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Confessions of the Meek and the Valiant is not your father's -- or godfather's -- mob story. The notorious underworld gangs of South Boston are gone, but loyal men still meet to glorify them in the backrooms of the raucous neighborhood pubs. So when Riley Lynch, a shy, bright and likable Irish-Catholic...

A much-overlooked, very prosaic romance and coming of age historical novel.

Love is never easy...  Candy, Mona and Lisa have been friends since college, and are women on the move. They each have made strides in their careers- though some more than others- but when it comes to their love lives, they are all at the same place: each wants more.  Candy is beautiful...

“A hilarious family tale” about a modern-day mother’s lifestyle crisis—and her outlandish attempts to get her family back (Woman’s Day). Lydia Modine is sixty-one and about to come undone. Her three grown-up children have flown the coop. She hasn’t seen them together in more than...

I Classici Tascabili hanno tutta la ricchezza dei grandi capolavori della letteratura per ragazzi. In questo libro Pollyanna è cresciuta. La bambina del gioco della contentezza, capace di rasserenare gli animi più amareggiati col sorriso, è ora una giovane donna, ma la sua voglia di aiutare il...

Un marteau qui résonne dans une salle aux enchères, comme en écho aux battements de son cœur. Voilà comment, Logan a commis la plus grosse erreur de sa vie. En quelques secondes, pour quelques milliers de dollars, elle a acheté une nuit avec Rowan Argyros, l’homme le plus beau qu’elle ait...

Do you find it hard? Getting close? I want to get close but I can't stop blowing things apart. Vexing people like a bomb' Janie's a force of nature, like some considerable disaster zone. It's baking hot, her mouth is peeling away and now she's got horns. Been on her head for yonks apparently,...

A side-splitting comedy romp, lovingly ripped off from the Roman comedies of Plautus. A wily servant and a pair of young lovers team up to bamboozle a pompous general in this riotous new comedy. Dodgy disguises, comic capers and a talking monkey create pandemonium as the tricksters try to save the girl, free the servant and live to tell the tale!

Emily is sixteen. She lives with her dad and works in a junk shop with no customers. She’s got a nose like a white strawberry, hair like a demented angel and a terrible, terrible secret… Adolescence, sexuality and guilt come together in this richly theatrical, macabre and often hilarious...

Fanatical about protecting his wealth, the paranoid Harpagon suspects all of trying to filch his fortune and will go to any length to protect it. As true feelings and identities are revealed will Harpagon allow his children to follow their heart, or will his love of gold prove all consuming? Passion...

Not Your Grandpa's Law Practice Management Guide This hilariously no-nonsense guide addresses the single most important—and the most overlooked—part of lawyer's practice: getting paid for the work. Too many law practice management books sell young lawyers on the unicorn dream of living...

After the death of her young son, Karen has learned to put on a tough skin when it comes to her other children. She makes sure that they are fed, clean, and safe. However, when her twelve-year-old daughter, Keisha, starts to rebel, Karen tries to be understanding but Keisha's behavior goes from bad...

She was his 'special girl' until she stole from him. All of Paige Lewis' life she adapts her personality to fit the 'man of the moment', who takes power over her soul. When her last boyfriend impregnates her, resulting in twins, she realizes her sons' may grow up just...