Bøger af Matthew Thomas

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARDNOMINATED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZENAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMESA stunning, heartbreaking debut - 'We Are Not Ourselves' is both the intimate story of a family and an epic of the American Century.The product of a stormy upbringing in an Irish Catholic enclave of New York City, Eileen craves stability. Coming of age in the early Sixties, she meets and marries a young scientist named Edmund Leary.But while Eileen wants more for her family, Ed won't give up teaching for a better-paid job. Inadvertently Eileen starts to climb her own career ladder in nursing. She pushes Ed into finding a new home, but it becomes clear that his resistance is part of a deeply troubling psychological shift.In this masterful debut, Matthew Thomas paints a sprawling, profoundly sympathetic portrait of a family coping with slow-burning tragedy. 'We Are Not Ourselves' is a grand testament to our deepest hopes and most human frailties.

Eileen Tumulty er fra 1941, irsk immigrant, og er vokset op Queens, i et hjem, hvor humøret svinger mellem dyb smerte og stor glæde, afhængigt af meget alkohol, der er blevet indtaget. Da Eileen møder Ed Leary, som adskiller sig meget fra de mænd, hun normalt omgås, tror hun, at hun har fundet den perfekte partner, en mand, der kan føre hende ind i den verden, hun længes efter at tilhøre. De gifter sig, og Eileen opdager hurtigt, at Ed ikke har de samme ambitioner om at tage del i den store amerikanske drøm, som hun selv har. Hun tilskynder Ed til at ville noget mere med livet: at få et bedre arbejde, flere og bedre venner, et større hus, men som årene går, bliver det tydeligt, at Eds tiltagende modvilje er udtryk for en dybere og mere alvorlig psykologisk dysfunktion. Et uundgåeligt mørke sniger sig ind i deres liv, og Eileen og Ed og deres søn Connell prøver desperat at opretholde et skær af den virkelighed, de er vant til, og at holde fast i tanken om og ambitionerne for en lykkelig fremtid. Med beretningen om familien Leary fortæller Matthew Thomas historien om den store amerikanske drøm, med et skarpt fokus på ideen om den lykkelige familie og den økonomiske velstand, der gennesyrede tiden efter Anden Verdenskrig. Resultatet er en fascinerende og bevægende roman; en historie, der minder os om, at livet er mere end en endeløs række af sejre og nederlag, og at vi lever for at elske og blive elsket, og at vi skal huske at fortælle hinanden det, inden det er for sent.

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Adela never dreamed she would be helping a rogue NASA scientist try to save the International Space Station by building the world's first space drive. Growing up on the most isolated farm in central Florida, Adela's life is the definition of boring. Classmates whisper about the backwater lifestyle; her only trustworthy friends are her many animals. Then NASA's most Top-Secret project crash-lands on her pond, only to be promptly eaten by an alligator. With her best friend, a tuxedo cat named Louie, they find and raise an unlikely survivor. As the clock ticks down, Adela's love for animals and intense self-sufficiency are NASA's only hope for saving the Space Station, its astronauts, and the entire space program from fiery destruction. This book explores what might happen in the not-to-distant future because of two new areas of science: rapid genetic engineering (of ducks), and improved space propulsion. In the back are two science appendixes that accurately describe what these areas of science can do today. The first appendix is illustrated and fleshes out the science behind several important chapters. The second appendix provides detail for the two basic concepts that make up this story. We do have rapid genetic engineering now, with no end in sight for what it can accomplish. And there are a few smart, imaginative people working on real, no-kidding space drives, just like Mr. Scott's impulse engines on Star Trek. Could there be new physics that might say "Yes, that space drive actually should work?" Only young physicists exploring the unknown can answer that.

The Malaysian lawyer and author Matthew Thomas was introduced by his family to Anne when he was 29. Despite their initial trepidation, they got along very well and within a year they were married. Decades later, she would lie in a coffin at the same church they were married in. Ivy on Stone is his memoir of their marriage, and of how he has struggled to come to terms with her death. This deeply personal tribute is not only a record of love and grief, but of a humanistic faith that transcends orthodoxy as he recounts the life they had. "An inspiring story of love lost and the quest for meaning; all related through a life filled with fun, travel, joy, sadness, and the search for inner reconciliation."- Sikeena Karmali, author of The Mulberry Courtesan and A House by the Sea "An outstanding and inspiring paean to love at its supreme, tender best. Will move you to tears at the premature termination of a love affair par excellence."- Tommy Thomas, author of Justice in the Wilderness

When ambitious, young, handsome former college football star Michael Brown goes to work for a giant business empire, he get interviewed by the exceptionally beautiful, young and elegant female CEO, Maya Shadow. Though Maya Shadow pays little or no attention to Mike's academic achievements during the interview, he doesn't have any reason to think that Maya Shadow has a crush on him since the moment she saw him. A mysterious weekend encounter in strange circumstances turn Mike's life upside down and changes course for ever. Maya Shadow's immense beauty, enormous wealth, mastery of controlling and strange approach to amatory, overwhelms Michael Brown's will power, resistance power and convictions of moral principles he held dearly for all his life. He not only loses his virginity but also accumulates much more than he could handle. Even though unintentional, Michael Brown learns a lot about Maya Shadow's sexual fantasies for which he becomes a virtual slave overnight. The Fifth Shadow is a very entertaining, unconventionally romantic, hot and steamy erotic trilogy, which will conquer the minds of the readers and stay with you for a life time.

Learn Exactly Master on How To Use Echo Dot as a beginner! When it comes to companies and organization that lead the cradle of innovation, very few come close to the mantle created by giants such as Apple, Google or even Amazon! Yes, Amazon. A company founded in the early 90s which had its root completely anchored in the world of online book selling soon turned into the mega mammoth which we know today. Soon after the success of its book store, Amazon started to slowly diversify its large array of available products which went from just books to DVD's, CD's, MP3, Video Games, Furniture, Electronics and so on! Not only that, services such as video, audio, and book streaming were also included eventually. But did Amazon stop there? Not really! Soon after they claimed the throne of being the largest online retailer in America and possibly the whole world! They started to dish out proprietary electronic gadgets including the Kindle, Fire TV, and Fire Tablet! But that's not what you are here for right? You are here to know about the latest and greatest creation to swoop the entire industry and take it by storm! The Amazon Echo line of products! What are the Echo you ask? Well, they are the modern day artifacts which will help you to catapult yourself into the future which you have been dreaming of! Amazon clearly understood back in 2011 that the whole market and common individuals were slowly shifting towards turning their whole household into futuristic masterpieces through the usage of so-called "Smart" or "Automated" gadgetry. Products which gave the users an opportunity to acquire even a limited amount of automated productivity were selling like hot cakes straight out of the oven, despite having a high price tag! With that understanding, Amazon took a bold move when they tried to penetrate into the market of smart home devices back in 2014 by releasing their first Amazon Echo in hopes that the device would help even more people to get into the hype train and equip their household with a piece of the future by tagging it with a significantly lowered price tag. And not out of surprise I should say, the Amazon Echo became an instant hit and won the hearts of millions of people out there! Flash forward to the year 2016, Amazon released their latest iteration of the Echo product line up and blessed the world with the most affordable and perhaps adorably cute Echo device yet! The Echo Dot. h2>Here Is The Overview Of The Lessons You Will Learn A brief overview of the Echo DotThe Mystery behind AlexaHow To Set it up for the first timeThe Elementary features of the DotThe advanced coneptsThe Short Troubleshooting GuideAnd Much More.. BECOME A ECHO MASTER!

"Interceptors is the true accounting of the battle against the infamous Sinaloa cartel on American soil as told by a deputy Sheriff from Pinal County, Arizona. The author, Matt Thomas, is an Arizona native, born and raised in Phoenix. As a youth, he lived in an area dominated by gangs and drugs, and grew up immersed in the mexican culture. As an adult Matt began working for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in 1993, working patrol, undercover and SWAT. Matt has been directly involved in and led operation scountering the Mexican cartels, and has continued to fight that battle for over 20 years. Interceptors details Matt's experience as a youth, the structure and culture of the cartels, and the operations he was involved in to counter the cartels." --

The instant New York Times bestseller The Washington Post calls a “stunning…superbly rendered” novel, and Entertainment Weekly describes as “a gripping family saga, maybe the best…since The Corrections.” As an Irish immigrant in Queens in 1941, Eileen has dreamed of more in her life—but when she and her family seem to be moving closer to that dream, devastation hits and they must learn how to not only hold on to their reality, but to each other.Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on how much alcohol has been consumed. From an early age, Eileen wished that she lived somewhere else. She sets her sights on upper class Bronxville, New York, and an American Dream is born. Driven by this longing, Eileen places her stock and love in Ed Leary, a handsome young scientist, and with him begins a family. Over the years Eileen encourages her husband to want more: a better job, better friends, a better house. It slowly becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper, more incomprehensive psychological shift. An inescapable darkness enters their lives, and Eileen and Ed and their son Connell try desperately to hold together a semblance of the reality they have known, and to preserve, against long odds, an idea they have cherished of the future. Described by The New York Times Book Review as “A long, gorgeous epic, full of love and caring…one of the best novels you’ll read this year,” We Are Not Ourselves is a testament to our greatest desires and our greatest frailties. Through the lives of these characters, Thomas charts the story of the American Century. The result is, “stunning…The joys of this book are the joys of any classic work of literature—for that is what this is destined to become—superbly rendered small moments that capture both an individual life and the universality of that person’s experience” (The Washington Post).

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