Nine "darkly funny, profoundly compassionate" short stories exploring the nature of loneliness and human interaction in contemporary society ( More)."The stories in Daniel Orozco's debut collection convey a sense of workplace alienation that would make Karl Marx cringe. . . . A treat." — The New York Times Book ReviewA Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Short Story Collections titleBreakfast's boile...

Orientation introduces a writer at the height of his powers, whose work surely invites us to reassess the landscape of American fiction.A new employee's first-day office tour includes descriptions of other workers' most private thoughts and actions."Orientation" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection of the same name, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound b...

A young bridge painter is awakened from the hum of daily routine by a face-to-face encounter with a woman in free fall."The Bridge" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection Orientation, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of late-night supermarket trips for cookie binges, exceptional data entry, and an...

A triptych chronicling the unexpectedly epic adventures of an ordinary office temp."Temporary Stories" appears in Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection Orientation, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of late-night supermarket trips for cookie binges, exceptional data entry, and an exiled dictator's occasional piss...

A love affair blooms between two officers in the impartially worded pages of a police blotter."Officers Weep" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection Orientation, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of late-night supermarket trips for cookie binges, exceptional data entry, and an exiled dictator's occ...

I Never Tell Other People's Secrets…Amelia O'Donohue was stunning. We all knew we were in the presence of tremendous beauty, humbled by her eyes and by her expensive designer clothes. We all deferred to her, waiting for her to initiate conversation, and hanging on every word she said.So when Amelia asked for my help, What was I to do? Did I have a choice? It's not like I could tell everyone that she sneaks off in the middle of the night in her pink...

"Intelligent and imaginative…even the magic convinces."—Mary Renault, author of The King Must DieOn The Path Toward Greatness, Every Hero Makes a ChoiceLegends sing of Sir Gawain, one of the most respected warriors of King Arthur's reign and one of the greatest champions of all time. But this is not that story. This is the story of Gwalchmai, middle son of the beautiful, infinitely evil sorceress Morgawse, and gift...

STAR-CROSSED AT TWILIGHTRomeo and Juliet in the Scottish BordersBook 3 of Feuding Families seriesA Fairytale Castle? With a REAL Fairy?Isobel Ritchie is about to marry money to save her family from ruin. She spends one of her last days of freedom in Caerlaverock Castle where, tempted by a beautiful sunset, she strips off her conventional gow...

Edgar Award Finalist: This Miami crime thriller by a New York Times–bestselling author is "an exhilarating debut [and] a sizzling page-turner" ( Publishers Weekly).Gail Connor is a fast-rising attorney in a major South Florida law firm, about to make partner—until her life is derailed by the discovery of her sister's body in the Everglades. What at first appears to be a suicide soon becomes a homicide investigation with Gail as the prime suspect. ...

Kit Livingstone met his great-grandfather Cosimo in a rainy alley in London where he discovered the truth about alternate realities.Now he’s on the run—and on a quest—trying to understand the impossible mission he inherited from Cosimo: to restore a map that charts the hidden dimensions of the multiverse. Survival depends on staying one step ahead of the savage Burley Men.The key is the Skin Map—but where it leads and what it means, Kit has no idea. The pieces have been sca...

This file includes 13 books: The Bobbsey Twins, The Bobbsey Twins at Home, The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook, The Bobbsey Twins at School, The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge, The Bobbsey Times at the County Fair, The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, The Bobbsey Twins at a Great City, The Bobbsey Twins in the Country, The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West, The Bobbsey Twins in Washington, The Bobbsey Twins in a Houseboat, and The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island. According to Wikipedia: "The Bobb...

In the beginners mind, the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki once wrote, there are many possibilities. In the experts mind, there are only a few. The implication for Suzuki was that all that is new originates from a mind free of preconceptions. Here, in this brief eBook, former Harvard Business School professor and movie producer John Kao tells you how to achieve your own beginner's mind and unleash your creativity.