Yesterday

Author: Felicia Yap
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316465267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355

Book Description
In this heart-pounding mystery, a woman is found dead—but in a society where only the privileged have memories longer than a day, the chances of solving the crime seem futile. Imagine a world in which classes are divided not by wealth or religion but by how much each group can remember. Monos, the majority, have only one day's worth of memory; elite Duos have two. In this stratified society, where Monos are excluded from holding high office and demanding jobs, Claire and Mark are a rare mixed marriage. Clare is a conscientious Mono housewife, Mark a novelist-turned-politician Duo on the rise. They are a shining example of a new vision of tolerance and equality-until... A beautiful woman is found dead, her body dumped in England's River Cam. The woman is Mark's mistress, and he is the prime suspect in her murder. The detective investigating the case has secrets of his own. So did the victim. And when both the investigator's and the suspect's memories are constantly erased -- how can anyone learn the truth? Told from four different perspectives, that of Mark, Claire, the detective on the case, and the victim -- Felicia Yap's staggeringly inventive debut leads us on a race against an ever-resetting clock to find the killer. With the science-fiction world-building of Philip K. Dick and the twisted ingenuity of Memento, Yesterday is a thriller you'll never forget.

So Yesterday

Author: Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101119136
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Ever wonder who was the first kid to keep a wallet on a big chunky chain, or wear way-too-big pants on purpose? What about the mythical first guy who wore his baseball cap backwards? These are the Innovators, the people on the very cusp of cool. Seventeen-year-old Hunter Braque's job is finding them for the retail market. But when a big-money client disappears, Hunter must use all his cool-hunting talents to find her. Along the way he's drawn into a web of brand-name intrigue- a missing cargo of the coolest shoes he's ever seen, ads for products that don't exist, and a shadowy group dedicated to the downfall of consumerism as we know it.

See You Yesterday

Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665901934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
After reliving the same day for months, eighteen-year-old Barrett reluctantly teams up with her nemesis Miles to escape the time loop, and soon finds herself falling for him, but what she does not know is what they will mean to each other if they finally make it to tomorrow.

The Making of Yesterday's Enterprise

Author: Eric A. Stillwell
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435702565
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
"Yesterday's Enterprise" consistently ranks as one of the all time fan favorite episodes of the Star Trek : The Next Generation television series. Stillwell chronicles the behind-the-scenes of this acclaimed episode from its inception to the final product and beyond.

Not Born Yesterday

Author: Hugo Mercier
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691208921
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Why people are not as gullible as we think Not Born Yesterday explains how we decide who we can trust and what we should believe—and argues that we're pretty good at making these decisions. In this lively and provocative book, Hugo Mercier demonstrates how virtually all attempts at mass persuasion—whether by religious leaders, politicians, or advertisers—fail miserably. Drawing on recent findings from political science and other fields ranging from history to anthropology, Mercier shows that the narrative of widespread gullibility, in which a credulous public is easily misled by demagogues and charlatans, is simply wrong. Why is mass persuasion so difficult? Mercier uses the latest findings from experimental psychology to show how each of us is endowed with sophisticated cognitive mechanisms of open vigilance. Computing a variety of cues, these mechanisms enable us to be on guard against harmful beliefs, while being open enough to change our minds when presented with the right evidence. Even failures—when we accept false confessions, spread wild rumors, or fall for quack medicine—are better explained as bugs in otherwise well-functioning cognitive mechanisms than as symptoms of general gullibility. Not Born Yesterday shows how we filter the flow of information that surrounds us, argues that we do it well, and explains how we can do it better still.

Yesterday

Author: Juan Emar
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780811231572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
For the first time in English, a mind-bending surreal masterpiece by one of Chile's most addictively eccentric experimentalists, Juan Emar

Yesterday's Bestsellers

Author: Brian M. Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809509067
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
A study of the popluar fiction of the past.

Yesterday's Gone

Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN: 149647256X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
Eliza holds a secret that can rewrite the past. Eliza Bontrager and Jesse Ebersol have fallen in love and are determined to marry, despite the belief of their Amish community and respective families that there's a hidden curse--one that only shows up when an Ebersol and Bontrager marry. Before the ceremony on the day of the wedding, Eliza's great-aunt Rose gives her a family heirloom quilt and tells her that she may use it to change one event in the past. Eliza appreciates the woman's heart, but she dismisses the strange conversation while keeping the beautiful quilt. Several years later, mourning the loss of their third child, Eliza discovers her inability to deliver a healthy baby is genetic. Remembering her great-aunt's strange words, she decides that if she can go back in time and reject Jesse's proposal, she can save him the heartache of a childless marriage. Her sacrifice will allow him to marry someone else and raise a family. But once she puts her plan into action, she discovers the true impact of her decision--on Jesse and so many others within their community. For fans of Amish fiction and the beloved classic It's a Wonderful Life comes a gripping story about faith, family, and starting over from New York Times bestselling author Cindy Woodsmall. Full-length Amish fiction Stand-alone novel Book length: approximately 104,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Yesterday's Children

Author: Brett Halsey
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469799618
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
Adultery, abortion, incest - that is what's happening on you TV screen - but behind the cameras is where you will find the real action in YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN. JAMIE STARBUCK, LEIGH FISK, LIZ BARRET: A love triangle on the show, while off-screen Jamie's wife, Leigh's father and Liz's not very masculine boyfriend, bring new dimensions to the tangle of love. ANNIE HOLLAND and CATHY ALLISON: One uses her unusual sexual abilities for approval, the other as an aid to advancement up the Network's precarious ladder of success. SAM ALLISON and NEIL DECKER: Fighting for their careers while struggling to satisfy the women who can't survive without their special talents. On the set and in the control room. From the production offices to the Network executive suites...And in their not-so-private bedrooms; the characters of YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN live out a drama packed with love, intrigue, disappointment, sex, drugs and murder. The most exciting story ever to come out of the soap opera closet!

Yesterday’S Reflections

Author: Albert F. Schmid
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475973780
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
In Yesterdays Reflections, author Albert F. Schmid invites us to consider the various holidays that are celebrated throughout the year. He provides interesting facts about each holiday and includes the religious origins of them where relevant because many of our holidays have a religious connection. He also explains important points about the holidays, such as why Easter is always on a Sunday and why Thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday in November. In addition, he includes devotionals on topics ranging from Contentment to God Is Where Love Is. Each devotional includes the pertinent Scriptures, a story to illustrate the point being made, and Schmids comments. For example, The Rear View Mirror tells the story of Grace, who remembers her fathers advice for driving in the snow: find a snow plow and follow it. When she encounters a blizzard, she does this; an hour later, the driver stops to make certain she is all right, as he had plowed a large parking lot, was moving on to the next business, and was concerned when he noticed that she was following him. We often become comfortable thinking that we can just follow the snow plow when in truth we need to learn to trust God and let Him lead the way. Yesterdays Reflections is an inspiring collection that reminds us that we are Christs ambassadors and that God expects each of us to live and act as though He is making His appeal through us. The best sermons are not preached; they are lived.