![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of the most urgent and passionate histories of popular music ever written.” - The New Yorker “The birth of hip-hop out of the ruin of the South Bronx is a story that has been told many times, but never with the cinematic scope and the analytic force that Jeff Chang brings to it. One of Slate 's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years ![]() But that epic story has never been told with this kind of breadth, insight, and style.īased on original interviews with DJs, b-boys, rappers, graffiti writers, activists, and gang members, with unforgettable portraits of many of hip-hop's forebears, founders, and mavericks, including DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Chuck D, and Ice Cube, Can't Stop Won't Stop chronicles the events, the ideas, the music, and the art that marked the hip-hop generation's rise from the ashes of the 60's into the new millennium. In a post-civil rights era defined by deindustrialization and globalization, hip-hop crystallized a multiracial, polycultural generation's worldview, and transformed American politics and culture. Can't Stop Won't Stop is a powerful cultural and social history of the end of the American century, and a provocative look into the new world that the hip-hop generation created.įorged in the fires of the Bronx and Kingston, Jamaica, hip-hop became the Esperanto of youth rebellion and a generation-defining movement. ![]()
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![]() Eris Dodd-Radson’s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart. Leda Cole’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction – to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she should never have touched. ![]() But people never change: everyone here wants something… and everyone has something to lose. A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. Katharine McGee Synopsis: The Thousandth Floor is the first novel in the series of the same name by Katharine McGee. If You Like Katharine McGee Books, You’ll Love… Armentrout, Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord, Kass Morgan, Julie Murphy, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard and Nicola Yoon. ![]() ![]() Note: Meet Cute is a collection that also has stories from Jennifer L. ![]() ![]() “For Sasaki, minimalism isn’t about how little you have, but how it makes you feel. The benefits of a minimalist life can be realized by anyone, and Sasaki’s humble vision of true happiness will open your eyes to minimalism’s potential. In Goodbye, Things, Sasaki modestly shares his personal minimalist experience, offering specific tips on the minimizing process and revealing how the new minimalist movement can not only transform your space but truly enrich your life. ![]() The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. The bestselling phenomenon from Japan, with irresistible appeal to fans of Marie Kondo, that argues there is happiness in a minimalist lifeįumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo―he’s just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn’t absolutely need. ![]() ![]() In an Oklahoman middle school, Khosrou (whom everyone calls Daniel) stands in front of a skeptical audience of classmates, telling the tales of his family's history, stretching back years, decades, and centuries. "A patchwork story is the shame of the refugee," Nayeri writes early in the novel. It is a powerfully layered novel that poses the questions: Who owns the truth? Who speaks it? Who believes it? ★ "One of the most extraordinary books of the year." -BookPage, starred reviewĪ sprawling, evocative, and groundbreaking autobiographical novel told in the unforgettable and hilarious voice of a young Iranian refugee. ★ "Poignant and powerful." -Foreword Reviews, starred review ★ "Raises the literary bar in children's lit." -Booklist, starred review ★ "At once beautiful and painful." -School Library Journal, starred review ★ "A story that soars." -The Bulletin, starred review ★ "A rare treasure of a book." -Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "A modern epic." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review ![]() "It hooks you right from the opening line." -NPR ![]() "Like nothing else you've read or ever will read." -Linda Sue Park "This book could change the world." -BookPage "Supple, sparkling and original." -The Wall Street Journal "A modern masterpiece." -The New York Times Book Review ![]() ![]() A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearĪ Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their fight went from Hollywood Boulevard to Mann's Chinese Theatre. After killing the leading lady for Atlas and Bathsheba, Atlas confronted the film's screenwriter Buck Cowan only to be confronted by Werewolf by Night where Atlas thought he was Jimmy. Then he was attacked by Werewolf by Night and held his ground against him where he thought that Werewolf by Night was Jimmy and defeated him. Upon unmasking himself to Kolb, Atlas killed him. After killing five people, Atlas confronted the film's producer Simon Kolb. Upon becoming delusional five years later, Steve Rand began to think he was Atlas and started targeting anyone that was involved in the production of Atlas and Bathsheba where he used the jawbone of a donkey to kill them. Despite Jimmy's warnings, Steve went ahead with the stunt where it went horribly wrong where the accident disfigured him. ![]() ![]() While working in the film Atlas and Bathsheba, Steve met his stunt double named Jimmy where Steve insisted on doing his own stunts like the one that involved him swinging over a flaming pit. He was considered the most handsome actor in all of Hollywood. Steve Rand is an actor who is the star of a popular sword-and-sandals film. Erik Josten used the Atlas alias during his time as a member of the Thunderbolts. ![]() ![]() Almost nothing stops a neutrino, but the key word is “almost.” An immense device operated by patient observers will occasionally detect one. ![]() Billions pass harmlessly through your fingertip every second, often after passing through the Earth or across the universe. They gush from stars, the sun, and earthly reactors and accelerators. ![]() James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming, 2007, etc.) explains that nuclear reactions produce neutrinos. In this enthusiastic account of Project IceCube, physicist Bowen ( Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. Occupying a cubic kilometer under the ice at the South Pole is a huge instrument dubbed one of the “seven wonders of modern astronomy.” It doesn’t search for light like a telescope but rather ghostly subatomic particles called neutrinos that fill the universe. ![]() An account of a telescope that “is unlike any other telescope you’ve ever seen or heard of, a marvel of science “buried more than a mile deep in the ice at the geographic South Pole.” ![]() ![]() Book 2 – It Starts with Us (2 book series).Book 1 – It Ends with Us (2 book series).Highlights: It Ends with Us (2 book series).In the novel’s conclusion, Lily ends up with Atlas after Ryle abuses her like her father abused her mother. ![]() Lily is forced to make a difficult decision between her two loves and what is the best for her life. ![]() This reintroduction of Atlas threatens her relationship with Ryle, and forces her to come to terms with the trauma of her past and present. As their relationship blossoms, Lily has a sudden encounter with her first love Atlas Corrigan. She develops feelings for surgeon Ryle Kincaid, who is initially reluctant towards having a serious relationship with her. It Ends with Us focuses on Lily Bloom, a young college graduate who moves to Boston and opens her own floral business. Then, in It Starts with Us, read Atlas’s side of the story as Colleen Hoover explores more of Atlas’s past and what comes next for him, Lily, and Ryle. ![]() But her too-good-to-be-true romance is suddenly a lot more complicated when her first love, Atlas, suddenly comes back into her life. ![]() In the “brave and heartbreaking” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author) #1 New York Times bestselling TikTok sensation It Ends with Us, Lily is overwhelmed with passion for the inflexible and proud Ryle. #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover’s “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) phenomenon and its long-anticipated sequel are together in this collection that is perfect for new and longtime fans of the evocative story of Lily, Ryle, and Atlas. ![]() ![]() ![]() Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-303) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. ![]() ![]() During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. ![]() ![]() ![]() One that was never supposed to be found.Īlison was sure she would never trust the military again. But the team discovers much more from their dolphins than they ever expected when a secret object is revealed on the ocean floor. With the help of a powerful computer system, Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with the planet's second smartest species. Strange facts begin to emerge that lead naval investigator, John Clay, to a small group of marine biologists who are quietly on the verge of making history. ![]() ONE OF THE GREATEST TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY.Ī SECRET THAT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE FOUND.ĪND A CATASTROPHE THAT CANNOT BE STOPPED.ĭeep in the Caribbean Sea, a nuclear submarine is forced to suddenly abort its mission under mysterious circumstances. ![]() ![]() ![]() Part memoir, part moving animal narrative, part foray into the mystique, lore, science, and history of the wolf, A Wolf Called Romeo is a book no animal lover should miss. When Romeo first appeared, author Nick Jans and the other citizens of Juneau were wary, but as Romeo began to tag along with cross-country skiers on their daily jaunts, play fetch alongside local dogs, or simply lie near Nick and nap under the sun on a quiet afternoon, Nick and the rest of Juneau came to accept Romeo, and he them. ![]() ![]() "Jans is an exceptional storyteller-no nature writer can top him in terms of sheer emotional force." - New York Times A Wolf Called Romeo is the true story of the exceptional black wolf who spent seven years interacting with the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable, awe-inspiring interspecies dance, and bringing the wild into sharp focus. ![]() |