All bets are off in the City of Light . . . where life and love can change in less than a dayAfter calling off her engagement, Mira escapes on an all-expense paid business trip to Paris. Despite the delicious food and flowing wine, she can't forget the ache of leaving her fiancé behind or the fact that she's just blown up her personal life. And messing up simply isn't Mira. She's used to being in control. Meticulously planning. But now she's at the mercy of the travel gods and they are not acting in her favor. Subways are missed. Trains don't run. Flights are overbooked. And by the time she arrives at the airport to go home, there are no new flights to NYC until the next day. The worst part? She's now stuck in Paris for twenty-four hours with her arrogant and insufferable co-worker Jake, whose constant flirting and annoying optimism is more than she can handle.But as they spend the next twenty-four hours in Paris, exploring the city in all its... Views: 60
A wealthy entrepreneur is found murdered in the study of his lavish New Jersey mansion. Suspects include a retinue of servants, a beautiful niece, a private secretary and a will. Circumstantial evidence in the shape of a gold mesh bag points to the niece, Florence Lloyd, being the murderer. But Detective Herbert Burroughs believes her innocent and centers his investigation on Florence’s fiance. Unable to prove his thesis, Burroughs calls upon famous sleuth Fleming Stone to solve the mystery that hinges on a gold bag and a pair of shoes. Views: 60
Stanley Dabernath dies in a freak accident and is brought back to life on a prime time television special. As the world's first official zombie, he becomes an international sensation, but is it harder to be a celebrity than a living corpse? Views: 60
Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! The Irwins fly down to Tasmania to take part in a fundraising concert to raise money for the endangered Tasmanian devil. After a terrific start, things take a dramatic turn for the worse when a self-obsessed celebrity, Adam Starr, causes the real stars of the show to escape. Devils on the loose! Views: 60
For the first time ever, the two people who knew Andy Kaufman best open up about the most enigmatic artist of our generation.Comedian and Taxi star Andy Kaufman, known for his crazy antics on screen and off, was the ultimate prankster, delighting audiences with his Elvis and Mighty Mouse impressions while also antagonizing them with his wrestling and lounge-lizard alter ego, Tony Clifton. Some say he died in 1984, while others believe he performed the ultimate vanishing act.In Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, Bob Zmuda, Andy's writer and best friend, and Lynn Margulies, the love of Andy's life, reveal all—including surprising secrets that Andy made Lynne and Bob promise never to tell until both of his parents had died.Hilarious and poignant, this book separates fact from fiction, and includes a candid inside look at the Milos Forman film Man on the Moon, which Zmuda coexecutive produced and featured Jim Carrey as Andy, Paul... Views: 60
The misadventures of BFFs Betty and Veronica continue in this third installment of the middle-grade novel series. A mix-up at school puts Veronica on the school paper instead of Betty, and Betty in Veronica's role as the lead in school play. Now the two best friends have to live out the semester in each other's shoes. Views: 60
Jonah and Lacy's journey takes them to Los Angeles, to compete against each other on a national stage. Win or lose, they're going to give it their all. The real question is will they ever give their hearts to one another, especially when all outward forces seem to be tearing them apart? Author Ginger Voight returns her readers to the star-making world of rockers and romance with her Southern Rocker series. It's all the angst and the passion you desire, with several familiar faces along the way! Southern Rocker Showdown is written from multiple points of view, and the final book of an exciting new trilogy. Views: 60
(The Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III #5)
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THE STORY CONTINUES in the fifth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs ...Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero. Someone has stolen the Fire Egg. Now the Volcano on Volcano Island is active and the tremors are hatching the eggs of the Exterminator dragons! Can Hiccup return the Fire Egg to the Volcano, stop the Volcano from erupting, AND save the Tribes from being wiped out by the terrible sword-claws of the Exterminators? How to Train Your Dragon is soon to be a DreamWorks film starring Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, out in March 2010 adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell. Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in the How to Train Your Dragon series in How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm, and How to Break a Dragon's Heart. Check out the all-new Hiccup website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks. com It's the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup and all of your favourite characters, learn to speak Dragonese and train your own dragon to do tricks! Views: 60
