Kevin Wilson

La librera recomienda La familia Fang “Original, divertida y bien escrita. La novela perfecta para regalar, que cautivará a todo tipo de lectores, cualquiera que sea su género preferido”. (Ana Mª Ra

" Mon Dieu, ce livre est génial ! Un roman sans prétention qui fait leffet dune bombe... Vous riez tellement fort que vous ne vous rendez même pas compte que vous avez soudain pris feu. "The New York

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A major new TV series - MASTERS OF THE AIR How Americas bomber boys and girls in England won their war, and how their English allies responded to them.A gripping tribute to the British-based US 8th Air Force during the Second World WarMail on SundayA brilliant bookRobert ElmsIn this comprehensive history, Kevin Wilson allows the young men of the US 8th Air Force based in Britain during the Second World War to tell their stories of blood and heroism in their own words. He also reveals the lives of the Womens Army Corps and Red Cross girls who served in England with them. Drawing on first-hand accounts, Wilson brings to life the ebullient Americans interactions with their British counterparts, and unveils surprising stories of humanity and heartbreak.Thanks to Americas bomber boys and girls, life in Britain would never be the same again.

Do autor de best-seller de Nada para ver aquiNo verão de 1996, Frances estava prestes a passar mais uma temporada tediosa de férias na pequena cidade de Coalfield, até conhecer Zeke. Juntos, os dois

The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944 - the turning point year in Bomber Commands war against Germany.There were many ways for a combat crew to die during Bomber Commands war of 1944. Over German territory, bursts of heavy flak could tear the wings from their planes in a split second. Flaming bullets from German fighter planes could explode their fuel tanks, cut their oxygen supplies, destroy their engines. In the spring of that year, thousands of young men were shot, blown up, or thrown from their planes five miles above the earth; and even those who returned faced the subtler dangers of ice and fog as they tried to land their battered aircraft back home.The winter of 1944 was the most dangerous time to be a combat airman in RAF Bomber Command. The chances of surviving a tour were as low as one in five, and morale had finally hit rock bottom. In this comprehensive history of the air war that year, Kevin Wilson describes the most dangerous period of the Battle of Berlin, and the unparalleled losses over Magdeburg, Leipzig and Nuremberg. He tells how ordinary men coped with constant pressure of flying, the loss of their colleagues, and the threat of death or capture. And, by telling the story of the famous events of this period - the Great Escape, D-Day, the defeat of the V1 menace - he shows how, through sheer grit and determination, the Men of Air finally turned the tide against the Germans.

A gripping account of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1943 - the year when Bomber Command believed it could win WWII by bombing alone.In 1943 the RAF began a bombing campaign against Germany, the like of which had never before been seen. Over the next twelve months, tens of thousands of aircrews flew across the North Sea to drop their bombs on German cities. They were opposed not only by the full force of the Luftwaffe, but by a nightmare of flak, treacherously icy conditions, and constant mechanical malfunction. Most of these crews never finished their tour of operations but were either shot down and killed, or taken prisoner by an increasingly hostile enemy.This is the story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in the days when it was widely believed that the Allies could win the Second World War by bombing alone. Kevin Wilson has interviewed hundreds of former airmen about what their lives were like in 1943: the stomach-churning tension of flying repeatedly over hostile territory, the terror at being shot down or captured, and the peculiar mixture of guilt and pride at unleashing such devastation on Germany.

Soon to be a major film starring Nicole Kidman and Jason BatemanFunny, smart, ingenious, moving, altogether great Nick HornbyWorld famous Caleb and Camille Fang have dedicated their lives to great performance art. But for their children, Annie and Buster, their art is an embarrassment.As soon as the children grow up they flee home, desperate to escape the chaos of their parents world. But when the lives theyve built come crashing down, brother and sister have no choice but to go back. And whether the kids agree to participate or not, Caleb and Camille are planning one last performance that will finally determine whats more important: their family or their art.

Wildfire Johnny is the story of a man who discovers a magic razor that allows him to travel back in time. Scroll Through the Weapons is about a couple taking care of their underfed and almost feral nieces and nephews. Signal to the Faithful follows a boy as he takes a tense road trip with his priest. And Baby, Youre Gonna Be Mine, the title story, is about a narcissistic rock star who moves back home during a rough patch. These stories all build on each other in strange and remarkable ways, showcasing Wilsons crackling wit and big heart. Filled with imagination and humour, Baby, Youre Gonna Be Mine is an exuberant collection of captivating and charmingly bizarre stories that promise to burrow their way into your heart and soul.

Wilsons ambition alone is exciting. . . . [His] writing has a Houdini-like perfection, wherein no matter how grim the variables, each lovely sentence manages to escape with all its parts intact. Boston GlobeThe eagerly-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Family Fanga warm-hearted and moving story about a young woman making a family on her own terms.When Isabelle Poole meets Dr. Preston Grind, shes fresh out of high school, pregnant with her art teachers baby, and totally on her own. Izzy knows she can be a good mother but without any money or relatives to help, shes left searching.Dr. Grind, an awkwardly charming child psychologist, has spent his life studying family, even after tragedy struck his own. Now, with the help of an eccentric billionaire, he has the chance to create a perfect little worldto study what would happen when ten children are raised collectively, without knowing who their biological parents are. He calls it The Infinite Family Project and he wants Izzy and her son to join.This attempt at a utopian ideal starts off promising, but soon the gentle equilibrium among the families disintegrates: unspoken resentments between the couples begin to fester; the projects funding becomes tenuous; and Izzys growing feelings for Dr. Grind make her question her participation in this strange experiment in the first place.Written with the same compassion and charm that won over legions of readers with The Family Fang, Kevin Wilson shows us with grace and humor that the best families are the ones we make for ourselves.

Perfect Little World is an unforgettable exploration of what it means to be family from New York Times bestselling author, Kevin Wilson.Arent the best families the ones we make for ourselves?Isabelle Pool is fresh out of high school, pregnant with her art teachers baby, and totally on her own. Izzy knows she can be a good mother but without any money or family to fall back on, shes left searching.So when shes offered a space in The Infinite Family Project - a utopian ideal funded by an eccentric billionaire - she accepts. Isabelle joins nine other couples, all with children the same age as her newborn son, to raise their children as one extended family in a spacious, secluded compound in Tennessee. But can this experiment really work - or is their perfect little world destined to go horribly wrong?

A debut short story collection in the tradition of writers like Kelly Link, Aimee Bender, and George Saundersstrange, imaginative, and refreshingly originalnow back in print as part of Eccos Art of the Story Series, and with a new introduction from the authorKevin Wilsons characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic. Grand Stand-In is narrated by an employee of the Nuclear Family Supplemental Providera company that supplies stand-ins for families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents. And in Blowing Up On the Spot, a story singled out by Ann Patchett for Ploughshares, a young woman works sorting tiles at a Scrabble factory after her parents have spontaneously combusted. Southern gothic at its best, laced with humor and pathos, these wonderfully inventive stories explore the relationship between loss and death and the many ways we try to cope with both.

A brilliant insight into life in the air and on the groundObserverIn February 1945, British and American bombers rained down thousands of tons of incendiaries on the city of Dresden, killing an estimated 25,000 people and destroying one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The controversy that erupted shortly afterwards, and which continues to this day, has long overshadowed the other events of the bomber war, and blighted the memory of the young men who gave their lives to fight in the skies over Germany.Journeys End neither condemns nor condones the bombing of Dresden, but puts it in its proper context as part of a much larger campaign. To the young men who flew over Germany night after night there were other much more pressing worries: the V2 rockets that threatened their loved ones at home; the brand new German jet fighters that could strike them at speeds of over 600mph. They lived life at a heightened tempo during these final unforgiving months of the bomber war when no quarter was given on either side.As the climactic volume in Kevin Wilsons acclaimed bomber war trilogy, Journeys End chronicles the brutal endgame of a conflict that caused such devastation and tragedy on both sides.

In this celebration of the comfort and community to be found in a warm, well-made cup of chai, Kevin Wilson offers readers his famous chai recipes alongside meditations on how to live a simple yet full life.Dubbed the CEO of Chai by Bon Appetit magazine, Kevin Wilson is an expert on all things chai. When Wilson was a teenager, his family in Sri Lanka applied to come to America, but his was the only visa approved. A world away from his country and so many of his loved ones, he stayed connected to his culture and his family through chai. One day Wilson made a TikTok about how to make the perfect cup of chaicarefully crushing cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, and cinnamon bark, boiling them in milk, adding tea leaves, and stirring until he saw what he describes as the color of a happy brown boy. The video went viral and earned Wilson many fans who come for the useful guidance on how to make chai but stay for his wise meditations on how the perfect cuppa can soothe and sustain useven in the most trying of times. In this book, Wilson shares his most popular recipes and introduces readers to making chai as a spiritual practice that involves patience and attunement to meld just the right combination of spices. In The Way of Chai Wilson beautifully describes how something as simple as a well-made cup of tea can bring us solace amid our struggles. While a steaming cup of chai cant solve everything, it can help us tap into the power of patience, clarity, and intention.

Handsdown my favorite book of the year. -- Ann Patchett, New York Times bestsellingauthor of The Dutch House and Commonwealth From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Family Fang comes his first short storycollection in nearly a decade, combining his signature quirkiness with his keeneye for emotional complexity to explore the fraught relationship betweenparents and children.Wildfire Johnny is the story ofa man who discovers a magic razor that allows him to travel back in time.Scroll Through the Weapons is about a couple taking care of their underfedand almost feral nieces and nephews. Signal to the Faithful follows a boy ashe takes a tense road trip with his priest. And Baby, Youre Gonna Be Mine,the title story, is about a narcissistic rock star who moves back home during arough patch. These stories all build on each other in strange and remarkableways, showcasing Wilsons crackling wit and big heart.Filled with imagination andhumor, Baby, Youre GonnaBe Mine is an exuberant collection of captivating andcharmingly bizarre stories that promise to burrow their way into your heart andsoul."Wildfire Johnny" will be the first project in development with The Great actor Nicholas Hoult and MRC Television.