DADDY’S GONE A HUNTING – Mary Higgins Clark

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51zh9fW+fEL._SY300_In this new novel by perennial No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark, the reigning “Queen of Suspense,” a dark secret from a family’s past threatens the lives of two sisters, Kate and Hannah Connelly, when the family-owned furniture firm in Long Island City explodes into flames in the middle of the night. Kate is left critically injured and unconscious, and the fire destroys the buildings, including a museum where priceless antiques have been on permanent display for years.

The ashes reveal a startling and grisly discovery, and provoke a host of suspicions and questions. Was the explosion deliberately set? What drew Kate—tall, gorgeous, blond, a CPA for one of the biggest accounting firms in the country and sister of a rising fashion designer—to the museum at that hour? Why was Gus, a retired and disgruntled craftsman, with her? What did this tragedy reveal about a young woman who had been missing for many years? What if someone isn’t who he claims to be?

Step by step, in a novel of dazzling suspense and excitement, Mary Higgins Clark once again demonstrates the mastery of her craft that has made her books international bestsellers for years. She presents the reader with a perplexing mystery, a puzzling question of identity, and a fascinating cast of characters—one of whom may just be a ruthless killer . . .

BROTHERS EMANUEL by Ezekiel Emanuel – The Memoir of an American Family

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Brash. Articulate. Tenacious. Animated.  Assertive. Loyal.  These are just a few words used to describe three high-achieving men—the outspoken mayor of the third largest U.S. city, a celebrated Hollywood super-agent, and one of the world’s leading bioethicists and oncologists —who also happen to be brothers born into a family of modest means.

So, what did Zeke, Rahm, and Ari’s mom put in the cereal?

In BROTHERS EMANUEL, eldest brother Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel recounts the intertwined histories of these three rambunctious and driven Jewish American boys, each with his own compelling life story.  Set in the tumultuous Chicago of the 1960s and 1970s, Zeke explains the path his youngest brother Ari took from an entrepreneurial kid who suffered from dyslexia to the real-life model for the bold character of Ari Gold on the hit series ‘Entourage’; how the quietest middle brother changed from an underachieving student to become Rahm—one of the most colorful and foul-mouthed figures in American politics; and follows Zeke himself from geeky high school debater to renowned bioethicist and special advisor for health policy in the Obama administration. BROTHERSEMANUEL_FINALCOVERasof1-23

Through these defining stories emerges a dramatic portrait of the entire Emanuel family: tough Old World grandparents; a loving father who immigrated to the United States with twenty-five dollars to work as a doctor and who enthralled his boys with tales of his adventures in Israel’s war for independence; and a proud, politically engaged mother who took the boys with her to rallies and protests—including a civil rights march through the streets of Chicago led by Martin Luther King himself.   While the brothers have distinguished themselves as individuals, Zeke credits the bond of the  Emanuel brotherhood as a major influence on the men they grew up to be.

CONTAGIOUS: Why Things Catch On – Jonah Berger

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ContagiousWhy do certain products and ideas become popular?

Why are some stories and rumors more infectious than others?

What makes online content go viral?

 

Wharton Professor, Jonah Berger

Explores How Social Influence Shapes Everything We Do in

 

CONTAGIOUS: Why Things Catch On.

 

Jonah Berger has spent the past decade studying social influence, and his research and ideas are often featured in publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Science and countless others. In CONTAGIOUS, Berger combines his groundbreaking research with powerful stories to explain the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission.

We all know ideas and information spread through word-of-mouth. But according to Berger, the key to making things really popular happens long before it’s discussed at the water cooler or “liked” online. It starts with the message.