The Promise of Elsewhere

The Promise of ElsewhereBy: Brad Leithauser A comic novel about a Midwestern professor who tries to prop up his failing prospects for happiness by setting out on the Journey of a Lifetime. Louie Hake is forty three and teaches architectural history at a third rate college in Michigan. His second marriage is collapsing, and he's facing a potentially disastrous medical diagnosis. In an attempt to fend off what has become a soul crushing existential crisis, he decides to treat

Physics as chemistry

award-winning author Alex Gino uses their trademark humor

the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman

“Time has come for harvest

with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie

England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east

with help from his friends Caleb and Isabel

As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin

This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series is slimy and sticky and jam-packed with more icky

a shot rings out on a farm in rural Illinois

this books helps guide them and gently teaches them how to manage or overcome loneliness

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