![]() ![]() The lessons are distilled from colorful anecdotes lifted from 4,000 years of history. It includes lessons like "Law 1: Never outshine the master" and "Law 14: Pose as a friend, work as a spy." Unlike most self-help books, "The 48 Laws" offers advice that the author freely admits is, at times, cunning and amoral. "I thought it was cutthroat."īynum started reading "The 48 Laws of Power." The best-selling book offers a collection of 48 laws that show people how to gain power, preserve it, and defend themselves against those powerful people who make their lives miserable. He hurls his Mack-Truck-like shoulders against some of the biggest and baddest men on the planet every game night.īynum recently came across a book that was as ruthless as anyone he's encountered in the NBA. (CNN) - When Andrew Bynum walks into a room, people step aside.Īt 7 feet tall and 285 pounds, Bynum is the starting center for the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. Book's author: "There is no use in trying to opt out" of the game of power.The rapper, 50 Cent, liked the book so much that he co-wrote a sequel."The 48 Laws of Power" fans include CEOs, rappers and an NBA star.Book's ruthless guide to power has won fans. ![]()
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![]() Inocencio – Lala’s father/Zoila's husband.As the youngest child and only daughter of seven children, Lala feels overshadowed by her brothers and unappreciated by her mother. The history is so different from previous versions Soledad has told her family that Lala is often interrupted by her "Awful Grandmother" in order to correct Lala's version. Celaya (Lala) – The narrator, and self-appointed family historian, Lala tells the story of the extended Reyes family, including a rich explanation of her parents' marriage and the surprising tale of how her "Awful Grandmother" (Soledad) met and married her "Little Grandfather" (Narciso) in Mexico.It was shortlisted for the 2004 International Dublin Literary Award. The novel could also be called a Bildungsroman, as it focuses on Lala's development from childhood onward. Because Cisneros also has six brothers and her family moved frequently when she was a child, the novel is semi-autobiographical. ![]() The main character, Lala, is the only girl in a family of seven children and her family often travels between Chicago and Mexico City. It was inspired by her Mexican heritage and childhood in the barrio of Chicago, Illinois. Caramelo is a 2002 epic novel spanning a hundred years of Mexican history by American author Sandra Cisneros. ![]() ![]() As well as being an important lesson in not judging people by your own preconceptions (and maybe about doing better groundwork before beginning an experiment), this example shows how the very concept of intelligence is seriously affected by the environment and preconceptions of society. These are people who live off the land, so sorting things into arbitrary categories would be a meaningless and wasteful activity, something a ‘fool’ would do. The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To Kindle Edition by Dean Burnett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,855 ratings Quality issues reported Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. This was deemed ‘less’ intelligent, but clearly the Kpelle disagreed. ![]() But the Kpelle always sorted things into function (things I can eat, things I can wear, things I can dig with). The researchers decided that sorting items into categories (tools, animals, items made of stone, wood, and so on), something that required abstract thinking and processing, was more intelligent. ![]() “Given the language and cultural barriers, the tests involved sorting items into groups. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Together with his (imaginary) son Sancho, Quichotte sets off on a picaresque quest across America to prove worthy of her hand, gallantly braving the tragicomic perils of an age where “Anything-Can-Happen.” Meanwhile, his creator, in a midlife crisis, has equally urgent challenges of his own. Inspired by the Cervantes classic, Sam DuChamp, mediocre writer of spy thrillers, creates Quichotte, a courtly, addled salesman obsessed with television who falls in impossible love with a TV star. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND NPR Love and language.”-Jeanette Winterson, The New York Times Book Review a remembrance of what holds our human lives in some equilibrium-a way of feeling and a way of telling. “Lovely, unsentimental, heart-affirming.An epic Don Quixote for the modern age, “a brilliant, funny, world-encompassing wonder” ( Time) from internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Originally published: New York : Atria Books, 2015Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 06:10:05 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA1218209 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set china External-identifier But where do we draw the lines of our moral boundaries? Betrayal? Survival? Murder? Changing sides in Berlin is as easy as crossing a sector border. Worse, he discovers his real assignment - to spy on the woman he left behind, the only woman he has ever loved. A kidnapping misfires, an East German agent is killed, and Alex finds himself a wanted man. But almost from the start things go fatally wrong. Faced with deportation and the loss of his family, he makes a desperate bargain with the fledgling CIA: he will earn his way back to America by acting as their agent in his native Berlin. But the politics of his youth have now put him in the crosshairs of the McCarthy witch-hunts. Alex Meier, a young Jewish writer, fled the Nazis for America before the war. Even culture has become a battleground, with German intellectuals being lured back from exile to add credibility to the competing sectors. Espionage, like the black market, is a fact of life. ![]() In the West, a defiant, blockaded city is barely surviving on airlifted supplies in the East, the heady early days of political reconstruction are being undermined by the murky compromises of the Cold War. ![]() Almost four years after the war's end, the city is still in ruins, a physical wasteland and a political symbol about to rupture. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Harper watched in morbid fascination as the losing contender dealt the reaper, Levi, a series of blows that barely managed to register on the reaper’s radar. Even if Khloë won the duel, she was still liable to be badly hurt by the end of it. That was why she wasn’t joyful at the idea that her other cousin, Khloë, was due to enter the combat circle any minute now. ![]() Some had died during or after duels, despite demons having an accelerated healing rate. Fighters were always guaranteed to leave a duel with injuries, broken bones, or even internal bleeding. Moreover, it was a place where they could blow off steam and didn’t have to pretend to be anything other than what they were. Considering their kind was impulsive, plagued by restlessness, had instant gratification problems, and were prone to pursue cheap thrills to chase off their oppressive boredom, the Underground was every demon’s version of heaven. There were restaurants, bars, nightclubs, casinos, hotels, and amusement rides, among many things. The subterranean location was like the Las Vegas strip on steroids. “It’s awesome.” He was referring to the reaper that, like many demons, often dueled for money in the Underground. “That guy doesn’t show an ounce of mercy,” commented her cousin, Ciaran. His opponent looked on with a blank expression, seemingly unmoved. ![]() From her seat in the large dome, Harper Wallis winced along with the other spectators as one of the contenders in the combat circle collided with the ceiling. ![]() ![]() Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them. Remainder Mark - A remainder mark is usually a small black line or dot written with a felt tip pen or Sharpie on the top, bottom, side page edges and sometimes on the UPC symbol on the back of the book.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "tray worn." ![]() Flat trays for SPI games are not graded, and have the usual problems.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "card worn." The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded.In most cases, boxed games and box sets do not come with dice.Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price. Boardgame counters are punched, unless noted.Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.Volume four of this superb series from Titan continues to explore this fantastical underworld created by. Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition. Fables Vol.4 - March of the Wooden Soldiers. A "plus" sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. Boxed items are listed as "code/code" where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents. ![]() ![]() ![]() Roland used to be involved quite heavily in an activist group in his youth. This mystery in this novel is one that's on a much more personal scale for Elliot. Elliot and Tucker were in a relationship of sorts before the first book, and now they're trying to find their way back together and actually give their relationship a shot. This story is almost like an after in a couple's honeymoon phase. For one, Tucker is very headstrong and forthright about his feelings, and Elliot, while also stubborn in his own way, is less about confessing his feelings like Tucker is. ![]() They make a good pair in bed, but outside of it? They find that they have obstacles to overcome in order to make their relationship work. Elliot and Tucker have moved in together and we see reasons for them maybe not working well together in their daily lives. This is a continuation of the first book, so this absolutely cannot be read as a standalone. I did think Fair Play was a solid book, but it did get a little bogged down at some points compared to the first book, Fair Game. I am slowly becoming obsessed with Josh Lanyon's books. ![]() ![]() It would have been worth reading a longer book to get more of that depth. The passages containing rich detail were so captivating. There were parts that felt a little rushed. My only wish was for a little more of everything. It touches on a lot of important themes, most notably Gandhi's teachings on nonviolence to counteract the prejudice and hypocrisy of colonialism. The book is meant for middle-grade readers, but middle-aged readers can enjoy it too. Father ships Rosalind off to her aunts in London, but even this doesn't stop her from following her conscience and working for social change. She's also in danger of being considered disloyal to Mother England. Her new activities involve associating with "inferior" people. ![]() ![]() She saves an Indian baby from a terrible fate, then attends a gathering to hear Gandhi speak. Things take a turn when she becomes aware of her ability to make a difference in the lives of those who are suffering. She's fifteen and has managed to avoid being shipped off to school in England. But their real love, the home of their hearts, was always India. They were strictly required to always think of England as "home," and were often shuttled back and forth between India and England to satisfy British notions of propriety. It's a good way to introduce young readers to the lives of children of the British Raj. I loved this little story about Rosalind's awakening to her own capacity for compassion. ![]() ![]() He identifies Clint Eastwood's " Man with No Name" character as one of the major inspirations for the protagonist, Roland Deschain. In the preface to the revised 2003 edition of The Gunslinger, King also identifies The Lord of the Rings, Arthurian legend, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as inspirations. The series was chiefly inspired by the poem " Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, whose full text was included in the final volume's appendix. In addition to the eight novels of the series proper that comprise 4,250 pages, many of King's other books relate to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses. The series, and its use of the Dark Tower, expands upon Stephen King's multiverse and in doing so, links together many of his other novels. ![]() Incorporating themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and Western, it describes a "gunslinger" and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. The Dark Tower is a series of eight novels, one short story, and a children's book written by American author Stephen King. ![]() ![]() Michael Whelan, Phil Hale, Ned Dameron, Dave McKean, Jae Lee, Bernie Wrightson, Darrel Andersonĭark fantasy, science fiction, horror, Western ![]() |