Akira Tachibana is a reserved high school student who was the star of the track and field team but had to quit when she got injured. Sidelined and depressed, Akira stops in at a family restaurant one rainy day, and after the manager-- a 45-year-old man with a young son-- serves her free coffee, she is smitten, and soon takes a part-time job at the restaurant. Despite the age gap, Akira is drawn to his kind nature, and little by little, the two begin...

"From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world--where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she)"-- "One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned...

"Ally and Lisa are not your typical couple-- they play video games, go on dates, and indulge in extreme BDSM sex while awkwardly avoiding discussing their deeper feelings and desires. Okay, maybe that last bit isn't so typical. Regardless, as the two move further away from the realm of friendship and deeper into the intoxicating world of S & M, the bonds between them grow even tighter, but a secret from Ally's past threatens to tear them further apart....

"As winter deepens, Yui works up the courage to give Yoshizawa her hand-knit scarf. The staff of Garden ring in the new year together, and January begins with new-fallen snow. Alone in his apartment, Kondo's pen glides along manuscript paper. Akira heads out, hand-made scarf and umbrella in hand. 'I'm sure it'll clear up soon.'

"Narumi and Hirotakas relationship is going swimmingly, so now the two have a new problem: the rumor mill. The couple is going to have to rely on Hirotakas reputation as an undateable gamer to quash the gossip, because its shaping up to be a busy summer. Theres a double date with Hanako and Taro at a festival, Narumis first try at cosplaying, and even that otaku classic: a hot springs episode. Meanwhile, when Naoyas incredible misunderstanding about...

"These controversial epic poems demonstrate Milton's genius for fusing sense and sound, classicism and innovation, narrative and drama in profound explorations of the moral problems of God's justice-and what it truly means to be human." -- Amazon.

"When pirate wreck tour guide Anne Norris finds evidence of an undiscovered shipwreck, she seeks the help of museum director Carter Hale to uncover the truth and treasure that could save her business. But can she trust him with her secrets and her heart?" --Provided by publisher.

Ask yourself ... are you truly who you want to be? Is this the life you really want? Are you living each day as your best self? What can you change, today? How would you answer those questions? Think about your daily life. Are you thriving, or going through the motions? Are your days full of work, relationships and activities that are true to your authentic self, or do you feel trapped on a treadmill of responsibility? If you dream of a better life,...

From the pioneering New York Times bestselling author who brought us Sex and the City comes a wry, witty, and wise look at sex, dating and friendship in New York City after fifty. Twenty years after her sharp, seminal first book Sex and the City reshaped the landscape of pop culture and dating with its fly on the wall look at the mating rituals of the Manhattan elite, the trailblazing Candace Bushnell delivers a new book on the wilds and lows of sex...

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