Which is the mission's core.ĬI can be simple as: "break the enemy's will." It gives leaders and soldiers the ability to improvise tactics as needed, while adhering to the common intent. Any plan can be made useless by your enemy's unpredictable moves. In the military, they say no plan survives contact with the enemy. To make you idea sticky, you should make it simple and strip it down to its core. If you argue ten points, no one would remember any, even if they're good. And they're able to affect people's opinions and behaviour. Sticky ideas are easily understood and remembered. Add them to your idea, and it instantly becomes more sticky! You can only use 10 percent of your brain! Ever wonder why is this idea sticky? (even though it's false?) "Made to stick" finds six qualities in all sticky ideas.
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from an unknown number! Jason promises to help discover the identity of her mysterious new suitor if she agrees to break a few rules along the way. After one wild party, Julia starts receiving romantic texts. And that's also why she's chosen Mark Bixford, her childhood crush, as her MTB ("meant to be").īut this spring break, Julia's rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she's partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London. That's why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her, well, pocket. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's queen of following rules and being prepared. It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the-gasp-wrong guy. Watch your husband, watch your friends, and watch your back. For both women, the desire for a perfect life can turn perfectly dangerous. EVERY LAST SECRET Get the ebook: Amazon Add to Goodreads Visit on BingeBooks Book Club Discussion Questions Summary Welcome to the neighborhood. But beneath their cordial interactions is a wealth of temptations, secrets, and toxic jealousy. The life next door.Īs Neena's secret fixation grows, so does her friendship with Cat. When Neena's infatuation escalates into obsession, it's just a matter of eliminating a few obstacles to get the life she wants. It's also making Neena aware of what she doesn't have. This beautiful new town is a step in the right direction. A life coach with off-the-rack dresses, personal issues, and a husband who hasn't delivered, she's anxious to move up in the world. Neena Ryder isn't a fellow lady of leisure. While cautious, a good neighbor like Cat greets them with open arms and warm hospitality. Then a friendly new couple moves into the estate next door. It’s an epic tale of family, secrets, loss, marriage, betrayal, friendships, laughter, and regrets. She is a true storyteller, and Every Last Secret is her best book. Watch your husband, watch your friends, and watch your back.Ĭat Winthorpe has worked hard to get what she has: a gorgeous home social standing and William, her successful, handsome husband. Every Last Secret is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own. Hunter Artist Award for literature (congrats Shani!), she explains that she approaches all of her art in the same way regardless of medium and that “no matter what doing, it’s all the same.”Īmazingly, Cereus Blooms at Night is Mootoo’s first novel, but you would never guess. In fact, in this video, which profiles her as this year’s recipient of the K.M. Now that I know Mootoo is also a gifted filmmaker and painter, the sensual nature of her novels makes sense: she’s experienced in working with visual mediums-those kinds of art that trigger senses other than those you might associate with fiction-and has adapted those skills and awareness to her writing. I’ve honestly never read anything that had such a strong sensory effect on me: the lilting rhythm of the language, the bittersweetness of the narrative twists, the tactile images of the natural environment everything about this novel felt so visceral. The worth of something as rich as Cereus would be hard to overestimate. It was her first novel, Cereus Blooms at Night (1996), that instigated this love. A few months ago when I reviewed Shani Mootoo’s most recent novel, Valmiki’s Daughter, I prefaced the review with an admission that I already loved Mootoo’s writing before I even started the book. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way–in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. A Tale of Two Cities, An Epic tale which needs no introduction. |