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183 Times a Year: A Witty and Heartfelt Family Drama (The Tree of Family Life Trilogy #1)
by Eva JordanTesting, Testing, One, Two Teens Meet Lizzie, the exasperated mother of Cassie, Connor and Stepdaughter Maisy. She gets by with good friends, cheap wine and talking to herself. Teenager Cassie, the Facebook-tweeting, selfie-taking, music and mobile phone-obsessed daughter, hates everything about her life. She longs for a different existence and wishes her parents had never divorced. However, the discovery of a terrible betrayal, and a brutal attack, throws the whole household into disarray. Lizzie and Cassie are forced to reassess the important things in life as they embark upon separate journeys of self-discovery… Although tragic at times this is a delightfully funny exploration of domestic love, hate, strength and ultimately friendship. A poignant, heartfelt look at that complex and diverse relationship between a mother and daughter set amongst the thorny realities of today’s divided and extended families. Mothers and daughters alike will never look at each other in quite the same way after reading this book—a brilliantly funny observation of contemporary family life. 183 Times A Year is the first book in The Tree Of Family Life Trilogy. A witty and heartfelt family drama it will appeal to fans of authors like Jojo Moyes, Fiona Valpy and Sophie Kinsella. Also available in The Tree Of Family Life Trilogy: Book 2: All The Colours In Between Book 3: Time Will Tell What readers are saying about The Tree Of Family Life Trilogy: "Warm, entertaining and emotional" "A beautiful story about family" "A light read, filled with a wide variety of quirky, dysfunctional characters." "Observational wit to die for, poignancy and pathos, in a superbly crafted debut novel; great storytelling." "A roller coaster of emotions in one book -amazing!" "Fantastic - a must-read for any parent"
1844: El año en que cambié, por William Heath (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level Q #76)
by Peter Millett Susy BoyerNIMAC-sourced textbook
1844: My Year of Change (Into Reading, Level M #76)
by Peter Millett Susy BoyerNIMAC-sourced textbook
1862
by Robert ConroyThe Civil War comes alive in all its passion and fury, only now the Brits are fighting alongside the Confederacy. Outraged when the U.S. Navy seizes three Confederates aboard an English sailing ship, Britain retaliates by entering the fray in support of the Rebels and suddenly it's a whole new war. Once again, cotton is king as the North's blockade crumbles before the might of the Royal Navy. While Lincoln confronts the monumental challenge of vanquishing mighty Britannia, the Redcoats revive their 1812 penchant for burning down American cities, and Union troops see Canada as ripe for the picking. From the Mississippi bayou to the Pennsylvania farmlands to the woods of Maine, the great armies of Generals Grant and Lee face off in the nation's deadliest conflict. And to the victor goes history.
1864 ... Angst vor dem Kapital: Eine Mordserie bringt immer eine Reihe von Ermittlungen mit sich ...
by Anna Maria Stratta und Franca Bosco1864 ... Angst vor dem Kapital von Anna Maria Stratta und Franca Bosco Eine Mordserie bringt immer eine Reihe von Ermittlungen mit sich ... 1864 ... Angst vor dem Kapital In einer Wohnung auf der Piazza Vittorio hatte ein junger Aristokrat gerade seiner Geliebten das Leben genommen. Als der Adlige wegging, quälten ihn widersprüchliche Gefühle in ihm, erhoben ihn aber gleichzeitig. Wie schön, Herr über das Leben eines anderen Menschen zu sein. Die Entscheidung, die Existenz einer anderen Person zu beenden, ließ ihn sich fast allmächtig fühlen. Das waren die Gedanken, die ihm durch den Kopf gingen, als ein böses Grinsen seine Lippen spitzte.
1864 ... Fear About Capital: A series of murders always carries with it a series of investigations ...
by Anna Maria Stratta and Franca Bosco1864 ... Fear About Capital by Anna Maria Stratta and Franca Bosco A series of murders always carries with it a series of investigations ... 1864 ... fear of the capital In an apartment in Piazza Vittorio, a young aristocrat had just taken the life of his mistress. As the nobleman walked away, conflicting emotions within him tormented him but at the same time exalted him. How nice to be masters of the life of another human being. Deciding to end the existence of another person made him feel almost omnipotent. These were the thoughts that crowded his head as an evil grin pursed his lips.
1876 (Vintage International)
by Gore VidalThe third volume of Gore Vidal's magnificent series of historical novels aimed at demythologizing the American past, 1876 chronicles the political scandals and dark intrigues that rocked the United States in its centennial year.------Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler, Aaron Burr's unacknowledged son, returns to a flamboyant America after his long, self-imposed European exile. The narrator of Burr has come home to recoup a lost fortune by arranging a suitable marriage for his beautiful daughter, the widowed Princess d'Agrigente, and by ingratiating himself with Samuel Tilden, the favored presidential candidate in the centennial year. With these ambitions and with their own abundant charms, Schuyler and his daughter soon find themselves at the centers of American social and political power at a time when the fading ideals of the young republic were being replaced by the excitement of empire.------"A glorious piece of writing," said Jimmy Breslin in Harper's. "Vidal can take history and make it powerful and astonishing." Time concurred: "Vidal has no peers at breathing movement and laughter into the historical past."------With a new Introduction by the author.
189 Canaries
by Dieter BögeIn a cozy room in northern Germany, a yellow canary sings rolling melodies to the miners and carpenters of the Harz mountains. But today a bird dealer has come, and he will take the canary far, far away from everything he knows. The journey leads onto trains and steamships, across Europe and even the Atlantic. At last the canary arrives in a room in New York where he hears a strangely familiar song…This beautiful, poignant book introduces readers to the little-known history of a beloved songbird. Lushly illustrated in rich colors, 189 Canaries is an unforgettable story about music, migration, and the search for home.
18mm Blues
by Gerald A. BrowneOff the coast of Burma Two women pearl divers found a handful of unheard of blue pearls, 18 millimeters in diameter. As a reward, they were savage. Grady and Julia search for the truth and pearls.
18mm Blues
by Gerald A. BrowneA gem dealer caught up in a decades-old murder mystery searches for the world's most precious and mysterious pearls in New York Times-bestselling author Gerald A. Browne's exotic, riveting thriller When Grady Bowman and his new girlfriend, Julia Elkins, travel from San Francisco to the Far East to get Grady back into the gem business, a jeweler in Bangkok tells them the extraordinary true story of two female Japanese pearl divers who discovered in the Andaman Sea an oyster bed filled with priceless, naturally blue pearls. The divers were murdered for what they found, and now the son of one of the divers wants revenge. As Grady and Julia hunt for the source of the priceless pearls, they are led to the estate and oyster farms of the world's wealthiest pearl dealer. Here Julia becomes increasingly obsessed with the divers' tragic deaths, and she and Grady will unravel an extraordinary mystery of one man's obsession and another man's crime, and the world's most breathtaking naturally blue pearls.
The 18th Abduction (Women's Murder Club #18)
by James Patterson Maxine PaetroThe #1 bestselling female detective of the past 50 years is back.Detective Lindsay Boxer's investigation into the disappearance of three women teachers quickly escalates from missing persons to murder in the newest Women's Murder Club thriller. <P><P>For a trio of colleagues, an innocent night out after class ends in a deadly torture session. They vanish without a clue -- until a body turns up. With the safety of San Francisco's entire school system at stake, Lindsay has never been under more pressure. As the chief of police and the press clamor for an arrest in the "school night" case, Lindsay turns to her best friend, investigative journalist Cindy Thomas. <P><P>Together, Lindsay and Cindy take a new approach to the case, and unexpected facts about the victims leave them stunned. While Lindsay is engrossed in her investigation, her husband, Joe Molinari, meets an Eastern European woman who claims to have seen a notorious war criminal -- long presumed dead -- from her home country. <P><P>Before Lindsay can verify the woman's statement, Joe's mystery informant joins the ranks of the missing women. Lindsay, Joe, and the entire Women's Murder Club must pull together to protect their city, and one another -- not from a ghost, but from a true monster. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The 18th Emergency
by Betsy ByarsBenjie and his friend Ezzie have escape plans for every emergency, including lion attacks and quicksand, but no clue what to do about the class bullySo what if Benjie &“Mouse&” Fawley likes practical jokes? He&’s a good kid who never meant to harm anyone. The same cannot be said for Marv Hammerman, a boy in Benjie&’s middle school who is as big as a high-schooler but has the temper of a two-year-old. When Benjie (in a fit of insanity) writes a joke about Marv for all to see, he soon realizes he&’s stumbled into the biggest emergency he&’s ever faced. Now Benjie must decide whether to stay at school and face a clobbering, or run off and live the rest of his life hiding in the woods. The 18th Emergency is a hilarious account of the trials of surviving the school bully. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Betsy Byars including rare images from the author&’s personal collection.
18th Generation Son-in-law: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Zhong HuaXiaoDangJiaafter being married for two years his son-in-law yao yuan who never even touched his wife's hands was ridiculed by his brother-in-law as a white dog because he was born with white hair and was bullied by his family one night he received a dream from his great-grandfather only then did he realize that his miserable life was caused by his great-grandfather's gamble a hundred years ago after his great-grandfather cancelled the gamble he started his own hanging life
18th Generation Son-in-law: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Zhong HuaXiaoDangJiaafter being married for two years his son-in-law yao yuan who never even touched his wife's hands was ridiculed by his brother-in-law as a white dog because he was born with white hair and was bullied by his family one night he received a dream from his great-grandfather only then did he realize that his miserable life was caused by his great-grandfather's gamble a hundred years ago after his great-grandfather cancelled the gamble he started his own hanging life
18th Generation Son-in-law: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Zhong HuaXiaoDangJiaafter being married for two years his son-in-law yao yuan who never even touched his wife's hands was ridiculed by his brother-in-law as a white dog because he was born with white hair and was bullied by his family one night he received a dream from his great-grandfather only then did he realize that his miserable life was caused by his great-grandfather's gamble a hundred years ago after his great-grandfather cancelled the gamble he started his own hanging life
19 cámaras
by Cristina Fernández Blanco Jon ArretxeDiecinueve cámaras controlan el devenir de los habitantes del bilbaíno barrio de San Francisco, escenario donde transcurre la acción de esta novela. Calles que fueron ocupadas en su día por mineros y estibadores, que asistieron a la aparición del ideario republicano y que fueron un espacio de libertad y de diversión para varias generaciones. El cierre de muchos de los locales, la aparición de la heroína y la llegada masiva de la emigración trastocaron la atmósfera que se respiraba. Y en este paisaje nos encontramos a Touré, un africano en situación irregular que ofrece sus servicios como vidente. Empujado por su instinto de supervivencia, se convertirá en improvisado detective y el destino le llevará a relacionarse con lo más mísero y, sorprendentemente, con lo más selecto de la sociedad bilbaína, dando pie a una secuencia de peripecias hilarantes en contraste con una dura realidad.
19 de julio: El día de la furia
by José C. BlandinoEl día de la furia. <p><p>En el Madrid previo al levantamiento militar, un joven opositor sevillano procura sobrevivir a los albures de la gran ciudad. <p>Sin embargo, no puede evitar ser devorado por los formidables acontecimientos de una época convulsa y peligrosa de la que acaba convirtiéndose en involuntario protagonista.
19 kamera
by Cristina Fernández Blanco Jon ArretxeTrama paralelo batzuek osatzen dute umorea eta gordintasuna konbinatzen dituen nobela beltz hau: Palankako klub bateko prezio susmagarriak, trafikatzaileen arteko istiluak, adin txikiko prostituta baten desagerpena, kaputxadun talde baten jipoi eta hilketak... Dena dela, nobelako ardatz nagusia Toure da, Bilboko San Frantzisko auzoan bizi den etorkin afrikarra. Ogibidea bilatzen behartuta, gezurrezko igarle gisa saiatuko da lehenik eta, pixkanaka, kasu eta proposamen bitxiak sortzen joango zaizkio.
19 Knives
by Mark JarmanWith characters ranging from the desperate to the obsessive to the wildly comic, Mark Anthony Jarman's 19 Knives employs dazzling linguistic verve and staggering metaphoric powers in every sentence. But Jarman doesn't just write about people, he puts us in their skin so that we feel their frailty and courage. No other contemporary Canadian short-story writer slices up the imaginative excitement, cultural hybridity, and Joycean play of language we see in 19 Knives. With one of the stories shortlisted for the U.S.'s prestigious O. Henry Prize and several others having won prizes or been published in magazines and journals across North America, this collection brings a major fiction writer to the fore.
19 Love Songs
by David LevithanThe New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, Someday, and Two Boys Kissing is back with a short story collection about love--perfect for Valentine's Day or year-round reading! <P><P>A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush. A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist "A." <P><P>A return to the characters of Two Boys Kissing.19 Love Songs, from New York Times bestselling author David Levithan, delivers all of these stories and more. <P><P>Born from Levithan's tradition of writing a story for his friends each Valentine's Day, this collection brings all of them to his readers for the first time. With fiction, nonfiction, and a story in verse, there's something for every reader here. Witty, romantic, and honest, teens (and adults) will come to this collection not only on Valentine's Day, but all year round.
19 Purchase Street
by Gerald A. BrowneIn Gerald A. Browne&’s spellbinding New York Times bestseller, a man bent on vengeance infiltrates a cabal of blue-blooded bankers that have taken over the Mafia In a quiet suburb of New York City, a mansion on a gated estate houses one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the United States—an elite Mafia whose dons belong to the finest families that the WASP establishment has to offer. Millions of dollars flow in and out of 19 Purchase Street, toted by bagmen who gladly risk everything to share in the syndicate&’s profits. Nothing disrupts operations—until a courier gets a dangerous idea. To avenge a loved one&’s death, Drew Gainer joins the money-laundering scheme, plotting a billion-dollar heist with the help of a beautiful, daring woman and pitting himself against a ruthless opponent. From New York to Paris to Zurich, Gainer risks his life to become the winner who takes all. But who is really conning whom?
19 Yellow Moon Road: An Action-Packed Novel of Suspense (Sisterhood #33)
by Fern MichaelsA thrilling new book in the wildly popular series from the author of Hidden, legendary #1 New York Times bestseller Fern Michaels! The Sisterhood is reuniting to investigate The Haven, a suspicious spiritual organization that&’s more dangerous cult than caring commune… Maggie Spritzer&’s nose for a story doesn&’t just make her a top-notch newspaper editor, it also tells her when to go the extra mile for a friend. When she gets a strange message from her journalism pal, Gabby Richardson, Maggie knows her services are needed. Gabby has become involved with The Haven, a commune that promises to guide its members toward a more spiritually fulfilling life. But Gabby&’s enthusiasm has turned to distrust ever since she was refused permission to leave the compound to visit her sick mother. Maggie wants to learn more about The Haven, and the Sisterhood is eager to help. It turns out The Haven&’s founders are the sons of a disgraced Chicago businessman in prison for running a Ponzi scheme. They also have connections to a Miami billionaire with dubious sidelines. Soon, the Sisterhood gang embark on a search—and uncover a web of crime that runs deeper and higher than they ever imagined. And they&’ll need all their special skills to bring it down… Praise for Fern Michaels&“Michaels&’s highly developed skills as a storyteller are evident in the affable characters [and] suspenseful plot.&” —Publishers Weekly on Deep Harbor
1901: A Thrilling Novel of a War that Never Was
by Robert ConroyThe year is 1901. Germany's navy is the second largest in the world; their army, the most powerful. But with the exception of a small piece of Africa and a few minor islands in the Pacific, Germany is without an empire. Kaiser Wilhelm II demands that the United States surrender its newly acquired territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. President McKinley indignantly refuses, so with the honor and economic future of the Reich at stake, the Kaiser launches an invasion of the United States, striking first on Long Island. Now the Americans, with their army largely disbanded, must defend the homeland. When McKinley suffers a fatal heart attack, the new commander in chief, Theodore Roosevelt, rallies to the cause, along with Confederate general James Longstreet. From the burning of Manhattan to the climactic Battle of Danbury, American forces face Europe's most potent war machine in a blazing contest of will against strength.
1910: The Emancipation of Dissonance
by Thomas HarrisonThe year 1910 marks an astonishing, and largely unrecognized, juncture in Western history. In this perceptive interdisciplinary analysis, Thomas Harrison addresses the extraordinary intellectual achievement of the time. Focusing on the cultural climate of Middle Europe and paying particular attention to the life and work of Carlo Michelstaedter, he deftly portrays the reciprocal implications of different discourses—philosophy, literature, sociology, music, and painting. His beautifully balanced and deeply informed study provides a new, wider, and more ambitious definition of expressionism and shows the significance of this movement in shaping the artistic and intellectual mood of the age.1910 probes the recurrent themes and obsessions in the work of intellectuals as diverse as Egon Schiele, Georg Trakl, Vasily Kandinsky, Georg Lukàcs, Georg Simmel, Dino Campana, and Arnold Schoenberg. Together with Michelstaedter, who committed suicide in 1910 at the age of 23, these thinkers shared the essential concerns of expressionism: a sense of irresolvable conflict in human existence, the philosophical status of death, and a quest for the nature of human subjectivity. Expressionism, Harrison argues provocatively, was a last, desperate attempt by the intelligentsia to defend some of the most venerable assumptions of European culture. This ideological desperation, he claims, was more than a spiritual prelude to World War I: it was an unheeded, prophetic critique.
1914
by Linda Coverdale Jean EchenozFive Frenchmen go off to war, two of them leaving behind a certain young woman who longs for their return. But the main character in 1914 is the Great War itself. Jean Echenoz, the multi-award-winning French literary magician whose work has been compared to Joseph Conrad and Lawrence Sterne, has brought that deathtrap back to life, leading us gently from a balmy summer day deep into the insatiable-and still unthinkable-carnage of trench warfare.With the delicacy of a miniaturist and with irony both witty and clear-eyed, the author offers us an intimate epic with the atmosphere of a classic movie: in the panorama of a clear blue sky, a biplane spirals suddenly into the ground; a tardy piece of shrapnel shears the top off a man's head as if it were a soft-boiled egg; we dawdle dreamily in a spring-scented clearing with a lonely shell-shocked soldier strolling innocently to a firing squad ready to shoot him for desertion.But ultimately, the grace notes of humanity in 1914 rise above the terrors of war in this beautifully crafted tale that Echenoz tells with discretion, precision, and love.