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Christoph Leiden is a high school English teacher in rural Maine who is in love with the town librarian. Soon, strange things occur. Christoph has puzzling dreams and memories of the pretty Izzie and his students, Nicholas and Kate. Discovering they are a part of a scientific experiment called PATHS, they band together with mysterious runaways who may hold the key to their true freedom. Views: 184
If you think the groves of academe are all stuffiness, elbow patches and greying old men... think again. Academia Obscura is an irreverent glimpse inside the ivory tower, exposing the eccentric and slightly unhinged world of university life. Take a trip through the spectrum of academic oddities and unearth the Easter eggs buried in peer reviewed papers, the weird and wonderful world of scholarly social media, and rats in underpants.Procrastinating PhD student Glen Wright invites you to peruse his cabinet of curiosities and discover what academics get up to when no one's looking. Welcome to the hidden silly side of higher education. Views: 71
Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Helen Gurley Brown's arrival at Cosmopolitan magazine in 1965, this female Mad Men-like story chronicles the legendary editor's rise to power as both a cultural icon and trailblazer who redefined what it means to be an American woman.In the mid-Sixties, Helen Gurley Brown, author of the groundbreaking Sex and the Single Girl, took over the ailing Cosmopolitan magazine and revamped it into one of the most successful brands in the world. At a time when magazines taught housewives how to make the perfect casserole, Helen reimagined Cosmo and womanhood itself, championing the independent, ambitious, man-loving single woman. Though she was married, to Hollywood producer David Brown, no one embodied the idea of the Cosmo Girl more than the Ozarks-born Helen, who willed, worked, and—yes—occasionally slept her way to the top, eventually becoming one of the most influential media players in the... Views: 67
Michelle Grant, 37, is the CEO of a small but successful company. When the business is acquired in a leveraged buyout by Wall Street tycoon Roger Hollins, 45, she worries about what changes he’ll want to impose on the company. Roger is brilliant, handsome and strong-willed yet Michelle is hesitant to cooperate, despite the her immediate attraction to him. Michelle tries to the break free of the powerfully seductive hold he has over her, but Roger is always one step ahead. Views: 39
Six-year-old Dallas is a living, breathing example of what happens when adults simply give up. Because of his uncontrollable outbursts, he is unable to keep a placement at a regular school. Enter Zoe; a twenty-six-year-old Behavior Specialist, ready to pour her heart and soul into the job. She’s on the frontline of his meltdowns, bearing the battle scars of his rage. While he sees red, Zoe sees Dallas for who he really is; a person who is breaking, but not broken. She sees a child, not a problem to be fixed. When Dallas’s behavior reaches boiling point, his schooling options are exhausted. In a last ditch attempt to remediate the formative years which are closing in on him, Zoe steps up to the plate, and teaches Dallas at home. As usual, Zoe lends a hand by helping to pick up the pieces, unprepared for how the family will suck her into their destructive vortex. As her personal life falls through the cracks, she wonders if she’ll ever meet someone who’ll take care of her, so she can stop taking care of everyone else. Told through the voices of both Dallas and Zoe, I See Red shows you a fly-on-the-wall view of the same world through two very different sets of eyes. Their story is one of determination, forgiveness, resilience, connection, and fierce unconditional love. I See Red is a novel that shows you what it means to be brave.** Views: 14
