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Tomorrow Is a Chance to Start Over
By Hilary Grist. 2015
Winner of:2015 National Association of Parenting Publications, Gold Award2015 Parents' Choice RecommendedNominee:2015 Canadian Folk Music Award, Best Children's AlbumA fresh,…
original project that will appeal to young parents who are fans of musical artists Feist or Norah Jones Ira and Isabelle, who live in a little red house by the sea, decide one night to escape the sound of the city's beeping cars and sail off to a faraway land where they learn from a new friend—a robin with a soft voice—that dreams really can come true. The book contains an audio CD that features the narrated story as well as 10 original heartwarming dream songs, and an ethereal rendition of Johannes Brahms' classic "Cradle Song."A Duck in New York City
By Connie Kaldor, Fil Amp Julie. 2013
The title story-song is about a little duck from the Prairies who has a big dream—making it to New York…
City and doing his ducky dance on Broadway! It turns out to be an adventurous journey that appears bound for failure, until he meets up with a truck driver named Big Betty. She points him in the right direction and gives him that little nudge he needs to tackle the Big Apple. Additional songs feature alligators that waltz at midnight, little girls who sing off-key to get tomatoes thrown at them, and opera-singing slugs that sneak out at night to do the boogie-woogie.A Fine, Fine School
By Sharon Creech. 2001
One day, Mr. Keene called all the students and teachers together and said, "This is a fine, fine school! From…
now on, let's have school on Saturdays too." And then there was more. School all weekend. School on the holidays. School in the SUMMER! What was next ... SCHOOL AT NIGHT? So it's up to Tillie to show her well-intentioned principal, Mr. Keene, that even though his fine, fine school is a wonderful place, it's not fine, fine to be there all the time.Victory
By Joseph Conrad. 1921
The word Victory, the shining and tragic goal of noble effort, appeared too great, too august, to stand at the…
head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war.Pulp: A Novel (Le livre De Poche Ser. #Vol. 156)
By Charles Bukowski. 2009
O último romance de um dos mais conhecidos autores americanos contemporâneos. «Desde George Orwell que nenhum autor escrevia tão bem…
sobre quem vive à margem.»The New York Times A Morte visita o escritório do detective privado Nick Belane. Vem disfarçada de Senhora Morte, senhora de ar exótico vestida de vermelho, e procura Céline, escritor francês que se pensava ter morrido há muito tempo. A senhora insiste que viu "o verdadeiro Céline e não um mero pretensioso da treta" numa livraria da cidade. É a desculpa perfeita para o detective percorrer os bares da cidade e saciar a sua sede de álcool. A par de encontrar o escritor francês, Belane ainda tem de perseguir uma esposa adúltera e investigar uma extraterrestre de formas voluptuosas que anda a aterrorizar a vida de um agente funerário. Tudo isto se mistura num cocktail de pesadelo existencial para Nick Belane, que acaba por se envolver numa violenta rixa quando, ao entrar num bar, é confundido mais uma vez com outra pessoa. Escrito enquanto Bukowski lutava contra a doença de que viria a morrer, Pulp é a despedida do autor aos seus leitores e um romance de corajosa autocrítica. Sobre a obra de Charles Bukowski: «Desde Orwell que a condição do miserável não era tão bem retratada.» The New York Times «Ele trazia todos de volta à Terra. Até os anjos.» Leonard Cohen «Um daqueles escritores que cada novo leitor descobre com um entusiasmo transgressivo.» The New Yorker «Bukowski escreve como um sábio louco; fala das entranhas, sobre a futilidade e a beleza da vida.» Publishers Weekly «Numa época de conformidade, Bukowski escreveu sobre aqueles que ninguém quer ser: os feios, egoístas, solitários e loucos.» The Observer «Há uma aspereza muito real nas personagens dos romances de Bukowski.» The New York Times Review of Books «Um laureado da vida marginal americana.» Time «Um agitador profissional... representante da marginalidade de Los Angeles... Bukowski escreve, com uma insistência louca e romântica, que os falhados são menos falsos que os vencedores. E fá-lo com uma intensa compaixão pelas almas perdidas.» Newsweek «O que acontece com Bukowski é que, quando lemos o que tem para dizer, ele tem razão.» Sean Penn «Nas suas respectivas gerações, Wordsworth, Whitman, William Carlos Williams e os Beats aproximaram a poesia de uma linguagem mais natural. Bukowski foi ainda mais longe.» Los Angeles Times Book Review «Divertido, mordaz, observador, inteligente nos apontamentos e honesto.» Times Literary SupplementForgiven: A Second Chance Romance (Forgiven #1)
By Garrett Leigh. 2021
High school sweethearts Mia and Luke get a second chance at love in this brand-new contemporary romance from award-winning author…
Garrett Leigh.When Mia Amour returns to England to open a florist shop, all she wants to do is put her lousy ex behind her and never look back. But getting a fresh start is easier said than done when her first love, the boy who once broke her teenage heart, strolls back into her life. He’s every bit as sexy as she remembers, and the urge to melt back into his arms almost makes her forget how devastated she was when he took off without a word. Almost. Left with no choice, Luke Daley did what he had to do, leaving town to earn enough money to save his broken family, though it just about broke him, too. But now he’s back, running his uncle’s business and trying desperately to forget about Mia, the girl he left behind all those years ago. When he runs into her in town, the shock of seeing her again brings an intense rush of emotions: love, guilt…and an overwhelming urge to find out if it’s still as amazing between them as it used to be.It doesn’t take either of them long to give in to desire and discover the fiery passion they once shared burns hotter than ever. With each new touch, each moment of forgiveness, old hurts heal and the future they’d hoped for ten years ago becomes possible again. But their fragile connection is tested by a threat neither of them saw coming—a threat that could end their second chance before it even gets started.ForgivenBook 1: ForgivenBook 2: Unforgotten&‘But now, having travelled to the frontier of the world of sins, I no longer hesitated in trampling over the…
remnants of the goodness in my heart.&’Manada, Maani didi, Feroza Bibi, Miss Mukherjee – the jostling identities of our beguiling and charming protagonist as she glides through a life that can be seen as exploitative yet, also, curiously, empowering and honest. Manada&’s fascinating life story takes her from her wealthy cossetted upbringing to a life of debauchery and prostitution after she elopes with her married lover when in her mid-teens. She is capable, attractive and doesn&’t ask for pity as she struggles with illness, poverty and abandonment, but ensures that she emerges relatively unscathed and carves a niche for herself in her profession.Manada matures and settles into a life of prostitution, entertains barristers, doctors and other men of high society. She describes her colourful life with relish but is often introspective as she places her own position as a sex worker in the context of the times, calling out young sanctimonious patriotic men who maintain a high standing in society yet secretly fancy prostitutes. Rather tantalisingly she takes no names, only occasionally hinting at their identities, to avoid scandals and protect the double lives of men who are well-known in Calcutta in the 1920s. Weaving together multiple strands, looking beyond ideas of morality and accusations, we are presented a life of immense beauty and endurance, which is both grand in its scope and deeply intimate in its portrait.Mission - Addition
By Loreen Leedy. 1997
The House at Pooh Corner
By A. A. Milne. 2001
"One day when Pooh Bear had nothing else to do, he thought he would do something, so he went round…
to Piglet's house to see what Piglet was doing." Thus begins The House At Pooh Corner, A. A. Milne's wonderful companion volume to Winnie-the-Pooh. You will rediscover Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, and all their friends--and be introduced to the irrepressible and very bouncy Tigger. This handsome keepsake edition of The House At Pooh Corner, first published in 1928 includes the complete text of A. A. Milne's simple and timeless tales and Ernest H. Shepard's unforgettable black-and-white illustrations. When you open the pages of this beloved book, you'll enter that enchanted place on the top of the Forest where "a little boy and his Bear will always be playing."Heridas tiene la noche
By Francisco Pérez de Antón. 2020
«-Uno piensa y dice muchas tonterías, aunque eso tiene arreglo. Lo que no lo tiene es cometerlas». En plena celebración…
de la boda de su hija, Aloisio Ayarza sufre un ataque de estrés postraumático que libera los fantasmas de la terrible guerra civil que azotó Guatemala entre 1960 y 1996. Y a medida que transcurre la noche, las heridas de su conciencia y su memoria se volverán a abrir para recordarle que, si bien él no combatió con las armas, tampoco es ningún santo. La guerra es una actividad contagiosa que desata los peores instintos, incluso los de un hombre sencillo transformado en una especie de ángel vengador que aprovechó el conflicto armado para enterrar en él un crimen de cuya culpa no ha podido liberarse. Inspirado en hechos reales, Heridas tiene la noche es sin duda el relato más «civil» que la narrativa de ficción ha ofrecido hasta hoy sobre la guerra de Guatemala. Suenfoque no es militar, insurgente o eclesiástico #los tres rostros del conflicto#, sino el de quienes estaban ocupados en tareas menos heroicas, como abrirse paso en la vida, sostener una familia y educar a los hijos, en lugar de asesinar, torturar, secuestrar o sembrar el terror. Heridas tiene la noche es un magistral relato hilvanado a partir de un conjunto de emotivas historias que envuelven y seducen al lector desde el primer párrafo de la obra.Geese Are Never Swans
By Kobe Bryant, Eva Clark. 2020
"Packed full of emotion. . . . An influential read with a powerful message."--Booklist Whether goose or swan, I have…
wings. And I'll fly. Gus's life is about one thing--swimming. And he knows that the only coach in town who can get him to the Olympics is Coach Marks. So it seems like a simple plan: convince Coach Marks to train him, and everything from there on in is just hard work. Gus has never been afraid of hard work. But there are a few complications. For one thing, Coach Marks was Danny's coach. Danny, Gus's brother, committed suicide after failing to make the national swimming team--a big step on the way to the Olympics. And for another, Gus and Danny didn't exactly get along; Gus never liked living in Danny's shadow. A shadow that has grown even bigger since his death. In this powerful novel about the punishing and the healing nature of sports, Gus's rage threatens to swallow him at every turn. He's angry at his brother, his mother, his coach . . . even himself. But as he works toward his goal and through his feelings, Gus does everything he can to channel this burning intensity into excelling at the sport that he and Danny both loved, and finds solace in the same place he must face his demons: in the water. In addition to Gus's incredible narrative, there are four pieces of original art featured in Geese Are Never Swans. The art was curated by TaskForce, a creative agency that collaborates with the most influential nonprofits, brands, and people taking on the most pressing challenges facing our nation and our world. TaskForce builds capacity and community for those shaping a more empathetic society through public opinion and policy. The artists' interpretations of their work are included in the book.Moonrise
By Sarah Crossan. 2018
From Carnegie Award-winning author Sarah Crossan comes a poignant and thought-provoking novel that explores life, death, love and forgiveness. Seventeen-year-old…
Joe hasn't seen his brother in ten years. Ed didn’t walk out on the family, not exactly. It’s something more brutal. Ed’s locked up -- on death row. Now his execution date has been set, and the clock is ticking. Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with his brother, no matter what other people think ... and no matter whether Ed committed the crime. But did he? And does it matter, in the end? This poignant, timely, heartbreaking novel asks big questions: What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye?The Great Gatsby: Large Print (Clydesdale Classics)
By F. Scott Fitzgerald. 2007
"Leaves the reader in a mood of chastened wonder . . . A revelation of life . . . A…
work of art." —Los Angeles Times Set in during the Roaring Twenties, this masterful story by F. Scott Fitzgerald is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to Long Island and attempts to learn the bond business in New York City after the war. There, he co-mingles on Long Island with his affluent and wealthy socialite cousin Daisy Buchanan, her brute of a husband Tom, and friend Jordan Baker. Nick's new residence sits across the bay from Daisy and Tom's house, and right next to a mysterious mansion. He begins to hear rumors of an infamous man named Gatsby who resides there. Eventually, when Gatsby learns of Nick's ties to Daisy, he extends Nick an invitation to one of his lavish parties. Gatsby's plan to court Daisy, in an attempt to revive a previous love affair, eventually bubbles to the surface and tragedy ensues.Dubbed the Great American Novel more than any other piece of literature to date, The Great Gatsby is sure to captivate readers with it's exquisitely crafted prose and poignant message about trying to relive the past. Packaged in handsome and affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is series of essential literary works. From the musings of literary geniuses such as Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to the striking personal narratives from Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our literary history through the words of the exceptional few.Invasion of the Living Ted (Living Ted #3)
By Barry Hutchison. 2019
The final invasion of the world's most evil teddy bears is here! A laugh-out-loud adventure series for fans of The…
Last Kids on Earth and My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish. It's been three days since Grizz almost took over the world - again. Lisa Marie and Vernon have been interrogated by the police, and Bearvis and the Duds have been taken away to be studied. But things are far from over. Grizz has found a way to infiltrate the wireless networks and he's planning an invasion. As all teddy bears come to life, Lisa Marie and Vernon must battle a King-Kong sized teddy bear with a mind for evil. It looks like they're going to need their furry friends back!The Great Gatsby (LARGE PRINT): Large Print
By F. Scott Fitzgerald. 2021
*LARGE PRINT EDITION* "Leaves the reader in a mood of chastened wonder . . . A revelation of life .…
. . A work of art." —Los Angeles Times Set in during the Roaring Twenties, this masterful story by F. Scott Fitzgerald is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to Long Island and attempts to learn the bond business in New York City after the war. There, he co-mingles on Long Island with his affluent and wealthy socialite cousin Daisy Buchanan, her brute of a husband Tom, and friend Jordan Baker. Nick's new residence sits across the bay from Daisy and Tom's house, and right next to a mysterious mansion. He begins to hear rumors of an infamous man named Gatsby who resides there. Eventually, when Gatsby learns of Nick's ties to Daisy, he extends Nick an invitation to one of his lavish parties. Gatsby's plan to court Daisy, in an attempt to revive a previous love affair, eventually bubbles to the surface and tragedy ensues.Dubbed the Great American Novel more than any other piece of literature to date, The Great Gatsby is sure to captivate readers with it's exquisitely crafted prose and poignant message about trying to relive the past.How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House: A Novel
By Cherie Jones. 2021
In the tradition of Zadie Smith and Marlon James, a debut novel, set in Barbados, about four people confronting violence…
and love in a beachfront “paradise” In Baxter’s Beach, Barbados, Lala’s grandmother Wilma tells the story of the one-armed sister, a cautionary tale about what happens to girls who disobey their mothers and go into the Baxter’s Tunnels. When she’s grown-up, Lala lives on the beach with her husband, Adan, a petty criminal with endless charisma whose thwarted burglary of one of the beach mansions sets off a chain of events with terrible consequences. A gunshot no one was meant to witness. A new mother whose baby is found lifeless on the beach. A woman torn between two worlds and incapacitated by grief. And two men, driven into the Tunnels by desperation and greed, who attempt a crime that may cost them their freedom—and their lives.How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House is an intimate and visceral portrayal of interconnected lives across race and class in a rapidly changing resort town, told by an astonishing new author of literary fiction.Bride of the Sea
By Eman Quotah. 2021
“A marvel. An intricately realized novel that honors every place it depicts.” —Rakesh Satyal “I love the sea,” she said.…
“I don’t know if I could live without it.” During a snowy Cleveland February, newlywed university students Muneer and Saeedah are expecting their first child, and he is harboring a secret: the word divorce is whispering in his ear. Soon, their marriage will end, and Muneer will return to Saudi Arabia, while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with their daughter, Hanadi. Consumed by a growing fear of losing her daughter, Saeedah disappears with the little girl, leaving Muneer to desperately search for his daughter for years. The repercussions of the abduction ripple outward, not only changing the lives of Hanadi and her parents, but also their interwoven family and friends—those who must choose sides and hide their own deeply guarded secrets. And when Hanadi comes of age, she finds herself at the center of this conflict, torn between the world she grew up in and a family across the ocean. How can she exist between parents, between countries? Eman Quotah’s Bride of the Sea is a spellbinding debut of colliding cultures, immigration, religion, and family; an intimate portrait of loss and healing; and, ultimately, a testament to the ways we find ourselves inside love, distance, and heartbreak.&“Adair just keeps getting better!&”—Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author &“Lighthearted and humorous…a sweet, satisfying romance.&” —Publishers Weekly A…
funny and delightful story from the New York Times bestselling author of the St. Helena Vineyard series that fans of Avery Flynn, Kristan Higgins, and Helena Hunting will love.Set against the breezy backdrop of coastal Rhode Island, bestselling author Marina Adair&’s latest novel asks whether two of a small town&’s biggest hearts can learn to put themselves first—in the name of love. . . As caregiver for her autistic brother, Beckett Hayes knows how meaningful a little extra help can be when life happens. Which is why she runs Consider It Done, a personal concierge service in her small town. Her job also gives her the flexibility to follow her passion, being Rome, Rhode Island&’s unofficial special needs advocate, training emotional support companions in her spare time. There&’s not much of that, though, and certainly not enough for serious dating. It&’s always been family first for Beck. But one unquestionably gorgeous, good-natured man is suddenly a temptation that&’s getting tougher to resist . . . Sixteen years ago, Levi Rhodes was ready to sail off into the sunset—literally. But then his father&’s death and his sister&’s unexpected pregnancy postponed his sailing scholarship and the adventures he had planned. Running the family marina and bar was the least he could do for his grieving mother. Plus, his niece needed a father-figure. But now that she&’s in high school and has her bio-dad in her life, Levi&’s wondering if it&’s time to get his sea legs under him again. Or he was wondering, until curvy, caring Beck showed up in his bar, and then in his dreams . . . A portion of royalties to benefit The Organization for Autism Research.Praise for Marina Adair &“Small town sweetness, endearing characters and a unique quirky flair."—Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author &“Marina Adair is a breath of fresh air. . . . Don't miss a word from this magnificent author!&”—New York Times bestselling author Darynda JonesNuestra parte de noche
By Mariana Enriquez. 2019
El legado, el deseo de vivir, la paternidad, el horror, lo íntimo y lo político. El terror sobrenatural se entrelaza…
con terrores muy reales en esta osada y perturbadora novela.Un padre y su hijo atraviesan Argentina por carretera, desde Buenos Aires hacia las cataratas de Iguazú, en la frontera norte con Brasil. Son los años de la junta militar, hay controles de soldados armados y tensión en el ambiente. El padre de Gaspar trata de protegerlo del destino que le ha sido asignado después de que su madre muriese en circunstancias poco claras; en un accidente que acaso no lo fue. Como su padre, Gaspar está llamado a ser un médium en una sociedad secreta, la Orden, que contacta con la Oscuridad en busca de la vida eterna mediante atroces rituales. Para ellos es vital disponer de un médium, pero el destino de estos seres dotados de poderes especiales es cruel, y el desgaste físico y mental es rápido e implacable. Los orígenes de la Orden, regida por la poderosa familia de la madre de Gaspar, se remontan a siglos atrás, cuando el conocimiento de la Oscuridad llegó desde el corazón de África a Inglaterra y desde allí se extendió hasta Argentina.El lector emprenderá un viaje entre la represión de la dictadura militar argentina y el Londres psicodélico de los años sesenta, donde la madre de Gaspar conoció a un joven cantante de aire andrógino llamado David; descubrirá casas cuyo interior muta, pasadizos que esconden monstruos inimaginables, rituales con fieros sacrificios humanos, enigmáticas liturgias sexuales y la carga de una herencia atroz."Mariana Enríquez es una escritora fascinante que exige ser leída. Como a Bolaño, le interesan las cuestiones de la vida y la muerte; su ficción nos impacta con la fuerza de un tren de carga&”.—Dave Eggers &“Una narradora oscura, minuciosa, terrible y cautivadora&”. –Javier Calvo&“Leer a Enríquez es una experiencia dura, emocionante. Sus historias no son tranquilizantes. Es una maestra de lo macabro que no apela a emociones baratas, sino que cada pequeño detalle de oscuridad está allí por una razón y cada una de sus historias contiene una carga política&”. –Anne Meadows, Granta&“Mariana Enríquez muestra todo y lo muestra con morbo. Ilumina con luz intermitente de velas las zonas más oscuras de la literatura argentina&”. --Violeta Gorodischer, La Nación"Su novela más ambiciosa y brillante… El lector agradece una convivencia de alta intensidad durante casi 700 páginas". - Carlos Pardo, El País - Babelia"Hacía tiempo que un autor contemporáneo no lograba &“engancharme&” como lo hicieron estas casi setecientas páginas... Enriquez ha escrito un novelón inabandonable". - Nadal Suau, El Mundo – El Cultural"El estilo de Enríquez es increíblemente elegante, a ratos parece que escriba con guantes caros. Describe de forma minuciosa (como el mejor cirujano, se maneja con una naturalidad pasmosa entre sangre, vísceras y cicatrices) y su prosa hipnotiza y cautiva de un modo aterrador. Es inevitable pensar en Stephen King y Shirley Jackson al leerla, pero también en Drácula o Emily Dickinson". - Leticia Blanco, La Esfera de Papel, El Mundo"Una novela tan ambiciosa como tenebrosa que me ha atrapado". - Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia - Cultura/s"Con un caudal imaginativo poderoso, Nuestra parte de noche se erige en unasumma de arquetipos que no se pliega a la literaA Vineyard Morning (A Vineyard Novel #3)
By Jean Stone. 2021
Life is usually quiet during the off-season on Martha&’s Vineyard. But not for island newbie and bestselling novelist Annie Sutton…
. . . Finally settled into her adopted island home, Annie is looking forward to writing her next mystery, making soap for her new business, and starting renovations on the Inn she plans to open by the summer. She&’s also enjoying spending more time with local police sergeant John Lyons, the man she&’s only just gotten comfortable calling her boyfriend. She&’s even starting to relish her relationship with John&’s teenaged daughter, Lucy. It&’s probably not the best moment for a visit from the biological mother Annie only recently met. Still, it&’s high time she got to know the mysterious Donna MacNeish . . . But Donna&’s visit isn&’t merely a social call—she&’s come to share some devastating news. Seeking solace in an outing with Lucy, Annie and the teen stumble upon skeletal remains on the Inn&’s property, a finding that calls a halt to all construction while the police investigate. Desperate for answers, Annie starts asking questions of her own. But when secrets about her own past bring shattering revelations, suddenly everything Annie understands about love and loyalty is tested—and she wonders if the ties that bind her to her beloved community will reach a breaking point . . . Praise for Jean Stone&’s Vineyard Novels &“Filled with heart. . . . Perfect for long summer days. For fans of Debbie Macomber or Elin Hilderbrand.&” —Booklist&“Lie down on the couch, put a pillow under your head and enjoy the ride.&”—The Vineyard Gazette