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A contemporary American classic—a poignant and hilarious tale of baseball, hero worship, eccentric behavior, and unlikely friendship
Last Days of Summer is the story of Joey Margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in Brooklyn in the early 1940s. A boy looking for a hero, Joey decides to latch on to Charlie Banks, the all-star third basemen for the New York Giants. But Joey's
...This myth-shattering book explains the evidence for the veracity of psychic phenomena, uniting the teachings of mystics, the theories of quantum physics, and the latest in high-tech experiments. With painstaking research and deft, engaging prose, Radin dispels the misinformation and superstition that have clouded the understanding of scientists and laypeople alike concerning a host of fascinating oddities. Psychokinesis, remote viewing, prayer,
...She's given up on love. He's given up on life. But they can't seem to give up on each other.
Of course, my brother went and got himself hurt on this last deployment.
I don't know what I expect at the hospital but I don't expect Noah, the man who saved my brother's life.
I don't expect him to also save me... or that I will have to save him.
This is a Steamy, Small Town, Scarred Hero, Military
Hop aboard Wind Rider, a magical sailboat, with Max and Sofia, two kids trying to save the environment one problem at a time. Their first mission? Rescuing baby sea turtles in the beautiful waters of Hawaii.
Max and Sofia are ordinary kids whose lives are changed when they discover an abandoned sailboat. They’re given the chance to make a real impact when the boat magically brings them them to a different corner of the
...The extraordinary untold story of Ernest Hemingway's dangerous secret life in espionage
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A finalist for the William E. Colby Military Writers' Award
"IMPORTANT" (Wall Street Journal) • "FASCINATING" (New York Review of Books) • "CAPTIVATING" (Missourian)
A riveting international
...86) Anton (Book 3)
87) Blaze (Book 1)
89) Bent (Book 1)
We are not alone in the universe...and the aliens have a list of humans they want to meet
Ashley V, a disgraced actress, has a list too.
1. Masquerade as one of the scientists invited to the first ever alien/human summit
2. Dazzle everyone at alien cocktail hour (or equivalent)
3. Come home to publicity buzz and get my career back
Except once the humans arrive on the distant planet, the alien in charge is unsympathetic,
Far from home, a fractured community of Yugoslav outcasts struggle with their lives in award–winning author Dubravka Ugrešić’s novel The Ministry of Pain.
Having fled the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, Tanja Lucic is now a professor of literature at the University of Amsterdam, where she teaches a class filled with other young Yugoslav exiles, most of whom earn meager wages assembling leather
92) Bound (Book 2)
93) Jax (Book 2)
Bound to be Tamed is a rerelease of the second book in the Emergence series.
The Emergence series follows the lives of several men as they meet the women of their dreams and forge Dominant/submissive relationships. Each book takes the starring characters down their respective paths of self-awareness and discovery. The first two books feature the same three characters as they form a bond between two men and
...A kiss can cure any ailment...
Lady Abigail has been infatuated with Mr. James Townsbridge for three years. But when she is finally introduced to him, she finds him arrogant and rude. Unfortunately, this doesn't stop her heart from racing or her stomach from flip-flopping while in his presence. In fact, being near him makes her feel somewhat ill. Which complicates matters when they are suddenly forced to marry.
James
...Brogan
With his Irish Pub on the brink of closure, Brogan O'Keeley needs his life to stay in order. Rules need to be followed, and they will be enforced.
Or his employees can find another job.
His brothers call him heartless. Probably. But they've overcome too much to let it slip away now.
But Selena Chapman falls outside those neat, straight lines. She's late, messy, but she's the best waitress at
...97) Carter (Book 3)
98) Pages - Book 2
Share this "harrowing and painfully honest historical novel"* at home or in the classroom. Through this "extraordinary" debut effort from the Sydney Taylor Award winner Robert Sharenow, readers will explore how "ingrained prejudices—whether acted upon or not—help destroy lives and shatter a community."**
In 1960 New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Louise is pulled out of class by her mother to protest court-ordered
...For college sophomore Mitch Greyson, determination and persistence are the name of the game if he wants to make it as a professional hockey player. A busy schedule of practices, games, classes, homework, two part-time jobs—and now, working with a tutor to help him pass the class he's failing so that he can keep his scholarship—shouldn't leave him with enough time to flirt with the NHL player in town. But that doesn't stop him.
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