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Tidings of Comfort & Joy: A Novel
by Davis BunnIn this heartwarming Christmas novella. a woman tells her sick granddaughter a riveting tale of love, loss, and heroism set in a war-torn English village.Christmas should be a joyous time. But this year young Marissa’s celebration is overshadowed in sickness, sorrow, and disappointment. Seeing her granddaughter struggle with pain and sadness, Emily decides to share a story that she’s never told anyone. As old memories live again through her words, two broken hearts find healing and comfort—and the courage to celebrate Christmas once again.Tidings of Comfort & Joy reminds us to share the bonds of faith and family that Christmas represents whatever the circumstances or season.“This little novella has it all: romance, homeless orphans, heroic American pilots, the delightfully intriguing backdrop of post-war England, and Bunn’s competent, smooth writing. The happy ending will warm the heart of even the most jaded reader. What’s not to like?” —Bookreporter.com
Tie-Dye 101: How to Make Over 20 Fabulous Patterns
by Suzanne McNeill Sulfiati HarrisStart your tie-dye adventure with this guide packed with techniques, tips and designs—plus thirty-three awesome projects to get you started!Tie-dye is an adventure every time, with a multitude of effects that make this craft incredibly versatile. With tie-dye it's possible to create a wide variety of designs and patterns to express your creativity—including vibrant stripes, spirals, swirls, speckles, circles, sunbursts, and more. Tie-Dye 101 teaches you all the basic techniques you need to make your own brilliantly-colored designs, using fade-resistant, easy-to-apply cold water dyes.
Tied (All Torn Up #2)
by Carian Cole"Holy dark and delicious angst. Carian Cole did not hold back. I dare you not to shed a tear." ―L.J. Shen, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of VICIOUS My innocence was stolen when I was abducted at five years old. For eleven years I held on by clinging to childhood fairytales. I waited for a prince to someday save me and carry me off to a happily ever after. I had no idea my savior would come as a scarred recluse, covered in tattoos, who can't—or won't—speak a word. Nevertheless, the moment our eyes met I knew he was the one. My prince. With his bare hands, he killed the monster who kept me captive. But people have a way of distorting the truth when the hero looks like a villain. As it turns out, Tyler Grace is many things: A myth. An outcast. A nightmare. Haunted by tragedy, he lives secluded in the forest. Some say they see him ride through town at night—straddling a black motorcycle, his face covered by a skeletal mask. I&’ve been warned to stay away, yet I can't stop thinking about him. I ache to hear his voice. And I want nothing more than to break through his walls. I know he's the only one who can break through mine. Do we dare dream of a love that once felt impossible to find? Or will only our horrible, twisted past tie us together?Tied is book two in the All Torn Up series but can be read as a standalone novel.
Tiempo contigo
by Felipe CorvoCuando la casi tragedia de un hecho inesperado acaba transformando la relación de un padre y un hijo que no se llevaban bien.
Tiempo de conversar: Un espacio de reflexión interdisciplinaria sobre la trama social que nos contiene
by Liliana González Natalia BrusaLuego de su best seller Volver a mirarnos, Liliana González y Natalia Brusa analizan cómo internet y la revolución digital están cambiando la dinámica de la infancia, la adolescencia, la familia y su impacto en la sociedad. Infancia y adolescencia, educación, tecnología y entramado social: sobre estos cuatro ejes se asienta Tiempo de conversar, una propuesta que plantea algunos interrogantes centrales: ¿Qué nos está pasando que vamos perdiendo humanidad? ¿Por qué cuesta tanto el registro del otro como semejante y diferente? ¿Cómo ven los niños y adolescentes a los adultos que los rodean? ¿Cuándo los adultos dejamos de ser ejemplos a seguir? ¿Qué pasa con la educación en los escenarios fundantes: familia y escuela? ¿Qué ven los niños y los adolescentes en sus docentes? ¿Qué ven los docentes en sus alumnos? ¿Cómo son los consumos de chicos y chicas y cómo se relacionan entre ellos? Estos temas son abordados a partir de múltiples enfoques: desde la sobreexposición de los niños a las pantallas y redes sociales, la manera en que los chicos usan internet y los hábitos que trajo la era digital a nuestras vidas hasta su impacto en el espacio familiar, escolar y social. Profesionales de la salud y de la educación fueron convocados a participar para compartir su mirada sobre las infancias y adolescencias actuales, su modo de aprender, de vincularse y de reaccionar en una sociedad que a veces sienten como contradictoria y violenta. Con un estilo riguroso pero ameno, Liliana González y Natalia Brusa nos invitan a reflexionar sobre temas que interpelan nuestra vida cotidiana.
Tierra de brumas
by Cristina López BarrioUna maravillosa novela que rescata toda la magia, la riqueza y la tradición de Galicia, una tierra rebosante de misterio y belleza. «Así somos las Mencía, niña, apréndelo cuantoantes, o eres loca o reina o santa o borracha.» Cuando Valentina se queda huérfana a los once años, se ve obligada a atravesar el océano desde su Habana natal a la Galicia de sus antepasados para quedar al cargo de su abuela, Bruna Mencía, marquesa de Novoa. La matriarca la recibe en su solitario, decadente y majestuoso pazo y comienza a educarla para convertirla en la heredera de la dinastía. Valentina conocerá a través de Bruna la convulsa historia de su familia y cómo la salvaje estirpe de las mujeres Mencía, criadas por la naturaleza en las profundidades del bosque gallego, se unió a la aristocrática dinastía de los Novoa, la más rica de la región. Las historias de amor y poder entre ambas familias, que han pervivido durante muchos años, marcarán el destino de Valentina, que tendrá que decidir si continúa o no con ese linaje, extraño para ella, plagado de intrigas y culpas secretas. Una prodigiosa historia de tradición y modernidad, de civilización y barbarie,de espíritus y profecías, de grelos y camelias, de reinas y santas, de meigas ylobas, en la que los personajes se debaten entre tomar los caminos escogidospara ellos o elegir libremente su propio destino. Una maravillosa novela querecoge toda la magia y el misterio de una tierra de leyenda. La crítica ha dicho sobre las novelas de Cristina López Barrio...«Una excelente narración que se nutre de una escritura, la de López Barrio, intensa y personal, con ecos de paraísos de realismo mágico, como el Macondo de García Márquez, pero pura, pero suya.»Heraldo de Aragón «Una historia múltiple donde se meditasobre ciertos valores dialécticos: amor y odio, vida y muerte, el asentamiento y la dispersión o la ausencia. Es una delicia. Y es obligatoria.»El Correo Gallego «Imbuido de realismo mágico, la historia de amores perdidos de López Barrio brilla con luz propia. Un relato magníficamente hilado.»Kirkus Review «Me ha parecido realmente maravilloso. Un cuento cargado de magia, amor, odio, erotismo y drama. Un 9,5 sobre 10 sin ninguna duda.»El rincón del libro «Una prosa exuberante.»El Mundo «La casa de los amores imposibles es una novela escrita con pasión, de esas que llegan al corazón y a los sentidos. Da rabia dejarla para mañana porque engancha.»MIA En los blogs...«Esta novela es como si Emilia Pardo Bazán hubiese coincidido con Isabel Allende y juntas hubieran escrito un libro.»Blog La página 17
Tierra madre
by Paul TherouxLa esperada gran novela de Paul Theroux, fruto de años de reflexión literaria y afectiva. El retrato de una madre única que también se parece a todas. «Uno viene de una familia como de una tierra lejana. La nuestra era un caso aparte, con sus propias costumbres y crueldades.» Para los habitantes de Cape Cod, madre es un ejemplo de piedad, austeridad y trabajo duro. Para su marido y sus siete hijos, es egoísta, a veces mezquina, siempre tirana y disfruta enfrentándolos entre sí. Angela, su favorita que murió en el parto, es la única capaz de entenderla, según dice a los demás. Entre estos se incluyen Fred, un abogado de oficio; Floyd, un divertido profesor; un par de inseparables hermanas cuya devoción por la figura materna ha consumido sus vidas, y JP, el narrador, un escritor de éxito cuyo trabajo menosprecia. Tierra madre es un punzante retrato del impacto que el narcisismo materno puede tener en una familia, un cautivador, doloroso y a menudo divertido relato sobre una gran familia que discute, conspira, se confabula y finalmente vence los dolorosos lazos que la unen. Reseñas:«Leer Tierra madre es como ver un accidente de coche a cámara lenta. Es un ejercicio sobre la mezquindad y los ajustes de cuentas. También es divertido. Theroux posee un sentido del humor fabuloso y canalla.»Stephen King, New York Times Book Review «Theroux nos brinda la que posiblemente sea su mejor novela: un cautivador, emotivo y despiadado análisis de la familia y de uno mismo. Su prosa triunfa. Sobresale en su representación del tiempo y el espacio. Una agridulce y brutal saga familiar que ofrece la suficiente redención como para que el viaje merezca la pena.»Shelf Awareness «Theroux ha tratado los problemas familiares antes..., pero en Tierra madre ha pasado a otro nivel. Disparatada e impredecible. Su prosa es suave en sus insinuaciones y feroz en sus zarpazos. Fusionando angustia y regocijo, Theroux evoca algo memorable: un reino del que muchos provienen y al que algunos de nosotros no queremos volver.»The Boston Globe «Theroux está más en forma que nunca.»Kirkus Reviews «Página a página, Tierra madre cautiva y divierte. Una afilada comedia doméstica sobre la avaricia, el resentimiento y los lazos que ahogan. El final es emotivo y adecuado. Comedia y tragedia se despliegan a partes iguales.»Portland Press Herald «Rica en detalles, intrincada y oscura.»Library Journal «Theroux sirve una humeante sopa de familia disfuncional.»Vanity Fair
Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences
by Sarah SchulmanAlthough acceptance of difference is on the rise in America, it’s the rare gay or lesbian person who has not been demeaned because of his or her sexual orientation, and this experience usually starts at home, among family members.<P> Whether they are excluded from family love and approval, expected to accept second-class status for life, ignored by mainstream arts and entertainment, or abandoned when intervention would make all the difference, gay people are routinely subjected to forms of psychological and physical abuse unknown to many straight Americans.<P> “Familial homophobia,” as prizewinning writer and professor Sarah Schulman calls it, is a phenomenon that until now has not had a name but that is very much a part of life for the LGBT community. In the same way that Susan Brownmiller’s Against Our Will transformed our understanding of rape by moving the stigma from the victim to the perpetrator, Schulman’s Ties That Bind calls on us to recognize familial homophobia. She invites us to understand it not as a personal problem but a widespread cultural crisis. She challenges us to take up our responsibilities to intervene without violating families, community, and the state. With devastating examples, Schulman clarifies how abusive treatment of homosexuals at home enables abusive treatment of homosexuals in other relationships as well as in society at large.<P> Ambitious, original, and deeply important, Schulman’s book draws on her own experiences, her research, and her activism to probe this complex issue—still very much with us at the start of the twenty-first century—and to articulate a vision for a more accepting world.
Ties: A Novel
by Jhumpa Lahiri Domenico StarnoneLuminously translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, Ties is the searing new novel by bestselling Italian novelist Domenico Starnone.Ties is the story of a marriage. Like many marriages, this one has been subject to strain, to attrition, to the burden of routine. Yet it has survived intact. Or so things appear. The rupture in Vanda and Aldo's marriage lies years in the past, but if one looks closely enough, the fissures and fault lines are evident. Their marriage is a cracked vase that may shatter at the slightest touch. Or perhaps it has already shattered, and nobody is willing to acknowledge the fact. Domenico Starnone's thirteenth work of fiction is a powerful short novel about relationships, family, love, and the ineluctable consequences of one's actions. Known as a consummate stylist and beloved as a talented storyteller, Domenico Starnone is the winner of Italy's most prestigious literary award The Strega. Winner of The Bridge Prize for Best Novel 2015
Tietam Brown
by Mick FoleyIf you're one of those crying-to-your-shrink-cause-your-childhood-was-SO-hard type of people, you should probably read #1 New York Times Bestselling author Mick Foley's fiction debut, Tietam Brown, for a reality check. Even if you're not one of them, stop your whining and pick up the damn thing anyway. Atietam "Andy" Brown is a seventeen year-old with a busted hand, and a missing ear. He's arrived at his father's house to start life anew after being raised alternately in foster homes and juvenile detention centers where his life hung by a thread on more than one occasion. With this fresh start in hand he hopes he's got a shot at completing his childhood like a normal kid. But when he realizes that his father's favorite activities are naked beer-guzzling weight lifting, and sleeping with his classmate's mothers, well, let's just say his prospects for the future are once again dimmed. That is, until he finds out that Terri, the hottest cheerleader in school, likes him. (Nice work, Andy!) Funnier than professional wrestling and smarter than nuclear physics, Tietam Brown is sure to pin you for a three-count to your reading chair.
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now (Hq Young Adult Ebook Ser.)
by Dana L. Davis<p>For sixteen-year-old Tiffany Sly, life hasn’t been safe or normal for a while. Losing her mom to cancer has her a little bit traumatized and now she has to leave her hometown of Chicago to live with the biological dad she’s never known. <p>Anthony Stone is a rich man with four other daughters—and rules for every second of the day. Tiffany tries to make the best of things, but she doesn’t fit into her new luxurious, but super-strict, home—or get along with her standoffish sister London. The only thing that makes her new life even remotely bearable is the strange boy across the street. Marcus McKinney has had his own experiences with death, and the unexpected friendship that blossoms between them is the only thing that makes her feel grounded. <p>But Tiffany has a secret. Another man claims he’s Tiffany’s real dad—and she has only seven days before he shows up to demand a paternity test and the truth comes out. With her life about to fall apart all over again, Tiffany finds herself discovering unexpected truths about her father, her mother and herself, and realizing that maybe family is in the bonds you make—and that life means sometimes taking risks.</p>
Tiffany Street: A Novel (The Benny Kramer Novels #2)
by Jerome WeidmanBenny Kramer returns, this time turning to one of his oldest friends to save the life of Kramer&’s sonThough his trip from New York to Philadelphia is for business, Benny Kramer has also planned a rendezvous—not with a mistress, but with one of the city&’s finest doctors. Kramer plans to enlist him in a noble purpose: keeping his son out of Vietnam. The doctor won&’t provide this service to just anyone, but he and Benny have a mutual friend in the incomparable Sebastian Roon. Benny and Seb have been friends since the Depression, when they shared countless adventures across New York&’s Lower East Side. Now Benny&’s counting on that friendship to ensure the same life of endless possibilities for his son.This ebook features a foreword by Alistair Cooke.
Tiffany Street: A Novel (The Benny Kramer Novels #3)
by Jerome WeidmanBenny Kramer returns, this time turning to one of his oldest friends to save the life of Kramer&’s sonThough his trip from New York to Philadelphia is for business, Benny Kramer has also planned a rendezvous—not with a mistress, but with one of the city&’s finest doctors. Kramer plans to enlist him in a noble purpose: keeping his son out of Vietnam. The doctor won&’t provide this service to just anyone, but he and Benny have a mutual friend in the incomparable Sebastian Roon. Benny and Seb have been friends since the Depression, when they shared countless adventures across New York&’s Lower East Side. Now Benny&’s counting on that friendship to ensure the same life of endless possibilities for his son.This ebook features a foreword by Alistair Cooke.
Tig
by Heather SmithA new, heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring Tig, a young girl struggling to find peace within herself and in her new family. For fans of Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.After months of living without electricity or parents, Tig and Peter are forced to move in with their Uncle Scott and his partner, Manny. The transition from down-and-out to picture-perfect isn't easy, especially in pristine Wensleydale with the idyllic couple and their beautiful home.Tig, with Peter's support, decides to make their new life messy, starting with daily arguments and her plans to become a competitive cheese racer. She'll run circles around her new guardians, outrun a wheel of cheese, and leave the past buried in her dust. But things don't always go as planned, and Tig must decide what to truly leave behind in order to move forward.
Tiger Babies Strike Back
by Kim Wong KeltnerKim Wong Keltner is a Tiger Baby all grown up with a daughter of her own . . . but is she a Tiger Mother? Heck, no. This book describes—in hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking, detail—exactly why not. A battle hymn for every non-Tiger offspring of Tiger parents, Tiger Babies Strike Back examines why generations of kids have been made to feel inferior, isolated, suffocated, and humiliated in dogged pursuit of one goal: making their elders look good. In search of answers, Keltner delves into her own childhood, family history, and community traditions to expose the seamy underbelly of perfectionistic parenting. Can the Tiger-parented take back their emotional lives and love their own kids unconditionally? Keltner herself is living, hugging, fabulously flawed, Care Bear tea-party-throwing proof that they can. Traversing the choppy seas of American and Chinese traditions, Keltner dives into the difficulties facing women today—Chinese American and otherwise. At once deeply relevant and playfully honest, Tiger Babies Strike Back combines personal anecdotes and tough love advice for a humorous, provocative look at how our families shape—and sometimes shake—our personal foundations.
Tiger Daughter
by Rebecca LimEqual parts heartbreaking and hopeful, Tiger Daughter is an award-winning novel about finding your voice amidst the pressures of growing up in an immigrant home told from the perspective of a remarkable young Chinese girl.Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English and understands her in a way nobody has lately. Both of them dream of escaping and together they come up with a plan to take an entrance exam for a selective school far from home. But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen&’s resilience and tiger strength to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows. Tiger Daughter is a coming-of-age novel that will grab hold of you and not let go.
Tiger Eyes
by Judy BlumeDavey has never felt so alone in her life. Her father is dead--shot in a holdup--and now her mother is moving the family to New Mexico to try to recover.Climbing in the Los Alamos canyon, Davey meets the mysterious Wolf, who can read Davey's "sad eyes." Wolf is the only person who seems to understand the rage and fear Davey feels. Slowly, with Wolf's help, Davey realizes that she must get on with her life. But when will she be ready to leave the past behind and move toward the future? Will she ever stop hurting?
Tiger Eyes
by Judy BlumeDavey Wexler has never felt so alone. Her father has just been killed—shot in a holdup at the 7-Eleven near their home. And now her mother has transplanted her and her little brother, Jason, to Los Alamos, New Mexico, to stay with family and recover. But Davey is withdrawn, full of rage and fear and loneliness. Then one day, while exploring a canyon, she meets an older boy who calls himself Wolf. Wolf is the only one who understands her—the only one who can read her sad eyes. And he is the one who helps her realize that she must find a way to move forward with her life. Davey is one of Judy Blume’s most hauntingly true human beings, capturing the deep ways a person can change that can’t be seen—only felt. Her story has been felt, deeply, by readers for decades.
Tiger Lillie: A Novel
by Lisa SamsonAlways the Wedding Coordinator, Never the Bride.Fifteen years after the mysterious disappearance of Ted, her childhood sweetheart, gutsy and daring Lillie Bauer-bungee-jumper, book addict, and delightfully offbeat coordinator of "extreme" high-concept weddings-is ready to find love again. Yet as she boldly but reluctantly braves a disastrous dating scene in her search for a husband, quirky Lillie is caught between two contrasting images of married life: the rich, lifelong partnership shared by her parents and the troubled marriage of her younger sister, Tacy. Faced with long-buried feelings, fears for Tacy, and concerns about her father's failing health, Lillie finds strength in an unlikely and peculiar community of loved ones, including Cristoff, her epileptic, florist business partner; Pleasance, a sassy African American clothing designer; and Lillie's strong Hungarian Grandma Erzsébet. But when Lillie stumbles across a danger that threatens those she loves most, she will need more than friends and family-she will need a miracle.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Tiger's Curse (Tiger's Curse #1)
by Colleen HouckThe last thing teenager Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing over the summer was meeting Ren, a mysterious white tiger and cursed Indian prince! When she learns she alone can break the Tiger's curse, Kelsey's life is turned upside-down.
Tiger's Quest (Tiger's Curse #2)
by Colleen HouckBack in Oregon, Kelsey tries to pick up the pieces of her life and push aside her feelings for Ren. But danger lurks around the corner, forcing her to return to India where she embarks on a second quest--this time with Ren's dark, bad-boy brother Kishan, who has also fallen prey to the Tiger's Curse. Fraught with danger, spellbinding dreams, and choices of the heart, TIGER'S QUEST brings the trio one step closer to breaking the spell that binds them.
Tiger's Voyage (Tiger's Curse #3)
by Colleen HouckWith the head-to-head battle against the villainous Lokesh behind her, Kelsey confronts a new heartbreak: in the wake of his traumatic experience, her beloved Ren no longer remembers who she is. As the trio continues their quest by challenging five cunning and duplicitous dragons, Ren and Kishan once more vie for her affections--leaving Kelsey more confused than ever.
Tiger, Tiger
by Galaxy CrazeLucy has always had a volatile marriage, one marked with frequent splits and reconciliations. So when she takes her two young children, May and Eden, and walks out on her husband, no one expects it will be for good. Until she flees England for America. In the serene, sunbathed California landscape, Lucy, May, and Eden begin to believe that this new country might offer them a chance to reconnect. But when they settle in the Parvati Ashram, what first seemed idyllic threatens to sever their already tenuous family ties. Like most outsiders, May views the ashram as a cult, but her mother sees it as a place of healing and salvation. As Lucy is taken deeper into the confidence of their leader, May's initial defenses are broken down by her friendship with the manipulative proselyte, Sati. Thoughts of England slowly begin to disappear as they settle into their new reality, where blind faith challenges human decency, testing the family's loyalties and asking if a less-than-perfect but real life is better than a vacuous ideal. With Tiger, Tiger,Craze explores the power and limitations of human desperation, hope, and resolve as she proves that true completeness does not come from the outside, but from within
Tiger, Tiger
by Margaux FragosoTold with lyricism, depth, and mesmerizing clarity, Tiger, Tiger vividly illustrates the healing power of memory and disclosure. This extraordinary memoir is an unprecedented glimpse into the psyche of a young girl in free fall and conveys to readers--including parents and survivors of abuse--just how completely a pedophile enchants his victim and binds her to him.
Tiger-lily Gold: Book 3 (The Silk Sisters #3)
by Fiona DunbarRorie and Elsie's parents are missing, and time is running out. The mission to rescue them will take the girls on a dangerous journey, deep into the nerve centre of the corporate machine that is robbing people of their identities. Can the Silk sisters reach their mum and dad before it's too late?