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Amour… sans honte (Amour… #1)

Amour…, numéro hors sérieGeoff vit en ville, profitant pleinement la vie libre d'un jeune homme gay, lorsque la mort de son père le convainc de retourner dans la ferme familiale. Découvrant un jeune amish endormi dans sa grange, Geoff apprend qu'Eli passe une année loin de sa communauté avant de demander le 'Baptême' et vivre selon les traditions de son église. En dépit de leur attraction mutuelle, Geoff est déterminé à ne pas s'impliquer avec lui, mais Eli découvre que Geoff partage ses sentiments et il commence à le courtiser, capturant tout d'abord son attention, puis son cœur.Leur relation naissante est menacée par des parents médisants et étroits d'esprit, ainsi que par la société en général. Un nouveau monde s'ouvre à Eli et il doit décider s'il doit retourner dans sa communauté, sa famille, le monde et futur qu'il connaît, ou rester avec Geoff et avoir foi en la puissance de l'amour

Amour... sans limite (Amour… #3)

Amour…, numéro hors sérieJoey Sutherland a trouvé un foyer chez Geoff Laughton et Eli, son partenaire. Il vit et travaille désormais à la ferme, devenue son refuge après un grave accident de moto. Le visage marqué de cicatrices, Joey a du mal à accepter le regard des autres. Quand la tante de Geoff, Mari, leur demande un service : héberger un jeune musicien de l’Orchestre National des Jeunes, Joey se charge à contrecœur d’aller récupérer le jeune homme. Il imagine déjà le dégoût qu’inspirera son visage couturé.Tout au contraire, Robert Edward Jameson se montre ouvert et amical. Une fois à la ferme, il est prêt à toutes les expériences. De plus, il est aveugle, ce qui, bien entendu, aide beaucoup Joey à se détendre en sa présence.Très vite, Joey et Robbie deviennent inséparables et ils tombent également amoureux l’un de l’autre. Malheureusement, l’été touche à sa fin et Robbie doit retourner chez lui, dans le Mississippi, où sa famille possède une plantation et du personnel chargé de veiller sur le jeune aveugle. Joey espère obtenir de Robbie qu’il échappe à son confortable cocon pour vivre avec lui, mais acceptera-t-il de repousser ses limites par amour ?

Amour... sans peur (Amour… #5)

Amour…, numéro hors sérieRaine Baumer vit une vie de fêtes à Chicago, profitant de relations de courtes durées avec peu d’attaches sentimentales. Mais lorsqu’il est sévèrement blessé dans une attaque homophobe, Geoff, son ami proche, vient le chercher pour l’emmener se reposer à la campagne. Là-bas, Geoff et son compagnon Eli le considèrent comme un membre de leur famille, et Raine fait la rencontre de Jonah, le frère d’Eli, qui explore la vie en dehors de la communauté Amish d’où il est originaire.L’attraction mutuelle de Jonah et Raine les rapproche, mais ils n’auront peut-être pas la chance de profiter l’un de l’autre… Le père de Jonah lui pose un ultimatum, et la police pense que l’agression de Raine n’était pas qu’une simple coïncidence, comme on aurait pu le croire initialement. Raine et Jonah vont devoir braver leurs peurs s’ils veulent avoir une chance de vivre ensemble.

Amour Tempête

Au sujet d’Amours tempêtes Éric « Zee » Zellinger, le capitaine des Storms de Portland, est connu et reconnu pour sa capacité à obtenir des résultats, mais mener son équipe vers la victoire devient un défi de plus en plus insurmontable. Il ne peut pas se permettre la moindre distraction, pas maintenant — pas quand sa carrière en dépend. Toutefois, quand la petite sœur de son meilleur ami lui propose une expérience qu’il ne peut pas refuser, il craint de ne plus pouvoir être le capitaine dont son équipe a besoin. Toujours embrouillée dans une spirale infernale à la suite d’un événement qui a bouleversé sa vie à la fac, Dana Campbell ferait n’importe quoi pour surmonter les séquelles de cette nuit terrible — et pour cela, elle est prête à demander l’aide du seul homme à qui elle fait entièrement. Peu importe à quel point elle est irrésistible, peu importe si son offre est alléchante, Éric n’arrivera peut-être pas à franchir le pas — entre autres parce que cela pourrait mettre en péril les chances de l’équipe pour se qualifier pour les séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley. Maintenant, Éric a une dernière chance, mais va-t-il choisir la tempête d’amour qu’est Dana, la chance de peut-être vivre heureux le restant de ses jours, ou choisira-t-il sa carrière ?

Amour tentaqueulaire (L'amour, toujours)

Rien ne rapproche aussi bien deux hommes – ou plutôt un homme et un immortel – que la vengeance.Sloane, détective privé, a sacrifié sa carrière dans les Forces de l&’Ordre pour traquer le meurtrier de ses parents. Comme eux, il croit en des dieux oubliés, il pratique leur magie et leur offre ses prières… sans jamais obtenir de réponse.Jusqu&’ici.Azaethoth le Petit, dieu des voleurs et des escrocs, prend soin des siens. Il vient sur terre pour venger le meurtre d&’un de ses favoris et peut-être séduire le très tentant détective que le destin a mis sur son chemin. S&’il réussit dans ses projets, il ne s&’agira pas seulement d&’attraper un tueur pour le remettre à la justice. En fait, Azaethoth est sûr d&’avoir enfin trouvé celui avec lequel il aimerait passer sa vie éternelle.La résistance initiale de Sloane cède devant la tendresse inattendue d&’Azaethoth, et les tentacules qu&’il aperçoit parfois sous l&’apparence humaine du dieu enflamment son imagination. Mais leur enquête devient de plus en plus étrange et dangereuse. Pour survivre à la bataille finale, le couple aura besoin d&’un peu de foi… et beaucoup de lumière mystique.

Amoureuse d'Un Milliardaire

Elizabeth vient de sortir d'un mariage raté et a hérité d'une équipe de basket-ball. Trouvera-t-elle l'amour de ses rêves?

Amours De Voyage

Over the great windy waters, and over the clear-crested summits, Unto the sun and the sky, and unto the perfecter earth, Come, let us go,--to a land wherein gods of the old time wandered, Where every breath even now changes to ether divine. <P> <P> Come, let us go; though withal a voice whisper, 'The world that we live in, Whithersoever we turn, still is the same narrow crib; 'Tis but to prove limitation, and measure a cord, that we travel; Let who would 'scape and be free go to his chamber and think; 'Tis but to change idle fancies for memories wilfully falser; 'Tis but to go and have been.'--Come, little bark! let us go.

Amoya Blackwood Is Brave

When a girl's confidence is shaken and she begins to shrink, her grandmother is there to remind her of who she is in this empowering picture book about self-esteem.Amoya Blackwood is loud, bold and carefree. She always has the answer in class. And she knows just what to say to make her friends laugh.Amoya Blackwood shows up with a smile on her face. She enters a room and takes up space.But one day Amoya Blackwood starts noticing that the adults around her want to be less loud, less bold, less carefree. They want her to take up less space, and so she does. She gets smaller and smaller and smaller.She gets so small she hardly recognizes herself.But then, a conversation with her Gran reminds Amoya of who she is. And a surprising thing happens . . .

Amparo y el galope de los caballos muertos

Amparo y el galope de los caballos muertos es una novela de un realismo muy fuerte, necesario y bienvenido. El simbolismo, no obstante, se desvela poco a poco y va impregnando la narración. «Cuando Amparo se asoma, él está sentado a una mesa y sabe que ha abandonado a su suerte a una mujer indefensa a quien apenas ha visto y nunca volverá a ver.» Sánchez es un hombre que lo ha perdido todo. Formó parte de una revolución que fracasó, tuvo que enfrentar el exilio y la cárcel. Volvió a su país para asistir al fin de su matrimonio y a la necesidad de comenzar de nuevo. Cuarenta años más tarde, quienes fueron derrotados ejercen el gobierno y el poder, y Sánchez forma parte de esa nueva realidad. El pasado se ha convertido en relato y muchas palabras, de tanto repetirlas, han ido perdiendo su significado. Luzardo es un hombre sencillo y solitario. Ha intentado enjugar su soledad leyendo todo lo que cae en sus manos, pero, más que nada, novelas del lejano oeste. Lo demás que sabe lo aprendió en el campo, conoce más a los caballos que a las personas. Decepcionado por la justicia del hombre, ha decidido tomarla en sus manos. Entre ambos, está Amparo. Guillermo Álvarez Castro, uno de los narradores más destacados de su generación, dueño de una personalísima técnica narrativa, retorna con una novela atrapante, que envuelve al lector en una atmósfera sugestiva y poética.

Amp'd: A Novel

"Complete with painfully wry observations and delightfully caustic wit, this novel is a gritty exploration of what it's like to feel incomplete in the world. All five fingers up for this bitterly satisfying tale." --Kirkus Reviews(starred)Aaron is not a man on a hero's journey. In the question of fight or flight, he'll choose flight every time. So when a car accident leaves him suddenly asymmetrical, his left arm amputated, looking on the bright side just isn't something he's equipped to do. Forced to return to his boyhood home to recuperate, Aaron is confronted with an aging father (a former Olympic biathlete turned hoarder), a mother whose chosen to live in a yurt with a fireman twelve years her junior, and a well-meaning sister whose insufferable husband proves love isn't just blind, but also painfully stupid.As Aaron tries to make the world around him disappear in a haze of Vicodin and medical marijuana, the only true joy in his life comes from daily ninety-second radio spots of fun science facts: the speed of falling raindrops, batteries made out of starfish, and sexual responses triggered by ringtones - all told in the lush, disembodied voice of commentator Sunny Lee, with whom he falls helplessly, ridiculously, in love. Aaron's obsession with Sunny only hastens his downward spiral, like pouring accelerant on a fire. Pressured to do something - anything - to move his life forward, he takes the only job he can get. As a "fish counter" at the nearby dam, he concludes that an act of violent sacrifice to liberate the river might be his best, final option.

Amped (Vintage Contemporaries)

Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place. The New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse creates a stunning, near-future world where technology and humanity clash in surprising ways. The result? The perfect summer blockbuster. As he did in Robopocalypse, Daniel Wilson masterfully envisions a frightening near-future world. In Amped, people are implanted with a device that makes them capable of superhuman feats. The powerful technology has profound consequences for society, and soon a set of laws is passed that restricts the abilities--and rights--of "amplified" humans. On the day that the Supreme Court passes the first of these laws, twenty-nine-year-old Owen Gray joins the ranks of a new persecuted underclass known as "amps." Owen is forced to go on the run, desperate to reach an outpost in Oklahoma where, it is rumored, a group of the most enhanced amps may be about to change the world--or destroy it.Once again, Daniel H. Wilson's background as a scientist serves him well in this technologically savvy thriller that delivers first-rate entertainment, as Wilson takes the "what if" question in entirely unexpected directions. Fans of Robopocalypse are sure to be delighted, and legions of new fans will want to get "amped" this summer.

Amphetamines and Pearls (The Scott Mitchell Mysteries #1)

A private investigator stumbles upon the body of a female singer in this mystery from an author praised by Elmore Leonard for his &“clean and simple&” prose. When Scott Mitchell loved Candi Carter, her name was just plain Ann. Back then she was a hippie, playing tambourine in some no-name band. Now she&’s the most famous singer in Britain, and she has plans to conquer America next—but first she needs her old friend&’s help. And when the famed songbird asks Mitchell to come down to her house in Nottingham, he can&’t refuse, even though the sound of her voice makes him feel like his heart is breaking all over again. He pulls himself out of an alcoholic haze, takes the train from London, and stumbles right into a murder scene. Mitchell finds Carter dead in her living room, a trickle of blood coming from her mouth and a bullet in her chest. Her body is still warm. But before he can get out of there, he&’s blackjacked, and when he comes to, he&’s picked up by a pair of cops who beat him senseless and drag him to the nearest cell. Mitchell is having a hell of a day—and things will only get worse from here. First published in 1976, this is the debut novel of John Harvey, who would go on to create the legendary hardboiled Charlie Resnick Mysteries. Harvey&’s first crack at transplanting the kind of tough-talking American PI of Raymond Chandler and John D. MacDonald to the United Kingdom works beautifully. Scott Mitchell isn&’t just the toughest detective in Britain—he&’s also the best. Amphetamines and Pearls is the 1st book in the Scott Mitchell Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Amphibian

Nine-year-old Phineas William Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. He knows that rockfish have swim bladders that can burst and push their intestines out their butts, and he knows that barnacles have the longest penises in the animal kingdom. He's obsessed with animals; it's practically all he talks about, and he spends all his spare time watching the Green Channel or researching obscure facts on the internet or in books. And he's worried sick about what humans are doing to the planet and its other animals. But although he seems to know absolutely everything about the animal world, what he doesn't know is why his granddad had to die or why Lyle the bully always picks on him or why his parents can't live together. He misses his grandad terribly, and he hates to see his grandmother - the only person who understands his eco-worrying - so sad. He misses his dad, too, and wishes he could see him more, and that the separation didn't make his mom so lonely - though he sure doesn't like her talking to creepy Brent. And things only get worse when Phin's mom, desperately worried about his animal obsession, takes him to see a rather unsympathetic psychologist. When his Grade 4 class gets a pet frog - a White's Tree Frog from Australia - it becomes the perfect focus for all Phin's worrying. He can't bear to see Cuddles penned up in a cage so very far from his natural habitat just for the amusement of humans. It's just another example of how cruel and self-centred humans are. And so Phin and his best pal, Bird, are spurred to action.

Amphibian

'Haunting and visceral as a fairytale' Lilly Dancyger'Brims with sex and violence and threat, and moves to a crescendo of strange and magical beauty' Rebecca Stott'Gorgeously written ...resurrected for me the exquisite and ecstatic pains of girlhood' Hannah Lillith Assadi, author of Sonora and The Stars Are Not Yet Bells'Exhilirating' Allison BehringerSissy is used to being on the outside. The new girl in her West Country school, she recently arrived with her troubled mother, prone to letting Sissy fend for herself.But from the day Sissy fights a boy in front of Tegan, she's no longer alone. Bonded by violence, they grow so close they feel like one being: wrapped around each other in bed at sleepovers, sending photographs to men they meet online, and scaring each other with reports of the girls being snatched at night in their town.Over the course of the school year, they find themselves on the threshold of girlhood, with threats gathering thick and fast around them. And as their make-believe worlds bleed into their daily lives, Sissy feels herself transforming into something strange and terrifying.Amphibian is a tender, haunting coming-of-age debut about desire, precocity and the intensity of early friendships that have the power to upend our lives.

Amphion: Lyre, Poetry, and Politics in Modernity (Thinking Literature)

A reintroduction to the myth of Amphion, recovering an overlooked sphere of lyric tradition. Amphion is the figure in Greek mythology who played so skillfully on a lyre that stones moved of their own accord to build walls for Thebes. While Amphion still presides over music and architecture, he was once fundamental to the concept of lyric poetry. Amphion figured the human power to inspire action, creating and undoing polities by means of language. In contrast to the individual inspiration we associate with the better-known Orpheus, Amphion represents the relentless, often violent, play of harmony and disorder in human social life. In this wide-ranging study, Leah Middlebrook introduces readers to Amphion-inspired poetics and lyrics and traces the tradition of the Amphionic from the Renaissance through modernist and postmodern poetry and translation from the Hispanic, Anglophone, French, Italian, and ancient Roman worlds. Amphion makes a significant contribution to scholarship on the connection between poetry and politics and the history of the lyric, offering an account well-suited to our times.

The Amphitheater of Souls

When a plague ravages his village, the shaman Cian sails to the land of the dwarves for a cure. During the voyage, he meets and allies with Thanyan, a beautiful male elf who is a bard. Upon reaching the dwarven cleric whom Cian has been tasked with consulting, they uncover a dangerous secret: the plague resulted from blood magic. To undo this forbidden magic, they must travel to the island nation of the centaurs and visit The Amphitheater of Souls, the ancient temple where the blood magic was cast.Cian and Thanyan hire a female dwarven warrior, Loquin, as a bodyguard for protection against the instigator of the plague. However, they still find themselves stalked, assaulted with magic, and tangled in secrets. On the voyage to the island, a sea serpent attacks, nearly destroying their ship, and when they arrive at the island, the spellcaster launches further attempts to kill them so they can’t lift the blood curse causing the plague. With the help of centaur priestesses, the group fights to untangle a dark affair that is revealed to span decades.As Cian and Thanyan become embroiled in this dangerous mission to capture the rogue spellcaster, they grow to love each other. But with their lives at risk, can they save the village and live out their lives together in love?

Amphitrite the Bubbly

A new mergirl shows up at Mount Olympus Academy--and Poseidon just might be her perfect match in this seventeenth Goddess Girls adventure.Amphitrite is a mergirl with a big crush on Poseidon--but will his quirks make her fall out of like?

Amphitryon

The play Amphitryon provides an introduction to the world of Roman comedy from one of its best practitioners, Plautus. As with all Focus translations, the emphasis is on an inexpensive, readable edition that is close to the original, with an extensive introduction, notes and appendices.

Amphitryon

After his wedding night with beautiful Alcmene, Amphitryon leaves to participate in a war. Jupiter, who is fascinated by Alcmene's beauty, come to earth under the appearance of Amphitryon, accompanied by Mercury who has taken the appearance of Amphitryon's servant Sosie. Amphitryon is successful in war and sends Sosie back home to report this. <P> <P> Sosie is greeted by his look-alike Mercury, who beats him and convinces him that he Mercury is the real Sosie. The real Amphitryon meets Alcmene and is naturally confused and shocked by her account of an amorous night. Various other confusing episodes of the same type take place, including a confrontation between the two Amphitryon's. In the end, Jupiter assumes his real aspect and tells Amphitryon that his wife was faithful, since he had to take on Amphitryon's aspect in order to seduce her. He informs Amphitryon that his wife will bear Jupiter's child, the demi-god Hercules.

Amphitryon

Amphitryon

Cuando Amphitryon ganó el IV Premio Primavera, se reveló el espectacular dominio narrativo de Ignacio Padilla, así como su innata habilidad para pergeñar historias fascinantes envueltas en una trama que atrapa desde la primera línea. Un juego de doble identidad entre los líderes del Tercer Reich. Con una prosa sólida que le valió ser reconocido como uno de los escritores latinoamericanos más importantes en la actualidad, Ignacio Padilla fue galardonado con el Premio Primavera de Novela. Esta impactante novela, cuya trama se desarrolla entre la Primera y la Segunda Guerra Mundial, es una reflexión sobre la impostura y el intercambio de identidades. En sus páginas, el destino de sus personajes se desarrolla en un escenario convulso, en el que imperan las mentiras políticas, el exterminio de miles de personas y los juegos de poder. A bordo de un tren que parte rumbo al frente de batalla, Viktor Kretzschamar y Thadeus Dreyer disputan una partida de ajedrez. Si Thadeus gana, Viktor irá a la guerra en su lugar; si pierde, deberá matarse. Éste es el punto de partida de una serie de falseamientos de personalidad, que culmina con el "Proyecto Amphytrion", concebido por las autoridades nazis para crear una legión de dobles y proteger a los altos funcionarios militares y políticos del Tercer Reich.

Amphitryon

"Richard Wilbur's translations of classic French drama are among the undiscovered treasure of our recent literature."-The Hudson ReviewMolière's late, elegant comedy, based on Plautus' Roman version, alludes to the love affairs of the French king. This is the fourth and final volume of Theatre Communication Group's series (with cover designs by Chip Kidd), completing trade publication of these vital theatrical works. ncludes Richard Wilbur's translation notes.Richard Wilbur is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and a former poet laureate of the United States. His verse translations of Molière's plays have been performed for audiences throughout the world.

Amphitryon, By Molière: The Misanthrope / Amphitryon / Tartuffe / The Learned Ladies

Wilbur is at the peak of his form in this stellar translation of an unusual Molière play-populated with Greeks and Greco-Roman gods and flavored with the essences of vaudeville, fan-tasy, high comedy, farce, and even opera. Afterword by Richard Wilbur.

The Amphora Project

The World Fantasy Award–winning author of Doctor Rat offers &“an entertaining trip through an exotic future&” as the rich and powerful pursue immortality (Booklist). Deep in the bowels of Junk Moon, the finest scientists of Planet Immortal are nearing completion of Project Amphora, which aims to unlock the secret of life everlasting. The Project is run by the Consortium, twelve of the planet&’s most influential movers and shakers, but they aren&’t the only ones after immortality. Commander Jockey Oldcastle, a wise-cracking space pirate, has heard about the Amphora Project from a banished scientist who is convinced it will lead to the end of the world. Oldcastle sets off to find the project, only to find himself unraveling a strange mystery: It seems the Amphora Project is turning the citizens of Planet Immortal into crystal. As time runs out, it is up to Oldcastle, his botanist partner Link—and Link&’s exotic, unlikely love interest—to stop an extradimensional enemy before their world is lost forever. The Amphora Project &“twists along at breakneck pace&”, combining elements of science fiction and fantasy while transcending the boundaries of both (Publishers Weekly). &“Full of weird tech and plenty of heroics and adventure in the company of bizarre creatures.&” —Booklist

Amplified

When privileged 17-year-old Jasmine gets kicked out of her house, she takes what is left of her savings and flees to Santa Cruz to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. Jasmine finds the ideal room in an oceanfront house, but she needs to convince the three guys living there that she's the perfect roommate and lead guitarist for their band, C-Side. Too bad she has major stage fright and the cute bassist doesn't think a spoiled girl from over the hill can hack it. . . .In this fresh new novel by critically acclaimed author Tara Kelly, Jasmine finds out what happens when her life gets Amplified.