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Brought to you by Penguin. Surreal, darkly comic and achingly tender, Myriam Lacroix's exuberant debut sees a queer love story play out in many alternate realities What if you had the chance to rewrite the course of your relationship, again and again, in the hopes that it would work out? When...

His shoulders and arms bear the clawed and teethed scars of many beastly encounters, yet his hands, as calloused as they may be, prove to be as gentle as his heart. His appetites turn from kingly garb and luxury toward the subtle, simple, and sentimental. A cup of cold water from a well back home is preferred to all the spirits of the world's finest distilleries. His sword-gripping muscular hands, seemingly oversized, can transform to pluck and strum tender melodies on a harp, zither, or guitar. His ferocity is as accessible as his tears.

When a beautiful piece of music stirs mega-tycoon Maximilian West, he remembers the women who have loved him and shaped his life. So begins a dazzling tale, taking us from the streets of London to the suites of New York, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Strong, powerful, enigmatic, aloof, and adoring - many women made Maximilian the man with everything, but there is only one woman who can make him feel truly alive.

She is all blond, beautiful motion; tanned and lithe, she represents freedom, youth, and a playful sexuality that is at once seductive and dangerous to a man's soul. The California girl became a national fantasy in the Sixties, a myth that embodied every daydream, set to the rhythm of a Beach Boys anthem. The story is told in the first person by David Levine, a Jewish New Yorker. In 1965, at the beginning of his senior year in high school, he moves with his family to the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.

Kennst du das? Du hast dich im Kinderzimmer mit all deinen tollen Spielsachen ausgetobt und die schönsten Burgen und Höhlen gebaut? Und dann kommen Mama und Papa und wollen, dass du alles wieder an seinen Platz räumst? Das nervt! Und dann die Sache mit dem Radfahren - das ist gar nicht so einfach. Vor allem, wenn auch noch ein ganz blöder Streit mit deinem besten Freund dazwischenfunkt. Wenn Löre und Luc zusammen sind, werden schwierige Aufgaben plötzlich viel leichter und lustige Dinge machen gleich doppelt so viel Spaß.

Flipping the Switch is the story of Cole and Guillaume, two guys who left their respective home countries of America and France to move to China and start a business. After a chance meeting, they saw an opportunity to disrupt the lighting market with LED technology. Leveraging their sales, marketing, product development, and manufacturing experience in both Western and Chinese markets, together they bootstrapped an innovative brand. They made every mistake under the sun but somehow failed their way to success. And now they’re teaching others to do the same.

Aster of Ceremonies asks what rites we need now and how poetry, astir in the asters, can help them along. What is the relationship between fleeing and feeling? How can the voices of those who came before—and the stutters that leaven those voices—carry into our present moment, mingling with our own? When Ellis writes, “Bring me the stolen will / Bring me the stolen well,” his voice is a conduit, his “me” is many.

Growing up in rural British Columbia, Deni Ellis Béchard believes his charismatic father is infallible. Wild, unpredictable, even dangerous, André is worshipped by his young son, who believes that his father can do no wrong. But when Deni’s mother leaves his father and decamps with her three children to Virginia, the boy learns of his father’s true identity. André Béchard was once a bank robber—and so Deni’s imagination is set on fire.

Assigned to write an exposé on Richmond Hew, one of the most elusive and corrupt figures in the conservation world, a journalist finds himself on a plane to the Congo, a country he thinks he understands. But when he meets Sola, a woman searching for a rootless white orphan girl who believes herself possessed by a skin-stealing demon, he slowly uncovers a tapestry of corruption and racial tensions generations in the making.

Veteran scriptwriter Vincent McInerney draws on his lifelong knowledge of Liverpool and his background in the Merchant Marine in these engaging thrillers, in which the gruff, indomitable John Crust and his sidekick Minty probe the circumstances surrounding a missing husband, a stolen sculpture and a hidden treasure.

Damian Green lives in seclusion on Red Rock Island, a small private island inside San Francisco Bay. His wife and children were murdered by a mistakenly released convict seven years ago. He's been asked by the now-retired detective that solved the murders of his family to assist her cold cases with his computer skills.

Is it logical to believe in God? Is it possible to believe in God beyond a reasonable doubt? Does it make sense that The Supreme Intelligence/God is responsible for the Universe and all the designs and laws of Nature that science is able to discover and that make it possible for you to exist and live?

Would a Maharajah Sleep Here? presents firsthand stories of luxury travel and discovery by two fun and experienced travelers. Authors and travelers Stephen and Leanne Troy provide accounts of historic exploration, luxury hotel stays, and encounters with interesting people around the world. Each trip is private and planned in great detail to make sure each and every adventure is unique and experienced in five-star luxury.

This volume cultivates, for students and teachers in classrooms, as well as citizens in libraries and cafes, a language to deliberate about the possibilities and problems of democracy in America.

Early one morning in a Vermont emergency room, Martin Wennar dies of cardiac arrest despite the best efforts of the staff to save him. Having suffered from senile dementia and the frequent falls that accompanied the condition, no one is surprised when the 70-year-old man passes away. His primary care physician, Jon Ziebaska, is very surprised, however, when he receives word that Martin's wife, Kathy, is suing him for malpractice.

This book studies the New Testament texts to determine what faith is all about. As a lay author, he inspects with the conviction that if a relationship with God is not accessible to all persons, then the idea of religion makes little sense. The chapters invite listeners to examine what they believe or determine the impact of no belief on their life’s direction. While the author discloses much of his views, it is not an attempt to convert any listener to believe as he does. Whether Christianity is true or not, there is no denying its impact on civilization.

Science fiction is rare in theatrical form, but with Posing As People, three unforgettable sci-fi stories by Orson Scott Card are adapted into powerful stage plays by three different writers.

Discover God's redemptive plan for humanity as you embark on a journey from garden to garden—from Eden to eternity. The Bible tells a singular and unified story. While it contains sixty-six individual books written over thousands of years, it reveals one unified message—the story of how God...

Did you know 70 percent of agencies say they don't know where to start with marketing and new business? This book removes that problem. Inside this new book from Kaffeen, you'll discover the most effective sales and marketing tactics employed by the most successful agencies that have the potential to increase your profile with prospects dramatically.

Molly, Carl, Ralph, Gavin, Tony, and Anna are atypical players of the popular massively multiplayer online role playing game Shattered Might. They are overlooked for high level content in the fantasy realm, until they start to find each other and discover how their differences work together. A new expansion is on the horizon—how will they fare against the unknown foes?