Tom Perrotta
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A glimpse into parallel lives in a suburban town Tom Perrotta has made recognizably his in novels like ELECTION, LITTLE CHILDREN and this fall's THE LEFTOVERS. Clay wouldn't have said his life was defined by his place on the high school football team's roster, but when he's sidelined by injury, everything, including his sense of self, seems different. And, it's not just that his concussion was bad enough to cause his parents and doctors to worry,...
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The public and private self-images of a high school math teacher uncomfortably collide when she has a coffee date with a student who has posted negative comments about her on grademyteacher.com
The story, Grade My Teacher, set at and around small-town Gifford High School, explores favorite themes of Perrotta's, who Time magazine called the "Steinbeck of surburbia."
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Sarah Pierce is a new stay at home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. Spending every moment with a three year old tests the patience of the one-time English scholar. One day, at a local playground, she interacts with a group of moms and the differences are clear. They embrace motherhood and seem to relish all that their new role brings. One day, Brad, a stay at home dad brings his son to the playground. Sarah is amazed to find these...
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Polish
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"Kiedy jej syn wyjeżdża na studia, Eve, wciąż atrakcyjna rozwódka, wreszcie ma czas tylko dla siebie i zyskuje wolność, której do tej pory tak naprawdę nie zaznała. Niemal przypadkiem zaczyna odkrywać świat internetowej pornografii i niekonwencjonalnego seksu. Coś, co kiedyś było dla niej nie do zaakceptowania, teraz okazuje się pociągające i wyzwalające. Eve musi się odnaleźć w czasach Tindera i gender studies, aby zrozumieć,...
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Civics teacher Jim McAllister is worried: obnoxious, perennial overachiever Tracy Flick looks likely to win the student body presidency--she is running unopposed. Seeking to inject some democracy into the process, he persuades nice but dim football hero Paul Metzler to stand against her. This merely makes Tracy even more determined to win, and when Paul's alienated younger sister Tammy joins the race, leads her to use extreme measures to guarantee...
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Two percent of the world's population has disappeared. Was it the Rapture? A mass murder? Cult suicides? Aliens? Based on Tom Perrotta's bestselling novel, the series follows Kevin Garvey, police chief and father of two in Mapletown, New York, three years after the mysterious event. As Garvey struggles to grieve for his losses, rebuild his life, and regain a sense of normalcy within the community, the world around him grows ever stranger.
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Español
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"Eve Fletcher es una mujer divorciada de poco más de cuarenta años que vive en una tranquila ciudad de Nueva Jersey. Ahora que su hijo se acaba de ir de casa para empezar la universidad piensa que ha llegado el momento de dedicarse un poco más a sí misma, de aprovechar todo el tiempo que tiene a su disposición. Eve se apuntará a un curso universitario sobre «género y sociedad», donde conocerá a gente de lo más variopinta, se obligará...
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FROM NOTHING, SOMETHING profiles creative thinkers across a variety of disciplines to find the common techniques, habits and neuroses that lead to breakthrough ideas. This is an inspiring, intimate, often funny look at the creative process - straight from the brains of some of culture's most unique and accomplished talents.
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"Profiles creative thinkers across a variety of disciplines and finds common methods, habits and neuroses that lead to breakthrough ideas. This is a thoughtful, intimate, often funny look at the creative process - straight from the brains of some of our culture's most inspiring and accomplished talents" --