Yoda might have put it differently: page-turners, they were not.
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I read page-turners, because I need to know what happens.
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He writes mysteries and thrillers — page-turners, some people might call them.
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But Kent is a writer whose movies feel sprung from grim page-turners.
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Dynamic Indian-based imprints began to exploit the newly discovered hunger for indigenous page-turners.
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Jennifer Weiner is the master of richly told page-turners about complicated and likable women. Mrs.
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This makes for some page-turners, but it also imposes a wearying sameness on the book.
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They scoffed at Elena Ferrante, the author of "My Brilliant Friend," as the writer of mere page-turners.
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Legions of readers were addicted to her page-turners, which popped up on the market one after another.
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And as page turners, they are as engrossing as the works of Stephen King or John le Carré.
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You'll find page-turners aplenty, including "The High Season," a new novel by Judy Blundell set in the area.
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Grab a copy of one of these page-turners and start living the life of the erudite sofa spud.
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High-scoring page-turners get promoted to advertisers (who pay some authors to weave brands into their narrative) and publishers.
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Michael Lewis has earned acclaim for taking seemingly inaccessible — and even possibly dull — subjects and transforming them into page-turners.
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Another display case, labeled Page-Turners, features books that people finish reading on their Kindle in fewer than three days.
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Other solid page-turners: Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale sequel, The Testaments, and Ta-Nehisi Coates's debut novel, The Water Dancer.
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The books aren't exactly page-turners for the general public, but both are important documents internally for Army personnel to understand.
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You'll learn to kick clichés to the curb, refresh your grammar, and captivate audiences – all essential skills for creating proactive page-turners.
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Here's my favorite example: An endcap called "Page Turners," consisting of books that Kindle readers finish in three days or less. Clever.
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A few page-turners later, we found that Amazon&aposs Kindle Oasis to be the absolute best ebook reader you can buy.
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This January, you&aposll find plenty of page-turners, from engaging thrillers and cultural commentaries to thought-provokers and grisly fairy tales.
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Otherworldly Science fiction and fantasy thrillers are often seen as frivolous, action-packed page turners, as critically dismissed as they are compulsively consumed.
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Page turners usually give a little firm pat to the page they have just turned to make sure it will stay in place.
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As broadsheet newspapers grow skinnier, and page-turners become digital files, it's easy to overlook how technological progress has bolstered print while simultaneously undermining it.
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These are the very qualities that infuse and leaven his own work, making unlikely page-turners out of burly books on zoonotic diseases and biogeography.
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While Erdrich's novels have stayed in North Dakota, and stayed with Indians, they've grown more deftly plotted, to the point that they're almost page-turners now.
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It's not that surprising, either — The Running Man is probably one of his quickest page-turners, a book you could comfortably race through in one sitting.
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Both movies are based on pulpy page-turners, but only Gone Girl understands how to both wring out suspense and also dig into the characters' heads.
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" However, he added: "To the outside world and even to peripheral people — producers of recitals, stagehands, page-turners — he could be very meanspirited, sarcastic, rather bitter.
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Most of all, though, they have to be compulsive page-turners, the kind of books that go down like an ice-cold milkshake on a hot day.
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Children's Books Liesl Shurtliff writes the perfect middle-grade page-turners that fourth graders can gobble down on the plane, train and automobile trips ahead this summer.
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What about the wider body of literature that might not be accessible page-turners but are definitely worthwhile reading, stories that might one day become a part of the literary canon.
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I also appreciated the carefully curated seaside-inspired book collection, which included "Beaches" by the famed photographer Gray Malin, and other visual page-turners like Pamela Fiori's "In the Spirit of St. Barths."
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But perhaps more importantly, there's the fact that literary writers are some of the most imaginative storytellers there are — they're talented at fusing rich characters, intricate plots, and resonant themes into masterful page-turners.
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LOADED with page-turners such as the latest exam procedures for food inspectors, Turkey's official gazette, the journal that archives the everyday business of state, used to be as good a cure as any for insomnia.
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You can get almost anything here, but they're most famous for their collection of rare and expensive books, and we're here today to find out how much one of those pricey page-turners will cost you.
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On the other hand, the Galatea model seems to be inherently biased towards the most obvious "hits" — page turners that are engaging from the get-go, or are written on themes that have already proven to be popular.
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The success these books enjoyed has revealed how eager American readers are not only for plot-thick page-turners written in decent prose but ones that argue, in their very structure, for the authority of a female point of view.
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The character of Jack Ryan has been featured in so many books you'd truly have to be a die-hard fan to read them all, so if you're looking to go straight to the more popular Clancy titles, there's a handful of page turners we can recommend.
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This has been a men's event awash in long-form matches, and more page-turners should lie ahead with Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer all in the mix and with Nadal one title away from tying Federer's men's record of 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
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Page-turners are sometimes acquaintances of the performer or members of the accompanying orchestra doing a favour. Professional page-turners are often freelance casual workers, not associated with any given concert hall or orchestra. Mechanical page-turners are also available, sometimes controlled by the musician via a foot pedal. Charles Hallé is said to have invented the automatic page-turner.
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Others explored page-turners for pianists and trains as an influence on composers.
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Adelson, Fred B. "ART; Children's Page Turners to Linger Over", The New York Times, January 9, 2000. Accessed December 9, 2007.
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Penny Arcade is among the most popular and longest running webcomics currently online, listed in 2010 as having 3.5 million readers. Holkins and Krahulik are among the first webcomic creators successful enough to make a living from their work.MacDonald, Heidi (December 19, 2005). "Web Comics: Page Clickers to Page Turners; It's like manga five or six years ago".
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Adelson, Fred B. "ART; Children's Page Turners to Linger Over", The New York Times, January 9, 2000. Retrieved December 9, 2007. "Both Richard Egielski of Milford and John Schoenherr of Delaware Township (near Stockton) are represented by illustrations from books aimed at ages 4 to 8, the youngest group." Egielski has altogether illustrated over fifty books that are directed towards children.
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These episodes turn into "page turners" pretty quickly and do a very solid and entertaining job as the first chapter of a larger story." He also gave volumes two and three a 'B+' rating, volume four an 'A-' rating, and volume five and six an 'A' rating. The anime received a mostly positive review from Stig Hogset of THEM Anime Reviews, saying, "A rather great fantasy piece. I can't really see it disappointing anyone.
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Infilling of frames was of stud and lath with lime render and limewash. Others were of brick or local rubble stonework. The river valleys to the south and east of the town were the source of clay for widespread local production of brick and tile. In the 18th and 19th centuries the Page-Turners had brick fields at Wretchwick and Blackthorn which operated alongside smaller producers such as farmer George Coppock who produced bricks as a sideline.
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Furthermore, he related that the MIT professor "does not write page turners, he writes page stoppers. There are a lot of bent pages in Noam Chomsky's books, and they are usually at about Page 16." In response to Chávez's endorsement, Chomsky told The New York Times that he would be "happy to meet" the Venezuelan President, asserting that he was "quite interested" in what his administration had achieved and thought many of Chávez's views to be "quite constructive". This meeting came about in August 2009, when Chomsky visited the Latin American country.
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Arguably his most complicated and difficult book, and a departure from many of the themes and location settings in his previous novels, it was dismissed by critics but became a national bestseller on the strength of Irving's reputation for fashioning literate, engrossing page-turners. Irving returned in 1998 with A Widow for One Year, which was named a New York Times Notable Book. In 1999, after nearly 10 years in development, Irving's screenplay for The Cider House Rules was made into a film directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Michael Caine, Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, and Delroy Lindo.
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1897 Student body - original Main House Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, A Capella, Chorus, Diplomacy, Gay-Straight Alliance, International Club, Key Society, Math Club, Student Council, Pontefract newspaper (founded 1896), Subterraneans, Voice, Women's Action Coalition, Ambassadors Club, Chick Flick Film Club, Chinese Club, Christian Fellowship, Classic Film Club, Debate Club, Discussion Group, Hillel, International Club, Investment Club, Maple Syrup Club, Meditation Club, Model United Nations, Relay for Life, Ski Club, Student Activities, The Olmsted Observer, The Page Turners, Pomfret Radio Station WBVC (FM) 91.1 FM, Young Republicans. Student life is additionally supported by The Paul M. Rosenfield 1967 Award, The Johnathan A. Williams 1969 Memorial Fund, and The Lasell Visiting Alumni Fund (2001).
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Here's my rave: While reading this 500-page history of '80s indie- rock, I only resorted to something lighter to avoid putting my back out. All 13 profiles are page-turners." In the New York Times Book Review, critic Eric Weisbard wrote, "In the decade Azerrad covers, indie America proved that world-class rock could be created outside corporate structures....Our Band Could Be Your Life passionately resurrects thirteen indie groups...Azerrad is adept at drawing out musicians' war stories—and this bare-bones movement was full of them." Time's Benjamin Nugent said it was "A timely reminder that Cobain and company were merely a key regiment in the motley alt-rock army...Our Band Could Be Your Life narrates, down to the homemade posters and tour van repairs, how these bands gradually built up an audience large enough to make record labels and critics take notice.
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