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97 Ways to Train a Dragon #9
by Kate McmullanWiglaf's supposed to be a dragon slayer, but he's more like a dragon babysitter when he finds a baby dragon and decides to keep it! Back in his first new adventure in four years, Wiglaf is as funny and appealing as ever. In keeping with the reissue of the original books in the series, the ninth book is 112 pages long and includes a hilarious bonus yearbook section that will have kids laughing out loud.
97,196 Words: Essays
by Emmanuel CarrèreA selection of the best short work by France's greatest living nonfiction writerA New York Times Notable Books of 2020No one writes nonfiction like Emmanuel Carrère. Although he takes cues from such literary heroes as Truman Capote and Janet Malcolm, Carrère has, over the course of his career, reinvented the form in a search for truth in all its guises. Dispensing with the rules of genre, he takes what he needs from every available form or discipline—be it theology, historiography, fiction, reportage, or memoir—and fuses it under the pressure of an inimitable combination of passion, curiosity, intellect, and wit. With an oeuvre unique in world literature for its blend of empathy and playfulness, Carrère stands as one of our most distinctive and important literary voices.97,196 Words introduces Carrère’s shorter works to an English-language audience. Featuring more than thirty extraordinary essays written over an illustrious twenty-five-year period of Carrère’s creative life, this collection shows an exceptional mind at work. Spanning continents, histories, and personal relationships, and treating everything from American heroin addicts to the writing of In Cold Blood, from the philosophy of Philip K. Dick to a single haunting sentence in a minor story by H. P. Lovecraft, from Carrère’s own botched interview with Catherine Deneuve to the week he spent following the future French president Emmanuel Macron, 97,196 Words considers the divides between truth, reality, and our shared humanity as it explores remarkable events and eccentric lives, including Carrère’s own.
98 Wounds
by Justin Chin98 Wounds is a series of improbably linked stories that reimagines and reconciles the abject, the outlaw, the ostracized, the misfits, and the cranky contrarians among us. Gay people have never been as free--or divided--as in today's society. As the gay majority surges into the mainstream, a social construct has emerged depicting "Good Gays" and "Bad Gays." Endless mythmaking goes into dehumanizing the Bad. Barebackers, poz sexpigs, meth-users, sexual libertines, and fetishists have been blamed, shamed, and disdained. Any vicious untruth or loathsome rumor about them--even those contrary to science or common sense--is accepted without question. The characters populating 98 Wounds run roughshod in a city spiraling towards collapse. They broker urgent desires in constant pursuit of identity, obsession, rituals of hope, even the simplicity of an ordinary life. They unwaveringly root for their own understanding of belonging, contentment, pleasure, and love. In 98 Wounds, either we are all damned, or we are all saved: a sentiment that speaks to all cultures in these uncertain times.
98% sexo
by Alberto OlmosSe conocen y se acuestan y se van de librerías. Ella: rockera, fatal, alocada; él: lector compulsivo y pornógrafo verbal. De Madrid a Londres en un itinerario de pubs y tabernas, portales, buhardillas y sex-shops. Porcentajes: 100% realista, 0% cursi; 50% literatura, 50% silencio; 2% futuro. En 98% sexo de Alberto Olmos, las bajas pasiones cotizan al alza.
98% sexo (Flash Relatos #Volumen)
by Alberto OlmosAlberto Olmos retrata visceralmente a la pareja no romántica en 98% sexo. Se conocen y se acuestan y se van de librerías. Ella: rockera, fatal, alocada; él: lector compulsivo y pornógrafo verbal. De Madrid a Londres en un itinerario de pubs y tabernas, portales, buhardillas y sex-shops. Porcentajes: 100% realista, 0% cursi; 50% literatura, 50% silencio; 2% futuro. En 98% sexo de Alberto Olmos, las bajas pasiones cotizan al alza.
99 Coffins (Laura Caxton #2)
by David WellingtonLaura Caxton vowed never to face them again. The horror of what the vampires did is too close, the wounds too fresh. But when Jameson Arkeley, broken and barely recognisable, comes to her with an unfathomable, unholy discovery, her resolve crumbles. Arkeley leads Caxton to a tomb in Gettysburg recently excavated by a local archaeology professor. While the town, with its legendary role in the Civil War's worst battle, is no stranger to cemeteries, this one is remarkably, eerily different. In it lie 100 coffins - 99 of them occupied by vampires, who, luckily, are missing their hearts. But one of the coffins is empty and smashed to pieces. Who is the missing vampire? Does he have access to the 99 hearts that, if placed back in the bodies of their owners, could reanimate an entire bloodthirsty army? How did the vampires end up there, undisturbed and undiscovered for 150 years? The answer lies in Civil War documents that contain sinister secrets about the newly found coffins - secrets that Laura Caxton is about to uncover as she is thrown into a deadly, gruesome mission of saving an entire town from a mass invasion of the undead . . .
99 Coffins: Number 2 in series (Laura Caxton Vampire #2)
by David WellingtonLaura Caxton vowed never to face them again. The horror of what the vampires did is too close, the wounds too fresh. But when Jameson Arkeley, broken and barely recognizable, comes to her with an unfathomable discovery, her resolve crumbles. In Gettysburg a tomb has been discovered. Cemeteries are nothing new for this town, legendary for its role in the Civil War's bloodiest battle. But this one is different. It contains 100 coffins - 99 of them occupied by vampires missing their hearts . . . one is empty and smashed to pieces.How have they lain undisturbed for 150 years? And who is the missing vampire? More importantly, where is he? The answer lies in Civil War documents containing sinister secrets about the coffins - secrets that will throw Laura into a gruesome, deadly mission to save an entire town from an army of the undead . . .
99 Days
by Jessica Galera AndreuWhen Claudia agreed to attend the anniversary dinner of her high school promotion, little could she have imagined what would change her life. Delighted to be reunited with those friends with whom she has never lost contact despite living and working in the United States, Claudia misses the presence of Marcos, her platonic love at the time. Barely half a year after marrying her fiancé, she accepts the madness that occurs to her friends to look for Marcos and carry out a 'bachelorette party' at the height, settling that particular pending matter, something she laughs at. Reencountering Marcos, however, places her in a scene impossible to imagine and despite how rational and sensible she has always been, she decides to abandon herself to a madness with an expiration date.
99 Days
by Katie CotugnoFrom the acclaimed author of How to Love comes another stunning contemporary novel, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen.Molly Barlow is facing one long, hot summer--99 days--with the boy whose heart she broke and the boy she broke it for . . . his brother.Day 1: Julia Donnelly eggs my house my first night back in Star Lake, and that's how I know everyone still remembers everything. She has every right to hate me, of course: I broke Patrick Donnelly's heart the night everything happened with his brother, Gabe. Now I'm serving out my summer like a jail sentence: Just ninety-nine days till I can leave for college and be done.Day 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia isn't finished. I'm expecting a fight when someone taps me on the shoulder, but it's just Gabe, home from college and actually happy to see me. "For what it's worth, Molly Barlow," he says, "I'm really glad you're back."Day 12: Gabe wouldn't quit till he got me to come to this party, and I'm surprised to find I'm actually having fun. I think he's about to kiss me--and that's when I see Patrick. My Patrick, who's supposed to be clear across the country. My Patrick, who's never going to forgive me.
99 Days
by Katie CotugnoLast year, Molly Barlow did something terrible. Then, her mother wrote a book about it. And so everyone in their tiny hometown found out that Molly cheated on her childhood sweetheart, the love of her life, her best friend with his brother. After spending senior year at a boarding school in the middle of nowhere, Molly now has ninety-nine days to endure back in her hometown before she can escape to college. Ninety-nine days of being the most hated person in town. Ninety-nine days to heal the hurt she's caused. Ninety-nine days to figure out what she wants, and who she loves ...99 Days will captivate fans of John Green and 100 Days of Summer
99 Days' Love Confinement: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Yu MuThe first time they met, they were forced to exchange their conditions and lost their virginity. In retaliation, she left him a steel dime, insulting him for being the cheapest cowherd.The second time they met, he forcefully kissed her and said, "I'll give you a villa. I'll give you enough money. You can be my woman." Wow, what does this man think of her? She slapped him.The third time they met, the date was forcefully dragged away by him. She kicked him in the calf and fled.The fourth time they met, she exchanged her freedom for her brother …
99 Days' Love Confinement: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Yu MuThe first time they met, they were forced to exchange their conditions and lost their virginity. In retaliation, she left him a steel dime, insulting him for being the cheapest cowherd.The second time they met, he forcefully kissed her and said, "I'll give you a villa. I'll give you enough money. You can be my woman." Wow, what does this man think of her? She slapped him.The third time they met, the date was forcefully dragged away by him. She kicked him in the calf and fled.The fourth time they met, she exchanged her freedom for her brother …
99 Days' Love Confinement: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Yu MuThe first time they met, they were forced to exchange their conditions and lost their virginity. In retaliation, she left him a steel dime, insulting him for being the cheapest cowherd.The second time they met, he forcefully kissed her and said, "I'll give you a villa. I'll give you enough money. You can be my woman." Wow, what does this man think of her? She slapped him.The third time they met, the date was forcefully dragged away by him. She kicked him in the calf and fled.The fourth time they met, she exchanged her freedom for her brother …
99 Day’s Love: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Gong ZiliangIt was said that the silent Second Master Lu had raised a cute little hedgehog, saying that it needed to be fed, that it needed to be coaxed when it slept, and that it even needed the Second Master to personally bathe it with it. It truly fed the entire city a bowl of good dog food. One day, a reporter was holding up a microphone to interview the music show rookie, Bai Jincheng, "Ah Mian, is there something Second Master Lu can do for you?" Bai Jinsheng raised her eyebrows and nodded, "Yes." "Can you tell me more?" Second Master Lu reached out with his arms to protect it, "No." The reporter was shocked, "That must be the second master that Ah Xing was chasing." Second Master Lu: "Are you the one who called Ah'Xie?" Reporter: "…"
99 Day’s Love: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Gong ZiliangIt was said that the silent Second Master Lu had raised a cute little hedgehog, saying that it needed to be fed, that it needed to be coaxed when it slept, and that it even needed the Second Master to personally bathe it with it. It truly fed the entire city a bowl of good dog food. One day, a reporter was holding up a microphone to interview the music show rookie, Bai Jincheng, "Ah Mian, is there something Second Master Lu can do for you?" Bai Jinsheng raised her eyebrows and nodded, "Yes." "Can you tell me more?" Second Master Lu reached out with his arms to protect it, "No." The reporter was shocked, "That must be the second master that Ah Xing was chasing." Second Master Lu: "Are you the one who called Ah'Xie?" Reporter: "…"
99 Day’s Love: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Gong ZiliangIt was said that the silent Second Master Lu had raised a cute little hedgehog, saying that it needed to be fed, that it needed to be coaxed when it slept, and that it even needed the Second Master to personally bathe it with it. It truly fed the entire city a bowl of good dog food. One day, a reporter was holding up a microphone to interview the music show rookie, Bai Jincheng, "Ah Mian, is there something Second Master Lu can do for you?" Bai Jinsheng raised her eyebrows and nodded, "Yes." "Can you tell me more?" Second Master Lu reached out with his arms to protect it, "No." The reporter was shocked, "That must be the second master that Ah Xing was chasing." Second Master Lu: "Are you the one who called Ah'Xie?" Reporter: "…"
99 Day’s Love: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Gong ZiliangIt was said that the silent Second Master Lu had raised a cute little hedgehog, saying that it needed to be fed, that it needed to be coaxed when it slept, and that it even needed the Second Master to personally bathe it with it. It truly fed the entire city a bowl of good dog food. One day, a reporter was holding up a microphone to interview the music show rookie, Bai Jincheng, "Ah Mian, is there something Second Master Lu can do for you?" Bai Jinsheng raised her eyebrows and nodded, "Yes." "Can you tell me more?" Second Master Lu reached out with his arms to protect it, "No." The reporter was shocked, "That must be the second master that Ah Xing was chasing." Second Master Lu: "Are you the one who called Ah'Xie?" Reporter: "…"
99 Day’s Love: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Gong ZiliangIt was said that the silent Second Master Lu had raised a cute little hedgehog, saying that it needed to be fed, that it needed to be coaxed when it slept, and that it even needed the Second Master to personally bathe it with it. It truly fed the entire city a bowl of good dog food. One day, a reporter was holding up a microphone to interview the music show rookie, Bai Jincheng, "Ah Mian, is there something Second Master Lu can do for you?" Bai Jinsheng raised her eyebrows and nodded, "Yes." "Can you tell me more?" Second Master Lu reached out with his arms to protect it, "No." The reporter was shocked, "That must be the second master that Ah Xing was chasing." Second Master Lu: "Are you the one who called Ah'Xie?" Reporter: "…"
99 Dead Snowmen
by Tony De SaullesStan the Snowman does not have the best of luck. In fact, it seems like everyone is out to get him. Beset by enemies on all sides, he is viciously attacked by an extraordinary array of things - old ladies, robins, super models, rabbits, hot water bottles, daffodils, chocolate flakes, evil cannibal snowmen... The list goes on and on in this hilarious cartoon collection of 99 freaky fatalities will leave you crying with laughter. A wintry Christmas present to die for.
99 Escapes From the Prideful President: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Zhi NeiQingHuaShe was a famous young lady from high society, and also the Queen of Night's Shop, Charm. Her Chinese meaning was cat girl. At puberty, she became rebellious, and it was normal for her to skip classes and fight, yet she just happened to meet such a domineering, arrogant and spoiled Mr. Mo. Mr. Mo said: "Yu Anxin, other people are habitual miscarriage, you want to be different, habitual late, eh?" Yu An Nian...
99 Escapes From the Prideful President: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Zhi NeiQingHuaShe was a famous young lady from high society, and also the Queen of Night's Shop, Charm. Her Chinese meaning was cat girl. At puberty, she became rebellious, and it was normal for her to skip classes and fight, yet she just happened to meet such a domineering, arrogant and spoiled Mr. Mo. Mr. Mo said: "Yu Anxin, other people are habitual miscarriage, you want to be different, habitual late, eh?" Yu An Nian...
99 Escapes From the Prideful President: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Zhi NeiQingHuaShe was a famous young lady from high society, and also the Queen of Night's Shop, Charm. Her Chinese meaning was cat girl. At puberty, she became rebellious, and it was normal for her to skip classes and fight, yet she just happened to meet such a domineering, arrogant and spoiled Mr. Mo. Mr. Mo said: "Yu Anxin, other people are habitual miscarriage, you want to be different, habitual late, eh?" Yu An Nian...
99 Lies (100 Hours #2)
by Rachel VincentFans of This Is How It Ends and One of Us Is Lying won’t be able to put down this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent’s 100 Hours duology. Getting kidnapped over spring break was definitely memorable. But now that the surviving hostages are home, they want life to feel normal again: high school, dating, million-dollar galas.But there’s no escaping the spotlight—or the truth about the ways they betrayed each other in the jungle. And this time, the real threat isn’t kidnappers—it’s what the “friends” might do to each other. Told from alternating perspectives, the high-stakes follow-up to 100 Hours delivers an explosive mix of nonstop action and romance as a group of Miami teens discovers that lies are nowhere near as dangerous as the truth.
99 Nights in Logar: A Novel
by Jamil Jan Kochai"Ferocious, funny, rude and freewheeling..."—Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small BombsA coming-of-age story about one boy's journey across contemporary Afghanistan to find and bring home the family dog, blending the grit and immediacy of voice-driven fiction like We Need New Names with the mythmaking of One Thousand and One Nights.What looms in twelve-year-old Marwand's memory from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago is his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's compound in the rural village of Logar. But eager for an ally in this place that is meant to be "home," Marwand misreads his reunion with the dog and approaches Budabash the way he would any pet on his American suburban block--and the results are disastrous: Marwand loses a finger, and Budabash escapes into the night.But Marwand is not chastened and doubles down on his desire to fit in here. He must get the dog back, and the resulting search is a gripping and vivid adventure story, a lyrical, funny, and surprisingly tender coming-of-age journey across contemporary Afghanistan that blends the bravado and vulnerability of a boy's teenage years with an homage to familial oral tradition and calls to mind One Thousand and One Nights yet speaks with a voice all its own.
99 Nights in Logar: A Novel
by Jamil Jan KochaiA dog on the loose. A boy yearning to connect to his family's roots. A country in the midst of great change. And a vibrant exploration of the power of stories--the ones we tell each other and the ones we find ourselves in.Twelve-year-old Marwand's memories from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago center on his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's compound in the rural village of Logar. But eager for an ally in this place that is meant to be "home," Marwand misreads his reunion with the dog and approaches Budabash the way he would any pet on his American suburban block--and the results are disastrous: Marwand loses a finger, and Budabash escapes into the night.Marwand is not chastened and doubles down on his desire to fit in here. He must get the dog back, and the resulting search is a gripping and vivid adventure story, a lyrical, funny, and surprisingly tender coming-of-age journey across contemporary Afghanistan that blends the bravado and vulnerability of a boy's teenage years with an homage to familial oral tradition and calls to mind One Thousand and One Nights yet speaks with a voice all its own.