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Quanto tempo esperar para transar com ele
by Monique Sorgen Sheila TeixeiraQuando Samantha Harper completa 30 anos, está pronta para encontrar o homem dos seus sonhos, e é isso que ela faz. Samantha quase sempre cumpre o que se propõe a fazer. Só tem um problema, depois de conhecê-lo e transar com ele na primeira noite, ela não recebe a tão esperada ligação para um segundo encontro. Não acostumada ao fracasso, Samantha fica furiosa! Seu maior desejo é poder voltar atrás e consertar a situação. Ela deseja que nunca tivesse transado com ele! ... E, para sua surpresa, seu desejo é realizado. Ela não recebe uma, mas várias chances de voltar no tempo, descobrir o momento exato de ir para a cama e conquistar o homem dos seus sonhos. Determinada a desvendar essa questão, depois de muitas tentativas, Samantha finalmente encontra a resposta para o velho dilema de quanto tempo você deve esperar para transar com ele.
Quantum Bullsh*t: How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics
by Chris FerrieScience is so f*cking rad. We don't deserve it.What actually is quantum physics? If you can answer that questions without bullsh*tting the person standing next to you in the bookstore, you can stop reading right now. But although most of us don't actually understand quantum physics, we know that it's mystical and awesome, and if we understood it we'd probably be rich and beautiful and happy, right? After all, there are plenty of people out there trying to sell you quantum crystals to align your quantum energy with your quantum destiny. Can they all be wrong?Spoiler: yes. Yes, they can. There is no such thing as quantum crystals. Sorry!Luckily, as pseudo-science takes over the internet and it's getting harder and harder to separate alternative facts from real science, Chris Ferrie (an actual quantum physicist!) is here to explain quantum physics in a way that makes sense, so you can see the hucksters and bullsh*tters coming from a mile away—and school them in what quantum entanglement actually is (it has nothing to do with your romantic life). If you f*cking love science and want to be slightly less dumb than you were when you woke up this morning, Quantum Bullsh*t is the truly out-of-this-world book for you.
Quantum Interstellar Sports League #1 (Quantum Interstellar Sports League #1)
by J. Scott SavageThe Last Kids on Earth meets Space Jam in this hilarious illustrated novel about football, aliens, and friendship! Welcome to the Quantum Interstellar Sports League, where humans and aliens play football for the fate of the Earth!Wyatt Benson is NOT a football player. Yes, his dad may be the greatest quarterback of all time, but don't go getting any ideas. Wyatt's the kind of twelve-year-old who invents his own junk food and whose greatest physical achievement was accidentally knocking out his third-grade teacher with a badly thrown dodgeball. (Don&’t ask.)So how did he find himself as the quarterback on a football team of pro-athlete tweens playing in an intergalactic tournament against terrifying aliens? Well, it's a long story that involves contractual mishaps and the alien overlord Schnozly Grofsplot, but no matter what he tries, he can't back out. Wyatt and the rest of his teammates—like the cocky soccer star Nitro, bighearted rugby player Quake, and super cool gymnast Nova (who Wyatt is totally NOT crushing on)—will have to work together to win the tournament. Because did he mention that if Earth loses, the fate of the world is at stake?!Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustrations, this is a laugh-out-loud series for any kid that loves science fiction, football, and friendship.
A Quantum Love Story: A Novel
by Mike ChenFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: BrotherhoodThe only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them.Grieving her best friend's recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda&’s ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator.Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her…and claims they've met before. Carter Cho knows who she is, why she's mourning, why she's there. And he needs Mariana to remember everything he&’s saying.Because time is about to loop.In a flash of energy, it&’s Monday morning. Again. Together, Mariana and Carter enter an inevitable life, four days at a time, over and over, without permanence except for what they share.But just as they figure out this new life, everything changes. Because Carter's memories of the time loop are slowly disappearing. And their only chance at happiness is breaking out of the loop—forever.&“This unusual and satisfying near-future time-travel adventure fires on all cylinders.&” —Publishers WeeklyAlso by Mike Chen:HERE AND NOW AND THENA BEGINNING AT THE ENDWE COULD BE HEROESLIGHT YEARS FROM HOMEVAMPIRE WEEKEND
Quantum of Silliness: The Peculiar World of Bond, James Bond
by Robbie SimsWho gives the hammiest performance in a Bond film? What is the series’ most cringeworthy moment? What quips would Sir Roger Moore come out with if he starred in Licence to Kill? These are the sort of questions you never knew you needed answering. It’s Bond, James Bond – but as you’ve never seen him before.
The Quarantine Princess Diaries: A Novel (Princess Diaries)
by Meg CabotMia Thermopolis knows just what to do in a crisis: Rule.During the Covid-19 pandemic, a section of the diary of Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia fell into the hands of Meg Cabot, the Princess’s royal biographer. As reported in media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, The Mary Sue, Refinery 29, Bustle, and more, from March until June of 2020, sixteen entries of the princess’s diary were leaked onto Ms. Cabot’s blog, to the delight of over a million fans. In these entries, titled The Coronavirus Princess Diaries, the princess recorded her most heartfelt emotions while dealing with her husband’s quarantine after exposure to the virus; her personal (and political) battles while imposing health restrictions on her small European nation; life during lockdown (even in as idyllic a location as a palace on the Riviera); and of course, dealing with her demanding royal family, especially her grandmother.Since then, readers have been clamoring for more chapters of Mia’s coronavirus diary . . . and here they are at last: The Quarantine Princess Diaries include not only the previously released entries (now edited and updated with new content), but two hundred more pages of entirely original, never-before-seen entries, including the princess’s worries over a possible royal affair; a showdown between Mia and Grandmère over the latter’s intended nuptials; the eventual development and distribution of a groundbreaking intranasal vaccine for every citizen in Genovia; and, as always, a royally happy ending.After all we’ve been through, what could be more comforting for any lover of royal romance than snuggling up with a brand new installment of the diary of Mia Thermopolis, the princess who started it all?
The Quarry
by Iain BanksKit doesn't know who his mother is. What he does know, however, is that his father, Guy, is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent, Guy gathers around him his oldest friends - or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul - the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison and Robbie, corporate bunnies whose relationship is daily more fractious; Pris and Haze, once an item, now estranged, and finally Hol - friend, mentor, former lover and the only one who seemed to care. But what will happen to Kit when Guy is gone? And why isn't Kit's mother in the picture? As the friends reunite for Guy's last days, old jealousies, affairs and lies come to light as Kit watches on.
The Quarry
by Iain BanksKit doesn't know who his mother is. What he does know, however, is that his father, Guy, is dying of cancer. Feeling his death is imminent, Guy gathers around him his oldest friends - or at least the friends with the most to lose by his death. Paul - the rising star in the Labour party who dreads the day a tape they all made at university might come to light; Alison and Robbie, corporate bunnies whose relationship is daily more fractious; Pris and Haze, once an item, now estranged, and finally Hol - friend, mentor, former lover and the only one who seemed to care. But what will happen to Kit when Guy is gone? And why isn't Kit's mother in the picture? As the friends reunite for Guy's last days, old jealousies, affairs and lies come to light as Kit watches on.
The Quarry
by Iain M. BanksEighteen-year-old Kit is weird: big, strange, odd, socially disabled, on a spectrum that stretches from "highly gifted" at one end, to "nutter" at the other. At least Kit knows who his father is; he and Guy live together in a decaying country house on the unstable brink of a vast quarry. His mother's identity is another matter. Now, though, his father's dying, and old friends are gathering for one last time."Uncle" Paul's a media lawyer now; Rob and Ali are upwardly mobile corporate bunnies; pretty, hopeful Pris is a single mother; Haze is still living up to his drug-inspired name twenty years on; and fierce, protective Hol is a gifted if acerbic critic. As young film students they lived at Willoughtree House with Guy, and they've all come back because they want something. Kit, too, has his own ulterior motives. Before his father dies he wants to know who his mother is, and what's on the mysterious tape they're all looking for. But most of all he wants to stop time and keep his father alive.Fast-paced, gripping and savagely funny, The Quarry is a virtuoso performance whose soaring riffs on the inexhaustible marvel of human perception and rage against the dying of the light will stand among Iain Banks' greatest work.
Quarter Life Poetry: Poems For The Young, Broke And Hangry
by Samantha JayneSamantha Jayne knows that life post-college isn't as glamorous as all undergrads think it's going to be . . . because she's currently living it. At twenty-five, Samantha began creating doodles and funny poems about her #struggle to share with friends on Instagram. To her surprise, these poems were picked up by twenty-somethings all around the world who agreed, 'This is literally us.' At a time when it seems like everyone else is getting married, snagging a dream job and paying off their student loans, Samantha captures the voice of young people everywhere who know that your twenties can sometimes be the exact opposite of 'the best years of your life'.
The Quarterback's Crush
by John PetrieDo nice guys always have to finish last? For Dylan Porter, it’s starting to look that way. His plan is to finish high school, get a football scholarship, and come out to his family and friends when he has the cushion of being away at college. But none of that is going to happen if his failing grades get him kicked off the team. His saving grace comes in the form of Tommy Peterson, the smartest kid in school, who also happens to be the Triple S that Dylan crushes on: smart, short, sexy. Dylan falls hard and when his feelings seem unrequited, he accidentally outs himself to his entire team, expecting them to oust him. But it’s anybody’s game as Dylan learns how to be honest about who he is and keeps his eye on the prize—the heart of Tommy Peterson.
Quattrocchi, Spillo, Sotutto e Mi-mimmo - Investigatori segreti: Racconto per bambini e giovani – Libro di suspense e humour. Lettura da 8-9 a 11-12 anni.
by A. P. HernándezPaolo, Mimmo, Alessandro e Carlo hanno solo 10 anni, ma sono già dei veri investigatori. Hanno risolto un mucchio di misteri, anche se nessuno tanto difficile e pericoloso come la scomparsa della loro maestra. Riusciranno a risolvere questo caso?
¡Qué cosas dice mi abuela! (The Things my Grandmother Says)
by Ana GalánUsing traditional Spanish-language sayings, a grandmother teaches manners to his grandchildren and their friends.Un niño narra los eventos de un día cualquiera, y cuenta sobre los consejos que siempre le da su abuela, los cuales son refranes muy conocidos en el idioma español.A boy narrates the events of a regular day, relating along the way his grandmother’s advice on manners, which come in the form of traditional Spanish-language sayings.
¿Qué dices, teacher?: Las aventuras lingüísticas de un americano en España
by Charlie GeerEste es un libro para comprender España desde su idioma y con humor. Una radiografía divertidísima de nuestra idiosincrasia. Charlie Geer es un americano que vino a España, con todo el entusiasmo del mundo, para enseñar inglés. Pero nada más llegar se dio cuenta de que el español era mucho más difícil de lo que imaginaba. Sus años de estudio de nuestro idioma no lo salvaron de todo tipo de malentendidos: por ejemplo, decía alegremente que había trabajado como «pecador», en lugar de «pescador»; y no podía entender por qué los españoles hablaban tanto de «ostras» y «la leche» en contextos que no tenían nada que ver ni con el marisco ni con los lácteos. ¿Y por qué los chavales se llamaban «tío» entre ellos? ¿Acaso eran todos sobrinos los unos de los otros? Pero el colmo fue cuando una alumna suya le comentó que antes de la clase había estado «ancabuela", es decir, en la casa de su abuela. «¡Vaya chollo!», pensó Charlie. ¡Seispalabras en una! Y entonces empezó a preguntarse: ¿cómo se comunican en la vida real los españoles? ¿Cómo consiguen entenderse entre ellos? ¿Qué tiene de especial el castellano? ¿Y en qué se diferencian los españoles de los estadounidenses?
Que el fin del mundo te pille de risas
by Andrea Compton¡Llega la novela autobiográfica de Andrea Compton e Inés Hernand! Andrea e Inés llevan más años siendo amigas que sin serlo. Se han defendido de matones, se han expurgado piojos repugnantes, le han prestado el cuarto a la otra para que pudiera hacer el amor por primera vez, han grabado una serie, montado una revista, visto mil conciertos y viajado desde Benidorm hasta Las Vegas. Pero, sobre todo, se han reído muchísimo. Llevan riendo juntas desde antes de que nacieran las redes sociales, los seguidores o los influencers y lo seguirán haciendo cuando mueran, porque lo que la risa ha unido, no hay fin del mundo que lo separe.
¿Qué le dijo?
by Carlos SilveyraEstos sencillos y modestos ¿Qué le dijo...? entran en las aulas cuando falta el profe. Carlos Silveyra #escritor, docente y periodista# se ha dedicado a recopilar lo que dicen los chicos. El recopilador ofrece dos batallas: una contra el olvido, el gran peligro que se cierne sobre la literatura oral, y otra con la intención de que estos sencillos y modestos ¿Qué le dijo...? sean considerados definitivamente parte de la literatura. Esa literatura que solo entra en las aulas cuando falta el profe.
Qué mal repartido esta el mundo... y el universo, ni te cuento: Que mal repartido esta el mundo... y el universo ni te cuento
by El Club de la ComediaUn conjunto de monólogos desternillantes sobre la vida cotidiana con la mejor maestra de ceremonias: Eva Hache. Qué mal repartido está el mundo... y el universo, ni te cuento reúne los mejores monólogos de El Club de la Comedia, el programa que presenta Eva Hache y que ha cosechado un gran éxito de audiencia. Una mezcla genial de humor y crítica para hablar desde la ironía más sutil de la pareja, de la crisis, del inglés de los españoles, de las casas, de la familia, de la ciencia, de los expedientes X, de los concursos, de los famosos, del futuro... con el objetivo de pasar un buen rato. Actores, actrices, humoristas y presentadores de la talla de Belén Rueda, Marta Torné, Canco Rodríguez, Eva Hache, Miren Ibarguren, Luis Merlo, Nuria González, Secun de la Rosa, Arturo Valls, Isabel Ordaz, Imanol Arias, Alexandra Jiménez, Miki Nadal, Patricia Conde, Santiago Segura, Toni Acosta, Amparo Baró, Antonio Molero, José Luis Gil, Pepa Aniorte, Carmen Machi o Amaia Salamanca nos brindan un universo «mal repartido» que sin embargo te hará partícipe de una realidad universal de todos: la carcajada. Empieza a reír:«Qué bonitas son las cenas entre parejas, esas que se hacen en casa con un montón de amigos y que acaban todas igual: mal. Yo tengo una teoría: la forma más rápida de perder una amistad entre adultos es jugando a algo.» «Yo no entiendo por qué la gente se queja tanto de la crisis porque a poco que lo piensas descubre que la crisis tiene un montón de ventajas... De entrada: ¡como excusa es buenísima!, ¡vale para todo!» «Acabo de ser padre, pero aposta ¿eh? Mi primer hijo. Y es verdad lo que dicen: ser padre es lo más maravilloso que hay en el mundo. Solo hay algo más maravilloso que ser padre: no serlo.»
¡Qué molesta es la gente feliz!
by Josh Peck¡Qué molesta es la gente feliz!es la culminación de años de aprendizaje, crecimiento y búsqueda de puntos brillantes en las partes aterradoras de la vida. Escrito con el tipo de humor, fuerza de carácter y autoconciencia inquebrantable que solo alguien que ha dominado su ego puede reunir, este libro de memorias nos recuerda la libertad que cambia la vida al otro lado de la aceptación.¡Qué molesta es la gente feliz! es el divertido y contradictorio consejo de Josh sobre una amplia gama de temas, desde la autoestima y la comida hasta Internet, y la dinámica familiar hasta la mentira y la búsqueda de la "felicidad", que incluyen:• ¡Eres el pez que estás intentando pescar!• ¡Nadie sabe lo que quiere!• ¡No hay expertos del futuro!• ¡El yo no puede arreglarse a sí mismo!• ¡Deje que la gente hiera sus sentimientos!
Que no se vaya nadie sin devolver la guita
by Enrique PintiOtro libro en que Enrique Pinti con su característico humor da cuentade un momento histórico de la República Argentina. El humorista tomacríticamente la serie de hechos que se desencadenaron en nuestro país enDiciembre del 2001. A través de cada nuevo libro de Enrique Pinti podemos anticipar parte delo que va a ocurrir en la República Argentina. Y no se trata de que estemáximo monologuista tenga poderes de adivinación ni de que poseainformación secreta, sino que su análisis de la realidad pasa por unsentido que pocos poseen: el sentido común. El sentido común que no sedeja obnubilar por el deseo o la fantasía.Sobre este punto, Pinti nos aclara que nunca permitió que sus opinionesfuera arrastradas por las ideologías en boga que vaticinaban larevolución a la vuelta de la esquina. Desde hace tiempo sabe que nuestropueblo es mucho más complejo de lo que la mayoría supone. Él se ve a símismo yt a todos nostros tal cual somos, y disecciona con mano firme alos políticos que siguen con su empecinado autismo frente a estederrumbe, a este horroroso presente cartonero, a este naufragio de todala sociedad.Si observamos los cacerolazos, los escraches y los piqueteros cortandorutas, pensaríamos que figuras como Rodríguez Saa, Menem o De la Sota nopodrían ser electos ni en un pueblito perdido de la selva misionera. Sinembargo, a pesar de todo lo que vemos, continúan encabezando lasencuestas y es probable que uno de ellos sea el próximo presidente delos argentinos.Vivimos épocas de gran confusión donde casi nadie puede prever cómo seráel día de mañana, y Enrique Pinti no es una excepción. Siento lo mismoque cualquiera de nosotros, pero intenta que pensemos juntos un futuromejor para la gente. Pese a todo, en este libro logra destrañar algunosmisterios nacionales, y lo hace con un lenguaje directo, con todo elpoder de su ironía, son su legítima bronca deslenguada.Y con su compromiso de siempre.
¡Qué tragedia más grande, Samuel! (Si yo lo llego a saber... #Volumen 1)
by Sandra BreeSamuel no tiene nada contra el matrimonio, pero la exigencia de Libertad de «virgen hasta el altar» le suena a cadena perpetua. Así que va a tener que conseguir que lo desee tanto como él a ella o no llegará cuerdo a la boda. Libertad ha vivido los últimos cuatro años de su vida en un internado, sin recibir visitas de nadie. Para trivializar su pena se creó un mundo lleno de fantasía, palacios, princesas y amores novelescos. Lo que nunca imaginó es que el Príncipe Azul que iba a aparecer en su vida sería un profesor de kárate que, a diferencia de lo que pasa en los cuentos, no iba a conformarse solo con un beso... Desde que Samuel conoce a Libertad cae rendido ante su inocencia. Sin embargo, cuando descubre que tiene unos pensamientos un poco anticuados y sueños absurdos sobre cuentos de amores románticos decide llevar la pasión de ella al límite para que cambie de idea.¿Resistirá Libertad los apasionados besos y las sensuales, atrevidas y ardientes caricias de Samuel o será él quien tendrá que soportar como pueda una larga y ardiente espera hasta el día de la boda?
The Québec Affair
by Robert PenbrookeA Princeton University graduate is drafted by the CIA to intercept classified fusion energy information from a defecting Soviet nuclear scientist in China. What starts simply becomes an Asian nightmare. His mission is ultimately successful, but his Canadian origins involve him in uneasy relationships that speak to the heart of the French Separatist movement and the French-Anglo rivalry in Québec. Sweeping through the Northeastern States, the Atlantic Provinces, to Québec and the sub-arctic Ungava Peninsula of Northern Québec, this story is bound to intrigue readers from all backgrounds. The interwoven lives of the different characters climax in tragedy for a favorite, but renewed hope among the survivors... for the future.
The Queen: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Her Majesty
by H. Sutcliffe E. DunneUpdated to mark her Platinum Jubilee, The Queen: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Her Majesty is a collection of all the things that make Elizabeth II a national treasure, from the profound impact she has had on 21st-century politics, to her superhuman ability to keep on waving and her fabulous collection of headscarves.Did you know that she has established a whole new dog breed, the dorgi, a cross between a corgi and a dachshund? Or that in her lifetime she has given out more than 75,000 Christmas puddings?With beautiful illustrations and humorous observations, this book is a joyful celebration of a monarch who will go down in history as one of the greatest of all time.
Queen B
by Laura Peyton RobertsTo B or to Bee?Cassie has been second best all her life, but as Snow Queen runner-up--with a cute new boyfriend, to boot--she's determined to reach new social heights this semester. The time has come to move from Queen B to Queen Bee.But how is she supposed to fly when life keeps pinching her wings? Her lovesick brother is determined to mortify her in public. She's in charge of her school's talentless talent show, where at any moment someone could pull back the curtain and expose her (many) insecurities. The people she cares most about are mad at her. (Again.) And her nemesis, Sterling, has an evil new clone, one who's making a hobby of humiliating Cassie--and making a beeline for Kevin.Does being popular mean you have to sting like a bee? Or can a girl become queen without losing her honey? Let the buzz begin!From the Hardcover edition.
Queen Charlotte: Before Bridgerton Came an Epic Love Story
by Julia Quinn Shonda RhimesGo beyond the original Shondaland series on Netflix, Queen Charlotte, with this lushly romantic Bridgerton prequel novel written by New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes as the marriage of Queen Charlotte and King George of England leads to an unexpected love story and a union that transforms society.In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours.Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent… not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she, and her King, needed.Because George has secrets… secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy.Thrust into her new role, Charlotte must navigate the intricate politics of the court—with the newly-titled Lady Danbury at her side—all the while guarding her heart, because she is falling in love with the King…even as he pushes her away. Now, Charlotte must learn to rule, and to understand that she has been given the power to remake society, fulfilling her destiny as Queen. But she also has to fight for the love growing between her and George as people first, royals second. As she says to him: “Fight with me! Fight for me!”
Queen Gene, The
by Jennifer CoburnIn this hip, outrageous, so-funny-and-true-it-hurts novel, Jennifer Coburn explores the ties that bind--and sometimes strangle--between mothers and daughters. . . If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother. "You are so lucky to have a mother like Anjoli. " That's what all my friends say. But really, my friends weren't there when I was eight and my theatre-savvy, drama queen of a mother said she didn't want to take me to the Central Park Zoo because the animals didn't put on a good show. My mother is like a vapor: when she enters a room, she occupies every bit of space. Don't get me wrong--I adore my mom. . . from a distance. It's just, well, what can you say about a woman who takes her teacup Chihuahua to every new age healer in Manhattan, who has a living-beauty will so her eyebrows will still look great if she's in a coma, and who tells my cousin Kimmy that the sperm bank has too many rules and suggests a new lipstick and a train ride to Princeton instead? To top it off, she calls me ten times a day to say, "Darling, I'm in crisis!" What, like I'm not? In addition to mothering my mother, I'm also trying to keep my marriage hot with a two-year-old under foot. . . babysitting the artists in residence at my Berkshires artists' colony, which seems to be the Bermuda Triangle of creativity but a breeding ground for seriously insane. . . resisting an attraction to a man so sexy he could give your eyeballs an orgasm. . . and trying to rid my 100-year-old home of mischievous ghosts. Yeah, sort of got my hands full. The way I see it, I've got two choices: go completely mad, or start living my own life on my own terms, starting with my mother. I'm just not sure which option is crazier. . . "Entertaining. . . fresh, fast, and unpredictable. . . I didn't want it to end!" --Jen Lancaster "A fun and fast-paced ride through family madness. . . I really enjoyed it!" --Caren Lissner