Author: Maria Semple
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316042854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life -- except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. This One is Mine is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more -- and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness.
This One Is Mine
Author: Maria Semple
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316042854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life -- except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. This One is Mine is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more -- and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316042854
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life -- except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. This One is Mine is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more -- and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness.
You Were Always Mine
Author: Christine Pride
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668005522
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A book about "two women, one Black and one white, and the baby who will send them on a collision course to confront their past and their future"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668005522
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A book about "two women, one Black and one white, and the baby who will send them on a collision course to confront their past and their future"--
Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World
Author: Eleanor Spicer Rice
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536231738
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This lively peek into the amazing world of microbes, replete with a kid-pleasing “ick” factor, is chock-full of facts, humor, and fun illustrations. Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells—the rest are microbes. Whether helping people digest their food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us. Through zany facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with experts in their fields, aspiring young scientists (or kids who just want to be grossed out) will discover a hidden world in which your health depends on a myriad of microbes, houseflies get zombified by fungi, and termites are saving the planet one fart at a time. With such extras as sidebars, limericks, and even a lesson on how to draw E. coli, this “eww”-worthy treasure trove for kids is an engrossing romp into the microbe drama unfolding where you might least expect it.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536231738
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This lively peek into the amazing world of microbes, replete with a kid-pleasing “ick” factor, is chock-full of facts, humor, and fun illustrations. Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells—the rest are microbes. Whether helping people digest their food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us. Through zany facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with experts in their fields, aspiring young scientists (or kids who just want to be grossed out) will discover a hidden world in which your health depends on a myriad of microbes, houseflies get zombified by fungi, and termites are saving the planet one fart at a time. With such extras as sidebars, limericks, and even a lesson on how to draw E. coli, this “eww”-worthy treasure trove for kids is an engrossing romp into the microbe drama unfolding where you might least expect it.
All That Is Mine I Carry With Me
Author: William Landay
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0345531868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. From the bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . . “Gripping . . . a masterly piece of writing.”—The New York Times “A wonderful, well-written novel that crackles with suspense.”—Stephen King A BOOKREPORTER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom’s pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot. So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin? Investigators suspect Jane’s husband. A criminal defense attorney, Dan Larkin would surely be an expert in outfoxing the police. But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public’s memory, a simmering, unresolved riddle. Jane’s three children—Alex, Jeff, and Miranda—are left to be raised by the man who may have murdered their mother. Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides. With their father or against him? Guilty or innocent? And what happens if they are wrong? A tale about family—family secrets and vengeance, but also family love—All That Is Mine I Carry With Me masterfully grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0345531868
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. From the bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . . “Gripping . . . a masterly piece of writing.”—The New York Times “A wonderful, well-written novel that crackles with suspense.”—Stephen King A BOOKREPORTER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom’s pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot. So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin? Investigators suspect Jane’s husband. A criminal defense attorney, Dan Larkin would surely be an expert in outfoxing the police. But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public’s memory, a simmering, unresolved riddle. Jane’s three children—Alex, Jeff, and Miranda—are left to be raised by the man who may have murdered their mother. Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides. With their father or against him? Guilty or innocent? And what happens if they are wrong? A tale about family—family secrets and vengeance, but also family love—All That Is Mine I Carry With Me masterfully grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?
THIS CHILD OF MINE
Author: Darlene Graham
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460351444
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
He'd chosen to keep his child She'd given her baby away Kitt Stevens has never really believed the old adage—opposites attract. But she has to admit she finds Mark Masters very attractive, even if he disagrees with her on almost every topic they discuss. He's irritating, arrogant, humorous, intelligent—and makes Kitt feel alive for the first time in years. Then Kitt learns that Mark is raising his young daughter on his own. What's more, he'd paid the child's mother to go through with the pregnancy. Suddenly the differences between Kitt and Mark threaten to pull them apart…. Until she learns to accept that the choice she made four years ago was the right choice for her and her baby. And the choice Mark made was the right one for him and his daughter. Now they need to make the right choice for themselves.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460351444
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
He'd chosen to keep his child She'd given her baby away Kitt Stevens has never really believed the old adage—opposites attract. But she has to admit she finds Mark Masters very attractive, even if he disagrees with her on almost every topic they discuss. He's irritating, arrogant, humorous, intelligent—and makes Kitt feel alive for the first time in years. Then Kitt learns that Mark is raising his young daughter on his own. What's more, he'd paid the child's mother to go through with the pregnancy. Suddenly the differences between Kitt and Mark threaten to pull them apart…. Until she learns to accept that the choice she made four years ago was the right choice for her and her baby. And the choice Mark made was the right one for him and his daughter. Now they need to make the right choice for themselves.
Yours, Mine & Ours
Author: Jennifer Greene
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426889267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Smarting from his recent divorce, newly single attorney Mike Conroy wanted only one thing—to be the best dad ever. And if that meant he needed to lead a life of celibacy, he could handle that. Until he met his new next-door neighbor, that is. Flame-haired Amanda Scott was as passionate as the color of her hair—and as determined as Mike to be a fantastic parent to her daughter. Not only was the rugged Mike her polar opposite, but she'd also sworn off the opposite sex for keeps. But sometimes love can be as close as right next door….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426889267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Smarting from his recent divorce, newly single attorney Mike Conroy wanted only one thing—to be the best dad ever. And if that meant he needed to lead a life of celibacy, he could handle that. Until he met his new next-door neighbor, that is. Flame-haired Amanda Scott was as passionate as the color of her hair—and as determined as Mike to be a fantastic parent to her daughter. Not only was the rugged Mike her polar opposite, but she'd also sworn off the opposite sex for keeps. But sometimes love can be as close as right next door….
Mine!
Author: Michael A. Heller
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385544731
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn, and by the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we are buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you, reclining, or the squished laptop user behind you? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the street hold your parking space in Chicago, while in New York you lose both the space and the chair? In Mine!, Michael Heller and James Salzman, two of the world’s leading authorities on ownership, explain these puzzles and many more. Remarkably, they reveal, there are just six simple rules that everyone uses to claim everything. Owners choose the rule that steers us to do what they want. But we can pick differently. This is true not just for airplane seats, but also for battles over digital privacy, climate change, and wealth inequality. Mine! draws on mind-bending, often infuriating, and always fascinating accounts from business, history, courtrooms, and everyday life to reveal how the rules of ownership control our lives and shape our world.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385544731
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn, and by the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we are buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you, reclining, or the squished laptop user behind you? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock off a recipe or a dress design? And after a snowstorm, why does a chair in the street hold your parking space in Chicago, while in New York you lose both the space and the chair? In Mine!, Michael Heller and James Salzman, two of the world’s leading authorities on ownership, explain these puzzles and many more. Remarkably, they reveal, there are just six simple rules that everyone uses to claim everything. Owners choose the rule that steers us to do what they want. But we can pick differently. This is true not just for airplane seats, but also for battles over digital privacy, climate change, and wealth inequality. Mine! draws on mind-bending, often infuriating, and always fascinating accounts from business, history, courtrooms, and everyday life to reveal how the rules of ownership control our lives and shape our world.
These Stories of Mine
Author: Benny Ong
Publisher: Benny Ong
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
These Stories of Mine is a collection of four tales that span a multitude of different genres. --- - Roses tells a tale of romance and drama between the last hours of Emerald Heather with her husband Aread Russell by her side, going through their poignant memories one last time. - Ricky Randolph and Gisele Brenda are part of the Blue Bird Enterprise, forming an uncommon bond when they are trapped together in an elevator. Unbeknownst to the other, one has a past that is brewing under. - What is real, and what isn't? Descent charges Gerald Oretta into a head-whirl of emotions when he is sent to retrieve a package tasked by his wife, River. - Letters from Heaven is a narrative letter written by Sara Retter to 'Whom it May Concern', detailing a message and meaning to why she became the director of her father's fruits of labor. --- The 'Prime Edition' includes two new stories (Crown and The Graduation Trip), individual story covers, individual pins, and an author's words section which includes a breakdown and explanation for each of the stories. - Crown takes place in a desolate wasteland where the cold dead night whisks a band of raiders into uncharted territory to recover what was rightfully theirs. - The Graduation Trip is a satirical imaginative adventure in which the author asks appropriately why not being invited to the trip eventually took a turn for the worst. --- Get the PDF and EPUB version on Gumroad! http://bit.ly/stories-of-mine
Publisher: Benny Ong
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
These Stories of Mine is a collection of four tales that span a multitude of different genres. --- - Roses tells a tale of romance and drama between the last hours of Emerald Heather with her husband Aread Russell by her side, going through their poignant memories one last time. - Ricky Randolph and Gisele Brenda are part of the Blue Bird Enterprise, forming an uncommon bond when they are trapped together in an elevator. Unbeknownst to the other, one has a past that is brewing under. - What is real, and what isn't? Descent charges Gerald Oretta into a head-whirl of emotions when he is sent to retrieve a package tasked by his wife, River. - Letters from Heaven is a narrative letter written by Sara Retter to 'Whom it May Concern', detailing a message and meaning to why she became the director of her father's fruits of labor. --- The 'Prime Edition' includes two new stories (Crown and The Graduation Trip), individual story covers, individual pins, and an author's words section which includes a breakdown and explanation for each of the stories. - Crown takes place in a desolate wasteland where the cold dead night whisks a band of raiders into uncharted territory to recover what was rightfully theirs. - The Graduation Trip is a satirical imaginative adventure in which the author asks appropriately why not being invited to the trip eventually took a turn for the worst. --- Get the PDF and EPUB version on Gumroad! http://bit.ly/stories-of-mine
Be Mine
Author: Richard Ford
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063267926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible characters in American literature Over the course of four celebrated works of fiction and almost forty years, Richard Ford has crafted an ambitious, incisive, and singular view of American life as lived. Unconstrained, astute, provocative, often laugh-out-loud funny, Frank Bascombe is once more our guide to the great American midway. Now in the twilight of life, a man who has occupied many colorful lives—sportswriter, father, husband, ex-husband, friend, real estate agent—Bascombe finds himself in the most sorrowing role of all: caregiver to his son, Paul, diagnosed with ALS. On a shared winter odyssey to Mount Rushmore, Frank, in typical Bascombe fashion, faces down the mortality that is assured each of us, and in doing so confronts what happiness might signify at the end of days. In this memorable novel, Richard Ford puts on displays the prose, wit, and intelligence that make him one of our most acclaimed living writers. Be Mine is a profound, funny, poignant love letter to our beleaguered world.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063267926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible characters in American literature Over the course of four celebrated works of fiction and almost forty years, Richard Ford has crafted an ambitious, incisive, and singular view of American life as lived. Unconstrained, astute, provocative, often laugh-out-loud funny, Frank Bascombe is once more our guide to the great American midway. Now in the twilight of life, a man who has occupied many colorful lives—sportswriter, father, husband, ex-husband, friend, real estate agent—Bascombe finds himself in the most sorrowing role of all: caregiver to his son, Paul, diagnosed with ALS. On a shared winter odyssey to Mount Rushmore, Frank, in typical Bascombe fashion, faces down the mortality that is assured each of us, and in doing so confronts what happiness might signify at the end of days. In this memorable novel, Richard Ford puts on displays the prose, wit, and intelligence that make him one of our most acclaimed living writers. Be Mine is a profound, funny, poignant love letter to our beleaguered world.
Making History Mine
Author: Sarah Cooper
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003842569
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Middle school history teachers confront the same challenge every day: how to convey the breadth and depth of a curriculum that spans centuries, countries, and cultures. In Making History Mine, Sarah Cooper shows teachers how to use thematic instruction to link skills to content knowledge. By combining thought-provoking activities and rich assessments, Sarah encourages teachers to challenge students to make history personal and relevant to their lives.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003842569
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Middle school history teachers confront the same challenge every day: how to convey the breadth and depth of a curriculum that spans centuries, countries, and cultures. In Making History Mine, Sarah Cooper shows teachers how to use thematic instruction to link skills to content knowledge. By combining thought-provoking activities and rich assessments, Sarah encourages teachers to challenge students to make history personal and relevant to their lives.