Jim's E-Books (E-Books & Magazines)

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Transcription by Ben Lerner When a writer travels to Providence to conduct the final interview with his mentor—a legendary 90-year-old artist and father to his college friend—he accidentally destroys his smartphone and arrives without a recording device, yet finds himself unable to confess. This surreal mishap unfolds into a deeply reflective story about the bond between the three men and a meditation on how technology shapes memory and human connection.

Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate by Roopika Risam Roopika Risam uncovers the hidden history of data as a force that has shaped civilizations. From ancient cave markings and knotted strings to colonial censuses and modern digital surveillance, Risam shows how data has always been a means of control. Empire may have made use of weapons or ships, but it was built on information. Both a sweeping history and a sharp critique, Data Empire is a call to recognize the power data has always held, and to imagine what resistance looks like in an age defined by it.

Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu When an incoming missile alert strikes the town of Beckitt, residents act on pure instinct, revealing their truest selves through acts of sacrifice, confession, and shocking betrayal. Moments later, a second message reveals it was a false alarm—leaving everyone to face the devastating social aftermath of decisions made when they thought they were about to die. Spanning several years, Seek Immediate Shelter follows an eclectic cast as the fallout from that single moment ripples through their lives.

One Sun Only: Stories by Camille Bordas In this darkly funny and thoughtful short story collection, Camille Bordas explores the complexities of flawed humanity through a diverse cast of characters navigating the unpredictability of everyday existence. From a teenager obsessed with obituaries and a young woman recovering from a burglary to artists debating their craft and individuals grappling with illness or unrequited love, the stories capture life's mundane and profound moments alike.

Vigil by George Saunders Jill "Doll" Blaine, a spirit whose duty is to usher souls into the afterlife, plummets to Earth for her 344th assignment: K.J. Boone, a powerful man dying inside his ornate mansion. Unlike her previous charges, Boone refuses to be consoled or express regret, remaining convinced that his big, bold life left the world a better place. As Boone’s final evening unfolds, a chaotic crowd of living and dead figures, animals, and otherworldly presence—from oil cronies with chilling plans for his soul to a victim of a distant drought—converge on his room to demand a reckoning.

This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History by Beverly Gage This Land Is Your Land takes readers on a road trip across thirteen key American sites and historical moments—from Philadelphia and Virginia plantations to Cold War landscapes and Disneyland—to examine how the nation remembers, debates, and commemorates its history. By visiting museums, monuments, battlefields, pageants, and roadside attractions, the book reveals how public history shapes our collective memory and identity.

Whistler by Ann Patchett When Daphne Fuller unexpectedly reunites with Eddie Triplett, the former stepfather who briefly helped raise her as a child, old memories resurface. Though they haven't seen each other in decades, their short but meaningful relationship left a lasting impact on both of their lives. Asthey reconnect, they begin to confront the long-ago event that tore them apart and explore the deep bond that has endured despite the passage of time.

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan In Pollan’s dazzling exploration of consciousness, he discovers a world far deeper and stranger than our everyday reality. Eye-opening and mind-expanding, A World Appears takes us into the laboratories of our own minds, ultimately showing us how we might make better use of the gift of awareness to more meaningfully connect with the world and our deepest selves.

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout The story follows Artie Dam, a high school history teacher who appears to have a stable, fulfilling life with his wife and community. Beneath the surface, however, he struggles with loneliness and a deep sense of disconnection, wondering how people can remain strangers even to those they love most. When Artie discovers a life-changing secret, he is forced to reevaluate his relationships, his understanding of himself, and the mysteries of human connection.

Kin by Tayari Jones Vernice and Annie, two motherless best friends from Louisiana, grow up side by side but follow very different paths. Vernice builds a stable, successful life through education and marriage, while Annie, haunted by her mother’s abandonment, embarks on a risky journey to find her. A novel about mothers and daughters, about friendship and sisterhood, and the complexities of being a woman in the American South.

Barrack Obama’s Summer Reading List for this year: 📚 Kin by Tayari Jones 📚 The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout 📚 A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan 📚 Whistler by Ann Patchett 📚 This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History by Beverly Gage 📚 Vigil by George Saunders 📚 One Sun Only: Stories by Camille Bordas 📚 Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu 📚 Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate by Roopika Risam 📚 Transcription by Ben Lerner 📚 Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead

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The Good Parts by Evann Normandin After his former wife, Rose, undergoes a radical memory-erasing treatment to wipe away their painful past, Landon travels to Edinburgh to win her back. Reentering her life as a friendly stranger while she dates someone new, he bears the hidden weight of their entire history alone, hoping she will fall for him a second time. However, when Rose begins experiencing strange symptoms, it becomes clear her memories are only buried—and forcing their shared past back to the surface could come at a devastating cost.

Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim In 1940s Guangdong, Ha Yut Ying escapes Japanese soldiers by discovering she can turn invisible. Her mother, warned by prophetic dreams of a family curse, gives Yut Ying a gold fishbone bracelet for protection. Following the war, Yut Ying is sent to Hong Kong to live with her father and a jealous stepmother who forces her to toil in the family's shoe factory. Her life takes a dramatic turn when a chance collision with Tommy Yeung, the son of a wealthy soymilk tycoon, causes her to lose her protective bracelet—setting off a chain of events that will alter both of their fates forever.

Beginning Middle End by Valeria Luiselli Set during a Sicilian summer, Beginning Middle End follows a mother and her adolescent daughter traveling near the ancient archaeological site where the grandmother once worked. Facing a collapsed marriage and her own mother's fading memory, the narrator seeks to rebuild their lives while navigating the threshold of her daughter’s growing independence. What starts as an intimate journey of quiet routines—cooking, reading, and bickering—gradually evolves into a sweeping quest for origins led by the daughter.

Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel Terminal mother Julia makes a final memory-building trip with her daughter Piper; aging rock star Jackson Quick searches for authentic connection ahead of a reunion tour; and Melody confronts her husband’s infidelity, questioning whether to forgive him or build a new life alone. At the heart of the story is Melody’s grandfather, Henry, a songwriter who flies to France after discovering his long-lost WWII love is actually alive. Using the love songs he spent decades writing for her, he attempts to break through her dementia to reconnect. Together, their intertwining journeys explore second chances and finding hope in the City of Light.

Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena Jill and Ted love their meticulously renovated New York brownstone above all else, seeing it as the ultimate reflection of their success and lifestyle. However, when Ted’s bad investments deplete his inheritance, their high-flying life and beloved sanctuary are suddenly threatened. Desperate to avoid losing everything, the couple devises a chilling solution: murder a wealthy relative whose death will grant them a multimillion-dollar inheritance and secure their future.

နောက်ဆုံးထွက်ထားတဲ့စာအုပ်လေးတွေထဲက Rating ကောင်းပြီး လူဖတ်များနေတဲ့ စာအုပ်အသစ်လေးတွေ မျှဝေပေးလိုက်ပါတယ်။ 📚 Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena 📚 Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel 📚 Beginning Middle End by Valeria Luiselli 📚 Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim 📚 The Good Parts by Evann Normandin