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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 …