A contemporary story about power and money that takes place in New York and London. Two powerful men who are bank’s chief executive and the New York tabloid publisher, are in conflict over a loan to keep the publication on its feet. Then comes a brutal Russian Oligarch who offers of a life-saving financial raft for the publisher — a scheme discovered by a determined financial reporter who sees the potential for a major story.
The book transports us to the boardrooms with panels and the lavish penthouses that belong to The New York elite and shows us their lives along with their hopes and mistakes. The author meticulously details the story of the reporter that ties the main characters in an amazing front-page story. Through the book, the reader is not only confronted with the sexiest of financial crimes, but also sexual blackmail women who are strong and principled characters, as well as a fast and often humorous look at the destructive influence of power and wealth.
The author is well-qualified to bring down the golden age and does it with the same humor and wisdom that we’ve been accustomed to. After her two awards-winning books, “How Old Am I in Dog Years and How to Complain When There’s Nothing to Complain About,” this collection of humorous essays reflects on her own yet highly relatable journey through the years.
With humor and candor, Goldfein talks about her left rotator cuff which is no longer rotating and her utter astonishment at losing inches rather than pounds and the humiliation of shopping for a bathing suit. Susan has emerged as the comical new voice for “women of a certain age,” and she reminds us the refreshing feeling it gives to take a step back and enjoy a laugh with ourselves.
A Tunisian diasporic writer explores the concept of loss in his life unravels tragically in this novel that has been critically acclaimed.
After many failed professional endeavors, Tariq Abbassi flees Tunisia along with his wife to start a new beginning in France and plans to make a name for himself as an experimental poet. But , soon, he’s trying in order to hold his entire family intact. The uncompromising ambition of his and the uncontrollable anger eventually result in a breakdown of the emotional and Tariq is soon by himself when his wife leaves the children with her and departs.
This loss is just one of the many of unimaginable tragedies that will befall him. Confronted with the devastating loss of his life as he struggles to deal with an injury to the brain that is traumatic, Tariq finds his already fragile grasp of reality slowly slipping away.
A moving memoir of someone who was a victim in the care and foster system during the 1950s. It reveals the way that adults’ inability to perceive and listen to others’ voices can change the course of a person’s. The author Roger Saillant describes his journey in constant doubt and asking: Why is it that no one wants me? Did I commit a mistake or am I doing something wrong?’ He lives on a farm, where all important is that work is done without regard for the usual childhood experiences.
Saillant explores feelings of despair and despair, but the positive values engrained by a variety of caring adults make this an inspiring tale of hope, determination and hope. “Roger is aware of the effect the kindness of people has been to him. People who met him and reassured him that they are important will be with him for the rest of his life,” says reviewer Kathleen Alfiero.
