![]() ![]() ![]() Who has already written a couple other books, but has now turned his hand to deconstructing (and then maybe having a few drinks and a half-tab of acid before re-constructing) the traditional fairy tale for this weird, modern age in which we live. Who gleefully destroys children's programming in essays full of bad words and excellent analogies. He's the guy who makes fun of your favorite football teams online. It's called The Hike and it's written by Drew Magary (who you might know from GQ, from Deadspin, or from his appearance on the cooking show Chopped, where he played the part of a doofus in a polo shirt so perfectly that it's like he really is just some doofus in a polo shirt). Books for guys who don't care about the specific technical details of the next generation of main battle tanks, but do have bad knees and softening guts, families, jobs, and the vague feeling that somewhere along the way we gave up something big that we didn't understand for a small victory we understand even less. ![]() Military techno/spy WE-ONLY-HAVE-24-HOURS-TO-SAVE-THE-KENTUCKY-DERBY-FROM-ESKIMO-TERRORISTS!-style thrillers? Yeah, I guess there are some of those, too.īut what I'm saying here is that there aren't enough books with hovercrafts. There are always 10,000 of those slumping on the shelves. ![]() You know what they don't make a lot of? Summer beach books for dudes. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Hike Author Drew Magary ![]()
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![]() ![]() The author’s black-inked landscape vistas are breathtaking. The characters themselves are striking - adults gaunt and angular children softer and less defined - sketched into black and white panels that make for an appropriate depiction of the grim tale. Grass is stark: panels are dark and full of shadows, shading into crepuscular obscurity at especially brutal points of the story. Gendry-Kim’s vantage into this experience comes from Granny Lee Ok-sun, a survivor who shares her life story with the author. ![]() It tells the story of Korean comfort women – a term “widely used to refer to the victims of Japanese sexual slavery,” the author explains. Janet Hong‘s English-language translation for Drawn & Quarterly came out in the summer of 2019. Originally published in South Korea in 2017, Keum Suk Gendry-Kim’s powerful graphic novel Grass could not have hit the shelves at a more timely moment. ![]() ![]() ![]() (I’d been reporting about plastic for a while – watch for a cover story coming up, or this graphic explainer.)The girls were in.We collected our reusable shopping bags and jars, and drove (I know, I know) to the local food co-op. And while I tell myself that one day these contests may evolve into pro-social habits, mostly I like them because they seem to work, my girls are happy, and I scratch one or two things off the never-ending to-do list. So when I read climate scientist Peter Kalmus’ 2017 book, “Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution,” I was intrigued. Among many other things, his book proposes personal behavior shifts – using only cash, eschewing industrial beverages, avoiding all packaging – often beginning as a week- or monthlong personal challenge. Over breakfast, I outlined our mission: For a week, I said, we were going to shop without buying any plastic. I have set up contests for making beds and tending the litter box, running soccer drills and practicing instruments. ![]() ![]() The week began, as do all good weeks with my children, with an official challenge. A family’s competitive streak, after all, can be magically exploited for parental gain. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pages are As New, clean, with no writing or folding. Now, THE BOOK: Hardcovers are As New, sharp corners, Spine is Fine, light push to heel only. ![]() Zusak gave the most humble, amazing speech at this event. Zusak signing as well as a photo-copy of the event program will be included for authenticity. SIGNED AND doodled by author!! Stated First American Edition, First Printing, Full Number-line with # 1 (Knopf, 2006) **APPEARS UNREAD** This book was signed for me in Dallas, Texas at the Barbara Bush Foundation For Literacy event. The book is professionally wrapped and packed with great care with bubble wrap and placed in a special book box to ensure that the book arrives at your destination in perfect condition. The Jacket is protected by archival protective covering. Publishers number sequence 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 confirms that this book is a first printing. This Unread Book is guaranteed to be a 1st Edition, 1st Printing. There are no inscriptions and the Dust Jacket has not been price clipped. ![]() Both Book and Dust Jacket are in As New condition. Signed without Dedication by Markus Zusak to the Title Page. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak was the best-selling debut literary novel of the year 2007, selling over 400,000 copies. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. ![]() ![]() ![]() Georgie Parker has come out on top after her first term at Blainford All-Stars Academy. Georgie tests her skills on the polo field in the latest from the author of the Uks bestselling pony series Pony Club Secrets. ![]() Theres more backstabbing and drama as loyalties are tested to the limit in the third episode of the high life at elite riding school, Blainford Academy. Is cute boy James about to become an ally or is his scheming sister Kennedy going to wreck Georgies dreams? And can she really trust her rivals? Find out in the exciting second term! Some new-found friendships might already be close to breaking point as competition heats up in the showjumping arena. Georgie has secured her place at Blainford Academy for now, but knowing who to trust is tough when youre all competing against each other. Friendships are quickly made, but with rivalries hotting up inside AND outside the arena, who will stay focused and outshine the competition? The Blainford All-Stars Academy is the most elite horse riding school ever and its auditions time for next years new students! The hopefuls must battle for a place against the most talented riders from around the world. ![]() |