1 . Independence is something that can be difficult to achieve. But don’t worry because here we have four books that can help you. If you don’t buy less than three of them, you’ll be given a 20% discount!
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Taking care of your finance is hard. Dave Ramsey, a famous businessman, is here to take you on the whole process of planning your finance, and show the myths of cash advances and debt consolidation (债务重整), to make sure your finance is healthy.
Price: $14.49
Grace’s Guide by Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig shared her tips to becoming a grown-up. The book is full of personal stories of Helbig, her struggles and the lessons she learnt from failing many times. This book is your on-the-go fun read with pictures and drawings of Helbig, and worksheets (作记录) to practice.
Price: $7.95
The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon
Having suffered from eating disorder and living on diet, Angela Liddon promised to cat healthily forever. She threw out her fat-free butter spray (黄油喷雾) and low-caloric frozen dinners after learning how to properly cook. This book contains more than 100 recipes (食谱) covering breakfast, salads, soups. power snacks and the main dishes for a healthy meal at any time of the day. We all know that healthy eating is all part of being independent.
Price $22.22
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Life can be hard, especially when it comes to relationships with others. In the book, Strayed gives advice on love and life. She writes about different subjects: a son rejected by his parents, a mother who has lost her child. And the message hidden throughout all her advice is always that, if you want a good life, you have to create it.
Price: $8.76
1. How much will you save at least if you buy three of the listed books?| A．$6.24. | B．$5.68. | C．$6.64. | D．$9.10. |
| A．They are about how to grow up healthily. |
| B．They involve their authors’ experiences. |
| C．They are mainly about how to work better |
| D．They teach readers to learn from others’ life stories. |
| A．Graces Guide. |
| B．The Oh she Glows Cookbook. |
| C．The Total Money Makeover. |
| D．Tiny Beautiful Things. |
2 . Fall 2021 Story Contest
Our Fall Contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We're looking for short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts (摘录) from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries (参赛作品) must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest.
As always, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORKS
Awards: First Prize is $2,500, second Prize is $l,000, Third Prize is $500, and up to ten finalists will receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication.
Submission Fee: There is a $27 fee for each entry. With your entry, you'll receive three months of free access to Narrative Backstage.
All contest entries are qualified for the $4,000 Narrative Prize and for acceptance as a Story of the Week.
Timing: The contest deadline is November 30, 2021, at midnight, Pacific standard time.
1. Which of the following will be accepted by the contest?| A．A short story once published in a magazine. | B．A novel that entered the 2020 year ten finalists. |
| C．An essay not ever published with 2,000 words. | D．An essay having won honorable mention in other contests. |
| A．$27 for submission. | B．Qualification for prize money. |
| C．A guarantee of publication. | D．Free lifetime access to Narrative Backstage. |
| A．It is held in the UK. | B．It is free for every entry. |
| C．It charges $100 as entrance fee. | D．It has a deadline of November 30, 2021. |
