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The Showrunner
by Kim MoritsuguThe hiring of a new assistant triggers a power struggle between an aging TV show creator and her former protégée. <P><P>Rising-star showrunner Stacey McCreedy has one goal: to leave behind her nerd-girl origins and become a power player — like Ann Dalloni, her former mentor and current producing partner. Ann, meanwhile, is feeling her age and losing her mind. But she’ll be damned if she cedes control of their hit primetime TV show to Stacey. <P><P>After Ann hires Jenna, a young actress hoping to restart her stalled career, as an assistant, the relationship between Ann and Stacey deteriorates into a blood feud. Soon, Jenna must choose whom to support and whom to betray to achieve her own ends. And Stacey will find out if she possesses the killer instinct needed to stay on top.
The Shrapnel Academy: A Novel (Dales Large Print Ser.)
by Fay WeldonA weekend in the country erupts into a free-for-all of mutiny, sex, and murder On the anniversary of the Eve of the Battle of Waterloo, an assortment of unusual dinner guests gather at a remote country house to pay homage to Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the exploding cannonball. But all is not peaceful at the Shrapnel Academy: The downstairs servants, a group of third-world refugees led by a South African butler, are plotting to overthrow their upstairs oppressors. When a blizzard hits the countryside and traps everyone indoors, the rebellion erupts into bloody warfare throughout the Academy, &“a shrine to the ethos of military excellence.&” With characters that include a domineering female sergeant, a war-mongering general, a brain-damaged spy, and an idiot-savant arms dealer, Fay Weldon gives us a country house novel replete with sexual atrocity and class warfare. No one will emerge unscathed in this stinging tale of modern-day barbarians, where the deadliest weapons are the ever-raging battles between the haves and the have-nots.
The Shrinking of Treehorn
by Florence Parry Heide"If you want to pretend you're shrinking, that's all right," said Treehorn's mother, "as long as you don't do it at the table."A small boy finds himself shrinking in this oddly offbeat, surreal, and funny story, illustrated with Edward Gorey's signature pen and ink drawings.No one around seems to appreciate what Treehorn's going through--his parents are busy, his friends laugh at him, and he gets sent to the Principal's office for shrinking. Or was it shirking? Clearly, the adults in his life have no clue and can't help.In the end, Treehorn figures it out on his own, and all is well. At least until he turns green.A charming, imaginative classic that will appeal to any kid who feels they're not truly seen or heard by the grown-ups in their life. Works for adults, too.An ALA Notable Children's BookA New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year
The Shrouded Web
by Anne MatherJustina was in a dilemma. As she listened to his words, she realized her plan had backfired."But we're not strangers, are we?" he questioned grimly. "We're husband and wife and somehow I don't find your explanations very reassuring."Who was this man? And why should she let herself care about an amnesia victim? After all, she only needed him to act as her husband temporarily. She had hated the real Andrew. But this man made her feel altogether different.
The Shy Bride: One Night Heir Prince Of Secrets The Shy Bride The Greek's Pregnant Lover (Traditional Greek Husbands Ser. #1)
by Lucy Monroe“A smoking hot story with a sexy Greek hunk and an independent, intelligent woman going against the odds of an impossible relationship.” —Fresh FictionThrust into the limelight, child star Cassandra Baker timidly enchanted audiences night after night . . . But when her parents died, Cass retreated into her own world—too shy to leave her home. Once a year she shares her musical passion by offering lessons in a charity auction. This year, money talks. The winning bid: $100,000!Enter Neo Stamos, arrogant Greek tycoon. He wants Cass with a burning desire, though he knows that, shy and sweet, she will need a gentle awakening. But Neo’s the master of seduction!
The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek
by Evelyn Sibley Lampman[From the back cover:] "Meet George. He's Strong, as a giant dinosaur should be--strong enough to wreck an airplane! (Of course he thinks it's his old enemy, the flying dinosaur Pteranodon.) He's Loyal. He'll do anything to help Joan and Joey save their mother's ranch at Cricket Creek--even chase a bank robber. He's shy. He's so shy he gets Joan and Joey into hilarious, dinosaur-sized trouble!" The full page pictures are described.
The Sicilian's Bought Cinderella: Escape to Sicily with this Cinderella Romance (Conveniently Wed! #14)
by Michelle SmartBought for his convenience…But their chemistry is impossible to resist!Posing as commanding billionaire Dante Moncada’s fiancée at a glamorous society wedding is a far cry from Aislin O’Reilly’s modest life, but she’ll do anything to secure money for her sick nephew. The deal with Dante is strictly business—the gorgeous Sicilian playboy is danger personified. Yet soon their mutual explosive passion rips through the terms of their arrangement, leaving them both hungry for more…“I think that Smart did an amazing job of balancing out her two main characters and the ending left me anxious to read the next book in the series!” —Night Owl Reviews on Billionaire’s Bride for Revenge“Smart’s story is an interesting and well-written read with well-drawn and complex characters.” —RT Book Reviews on Claiming His One-Night Baby
The Sicilian's Innocent Mistress (Sicilian Gambrelli's Saga #3)
by Carole MortimerWas Luc short for Lucifer? Darci wondered, because Luc Gambrelli was the most sinfully tempting man she'd ever encountered! Her plan was simple: she'd teach womanizer Luc a lesson by leading him on then dumping him. But the irresistible Sicilian turned the tables on Darci! Unable to resist Luc's seduction, Darci feared he'd discover she wasn't a sophisticated tease, but was an innocent-and in way over her head!
The Sicilian's Marriage Arrangement and The Greek's Virgin Bride: The Greek's Virgin Bride
by Lucy Monroe Julia JamesThe Sicilian's Marriage Arrangement by Lucy MunroeHope Bishop is stunned when darkly sexy Sicilian tycoon Luciano di Valerio proposes marriage. Brought up by her wealthy but distant grandfather, she is used to fading into the background. But Luciano's sensual lovemaking makes her feel vibrantly alive. Hope falls in love with her husband and is blissfully happy—until she discovers that Luciano married her to fulfill his own ruthless agenda…!The Greek's Virgin Bride by Julia JamesAs the illegitimate granddaughter of a famous Greek billionaire, Andrea Fraser was disowned at birth and grew up in poverty. Now, at the age of twenty-five, she is unexpectedly called to Greece, where shocking news awaits her—Andrea's grandfather has found her a husband! She's promised to tycoon Nikos Vassilis as part of a business deal. But Andrea has no intention of meekly accepting a marriage of convenience. Nikos may be the most sophisticated man she's ever met, but she'll be leaving him the first chance she gets…won't she?
The Sicilian's Mistress (Amnesia Ser. #2)
by Lynne GrahamIn this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author, an amnesiac single mother can’t remember the man who may be her son’s father.Milly doesn’t remember Gianni D’Angelo. All she knows is that she was found after a hit-and-run accident, pregnant and with her memory gone.So Milly is horrified when she learns that she was once Gianni’s mistress . . . and now he’s claiming her little boy is his son! Gianni’s solution is simple: marriage!Originally published in 1999.
The Sicilian's Ruthless Marriage Revenge (Sicilian Gambrelli's Saga #2)
by Carole MortimerFirst in the trilogy of three Sicilians of aristocratic birth who seek passion—at any price. From the USA Today–bestselling author.For Sicilian billionaire Cesare Gambrelli, the death of his sister was the fault of reckless Simon Ingram. The feud between the two families could only be settled by vengeance!It was Ingram’s sister Robin who would pay the price. Cesare’s plan of revenge demanded marriage and motherhood. It was the last part Cesare savored—with passionate pleasure . . .
The Sicilian's Scandalous Secret
by Sarah MorganRead this classic romance by bestselling author Sarah Morgan, now available for the first time in e-book! Previously published as The Forbidden Ferrara in 2012.A Ferrara should never share a bed with a Baracchi—however high the stakes!Dark-hearted Santino Ferrara has always remembered how long-legged, hot-tempered Fia Baracchi felt in his arms—much to his frustration. Then a million-dollar business deal throws them together, and keeping his distance is no longer an option.But Fia is living a lie. If it’s ever discovered that her precious little son is Santino’s heir, she’ll be disowned—their families’ feud is legendary! But her real fear? That she can’t forget the scorching memories of her one night with the enemy—and that she still craves more....
The Sicilian's Secret Son: Spaniard's Baby Of Revenge / The Sicilian's Secret Son (secret Heirs Of Billionaires) (Secret Heirs of Billionaires #23)
by Angela BissellHis heir revealed…And he’ll protect what’s his—with a ring!Luca Cavallari is a man who always gets what he wants. So when he uncovers the existence of his hidden son, he’s determined to whisk his new family away to his sprawling Sicilian estate. Convincing gentle Annah Sinclair won’t be easy…but denying their still-fierce attraction is even harder! And Luca knows there’s only one way to truly claim Annah and his son—marriage! Escape to Italy with this secret baby story
The Sicilian's Surprise Wife: Escape with this Sicilian Marriage of Convenience Romance (Society Weddings #2)
by Tara PammiHis enemy was once his lover. Now, will she become his wife? This Sicilian marriage of convenience romance from Tara Pammi is brimming with deep secrets and overwhelming desire.The Suave Sicilian: Married for Revenge?Billionaire Stefan Bianco is a man with one thing on his mind. Revenge. But the last person he expects to see hanging on the arm of his nemesis is the stunning Clio Norwood—the only woman to ever resist his near-lethal brand of seduction. And the key to his revenge…Clio is back in Stefan’s high-society world reluctantly. It represents everything she’s tried to gain her freedom from. But Stefan’s searing gaze is all it takes to bring back the fiery, passionate woman he once knew her as. Stefan has the key to her freedom…but only if he agrees to her shocking proposal that she become his wife!From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all the books in the Society Weddings series:Book 1: The Italian’s Deal for I Do by Jennifer HaywardBook 2: The Greek’s Pregnant Bride by Michelle SmartBook 3: The Sicilian’s Surprise Wife by Tara PammiBook 4: The Sheikh’s Wedding Contract by Andie Brock
The Sick Day Handbook
by Ellie BishopWe've all been there. The alarm goes off, and the thought of your morning commute, a buttoned-up shirt, and e-mail makes you want to cry. You don't want to go to work-YOU CAN'T. So what's a 9-to-5er to do? KISS: Keep it Simple, Sickie. I'm (sniffle) not feeling well, got this scratchy feeling in my throat (cough), think it'd be best for me to sit this one out, boss. Click. Congratulations, you just called in sick and were lying through your down comforter about it. Ahh, the thrill of deceit! Let's be honest-at least briefly. Sometimes you just need a day. The Sick Day Handbook is your guide to freedom. In Ellie's words, This is a course in manipulation . . . This is about lying. Anyone who reads to the end and follows Bishop's creative instructions will have earned their DDD: Doctor of Downright Devious. Filled with symptoms and prescriptions for common illnesses and proper stage-setting techniques to pull off the previously unthinkable Tuesday-after-a-long-weekend call-in (your pregnant friend had the baby!), you'll have a pool of credible excuses just waiting to be used (scripts included). If you thought it couldn't get any better-well, read on. Your boss will think you are such a moral person (what a doll . . . taking care of your elderly neighbor and her 3-legged cat all the while suffering from Vertigo and an IBS flare-up) he'll practically beg you to take a day off! So what are you waiting for, nervous dialers? Get your slippers on-daytime television awaits you. Learn our tricks and no one will ever doubt your flu again!
The Siege of Salt Cove: A Novel
by Anthony Weller"A gloriously strange book, both whimsical and brooding."—Jeremy Jackson, People The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has decided to replace Salt Cove's signature wooden bridge with a concrete monstrosity. The authorities are unreasoning and unyielding. The town decides on secession. Jessica Stoddard is a quirky seventy-two-year-old who is determined to keep a record of the event for posterity. She has a passion for the truth, but her account is not entirely reliable, because she also has a passion for the rebellion's ringleader who is...well, a much younger man. Toby Auberon is a lawyer and a drop-out. He has returned after years in Rio to perfect his mysterious invention in the solitude of the lighthouse. He is drawn, unwillingly, into the dispute when the bureaucracy switches tactics from bullying to armed occupation. Powerful, poignant, deeply funny, and enriched by the villagers' diverse voices, this is a contemporary farce about a town that dares to rebel against its own government, and to fight back when attacked.
The Signet Classic Book of Mark Twain's Short Stories
by Mark Twain Debbie Macomber Justin KaplanFor nearly two decades before Mark Twain published his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he was refining his craft and winning tremendous popularity with his short stories and sketches. This richly entertaining and comprehensive collection presents sixty-five of the very best of Mark Twain's short pieces, from the classic frontier sketch "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" to the richly imaginative fable "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven." Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning Twain scholar and biographer, Justin Kaplan, this collection represents some of Mark Twain's wittiest and most insightful writing.
The Silence: A Novel
by Don DeLilloFrom one of the most dazzling and essential voices in American fiction, a timely and compelling novel set in the near future about five people gathered together in a Manhattan apartment, in the midst of a catastrophic event.Don DeLillo completed this novel just weeks before the advent of Covid-19. The Silence is the story of a different catastrophic event. Its resonances offer a mysterious solace. It is Super Bowl Sunday in the year 2022. Five people, dinner, an apartment on the east side of Manhattan. The retired physics professor and her husband and her former student waiting for the couple who will join them from what becomes a dramatic flight from Paris. The conversation ranges from a survey telescope in North-central Chile to a favorite brand of bourbon to Einstein&’s 1912 Manuscript on the Special Theory of Relativity. Then something happens and the digital connections that have transformed our lives are severed. What follows is a dazzling and profoundly moving conversation about what makes us human. Never has the art of fiction been such an immediate guide to our navigation of a bewildering world. Never have DeLillo&’s prescience, imagination, and language been more illuminating and essential. &“Mysterious...Unexpectedly touching...[DeLillo offers] consolation simply by enacting so well the mystery and awe of the real world.&” —Joshua Ferris, The New York Times Book Review &“DeLillo [has] almost Dayglo powers as a writer.&” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times &“Brilliant and astonishing…a masterpiece…manages to renew DeLillo&’s longstanding obsessions while also striking deeply and swiftly at the reader&’s emotions…The effect is transcendent.&” —Charles Finch, Chicago Tribune &“Daring... provocative... exquisite...captures the swelling fears of our age.&” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post
The Silent Miaow: A Manual for Kittens, Strays and Homeless Cats
by Paul Gallico"When I was a very young kitten, I had the misfortune to lose my mother and find myself alone in the world at the age of six weeks. However, I was not unduly disturbed by this, since I was intelligent, not ill favored, resourceful and full of confidence in myself." Thus begins this amazing manuscript which Paul Gallico found and translated from the Feline. It was not an autobiography, as it might seem, but rather a book of instructions for kittens, strays, and other homeless cats. Completely documented by the most superb photography of the "not ill favored" author, here is a guide telling cats how to win their way into a household, take over the family, and achieve control over each member of the family. Included are the details of how to select the family, what to look for, how to move in, how to establish total and unquestioned sovereignty over the most comfortable chair or sofa, how to obtain the food of one’s choice, how to treat visitors, how to conduct a romance, how to care for and train kittens, and just about everything else that a self-respecting cat would want to know in order to dominate the household. Although Cica, the author, meant this to be only a practical guide, she could not help including some gems of feline philosophy. After all, cats existed on this earth thousands of years before humans arrived. Who would be better equipped to comment on the foibles of human behavior? The comments are only an aside, however. Cica manages far better than most humans to stick to her point. With all her planning, Cica could not have selected a more sympathetic and understanding editor than Paul Gallico. After all, he had been taken over by seventeen cats! And unless Cica divulges the information at some future date, we will never know whether she deliberately posed for the 200 odd photographs by Suzanne Szasz or whether the photographer--as she thinks--did a completely natural, unposed documentary which serves so well to illustrate Cica’s Manual. The result--the most charming publication ever for cats and cat-lovers. Image descriptions added throughout the book.
The Silent Second: A Chuck Restic Mystery (The Chuck Restic Mysteries #1)
by Adam Walker PhillipsA frustrated corporate admin starts a side gig as a PI in this debut mystery—“Think Monk meets Moonlighting, with a whole bunch of The Office tossed in” (M. William Phelps). Chuck Restic has achieved the American dream: a successful career with a large corporation, his own home, a great health insurance and retirement package. But after 20 years in Human Resources he sees very little value in what he does all day . . . until he embarks on a mission to find a missing employee. Soon, Chuck finds himself moonlighting as a private detective—and feeling alive again. While balancing the inane demands of his office, he begins to unravel a web of murder and crooked real estate deals. And while his HR skills are surprisingly useful in detective work, Chuck just hopes to solve the mystery without getting himself terminated. “Full of humor, outrage, and suspense. Adam Phillips’s book is everything a thriller should be.” —Phoef Sutton, New York Times bestselling author of Heart Attack and Vine “Phillips’ prose overall is smart and supple, with a humorous bent.” —Booklist “[An] absorbing first novel.” —Publishers Weekly “One of the most engaging and refreshing novels to hit the market this season . . . Like me, you’ll laugh your ass off while immersed in the mystery.” —M. William Phelps, New York Times bestselling author of Dangerous Ground: My Friendship with a Serial Killer
The Silentiary
by Antonio Di BenedettoIn post-WWII South America, a struggling writer embarks on a murderous thought experiment to help kickstart his career in this next tale of longing from the author of Zama. The Silentiary takes place in a nameless Latin American city during the early 1950s. A young man employed in middle management entertains an ambition to write a book of some sort. But first he must establish the necessary precondition, which the crowded and noisily industrialized city always denies him, however often he and his mother and wife move in search of it. He thinks of embarking on his writing career with something simple, a detective novel, and ponders the possibility of choos- ing a victim among the people he knows and planning a crime as if he himself were the killer. That way, he hopes, his book might finally begin to take shape.The Silentiary, along with Zama and The Suicides, is one of the three thematically linked novels by Di Benedetto that have come to be known as the Trilogy of Expectation, after the dedication &“To the victims of expectation&” in Zama. Together they constitute, in Juan José Saer&’s words, &“one of the culminating moments of twentieth-century narrative fiction in Spanish.&”
The Silliest Joke Book Ever
by AnonymousA hilariously funny book containing hundreds of jokes on every subject under the sun, as well as the favourite jokes of famous celebrities.All royalties will be going to the Jeans for Genes Appeal in association with Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The appeal funds research into genetic disorders in children. A Jeans for Genes Day is held every year when people are invited to wear their jeans for a £1 donation.
The Silliest Stories Out of Bustleburg
by Jimmy MisfitThe Simpsons’ Springfield may be horrible, but here’s an invitation to explore a far more dreadful community.Welcome to Bustleburg, a dying American metropolis where the mayor has stolen the last eleven elections and polluting vampire industrialists hope to blot out the sun.The local televangelist takes credit for hurricanes through his prayer attacks, a media giant that never tells the truth just bought the TV station, and with the fire department on strike, blazes are everywhere.Prominent citizens of Bustleburg include mafia don Boss Vostic, who buries his victims in the only part of town where trees are legal, ditzy social climber Mauve Mertz whose fashion fiasco might get her exiled, and Queen Zina, the mystical wife of the mayor and possibly the source of all the city’s woes.You’ll never enjoy misery so much as your visit to Bustleburg.
The Silver Bone: The Kyiv Mysteries (The Kyiv Mysteries #1)
by Andrey KurkovThe first in a new series of historical mysteries set amid the chaos of the Russian Revolution. By the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey BeesKyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.When Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company.Until, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him - or finish what the Cossack started.Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk(P)2024 Quercus Editions Limited
The Silver Bone: The Kyiv Mysteries (The Kyiv Mysteries #1)
by Andrey KurkovKyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.When Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company.Until, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him - or finish what the Cossack started.Inflected with Kurkov's signature humour and magical realism, The Silver Bone takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk