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A Very Punchable Face

Author : Colin Jost
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1101906324
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book A Very Punchable Face written by Colin Jost and published by Crown. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.”—Larry David NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Cosmopolitan • Vulture • Parade If there’s one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—metaphorically and, occasionally, physically. From growing up in a family of firefighters on Staten Island to commuting three hours a day to high school and “seeing the sights” (like watching a Russian woman throw a stroller off the back of a ferry), to attending Harvard while Facebook was created, Jost shares how he has navigated the world like a slightly smarter Forrest Gump. You’ll also discover things about Jost that will surprise and confuse you, like how Jimmy Buffett saved his life, how Czech teenagers attacked him with potato salad, how an insect laid eggs inside his legs, and how he competed in a twenty-five-man match at WrestleMania (and almost won). You'll go behind the scenes at SNL and Weekend Update (where he's written some of the most memorable sketches and jokes of the past fifteen years). And you’ll experience the life of a touring stand-up comedian—from performing in rural college cafeterias at noon to opening for Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall. For every accomplishment (hosting the Emmys), there is a setback (hosting the Emmys). And for every absurd moment (watching paramedics give CPR to a raccoon), there is an honest, emotional one (recounting his mother’s experience on the scene of the Twin Towers’ collapse on 9/11). Told with a healthy dose of self-deprecation, A Very Punchable Face reveals the brilliant mind behind some of the dumbest sketches on television, and lays bare the heart and humor of a hardworking guy—with a face you can’t help but want to punch.

Read the Face

Author : Eric Standop
Publisher : St. Martin's Essentials
ISBN 13 : 1250217067
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Read the Face written by Eric Standop and published by St. Martin's Essentials. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relearn the intuitive language of face reading From birth, face is our first language. We are born face readers—knowing to seek out human features and faces from the moment our eyes open. We all have the intuitive ability to read and interpret the feelings and expressions of those around us. In Read the Face, master face reader Eric Standop unlocks the power of this innate human ability, sharing his own journey to become a face reading master, along with stories that illustrate the power of this unique language. Using a combination of three different schools of face reading, along with a scientific accuracy to detect the most fleeting microexpressions, Standop is able to read personality, character, emotions, and even the state of a person’s health—all from simply glancing at their face. The book is divided into sections focusing on specific ways that face reading can offer insight, such as Health, Love, Communication, Work and Success. The stories are accompanied by detailed black and white illustrations of faces, allowing readers to observe the same features that Standop interpreted. The final section of the book outlines the meanings of dozens of facial features and face shapes, so that readers can recognize their own innate intuitive powers and develop them. Read the Face is a guide to using the ancient art and science of face reading to go beyond the surface and create the boldest life possible.

Every Day is Saturday

Author : Sarah Copeland
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452168547
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Every Day is Saturday written by Sarah Copeland and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From beloved cookbook author and recipe developer Sarah Copeland, Every Day Is Saturday brims with inspiration. More than 100 beautiful recipes that make weeknight cooking a breeze, gorgeous food and lifestyle photography, and easy-to-follow tips for cooking delicious, healthful, sustaining food provide a joyous Saturday mentality of taking pleasure in food and occasion, whatever the day of the week. Recipes cover every course, from breakfast to dessert, including dishes perfect for the life occasions of a busy family: potlucks, picnics, lazy Sundays, and casual dinners with friends. Here is a delightful and inspiring resource—in a bright and beautiful jacketed package—for weeknight cooks, weekend dreamers, and working parents who want to put great meals at the center of the table where their family gathers.

The Weekend Effect

Author : Katrina Onstad
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062440209
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Weekend Effect written by Katrina Onstad and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encroaching work demands—coupled with domestic chores, overbooked schedules, and the incessant pinging of our devices—have taken a toll on what used to be our free time: the weekend. With no space to tune out and recharge, every aspect of our lives is suffering: our health is deteriorating, our social networks (the face-to-face kind) are dissolving, and our productivity is down. The notion of working less and living more, once considered an American virtue, has given way to the belief that you must be “on” 24/7. Award-winning journalist Katrina Onstad, pushes back against this all-work, no-fun ethos. Tired of suffering from Sunday night letdown, she digs into the history, positive psychology, and cultural anthropology of the great missing weekend and how we can revive it. Onstad follows the trail of people, companies, and countries who are vigilantly protecting their time off for joy, adventure, and most important, purpose. Filled with personal and professional inspiration, The Weekend Effect is a thoughtful, well-researched argument to take back those precious 48 hours, and ultimately, to save ourselves.

This is my Life

Author : Peter Lee
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 129144128X
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book This is my Life written by Peter Lee and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Lee - Mr Spoons.... charity fundraiser, marathon runner, sea fairer, Kilmarnock lad, X Factor contestant, Britain's Got Talent contestant, Great Scot award winner, story teller ... this book has it all. Best Served with a good malt whisky!

Faces of Love, Death and Transformation

Author : Connie Marshall
Publisher : Reality Press
ISBN 13 : 1934588342
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Faces of Love, Death and Transformation written by Connie Marshall and published by Reality Press. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OPEN THE DOOR TO TRANSCENDENCE In the rain forests of northern Peru, studying with shamans, a woman completes her journey of the heart. This book is the story of that journey. Great love and great loss often go hand-in-hand, looking for ways to cope with the immense challenges of losing a loved one and day-to-day survival, Connie Marshall established a connection to a non-ordinary reality, opening a portal to allowing her to transcend the inevitable crumbling of life structures and move to new levels of understanding. Face of Love is a touchingly candid memoir that takes the reader on the author's journey in search of love, self-awareness and the discovery of past lives. Philip Gardiner, Author, Gateways to the Otherworld Connie Marshall has courageously and whole-heartedly shown the way to a deeper examination of her life, providing insights and practices for all people on the path to self-discovery to consider. OH Krill, Author, Montauk Babies This is an intriguing, deeply moving story full of interesting characters and plenty of serious conflicts. The characters are well developed and come alive on the page. The drama is filled with action and dialogue. The author creates good suspense through the way she presents the anecdotes, keeping the reader anticipating what is going to happen next. Skillfully woven memories from childhood trigger similar feelings in current situations, tying everything together in a well-knit manner. William Greenleaf, Author, The Tartarus Incident, Starjacked, Clarion, The Pandora Stone and Time Jumper When a memoir manages to empower its readers, it's a sign of a tale well told. Connie Marshall's book is utterly original and vibrantly erotic: it's a time-traveling memoir tracing a woman's past and present life stories with mysterious dignity. This book chronicles the highs of true love, the lows of failed marriages and the mixed blessings of living on this earth in human form. Marshall's mesmerizing tale vividly illustrates how life's sufferings can serve as a doorway into positive transformation, compassionate action and ultimately, peace of mind. A perfect book for women of all ages -- and the men who yearn to understand them. Kyle Roderick, Managing Editor, www.findbliss.com

THE MANY FACES OF ME

Author : Brenda Varner
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469109328
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book THE MANY FACES OF ME written by Brenda Varner and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-09-10 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on a black woman who has a multiple personality disorder. I created the characters from my experience with menopause. A multiple personality disorder is similar to menopause. The mood swings, the hot flashes, memory loss, and other symptoms. The character Sarah had a lot of bad experiences with some black men at a young age. Sarah discovered that she had other personalities at fifty- years old. The incident that made her aware of her condition could have landed her in jail. Instead it landed her in therapy. During therapy she learned about incidents with some black men that she had completely blocked out, until she is hypnotized. That is when she saw Ruby, Bella, and Shelia on video tape. I hope my readers enjoy the characters I created from The MANY FACES OF ME Brenda.

Firefly Lane

Author : Kristin Hannah
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429927844
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Firefly Lane written by Kristin Hannah and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series! In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all—beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate. Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship—jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test. Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you—and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.

The Paybackers' Club

Author : Claudia Dobson-Largie
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595271014
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book The Paybackers' Club written by Claudia Dobson-Largie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-05-19 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is murder ever justified? A friendship between four women develops after they each learn that they share a painful common bond, domestic violence. The women form The Paybackers' Club to give them a sense of empowerment. The characters are all very different in their personalities, and in their reactions to the abuse. One woman goes so far as to exact the ultimate revenge. Did the club cause her action? Join Melody, Sofie, Maxine, and Desiree as they descend into the pits of abuse, and rise again.

Highpoint

Author : Emmanuel Nwachukwu
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304575152
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Highpoint written by Emmanuel Nwachukwu and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery, thriller, and suspense-Francisca, who needs him most; Jennifer, who dotes upon him most; Mabel, who imbues him most; and Madonna, who cares about him most. Like Sherpa Tensing and Edmund Hillary, Wywarri Dave needs to reach the top of his moral victor-but there are four ladies in his life and they have equal love for him in different inviolable styles leading him to some complicated belief in moral philosophy in attempt to grapple with them and put them down to their divinities. Foute de mieux, he finds that he is caught in a whirling cleft stick-and while he is fighting to quell this tailspin, he experiences some menace of remorseless paranormal puzzling his mind. The mystery of his reincarnation. Highpoint is an indispensable high-spot of the suspenseful book, 'In The World Of Eve'.

A Story for All Americans

Author : Frank L. Grzyb
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781557531995
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book A Story for All Americans written by Frank L. Grzyb and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Story for All Americans: Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (formerly titled, Touched by the Dragon) details wartime accounts of average servicemen and women - some heroic, some frightening, some amusing, some nearly unbelievable. The work is a historical compendium of fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme format. What makes this book truly unique, however, is its absence of literary pretentiousness. Relating oral accounts, the veterans speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way. As seen through the eyes of the veterans, the stories include first-person experiences of infantry soldiers, a flight officer, a medic, a nurse, a combat engineer, an intelligence soldier, and various support personnel. Personalities emerge gradually as the veterans discuss their pre-war days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, and their actual in-country experiences. The stories speak of fear and survival: the paranoia of not knowing who or where the enemy was; the bullets, rockets, and mortars that could mangle a body or snuff out a life in an instant; and going home with a CMH - not the Congressional Medal of Honor, but a Casket with Metal Handles. The veterans also speak of friendships and simple acts of kindness. But more importantly, they speak of healing - both physical and mental.

Just Below the Surface

Author : Bob Stanhope
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557343720
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Just Below the Surface written by Bob Stanhope and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fifth in a series of novels that revolve around JP Parker a 100 year old long time retired New York City private detective from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. The novels are his first person recollections as told to a young writer who is compiling them into book form. This time after impressing in a fund raising baseball game with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbetts Field in early 1951, Parker is subsequently hired by their owner, Walter O'Malley, to locate a missing rookie pitcher. The job starts out easily but is soon complicated by the player's hidden past, a Pennsylvania town with dark secrets, and the rookie's beautiful, but troubled, widowed mother. Before long Parker is blackmailed into assisting the FBI in a case that, if mishandled, has the potential to set off World War III. In a wild finale that stretches from Pennsylvania to Maine to far out at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Parker willingly gives up his chance for happiness with the woman he loves to try to thwart a threat against the United States.

A Breath Away

Author : Lynda Matthews
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1460201183
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book A Breath Away written by Lynda Matthews and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Love Never Dies" "The Bonds of Love are what connect us to the other side." John Edward "Where there is love, there is life." Mahatma Ghandi What happens when we lose that special loved one, whether it be a parent, child or a cherished spouse? This true story is a testament to the fact that our loved ones do not die, they simply go on in another form - a spirit form which is the essence of who they have been and who they will always be. If you stop, look and listen, you will see the signs all around you. It is simply a case of remaining open to the many possibilities.

The Only Café

Author : Linden MacIntyre
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0345812077
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Only Café written by Linden MacIntyre and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Only Café is both a moving mystery in which a son tries to solve the mystery of his father's death--and an illuminating exploration of how the traumatic past, if left unexamined, shadows every moment of the present. Pierre Cormier had secrets. Though he married twice, became a high-flying lawyer and a father, he didn't let anyone really know him. And he was especially silent about what had happened to him in Lebanon, the country he fled during civil war to come to Canada as a refugee. When, in the midst of a corporate scandal, he went missing after his boat exploded, his teenaged son Cyril didn't know how to mourn him. But five years later, a single bone and a distinctive gold chain are recovered, and Pierre is at last declared dead. Which changes everything. At the reading of the will, it turns out that instead of a funeral, Pierre wanted a "roast" at a bar no one knew he frequented--The Only Café in Toronto's east end. He'd even left a guest list that included one mysterious name: Ari. Cyril, now working as an intern for a major national newsroom and assisting on reporting a story on homegrown terrorism, tracks down Ari at the bar, and finds out that he is an Israeli who knew his father in Lebanon in the '80s. Who is Ari? What can he reveal about what happened to Pierre in Lebanon? Is Pierre really dead? Can Ari even be trusted? Soon Cyril's personal investigation is entangled in the larger news story, all of it twining into a fabric of lies and deception that stretches from contemporary Toronto back to the massacre at the Sabra and Shatila camps in Lebanon in September 1982.

Darkest Fears Trilogy: A Contemporary Romance Box Set/ Drama/ Suspense/ Thriller

Author : Clair Delaney
Publisher : Clair Delaney
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1422 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Darkest Fears Trilogy: A Contemporary Romance Box Set/ Drama/ Suspense/ Thriller written by Clair Delaney and published by Clair Delaney. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 1422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fallen For Him (Book One) Life has seldom been kind to Coral Stevens. Yet after years of hard work, therapy and friends, she is standing on her own two feet, somewhat comfortable and in control of her own destiny...Or so she thinks. When her boss and good friend of fifteen years chooses to sell the company, it sets Coral's small world spinning, shattering her carefully constructed routine - and places her in the sights of business mogul Tristan Freeman, a man too handsome for his own good...And her new boss. But with the ghosts of the past still haunting her, can Coral finally exorcise these demons, face her darkest fears and allow the irresistible Tristan into her heart? Freed By Him (Book Two) When the past felt too big to bear, Coral Stevens walked away from the burgeoning love between her and Tristan Freeman, handsome mogul - and her new boss. Heartbroken, yet resolute, she feels she has made the right choice...too bad Tristan doesn't. Trusting him may be the hardest thing that Coral has ever done, yet the love that has grown between them cannot be denied - nor can the flammable passion that explodes whenever they touch. Then just when Coral thinks that things can't get any better, danger weaves its way around them...With her happiness and their very lives on the line, how far can she go to protect the one she loves? Forever With Him (Book Three) Coral Stevens had no idea that meeting Tristan Freeman would lead her to challenge every aspect of her life - Including her own mortality. As she begins to recover from her ordeal, she must learn to let go of her need to control, and allow Tristan to take care of her, for he is the one that managed to break down her walls, whilst patiently wearing down the barriers she threw between them - until Coral's heart was firmly caught in his grasp. Now together they must prove to each other, no matter how hard it gets, that they have become intrinsically woven into the web of each other's lives - Forever. Or will fate take over again and play a hand neither one of them can see? Reviews For Darkest Fears Trilogy "I cannot rave about this trilogy enough! It sizzles with longing, intensity and love. Tristan is amazing, sweet, handsome, funny and sooo sexy!!! He is my new book boyfriend!..." 5 stars - LibraryThing "Fantastic trilogy. Lovely story and not your typical romance. I cannot recommend highly enough..." 5 stars - Amazon.co.uk "Author Clair Delaney's latest series was recommended to me and I am so glad that I took a chance on this one because it is exactly the sort of story that grabs me and doesn't let go..." 5 stars - Amazon.com "Intense and very engaging romance trilogy. I was so easily pulled into the steamy relationship between Coral and Tristan. A great read that delivered on both the dramatic and erotic fronts. Love the characters and the story..." 5 stars - Amazon.com "One of the best series I have read in a long time. I loved the scenes and how powerful the story was..." 5 stars - Barnes & Noble "The term 'never let me go' was never so aptly used as it was in this, on both their counts. I truly loved and connected with how this played out..." 5 stars - Goodreads "This trilogy captures your attention, not just a load of romance. It's got intrigue, psychology, and the girly stuff as well - Loved it!..." 5 stars - Amazon.co.uk "I loved this entire trilogy, so much. An excellent romance series that I would highly recommend..." 5 stars - Amazon.com Buy Darkest Fears Trilogy Today!

This Cake is for the Party

Author : Sarah Selecky
Publisher : Dundurn.com
ISBN 13 : 0887628249
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book This Cake is for the Party written by Sarah Selecky and published by Dundurn.com. This book was released on 2010-05-08 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize and longlisted for the 2010 Frank O’Connor Award Sarah Selecky’s first book takes dead aim at a young generation of men and women who often set out with the best of intentions, only to have plans thwarted or hopes betrayed. These are stories about friendships and relationships confused by unsettling tensions bubbling beneath the surface. A woman who plans to conceive ends up in the arms of her husband’s best friend; a man who baby-sits a neglected four-year-old ends up questioning his own dysfunctional relationship; a chance encounter at a gala event causes a woman to remember when she volunteered for a nightmarish drug-testing clinic; another woman discovers that her best friend who is about to get married has just had an affair; a young teenager tries to escape from her controlling father and finds an unexpected lover on a bus ride home; a wife tries to overcome her dying mother-in-law’s resistance to her marriage by revealing to her own strange aural stigmata; a friend tries to talk another friend out of dating her cheating ex-boyfriend; and a superstitious candle-maker confesses to a tempestuous relationship that implodes spectacularly. Sarah Selecky is a talented young writer who evokes a generation teetering on the shoals of consumerism and ambiguous mores. Reminiscent of early Atwood, with echoes of Lisa Moore and Barbara Gowdy, these absorbing stories are about love and longing, stories that touch us in a myriad of subtle and affecting ways.

Just One Look

Author : Lindsay Cameron
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0593159071
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Just One Look written by Lindsay Cameron and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman’s escalating obsession with a seemingly perfect man leads her down a dangerous path in this “delicious and marvelously controlled” (The New York Times Book Review) novel of suspense. “Bitingly modern and totally addictive, Lindsay Cameron’s suspense debut is the freshest take on stalker fiction since You.”—Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SHE READS Eyes aren’t the windows to the soul. Emails are. Cassie Woodson is adrift. After suffering an epic tumble down the corporate ladder, Cassie finds the only way she can pay her bills is to take a thankless temp job reviewing correspondence for a large-scale fraud suit. The daily drudgery amplifies all that her life is lacking—love, friends, stability—and leaves her with too much time on her hands, which she spends fixating on the mistakes that brought her to this point. While sorting through a relentless deluge of emails, something catches her eye: the tender (and totally private) exchanges between a partner at the firm, Forest Watts, and his enchanting wife, Annabelle. Cassie knows she shouldn’t read them. But it’s just one look. And once that door opens, she finds she can’t look away. Every day, twenty floors below Forest’s corner office, Cassie dissects their emails from her dingy workstation. A few clicks of her mouse and she can see every adoring word they write to each other. By peeking into their apparently perfect life, Cassie finds renewed purpose and happiness, reveling in their penchant for vintage wines, morning juice presses, and lavish dinner parties thrown in their stately Westchester home. There are no secrets from her. Or so she thinks. Her admiration quickly escalates into all-out mimicry, because she wants this life more than anything. Maybe if she plays make-believe long enough, it will become real for her. But when Cassie orchestrates a “chance” meeting with Forest in the real world and sees something that throws the state of his marriage into question, the fantasy she’s been carefully cultivating shatters. Suddenly, she doesn’t simply admire Annabelle—she wants to take her place. And she’s armed with the tools to make that happen.