So Many Books So Little Time

Author : Sara Nelson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0425198197

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So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson Pdf

“Will make many readers smile with recognition.”—The New Yorker “Readaholics, meet your new best friend.”—People “This book is bliss.”—The Boston Globe Sometimes subtle, sometimes striking, the interplay between our lives and our books is the subject of this unique memoir by well-known publishing correspondent and self-described “readaholic” Sara Nelson. The project began as an experiment with a simple plan—fifty-two weeks, fifty-two books—that fell apart in the first week. It was then that Sara realized the books chose her as much as she chose them, and the rewards and frustrations they brought were nothing she could plan for. From Solzhenitsyn to Laura Zigman, Catherine M. to Captain Underpants, the result is a personal chronicle of insight, wit, and enough infectious enthusiasm to make a passionate reader out of anybody.

Author : AngŽlica Gorodischer
Publisher : Small Beer Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618730190

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Kalpa Imperial by AngŽlica Gorodischer Pdf

Emperors, empresses, storytellers, thievesand the Natural History of Ferrets.

Author : Sarah Dessen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780425290347

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Once and for All by Sarah Dessen Pdf

From Sarah Dessen, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of SAINT ANYTHING and JUST LISTEN, comes a new novel set in the world of wedding planning! Is it really better to have loved and lost? Louna's summer job is to help brides plan their perfect day, even though she stopped believing in happily-ever-after when her first love ended tragically. But charming girl-magnet Ambrose isn't about to be discouraged now that he's met the one he really wants. Maybe Louna's second chance is standing right in front of her. Sarah Dessen’s many fans will adore this latest novel, a richly satisfying, enormously entertaining story with humor, romance, and an ending that is so much more than happily-ever-after.

Author : Pierre Bayard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781596917149

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How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard Pdf

In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation about it. (In fact, he says, in certain situations reading the book is the worst thing you could do.) Using examples from such writers as Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Montaigne, and Umberto Eco, he describes the varieties of "non-reading"-from books that you've never heard of to books that you've read and forgotten-and offers advice on how to turn a sticky social situation into an occasion for creative brilliance. Practical, funny, and thought-provoking, How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read-which became a favorite of readers everywhere in the hardcover edition-is in the end a love letter to books, offering a whole new perspective on how we read and absorb them.

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Tor Fantasy
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429958585

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Vale of the Vole by Piers Anthony Pdf

When Esk, a young ogre-nymph-human, began his pilgrimage to the Good Magician Humfrey to rid himself of a seductive demoness, little did he know it would become a mission of mercy. A running river paradise and its harmless inhabitants were perishing in the wrathful wake of a greedy demon horde. Now it is up to Esk and his companions--a beautiful winged centaur named Chex and a brave burrower Called Volney--to search Xanth's treacherous reaches, gathering together a mind-boggling company of creatures to defend the precious Vale of the Vole...from beloved fantasy author Piers Anthony. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Jodi Picoult
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101042441

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Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult Pdf

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Small Great Things and Mad Honey, a novel exploring the story of a young woman overcome by the demands of having a family. Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who abandoned her at five years old. Now, having left her father behind in Chicago for dreams of art school and marriage to an ambitious young doctor, she finds herself with a child of her own. But her mother's absence and shameful memories of her past force her to doubt whether she could ever be capable of bringing joy and meaning into the life of her child, gifts her own mother never gave. Harvesting the Heart is written with astonishing clarity and evocative detail, convincing in its depiction of emotional pain, love, and vulnerability, and recalls the writing of Alice Hoffman and Kristin Hannah. Out of Paige's struggle to find wholeness, Jodi Picoult crafts an absorbing novel peopled by richly drawn characters, and explores motherhood with a power and depth only she is capable of. “A brilliant, moving examination of motherhood, brimming with detail and emotion.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “Jodi Picoult explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood in her lush second novel. This story belongs to… the lucky reader.” —The New York Times Book Review

Author : Nick Hornby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241969883

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The Complete Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby Pdf

Author : Melissa Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Something You Should Know by Melissa Hill Pdf

The debut from the No 1 bestselling author. For fans of warm Irish romantic fiction. 'Hill has managed to combine elements of romance with the page-turning benefits of a thriller. One to read.' U Magazine 'A great read with some unexpected twists and turns towards the end' Woman's Way It was her secret, but now there was no going back... Just when everything was going so well for Jenny and Mike, Roan Williams comes back into their lives. Four years earlier, while her closest friends were falling in love and heading for happy ever after, love rat Roan had broken Jenny's heart and completely shattered her life. Harbouring a terrible lie, Jenny struggled to pick up the pieces of her life, but now that Roan has returned the truth will out. It would ruin everything, but Mike had a right to know...

Author : Cyrille Martinez
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770566224

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The Dark Library by Cyrille Martinez Pdf

Libraries are magical places. But what if they’re even more magical than we know? In Cyrille Martinez’s library, the books are alive: not just their ideas or their stories, but the books themselves. Meet the Angry Young Book, who has strong opinions about who reads what and why. He’s tired of people reading bestsellers, so he places himself on the desks of those who might appreciate him. Meet the Old Historian who mysteriously vanished from the stacks. Meet the Blue Librarian, the Mauve Librarian, the Yellow Librarian, and spend a day with the Red Librarian trying to banish coffee cups and laptops. Then one day there are no empty desks anywhere in the Great Library. A great horde of student workers has descended, and they will scan every single book in the library: the much-borrowed, the neglected, the popular, the obscure. What will happen to the library then? Will it still be necessary? The Dark Library is a theoretical fiction, a meditation on what libraries mean in our digital world. Has the act of reading changed? What is a reader? A book? Martinez, a librarian himself, has written a love letter to the urban forest of the dark, wild library, where ideas and stories roam free.

Author : Donalyn Miller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470372272

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The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller Pdf

Turn any student into a bookworm with a few easy and practical strategies Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she can’t turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick out themselves. Her love of books and teaching is both infectious and inspiring. In the book, you’ll find: Hands-on strategies for managing and improving your own school library Tactics for helping students walk on their own two feet and continue the reading habit after they’ve finished with your class Data from student surveys and end-of-year feedback that proves how well the Miller Method works The Book Whisperer includes a dynamite list of recommended "kid lit" that helps parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.

Author : Amy Lane
Publisher : Dreamspinner Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781634762885

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Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane Pdf

Can Rico and Derek find a compromise between instant attraction and long-lasting love before Derek’s patience runs out?

Author : Gary Paulsen
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780307538796

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My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen Pdf

Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs, and here are his favorites--one to a chapter. Among them are Snowball, the puppy he owned as a boy in the Philippines; Ike, his mysterious hunting companion; Electric Fred and his best friend, Pig; Dirk, the grim protector; and Josh, one of the remarkable border collies working on Paulsen's ranch today. My Life in Dog Years is a book for every dog lover and every Paulsen fan--a perfect combination that shows vividly the joy and wisdom that come from growing up with man's best friend.

Author : Pamela Clare
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101206225

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Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare Pdf

In this thrilling I-Team romance, a journalist and a man on the run follow a dangerous path toward the truth—and unforgettable passion... Journalist Sophie Alton is investigating the disappearance of a woman named Megan, recently paroled and now running from the law with her newborn daughter. Her search leads her to Megan’s brother Marc, a convicted killer—and the man she shared an unforgettable night with twelve years ago. Marc uses Sophie to escape from jail so he can find his sister before some very threatening men get to her first. Sophie knows she should fear Marc. But the heat and hunger of his touch still lingers in her mind—and body—after all this time. Together they will follow a dangerous trail, as people on both sides of the law will do everything they can to keep them from finding Megan—and a shocking truth about the past...

Author : Randal Spangler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173744240X

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The Draglings Bedtime Story by Randal Spangler Pdf

A rhyming bedtime story about two little cookie-loving dragons.

Author : Anne Tenino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 193755130X

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Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino Pdf

Sebastian does more than notice Brad; he takes him to bed. Brad's been with plenty of girls, but with Sebastian, the sex is something else entirelyNhot, mind-blowing, affirming, and a little domineering in a way that drives him wild. But when great sex turns into something more, Brad must face the crushing realization that Sebastian doesn't feel the same. Unless, of course, he does. After all, even grad students can be idiots about matters of the heart.