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The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes made a statement on Saturday afternoon with their 38-15 blowout win over the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers. There were a lot of questions coming into this game, like whether or not Indiana could compete with a top-ranked team in the nation, or if Ohio State's make-shift offensive line could keep things rolling in Columbus. A lot of those questions were answered, as the Buckeyes overcame a slow start to completely dominant the Hoosiers in ever facet of the game. When all was said and done, and the victory was in hand, Ohio State QB Will Howard broke out a celebration that has started to go viral on social media, trolling Indiana coach Curt Cignetti. © Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Howard mimicked the action of smoking a cigarette, throwing it on the ground, and stomping it out. This takes the cigarette theme that Indiana has used this year — for Coach Cignetti — and kicks it into the dirt. While some fans found it disrespectful to the opposing coach, for the most part the reaction was positive. Putting out a Cig...arette. https://t.co/o3LdcNhWQq Oh my god this rules https://t.co/tMeduzestu this is kinda hard ngl https://t.co/BidFBuwv0w This is beyond petty and I am here for it https://t.co/VyDjmtz0Xx I would die for Will Howard. https://t.co/qDTrAfYaaQ pic.twitter.com/xtifQQx82c Howard played well in the game, completing 22-of-26 passes for 201 yards, 2 touchdowns, and one interception. He also helped get the Buckeyes into a position now where they will likely face a rematch against the No. 1 Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten Championship Game in two weeks, assuming that they can beat the Michigan Wolverines in "The Big Game" next weekend. If Howard keeps playing the way he has been on the field, and keeps carrying that same swagger off of the field as well, this could be a special next month for the Buckeyes. Related: Alabama Transfer Caleb Downs Admits Ohio State Wasn't Prepared for Oregon After 'Easy' ScheduleThe mysterious creature known as the "Four-Not-Alike" has once again made an unexpected appearance, this time causing quite a stir among the villagers as it wandered into a local resident's doorstep and feasted on a hearty meal. This peculiar incident has left many scratching their heads, speculating on the reasons behind the creature's bold actions.

In a collaboration that blends the worlds of gaming and beverages, the highly anticipated release of the "Black Myth" co-branded cola has sent waves of excitement through both the gaming and beverage communities. Priced at a wallet-friendly 46 RMB for a pack of 12 bottles, this unique collaboration between the popular video game "Black Myth: Wukong" and a well-known cola brand has sparked curiosity and interest among fans and consumers alike.Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picksOne of the key advantages of using a linear storytelling approach is the ability to create a more coherent and engaging narrative. By following a chronological sequence of events, "Four Seas Brotherhood: Resurgence" will allow viewers to easily follow the story and connect with the characters on a deeper level. This will not only enhance the emotional impact of the film but also provide a sense of continuity and momentum that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

On the day of the meeting, the police were prepared and waiting. As the swindlers arrived to collect the additional funds, they were met with a team of officers who swiftly apprehended them. The woman watched on in disbelief as the perpetrators were taken into custody, knowing that justice was finally being served.Longfor Properties Co., Ltd. has demonstrated exceptional performance in Jiangsu Province's real estate market during the first eleven months of 2024. With a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial projects, Longfor Properties Co., Ltd. has successfully catered to the evolving needs of buyers and investors. The company's innovative marketing campaigns and commitment to quality have garnered widespread acclaim, contributing to its strong sales performance and market presence.LAS VEGAS — Players Era Festival organizers have done what so many other have tried — bet their fortunes in this city that a big payoff is coming. Such bet are usually bad ones, which is why so many massive casino-resorts have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard. But it doesn't mean the organizers are wrong. They're counting on the minimum of $1 million in guaranteed name, image and likeness money that will go to each of the eight teams competing in the neutral-site tournament that begins Tuesday will create a precedent for other such events. EverWonder Studios CEO Ian Orefice, who co-founded Players with former AND1 CEO Seth Berger, compared this event to last year's inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament that played its semifinals and final in Las Vegas by saying it "did really well to reinvigorate the fan base at the beginning of the year." "We're excited that we're able to really change the paradigm in college basketball on the economics," Orefice said. "But for us, it's about the long term. How do we use the momentum that is launching with the 2024 Players Era Festival and be the catalyst not to change one event, but to change college basketball for the future." Orefice and Berger didn't disclose financial details, but said the event will come close to breaking even this year and that revenue is in eight figures. Orefice said the bulk of the revenue will come from relationships with MGM, TNT Sports and Publicis Sport & Entertainment as well as sponsors that will be announced later. Both organizers said they are so bullish on the tournament's prospects that they already are planning ahead. Money made from this year's event, Orefice said, goes right back into the company. "We're really in this for the long haul," Orefice said. "So we're not looking at it on a one-year basis." Rick Giles is president of the Gazelle Group, which also operates several similar events, including the College Basketball Invitational. He was skeptical the financial numbers would work. Giles said in addition to more than $8 million going to the players, there were other expenses such as the guarantees to the teams. He said he didn't know if the tournament would make up the difference with ticket sales, broadcast rights and sponsorship money. The top bowl of the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be curtained off. "The math is highly challenging," Giles said. "Attendance and ticket revenues are not going to come anywhere close to covering that. They haven't announced any sponsors that I'm aware of. So it all sort of rests with their media deal with Turner and how much capital they want to commit to it to get these players paid." David Carter, a University of Southern California adjunct professor who also runs the Sports Business Group consultancy, said even if the Players isn't a financial success this year, the question is whether there will be enough interest to move forward. "If there is bandwidth for another tournament and if the TV or the streaming ratings are going to be there and people are going to want to attend and companies are going to want to sponsor, then, yeah, it's probably going to work," Carter said. "But it may take them time to gain that traction." Both founders said they initially were met with skepticism about putting together such an event, especially from teams they were interested in inviting. Houston was the first school to commit, first offering an oral pledge early in the year and then signing a contract in April. That created momentum for others to join, and including the No. 6 Cougars, half the field is ranked. "We have the relationships to operate a great event," Berger said. "We had to get coaches over those hurdles, and once they knew that we were real, schools got on board really quickly." The founders worked with the NCAA to make sure the tournament abided by that organization's rules, so players must appear at ancillary events in order to receive NIL money. Strict pay for play is not allowed, though there are incentives for performance. The champion, for example, will receive $1.5 million in NIL money. Now the pressure is on to pull off the event and not create the kind of headlines that can dog it for years to come. "I think everybody in the marketplace is watching what's going to happen (this) week and, more importantly, what happens afterwards," Giles said. "Do the players get paid on a timely basis? And if they do, that means that Turner or somebody has paid way more than the market dictates? And the question will be: Can that continue?" CREIGHTON: P oint guard Steven Ashworth likely won’t play in the No. 21 Bluejays’ game against San Diego State in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Ashworth sprained his right ankle late in a loss to Nebraska on Friday and coach Greg McDermott said afterward he didn’t know how long he would be out. Get local news delivered to your inbox!At the not-that-old age of 39, I've already seen the world around me change a lot. So, I'm fascinated by how even older adults have seen trends come and go. Recently, older adults on Reddit shared wonderful things from the past that younger generations don't even know they're missing, and it made me really nostalgic (yes, even for the things I was too young to experience). Here's what they had to say: 2. "Handwritten letters." — r_colo "Particularly thank-you letters." — DifficultStruggle420 3. "Heading down to the video store on a Friday night and crossing your fingers that there are still copies of the new releases. Getting a massive bag of chips, popcorn, and a soft drink, getting home, and having the best night of the week." — YouGottaRollReddit 5. "The concept of feeling totally safe as a kid in school, except for the schoolyard bully and the duck and cover drills." — vmdinco 6. "Small towns filled with individually owned businesses that created a community, instead of chains of corporate-owned replicas of the store one town over." — Gilligan_G131131 "I moved to a tiny town and it is about a 45 drive to any chain, except Dairy Queen — the only fast-food joint in town. It is like living in the Gilmore Girls , and I love it. Plus, my husband bought a fixer-upper for $6k about six years ago and has fixed it up cash only. I work from home and now have about $1.5k in monthly expenses (car, insurance, groceries, etc.) and have a plan to save $700k in the next 10 years. The American Dream is still alive, at least in rural Minnesota, but most people can’t live without endless consumption." — Opandemonium 8. "Secret songs at the end of a CD." — MartyFreeze "Oh yeah! My friends and I would always call those 'Track 99.' That reminds me — how about the beep tones at the end of a cassette tape to let you know you had to eject it and flip it over?" — drummerboy-98012 9. "Bench front seats in cars. There was nothing better in high school than having your girlfriend with you in a car that had a bench front seat." — ResponsibleFreedom98 11. "Being able to just disappear for a couple of weeks on vacation. No phones. Nothing. Just loose on the continent on a motorcycle or in a car. No 'checking in.' No work intrusions. Just complete unaccountability until we decided to resurface." — kbasa 12. "Seeing the Milky Way at night." — newleaf9110 14. "Stupid and small, but I used to love calling time and weather. 'At the tone, the time will be...' We had a rotary phone that would actually call after the first three numbers, so you didn't have to dial the final random four." — mereseydotes "Wow, I’d totally forgotten about that. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face!" — DC2LA_NYC 15. "Phone booths. If we had to call home and we didn’t have a dime on us, we could dial the operator (0) and tell them we needed to use our 10 cent credit and they would put the call through with no questions asked." — Jet-pilot 17. "Calling a business and having a nice, helpful person answer the phone within four rings and then help you." — ColoradoInNJ "I am feeling this hard. Yesterday, I spent 45 minutes on the phone. A total of three minutes, I was talking to an actual human; Two of the humans couldn't help and had to transfer me to a third, who initially kept repeating the script 'til they realized what I actually needed." — Mammoth_Ad_3463 18. "Being able to go out cruising with your friends and nobody knows where you are or what you’re doing, and the only rule is to be home by curfew. I feel bad for kids whose parents watch their every single move. I can’t imagine how suffocating that must feel." — Nofrillsasmr "On my co-worker's daughter's first day of high school, she was glued to her phone, watching the app she had tracking her daughter (yes, the daughter knew about the tracker). 'Now she's walking to History.' 'Now the day is over, and she's walking home.' I can't imagine that's healthy for the daughter OR her mother." — DoctorRabidBadger 20. "Real social interaction seems to be missing these days. People should have long, thoughtful conversations sometimes. Instead they have shallow conversations and seem to prefer typing out texts rather than an actual phone call. They'll spend so much money and effort to put something on social media so someone clicks like on their page but actually miss simply enjoying the moment. I see people worrying more about taking selfies or videos at events rather than enjoying the event or, shock, talking to their companions." — Garden_Lady2 "At Thanksgiving this year, I watched the parents of a little boy sit at the table looking at their phones while he was trying to get their attention. It made me so sad. He's being raised by people who are privileging a phone screen over eye contact, connection, attentiveness, etc." — hellocutiepye 21. "A bunch of different products have been ruined in the name of profitability. I feel bad knowing kids will grow up thinking shrinkflated products are the normal size of things, like cereal boxes an inch thick and tiny candy bars. And so many of the processed foods in the US were once much better than they are now. I miss the old Twinkies and fruit pies." — loztriforce 23. "Not having to know everyone's opinions. Thanks to social media, negativity and hate are spewed towards total strangers. I can't imagine people saying some of those things face-to-face with a stranger. I feel like I liked people better when I didn't know everything about them." — Cute-as-Duck21 24. "Nothing. They don't know how to do their own nothing, make up their own games or pastimes. It's all manufactured for them on the Internet, or programmed for them by parents." — Tall_Mickey 26. "Truly shared pop culture . Like going to school/work and everyone had watched the same thing on TV on the night before (especially if it was a big "event" like a miniseries or something). More or less familiar with the same music, saw the current movies because you could only see them when they were in the theater." — bookant 27. "Do you remember when you would wait in line to buy tickets to a concert? It was first come, first serve. And ticket prices were reasonable. I loved it because the best seats went to the best fans. Now all the tickets go to brokers online that are then resold at triple the price. The only one that wins is Ticketmaster." — Superdiscodave "Standing in line for hours to buy concert tickets was a social thing. It was fun, and we didn't mind doing it. Total strangers stuck together just hanging out and having fun. I don't think there is anything like it now, and if there was, most people would just stand there scrolling and not interacting with each other." — Granny_knows_best 29. "Local radio. Back in the '70s and '80s and even into the early '90s, local bands could get radio airplay on their local stations. As a result, they'd get a local following, and people would go out to clubs to see their favorite local bands play. In places like Boston, the club scene was robust enough that pretty much anyone who picked up a guitar could get a gig somewhere. I miss going out to see my friends play at some crappy little club. Kids don't go out to see music anymore unless it's a stadium show with a mega-star like Taylor Swift . I think it's because they don't listen to the radio anymore. And even if kids listened to the radio, these days almost all radio stations that are still around are corporate owned, and there's no way for a local band would get any airplay." — hermitzen 30. "The anticipation and excitement of getting a roll of film developed." — lrswager "And severe disappointment when mum’s finger was ALWAYS in the way or all the heads were cut off." — PurpleCollarAndCuffs 32. And finally, "I grew up in mid-Missouri in the '60s. My family didn’t have air conditioning anywhere. It was hot because it was summer. It was normal. I slept against the screen widow and hoped for a breeze. As a young girl, during the long, hot afternoons, I lay in a hammock hung from a metal frame on the screen porch. The ceiling fan was always on. I read chapter books that felt so real my reality faded." "My family moved into the air-conditioned world in 1970. I continued my love of books but never completely disappeared into the pages as completely as I did on the shady porch." — pyrofemme What's something from the past that you think younger generations are missing out on? Tell us what you think in the comments.

After a fresh haircut, actor Xuanzuo Xiang and actress Xiaohua Zhao recently delighted fans with their playful banter and infectious joy in the kitchen. The couple, known for their love of cooking and culinary skills, showcased their talents once again in a heartwarming display of love and teamwork.Unretired two-time Pro Bowl LB Shaquil Barrett signs to resume career with Tampa Bay BuccaneersThere are millions upon millions of books out there, and it's simply impossible to read them all let alone make a dent in all the literature that exists. But every once is a while, you finish a book that speaks to you in such a profound way that makes you think everyone else should read it. So, I browsed through the subreddit r/books and parsed through responses from the BuzzFeed Community . These are the very best books to put on your bucket list, according to avid readers like you. 1. " The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. This book resonated with me on such a deep level. Even though I’m Mexican and not Indian like the characters, I could still relate strongly to the main character’s inner conflict over his cultural identity. Not to mention Lahiri is an incredible writer. It's such an unforgettable book." — lumos47 What it's about: " The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. On the heels of their arranged wedding, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli settle together in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An engineer by training, Ashoke adapts far less warily than his wife, who resists all things American and pines for her family. When their son is born, the task of naming him betrays the vexed results of bringing old ways to the new world. Named for a Russian writer by his Indian parents in memory of a catastrophe years before, Gogol Ganguli knows only that he suffers the burden of his heritage as well as his odd, antic name." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 2. " Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner. My heart broke in so many ways when I read this book. Zauner is an incredibly talented writer. The relationship with her mother is deeply moving." —Anonymous What it's about: "A memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 3. " We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. It's been two years since I read this book, and I still think about the twist. It's really well-written and gut-wrenching, ultimately leaving you with the question: Is a parent's love truly unconditional?" — mjjk31314 . What it's about: " Eva never really wanted to be a mother — and certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much-adored teacher who tried to befriend him, all two days before his sixteenth birthday. Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with marriage, career , family, parenthood, and Kevin's horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her estranged husband, Franklin. Uneasy with the sacrifices and social demotion of motherhood from the start, Eva fears that her alarming dislike for her own son may be responsible for driving him so nihilistically off the rails." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 4. “ The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker is my personal favorite. The story tore my mind and my heart apart and pieced both back together numerous times, and I loved the journey." — ornat2 What it's about: " A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats spans the decades between the 1950s and the present. When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be...until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago, to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the reader’s belief in the power of love to move mountains." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 5. " The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This big boy sat on my bookshelf for years intimidating me. I mentally set aside a couple months to work my way through it, planning to read some other short novels simultaneously. But I couldn’t put this book down. The length turned out to be the best part cause I never wanted it to end! There is so much that happens over the course of this very clever plot. I just loved it." — u/TwoShrubMound What it's about: "Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo, and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a hugely popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 6. " 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. It's magical, enlightening, tragic, and serene. It's everything." — u/plasma_dan What it's about: "' The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love — in rich, imaginative prose that has come to define an entire genre known as 'magical realism.'" — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 7. " A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. It's funny, it's heartbreaking, and it's the only book I've read in my adult years that I have kept thinking about every so often even a long time after finishing it." — u/firewhiskyshot What it's about: " Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell , but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So, when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 8. " A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I first read it at age 10 and have re-read it every couple of years since. It's like an old friend now, but I wish I could go back to the beginning and re-experience that moment when I realized the main character was basically me, and that being a book-mad misfit wasn't necessarily a bad thing to be." — ladicair What it's about: "The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than 60 years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness — in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 9. " Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman. I wish I could read it again for the first time. I came out later in life (I had known for a long time before I admitted to myself or anyone else that I was gay), and it was that book, especially Mr. Perlman's speech at the end, that had me sobbing at 2 a.m. It finally made me realize that I needed to speak my truth no matter the consequences." — beckstickles What it's about: " Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 10. " The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It was the first time I ever read about mental illness in a way that I connected with. I finally felt like there was a voice out there that went through the same struggles that I have." — meganstarshine What it's about: " The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under — maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 11. " The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. I recommend literally everyone I know to read this book. It's the best storytelling I think I have ever read and ever will read. I think about this book every day — that’s how impactful it is." — evaccoleman What it's about: "1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament, and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what would happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realizes that one day he must return to an Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 12. " The Secret History by Donna Tartt. There is no experience akin to reading that for the first time. You suspect a lot of things throughout the story, only to find out that the details are so much wilder than you thought!" — mothmangf What it's about: "Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality, they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last — inexorably — into evil." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 13. " The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. I generally cry quite a lot while reading, but this book made me SCREAM out of sorrow. It’s so beautiful and so heart-wrenching. I cried for weeks after I read it for the first time." — evelinal What it's about: "Achilles, 'the best of all the Greeks,' son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward, young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath. They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 14. " Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt. It's about a young girl named June who loses her uncle (her best friend ) during the height of the AIDS epidemic. She later bonds with his boyfriend who is also dying from AIDS and is blamed by the family for infecting her uncle. The story deals with grief, navigating complex family bonds, and how it feels to be alone when you are a strange kid and the only person to understand you is gone." — monikap6 What it's about: "In this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don't know you've lost someone until you've found them. An emotionally charged coming-of-age novel, Tell the Wolves I'm Home is a tender story of love lost and found, an unforgettable portrait of the way compassion can make us whole again." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 15. " The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It's absolutely stunning. It's one of those books where there's a before and after in your life after you've read it." — mugsyann2007 What it's about: "It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 16. " The Infinite Plan by Isabel Allende. I was admittedly pretty young when I read it (my early 20s). But I really appreciated the message I took away from it: 'Everyone is damaged and muddling through life — it's not just you.'" — annab4fef789d4 What it's about: " Isabel Allende’s first novel to be set in the United States and to portray American characters, The Infinite Plan is a vivid tale of one man’s search for love, and his struggle to come to terms with a childhood of poverty and neglect. As he journeys from the Hispanic barrio in Los Angeles to the killing fields of Vietnam to the frenetic life of a lawyer in San Francisco, Gregory Reeves loses himself in an illusory and wrongheaded quest. Only when he circles back to his roots does he find the love and acceptance he has been searching for." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 17. " All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It parallels the lives of a blind French girl and orphaned German boy during WWII. It is the standard by which I now judge all other books. So much more than a war story. It's the kind of book you're sad to finish because the journey and magic have come to an end." — dvance711 What it's about: "Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 18. " Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. As an American-Nigerian, this book spoke to me on so many levels — from the simple joy of a text interspersed with the language of my parents, to the struggle of understanding race in terms of the world beyond America. I highly recommend it." —Chikodili Agwuna What it's about: " Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be Black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria and reignite their passion — for each other and for their homeland." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 19. " The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. This book should be required reading for every student in the US. It’s so relevant today more than ever. As a white woman, this book left me shook and completely changed my perspective on the 400+ years of black oppression in our country. This is a book about things that were never taught in school or even talked about. It’s heartbreaking, and everyone should read it." —CensusPrincess What it's about: "From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost 6 million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 20. " Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is that rare, quiet, and dignified thing that sneaks up on you from behind and just devastates you. It's my constant reminder to approach people with an open heart, because you can never presume what path they're actually walking. There's nothing quite like it, and I don't want to give anything away — so, just go read it." —R.Rodriguez What it's about: "Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences of the city. Its students are well-tended and supported, trained in art and literature, and become just the sort of people the world wants them to be. But, curiously, they are taught nothing of the outside world and are allowed little contact with it. Within the grounds of Hailsham, Kathy grows from schoolgirl to young woman, but it’s only when she and her friends Ruth and Tommy leave the safe grounds of the school (as they always knew they would) that they realize the full truth of what Hailsham is." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 21. " Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo. It's a heartbreaking tale of love and grief, which deals with the loss of a child and relationships in an extremely poignant and relatable way. It'll make you cry and captivate you." — Amy14 What it's about: "Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: Polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage — after consulting fertility doctors and healers, trying strange teas and unlikely cures — Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time — until her family arrives on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akin's second wife. Furious, shocked, and livid with jealousy, Yejide knows the only way to save her marriage is to get pregnant, which, finally, she does — but at a cost far greater than she could have dared to imagine. An electrifying novel of enormous emotional power, Stay with Me asks how much we can sacrifice for the sake of family." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 22. " A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. This is the story of two Afghan women who find their lives connected forever. It taught me about the struggles of womanhood, as well as the power and strength of sisterhood, and proves that not all love stories have to be romantic." —Susan M. What it's about: "Mariam is only 15 when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is 30 years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes 15-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality, and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet, love can move people to act in unexpected ways, leading them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end, it is love that triumphs over death and destruction." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon o r Bookshop. 23. " Pachinko by Min Jin Lee . This book was so eye-opening in regards to how horrible it was for Koreans, especially Korean women, who lived in Japan during the annexation. It changed my views on my family, life, and culture, and I would 100% recommend it to everyone." — catosaurus What it's about: "In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she is pregnant — and that her lover is married — she refuses to be bought. Instead, she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 24. " Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. It's based on true, historical events in the late 1930s when poor children were put into orphanages and sold to wealthy families. I could not put it down once I started it!" — mollse1217 What it's about: "Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals — in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country — Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 25. " Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan. The main character, Pino, is still a kid during WWII, but he's expected to act like an adult with all the experience of one. He's trying to understand the horrible world created by WWII. It’s a tragic love story and paints an untold perspective of the time. It’s also a true story, which makes it all the more heartbreaking." — HereForTheQuizzes What it's about: "Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager — obsessed with music, food, and girls — but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 26. " I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. No other book has made me cry like that. It made me feel understood and empowered." — u/whimsicalangie What it's about: "Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local 'powhitetrash.' At 8 years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age — and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors ('I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare') will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 27. " The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. I'll never forget when O'Brien writes, 'A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.' The idea that the fabrication of a truth can be truer than the event itself really made my head spin. It says so much about the importance of authors and writing. It's not a typical war story at all, and more about storytelling." — u/astrocats What it's about: "In 1979, Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato — a novel about the Vietnam War — won the National Book Award. In this, his second work of fiction about Vietnam, O'Brien's unique artistic vision is again clearly demonstrated. Neither a novel nor a short story collection, it is an arc of fictional episodes, taking place in the childhoods of its characters, in the jungles of Vietnam and back home in America two decades later." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 28. " When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is an unbearably beautiful description of a man writing about his terminal cancer diagnosis. It made me see the whole world with more empathy and honesty. I re-read it every few years just to be reminded." — michellemoyer8 What it's about: "At the age of 36, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day, he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next, he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 29. " The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. I just read it recently and was floored by how beautiful the writing was and how intricately the author weaved together the story lines, both past and present." — Veronica What it's about: " France , 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. 30. " Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. I started reading this book because it seemed like suddenly everyone was talking about it, but I wasn't sure it would be my cup of tea. I wasn't sure I'd really enjoy a book about therapy. But turns out, I could not put it down. This was one of the best books I've read in my life. This nonfiction book was insightful, engaging, and emotional. It made me feel vulnerable, introspective, and most importantly, human. Even if you don't think therapy is 'for you,' you will take something incredibly important away from this book." — Hannah Loewentheil What it's about: "One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet, he will turn out to be anything but. As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives — a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a 20-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys — she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon o r Bookshop. 31. " I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb quickly became my favorite book of all time. Reading it is quite the undertaking, but it is such a great book. The story spans a couple of generations, and it's a deep look into mental illness. I only wish there were a sequel so I could see what happens to the main character." — hannahr43a59c538 What it's about: "' On the afternoon of October 12, 1990, my twin brother, Thomas, entered the Three Rivers, Connecticut, public library, retreated to one of the rear study carrels, and prayed to God the sacrifice he was about to commit would be deemed acceptable...' One of the most acclaimed novels of our time, Wally Lamb's I Know This Much Is True is a story of alienation and connection, devastation and renewal, at once joyous, heartbreaking, poignant, mystical, and powerfully, profoundly human." — Goodreads Get it from Amazon or Bookshop. What's the best book you've ever read — the one that you couldn't stop thinking about, made you see the world differently, or wanted to recommend to everyone you know? Tell us in the comments.As the days turned into weeks, the man encountered obstacles and temptations that tested his resolve. Despite the challenges, he remained committed to his goals and continued to document his journey for his followers. However, an unexpected twist derailed his progress and ultimately led to his downfall – he started hiding his face in all his posts and updates.

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