Typhoon Yolanda was one of the strongest typhoons in Philippine history and ravaged the province of Leyte. This book chronicles the first-hand experiences of Andrew Challinor, a foreigner who decided to settle in the Philippines with his Filipino wife. He attempts to make sense of the crisis in his memoir and how Typhoon Yolanda changed his perspective on the Philippines.
Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small ...
Still haunted by her last encounter with Wolfe and searching for her mother, Sienna Nealon must put asside her personal struggles when a new threat emerges.
With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who live alone, renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of going solo is transforming the ...
Robinson and Godbey, Time for Life, 126—129. Time diary data are generally more reliable than survey recall questions, and they show less work time and more leisure time. 5. Schor, The Overworked American; Robinson and Godbey, ...
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year “To read Every Man Dies Alone, Fallada’s testament to the darkest years of the 20th century, is to be accompanied by a wise, somber ghost who grips your shoulder and whispers in your ...
How to Be Alone is a must-read for anyone whose childhood still feels unresolved, who spends more time pretending to have friends online than feeling close to anyone in real life, who tries to have genuine, deep conversations in a roomful ...
Complete transcriptions from the 1968 solo album by the great jazz pianist Evans; transcription notes by Aaron Prado included.
The moving companion novel to Henry, Himself and a bittersweet vision of love, family, and aging from bestselling author Stewart O'Nan Once again making the ordinary and overlooked not merely visible but vital to understanding our own lives ...
A lyrical and scientific exploration of the ways humans are supported by nature
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant LAURIE COLWIN a a For eight years I lived in a oneroom apartment a little larger than the Columbia Encyclopedia . It is lucky I never met Wilt Chamberlain because if I had invited him in for coffee ...