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You can read my full Essentialism book summary here. And society is totally unprepared for it. - Peter DruckerĬhoice Notes from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less For the first time, they will have to manage themselves. For the first time-literally-substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. Enjoy!Ībove all, I’ve been thinking about this quote by Peter Drucker on a daily basis: This post is simply a summary of various perspectives on choice. There are a billion things we could do, but we must make choices with our limited time. Others are related to the life roles we each prioritize. Some are choices related to time and money. We all make choices every single day-some big, some small. So much so that I searched all of my saved Evernote notes for the word “choice,” and it showed up in over 20 notes! I’ve been seeing the word “choice” pop up everywhere lately. She gets along with shy Justin, but Neale is cold and aloof (both boys are lifeguards at the beach). After a few days they come to the conclusion Beth drowned, no one can find her body, and they are thinking about calling off the search.ĭuring this time Kelsey makes some friends. Beth's belongings (her sandals and beach towel) were found at the cove on the beach (which is very dangerous). There are search parties out looking for her. He tells them his thirteen-year-old daughter Beth is missing. When Kelsey and her mother arrive at the island they are met by a distraught Eric. Her mother's boyfriend, Eric, invited them to visit him at his home on the island where he's staying for the summer, spending time with his children (his two sons, Justin and Neale, and one daughter, Beth). Kelsey Tanner goes with her mother to Beverly Island for a vacation for a couple of weeks. Jeffrey invents a “feel-good” wonder drug to help Maria with her depression. The beautiful Latina, Maria, and her husband, Jeffrey, a scientist fired from a prestigious laboratory, struggle to build a new life in a remote Southern California desert area as owners of the motel. An avid reader, Dianne brings the richness of her life experiences to her novel, Blue Coyote Motel.īlue Coyote Motel was selected as a quarterfinalist in Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award contest and Goodreads Psychological Thriller of the Month Book.Ī suspenseful love story which begins in the barrios of Southern California and spans the globe in such diverse locations as Provence, South America, and the Himalayas. She’s entertained Governors, Congressmen and numerous other political figures in her homes. Dianne has traveled extensively throughout the world, most recently dividing her time between Huntington Beach, California and Sacramento, California, where her husband was a Senator. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, leaving that industry and opening two yoga centers where she taught yoga and certified yoga instructors. Dianne Harman draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She has a nice career, supportive friends and family, and is financially stable, but it seems like something is missing. I Almost Forgot About You is a story about a woman named, Georgia, who is bored with her current life. Like Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back, I Almost Forgot About You will show legions of readers what can happen when you face your fears, take a chance, and open yourself up to life, love, and the possibility of a new direction. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, quitting her job as an optometrist, and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love. Georgia Young’s wonderful life–great friends, family, and successful career–aren’t enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. Page Length: 368 pages (hardcover edition) “I Almost Forgot About You” by Terry McMillan (2016) Book Review: “I Almost Forgot About You” by Terry McMillan blur and blunt more than they intensify” (65, 67). Gregg continues to examine another “Biblical pattern” in his essay, the Christ parallel, citing symbols and images to argue the classification of D-503 as the Christ figure yet, he remains “doubtful whether its artistic integration into the novel as a whole is entirely successful,” noting that Zamyatin’s “symbolic patterns. Richard Gregg is no exception to this discussion, and, in his essay “Two Adams and Eve in the Crystal Palace: Dostoevsky, the Bible, and We,” he characterizes D-503’s account of OneState as a tragic counterpart to the Biblical tale. With characters drawing direct parallels between their “mathematically perfect li” in OneState and Paradise of the Old Testament, We, with its Genesis theme, has been a popular subject of scholarly discussion (Zamyatin 4). Religious allusions and imagery play a prominent part in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s classic dystopian novel, We. It is into this unrest that the warrior Eolo - aide to Mawat, the true Lease - arrives. And they have made their own alliances with other gods. The kingdom borders are tested by invaders who long for the prosperity that Vastai boasts. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes.īut the power of the Raven is weakening. His magic is sustained via the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. Clarke Awards.įor centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this breathtaking first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. " In a technologically advanced near future, two young women bumble through their first dates and fights together as they enjoy the exhilaration of new love. "This wholesome plot focuses on building understanding, offering mutual support, and budding self-acceptance, as well as the importance of asking rather than making assumptions avoiding othering and regarding all those in one's orbit with compassion.A charming, sensitive story of love and acceptance." - School Library Journal ".soft, expressive art adds a visceral charge to the couple's very human experiences, which range from excitement and affection to pain and doubt." - Publisher's Weekly "This beautifully illustrated slice-of-life tale that shows two young women of color getting to know each other and creating a relationship is so warm and charming that readers will hardly notice how much they are learning about how to better interact with folx who are different from themselves and the importance of not making assumptions." - Kirkus Reviews If you ask him, he?s been a saint about it, considering the way she looks at him?and the way she talks to him?and the way she?d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised kiss.Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close proximity is exactly what Caleb No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom?and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem.No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend?s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically feminist new series, Hell?s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel?or seduce one?in a single night.After years of living as London?s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. Filled with Sarah Andersen's beautiful gothic illustrations and relatable relationship humor, Fangs has all the makings of a cult classic. Her comics are semi-autobiographical and follow the adventures of herself, her friends, and her beloved pets. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2014 and currently lives in Brooklyn. This deluxe hardcover edition of Fangs features an "engraved" red cloth cover, dyed black page trim, and 25 exclusive comics not previously seen online. Sarah Andersen is a young cartoonist and illustrator. Together they enjoy horror films and scary novels, shady strolls, fine dining (though never with garlic), and a genuine fondness for each other's unusual habits, macabre lifestyles, and monstrous appetites.įirst featured as a webcomic series on Tapas, Fangs chronicles the humor, sweetness, and awkwardness of meeting someone perfectly suited to you but also vastly different. Her most famous work is Sarahs Scribbles, which she continues to make to this day. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets Jimmy, a charming werewolf with a wry sense of humor and a fondness for running wild during the full moon. Sarah Andersen is an online content creator thats best known for her comics. A New York Times bestselling love story between a vampire and a werewolf by the creator of the enormously popular Sarah's Scribbles comics.Įlsie the vampire is three hundred years old, but in all that time, she has never met her match. |