Laage started reading The map of salt and stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
The map of salt and stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
"In the summer of 2011, just after Nour loses her father to cancer, her mother moves Nour and her sisters …
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"In the summer of 2011, just after Nour loses her father to cancer, her mother moves Nour and her sisters …
From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science …
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A gripping tale of guilty secrets, betrayal, and racial tension, of isolation and revenge in modern-day South Africa, from the …
From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science …
Agatha Raisin series #1
When Mrs. Agatha Raisin decides to retire early to the English Cotswolds, she envisions herself enjoying …
Fourteen year old Mona is a baker but she is also a not-very-powerful wizard - her medium of choice is …
Fourteen year old Mona is a baker but she is also a not-very-powerful wizard - her medium of choice is …
Fast read, but the author and narrator (audiobook version) and I seem to disagree on a number of basic points so I was not really persuaded by a number of the arguments made.
<spoiler>I don't believe that unfettered capitalism is the best and most effective system for increasing happiness, or that Donald Trump is a good example of a successful generalist.</spoiler>
I will admit, though, that I agree with the basic premise of the book. A generalist outlook with a set of compatible skills are more often than not a better pursuit than trying to specialize entirely in something.
Oliver was a very minor mage. His familiar reminded him of this several times a day.
He only knew three …