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Approximately Heaven
by James Whorton Jr.Enter the distinctly off-kilter world of Don "Wendell" Brush, an unemployed Tennessee electrician with a penchant for throwing back a few beers before lunch. Mary, his long-suffering wife of seven years, has left him -- or is trying to. Heartsick at the thought of losing her, Don beats her out the door, reasoning that if he leaves, Mary will have to stay behind in their ramshackle house to take care of their dog and cat. On the strength of this logic, Don finds himself out on the street with only his decrepit old truck, the shirt on his back, and nothing to do but avoid home. Approximately Heaven is a marvelously rambunctious debut, by turns melancholy and uproarious, about one hapless man's pursuit of happiness -- or at least another six-pack -- preferably both. The novel charts Don's amiably clumsy attempts to improve his situation, beginning with his decision to take a road trip with his friend Dove Ellender -- a retired, chain-drinking ex-felon with emphysema -- to Mississippi to deliver some furniture. Or maybe there's something besides furniture in the trailer behind Dove's leaky half-ton green-and-white 1969 Ford truck, but Don isn't asking and Dove's not telling. Will Don find his heaven -- or something close to it? Will Mary give him another chance (his fourth, actually)? If heaven is a house that is square, level, and plumb -- with a loving family inside -- then for Don, even a sober hope of these things would be enoughIn the course of his hero's grand misadventures, prizewinning short-story writer James Whorton traverses the broken white line between the absurd and the desperately poignant. Fans of Richard Russo will want to raise a glass -- or at least crack open a can of Natural Light. Featuring an endearingly flawed protagonist, dead-perfect dialogue, and a mordant eye for small-town southern life, Approximately Heaven is about the paradise we long for and the approximations for which we settle. It heralds the arrival of a major -- and heaven-sent -- new literary talent.
Appu Nippu
by D. K. ChaduvulababuAppu Nippu is a set of 19 Telugu short stories for kids that teaches them morals.
Appuntamento al chiaro di luna
by Amanda Mariel Sara MinerviniLady Tabitha Pemberton non desidera altro che godersi la sua prima Stagione londinese senza preoccuparsi di trovare un marito. Ma quando la fantomatica Lady X scrive, nella sua rubrica di pettegolezzi, dell’incontro proibito tra Tabitha e Colin Brooks, conte di Harcourt, tutto cambia. Ora Tabitha è costretta a scegliere tra la sua reputazione e la volontà di non contrarre legami almeno per un altro anno ancora. Un breve racconto divertente, romantico e con un pizzico di mistero firmato da una delle regine del romance.
Apradh Aur Dand: अपराध और दंड
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky'अपराध और दंड' लेखक के सभी उपन्यासों में सबसे आसानी से पढ़ा जा सकनेवाला उपन्यास है। यद्यपि समझने की दृष्टि से यह एक कठिन और गूढ़ रचना है। इस उपन्यास को लेकर प्रचलित धारणाएँ अपेक्षाकृत सरलीकृत हैं, जिनमें सारा ध्यान उसकी अन्तर्वस्तु के किसी एक पहलू पर केन्द्रित किया जाता है। मसलन, 'अपराध और दंड' को प्राय: एक क़िस्म का 'फ़ौजदारी' उपन्यास माना जाता है अथवा उसे कोरी राजनीतिक कृति समझा जाता है, जो तथाकथित निषेधवादियों अर्थात गत शती के सातवें दशक के विप्लवी और क्रान्तिकारी विचारमना रूसी युवाजन के विरुद्ध लक्षित है। निस्सन्देह, उपन्यास में ये सभी बातें किसी-न-किसी हद तक मौजूद हैं। दोस्तोयेव्स्की ने हत्यारे की मनोदशा का सूक्ष्मतम, बेजोड़ कलात्मक 'विश्लेषण' किया था। इस बात में भी कोई सन्देह नहीं कि उपन्यास रूसी निषेधवाद से गहरे रूप से सम्बन्धित है। इसी तरह इसमें तनावपूर्ण नैतिक-दार्शनिक मर्म भी भरपूर है। लेकिन मूल बात कुछ और ही है। दोस्तोयेव्स्की के उपन्यासों के मूलाधार में विचार-मानव यानी ऐसे चरित्र हैं जो इस या उस विचार के अन्धाधुन्ध समर्थक हैं। 'अपराध और दंड' इसका साकार रूप है; इसमें नायक ने अपने सर्वस्व को एक भ्रामक ही नहीं, वरन् भयावह विचार के लिए अर्पित कर दिया है...।
Aprender a Felicidade e Construi-la
by Antonio Costa Camille LevyA Felicidade é uma construção. Partir do princípio segundo o qual a Felicidade é uma construção significa que uma vez que não é dada, ela está disponível para todos e apenas temos de nos dar ao trabalho de capturá-la, adotando a filosofia e o comportamento apropriado. É neste sentido que a Felicidade é aprendida e se constrói. Ela requer alguma aprendizagem, algum esforço também, mas pode ser facilmente alcançada. Se a infelicidade não é portanto uma fatalidade, a Felicidade por sua vez é uma oportunidade real. Resta a si abraçá-la.
Aprender a hablar con las plantas
by Marta OrriolsLa primera y esperada novela de una gran autora: el retrato de la encrucijada vital de una mujer. «Marta Orriols tiene la capacidad de fijar con palabras la fugacidad y lo imprevisto de las circunstancias cotidianas.»Ponç Puigdevall, El País «El odio y el amor a veces se acoplan en una sola bola, como gotas de mercurio, y de la amalgama surge un sentimiento pesante y tóxico y extrañamente añorado. Eso es lo que irrita. La añoranza, a pesar de todo.» Paula Cid es una neonatóloga de cuarenta y dos años con una vida ordenada. Apasionada por su trabajo e inmersa en la rutina de una relación sentimental que se resquebraja, pierde a su pareja en un accidente de tráfico pocas horas después de que él la invite a almorzar para comunicarle que, tras quince años de matrimonio, hay otra mujer en su vida y ha decidido marcharse de casa. Junto al desgarro de una muerte a destiempo, Paula deberá hacer frente a la desdicha de sentirse abandonada y sobrellevar no solo el duelo, sino también el rencor. Una figura femenina que aparece en el hospital la tarde del fallecimiento de Mauro es la única que puede dar fe de que este hombre tenía ya otra vida... y tarde o temprano las dos mujeres tendrán que encontrarse. Con su primera novela, Marta Orriols se consolida ya como una de las autoras españolas más interesantes de la actualidad. Sabe poner la lupa sobre los movimientos del alma femenina y llevarnos del dolor a la ternura, de la sonrisa a la emoción. La crítica ha dicho sobre Anatomía de las distancias cortas:«Cuando terminamos la lectura, tenemos la gratificante sensación de plenitud.»Ramona Pérez, Ara Balears «Mediante una prosa sencilla, pero intensa, cargada con algunos detalles magníficos que dotan de una emotividad extraordinaria un gesto cualquiera, como es apartar un mechón de pelo, o tomarse un café antes de ir a trabajar, la autora describe las relaciones humanas, la mayoría llenas de secretos inconfesables.»Diari de Tarragona «Se ha comparado a Marta Orriols con Alice Munro y Margaret Atwood. No es descabellada la comparación. Un debut literario sugerente.»Enrique Martín, blog de Euskal Irrati Telebista «Marta Orriols nos muestra esa vida oculta de miradas indiscretas, esos pensamientos íntimos y emociones que solo quien las siente puede conocer. [...] Cuando leía a Orriols, en cierta manera sentía que estaba ahí, asomada a mi ventana, escudriñando mi realidad.»Isabel del Río, La Odisea del Cuentista «Lo he devorado.»Eva Piquer, Diari Ara
Aprender a volar
by Alberto García-SalidoHAGAMOS UN TRATO, EMPECEMOS A VIVIR. Una emotiva novela sobre dos amigos. Uno sabe que cada minuto cuenta, el otro está a punto de aprenderlo. Luis tiene dieciséis años y la vida le dio un vuelco cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer. A Diego, residente de oncología, la vida le cambia en el momento que conoce a Luis y acepta ayudarlo a cumplir un último sueño: huir del hospital y viajar a Tarifa para despedirse de la chica de la que se enamoró el verano pasado. Este es el arranque de una aventura que los llevará, en pleno agosto, desde Madrid hasta la costa mientras los padres de Luis y los jefes de Diego les pisan los talones. Esta emotiva y apasionante historia de amistad nos recuerda algo que solemos olvidar: a veces, es necesario hacer un trato con el vértigo y dejar todos los miedos atrás para así alzar el vuelo y empezar a vivir.
Aprendiendo a Respirar
by Jill BarnettUbicada en las famosas colinas de San Francisco y en las nevadas Montañas Sierra. Aprendiendo a Respirar es la intensamente dramática historia de la vida de una mujer, los momentos idílicos, su humanidad, su amor, y finalmente, el difícil camino que ella debe caminar sola... para descubrir a la mujer fuerte que está destinada a convertirse. March Randolph se hace adulta en los tiempos turbulentos de las 1960s tardíos. Una artista, ella está viviendo su vida en la escena del rock en San Francisco cuando conoce a Mike Cantrell, un joven intenso con un gran sueño. Ella no tiene idea de cómo cambiará su vida, y cómo el tiempo la cambiará a ella. Por más de tres décadas ella y Mike forjan un matrimonio, una familia y un negocio juntos, ayudando a hacer del snowboarding un deporte invernal popular mundialmente, y criando cuatro niños de carácter fuerte e independientes hasta la adultez, sin temer ni una vez que el futuro no será tan dorado como su pasado. En un santiamén March y su familia sufren un cambio trágico, uno que genera una escisión en su vida que alguna vez fue perfecta, y que pondrá a prueba los lazos de amor y familia mucho más allá de cualquier definición de recuperación. March está atorada en el pasado, incapaz de seguir adelante, hasta que, sola, encuentra la fortaleza y voluntad para avanzar, y el Destino interviene cuando ella conoce a un extraño en una ladera de montaña nevada.
Aprendiendo a decir adiós (edición de aniversario)
by Marcelo RittnerEDICIÓN CONMEMORATIVAAprendiendo a decir adiós vio la luz hace diez años y empezó a iluminar a sus lectores¿Cómo enfrentar espiritualmente la muerte? ¿Qué puedes decir a los padres frente a su pequeño hijo sin vida? ¿Qué palabras son las apropiadas para la familia de una joven cuya vida es arrancada cuando no había llegado a su plenitud? ¿Qué decir a una joven viuda y sus pequeños hijos que no entienden por qué "eso" le pasó a un hombre bueno? ¿Por qué él o ella? ¿Por qué justo ahora? ¿Cómo Dios puede hacer esto a una persona noble y dejar vivir a tantos malvados? ¿Por qué él y no yo?El libro de Marcelo Rittner te dice cómo el dolor "que te ciega, te enfurece" es un sentimiento que tienes que vencer para convertirlo en un camino de liberación, para darte cuenta de que la esencia de ese ser querido, ese amigo, ese conocido, sigue acompañándote, guiándote, y de que realmente no lo has perdido. Aprenderás a agradecer a Dios, pues te enseñará que Él nunca te coloca pruebas que no puedas enfrentar; que el tiempo solo no cura; y que es la lealtad a la vida la que nos permite aprender a decir adiós.Para esta nueva edición de aniversario, el autor ha escrito un prólogo donde explica cómo Aprendiendo a decir adiós se ha convertido en nuestro libro, suyo, sí por supuesto, pero también de todos sus lectores; de quienes ya lo han leído, obsequiado y recomendado, así como de quienes habrán de leerlo. Por ello también contiene un conmovedor capítulo final de testimonios, donde los que han tenido el privilegio de leerlo explican cómo lo descubrieron, cómo apareció en su camino, muchas veces en medio del dolor, y cómo les movió el alma. Se trata. Pues, de un libro único, que tienen el don de consolar a través del idioma que todos entendemos: el lenguaje del corazón.¡Todos los que han perdido a un ser querido deben leer este libro!
Aprendiz de profe
by Carmen Fernández VallsGanador del Premio Boolino de narrativa infantil 2017. Alicia, Bárbara, Leo y Max esperan el comienzo del Nuevo curso con ansiedad, ya que una vez más tendrán que enfrentarse a un maestro principiante. ¿De quién se tratará en esta ocasión? ¿Cómo será? ¿Aguantará hasta final de curso? Porque la verdad es que no resulta fácil vivir todo el año en Villanieve, un remoto pueblo en las montañas que tras la primera nevada suele quedar aislado del mundo. Y, efectivamente, quien se presenta esta vez se sale de todos los manuales de maestros previstos. ¿Resultará este año tan aburrido y predecible como los anteriores? ¿O a lo mejor esta vez sí será el momento de que las cosas cambien?
Aprendre a llegir a l'Escola de Monstres 8 - Emocions de colors: Amb lletra MAJÚSCULA per aprendre a llegir (Llibres per a nens a partir de 5 any (Aprendre a llegir a l'Escola de Monstres #Volumen 8)
by Sally Rippin Júlia CotAPRÈN A LLEGIR A L'ESCOLA DE MONSTRES! Amb lletra majúscula i text rimat aprendràs a llegir ben aviat! La Lluna Boo sempre vol jugar amb els seus companys, però com que és una fantasmeta no sempre la veuen i s'obliden d'ella! Un dia s'enfada tant que es posa tota vermella... ara sí que no voldran jugar amb ella! I si prova de posar-se d'un altre color? L'Escola de Monstres és la sèrie més divertida per aprendre a llegir: - Lletra majúscula - Frases rimades - Vocabulari senzill - Il·lustracions a tot color - Protagonistes genials: una classe de monstres! Els nens i les nenes guanyaran confiança per gaudir de la lectura i practicaran nou vocabulari a les activitats de cada llibre. No et perdis la sèrie amb què els més petits aprendran a gaudir dels llibres!
Apricot Jam And Other Stories: And Other Stories (Canons Ser. #97)
by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAfter years of living in exile, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia in 1994 and published a series of eight powerfully paired stories. These groundbreaking stories- interconnected and juxtaposed using an experimental method Solzhenitsyn referred to as "binary"-join Solzhenitsyn's already available work as some of the most powerful literature of the twentieth century.With Soviet and post-Soviet life as their focus, they weave and shift inside their shared setting, illuminating the Russian experience under the Soviet regime. In "The Upcoming Generation," a professor promotes a dull but proletarian student purely out of good will. Years later, the same professor finds himself arrested and, in a striking twist of fate, his student becomes his interrogator. In "Nastenka," two young women with the same name lead routine, ordered lives-until the Revolution exacts radical change on them both.The most eloquent and acclaimed opponent of government oppression, Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, and his work continues to receive international acclaim. Available for the first time in English, Apricot Jam: And Other Stories is a striking example of Solzhenitsyn's singular style and only further solidifies his place as a true literary giant.
Apricots: A War Novel
by John E Holloway John HollowayLieutenant Robert Forrest joined the Marines because his father was a Marine. His whole life he felt the pull of patriotism rooted in his Marine Corps upbringing. But after the Vietnam war, he doubts the Country he&’s sworn to serve. The collapse of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975 confirmed defeat of the U.S. – and the wasted sacrifice of 58,000 American lives. Getting killed for a lost cause in an unnecessary War is Forrest&’s greatest fear. In 1983, eight years after Saigon fell, Lieutenant Robert Forrest leads a Marine platoon bound for Beirut. Along the way, the Marines invade Grenada and then move on to Beirut. Can Forrest reconcile his service with his doubts? Will the Marines all make it out alive? Or will Forrest&’s worst fears be realized? Set against the backdrop of a post-Vietnam world, Apricots tells the harrowing story of one Lieutenant and his platoon as they fight in Grenada, the last Combat of the Cold War, and then move onto Beirut to fight the first battles in the War on Terror.
April & Mae and the Animal Shelter: The Thursday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #5)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It's Thursday, and April and Mae want to help the new animal shelter. Mae is good at helping with her hands, and April is better at helping with her words. While Mae plans a lemonade stand to raise money for cat food, April writes a letter to the newspaper encouraging pet adoption but wonders whether that will help. Mae helps her to see that even little actions can contribute to change bit by bit! With imagination and humor, Every Day with April & Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April & Mae and the Book Club Cake: The Monday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #2)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It&’s Monday, and April and Mae aren't prepared for book club. To save time, April reads the book aloud while Mae bakes a cake for their friends. When they forget to add flour, some quick thinking helps the girls salvage the dessert. Sometimes a mistake can turn into something better than the original plan! With imagination and humor, Every Day with April and Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April & Mae and the Movie Night: The Saturday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #7)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It&’s Saturday, and April and Mae are having movie night. Mae gets pineapple on the pizza because April likes it, and April chooses a scary movie because Mae will like it. When the movie ends up being too scary for April, the girls realize that they don't have to like all the same things as long as they like each other! With imagination and humor, Every Day with April & Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April & Mae and the Sleepover: The Friday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #6)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It's Friday, and April and Mae are having a sleepover. April wants to camp in her backyard, but Mae isn't so sure about sleeping outside. Can the friends come to a compromise? April works hard to make the tent comfy with blankets and pillows, and Mae gets on board telling a scary story and watching the stars. With imagination and humor, Every Day with April & Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April & Mae and the Soccer Match: The Tuesday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #3)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It&’s Tuesday, at the soccer game! April likes to play soccer, and Mae likes to win. When a slip in the mud causes Mae to miss the winning goal, she's frustrated. But best friend April helps Mae see that one loss doesn&’t make her bad at soccer and reminds her that playing with friends is just as fun as winning. With imagination and humor, Every Day with April and Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April & Mae and the Talent Show: The Wednesday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #4)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It&’s Wednesday, and the library is holding a talent show to raise money for new books. April and Mae want to help. April decides to perform, but Mae prefers to help behind the scenes. When April gets nervous on the day of the show, Mae's support is all she needs to overcome her fears! With imagination and humor, Every Day with April and Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April & Mae and the Tea Party: The Sunday Book (Every Day with April & Mae #1)
by Megan Dowd LambertFans of King & Kayla and Charlie and Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week!It's Sunday, and April and Mae are having their weekly tea party. Mae usually bakes goodies, and April always sings and dances. But this Sunday, April decides to try a new activity. When April's juggling causes her to break Mae's favorite teacup, the two friends navigate their first disagreement and eventually apologize and forgive each other. With imagination and humor, Every Day with April and Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
April 2009 Harlequin Presents
by Penny Jordan Anne Mcallister Trish Morey Carole Mortimer Abby Green Lee WilkinsonA French tycoon determined to break down a conservative journalist's inhibitions... A poor woman swept into the luxurious world of a Sicilian tycoon following a case of mistaken identity... An actress forced to share a villa with the man who broke her heart years ago... Read the passionate love stories of these characters and more in eight irresistible books from Harlequin Presents! Bundle includes Captive At The Sicilian Billionaire's Command by Penny Jordan, Bedded for the Spaniard's Pleasure by Carole Mortimer, Forced Wife, Royal LoveChild by Trish Morey, The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green, The Boss's Forbidden Secretary by Lee Wilkinson, Savas' Defiant Mistress by Anne McAllister, Pregnant by the Playboy Tycoon by Anne Oliver, and The Secret Mistress Arrangement Kimberly Lang.
April Evil
by John D. MacdonaldApril Evil, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook. Springtime in Florida. The vacation season is over. It's a hot day . . . too hot for April. The sun beats relentlessly down on the sidewalks. Most of the tourists have gone back north, and the residents of Flamingo have the town pretty much to themselves. They can play golf on empty courses, relax on pristine beaches. Kids can play hide-and-seek in the tall grass around the vacant winter houses. The real estate men, the car salesmen, and the police can all relax. But at 11:30 this morning, a man and a woman in a dusty gray Buick with Illinois plates drive into town. And they're about to hit like a hurricane. The evil days have begun. Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz Praise for John D. MacDonald "The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."--Stephen King "My favorite novelist of all time."--Dean Koontz "To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen."--Kurt Vonnegut "A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best."--Mary Higgins Clark
April Evil
by John D. MacdonaldThe stage was set. Harry Mullin had hit town first. But he had just made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, and he was a little nervous about being seen. With him at the rented house where they planned to case the job was a girl named Sal. Then the Ace turned up. He'd been good in his day but had lost something in the guts department. But the last one in town was Ronnie. Ronnie had killed 12 men and two women in seven years and had gotten to like his job - maybe a little too much . . .
April Evil (Murder Room #62)
by John D. MacDonaldThe stage was set. Harry Mullin had hit town first. But he had just made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, and he was a little nervous about being seen. With him at the rented house where they planned to case the job was a girl named Sal. Then the Ace turned up. He'd been good in his day but had lost something in the guts department. But the last one in town was Ronnie. Ronnie had killed 12 men and two women in seven years and had gotten to like his job - maybe a little too much ...
April Flowers
by Donna Jo Napoli Lauren Klementz-Harte Doron Ben-AmiThe Little Angel of Understanding gets along with everyone -- except for the Little Angel of Learning. He uses big words, and the little angel doesn't always know what they mean. Will the Little Angel of Understanding be able to earn his wings if there are still some words he can't figure out? He'll have to help Maggie with her problem first. Maggie loves it when her grandmother comes for a visit. But this trip is different, because Gram isn't just visiting. She's going to move in with Maggie's family -- forever. Can the Little Angel of Understanding help Maggie make room for Gram?