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In Absolutely on Music, internationally Haruki Murakami sits down with his friend Seiji Ozawa, the revered former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, for a series of conversations on their shared passion: music. Over the course of two years, Murakami and Ozawa discuss everything from Brahms to Beethoven, from Leonard Bernstein to Glenn Gould, from Bartók to Mahler, and from pop-up orchestras to opera. They listen to and dissect recordings of some of their favorite performances, and Murakami questions Ozawa about his career conducting orchestras around the world. Culminating in Murakami's ten-day visit to the banks of Lake Geneva to observe Ozawa's retreat for young musicians, the book is interspersed with ruminations on record collecting, jazz clubs, orchestra halls, film scores, and much more. A deep reflection on the essential nature of both music and writing, Absolutely on Music is an unprecedented glimpse into the minds of two maestros.

A Decent Leadership - for a decentralized organisation The organisational form that gives people the very best conditions is the decentralised organisation. And the kind of leadership that provides the incentive to follow is decent leadership. In the book I give 40 pieces of advice, based on my own experience from 16 years in Atlas Copco's management as well as from many board assignments in both listed and unlisted companies. Where did decency go? From where do all the authoritarian tones come? Where did the respect go - for the difficult art of making things work? Respect for the small word "how"? With a world order now in upheaval, leadership in business becomes especially important as a role model. You will read my book with critical eyes. Quite right. Use your own experience as a counterweight to my advice. Use your own experience to deepen the questions I raise. My hope is that you will then be able to navigate even better in the life called the professional one. In a role that is built on the ability to get people to cooperate in a determined direction. The Author

<b>The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark,&#160;one-of-a-kind&#160;fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.</b><br/><br/>"<b>A spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology . . .&#160;<i>Gods of Jade and Shadow&#160;</i>is a magical fairy tale about identity, freedom, and love, and it's like nothing you've read before."-<i>Bustle</i></b><br/><br/><b>NEBULA AWARD FINALIST -&#160;NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR -&#160;<i>Tordotcom&#160;</i>- The New York Public Library -&#160;<i>BookRiot</i></b><br/><br/> The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather's house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own.&#160;<br/><br/> Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather's room. She opens it-and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea's demise, but success could make her dreams come true.<br/><br/> In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucat&aacute;n to the bright lights of Mexico City-and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld.<br/><br/><b>Praise for <i>Gods of Jade and Shadow</i></b><br/><br/>"A dark, dazzling fairy tale . . . a whirlwind tour of a 1920s Mexico vivid with jazz, the memories of revolution, and gods, demons, and magic."<b>-NPR</b><br/><br/>"Snappy dialog, stellar worldbuilding, lyrical prose, and a slow-burn romance make this a standout. . . . Purchase where Naomi Novik, Nnedi Okorafor, and&#160;N. K. Jemisin are popular."<b>-<i>Library Journal</i>&#160;(starred review)</b><br/><br/>"A magical novel of duality, tradition, and change . . .&#160;Moreno-Garcia's seamless blend of mythology and history provides a ripe setting for Casiopea's stellar journey of self-discovery, which culminates in a dramatic denouement. Readers will gladly immerse themselves in Moreno-Garcia's rich and complex tale of desperate hopes and complicated relationships."<b>-<i>Publishers Weekly</i>&#160;(starred review)</b>

<b>"It certainly filled the Battlestar Galactica-shaped hole in my heart." </b>-<b>Victoria Aveyard, bestselling author of <i>The Red Queen</i></b><br/> <b>&#160;</b><br/> <b>Read the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling blockbuster that critics are calling "out-of-this-world awesome." The first in an epic sci-fi series unlike anything else out there.</b><br/> &#160;<br/> Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the worst thing she'd ever been through. That was before her planet was invaded. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating craft, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.<br/> &#160;<br/> But the warship could be the least of their problems. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their biggest threat; and nobody in charge will say what's really going on. As Kady plunges into a web of data hacking to get to the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: Ezra.<br/> &#160;<br/> Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents-including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more-<i>Illuminae</i> is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.<br/> &#160;<br/> "<b>Brace yourself</b>, because you're about to be immersed in a mindscape that <b>you'll never want to leave</b>." -<b>Marie Lu, author of the bestselling Legend series</b><br/> &#160;<br/>"<b>Prepare yourselves</b> for&#160;<i>Illuminae</i>."&#160;-<b>EW.com</b><br/>&#160;<br/>"<b>You're not in for an ordinary novel experience</b>. . . ."&#160;&#160;-<b>Bustle.com</b><br/>&#160;<br/>"A&#160;truly interactive&#160;experience. . . . A&#160;<b>fantastically fun&#160;</b>ride." -<b>MTV.com</b><br/><br/><b><i>Don't miss the rest of the series!<br/>The Illuminae Files_02: GEMINA<br/>The Illuminae Files_03 -- title to be revealed!</i></b>

<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL,</i> AND <i>BOSTON GLOBE</i> BESTSELLER&#160;- One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young&#160;woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University</b><br/>&#160;<br/><b>"Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention."-<i>The New York Times</i></b><br/>&#160;<br/><b>NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY <i>THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i> -&#160;ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR&#160;- BILL GATES'S HOLIDAY READING LIST&#160;- FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle's Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book - PEN/Jean Stein Book Award - <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Book Prize</b><br/>&#160;<br/>Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.<br/>&#160;<br/><b>"Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover's] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?"-<i>Vogue</i></b><br/><b><br/>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <i>The Washington Post, O: The Oprah Magazine, Time,</i> NPR, <i>Good Morning America, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Economist, Financial Times</i>,<i> Newsday, New York Post, theSkimm, Refinery29, Bloomberg, Self, Real Simple, Town & Country, Bustle, Paste, Publishers Weekly</i>,<i> Library Journal, LibraryReads, Book Riot,</i> Pamela Paul, KQED, New York Public Library</b>

<b>A Good Morning America Buzz Pick<br/><br/>INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br/><br/>"Electrifying." - <i>O: The Oprah Magazine</i></b> <br/><b><br/>Named a Best Book of 2020 by <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>,&#160;NPR<i>, </i>USA TODAY,<i> Vanity Fair</i>, <i>Elle</i>,<i> Harper's Bazaar</i>, <i>Marie Claire</i>, Shondaland, <i>Teen Vogue,</i> <i>Vulture, Lit Hub, </i>Bustle,&#160;Electric Literature, and BookPage<br/><br/>What does it mean for a family to lose&#160;a child they never really knew?</b> <br/><br/>One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son's body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family's struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens-and Osita struggles to understand Vivek's escalating crisis-the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom.&#160;<br/><br/>Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, <i>The Death of Vivek Oji</i> is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations-a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.

<b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER - <b>A <i>PARADE</i> BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME <b>- </b></b>From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner-a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtly and grace.</b><br/>&#160;<br/>In Morrison's acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove-an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others-prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment.<br/>&#160;<br/>Here, Morrison's writing is "so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry" (<i>The New York Times</i>).