Author: Tania James
Publisher: Random House India
ISBN: 818400334X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
From the highly acclaimed author of Atlas of Unknowns (“Dazzling . . . One of the most exciting debut novels since Zadie Smith’s White Teeth”—San Francisco Chronicle; “An astonishment of a debut”—Junot Díaz), a bravura collection of short stories set in locales as varied as London, Sierra Leone, and the American Midwest that captures the yearning and dislocation of young men and women around the world. In “Lion and Panther in London,” a turn-of-the-century Indian wrestler arrives in London desperate to prove himself champion of the world, only to find the city mysteriously absent of challengers. In “Light & Luminous,” a gifted dance instructor falls victim to her own vanity when a student competition allows her a final encore. In “The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor,” a young man obsessively studies his father’s handwriting in the hope of making sense of his death. And in the marvelous “What to Do with Henry,” a white woman from Ohio takes in the illegitimate child her husband left behind in Sierra Leone, as well as an orphaned chimpanzee who comes to anchor this strange new family. With exuberance and compassion, Tania James once again draws us into the lives of damaged, driven, and beautifully complicated characters who quietly strive for human connection.
Aerogrammes and Other Stories
Author: Tania James
Publisher: Random House India
ISBN: 818400334X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
From the highly acclaimed author of Atlas of Unknowns (“Dazzling . . . One of the most exciting debut novels since Zadie Smith’s White Teeth”—San Francisco Chronicle; “An astonishment of a debut”—Junot Díaz), a bravura collection of short stories set in locales as varied as London, Sierra Leone, and the American Midwest that captures the yearning and dislocation of young men and women around the world. In “Lion and Panther in London,” a turn-of-the-century Indian wrestler arrives in London desperate to prove himself champion of the world, only to find the city mysteriously absent of challengers. In “Light & Luminous,” a gifted dance instructor falls victim to her own vanity when a student competition allows her a final encore. In “The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor,” a young man obsessively studies his father’s handwriting in the hope of making sense of his death. And in the marvelous “What to Do with Henry,” a white woman from Ohio takes in the illegitimate child her husband left behind in Sierra Leone, as well as an orphaned chimpanzee who comes to anchor this strange new family. With exuberance and compassion, Tania James once again draws us into the lives of damaged, driven, and beautifully complicated characters who quietly strive for human connection.
Publisher: Random House India
ISBN: 818400334X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
From the highly acclaimed author of Atlas of Unknowns (“Dazzling . . . One of the most exciting debut novels since Zadie Smith’s White Teeth”—San Francisco Chronicle; “An astonishment of a debut”—Junot Díaz), a bravura collection of short stories set in locales as varied as London, Sierra Leone, and the American Midwest that captures the yearning and dislocation of young men and women around the world. In “Lion and Panther in London,” a turn-of-the-century Indian wrestler arrives in London desperate to prove himself champion of the world, only to find the city mysteriously absent of challengers. In “Light & Luminous,” a gifted dance instructor falls victim to her own vanity when a student competition allows her a final encore. In “The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor,” a young man obsessively studies his father’s handwriting in the hope of making sense of his death. And in the marvelous “What to Do with Henry,” a white woman from Ohio takes in the illegitimate child her husband left behind in Sierra Leone, as well as an orphaned chimpanzee who comes to anchor this strange new family. With exuberance and compassion, Tania James once again draws us into the lives of damaged, driven, and beautifully complicated characters who quietly strive for human connection.
Grumpy Bird
Author: Jeremy Tankard
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338153560
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The debut book of Jeremy Tankard's high-flying Bird series! Bird wakes up feeling grumpy. Too grumpy to eat or play -- too grumpy even to fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," says Bird. He walks past Sheep, who offers to keep him company. He walks past Rabbit, who also could use a walk. Raccoon, Beaver, and Fox join in, too. Before he knows it, a little exercise and companionship help Bird shake his bad mood. Praised by the Wall Street Journal as "comic perfection," this winsome, refreshingly original picture book is sure to help kids (and grown-ups) giggle away their grumpies, too! Bird's impeckably crafted, hilarious melodramas continue in the Grumpy Bird board book, Boo Hoo Bird, Hungry Bird, and coming in 2018, Sleepy Bird.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338153560
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The debut book of Jeremy Tankard's high-flying Bird series! Bird wakes up feeling grumpy. Too grumpy to eat or play -- too grumpy even to fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," says Bird. He walks past Sheep, who offers to keep him company. He walks past Rabbit, who also could use a walk. Raccoon, Beaver, and Fox join in, too. Before he knows it, a little exercise and companionship help Bird shake his bad mood. Praised by the Wall Street Journal as "comic perfection," this winsome, refreshingly original picture book is sure to help kids (and grown-ups) giggle away their grumpies, too! Bird's impeckably crafted, hilarious melodramas continue in the Grumpy Bird board book, Boo Hoo Bird, Hungry Bird, and coming in 2018, Sleepy Bird.
Grumpy Pants
Author: Claire Messer
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 080753076X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
STARRED REVIEW! "Messer has arrived at a fine combination here: few words and images, but not too few, and well-chosen to pave the way out of the grumps. The artwork possesses substance and delicacy. Really well turned, with balance, momentum, and all the right notes."—Kirkus Reviews starred review STARRED REVIEW! "This charming account of handling emotions is a great addition to other children's books about grumpy behavior."—School Library Journal starred review Can Penguin find a way to turn his grumpy day into a good night? Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over. The simple text and lively illustrations are the perfect cure for even the grumpiest of days.
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 080753076X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
STARRED REVIEW! "Messer has arrived at a fine combination here: few words and images, but not too few, and well-chosen to pave the way out of the grumps. The artwork possesses substance and delicacy. Really well turned, with balance, momentum, and all the right notes."—Kirkus Reviews starred review STARRED REVIEW! "This charming account of handling emotions is a great addition to other children's books about grumpy behavior."—School Library Journal starred review Can Penguin find a way to turn his grumpy day into a good night? Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over. The simple text and lively illustrations are the perfect cure for even the grumpiest of days.
Bedtime Stories For Sissy Babies (Vol 3)
Author: Christine Kringle
Publisher: AB Discovery
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
AB Discovery is pleased to be offering the third volume of short stories of sissy babies! The adult baby world is full of sissy babies - men who want to be baby girls and to enjoy the wonders and excitement of being diapered - wearing pretty baby dresses and all the frills and lace of being a baby girl. Being an infant is a wonderful and thrilling experience. A sissy baby herself, Christine brings us stories of adult babies who want to be more than just a baby. They want to be baby girls! A wonderful collection of stories written to bring out the baby girl in YOU! Every night, before you go to sleep, read one of these stories and drift off to dreamworld imagining that you are once again... a baby girl. Three wonderful Sissy Baby stories for your enjoyment: Picking Daisies Personalised Therapy 2 The Meaning of a Promise
Publisher: AB Discovery
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
AB Discovery is pleased to be offering the third volume of short stories of sissy babies! The adult baby world is full of sissy babies - men who want to be baby girls and to enjoy the wonders and excitement of being diapered - wearing pretty baby dresses and all the frills and lace of being a baby girl. Being an infant is a wonderful and thrilling experience. A sissy baby herself, Christine brings us stories of adult babies who want to be more than just a baby. They want to be baby girls! A wonderful collection of stories written to bring out the baby girl in YOU! Every night, before you go to sleep, read one of these stories and drift off to dreamworld imagining that you are once again... a baby girl. Three wonderful Sissy Baby stories for your enjoyment: Picking Daisies Personalised Therapy 2 The Meaning of a Promise
The Lotto Winner's and Other Stories
Author: Jerry L. Watson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595175783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
"The Lotto Winners" presents a handsome young man who has squandered his first two year of college and finds himself financially cutoff by his father. Josh’s future looks grim working the night shift at a fleabag hotel. “Out of Rhinehart”: Two Newcomb College girls decide to become pregnant their senior year and select the perfect male to sire their children, thus preventing their families from mating them with some dreadful geek from their inner circle of friends. “A Silver Dime for Sarah”: While feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, the silhouette of a handsome young man turns on Sarah Parker’s memory of her wartime romance. “The Tontine Day”: An elderly woman in an upscale retirement home reminisces and make plans for Tontine Day, when the investment banker takes Alice and her two friends to Commander’s Palace for lunch to review their annuities. “Vincent’s Offerings”: A wife with values firmly planted in the 1960s suspects that her mate of twenty years is being unfaithful. Her true soul mate is her cat Vincent, who each morning leaves an offering for her on the doormat.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595175783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
"The Lotto Winners" presents a handsome young man who has squandered his first two year of college and finds himself financially cutoff by his father. Josh’s future looks grim working the night shift at a fleabag hotel. “Out of Rhinehart”: Two Newcomb College girls decide to become pregnant their senior year and select the perfect male to sire their children, thus preventing their families from mating them with some dreadful geek from their inner circle of friends. “A Silver Dime for Sarah”: While feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, the silhouette of a handsome young man turns on Sarah Parker’s memory of her wartime romance. “The Tontine Day”: An elderly woman in an upscale retirement home reminisces and make plans for Tontine Day, when the investment banker takes Alice and her two friends to Commander’s Palace for lunch to review their annuities. “Vincent’s Offerings”: A wife with values firmly planted in the 1960s suspects that her mate of twenty years is being unfaithful. Her true soul mate is her cat Vincent, who each morning leaves an offering for her on the doormat.
The Road to Cardinal Valley
Author: Earlene Fowler
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425253821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
In this heartwarming follow-up to Earlene Fowler’s national bestseller, The Saddlemaker’s Wife, Ruby McGavin returns to the small town of Cardinal, California, where a year ago she brought her husband’s ashes back to his family’s ranch, and discovered safety, peace, and love... Back in Cardinal, Ruby is hoping the place and people who gave her so much can give her brother, Nash—who’s been drowning in drink in Nashville—the fresh start he so desperately needs. Saddlemaker Lucas McGavin is thrilled that Ruby is back. He hasn’t given up on his love for her, despite the awkward fact that she’s his brother’s widow—and that this may be his last chance to win Ruby’s heart. When Nash starts drinking again and has a devastating accident, Ruby seeks out their estranged mother to help with an intervention, not realizing that Etta Walker harbors a horrible secret that keeps her from reconnecting with the children she deserted so many years ago. As Ruby, Lucas, and Etta struggle with the present and confront the past, they each learn the power of forgiveness…and reach for a new future filled with hope, grace, and love.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425253821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
In this heartwarming follow-up to Earlene Fowler’s national bestseller, The Saddlemaker’s Wife, Ruby McGavin returns to the small town of Cardinal, California, where a year ago she brought her husband’s ashes back to his family’s ranch, and discovered safety, peace, and love... Back in Cardinal, Ruby is hoping the place and people who gave her so much can give her brother, Nash—who’s been drowning in drink in Nashville—the fresh start he so desperately needs. Saddlemaker Lucas McGavin is thrilled that Ruby is back. He hasn’t given up on his love for her, despite the awkward fact that she’s his brother’s widow—and that this may be his last chance to win Ruby’s heart. When Nash starts drinking again and has a devastating accident, Ruby seeks out their estranged mother to help with an intervention, not realizing that Etta Walker harbors a horrible secret that keeps her from reconnecting with the children she deserted so many years ago. As Ruby, Lucas, and Etta struggle with the present and confront the past, they each learn the power of forgiveness…and reach for a new future filled with hope, grace, and love.
The Fate of Her Dragon
Author: Julia Mills
Publisher: Julia Mills
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Trapped for almost a century. No chance of escape. All hope was lost, and then he felt... her. Sleepless nights, a man haunts her at every turn. His voice calls to her, begs her... Needs her. Not even the Universe has the answers, and time is running out. Can she follow her heart and find the one who calls to her soul, or will Alicia listen to her fear? The Fate of her Dragon may be the death of them all!
Publisher: Julia Mills
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Trapped for almost a century. No chance of escape. All hope was lost, and then he felt... her. Sleepless nights, a man haunts her at every turn. His voice calls to her, begs her... Needs her. Not even the Universe has the answers, and time is running out. Can she follow her heart and find the one who calls to her soul, or will Alicia listen to her fear? The Fate of her Dragon may be the death of them all!
Adventuresome Soul
Author: Spencer Nicholl
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664255370
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Spencer Nicholl, a self-professed adrenaline junky, was once unaware of the ultimate source of life and adventure. As a result, he continually welcomed risk and the unknown while seeking epic experiences and the subsequent rush the only way he knew how. In a fascinating narrative, Nicholl chronicles his life experiences fueled by a thirst for adventure that placed him on a trajectory that only left him craving more. While detailing his journey through childhood and then from college to the Alaskan bush for a two-year hiatus, Nicholl candidly reveals how his youthful desire for excitement and to fill a great emptiness inside eventually led him on a dangerous brown bear hunt—and to a life-changing revelation that the source of true adventure was in building a relationship with God. While sharing how this revelation changed his direction and moved him beyond North America to embrace many diverse experiences, Nicholl encourages seekers to step into their own adventures, guided by God. “... Story after story of raw adventure guaranteed to reawaken you to something God has hardwired into each one of our souls.” —Doug Pollock, speaker and author of God Space
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664255370
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Spencer Nicholl, a self-professed adrenaline junky, was once unaware of the ultimate source of life and adventure. As a result, he continually welcomed risk and the unknown while seeking epic experiences and the subsequent rush the only way he knew how. In a fascinating narrative, Nicholl chronicles his life experiences fueled by a thirst for adventure that placed him on a trajectory that only left him craving more. While detailing his journey through childhood and then from college to the Alaskan bush for a two-year hiatus, Nicholl candidly reveals how his youthful desire for excitement and to fill a great emptiness inside eventually led him on a dangerous brown bear hunt—and to a life-changing revelation that the source of true adventure was in building a relationship with God. While sharing how this revelation changed his direction and moved him beyond North America to embrace many diverse experiences, Nicholl encourages seekers to step into their own adventures, guided by God. “... Story after story of raw adventure guaranteed to reawaken you to something God has hardwired into each one of our souls.” —Doug Pollock, speaker and author of God Space
The Killer You Know
Author: Kimberly Van Meter
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488016283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
When a killer strikes a sleepy small town, terror strikes…and passion flares! After a teenage girl is murdered, FBI agent Silas Kelly reluctantly returns to the hometown he swore never to visit again. This tragedy bears devastating similarities to the unsolved killing of his younger brother twenty years ago, and Silas is determined to find the link, the culprit, and maybe some peace for himself and his fractured family. But the hardened loner has another problem to tackle in beautiful redhead Quinn Jackson. The ambitious reporter is trailing him for answers about the cold case and the current investigation, and Silas can't shake her. When the shocking truth is revealed, no one will be the same again.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488016283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
When a killer strikes a sleepy small town, terror strikes…and passion flares! After a teenage girl is murdered, FBI agent Silas Kelly reluctantly returns to the hometown he swore never to visit again. This tragedy bears devastating similarities to the unsolved killing of his younger brother twenty years ago, and Silas is determined to find the link, the culprit, and maybe some peace for himself and his fractured family. But the hardened loner has another problem to tackle in beautiful redhead Quinn Jackson. The ambitious reporter is trailing him for answers about the cold case and the current investigation, and Silas can't shake her. When the shocking truth is revealed, no one will be the same again.
Splatter
Author: Pan D. MacCauley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532054726
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Cumulus is a city of demons. Its citizens survive on the trade of collecting monsters to sell to warring nations. Brutal and bloodthirsty, Felix Reed is the powerful owner of Global Industries, a breakaway company of Wigcothe worlds leading firm in monster collections. With his perfect family and company on the rise, Felix is a man on a mission. He wants to expand Global Industries and, with it, his tyrannical reign over the city. First, though, he must overthrow Wigco, his grandfathers company. Hell stop at nothing to spread his empire, even at the expense of his family, namely his sisters. True, Cumulus is in the business of war, but what happens when the city goes to war with itself due to Felixs meddling? Seven years after an intense trauma, enough is enough. Determined to put things right, one of his sisters sets in motion a chain of events that might put Felixs reign of terror to an end. Felix must struggle for dominance, watchful of ever-lurking spies and adversaries. Can he succeed, or will an unexpected threat overtake him and throw him into a world of darkness where even shadows are afraid?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532054726
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Cumulus is a city of demons. Its citizens survive on the trade of collecting monsters to sell to warring nations. Brutal and bloodthirsty, Felix Reed is the powerful owner of Global Industries, a breakaway company of Wigcothe worlds leading firm in monster collections. With his perfect family and company on the rise, Felix is a man on a mission. He wants to expand Global Industries and, with it, his tyrannical reign over the city. First, though, he must overthrow Wigco, his grandfathers company. Hell stop at nothing to spread his empire, even at the expense of his family, namely his sisters. True, Cumulus is in the business of war, but what happens when the city goes to war with itself due to Felixs meddling? Seven years after an intense trauma, enough is enough. Determined to put things right, one of his sisters sets in motion a chain of events that might put Felixs reign of terror to an end. Felix must struggle for dominance, watchful of ever-lurking spies and adversaries. Can he succeed, or will an unexpected threat overtake him and throw him into a world of darkness where even shadows are afraid?