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Retief: The Star-Sent Knaves
by Keith LaumerWhen the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth . . . is this what is going to happen? Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction&’s true luminaries
Reto de hermanos (Mika Sofi Boms #Volumen 1)
by Mika Sofi Boms¡HOLA, BOMBAZ@S! ¿Alguien ha dicho RETO? ¡Mika y Sofi no se lo pueden perder! La Top Academy ha organizado un CONCURSO y la foto más TOP va a ser portada de la revista de la academia. Los hermanos más COOL quieren GANAR como sea, pero no va a ser tan fácil: como por arte de MAGIA, ¡aparecen dos CLONES suyos dispuestos a ponerlo todo patas arriba! ¿Conseguirán los BOMS auténticos hacer que todo vuelva a la NORMALIDAD? ¡Únete a las aventuras de Mika Sofi Boms!
Retratos: RETRATOS
by João Calazans FilhoLa genialidad literaria del escritor João Calazans Filho, se revela al mezclar estilos en su forma de contar historias y casos. <p><p> Como autor, Calazans logra incluir en el alma de cada crónica, trazos de humor y tragicomedia transformando la lectura en la más pura diversión. <p> El autor refleja en sus textos la gracia y el libertinaje de Ariano Suassuna, asociado a la seriedad de Adonis Hijo e incluye un ápice de la eterna malicia de los cuentos de Jorge Amado. Yo no podría dejar de citar esos grandes autores, por miedo de pecar al hablar del bello contenido desarrollado en este libro. <p> “Retratos” debería ser visto como una radiografía realista de las vidas que llevan las personas en el interior de Brasil. Aunque sabemos lo que representan en el origen de las historias, ya que ganaron vida en una ciudad diferente de la que vivimos, los acontecimientos narrados no nos impiden de compararla con la forma de vivir del pueblo brasileño. <p> No dejé de reír con las historias de cazadores, hombres valientes y simpáticos que usan el estilo bohemio para transformar sus vidas en algo mejor. Y digo más: <p> -El Pueblo de ese inmenso país usa toda su creatividad para sobrevivir frente a ofertas injustas de desarrollo social impuestas muchas veces monocráticamente. <p> “Retratos” va a dejar una huella en la vida de cada persona que dedique un poco de su tiempo para leer este pequeño y a su vez gigante proyecto de comunicación que llegó para marcar una posición definida en el contexto literario nacional. <p> Estoy convencido de que los apasionados por una buena lectura van a encantarse con el libertinaje, jocosidad, perversidad y la experiencia del autor para revelar toda esa rara belleza.
Retreat to the Spanish Sun: Escape to Spain with this feel-good summer romance from the #1 bestseller
by Jo Thomas'Warm and life-enhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters' Katie Fforde'A fabulous read celebrating the good things in life - fun, friends, family and food' Jill MansellFrom the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...__________________________Sometimes you just need to get away...Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies ... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.___________________________Readers have fallen in love with Retreat to the Spanish Sun'Perfect for a summer holiday read''A lovely read from Jo Thomas, her books never fail to make me happy''A lovely, warm and sunny read''Fabulous location, delicious descriptions of food & drink & wonderful characters, an all round feel-good book'If you love Jo's books, her newest summer novel, Love in Provence, is available now!
Retromancer
by Robert RankinThere is big and evil magic abroad upon the face of the Earth. History has been changed. The Germans have won WWII. America is a nuclear wasteland. And worst of all, the breakfast menu at The Wife's Legs Café in Brentford is serving Bratwurst rather than the proper big boys' British banger. Something is Not Right. And when the world's all wrong and it needs setting right, who're you gonna call?Hugo Rune, that's who. A man who offers the world his genius, and asks only, in return, that the world cover his expenses.And so, with the aid of his faithful acolyte and companion Rizla, the guru's guru, also known as the hokus bloke, the Lad Himself and the Retromancer*, sets out to rewrite history the way it should be. Together they return to war-torn London, to solve the twelve cosmic conundra based on Hugo Rune's personal tarot deck, each one leading them closer to a final terrifying confrontation.They must match their wits against beautiful spies, advanced alien technology, killer robots and death rays, do battle with an ancient god, and come face to face once more with Hugo Rune's arch-enemy, the sinister Count Otto Black, all the while finding time to drink ale, talk the toot and dine out in some of London's swankiest eateries. Without ever paying the bill.
Return Engagement (Presents Plus Ser. #26)
by Carole MortimerLightning that LingersCyn was certain that Harcourt wedding would finally launch her bridal consulting and catering business. But anticipation turned to shock when she met the groom-Wolf Thornton, the man she'd once intended to marry.Clearly, the upcoming union was not a match made in heaven. And if Wolf could still kiss her with such passion, then he had no right to marry Rebecca Harcourt at all! But how far could Cyn go to assuage her own burning needs?
Return Of The Timewaster Letters
by Robin Cooper'Even funnier than the funniest book I've read' - Matt Lucas In his 2004 bestseller The Timewaster Letters, Robin Cooper plagued everyone from the Campaign for Courtesy to the British Halibut Association with his bizarre and surreal written requests. In Return of the Timewaster Letters, he delivers another wonderful collection of his polite, persistent and peculiar correspondence. Whether he is raising money for his nationwide hair-drying tour, booking a hotel room for his robot calf, or just trying to get rid of half a ton of unwanted herring, Robin's imagination, as ever, knows no bounds . . .As featured in the The Timewaster Letters Compendium audiobook read by comedy giants, Dawn French, Peter Serafinowicz and Robert Popper.
Return Of The Timewaster Letters
by Robin Cooper'Even funnier than the funniest book I've read' - Matt Lucas In his 2004 bestseller The Timewaster Letters, Robin Cooper plagued everyone from the Campaign for Courtesy to the British Halibut Association with his bizarre and surreal written requests. In Return of the Timewaster Letters, he delivers another wonderful collection of his polite, persistent and peculiar correspondence. Whether he is raising money for his nationwide hair-drying tour, booking a hotel room for his robot calf, or just trying to get rid of half a ton of unwanted herring, Robin's imagination, as ever, knows no bounds . . .As featured in the The Timewaster Letters Compendium audiobook read by comedy giants, Dawn French, Peter Serafinowicz and Robert Popper.
Return To Passion
by Carla BuchananLovers at long last? Behind her good-girl facade, Camille Ryan harbored a secret desire to write erotic romances. When one of her racy stories fell into the wrong hands, she had no choice but to flee her Bible-thumping Georgia town. Now her father's unexpected health scare turns her world upside down and brings the pseudonymous author back home to Fairdell-and to the man she sacrificed her happiness to protect. Remington Krane never got over losing Camille. When he shows up on her doorstep demanding answers, desire once again ignites, culminating in a night of passion they've waited years to fulfill. Camille fears the scandalous truth could ruin the business scion's mayoral bid. But when another woman orchestrates a campaign that could sabotage his second chance with Camille, it's Remi's turn to give up everything-except the woman he loves.
Return of the Bunny Suicides (Books Of The Bunny Suicides Ser.)
by Andy RileyEven more wickedly ingenious and surreal ideas for all the little fluffy rabbits in this world who just don't want to live any more. The Bestselling Bunnies are back! This is dark humour at its best - a collection of hilarious and outrageous cartoons which will appeal to anyone in touch with their evil side.
Return of the Forbidden Tycoon
by Penny JordanRe-read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan,previously published as A Man Possessed in 1986A cruel fate brought Dominic Harland back into Kate Hammond's life. Eight years ago, inthe midst of a bleak marriage arranged by her mother, Kate had offered herself to Dominiconly to be humiliatingly rejected. After that, and the death of her husband, she'd vowedthere would be no more men in her life. Now, Kate is starting over—selling her house,starting a business—when Dominic reappears, determined to claim what he had oncerefused!
Return of the Homework Machine
by Dan GutmanSnik, Brenton, Judy, and Kelsey haven't stayed in the best touch since last year's big homework-machine scandal. But they are all pulled back together again when Brenton realizes that the most powerful part of the machine that lets you cheat on homework was never really destroyed. And there is someone out there who wants to use it for a lot more than just cheating. So the group bands together again not only to stop the culprit, but also to be the first to find a hidden treasure. If you enjoyed the first adventure, The Homework Machine, hold on to your hats for this one!
Return of the Magi: A heartwarming Christmas story
by P. J. TracyWarm your heart this Christmas with this wonderful festive tale from bestselling author P.J. Tracy - perfect for fans of It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street.Emil Rice has a silver tongue and sticky fingers, the only problem is that his charm always gets him into trouble and he's never been very good at not getting arrested. Twenty-two times he's been caught and twenty-two times he's sworn never to steal again, but it's on his twenty-third arrest when Emil realises he may have picked up more than he bargained for. Sentenced to community service at a secure mental health facility, Emil is unwillingly befriended by two elderly female patients who believe he is the final part of a big cosmic plan that will change their lives forever... This heartwarming Christmas tale of kindness, friendship and redemption will be perfect for the cold winter nights!
Return of the Mummy (Classic Goosebumps #18)
by R.L. StineGet wrapped up in an undead adventure in this–bestselling classic from the Master of Fright—now with “Behind the Screams” bonus material.After last year’s scary adventure, Gabe’s a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies. Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe’s uncle says it’s just a hoax. But now it sounds like something’s moving in the mummy’s tomb. No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead. Can they?
Return of the Pests: Book 2 (PESTS)
by Emer StampWatch out - the PESTS are BACK and they're hairier and scarier than ever! The second book in the new laugh-out-loud series from Emer Stamp, award-winning creator of the bestselling DIARY OF PIG series. With amazing GLOW IN THE DARK cover.Stix is the tiny but heroic mouse that could be living behind YOUR washing machine. You wouldn't know it though, because Stix knows how to stay hidden. That's because Stix goes to P.E.S.T.S. - the Peewit Educatorium for Terrible Scoundrels - a school for pests in the basement of Peewit Mansions where Stix lives. At P.E.S.T.S. they teach you how to run around causing mischief without those pesky humans ever knowing you're there. But now Peewit Mansions has a new landlord, the evil Colin Royale and his pet pooch The Duchess, and he wants everyone out - pests included. Stix and his friends are going to have to scare them away if they want to save their home and school. Sounds like a job for the PESTS ...'Riotously funny, with enough expressive drawings and poo jokes to delight Pig fans as well as new readers' - Guardian
Return of the Underwear Dragon
by Scott RothmanIn this sequel to the hilarious picture book Attack of the Underwear Dragon, brave Sir Cole teaches his former sworn enemy to read.Once Sir Cole has saved the kingdom from the destructive wrath of the Underwear Dragon, he has the startling realization that the Underwear Dragon wasn't attacking because he was disobeying the signs that said not to. The Underwear Dragon just couldn't read the signs!Once again, Sir Cole sets out on a valiant quest. This time it isn't to conquer the Underwear Dragon--it's to help him learn how to read. But it's hard to teach a fire-breathing creature to read an actual book because he sets them all on fire. And when the Underwear Dragon finally succeeds, Sir Cole presents his star pupil with the perfect gift--gigantic alphabet underwear!
Return of the Vampire: Return of the Vampire (Creepella von Cacklefur #4)
by Geronimo StiltonBreakout star Creepella von Cacklefur is back in another fur-raising adventure!A mysterious old friend of Grandpa Frankenstein shows up one night on the doorstep of Cacklefur Castle. He's a vampire . . . and he needs the von Cacklefur family's help. His ancient castle has been infested by strange and troublesome monsters and ghosts, and he's afraid he'll have to move out because of them! Yikes! It's up to Creepella and her family and friends to help this vampire save his home.
Return to Castle Bay
by Phillipa AshleyBy the bestselling author of Summer at the Cornish Café, discover the perfect summer read.'Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read' Katie FfordeMiranda's taken great care to create a calm and ordered world for herself, and in her job as property manager of a spectacular island castle in Cornwall, she's had the castle running like clockwork. But this summer, its sexy owner returns to claim his birthright - and Miranda's careful life will never be the same again.Dark, handsome and with a rakish reputation, Jago St Merryn not only looks like a pirate but is intent on flogging the Mount to a soulless leisure corporation. Miranda faces the battle of her life as she tries to persuade him to change his mind. But if she's going to convince him, she'll have to face some secrets from her past that she'd much rather keep hidden away - and she might even have to risk opening up her heart...This lovely summer story is the perfect escape - take an armchair holiday to the spectacular Cornish countryside alongside a heroine who is determined to keep fighting for her castle of dreams.'Lovely books filled with warm and likeable characters' Jill Mansell'Perfect for an afternoon in the hammock' A Bookworm's World**Previously published as MIRANDA'S MOUNT
Return to Castle Bay
by Phillipa AshleyBy the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Golden Cornish Summer, discover the perfect summer read.'Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read' Katie FfordeMiranda's taken great care to create a calm and ordered world for herself, and in her job as property manager of a spectacular island castle in Cornwall, she's had the castle running like clockwork. But this summer, its sexy owner returns to claim his birthright - and Miranda's careful life will never be the same again.Dark, handsome and with a rakish reputation, Jago St Merryn not only looks like a pirate but is intent on flogging the Mount to a soulless leisure corporation. Miranda faces the battle of her life as she tries to persuade him to change his mind. But if she's going to convince him, she'll have to face some secrets from her past that she'd much rather keep hidden away - and she might even have to risk opening up her heart...This lovely summer story is the perfect escape - take an armchair holiday to the spectacular Cornish countryside alongside a heroine who is determined to keep fighting for her castle of dreams.'Lovely books filled with warm and likeable characters' Jill Mansell'Perfect for an afternoon in the hammock' A Bookworm's World**Previously published as MIRANDA'S MOUNT
Return to Cornish Bay
by Phillipa AshleyBy the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Golden Cornish Summer, discover the perfect escapist read.'Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read' Katie FfordeMiranda's taken great care to create a calm and ordered world for herself, and in her job as property manager of a spectacular island castle in Cornwall, she's had the castle running like clockwork. But this summer, its sexy owner returns to claim his birthright - and Miranda's careful life will never be the same again.Dark, handsome and with a rakish reputation, Jago St Merryn not only looks like a pirate but is intent on flogging the Mount to a soulless leisure corporation. Miranda faces the battle of her life as she tries to persuade him to change his mind. But if she's going to convince him, she'll have to face some secrets from her past that she'd much rather keep hidden away - and she might even have to risk opening up her heart...This lovely summer story is the perfect escape - take an armchair holiday to the spectacular Cornish countryside alongside a heroine who is determined to keep fighting for her castle of dreams.*Previously published as MIRANDA'S MOUNT and RETURN TO CASTLE BAY*'Lovely books filled with warm and likeable characters' Jill Mansell'Perfect for an afternoon in the hammock' A Bookworm's World**Previously published as MIRANDA'S MOUNT
Return to Eden: Eden Book 3 (Eden)
by Harry HarrisonTHE TRILOGY CONCLUDES... In West of Eden and Winter in Eden, Harry Harrison, an acknowledged master of imaginative fiction, broke new ground with his most ambitious project to date. He brought to vivid life the world as it might have been, where dinosaurs survived, where their intelligent descendants, the Yilanè, challenged humans for mastery of the Earth, and where the human Kerrick, a young hunter of the Tanu tribe, grew among the dinosaurs and rose to become their most feared enemy. Now, in Return to Eden, Harrison brings the epic trilogy to a stunning conclusion. After Kerrick rescues his people from the warlike Yilanè, they must regroup and consider their future. They find a safe haven on an island and there begin to rebuild their shattered lives. But with fierce predators stalking the forests, how long can these unarmed human outcasts hope to survive? They need weapons, but they only effective weapons lie in the hands of the technologically superior Yilanè. The small band of humans has no choice but to confront their face head-on. And, of course, Kerrick cannot forget Vaintè, his implacable Yilantè enemy. She's been cast out from her kind, under sentence of death, but how long will her banishment last? For her strange attraction to Kerrick has turned into a hatred even more powerful than her inbred instincts - an obsession that compels her to hunt down Kerrick and kill him. In a world completely unlike her own, two great cultures struggling for mastery of the Earth face the same problem that faces us today: how to coexist on the same planet completely unlike ourselves - or mutually perish.
Return to Emmett's Mill
by Kimberly Van MeterFifteen years ago golden girl Tasha Simmons had run from Emmett's Mill, leaving behind everyone she loved. Including Josh Halvorsen, her high school sweetheart, whom she'd hoped to marry. She'd never told him the secret that shamed her into leaving. And when Tasha learned that Josh had married and moved on, she'd known the man of her dreams was lost to her forever. Yet now that Tasha's had to return to Emmett's Mill, she can't avoid Josh-handsome as ever, a single father who hadn't forgotten their love. Or forgiven her for leaving.
Return to Half Moon Farm PART #2: Summer Loving
by Holly Hepburn**PART TWO in the brand new series from Holly Hepburn, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Katie Fforde** When Daisy&’s mother falls ill she is forced to return home. With her twin sons in tow, she moves back to Half Moon Farm, her family&’s ancient hop farm. But a new life in the Kent countryside isn&’t necessarily as idyllic as it might seem. Daisy&’s relationship with her mother is complicated and the tumbledown farm isn&’t the only thing that needs rebuilding. Daisy and her sons must adjust to life with estranged family, a leaking roof, and no WiFi. Luckily for Daisy, she might yet find some distraction in silver fox farmer, Drew, or in the haughty heir to the nearby estate, Kit, who she can&’t seem to avoid. Daisy must learn to juggle her new life, the boys, and the daunting task of updating the farm. But there are secrets lurking in her family&’s past that might throw everything into further disarray…
Return to Howliday Inn (Bunnicula and Friends)
by James HoweFirst there is the omen: A relentless rain stops suddenly at 3:00 am and Chester shows Harold and Howie a cat carrier, open and waiting, by the front door. Chester, who has been reading avidly about the paranormal, predicts that they will soon be traveling someplace, and chances are they are not going to like it.Indeed they are not, as the very next day, with the sun shining bright and clear, the Monroes finally leave for their vacation, dropping Chester, Harold, and Howie off at the scene of some previous harrowing experiences -- Chateau Bow-Wow, the boarding kennel that Chester so aptly had dubbed "Howliday Inn."And this visit promises to be no less harrowing than the last one. The three are greeted by a whole new group of temporary residents. There's Hamlet, the Great Dane, whose sadness grows deeper with his certainty that his beloved master Archie will never return to pick him up. And Bob and Linda, a pair of yuppie puppies from fashionable Upper Centerville who have been left at Chateau Bow-Wow with a more than adequate supply of gourmet treats, also seem to have been left with a more than adequate supply of worries. Then there are Felony and Miss Demeanor, sinister sisters in crime who pride themselves as cat burglars, and The Weasel who tries almost too hard to make a good impression.Chester is certain that nothing bodes well and he is right. Unexplained voices, buried bones, a collar with the name Rosebud on it, and a secret code all make for a paranormal experience that none of the guests at Chateau Bow-Wow will ever forget.
Return to Me: It Must Be Love A San Diego Romance Return To Me Winning Her Heart (The DuGrandpres of Charleston #3)
by Jacquelin ThomasFor the love of family…The DuGrandpres of CharlestonAustin DuGrandpre never had a relationship with his father. Determined that his son—put up for adoption without his knowledge—won’t suffer the same fate, he tracks the young boy to Charleston…and to the home of his sister’s beautiful best friend Bree Collins. The all-consuming attraction is unexpected, but when Bree learns Austin’s true motives she faces potential heartbreak and difficult decisions.