 | Three To Get Deadly: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum Novels)
Release Date: June 22, 2010| Series: Stephanie Plum Novels Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum Novels Are“Suspenseful.”---Los Angeles Times“Terrific.”---San Francisco Chronicle“Irresistible.”---Kirkus Reviews“Thrilling.”---The Midwest Book Review“Hilariously Funny.”---USA Today“A blast of fresh air.”---The Washington Post“Inventive and fast-paced.”---The San Diego Union-Tribune“Superb.”---Detroit Free PressA “saintly” old candy store owner is on the lam---and bounty hunter extraordi...
 |  | The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Release Date: March 28, 2006| Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors. For this new twenty-first-century edition, devoted admirers can be sure to find their favorite verse and stories. But a variety of fresh material has also been added to create a fuller, more authentic picture of her life's work. There are some stories new to the Portable, "Such a Pretty Little Picture," along with a selection of articles written for su...
|  | The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel
Release Date: April 27, 2010Why did NPR’s popular librarian Nancy Pearl pick The Silver Linings Playbook as one of summer’s best reads for 2009?"Aawww shucks!” Pearl said. “I know that’s hardly a usual way to begin a book review, but it was my immediate response to finishing Matthew Quick’s heartwarming, humorous and soul-satisfying first novel . . . This book makes me smile.”Meet Pat Peoples. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensur...
|  | The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories
Release Date: October 22, 1997From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance -- witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children -- misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and the tragedy of these dark yet simple beings -- hopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind ...
|  | Four to Score (Stephanie Plum Novels)
Release Date: June 22, 2010| Series: Stephanie Plum Novels Janet Evanovich Scores with Four to Score“A plum choice.”---USA Today“A fast-paced thriller.”---The San Diego Union-Tribune“A raucous delight.”---Publishers Weekly“Plenty of wit and grit.”---The New York Times Book Review“A winner.”---Glamour“High-speed comic mayhem.”---Detroit Free Press“This is one you have to have.”---Washington TimesStephanie Plum, Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite pistol-packing, condom-carrying bounty hunter, is back---and on...
|  | The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy Mystery (Mrs. Murphy Mystery, 20th Anniversary)
Release Date: April 3, 2012| Series: Mrs. Murphy Mystery, 20th Anniversary To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the beloved Mrs. Murphy mystery series, Rita Mae Brown and her intrepid feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with a charming claw-biting tale starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen. Of course prowling faithfully at Harry’s side are the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy, ever wise, and Pewter, reliably cranky and always primed with a razor-sharp quip. Fiercely loyal and on the alert, corgi Tee Tucker is also never far behind. This time, Harry and her menagerie thr...
|  | Awkward Family Pet Photos
Release Date: November 1, 2011The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets.There are few things more rewarding than having a pet. They love us unconditionally, shower us with attention, and because of them, we actually live longer. So, what can possibly be awkward about our animal BFFs? Well . . . nothing. In fact, we’re the awkward ones. We adore our pets, but let’s face it—sometimes L-O-V-E makes us go a little overboard. Like giving th...
|  | Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen: A Novel
Release Date: June 9, 2009Sometimes you have to return to the place where you began, to arrive at the place where you belong.It’s the early 1970s. The town of Ringgold, Georgia, has a population of 1,923, one traffic light, one Dairy Queen, and one Catherine Grace Cline. The daughter of Ringgold’s third-generation Baptist preacher, Catherine Grace is quick-witted, more than a little stubborn, and dying to escape her small-town life.Every Saturday afternoon, she sits at the Dairy Queen, eating Dilly Bars and plotting her getaway to the big city of Atlanta. And when, with the help ...
|  | All My Friends Are Still Dead
Publication Date: March 7, 2012From the authors of the breakout best seller All my friends are dead (more than 100,000 copies sold) comes a brand-new illustrated compendium of the humorous existential ruminations of people, animals, legendary monsters, and inanimate objects. ...
|  | NPR Driveway Moments Dog Tales: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go
Publication Date: May 25, 2011Dog lovers will delight in this audio celebration of the canine character. From our earliest encounters with Lassie, to the magical moments we share with our own imperfect but thoroughly lovable companions, dogs have become an integral part of our culture and beloved members of our family. NPR proudly presents these tales of unforgettable animals and their devoted human friends. ...
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