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Our heroine, a moderately successful TV writer in L.A., wants her life to be as sunny and perfect as a Hollywood rom-com: a cool job, a wacky best friend, and lots of age-appropriate hot guys just dying to date her. Instead, she’s a self-described spinster who is swimming in anxiety and just might have a tiny little brain tumor. So she turns to an unlikely source for inspiration: the eighteenth-century novelist and diarist Frances Burney, who pretty much invented the chick-lit novel. A semi-autobiographical unromantic comedy, The Spinster Diaries is a laugh-out-loud satire of both the TV business and the well-worn conventions of chick lit—as well as the true tale of the forgotten writer who inspired Jane Austen to greatness. It's an endearing and refreshingly honest testament to how one person’s life can reach out across the centuries to touch another’s.

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Шутливое подражание Платону. Хасиды рассуждают о делах и деяниях после праздника Пурим.

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Короткий юмористический рассказ о суровых реалиях греческого пантеона.

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Приключения Мяуна продолжаются. Это только в сказках дело заканчивается свадьбой, а у Мяуна после замужества хозяйки жизнь только начинается! Дел множество – надо устраивать себе и окружающим комфортную и нескучную жизнь, кому-то мешать, кому-то помогать, не забывая про себя любимого. Ведь говорящий кот – явление редкое, в быту прихотливое, но в хозяйстве незаменимое! Он способен лишить вас покоя, покончить со скукой и напрочь удалить хандру, используя для этого все доступные ему подлапные средства, начиная с родственников и знакомых и заканчивая собаками, воронами, козлами и крысами.

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A man and a woman take a dark, snowy train ride to the “edge of the world” to meet the child they intend to adopt. During their unintentionally extended stay at a formerly grand hotel full of eccentric and sometimes unsettling patrons, the true purpose for their journey is tested far beyond their expectations Moody, cinematic, and hypnotic, What Happens At Night is an allegorical story about our shifting desires, and the uncertainty of reality, that recalls The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan and The Castle by Franz Kafka, or Undermajor Domo Minor by Patrick DeWittBeloved and critically acclaimed author Peter Cameron expertly creates a universe within the aging hotel: a place where everything flavored with a film-noirish absurdism; it always seems to be nighttime and there’s little distinction between what’s real and what’s imagined, and the lines between dream and reality are increasingly woozy, though the characters and their motivations are vividly drawn. The result is an unsettling fable with the propulsive, addictive quality of a mystery novelPeter Cameron is the author of three collections of stories and eight novels, including Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You and Coral Glynn . Cameron lives in Sandgate, Vermont.

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Chris L. Terry is both funny and unflinching in his prose. His humor, which permeates the entire novel, is dark, sharp, and willing to speak to uncomfortable truths Intelligent and of the zeitgeist, Black Card will appeal to readers of Paul Beatty, Mat Johnson, Kiese Laymon, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, or Rachel Khong The narrator's imaginary companion, Lucius, serves as a chorus to the absurd realities of racism, a coping strategy for the protagonist while navigating life as a mixed-race American, and as a motivational propellant of plot. Yet Lucius's appearance doesn't detract from the realism of Black Card ; instead, the imaginary character is a thoughtful and impactful lens through which to read about mixed-race identity in the United States Author has a track record of publishing books for both YA and adult readers; Black Card itself is a strong choice for a crossover audience (late YA/New Adult), with its young protagonist, humor, and relatability; will be submitted to Junior Library Guild, NCTE, and ALA Alex Award committee for consideration Bookseller Praise for Black Card : "Looking at race in this country from the perspective of a biracial punk musician, Chris L. Terry gives us not just an examination of what it means to be black or white, but the expectations that are heaped on with each label. He's not white enough because . . . He's not black enough because . . . And maybe he is too black when . . . It's funny, it's introspective, and Black Card will definitely leave readers thinking about the expectations that come with 'race' for a long time." — Melissa Fox, Watermark Books & Cafe (Wichita, KS)

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Эта книга о том, как роботизированный герой прилетает в Москву. Он всеми проводами и кнопками своей души мечтает здесь поселиться. Так почему же, увидев красоту и комфорт городской жизни, он улетает в околоземное пространство ловить метеориты? Читайте и узнаете, как будут размышлять роботы в 2050 году.

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Москва. 2050 год. Фантастическая история любви двух героических собак, оставляющая надежду на спасение человечества.

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Куда потратить первые заработанные деньги? Фернандо Мендес последовал совету друзей и не прогадал.

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