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Baggage Claim
by Tanya MichnaTwo women with nothing in common except look-alike luggage embark on a journey that will transform their lives. . . When Beth Overton, a stay-at-home mom, learns that her husband has fallen short on his part of their marriage bargain, she's forced to rethink hers. But first she's got to retrieve the luggage she's accidentally switched with someone else. . . Carly Frazer, a divorced history professor, keeps telling herself she's got her life completely under control. . . until it falls completely apart. With a major career move in doubt and her recently widowed mother moving in, Carly's got troubles galore-and another woman's suitcase. When Beth and Carly meet in a hotel bar to switch bags, they are two very different women who never guess that a twist of fate, and their subsequent unlikely friendship, are about to take their lives in surprising new directions. . . .
Baggage: An unputdownable thriller about digging up the past
by Emily BarrToo much to take? Just leave it all behind... British travel writer and novelist Emily Barr transports readers to the Australian outback in Baggage, an unputdownable thriller about leaving it all behind. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell. 'Mixing girly infighting with insightful travellers' observations and the joys of motherhood, Barr certainly knows how to spin a yarn' - Guardian At eighteen, your closest friend commits suicide. At twenty-nine, you're backpacking in the Australian outback when you see her. She has a husband. She has a ten-year-old son. She has a baby on the way. She claims to be someone else. But you'd recognise her anywhere. Back in England you tell your journalist boyfriend. While he never knew her, he always knew of her - her name is Daisy Fraser and she was awaiting trial over the deaths of four people when she jumped off the Severn Bridge. He thinks: This could be the scoop of the century. He says: Happy Christmas - I'm taking you to Australia to find Daisy.What readers are saying about Baggage:'Gripping from start to finish and oh-so-credible' 'Truly brilliant read and one I couldn't put down' 'Another cracking novel with clever writing and fab characters... I was reading way into the night!'
Baggage: An unputdownable thriller about digging up the past
by Emily BarrToo much to take? Just leave it all behind... British travel writer and novelist Emily Barr transports readers to the Australian outback in Baggage, an unputdownable thriller about leaving it all behind. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell. 'Mixing girly infighting with insightful travellers' observations and the joys of motherhood, Barr certainly knows how to spin a yarn' - Guardian At eighteen, your closest friend commits suicide. At twenty-nine, you're backpacking in the Australian outback when you see her. She has a husband. She has a ten-year-old son. She has a baby on the way. She claims to be someone else. But you'd recognise her anywhere. Back in England you tell your journalist boyfriend. While he never knew her, he always knew of her - her name is Daisy Fraser and she was awaiting trial over the deaths of four people when she jumped off the Severn Bridge. He thinks: This could be the scoop of the century. He says: Happy Christmas - I'm taking you to Australia to find Daisy.What readers are saying about Baggage:'Gripping from start to finish and oh-so-credible' 'Truly brilliant read and one I couldn't put down' 'Another cracking novel with clever writing and fab characters... I was reading way into the night!'
Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life
by Alan Cumming"An intimate look at the making of a man, an actor, an advocate—and most importantly—a happy human being. A wonderful book that is funny, honest, fearless, and generous in its vulnerability." —Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie BainThere is absolutely no logical reason why I am here. The life trajectory my nationality and class and circumstances portended for me was not even remotely close to the one I now navigate. But logic is a science and living is an art.The release I felt in writing my first memoir, Not My Father’s Son, was matched only by how my speaking out empowered so many to engage with their own trauma. I was reminded of the power of my words and the absolute duty of authenticity.But…No one ever fully recovers from their past. There is no cure for it. You just learn to manage and prioritize it. I believe the second you feel you have triumphed or overcome something – an abuse, an injury to the body or the mind, an addiction, a character flaw, a habit, a person – you have merely decided to stop being vigilant and embraced denial as your modus operandi. And that is what this book is about, and for: to remind you not to buy in to the Hollywood ending.Ironically maybe, much of Baggage chronicles my life in Hollywood and how, since I recovered from a nervous breakdown at 28, work has repeatedly whisked me away from personal calamities to sets and stages around the world. It is also about marriage(s): starting with the break-up of my first (to a woman) and ending with the ascension to my second (to a man) with many kissed toads in between! But in everything, each failed relationship or encounter with a legend (Liza! X Men! Gore Vidal! Kubrick! Spice Girls!), in every bad decision or moment of sensual joy I have endeavored to show what I have learned and how I’ve become who I am today: a happy, flawed, vulnerable, fearless middle-aged man, with a lot of baggage.
Baghdad Central
by Elliott CollaBaghdad Central is a noir debut novel set in Baghdad in September 2003. The US occupation of Iraq is a swamp of incompetence and self-delusion. The CPA has disbanded the Iraqi army and police as a consequence of its paranoid policy of de-Ba'athification of Iraqi society. Tales of hubris and reality-denial abound, culminating in Washington hailing the mess a glorious "mission accomplished."Inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji is a mid-level Iraqi cop who deserted his post back in April. Khafaji has lived long enough in pre- and post-Saddam Iraq to know that clinging on to anything but poetry and his daughter, Mrouj, is asking for trouble. Nabbed by the Americans and imprisoned in Abu Ghraib, Khafaji is offered one way out-work for the CPA to rebuild the Iraqi Police Services. But it's only after United States forces take Mrouj that he figures out a way to make his collaboration palatable, and even rewarding. Soon, he is investigating the disappearance of young women translators working for the US Army. The bloody trail leads Khafaji through battles, bars, and brothels then finally back to the Green Zone, where it all began.This is a first novel by Elliott Colla, an American writer totally immersed in Middle Eastern affairs. He is a professor of Arabic literature at Georgetown University, and a well-known translator from the Arabic of local fiction and poetry. He lives between Washington, DC, and the Middle East.
Baghdad Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Sinan Antoon Muhsin al-Ramli Nassif FalakThis unique anthology of Iraqi noir fiction collects fourteen original stories of crime, conspiracy, regret, and revenge in the capital of Iraq.The centuries-old city of Baghdad has known many rulers, many troubles, and many crimes. But while most Iraqis would agree that their life has always been noir, there has not been a literary tradition to capture this aspect of the culture. By commissioning the fourteen stories collected here—most by Iraqi writers, all by authors familiar with Baghdad—editor Samuel Shimon and Akashic Books have created what may be the first anthology of Iraqi crime fiction ever assembled.Here you will read of life in Baghdad both during and after the Saddam Hussein era, with stories of fear in the shadow of a ruthless dictator; kidnappings in the time of U.S. occupation; detectives who investigate political conspiracies; and tales of revenge, assassination, mental illness, and family struggle in the war-torn City of Peace.Baghdad Noir includes brand-new stories by Sinan Antoon, Ali Bader, Mohammed Alwan Jabr, Nassif Falak, Dheya al-Khalidi, Hussain al-Mozany, Layla Qasrany, Hayet Raies, Muhsin al-Ramli, Ahmed Saadawi, Hadia Said, Salima Salih, Salar Abdoh, and Roy Scranton.
Baghdad: The City in Verse
by Roger Allen Reuven Snir Abdul Kader El JanabiBaghdad: The City in Verse captures the essence of life lived in one of the world's great enduring metropolises. In this unusual anthology, Reuven Snir offers original translations of more than 170 Arabic poems--most of them appearing for the first time in English--which represent a cross-section of genres and styles from the time of Baghdad's founding in the eighth century to the present day. The diversity of the fabled city is reflected in the Bedouin, Muslim, Christian, Kurdish, and Jewish poets featured here, including writers of great renown and others whose work has survived but whose names are lost to history. Through the prism of these poems, readers glimpse many different Baghdads: the city built on ancient Sumerian ruins, the epicenter of Arab culture and Islam's Golden Age under the enlightened rule of Harun al-Rashid, the bombed-out capital of Saddam Hussein's fallen regime, the American occupation, and life in a new but unstable Iraq. With poets as our guides, we visit bazaars, gardens, wine parties, love scenes (worldly and mystical), brothels, prisons, and palaces. Startling contrasts emerge as the day-to-day cacophony of urban life is juxtaposed with eternal cycles of the Tigris, and hellish winds, mosquitoes, rain, floods, snow, and earthquakes are accompanied by somber reflections on invasions and other catastrophes. Documenting the city's 1,250-year history, Baghdad: The City in Verse shows why poetry has been aptly called the public register of the Arabs.
Baghead
by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaFrom the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.From the author of Good Night, Monkey Boy, the hilarious tale of a haircut gone awry! One day Josh had a big, brown bag idea: to wear a paper bag over his head. He thought it was a good idea. His mother did not. Neither did his bus driver, his teacher, or his soccer coach. What could Josh possibly be hiding? A surprise ending will keep kids giggling–and from taking haircuts into their own hands!
Bagman
by Jay MaclartyThe job of a high-risk courier is very simple. You pick something up. You drop something off. The hard part is not getting killed. When Kyra, the daughter of Big Jake Rynerson -- one of the world's wealthiest men -- is kidnapped in the Galápagos Islands, professional courier Simon Leonidovich is hired to deliver the ransom. But playing bagman for a billionaire is not so simple -- not when so many people stand to gain by Kyra's disappearance, and not when someone close to Big Jake is playing for the wrong team. To complicate matters, Simon finds himself falling for Big Jake's enticing and clever assistant, Caitlin Wells, though she may be the very one scheming to control the Rynerson empire. But when the money drop gets botched, the stakes turn deadly for both Simon and Kyra. From the dark jungles of Colombia to the flashy lights of Las Vegas, Simon matches wits against a cold-blooded adversary who seems to know his every move. Now he must somehow finish the job, save the girl, and figure out who's been pulling the strings before his pursuers deliver him into an unmarked grave. With rapid-fire action and devious plot twists, Bagman is a lightning-paced thriller that will keep you breathless until the final drop is made.
Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.From out of the blue, here's a new collection of Vonnegut fiction--his first magazine stories from the 1950s in book form at last, with some charming reminiscences (and three new endings for old stories) by the author. Vonnegut says these tales were meant to be as evanescent as lightening bugs, and that image captures their frail magic. They're like time travelers from an epoch when stories swarmed in mass-market magazines, before TV dawned and doomed them. Later greatness glimmers here: the offbeat sci-fi of "Thanasphere" (in which an astronaut encounters dead souls in space) and the hero's bogus adventures in alien lands in "Bagombo Snuff Box" look forward to Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, as do the war stories "Souvenir," "Der Arme Dolmetscher," and "The Cruise of The Jolly Roger," which incorporate and amplify Vonnegut's actual war experiences. There's authentic midcentury news here, even in the gentle Saturday Evening Post social satire of "The No-Talent Kid," "Ambitious Sophomore," and "The Boy Who Hated Girls," which pretty much nail the high-school marching band experience. The pieces are peppered with odd, true observations and neat little turns of phrase: one incompetent kid in Lincoln High's band marches "flappingly, like a mother flamingo pretending to be injured, luring alligators from her nest." You can't miss the ironic humor and the humane, death-haunted melancholy of the young war veteran and tyro writer. This collection beats his first novel, Player Piano, and anticipates the masterpiece Cat's Cradle,whose tiny chapters resemble short stories. Young Vonnegut is derivative, mostly of Saki and O. Henry, partly because he couldn't think of endings, and their switcheroos offered a handy model. But from the start, Vonnegut's idiosyncratic voice is unmistakable.
Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides
by Kaitlyn DunnettMoosetookalook, Maine, has never seen so many bare legs walking its streets. It could only mean one thing: the Western Maine Highland Games are in town for the weekend. But instead of wondering who'll win the hammer throw, everyone's asking who got kilt. . . Even if Liss MacCrimmon, soon to be Mrs. Dan Ruskin, spends her days running the Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium, all she wants is a simple white wedding as she walks down the aisle accompanied by her father. When it comes to weddings, however, her mother, Vi, has another idea about tradition. Instead of white, Vi sees tartan, tartan, and more tartan. What bonnie luck then that Liss and Dan's wedding is scheduled on the same weekend as the Western Maine Highland Games. What could make a nuptial weekend more memorable than a hammer throw or medieval reenactment group to go along with the tossing of the bouquet? How about a charming college professor found slashed to death by his own reproduction of a broadsword? But who'd go medieval on a professor, no matter how nutty? Turns out the deceased had plenty of enemies, including a line of female conquests stretching back to the dark ages, a band of picketers protesting his historically questionable theories, and a strapping collegiate with a howdy-doody smile. And topping the suspect list is Liss's own father, Donald "Mac" MacCrimmon! As much as Liss tries to keep her fingers out of the sleuthing cake, she finds herself again dead center of a Moosetookalook murder mystery. If Liss doesn't solve this one, and quick, she might never say "I do," let alone "'til death do us part. "
Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides: A Liss Maccrimmon Mystery (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery #6)
by Kaitlyn DunnettThanks to the Western Maine Highland Games, Moosetookalook, Maine, has never seen so many bare legs walking its streets. But instead of wondering who'll win the hammer throw, everyone's asking who got kilt. Especially Liss MacCrimmon, purveyor of the town's Scottish Emporium, since it's also her wedding weekend. And nothing scotches up nuptial bliss like a dead body. But who'd go medieval on a professor, no matter how nutty? As much as Liss tries to keep her fingers out of the sleuthing cake, she finds herself again dead center of a Moosetookalook murder mystery. If Liss doesn't solve this one, and quick, she might never say "I do," let alone "'til death do us part.""Filled with gems of Scottish history and culture, this intelligent entry will appeal to newcomers and established fans alike." --Publishers Weekly
Bags Full of Ashes: A Folktale from Mexico (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Joe Cepeda Sondra SiegelNIMAC-sourced textbook. FOOLS' GOLD. Get-rich schemes rarely pay off. This old tale tells how two girls got caught up in that dream—and how one of them somehow found gold treasure in a surprising way.
Bahadur Boofy
by Alka Shanker‘बहादुर बूफी’एक छोटे से पिल्ले की कहानी है जिसे एक दम्पत्ति दुकान से खरीदकर अपने घर लाते है और उसके खाने पीने, खेलने का पूरा ध्यान रखते है उनके प्यार दुलार से वह बहुत खुश रहता है और बडे होकर उनके घर की रखवाली करता है।' 'Bahadur Boofy' is the story of a small puppy, which was brought to home by a couple from the store. they loved the puppy very much and took care of its food, play and other things. Puppy was also happy and once it grew up, guarded the house.
Bahama Burnout: A Mick Sever Mystery (The Mick Sever Music Series #3)
by Don BrunsUSA Today best-selling authorThe Heat is OnFor rock and roll writer Mick Sever, another story, another deadly island paradise is all in a day's work. This time, Mick heads to Nassau, Bahamas, home of the legendary Highland Studio. Known for pumping out hits that burn up the charts, Highland is where the magic happens—or rather, where the magic happened until a devastating fire destroyed the entire studio. No one knows how the fire started, who started it—or whose body was found among the charred ruins. Sent to get the inside story on the opening of the new Highland Studio, Mick finds this is hardly the Phoenix-rising-out-of-the-ashes story he expected. Some say the studio's haunted, some say it's cursed, but one thing is for sure: someone—or something—wants to stop the music. A smashed guitar and erased tracks send a subtle warning, but murder? That's an entirely different tune. If Mick doesn't act fast, Highland Studio, along with everything and everyone in its path, could go up in smoke. It's not always better to burn out than to fade away.
Bahama Mama (The Key West Escape Series #2)
by Tricia Leedom"I got a story that kept me up, turning the pages, reading on and on, shedding some tears when finally...well, ...finally...and I just couldn't put it down." - Always Time for a Nice Cup of Tea and a Good BookTroubles are piling up for Molly MacBain. Between navigating the moods of an increasingly sassy teenage daughter, grappling with money problems, and dealing with her daughter’s deadbeat dad, Molly doesn't need any more stress in her life. Her best friend’s wedding should be a welcome chance to relax, but Molly’s dismayed to discover her friend’s new brother-in-law is her idol—country music superstar Anders Ostergaard. After spending years on the country music circuit herself, Molly can't help but have a fangirl moment when she meets Anders in real life.Anders flies to Key West to attend his brother’s wedding and keep a low profile after a Vegas tragedy plasters his face to the cover of every tabloid. He has strict rules about getting involved with fans, but with her sharp wit and refreshing openness, Molly draws him in like no one has before, even as the shadow of his recent scandal stalks closer.Their flirtation is put on hold when Molly’s daughter witnesses a murder and winds up in Jamaica. Anders offers Molly his private plane, and together they race for Montego Bay, dodging the hit man who's hell-bent on eliminating everyone who knows of his crimes. When danger and proximity spark a blazing romance, Molly can't help wondering about the future. Can a fan and her idol build a lasting love? Or is their relationship just a fling fueled by the sultry Caribbean breeze? And most importantly—can she survive long enough to find out?The Key West Escape Series1. Rum Runner2. Bahama Mama – Coming May 08, 2018!3. Passion Punch – Coming 2019!“Leedom has done it again - and dare I say, even better!” – Dani, Goodreads
Bahamas Blue (Tiller Galloway Thriller #2)
by David PoyerTrapped in an underwater coral tunnel, divers with barbed spears at each end, lungs near bursting, Tiller Galloway is in trouble again. After five years in jail for drug smuggling, he'd put his life in order, running recreational group dives off the North Carolina coast and doing salvage work on sunken ships on the side. But his old boss wants him back. Juan Alberto Mendieta Nunez-Sebasti-ano a feared kingpin nicknamed The Baptist once employed Tiller as a small cog in his cocaine distribution network. Now he needs Tiller's special skills in diving and salvage to rescue the cargo of a small freighter resting 400 feet deep off the Bahamas. When The Baptist makes it impossible to refuse his offer, Tiller and his partner Shad Aydlett arrive at the beautiful island of Green Turtle Key- only to be turned against each other by a deadly crossfire of motives and a cargo whose potential for destruction is more vast than even The Baptist can predict.
Bahamas Escape with the Best Man
by Cara ColterEscape to the Bahamas in this whirlwind romance by Cara Colter for Harlequin Romance.Could losing their inhibitions……lead to losing their hearts? Marlee Copeland is the bridesmaid who hates weddings after being left at the altar. Billionaire Matteo Keller is the best man who avoids love after a devastating loss. Brought together in the Bahamas for the wedding, they find themselves letting go and giving in to their unexpected, thrilling chemistry. But when the "I dos" have been said and their different worlds beckon, will the magic of the island make going their separate ways impossible?From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.
Bahamut (Masthead #1)
by Diana Abu-Jaber Nisi Shawl Hal Duncan Lauren Beukes Darin Bradley Rima Abunasser Tade Thompson Alvaro Zinos-Amaro Becca de la Rosa Rose Lemberg Rochita Loenen-Ruiz Alex Dally McFarlane Wayne Macauley Angela Meyer Erin Rambo Serdjan Smajic Roger A. Sneed J. Y. YangBahamut 1 is a biannual print journal featuring works of fiction, nonfiction, and drama that explore the fringes of identity, nationality, culture, and voice through writing by authors from around the world. Derived from "behemoth," the title, Bahamut, is a mythological Arabian creature, a giant fish acting as one of the layers that supports Earth. Borges writes of it that "[all] the seas of the world, placed in one of the fish's nostrils, would be like a mustard seed laid in the desert. "
Bahuli
by Divakar BapatA girl her name was Meena, she was very sweet. Meena was a bad habit, her clothes dirty always. One day she has gone to play with friends and they laughed at her, read story what happen next.
Bahurupi: बहुरूपी
by Narayan Dharap‘मातापित्यांची शिकवण मनात खोलवर रुजली असली पाहिजे. ती आता वर आली. मी हे आव्हान नाकारूच शकत नव्हतो. भले त्यासाठी मला माझा प्राण गमवावा लागला तरी हरकत नाही! आव्हान मिळूनही मी भ्याडासारखा कातडी बचावण्यासाठी चार भिंतीमागे लपून बसलो असतो तर? तर प्राण वाचवला असता; पण बाकी सर्व गमावलं असतं! जगात उजळ माथ्याने वावरणं अशक्य झालं असतं. किड्यामुंगीसारखं सांदीकोपऱ्यात लपून राहावं लागलं असतं. आज माझा सन्मान करणारे तुम्ही तुम्हीच माझी छी: थू! केली असती. ‘मी गेलो आणि आवश्यक ते सर्व केलं. दैवाची साथ मिळाली असं समजा. दैव शूराचीच सोबत करतं. मी माझ्या कार्यात यशस्वी झालो. गायत्रीदेवी सुखरूप परत आल्या आणि म्हणून आपल्या सत्काराचा स्वीकार करण्यासाठी आनंदाने आलो. आपले सर्वांचे आभार.’
Bailando con Serendipity: Noveno día de Navidad (Damas y Canallas #6)
by Amanda MarielLa señorita Serendipity Shaw, la sensación del ballet americano, ha viajado a Inglaterra invitada por la duquesa de Abernathy y su marido, el señor Lewis Duffield. Ha venido para disfrutar de la temporada navideña inglesa, pero cuando conoce al apuesto y taciturno conde de Dayton, todo cambia. A Wesley Jackson, el conde de Dayton, nunca le ha gustado la Navidad. Cuando su amigo íntimo lord Luvington le apremia a que acuda a una fiesta de Navidad, acepta la invitación a pesar de sus reservas. Sin tener ni idea de que también acudirá a la fiesta una belleza americana cuya dulce sonrisa va a poner a prueba sus defensas. Serendipity, decidida a acercar la magia de la Navidad a la vida del conde, aprovecha cada oportunidad que se le pone por delante. Cuanto más tiempo pasan juntos, más se enamora de él. Nunca planeó entregarle su corazón a Wesley. Pero ahora que lo ha hecho, su intención es que él le entregue el suyo. ¿Podrá derretir su helado corazón antes de que acabe la Navidad y tenga que regresar a América?
Bailando con el demonio (Abrazando la oscuridad #1)
by Alina CovalschiOtro baile. Otra música. Otro mundo... Una historia de amor intenso y profundo. El baile era mi vida. Mi alma sonreía cada vez que escuchaba las notas musicales y se encargaba de activar los movimientos de mi cuerpo para acompañarlas en una perfecta unión. Bailaba con el cuerpo y soñaba con mis pies a medida que los movía. Pero todo cambió. Lo conocí a él y a su extraña música venida de otro mundo. Ambos conseguían guiar mis pasos por un camino por completo distinto al que estaba acostumbrada a seguir. Me aseguró que siempre me protegería y me enseñó que la vida era demasiado injusta. Me mostró su mundo perfecto y me prometió que bailaría siempre conmigo, aunque tuviera que hacerlo bajo una fuerte tormenta. Y él, un demonio de verdad, me dijo que me amaba.
Bailando con el diablo (Cazadores Oscuros #4)
by Sherrilyn KenyonEs el más peligroso de los Cazadores Oscuros... Zarek no confía en nadie, a veces ni en sí mismo; tan solo cree en su habilidad para eliminar a quien se interponga en su camino. En vida sufrió el tormento de la esclavitud. Con los Cazadores Oscuros, de destierro y desconfianza. Sin embargo, sobre él se cierne ahora la condena definitiva. Todo su destino queda en manos de una sola persona, juez único de su existencia. Y es a ella, Astrid, a quien Zarek finalmente abre una puerta que creía haber cerrado para siempre. Con su serie de los Cazadores Oscuros, la escritora Sherrilyn Kenyon ha revolucionado el género de la novela romántica. Sus historias están llenas de acción, peligro, ingenio, ternura, pasión y amor. Los protagonistas, héroes inmortales, fuertes y con un lado muy oscuro, cobran auténtica vida. Sin duda, Kenyon ha creado un universo cautivador, singular y único, que día a día gana nuevos lectores.