5/31/2023 0 Comments Author jasper jones![]() ![]() There's an awful lot of literary references. But the discovery of the body is… terrifying for Charlie, and… Charlie has to help Jasper deal with this body. But the book in itself is extremely funny, I think. ![]() There's a body but it's not as grim as it might sound, is it, Jason? OK, it's 1965 in a small mining town in WA, and Charlie Bucktin is visited one night by the town outcast - Jasper Jones. It really kind of took hold and almost wrote itself. ![]() I was really just along for the ride with this book, you know. It became so much more than I'd originally intended, and I'm so glad that it did. It's also a, you know, very tentative little love story as well - Charlie falls in love for the first time, very nervously and very badly. And instead, it became a book about coming of age but it also… addressed themes of, uh, the nature of friendship and the nature of towns' secrets and myths and traditions and how they're allowed to flourish. I set out to write an Australian gothic mystery novel, but it soon became so much more than that once the characters developed and the story unfurled for me. ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments How women rise sally helgesen![]() ![]() In the book, Marshall identified twenty behaviors that often trip up high achievers in their quest to make it to the next level. The lead endorsement came from Alan Mulally, then CEO of Ford Motor Company, CEO of the Year in the United States, and one of Marshall’s superstar coaching clients: “Marshall’s proven improvement process ROCKS!” There was a gold sticker on the front cover that read: Discover the 20 Workplace Habits You Need to Break. In 2007, Marshall published his international best seller, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful. Explaining why requires a bit of background. ![]() We both immediately knew it was a great idea. I n 2015, a mutual friend and colleague, Mike Dulworth, sent the two of us-Sally and Marshall-an e-mail with the subject line “Crazy Idea!” His suggestion? That we collaborate on the book you now hold in your hands. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Claimed by rebecca zanetti![]() ![]() ![]() Shes certain a deadly enemy watches her every move, but its not until Benny kisses her that she tastes true danger. That means destroying the dark, dangerous, and desirable Benjamin Reese and everything he loves-an impossible task even before his touch arouses a passionate hunger she cant afford. All she has in this confusing new world is a desperate duty to save the innocent. ![]() Karma wishes she could remember her last name. With the mating mark she roused on his hand entwining their fates, no one will prevent him from keeping her safe and making her his, forever. But when he discovers one fragile, beautiful blonde-a woman once mated to a Kurjan, no less-every primal instinct he has buried for centuries roars to life. A vampire-demon hybrid, he fiercely protects his family, guards his brothers, and destroys the enemy without mercy. For too long, Benjamin Reese has masked his deadly skills and temper with loyalty and humor. With the mating mark she roused on his hand entwining their fates, no one will prevent him from keeping her safe and making her his forever-Back cover. About the Book For too long, Benjamin Reese has masked his deadly skills and temper with loyalty and humor. ![]() |