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Cutting Teeth: A Novel
by Chandler BakerTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Jaw-dropping ... A darkly comic send-up of motherhood.” —People“With devourable writing and pitch-perfect humor, Cutting Teeth is a sharp, original, wickedly astute look at the sting of modern motherhood.” —Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The PushNew York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker's Cutting Teeth is a witty, thrilling story of parental love that asks: is there anything a mother won’t do for her children?Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood—their careers, their sex lives, their bodies. But their children disrupt their plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy preschool: the kids are craving blood.Then a young teacher is found dead, and the only potential witnesses are ten adorable four-year-olds.Soon it becomes clear that the children are not just witnesses, but also suspects . . . and so are their mothers.As the police begin to look more closely, the children’s ability to bleed their parents dry becomes deadly serious. Part murder mystery, part motherhood manifesto, Cutting Teeth explores the standards society holds mothers to—along with the ones to which we hold ourselves—and the things no one tells you about becoming a parent.
Cutting Teeth: A Novel
by Julia FierroOne of the most anticipated debut novels of 2014, Cutting Teeth takes place one late-summer weekend as a group of thirty-something couples gather at a shabby beach house on Long Island, their young children in tow.Nicole, the hostess, struggles to keep her OCD behaviors unnoticed. Stay-at-home dad Rip grapples with the reality that his careerist wife will likely deny him a second child, forcing him to disrupt the life he loves. Allie, one half of a two-mom family, can't stop imagining ditching her wife and kids in favor of her art. Tiffany, comfortable with her amazing body but not so comfortable in the upper-middle class world the other characters were born into, flirts dangerously, and spars with her best friend Leigh, a blue blood secretly facing financial ruin and dependent on the magical Tibetan nanny everyone else covets. Throughout the weekend, conflicts intensify and painful truths surface. Friendships and alliances crack, forcing the house party to confront a new order.Cutting Teeth is about the complex dilemmas of early midlife—the vicissitudes of friendship, of romantic and familial love, and of sex. It's about class tension, status hunger, and the unease of being in possession of life's greatest bounty while still wondering, is this as good as it gets? And, perhaps most of all, Julia Fierro's warm and unpretentious debut explores the all-consuming love we feel for those we need most, and the sacrifice and compromise that underpins that love.
Cutting the Cord: She was the perfect assassin, then she wanted out.
by Natasha MoltAmira Knox is an assassin. Her targets: affluent Europeans. Her commander: the Authenticity Movement. Her weakness: emotion. Amira has been loyal to the secret terrorist group the Authenticity Movement for as long as she can remember. Adopted by the leader of the movement as an infant, Amira was trained to be the ultimate weapon. But when her brother goes mysteriously missing and her father seems to be keeping secrets from her, she begins to doubt the Movement&’s purpose and her own identity. Then there&’s Lukas, the handsome German personal protection agent. Can Amira trust him, or does he have a secret agenda of his own? Caught in a web of deception and betrayal, Amira realises she has to get out of the Movement. Fast. But how do you escape a terrorist cult when the leader – your father – wants you dead?
Cutting Through
by Joan HohlThe sweet core of every life is surrounded by many protective layers. In other words: getting to the food stuff means cutting through the. . . ! And for childhood friends Julia, Krissy and Laura, there's a lot to cut through! Each grew up with grandiose dreams of happily -ever-after, only to find that real life had another plan. they had grown apart - but now, in the fourth decade of their lives, a chance meeting brings them back together again. There's nithing like sisters-in-arms to hand you lemons and say, Make lemonade - we'll all have a drink! And then talk daughters, husbands, shopping malls. . . andwhat to do when a serious dose of reality is needed to get to the heart of the matter. . .
Cutting Ties (Pack Born #2)
by C. M. TorrensSequel to The Alpha's WeavePack Born: Book TwoWar is looming, and as the alpha, it falls to Dante to protect his shifter pack from the hybrid creatures spawned to prey upon them. To that end he joins forces with the Nephilim Odin in the hopes of keeping both their people safe, though past slights and animosity between the clans continue to cause strain. Attacks on the packs and Nephilim clans increase, and the seemingly endless army of hybrids will not stop growing. Dante knows their only chance to put an end to the carnage is to find the nest where his twin August and August's mistress are creating the hybrids. With entire cities being destroyed, Dante must call upon the pack weave to find the people who have been captured--and the nest. Dante and Odin gather an army for an all-out attack. Though a desperate and risky move, Dante has been backed into a corner and he sees no other alternative. It's a battle they must win at any price, because the cost of losing will be catastrophic.
Cuttlefish (Cuttlefish)
by Dave FreerThe smallest thing can change the path of history. The year is 1976, and the British Empire still spans the globe. Coal drives the world, and the smog of it hangs thick over the canals of London. Clara Calland is on the run. Hunted, along with her scientist mother, by Menshevik spies and Imperial soldiers, they flee Ireland for London. They must escape airships, treachery and capture. Under flooded London's canals they join the rebels who live in the dank tunnels there. Tim Barnabas is one of the under people, born to the secret town of drowned London, place of anti-imperialist republicans and Irish rebels, part of the Liberty - the people who would see a return to older values and free elections. Seeing no further than his next meal, Tim has hired on as a submariner on the Cuttlefish, a coal fired submarine that runs smuggled cargoes beneath the steamship patrols, to the fortress America and beyond. When the ravening Imperial soldiery comes, Clara and her mother are forced to flee aboard the Cuttlefish. Hunted like beasts, the submarine and her crew must undertake a desperate voyage across the world, from the Faeroes to the Caribbean and finally across the Pacific to find safety. But only Clara and Tim Barnabas can steer them past treachery and disaster, to freedom in Westralia. Carried with them-a lost scientific secret that threatens the very heart of Imperial power.
Cutwork (Needlecraft Mystery #7)
by Monica FerrisAfter an artisan is murdered at the Excelsior, Minnesota, art fair, everyone is on pins and needles. It's up to needlework shop owner Betsy Devonshire to figure out who had designs on the dead designer.
Cuvinte De Dincolo
by Claudio Ruggeri Edwin Marian BadeaCalmul aparent al șeful poliției, Vincent Germano, va fi deranjat de sinuciderea unui pensionar și sosirea unei scrisoari anonime care indică numele unui posibil vinovat, pe langă numele victimei. Comisarul nu poate face altceva, decât să încerce să potrivească toate piesele din acest puzzle.
Cuyahoga: A Novel
by Pete BeattyOne of The Millions and BuzzFeed&’s Most Anticipated Books A spectacularly inventive debut novel that reinvents the tall tale for our times—&“Cuyahoga defies all modest description…[it] is ten feet tall if it&’s an inch, and it&’s a ramshackle joy from start to finish&” (Brian Phillips, author of Impossible Owls). Big Son is a spirit of the times—the times being 1837. Behind his broad shoulders, shiny hair, and church-organ laugh, Big Son practically made Ohio City all by himself. The feats of this proto-superhero have earned him wonder and whiskey toasts but very little in the way of fortune. And without money, Big cannot become an honest husband to his beloved Cloe (who may or may not want to be his wife, honestly). In pursuit of a steady wage, our hero hits the (dirt) streets of Ohio City and Cleveland, the twin towns racing to become the first great metropolis of the West. Their rivalry reaches a boil over the building of a bridge across the Cuyahoga River—and Big stumbles right into the kettle. The resulting misadventures involve elderly terrorists, infrastructure collapse, steamboat races, wild pigs, and multiple ruined weddings. Narrating this &“deliriously fun&” (Brian Phillips) tale is Medium Son—known as Meed—apprentice coffin maker, almanac author, orphan, and the younger brother of Big. Meed finds himself swept up in the action, and he is forced to choose between brotherly love and his own ambitions. His uncanny voice—plain but profound, colloquial but surprisingly poetic—elevates a slapstick frontier tale into a screwball origin myth for the Rust Belt. In Cuyahoga, tragedy and farce jumble together in a riotously original voice. Evoking the Greek classics and the Bible alongside nods to Looney Tunes, Charles Portis, and Flannery O&’Connor, Pete Beatty has written a rollicking revisionist (mid)Western with universal themes of family and fate—an old, weird America that feels brand new.
CUYANO ALBOROTADOR (EBOOK)
by Jose Garcia HamiltonCuyano alborotador devuelve a Domingo Faustino Sarmiento toda la entrañable humanidad que la historia escolar le había negado. A través de una narración verídica y apasionante, José Ignacio García Hamilton exhibe facetas inéditas de su biografiado: el niño resentido porque su familia venida a menos no puede brindarle educación; el fecundo periodista exiliado que se enamora en Santiago de Chile de una mujer casada; el vehemente político que impulsa a Mitre a ahorcar a los caudillos e imponer la civilización a sangre y fuego; el fracasado mandatario que se aleja derrotado de su patria y tres años después regresa de los Estados Unidos como presidente. Las alternativas de un hombre duro pero de lágrima fácil, belicoso e irascible pero también tierno y vulnerable, van configurando a un atrayente personaje de temperamento agresivo y pasión civilizadora. Un individuo, en suma, que intentó cambiar la cultura de su suelo a fuerza de coraje y educación, en un periplo vital que atrapa y conmueve desde la primera página hasta la última.
CV (CV #1)
by Damon KnightSea Venture, CV for short, is the longest ocean going vessel ever built by man. It is not a ship, but a huge sea habitat housing a scientific research station, an entire city, an entire city of two thousand permanent residents and a thousand passengers. For some CV is the vacation dream of a lifetime; for others, a vision of man's conquest of the seas; for two men it becomes the arena for a deadly game of cat and mouse. But for one, CV is something else: a place to stalk its next victim. It is not human, it is not even of earthly origin. To be touched by it is deadly. What importance are the hopes and dreams, fears and schemes, of the people of Sea Venture when they are threatened by a force that could destroy all of human civilization?
CV: CV Book 1 (CV)
by Damon KnightSea Venture, CV for short, is the largest ocean-going vessel ever built by man. It is not a ship but a huge sea habitat housing a scientific research station, an entire city of two thousand permanent residents and a thousand passengers.For some, CV is the vacation dream of a lifetime; for others, a vision of man's conquest of the seas; for two men it becomes the arena for a deadly game of cat and mouse.But for one, CV is something else: a place to stalk its next victim. It is not human, it is not even of Earthly origin. To be touched by it is deadly.What important are the hopes and dreams, fears and schemes of the people of Sea Venture when they are threatened by a force that could destroy all of human civilization?
Cwtch Me If You Can
by Beth ReeklesAlex considers herself the ultimate romantic, and Valentine's Day is her favourite day of the year - until her boyfriend chooses that day to break up with her. Heartbroken and angry, Alex swears off guys. But that's easier said than done when she keeps bumping into smart and sexy Sean. After all - there's no such thing as fate... right?
Cwtch Me If You Can
by Beth ReeklesAlex considers herself the ultimate romantic, and Valentine's Day is her favourite day of the year - until her boyfriend chooses that day to break up with her.Heartbroken and angry, Alex swears off guys. But that's easier said than done when she keeps bumping into smart and sexy Sean. After all - there's no such thing as fate... right?
Cwtch Me If You Can
by Beth ReeklesAlex considers herself the ultimate romantic, and Valentine's Day is her favourite day of the year - until her boyfriend chooses that day to break up with her.Heartbroken and angry, Alex swears off guys. But that's easier said than done when she keeps bumping into smart and sexy Sean. After all - there's no such thing as fate... right?
Cy in Chains
by David L. DudleyCy Williams, thirteen, has always known that he and the other black folks on Strong's plantation have to obey white men, no question. Sure, he's free, as black people have been since his grandfather's day, but in rural Georgia, that means they're free to be whipped, abused, even killed. Almost four years later, Cy yearns for that freedom, such as it was. Now he's a chain gang laborer, forced to do backbreaking work, penned in and shackled like an animal, brutalized, beaten, and humiliated by the boss of the camp and his hired overseers. For Cy and the boys he's chained to, there's no way out, no way back. And then hope begins to grow in him, along with strength and courage he didn't know he had. Cy is sure that a chance at freedom is worth any risk, any sacrifice. This powerful, moving story opens a window on a painful chapter in the history of race relations.
Cyan Toxin: Mixologists And Pirates (Mixologists and Pirates #4)
by Frost KayFact 645 - High heels make great weapons.Somehow, Allie always managed to attrack every sociopath within a 100 click radius. Don't ask her how she did it. She chalked it up to the unlucky curse that had plagued her all her life. And Sloven the Slayer was no different. Creepy was his middle name. Luckily, her mama had taught her the advantage of a well placed kick. Fact 792 - Allie hated liars, especially gorgeous ones of the male variety. After the attempt on her life and her team's betrayal, she tried to go back to her life, to ignore how lonely she was, to forget the nightmares that plagued her and the face of the one man she still wanted despite his lies. But life was never that simple.Fact 864 - Good doesn't always triumph. Sometimes evil just slaps you in the face and steals your popsicle. It was just one lie.I am hooked! What could be better in a great science fiction novel than a feisty female mixologist filled with southern charm and the grace of an eight legged cat? Ms. Kay has created a vibrant enchanting universe and cast of lovable, flirty characters. I want to crawl into this series and never leave!~FairestskyesbooksMixologists and Pirates Series1 - Amber Vial2 - Emerald Bane3 - Scarlet Venom4 - Cyan Toxin5 - Onyx Elixir
Cyanide and Sensibility (A Jane Austen Tea Society Mystery #3)
by Katie OliverMurder is on the menu and Phaedra Brighton is called on to serve up justice in the latest Jane Austen Tea Society Mystery.While Phaedra Brighton might not have a Mr. Darcy (yet), she's quite content with her loving family and loyal cat. Phaedra's sister Hannah is the Jane to her Elizabeth, and Phaedra is ecstatic that Hannah has decided to move home for her next adventure—opening a business. All of Laurel Springs is out in full force to celebrate the grand unveiling of Hannah's new patisserie, Tout de Sweet, including local celebrity Rachel Brandon. Hannah is a master of her craft, with confections so divine, one bite will make you think you've died and gone to heaven.Of course, you never want that to happen literally. When one of Hannah's famous dark chocolate cupcakes sends Rachel's assistant to the hospital with poisoning, Hannah begs for Phaedra's help to save her reputation and budding business. But Phaedra has more questions than answers: Who was the cupcake actually meant for? And how far is the culprit willing to go to take their target off the menu—permanently?
Cyanide Games: A Peter Tanner Thriller
by Richard BeasleyHow far would you go to save a friend? A tough, gritty legal thriller from the bestselling author of Hell Has Harbour Views When Melissa Cheung's husband is arrested in China for corruption, her first call is to Peter Tanner. As a criminal defence barrister, Tanner often crosses paths with some of the most evil but wealthy members of the nation's underbelly. Melissa's phone call takes Tanner away from drug dealers and crooked property developers into the highest end of corporate corruption - mining companies trying to cover up environmental disasters and families at the top of the rich list who think they're above the law. As he pursues those who had Cheung incarcerated, Tanner unearths cover-up after cover-up, putting his life and those of others in danger as he tries to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Cyanide & Happiness: A Guide to Parenting by Three Guys with No Kids (Cyanide & Happiness)
by Kris Wilson Rob DenBleyker Dave McElfatrickFinally, a definitive and reliable manual that demystifies the complicated world of parenting while delivering crucial tips and sage advice—all from three guys who make comics instead of children. This informative guide for breeders tackles all the big parenting issues: Finding messages in your alphabet soup, drawing the perfect hand turkey, getting away with kidnapping, telling your kids you don't love them anymore, and making out with your kid's best friend's dad. Cartoonists Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, and Dave McElfatrick combine all their knowledge and experience—or lack thereof—for a laugh-out-loud, labor-inducing look into the world of parenthood through the sick and twisted lens of Cyanide & Happiness comics.
Cyanide & Happiness: Punching Zoo (Cyanide & Happiness)
by Kris Wilson Rob Denbleyker Dave McElfatrickPUNCHING ZOO includes a buttload of our favorite comics from the site, 30 brand-new, too-hot-for-the-Internet comics, "The Hot Date" (a choose-your-own-adventure where you decide the story), and a nice forward by Alexis Ohanian, one of the founders of reddit.
Cyanide & Happiness: Stab Factory (Cyanide & Happiness)
by Kris Wilson Rob Denbleyker Dave McElfatrickOnce again, creators Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, and Dave McElfatrick combine some of their best strips and a host of never-before-seen comics into a new, collected book. In the best, sickest tradition, Cyanide & Happiness, simply drawn figures and the wildly inappropriate topics they cover - including cannibalism, murder, and incest - is most reminiscent of South Park, but offers a profane sensibility all its own. Includes a foreword by comedian Bo Burnham and Poetry Corner, a collection of demented rhymes.
Cyanide Wells (Cape Perdido #2)
by Marcia MullerWhen Matthew Lindstrom's wife Gwen disappeared, his comfortable life was destroyed by suspicion and innuendo. But 14 years later, Matthew receives an anonymous phone call saying Gwen is alive--and well aware of what her disappearance has done to him. Now, Matthew is on his way to Soledad County in Northern California in search of vindication. Once he arrives, he is shocked to discover Gwen has a new name, Ardis Coleman, and is living with her lesbian lover, Carly, and their daughter, Natalie. Deciding to confront his ex-wife, Matt shows up at her home only to find a bloodstained hallway and no sign of Ardis or Natalie. Together Carly and Matt form an unlikely alliance in their search for the missing pair. But as they dig into Ardis' life, they discover a twisted plan, one that leads to a final confrontation that may prove fatal to all of them.
Cybele, With Bluebonnets
by Charles L. HarnessJoseph first encounters Cybele when he is a 10-year-old skipping rocks, but he falls in love with her in high school, where she is his chemistry teacher. After he graduates, they have a whirlwind romance, but she won't marry him because she knows things about the future that she won't reveal. She encourages his affinity for chemistry, though, cementing his dedication to the science. Thereafter, miracles abound, both scientific and supernatural, and Cybele seems to look after Joseph even when she is no longer around him. With the help of her spirit, Joseph works for the police in solving the case of the Holy Grail and for the government during World War II.