![]() But they’ve kept their cards very close and didn’t involve me in the scriptwriting process. "I would have a conference call with eight script writers, and they would ask quite detailed questions like, 'What was the color of your daughter’s wallpaper?' Because for a time I used her bedroom as an office. "They used me as a consultant for that period almost two years ago," he explained in a recent interview with Time Magazine (opens in new tab). He has also addressed his story being covered in The Crown's latest season. Some of his most notable subjects include Tom Cruise, Monica Lewinsky, Madonna, and Meghan Markle. In the years since its release, Morton has gone on to become a royal commentator as well as authoring several unofficial biographies. The author wrote of Morton: "He is guilty of a novel immorality in deciding that promises of confidentiality are not posthumous." ![]() The move was met with criticism at the time, most notably by Mark Lawson in the Guardian (opens in new tab). ![]() The new edition featured transcripts from Diana’s tapes and made it clear she was his main source in writing it. However, after her death in 1997, he shared her true involvement in its creation when he republished the book under the title 'Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words'. When the book was published, Morton only admitted to speaking to Diana’s friends for the biography. ![]()
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![]() #dontsayIdidntwarnyou #iwanttoreadallthebooksplease I did warn you thusly about my inability to narrow today’s list to a reasonable number of titles…. You can also keep up with 2022’s new books as I learn about them by bookmarking the ‘ 2022 Releases‘ page on my blog menu & checking it periodically! I’ll also include links to all the January-April 2022 releases, each in their own list by month. In my continued quest to streamline these posts (I tried, really I did), I’m only (let’s be honest – there is no ‘only’ about the number of books on this list) selecting the books that most caught my eye to spotlight here. Tuesday: Historical Fiction (non-Amish & non-suspense) ![]() Monday: Contemporary Fiction (non-Amish & non-suspense) ![]() Here is the schedule of posts for the week so you can zero in on your fave genre! ![]() I’m speaking, of course, about the mystery & suspense books on the horizon, and Early 2022 is bringing so many fabulous-looking new releases!! Get your lists ready and join me in TBR madness as we look at Early 2022 Mystery & Suspense New Releases (January – April)! Happy Wednesday! Our look at the new book season has brought us to the genre for which I wave a flag of surrender on ever reaching the end of my TBR galaxy. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have no illusions when it comes to comparing a 90-minute video to a complete novel written by a master writer: in my opinion the novel wins hands down every time. ![]() ![]() Not knowing what to expect, I watched my preview DVD with some trepidation, only to lose myself in this sparkling and delightful adaptation. Had PBS opted to follow ITV’s tepid Persuasion with the very problematic Mansfield Park, they would likely have lost scores of viewers who might not have returned for a third dose of another truncated adaptation of a Jane Austen novel. Feild and Felicity Jones as Henry Tilney and Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey. The Complete Jane Austen has been saved by the charming performances of J.J. ![]() ![]() ![]() A behavior, according to Fogg, is something you can do right now or at another specific point in time. Second, we mistake aspirations for behaviors. Having fallen off the wagon, we feel bad about ourselves, return to our previous eating habits, and, inevitably, repeat the cycle again and again. But, then, we go to lunch with our colleagues and order a big meal. We commit to ridding ourselves of a few unwanted pounds. Why, then, do we struggle to make lasting change? The problem, according to Fogg, is threefold.įirst, we judge ourselves far too harshly when we fail. We want to eat more vegetables, be more patient with our children, go to bed earlier. We all have behaviors we want to change for the better. Making change tiny is the best way to create lasting change. ![]() ![]() ![]() Individual editions of Robin Kirkpatrick's translation - Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso - are also available in Penguin Classics, and include Dante's Italian printed alongside the English text. 'This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation - a deeply-informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read' - Professor David Wallace, University of Pennsylvania 'The most moving lines literature has achieved' - Jorge Luis Borges likely to be the best modern version of Dante' - Bernard O'Donoghue In Lecture III of his Heroes and Hero-worship, Carlyle is all praises for it. ![]() 'The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism. Dante’s Divine Comedy is one of the most remarkable poems that have come down to us from the middle ages. ![]() This volume includes a new introduction, notes, maps and diagrams Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Robin Kirkpatrick's masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy, published in a single volume, is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader coming to this great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time ![]() ![]() The book includes enlightening interviews with people who've successfully strengthened their discipline backbones, new perspective on how to train our brains to become our best selves, and offers a simple, 21 day, step-by-step guide for ditching habits that don't serve us and developing the habits we deem most important. Badass Habits features Jen's trademark hilarious voice and offers a much-needed fresh take on the conventional wisdom and science that shape the optimism (or pessimism?) around the age-old topic of habits. Habit busting and building goes way beyond becoming a dedicated flosser or never showing up late again-our habits reveal our unmet desires, the gaps in our boundaries, our level of self-awareness, and our unconscious beliefs and fears. ![]() ![]() New York Times bestselling author Jen Sincero gets to the core of transformation: habits-breaking, making, understanding, and sticking with them like you've never stuck before.īadass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don't keep) on social media. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A stunning work of reconstructed family and world history” ( Booklist Online). “This memoir feels not just created but also deeply lived” ( The Washington Post). ![]() Bui documents parental sacrifice, excavates family histories, and grapples with the inherited struggles of displacement and diaspora. An American Book Award winner, a National Book Critics Circle finalist in autobiography, and an Eisner Award finalist in reality-based comics, Bui’s memoir traces her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Việt Nam in the 1970s and their effort to build new lives for themselves in America. ![]() Twelve years later, the debut graphic memoir would be released to widespread acclaim from critics and literary heavyweights alike. Before she began to work on The Best We Could Do in 2005, Thi Bui had never drawn a comic in her life. ![]() ![]() Sobel, though, was universally hated as a 'chickenshit' officer: petty meanness, careerism and sadism that did nothing to help win the war and everything to turn the men sour against him. ![]() Officers were almost universally respected, especially Winters. From 5300 enlisted me, only 1800 made it through. In the 506th PIR, From 500 officers, only 148 made it through. There was a competitive atmosphere and it was difficult to make it through the training without washing out. Comrades are closer than friends, closer than brothers.' () 'The result of these shared experiences was a closeness unknown to all outsiders. Currahee, the hill next to the camp, was where they ran 3 miles up and 3 miles down several times a week. There was an intense training regime that made sure of this. They all had a desire to be and be among the best, because their view was that it was better to be in front in the most danger with someone you could rely on, than instead further back with someone you couldn't. ![]() They all had a love of country, even after the preceding lean years they had all experienced. They had a hunger to do, to be and to act. ![]() ![]() The men who had volunteered to become paratroopers were children of the depression era. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Wil goes missing, rule following, cautious Alexander and competitive, brave Theo will have to work together to solve the mystery of Fathoms of Fun. A middle-grade mystery series thats spooky, creepy, and filled with gothic twists Meet the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who solve mysteries at increasingly bizarre summer vacation destinations in the hopes of being reunited with their parentsor at the very least. ![]() ![]() And the owner disappeared under bizarre circumstances, lost to the Cold, Unknowable Sea-the wave pool. Wretched Waterpark is a part of the The Sinister Summer Series collection. The few people they encounter are very, very odd. The waterslides are gray tongues extending from horrible gargoyle faces. Instead of cabanas, guests rent mausoleums. The twins are determined to make it a good vacation, though, so when Aunt Saffronia suggests a waterpark, they hastily agree.īut Fathoms of Fun is not your typical waterpark. Wretched Waterpark By Kiersten White Hardcover 16. By Kiersten White Hardcover 17.99 Add to cart About the Book Product Details Author Bio Book four in the tragic series about the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who must solve one wretched mystery after the next, brought to you by 1 New York Times bestselling author KIERSTEN WHITE. She’s not exactly well equipped to handle children. Twelve-year-old twins Theodora and Alexander and their older sister Wilhelmina Sinister-Winterbottom don’t know how they ended up with their Aunt Saffronia for an entire summer. From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes her middle grade series debut! Part Scooby Doo, part A Series of Unfortunate Events, and entirely genius! Meet the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who solve mysteries at increasingly bizarre summer vacation destinations in the hopes of being reunited with their parents-or at the very least finally finding a good churro. ![]() ![]() ![]() Regency fans have a movie that looks at what life was like for a young Black woman in a wealthy family during that era then, of course, there's Bridgerton. For Tudor buffs, there's a series that ventures into the early days of King Henry VIII's notorious rule-through the eyes of his first wife. ![]() The only question is: Where do you want to time-travel first?Įach of these shows and films explores an era in history, through the lenses of both the upper class and everyday people. ![]() With the push of a button, these TV series and movies act as instant portals into other eras. From elaborate costumes to sumptuous storylines (and the strong desire to live in a time other than the present)-there is so much to love about period dramas. ![]() |