Jenny Read
Author: Jenny Read
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13:
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Trigger Warning
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Published: 2018-08-28
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0786040513
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the USA Today–bestselling authors of Stand Your Ground comes the explosive story of a liberal college under siege—and freedom under fire. Former Army Ranger Jake Rivers is not your typical Kelton College student. He is not spoiled, coddled, or ultra-lib like his classmates who sneer at the “soldier boy.” But regardless of his differences with the rest of the student body, he needs an education. And when terror strikes, the school needs Jake. Without warning, the sounds of gunfire plunge the campus into a battle zone. A violent gang of marauders invade the main hall, taking students hostage for ransom. As a veteran and patriot, Jake won’t give in to their demands. But to fight back, he needs to enlist his fellow classmates and school them in the not-so-liberal art of war. This time, the aggression isn’t “micro.” It’s life or death. And only the strong survive.
How the Mind Works
Author: Steven Pinker
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 673
ISBN-13: 0393334775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplains what the mind is, how it evolved, and how it allows us to see, think, feel, laugh, interact, enjoy the arts, and ponder the mysteries of life.
Reading Style
Author: Jenny Davidson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2014-06-24
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0231537409
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA professor, critic, and insatiable reader, Jenny Davidson investigates the passions that drive us to fall in love with certain sentences over others and the larger implications of our relationship with writing style. At once playful and serious, immersive and analytic, her book shows how style elicits particular kinds of moral judgments and subjective preferences that turn reading into a highly personal and political act. Melding her experiences as reader and critic, Davidson opens new vistas onto works by Jane Austen, Henry James, Marcel Proust, and Thomas Pynchon; adds richer dimension to critiques of W. G. Sebald, Alan Hollinghurst, Thomas Bernhard, and Karl Ove Knausgaard; and allows for a sophisticated appreciation of popular fictions by Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Lionel Shriver, George Pelecanos, and Helen DeWitt. She privileges diction, syntax, point of view, and structure over plot and character, identifying the intimate mechanics that draw us in to literature's sensual frameworks and move us to feel, identify, and relate. Davidson concludes with a reading list of her favorite titles so others can share in her literary adventures and get to know better the imprint of her own reading style.
Taking Off
Author: Jenny Moss
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2011-01-04
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 080272258X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Clear Lake, Texas, a group of astronauts has begun training for the Challenger mission. Among them is a teacher named Christa McAuliffe, the woman chosen to be the first teacher in space. When Annie meets Christa, she is fascinated by her determination and courage. Following Christa's NASA journey through the news, Annie sees that Christa seems to be an ordinary person, like Annie herself, and yet Christa is reaching amazing heights-like flying on the space shuttle. Feeling so inspired, Annie is devastated when the shuttle launch turns to tragedy. But Annie must remember that Christa would have wanted her to keep reaching for her dreams, despite any obstacle.
Unbecoming
Author: Jenny Downham
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2016-02-23
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 0545907322
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThree women. Three generations. Three secrets. A Stonewall Honor Book!Katie's life is falling apart: her best friend thinks she's a freak, her mother, Caroline, controls every aspect of her life, and her estranged grandmother, Mary, appears as if out of nowhere. Mary has dementia and needs lots of care, and when Katie starts putting together Mary's life story, secrets and lies are uncovered: Mary's illegitimate baby, her zest for life and freedom and men; the way she lived her life to the full yet suffered huge sacrifices along the way. As the relationship between Mary and Caroline is explored, Katie begins to understand her own mother's behavior, and from that insight, the terrors about her sexuality, her future, and her younger brother are all put into perspective.Funny, sad, honest, and wise, this powerful multigenerational novel from international bestseller Jenny Downham celebrates life like no book before.
I Found a Kitty!
Author: Troy Cummings
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Published: 2022-02-08
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 059338007X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt doesn't get any cuter! This sequel to the New York Times bestseller Can I Be Your Dog? (which appeared on the TODAY show) has Arfy the dog trying to find a forever home for an abandoned kitten! Lucky dog Arfy has a home. When he discovers a homeless kitten, Arfy hopes Scamper can come live with him, but--achoo!--his person is allergic to cats! So, Arfy writes persuasive letters to prospective owners about what a great pet Scamper would make. But somehow these matches aren't made in heaven. If Scamper can't live with any of them, where will he go? He needs a quiet home where he could make people as happy as they'll make him, full of laps, pats and purrs, and yarn balls....Arfy thinks he knows just the place!! Another winning, heart-tugging story that's perfect for cat lovers, dog lovers, and pet adoption advocates. Troy Cummings writes a great read aloud, and the book showcases many styles of letters, making it appealing to parents and teachers looking to teach the lost art of written communication. Helpful tips in the backmatter inform children how they can help the plight of homeless animals. Praise for Can I Be Your Dog?: "It's an instant classic in our household." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas
Paradise Rot
Author: Jenny Hval
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2018-10-02
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 178663385X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJo is in a strange new country for university and having a more peculiar time than most. In a house with no walls, shared with a woman who has no boundaries, she finds her strange home coming to life in unimaginable ways. Jo's sensitivity and all her senses become increasingly heightened and fraught, as the lines between bodies and plants, dreaming and wakefulness, blur and mesh. This debut novel from critically acclaimed artist and musician Jenny Hval presents a heady and hyper-sensual portrayal of sexual awakening and queer desire.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Author: Jenny Lawson
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-04-17
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1101573082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy. “Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah Magazine When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. In the irreverent Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson’s long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising discovery that the most terribly human moments—the ones we want to pretend never happened—are the very same moments that make us the people we are today. For every intellectual misfit who thought they were the only ones to think the things that Lawson dares to say out loud, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the dark, disturbing, yet wonderful moments of our lives. Readers Guide Inside
Star Struck
Author: Jenny McLachlan
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 2018-04-17
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1250167558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe conclusion to the Ladybirds series (Flirty Dancing, Love Bomb, and Sunkissed), focuses on Pearl navigating her rocky home life, friendships, and a new girl in school that may just steal her spotlight. Pearl is destined to be the star of this year's school musical. Being the lead is all she wants —especially as it means kissing super-hot Jake Flower. Then a new girl walks into the audition . . . Hoshi can sing, she's an amazing dancer, and she's seriously cute. Before Pearl knows it, Hoshi has stolen her part, her friends, and Jake's attention. But this girl doesn't know who she's messing with. Pearl's used to battling every day, and she's not going down without a fight!
