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Luster: A Novel
by Raven Leilani<P><P>Sharp, comic, disruptive, tender, Raven Leilani's debut novel, Luster, sees a young black woman fall into art and someone else's open marriage.Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties--sharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She's also, secretly, haltingly, figuring her way into life as an artist. And then she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, including an autopsist wife who has agreed to an open marriage--with rules. <P><P>As if navigating the constantly shifting landscapes of contemporary sexual manners and racial politics weren't hard enough, Edie finds herself unemployed and falling into Eric's family life, his home. She becomes a hesitant friend to his wife and a de facto role model to his adopted daughter. Edie is the only black woman who young Akila knows. <P><P>Razor sharp, darkly comic, sexually charged, socially disruptive, Luster is a portrait of a young woman trying to make sense of her life in a tumultuous era. It is also a haunting, aching description of how hard it is to believe in your own talent and the unexpected influences that bring us into ourselves along the way. <P><P><b>A New York Times bestseller</b>
Lustlocked
by Matt WallaceThe staff of New York's premier supernatural catering company, has their work cut out for them in this outrageous follow-up to Envy of Angels.Love is in the air at Sin du Jour.The Goblin King (yes, that one) and his Queen are celebrating the marriage of their son to his human bride. Naturally the celebrations will be legendary.But when desire and magic mix, the results can be unpredictable.Our heroes are going to need more than passion for the job to survive the catering event of the decade!Praise for Sin du Jour: "Funny and demented . . . I'll read anything this guy writes."-- Chuck Wendig, author of Blackbirds and Zer0es, on Envy of Angels "No one makes me think, 'Dammit, I should have thought of that!' like Matt Wallace. The Sin du Jour series is something I read with equal amounts of envy and delight."-- Mur Lafferty, Campbell Award winning author of The Shambling Guide to New York City
La Luz Fantástica (Mundodisco #Volumen 2)
by Terry PratchettLa segunda entrega de Mundodisco, la más divertida saga fantástica jamás escrita. Un nuevo día, sereno y apacible, empieza en el Mundodisco. Como es habitual, la gran tortuga navega por el éter entregada a reflexiones inescrutables, sosteniendo en su caparazón a los cuatro elefantes sobre los que descansa el mundo. Sin embargo, se avecina una inexorable colisión con una malévola estrella roja, y solo una persona puede poner remedio al inminente desastre: Rincewind, el inepto y cobarde hechicero. Por desgracia, Rincewind fue visto por última vez cuando caía por el borde del mundo... Esta serie de novelas está considerada la más divertida y heterodoxa saga fantástica jamás escrita. Como ha señalado la crítica, «las novelas de Terry Pratchett deberían ser lectura obligada para aquellos que se toman la vida demasiado en serio».
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses: A Novel
by Kristen O'Neal<P><P>Teen Wolf meets Emergency Contact in this sharply observed, hilarious, and heartwarming debut young adult novel about friendship and the hairy side of chronic illness. <P><P>Priya worked hard to pursue her premed dreams at Stanford, but a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease during her sophomore year sends her back to her loving but overbearing family in New Jersey—and leaves her wondering if she’ll ever be able to return to the way things were. Thankfully she has her online pen pal, Brigid, and the rest of the members of “oof ouch my bones,” a virtual support group that meets on Discord to crack jokes and vent about their own chronic illnesses. <P><P>When Brigid suddenly goes offline, Priya does something out of character: she steals the family car and drives to Pennsylvania to check on Brigid. Priya isn’t sure what to expect, but it isn’t the horrifying creature that's shut in the basement. With Brigid nowhere to be found, Priya begins to puzzle together an impossible but obvious truth: the creature might be a werewolf—and the werewolf might be Brigid. As Brigid's unique condition worsens, their friendship will be deepened and challenged in unexpected ways, forcing them to reckon with their own ideas of what it means to be normal.
Lydia
by Tim SandlinFifteen years ago, Tim Sandlin concluded his acclaimed "GroVont" trilogy. But some characters call a writer back. Managing the Virgin Birth Home for Unwed Mothers means the women in Sam Callahan's life keep his world interesting. But it's his family members that really take the cake. His daughter may be having a nervous breakdown, and his mother's just out of prison for attempting to poison the President's dog. And when they hit the road with a geriatric, an adoptive son trying to discover his parentage, and an enraged psychopath on their tails, all hell may break loose.
The Lynne Truss Treasury: Columns and Three Comic Novels
by Lynne TrussLynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian, but her British audience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist and columnist. Her previous works are now available stateside in one volume, complete with a new preface. With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed, a raucous comedy of errors, follows the exploits of Osborne Lonsdale, who writes a weekly column called "Me and My Shed" for a floundering gardening magazine. When the publication is taken over by a gung-ho management team, Lonsdale must learn to cope with his new coworkers. In Tennyson's Giftand Going Loco, Truss turns a fiendishly clever eye to the literary world. Tennyson's Giftis an imaginative cocktail of Victorian seriousness and farce that re-imagines the world of the nineteenth-century English poet laureate, placing him in the midst of eccentric company that includes dodgy Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll). Going Locofeatures a critic trying to write a definitive account of the doppelgänger in gothic fiction, amidst the chaos of her domestic life, including paranoia that her cleaning lady is taking over her life. Making the Cat Laughis a riotous collection of columns about single life. Truss comments on dating, secondhand smoking, shopping, holidays, and people who ask, "How's the novel going?" All the while, she continues an eighteen-year quest to make her cat laugh. Reportedly, the feline remains unimpressed. A feast of wit, The Lynne Truss Treasurywill delight fans of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Praise for Lynne Truss and her work: With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed "Lynne Truss has written a perfect comic novel at the first attempt... a witty, ingenious romp. " -Daily Telegraph "This book will become a perennial comic delight... this Truss must never be stopped. " -Sue Limb "Sex, violence, murder and psychoanalysis lurk in the garden shed - a breezy, rude, pleasurable alternative to cutting the grass. " -Obeserver Making the Cat Laugh "A small masterpiece of comedy. . . with abundant close observation, the familiar is made fresh. . . A continual hoot. " -The Times "A truly inventive comic writer . . . You should not attempt to read Making the Cat Laughwhile travelling on public transport" -The Irish Times "[Lynne Truss is] a social humorist of sharp insight and startling candour. " -Scotland on Sunday Tennyson's Gift "A comic novel of subtle distinction . . . richly entertaining and at times very moving. " -The Times "The perfect summer book. No deck-chair will be complete without it. " -The Independent "Terrific. . . Tennyson's Giftis witty, surprising, oddly compassionate and hugely assured. " -The Sunday Times Going Loco "Truss lets her imagination explode in what can only be described as a riddle devised while coming down of hallucinogens. " -Time Out "A classic comic novel, unashamed, exuberant, fiendishly clever, and a joy to read. " -The Daily Telegraph "Going Locois wonderfully underplayed, unpredictable and unexpectedly sinister. " -Sunday Express
The Lynne Truss Treasury
by Lynne TrussLynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian, but her British audience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist and columnist. Her previous works are now available stateside in one volume, complete with a new preface. With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed, a raucous comedy of errors, follows the exploits of Osborne Lonsdale, who writes a weekly column called "Me and My Shed" for a floundering gardening magazine. When the publication is taken over by a gung-ho management team, Lonsdale must learn to cope with his new coworkers. In Tennyson's Gift and Going Loco, Truss turns a fiendishly clever eye to the literary world. Tennyson's Gift is an imaginative cocktail of Victorian seriousness and farce that re-imagines the world of the nineteenth-century English poet laureate, placing him in the midst of eccentric company that includes dodgy Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll). Going Loco features a critic trying to write a definitive account of the doppelgänger in gothic fiction, amidst the chaos of her domestic life, including paranoia that her cleaning lady is taking over her life. Making the Cat Laugh is a riotous collection of columns about single life. Truss comments on dating, secondhand smoking, shopping, holidays, and people who ask, "How's the novel going?" All the while, she continues an eighteen-year quest to make her cat laugh. Reportedly, the feline remains unimpressed. A feast of wit, The Lynne Truss Treasury will delight fans of Eats, Shoots & Leaves.
Lynnee Breedlove's One Freak Show
by Lynn Breedlove"Breedlove has talent coming out of her ears."--Dodie Bellamy, San Francisco Chronicle"Uninhibited humor lends tender insight and perspective to a gender politics debate that often takes place in a fiercely contentious atmosphere."--Billy Tania, The San Francisco Bay Times"...Offers hilarious, gender-bending comedy that will spread much mirth among your LGBT friends."--Tucson WeeklyThrough the unusual vehicle of gender-bending comedy, Lynn Breedlove asks his audience, "Who truly owns and defines the body: self, family, or community?" Based on his critically acclaimed comedy performances, this laugh-out-loud collection of outrageous writing celebrates a lifelong defiance of categorization.With universal appeal, aimed at "Everyone who wants to be able to laugh at their preconceptions about themselves and others," the distinctive humor in Lynnee Breedlove's One Freak Show delightfully enlightens while challenging societal norms about love, identity, and community."Am I a man or a woman? What are you askin' me for . . . Do I look like I know?"Lambda Literary Award finalist Lynn Breedlove is known as lyricist and front thang for the queer punk band Tribe 8, and he is the author of the speed-driven bike messenger novel Godspeed. He has toured throughout the United States and Europe as a musician and comic performer. Winner of a Heritage Award for Creativity, Breedlove currently resides in San Francisco.
Lyre of Orpheus: What's Bred In The Bone, The Rebel Angels, The Lyre Of Orpheus (Cornish Trilogy #3)
by Robertson Davies&“The final Cornish Trilogy novel from an author who &“tells terrific stories that twist around and double back on themselves in surprising ways&” (The New York Times). There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation is thriving under the directorship of Arthur Cornish when Arthur and his beguiling wife, Maria Theotoky, decide to undertake a project worthy of Francis Cornish—connoisseur, collector, and notable eccentric—whose vast fortune endows the Foundation. The grumpy, grimy, extraordinarily talented music student Hulda Schnakenburg is commissioned to complete E.T.A. Hoffmann&’s unfinished opera Arthur of Britain, or The Magnanimous Cuckold; and the scholarly priest Simon Darcourt finds himself charged with writing the libretto. Complications both practical and emotional arise: the passion in Maria&’s blood rises with a vengeance; Darcourt stoops to petty crime; and various others indulge in perjury, blackmail, and other unsavory pursuits. Hoffmann&’s dictum, &“the lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld,&” seems to be all too true—especially when the long-hidden secrets of Francis Cornish himself are finally revealed. &“Davies once again delivers the goods—with this solidly entertaining finale . . . Blending a characteristic knack for wit, esoterica, and snobbery, Davies charges ahead with a buoyant tale of upper-class grantsmanship and modern-day cuckoldry . . . A spry jaunt from an old master—once again in full command of the form.&”—Kirkus Reviews &“Packed with interesting details of opera history and production . . . intelligent observations and playful allusions.&”—Publishers Weekly &“With his wonderfully complex yet controlled plot, deft portrayal of eccentric characters, and great wit, Davies effectively satirizes the world of universities and foundations.&”—Library Journal
Lyric as Comedy: The Poetics of Abjection in Postwar America
by Calista McRaeA poet walks into a bar... In Lyric as Comedy, Calista McRae explores the unexpected comic opportunities within recent American poems about deeply personal, often embarrassing, experiences. Lyric poems, she finds, can be surprising sites of a shifting, unruly comedy, as seen in the work of John Berryman, Robert Lowell, A. R. Ammons, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, Natalie Shapero, and Monica Youn. Lyric as Comedy draws out the ways in which key American poets have struggled with persistent expectations about what expressive poetry can and should do. McRae reveals how the modern lyric, rather than bestowing order on the poet's thoughts and emotions, can center on impropriety and confusion, formal breakage and linguistic unruliness, and self-observation and self-staging. The close readings in Lyric as Comedy also provide new insight into the theory and aesthetics of comedy, taking in the indirect, glancing comic affordances of poetry. In doing so, McRae captures varieties of humor that do not align with traditional terms, centering abjection and pleasure as facets of contemporary lyric practice.
Lyttelton's Britain: A User's Guide to the British Isles as heard on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
by Iain PattinsonThe I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue team of Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, in the company of their esteemed chairman Humphrey Lyttelton, have been recording their BBC radio show around the UK for longer than any of them can remember ... that's about a week - or twenty minutes in the case of Barry Cryer. At each venue Humph would present a short history of the location, written by Iain Pattinson, to the mutual delight of the audience, the team and their delightful scorer Samantha (who somehow always found time for a rewarding poke around the area's backstreets).We are privileged to present, in gazetteer form, the very best of Humph's local histories form Radio 4's multi award-winning 'antidote to panel games'. As accurate as Wikipedia and as comprehensive as Reader's Digest, this unique guide tells you everything you never knew you wouldn't ever need to know about the background and inhabitants of Britain's most prominent towns and cities. The intelligent reader will waste no time in adding it to their collection.BristolIt was from Bristol in 1497 that John Cabot set off to find a new route to the Spice Islands by sailing north-west. He instead discovered a strange, hostile world which he named 'Newfoundland', until the natives explained that they actually called it 'Swansea'.NottinghamIt's well documented in official records that the city's original name was 'Snottingham' or 'home of Snotts', but when the Normans came, they couldn't pronounce the initial letter 'S', so decreed the town be called 'Nottingham'or the 'home of Notts'. It's easy to understand why this change was resisted so fiercely by the people of Scunthorpe.BrightonA settlement is first recorded in Brighton as long as ago as 3000 BC, when Celtic Druids practised their ancient worship of oaks, mistletoe and virgins, and indeed, oaks and mistletoe are still plentiful in Brighton.
M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
by Richard HookerBefore there were the movie and the television series, there was the novel that gave birth to such American immortals as Hawkeye and Trapper John, Hot Lips Houlihan, Frank Burns, Radar O'Reilly, and the rest of the 4077th MASH--a place like no place else in Korea or on earth. The doctors and nurses who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained, dedicated, and pushed to the brink. And they were young--too young to be doing what they had to do. As Richard Hooker writes in the Foreword, "A few flipped their lids, but most of them just raised hell, in a variety of ways and degrees." Meet the true-life heroes and lunatics who fought in the Korean War, and experience the martini-laced mornings, marathon hijinks, sexual escapades, and that perfectly corrupt football game that every fan of the movie will remember. It's also a story of hard work and skill in the face of enormous pressure and odds. Here is where it all began--the novel that made M *A *S *H a legend.
M*A*S*H Goes to London
by Richard Hooker William E. ButterworthFurther misadventures of Trapper John, Hot Lips Houlihan and Hawkeye Pierce, only this time in Merry Old England.
M*A*S*H Goes to Maine
by Richard HookerAfter the Korean War, Hawkeye, Trapper John, Duke, and Spearchucker Jones reunite in Spruce Harbor, Maine. The local characters are as fun and kooky as the veterans. This is the first of a series of follow-up books written by the author of the original MASH book. Very funny, it includes lots of Maine vocabulary in phonetic spelling.
M*a*s*h Goes To Paris
by Richard Hooker William E. ButterworthWhen HAWKEYE, king of the links and surgeon extraordinaire TRAPPER JOHN, bon vivant of the operating room and so good with his hands HOT LIPS, who's discovered... well... religion RADAR, with his great new idea for a fast-food empire and the rest of the lunatic crew from M*A*S*H hit the sin city on the Seine, the French had better look out! Things happen fast, funny and furious when the inimitable ambassadors of goodwill and goonery arrive, bringing inevitable chaos in their wake.
M and M and the Mummy Mess
by Pat Ross Marylin HafnerBest friends Mandy and Mimi can't wait to see the new "Mummy Wonders" exhibit at the museum. But when they sneak in for a preview, they get wrapped up in more than they bargained for. The museum director spots a mummified Mandy, and the chase is on! Can M and M untangle themselves from their mummy mess? .
The M.D. Meets His Match
by Marie FerrarellaTHERE'S NO PLACE LIKE…ALASKA?One week back in her rustic hometown, and April Yearlingremembered exactly why she'd fled to the lower forty-eight. The moment her ailing grandmother recovered, sheplanned to hightail it back to civilization—alone! Nevermind that a certain sexy doctor had her yearning foreverything she'd sworn she'd never need….Sought-after physician James Quintano hadn't come to thenorthern wilderness to put down roots, and he certainlywasn't here seeking female companionship. But what red-blooded man could resist the great outdoors, the promiseof adventure—or an elusive, alluring hot-blooded beauty?
M is for Mummy: 'a Funny And Touching Insight Into Music, Autism And Motherhood' Dawn French
by Katy CoxHeart-warming and hysterical, a musician Mum juggles the demands of family life, showbiz and autism. Perfect for fans of Why Mummy Drinks and The Unmumsy Mum, and TV shows such as The A Word and Atypical.Your family doesn't fit the mould. So what?Since giving birth to her second child, Lucy's life is totally unrecognisable: the romance in her marriage is officially dead and so is the career it took her years to build.Instead of playing the cello behind superstars at packed-out arenas, Lucy now spends most days mopping up broccoli vomit whilst listening to her four-year-old recite facts about the gallbladder. Something needs to change.With a little help from her friends, Lucy comes up with a plan to get her life on track, claw back her career and help her extraordinary son to find his place in an ordinary world.
M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link
by Robert AsprinAs the "Myth Adventures" continue, Skeeve is now reluctant president of the corporation of work-for-hire magicians. As president of M.Y.T.H. Inc., Skeeve is in charge of a myth-chievous gang that includes a pet dragon and an artistic vampire. However, is it just luck (of the bad variety) or deliberate myth-directions that have Skeeve and his gang sleuthing around some very out-of-the-way (and dangerous) dimensions?
Ma and Pa Dracula (Apple Paperback, An)
by Ann M. MartinJonathan thinks his parents are normal—but he&’s about to see the light of dayNine-year-old Jonathan is convinced that sleeping during the day and waking at night is what every kid does—especially if your parents work at a blood bank all night. But when he breaks his parents&’ rules and sneaks outside during the daytime, he meets Tobi, a neighborhood girl who fills him in on the truth about telephones, TV, and school. Shocked at his discovery, Jonathan confronts his parents, who tell him the truth about their nocturnal life.Determined to fit into the daytime world, he convinces his parents to let him go to school and make friends. But it isn&’t easy being the new kid—especially when your parents are vampires whose supplies from the blood bank are getting low. Maybe inviting his friends over wasn&’t such a good idea after all. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Ann M. Martin, including rare images from the author&’s collection.
Ma thérapie shopping
by Agnes Ruiz Colette KebellLèche-vitrine ! Ne détestez-vous pas ce terme ? C’est comme aller dans une confiserie et ne pas pouvoir acheter quoi que ce soit, ou ne pas savoir quoi acheter en premier. C’est précisément mon domaine professionnel, aider les gens à faire le bon choix. Je suis l’une de ces consultantes de mode qui sont si populaires aujourd’hui parmi le gratin, bien que j’ai commencé il y a longtemps. Choisir les bons vêtements pour la bonne occasion n’est pas une tâche facile : la tenue doit correspondre à votre personnalité et, si possible, l’améliorer encore. Cette histoire raconte comment j’ai abandonné le stress du quotidien où je passais des jours dans un bureau juridique. J’ai suivi mon rêve de devenir consultante en mode. Je crois même que je suis plus que ça ; une thérapeute du shopping. Je suis sûre que vous avez envie de découvrir comment j’ai commencé et comment j’ai aidé mes clients à devenir sensationnels ! Alors, qu’attendez-vous! Dépêchez-vous, cliquez sur ce bouton « acheter » là-haut et préparez-vous à entrer dans le monde mystérieux d’une fille de Berkshire et de sa thérapie shopping.
Mabuhay!: A Graphic Novel
by Zachary SterlingFrom rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that celebrates food, family, and folklore. <P><P> Can two kids save the world and work their family food truck? <P><P> First-generation Filipino siblings JJ and Althea struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck by dressing up as a dancing pig and passing out samples. Ugh! And their mom is always pointing out lessons from Filipino folklore -- annoying tales they've heard again and again. But when witches, ogres, and other creatures from those same stories threaten their family, JJ and Althea realize that the folklore may be more real that they'd suspected. Can they embrace who they really are and save their family? <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Mac Cracks the Code (Mac B., Kid Spy #4)
by Mac BarnettMac B. and his arch-nemesis are facing off at the Video Game World Championships! But first, Mac B. needs to crack an unbreakable secret code... can he solve it in time to defeat his enemy? Find out in this kid spy adventure from New York Times bestselling author, Mac Barnett!The Queen of England calls on Mac B. once again! This time, Mac must crack a secret code that has been recovered from a double agent. A series of clues leads Mac to France, and then to Japan, where he comes face-to-face with his arch-nemesis, the KGB man... and the world headquarters of Nintendo! Is the KGB Man secretly behind all of this? And are Mac's video game skills good enough to facedown his enemy at the Video Game World Championships?With Mike Lowery's signature illustrations on every page, historical facts woven throughout, and of course intrigue, history, hilarity and more, catch the latest in this totally smart, wholly original, side-splittingly funny series from the wildly talented author Mac Barnett.
Mac on a Hot Tin Roof
by Melinda MetzInspired by the true story of a kleptomaniac cat who stole his way into America&’s heart . . . KITTENS CABOODLE As a tabby cat with criminal tendencies, MacGyver is always a whisker away from trouble. But when he stumbles upon a litter of four motherless kittens, he really has his paws full. It&’s clear Mac has to take care of the cuddly little furballs, at least until he finds them each a human. That&’s not going to be easy though. Not when Mac&’s the prime suspect in a series of thefts at Storybook Court—and his loving but concerned owners, Jamie and David, have put him under house arrest. As if that could stop a clever cat like Mac . . . HUMANS CANOODLE With four hungry little mouths to feed—and two local detectives on his tail—MacGyver has his work clawed out for him. He&’s determined to sniff out the real thief. But when he gets a whiff of romance in the air, he can&’t resist a little matchmaking, too. One of the detectives seems awfully fond of the aspiring actress who moved into the neighborhood. And his partner looks like she could use a hug, too. With a little help from those adorable kittens, Mac is sure that love will save the day. Because when it comes to stealing hearts, this cat&’s out of the bag . . . RAVES FOR TALK TO THE PAW &“Filled with romance and adorable kitty antics . . . a light and cozy read!&”—Modern Cat &“Surpassingly cute story of a matchmaking cat determined to pair off his human with a neighbor through the power of stinky laundry.&”—Kirkus Reviews
Mac Saves the World (Mac B., Kid Spy)
by Mac BarnettMac B. is on another secret mission in this totally true kid spy adventure from New York Times bestselling author, Mac Barnett!The Queen of England calls on her trusty spy, Mac B., once again. This time, Mac must navigate secret tunnels beneath the Berlin Wall in order to retrieve cheat codes from a Soviet scientist. Floppy disk in hand, our hero finds himself trapped in East Germany, stuck between the wall and the Stasi. How will he escape? Well it is 1989, and walls do fall down.