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The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy (Forsyte chronicles)
by Stanislaw LemThe Franz Kafka Prize-winning author invites you to a doped-up dystopia. &“Nobody can really know the future. But few could imagine it better than Lem.&” —The Paris Review Bringing his twin gifts of scientific speculation and scathing satire to bear on that hapless planet, Earth, Polish author Stanislaw Lem sends his unlucky cosmonaut, Ijon Tichy, to the Eighth Futurological Congress in Costa Rica to discuss the overpopulation problem. Caught up in local revolution, Tichy is shot and so critically wounded that he is flashfrozen to await a cure. But when he awakens in 2039, he is faced with a future unlike any that the Congress could have ever imagined. Translated by Michael Kandel. &“A vision of Earth&’s future where the authorities dose the population with &‘psychemicals&’ to make life in a desperately over-populated world worth living.&” —The Boston Globe &“Lem&’s view of the overcrowded future is original and disturbing. A pessimistic, mordantly funny book.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Lem writes with a humor underlined by his commentary on the way the world is.&” —SF Site
Fuzilando o Natal
by Steve Vernon Tiego BarretoHá uma grande e velha colina, boa pra descer de trenó, não mais do que o equivalente a duas ou três grandes bolas de neve de distância de nossa casa, logo atrás da casa de Hank Macabee. Aquela colina estava esperando por mim e meu novo trenó. É uma daquelas colinas surpreendentes que começa com um longo e lento trajeto que vai ganhando velocidade e termina com um solavanco que você não espera. Eu tampouco esperava o que viria em seguida. A árvore de Natal atravessou a janela de Hank Macabee. Ficou pendurada e bateu violentamente no gramado quase congelado. Ele saiu pela porta com a espingarda na mão. Vestia um roupão com estampa xadrez da Nova Escócia e um par de chinelos azul-claros. Começou a atirar na árvore, destruindo as decorações que saíram ilesas do impacto contra a janela. Ele continuou atirando até que as balas acabaram... Há uma grande e velha trilha de trenó não mais do que dois ou três bons snowballs de distância de nossa casa, logo atrás de Hank A casa de Macabee. Aquela colina estava esperando por mim e meu novo tobogã. É um daqueles sneak-up tipo de colinas com um longo lento Passeio para baixo que pega velocidade como ele vai com um bump-corcunda no final que você nunca vê vindo. Eu não vi o que estava vindo em seguida, tampouco. A árvore de Natal caiu através da janela de baía de Hank Macabee. A árvore ficou atrás dele e saltou com um barulho O gramado meio gelado de Hank. Hank entrou pela porta, com uma espingarda na mão. Usava um roupão de xadrez da Nova Escócia e um par De borracha azul sapato chinelos. Ele bombeou e explodiu a árvore de Natal, quebrando as decorações que escaparam à imagem inicial Janela caber lance. Continuou bombeando e explodindo até que sua espingarda funcionasse seca ... Por que Hank Macabee está atirando na sua árvore de Natal? Pegue hoje uma cópia desses dois contos surpr
Fuzzy
by Tom Angleberger Paul DellingerWhen Max—Maxine Zelaster—befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, part of Vanguard One Middle School’s new Robot Integration Program, she helps him learn everything he needs to know about surviving middle school—the good, the bad, and the really, really, ugly. Little do they know that surviving seventh grade is going to become a true matter of life and death, because Vanguard has an evil presence at its heart: a digital student evaluation system named BARBARA that might be taking its mission to shape the perfect student to extremes!
The Fuzzy Bunch: A Get Fuzzy Collection (Get Fuzzy #20)
by Darby ConleyHouse cats are known to be aloof, but &“cat-titude&” reaches new heights in Get Fuzzy, the bitingly hilarious comic strip from cartoonist Darby Conley. Get Fuzzy is a wry portrait of single life, with pets. At the center of this warm and fuzzy romp is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and guardian of anthropomorphic scamps Bucky and Satchel. Bucky is a temperamental cat who clearly wears the pants in this eccentric household. Satchel is a gentle pooch who tries to remain neutral, but frequently ends up on the receiving end of Bucky's mischief. Together, this unlikely trio endures all the trials and tribulations of a typical family...more or less.The National Cartoonists Society honored Get Fuzzy with a Reuben division award, naming it the Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 2002.
The Fuzzy Bunch: A Get Fuzzy Collection (Get Fuzzy #20)
by Darby ConleyHouse cats are known to be aloof, but &“cat-titude&” reaches new heights in Get Fuzzy, the bitingly hilarious comic strip from cartoonist Darby Conley. Get Fuzzy is a wry portrait of single life, with pets. At the center of this warm and fuzzy romp is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and guardian of anthropomorphic scamps Bucky and Satchel. Bucky is a temperamental cat who clearly wears the pants in this eccentric household. Satchel is a gentle pooch who tries to remain neutral, but frequently ends up on the receiving end of Bucky's mischief. Together, this unlikely trio endures all the trials and tribulations of a typical family...more or less.The National Cartoonists Society honored Get Fuzzy with a Reuben division award, naming it the Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 2002.
Fuzzy Dice: A Novel
by Paul Di Filippo&“Di Filippo clowns his way through this transdimensional travelogue cut from the same cloth as Douglas Adams&’s Hitchhiker&’s Guide to the Galaxy.&” —Publishers Weekly At forty-five-years-old, Paul Girard is a self-loathing clerk at an independent bookstore, having finally killed his dream of being a writer by throwing out his rejected manuscripts. Drowning in existential angst, Paul can&’t envision much of a future for himself—until he meets Hans. Hans is one of the Mind Children, an artificial race that has succeeded humanity. If Paul allows Hans to copy his human essence, the key to Superspace and its infinite number of universes will be his. And even though said key is a yo-yo, Paul agrees. Desperate to escape his banal reality, Paul flings the yo-yo and winds up in the singularity that preceded the Big Bang . . . a matriarchal society of women warriors . . . a realm populated by TV characters from his childhood. But Paul&’s frantic travels only prove one thing: wherever he goes in the multiverse, there he is. Now how does he get home? &“It&’s like Tom Robbins&’s classic Even Cowgirls Get the Blues recast in the hands of gonzo mathematician Rudy Rucker as a kind of ontological day trip.&” —Locus &“Frothing with ideas, Fuzzy Dice is one more reason Di Filippo is one of the most imaginative (and underappreciated) writers working today. . . . If humorously intelligent science fiction far beyond the madding crowd is your cup of tea, then this novel (and Di Filippo in general) cannot disappoint. . . . Great fun, great read—almost as much as Sheckley&’s Dimension of Miracles.&” —Speculiction
Fuzzy Logic: Get Fuzzy 2 (Get Fuzzy #2)
by Darby ConleyCats are famous for being aloof, but "cat-titude" reaches new heights in Get Fuzzy, the bitingly funny comic strip from cartoonist Darby Conley. Wry and witty, Get Fuzzy is a hilarious portrait of single life with pets. Rob Wilco is the human who heads the household, but it's really Bucky the cat who's in charge. Satchel, the gentle pooch with a sensitive soul who tries to remain neutral, frequently ends up on the receiving end of Bucky's mischief. Together, this trio makes it through the trials and tribulations of daily life as an unlikely team. Darby Conley's Fuzzy Logic will hit the funny bone of everyone who enjoys their pets with an attitude.
Fyre: Book One: Magyk, Book Two: Flyte, Book Three: Physik, Book Four: Queste, Book Five: Syren, Book Six: Darke, Book Seven: Fyre, The Magykal Papers, The Darke Toad (Septimus Heap #7)
by Angie SageNow that Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle are fourteen years old, they have assumed larger roles in their Magykal world. Beetle is the Chief Hermetic Scribe of the Manuscriptorium and Jenna will soon be Queen, but Septimus is still battling the remnants of the Darke Domaine, which will remain until the power of the evil Two-Faced Ring is destroyed forever. To accomplish that, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be relit--a task that sends Septimus to the very origins of Magyk and Physik, testing both his skills and his loyalties to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand and Alchemist Marcellus Pye. In a journey that encapsulates the entire Septimus Heap series, Septimus continues to discover who he is and expand upon his Magykal power and skills. fyre weaves together every character from the series and incorporates many of the Magykal places from each book. Written with Angie Sage's distinctive humor and heart, Fyre is the grand finale that celebrates the greatest Magyk of all: When the Fyre inside is kindled and when the Time Is Right, anything is possible.
G a b r i e l: Un corto relato de escalofríos navideños
by Elaina J. Davidson¡El tipo del espejo intenta matarla! Ivy se muda a una vivienda bastante descuidada por la maleza dos días antes de Navidad. Pronto descubre que el antiguo lugar guarda viejos secretos. El espejo que hay sobre la repisa del hogar no es lo que parece. Pasos formados de ceniza y aceite aparecen de la nada, al igual que escritos en la pared. ¿Su refugio está embrujado? Ja, pues, ella lo decorará a lo grande, abrumará lo que sea con bellos adornos y luces parpadeantes. No todo el mundo ama la Navidad tanto como ella, después de todo. Un buen plan, sin duda... hasta que Gabriel se presenta. Las casas antiguas ciertamente guardan viejos secretos.
G. K. Chesterton Quotes
by Bob Blaisdell"There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person," declared the philosopher and wit G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936). The extent and variety of the author's writings - comprising journalism, history, biography, apologetics, poetry, plays, and detective fiction - attest to his own diversity of enthusiasms. This rich and thought-provoking anthology draws from Chesterton's vast treasury of publications to present his most trenchant observations on education, humor, literature, religion, politics, class, and other topics.Editor Bob Blaisdell offers an insightful introduction to Chesterton's life and works and identifies the source of each quotation. Organized thematically, the quotes range from quips from Chesterton's Father Brown mysteries ("The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.") and novels ("Marriage is a duel to the death which no man of honour should decline.") to his newspaper columns ("An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.") and essays ("No man must be superior to the things that are common to men.... Not only are we all in the same boat, but we are all seasick.")."If you're a fan of Chesterton's writing than this quote collection will be great for you. Blaisdell's introduction is also very interesting. The kind of book that would do great on a coffee table, ready to be picked up and browsed through at random times." -- A Universe in Words
G.O.A.T. Greatest of All Time
by Kate Temple Jol TempleThis hilarious picture book asks life’s most important question: who is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME?Goat thinks he’s pretty great -- in fact, his name stands for the Greatest Of All Time!But his farmyard friends want to be G.O.A.T.s, too. They all debate what makes a perfect G.O.A.T. -- being a Good Or Awesome Tap-Dancer? Or a Gorgeous Octopus Arm Twister? Is there only one G.O.A.T. or can they ALL be the greatest? This playful and laugh-out-loud picture book treats kids to hilarious acronyms and fun wordplay, making it the perfect read-aloud story.G.O.A.T. is the first book in a brand-new picture book series by award-winning Australian authors Kate and Jol Temple! Illustrator Rebel Challenger's vibrant art is sure to be an instant kid-favorite.Fans of Pig the Pug and Thelma the Unicorn will love meeting these hilarious new animal friends!
The G-String Murders (Femmes Fatales)
by Gypsy Rose Lee&“Burlesque is the background . . . [and] the background is perfect. Recommended for the readers who feel better when their eyebrows are raised.&” —The New Yorker A mystery set in the underworld of burlesque theater, The G-String Murders was penned in 1941 by the legendary queen of the stripteasers—the witty and wisecracking Gypsy Rose Lee. Narrating a twisted tale of a backstage double murder, Lee provides a fascinating look behind the scenes of burlesque, richly populated by the likes of strippers Lolita LaVerne and Gee Gee Graham, comic Biff Brannigan and Siggy the g-string salesman. This is a world where women struggle to earn a living performing bumps and grinds, have gangster boyfriends, sip beer between acts and pay their own way at dinner.Femmes Fatales restores to print the best of women&’s writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Enjoy the series: Bedelia; Bunny Lake Is Missing; By Cecile; The G-String Murders; The Girls in 3-B; Laura; The Man Who Loved His Wife; Mother Finds a Body; Now, Voyager; Return to Lesbos; Skyscraper; Stranger on Lesbos; Stella Dallas; Women&’s Barracks.&“[Lee&’s] novel is a rich and lusty job, brimming over with infectious vitality and a hilarious jargon of her own.&” —Life&“A lurid, witty and highly competent detective story . . . Rich show business vocabulary and stage door gags make her book almost a social document . . . The G-String Murders builds up to a hair-raising climax.&” —Time
Gabby Duran and the Unsittables
by Elise Allen Daryle ConnersThe Association Linking Intergalatics and Earthlings (hereby known as A. L. I. E. N. ) has a new member. After months of investigation, Gabby Duran, Associate 4118-25125A, has proven herself to be a babysitter extraordinaire. Her celebrity clients fly her around the country to care for their rambunctious little humans. Our spy, believes Gabby can be trusted with the truth: aliens are living among humans on Earth.
Gabe and Goon
by Iza TrapaniMonsters are real! But, so are little boys. Gabe longs to encounter a real, live monster. And tonight&’s his lucky night because hiding in Gabe's closet is real-live monster and easily spooked, Goon, wishes to keep away from the outside world— especially those scary little beings called children. When the two meet, Goon can't scare Gabe no matter how hard he tries. But an unsuccessful monster makes for a great friend when the boy is actually scared. Best-selling author/illustrator Iza Trapani uses humorous rhyme to share a spirited story of unexpected friendship.
Gabrielle Bauer 2-Book Bundle: Waltzing the Tango / Tokyo, My Everest
by Gabrielle Bauer"Canada's Bridget Jones" Gabrielle Bauer shares her journey of self-recognition in her memoirs of a life as a square peg in a round hole. Includes: Waltzing the Tango: A Late Boomer Dances to the Wrong Tune Bauer's hilarious memoir tells the story of her life as a square peg in a round hole. It’s a tale most women will not only identify with, but will also laugh along with - occasionally with the painful pangs of self-recognition. Tokyo, My Everest: A Canadian Woman in Japan By either folly or design, Gabrielle Bauer finds herself on a plane bound for Tokyo, leaving her career, home, and husband behind.
Gahan Wilson's Even Weirder
by Gahan WilsonGahan Wilson's Even Weirder collects more cartoons from the macabre master and longtime Playboy contributor. Nearly 150 Gahan Wilson cartoons appear for the very first time anywhere in Gahan Wilson's Even Weirder. An additional 90 cartoons make their debut in book form, after initial publication in The New Yorker, Playboy and other magazines. "A huge compilation of cartoons by the macabre master. You can pick this book up time after time to enjoy these timeless comments on the darkly humorous side of human nature."--Rocky Mountain NewsAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Galactic Goal (Geronimo Stilton Spacemice #4)
by Geronimo StiltonGeronimo Stilton meets outer space in this cosmically fun spin-off series!The spacemice have received an invitation to participate in the intergalactic soccerix championship. It's a tournament for the most popular sport in space! But Geronimo doesn't even know how to play soccerix, let alone lead a team to victory against aliens with bizarre skills (like flying)! Can the spacemice team prevail?
Galaxy's Most Wanted
by John Kloepfer Nick EdwardsAliens Attack! When science-camp buddies Kevin, Warner, Tara, and TJ summon alien life to earth, they quickly find out that not all extraterrestrials come in peace. Can they stop an alien takeover and save the world in time to win the Invention Convention?John Kloepfer, author of the popular Zombie Chasers books, has done it again. Galaxy's Most Wanted has a fast-paced, silly plot full of sidesplitting descriptions, a cast of diverse and endearing characters, and a slew of creepy-crawly aliens oozing off the page. With out-of-this-world black-and-white illustrations by Nick Edwards throughout, the first book in this new series is going to blast off!Meet the CharactersKevin: Science genius. Physics, biology, chemistry, you name it, Kevin can do it. He's the brains of the operation, leader of the crew.Warner Reed: Kevin's best friend and resident cool dude. He's the guy to see if you've got a 2:00 a.m. junk-food craving--but you'll pay top dollar for his top secret stash.Tara Swift: Not only is Tara supersmart and great at building things out of next to nothing, she's also in an all-girl punk band and the best drummer in the universe. (It's true--just ask her.)TJ Boyd: Computer problems? He's your man. TJ's a regular computer-programming prodigy. He's not much of a talker, though. Word around the campfire is that he damaged his voice box in a botched robotics experiment.
Galaxy's Most Wanted #2: Into the Dorkness
by Nick Edwards John KloepferKid genius Kevin Brewer and his friends must defend Earth from an invasion of vengeful aliens in the second installment of John Kloepfer's hilarious illustrated middle grade series Galaxy's Most Wanted, a perfect fit for reluctant readers.With a full-blown intergalactic war brewing, Kevin and his science camp friends must battle two of the nastiest aliens this side of the Milky Way. It would take a genius to outsmart these extraterrestrial criminals. Lucky for Earth, Kevin and his friends are space-age masterminds.
Galaxy's Most Wanted #3: Starship Bloopers
by John Kloepfer Nick EdwardsKid genius Kevin Brewer and his friends are blasting off into space in the final installment of John Kloepfer's hilarious illustrated middle grade series Galaxy's Most Wanted, a perfect fit for reluctant readers.You'd think saving the universe not once but twice would buy you a little time off. Not so for Kevin Brewer and his science-camp buddies. They've just got word that their favorite comic book author, Max Grayson, is in terrible danger--and so is the universe! The kids have no choice but to head to outer space to save their hero and prevent a diabolic breed of aliens from annihilating their home galaxy.
Galgorithm
by Aaron KaroA romantic comedy about high school, heartbreak, and having all the answers.What if the secrets of dating and love were revealed in one simple formula? That's the tantalizing proposition high school senior Shane Chambliss offers the hopeless and hapless guys who come to him for relationship advice. After the girl of his dreams breaks his heart, Shane devises a mysterious formula called the Galgorithm and establishes himself as the resident dating guru at Kingsview High School. But his attempts to master the art of romance go outrageously awry. As Shane tries to navigate the ensuing drama, he must follow his heart, abandon all the rules, and ignore his own advice in a quest for true love. What he discovers, no formula could ever predict...s and ignoring his own advice, Shane boldly embarks on a quest for true love. And what he finds is nothing short of a scientific miracle--that finding your perfect match is really not a science at all.
Gallagher Girls Digital Omnibus
by Ally CarterDon't miss a single moment of the beloved, bestselling Gallagher Girls series in this ebook collection, where spies-in-training navigate secret missions, friendship, betrayals, and first love.Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school -- that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it's really a school for spies.Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real "pavement artist" -- but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her?Cammie Morgan may be an elite spy-in-training, but she's on her most dangerous mission yet -- falling in love.This ebook collection includes all six Gallagher Girls books: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover, Only the Good Spy Young, Out of Sight, Out of Time, and United We Spy.
La gallarda
by Isabel CustodioEn La gallarda se narran las correrías de una mujer que supo burlar durante años a la Santa Inquisición, a pesar de las múltiples transgresiones que efectuó durante el tiempo de sus fechorías de picaresca astucia... femenina. Sobre el Libro de entretenimiento de la pícara Justina, escrito por López de Úbeda en el siglo xvi, se ha dicho que es una obra "amazacotada", un libro de "perverso gusto y de ningún juicio", que pasa por muy libre entre los que no lo han leído, pero también que "está lleno de imaginación y estilo" (Menéndez Pelayo) siendo a ratos "sabiamente obsceno". Es esto lo mismo que sucede con La gallarda, de Isabel Custodio. Los dos son particularmente únicos en su género: el primero, del siglo xvi, por ser una novela protagonizada por una mujer en la historia de la literatura picaresca española, y el segundo por tratar también sobre la picaresca de una mujer del siglo xvi, pero escrito ya en este siglo, como novela histórica. Las dos protagonistas son “amigas de chanzas, enredos y romerías", que relatan sin tapujos sus hazañas. Las dos son mozas que se presentan como "pícaras alegres” a quienes les ocurre que “retozan las risas en los dientes y el corazón en los ijares". Las aventuras que ambas relatan son más propias de una mujer de hoy que de entonces. En La gallarda se cuenta el primer viaje desde México hacia las Filipinas, donde fueron diecinueve mujeres en búsqueda de un futuro matrimonio allende el mar, por carecer de dote: la conquista de Filipinas, el tornaviaje descubierto por el fraile vasco Urdaneta, esto es, el regreso a Acapulco, y la vuelta después a España.
The Gallows Black (The Grave of Empires)
by Sam SykesA standalone epic fantasy novella starring Sal the Cacophony, who Pierce Brown called a "protagonist for the ages," from Sam Sykes' widely acclaimed Seven Blades in Black. To the city of Last Word, one of the last freeholds in a land rent asunder by magic, Sal the Cacophony comes with gun, a blade, and a burning need for revenge.But when the gallows threatens to deny her the satisfaction of the kill, Sal the Cacophony decides to free her query -- it's the principle of the thing. And in doing so, she sparks a war that will shake the city's fragile peace to its core.To escape with her life and her kill, she'll have to save a criminal-turned-companion: a Freemaker, versed in the forbidden arts of magic and machinery. But the weight of their secrets may be too heavy to let them escape in one piece.For more from Sam Sykes, check out:The Grave of EmpiresSeven Blades in BlackThe Affinity for Steel TrilogyTome of the UndergatesBlack HaloThe Skybound SeaBring Down HeavenThe City Stained RedThe Mortal TallyGod's Last Breath
A Gambler's Anatomy: A Novel
by Jonathan LethemThe author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a devilishly entertaining novel about an international backgammon hustler who thinks he's psychic. Too bad about the tumor in his face. Handsome, impeccably tuxedoed Bruno Alexander travels the world winning large sums of money from amateur "whales" who think they can challenge his peerless acumen at backgammon. Fronted by his pasty, vampiric manager, Edgar Falk, Bruno arrives in Berlin after a troubling run of bad luck in Singapore. Perhaps it was the chance encounter with his crass childhood acquaintance Keith Stolarsky and his smoldering girlfriend Tira Harpaz. Or perhaps it was the emergence of a blot that distorts his vision so he has to look at the board sideways. Things don't go much better in Berlin. Bruno's flirtation with Madchen, the striking blonde he meets on the ferry, is inconclusive; the game at the unsettling Herr Kohler's mansion goes awry as his blot grows worse; he passes out and is sent to the local hospital, where he is given an extremely depressing diagnosis. Having run through Falk's money, Bruno turns to Stolarsky, who, for reasons of his own, agrees to fly Bruno to Berkeley, and to pay for the experimental surgery that might save his life. Berkeley, where Bruno discovered his psychic abilities, and to which he vowed never to return. Amidst the patchouli flashbacks and Anarchist gambits of the local scene, between Tira's come-ons and Keith's machinations, Bruno confronts two existential questions: Is the gambler being played by life? And what if you're telepathic but it doesn't do you any good?