Orphaned at 12, Cameron navigates grief, puberty, and her attraction to women while living with her conservative, but well-meaning, aunt. Set in the 1990s, the story centers around Cameron Post. Her love of Miles City, Montana (Danforth’s hometown) is apparent throughout and lends to a finely painted depiction of life in the West. More coming-of-age than coming out, Danforth captures the struggle of growing up gay in small-town America without damning the town in which it takes place. The group unanimously rated The Miseducation of Cameron Post a near-perfect read. It was also the first book our group ever read together (a choice I made hoping a genuinely good book would encourage returning members). This is one of my all time favorite books. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth
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As the chilling mysteries of Cliffside Manor unravel and the eerie sins of the past are exposed, Eleanor must fight to save the fellows - and herself - from sinister forces.Įleanor Harper has been a crime reporter all of her life, and the constant exposure to violence and death has taken its toll. After the arrival of the new fellows - including the intriguing, handsome photographer Richard Banks - she begins to suspect that her predecessor chose the group with a dangerous purpose in mind. After years of covering murder and violence as a crime reporter, Eleanor hopes that being around artists and writers in this new job will be a peaceful retreat for her as much as for them.īut from her first fog-filled moments on the manor's grounds, Eleanor is seized by a sense of impending doom and realizes there's more to the institution than its reputation of being a haven for creativity. When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists' retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manor's dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a "waiting room for death". Haunting and atmospheric, The End of Temperance Dare is another thrilling audiobook from the author reviewers are calling the Queen of the Northern Gothic. Approach distance ranged from 2-400 m (median=30.8 m), number of observers ranged from 1-8 people (median=2), and duration of observation ranged from 120 minutes. Pumas we approached included adult females with nursing (n=71) and weaned (n=46) cubs, solitary independent females (n=77), solitary independent males (n=46), breeding pairs (n=5), and weaned cubs in the absence of their mother (n=11). These pumas seldom had contact with people, except in the context of puma research activities. We approached and visually observed responses of 75 radiocollared pumas on 251 occasions and 7 noncollared pumas on 5 occasions. We documented behaviors that wild pumas (Puma concolor) exhibited when approached by researchers during a 10-year study of a puma population in New Mexico. She was insistent on becoming a dancer until the first time she put pen to paper, and has been writing ever since. Rachel Bowdler grew up and still lives just outside of Manchester, on the edge of West Yorkshire. When Lachlan’s bike breaks down in Germany, he is forced to decide between the woman he has never met or the photographer winning his heart.Īn endearing tale of whirlwind romance, friendship, and adventure, Along for the Ride is a read full of charm and personality. But Lachlan still can’t bring himself to be honest with Emmy about Lucie: the girl he is infatuated with and the original reason for his road trip. And neither can deny their growing feelings. Besides, she and Lachlan agreed to be nothing more than friends.Īs they travel through beautiful cities and make due with their dwindling funds, Emmy can’t deny she is blooming. With the prospect of filling her photography book full of real, varied people and visiting her family in Germany, bright and colorful Emmy seizes the opportunity. With no roots to tie him down, Lachlan is drifting to Prague. Her luck changes when she bumps into Lachlan Sinclair, the charming yet rugged Scot who is about to tour Europe on his motorcycle. Between living with her demeaning ex-boyfriend, finding herself jobless, and struggling to make her dream a reality, aspiring photographer Emmy Vaughn has it rough, to say the least. My first question to Slootman was: Why did you write this book and how the heck did you find time to do it? How does a busy and active CEO find time to write a business book? You’ll hear directly from Slootman himself with excerpts from my one on one conversation with him. Even if you have read it, in this Breaking Analysis we’ll dig deeper into the book and share some clarifying insights and unpublished nuances of Frank’s philosophy. I’ve read it several times and if you haven’t picked it up, you should. It’s called “Amp it Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency and Elevating Intensity.”Īt Snowflake Summit last month, I was invited to interview Frank on stage about his book. This is the fundamental premise of a hard hitting new book written by Frank Slootman, chief executive of Snowflake Inc., and published earlier this year. What you need is to immediately ratchet up expectations, energy, urgency and intensity. You don’t need a slew of consultants to tell you what to do. Organizations have considerable room to improve their performance without making expensive changes to their talent, structure or fundamental business model. In this third high-octane thriller in the “seriously good” (Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Terminal List series, former Navy SEAL James Reece must infiltrate the Russian mafia and turn the hunters into the hunted.ĭeep in the wilds of Siberia, a woman is on the run, pursued by a man harboring secrets-a man intent on killing her.Ī traitorous CIA officer has found refuge with the Russian mafia with designs on ensuring a certain former Navy SEAL sniper is put in the ground. “A rare gut-punch writer, full of grit and insight, who we will be happily reading for years to come.” -Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series Get ready!”-Chris Pratt, star of The Terminal List, coming soon to Amazon Prime “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Meanwhile, “The children, in their pajamas, watch the proceedings over television.”īabar and Father Christmas was published after Jean’s untimely death. Babar and Celeste award Professor Grifaton a medal as Benefactor of Celesteville. The book concludes with a scene of transitions. From the captain’s cabin to the ballroom and kitchen, it is well-appointed. There is an incredible two-page spread of elephants, outfitted with illuminated helmets, rowing through the cave on inflatable rafts.įor children who are mechanically minded, there is a diagram of an excursion steamer, its cutaway interior carefully labeled. Exploring caves is his hobby.” The expedition also includes Dr. Fortunately, the well-trained adult elephants take control of the situation and turn it into a productive day: “…and you, my dear Professor, should consult with my friend Podular, the sculptor. There is a tea party with eclairs in a cave, and a medieval fair with costumes, but Alexander also falls into a tunnel. But the professor also has children, Nadine and Colin, and the combined families create some imaginative if risky events. The considerate old lady arrives with presents for Babar’s children, Pom, Flora, and Alexander. The plot involves several mishaps and near-disasters, with a reward at the end. Unsure if he is friend or foe, she claims not to remember her own name or how she’d come to be in the clearing. But after a struggle over a plaid she tried to “borrow,” she awakens in a strange bed with a strange man seated in a chair beside her. Kidnapped and forced to wed her clan’s enemy, Allissaid MacFarlane had risked death to escape. He’d have to take her back to his castle and tend her wounds to learn that. Having hit her head when he’d tackled her to the ground, the woman was now unconscious and couldn’t explain how she had ended up bruised and naked in his woods. For fans of Outlander, New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands’ newest installment of the Highland Brides series brings us a sweeping tale of passion as a laird’s swim in a loch leads to the love of a lifetime.Īn invigorating swim in the loch was exactly what Calan Campbell, Laird of Kilcairn, needed after defeating his enemies in battle. What he didn’t need was a thief running away with his plaid while he swam. Calan gave chase and managed to catch the lad, only the lad turned out to be a lass, and obviously a lady. Renegades was a fun read, and I did enjoy it and I will definitely be wanting to read the rest of the series because the concept of the story is incredibly intriguing. Nova is loyal to her villainous ties, but how far does that loyalty go? A justice seeking member of the Renegades who is after the villanous Nightmare, and believes in Nova and her capabilities. However, as she works through her plan, she meets Adrian. Nova has every reason to dislike the Renegades and starts a mission for revenge and vengeance. But to the villans they once overthrew they are glorified and oppressive, hardly the heroes they make themselves out to be. Now they are the rulers, the law makers and a constant symbol of hope and peace to people. Synopsis: In a world where society crumbled as those with powers battled and fought one and other, the Renegades were successful, they protected the powerless and became beacons of hope, they became leaders tasked with keeping the peace. Renegades, by Marissa Meyer is an interesting and entertaining twist on the idea of heroes and villains. It seems amusing to us now, with our current knowledge of that world, with its crushing atmospheric pressure and sulfuric acid rain, that it was once imagined to be swampy and jungle-like. All he said about “All Summer in a Day” was that it was set on a world where summer lasts only a couple hours and comes only once every seven years, and a bunch of schoolkids lock a classmate in a closet so that she misses it. The Crowd, which I blogged about before). For “Week 17” of the Deal Me In 2014 Short Story Reading Challenge, I drew the four of diamonds, which I had assigned to a story I’ve really been looking forward to reading, Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day.” The director of The Center for Ray Bradbury Studies here in Indianapolis had tantalizingly summarized it for me one day after a meeting of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library’s book club, so I added it to my DMI2014 roster and have been waiting patiently “all year.” I’ve mentioned before that he has a knack for telling one the gist of a Bradbury story in such a way that one really wants to read it (e.g. |