Instead, by treating stagnant working-class living standards as a sideshow, the Fed has contributed to the rise of populist anger that Bernanke laments. Although he is correct that the central bank cannot solve the problem, it does have relevant tools, like its influence over financial markets, bank regulation and the housing sector. The one area where the book would have benefited from more introspection is economic inequality, which Bernanke largely dismisses as beyond the Fed’s mandate. Even in his restrained style, Bernanke offers criticisms. It allows readers to make judgments along with Bernanke and think about what lessons today’s policymakers - who are once again battling inflation - might take. This exercise of historical assessment from a central participant is one that more policymakers should probably try. light on personal anecdotes and devoted to substantive judgments.
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They’re fun, first of all, and full of wholesome romance. Her characters are vivid, as well, and I find myself smiling when I read her books. Witemeyer sets her stories in 19th century Texas and I love the setting. Is Crockett Archer the man she prayed for? When her father arrives home with a preacher in tow–one he kidnapped–Joanna is both outraged and hopeful. Joanna’s church has set empty for two years and what she wants more than anything is a preacher to fill the pulpit and to revive the church. Ex-outlaw Silas Robbins will do anything for his only daughter Joanna, including holding up a train and kidnapping a preacher. Not a bad deal.Īnd let me tell you, this book was worth the wait, which is also part of the theme I took away from it.Ĭrockett Archer (who is one of the brothers from Short-Straw Bride, a story that reminded me of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) is on his way to audition for a preaching job when the train he’s riding on is stopped by bandits who aren’t out for material possessions. In the end, I received a free digital copy from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for my review. I entered giveaways aplenty to try to win myself a copy but no such luck. I’d read two of her books in preparation for the writing conference so I could be familiar with her work, and I enjoyed the books, our conversation and her writing expertise so much, I bought another of her books and eagerly awaited the release of her newest, Stealing the Preacher. In late April, I met Karen Witemeyer at a writing conference. I bought On Her Majestyâs Secret Service, The Man With The Golden Gun, Octopussy â the later Flemings that are generally more affordable â but then, as I was looking through Abebooks, I noticed a relatively affordable copy of Casino Royale â a first edition too. His story about finding the first edition, and his rationale for selling it is touching: I came into some money a few years ago and decided to invest in some Fleming first editions. Casino Royale first edition - Ebay auction. And this time, it's not auctioned in a glitsy auction house, but by a private collector on eBay.Įdward Biddulph, editor of the James Bond Memes weblog and contributor to and MI6 Confidential is that very collector. Ian Fleming first editions are rare enough in themselves, but it is not every day that Fleming's debut publication goes under the hammer. My fingers twisted around the fabric of my skirt, clenching and unclenching as I paced the war room. 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In the tradition of Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto, and Marilynne Robinson - writers from different cultures who all take an unvarnished look at human relationships and the female experience - Choi Eunyoung is a writer to watch. In 'Secret', the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother. In 'A Song from Afar', a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, travelling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood. In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eunyoung paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. A bestselling and award-winning debut collection from one of South Korea's most prominent young writers. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. Great read, even a great read aloud in small doses so each message can be savored. All of the fables have good morals and worthy bits of wisodm, but my favorite tale was the last one about the mouse who journeys to see the ocean and arrives bloodied and bruised but witnesses a sunset that verges on sheer perfection. Animals are cast as the main characters in each fable making the stories that much more relatable. A full color, full page illustration mirrors each page of text. "A collection of fables with fortune cookie-like words of wisdom at the end of each story. “Lobel has come up with a magical addition to an ancient genre of storytelling.” - Newsweek Lobel’s fables to endear any child listener.” -The New York Times “There is enough cheerful nonsense in Mr. “The most remarkable of the author-illustrator’s 60-plus bestselling award winners.” - Publishers Weekly A pig flying through marshmallow clouds? A camel pirouetting through the desert? Where else could a reader find such marvelous things but in a fable? From the author-illustrator behind beloved Frog and Toad, Arnold Lobel, comes a collection of humorous, silly fables that will delight readers young and old. The Spy: Covert agent Cyril DePaul thinks he’s good at keeping secrets, but after a disastrous mission abroad, he makes a dangerous choice to protect himself…and hopefully Aristide too. By night, he moves drugs and refugees under the noses of crooked cops. The Smuggler: By day, Aristide Makricosta is the emcee for Amberlough City’s top nightclub. In Amberlough, amidst rising political tensions, three lives become intertwined with the fate of the city itself. “Exploring the roots of hatred, nationalism, and fascism, while at the same time celebrating the diversity, love, romance, fashion, and joy the world is capable of producing.” - Bookriot A double-agent sacrifices all his ideals in order to save his smuggler lover before a government coup takes over their decadent city in Lara Elena Donnelly’s glam spy thriller debut, now a Nebula finalist for Best Novel! Beach owned a lending library on the Left Bank called Shakespeare and Company. When Hemingway was poor, happy and writing in the cafes of Montparnasse, he struck up a friendship with a bookseller, Sylvia Beach. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound and James Joyce. The "City of Light" was illuminated by flickering gas-lit street lamps and brightened by the minds of the "Lost Generation" – Ernest Hemingway, F. After the Great War, Paris was cheap and drew expatriate writers like moths to a flame. I found myself captivated by Hemingway’s reflections of a much-romanticized era of les années folles (the crazy years). Granted, there aren’t many aspiring wordsmiths who wouldn’t want to be transported back to Paris in the 1920s. When I first read Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast in my early twenties, I was enchanted by the memoir of his time as a struggling young writer. |