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James Meek

    January 1, 1962
    James Meek
    The Museum of Doubt
    To Calais, In Ordinary Time
    The People's Act of Love
    Dreams of Leaving and Remaining
    Private Island: Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else
    Last Orders and Other Stories
    • Money Making Skills

      Create a Stream of Income with Your Writing Skills (The Ultimate Teen Guide to Personal Finance and Making Cents of Your Dollars)

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The book offers a comprehensive guide to investing, emphasizing its growing importance in achieving financial independence and wealth-building. It addresses the challenges faced by new investors, providing clarity on various investment options and the associated risks. Readers will gain insights into making informed decisions to maximize returns, making it an essential resource for anyone looking to navigate the financial landscape confidently.

      Money Making Skills2024
    • To Calais, In Ordinary Time

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The new novel about home, belonging, love, courage and identity, set in the fourteenth century, from the Booker-longlisted author of The People's Act of Love

      To Calais, In Ordinary Time2020
      3.6
    • Srdce tam vtrhlo

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      O manželství, lásce, dětech, smrti, věrnosti, zradě, hledání věčného mládí, pokrytectví a především o tom, co to znamená být dobrým člověkem. Sourozenci, kteří si v ničem nejsou podobní: Ritchie – bohatý a ze svého pohledu šťastně ženatý a milující muž ve skutečnosti sice v roli manžela, otce i bratra morálně selhává, přesto se mu daří své chování podle potřeby racionalizovat a ani ho nenapadne, že by snad nebyl v podstatě dobrým člověkem. Přitom je zřejmé, že je to slaboch, který nikdy neodolá čokoládovému pudinku a dvojité whisky, natož nymfičkám pod zákonem. Jeho cesta od bouřlivácké rockové hvězdy k televiznímu producentovi načančané reality show je lemovaná podvody a mimomanželskými vztahy. Bec – mladší sestra, se snaží i za cenu vlastního sebezničení objevit vakcínu proti malárii, žije si po svém, na společenské konvence a pokryteckou morálku kašle, přesto se snaží žít eticky. A katalyzátor příběhu – Val, bývalý přítel Bec, psychopat, fanatik, majitel „Žumpy“ – bulváru, který vytahuje špínu na známé osobnosti, které se nevykoupí tím, že mu poskytnou špinavé pikantnosti o někom jiném. V jeho osidlech uvázne záletný Ritchie. Jak daleko bude ochoten zajít, aby si zachránil svou vlastní kůži?

      Srdce tam vtrhlo2015
      2.4
    • The book delves into the privatization of essential British services and infrastructure over the past thirty years, revealing the human impact of these changes. Through compelling portraits and narratives, it illustrates how public assets have been transferred to private owners, leading to rising costs for consumers while the new owners profit. Meek's urgent and poignant exploration serves as a critical examination of the nation's transformation, appealing to those interested in social and economic issues.

      Private Island: Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else2014
      4.0
    • The Heart Broke in

      • 560 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Reality-show producer and habitual liar Ritchie Shepherd can't stand his sister Bec's relentless honesty, while Bec helps a gene-therapy researcher build a family of his own, even as her ex-fiancé Val, a tabloid editor, plots to destroy Bec by exposing people close to her

      The Heart Broke in2012
      3.3
    • Drivetime

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      From the prize-winning author of The People's Act of Love and We Are Now Beginning Our Descent

      Drivetime2008
      2.8
    • The Museum of Doubt

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The Museum of Doubt is a new collection of surreal and unnerving short stories from award-winning writer James Meek. The array of characters who populate Meek's vague and elusive worlds are driven by paranoia and doubts, as well as hopes and fears of things only half-glimpsed.

      The Museum of Doubt2006
      3.5
    • The People's Act of Love

      • 391 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Set in a time of great social upheaval, warfare, and terrorism, and against a stark, lawless Siberia at the end of the Russian Revolution, The People’s Act of Love portrays the fragile coexistence of a beautiful, independent mother raising her son alone, a megalomaniac Czech captain and his restless regiment, and a mystical separatist Christian sect. When a mysterious, charismatic stranger trudges into their snowy village with a frighteningly outlandish story to tell, its balance is shaken to the core.

      The People's Act of Love2005
      3.7