Dev is the Director of Shine Foundation, that gathers gifted children, trains and protects them. We met both Devraj "Dev" Santos and Ekaterina "Katya" Haas first in the fourth book Mine to Possess. The plot is set in late 2080, almost 5 months after the fifth book Hostage to Pleasure. This time Nalini shifts her focus on to the Forgotten Psy that she had been giving us glimpses of since the third book Caressed by Ice. In continuing with the series that intrigued when I picked it's spin-off, Psy-Changeling Trinity Series, here is my take on the seventh book in the parent series. The series shows the readers to the downfall of Psy, their drawbacks, why all three races are needed for survival of each other, and above all finding mates across races thus disintegrating the walls further. Psy-Changeling series focuses on three races living side-by-side on Earth - The icy Psy who rule the world but are facing the fall of Silence the Changelings of varied kind with natural mental barriers to fight the unwanted entry of any Psy into their brains and the Humans considered the weaker of the three but have decided to level the playing field.
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In ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, a couple whose marriage is on shaky ground wins a weekend getaway to Scotland-a trip that, they both know, is make-or-break for their relationship. I’ve become more and more of a fan of Alice Feeney with each new book of hers I’ve read, and, if it’s possible, her 2021 release looks like it might just be my favorite book of hers yet. Thanks to Alice’s US publisher, I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to exclusively reveal the US cover of ROCK PAPER SCISSORS here on CBTB today! In today’s blog post, you can check out the gorgeous cover of ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, and read an exclusive Q&A with Alice that will give you a spoiler-free sneak peek into her newest book!įeeney’s thrillers always deliver the perfect balance of genuinely dark, sinister material and twisty, binge-worthy plots that will keep you turning pages. Feeney, author of bestselling thrillers Sometimes I Lie, I Know Who You Are, and His & Hers is back this fall with her newest twisty domestic suspense novel ROCK PAPER SCISSORS-available in the US on September 7. When I’m in the mood for a dark and twisty read, I know I can always turn to bestselling thriller writer Alice Feeney to serve up exactly what I’m looking for. COVER REVEAL + Q&A: ROCK PAPER SCISSORS BY ALICE FEENEY Available Septemfrom Flatiron Books Merton's translation manages to successfully pull Chaung Tzu's thought through the difficult east/west mind-barrier and present contemporary American readers with 2500 year old writing that often seems uncannily appropriate to the tenor of our times. Thomas Merton - whose name at least should be familiar to Pittsburgh area residents through the work of the much lauded Thomas Merton Center - was a Trappist monk and an important author in his own right, as his eloquent introduction to this volume makes abundantly clear. In Merton's "readings" (which are his interpretations based on an assemblage of the then best available Western translations by China scholars), these brief but powerful texts become quite accessible to Western thought. Taoism is, perhaps, the system of thought second only to Confucianism in defining the history and culture of Chinese civilization. The writings of Chuang Tzu are the most rigorous classic articulations of Taoist thought, which had its beginnings with the Tao Te Ching, attributed to Lao Tzu. the book is, in a way which astonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable. Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture accessible and coherent. Gohel 'Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding. 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I would posit that, indeed, they can weigh the entire readership down. These latter, lesser quality doppelgangers can be quite the malediction. It’s often difficult to distinguish between literature whose challenge is a function of its complexity and literature whose challenge is a function of obscurity or bad writing. The shattering of long-held beliefs is a beautiful cataclysm, and I might state with no qualification that human experience contains no greater sublimity than the upward transformation of a mind.Īnd yet the same key which unlocks heaven can also unlock hell. These books, by the hammer and chisel of structure, language, and character, reshape our preconceived notions on race, gender, culture, history, epistemology, or even basic story-telling. A disparaging of the easy pleasure read being not my intent, I nevertheless offer the following thesis: the most worthwhile and memorable reading experiences usually involve a level of difficulty. I gonna take a machete upside this beyotch, gonna show you guts, some shock-of-white-bone, a little bit o critique hoodoo.īut before I do, allow me to expound on why I must needs wage this figurative war. Until recently she lived in the beautiful Brecon Beacons in Wales, but in June she moved to Scotland, and now lives in a log cabin in rural Aberdeenshire, so has new countryside to explore!Ī few years ago she decided that rather than just escape into other people’s books, she would quite like to create some of her own and so combined her passion for history and literature to write the Jacobite Chronicles. Life hasn’t always been good, but it has rarely been boring. In her spare time she is still a voracious reader, and enjoys keeping fit, exploring the beautiful countryside around her home, and travelling the world. She has since had a variety of jobs, including telesales, Post Office clerk, primary school teacher, and painter and gilder. Then she gave up trying to conform, resigned her well-paid but boring job and resolved to spend the rest of her life living as she wanted to, not as others would like her to. After leaving university with a degree in English Language and Literature, she spent her twenties trying to be a sensible and responsible person, even going so far as to work for the Civil Service for six years. Julia has been a voracious reader since childhood, using books to escape the miseries of a turbulent adolescence. “It’s actually what drew me to buy the house to begin with.” The kitchen and dining area flow from one space to the other for an open layout that is perfect for casual, convivial entertaining. The fireplace is so large you can walk inside of it, Rachel says, which is common in Scottish or Irish houses. In the main living room, a large brick fireplace is the focal point of the room and sets the warm, comforting tone of the rest of the home. “It has a bit of a Southern feel, but it also has a Spanish, an English and an Irish flair.” “The architectural style is a hodgepodge,” Rachel says. In the foreground, a Hollywood Regency style tufted bench offers extra seating.īut when Rachel Ashwell, designer and founder of Shabby Chic, stumbled across this Brentwood house eight years ago, she fell in love with its quirks and knew it would be just the place to call home. The painting above the piano is by artist Laurence Amelie. In an old home where built-in storage options are few, a stand-alone closet offers valuable space and fits right in with Rachel’s time-honored aesthetic. If a classic style of home is at the top or your list of must-haves, you often have to search high and low for the right house. A colorful mix of paintings adds personality to the rough-hewn mantel.įew homes in southern California have the architectural character or timeless appeal of older homes. Rachel Ashwell’s living room is every bit as comfortable as it is cozy. Why are people often kinder than we expect? Finally, Vanessa shares her experience with writing a book as an academic and gives advice for others who consider writing a book. Are there occasions where people overestimate their influence? Does influence come with responsibility? Are there gender effects? Vanessa also mentions her related line of research on underestimating the kindness of strangers. Vanessa discusses why people are often blind to how much of an impact they have on others. In this episode, Eric and Vanessa chat about Vanessa’s first book You Have More Influence Than You Think, published in September 2021. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Vanessa has been a Visiting Scholar at the NYU Stern School of Business and has taught at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Vanessa studies how people influence one another, and how they can underestimate how much influence they really have. Eric chats with Vanessa Bohns, social psychologist and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Cornell University. |