Monthly Archives: February 2022

Miracle Workers – Simon Rich

February 28, 2022
Comedy
Now a hit TBS comedy: Miracle Workers is “a near perfect work of humor” (NPR) about two underpaid angels working in the Department of Miracles.  Welcome to Heaven, Inc., the grossly mismanaged corporation in the sky. For as long as anyone can remember, the founder and CEO (known in some circles as “God”) has been phoning it in. Lately, he’s been spending most of his time on the golf course. And when he does show up at work, it’s not to resolve wars or end famines, but ...

From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life – Arthur C. Brooks

February 27, 2022
Health
The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic’s happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs. What can we do, starting now, to make our ...

Essential Life Skills For Teens – David Skiddy

February 27, 2022
Non-Fiction
Beyond Classwork – How to prepare for a successful adult life to achieve your dreams and live life how you want to. How prepared are you to leave the nest and start living on your own – away from your parents’ shadows? Are you about to be of age but feel inadequate to move out and run a household on your own? Would you like to understand the 8th wonder of the world – adulthood and everything in between? Adulthood comes with its share of ...

The Nineties – Chuck Klosterman

February 26, 2022
Society
From the bestselling author of But What if We’re Wrong, a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about the sin of trying too hard, during the greatest shift in human consciousness of any decade in American history. It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between, one presidential election was allegedly decided by Ross Perot while another was plausibly decided by Ralph Nader. In the beginning, almost every name ...

This Woven Kingdom – Tahereh Mafi

February 25, 2022
Young Adult
Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people—bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic, romantic trilogy inspired by Persian mythology. To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of ...

The Violin Conspiracy – Brendan Slocumb

February 24, 2022
Mystery
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! A riveting page-turner about a Black classical musician’s desperate quest to recover his lost family heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world. “This novel, which will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page, is sure to be a favorite in 2022.” —The Washington Post Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. If he’s lucky, he’ll get a job at the hospital ...

How to Write a Paragraph using Study Skills: 5 Simple Steps to Writing Powerful Paragraphs – Stephanie Reeves

February 24, 2022
Non-Fiction
Do you struggle to get someone to engage in writing tasks? Are you starting to dread the white page on your laptop screen? Faced with an assignment or inspired to write a novel but don’t know where to start? Fed up with procrastinating every time you open a textbook? If you’re tired of study and writing-related stress, it’s time to look at alternatives to the writing process, even if you think you already know how to write a paragraph! In How to Write A Paragraph ...

The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self – Martha Beck

February 23, 2022
Inspiration
OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A roadmap on the journey to truth and authenticity… [The Way of Integrity] is filled with aha moments and practical exercises that can guide us as we seek enlightenment.” –Oprah Winfrey Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “integrity”—needed now more than ever in these tumultuous times—is the key to a meaningful and joyful life As Martha Beck says in her book, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.” In The Way of Integrity, ...

Introduction to the Whole Food Plant Based Lifestyle to Restore Your Health – Stefan Rieder

February 23, 2022
Health
Discover proven healthy habits to restore your health so you feel good all the time! “It’s like my bible of a plant-based diet with all I need to know to live this way, very well laid out with extra information on a healthy lifestyle that is so relevant too, the whole package” There is nothing more exciting than living a lifestyle that gives you back your vitality; reveals healthy weight loss; prevents and often reverses many chronic diseases; helps you to stress less, and love ...

Putting the Rabbit in the Hat Kindle – Brian Cox

February 22, 2022
Biography
The incredible rags-to-riches story of acclaimed actor Brian Cox, best known as Succession’s Logan Roy, from a troubled, working-class upbringing in Scotland to a prolific career across theatre, film and television. From Hannibal Lecktor in Manhunter to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility. We are familiar with him on screen, but few know of his extraordinary life story. Growing up in Dundee, Scotland, Cox lost his father when he was just eight ...

Abandoned in Death – J. D. Robb

February 21, 2022
Thriller
Homicide detective Eve Dallas must untangle a twisted family history while a hostage’s life hangs in the balance—in Abandoned in Death by New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb. The woman’s body was found in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean, her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were very wrong—like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes, decades out of date. The fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon around her neck. And the ...

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention–and How to Think Deeply Again – Johann Hari

February 20, 2022
Health
Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back. “The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again “Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet In the United States, teenagers can focus on one task for only sixty-five seconds at a time, and office workers average only three minutes. Like so many of ...

The Christie Affair – Nina de Gramont

February 19, 2022
Historical
A Reese’s Book Club Pick Why would the world’s most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman’s marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge? In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s ...

AS-IS: The Roadmap to Flipping Houses – Anthony Rosado

February 19, 2022
Business
Discover how to become an expert at house flipping and get the confidence and skills you need to make your first million… even if you’re working at a dreadful 9-5. Are you tired of the rat race? Do you dream about escaping your boring job while still earning a stable income, and experiencing true financial freedom? Imagine never having to worry about your next mortgage payment. Never again having to spend hours hounding your kids for rent money. Imagine being on the path to truly ...