In our current state of economic misery and political distrust, surely there is a limit to just how much keeping calm and carrying on one might be expected to undertake. You may very well find that getting frustrated and enraged might...
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- Author:Andrews McMeel PublishingSummary:
- Author:Kinsella, W. P.Summary:
Russian Dolls weaves in and out of the real and imaginary worlds of Wylie, a struggling author and self-proclaimed "unreliable narrator", as he finds and then loses his muse, Christie, in their shared home - aptly named the "...
- Author:Leonhard, Sam C.Summary:
Crotchety and cranky Rudy—aka Santa—is in a foul mood every Christmas season. He talks to lots of children and even more parents but not with guys looking for dates. Only when his best helper makes him a very special gift does he meet...
- Author:Leonhard, Sam C.Summary:
Crotchety and cranky Rudy—aka Santa—is in a foul mood every Christmas season. He talks to lots of children and even more parents but not with guys looking for dates. Only when his best helper makes him a very special gift does he meet...
- Author:Jacobs, AlexaSummary:
Olivia Reynolds was free. Twenty years old, living in New York City, and having absolutely no idea what she wanted to be when she grew up, every day would be an adventure, or at least that was the plan. When a phone call from her...
- Author:Johnson, Dawn KimberlySummary:
Sequel to One Constant Throughout his life, successful artist Barnaby Rosenthal has been rescued repeatedly by his one constant, Charleston Meeks. But it’s been seven tumultuous years since he’s last seen the temporal agent outside of...
- Author:Sherwood, KateSummary:
Sequel to 'The Fall' Joe Sutton and Scott Mackenzie have ridden off into the sunset, but they wake to the cruel light of reality. Joe loves his family, even with the addition of three neighbors orphaned by a house fire. He loves the...
- Author:Wynne-Jones, TimSummary:
Rex and his friends begin grade six against the backdrop of the 1962 Ban the Bomb protests on Parliament Hill. But once again it is trouble on the home front that has Rex's attention. Why is his father so insistent that Rex go with him...
- Author:Elkeles, SimoneSummary:
Available Now! Flux's First New York Times Bestseller! From the New York Times Bestselling Author of RULES OF ATTRACTION Comes the Sequel to LEAVING PARADISE Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he...
- Author:Williams, IanSummary:
A hilarious and poignant love story about the way families are invented, told with the savvy of Zadie Smith, the energy of Junot Diaz, and an inventiveness all Ian Williams' own, set amidst a collision of cultures banging together in...
- Author:Wachs, Kate M.Summary:
Let’s face it, making a relationship work takes patience, perseverance, energy and an unflagging commitment to maintain a happy healthy relationship. And sometimes, it takes a little help from a wise and knowledgeable friend. Written by...
- Author:Jiang, JiaSummary:
Jia Jiang's inspiring account of conquering his fear of rejection, offering a completely new perspective on how to turn a no into a yes. Filled with great stories and valuable insight, it is a fun and thoughtful examination of daring to...
- Author:Blais, Marie-Claire, Spencer, NigelSummary:
With this astounding fourth novel in her ongoing series of contemporary masterpieces (These Festive Nights, Thunder and Light, Augustino and the Choir of Destruction, and Rebecca, Born in the Maelstrom), Marie-Claire Blais invites us...
- Author:West, Beverly, Bergund, JasonSummary:
C'mon get happy! Scientists, psychologists and cutologists around the world agree—cuteness not only lowers your blood pressure, improves your health and increases your longevity, it just plain makes you feel better! Now, in Pure...
- Author:Curtis, Jaime MorrisonSummary:
Prudent Advice isn't what your mother taught you- — t's more. Delivering 500 mini-lessons meant to educate and entertain, Curtis writes with wit and fresh insight into motherhood wrought from her own experiences and those of...
- Author:Curtis, Jaime MorrisonSummary:
Thoroughly modern and atypically witty, this keepsake edition overflows with insight that is occasionally time-honored (There is no substitute for baking soda), sometimes tactical (Anytime you are debating whether to shower or not, take...
- Author:Cabot, Meg.Summary:
It's an all new school year for Princess Mia, with all new classes, all new challenges . . . and all new worries. With a baby brother at home who won't stop crying and a potential eco-disaster in her native land that has all...
- Author:Stone, Jennifer L.Summary:
In Prerequisites for Sleep, her first published short story collection, Jennifer L. Stone has created a fictional world rich with dilemmas. From the young unwed mother paying the price for both her own mistakes as well as her family...
- Author:Porter, Eleanor H.Summary:
When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
- Author:Rosser, James "Butch"Summary:
At the edge of one of America's most defining eras in its history, salvation comes from the most unlikely source: video games. Playin' To Win: A Surgeon, Scientist and Parent Examines the Upside of Video Games is inspired, in part, by...