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Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you'll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a relationship as unusual as it is inspiring. The father figure is Leonard, the high-living, recovering coke addict, "West Coast Director of a large Italian-American finance firm" (read: mobster) who helped to keep James Frey clean in A Million Little Pieces.

Jeremy Fink has big plans for this summer with his best friend Lizzy, a notorious troublemaker (and no, he does not have a secret crush on her). He has everything he needs within a few blocks of his home, so he never has to leave his little neighborhood. And this summer, he officially becomes a teenager.

It happens quietly one August morning. As dawn's shimmering light drenches the humid Iowa air, two families awaken to find their little girls have gone missing in the night. Now these families are tied by the question of what happened to their children. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets.

Two years ago, on the same day but miles apart, Finn Darby lost two of the most important people in his life: his wife Lorena, struck by lightning on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, and his abusive, alcoholic grandfather, Tom Darby, creator of the long-running newspaper comic strip Toy Shop.

Carter Coleman delivers a novel about the Rutledge brothers: Cage, the golden boy, Nick, slow to blossom but full of potential, and Harper, struggling to live up to his brothers. When the tragedy of Nick’s death throws Cage into the vicious cycles of manic depression, Harper and his family discover the true strength of love in their attempt to hold together a broken home.

Two-time Nebula Award winner Catherine Asaro takes her immensely popular Skolian Empire saga to new heights. The renegade son of the Ruby Dynasty, Del prefers rock music to interstellar politics. His singing career has recently gained momentum on Earth, which has an uneasy relationship with his family's empire. But with intergalactic tensions running high, Del finds it harder and harder to avoid family expectations.

Authors Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin—both known for their popular young adult novels—team up to pen this dishy tale of a celebrity fauxmance. Teen stars Fielding Withers and Charlie Tracker share an onscreen romance as Jenna and Jonah on their hit television show. Even better for fans, Fielding and Charlie are together in real life as well—or at least that’s what everybody believes.

Jill Jekel always obeys her parents’ rules. But after her father is murdered, Jill begins to embrace her wild side. Teaming up with handsome but troubled Tristen Hyde, Jill sorts through the secret papers her father left behind. Soon, she and Tristen are recreating the experiments that inspired the classic monster novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Winner of the National Book Award, Pete Hautman pens a futuristic satire brimming with wry humor and honored by a Booklist starred review. Welcome to the United Safer States of America in 2076! Here, prisoners perform all manual labor. And the country is finally safe. Sixteen-year-old Bo ignores governmental protective devices capturing every action and word. He endures the avalanche of safety regulations. But when he’s accused of spreading a rash at school, anger and jealousy threaten to override his daily dose of calming Levulor and earn him a "job" in the Canadian tundra.

English professor and journalist David Athey has written for the Oxford Magazine and Harvard Review. In this humorous and bittersweet debut novel, eccentric 25-year-old Iowa mail carrier Danny Gospel asks God for a happy, normal life. And then one morning, a lovely lady awakens him with a kiss and disappears. Longing to find her, Danny embarks on a quixotic quest for impossible dreams and heavenly glory.

Un ataque inesperado deja la aldea de Dun Buic convertida en un montón de escombros y a muchos aldeanos muertos. Mientras los supervivientes intentan comprender lo ocurrido, el rey de Alt Clota le encarga a Bellicus, un joven guerrero druida, la misión de dar caza a los asaltantes, ya que estos se han llevado a su hija, la princesa Catia.

¿Qué sucede cuando el amor se fractura y nos damos cuenta de que no hay vuelta atrás? Desde la sinceridad de su propia experiencia, enriquecida por testimonios ligados a su práctica psicoterapéutica y una amplia revisión de los especialistas en el tema, Joseluis Canales, Dado, nos habla de frente y sin tapujos de los sentimientos, las dudas y los pensamientos que acompañan al duelo por la pérdida de un amor, y nos conduce por cada una de las etapas necesarias para transformar esa experiencia dolorosa en la sanación que se abre a una nueva y maravillosa vida.

What do the world's most successful companies and organizations have in common? And what can you actually take away and use from their examples? Distilling the best fundamental business strategies, trusted advisor and strategist John Spence helps you take a hard look at your business and then to develop specific plans and action steps that will allow you to dramatically improve the success of your company. Delivered in Spence's approachable and straightforward manner, Awesomely Simple reveals the six key strategies that create a foundation for achieving business excellence.

In recent years, professional services providers have had to rethink their sales methods and adapt to profound changes in the way clients buy services. In response, Winning the Professional Services Sale argues for fundamental changes in the seller's mindset and sales strategies. Rather than pressing the sale, salespeople must help clients buy - the way that works best for each client. This new approach gives buyers what they now want in a services seller: a consultative problem solver, change agent, and solution integrator, all rolled into one.

Imagine being able to fly. Walk through walls. Shape-shift. Breathe underwater. Conjure loved ones - or total strangers - out of thin air. Imagine experiencing your nighttime dreams with the same awareness you possess right now - fully functioning memory, imagination, and self-awareness. Imagine being able to use this power to be more creative, solve problems, and discover a deep sense of well-being.

Suzy es una fanática del control, y ha hecho una lista con todo lo que desea conseguir en la vida: tener un buen trabajo, conocer al hombre perfecto y vivir con él feliz para siempre. Sus planes empiezan a torcerse el día en que su coche se avería en una carrera rural y un motorista lleno de tatuajes se detiene a ayudarla. Ese encuentro fortuito da paso a una noche de pasión sin igual, y pone su mundo patas arriba. Pero ¿puede un rollo de una noche acabar convirtiéndose en la relación con la que había soñado toda su vida?

In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.

Gaspésie, 1934. Les jumelles Simone et Madeleine vivent à l’Anse-à-Lajoie, un village de pêcheurs tout près de Percé. Pour ces jeunes femmes mariées à des hommes de la mer, la vie est ponctuée des marées et de la préparation des morues pêchées par leurs époux, Tom et Freddy, sur la barge héritée par Simone à la mort de leurs parents, quatre ans plus tôt. Une existence tranquille, prévisible, entourée de leurs grands-parents, de leur frère Jacquelin, curé à Gaspé et de leur soeur cadette, Clémence, établie à Rimouski.

La trilogie s’achève alors que Clémence, cadette des sœurs Gérard, s’installe au village de l’Anse-à-Lajoie. Ce ne sera que temporaire, le temps de faire le point dans sa vie. Du moins, c’est ce qu’elle espère… Lorsque Jacquelin, son frère aîné et curé du village, l’oblige à occuper un poste d’institutrice à l’école, elle s’y résigne la mort dans l’âme. Toutefois, elle n’est pas la seule à se remettre en question: Jacquelin, troublé dans sa foi, provoque, de son côté, quelques remous.

Simone et son mari Tom n’ont toujours pas pardonné à Madeleine l’événement terrible qui a littéralement brisé leur famille; la présence de leurs deux filles ne suffit plus à combler le vide qui les habite depuis ce jour fatidique de juin 1934. Même si elle essaie de se convaincre que sa jumelle n’existe plus pour elle, tous ces tracas minent la jeune femme, d’autant plus que son neveu Arthur la perturbe bien davantage qu’elle ose l’avouer.