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Stand Against Bland

Author : Sylvester Chauke
Publisher : Blackbird Books
ISBN 13 : 1990907016
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Stand Against Bland written by Sylvester Chauke and published by Blackbird Books. This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ulti-award-winning Sylvester Chauke is a self-confessed Madonna crazy, entrepreneur and founder of DNA Brand Architects. After an illustrious career as the national marketing manager for Nando’s South Africa, Sylvester joined broadcasting giant MTV Networks Africa as its director of marketing and communication. In 2012, Sylvester established DNA Brand Architects, a marketing and brand consultancy that works with some of the most revered brands on the continent including Vodacom, Pernod Ricard, SABMiller, Boardmans and Steers. Being a change leader, Chauke has a unique approach, ‘stand against bland’, which has allowed him to stand out as a powerful creative and marketing force. His track record is undeniable and his reign as the country’s number one marketing maverick keeps teaching the rest of us why we must choose to Stand Against Bland. This book illustrates the colourful career of a man often referred to as ‘the dancing CEO’ – due to his tradition of bringing dancing into the office – and also takes readers inside the mind of a man who has stood out, brilliantly and consistently, from the rest.

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders

Author : Linda Sarsour
Publisher : 37 Ink
ISBN 13 : 1982105178
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders written by Linda Sarsour and published by 37 Ink. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women’s March, shares an “unforgettable memoir” (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country. On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn, nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed in a hijab for the first time. She saw in the mirror the woman she was growing to be—a young Muslim American woman unapologetic in her faith and her activism, who would discover her innate sense of justice in the aftermath of 9/11. Now heralded for her award-winning leadership of the Women’s March on Washington, Sarsour offers a “moving memoir [that] is a testament to the power of love in action” (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow). From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the streets of Washington, DC, Linda’s experience as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find one’s voice and use it for the good of others. We follow Linda as she learns the tenets of successful community organizing, and through decades of fighting for racial, economic, gender, and social justice, as she becomes one of the most recognized activists in the nation. We also see her honoring her grandmother’s dying wish, protecting her children, building resilient friendships, and mentoring others even as she loses her first mentor in a tragic accident. Throughout, she inspires you to take action as she reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders. In this “book that speaks to our times” (The Washington Post), Harry Belafonte writes of Linda in the foreword, “While we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother Malcolm X.” This is her story.

Uprising

Author : Douglas L. Bland
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1926577000
Total Pages : 725 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Uprising written by Douglas L. Bland and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A root cause of terrorism in far-away countries, Canadians are told, is poor, desperate young people who turn their frustrations and anger on their "rich oppressors." Uprising brings this scenario home to Canada. When impoverished, disheartened, poorly educated, but well-armed aboriginal young people find a modern revolutionary leader in the tradition of 1880s rebellion leader Louis Riel, they rally with a battle cry "Take Back the Land!" Theirs is a fight to right the wrongs inflicted on them by "the white settlers." They know their minority force cannot take on all Canada. They don't need to. A surprise attack on the nation's most vulnerable assetsits abundant energy resourcessends the Canadian Armed Forces scrambling and politicians reeling. Over a few tension-filled days as the battles rage, the frantic prime minister can only watch as the insurrection paralyzes the country. But when energy-dependent Americans discover the southward flow of Canadian hydroelectricity, oil, and natural gas is halted, they do not remain passive. Although none of Canada's leaders saw it coming, the shattering consequences unfold with the same plausible harmony by which quiet aboriginal protests decades ago became the eerie premonitions of today's stand-offs and "days of action."

For Freddie

Author : Rachael Bland
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1789291356
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book For Freddie written by Rachael Bland and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The inspirational memoir from the founder of the You, Me and the Big C podcast, Rachael Bland. Courageous and life-affirming, this is a mother's final gift to her son. My beautiful son, I so wish that I didn't have to leave you now. But believe me, I tried EVERYTHING I could to stay around for you, and for every moment I could eke out of this life. From the outset, it was not a fair fight. My cancer was too big, and too aggressive, and we didn't start on a level playing field. You were fourteen months old and at the beginning I was so full of fierce intention that we could get past this. I would lay you in your cot each night and silently communicate from my mind to yours, 'I will do this Freddie, I will gladly take whatever they throw at me if it means we can stay together'. In 2016, beloved broadcaster and journalist Rachael Bland was diagnosed with cancer. Shortly afterwards she made the brave decision to share her story, and she spoke with beautiful poignancy through her blog and podcast, You, Me and the Big C. Having been told that she only had a matter of months left to live and writing this in what were sadly her final days, Rachael brings her warmth, courage and humour to the page in this heart-warming and heart-breaking story. Part memoir, part advice, For Freddie beautifully encapsulates the grace and fearlessness in which Rachael lived her life. This is her legacy and an incredible final gift to her son. Includes moving contributions from Richard Bacon, Tony Livesey, Emma Barnett, Shelagh Fogarty, Mark Pougatch, Chris Stark and many more.

Get It How You Live

Author : Synethia S. Bland
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781481071741
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Get It How You Live written by Synethia S. Bland and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get It How You Live is an Urban Fiction Novel. Nine months pregnant Evelyn discovers her boyfriend Rob is cheating on her. In a hurry to seek revenge for all the pain he has caused her. Eve goes to the gym where she meets Cash, a big time Dope dealer from Newark. Cash runs his drug operation in and out of South Philly. When Cash gets arrested for murder. Eve takes over his drug empire without his consent. Thing's heat up when Bobby, Cash's right hand man catches Rob coming out of the stash house. Eve orders a hit out on Bobby. Shortly after Eve is killed. Leaving three children behind Eve oldest daughter Synethia who's only 6 years old is forced to raise her 2 siblings. With no mom or dad to run to for guidance Synethia finds herself in the street experiencing Prostitution, Transporting Drugs, Writing Bad Checks any and everything leading to the almighty dollar. Synethia gets pregnant at 15. Since their are more more mouths to feed, she turns trick and works in the Vagina Diner. Searching for a better life Synethia goes to school then becomes a Nurse. Normal life is Great until Synethia past catches up to her and her daughter Destiny gets kidnapped. With Destiny life on the line will Synethia fold and go to the Police or will she go back to the streets and do what she knows best.....

Bland Fanatics

Author : Pankaj Mishra
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374711909
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Bland Fanatics written by Pankaj Mishra and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging, controversial collection of critical essays on the political mania plaguing the West by one of the most important public intellectuals of our time. In America and in England, faltering economies at home and failed wars abroad have generated a political and intellectual hysteria. It is a derangement manifested in a number of ways: nostalgia for imperialism, xenophobic paranoia, and denunciations of an allegedly intolerant left. These symptoms can be found even among the most informed of Anglo-America. In Bland Fanatics, Pankaj Mishra examines the politics and culture of this hysteria, challenging the dominant establishment discourses of our times. In essays that grapple with the meaning and content of Anglo-American liberalism and its relations with colonialism, the global South, Islam, and “humanitarian” war, Mishra confronts writers such as Jordan Peterson, Niall Ferguson, and Salman Rushdie. He describes the doubling down of an intelligentsia against a background of weakening Anglo-American hegemony, and he explores the commitments of Ta-Nehisi Coates and the ideological determinations of The Economist. These essays provide a vantage point from which to understand the current crisis and its deep origins.

Piggy Boy's Blues

Author : Nakhane Toure
Publisher : Blackbird Books
ISBN 13 : 1928337104
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Piggy Boy's Blues written by Nakhane Toure and published by Blackbird Books. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nakhane Toure's debut novel, Piggy Boy's Blues, is for all intents and purposes a portrait of the M. family. Centred mostly on the protagonist, Davide M., and his return to Alice the town of his birth, the novel portrays a Xhosa royal family past its prime and glory. Davide's journey, from the city to pastoral Alice for peace and quiet, is not what he or the characters living in the forgotten and dilapidated house have bargained for. His return disturbs and troubles the silence and day-to-day practices that his uncle, Ndimphiwe, and the man he lives with have kept, resulting in a series of tragic events. Set mostly in the Eastern Cape (modern and historical) - in Alice and Port Elizabeth, Piggy Boy's Blues is a novel about boundaries, the intricacies of love and how the members of the M. family sometimes fail at navigating them.

The Midnight Train

Author : Debra Witherspoon-Bland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781466986619
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book The Midnight Train written by Debra Witherspoon-Bland and published by . This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stormy and her childhood friend Kerra had to try to overcome various obstacles while serving a one-year prison sentence. Kerra is yet to convince Stormy that her child's father is no good for her, especially after he left the two of them to take the blame for drugs that he had hidden in his vehicle. Despite Kerra's perception of Stormy's boyfriend, she is still very eager to get back home to him after being paroled. But there may be a change of plans after a couple of unimaginable incidents happen on the train ride home.

Is This Anything?

Author : Jerry Seinfeld
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982112743
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Is This Anything? written by Jerry Seinfeld and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in twenty-five years from “one of our great comic minds” (The Washington Post) features Seinfeld’s best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. “Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders,” Seinfeld writes. “So I have everything I thought was worth saving from forty-five years of hacking away at this for all I was worth.” For this book, Jerry Seinfeld has selected his favorite material, organized decade by decade. In this “trove of laugh-out-loud one-liners” (Associated Press), you will witness the evolution of one of the great comedians of our time and gain new insights into the thrilling but unforgiving art of writing stand-up comedy.

The State of Black America

Author : William B. Allen
Publisher : Encounter Books
ISBN 13 : 1641772670
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book The State of Black America written by William B. Allen and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incisive collection of essays that reveals the past, present, and future strength of black America as the best hope for a nation that has lost faith in itself. "A much-needed antidote to the madness-inducing contradiction of woke orthodoxy." —The Honorable Judge Janice Rogers Brown In a nation that is tearing itself apart over race, trying to speak honestly about the state of black America is a perilous task. Candor and thoughtfulness are often drowned by hysteria, expediency, and sentimentalism. The State of Black America seeks to restore these sorely needed virtues to the present discourse, assembling a company of scholars who confront our nation’s troubled racial history even as they bear witness to the promise the American heritage contains for blacks. The essays in this volume bring clarity to the murky darkness of America’s race debates, reviewing and building upon the latest scholarship on the character, shape, and tendencies of life for black Americans. Together, they tell a story of black America’s astounding success in integrating into mainstream American culture and propose that black patriotism is the key to overcoming what problems remain. Featuring scholarship from a variety of disciplines, including history, economics, social science, and political philosophy, The State of Black America offers to the world a “toolbox” of intellectual resources to aid careful and sound thinking on one of the most fraught issues of our time. Featuring contributions from W. B. Allen, Mikael Rose Good, Edward J. Erler, Robert D. Bland, Glenn C. Loury, Ian V. Rowe, Precious D. Hall, Daphne Cooper, Star Parker, and Robert Borens.

Preserving Charleston's Past, Shaping Its Future

Author : Sidney Bland
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Preserving Charleston's Past, Shaping Its Future written by Sidney Bland and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1994-10-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the post-Civil War period, Southern women slowly shook loose from the longstanding image of the lady on the pedestal and, through club work and group association, developed independence and began to affect public life. One such notable new woman was Charleston's Susan Pringle Frost (1873-1960). This book recounts the life story of this active woman, describing her background, philosophy, and accomplishments in the area of advancing the image of the woman in society. A member of an illustrious old family, Frost constantly challenged convention, as a federal district court stenographer, as a real estate woman with an office in the professional district, as a women's rights advocate. She helped get women admitted to the College of Charleston and headed city and state National Woman's Party efforts to achieve women's suffrage and later, the Equal Rights Amendment. Bland asserts that Frost is chiefly important, however, as an historic preservationist. In a rapidly expanding sweep, beginning about 1909, Miss Frost bought and renovated numerous houses in the historic East Battery ristrict. Indebtedness mounted, and to aid her efforts she founded and for many years headed the Preservation Society of Charleston. On several Charleston civic commissions and, in her seventies, still a member of the Zoning Board, Susan Frost was a life-long worker for city betterment and tirelessly monitored Charleston preservation efforts. Preserving Charleston's Past, Shaping Its Future shows how a preservation pioneer, Susan Pringle Frost, helped shape the Southern new woman image and served as a role model for women of all generations.

Would Like to Meet

Author : Rachel Winters
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525542310
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Would Like to Meet written by Rachel Winters and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you fall in love like they do in the movies? It's Evie Summers's job to find out. Because if she can't convince her film agency's biggest client, Ezra Chester, to write the romantic-comedy screenplay he owes producers, her career will be over. The catch? He thinks rom-coms are unrealistic--and he'll only put pen to paper if Evie shows him that it's possible to meet a man in real life the way it happens on the big screen. Cynical Evie might not believe in happily ever after, but she'll do what it takes to save the job that's been her lifeline . . . even if it means reenacting iconic rom-com scenes in public. Spilling orange juice on a cute stranger? No problem. Leaving her number in books all over London to see who calls? Done. With a little help from her well-meaning friends--and Ben and Anette, the adorable father-daughter duo who keep witnessing her humiliations--Evie is determined to prove she can meet a man the way Sally met Harry. But can a workaholic who's given up on love find a meet-cute of her very own?

All Gomorrahs are the Same

Author : Thenjiwe Mswane
Publisher : Blackbird Books
ISBN 13 : 192070387X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book All Gomorrahs are the Same written by Thenjiwe Mswane and published by Blackbird Books. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This epic tale is narrated through the eyes of three women. Makhosi, who seems to be angry with the world and unable to find the language to make her mother, and sister understand her ‘anger’. Duduzile, Makhosi’s mother. A working-class mother who feels herself lose touch with her daughter. Nonhle, Makhosi’s younger sister, who watches her sister grow while the gap between her sister and mother widen and them continuously miss each other. This story lets the reader into the very complicated generational conversations within black families on a varying a range of issues, womanhood, parenting, sexuality, sexual abuse and most importantly, mental health, addiction and loss. Is this a heavy read? Yes! But it is also the most enlightening read you will come across this year. on and loss.

Dead Time

Author : Eleanor Taylor Bland
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312977191
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book Dead Time written by Eleanor Taylor Bland and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-05-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black, female, widowed, and relocated from Chicago to Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, homicide detective Marti MacAlister is confronted with small-town attitudes. When Marti and her partner, Matthew "Vik" Jessenovik, investigate the murder of an elderly woman at a live-in hotel, and discover two homeless children may have seen the killer, the case becomes urgent.

Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change

Author : Brittney Cooper
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338815458
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change written by Brittney Cooper and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Eloquent Rage comes a powerful, groundbreaking picture book debut introducing young readers to ten revolutionary Black women -- both historical and contemporary -- who changed the world for the better, inspiring readers today to know their strength, to be brave, and to STAND UP! “A breakthrough... this force of nature is becoming one of our fiercest voices in the new generation of African-American thinkers.” -- Essence Bestselling author Brittney Cooper is a leading Black feminist voice of our times. From her New York Times bestseller Eloquent Rage, selected by Emma Watson as an "Our Shared Shelf Book," to her frequent guest appearances on MSNBC, to her regular features on Cosmopolitan.com and Salon.com, and her TED Talk with over 800K views, there's no question Brittney Cooper is one of the most preeminent Black influencers of today. Now, this author, professor, activist, and cultural critic brings her immense talents to the children's space with a seven-title publishing deal at Scholastic, spanning from picture books to middle grade, and launching with this momentous picture book debut: Stand Up! Stand Up! tells the story of ten historic female figures who changed the world by standing up for what's right, including legendary Civil Rights activists like Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks and spanning to contemporary role models like Bree Newsome, who removed the confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds, and Mari Copeny, a youth activist who fought for clean water in Flint, Michigan. This inspirational biographical collection will live side by side with bestselling classics like Little Leaders and She Persisted yet offers a wholly original, powerful new voice and approach that make this story so singular, personal, and groundbreaking. Cooper's enlightening text depicts both famous and unsung Black women who took a stand and made the world a better place for future generations. Each heroic figure is interconnected by a united quest for equity, and offers young readers a stirring, inspirational call to action, reminding them that they are mighty too, and can be forces for change when they stand up!

The Making Of

Author : Brecht Evens
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
ISBN 13 : 9781787330757
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Making Of written by Brecht Evens and published by Jonathan Cape. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peterson, a moderately successful artist, is finally given a chance to shine at the Beerpoele biennial festival. However, upon arrving in the village, he realises the festival is a little more amateur and its organisers a little more laid-back than he had expected. Still hoping for his fifteen minutes of fame, Peterson takes matters into his own hands and tries to rally the other participants with a grandiose project. It will not go to plan. The Making Of is a graphic novel like no other. It explodes from the confines of the page with the unique and unmistakable style that has made Brecht Evens an international sensation.

The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit

Author : Eleanor Fitzsimons
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 168335687X
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit written by Eleanor Fitzsimons and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sunday Times Best Book of the Year: The “informative and entertaining” first major biography of the trailblazing, controversial children’s author (The Washington Post). Born in 1858, Edith Nesbit is today considered the first modern writer for children and the inventor of the children’s adventure story. In The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit, award-winning biographer Eleanor Fitzsimons uncovers the little-known details of her life, introducing readers to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw. Through Nesbit’s letters and archival research, Fitzsimons reveals “E.” to have been a prolific lecturer and writer on socialism and shows how Nesbit incorporated these ideas into her writing, thereby influencing a generation of children—an aspect of her literary legacy never before examined. Fitzsimons’s riveting biography brings new light to the life and works of this remarkable writer and woman. “Meticulous and invaluable...exceptionally illuminating and detailed.” —The Wall Street Journal “Fitzsimons handily reassembles the hundreds of intricate, idiosyncratic parts of the miraculous E. Nesbit machine.” —The New York Times Book Review “I’ve always loved the work of E. Nesbit—The Railway Children and Five Children and It are my favorites—but I knew nothing about the extraordinary, surprising life of this great figure in children’s literature . . . so gripping that I read [it] in two days.” —Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times-bestsellingauthor of The Happiness Project “A charming, lively, and old-fashioned biography . . . highly readable.” —Publishers Weekly “A terrific book.” —Neil Gaiman