Jerry Garcia
You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.
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Zadie Smith
Arthur Ashe
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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Jack Canfield
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
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Marian Anderson
When you stop having dreams and ideals --- well, you might as well stop altogether.
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August 24, 2012
Yes, it’s that time of year….Monday will be the 16th anniversary of Bookreporter.com. I think the time has flown --- and then I ponder things like 14.4k modems and the original Spartan design of the site (art was compressed into postage-sized images so it could be downloaded quickly ) --- and the way we’ve grown from one website to seven, and it feels like a lifetime. Looking back at the old pre-broadband days spurs a lot of memories of books, authors, publishing friends --- and most of all the staffers who have been a part of The Book Report Network since those early days.
Editorial Content for The Kingmaker's DaughterContributorsReviewer (text)Amie Taylor
Eight-year-old Anne and her 13-year-old sister, Isabel, know from an early age that their father, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, is a force to be reckoned with. Denied male heirs of his own, he doesn't hesitate to use both of his daughters, the richest heiresses in England, as pawns in his high-stakes political chess games to further his own ambitions. As one of the most powerful and important men in 15th-century England, Warwick becomes widely known for his ability to maneuver his choice of leader onto the throne no matter what it takes. Read More Teaser
THE KINGMAKER'S DAUGHTER is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the “Kingmaker,” Richard, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in 15th-century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his two daughters as pawns in the political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. PromoTHE KINGMAKER'S DAUGHTER is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the “Kingmaker,” Richard, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in 15th-century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his two daughters as pawns in the political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. About the BookTHE KINGMAKER'S DAUGHTER is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the “Kingmaker,” Richard, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his two daughters as pawns in the political games and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. In this novel, her first sister story since THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, Philippa Gregory explores the lives of two fascinating young women. At the court of Edward IV and his beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne grows from a delightful child to become ever more fearful and desperate when her father makes war on his former friends. Still only a girl she is married and then left widowed and fatherless, with her mother in sanctuary and her sister married to the enemy. She manages her own escape by marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but her choice will set her on a collision course with the overwhelming power of the royal family, and will cost the lives of those she loves most in the world, including her precious only son, Prince Edward. Ultimately, the kingmaker’s daughter will achieve her father’s greatest ambition. Editorial Content for Winter JournalBookContributorsReviewer (text)Harvey Freedenberg
The winter of 2010-2011 delivered more than five feet of snow and a host of other meteorological insults to New York City. It’s not surprising that the enforced confinement brought on by that onslaught put Paul Auster in a reflective mood on the eve of his 64th birthday. The result is WINTER JOURNAL, an idiosyncratic memoir that is at times cerebral, at times bawdy, and in every sense consistently rewarding, from a man who has spent his life “bleeding words onto a page.” Read More Teaser
Facing his 63rd winter, Paul Auster sits down to write a history of his body and its sensations --- both pleasurable and painful. Thirty years after the publication of THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE, in which he wrote so movingly about fatherhood, Auster gives us a second unconventional memoir in which he writes about his mother's life and death. PromoFacing his 63rd winter, Paul Auster sits down to write a history of his body and its sensations --- both pleasurable and painful. Thirty years after the publication of THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE, in which he wrote so movingly about fatherhood, Auster gives us a second unconventional memoir in which he writes about his mother's life and death. About the BookFrom the bestselling novelist and author of THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE, a moving and highly personal meditation on the body, time, and language itself "That is where the story begins, in your body, and everything will end in the body as well. Facing his sixty-third winter, internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster sits down to write a history of his body and its sensations --- both pleasurable and painful. Thirty years after the publication of THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE, in which he wrote so movingly about fatherhood, Auster gives us a second unconventional memoir in which he writes about his mother's life and death. WINTER JOURNAL is a highly personal meditation on the body, time and memory, by one of our most intellectually elegant writers. Editorial Content for Wards of Faerie: The Dark Legacy of ShannaraContributorsReviewer (text)Stephen Hubbard
In a time when the world was young, when magic was more than myth, an Elven girl named Aleia met and fell in love with a Darkling boy from the Void. They would meet in secret, but a day came when Aleia awoke and found a note he left behind. To her dismay, she discovered that he had stolen two of the five Elfstones, the powerful wards that protected the land of the Elves. Read More Teaser
The Four Lands hang in the balance between science and magic as subversive elements take up arms against the Druid Council. Humans and their allies have developed dangerous weapons using the forbidden secrets of science that long ago destroyed the world. Then a clue to four sets of precious Elfstones is discovered. Their magic has been missing for thousands of years. If it can be regained, the balance of power may shift once again.... PromoThe Four Lands hang in the balance between science and magic as subversive elements take up arms against the Druid Council. Humans and their allies have developed dangerous weapons using the forbidden secrets of science that long ago destroyed the world. Then a clue to four sets of precious Elfstones is discovered. Their magic has been missing for thousands of years. If it can be regained, the balance of power may shift once again.... About the BookSeven years after the conclusion of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks at last revisits one of the most popular eras in the legendary epic fantasy series that has spellbound readers for more than three decades. Copyright © 2025 The Book Report, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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