thanks to its spirited characters, crackling dialogue, rollicking yet affecting story lines, genuinely erotic scenes, and sexual intelligence, suspense, and incisive truths.”—Booklist, starred review
“Delightful…Terrific characters, gorgeous clothing, great one-liners, convincing wartime atmosphere, and excellent descriptions of sex…Don’t miss out on her wonderful novels any longer.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred reviw
“Gilbert takes us to New York City in the glamorous 1940s, where the sex was plentiful and showgirls just wanted to have fun.”—Oprahmag.com
“Gilbert’s fiction—especially as it deals with the unlikely routes women take when the familial mold is shattered—is where it’s really at…City of Girls, about young women in the sparkling and salacious theater world of 1940s New York, looks to be another story about the barriers women face—and catapult—while pleasure-seeking.”—Vulture
“The perfect summer read.”—Hello Giggles
“[R]ich with memorable characters.”—BuzzFeed News
“A new book from [Gilbert] is a major literary event. And this novel is an event—a sexy, scandalous love story set in the 1940s NYC theater world. Can’t wait.”—LitHub
“City of Girls is the beautiful, poignant story of what it takes to live the life you truly want.”—Bookbub
“A novel exploring themes of female sexuality and promiscuity in the 1940s, written by the author of Eat, Pray, Love? Sign me TF up.” –Cosmopolitan.com
About the Author
Elizabeth Gilbert is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic and Eat, Pray, Love, as well as several other internationally bestselling books. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her latest novel, The Signature of All Things, was named a best book of 2013 by The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine,The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and The New Yorker.
| Product details Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Riverhead Books (June 4, 2019) Language: English ISBN-10: 1594634734 ISBN-13: 978-1594634734 Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds |
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HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED – BY PAUL TOUGH
HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED
BY PAUL TOUGH
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence. Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control.
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How Children Succeed introduces us to a new generation of researchers and educators who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character. Through their stories—and the stories of the children they are trying to help—Tough traces the links between childhood stress and life success. He uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do—and do not—prepare their children for adulthood. And he provides us with new insights into how to help children growing up in poverty……
INSPIRING PRODUCTS 