The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Winner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year One of the best books of 2007 according to: The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, and many more... Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadOscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.

  • ASIN: 1594483299
  • ISBN: 1594483299
  • Brand: Diaz, Junot
  • Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

Fences

From legendary playwright August Wilson comes the powerful, stunning dramatic bestseller that won him critical acclaim, including the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize.Troy Maxson is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be to survive. Troy Maxson has gone through life in an America where to be proud and black is to face pressures that could crush a man, body and soul. But the 1950s are yielding to the new spirit of liberation in the 1960s, a spirit that is changing the world Troy Maxson has learned to deal with the only way he can, a spirit that is making him a stranger, angry and afraid, in a world he never knew and to a wife and son he understands less and less. This is a modern classic, a book that deals with the impossibly difficult themes of race in America, set during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Now an Academy Award-winning film directed by and starring Denzel Washington, along with Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Viola Davis.

  • ASIN: 0452264014
  • ISBN: 0452264014
  • Brand: Plume
  • Manufacturer: Plume

The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told (Best Stories Ever Told)

The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told (Best Stories Ever Told)

  • ASIN: B005NHN0DY
  • Manufacturer: Skyhorse Publishing

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wisehouse Classics - with original illustrations by Eugene Dété)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wisehouse Classics - with original illustrations by Eugene Dété)

  • ASIN: B019AVKTPU
  • Manufacturer: Wisehouse Classics

Legally Wed

Legally Wed

When your best friend is gay and you are straight life can present some interesting challenges…especially if chance and circumstances conspire and you find yourself married…To each other! Legally Wed from romance author Cecil Wilde is a perfect mix of friendship, love, and humor; with a few twists and turns to keep you turning the pages of this contemporary GLBT romance.Blake’s a thirty-something lawyer climbing the career ladder to his dream job of DA. He’s sacrificed any kind of life away from work to get to where he’s going, and he’s determined to get there.Xander’s a contract lawyer stuck in a dead-end job and a string of unfulfilling relationships with men he can’t love. He’s been in love with his best friend almost since they first met in law school, but he’d never say anything, because he knows Blake can’t love him back.During a desperately needed vacation for both of them, they wake up after a night on the town in Las Vegas--married. To each other. As if that wasn’t bad enough, they soon realize that the story coming out would tank Blake’s career and ruin Xander’s life, so they can’t afford to get a divorce.Their only choice is to fake it. For Blake, that means pretending he’s not as straight as he’s always said he is, and for Xander, it means the torture of getting what he’s always wanted in the worst possible way. Add to that the trials of married life, and what starts out as an adventure quickly turns sour as life happens, confessions are made, and tragedy strikes.With his tentatively happy marriage hanging in the balance, Blake must engage in some serious soul-searching to find out that what he’s always wanted had been right in front of him all along. But will it be too late to convince Xander of his intentions, after years of not being able to see him for what he was?Content Notes: Hot, Anal Play, Anal Intercourse, M/M, Contemporary, GLBT

  • ASIN: B01AH2T08I
  • Manufacturer: Liquid Silver Books

Felix and the Prince: A Forever Wilde Novel

Felix and the Prince: A Forever Wilde Novel

FelixThings I expect to find at Gadleigh Castle:- Rare stained glass, the subject of my dissertation.- Peace and quiet, to finish said dissertation.- An escape from the paparazzi swarming around my starlet mother’s latest blockbuster release.Things I don’t expect to find:- A hidden door leading to a secret room.- The most gorgeous man I’ve ever set eyes on.- Love.LioThings I know are expected of me in life:- One day soon I will become the King of Liorland.- I will marry a nice woman who will become queen.- I will provide heirs to my family’s monarchy.Reasons that might be difficult- I’m gay.- I’m falling in love with Felix Wilde.- He has no idea I’m royal.While it can definitely be read on its own, Felix and the Prince is the second novel in the new Forever Wilde series about the huge Wilde family from Hobie, Texas, whose patriarchs aren’t above a little meddling if that’s what it takes to help their grandkids find true love. Beware: nekkid man parts touch. Let's just say, Felix gets royally screwed in the very best way.

  • ASIN: B078QPW4VK

Freud's Haberdashery Habit: & other stories

Freud's Haberdashery Habit: & other stories

“Freud’s Haberdashery” is a collection of pseudo-historical narratives that poke fun at intellectual topics but focus on satire and humor: Jung and Freud sharing haberdashery secrets; Kant obsession with order and eating cheese; Filippo Brunelleschi consorting with a nose oracles to win the Santa Maria Del Fiore cupola commission and other stories.

  • ASIN: 1723540935
  • ISBN: 1723540935
  • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Name Below The Title, Volume 2: 20 MORE Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age

The Name Below The Title, Volume 2: 20 MORE Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age

Who could forget those faces? Who could forget those roles?When The Name Below The Title, Volume 1: 20 Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age was published, it offered a look at some of Tinsel Town's most fun, interesting and talented actors during their classic movie heyday. Not only did they support the leading stars in Hollywood films, they also added an extra dimension that make these movies all the more golden. In this sequel, even more character players' lives and careers are featured, with interesting insight into their personal lives and backgrounds, as well as their stunning film contributions. If you like Old Hollywood and Turner Classic Movies is your go-to movie channel, you will enjoy The Name Below The Title, Volume 2: 20 MORE Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age.Click "Buy Now" and enjoy fun and interesting insight into a time gone by.

  • ASIN: B011JXCZYK

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

  • ASIN: B004UJCNKC

Hollywood's 10 Greatest Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, and Charlie Chaplin

Hollywood's 10 Greatest Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, and Charlie Chaplin

*Includes pictures. *Includes actors' quotes about their careers. *Includes bibliographies. In 1999, the American Film Institute released its list of the 50 greatest Hollywood stars of the 20th century, and selecting the 10 best actors out of the bunch was certainly a tall task. The competition was so stacked that men like Gary Cooper and John Wayne were not even among the Top 10. So who were the Top 10 men selected by the AFI? One man has long been considered the greatest male star. From the time he first became a leading man, Humphrey Bogart’s screen image has resonated with viewers more than perhaps any other actor. His persona as a tough guy who manages to maintain his sense of virtue no matter how compromising the situation features in some of the most famous films ever made, including Casablanca (1942), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Key Largo (1949). Movie stars are revered for their ability to captivate audiences, and perhaps no actor has done it as well as Cary Grant, the epitome of the suave, debonair actor who may have been rivaled only by dancer extraordinaire Fred Astaire. Grant offered a version of the male actor that stood in stark contrast with the gangster heroes and hard-boiled film noir detectives that populated the screen throughout his career. If the list was reconstructed today, it is entirely possible that Stewart would rank first. Not only have movies such as It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Vertigo (1958) continued to gain in popularity even into the 21st century, but Stewart has come to embody an accessible image of American values that is easy for everyone to embrace. Over the course of his long, prolific career, Marlon Brando was considered perhaps the greatest actor of the 20th century as well as one of the most complicated and misunderstood. Uniquely able to be both emotionally charged and technically constrained in the same performance, he single-handedly changed the direction of not only the American style of acting, influen... [Read More]

  • ASIN: 1494702924
  • ISBN: 1494702924
  • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform