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American Panda
by Gloria Chao&“Weepingly funny.&” —The Wall Street Journal &“Delightful.&” —BuzzFeed &“Charmed my socks off.&” —David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and Mosquitoland Four starred reviews for this incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese American teen whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her squeamishness with germs and crush on a Japanese classmate.At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents&’ master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a preapproved Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, produce a litter of babies. With everything her parents have sacrificed to make her cushy life a reality, Mei can&’t bring herself to tell them the truth—that she (1) hates germs, (2) falls asleep in biology lectures, and (3) has a crush on her classmate Darren Takahashi, who is decidedly not Taiwanese. But when Mei reconnects with her brother, Xing, who is estranged from the family for dating the wrong woman, Mei starts to wonder if all the secrets are truly worth it. Can she find a way to be herself, whoever that is, before her web of lies unravels? From debut author Gloria Chao comes a hilarious, heartfelt tale of how, unlike the panda, life isn&’t always so black and white.
American Royalty: A Novel
by Tracey LivesayIn this dangerously sexy rom-com that evokes the real-life romance between Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle, a prince who wants to live out of the spotlight falls for a daring American rapper who turns his life, and the palace, upside down.Sexy, driven rapper Danielle “Duchess” Nelson is on the verge of signing a deal that’ll make her one of the richest women in hip hop. More importantly, it’ll grant her control over her life, something she’s craved for years. But an incident with a rising pop star has gone viral, unfairly putting her deal in jeopardy. Concerned about her image, she’s instructed to work on generating some positive publicity… or else.A brilliant professor and reclusive royal, Prince Jameson prefers life out of the spotlight, only leaving his ivory tower to attend weddings or funerals. But with the Queen’s children involved in one scandal after another, and Parliament questioning the viability of the monarchy, the Queen is desperate. In a quest for good press, she puts Jameson in charge of a tribute concert in her late husband’s honor. Out of his depth, and resentful of being called to service, he takes the advice of a student. After all, what’s more appropriate for a royal concert than a performer named “Duchess”?Too late, Jameson discovers the American rapper is popular, sexy, raunchy and not what the Queen wanted, although he’s having an entirely different reaction. Dani knows this is the good exposure she needs to cement her deal and it doesn't hurt that the royal running things is fine as hell. Thrown together, they give in to the explosive attraction flaring between them. But as the glare of the limelight intensifies and outside forces try to interfere, will the Prince and Duchess be a fairy tale romance for the ages or a disaster of palatial proportions?
American Splendor: Our Movie Year
by Harvey PekarFrom off the streets of Cleveland, the amazing and occasionally regrettable true-life adventures of Harvey Pekar, cineaste. Harvey Pekar is from Cleveland. This much you know. But with the release of American Splendor, the indie hit film based on his comic of the same name, the world discovered Harvey in earnest. Once Harvey was content merely to flirt with fame. But when fame wanted a commitment, he found himself a household name. Sort of. And, to tell you the truth, it&’s starting to bug the hell out of him. An original, incisive graphic novel featuring the talents of R. Crumb, Gary Dumm, Mark Zingarelli, and other artists, Our Movie Year chronicles a whirlwind twelve months in the life of Harvey Pekar. It recounts his rise from the filing room at the Cleveland VA hospital to the red carpet at Cannes, Sundance, the Oscars, and beyond–where Harvey won awards, accolades, and the promise of a bigger paycheck. A lot of funny things can happen in a year, and many of them happened to Harvey. And now everyone gets to read about them in Our Movie Year.
American Tantrum: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Archives
by Anthony Atamanuik Neil CaseyA devastatingly hilarious satire that cuts closer to the truth of than any nonfiction account: The creator and star of Comedy Central’s acclaimed The President Show opens the vault and imagines Donald J. Trump’s presidential archives, exposing documents from his childhood in Queens to his toddlerhood in the Oval Office. The Presidential Archives. Every other president has made a mess of it. Barack Obama is currently spending millions of dollars (probably trillions, if you want to know the truth) building a monument to himself. And they don’t even charge admission at these places! No wonder this country is a zillion dollars in debt. And what’s the point?!: These guys are already out of office and old news. We hate to say it, folks, but the presidential library is totally broken and needs to be made great again.America, we herewith present the FIRST AND ONLY presidential library to be released in real time, while the president is still in office. (Why delay?) But wait, THERE’S MORE! Who wants the hassle of having to go to some boring building in the middle of nowhere? (The Eisenhower Library is in Abilene, Kansas – yikes!) What if you could have your favorite president’s library delivered to your home, today! THAT’S NOT ALL! What if you could carry that library with you EVERYWHERE!Introducing THE DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVES: VOLUME 1. It’s all here: the 45th U.S. president’s letters, diaries, Oval Office recordings, Moscow hotel tapes, grand jury testimony, sealed indictments, financial records, subpoenas, dossiers, Michael Cohen recordings, AND SO MUCH MORE! Never has wisdom been so accessible!It’s the last book you will ever need to buy. Or maybe just the last book published, period. Get yours NOW before the first amendment is abolished!Don’t miss VOLUME 2: THE PRISON YEARS – coming soon! Hopefully!
American Thighs
by Jill Conner Browne"If I can save one woman from these thighs, I will not have lived in vain," #1New York Timesbestselling humorist Jill Conner Browne writes inAmerican Thighs, her handbook and memoir for the Hot and Flashy. Whether young enough to look "hot" or of the age to onlyfeelthat way (in flashes with buckets of sweat), every woman has given, or will give, ample thought to preserving her best "assets" (thighs included), so that the dread transition from "cute girl" to "ma'am" won't be quite so unsettling. Here are stories of growing up and learning about life -- usually the hard way! From disastrous haircuts and color jobs to fashion or verbal faux pas committed, from the kiss wished for but never gotten to the one that should have been skipped, these are the moments that mark each of our journeys from what we thought back then to what we now know. Since to say that Youth is wasted on the Young has got to betheunderstatement of all time, it falls upon Browne, as one older and wiser, to take a "Hit and Run" down Memory Lane for the sake of offering "Asset-Preserving Tips," with astonishing disclosures about: Why women have risked their lives just to get a little bit blonder How the muumuu has been fashionably resurrected as the "patio dress" Why it's important to always have a good photo of yourself on hand -- just in case How, no matter what skin you're in, to make it last a lifetime Why you can never trust anyone over eighty-five
Americanized: Rebel Without A Green Card
by Sara Saedi<P>The hilarious, poignant, true story of one teen's experience growing up in America as an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East. <P>At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her older sister wanted to apply for an after-school job, but couldn't because she didn't have a Social Security number. <P>Fear of deportation kept Sara up at night, but it didn't keep her from being a teenager. She desperately wanted a green card, along with clear skin, her own car, and a boyfriend. <P>From discovering that her parents secretly divorced to facilitate her mother's green card application to learning how to tame her unibrow, Sara pivots gracefully from the terrifying prospect that she might be kicked out of the country to the almost-as-terrifying possibility that she might be the only one without a date to the prom. This moving, often hilarious story is for anyone who has ever shared either fear.
America’s New Order
by S. D. JohnsonThis is a fictional story about wealthy entrepreneur, Henry Riley, and his obsessive need to control the United States of America. Backed by his political New Order Party, are members determined to create a new society, a new order for the working class. From his three children, Henry plans to have his eldest son at the helm. Supported by their family’s private firm, NUKE Security, and a privatized U.S. military, by 2037, he will control the U.S. under unlimited unilateral power, enacting new decrees and laws, while using technological advancements to control the American people. Truth is in the fiction.
Amigos y rivales (Serie ¡Gol! #Volumen 23)
by Luigi Garlando¡Empieza el campeonato para los Cebozetas! ¿Lograrán nuestros jugadores adaptarse a un nuevo equipo? Quince niñ@s.Una pasión: el fútbol.Un sueño: ¡ser los mejores! Ha empezado el campeonato regional, pero no todos los Cebolletas han entrado en el Cebozetas, el nuevo equipo... Algunos se han ido al Sobresalientes y ahora deberán enfrentarse a sus viejos amigos. Tomi, Fidu, Nico, Becan y Sara por un lado. Lara, Dani y João por el otro ¿Quién ganará?
Amistades peligrosas (Serie ¡Gol! #Volumen 19)
by Luigi GarlandoLa liga está al rojo vivo: ¿lograrán los Cebolletas mantenerse arriba de la tabla? Quince niñ@s.Una pasión: el fútbol.Un sueño: ¡ser los mejores! ¡Los Cebolletas están luchando por su primera liga de fútbol 11! Sin embargo, Issa todavía no rasca la bola y sus errores amenazan con hacer caer al equipo en la clasificación... Además, Sara está embobada con un rival y, sin ella, la defensa parece un colador. ¿Conseguirán los chicos de Champignon mantenerse arriba?
Among Strange Victims
by Christina Macsweeney Daniel Saldaña París"His tools are brilliant syntax, the ability to achieve highly powerful, recurrent images, a set of relationships between the plot strands that are more than a forced structure, and humor, a corrosive humor that never leads to laughter, but is present in every phrase of the book, charged with relentless sardonic irony. "--Factorcritico "Daniel Saldaña París knows how to talk about those other tragedies populating daily life: a boring, unwanted marriage; mind numbing office work; family secrets. He builds on those bricks of tedium a greatly enjoyable and splendidly well-written suburban farce. ” --Yuri Herrera Rodrigo likes his vacant lot, its resident chicken, and being left alone. But when passivity finds him accidentally married to Cecilia, he trades Mexico City for the sun-bleached desolation of his hometown and domestic life with Cecilia for the debauched company of a poet, a philosopher, and Micaela, whose allure includes the promise of time travel. Earthy, playful, and sly, Among Strange Victims is a psychedelic ode to the pleasures of not measuring up. Daniel Saldaña París (born Mexico City, 1984) is an essayist, poet, and novelist whose work has been translated into English, French, and Swedish and anthologized, most recently in Mexico20: New Voices, Old Traditions, published in the United Kingdom by Pushkin Press. Among Strange Victims is his first novel to appear in the United States. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Among The Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom
by Deborah YaffeA “witty, irresistible” account of Jane Austen’s most zealously devoted fans and their lively literary community (Lan Samantha Chang, author of The Family Chao).They walk among us in their bonnets and Empire-waist gowns, clutching their souvenir tote bags and battered paperbacks: the Janeites, Jane Austen’s legion of devoted fans. Who are these obsessed admirers, whose passion has transformed Austen from classic novelist to pop-culture phenomenon? Deborah Yaffe, journalist and Janeite, sets out to answer this question, exploring the remarkable endurance of Austen’s stories, the unusual zeal that their author inspires, and the striking cross-section of lives she has touched.Along the way, Yaffe meets a Florida lawyer with a byzantine theory about hidden subtexts in the novels, a writer of Austen fan fiction who found her own Mr. Darcy while reimagining Pride and Prejudice, and a lit professor whose roller-derby nom de skate is Stone Cold Jane Austen. Yaffe goes where Janeites gather, joining a pilgrimage to historic sites in Britain, chatting online with fellow fans, and attending the annual ball of the Jane Austen Society of North America—in period costume. Part chronicle of a vibrant literary community, part memoir of a lifelong love, Among the Janeites is a funny, touching meditation on the nature of fandom.“[A] playful exploration of Austen obsession. . . . amusing and sometimes mind-boggling.” —Jane Smiley, The New York Times“Explores the dimensions of modern Jane-o-mania . . . Yaffe honors her hero throughout.” —Kirkus Reviews“Lively and insightful . . . Yaffe, who is ‘happiest when curled up alone with Persuasion,’ gamely dons period costume, studies country dancing, and dives into Austen fan fiction to research this subculture.” —Publishers Weekly
Among the Stars
by Jodi Lynn AndersonMay Bird has always been a bit. . . different. While most of her classmates were riding their bikes, she was running around the West Virginia woods, dressed as a warrior princess with her hairless cat at her side. And while most of her classmates were spending their summer vacations going to birthday parties, May was discovering a mysterious lake hidden among the trees -- and stumbling into the land of ghosts, the Ever After. A fearful and fantastic realm located among the stars, the Ever After is full of phantoms and poltergeists, ghouls and goblins, and all manner of things that go bump in the night. And if May is to find her way out again, she must reach the mysterious Lady of North Farm, who lives in a cold, forbidding land that even the spooks find spooky. With her courageous (yet melancholy) kitty and a ragtag group of spectral friends she's picked up along the way, May is determined to escape the Afterlife. But her travels will bring her face-to-face with her worst fears: a devious pursuer; a truly horrifying dance party under the sea, hosted by the Bogey (aka Boogie) Man; and the Ever After's terrible ruler, Evil Bo Cleevil. And when all of these things collide, there's no telling who will find courage to make it through. . . or who will be left behind.
Among the Woo People: A Survival Guide for Living in a College Town (Keystone Books)
by Russell FrankIn the mid-nineties, Russell Frank left a peaceful life in rural California to raise three kids in a town saturated with fraternities, late-night undergrad fast food haunts, and rowdy football crowds. Among the Woo People recounts his two decades living—and surviving—in State College, Pennsylvania, the often-chaotic home of Penn State University.This humorous peek at life in a college town smack-dab in the middle of rural Pennsylvania chronicles a changing community over the course of two eventful decades. A professor of journalism, former columnist for the Centre Daily Times, and contributor to StateCollege.com, Frank has a unique perspective on living in the shadow of a university—especially on the tribe of nomadic young adults known as the “Woo people,” so named for their signature mode of celebratory communication. He invites readers into the routines of his hectic household as they embrace their new home, skewers the culture of intercollegiate sports, relates the challenges and peculiarities of teaching at one of the nation’s largest universities, and, most important, teaches us to be amused at college-kid antics and to appreciate their academic and real-world accomplishments, even as we anxiously tick off the days until semester’s end.From tales of missing porch furniture and red plastic cups in the bushes to a “Nude Year’s Eve” run by an octet of forty-somethings to the sweet relief of summer, Frank’s hilarious, insightful essays are indispensable for anyone who wants to survive, appreciate, and enjoy college-town life.
Amor a cascoporro (Algo de ti #Volumen 5)
by Sandra BreeAdara Papadakis, la joven bella orgullosa y prepotente que ha aparecido como personaje estelar en todas las novelas de la serie Algo de ti, por fin tiene su propia historia. A priori, parece haber conseguido todos los objetivos que se había planteado en la vida. Pero desconoce lo que es el amor verdadero hasta que se tropieza con un vendedor de flores, Francisco Huertas, que además es el dueño del apartamento que Adara ha alquilado en España.No te pierdas esta última novela, que cierra con broche de oro otra divertida y romántica serie de Sandra Bree.
Amor azul: A veces hay que salir del mar para encontrar tu pez...
by Jason JuneUn romance LGTBQ+ que conseguirá que no dejes de sonreír. Crest odia la idea de tener que pasar un mes en tierra firme, pero todes les sirénides adolescentes deben vivirlo una vez en la vida. Las reglas son fáciles: ayudar a un humano durante un ciclo lunar y regresar después a Pacífica para convertirse en une Sabie, o fracasar y quedarse atrapade en el mundo de los repugnantes y desconsiderados humanos para siempre.Ya en Los Ángeles con cuerpo terrenal, Crest conoce a Sean, un socorrista cuyo novio le ha dejado hace poco, y acepta ayudarle a recuperarlo. Sin embargo, a medida que pasan más tiempo juntos, Crest empieza a cambiar su opinión sobre los humanos y... se sentirá, literalmente, entre dos aguas. Y es que el amor nos lleva a encontrar la versión más auténtica de nosotros mismos.
Amor detrás del telón
by Luciana V. SuárezCuando a la pasión y al teatro se le une un apuesto actor de Hollywood, la mezcla puede ser explosiva. ¿Estás dispuesto a salir al escenario? Desde niña Lux estuvo preparándose para ser actriz de musicales en Broadway y, por fin, a los veinticuatro años, consigue su primer protagonista en un revival de Guys and Dolls, ¡que promete ser todo un éxito! Nathan Stanhope es uno de los actores más taquilleros y apuestos de Hollywood. Como está atravesando por una crisis sentimental, decide marcharse a Nueva York a visitar a su abuela, quien solía ser una actriz muy conocida en Broadway. Estando allí resuelve seguir sus pasos y pronto lo contratan para ser uno de los protagonistas en la nueva producción de Guys and Dolls. La llegada de un actor de Hollywood ala producción del musical produce un enorme revuelo entre el elenco, pero más aún en Lux, quien deberá interpretar a su enamorada y, por ende, ensayar casi todas las escenas con él. Sin embargo, cuando empiezan a pasar tiempo juntos, se da cuenta de que Nathan es un chico común, que le gusta estar a su lado y que... se siente atraída por él, aunque no cree que vaya a corresponderla. Pero a Nathan también le gusta Lux y, a pesar de que su vida está en Hollywood, decide quedarse en Nueva York para seguir haciendo teatro y estar junto a ella.
Amor en arriendo
by Tamara KrugerUna comedia romántica trepidante y en clave millenial. Emilia es una chica tímida y superada por su contexto: las deudas, la enfermedad de su madre, una relación estancada y los dolores de cabeza que le genera el centro comercial que administra, la tienen al borde del colapso. Todo cambiará con la llegada de Mateo, su amor platónico del colegio, quien asoma por el recinto buscando un local para abrir su clínica veterinaria. En medio de cafés veganos, tiendas de carcasas, farmacias y centros de estética, los protagonistas deberán enfrentar la verdad que los acecha y que no han querido aceptar: el amor que sintieron cuando eran apenas unos adolescentes, está más vivo que nunca. En su debut literario en Penguin Random House, Tamara Kruger presenta una comedia romántica desenfadada, que no tiene miedo a escarbar en las expectativas y frustraciones de aquella generación que egresó de la universidad llena de sueños y ahora intenta navegar con dificultad en el mundo real.
Amor en reformas
by Mar P. ZabalaPasión entre yeso y hormigón. Un amor en construcción. Nuria es una profesora que al perder su trabajo deber regresar a su ciudad natal, Mérida. Obligada a salir adelante con el dinero que gana dando clases particulares y traducciones, no resiste la presión familiar de volver a vivir con sus padres. Con sus ahorros de sus años en el colegio, y en contra de la opinión de su madre, se compra un piso que necesita una serie de reformas. Entre sacos de yeso y gavetas conoce a Alex, el encargado de realizar las obras. Un guapo hombre que igual la exaspera que la enamora. Los malentendidos surgen desde el comienzo, e inician una singular guerra donde todo vale con tal de fastidiar al contrario. Sin embargo, el amor es más fuerte, y se impone con el transcurrir de los días. La idílica relación avanza al mismo ritmo que las paredes del piso de Nuria son reconstruidas, pero los cimientos no son tan firmes como creían. Ella descubre que él la ha engañado todo este tiempo. ¿Le perdonará? ¿Logrará Alex demostrarle que su afecto es sincero? *** —Esta noche no he reaccionado de forma racional. Los celos me han cegado, eso es algo que no puedo discutir, pero me hace entender que lo nuestro no tiene cimientos estables. No sé si es una ilusión o un enamoramiento surgido en base a las horas que nos vimos obligados a pasar juntos. —¿Qué quieres decir? —Tiempo, Alex, necesito tiempo para saber si quiero pasar el resto de mi vida contigo o lo nuestro no va más allá del café que estamos tomando. No supo qué decir. De estar en el cielo había pasado a estar en el infierno. Si así comenzaba el año, no quería ni pensar como estaría a final de diciembre.
Amor platónico (Aula de pasiones #Volumen 4)
by Winter CherryUn instituto, una pareja de profesores y una mujer obsesionada que desea romper esa relación. Jesús, a pesar de las recomendaciones de su mujer, viaja a París con una antigua compañera de la facultad para asistir a un congreso. Esta le hace una encerrona en la habitación y graba unos vídeos comprometidos que no duda en mandar a Melanie. Mientras esto ocurre, Pablo y Sarah intentan afianzar su relación a pesar de que la madre de la escocesa se niega en redondo a que su hija comparta su vida con un simple profesor de gimnasia. Jesús y Melanie luchan por salvar su relación destrozada por una mujer que se ha prometido reconquistar al profesor de Filosofía al tiempo que Pablo y Sarah se proponen demostrar que el verdadero amor está muy por encima del dinero y la posición social. La inseguridad, los celos y el miedo a la soledad luchan por abrirse paso mientras un nuevo amor nace de la nada.
Amor y odio tienen cuatro letras
by Eleanor RigbyUna entrevista desastrosa. Una oficina infernal. Un solo lema: sálvese quien pueda. Para su jefe, SILVIA es una pija arrogante y contestona en plena crisis de los treinta. Para su becaria, BOSCO es un explotador sin el menor sentido de la moda y con un divorcio muy merecido entre manos. Lo único que tienen en común es lo mal que se caen, lo mucho que se gustan... y la editorial en bancarrota que deben salvar. Así que tendrán que llevar a cabo la empresa más difícil de sus vidas: ponerse de acuerdo. Para ello, solo hará falta un milagro, un arma de fuego... o, quizá, simplemente una noche.
Amore a telecomando
by Aiven HonestL’universo femminile di Mosca è dominato dal mito del maschio alfa e Max, un nerd incapace di prendere l'iniziativa, con le ragazze non sa proprio che pesci prendere. Tuttavia, dopo innumerevoli fallimenti nei rapporti con l’altro sesso, entra in possesso di un misterioso telecomando per controllare la ragazza dei suoi sogni. Grazie a questo potentissimo dispositivo, farla innamorare sarà come un gioco… O forse no… «Però… Esiste per davvero? Dico… L’amore, cioè… Cosa cambia quando attivo questa funzione?» «Non so… Può darsi che esista sul serio. Solo che come dio, gli ufo, lo yeti o una previsione affidabile del mercato azionario, tutti ne parlano, tutti sanno com’è fatto, ma nessuno l’ha mai visto.»
Amore in uno schermo
by A. M. WillardDescrizione del libro: Gli appuntamenti online sono la nuova possibilità per chi cerca l'amore e Amalia Livingston le ha provate tutte. Proprio quando decide di gettare la spugna e lasciar perdere, le sue amiche le creano un profilo in un nuovo sito. Non avendo nulla da perdere, decide di lasciarsi andare in un ultimo tentativo Lennox Taylor, operaio nell'ediliza di giorno e programmatore di notte crea un profilo per provare che il suo ultimo sito funziona. Annoiato dalla solita routine, capisce di non avere nulla da perdere quando decide di cercare il vero amore nel mondo virtuale. Quello che non si aspetta di trovare è la persona perfetta – ma sarà quella giusta per lui? L'amore è a solo un click di distanza? O trovare l'anima gemella sullo schermo è solo un mito? Scopri cosa la vita riserva ad Amalia e Lennox mentre l'autrice di best-seller internazionali A.M Willard ti porta in uno speed date che ti farà ridere ed emozionare.
Amour et sortilèges
by Birgit Kluger Adeline Hurmaci***Homme idéal sur commande*** « La situation ne pourrait être pire », se dit Lara qui essaie alors de donner un coup de pouce à sa vie amoureuse à l’aide d’un rituel magique. Seulement voilà, ce dernier fonctionne trop bien. Soudain, ce sont deux hommes qui frappent à sa porte et non l’unique homme idéal qu’elle avait en réalité commandé auprès de l’univers. Les turbulences ne semblent pas près de s’arrêter. Elle se retrouve propriétaire d’un chat malgré elle, un sortilège vaudou tourne mal et sa meilleure amie met fin à leur amitié.
Amour, Clichés et Cupcakes (Delilah Horton #1)
by Bethany LopezUn jour, vous êtes en train de vous trémousser, écoutant la musique dans votre tête tout en vous demandant si vos cuisses peuvent supporter de prendre un cupcake sur le chemin du retour. L'instant d'après, votre monde entier s'effondre. J'avais l'habitude de me réveiller la nuit, en sueur, pleurant parce que j'avais rêvé que mon mari me trompait, ou qu'il me détestait et en voulait à mes enfants. Il me serrait toujours contre lui et me disait que ce n'était qu'un rêve, qu'il m'aimait, ainsi que notre famille, et qu'il ne me laisserait jamais partir. C'était un sacré menteur. Aujourd'hui, je passe mes journées à prendre des photos d'ordures comme lui, à essayer d'être la championne de ceux qui sont exploités par les losers de notre ville, et mes nuits à être la mère célibataire de mes magnifiques jumeaux. J'ai des amies géniales qui me soutiennent toujours, et un motard sexy et mystérieux qui se montre toujours quand j'ai besoin de lui. Les choses commencent enfin à s'améliorer. Et, une chose est sûre... Il y a toujours de la place pour les cupcakes. AVERTISSEMENT : CE LIVRE CONTIENT DU SEXE, UN PEU DE VIOLENCE ET DES MANIGANCES. SI RIEN DE TOUT CELA NE VOUS DÉRANGE, PRENEZ UN CUPCAKE ET LISEZ LA SUITE !
Amp'd: A Novel
by Ken Pisani"Complete with painfully wry observations and delightfully caustic wit, this novel is a gritty exploration of what it's like to feel incomplete in the world. All five fingers up for this bitterly satisfying tale." --Kirkus Reviews(starred)Aaron is not a man on a hero's journey. In the question of fight or flight, he'll choose flight every time. So when a car accident leaves him suddenly asymmetrical, his left arm amputated, looking on the bright side just isn't something he's equipped to do. Forced to return to his boyhood home to recuperate, Aaron is confronted with an aging father (a former Olympic biathlete turned hoarder), a mother whose chosen to live in a yurt with a fireman twelve years her junior, and a well-meaning sister whose insufferable husband proves love isn't just blind, but also painfully stupid.As Aaron tries to make the world around him disappear in a haze of Vicodin and medical marijuana, the only true joy in his life comes from daily ninety-second radio spots of fun science facts: the speed of falling raindrops, batteries made out of starfish, and sexual responses triggered by ringtones - all told in the lush, disembodied voice of commentator Sunny Lee, with whom he falls helplessly, ridiculously, in love. Aaron's obsession with Sunny only hastens his downward spiral, like pouring accelerant on a fire. Pressured to do something - anything - to move his life forward, he takes the only job he can get. As a "fish counter" at the nearby dam, he concludes that an act of violent sacrifice to liberate the river might be his best, final option.