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The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #12)
by Alexander Mccall SmithThe twelfth installment in the beloved, bestselling series is once again a beautiful blend of wit and wisdom, and a profoundly touching tale of the human heart.Precious Ramotswe is haunted by a dream in which she is driving her dear old white van. Grace Makutsi dreams that her 97 percent on the Botswana Secretarial College exam was a mistake. When Mma Ramotswe discovers that her van is actually still in use (and, of course, sets out to retrieve it), Mma Makutsi wonders whether her dream will turn out to be prophetic as well.They can only wait and see, but, in the meantime, one of Phuti Radiphuti's apprentices has gotten a girl pregnant and, under pressure to marry her, has run away. Naturally, it is up to Precious and Grace to help the couple work things out. In other developments, Mma Ramotswe investigates a case of rural jealousy in which cattle are being poisoned. Add to the mix Violet Sephotho's newly begun, already unstoppable run for the Botswana Parliament and the possibility that wedding bells may finally ring for Phuti Radiphuti and Grace Makutsi -- whose love for each other is as great as their love for Botswana -- and we have a charming and delightful tale from the inimitable Alexander McCall Smith.From the Hardcover edition.
Saturday Night Live & American TV
by Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewicz, Ron BeckerThought-provoking and &“undeniably interesting&” essays on this cultural institution of comedy and what it says about our society (Booklist). Since 1975, &“Live from New York, it&’s Saturday Night!&” has greeted late night–TV viewers looking for the best in sketch comedy and popular music. SNL is the variety show that launched the careers of countless comedians, including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Adam Sandler. Week after week, SNL has produced everything from unforgettable parodies to provocative political satire—adapting to changing times decade after decade while staying true to its original vision of performing timely topical humor. With essays that address issues ranging from race and gender to authorship and comedic performance, Saturday Night Live and American TV follows the history of this iconic show, and its place in the shifting social and media landscape of American television.
Saturday Night Live Little Golden Book (Little Golden Book)
by null David CroattoLive from bedtime . . . it's Saturday Night Live in its first ever Little Golden Book!From Coneheads to cowbells, Saturday Night Live as kept us laughing for 50 years. Now some of their funniest characters and skits come to life in this Little Golden Book. Illustrated in the quirky and loveable Funko POP! art style, kids ages 2 to 5, their parents, and fans of the classic show will love this light-hearted reimagining as a collectable Little Golden Book!Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.
Saturday You Die
by R. A. LaffertyBesides being born (that is an ordeal, no less an ordeal because you forget it) the worst thing to be gone through is to be a new boy in a small Southern town. Lafferty was the winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award and a six time Nebula Award Nominee. His quirky style made his work hard to pigeonhole and market, but he still managed to influence a wide array of today&’s best writers. Simply on of the best writers the science fiction and fantasy field has ever produced.
Saturdays at Noon: An uplifting, emotional and unpredictable page-turner to make you smile
by Rachel MarksDiscover the emotionally gripping and uplifting page-turner that will put a smile on your face'Heart-breaking and full of hope' WOMAN & HOME 'Wonderful, compassionate, unpredictable' GRAEME SIMSION, author of THE ROSIE PROJECT 'I genuinely couldn't recommend Saturdays At Noon enough' 5***** READER REVIEW________EMILY JUST WANTS TO KEEP THE WORLD AWAY.After getting into trouble yet again, she's agreed to attend anger management classes. But she refuses to share her deepest secrets with a room full of strangers.JAKE JUST WANTS TO KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER.He'll do anything to save his marriage and bond with his six-year-old son, Alfie. But when he's paired with spiky Emily, he wonders whether opening up will do more harm than good.The two of them couldn't be more different. Yet when Alfie, who never likes strangers, meets Emily, something extraordinary happens.COULD ONE SMALL BOY CHANGE EVERYTHING?_________'Totally loveable and completely unforgettable' CLAIRE POOLEY'I loved this book' KATIE FFORDEReaders LOVE Saturdays at Noon . . .'Such a special book . . . the characters jump off the page and pull you immediately into their world' 5***** Reader Review'This book was FANTASTIC. When I wasn't reading it I couldn't stop thinking about it' 5***** Reader Review'Outstanding. I have goosebumps typing this review . . . The story telling is the best I have read in a long time' 5***** Reader ReviewLonglisted for the Guardian's 'Not The Booker' prize!
The Satyricon
by PetroniusThe Satyricon is one of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world. Most likely written by an advisor of Nero, it recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy, encountering courtesans, priestesses, con men, brothel-keepers, pompous professors and, above all, Trimalchio, the nouveau riche millionaire whose debauched feasting and pretentious vulgarity make him one of the great comic characters in literature. Estimated to date from 63 - 65 AD, and only surviving in fragments, The Satyricon nevertheless offers an unmatched satirical portrait of the age of Nero, in all its excesses and chaos.
The Satyricon Petronius
by William ArrowsmithThe Satyricon is a classic of comedy, a superbly funny picture of Nero's Rome as seen through the eyes of Petronius, it’s most amorous and elegant courtier. William Arrowsmith's translation—a lively, modern, unexpurgated text—recaptures all the ribald humor of Petronius's picaresque satire. It tells the hilarious story of the pleasure-seeking adventures of an educated rogue, Encolpius, his handsome serving boy, Giton, and Ascyltus, who lusts after Giton—three impure pilgrims who live by their wits and other men's purses. The Satyricon unfailingly turns every weakness of the flesh, every foible of the mind, to laughter.
Saucy Postcards: The Bamforth Collection
by Marcus HearnThe Yorkshire-based publisher Bamforth & Co started producing 'saucy' postcards in 1910. These cheeky designs became synonymous with the English seaside resorts where they were sold, but were exported all over the world. After WW2, Bamforth artists began to satirise the classic comic archetypes that still resonate today - henpecked husbands, naughty nurses and randy milkmen. Contemporary concerns ranging from the contraceptive pill to the Space Race also received the irreverent Bamforth treatment. Saucy Postcards: The Bamforth Collection celebrates the golden age of these comic gems, with a selection of more than 250 cards originally published from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s. The book's introduction reveals the story behind the company, and the battles with the postcard censorship committees that resulted in almost 150 prosecutions.
Saucy Postcards: The Bamforth Collection
by Marcus HearnThe Yorkshire-based publisher Bamforth & Co started producing 'saucy' postcards in 1910. These cheeky designs became synonymous with the English seaside resorts where they were sold, but were exported all over the world. After WW2, Bamforth artists began to satirise the classic comic archetypes that still resonate today - henpecked husbands, naughty nurses and randy milkmen. Contemporary concerns ranging from the contraceptive pill to the Space Race also received the irreverent Bamforth treatment. Saucy Postcards: The Bamforth Collection celebrates the golden age of these comic gems, with a selection of more than 250 cards originally published from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s. The book's introduction reveals the story behind the company, and the battles with the postcard censorship committees that resulted in almost 150 prosecutions.
Sauerkraut
by Kelly JonesA new quirky-funny book from the author of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer about a boy whose plans for the summer go sideways when the ghost of his great-great-grandmother demands his attention. <P><P>HD Schenk is a maker--an inventor, someone who builds cool stuff. He's got a plan for the summer: he'll build his own computer and enter it in the county fair. Then everyone will know who he is and what he can do. To earn enough money for the parts he'll need, HD has promised to clear out his uncle's overflowing basement. No big deal, right? But there's more in that basement than HD bargained for. On his first trip down there, a voice only he can hear starts talking to him. About...sauerkraut? <P><P>Who knew the ghost of his great-great-grandmother was haunting an old pickling crock? She's got a grand plan, too. She wants HD to help make her famous recipe for sauerkraut and enter it in the county fair so that she can be declared pickle queen. <P><P>After some initial shock, HD is willing enough to help. This ghost is family, after all. But only HD can really see and hear his Oma, which is going to make it hard for her to win on her own... <P><P>Kelly Jones spins a wonderfully goofy ghost tale that celebrates creative problem solving, family ties, and makers of every variety.
Sausage Dog Santa: Book 1 (Sausage Dog Series)
by Bella SwiftFrankie the sausage dog puppy can't wait to spend his first Christmas with his new family, even grumpy old cat Holly. But he can't believe it when Holly tells him that Santa doesn't bring presents to animals. Frankie decides to take things into his own paws. He'll be a Sausage Dog Santa and make all his animal friends' Christmas wishes come true! From a cosy nest for a chilly robin, to a messy mudbath for a playful dalmation, no wish is too small for the Sausage Dog Santa to grant! But who will grant Frankie's own wish to make friends with Holly in time for Christmas . . . ?SAUSAGE DOG SANTA is the perfect stocking filler for fans of Bella Swift's best-selling THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE . . . series!
Sausage Dog Santa: Book 1 (Sausage Dog Series)
by Bella SwiftStanley the sausage dog puppy can't wait to spend his first Christmas with his new family, even grumpy old cat Cleo. But he can't believe it when Cleo tells him that Santa doesn't bring presents to animals.Stanley is determined to make his new friends' Christmas wishes come true - from a cosy nest for Rosie the robin, to a messy mudbath for Florence the dalmatian. No wish is too small for the Sausage Dog Santa! But who will grant Stanley's own wish to make friends with Cleo in time for Christmas . . . ?SAUSAGE DOG SANTA is the perfect stocking filler for fans of Bella Swift's best-selling THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE . . . series!
Sauve Qui Peut: Stories
by Lawrence DurrellFor the British delegation to Vulgaria, no problem is too small to become a crisis in this lively story collection of diplomatic misadventureIn the words of Antrobus, master diplomat in the King&’s service, diplomacy was once &“a quiet and restful trade carried on in soothing inanity among a hundred shady legations and embassies all over the globe.&” What changed? What caused this most noble profession to fall from grace? Women, of course. A diplomatic incident begins brewing as soon as the lovely new French ambassador—or is it ambassadress?—arrives in Vulgaria. One of the British delegation is instantly besotted, and about to begin his pursuit when a rival appears in the form of roguish Italian diplomat Bonzo di Porco. Because these are servants of the most advanced governments in the world, they settle their dispute rationally: with swords. Jealousy, selfishness, swordplay? All are commonplace in Antrobus&’s embassy. In these nine juicy tales, the King&’s diplomats may seldom be diplomatic, but they always manage to get the job done—with or without bloodshed.
Savage & Blue
by Karen DelorbeÉl escribe novelas románticas. Yo soy su mayor fan. Es mi amor imposible. Y yo, su sirvienta. Amo a Gabriel Savage. Es mi escritor favorito. Cada mes, desde hace un par de años, le escribo una carta de amor. Pongo todo mi corazón en ella. Podría decirse que me he obsesionado con él: lo sigo a todas partes para tomarle fotos y robarle cosas cuando se descuida. Las colecciono en una cajita bajo mi cama. Incluso, a veces, las subasto en mi blog para ganar dinero extra. Pensarán que soy patética, pero mi gran fantasía es que se enamore de mí. Cumplo mi sueño de conocerlo en una firma de libros. Es el mejor día de mi vida pero también el peor, ya que un incidente con mi café lo lleva a odiarme. Estoy convencida de que no quiere volver a verme jamás. Sin embargo, el destino nos tiene preparada una sorpresa: por casualidad encuentro trabajo de empleada doméstica y# ¿Adivinan quién es minuevo jefe?
Savage Chickens
by Doug SavageIt's not paranoia if they're really out to get you--or is that just something they put out there to make you feel better? Irrationality, meet the imagination. People are afraid of the strangest things, and chickens aren't any better off. Join Doug Savage and the cast of the Savage Chickens comics as they admit, combat, and hide from their deepest, darkest, and most absurd phobias in this e-book original collection.
Savage Courtship
by Susan NapierWho's Been Sleeping In His Bed?"I can't deny that it's a common male fantasy to be seduced by a beautiful stranger who conveniently vanishes afterwards...."Vanessa could kick herself! It had been a simple misunderstanding...how dared Benedict Savage imply that she'd deliberately set out to seduce him? The very idea was outrageous, he simply wasn't her type! No matter that he was the last word in cool, suave sophistication-he was also her boss, and a formidable sexual predator into the bargain. But Vanessa had no intention of falling prey to his dark charm-had Benedict met his match at last?
The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf (The Squire's Tales #3)
by Gerald MorrisHer castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet realizes the only way to get help is to get it herself. So one night she slips away and strikes out for King Arthur's court where she hopes to find a gallant knight to vanquish the Knight of the Red Lands and free her castle. Gerald Morris's latest Arthurian novel is a highly comic tale of hidden identities, mysterious knights, faeries and enchantments, damsels-in-distress, and true love.
The Savage Girl
by Alex Shakar“A crystalline satire of a preening media elite too exhausted with pillaging the minds of consumers to notice the collapsing world around them” (Kirkus).What is the next trend—the next “killer app”? This question is very much on the mind of Ursula Van Urden, a burned-out art student who, after her supermodel sister Ivy’s widely publicized suicide attempt, has found work as a trendspotter for Tomorrow, Ltd., in the volcano-shadowed metropolis of Middle City. Armed with only a sketch pad and a mandate to “find the future,” Ursula discovers a homeless girl who hunts her own food and lives on the street. This “savage girl” becomes Ursula’s first trend and the basis for an advertising scheme that goes madly, disastrously awry.An exceptionally written novel that puts an obsession with pop culture under the microscope, The Savage Girl is a book that cannot be ignored, and Alex Shakar is a writer brimming with talent.Praise for The Savage GirlA New York Times Notable Book“An exceptionally smart and likable first novel that tries valiantly to ransom Beauty from its commercial captors.” —Jonathan Franzen“A brutally funny first novel that skewers America’s marketing mentality and fractured consciousness.” —Time Out (New York)“It’s exciting to meet a new novelist who’s not afraid of heights.” —New York Times Book Review“The most sensitive, observant, and shrewdest of writers are preternaturally attuned to the undercurrents that twist and warp society, and Shakar, a seer with extraordinary literary skills and a piquant sense of humor, will join the ranks of Goerge Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Tom Wolfe.” —Chicago Tribune
A Savage Life: Holiday Stories
by Michael SavageRadio legend Michael Savage reveals the man behind the microphone, sharing his extraordinary American journey and the adventures that shaped him.**FEATURING EXCLUSIVE, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED NEW MATERIAL**For twenty-five years, Michael Savage has captivated listeners on his national radio show The Savage Nation, which reaches a loyal audience of more than ten million each week. In A Savage Life, the usually private man tells his own compelling story in forty-six vignettes that span his childhood to today. These tales of Savage’s journey from poor immigrant’s son in New York City to media star are deeply personal and revealing: he writes of being so poor as a child that he had to wear a dead man’s pants; of the various trials that beset his parents and “silent brother,” Jerome, who was sent to an institution; of his botanical expeditions to Fiji in the 1970’s; and, most of all, of his family, his sustaining force throughout. “A marvelous storyteller.”— THE NEW YORKER“Vivid storytelling.” — WASHINGTON TIMES
Savage News: A Novel
by Jessica YellinThe former White House correspondent shares “a tale of an ambitious but principled on-air journalist navigating the ego-infested waters of cable news” (Washington Post).Natalie Savage grew up focusing her ambition on her reporting career instead of her personal life. Now her efforts are paying off. Offered the title of White House correspondent—temporarily—she knows she has the grit, principles, and instincts to succeed. But first she must compete with a vacuous frat boy for the position.Navigating rating wars, sexual harassment and an international political crisis to prove herself, Natalie begins to wonder if achieving her dreams really means compromising on everything she stands for.This juicy insider’s take on contemporary journalism tackles dirty politics, the #MeToo movement, and accusations of fake news as a dedicated young woman does all she can to hold truth to power.
Savage Theories
by Pola Oloixarac Roy Kesey"A stunning vibrant maximalist whirlwind of a novel. Oloixarac’s wit and ambition are evident on every page. By comparison, most other contemporary fiction seems a little dull and simple-minded." —Hari Kunzru, author of Gods Without MenA debut novel of seduction and madness, hate and love, set in the world of Argentine academia and animated by the spirits of Wittgenstein, Rousseau, Nabokov and Bolaño Rosa Ostreech, a pseudonym for the novel’s beautiful but self-conscious narrator, carries around a trilingual edition of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, struggles with her thesis on violence and culture, sleeps with a bourgeois former guerrilla, and pursues her elderly professor with a highly charged blend of eroticism and desperation. Elsewhere on campus, Pabst and Kamtchowsky tour the underground scene of Buenos Aires, dabbling in ketamine, group sex, video games, and hacking. And in Africa in 1917, a Dutch anthropologist named Johan van Vliet begins work on a theory that explains human consciousness and civilization by reference to our early primate ancestors—animals, who, in the process of becoming human, spent thousands of years as prey.Savage Theories wryly explores fear and violence, war and sex, eroticism and philosophy. Its complex and flawed characters grapple with a mess of impossible, visionary theories, searching for their place in our fragmented digital world.
The Savakis Merger (Tall, Dark and Dangerous #1)
by Annie WestA society queen finds herself an unwilling mistress due to family business dealings in this contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author.Only hours ago she was a wickedly tempting, sexy stranger. Now Damon Savakis knows who she really is—Callie Manolis, society ice-queen and duplicitous niece of his arch enemy.Yet when Callie’s avaricious uncle loses the Manolis money, she becomes the bargaining chip in the Savakis merger! Damon is unprepared for her bravery, poise and purity in a world full of greed. Once she’s paid her dues in his bed . . . he’ll make her his willing bride for free!
Savannah Blues: A Novel
by Mary Kay Andrews“A great heroine, steamy Savannah setting, a hunky chef, antiques galore, and an intriguing mystery. It doesn’t get any better than this.” — Susan Elizabeth PhillipsFrom New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews, a wittily seductive tale of divorce, revenge, and great antiques, set in sultry Savannah, Georgia.If you think you know Savannah, think again . . .Landing a catch like Talmadge Evans III encouraged Eloise “Weezie” Foley to buy a gem of a townhouse in Savannah's historic district. Divorcing Tal got her exiled to the backyard carriage house, where she’s launched a spite-fest with Tal's new fiancé, the elegant Caroline DeSantos.An antiques picker, Weezie combs Savannah's steamy back alleys and garage sales for treasures when she's not dealing with her loopy relatives or her hunky ex-boyfriend. But an unauthorized sneak preview at a sale lands Weezie smack in the middle of magnolia-scented murder, mayhem . . . and more. Dirty deals simmer all around her, just as her relationship with the hottest chef in town heats up and she finds out how delicious love can be the second time around.
Savannah Breeze: A Novel
by Mary Kay AndrewsSouthern belle BeBe Loudermilk has lost all her worldly possessions, thanks to a brief but disastrous relationship with the gorgeous Reddy, an "investment counselor" who turns out to be a con man. All that's left is a ramshackle 1950s motel on Tybee Island-an eccentric beach town that calls itself a drinking village with a fishing problem. Breeze Inn is a place where the very classy BeBe wouldn't normally be caught dead, but with no alternative, she moves into the manager's unit, vowing to make magic out of mud. The work is grueling, especially dealing with the bad-tempered caretaker, a fishing captain named Harry who's trying to earn enough dough to get his boat out of hock. With the help of Harry and her junking friend Weezie, BeBe soon has the motel spiffed up and attracting paying guests. Then there's a sighting of Reddy in Fort Lauderdale, and BeBe decides to go after him. She puts together a posse, and with the irrepressible Granddaddy Loudermilk snoring in the backseat of the Buick, heads south. The plan is to carry out a sting that may be just a little bit outside the law but that, with any luck at all, will retrieve BeBe's fortune and put the dastardly Reddy in jail, where he belongs. And maybe Harry, who's looking more hunky every day, will finally get his boat back.
Save Me! (From Myself): The Existential Crises of a Creative Introvert
by So LazoWARNING: This book contains so many feelings!This colorful collection of comics will take you on an expertly guided emotional journey, from impostor syndrome to unrequited love, with stops along the way for excitement, joy, vulnerability, and existential dread. Illustrator and self-proclaimed crybaby So Lazo renders each experience with honesty and heart, navigating the obstacle course of early adulthood with their distinctive style and self-deprecating humor. Heartbreakingly earnest and effortlessly queer, this little book captures the trials and tribulations of the creative introvert in vivid detail.DISTINCTIVE VOICE: Lazo's work is earnest without being sappy or preachy and vulnerable without taking itself too seriously. It manages to be beautiful and messy, funny and wistful, inviting you into Lazo's colorful, creative, anxious, determined, introverted world.RELATABLE CONTENT: If you've ever lost your nerve upon running into your crush at a party, juggled your love-hate relationship with working from home, or wished that aliens would rescue you from the Dumpster fire that is human existence—this book is for you!Perfect for:• Worriers, introverts, and tender types• Young adults, artists, and creatives• Fans of So Lazo's queer and colorful artwork