Reflecting on his brother's death from opioid addiction, Jacob Bacharach turns Didion's masterpiece into a blueprint for grief and self-discovery Literary Nonfiction. Essay. Reading Joan Didion's iconic memoir The Year of Magical Thinking, Jacob Bacharach's thoughts are never far from his brother, Nate, who died of an opioid addiction. Although he tries to be a "a cool customer" like Didion, he finds Nate's story breaking through the text, stirring memories of their tight-knit childhood and defying his attempts to find "the truth" about a tragic death. In A COOL CUSTOMER, Bacharach turns The Year of Magical Thinking into a blueprint for grief and self-discovery that anyone can follow. This book is part of a new series from Fiction Advocate called Afterwords. "Bacharach smartly weaves his family story with a literate discussion of Didion's narratives and cultural position to make a snappy and inviting book you could easily read in one sitting."--Rebecca Foster

The thoroughly Revised & Updated 2nd Edition of “Olympiad Champs English Class 6 with Past Olympiad Questions” is a complete preparatory book not only for Olympiad but also for Class 6 English. The book is prepared on content based on National Curriculum Framework prescribed by NCERT. This new edition has been empowered with Past Questions from various Olympiad Exams like IEO, IOEL, GTSE, etc. in both the exercises of every chapter. Further the book Provides engaging content with the help of Teasers, Do You Know, Amazing Facts & Illustrations, which enriches the reading experience for the children. The questions are divided into two levels Level 1 and Level 2. The first level, Level 1, is the beginner’s level which comprises of questions like fillers, analogy and odd one out. The second level is the advanced level. Level 2 comprises of questions based on techniques like matching, chronological sequencing, picture, passage and feature based, statement correct/ incorrect, integer based, puzzle, grid based, crossword, Venn diagram, table/ chart based and much more. Solutions and explanations are provided for all questions at the end of each chapter.

The Story Girl and The Golden Road brings together two beloved novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, offering readers a delightful journey through the enchanting world of Sara Stanley and her cousins on Prince Edward Island. In The Story Girl, readers are introduced to Sara Stanley, a young girl with an extraordinary gift for storytelling. Set against the picturesque backdrop of rural Canada, Sara's captivating tales bring magic and wonder to the lives of her cousins, including Beverley, Felix, and Cecily. The Golden Road continues the adventures of Sara Stanley and her cousins, as narrated by Beverley. This sequel sees the close-knit group of children embarking on various escapades and creating lasting memories. Through Beverly's nostalgic recollections, readers are transported to a time of simple pleasures and boundless imagination. This collection, The Story Girl and The Golden Road, is a treasure trove of Montgomery's best storytelling, filled with adventure, imagination, and the charm of rural Canada.

Reproduction of the original: The Tin Box by Horatio Alger

Mike Summers, a look alike George Clooney has no problem filling his cot wit extramarital affairs. At forty five and married to his beautiful wife June and with two teenage children Steven, eighteen and Sheryl, sixteen, life is good for this suburban housewife with her private tennis lessons and girly lunches at the exclusive Jetty Club in East Village, a highly sought after upper-class locality overlooking the river. But Laura Williams, the daughter of Senator Dave Williams and niece of Jake Murray, the New York District Attorney, has other plans when Mike insensitively decides their affair is over and she threatens to destroy him and everything he stands for; his family, his career, his very life, unless he divorces his wife and makes her an honest woman. When money cant solve the problem there is only one avenue left Desperate men do desperate things. Tony Perrino and Bill Hayden two highly respected NYPD detectives are assigned to solve the case and bring the unknown perpetrator to justice for this hyenas crime. What follows is a trail of hypnotic detective work, fraught with danger, kidnapping, and murder. A fugitive is on the run in South America. This is a police drama of insurmountable proportions and twists that are mind shattering, a drama that is both exhilarating and exiting, guaranteed addictive reading.