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Tremendous Things
by Susin NielsenFrom Governor General's Literary Award--winning author Susin Nielsen comes a funny and heartfelt story about learning how to rise above your most embarrassing moment with humor, best friends and a killer triangle solo. <p><p> We all have moments that define us. For the comically clueless Wilbur, his moment happened on the first day of middle school, when someone shared his private letter with the entire student body. It revealed some of Wilbur's innermost embarrassing thoughts that no one else should ever know.Now it's the start of ninth grade and Wilbur hasn't been able to escape that major humiliation. His good friend Alex stuck by him, but Alex doesn't have as much time since he started dating Fabrizio. <p><p>Luckily, Wil can confide in his bestfriend: his elderly neighbor Sal. Also, Wil's in the school band, where he plays the triangle. They're doing an exchange program with students from Paris, and Wilbur's billet, Charlie, a tall, chic young woman who plays the ukulele and burps with abandon, captures his heart. Charlie likes him, but only as a friend. <p><p>So Alex, Fabrizio and Sal host a Queer Eye-style intervention to get Wil in shape and to build his confidence so he can impress Charlie when their band visits Paris, and just maybe replace humiliation with true romance in the City of Love.
Tremendous: The Life of a Comedy Savage
by Joey DiazNew York Times Bestseller Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . . Movie star. Family man. Comedy legend. Joey Diaz has been called every name in the book (and then some). Now, for the first time, he shares the story of his unlikely rise to fame in his own words—with no punches pulled. Today, he stars in hit films, headlines sold-out tours, hosts the popular Uncle Joey&’s Joint podcast, and is a devoted father—but his life wasn&’t always so picture-perfect. Joey &“Coco&” Diaz credits his success to his &“immigrant mentality,&” the work ethic his mother modeled for him and on which countless others have depended to survive the harsh landscape of being an outsider. Diaz wasn&’t always a star, but he was always a comedian—it just took him a while to figure it out. To be fair, he was pretty busy while he was young: helping his tough-as-nails mother in her bar, holding a gun for the first time at the age of six, and later dealing drugs and serving time. Tremendous is the story of Diaz&’s life, from grueling childhood and misspent youth to finding his true calling in comedy. Immigrants, fans of celebrity tales, and comedy enthusiasts alike will be enthralled by this incredibly true, foul-mouthed, and funny memoir. It&’s not a story for the faint of heart, or for prudes who&’ve never spent a week sleeping in a piece of playground equipment. From finding his mom&’s body to high stakes crime, addiction and depression, there are plenty of dark episodes in this saga. Diaz shares it all with brutal honesty and humor, in the same inimitable voice he&’d use talking to you from the stage or in a bar. He also shares the story of his improbable rise to the top and the bumpy road that led him there. An inspiration to misfits everywhere, Tremendous is storytelling at its finest—and a reminder that the direst of circumstances can change in unimaginable, unpredictable ways.
Tremor of Intent
by Anthony BurgessA brilliantly funny spy novel, this morality tale of a Secret Service gone mad features sex, gluttony, violence, and treachery. From the author of the ground-breaking A Clockwork Orange.Denis Hillier is an aging British agent based in Yugoslavia. His old school friend Roper has defected to the USSR to become one of the evil empire's great scientific minds. Hillier must bring Roper back to England or risk losing his fat retirement bonus. As thoughtful as it is funny, this morality tale of a Secret Service gone mad features sex, gluttony, violence, treachery, and religion. Anthony Burgess's cast of astonishing characters includes Roper's German prostitute wife; Miss Devi and her Tamil love treatise; and the large Mr. Theodorescu, international secret monger and lascivious gourmand. A rare combination of the deadly serious and the absurd, the lofty and the lusty, Tremor of Intent will hold you in its thrall.
Tres capas, máxima suavidad
by Nieves Hidalgo¿Un rollo de papel higiénico puede ser el detonante para conocer el amor? Elaia es interiorista, trabaja en la empresa de su padre, donde ha demostrado su valía, y lo único que le importa por el momento es su profesión y conseguir que su padre se decida a casarse de nuevo. Tremendamente temperamental, dice lo que piensa siempre, aunque más de una vez le ha causado problemas. Vive sola, la moda le importa un pito y le encanta relajarse viendo películas en blanco y negro. Jaime Samper, huérfano desde muy niño y criado por sus tíos, ha conseguido con esfuerzo convertirse en un psicólogo reconocido y en un psiquiatra de primera. Está centrado en su trabajo, le gusta ayudar a la gente y toda su vida social se centra en un par de amigos de la facultad con los que queda cada cierto tiempo. Que le toque ser presidente de su Comunidad no le hace gracia porque hay un par de vecinos conflictivos y él es un hombre tranquilo... hasta que lo sacan de sus casillas. Elaia ha tenido una semana agotadora, no está de humor y tiene un compromiso con su padre: una cena de negocios a la que no le apetece ir. Jaime ha pasado una semana estresante, debe acudir también a una cena en compañía de sus tíos, que preferiría eludir, y no está para bromas. Sin embargo, una huelga de reponedores en el super provoca una discusión con una chica a cuenta del último paquete de papel higiénico -¡qué cosas pasan!-. Por si fuera poco, una avería deja a ambos encerrados juntos. Esperemos que la sangre no llegue al río... ¿Quién dijo que era necesario salir de casa para enamorarse? La nueva colección de Selecta de relatos románticos en época de confinamiento. Porque la química siempre funcionamejor en espacios pequeños.
Trevor Lee and the Big Uh Oh!: [16pt Large Print Edition]
by Wiley BlevinsIf there's one thing everyone knows, it's that Trevor Lee and school don't mix. Like pickles and peanut butter. When his new teacher announces all the third graders must read in front of everyone at Parents Night, Trevor Lee and his best friend Pinky take action before his secret of not being able to read gets out. After several over-the-top attempts at getting out of Parents Night, Trevor Lee enlists the help of his Mamaw. "Some days are just bad. You gotta hold your head high and keep moving," she always says. Can Trevor Lee remember her advice as he stands in front of a crowd on the biggest night of third grade?
Trial by Marriage
by Lindsay ArmstrongReform of the rake…?Sarah Sutherland: Twenty-six years of age, wears horn-rimmed spectacles and works as a schoolteacher: "I suppose you could say I fit everyone's picture of a typical spinster. I wish, though, that the fact I've taken a job in the outback of Australia didn't automatically lead to the assumption that I'm out of here because I can't find a man...or worse, don't want one!"Cliff Wyatt certainly seems to think he just has to whistle and he can add me to his harem. Luckily, I'm immune to his charms. Or at least I thought I was. Now he's started taking me seriously...and I know I'm in big trouble!""Lindsay Armstrong's story commands the reader's attention...."-Romantic Times on A Difficult Man
Trial by Seduction
by Kathleen O'BrienSleeping with her enemy!Mark Connelly had always been the black sheep in his family, and Glenna knew she was playing with fire the day she walked back into his life.Once a sexy rebel in a leather jacket, Mark had transformed himself into a seriously rich financial hotshot. But he still had women falling at his feet. Not Glenna, though. She'd returned for revenge, not seduction-and to uncover a ten-year-old scandal in Mark's past. Only, her search for the truth seemed destined to begin-and end-behind Mark's bedroom door!Presents Extravaganza25 YEARS!
Triceratops (Step into Reading)
by StorybotsThe curious crew from the award-winning StoryBots apps, videos, and Netflix show present a new early reader about one of the coolest dinosaurs!Its distinctive horns and gigantic neck frill make Triceratops one of the most recognizable and popular dinosaurs. This Step 1 rhyming Science Reader will entertain while sharing some basic facts about this heavy-weight herbivore. Children will recognize the signature catchy--and hilarious--rhymes and colorful art from the StoryBots popular YouTube video "Triceratops." Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyming text is paired with picture clues to help children decode the story.
Trick of Time
by JL MerrowA contemporary man finds an unlikely chance at love with a rent boy in Victorian London in this gay time-shift romance.When Ted Ennis steps out the doors of the Criterion Theatre for a cigarette and finds himself in Victorian London, he begins to doubt his sanity. At first he thinks it’s all a film set, and is sure that the strikingly handsome young man leaning against a lamppost must be the leading man . . .What starts as a sordid transaction with a beautiful rent boy quickly turns into something much deeper. Ted finds himself drawn back to Jem time and again. As they get to know each other, Ted craves more meaningful encounters.But Ted doesn’t understand the exact conditions necessary for his trips through time—and for Jem, time may actually be running out. Now Ted has one last shot to get back to Jem and save their relationship, before it’s too late . . .
Trick or Threat
by Andrea FrazerThe Rev. Goodfellow pays a visit to Lady Amanda Golightly at Belchester Towers, upset by the trick-or-treat antics of some local youths who are apparently using this innocent Hallowe’en pastime as a means of extracting money with menaces.Incensed at this bullying of vulnerable local residents, including one of her own circle, Lady Amanda, aided by her faithful friend Hugo Cholmondley-Crichton-Crump, girds her loins and prepares to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Trick or Threat
by Andrea FrazerThe Rev. Goodfellow pays a visit to Lady Amanda Golightly at Belchester Towers, upset by the trick-or-treat antics of some local youths who are apparently using this innocent Hallowe’en pastime as a means of extracting money with menaces.Incensed at this bullying of vulnerable local residents, including one of her own circle, Lady Amanda, aided by her faithful friend Hugo Cholmondley-Crichton-Crump, girds her loins and prepares to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Trick or Trap (Goosebumps Most Wanted #3)
by R.L. StineIn this spinoff to the New York Times–bestselling Goosebumps series, best friends enter a haunted house and a spirit tries to keep them there forever.Scott Harmon would be the kid who is most afraid of everything at his school. That is, if it wasn’t for his best friend, Amanda Gold, who is just as easily terrified. They really don’t have it easy. Scott’s younger sister spends all of her time trying to frighten them. She’ll do whatever it takes to get them to scream. Scott and Amanda are also tormented by some neighborhood kids. But this Halloween, Scott and Amanda are determined to conquer their fears, even if that means spending time in the creepy old house that everyone else says is haunted. And if Scott and Amanda can stop being so afraid, maybe they can even finally get some revenge. Unless the house really is haunted . . .
Trick or Treat!: A Mr. Men Little Miss Book (Mr. Men and Little Miss)
by Adam HargreavesYou're invited to a night of tricks and treats at Mr. Happy's Halloween party!The Mr. Men and Little Miss characters are dressed up and ready for the spookiest night of the year! Mr. Happy shows off his friendly smile with a pair of Dracula fangs, Mr. Greedy's Frankenstein costume matches his monster appetite, and Little Miss Magic makes an entrance dressed as a witch on a flying broomstick! But who came to the party dressed as a ghost? Is this Halloween party haunted, or is someone pulling off the ultimate trick? Find out in this fa-BOO-lous new Halloween story!
Tricking the Tallyman
by Jacqueline Davies S. D. Schindler<P>Are kids interested in learning about the very first American census? <P>Probably not. <P>Do young readers clamor for stories set in the very, very olden days of the late 18th century? <P> Uh, not really. <P>Okay, but do they like nutty cat-and-mouse trickery, wacky slapstick, and animals disguised as people? <P>You bet! <P>So let them have all that, and if they end up learning a thing or two about our country, its history, and the ways our government works, shhh . . . we won't tell! <P>Tricking the Tallyman accomplishes the tricky task of showing kids the way the 1790 census was tabulated (or tallied) and how the country's new citizens came to understand (after much misunderstanding) how it worked to help them and the country. <P> Excellent for classroom use or to put in the hands of bright kids with a taste for the quirky and irreverent, young readers may enjoy this story so much they might not even notice how much they've learned!
Tricking the Tooth Fairy: Book 3 (Horrid Henry #3)
by Francesca SimonNumber One for Fiendish Fun!This book contains a lost tooth, a wedding, a HORRIBLE guest and a PUKEY poem! Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca Simon, with illustrations by Tony Ross. An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure.
Tricks Are Treats
by Disney BooksGet up to mischief with the Disney Villains, just in time for Halloween, in this laugh-out-loud storybook that comes with a sheet of villainous stickers! Trick or treat? Disney Villains don't need to choose . . . For them, tricks are treats! Whether they're serving poison apples or wearing sneaky disguises, they adore creating utter mayhem. Join ten mischievous villains to find out why they find trickery so very delightful. Featured Disney Villains include the Queen, Dr. Facilier, Cruella, Captain Hook, Yzma, Hades, Ursula, Gaston, the Queen of Hearts, and Maleficent. This wickedly delightful Disney Villains storybook features a rhyming read-aloud text, vibrant illustrations, and a spooky sheet of stickers--making it the perfect buy for Halloween.
Tricks and Treats (My Little Pony)
by D. JakobsA Halloween storybook featuring your favorite ponies!Includes Read Aloud/Read to Me functionality where available.Book Description:It's Nightmare Night in Ponyville! Join the ponies and their pals as they celebrate their version of Halloween. They dress up in silly costumes, collect lots of candy, and tell spooky stories about the evil Nightmare Moon!
Tricks for Free (Incryptid Ser. #7)
by Seanan McGuireThe seventh book in the funny and fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.Penance, noun:1. Punishment for past actions.2. An attempt to pay for what can't be bought.3. See also "exile."Antimony Price is on the run. With the Covenant on her tail and her family still in danger, she needs to get far, far away from anyone who might recognize her--including her own mice. For the first time in a long time, a Price is flying without a safety net. Where do you go when you need to disappear into a crowd without worrying about attracting attention? An amusement park, of course.Some people would call Lowryland the amusement park. It's one of the largest in Florida, the keystone of the Lowry entertainment empire...but for Annie, it's a place to hide. She's just trying to keep her head down long enough to come up with a plan that will get her home without getting anyone killed. No small order when she's rooming with gorgons and sylphs, trying to placate frustrated ghosts, and rushing to get to work on time.Then the accidents begin. The discovery of a dead man brings Annie to the attention of the secret cabal of magic users running Lowryland from behind the scenes. They want the fire that sleeps in her fingers. They want her on their side. They want to help her--although their help, like everything else, comes with a price.No plan. Minimal backup. No way out. Annie's about to get a crash course in the reality behind the pretty facade. If she's lucky, she'll survive the experience.
Tricky Business
by Dave BarryThe Extravaganza of the Seas is a five-thousand-ton cash cow, a top-heavy tub whose sole function is to carry gamblers three miles from the Florida coast, take their money, then bring them back so they can find more money. In the middle of a tropical storm one night, these characters are among the passengers it carries: Fay Benton, a single mom and cocktail waitress desperate for something to go right for once; Johnny and the Contusions, a ship's band with so little talent they are . . . well, the ship's band; Arnold and Phil, two refugees from the Beaux Arts Senior Center; Lou Tarant, a wide, bald man who has killed nine people, though none recently; and an assortment of uglies whose job it is to facilitate the ship's true business, which is money-laundering or drug-smuggling or . . . something. What happens to them all in the midst of the fiercest storm in years, the unpredictable ways in which this trip will change their lives and send them ricocheting off each other like a giant game of pinball, is the story of this astonishing, wickedly satisfying, all-too-human novel by "one of the funniest writers alive" (Carl Hiaasen).
Tricky Twenty-Two: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum #22)
by Janet EvanovichSomething big is brewing in Trenton, N.J., and it could blow at any minute. <p><p>Stephanie Plum might not be the world’s greatest bounty hunter, but she knows when she’s being played. Ken Globovic (aka Gobbles), hailed as the Supreme Exalted Zookeeper of the animal house known as Zeta fraternity, has been arrested for beating up the dean of students at Kiltman College. Gobbles has missed his court date and gone into hiding. People have seen him on campus, but no one will talk. Things just aren’t adding up, and Stephanie can’t shake the feeling that something funny is going on at the college—and it’s not just Zeta fraternity pranks. <p><p>As much as people love Gobbles, they hate Doug Linken. When Linken is gunned down in his backyard it’s good riddance, and the list of possible murder suspects is long. The only people who care about finding Linken’s killer are Trenton cop Joe Morelli, who has been assigned the case, security expert Ranger, who was hired to protect Linken, and Stephanie, who has her eye on a cash prize and hopefully has some tricks up her sleeve.
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions And Disturbances
by Neil GaimanIn Trigger Warning, global phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction, which includes a Doctor Who adventure, the David Bowie-inspired The Return of the Thin White Duke and a never-before published American Gods story, Black Dog.The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains was serialised on BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime in November 2015. 'We are all wearing masks. That is what makes us interesting. These are stories about those masks, and the people we are underneath them.' Neil Gaiman, writing from a cabin in the dark woods.Make sure you secure your own mask before reading. Before being transported to worlds filled with witches, watchers and big black bees, with deathless Kin and pirate girls, with things that prowl in the darkness beyond the circle fire, to find the Shadder lurking at your journey's end. But then what happens? There's always something waiting for you. There's always more. Just keep turning the pages.'We each have our little triggers.'Literary alchemy from 'a writer of rare perception and endless imagination' (William Gibson), TRIGGER WARNING is a cornucopia of storytelling: horror and ghost stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry. It will open your eyes to the inexhaustible supply of darkness around you, the magic and the monsters, the myths and the miracles, and to finding truths in the most extraordinary of places.
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
by Neil GaimanGlobal phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things, which includes a never-before published American Gods story, BLACK DOG.In this new volume, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies beneath. Trigger Warning includes previously published pieces of short fiction-stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013-as well as BLACK DOG, a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods.Trigger Warning is a rich cornucopia of horror and ghosts stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry that explores the realm of experience and emotion. In Adventure Story-a thematic companion to The Ocean at the End of the Lane-Gaiman ponders death and the way people take their stories with them when they die. His social media experience A Calendar of Tales are short takes inspired by replies to fan tweets about the months of the year-stories of pirates and the March winds, an igloo made of books, and a Mother's Day card that portends disturbances in the universe. Gaiman offers his own ingenious spin on Sherlock Holmes in his award-nominated mystery tale The Case of Death and Honey. And Click-Clack the Rattlebag explains the creaks and clatter we hear when we're all alone in the darkness.A writer whose creative genius is unparalleled, Gaiman entrances with his literary alchemy, transporting us deep into the realm of imagination, where the fantastical becomes real and the everyday incandescent. Trigger Warning engages the mind, stirs the heart, and shakes the soul. Neil Gaiman is one of the most original and popular literary artists of our day.(P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers
Triggerfish Twist: Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Orange Crush, Triggerfish Twist, And The Stingray Shuffle (Serge Storms #4)
by Tim DorseyEnsconced in a lovely tropical villa on idyllic Triggerfish Lane, Jim Davenport anticipates the good life to come. But this isn't living -- it's Florida and the neighborhood is not quite what it seems. It's got overly aggressive Little League parents, drug-free Rastafarians, homicidal hookers, unnatural sex and casual violence. Oh, yes, and there's a psychopathic serial killer-cum-Sunshine-State folklorist named Serge A. Storms living directly across the street. So it's only a matter of time before Jim up and actually kills somebody ...
Triggs: The Autobiography of Roy Keane's Dog
by TriggsThe explosive, no-holds-barred autobiography of Triggs, Roy Keane's confidant, adviser...and dog!Ten major trophies. A missed Champions League final. Player of the Year awards. Alf-Inge Haaland. Drunken nights. Contract negotiations. Patrick Vieira. Prawn sandwiches. The explosive end to Roy's relationship with Ireland and Manchester United. Triggs - TV lover, hypochondriac, noted wit, football genius and best friend to the most talked-about footballer of his generation - was witness to it all. Funny, frank and never less than 110 per cent mean-spirited, Triggs tells the truth about what it was like to be a central player in the extraordinary drama of her master's life.
Triggs: The Autobiography of Roy Keane's Dog
by TriggsThe explosive, no-holds-barred autobiography of Triggs, Roy Keane's confidant, adviser...and dog!Ten major trophies. A missed Champions League final. Player of the Year awards. Alf-Inge Haaland. Drunken nights. Contract negotiations. Patrick Vieira. Prawn sandwiches. The explosive end to Roy's relationship with Ireland and Manchester United. Triggs - TV lover, hypochondriac, noted wit, football genius and best friend to the most talked-about footballer of his generation - was witness to it all. Funny, frank and never less than 110 per cent mean-spirited, Triggs tells the truth about what it was like to be a central player in the extraordinary drama of her master's life.