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“Are you Mahmoud Khalil?” The question marked the start of a politically charged odyssey that …
The majority of the audiobook is narrated by Mahmoud Khalil. One section is read by Daoud Heidami. The book is a valuable account of what happened to Mr. Khalil and countless others, and he is to be commended for bringing to light what the United States government is doing.
Contrapposto is a 2026 novel by Dave Eggers published by Alfred A. Knopf. Announced in …
From the book jacket:
Cricket Dibb, born on the American prairie, has no particular prospects or ambitions until, in grade school, he realizes he can draw. He soon meets a girl, one year older, Olympia Argyros, who is captivating and brilliant and far more worldly. Thus begins a sixty-five-year entwining of Cricket and Olympia, encompassing friendship, working partnership, and love affair.
Contrapposto is a moving and very funny novel about allies and art, and what it means to be an artist.
The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even …
A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies …
For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest …
A guide to preparing for death for both those who are dying and those around them, offers readers practical advice, …
Free EPUB download from publisher www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111705446/html
When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man …
The narrator of this audiobook, Dominic Hoffman, spoke to a class I was taking. After hearing Mr. Hoffman speak, I wanted to listen to the audiobook and was not disappointed - in fact, I enjoyed listening to the audio version more than reading the printed book.
When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from …
A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this epic saga …
Do NOT trust the "Books That Slay" website. The synopsis of Isola gets it wrong, wrong, wrong.
Do NOT trust the "Books That Slay" website. The synopsis of Isola gets it wrong, wrong, wrong.
SFPL speaker Paul Herman
permanent loan from D / June 2025
Enjoyed this so much
Because this book received the Booker Prize, I expected something different. There were some lyrical passages but overall I felt as distant from this book as the space station was from the earth.
