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Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (Vic and Matt #17)
by J. M. SnyderA Vic and Matt StoryJ.M. Snyder's popular couple Vic and Matt are back in this short and sexy holiday tale. The guys have a tradition -- one Matt finds frustrating, to say the least -- to abstain from sex for the week between Christmas and New Year's. So what if Matt was the one to come up with the stupid rule in the first place? Can’t he create a new tradition, one where they love on each other as much as possible during the holidays?When he’s home with nothing to do because the gym where he works is closed for renovations, Matt has plenty of time to turn Vic around to his way of thinking. But Vic seems determined to frustrate Matt at every turn. Will Matt finally get his way, or will Vic insist on waiting until midnight rings in the new year before either of them find release?
The Abstinence Teacher: A Novel
by Tom PerrottaThe Abstinence Teacher illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern American family life, and explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people. It is elegantly and simply written, characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that has become Tom Perrotta's trademark.Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise children: it's got good schools, solid values and a healthy real estate market. Parents in the town are involved in their children's lives, and often in other children's lives, too—coaching sports, driving carpool, focusing on enriching experiences. Ruth Ramsey is the high school human sexuality teacher whose openness is not appreciated by all her students—or their parents. Her daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved. Tim's introduction of Christianity on the playing field horrifies Ruth, while his evangelical church sees a useful target in the loose-lipped sex ed teacher. But when these two adversaries in a small-town culture war actually talk to each other, a surprising friendship begins to develop."Perrotta is that rare combination: a satirist with heart….Those who haven't curled up on the couch with this writer's books are missing a very great pleasure."—Seattle Times"Tom Perrotta is a truth-telling, unshowy chronicler of modern-day America."—The NewYork Times Book Review (in a front-page review)
The Abstinence Teacher
by Tom PerrottaStonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise kids. It's got the proverbial good schools, solid values and a healthy real estate market. It's the kind of place where parents are involved in their children's lives, where no opportunity for enrichment goes unexplored. Ruth Ramsey is the human sexuality teacher at the local high school. She believes that "pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power. " Ruth's younger daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved. Tim belongs to The Tabernacle, an evangelical Christian church that doesn't approve of Ruth's style of teaching. And Ruth in turn doesn't applaud The Tabernacle's mission to take its message outside its doors. Adversaries in a small-town culture war, Ruth and Tim instinctively mistrust each other. But when a controversy on the soccer field pushes the two of them to actually talk to each other, they are forced to take each other at something other than face value. The Abstinence Teacher exposes the powerful emotions that run beneath the surface of modern American family life and explores the complex spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people. Elegantly written, it is characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that have animated Perrotta's previous novels.
Abstract Aliases (The Bodies of Art Mysteries #3)
by Ritter Ames“As engaging and entertaining a worldwide romp as [Counterfeit Conspiracies and Marked Masters] . . . a marvelous story” (Kings River Life Magazine). Abstract clues lead to new questions. New leads turn to “dead” ends. A heist plot ties to forgeries. Adversaries resurface twisting an already complicated case. And art recovery expert Laurel Beacham must not only outwit criminals, but keep her wits around Jack Hawkes’s cheeky ego. Before the criminals they were tracking headed underground, evidence pointed toward two organizations as key to an epic art heist. Despite their best efforts, Laurel and her team haven’t caught a break in months—even Jack’s unofficial intel stuttered to a halt. But on New Year’s, as Big Ben’s bell tolls midnight, the guilty return and nowhere is safe. A source in Rome is killed within hours. Other allies are attacked in Rome and London, and a contact in Germany reports dangerous shadows closing in. The nearer the answers, the higher the stakes. Worse, Jack may not be the only one Laurel must learn to trust to avoid another brush with death. “This third tale in the author’s Bodies of Art Mystery series takes off as fast as a speeding locomotive . . . The twists in this story will keep you reading until the amazing end . . . Have a great deal of fun while delving into the art trade filled with betrayal, old secrets, greed, and some extremely strange gifts.” —Suspense Magazine
Abstract City
by Christoph NiemannThis anthology of the illustrator’s New York Times blog features a chapter of all-new material: “a masterpiece of sophisticated humor” (Library Journal, starred review).In July 2008, illustrator and designer Christoph Niemann began Abstract City, a visual blog for the New York Times. His posts were inspired by the desire to re-create simple and everyday observations and stories from his own life that everyone could relate to. In Niemann’s hands, mundane experiences such as riding the subway or trying to get a good night’s sleep were transformed into delightful flights of visual fancy. In Abstract City, the struggle to keep up with housework becomes a battle against adorable but crafty goblins, and nostalgia about New York manifests in simple but strikingly spot-on LEGO creations. This brilliantly illustrated collection of reflections on modern life includes all sixteen of the original blog posts as well as a new chapter created exclusively for the book.
Abstract Expressions
by Theresa RebeckAfter a scathing review 15 years ago, a once-celebrated painter faded into impoverished obscurity. Can one chance encounter resurrect this volatile artist from obscurity and re-launch him to overnight success? Theresa Rebeck skillfully compares the gritty urban realities of lives lived on the edge with the capricious intrigues of the uptown gallery scene where fame might just be a matter of who you know and reputations can be bought and sold.
Abstractionist Aesthetics: Artistic Form and Social Critique in African American Culture (NYU Series in Social and Cultural Analysis #5)
by Phillip Brian HarperAn artistic discussion on the critical potential of African American expressive cultureIn a major reassessment of African American culture, Phillip Brian Harper intervenes in the ongoing debate about the “proper” depiction of black people. He advocates for African American aesthetic abstractionism—a representational mode whereby an artwork, rather than striving for realist verisimilitude, vigorously asserts its essentially artificial character. Maintaining that realist representation reaffirms the very social facts that it might have been understood to challenge, Harper contends that abstractionism shows up the actual constructedness of those facts, thereby subjecting them to critical scrutiny and making them amenable to transformation.Arguing against the need for “positive” representations, Abstractionist Aesthetics displaces realism as the primary mode of African American representational aesthetics, re-centers literature as a principal site of African American cultural politics, and elevates experimental prose within the domain of African American literature. Drawing on examples across a variety of artistic production, including the visual work of Fred Wilson and Kara Walker, the music of Billie Holiday and Cecil Taylor, and the prose and verse writings of Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, and John Keene, this book poses urgent questions about how racial blackness is made to assume certain social meanings. In the process, African American aesthetics are upended, rendering abstractionism as the most powerful modality for Black representation.
Abstractions of Evidence in the Study of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
by Joseph A. DaneIn this book, Joseph Dane critiques the use of material evidence in studies of manuscript and printed books by delving into accepted notions about the study of print culture. He questions the institutional and ideological presuppositions that govern medieval studies, descriptive bibliography, and library science. Dane begins by asking what is the relation between material evidence and the abstract statements made about the evidence; ultimately he asks how evidence is to be defined. The goal of this book is to show that evidence from texts and written objects often becomes twisted to support pre-existing arguments; and that generations of bibliographers have created narratives of authorship, printing, reading, and editing that reflect romantic notions of identity, growth, and development. The first part of the book is dedicated to medieval texts and authorship: materials include Everyman, Chaucer's Legend of Good Women, the Anglo-Norman Le Seint Resurrection, and Adam de la Helle's Le Jeu de Robin et Marion. The second half of the book is concerned with abstract notions about books and scholarly definitions about what a book actually is: chapters include studies of basic bibliographical concepts ("Ideal Copy") and the application of such a notion in early editions of Chaucer, the combination of manuscript and printing in the books of Colard Mansion, and finally, examples of the organization of books by an early nineteenth-century book-collector Leander Van Ess. This study is an important contribution to debates about the nature of bibliography and the critical institutions that have shaped its current practice.
Absudo Paranormal (Investigações Blue Moon #1)
by Steve HiggsHá um vampiro na cidade deixando corpos por onde passa. É melhor alguém ligar para Tempest Michaels - o único investigador paranormal no livro. Eu nunca pedi este trabalho. Inferno, eu nem acredito no paranormal, mas tenho clientes saindo das paredes e contas para pagar. Este último caso, no entanto ... eu vou lhe dizer; atinge onze no estranhometro. Tem problemas escritos por toda parte e eu já deveria ter ido embora se achasse que alguém iria lidar com isso. Com quem estou brincando? Ela me perguntou, e eu fiquei impressionado desde o primeiro olhar, então agora vou resolver este caso, se isso me matar. Não vou ter que enfrentar sozinho; a equipe entrará em cena e acho que vou precisar deles antes que isso termine. O paranormal? É tudo bobagem, mas provar isso pode matá-lo.
The Absurd (The Critical Idiom Reissued #4)
by Arnold P. HinchliffeFirst published in 1969, provides a helpful introduction to the study of Absurdist writing and drama in the first half of the twentieth century. After discussing a variety of definitions of the Absurd, it goes on to examine a number of key figures in the movement such as Esslin, Sartre, Camus, Ionesco and Genet. The book concludes with a discussion of the limitations of the term ‘Absurd’ and possible objections to Absurdity. This book will be of interest to those studying Absurdist literature as well as twentieth century drama, literature and philosophy.
The Absurd Life of Barry White: A brand new uplifting and totally hilarious comedy
by Robert J. HarrisHe&’s an unambitious, video game–playing loafer—and he&’s not going to let money change him . . . Barry White Jr. is a self-professed man-child, and he likes it that way. He&’s also a content creator for a logistics firm. No one in his Welsh village really knows what that means—least of all Barry. To add a little spice to his life, Barry places bets here and there. Then, one day, he wins big and is burdened with a mammoth sum of money. But the harder Barry tries to get rid of his winnings, the more he seems to accumulate. It&’s like a real-life game of Go for Broke! Then it dawns on him. Perhaps there&’s a way of turning this windfall to his advantage—and letting him live the same kind of life he always has. Will this turn out to be the making of him? Can Barry White Jr. finally become Barry White In-His-Own-Right? This dazzling novel from popular British sportswriter Rob Harris is a charming, hilarious, and heartwarming black comedy for fans of Nick Spalding and Bella Mackie.
The Absurd Man: Poems
by Major JacksonIn this knock-out collection, Major Jackson savors the complexity between perception and reality, the body and desire, accountability and judgment. Inspired by Albert Camus’s seminal Myth of Sisyphus, Major Jackson’s fifth volume subtly configures the poet as “absurd hero” and plunges headfirst into a search for stable ground in an unstable world. We follow Jackson’s restless, vulnerable speaker as he ponders creation in the face of meaninglessness, chronicles an increasingly technological world and the difficulty of social and political unity, probes a failed marriage, and grieves his lost mother with a stunning, lucid lyricism. The arc of a man emerges; he bravely confronts his past, including his betrayals and his mistakes, and questions who he is as a father, as a husband, as a son, and as a poet. With intense musicality and verve, The Absurd Man also faces outward, finding refuge in intellectual and sensuous passions. At once melancholic and jubilant, Jackson considers the journey of humanity, with all its foibles, as a sacred pattern of discovery reconciled by art and the imagination.
Absurdistán
by Gary ShteyngartUna atinada visión de la transición del infierno del socialismo al infierno del capitalismo. Bienvenido a Absurdistán, reino del petróleo y la ambición desmedida. A Misha Vainberg le cierran las puertas de Estados Unidos cuando su padre -un influyente mafioso ruso- mata a un hombre de negocios de Oklahoma. Sin visado y sin esperanzas, ha de tomar un camino alternativo para volver junto a su chica del Bronx: viaja a la corrupta República Absurdsvanï para conseguir un pasaporte belga. Parece un plan sencillo, pero pronto todo se complica. En Absurdistán, Misha se ve envuelto en un surrealista conflicto bañado en sangre, petróleo y oscuras intrigas. ¿Podrá salir de aquella pesadilla y volver a su sueño americano? Reseñas:«Una inteligente sátira que entretiene de principio a fin; será difícil encontrar este año una novela política más divertida y aguda que ésta.»Librería Powells «La gráfica y burlona sátira de Shteyngart es un reflejo de cómo se vive el sueño americano en las hambrientas nuevas democracias. Su complejo y simpático protagonista es digno de ser comparado con los personajes legendarios de la literatura americana.»Publishers Weekly «Absurdistán es una magnífica sátira de la nueva oligarquía rusa, del estilo de vida americano, y de la megalomanía, consumismo y afán por explotar a pequeños países que comparten ambas naciones.»The Washington Post «Una sátira profundamente divertida, genuinamente conmovedora y completamente adorable.»Time «Esta novela es tan vigorosa, tan segura de su brutal superioridad, que sólo respirando, sudando, estando frente a ella, se puede percibir su grandeza.»The New York Times Book Review «Una viva inteligencia brilla en cada página.»Washington Post «Comparado con la mayoría de novelistas de su edad, Shteyngart es un gigante a lomos de un caballo. Alcanza mayor profundidad, observa con más agudeza y llega donde quiere con mucho más aplomo.»The New York Times Books Review
Absurdistan: A Novel
by Gary Shteyngart"Absurdistan is not just a hilarious novel, but a record of a particular peak in the history of human folly. No one is more capable of dealing with the transition from the hell of socialism to the hell of capitalism in Eastern Europe than Shteyngart, the great-great grandson of one Nikolai Gogol and the funniest foreigner alive." -Aleksandar Hemon. From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook comes the uproarious and poignant story of one very fat man and one very small country. Meet Misha Vainberg, aka Snack Daddy, a 325-pound disaster of a human being, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia, proud holder of a degree in multicultural studies from Accidental College, USA (don't even ask), and patriot of no country save the great City of New York. Poor Misha just wants to live in the South Bronx with his hot Latina girlfriend, but after his gangster father murders an Oklahoma businessman in Russia, all hopes of a U.S. visa are lost. Salvation lies in the tiny, oil-rich nation of Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. But after a civil war breaks out between two competing ethnic groups and a local warlord installs hapless Misha as minister of multicultural affairs, our hero soon finds himself covered in oil, fighting for his life, falling in love, and trying to figure out if a normal life is still possible in the twenty-first century. With the enormous success of The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Gary Shteyngart established himself as a central figure in today's literary world--"one of the most talented and entertaining writers of his generation," according to The New York Observer. In Absurdistan, he delivers an even funnier and wiser literary performance. Misha Vainberg is a hero for the new century, a glimmer of humanity in a world of dashed hopes.
Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story: Two Bestselling Novels
by Gary ShteyngartMeet Misha Vainberg, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia and a 325-pound patriot of no country save New York City. Misha just wants to live in the South Bronx with his hot Latina girlfriend, but after his gangster father murders an Oklahoma businessman, all hopes of a U.S. visa are lost. Salvation lies in tiny, oil-rich Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. Then civil war breaks out, a local warlord installs Misha as minister of multicultural affairs, and our hero finds himself fighting for his life, falling in love, and trying to figure out if a normal life is still possible in the twenty-first century. SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY: In the near future, America is crushed by a financial crisis, and our patient Chinese creditors may just be ready to foreclose on the whole mess. Then Lenny Abramov, son of a Russian immigrant janitor and ardent fan of "printed, bound media artifacts" (aka books), meets Eunice Park, an impossibly cute and impossibly cruel Korean American woman with a major in Images and a minor in Assertiveness. Could falling in love redeem a planet falling apart? All Lenny has to do is convince his fickle new love that there is still value in being a real human being.
Absurdités Paranormales: Bureau d'investigation Blue Moon - Volume 1 (Bureau d'investigation Blue Moon #1)
by Steve HiggsTempest Michael ne croit pas au paranormal. Alors pourquoi son métier consiste-t-il à enquêter sur l’occulte ? Parce le poste lui est tombé dessus à cause d’une faute de frappe dans son annonce et que des clients ont commencé à l'appeler avant même qu'il ne puisse la faire changer. Le paranormal n'existe pas, évidemment. Tempest passe donc une grande partie de ses journées à faire remarquer avec tact que non, grand-mère Rita n'est pas une sorcière, elle est juste moche. Ou alors, que ce n'est pas un fantôme qui vous empêche de dormir, non monsieur, vous avez juste un terrible problème de flatulence. Pourtant, une série de morts violentes chamboule les environs et tout porte à croire qu'un vampire serait à l'origine de ces terribles actes. La police n'a aucune piste et Tempest a l'impression que résoudre cette affaire est tout à fait dans ses cordes. C'est déjà un excellent argument mais lorsque la policière Amanda Harper, alias : Agent Bellegosse, lui demande de l'aide, une voix émanant suspicieusement de son entrejambe lui suggère de faire tout son possible pour résoudre le cas, démasquer l'assassin et gagner un aller simple pour ses culottes. Aidé par ses amis, encombré pas sa mère (Pourquoi n'ai-je toujours pas de petits-enfants, Tempest ?), conseillé par le propriétaire d'une librairie occulte, Tempest est, en plus, entouré de belles femmes qui ne veulent qu'être amies avec lui. Tempest se retrouve bientôt aux prises avec des vampires en herbe qui veulent le tuer tout en enquêtant sur des rumeurs selon lesquelles un bigfoot terroriserait la campagne avoisinante. Tempest n'est pas au bout de ses peines… dire que la seule chose qu’il espérait, c’était de se trouver une jolie fille !
Absynthe
by Brendan P. BellecourtIn his sci-fi debut, Bellecourt explores an alternate roaring 20s where a shell-shocked soldier must uncover latent telepathic abilities to save himself and the people around him.Liam Mulcahey, a reclusive, shell-shocked veteran, remembers little of the Great War. Ten years later, when he is caught in a brutal attack on a Chicago speakeasy, Liam is saved by Grace, an alluring heiress who's able to cast illusions. Though the attack appears to have been committed by the hated Uprising, Grace believes it was orchestrated by Leland De Pere--Liam's former commander and the current President of the United States. Meeting Grace unearths long-buried memories. Liam's former squad, the Devil's Henchmen, was given a serum to allow telepathic communication, transforming them into a unified killing machine. With Grace's help, Liam begins to regain his abilities, but when De Pere learns of it, he orders his militia to eliminate Liam at any cost. But Liam's abilities are expanding quickly. When Liam turns the tables and digs deeper into De Pere's plans, he discovers a terrible secret. The same experiment that granted Liam's abilities was bent toward darker purposes. Liam must navigate both his enemies and supposed allies to stop the President's nefarious plans before they're unleashed on the world. And Grace is hiding secrets of her own, secrets that could prove every bit as dangerous as the President's.
Abu Nuwas: A Genius of Poetry (Makers of the Muslim World)
by Philip F. KennedyThis is the first book to present the life, times and poetry of one of the greatest poets in the Arab tradition, Abu Nuwas. Author Philip Kennedy provides the narrative of Abu Nuwas's fascinating life, which was full of intrigue and debauched adventure, in parallel with the presentation of his greatest poems, across all genres, in easy and accessible translations, giving commentary where needed.
The Abu Wahab Caper (The Chance Purdue Mysteries #4)
by Ross H. SpencerAll bets are off when Chicago detective Chance Purdue protects a gambler with a target on his head in this PI parody from the author of The Dada Caper. &“Bet-a-Bunch&” Dugan is being hunted by International DADA (Destroy America, Destroy America) conspirators, a terrorist organization out for control of the world&’s oil market. Dugan needs more than a little luck to walk away unscathed. He needs a Chance, and though he knows that half of Purdue&’s reputation is that of a guy you are aching to punch, the other half is that he&’s a dogged, if occasionally doomed, investigator. No matter where Purdue&’s leads take him, though, he always seems to be one step behind DADA. As the hapless Chance watches DADA&’s deadly scheme move forward, a siren named Brandy Alexander enters the picture and things finally fall into place, or so Chance hopes . . . Praise for Ross H. Spencer&’s The Dada Caper &“Parodies of the private‐eye novel come and go. Here is The Dada Caper by Ross H. Spencer. It has every cliché down pat, including rat-tat-tat writing in which paragraphs are seldom more than one sentence. . . . The hero is a private eye who is always tailing the wrong people and hitting the wrong guys. The Dada Caper is wild, shrewd, mad and unexpectedly funny.&” —The New York Times
Abuela
by Arthur DorrosWhile riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
Abuela (Into Reading, Read Aloud Module 2 #3)
by Arthur Dorros Elisa KlevenNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>A young girl and her grandmother celebrate their home and relationship in this magical story. Winner of the Parents' Choice Award! Come join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical journey as they fly over the streets, sights, and people of New York City which sparkles below. The story is narrated in English, and sprinkled with Spanish phrases as Abuela points out places that they explore together. The exhilaration in Rosalba’s and Abuela's story is magnified by the loving bond that only a grandmother and granddaughter can share. <P><P>Lexile Measure: 510L
Abuela (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Read Aloud Module 2 #3)
by Arthur Dorros Elisa KlevenNIMAC-sourced textbook
Abuela ave
by Mayi Eloísa MartínezEli y su abuela, Ave, son inseparables, pero cuando un día no llega a cuidarla después del trabajo, Eli se imagina lo peor. Eli tiene 9 años y su mejor amiga es Ave, su abuela, que tiene justo 90, es decir, nueve por diez. Ave le enseña a multiplicar y le hace tortilla española todas las tardes, pero un día Eli llega a su casa y Ave no está, por lo que se imagina lo peor. No quiere mirar a la ventana, ya que su abuela le dijo que cuando muriera se convertiría en un pájaro para volar con sus hermanas. No se atreve, no quiere saber la verdad, espera que Ave siempre esté a su lado. Una historia conmovedora que nos recordará la importancia de cuidar y atesorar a nuestros seres queridos, que con mucha esperanza nos muestra que no todo está perdido y a veces hay que luchar por ellos a pesar de nuestra tristeza.
La abuela de Tutankamón (Serie Bat Pat #Volumen 3)
by Roberto PavanelloDescubre el tercer volumen de aventuras del murciélago detective Bat Pat y los hermanos Silver: Leo, Martin y Rebecca. ¡¡¡HOLA!!! SOY BAT PAT.OS VOY A CONTAR UNA HISTORIA QUE OS PONDRÁ LOS PELOS DE PUNTA...¿ESTÁIS PREPARADOS? Cuando me enteré de que en el museo de Fogville se estrenaba una exposición sobre el Antiguo Egipto, ¡volé de la emoción! Me moría de ganas de ver una momia con mis propios ojos, así que convencí a los hermanos Silver para asistir a la inauguración. Pero lo que yo todavía no sabía era que la momia del museo estaba vivita y coleando, y que para colmo de males odiaba a los murciélagos... ¡¡¡Miedo, remiedo!!!
Abuela's Birthday (Sofia Martinez)
by Jacqueline JulesSofia wants to make her grandma's birthday extra special. With the help of her cousins, she has the perfect plan. But an uninvited helper might ruin the entire surprise.