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1. Signal fires
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English
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"Late on a summer night in 1985, three teenagers are in a tragic car crash on the quiet, suburban Division Avenue. A girl is killed, and Theo and Sarah Wilf are left with a devastating secret that will haunt their family forever. By the time the Shenkmans move in across the street, the accident has faded into the past, but secrets haunt both families and cause them to become intimately intertwined. When Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant but lonely child,...
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Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
"The acclaimed and beloved author of Hourglass now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery she made last year about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden the story of her own life"--
"In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA, Dani Shapiro received the astonishing news that her beloved deceased...
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Language:
English
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In this spiritual detective story, Shapiro explores the varieties of experience she has pursued--from the rituals of her black hat Orthodox Jewish relatives to yoga "shalas" and meditation retreats--and the surprisingly joyful quest she undertook to find meaning in a constantly changing world.
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Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
"The best-selling novelist and memoirist delivers her most intimate and powerful work: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, about the frailty and elasticity of our most essential bonds, and about the accretion, over time, of both sorrow and love. Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time--abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and sometimes terrifying ways by accident and experience. With courage...
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Knopf :
Pub. Date:
2003
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IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language:
English
Description:
Enjoying her loving family and her work as an art restorer, Rachel Jensen finds her world unraveling after a terrible accident that leads to Rachel's discovery that her teenage daughter is threatening to destroy them all.
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Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
Description:
"At twenty-three, Dani Shapiro was in the midst of a major rebellion against her religious upbringing. She had dropped out of college, was half-heartedly acting in television commercials, and was carrying on with an older married man when her life was changed, in an instant, by a phone call. Her parents had been in a devastating car accident. Neither was expected to survive. In her first memoir, Shapiro offers this powerful true story of a life...
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Publisher:
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date:
[2013]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Examines the process of creative writing and storytelling through the author's personal stories and experiences of living a writer's life and offers lessons and insights to aspiring authors.
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Publisher:
Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
"Everything I know about life, I learned from the daily practice of sitting down to write. "From the best-selling author of Devotion and Slow Motion comes a witty, heartfelt, and practical look at the exhilarating and challenging process of storytelling. At once a memoir, meditation on the artistic process, and advice on craft, Still Writing is an intimate and eloquent companion to living a creative life. Through a blend of deeply personal stories...
10. Leuchtfeuer
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Publisher:
Lübbe Audio
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
German
Description:
Eine Sommernacht 1985: In einem Vorort von New York steigen drei betrunkene Teenager in ein Auto - und nichts ist mehr wie zuvor. Die Geschwister Sarah und Theo zerbrechen fast an der Last des Geheimnisses, das sie seitdem teilen, und selbst 20 Jahre später bestimmt es ihr Leben. Auch ihr Vater Ben, ein pensionierter Arzt, hadert mit seiner Rolle in jener denkwürdigen Nacht. Doch als Bens Begegnung mit dem zehnjährigen Nachbarsjungen Waldo eine...
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Language:
English
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""A masterpiece--clear, insightful, and practical. Highly recommended!"--William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes and author of Getting to Yes with Yourself Find out how to successfully resolve your most emotionally charged conflicts. In this landmark book, world-renowned Harvard negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro presents a groundbreaking, practical method to reconcile your most contentious relationships and untangle your toughest conflicts. Before...
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Publisher:
ABOD von RBmedia Verlag
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
German
Description:
Die nächste Stufe der Harvard-Verhandlung Ob politische Konflikte, knirschende Geschäftsbeziehungen oder scheiternde Ehen: Daniel Shapiro, Gründer und Direktor des Harvard International Negotiation Program, stellt in seinem Buch eine bahnbrechende neue Methode vor, Gräben durch Verhandlung zu überwinden. Konfliktlösung gelingt nur dann, so Shapiro, wenn wir wissen, dass es neben rationalen und emotionalen Differenzen im Kern um Identität geht....
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Publisher:
Plume
Pub. Date:
[2016]
Language:
English
Description:
"Everything an aspiring memoirist needs to know, in one readable volume, a follow-up to the acclaimed writers' handbook Why We Write For the many amateurs and professionals who write about themselves--bloggers, journal-keepers, aspiring essayists, and memoirists--this book offers inspiration, encouragement, and pithy, practical advice. Twenty of America's bestselling memoirists share their innermost thoughts and hard-earned tips with veteran author...
Publisher:
Seal Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
Home is a loaded word, a complex idea: it's a place that can be comforting, difficult, nourishing, war-torn, or political. In this breathtaking, thought-provoking collection, 30 women writers explore the theme in personal essays about neighbors, marriage, kids, sentimental objects, homelessness, domestic violence, solitude, immigration, gentrification, geography, and more. Contributors'including Amanda Petrusich, Naomi Jackson, Jane Wong, and Jennifer...
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Publisher:
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date:
[2016]
Language:
English
Description:
"The rhythm, ritual, and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature. In [this book], two dozen writers write about the transformative and healing powers of knitting. Lily King remembers the year her family lived in Italy, and a knitted hat that helped her daughter adjust to her new home. Laura Lippman explores how converting to Judaism changed not only Christmas but also her mother's gift...
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Publisher:
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date:
[2021]
Language:
English
Description:
"A vibrant collection of sharp and essential modern pieces on the perennially controversial Lolita, by a wide range of celebrated writers, edited by the daughter of Lolita's original publisher"--
Publisher:
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date:
[2018]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"A collection of 121 letters by authors, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers about the impact reading has had on their lives. Every letter is accompanied by a full page illustration"--
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