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The Miseducation of Henry Cane
by Charles BrooksA stunning coming-of-age novel about one young man's eye-opening sexual awakening at the hands of an intriguing older woman. Henry Cane knows exactly what he’s going to do with the rest of his life. That’s the problem. Born into the rarefied world of Manhattan wealth and privilege, after graduating from Princeton, Henry is about to start his perfectly planned out life. He's always known he will move back to Manhattan and be groomed to take over his father’s publishing business. He's destined to date a string of appropriate girls until he dates the most appropriate girl and asks her to marry him. It’s all so awfully tedious. But Henry's been given eight weeks to do something else, to be an entirely different person. When his parents leave him alone in their Sag Harbor estate for the summer, Henry embarks on a double life as Joe, a blue collar fisherman on the other side of the bay. Once ensconced in his fake identity, he finds himself entangled in an affair with an alluring, older European woman—who happens to be married. As he becomes more and more infatuated with her, their affair threatens to unravel his tightly wound story, and could jeopardize his entire future. This is the story of a boy becoming a man, shaped by the hands of women who truly control the narrative.
The Miser Of Mayfair (A House for the Season #1
by M. C. Beaton[From the back cover:] "Is 67 Clarges Street the unluckiest house in Mayfair? Every Season, the fashionable set of the Regency hire houses in the heart of London's popular West End, and yet 67 Clarges Street, a town house complete with staff, remains vacant year after year. Could it be tainted with ill luck? Something must be done so that the servants of this house don't lose their livelihood. Salvation seems to come in the form of Roderick Sinclair, who confirms he wishes to rent the house. The staff are overjoyed--until they discover that Mr Sinclair is a terrible miser who is planning no parties. Furthermore, his ward, Fiona, though a dazzling Highland beauty, appears to be somewhat empty-headed. But it is Rainbird, the clever and elegant butler, who sees through her facade and resolves to help his mysterious mistress in whatever way he can..." You'll find many more novels by this popular author in the Bookshare collection including the other 5 novels in the House for a Season series which are #2 Plain Jane, #3 The Wicked Godmother, #4 Rake's Progress, #5 The Adventuress and #6 Rainbird's Revenge. Try the Six volume series, The Six Sisters as well. Marion Chesney also writes under the name M. C. Beaton. Her hilarious cozy mysteries series featuring Agatha Raisin has also been prepared for Bookshare, as well as her Hamish Macbeth series.
The Miser's Dream (Eli Marks Mystery #3)
by John Gaspard“An intriguing cross between noir and cozy, with fascinating details about magic tricks and plenty of quirky characters” (Library Journal). A casual glance out his apartment window turns magician Eli Marks’ life upside down. After spotting a dead body in the projection booth of the movie theater next door, Eli is pulled into the hunt for the killer. As he attempts to puzzle out a solution to this classic locked room mystery, he must deal with a crisis of a more personal nature: the appearance of a rival magician who threatens not only Eli’s faith in himself as a performer, but his relationship with his girlfriend. But the killer won’t wait and starts taking homicidal steps to bring Eli’s investigation to a quick and decisive end. Things get even worse when his magician rival offers his own plausible solution to the mystery. With all the oddball suspects gathered together, Eli must unveil the secrets to this movie-geek whodunit or find himself at the wrong end of the trick. “A finely-tuned, diabolical, sneaky, smart, stylish mix of magic and mayhem that plunges our hero Eli through a tangled web of danger and deceit that’ll keep you guessing.” —Steve Spill, magician and author of I Lie For Money “With twists and turns, flurries of romance, and a cast of characters that seem to be the unholy spawn of The Maltese Falcon and The Third Man, The Miser’s Dream keeps the pages turning and the reader delighted from start to finish.” —Jeffrey Hatcher, screenwriter, Mr. Holmes
The Miser's Dream (Eli Marks Mystery #3)
by John Gaspard“An intriguing cross between noir and cozy, with fascinating details about magic tricks and plenty of quirky characters” (Library Journal). A casual glance out his apartment window turns magician Eli Marks’ life upside down. After spotting a dead body in the projection booth of the movie theater next door, Eli is pulled into the hunt for the killer. As he attempts to puzzle out a solution to this classic locked room mystery, he must deal with a crisis of a more personal nature: the appearance of a rival magician who threatens not only Eli’s faith in himself as a performer, but his relationship with his girlfriend. But the killer won’t wait and starts taking homicidal steps to bring Eli’s investigation to a quick and decisive end. Things get even worse when his magician rival offers his own plausible solution to the mystery. With all the oddball suspects gathered together, Eli must unveil the secrets to this movie-geek whodunit or find himself at the wrong end of the trick. “A finely-tuned, diabolical, sneaky, smart, stylish mix of magic and mayhem that plunges our hero Eli through a tangled web of danger and deceit that’ll keep you guessing.” —Steve Spill, magician and author of I Lie For Money “With twists and turns, flurries of romance, and a cast of characters that seem to be the unholy spawn of The Maltese Falcon and The Third Man, The Miser’s Dream keeps the pages turning and the reader delighted from start to finish.” —Jeffrey Hatcher, screenwriter, Mr. Holmes
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events #4)
by Lemony Snicket Brett Helquist Michael Kupperman<P>I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. <P>Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumber mill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log. The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons. <P>I have promised to write down the entire history of these three poor children, but you haven't, so if you prefer stories that are more heartwarming, please feel free to make another selection. <P>With all due respect, <P>Lemony Snicket
The Misfortunates: A Novel
by Dimitri VerhulstFrank, tender, and brutally funny, Dimitri Verhulst's semi-autobiographical story details the vibrantly entertaining journey of a boy growing up in a family of alcoholics in BelgiumSobriety and moderation are alien concepts to the men in Dimmy's family. Useless in all other respects, his three uncles have a rare talent for drinking, a flair for violence, and an unwavering commitment to the pub. And his father Pierre is no slouch either. Within hours of his son's birth, Pierre plucks him from the maternity ward, props him on his bike, and takes him on an introductory tour of the village bars. His mother soon leaves them to it and as Dimmy grows up amid the stench of stale beer, he seems destined to follow the path of his forebears and make a low-life career in inebriation, until he begins to piece together his own plan for the future.Bringing to life the shambolic upbringing that The Guardian describes as, "the odd, ugly, excremental poetry of their grubby lives," The Misfortunates "can be unexpectedly tender as well as uncomfortably funny… this novel continually surprises and intrigues."
The Misfortune of Marion Palm: A novel
by Emily CullitonA wildly entertaining debut about a Brooklyn Heights wife and mother who has embezzled a small fortune from her children's private school and makes a run for it, leaving behind her trust fund poet husband, his maybe-secret lover, her two daughters, and a school board who will do anything to find her. Marion Palm prefers not to think of herself as a thief but rather "a woman who embezzles." Over the years she has managed to steal $180,000 from her daughters' private school, money that has paid for European vacations, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, and perpetually unused state-of-the-art exercise equipment. But, now, when the school faces an audit, Marion pulls piles of rubber-banded cash from their basement hiding places and flees, leaving her family to grapple with the baffled detectives, the irate school board, and the mother-shaped hole in their house. Told from the points of view of Nathan, Marion's husband, heir to a long-diminished family fortune; Ginny, Marion's teenage daughter who falls helplessly in love at the slightest provocation; Jane, Marion's youngest who is obsessed with a missing person of her own; and Marion herself, on the lam--and hiding in plain sight.
The Missing Diary: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure (Thea Stilton Mouseford Academy #2)
by Thea StiltonThe Thea Sisters and their friends have decided to start a school newspaper. But then Colette's diary goes missing, and sports reporter Nicky witnesses a suspicious finish during the Iron Mouse Games. Can the Thea Sisters solve these mysteries and make their deadline for their paper?
The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets
by Roald DahlSecrets and surprises from Roald Dahl! Feast your eyes on a secret! Between these covers is a long-lost chapter#151;and the original ending#151;from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other delicious never-before-seen tidbits from Mr. Wonka's factory. Then slip into some tasty tales from Roald Dahl's life to discover more about the world's No. 1 storyteller. No Roald Dahl collection is complete without this splendiferous treat!
The Missing Movie (Geronimo Stilton #73)
by Geronimo StiltonWhen you're with Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabumouse adventure!Mouse Island is having its first ever film festival! Everyone is waiting for Mousin Scorsese's new movie. But as soon as the lights go out, the movie goes missing! Can Geronimo catch the thief?
The Missing Piece & The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
by Shel SilversteinNOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK—TWO BOOKS IN ONE!From New York Times bestselling Shel Silverstein, celebrated creator of The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up, comes two charming companion fables in one ebook, The Missing Piece and The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, that gently probe the nature of quest and fulfillment, available in ebook for the very first time!And don't miss these other Shel Silverstein ebooks: The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It!It was missing a piece. And it was not happy. So it set off in searchof its missing piece. And as it rolledit sang this song—Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' pieceI'm lookin' for my missin' pieceHi-dee-ho, here I go,Lookin' for my missin' piece.
The Missing Pieces of Me: The hopeful, heartbreaking, hugely romantic novel from the bestselling author
by Amelia MandevilleWillow and Dustin are the perfect couple.Or so he thought, until she disappeared . . . 'Amelia Mandeville is an author to watch' EMMA COOPER Meet the couple you'll fall for head over heels, and discover the novel that will break your heart and put it back together again "I felt ALL the emotions reading this book" ***** "The characters were so relatable" ***** "You never want it to end" ***** "Putting this book down will be your only challenge" ***** "The romance was magical" ***** ________________________Willow and Dustin. They're the perfect couple, everyone says so. And since the birth of their baby daughter, Dustin is sure his little family is all he will ever need. So his world is shattered when he arrives home to find that Willow has disappeared, leaving only a cryptic note to say goodbye with no explanation of where she has gone or why she has left.Determined to bring her home, Dustin sets out to find Willow. But the more he learns about the girl he loves most in the world, the more he feels like he's trying to solve a puzzle without all the pieces. Was Willow really keeping secrets from him? Or was he just not looking closely enough in the first place?________________________ ***WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT AMELIA MANDEVILLE*** 'She has touched my soul and lit up my heart''You feel every emotion on the spectrum with these characters''Simply stunning''Her book is everything I could have hoped for and more''It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it left me wanting more''Easy to read and yet terribly emotive'
The Missing Pieces of Me: The hopeful, heartbreaking, hugely romantic novel from the bestselling author
by Amelia MandevilleWillow and Dustin are the perfect couple.Or so he thought, until she disappeared . . . 'Amelia Mandeville is an author to watch' EMMA COOPER Meet the couple you'll fall for head over heels, and discover the novel that will break your heart and put it back together again "I felt ALL the emotions reading this book" ***** "The characters were so relatable" ***** "You never want it to end" ***** "Putting this book down will be your only challenge" ***** "The romance was magical" ***** ________________________Willow and Dustin. They're the perfect couple, everyone says so. And since the birth of their baby daughter, Dustin is sure his little family is all he will ever need. So his world is shattered when he arrives home to find that Willow has disappeared, leaving only a cryptic note to say goodbye with no explanation of where she has gone or why she has left.Determined to bring her home, Dustin sets out to find Willow. But the more he learns about the girl he loves most in the world, the more he feels like he's trying to solve a puzzle without all the pieces. Was Willow really keeping secrets from him? Or was he just not looking closely enough in the first place?________________________ ***WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT AMELIA MANDEVILLE*** 'She has touched my soul and lit up my heart''You feel every emotion on the spectrum with these characters''Simply stunning''Her book is everything I could have hoped for and more''It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it left me wanting more''Easy to read and yet terribly emotive'
The Mistress Scandal (Passion Ser. #15)
by Kim LawrenceAlly doesn't regret her one night of passion with Gabe MacAllister. But now he's back, demanding to know why Ally has kept their son a secret and determined that she should be in his life permanently! But as his mistress or his wife?
The Mistress That Tamed De Santis: Demetriou Demands His Child A Ring For Vincenzo's Heir The Secret Beneath The Veil The Mistress That Tamed De Santis (The Throne of San Felipe #2)
by Natalie AndersonForbidden nights with the prince Crown prince Antonio De Santis hasn't touched a woman since the tragedy that took his fiancée. But an unexpected encounter with notorious temptress Bella Sanchez has this royal breaking his one rule...and he discovers this seductress is not what she seems! For Bella, life has been an empty performance since the injury that ended her prima ballerina career. But when Antonio demands her presence in his palace, she can't resist the stolen moments he offers. Their forbidden affair must be kept secret, but soon Bella is faced with a choice-surrender her heart, or tame the De Santis prince!
The Mistress Wife: The Greek Commands His Mistress Traded To The Desert Sheikh A Pawn In The Playboy's Game From One Night To Wife (Foreign Affairs #2428)
by Lynne GrahamConvinced that Lucca, her billionaire Italian husband, had been having an affair, Vivien Saracino left him--even though she was pregnant.Now Vivien has discovered that Lucca might not be guilty. She's determined to win him back, if only for the sake of their small child.But Lucca is in no mood for a tender reconciliation. He will have his wife again, but on his terms...ashis mistress!
The Mistress's Child (London's Most Eligible Playboys #3)
by Sharon KendrickA property tycoon finds out that he has a secret love child in this scorching hot romance from the USA Today–bestselling author of Surrender to the Sheikh.After Philip Caprice and Lisi Vaughan fell into bed together, Philip left at midnight. The reason he gave for leaving had prevented Lisi from telling him that their evening of passion had resulted in a darling baby, Tim. Until now. Real estate mogul Philip has just discovered he has a son . . . Lisi knows Tim needs a dad. Philip’s solution is that Lisi and Tim move in with him. Does Philip just want to play at happy families—or does he want Lisi to be his mistress once again?
The Mix-Up: A must-read romcom for 2022 – an uplifting romance that will make you laugh out loud
by Holly McCullochReaders have fallen in love with Paige and Noah:'Totally touched my heart''I completely LOVED this book''I'm now obsessed with this author and can't wait to see what she does next!''A hilarious and heartwarming novel ... a definite five star read''If you're a fan of rom-coms, you HAVE to pick this up!''I adored this book and raced through it'---------------------------Two men to choose from. One fantastic mistake.Paige might bake wedding cakes for a living but that doesn't mean shes dreaming about her own perfect day. Far from it.Trusting people is hard after she was badly let down by her family and boyfriend just when she needed them most. And to make things worse, her ex has just walked into her bakery with his new fiancée...Needing a little no-strings-attached fun, Paige goes to a party where her friend knows just the guy - the guy in the black top.There's just one problem. There are two men wearing black tops.Noah was meant to be her perfect distraction...instead, he wants more than just a bit of fun. But could the wrong guy turn out to be the right choice?PRAISE FOR THE MIX-UP: 'So funny and so moving. I could not stop reading" Sophie Cousens, author of This Time Next Year'Holly strikes a perfect balance between raw and relatable, funny and heart-warming' Abigail Mann, author of The Lonely Fajita'A gorgeous, uplifting read that packs a real emotional punch' Gillian Harvey, author of Perfect on Paper
The Model President
by Brian TacangMeet the candidates for Winifred T. Langley Middle School sixth-grade president! Millicent Madding: A smart, creative, junior inventor extraordinaire, who is dedicated to making the school a better place. Fiona Dimmet: A popular, beautiful, fashion-obsessed model, who is dedicated to making the school a better dressed place. When it comes to the competition for class president, it seems like Millicent is a shoe-in for the position. After all, she's the only one taking the campaign seriously . . . until Fiona finds a way to turn the whole election process upside down by making it one gigantic fashion show! With a platform that promises free makeovers to anyone who votes for her, Fiona is suddenly surrounded by supporters clamoring to be as fashion forward as their new favorite candidate. Has the whole school gone mad? One thing's for sure: If Millicent wants to be president, she'd better whip her plain-Jane look into shape and learn how to wow the school-fashionista style!
The Modern Day Spotter's Guide
by Richard HorneTired of the dull daily commute to the office, the tedious traipse to and from the school gates? Fed up with the seemingly endless shades of grey that decorate the canvas of modern life? Then the time has come to open your eyes!For in the midst of those soulless sceneries and vacant vistas there lies a wealth of fascinating detail. Look up! Look carefully all around! Where once there was monotony, now there is intrigue in abundance; sights and sounds sure to delight and amuse, amaze and entertain, to brighten each and every day - for once you spot, you can’t stop.The Modern Day Spotter’s Guide brings together the fun and frustrating, the maddening and the mundane, the good, the bad and the ugly to offer you a list of unlikely things to spot on your daily trudge through life. So be sure to keep your eyes peeled: for whether it be a cat with a moustache, a hopelessly lost tourist, a pigeon with one foot, an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction or the face of Jesus in your soup, the world is waiting to be spotted. See things a little differently. And, remember, life is in the details – don’t let them pass you by.
The Modern Drunkard
by Rich Frank KellyAttempting to deconstruct America's joyless obsession with sobriety, The Modern Drunkard offers today's befuddled drinkers a comprehensive and instructive manual on the delights of alcohol culture, how to be a good drunk, how to drink, and how to do it well. Through articles, anecdotes, cartoons, and illustrations pulled from our long and happy history of drinking alcohol, Frank Kelly Rich campaigns to revive the lost art of tippling and taps a deep vein of boozy lore and legend through the ages, uncovering etiquette and expertise from some of history's greatest guzzlers. .
The Modern Feminine in the Medusa Satire of Fanny Fern (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)
by James E. CaronThe Modern Feminine in the Medusa Satire of Fanny Fern argues that Sara Parton and her literary alter ego, Fanny Fern, occupy a star-power position within the antebellum literary marketplace dominated by women authors of sentimental fiction, writers Nathaniel Hawthorne (in)famously called “the damn mob of scribbling women.” The Fanny Fern persona represents a nineteenth-century woman voicing the modern feminine within a laughter-provoking bourgeois carnival, a forerunner of Hélène Cixous’s laughing Medusa figure and her theory about écriture féminine. By advancing an innovative theory about an Anglo-American aesthetic, comic belles lettres, Caron explains the comic nuances of Parton’s persona, capable of both an amiable and a caustic satire. The book traces Parton’s burgeoning celebrity, analyzes her satires on cultural expectations of gendered behavior, and provides a close look at her variegated comic style. The book then makes two first-order conclusions: Parton not only offers a unique profile for antebellum women comic writers, but her Fanny Fern persona also anchors a potential genealogy of women comic writers and activists, down to the present day, who could fit Kate Clinton’s concept of fumerism, a feminist style of humor that fumes, that embraces the comic power of a Medusa satire.
The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt
by Ruth Andrew EllensonTwenty-eight of today's top Jewish women writers tell the truth about all the things their rabbis warned them never to discuss in public in this hilarious and provocative collection. Includes original essays on: * Finding (and Divorcing) the Perfect Jewish Man * Not Calling Your Mother * Marrying a German * Failing to Supply Enough Grandchildren * Learning to RSVP No * And many other guilty pleasures . . . Includes pieces by: Elisa Albert, Aimee Bender, Jennifer Bleyer, Kera Bolonik, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Baz Dreisinger, Pearl Gluck, Rebecca Goldstein, Lori Gottlieb, Lauren Grodstein, Dara Horn, Molly Jong-Fast, Rachel Kadish, Jenna Kalinsky, Cynthia Kaplan, Binnie Kirshenbaum, Amy Klein, Daphne Merkin, Tova Mirvis, Gina Nahai, Katie Rophie, Francesca Segré, Wendy Shanker, Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Susan Shapiro, Ayelet Waldman, Rebecca Walker, Sheryl Zohn
The Moffat Museum
by Eleanor EstesThere has never been a museum in Cranbury...until now. Among its treasures are the first bike each of the Moffat kids rode, stardust from a meteor that fell to earth, a beautiful painting made by Sylvie, and-most spectacularly-Rufus, the Waxworks Boy, who is as funny as he is waxy. The museum is so interesting that Mr. Pennypepper even brings tourists to visit. But the museum is really for Jane, Joey, and Rufus themselves, so they can remember all the good times they've had. Because life is changing for the Moffats.Yet even if Sylvie gets married, or Joey goes off to work, or Rufus grows up, one thing will never change: The Moffats are still the sort to hilariously fill even the most ordinary day with extraordinary fun. Eleanor Estes's beloved Moffats stories are being published in new editions as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. The original interior illustrations have been retained, but handsome new cover art by Tricia Tusa gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers.
The Moffats (Moffat)
by Eleanor EstesMeet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and—most days at least—the responsible one; Joey, who though only twelve is the man of the house ... sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble. Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. And only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure.