Chrysler has had an impressive list of technological "firsts" throughout the years—including the Chrysler Six of 1924 and front-wheel-drive vehicles in the '70s and '80s, to name just two. While the company has catered well to a variety of consumers, it has also come to the brink of...
C Harriette Thompson has rocke d her way into the recor d books, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon.The 92-year-ol d from Charlotte, North Carolina, complete d the Rock 'n'Roll Marathon in San Diego in 7 hours, 24 minutes, 36 seconds. She was surrounde d by well-wishe...
translated and published byFarrar, Strauss and Girouxin 2020.FSGis an imprint I’ve been tuned to in the recent past, and I have yet to be disappointed by anything of theirs that I’ve taken a chance on, this novel no exception.Like Flies From Afarfollows Luis Machi,...
The only thing more awkward than going through puberty is reading the books explaining puberty that well-meaning adults thrust upon us. I don't mean that as a criticism; everything is inherently mortifying when you're a tween, from having your mom…
As in some of his books of 20+ years ago, he takes time to guide the reader through the jury selection process and later laying up the strategy for the ambushes that will happen during the trial. “Liftoff” by Eric Berger (+++): I received the book as a gift from my friend Asier...
Perhaps Scott miscalculated his daring escape from death and is actually dead; the events which occur after his brush with the eternal hereafter merely a post-death purgatory of sorts. Or, maybe Scott is in a coma, dreaming it all. Or he could still be bleeding out on the floor, hallucina...
阅读理解Sales of self-help books have reached record levels in the past year, as many Britons turn to writers for advice on how to deal with uncertain times.Three million such books were sold - a rise of 20% -- according to figures from Nielsen Book Research."People come into the shop...
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev – Dawnie Walton –I try to refrain from talking about this book whenever I mention something from the ’70s, but this kind of bluesy rock fits in with the scene that it describes. “Lindy-Lou” – The 6ths Back to The 6ths after last week, I’m...
the field or along the side of the road. The living and the dead are extensions of me. They take form in the present with my five senses and then walk the halls of my memory later on when I am removed from some lousy situation. I give them life in my mind and they are always ...
focuses on a group of women whose lives were changed in their teens when they became the focus of real life serial killers. This is “real life” in Hendrix’s novel’s world, though each killer is inspired by the tropes of classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s fromHalloween, toA NIghtmar...