On the Planet of Oria, and its nearby neighbors, a near utopian society has been developed by the leaders and most intelligent beings on the planets. The great Rankin has developed a perpetual energy source by harnessing the power of the binary black hole / star through the construction of The Cube. <br><br>An evil force on Oria has recently developed a desire to gain control of the planet through dubious and dangerous acquisition of ...
If you like your Romance novels Short, Swwweeet, and Petite, then this is for you. Parody, innuendo, more innuendo, prose only Bulwer/Lytton could love, and plaid cows. It doesn't get any worse … or does it?<br><br>Betty Tungsgood has to deliver a herd of Argyle Steers to Oregon. The only thing standing in her way is a bad woman in the Badlands and a penchant for swimming nude. But she has Jack at her side. And back. And fron ...
THANKS BE TO BONO is the manifestoed memoir of Brent Barton, the so called controversial U2opian social activist and co-founder of TEMPLE, the organized religion. <br><br>Here, for the first time ever, Brent shares the story behind the rise of TEMPLE. From his early days of downtown street preaching, to the opening of the first wave of TEMPLE mega-plex multi-centers, and all the way through to the international advancement of the ext ...
Set in Hollywood, California, Sex, Cheese and French Fries is a witty look at relationships, using as premise an American woman's life with an irreverent Frenchman named Pierre Bonsoirno. <br><br>Beautifully illustrated by noted Los Angeles artist Jeannie Winston Nogai, each chapter of this book takes the reader on a journey of adventure, comic miscommunication, and ultimately the sublime rewards of falling — and st ...
Шизанутая ЛитРПГ-серия продолжается. Что может произойти с человеком, оказавшимся в ином и мире и попавшим за решетку? Да ничего хорошего – сошлют на окраину империи да заставят руду копать. Или того хуже – подрядят петь в шансон-опере. Иной слабак-попаданец от таких выкрутасов судьбы впал бы в уныние, а наш – ничего, пока держится. И даже исследует вверенные ему подземелья, а что он там найдет… ой-ой. Ребята, не стоит вскрывать эту тему. Вы мол ...
Первая книга в серии юмористического фэнтези для подростков и молодых взрослых. В королевстве Вераделл, так похожем на наш мир, на первый взгляд, все неплохо. Вот только уже год на жизнь короля покушаются макасины – хорошо, что придворный маг наловчился превращать их в бабочек. Следуйте за тремя героями, чьи пути сплетаются все туже. Принцессу отослали в Лагриком, и ей так недостает отцовской любви. Особенно когда в кошмарах за ее сердцем охотит ...
Welcome to the house of the mosque . . . Iran, 1950. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, Sadiq waits for a suitor to knock on the door. Her uncle Nosrat returns from Tehran with a glamorous woman, while on the rooftop, Shahbal longs only for a television to watch the first moon landing. But not even the beloved grandmothers can foresee what will happen in the days and months to come. The household is set to exp ...
A beautiful collection – charming, witty and touching – these stories give voice to a variety of different characters: from the little girl who wants to look 'subtle' for her father's funeral, a child who has an email pen pal on Jupiter and an old lady who becomes a star through 'zimmerobics'. Often writing in a vibrant Glaswegian vernacular, Donovan deftly gives her characters authenticity with a searing power, aided a ...
The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller A Guardian literary highlight for 2015 A Huffington Post 'One to Watch' in 2015 'Astounding' LENA DUNHAM, creator of Girls and author of Not That Kind of Girl 'The First Bad Man brings together all of July's talents – it's a book that must be read, a book that must be purchased – in duplicate – one for you, one for a friend. Don't think you c ...
