The Ingenious Mr. Pyke a justina chen novelThe untold story of an enigmatic genius who changed warfare forever In the World War II era, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the world's great minds to rank alongside Einstein. Pyke was an inventor, adventurer, polymath, and unlikely hero of both world wars. He earned a fortune on the stock market, founded an influential pre school, wrote a bestseller, and came up with the idea for the US and Canadian Special Forces. In 1942, he convinced
"The world Kenings has created in her accomplished debut is tragic and exhilarating
the Zhen family has moved back to China
reside the gods and goddesses of the modern world
the solid life lessons he's learned along the way to success and fulfillment in both his family life and his career
He introduces troublemakers willing to challenge corporate culture like the executive who convinced CVS to drop its multibillion-dollar tobacco business
Those that tried to stand against the violence and theft found that the worst of the intimidation had followed them home to Connecticut
A dazzling history of a tumultuous decade
one of the last few refuges from the ravaged wastelands of the outside world
at whatever time of the day works for them
Herbert Gans
with no job prospects of her own
and secret correspondence -- creating a compulsively readable and surprisingly touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world
