![]() ![]() All of the horse’s vital organs were normal in size except for the heart. Thomas Swerczek, a professor of veterinary science at the University of Kentucky, performed the necropsy. His body was trucked immediately to Lexington, Kentucky, where Dr. ….Forty-five seconds later there was a crash as the stallion collapsed. At the time, I was a 25-year-old reporter doing grunt work for little pay in the Broward bureau of the Miami Herald, writing about fires, Medicare scams and city commission meetings. Just before noon the horse was led haltingly into a van next to the stallion barn, and there a concentrated barbiturate was injected into his jugular….Īnd I still remember how I felt as I read the words-exhilarated and chastened. ![]() I still remember where I was-sitting in a dive bar in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., trying to tune out the noise from the beach bums and a jukebox blaring Madonna and the Bangles-when I read these words: ![]()
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![]() ![]() Initially, the balance of power seemed to have shifted from the military headquarters to parliament. Major amendments were made to the constitution, and powers tightly held by past dictators were devolved to the parliament and the provincial legislatures. Political leaders put aside their differences and worked on implementing the charter of democracy (COD), a roadmap towards democratic rule that had been signed by opposition parties during the dictatorship. ![]() The country needed healing, having lost former prime minister and main opposition leader Benazir Bhutto months earlier in a devastating terrorist attack. ![]() With the end of military rule in Pakistan in 2008, many were hopeful of a new beginning. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was done effortlessly, like how they did that?! But I gotta admit it was confusing in the first 2 or 3 chapters, but once I figured out what was happening, it was kinda cool. ![]() I loved how two separate stories became one. Let me start off by saying I LOVE THIS BOOK!įirstly, the plot was phenomenal. With a push from friends new and old – including the massive, and massively fabulous, Tiny Cooper, offensive lineman and musical theater auteur extraordinaire – Will and Will begin building toward respective romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most awesome high school musical. When fate delivers them both to the same surprising crossroads, the Will Graysons find their lives overlapping and hurtling in new and unexpected directions. ![]() It’s not that far from Evanston to Naperville, but Chicago suburbanites Will Grayson and Will Grayson might as well live on different planets. From that moment on, their world will collide and lives intertwine. One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers are about to cross paths. Characters: Tiny, Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2, Will Grayson 2’s mom, Jane, Maura, … ![]() ![]() ![]() "From Southern spies to nurses on the northern battlefields, Sunflower Sistersweaves an exquisite tapestry of women determined to defy the molds the world has for them. Kelly tells this story without either romanticizing or sweeping over the horrors that split the nation in the nineteenth century and continues to do so today." The Spokesman Review It's the women and their activism that tell the story of the struggle to end slavery. but there is also much hope and joy in the courage, fortitude and victories of those courageous and determined to succeed and survive." Fredericksburg Free Lance Star Much of Sunflower Sisters is heartbreaking. "Kelly's prose flows beautifully across every page, bringing to life the women impacted by the horrific war that tore apart the country and countless families. It's a read filled with sisterhood, risk, reward, and plenty of fodder for book clubs." Entertainment Weekly ![]() Sunflower Sisters took me on a journey that swept me up in its pages and left me pondering deeper truths in the end. "A beautifully written, intricately researched window into the lives of women in a world we can scarcely imagine today. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Raised by two moms and openly bisexual, Chloe Green has felt out of place at her conservative Christian Alabama high school since her family moved back to her family’s hometown from California. ![]() Though it often feels like the journey is more interesting than the ultimate destination, McQuiston’s book is at its best as it romps through a delightful series of misadventures or dead-ends on the hunt for Shara, revealing illuminating new pieces of our various protagonists along the way. Casey McQuiston, known for swoon-worthy romances Red, White & Royal Blue, and One Last Stop, is making their YA debut this month with I Kissed Shara Wheeler, a novel that puts a similarly delicious queer spin on many of the traditional tropes of teen fiction.Ī story that wrestles with themes of identity, authenticity, and self-acceptance, it features crisp, smart writing, fun twists, and a genuinely charming mystery surrounding the search for a missing prom queen. ![]() ![]() It seemed a lifetime ago since I’d last climbed up here, and though it had in fact been a few short months, my muscles felt the lack of activity. I wiped the moisture from a rain-slicked tile with my sleeve and pulled myself onto the peak of the roof. Still, I hadn’t counted on having to sneak around my own palace. I wanted to be a different kind of Emperor. It probably helped that he kept more constructs than servants, and the servants he did keep regarded him with terror. My father had strolled the hallways of his own palace at all hours with impunity no one had dared to question him, not even me. Servants and guards walked the hallways even at night there was always someone awake. There was little privacy in the palace of an Emperor. I clung to the ceramic tiles of the rooftop, ignoring the soft whimper from Thrana below. ![]() ![]() It was so like my father not to leave me an easy task. But setting things right meant weeding a garden gone wild, and with each new weed pulled, two sprouted in its place. I’d thought I could set things right in the Empire if only I’d had the means. ![]() ![]() Worse still, Brian and Emma’s young daughter exhibits alarming signs of the same illness.Īn already harrowing hospital stay turns even more fraught when Brian receives a staggering hospital bill that his insurer refuses to pay out on, citing dubious clauses in his policy. At the hospital, she is diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare and highly lethal mosquito-borne viral disease caught during one of their evening cookouts. Their leisurely return home to New York City quickly turns into a race to the ER when her condition dramatically deteriorates. In Viral, an electrifying medical thriller from New York Times bestseller Robin Cook, a family’s exposure to a rare yet deadly virus puts them at the centre of a terrifying new danger to mankind – and pulls back the curtain on a health care system powered by greed and corruption.īrian Murphy and his family are enjoying a relaxing summer vacation when his wife, Emma, comes down with mild flu-like symptoms. ![]() ![]() In spite of this he continued to be a dedicated writer. and accumulated quite a pile of rejection letters. Brandon submitted many manuscripts for publication . . . ![]() He says it made for a rather dismal social life, but he finished seven novels during his undergraduate years. During this era he went to school full time during the day, worked nights to pay for his schooling, and wrote as much as he could. Upon his return to BYU, Brandon became an English major, much to the dismay of his mother, who had always hoped he would become a doctor.īrandon began writing in earnest, taking a job as the night desk clerk at a hotel because they allowed him to write while at work. Brandon often says that it was during this time in Seoul, Korea that he realized that he didn’t miss chemistry one bit, but he did miss writing. From 1995 to 1997 he took time away from his studies to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1994 Brandon enrolled at Brigham Young University as a biochemistry major. ![]() ![]() ![]() A look at Wall Street’s past efforts to speed up trading by embracing computers and AI offers important lessons on the implications of using them for decision-making. While AI offers lots of benefits, the growing use of these technologies in financial markets also points to potential perils. I’ve been researching financial markets and algorithmic trading for 14 years. Artificial Intelligence-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionize the efficiency, effectiveness and speed of the work humans do.Īnd this is true in financial markets as much as in sectors like health care, manufacturing and pretty much every other aspect of our lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() From the moment he landed in Paris on May 21, 1927, Lindbergh found himself thrust on an odyssey for which he was ill-prepared-becoming the first modern media superstar, deified and demonized many times over in a single lifetime. The result is a brilliant biography that clarifies a life long blurred by myth and half-truth. Scott Berg is the first and only writer to be given unrestricted access to the massive Lindbergh archives-more than 2,000 boxes of personal papers, including reams of unpublished letters and diaries-and to be allowed freely to interview Lindbergh's friends, colleagues, and family members, including his children and his widow, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. ![]() Bestselling author and National Book Award-winner A. ![]() |