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10 Best “Couldn’t Put Down” Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump

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While frequent blockages in the coronavirus pandemic have allowed a wider reading public, they were also a significant contributor to people refusing to read “Dalgona Coffee” recipes, much less a novel. It is understandable. It seems a lot more effortless to start an endless Netflix affair than to jump into the big unknown of a new book. Fortunately, every weekend brings new opportunities and new books to traverse. While there is no way to prevent reading slumps, more books are still available for treatment. With new bestsellers launching every week, it might be difficult to track and identify what suitsRead News

Local Financial Planner Shares Advice Through Books | Features | themercury.com

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It’s easy to get overwhelmed when reading tips on how to best save money for the future, says Jamie Bosse, a financial planner in Manhattan. Bosse wants to help people stay out of financial trouble without having to find out the hard way. Bosse has self-published three books with money-saving tips for people of all ages. She said making a plan can be as simple as changing one habit at a time. “Doing the little things really add up in the long run,” she said. Bosse’s interest in financial planning came from personal experience. While she was a student atRead News

New Books for Teachers: Threats to American Democracy, Early History of Gay Rights, and More

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The latest and upcoming books from the UW faculty include those from the Department of Political Science, the Department of History, the Jackson School of International Studies, and the Department of American Ethnic Studies. Political experts often point to federalism as a test of the strength of any party in the American democracy; In their opinion, the state government influences the lives of citizens more directly and thus counterbalances the domination of one party at the national level. But as Jake Grumbach explains in his new book, Laboratories Against Democracy, the issues and interests that guided national party agendas, suchRead News

Books as a window

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Who is your favorite literary character? Why are they your favorite? Is it because you can identify with the character? Literature is often a mirror. We find a book and a character in which we see ourselves and who have similar life experiences. Books are wonderful mirrors, but more importantly, they are windows. Books allow readers to discover worlds, cultures and people they would never know beyond the pages of a book. People who read a variety of books are more empathetic. Various books help readers understand that the world we live in is a complex and beautiful world. WhyRead News

What’s a queer children’s book to do?

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Recently, my five-year-old son brought home a picture book from our local library called Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, and when he asked me to read it before bed that night, I felt a deep sense of resignation. The book’s cover features two smiling groomsmen in tight suits standing under a gazebo and a tiny flower girl, about my son’s age, wearing a bright yellow dress. The girl is Chloe, and one of the men, Bobby, is her favorite uncle: “He took her rowing on the river. He taught her the names of the stars.” Just a few pages later, Bobby bringsRead News

On the shelf: These new books will appeal to young readers with attractive illustrations

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Sometimes a picture really says more than a thousand words. These new books feature captivating illustrations that will captivate readers of all ages. “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” illustrated by Nicola Slater (Chronicle Books, ages birth – 3) Grow little readers by singing along with the happy, fun animals in this board book. Repetition is the name of the game with this one. Enjoying! “CoComelon: Sweet, Sweet Bedtime” adapted by May Nakamura (Simon Spotlight, ages birth – preschool) Yes, CoComelon is still the best kids show on YouTube with over 100 million subscribers) and #1 on Netflix. But if youRead News

80 books every man should read

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In 2015, Esquire published a list of “80 Books Every Man Should Read.” It wasn’t our best moment. The list claimed to be “completely biased” and it was indeed so. We’ve received criticism from every corner of the internet and we deserved it. Only one title (Hard to Find a Good Man) was written by a woman, and less than ten were written by men of color. It was also quite a boring set. In 2016, we published a new, improved list: “80 Books Everyone Should Read”, selected by eight female luminaries of literature, including Michiko Kakutani, Roxane Gay andRead News

12 books on U.S. divisive policy and implications for climate action

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The final decisions in the Supreme Court’s election period 2021-2022 should prompt a major reconsideration on the part of climate activists and communicators. Commentary Here’s why. While liberal activists have spent decades trying to turn positive public opinion polls into effective policies, conservatives spent those decades creating the conservative court that simply rejected public opinion polls on gun control (60% of Americans want stricter gun control laws), climate change (65% believes that the government should do more in the field of climate change) and abortion (61% say it should be legal in all or most cases). Clearly, creating greater publicRead News

6 Books to Read For Survivors of Total Tragedy

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Severe stress – a specific and serious condition of mental illness, but one that remains unknown to DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) – is one of the most misunderstood psychological conditions. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network describes trauma as “exposure to children for a wide range of traumatic events — often traumatic, socially – and numerous, long-term consequences of these traumatic events. survivors of traumatic trauma often seek reassurance, knowledge, and hope.The books follow these great resources to meet these needs. 1. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma What happens ifRead News

Trailer helps woman bring books to Clear Lake readers

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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) – When Ashley Bruce Lumpkin moved to Clear Lake from Georgia, she was sad to see that there is no separate store in the community. “The library here is great, but I’ve realized that I still like to own the books I love,” Bruce Lumpkin said. “There’s no independent bookstore to buy them, and the nearest one is like an hour away.” Her desire to have a bookstore closer to her is what led to The Clear Lake Book Project, a mobile trailer with books for sale. Currently, the trailer is open on Thursdays at Main,Read News

Battle over sex and gender in books divides a Texas town

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The unprecedented book battle began in January when Doug Charles, chairman of a local political action committee, emailed Prosper Independent School District officials about 82 of his more than 375,000 books. Activists said there was evidence of obscenity on several pages of the books. A mother, a member of the PAC council, urged the sheriff to launch a criminal investigation into the district. Titles include “The Music of What Happens,” a young adult book about a gay-male relationship, and “The Magic Misfits,” a series of children’s books whose characters include a girl adopted by two fathers. The PAC allocated theRead News

3 inspiring books that everyone should read this summer, according to life coaches

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Books can make us smarter, refresh our perspectives, and help us escape the minutiae of everyday life, but there’s a lesser-known benefit of reading that can be even more powerful. “Reading is one of the most affordable personal growth tools we have at our disposal,” says Lucía García-Giurgiu, life coach and holistic psychotherapist. “There is so much valuable knowledge that you can learn from books and put into practice in your own life…and eventually, that knowledge becomes wisdom, it becomes second nature.” Some consider summer to be the best season to read: even if you’re not going on vacation, theRead News

Love books to warm up your summer

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Mr. Wrong Number is a fun romantic comedy that features a heroine prone to great misfortunes. Olivia Marshall moved back home to Omaha from Chicago after she was fired, dumped by her boyfriend, and then she accidentally set fire to her apartment building and all of her belongings. So she temporarily moves in with her brother – and his roommate, Colin Beck, whom Olivia has hated since she overheard him calling her a “little weirdo” when she was 15. Colin is even hotter now, she realizes when she sees him on her first morning there, when she is drunk andRead News

Book Pages: Finding an old list of favorite books hidden on the shelves

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In pre-Internet days, when the caterwaul of a dial-up modem was an impossibly annoying dream, books were the place to go when we wanted to explore provocative material. Like lists. (What did you think I meant?) Lists are provocative for the following reasons: 1) What’s on them; 2) What has remained. Then when you needed a present for someone you didn’t know well or you just didn’t want to walk more than five steps into the store, there were books—sometimes small and narrow, sometimes squat and overflowing—filled with the kind of empty factoids that we now google and find onRead News

What future for Boris Johnson? Books, columns, speeches, a return?

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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the British Party. Conservative from 1975 to 1990. Who is the next queen of England? Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Next in line after him is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. Who will be the next king of England? 1. Prince Charles. First in lineRead News

Books remain at the same price despite rising costs

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CINCINNATI – It’s been a struggle to find something that hasn’t gone up in price in recent months. But there are some items that don’t go up and include one of my favorite summer activities: books. Local booksellers hope to encourage more people to come and shop this summer. What You Need To Know With most things going up in price because of inflation, books have stayed the same Baseball game tickets, smartphones and jewelry have actually gone down in price since last year Local booksellers hope that the community turns to books this summer as a budget-friendly way toRead News

Out West Books staff suggestions for your next great read

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As part of Colorado Sun’s literature section – SunLit – we’re featuring picks from bookstore employees across the state. >> Click here for more SunLit definitions This week’s bookstore: Out West Books, 533 Main St., Grand Junction outwestbooks.co | @outwestbooks on Twitter, Instagram Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West By Heather Hansman University of Chicago Press $18January 2022 >> Purchase: Contact outwestbooks@gmail.com From the editor:     The struggles over the Rio Verde water and what will happen to it in the future are old, intractable and only getting worse as the west gets hotter and drier and more people depend on theRead News

Best selling books of 2022 (so far)

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In early 2021, even the average average reader of the best lists might well ask, “Who is Colleen?” Not so today, after a series of reviews on BookTok that pushed an impressive handful of five books by Colleen Hoover — three of those names back — to top the entire list and best seniors for the first half of 2022. It Ends with Us was #1 on the seniors list. and #1 overall in the first six months of the year; four of Hoover’s titles, including one, earned the top 10 overall, and five earned the top 10 in theRead News

10 self-help books for women and men with a chronic illness or disability

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— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. If you live with a chronic illness or disability, there will likely be times when you just can’t find the words to adequately describe your experience. We live in a capable society, one that upholds healthy people as the standard of living. People with chronic illnesses often fall through the cracks of what is considered “normal.” My favorite way to find solace in my condition is to talk to people who understand that we may never get better. During the COVID-19Read News

Scholastic Remembers Shake Check Hold Books For Choking Hazard

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Remember the Shake Look Touch book and pom pom Pom poms in books can be detachable, posing a choking danger to young children. About 185,700 (In addition, about 1,500 are sold in Canada) Recall Details These memories include the book Shake Look Touch, a luxurious book with touch and feel components for kids. The book measures 5.9 x 1.7 x 8.4 inches. The books are remembered to have pink and green pom poms attached with strings. Only books and pom pom are included in this recall. Customers should immediately take books away from young children and cut pom poms outRead News

10 New Books We Recommend This Week

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What is the number one best-selling book this week? 1. Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand, author 2. The Battle for America’s Mind by Pete Hegseth, Author 3. It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover, Author 4. By Verity Colleen Hoover, author 5. Where Chips Sing by Delia Owens, author What’s the hottest book right now? The 23 most popular books right now, according to Goodreads members: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. … “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. … The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. … “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. …Read News

OBC author Leila Mottley on the five books that inspire her

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Leila Mottley has been reading and writing since she was little, and she was named Oakland’s Youth Poet Laureate in 2018 at age 16. She read deeply and widely, following in the footsteps of her father, a playwright. But when we asked her to tell us which books meant the most to her, she picked five from her vast collection: She said the novels Sula, by Toni Morrison, and Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, are two of his absolute favourites. , as are books by Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Cade Bambara and National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. (Watch Mottley’sRead News

7 sapphire books to read on the Beach this summer

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As Juliet navigates the intersections of her own identity and grapples with leaving home for the first time, Rivera crafts a joyful coming-of-age story about finding her community even as social institutions too often favor cis-het masculinity and whiteness. Oh, and Juliet enjoys a sizzling summer romance with a cool, motorcycle-riding librarian. What more could you want?! The Perks of Loving A Wallflower by Erica Ripley (Forever) Erica Ripley, The Perks of Loving A Wallflower The Perks of Loving A Wallflower by Erica Ripley If you enjoyed Bridgerton but wondered where the hell the corset-ripping queers were, The Perks ofRead News

10 best books under 300 pages to round off your reading challenge

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Every year on New Years Eve you make a resolution to read at least X number of books a year, the number usually ranges from 10 to 100, but halfway through the year you look at your books read (spoiler: it’s zero) and give up on the challenge altogether . While it may not be possible to start at the beginning of the year and read through your challenge from scratch, it is in fact possible to save your reading goal. Reading short and powerful books is a productive habit that everyone should develop. While not everyone can complete theirRead News

Scholastic Recalls Shake Look Touch Books Due to the Dangers of Choking

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Recalled Shake Look Touch Book with Bobbles The pom poms on the book can detach and pose a choking hazard to small children. Approximately 185,700 (Additional approximately 1,500 sold in Canada) Recall Details This recall affects the Shake Look Touch book, a plush book with touch-and-feel components intended for young children. The books measure 5.9 x 1.7 x 8.4 inches. The recalled books have pink and green pompoms attached with string. Only books with pom poms are affected by this recall. Consumers should take the book away from young children immediately and cut off the pompoms from the book. ConsumersRead News

“Aklemt”: Parents slapped for donating their daughter’s books as punishment

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Members of a popular internet forum have revolted after a woman explained how her book-loving niece sadly ended up without books. In a viral Reddit post posted to r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/aitabibliophile (aka the original poster or OP) said he shares that love of books, but revealed how his sister’s disdain for reading sparked a great conflict between the family. members Entitled, “[Am I the idiot] for telling my sister and [brother-in-law] that they are ‘a shitty excuse for parents’ after finding out they threw away my nieces’ books?” the publication has received nearly 8,000 votes and 1,400 comments in theRead News

How to read the Game of Thrones books in order

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No one understands the pending game as fans of Game of Thrones. Devotees of the epic fantasy series by George R.R. Martin has been stuck for more than a decade since the last novel, A Dance with Dragons, was released in 2011, and the author has been pushing it since the release date of his next book. (One point of clarification here: the HBO series based on the novels is called Game of Thrones, after the first novel. The series of collective novels is titled A Song of Ice and Fire.) “Winter Wind will be a great book,” Martin wroteRead News

With book bans on the rise, librarians are under attack

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Listen carefully and respectfully. Try to elicit a specific reason for their concern, whether they have read the entire work or only parts of it, and a specific action they would like the library to take. Don’t promise to act or appear to agree with the person. Why are some books challenged challenges? The top three reasons for objectionable material reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom are: the material was considered “sexually explicit”, the material contained “offensive language” the material was “inappropriate for any age group” How are books challenged? Every year, libraries across the United States report hundredsRead News

The best books to take you through Berlin, Germany

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What does it mean if something is novel? Story Meaning (Insert 1 of 2) 1a: new and not similar to anything known or used New technologies cause modern problems. b: The transmission of a new coronavirus news novel mutation has not been previously detected. What does it mean to tell a story? If something new and original has never been seen, used or even thought about in the past, call it a story. What is the example of novel? Examples of contemporary books include: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Wuthering Heights with Emily Brontë Moby Dick and Herman Melville. WhatRead News