The Memory Chair

The Memory Chair
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 49
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781452056722
ISBN-13 : 1452056722
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis The Memory Chair by : Terri Barulich-Liederbach

"All aboard!" Just don't get too comfy in The Memory Chair as She sets sail and flies off to the land of imagination-you have to hold on tight! This emotive, magical adventure-delightfully suspenseful and most educational-is sure to keep you snuggling time and time again with those you love. To those of all ages, the author adeptly imparts invaluable life lessons, such as loving others through practicing self-love and resourcefulness, cherishing relationships, being courageous, and healing sorrows. The Memory Chair, based on a true story, is indispensable for every parent, educator, and, especially, grandparent wanting to instill a love for reading and learning in children, for it is an enticing story about ... yes, stories! Stories in books-literature for young minds. With the turn of each page, this wonderfully winsome story will keep you on the "edge of its seat." The Memory Chair-unforgettable!

The Memory Chair

The Memory Chair
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 160
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1927502381
ISBN-13 : 9781927502389
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The Memory Chair by : Susan White

The Memory Chair explores the bonds of family, loss and the devastating, multigenerational effects of racism.

The Dragonbone Chair

The Dragonbone Chair
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 674
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780756402693
ISBN-13 : 0756402697
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dragonbone Chair by : Tad Williams

Simon, a young kitchen boy and magician's apprentice, finds his world torn apart by a civil war fueled by immortal enemies and the dark powers of sorcery.

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 201
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062092168
ISBN-13 : 0062092162
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by : Nina Sankovitch

“NinaSankovitch has crafted a dazzling memoir that remindsus of the most primal function of literature-to heal, to nurture and to connectus to our truest selves." —Thrity Umrigar, author of The Space Between Us Catalyzedby the loss of her sister, a mother of four spends one year savoring a greatbook every day, from Thomas Pynchon to Nora Ephron and beyond. In the tradition ofGretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project and Joan Dideon’sA Year of Magical Thinking, Nina Sankovitch’ssoul-baring and literary-minded memoir is a chronicle of loss,hope, and redemption. Nina ultimately turns to reading as therapy andthrough her journey illuminates the power of books to help us reclaim ourlives.

Recursion

Recursion
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Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 338
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781524759797
ISBN-13 : 1524759791
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Recursion by : Blake Crouch

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film. “Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot Reality is broken. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back. Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos. Praise for Recursion “An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian “Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.”—Newsweek “Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.”—Entertainment Weekly “A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.”—Time “Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.”—AV Club

Peter's Chair

Peter's Chair
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 39
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780670880645
ISBN-13 : 0670880647
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Peter's Chair by : Ezra Jack Keats

From the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats, Peter's Chair is a picture book classic about a sibling rivalry. Peter, the hero of many of Ezra Jack Keats' award-winning books, has a new baby sister. When she arrives, his parents paint his old baby furniture pink for the new baby. There's only one thing they haven't painted yet, though: his little blue chair. He'll do whatever it takes to save it—even run away! This is a gentle and reassuring story about sibling rivalry and a perfect gift for any family expecting a new baby.

This Chair Rocks

This Chair Rocks
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Publisher : Celadon Books
Total Pages : 302
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781250297242
ISBN-13 : 1250297249
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis This Chair Rocks by : Ashton Applewhite

Author, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age. In our youth obsessed culture, we’re bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working world and olders should just step aside for the new generation. Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. Explaining the roots of ageism in history and how it divides and debases, Applewhite examines how ageist stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of elders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and offers a rousing call to action. It’s time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind of bias. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. Age pride! “Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” —Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author

The Stone of Farewell

The Stone of Farewell
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 610
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780756402976
ISBN-13 : 0756402972
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis The Stone of Farewell by : Tad Williams

Simon, a young kitchen boy and magician's apprentice, finds his dreams of great deeds and heroic wars becoming an all too shocking reality in a terrifying civil war.

A Chair for My Mother

A Chair for My Mother
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 35
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780063222496
ISBN-13 : 0063222493
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis A Chair for My Mother by : Vera B. Williams

This classic and heartwarming picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association. "A tender knockout. It's rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling in such a simple, young book."—Kirkus Reviews Vera Williams tells of a young girl who, along with her waitress mother, saves coins in a big jar in hopes that they can someday buy a new chair for their apartment, the kind of chair her mother deserves after being on her feet all day in the Blue Tile Diner. Into the jar also goes the money Grandma saves whenever she gets a bargain at the market. There hasn't been a comfortable place to sit in the apartment since a fire in their previous apartment burned everything to "charcoal and ashes." Friends and neighbors brought furniture to their new apartment downstairs, but no one brought anything big or soft or comfortable. Finally the jar is full, the coins are rolled, and in the book's crowning moment, mother, daughter, and Grandma search four different furniture stores, and after carefully trying several chairs, like Goldilocks, they find the chair they've been dreaming of at last. Vera Williams enhances this story about family, community, and the power of working together toward a common goal with her signature folk art-inspired paintings. A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family."—The Horn Book Vera B. Williams's beloved picture book favorites include: "More More More," Said the Baby Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart A Chair for Always A Chair for My Mother Cherries and Cherry Pits Music, Music for Everyone Something Special for Me Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

The Liar's Chair

The Liar's Chair
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Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Total Pages : 244
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781447265856
ISBN-13 : 1447265858
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The Liar's Chair by : Rebecca Whitney

As featured on Loose Women's Loose Books as their November book club pick. The Liar's Chair is Rebecca Whitney's stunning psychological thriller debut set in Brighton. Who can she trust If she can't trust herself? Rachel Teller and her husband David appear happy, prosperous and fulfilled. The big house, the successful business . . . They have everything. However, control, not love, fuels their relationship and David has no idea his wife indulges in drunken indiscretions. When Rachel kills a man in a hit and run, the meticulously maintained veneer over their life begins to crack. Destroying all evidence of the accident, David insists they continue as normal. Rachel, though, is racked with guilt and as her behaviour becomes increasingly self-destructive she not only inflames David's darker side, but also uncovers her own long-suppressed memories of shame. Can Rachel confront her past and atone for her terrible crime? Not if her husband has anything to do with it . . . A startling, dark and audacious novel set in and around the Brighton streets, The Liar's Chair will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final page has been turned. A stunning psychological portrait of a woman in a toxic marriage, Rebecca Whitney's debut will show that sometimes the darkest shadow holds the truth you have been hiding from . . . 'A twist-filled tour of a marriage made in hell' Peter Swanson *Perfect for fans of Louise Doughty's Apple Tree Yard*