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2 weeks ago | 
christiancentury.org | Richard Powers |Adelle M. Banks |Mac Loftin |Cait West
Midway through Playground, oceanographer Evelyne (Evie) Beaulieu dives off Truk Atoll in the central Pacific in order to photograph the debris of a sunken World War II ship.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
lesen.de | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |Elif Shafak |Richard Powers |Cormac McCarthy
Delivery to United States of America Yes, we deliver to United States of America Yes, we deliver to United States of America shipping only 3 Euro 0 EUR 00,00* Warenkorb EUR 00,00 * Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Americanah Americanah Buch sofort lieferbar Der Artikel Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Americanah wurde in den Warenkorb gelegt. Zum Warenkorb Weiter einkaufen Informieren Sie mich ...
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
zip06.com | Richard Powers
Playground by Richard Powers Beautifully written, thought-provoking, and complex book. Powers brings together narratives about the ocean, friendship, and the emergence of artificial intelligence in such a meaningful way. It left me speechless in the end. Tijae, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
time.com | Olivia B. Waxman |Richard Powers
These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Olivia B. WaxmanNovember 13, 2024 8:01 AM ESTIn his novel Playground, Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers tackles two of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change and artificial intelligence.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
orartswatch.org | Amy Wang |Ani DiFranco |Richard Powers
When Gail Zuro arrives in the South Park Blocks in downtown Portland on the morning of the Portland Book Festival, the sky will still be dark. But fellow volunteers whom Zuro calls “dedicated souls” will likely already be waiting for her, ready to tackle last-minute tasks before an anticipated 8,000 festival-goers show up for a daylong celebration of all things bookish.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
lesen.de | Richard Powers |Jenny Colgan |Sarah Sprinz |Khaled Khalifa
Delivery to United States of America Yes, we deliver to United States of America Yes, we deliver to United States of America shipping only 3 Euro 0 EUR 00,00* Warenkorb EUR 00,00 * Richard Powers: Playground Playground Buch lieferbar innerhalb 1-2 Wochen(soweit verfügbar beim Lieferanten) Der Artikel Richard Powers: Playground wurde in den Warenkorb gelegt.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
lesen.de | Stephen Fry |Philippe Besson |Sally Rooney |Richard Powers
AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS. 'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER'Stephen Fry has done it again. Well written and super storytelling' 5***** READER REVIEW ________'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice .
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
bbrief.co.za | Richard Powers
Longlisted for the booker prize 2024By Richard PowersA powerful new novel from the Pulitzer prize-winning and booker-shortlisted author of the Overstory and Bewilderment. Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school where they bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game. It sets them up for life: Rafi will get lost in literature, while Todd’s work will lead to a startling artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
lesen.de | Taffy Brodesser-Akner |Philippe Besson |Sally Rooney |Richard Powers
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating novel about one American family and the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in TroubleNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • New York Magazine’s Beach Read Book Club Pick • Belletrist Book Club Pick“Joins the pantheon of great American novels.”—Los Angeles Times“Exuberant and absorbing . . . a big old-fashioned social novel.”—The Atlantic“Were we gangsters?
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
penguinrandomhouse.co.za | Richard Powers
Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, this powerful novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Powers (The Overstory, Bewilderment) follows Rafi and Todd, polar opposites who bond over a board game at an elite school. Their lives diverge—Rafi pursues literature, while Todd’s AI breakthrough reshapes humanity's future. Meanwhile, Evie and Ina's paths converge on the island of Makatea, where a plan to create floating cities sparks deep questions about technology, the environment, and human destiny.
