The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish: Conversation Starters In 2017, author Rachel Kadish published her book The Weight of Ink. Since then, it has received critical acclaim. It has been hailed as the winner of the National Jewish Book Award. It also became a bestseller in the USA Today list. The Weight of Ink is a jigsaw puzzle of a novel for readers. The setting is London during the 1660s and the early twenty-first century. The lives of two women...

"In the bestselling tradition of Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, a collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and Black as cool. My name is 'J' and I'm awkward--and Black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be. That someone was right. Where do I start? Being an introvert in a world that glorifies cool isn't easy....

In Florences childhood, there is a Thing youre not supposed to talk about. It seems like everyone knows about it except for her. And she cant ask any questionsits forbidden to speak the word. What happens to children who grow up in prudish isolation, once they hit puberty? Can they ever overcome the shame instilled by a sexless education? In this autobiographical story, Florence Dupr la Tour unveils her childhood in heart-wrenching inks and watercolors:...

Ditch the gym membership and say goodbye to weights and machines! Take control of your shape and your weight at home with celebrity fitness trainer Adam Rosante's three-tiered, simple-to-follow plan.

Technology pervades our society, and is constantly evolving. Balaban and Bobick shows how our lives have been remade by technology, and how the quest to solve problems, control the environment, and improve life is never-ending. They answer common questions on technology and the personalities behind the inventions.

"Evangeline Ipswich longs for a love of her own. She has cared for her younger sisters since their mother died giving birth when Evangeline was twelve. Now both her sisters are happily married to handsome, loving husbands, and her father has remarried as well. At twenty-two, the weight of years of responsibility has taken a toll on Evangeline, and she worries that she will never find happiness of her own. When Evangeline's best friend Jennie is put...

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