![]() ![]() “One of the best crime novels I've ever read. For a dark web of conspiracy threatens to destroy Pike and Cole's twelve-year friendship-if not their lives. ![]() But what starts as a little procedural hand-holding turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Now Karen's powerful father calls on Pike (a former cop) and his partner, Elvis Cole, to keep an eye on the LAPD as they search for his daughter's killer-because in the luminous City of Angels, everyone has secrets, and even the mighty blue have something to hide. His ex-lover, Karen Garcia, is dead, brutally murdered with a gun shot to the head. But for private investigator Joe Pike, the city will never be the same again. The sun burns hot as the Santa Ana winds blow ash from mountain fires to coat the glittering city. ![]() A powerful portrait of Los Angeles in our swift, colorful, gripping, a real knockout.”-Dean Koontz ![]()
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![]() Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: male/male sexual practices.īobby Michaels lives in Fort Lauderdale with hundreds – nay! thousands – of gorgeous, muscular men (most of them Marines) running around in his mind. ![]() And once they "sleep over" as Tiger would say, Brian never leaves. When Brian admits he wants a divorce because he's gay, Tommy finds himself doing things and thinking things he's never thought about before, including bringing Brian home to meet Tiger. But Brian has come for a divorce, and Tommy's hopes are nearly dashed. Then into his office walks Brian Baldwin, muscular Irish construction worker. He's never been in love and isn't about to fall. Even once he gets to San Francisco, Tommy has no intention of meeting anyone important. ![]() ![]() He has only one small piece of baggage-Thomas Wells Atherton IV, better known as Tiger-his son. After graduating from Harvard, rather than accepting a job arranged by his father with a prestigious Boston firm, Tommy heads for San Francisco where he can live openly as a gay man. Thomas Wells Atherton III, known as Tommy, the unbelievably wealthy scion of an old "Back Bay" Boston family has let the family down by being gay. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. THE RETURN OF THE KING About the Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find that there is more to him than anyone-himself included-ever dreamed. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. The complete four-book boxed set of the greatest fantasy epic of all time: The Lord of the Rings and its enchanting prequel, The Hobbit When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, about one in five residents are non-Hispanic Black, compared with one in four in 2000, according to the latest census data. The city’s Black population has declined by nearly 200,000 people in the past two decades, or about 9 percent. The decline mirrored a national trend of younger Black professionals, middle-class families and retirees leaving cities in the Northeast and Midwest for the South. ![]() From 2010 to 2020, a decade during which the city’s population showed a surprising increase led by a surge in Asian and Hispanic residents, the number of Black residents decreased. The Rodneys are part of an exodus of Black residents from New York City. While the white population has stayed about the same, the Asian population grew by 34 percent and Hispanic population grew by 7 percent, according to the data. Citywide, white residents now make up only about 31 percent of the population, according to census data, Hispanic residents 28 percent and Asian residents nearly 16 percent. ![]() ![]() ![]() When her star client suddenly dies, Tia begins to take advantage of her child's secret ability, using it to elicit best-selling novels from deceased authors. Similar to Danny Torrance of The Shining fame, Jamie has a special talent: he can commune with the dead. ![]() Published in early March of last year, Later tells the story of Tia, a single mother and literary agent raising a young son named Jamie. "Adapting one of my favorite writers of all time, with an incredible partner like Blumhouse and the incomparable Lucy Liu, is a dream come true." “ Later is terrifying and touching and wonderfully weird - of course it is - it’s Stephen King," Tucker said in a statement to Deadline. Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, and Jeremy Gold are executive producers. Lucy Liu ( Shazam! Fury of the Gods) has been tapped to star in the project, which hails from Emmy-nominated creator Raelle Tucker (a veteran of HBO's True Blood and Netflix's Jessica Jones), who also penned the pilot episode. ![]() It's a Stephen King kind of week, folks! Deadline has confirmed that Later, the author's third publication from Hard Case Crime, will be adapted into a miniseries via Blumhouse Television. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() i don't have children, work with children, have family members who are children, or go near children, so i will never use this book as it is intended - to read aloud to children. On the one hand, i am not necessarily the most qualified person to judge this book. There are pictures of him, but not in this book.Įdition MSRP: U.S. He is also acclaimed for his stand-up comedy, his performances in motion pictures, and is collection of short stories, 'One More Thing' (2014). Novak (1979–) is well known for his work on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 'The Office' as a writer, actor, director, and executive producer. You will end up saying silly things and making everybody laugh and laugh!ī.j. If a kid is trying to make you read this book, the kid is playing a trick on you. In ridiculous voices.Īt once disarmingly simple and ingeniously imaginative, 'The Book With No Pictures' inspires laughter every time it is opened, creating a warm and joyous experience to share-and introducing young children to the powerful idea that the written word can be an unending source of mischief and delight. Words that might make you say silly sounds. Warning! This book looks serious but it is actually completely ridiculous!Īfter all, if a book has no pictures, there's nothing to look at but the words on the page. ![]() ![]() ![]() These four women all seem to be operating on the same hivemind, and Sam hates them. ![]() They call each other Bunny and so, Sam calls them the Bunnies. The only other members of her cohort in this program are a clique of four women who possess all the stereotypical “girly girl” traits you can imagine, but each with a slightly different style. But let’s get on with the book!!īunny centers on a young woman named Samantha (Sam) who is in the final year of a highly selective writing MFA program. So in retrospect, that might have been a clue that I wasn’t going to enjoy this novel for a few reasons. Upon actually looking at it, however, I saw that it was written by someone I very much don’t care for. ![]() BIG OOF on this one! As I neared the end of this novel, I noticed a pull-quote on the cover that I originally didn’t pay attention to on account of being in an unappealing font to read (I’m weird about fonts, y’all, it’s part of my job after all). ![]() ![]() It calls for caring places through the reclamation of public space, to make a more convivial city. It proposes the expansion of our understanding of kinship for a more 'promiscuous care'. This means the transformation of how we organise work through co-operatives, localism and nationalisation. A caring government must promote collective joy, not the satisfaction of individual desire. The Care Manifesto demands that we must put care at the heart of the state and the economy. ![]() We are all dependent on each other, and only by nurturing these interdependencies can we cultivate a world in which each and every one of us can not only live but thrive. ![]() The authors want to reimagine the role of care in our everyday lives, making it the organising principle in every dimension and at every scale of life. The Care Manifesto puts forth a vision for a truly caring world. We live in a world where carelessness reigns, but it does not have to be this way. The Care Manifesto puts care at the heart of the debates of our current crisis: from intimate care-childcare, healthcare, elder care-to care for the natural world. ![]() We are in the midst of a global crisis of care. ![]() ![]() Tomorrow.maybe she's already fallen for him. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams. As Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he's much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she's sparred with for the past four years. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they're the last players left-and then they'll destroy each other. When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. ![]() While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels, is anxious about the future, she'd love to beat her infuriating nemesis one last time. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair are academic rivals, having competed against each other through high school, the ultimate prize is valedictorian, and as Neil wins, Rowan sees the opportunity to best him in the senior class game. ![]() ![]() "Brilliant, hilarious, and oh-so-romantic." -BuzzFeed "Swoony, steamy." -Entertainment Weekly The Hating Game meets Booksmart by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours. Today Tonight Tomorrow is the perfect romance story. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is the humor, wisdom, and grace of this family carry us through a touching story of the hardest of times." Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order "This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart." "This novel snuck up on me and captured my heart." -Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order ![]() Through it all, Areum and his family will have you laughing and crying, for all the right reasons. He hopes to present it on his birthday, as a final gift to his mom and dad their own falling-in-love story. For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together his parents' often embellished stories about his family and childhood. Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang-his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend-and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. Kim is a writer on the move." -O, The Oprah Magazine Ae-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. A BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINE AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2021 "An eminent South Korean talent makes her American début in this poignant watercolor of a novel. ![]() |