In this honest, frank, and funny debut novel, four best friends make a pact during their senior year of high school to lose their virginities and end up finding friendship, love, and self-discovery along the way.
To be honest, the sex pact wasn t always part of the plan.
Layla started it. Sh[...]
The incredible--and improbable--story of how an English eccentric saved Japan's beloved cherry blossoms from extinction. Collingwood Ingram--known as "Cherry" for his defining passion--was born in 1880 and lived until he was a hundred, witnessing a fraught century of conflict and change. Visiting J[...]
"Maram al-Massri comes as a shock. She writes about all the taboo subjects--physical passion, faithlessness, adultery, loneliness, despair--with candor and intensity that would mark her out even to Westerners."--"The Times" (London)"Her direct, unadorned writing, with its emphasis on the quotidian, [...]
"Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English."--"The New Yorker"There have always been two versions of Chekhov's heartrending and humorous masterwork: the one with which we are all familiar, staged by Konstatine Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theatre in 19[...]
Chekhov's great tragicomic eulogy for a passing way of life represents, according to Robert Brustein, 'some kind of powerful culmination of all his dramas up to that time.' This superb adaptation illuminates Chekhov's fine mind, discriminating heart, and beautiful soul, and is wonderfully playable.[...]
Cherry trees, symbol of the Japanese spring, flower in a riotous blaze of glory from late March through early April, suffusing the surrounding landscape with springtime colour. This book shows the beauty of cherry blossoms in Kyoto. It features 48 classic cherry blossom-viewing locations captured by[...]
Whether building a new barn or improving an existing one, "Horse Housing" is the perfect guide for horse owners looking to build shelter for horses. From finding the best building site to choosing stall latches, this book is chock full of how-to tips, explaining details such as which materials are g[...]
This step-by-step, cognitive-behavioral program helps you break unwanted habits and replace them with healthy new ones. Together with extensive self-assessment and monitoring tools, it includes detailed guidance for overcoming a variety of specific habits."This book has been awarded The Association [...]
OCD experts James Claiborn and Cherry Pedrick show readers who suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder how to overcome debilitating obsessions with perceived flaws in their appearance, establish a balanced body image, and enhance other aspects of their self-image and self-esteem. Indidividuals who suff[...]
People who suffer from mental illness rarely do so alone. Their families and loved ones face their own set of unique challenges - problems that deserve their own resources and sources of support. This is the first book written specifically for the loved ones of people with obsessive-compulsive disor[...]
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chances are that your persistent obsessive thoughts and time-consuming compulsions keep you from enjoying life to the fullest. But when you are in the habit of avoiding the things you fear, the idea of facing them head-on can feel frightening and over[...]
(Play It Like It Is). This is Volume 2 of the two-volume Guns N' Roses Complete, which contains over 45 top songs from the albums Appetite for Destruction, GN'R Lies, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II . Volume 2 (M-Z) features note-for-note tab transcriptions for 27 songs: Mr. Brownstone [...]
(Easy Piano Vocal Selections). Selections from the acclaimed DreamWorks animated film include all feature songs by Stephen Schwartz including the Oscar-winning "When You Believe" as well as themes from the Hans Zimmer soundtrack. Illustrated throughout with full-color reproductions of the stunning a[...]
(Piano Collection). 39 classical wedding standards for each portion of the ceremony: preludes, processionals, interludes, recessionals, and postludes. Six of the pieces are arranged for piano and voice, including "Ave Maria," and the rest are arranged for piano solo, including: Air on the G String *[...]
(Easy Guitar). This follow-up to Volume 1 (02506877) is designed for the less experienced guitarist who wants to play the music of Metallica. It features 15 more Metallica hits transcribed for easy guitar with tab. Each song is preceded by a lesson with playing tips specific to the song. Includes: .[...]