Buzz Aldrin has devoted thousands of hours to the NSS… his unceasing efforts to move humanity beyond Earth orbit and on to Mars have been an inspiration to millions across the globe.” — Karlton Johnson, Chairman of the NSS Board of Governors For All Humankind: The Untold Stories of How the Moon Landing Inspired the World relives the incredible moment in July, 1969, when humans first set foot on another world. The book carries […]
The Future of Public Transportation examines the transformations coming this decade to cities and the public transportation systems that serve them. It aims to allow readers to become more informed and ready for these changes. Author Paul Comfort calls himself, a transit evangelist. This is not only based on his years of transit experience, including his role as CEO of the Maryland MTA, but also on the numerous interviews he made with transit CEOs as […]
The Way We Get By by Chris Drabick is a novel of triumph over despair. A story of coming home to heal among those we know best. Set in Flint, Michigan in the late 1990s, it is the story of Drew Nemec, a young man who has returned home after experiencing heartbreak. At a local bar, Drew finds who he is through the company of others and the confidence he finds in himself. Drabick is […]
Out today in Canada and the UK is bestselling and award-winning author Sheena Kamal’s YA debut, Fight Like A Girl. Young Trisha lives in Toronto but feels the echoes of a background in Trinidad. Trisha is a Muay Thai fighter, a form of kickboxing that lets her divert the violence she senses inside of herself into a more acceptable — and perhaps controllable? — form. When her physically violent father dies when he wanders, drunk, […]
The Science of Personal Achievement by Dr. Ayodele Cole Benson outlines 13 principles that readers can draw upon when trying to change their position in life or their outcomes, whether personal or professional. The book has a curious, almost serendipitous beginning. In 2009, a piece of equipment he’d ordered from the United States arrived in Abuja, Nigeria. The shipment unexpectedly contained a cassette tape from Napoleon Hill, an early-20th-century American self-help author. The tape outlined […]
Thomas Harris and Hannibal Lector fans will be chuffed to learn that CBS has a big series in the works that will include some familiar characters. The series, to be called Clarice, is set in 1993: a year after the events in Silence of the Lambs. From Deadline Hollywood: Rebecca Breeds (The Originals, Pretty Little Liars) has been cast as the lead, Clarice Starling, in CBS’ crime drama pilot Clarice, based on the famous Thomas […]
A Cranky bobcat gains a friend. A reluctant Jack O’ Lantern and an aging tugboat receive longed for appreciation. A little girl learns about humility, and a bully learns about respect. An unlikely pair of friends have some glaring differences to overcome to coexist. The 26 stories in this book are entertaining for children of all ages. These stories are about making friends, and being a friend. Hard work, self-respect, cooperation, and having fun are […]
Looking forward to this one: No, You Shut Up (Harper) by Symone D. Sanders who notably broke a nail on Super Tuesday. (Missed it? Google. It’s a good story.) Sanders (no relation) is a senior advisor for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. And so much more. Here’s part of the bumph: In this rousing call to leadership, the self-described millennial spokesperson for the culture, CNN’s designated “woke AF” former commentator, and the youngest national press […]
The 49th London Book Fair, to have been held from March 10th to 12th at Kensington Olympia has been canceled. Whether or not the Fair would go ahead had been the subject of speculation over the last week or so. But a wave of cancelations by agencies and publishers prompted the final cancelation. London Book Fair has been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, hours after major publishers said they would not attend. […]
Verona van de Leur rose to fame in 2002, winning a silver medal on the floor exercise at the World Gymnastics Championships. She became the most famous gymnast from the Netherlands and was named Sportswoman of the Year in 2002. Although her remarkable talent brought her medals, money, and fame, and she seemed like a young woman on top of the world, Verona’s life soon spun out of control. Abused and exploited by those closest […]
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