My inner fish7/8/2023 How are embryos like fossils? How did we come to have the hands, arms, heads, bone structures, ears, eyes and many of the other parts we have? It turns out that homo sap is a very jury-rigged critter, an accumulation of biological compromises and re-purposed parts. Your Inner Fish is science writing at its finest-enlightening, accessible, and told with irresistible enthusiasm. Shubin makes us see ourselves and our world in a completely new light. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik-the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006-tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today's most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.
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Dory fantasmagory book 57/8/2023 Nugget, or that she believes there are at least seven (mostly) hospitable monsters living in our house…but then again, I can’t be sure. I don’t think that Emily has a bearded fairy godmother named Mr. Both talk to themselves incessantly, invent wild fantasies in their play, wear strange things around the house, and will stop at nothing to get the attention of their older siblings. I’m beginning to feel like Dory (nicknamed Rascal) and Emily are actually the same person (wait, are they?). It’s possible that I’ve lost perspective on this 153-page gem, because I have, by request, read it upwards of ten times to my four year old in the past month (and don’t think that her seven-year-old brother doesn’t listen in at every chance he gets). (After all, it was written by a former first-grade teacher.) If you really want to impress people with how in the know you are, you should buy the book this month, instead of waiting until next month, and then you should give it to everyone you know-regardless of whether it’s their birthday or not. One book that all the Book People will be talking about this holiday season is Abby Hanlon’s Dory Fantasmagory (Ages 5-9), an illustrated early-chapter book featuring one of the spunkiest, most imaginative, most genuinely real six-year-old girls to grace the pages of children’s literature. Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey7/8/2023 In London 1942, Stella meets Dan, a US airman, quite by accident. The next morning a mysterious letter arrives - and when she can't help but open it, she finds herself drawn inexorably into the story of two lovers from another time. Having fled from her abusive boyfriend and with nowhere to go, Jess stumbles onto a forgotten lane where a small, clearly unlived-in old house offers her best chance of shelter for the night. Late on a frozen February evening, a young woman is running through the streets of London. Iona Grey's prose is warm, evocative, and immediately engaging her characters become so real you can't bear to let them go. An accomplished novel from a talented writer, Letters to the Lost is the kind of love story that will sweep you away from the very first minute. Tiffany jackson grown7/7/2023 Preorder it, add it to Goodreads… you will not regret it. Links to Preorder Grown and 15 More YA Books By Black Authors From Epic Reads Except now he’s dead and the police are at the door. Behind Korey’s charm and star power hides a dark side, one that wants to control her every move, with rage and consequences. And suddenly her dream of being a professional singer takes flight.Įnchanted is dazzled by Korey’s luxurious life but soon her dream turns into a nightmare. But then legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots her at an audition. Korey was Enchanted’s ticket to stardom.īefore there was a dead body, Enchanted was an aspiring singer, struggling with her tight knit family’s recent move to the suburbs while trying to find her place as the lone Black girl in high school. All she really knows is that this isn’t how things are supposed to be. When Enchanted Jones wakes with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night, no one-the police and Korey’s fans included-has more questions than she does. I’m going to give you the summary and release date, along with the first line (in this case) and a couple of pulled quotes. I figure it can work on Tuesday or Thursday, since they both start with a T. I want to thank Aubrey The Shelf Life Chronicles for giving me this idea. And what better way, than to kick it off with Ms. I wanted to find another way (beyond featuring books I have already reviewed) to feature upcoming books that everyone can lookout for by Black authors. Filthy Rich by Virna DePaul7/7/2023 Their passion for each other is unquenchable, surprising them both with its ferocity. He is a challenge like none she has ever faced in her life. In spite of herself, Cara is drawn to this charismatic guy. Now that he's found Cara, he's not sure he can let her go, even if he should. Branden is a man who seemingly has it all-except a woman who connects with him on a physical and emotional level. Then, in a moment of heat, Cara kisses a sexy stranger at a party-only later to discover that the man is Branden Duke, her new boss, an infamous operator with a wicked reputation in bed and on the Street. The occasional night out dancing soothes Cara's soul, even as a bitter need for revenge against the man who destroyed her father makes inner peace elusive. Now Cara is at the top of her game, supporting not only herself but her mother and brother. Years ago her hardworking father, a small-time investment adviser, was wrongfully accused of fraud. Cara Michal has had to fight every step of the way to earn her place in the glittering seven-figure world of Wall Street. High finance and a sizzling office affair raise desire and passion to the boiling point in Virna DePaul's seductive new contemporary romance-perfect for fans of Carly Phillips, Lori Foster, and Molly O'Keefe. The secret mother by shalini boland7/7/2023 Aside from her grieving Tessa dealt with some strange circumstances involving a five year boy who showed up sitting in her kitchen. The one person who used to have her back and unconditional support, her husband, has started a new life leaving her to cope and grieve by herself. Her husband abandoned her when she was coping with the loss. Understandably so with her prior actions and behaviors after losing her son, it’s no wonder Tessa has suffered a breakdown in life. Tessa’s emotional state of mind was a cause for concern for the police, her husband, her boss, her neighbor, and the press. For a year and a half Tessa has been drowning in grief while Scott moved forward. Tessa and Scott are separated living separate lives. Essentially all these actions formed a mysterious and dramatic set of circumstances at unfolding the truth. She attempts to find out the answers on her own, then with the help of a neighbor. The press and journalists wanted a story from her. Tessa has a long list of questionable actions that the police wanted answers to. Tessa lost her babies, lost her husband, and was accused of abducting a young boy. Tessa’s character was emotionally unstable. 5⭐️The Secret Mother is a psychological thriller that will have you questioning every character, every behavior, every reaction, and every action. Shark in the time of saviors7/6/2023 But midway through, the story does a perfect, gradual pirouette to become both a tighter, smaller story about the struggles of a complex, flawed family while also expanding into this much, much bigger, weirder, older story about Hawaii itself. Magical healers, old Hawaiian gods, sharks rescuing children. sethįrom the outset of this incredible debut novel, I really thought I knew what sort of book I was getting into. A thoroughly unexpected, gorgeous, and devastating novel that I truly loved every single word of. Right out of the gate it's filled with magical healers, old Hawaiian gods, and sharks with unharmed kids in their mouths - feels pretty weird, right? But - without giving even an ounce of anything away - it does such an amazing, beautiful pivot - a perfect pirouette - right in the middle, becoming both a tighter, smaller story about the struggles of an incredible, vividly real family while also expanding into this much, much bigger, weirder, older story about Hawaii itself. I foolishly thought that I knew the road this novel was taking me on & what type of a book I was reading when I began. The little book about hygge7/6/2023 The first time ‘hygge’ appeared in written Danish was around the early 1800s. “Hygge” is a Danish word that originates from a Norwegian word meaning “well-being”. The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking (2016, Penguin) Coming from the fields of economics, anthropology, psychology, political science, philosophy and design, the folks at the Happiness Research Institute aim “to inform decision makers of the causes and effects of human happiness, make subjective well-being part of the public policy debate, and improve quality of life for citizens across the world”. Well, what is hygge (pronounced hoo-gah)? The concept is explained very well in The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking ( CEO of the Happiness Research Institute ( Facebook)-an independent think tank based in Copenhagen exploring why some societies are happier than others. Recently, I saw British author Hari Kunzru poking fun at Scandinavia with the following tweet: “The five stages of contemporary Scandinavian fiction: (1) Hygge, (2) Quietly despairing, (3) Wartime secrets, (4) Alcohol, rage and shame, (5) Serial murder.” I first encountered it on the art and design blog Creative Boom. The Family by Mario Puzo7/6/2023 Listening to the book gives us so much more detail about the Corleones and their fellow Mafia families. Most of us have seen the movie, I imagine, but listening to the marvelous Joe Mantegna tell the story lets us know that Mario Puzo wrote all those incredible scenes that Francis Ford Coppola turned into one of the greatest movies of the 20th century. The book upon which the movie was based, this is an astonishing feat of fiction writing. With a Note from Anthony Puzo and an Afterword by Robert J. A tale of family and society, law and order, obedience and rebellion, it reveals the dark passions of human nature played out against a backdrop of the American dream. It is the original classic that has been often imitated, but never matched. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld.Ī #1 New York Times bestseller in 1969, Mario Puzo's epic was turned into the incomparable film of the same name, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. Mario Puzo's classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon - nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Book after dragonfly in amber7/6/2023 I love people for the varied experiences that they have brought to my life. I love places for the inspiration that they stir in my soul. I love music for the way it makes me feel. With some age and a great deal of life experience I find that my love of love has moved beyond princes and fairy tales to well, everything. Would the sequel to Cinderella have included a scene where Cindy throws a plate at Charming’s head? I’d like to think so because, let’s be honest, even Prince Charmings can be total jerks sometimes. What my naive self did not realize at the time is that we never got to see the “happily ever after” and if we had, it probably wouldn’t have been quite so happy. When I was younger, I was in love with the fairy tale kind of love the kind where the prince swoops in at the last second to save the day, kiss the princess, and carry her away to their happily ever after. It’s a collection of my favorite lines of love from the Outlanderand Dragonfly in Amber books that didn’t make it to our television screens. This article was originally posted at on February 24, 2017. |