But finishing them is another battle: stats from audiobooks.com last year revealed that most people never got to the end of most audiobooks, including War and Peace (20 % of readers completed),
Swing Time by Zadie Smith (52 % of readers completed) and Nick Clegg's Politics: Between the Extremes (67.5 % of readers completed, a surprise success).
Excerpted from
Swing Time by Zadie Smith.
I picked up
Swing Time by Zadie Smith, which I'd been reading for a week or so at home.
Swing Time by Zadie Smith No one needs to be told what an incredible writer Smith is; her clean, elegant sentences and insight about human emotion, both petty and profound, never fail to sweep me off my feet.
· Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb — September 6th · Razor Girl: A novel by Carl Hiaasen — September 6th · Bloom County Episode XIL A New Hope by Berkeley Breathed — September 13th · Home by Harlan Coben — September 20th · Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen — September 27th · Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo — September 27th · Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 of The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan — October 4th · Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks — October 4th · Winter Storms (Winter Street) by Elin Hilderbrand — October 4th · The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer — November 8th · The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost — October 18th · Here I Am: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer — September 6th · Moonglow: A Novel by Michael Chabon — November 22nd · The Whistler by John Grisham — October 25th ·
Swing Time by Zadie Smith — November 15th · 99: Stories of the Game by Wayne Gretzky — October 18th · Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple — October 4th · A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir — August 30th · Small Great Things: A Novel by Jodi Picoult — October 11th · The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer — August 16th
Not exact matches
With a new year in
swing, it's
time again to focus on setting new revenue records in 2011
by investing in the marketing strategies with the highest return - on - investment potential.
Given how far the pendulum has
swung, Levy believes it's
time to reassess what we accomplished
by removing the public purpose requirement and making the corporate structure so easy to access and maintain.
Setting up a high - yield online savings account may not be as easy as
swinging by a friendly local bank branch, if one still exists, but it's nearly 10
times more interest on average.
By intermediating in
time, the dealer can reduce those wild price
swings.
It has become more likely for stock prices to make large
swings — on the order of 3 percent or 4 percent — than it has been in any other
time in recent stock market history, according to an analysis
by The New York
Times of price changes in the Standard & Poor's 500 - stock market index since 1962.
As a «sell» signal matures and becomes more confirmed
by time and price, short selling of weak stocks also becomes part of the trading plan, but for now it is still too early to enter new short positions for momentum
swing trading.
Invested assets, an important indicator of the size of client funds managed
by the bank, dropped for the first
time since June as currency
swings from a weaker dollar left their mark.
Despite this, the accurate signals received from our market
timing model enabled us to still score decent gains in November
by swing trading on both sides of the market (updated stats of our trading profits through November 2012 will soon be posted on «performance» page of our website).
-- ANOTHER UNIVERSE TO CONQUER — «Elon Musk, soccer guru want to bargain with Oakland for the Coliseum,»
by SF Business
Times» Riley McDermid: «Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's company Tesla and soccer team owner and well - known local real estate investor Mark Hall would also like a
swing at negotiating with Oakland and Alameda County for the rights to redevelop the Coliseum site.»
By the
time Pope Benedict XVI addressed the U.N. General Assembly on the sixtieth anniversary of the UDHR in 2008, opportunistic uses of human rights were in full
swing, prompting the pope to announce, «Efforts need to be redoubled in the face of pressure to reinterpret the foundations of the Declaration and to compromise its inner unity so as to facilitate a move away from the protection of human dignity towards the satisfaction of simple interests, often particular interests.»
So I
swung back to take another chop, and
by this
time, the temple guard were pulling out their weapons, and I was just getting ready to take another
swing at Malchus when... Jesus» voice stopped everybody else in their tracks — especially me.
She should be made to pay the artist the purchase price of the piece at the very least and spend a brief
time in jail because she could have hurt someone
by swinging a crowbar around in a musuem.
(Amos 5:18 - 20)
By the
time Greek domination was in full
swing, however, the outlines of typical Jewish Messianism were established, as the Book of Daniel makes evident.
So too were the half - hour of meditation and the
time of silence which he made the discipline of the entire seminary community: «A unifying arch
swung from music and play to quietude and prayer...» Schönherr concludes his brief reflection
by admitting to being «under the spell of that man who gave himself so entirely, heart and soul, whether in play or in theological discussion.
By Dave DeWitt Above: Ristras for Sale, Old Town c. 1951 With the green chile harvest in full
swing in the southern part of the state, it's
time to take a look at how chile peppers have influenced the cuisine of the Duke City.
The next
time you get the urge to
swing by Wendy's for a good old Frosty, re-route back home and whip this up instead.
And, next
time you're passing through Connecticut, if you're in need of high quality ingredients for this recipe, or another, be sure to
swing by ShopRite!
A long weekend leaves no
time for that wait, so
swing by at 9:30 for a spot at the kitchen bar and front - row seats to watch the line cooks make smoked carrots with house - made goat cheese or crispy - skinned suckling pig.
Now, I am lucky that they built one 2 miles from my house — so I can
swing by there any
time I want!
Combines something genuinely difficult (
swinging on a rings course) with strategy (try to
time and avoid the Gladiator) and raw strength (try to survive being pulled to the ground
by the Gladiator's unforgiving thighs).
We knew what the outcome would be
by the
time this one was over, but the journey through the 41 - point
swing wasn't any less wild.
By the
time Daly blasted his way into public awareness at the 1991 PGA, his life, like his
swing, was already prone to wildness; we just didn't know that yet.
In 1955, probably before you
swing and miss a second
time, so your manager doesn't pull you out of the game
by your nostrils.
Miller, though enthused
by how Woods handled his irons and putter, as well as the «slower tempo» of his
swing, noted the 14 -
time major winner still lacked a reliable, go - to drive.
From Saturday, the rest of the games in the tournament will be settled
by extra
time or penalties as the knockout rounds get into full
swing.
Why can't people for God sake understand the angle the young man was coming from, this is a guy who has come out to suggest what he feel will be of great glory to the team, futbol is about winning trophy not the samba, champaign, tick taka or jambody style Of playwill be accredited to ur cv after retirement, every professional player will wants to be identify with a medal, mind you he have limited years to his career, therefore we should not allow sentment or affections we have for our various teams erode the basic objective of the game.we should also think about their future too, this guys are proffessionals which young lads are looking up to and questions will be ask tomorrow about theirs playing days.can people tell me why pele and some other famous players in the world both present and past are been celebrated today the answer is simply cos they are successful in their career and have trophy to show for it in their respective clubs or countries, why the complain in nigeria?its simply cos our team for quite a while now has not recorded any troph to her glory, fans should learn how to call a spade a spade in order to balance situation and also for better performance of the team.why then did arsene wenger hurridly went to buy more experienced players after the poor outing he had at the beggining of last season?this players know beta cos they are at the centre of it all, we don't have to trash what they say, we fans are only watching from screen, in as much as we beliv in arsen wenger, we should also know that without the boys no arsen wenger, fans should try to reason along with the players too.an hypotetical cases of similar to rvp has been tested
by some players and have put them right over the coach and the team.so, whatelse does the fans needs to prove that futbol has gone beyond living in the past.for example, fabrigas and nasri were able to prove their critics wrong.thank God for them, we should always be objective in our submission, how else do we expect players to show their commitment to a team that was in 8 on the log table and later fought their way back to 3rd this boys are commendable and deserve to be encouraged, I think is high
time the manager and the mgt board of arsenal futbol team get to know that game of futbol has gone beyond two teams domination, its now like a pendilum which can
swing either way only with a powerful insrument called money.you can't eat ur cake and have.
I was able to
swing by after work one day, keep my kids in the car and get home in plenty of
time for dinner.
I was afraid to admit to certain fellow attachment parenting moms that I: used a baby
swing, tried to get my children to take pacifiers (though none would), used disposable diapers at home some days when I was over doing all that laundry, used the TV as a babysitter when I needed to clean or eat chocolate
by myself, fed my children store - bought baby food some
times, and much more.
If your child wasn't born with it, you can prevent it
by ensuring they aren't stuck in the same
swing, bouncy seat, or other device in the same position all the
time.
By the
time your baby has reached 50 pounds, then he / she can easily climb out of the
swing and this is very dangerous.
Usually babies will outgrow the
swing when they are between 4 - 6 months and
by this
time you should have taken steps to slowly initiate them out of the
swing.
With that said, however, it's usually assumed that children should be able to play on full - size
swings by the
time they are 5 years of age.
I think the pendulum
swung in the seventies from the out of diapers
by 2 belief to let them go at their own
time for two main reasons, one people were getting mad at their kids and pressuring them to potty train and disposables made it a lot easier not to put the effort into potty training them early.
The only way he can help at
times is
by swinging her in her car seat or pushing her in the stroller.
By the
time you remove the toy bar, hold the
swing still, situate baby, and fasten the belt, your infant may be wide awake and agitated.
Offer baby plenty of
time to move and play on a flat surface, with movements unrestricted
by baby gear like seats and
swings.
It folds almost flat with the use of only one hand and powered
by Hybrid travel - batteries for 3
times the
swinging power.
Unfortunately,
by the
time we connected a few weeks later, camp was in full
swing and he was understandably a little too busy to reply.
Any strategy for addressing your baby's discomfort while feeding or digesting may be aided
by some calming techniques: rock your baby in a carrier or sling, or put her in a baby
swing (transfer her to her crib if she falls asleep); swaddle her tightly during feedings or before her usual crying
time; play a white - noise machine.
Your arm
swing is as of now confined
by pushing the stroller; in the event that you need to hold your hands surprisingly high also, you'll be considerably more enticed to contract a sitter next
time.
If you're planning a trip around Halloween
time, definitely
swing by the Old Jail Museum for a spooky tour of a location that's believed to be haunted.
«My first born was an easy baby,» she wrote to me in an email, ``... he was content most of the
time and easily soothed
by baby wearing or his
swing.
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swing by any
time!)
By the way... several
times I have tried the
swing think like you did and that seems to work most of the
time, he would eventually fall back asleep.
They've opened up a few more spots (we're up to 70 seats from the original 55), plus the rain will cause some percentage of potential attendees to freak out and head straight home in classic DC - area fashion, so
swing on
by even if it's officially full
by the
time you click over to the signup page.