"A sprawling account of New York lives under the long shadow of AIDS, it deals beautifully with the drugs that save us and the drugs that don't."— The Guardian (Best Books of the Year)In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates intertwine in an iconic building in Manhattan's East Village, the Christodora. The Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their n...

"A sprawling tale of love, family, duty, war, and displacement. It is above all a stinging indictment of the ill-fated war in Iraq." —Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times–bestselling authorThe bright and driven daughter of a Boston-area Irish-Arab family, Rita Khoury charts herself an ambitious path through Harvard to one of the best newspapers in the country. She is posted in cosmopolitan Beirut and dates a handsome Palestinian would-be activist. But when sh...

Correspondents by Tim Murphy is a powerful story about the legacy of immigration, the present-day world of refugeehood, the violence that America causes both abroad and at home, and the power of the individual and the family to bring good into a world that is often brutal.Spanning the breadth of the twentieth century and into the post-9/11 wars and their legacy, Correspondents is a powerful novel that centres on Rita Khoury, an Irish-Lebanese woma...

**'An engrossing and inspiring story of loss, love and hope, set against a backdrop of art, activism and addiction.' – ObserverMoving from the Tompkins Square Riots and attempts by activists to galvanize a response to the AIDS epidemic, to the New York City of the future, Tim Murphy's Christodora recounts the heartbreak wrought by AIDS, illustrates the allure and destructive power of hard drugs, and brings to life the ever-changing city itself.**The Christ...

Un roman kaléidoscopique qui retrace la vie d'un certain New York, de l'anarchie des années sida aux hipsters de demain.**RENTRÉE LITTÉRAIRE JANVIER 2017PREMIÈRE SÉLECTION DU PRIX ANDREW CARNEGIE**New York. Milly et Jared, couple aisé animé d'ambitions artistiques, habite l'immeuble Christodora, vieux building de Greenwich Village. Les habitants du Christodora mènent une vie de bohèmes bien loin de l'embourgeoisement qui guette peu à peu le quartier. Leur voisin, He...

**“A tender-hearted novel and a dream to read. I loved this book.” -- Matt Haig #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library“so so so so good…[Speech Team] is a MUST…It has all the feels and brilliant writing to boot.” -- Elin Hilderband (on Instagram) #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Five Star WeekendA funny, gossipy and ultimately poignant novel about four Gen X teen friends turned 21st-century adults who awkw...

What separates organizations that scale successfully from those that slowly break down from the inside?According to CEO, operator, and turnaround executive Tim Murphy, the answer is not luck, talent, or strategy alone.It is culture, accountability, operational discipline, and the core values that drive how people lead, communicate, execute, and perform under pressure.Over the course of his thirty-year career, Tim Murphy has helped businesses stabili...

In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates intertwine in an iconic building in Manhattan’s East Village, the Christodora. The Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their neighbor, Hector, a Puerto Rican gay man who was once a celebrated AIDS activist but is now a lonely addict, becomes connected to Milly and Jared’s lives in ways none of them can anticipate. Meanwhile, Milly and Jared’s...

The world is Rita Khoury’s oyster. The bright and driven daughter of a Boston-area Irish Arab family that has risen over the generations from poor immigrants to part of the coastal elite, Rita grows up in a 1980s cultural mishmash. Corned beef and cabbage sit on the dinner table alongside stuffed grape leaves and tabouleh, all cooked by Rita’s mother, an Irish nurse who met her Lebanese surgeon husband while working at a hospital together. The unconventional yet close-knit family bonds ove...

"7 Secret Pillars of Sobriety: What To Do When AA and 12 Steps Aren't For You" by Tim Murphy is a groundbreaking guide that redefines the path to recovery. If traditional programs like AA or the 12 Steps don't resonate with you, this book offers a fresh, personalized approach to sobriety. Forget the one-size-fits-all model-Murphy introduces seven key pillars that empower you to design a recovery plan that fits your unique needs, lifestyle, and goals.Drawing from hi...

The ultimate aim of every business is to maximize profits. In order to get the most out of the market, a business is expected to offer quality products and services to the consumers it serves. The secret for satisfying the utility of consumers is creating a deep connection with them to understand their interests and how you can enhance your business. Also, you must present your products/services in the market in a way that is appealing. This entails the use of various marketing concepts an...

If religion is continually in a state of flux how can the study of religion critically examine contemporary religious beliefs and values? 'Representing Religion' critically examines this "crisis of representation". The volume traces the history of religious studies, critiquing the concept that "experience" is central to understanding religion. The views of influential semioticians and philosophers - notably Nietzsche, Saussure, Foucault, Barthes, and Bakhtin - are used to construct a new m...