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Ninety-Nine Stories of God
by Joy WilliamsFrom "quite possibly America's best living writer of short stories" (NPR), Ninety-Nine Stories of God finds Joy Williams reeling between the sublime and the surreal, knocking down the barriers between the workaday and the divine. Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Joy Williams has a one-of-a-kind gift for capturing both the absurdity and the darkness of everyday life. In Ninety-Nine Stories of God, she takes on one of mankind's most confounding preoccupations: the Supreme Being. This series of short, fictional vignettes explores our day-to-day interactions with an ever-elusive and arbitrary God. It's the Book of Common Prayer as seen through a looking glass--a powerfully vivid collection of seemingly random life moments. The figures that haunt these stories range from Kafka (talking to a fish) to the Aztecs, Tolstoy to Abraham and Sarah, O. J. Simpson to a pack of wolves. Most of Williams's characters, however, are like the rest of us: anonymous strivers and bumblers who brush up against God in the least expected places or go searching for Him when He's standing right there. The Lord shows up at a hot-dog-eating contest, a demolition derby, a formal gala, and a drugstore, where he's in line to get a shingles vaccination. At turns comic and yearning, lyric and aphoristic, Ninety-Nine Stories of God serves as a pure distillation of one of our great artists.
Ninja Boy Goes to School
by N. D. WilsonBestselling author N. D. Wilson makes his picture-book debut--and proves that even a ninja can get sent to the principal's office! From N. D. Wilson, bestselling author of the 100 Cupboards series, comes this funny and adventurous picture-book debut. It's time for kindergarten, and a young boy is prepared for the task, thanks to his unflinching ninja skills. The challenges of school are no match for a ninja, with his quick reflexes and immense patience. Featuring colorful and dynamic illustrations by J. J. Harrison, Ninja Boy Goes to School will have all little ninjas eager to learn how to balance like flamingos and gain the strength of gorillas (but without having to smell like one).
Ninja Boy Goes to School: Read & Listen Edition
by N. D. WilsonBestselling author N. D. Wilson makes his picture-book debut—and proves that even a ninja can get sent to the principal&’s office! From N. D. Wilson, bestselling author of the 100 Cupboards series, comes this funny and adventurous picture-book debut. It&’s time for kindergarten, and a young boy is prepared for the task, thanks to his unflinching ninja skills. The challenges of school are no match for a ninja, with his quick reflexes and immense patience. Featuring colorful and dynamic illustrations by J. J. Harrison, Ninja Boy Goes to School will have all little ninjas eager to learn how to balance like flamingos and gain the strength of gorillas (but without having to smell like one).This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.
Ninja Bunny (Ninja Bunny)
by Jennifer Gray OlsonA fresh, funny, and hip picture book about a little bunny who wants to be . . . a ninja! How to be a SUPER AWESOME NINJA: · Rule #1. You must always work alone. · Rule #2. You must be super sneaky, especially in the most dangerous of situations. · Rule #3. A super awesome ninja must: possess incredible strength, achieve invisibility, master the skill of climbing, gain the ability to fly. . . . Our little bunny is ready to embark on his path to becoming a ninja. But is he cut out for the ninja life? Especially if it means leaving his friends behind?
Ninja Bunny: Sister vs. Brother (Ninja Bunny)
by Jennifer Gray OlsonA hilarious new Ninja Bunny adventure featuring a humongous carrot, sibling rivalry, and a pair of ninjas who make a super awesome team. Ninja Bunny has faced incredible danger! He has demonstrated all the skills of a super awesome ninja: impressive strength, amazing bravery, extreme sneakiness! But when he embarks on a new mission to find the Golden Carrot of Awesomeness, he meets his biggest challenge yet—his annoying little sister! She insists on tagging along, and she insists that she is a ninja bunny, too. Not possible. Will she ruin Ninja Bunny&’s chance at finding the world&’s largest carrot? Or might she actually possess a few ninja skills of her own? Praise for Ninja Bunny: &“Sweetly humorous fun for readers working on their own &‘hi-yahs.&’&” —Publishers Weekly &“Gorgeous illustrations. . . . Ninja Bunny is sure to delight young warriors of all stripes.&” —New York Journal of Books
Ninja Camp
by Jen Taylor Sue FliessPack your bags and grab your gear: you're going to Ninja Camp! Listen closely to the ninja master, who will teach you everything you need to know to become a ninja warrior-but it won't be easy. You'll have to be sly and swift, strong and speedy, and only then will you become a Ninja of the Night!This fun and energetic book will delight and entertain kids and parents alike with its clever, rhyming verse and action-packed depictions of the coolest camp around. For fans of Ninja Red Riding Hood who are looking for a lesson in teamwork and cool stealth skills.
Ninja Farts: The Disgusting Adventures of Milo Snotrocket
by J. B. O'NeilReady to laugh your butt off? Get ready to be blown-away by the outrageous adventures of Milo Snotrocket!His name is Milo Snotrocket and he has the same problems any kid has. School is boring, he has a bully, and sometimes he farts. Well, more than sometimes. What nobody else knows about this special kid is that he’s more than just your average everyday child, he’s also a Fart Ninja—taking on bullies and all evildoers with the amazing power of his horrible farts! Warning: This book has farts. Lots of them. And if you focus on farting as much as the people in this book, you might want to check your pants when you’re done!
Ninja Kid 10 - ¡Héroes ninja! (Ninja Kid #Volumen 10)
by Anh Do¡DESCUBRE AL NINJA QUE LLEVAS DENTRO CON EL HÉROE MÁS DIVERTIDO! Nelson y Kenny ensayan para representar LA OBRA DE TEATRO DE LA ESCUELA, pero, gracias a un nuevo invento de la abuela, ¡todos los personajes cobran VIDA! ¡¿Podrán devolverlos a sus páginas antes de que todo el pueblo caiga en manos de un atronador EJÉRCITO DE MOSQUITOS GIGANTES?!
Ninja Kid 11 - ¡Ninjas artistas! (Ninja Kid #Volumen 11)
by Anh Do¡DESCUBRE AL NINJA QUE LLEVAS DENTRO CON EL HÉROE MÁS DIVERTIDO! La clase de Nelson prepara ¡un CONCURSO DE PINTURA! Pero, por error, Nelson y su primo Kenny viajan en el tiempo y, en vez de pintar criaturas mitológicas en sus cuadros, acaban LUCHANDO contra ellas. Y ahora, ¿cómo conseguirán nuestros héroes SALIR DE ESTA?
Ninja Kid 12 - Hipno-ninja (Ninja Kid #Volumen 12)
by Anh Do¡DESCUBRE AL NINJA QUE LLEVAS DENTRO CON EL HÉROE MÁS DIVERTIDO! Mira fijamente el ANILLO, y cuando dé una palmada ¡estos NINJAS habrán salvado el colegio! La abuela de Nelson ha creado un nuevo super invento: ¡un anillo HIPNOTIZADOR! Pero cuando Nelson y su primo Kenny llevan el anillo a clase, el malvado Doctor Kane acaba robándolo e hipnotizando a TODO EL COLEGIO.¿Conseguirán Nelson y Kenny recuperar el anillo y DESHIPNOTIZAR a sus compañeros?
Ninja Kid 7 - ¡Juguetes ninja! (Ninja Kid #Volumen 7)
by Anh Do¡Descubre al ninja que llevas dentro con el héroe más divertido! ¡PELIGRO, los JUGUETES han cobrado vida! La abuela ha creado el invento más GUAY de la historia: ¡un guante que puede dar vida a los juguetes! PERO, cuando les roban el guante, Nelson y Kenny tienen que encontrar el modo de recuperarlo... ¡antes de que UN EJÉRCITO DE MUÑECOS LUNÁTICOS se apodere de la CIUDAD!
Ninja Kid 8 - ¡Ninjas perrunos! (Ninja Kid #Volumen 8)
by Anh Do¡DESCUBRE AL NINJA QUE LLEVAS DENTRO CON EL HÉROE MÁS DIVERTIDO! Algo extraño está ocurriendo... ¡Todos los animales de la ciudad HAN DESAPARECIDO! Por suerte, gracias al último invento de la abuela, Nelson y Kenny seguirán el rastro del problema ¡CONVIRTIÉNDOSE EN PERROS! Pero ¿cómo van a encontrar a los animales si no pueden parar de correr detrás de un palo?
Ninja Kid 9 - Ninjas pasados por agua (Ninja Kid #Volumen 9)
by Anh Do¡Descubre al ninja que llevas dentro con el héroe más divertido! ¡Estos ninjas van a darse un buen chapuzón! Hay entradas disponibles para visitar el alucinante acuario nuevo y ¡Nelson y Kenny solo tienen que ganar una competición de natación para conseguirlas! Lástima que nadar se les dé tan mal: ¡parecen sacados de la piscina de los peques! ¡¿Podrá el último y alucinante invento de la abuela transformar a estos dos ninjas en remojo en auténticos peces ninja?!
Ninjas Have Issues
by Greg StonesNinjas are awesome—stealthy, cunning experts of infiltration and close combat. But like us all, they must sometimes grapple with the small but significant problems of everyday life. For instance, ninjas have issues with squirrels. They also have trouble with chimneys, pigeons, blow darts, and mimes. They really like hiding, going undercover, and pi±atas, but have MAJOR issues with samurai, giant fighting robots, and unicorns. Through it all, they secretly long for just one thing. Author of the breakout hit Zombies Hate Stuff, Greg Stones turns his popular, playfully absurd illustration style to the badass but surprisingly issue-fraught world of ninjas, detailing their inner lives and mortal combat with a subversive sense of the absurd.
Ninjas Have Issues
by Greg StonesFrom the acclaimed author of Zombies Hate Stuff—an illustrated guide to the things that stress ninjas out. Ninjas are awesome—stealthy, cunning experts of infiltration and close combat. But like us all, they must sometimes grapple with the small but significant problems of everyday life. For instance, ninjas have issues with squirrels. They also have trouble with chimneys, pigeons, blow darts, and mimes. They really like hiding, going undercover, and piñatas, but have MAJOR issues with samurai, giant fighting robots, and unicorns. Through it all, they secretly long for just one thing . . . Artist Greg Stones turns his popular, playfully funny illustration style to the badass but surprisingly issue-fraught world of ninjas, detailing their inner lives and mortal combat with a subversive sense of the absurd. Praise for the writing of Greg Stone &“Hilarious.&” —Wired &“Stones&’s panels have a cool way of collectively turning a grin into a chuckle (and perhaps, dare it be said, into a hearty guffaw).&” —Publishers Weekly
El niño de luto y el cocinero del Papa
by J.J. Armas MarceloDiosmediante Malaspina, también conocido como el Niño de Luto, es un hombre refinado que esconde los tesoros familiares en su casa de La Habana. Tras la visita de Juan Pablo II a Cuba, Angelo Ferri, ex cocinero del Papa, se queda a vivir en la isla para abrir un restaurante; su socio de bisnes será un ex brigadista rojo llamado Mauro Manfredini.En torno a estos y otros muchos personajes (una mujer que conoce todos los secretos de la isla, un prelado muy activo políticamente, la viuda de un héroe de la revolución), J.J. Armas Marcelo construye una obra en cuyo centro hay un robo y un crimen sin resolver; una novela, en palabras de su autor, «surrealista, kafkiana e histórica», un relato coral donde cada personaje tiene al menos dos caras, y donde por encima de todo se yergue como una sombra el Hombre Fuerte, representación del poder y el control absoluto en una isla abandonada a su suerte.«Un fastuoso despliegue verbal.»RICARDO SENABRE, El Cultural, El Mundo
El niño nuevo: Crónicas de la Primaria Carver, Libro 5 (The Carver Chronicles #5)
by Karen EnglishGavin y sus amigos no saben bien qué pensar de Keops, su nuevo compañero de clase. Es indudable que no actúa como los otros niños ni se les parece... ¡y ellos sospechan que se ha robado la bici de Gavin! Mientras tanto, Myrtle, la tía abuela de Gavin, está nuevamente de visita, y Gavin está seguro de que se pondrá del lado de su hermana para mandonearlo todo el tiempo. ¿Sobrevivirá Gavin a la tía Myrtle? ¿Podrá entender qué es lo que realmente ocurre con el niño nuevo?Gavin is sad that his friends next door are moving away, especially when he realizes that Harper, the biggest bully at Carver Elementary, is moving in! Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn&’t prove his theory. Can Calvin avoid trouble with Harper and still win the science fair?
El niño y la niña adecuados
by Madhu Ronda"El niño y la niña adecuados" es una introducción moderna a la relación basada en el propósito entre los jóvenes de hoy en día. Las diferentes culturas ven las relaciones personales o familiares de manera no similar. Con esto en cuenta, el presente libro enfatiza la fortaleza de la relación mutua en el contexto de sus generaciones familiares (es decir, la generación de los padres, la de los padres de los padres, etc.). Esto forja un fuerte vínculo en las relaciones y matrimonios.
The Ninth Wife: A Novel
by Amy Stolls"In this funny and engaging novel, Amy Stolls shows us that real–life romance is rarely as clear–cut as it seems. The Ninth Wife is a vibrant, nuanced novel about marriage, identity and the moment when we realize that the shimmer of fantasy pales next to the tumultuous reality of ordinary, everyday happiness.” — Carolyn Parkhurst, author of The Dogs of BabelA smart, funny, eye-opening tale of love, marriage, and the power of stories to unlock the true meaning of home and family.What sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife?Bess Gray is a thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist living in Washington, DC. Just as she's about to give up all hope of marriage, she meets Rory, a charming Irish musician, and they fall in love. But Rory is a man with a secret, which he confesses to Bess when he asks for her hand: He's been married eight times before. Shocked, Bess embarks on a quest she feels she must undertake before she can give him an answer. With her long-married, bickering grandparents, her neighbor (himself a mystery), a shar-pei named Stella, and a mannequin named Peace, Bess sets out on a cross-country journey—unbeknownst to Rory—to seek out and question the wives who came before. What she discovers about herself and her own past is far more than she bargained for.
Nits Nits Nits!: Book 4 (Horrid Henry #4)
by Francesca SimonNumber One for Fiendish Fun!This book contains some blood-sucking nits, a fangmangler monster, a school trip and a DISASTROUS dinner party! Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca Simon, with illustrations by Tony Ross. An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure.
Nitty-Gritty Grossology: Over 101 Disgusting Facts! (Grossology)
by Sylvia BranzeiDig deep into all things disgusting with more than 101 revoltingly fun facts! Perfect for fans of the Weird But True! series.Gross stuff is all around us, and this little book is a great primer on all sorts of icky and interesting information. Discover details about foul things like pee, the pooping habits of various animals, and more.From farts to tapeworms to scabs (oh my!), what&’s gross has never been so fun!
The Nix: A novel
by Nathan Hill<P>A Nix can take many forms. In Norwegian folklore, it is a spirit who sometimes appears as a white horse that steals children away. In Nathan Hill's remarkable first novel, a Nix is anything you love that one day disappears, taking with it a piece of your heart. <P>It's 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Anderson--college professor, stalled writer--has a Nix of his own: his mother, Faye. He hasn't seen her in decades, not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. Now she's re-appeared, having committed an absurd crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the internet, and inflames a politically divided country. <P>The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? <P>Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help. To save her, Samuel will have to embark on his own journey, uncovering long-buried secrets about the woman he thought he knew, secrets that stretch across generations and have their origin all the way back in Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. <P>As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Faye's losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself. From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, The Nix explores--with sharp humor and a fierce tenderness--the resilience of love and home, even in times of radical change. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
NK3: A Novel (Books That Changed the World)
by Michael TolkinA Hollywood novel of a very different kind by the author of The Player: A timely and “darkly satirical” dystopian thriller (The San Francisco Chronicle).Michael Tolkin is known as a master chronicler of show business culture. Now, in his new novel, the H LYW OD sign presides over a city devastated by a weaponized microbe that’s been accidentally spread around the globe, deleting human identity.In post-NK3 Los Angeles, a sixty-foot fence surrounds the hills where the rich used to live, but the mansions have been taken over by those with the only power that matters: the power of memory. Life for those inside the Fence, ruled over by the new aristocracy known as the Verified, is a perpetual party. Outside the Fence, downtown, the Verified use an invented mythology to keep control over the mindless and nameless. In deliciously dark prose, Tolkin winds a noose-like plot around a melee of despots, prophets, and rebels as they struggle for command and survival in a town that still manages to exert a magnetic force, even as a ruined husk.“Intricate and cleverly constructed.”?TheNew Yorker“Tolkin creates memorable images and searing moments and peppers the text with sly, dark humor, all while raising provocative social and political issues…NK3 is nightmare and satire, thriller and warning. Crafted by a master storyteller, it is a haunting parable about civilization marching forward, while forgetting what it leaves behind.”?Los Angeles Review of Books“Remind[s] one of how easily people are turned into commodities, how slippery the grip on identity can be, how there’s always someone ready to set themself up as the savior of civilization.”?TheSan Francisco Chronicle
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel (1) (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series #1)
by Alexander McCall SmithNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies&’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana&’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith&’s widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to &“help people with problems in their lives.&” Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.The No. 1 Ladies&’ Detective Agency received two Booker Judges&’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Box Set: Tears of the Giraffe, Morality for Beautiful Girls, The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series)
by Alexander McCall SmithHere are three heartwarming books in Alexander McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series—now available in a convenient ebook box set. This box set includes books 2-4 of the series: Tears of the Giraffe, Morality for Beautiful Girls, and The Kalahari Typing School for Men. Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.