Midas Crackenberry was what most people would call a mean old man. His heart, if he had one, was as hard as the glass from which he swigged generous portions of whiskey. But on this stifling summer ……続きを見る
Do you fall for BOLD men? Perhaps the man who has CHARM is your weakness. Or maybe the FAMILY man is what you are looking for.
"Men from A to Z" gives you 26 descriptions of your ideal man.
Ideally ……続きを見る
Lucas is not the luckiest boy, far from it. He's not popular nor fit, and the girl he loves most can't get her head out of the field. Some of that changes when he finally gets the courage and misfor……続きを見る
American Loser is the story of Mikey Stevens, the latest American literary anti-hero. Join him on his gonzo romp on the wrong side of the white picket fence of the American Dream. It is a darkly hum……続きを見る
What was it really like at Ravenhill School? Now the truth can be told.
A memoir of the old times, the strange times. A teenage boy is thrust into a new environment: boarding school. Things don't al……続きを見る
A WHOLE NEW WAY TO CHEAT ON YOUR DIET
Meet Brin and Martin, Cheryl and Doug, Dierdre and Randy. Three normal married couples who share a common problem: all of the husbands weigh over 300 poundsーan……続きを見る
Cormac ー a dark-red Golden Retriever who has always been afraid of thunderstorms and lightning flashes ー runs away one stormy night while his master is away. So begins a strange adventure that lan……続きを見る
著者:Kevin Brockmeier
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2007年12月18日
Weaving together loss and anxiety with fantastic elements and literary sleight-of-hand, Kevin Brockmeier’s richly imagined Things That Fall from the Sky views the nagging realities of the world thro……続きを見る
How would you like to have a disc set in the middle of your forehead which glowed pink whenever you felt sexually aroused?
This is the basis of Brian Aldiss’ amazingly funny and original novel, firs……続きを見る
A moving, funny novel of romance and horrible mistakes... from the bestselling author of ONE LAST THING BEFORE I GO.
To all appearances, Zachary King is a man with luck on his side. A steady, well-p……続きを見る
When Billy Rendell suddenly gets everything she wants, it turns out to be the last thing she needs
A long-awaited promotion. Freedom from emotional baggage. A newly-ahem-amorous husband. What’s wron……続きを見る
If you're not already familiar with the work of
online humor columnist Barry Parham, here's your
chance to get to know him...
...to get to know the man the Chicago Tribute has
called "the next Mark ……続きを見る
This novelty eBook takes a look at all the different shapes, sizes and variations of back sides... or in other words "bootys". All depictions are humorously illustrated in a satirical fashion and ac……続きを見る
Temple, little beauty-queen pro, knows that her mother, Cammie, has spiked drinks of her competitors. Once Cammie even "accidentally" stepped on a child's dress tail and ripped it from the bodice. B……続きを見る
著者:T.C. Boyle
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2000年01月01日
In sixteen storiesー“writing at its very, very best” (USA Today)ーthe New York Times bestselling author of The Tortilla Curtain tears through the walls of contemporary society to reveal a world at o……続きを見る
The lovely, lonely princess wandered along the edge of a pond thinking about finding a mate, but her fathers kingdom was poor, and no noble had ever asked for her hand. Suddenly a large bullfrog ju……続きを見る
著者:Delia Ephron
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2012年03月29日
**"One of the sharpest observers of human behavior around."ーBooklist (starred review)
BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIRACUSA, coming in trade paperback on June 6, 2017!**
Tracee is a ……続きを見る
The velvet green course played upon by aristocratic members of the Quince River Golf Club is the setting for this boisterous, account of intrigue and decipherment. This is what the reviewers say:
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The Armpit of Evil, in list form:
Sir Glorious' 'To Do' List of Chivalry:
1: Defend the defenseless.
2: Protect the protectless.
3: Smith anything with spikes.
4: Keep armor shiny.
5: Rescue the pri……続きを見る
著者:Kelly Green
出版社: Backlit Fiction
発売日: 2012年05月30日
Collecting the first three books of Borrowing Abby Grace, THE SHADOW TRILOGY follows the adventures of Abby Grace, a seventeen-year-old with a talent for getting out of trouble. Sent to repair the l……続きを見る
著者:Helen Fielding
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2001年02月01日
With another devastatingly hilarious, ridiculous, unnervingly accurate take on modern womanhood, Bridget Jones is back.
Monday 27 January
"7:15 a.m. Hurrah! The wilderness years are over. For four w……続きを見る
A perfect gift for someone who has everything, and for those who want absolutely nothing.
What's inside the book? 23 pages of "Nothing Here But My Thanks", and now and then an image of a kiss or som……続きを見る
Death isn't the end of love; Katie Newman, grief-stricken over losing her father, knows this. Everyday she hopes for some kind of impossible resolution. Fate intercedes, not by supplying her father'……続きを見る
Harriet Carew is the endearing heroine of Cristina Odone's popular weekly 'Daily Telegraph' column, 'Posh But Poor'. Based on the character from the column, 'The Dilemmas of Harriet Carew' is the st……続きを見る
著者:Max Barry
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2007年03月13日
Stephen Jones is a shiny new hire at Zephyr Holdings. From the outside, Zephyr is just another bland corporate monolith, but behind its glass doors business is far from usual: the beautiful receptio……続きを見る
Sandra and David have been playing the Blu Tack game for several years now. But what is this peculiar game, and why must Sandra make the final move? Don't miss this next monthly installment in The D……続きを見る
An extraordinary collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Sarah Canary. Including "Praxis", the story about a theater where the real and unreal collide; "The Poplar Street Study"……続きを見る
Golf's premier agony aunt/coach, Ms Kallas-Way, answers all those questions you're too embarrassed to ask your pro. Perplexing questions such as 'Could golf bag Feng Shui lower my score?'
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«Одноэтажная Америка» ー это осуществившаяся мечта Владимира Познера, мечта, к которой он шел 25 лет ー с тех самых пор, когда прочитал одноименную книгу Ильфа и Петрова и загорелся желанием повтори……続きを見る