothing, and she is determined his fate will be hers. ![]() ![]() This is the story of a young girl who, after the deaths of her father and brother, assumes her dead brother’s identity. But even knowing now what I didn’t know then, I still would have read this book.Īlso, most of the violence happens off-screen, but I have a very vivid imagination. As far as She Who Became the Sun goes, I was dazzled by the pretty cover and I guess failed to realize the entire premise of the book. I know this may seem ridiculous, considering I review Attack on Titan which is not exactly a fluffy story, but I’m not a huge fan of violence and bloodshed in my fictional stories. A brutal book of war and famine, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan is a queer reimagining of the founding of China’s Ming dynasty that has no business being as poetic as it is. ![]() ![]() ![]() And it is Raymond's big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. ![]() Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. I fell in love with Eleanor, an eccentric and regimented loner whose life beautifully unfolds after a chance encounter with a stranger I think you will fall in love, too!" -Reese Witherspoon No one's ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick "Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human connection. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I picked this book up because I think it was on a two for one sale on Audible and the synopsis seemed interesting. I appreciate every donation as it goes directly to the maintenance costs of my blog and creation of new content. ~If you enjoy my summary, please consider buying me a coffee via my Ko-Fi link (click the button below) or become a recurring donor as a YBC Scholar! □ □ Fung explains how to use intermittent fasting to break the cycle of insulin resistance and reach a healthy weight – for good.” -Audible In addition to his five basic steps – a set of lifelong habits that will improve your health and control your insulin levels – Dr. Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides startling insights into proper nutrition. In this highly listenable and provocative book, Dr. ![]() Weight gain and obesity are driven by hormones – in everyone – and only by understanding the effects of insulin and insulin resistance can we achieve lasting weight loss. “Everything you believe about how to lose weight is wrong. The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the comics - self-deprecating, single-strip gags on the awkward anxieties of living in a hyper-connected world, the delicate etiquette of networking, binge-surfing on weekends, and so on -speak as much to adults such as myself. This is addressed to the brat pack, the Millennials, as they're called, or the 'young adults' - the ages 12 (or below) to 19 demographic. Instead, it's a touching, surprisingly candid account of her life, including revelations of sexual assault, domestic violence, gun violence, her troubled ties with her mother and her father's struggle with multiple sclerosis.Īdulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection Schumer's recent memoir is funny but it's far from the rip-roaring act on Inside Amy Schumer that made her America's best-known female stand-up comedienne. This is not pornography, it is a lyrical meditation on the joys and uncertainties of discovering yourself - through the body and through love. And to do it with such searing honesty and lyrical flourish as D'Mello has, is rarer still. For a young Indian woman to write an erotic confessional about her lover 30 years her senior in India takes guts. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the book, The Vikings, Roesdahl goes through each source in detail providing the reader with examples of finds from that particular source and the importance and impact of that find. Each source poses its own advantages and disadvantages. With the current influx of new information and research, our perception of the period is under constant revision.ģ Our knowledge of the Viking Age in Scandinavia and abroad is based on a wide range of sources: written sources, (such as runic inscriptions on stones) poetry, archaeological finds, landscape and climate. The Viking Age is, in Roesdahl's own words, "an important and fascinating period of Scandinavia's past".1 Else Roesdahl, Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Arhus, Denmark, in her own words sets out to charter what she deems to be "the most important aspects of the Viking Age, where interpretations and problems are reasonably clear."2 The book is a revised edition of an earlier 1992 edition, whereby it has been updated with information from new archaeological excavations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Harvesting hope : the story of Cesar Chavez.Label Harvesting hope : the story of Cesar Chavez, Kathleen Krull illustrated by Yuyi Morales, (electronic resource eBook) Link Instantiates Language eng Summary A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions Biography type individual biography Krull, Kathleen Illustrations illustrations Index no index present Literary form non fiction Nature of contents dictionaries ![]() United Farm Workers - Juvenile literature.United Farm Workers - History - Juvenile literature.Mexican Americans - Biography | Juvenile literature.Labor leaders - United States - Biography | Juvenile literature.Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 - Juvenile literature.Label Harvesting hope : the story of Cesar Chavez Title Harvesting hope Title remainder the story of Cesar Chavez Statement of responsibility Kathleen Krull illustrated by Yuyi Morales Creator ![]() |