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Quiet and shy, Pat Zaera only needs one thing in his life to be happy: his best friend Mark - a witty, athletic lothario who always includes Pat in the unfamiliar world where the cool kids roam. When Pat accidentally elbows a famous movie star in a scuffle, Mark can’t stop thinking about the actor’s response. Bored with his life, Mark wants a story of his own, and wonders how other celebrities would react to an “accidental” punch. [Accidentally] Punching Celebrities is about one really bad idea and two friends with a bromance strong enough to actually survive it.

Sid Lund just woke up from a convoluted nightmare to discover his waking life is even more complicated. For one thing, the young American pharmaceutical executive has no memory of how he wound up in a remote Indian hospital. No one knows him, except for fellow patient Afaq, who seems to be insane. When an anonymous phone call warns Sid to get out of the country, he discovers the police are after him. Without any idea of how he became a fugitive, Sid has no choice but to go along with Afaq's nutty plan to secure him a passport and plane tickets.

Meet Paul (again). Yes, Paul has solved the mystery of his girlfriend’s behavior; no, Paul makes no sense out of his encounter with the creepy guy; and, yes, Paul does manage to finish his paper and turn it in on time. However, Paul, Jesus, and Lacy only discover more unanswered questions than answers. It doesn’t help matters either that Jesus finally meets the creepy guy with the pristine dental work. Will Paul recover from his second trip to lunch detention for reasons that nobody would believe? Will it go on his transcript?

Nicolás ha decidido que ya está bien de que lo que mole sea ser el primero en algo. ¿Por qué no mola ser el séptimo, por ejemplo? ¿Por qué es tan malo eso de ser «del montón»? No se trata de reivindicar a los que quedan los últimos, ni nada de eso: ya hay muchos libros y pelis sobre perdedores (que, además, siempre acaban siendo los primeros, como si eso fuera lo más importante). Y como Nico es un tipo activo, decide hablar con varios amigos que también son «del montón», para, entre todos, hacer... algo, no saben qué. Un montón.

What if you could become a black belt in only 72 hours? Klutzy video game designer Brian Baldwin takes a temp job at defense contractor Kirkman Enterprises, where he volunteers to be the Beta Test subject for Cyber Fighter: A revolutionary new AI-powered military training program, designed to train recruits in 72 hours via a VR Interface and neuromuscular stimulation.

When people need something, Inverness, New Jersey tailor Lincoln Blackthorne is the man they turn to and in turn Linc generally gets them what they want. Sometimes — like every time he turns around — there's somebody else there trying to do Blackthorne out of what he's after...usually threatening bodily harm and more often than not attempting to make good on the threat.

What became of Anthony Stefani, who disappeared five years ago? Within the humor of the wacky characters of Hamilton, New Hampshire, Matthias Jones begins a murder investigation after a bizarre murder in Hamilton. Events turn serious when Jones tracks the killer to New York City and a violent international gang. The investigation crosses the cold case trail of Anthony Stefani. Jones risks his life in a tense confrontation with the gang. The answer to the Hamilton murder yields the secret of the disappearance of Anthony Stefani.

He turns into a bat. Drinks the blood of the living. And never pays income taxes. He's the Vampire Lamar, and since he's come to New England, the body count's been rising every time he rises. But even eternal nightlife can take on a chill without companionship. The unholy fiend-in-need seeks a down-to-earth, flesh-and-blood girl who's his type for a very long-term relationship. But where there are vampires, there are vampire hunters. Unfortunately their stakeout for an eccentric "nobleman" sends them chasing a mortal target named Kent Montana.

Ron Lionel is the hottest creator working in comic books today. Joe Cotter, on the other hand, gave up his dreams of being a writer years ago and now lives for a steady paycheck as the security chief for America's Finest Comic Book Expo. Enter Velma, an obsessed fan with some disturbing questions about Lionel's series The Enduring. When her righteous plan to gather answers backfires, the two men are swept into a dangerous world where heroes and villains don't come from spider bites or alien planets and don't have simple back stories.

The three lead characters of Three for the Money are Canadian Anthony James, American Tommy Sanderson, and Scotish Steve Hughs. On their retirement from militariy intelligence, after WWII, Tony has convinced these gentle giants to join him in an advertising agency back in Montreal. Tony meets Catherine Rothschild, beautiful and sophistocated, in the company of Susan and Jim Taylor. There's a murder of course. Jim, an agency client and Tony's good friend, is found poisoned after a dinner party at the Taylor mansion.

Imagine how bored you would be doing the same job for the last 2000 years. Simon, the Demon's next soul-delivery client, is petrified to find himself in Hell, especially as he is in the charge of the sarcastic, couldn't-care-less Demon who is on a performance improvement plan. What follows is a chaotic, irreverent trip through the afterlife, an assignment to Earth, and a student exchange program to Heaven at the bidding of Beelzebub. This is a raucous tale with a twist that you won't see coming.

An ordinary, money-grubbing Merchant struggling to make a coin off penniless, incompetent adventurers is forced to take on the impossible quest of saving his town and rescuing the woman he loves from a treacherous and powerful Wizard. A battle of wit, wits and haggling that is part homage to, part skewer of the richly worked and often overwrought fantasy genre. An artful, satire of dungeon crawls and cRPG's, the Merchant Adventurer is part Princess Bride, part Dungeon Pawn Stars and a rollicking good read.

Dr. Gideon Box, world-famous surgeon, is extremely good at his job. He’s never lost a patient…but he has issues. He’s antisocial. Doesn’t mix well with others. Breaks into people’s homes and assumes their identities. Occasionally kills other doctor’s patients. He’s had bad luck with women his entire life. Big surprise, right? His psychiatrist tells him to join a dating service. Tells him to seek women from small towns. Says they’ll possess basic core values, be less shallow and self-centered than the hookers and strippers he’s been dating.

Henry Lambert would rather play video games than spend time in the great outdoors - but that doesn't make him a wuss. Skinny nerd? Fine. But wuss is a little harsh. Sadly, his dad doesn't agree. Which is why Henry is being shipped off to Strongwoods Survival Camp. Strongwoods isn't exactly as advertised. It looks like the victim of a zombie apocalypse, the "camp director" is a psycho drill sergeant, and Henry's sure he saw a sign written in blood...

After four and a half years in a third world prison, all Kyle wants is to be a normal, law-abiding citizen again but when his coked out ex-girlfriend tells him that her son, who has been kidnapped until she pays her drug debt, is his, Kyle must enlist the help of his chop-shop owning, gun toting, mobbed up, psychotic friends to get him back.

Follow five best friends who sign up for a treasure hunt, rent a dilapidated RV, and head out on the search. After experiencing enough losses for a lifetime, Nels Ware does not take things for granted, especially his family of friends. So when a $50,000 treasure hunt grabs his attention, he recruits them for the rollicking quest.

"El Buscón" nos cuenta las aventuras de Pablos, un pícaro con "altos pensamientos de caballero". En el deseo de mejorar su posición social, el protagonista sale de su Segovia natal hacia otras ciudades como Madrid, Toledo y Sevilla, desde donde embarca a las Indias en un desesperado intento de cambiar su suerte. El ingenio y la magistral pluma de Quevedo consiguen que el lector disfrute con estas aventuras y desventuras de Pablos.

"Les aventures de Tom Sawyer" és una de les més grans novel·les per a adolescents que s'han escrit mai. Tota la vida dels pobles de la riba del Mississipí hi és mostrada a través de la narració dels jocs, les preocupacions, les activitats i les relacions d'un parell de personatges que han esdevingut veritables clàssics de la novel·la d'aventures: Tom Sawyer i Huck Finn.

Oliver Twist fu il secondo romanzo di Dickens, pubblicato a puntate mensili dal 1837 al 1839. E' una delle opere più famose dello scrittore, primo romanzo inglese ad avere un ragazzo come protagonista e uno dei primi romanzi sociali. L'umorismo feroce con cui Dickens descrive la società inglese, la povertà, l'abuso infantile, l'ipocrisia della cultura fu decisamente una novità.

Grandi speranze è considerato uno dei più grandi e più sofisticati romanzi di Dickens; ebbe inoltre più di 250 adattamenti sul palcoscenico e sullo schermo. Fu pubblicato a puntate fra il 1860 e il 1861, ed è come altri romanzi di Dickens la storia di un percorso di crescita morale di un ragazzo che viene seguito, nel racconto, dall'eta di 7 anni all'età di 35 anni.