Agent zigzag book review5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Both countries provided for the mother of his child and his mistress. ![]() In Britain, he was pardoned for his crimes, becoming the only wartime agent to be thus rewarded. The Nazis feted Chapman as a hero and awarded him the Iron Cross. Crisscrossing Europe under different names, all the while weaving plans, spreading disinformation, and, miraculously, keeping his stories straight under intense interrogation, he even managed to gain some profit and seduce beautiful women along the way. For the next four years, Chapman worked as a double agent, a lone British spy at the heart of the German Secret Service who at one time volunteered to assassinate Hitler for his countrymen. Instead, he contacted MI5, the British Secret Service. In 1941, after training as a German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty inside the villain was a hero. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. ![]() Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. ![]()
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Book by vivek murthy5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. The book we need NOW to avoid a social recession, Murthy’s prescient message is about the importance of human connection, the hidden impact of loneliness on our health, and the social power of community. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When and Drive By revealing America’s epidemic of loneliness-and then offering an array of remedies for the condition-Murthy has done a great service, and made Together the most important book you’ll read this year.”-Daniel H. “ Together made me rethink much of what I believe about physical health, public policy, and the human condition. Together is fascinating, moving, and essential reading.”-Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal And as his gripping stories of the science and suffering make clear, we can do something about it. It is as harmful to health as smoking and far more common. “We have a massive, deadly epidemic hidden in plain sight: loneliness. The New York Times Bestseller from Surgeon General, Vivek H. ![]() Brene brown book on vulnerability5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She writes, "True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging.īrown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. In "Braving the Wilderness," Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. ![]() "Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone," available on Amazon and Bookshop, from $6.84 ![]() Alcestis painting the silent patient5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() However, it is also interspersed with pages taken out of Alicia Berenson’s diary, a famous painter, the woman Theo is trying to help.Įven though it can be argued that it doesn’t do that much justice to this complexly plotted yet finely narrated and easily readable novel, we’ll try to stick to this structure in our summary as well. ![]() ![]() Finn, Alex Michaelides’ debut soon-to-be-a-blockbuster-movie novel, The Silent Patient – is mainly narrated from the first-person perspective of Theo Faber, forensic psychotherapist. Plotĭescribed as “the perfect thriller” by none other than A. His first novel, The Silent Patient, has received rave reviews and will be adapted into a movie by Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B. ![]() Alex Michaelides is an American writer and screenwriter.īorn to a Greek-Cypriot father and English mother in Cyprus in 1977, Michaelides earned an MA in English literature from Cambridge University and an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.Īfter authoring the screenplays of two widely panned movies – The Devil You Know and The Brits Are Coming – Michaelides turned to writing. ![]() The Pursuit Of... by Courtney Milan5/11/2023 ![]() This being my first m/m romance, I didn't know what to expect. He gets under John's skin and the two fall in love on their journey. One scene his endless rambling kind of gave me a headache, but he really was a sweet (albeit odd) and endearing man. And when the two have to take a journey together, that talking unexpectedly leads to romance. We will soon learn that Henry is very good at talking. Somehow Henry talks John out of that course of action. The two meet as enemies on the battlefield and obviously have to try to kill each other. Henry Latham is a white officer fighting for the British. He's fighting for his freedom and the freedom of his family. ![]() John Hunter is a black soldier fighting for America. So I already came into this with good feelings. And like that first book, it has such delightful and surprising characters and pairings.įirst off, it starts at the Battle of Yorktown and I have to say that that is my favorite song on the Hamilton Soundtrack. This is now the second book by this author that I've read. ![]() Unbound judith scott5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She is also the author-illustrator of Balloons Over Broadway, which was awarded a Robert F. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter, among others. Learn more about Brie and her books at or on Twitter at Sweet is the Caldecott Honor artist of A River of Words by Jen Bryant, The Sleepy Little Alphabet by Judy Sierra, and Mrs. ![]() She lives in Dutch Flat, California, with her husband.īrie Spangler graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and is the author-illustrator of two picture books, Peg Leg Peke and The Grumpy Dump Truck. Judith ScottBound and Unbound is the first comprehensive survey of Scott’s work in a fine arts museum. She serves on the advisory board of the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, and is currently involved in establishing the first program for artists with disabilities in Bali, dedicated to her sister's memory. Joyce Wallace Scott is an educator, RN, development specialist, and published poet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Magic is Evil: Discussed, but not used.Foreign Queasine: Reindeer soup and gjetost cheese, although there are a couple cases of them actually liking the stuff they try.This creates problems, as there are many generic "Troll-Sons", "Troll-Daughters", "Troll-Fathers", and "Troll-Mothers", with only one family of them actually important to the plot. A weaver troll would be called "Troll-the-Weaver". For example, the left head of a two-headed troll would be called "Troll-the-Left". Any troll that is known for any particular thing is named after that. Achilles' Heel: Most creatures in the forest each have one, and they are each listed in the book.The question is, why are they so dangerous? Horatio Tanglewood, describing supernatural, incredibly dangerous creatures within said forest. When he breaks the latter, he finds a book, called The Creatures of Shadow Forest, written by Prof. ![]() Naturally, this just stokes his curiousity. His aunt's lengthy list of rule contain two that stand out in particular: do not enter the forest, and do not enter the attic. The book is about Samuel, regular, 12-year-old boy and his sister who goes to live with his eccentric aunt after his parents in a car crash. Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest (also known as Shadow Forest) is a novel written by British novelist Matt Haig. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Why? Ellice has been keeping a cache of dark secrets, including a small-town past and a kid brother who’s spent time on the other side of the law. But everything changes one cold January morning when Ellice arrives in the executive suite and finds him dead with a gunshot to his head.Īnd then she walks away like nothing has happened. ![]() A debut perfect for fans of Attica Locke, Alyssa Cole, Harlan Coben, and Celeste Ng, with shades of How to Get Away with Murder and John Grisham’s The Firm.Įllice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta, great friends, and a “for fun” relationship with a rich, charming executive, who just happens to be her white boss. Morris crafts a twisty mystery about a black lawyer who gets caught in a dangerous conspiracy after the sudden death of her boss. ![]() Morris brings a vibrant and welcome new voice to the thriller space.” -Karin Slaughter, New York Times and international bestselling author “All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing pressure of keeping secrets. ![]() Cs lewis a grief observed review5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong and sound as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. “You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. This leads him to ponder deeply on the nature of faith. At first he felt as if a door had been slammed in his face, when he turned to God. One aspect I found very striking was how his hitherto strong faith was tested. Initially, he is shocked at how much his grief overwhelms him, forming an “invisible blanket between the world and me”, and he is remarkably forthcoming about how isolated he feels and how difficult he finds it to talk about his loss with family, friends and acquaintances. Each chapter explores a new phase of mourning as he openly and honestly sets out his deeply personal feelings that involve shock, anger, despair and ultimately acceptance. ![]() The film Shadowlands (1993), about his relationship with the American poet Joy Davidman Gresham, whom he lost to cancer after four years of an intensely happy marriage, led me to A Grief Observed, his searingly honest, searching meditation on the anguish caused by that loss.Ĭomprising four chapters, the book recounts Lewis’s progression through the stages of grief as he struggles to come to terms with his wife’s death. ![]() CS Lewis was an academic, writer and Christian apologist, best known now for his children’s book series The Chronicles of Narnia. ![]() All the light in hidden places5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Izio's brother Max has jumped from the train headed to a death camp. The Diamants are forced into the ghetto, and Stefania is alone in an occupied city, the only one left to care for Helena, her six-year-old sister. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio - a betrothal they must keep secret since she is Catholic and the Diamants are Jewish.īut everything changes when the German army invades Przemysl. It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemysl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make. The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgórska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron - now a Reese's Book Club YA Pick! ![]() |