Showing results for "Bear" in All Categories

Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they’ve muddled through, but since he’s totally devoted to the Kid, Bear isn’t actually doing much living. With a few exceptions, he’s retreated from the world, and he’s mostly okay with that - until Otter comes home. Otter is Bear’s best friend’s older brother, and as they’ve done for their whole lives, Bear and Otter crash and collide in ways neither expect.

A girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen. 

The creator of the dancing bear logo and designer of the Wall of Sound for the Grateful Dead, Augustus Owsley Stanley III, better known by his nickname, Bear, was one of the most iconic figures in the cultural revolution that changed both America and the world during the 1960s. Owsley's high octane rocket fuel enabled Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters to put on the Acid Tests. It also powered much of what happened on stage at Monterey Pop.

Now an HBO Original Series “You’ll love this engrossing novel.” —People Named a Best Book of the Year by LibraryReads, BookBrowse, and Goodreads From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People, a dazzling and profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A wild and willful young woman finds herself at the center of a tale of spirits, ancient evils, and the mysterious winter-king Frost—in the lyrical first novel of the Winternight Trilogy. “A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges...

** THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** Readers love The Greatest Story Ever Told 'Outstanding. A page-turner with a life-changing message.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'This book is incredible. It will speak to believers and non-believers alike.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'Wow what a book...

Newly elected, Jack Ryan has found that being President is not easy: domestic pitfalls await him at every turn; there's a revolution in Liberia; the Asian economy is going down the tubes; and now, in Moscow, someone may have tried to assassinate the chairman of the SVR - the former KGB - with a...

They never saw it coming. And most never stood a chance. From remote Alaska wilderness to the quiet trails of New Jersey, Mauled: Bear Attacks plunges you into 25 shocking true stories of humans who came face to face with the world’s most powerful predators—grizzly, black, and polar bears. Some survived. Some didn't. All were changed forever. In this blood-pounding collection, you’ll encounter: • Hikers ambushed in broad daylight • Campers dragged from their tents in the dead of night • Hunters turned into hunted • Families stalked by silent killers in the woods • And ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the celebrated author of Disappearing Earth comes a tale of family, obsession, and a mysterious creature in the woods—“a mesmerizing story about hope, sisterhood, and survival with a truly shocking twist at the end” (People, Book of the Week). NEW YORK TIMES...

Cyrus Doucet used to be the bad boy, the one all the girls wanted...all of them except one - the girl next door. Claire Erickson’s always been the good girl...until now. She’s in trouble, and the only person she can turn to is her outlaw neighbor Cyrus Doucet.

In the seventh novel in New York Times bestselling Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident sleuth to solve the disappearances of endangered bison and an irreplaceable necklace. Teddy Fitzroy, his family, and some other FunJungle employees have been...

The Shifters of Oak Mountain have a secret ... And it is hot-as-sin... Get your fill of Bear shifter goodness, with an exclusive series epilogue included, as they seek to claim the curvy woman they so desire. You'll meet Blaine and Estelle who have to endure the tension of an employee boss relationship...where they are oh so close...but cannot touch...even as his Bear rages to claim her...and that's before the Dragons start messing with his business... Then there's the tale of Kent and Adrian...he is assigned to protect her...but she can't know...and worse she is her own worst enemy as ...

"Simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and deeply unsettling." ―The New Republic A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears. Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take...

Within Cole Matthews lies anger, rage, and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years. This time he caught Peter Driscal in the parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk. Now, Peter may have permanent brain damage–and Cole is in the biggest trouble of his life. Cole...

I’ve been sent to infiltrate Grim Road—specifically looking for any information to do with the man they call Bear. I didn’t expect to jump into the man’s arms on the first try. I also didn’t expect to feel an illogical sense of belonging and safety when he whispered in my ear, “You’re safe.” My deception will probably get me killed. I’m not a damsel in distress, at least not how they think. But I think Bear knows I’m lying. He just doesn’t seem to care.

Hugo Award winner Elizabeth Bear has been called one of the best science fiction authors of her generation. In Dust she skillfully spins a classic science fiction trope - the lost generation ship - into a complex and compelling tale of fallen angels, secretive family politics, and sexual taboo.

Recently unemployed, with her family in debt and bills piling up, curvy Nora desperately needs money. As a final effort, she decides to become a mail-order bride to an unknown man. She isn’t looking for love, but for the five thousand dollars that the mail-order agency pays her, she’s willing to do her best to tolerate some jerk for the two-week duration of her contract. When Nora meets her groom though, she realizes that there might be something better to gain from the deal than money too… As a strong believer in fate, when bear shifter Logan gets smacked in the face by a brochure ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers comes a magnificent and intimate new novel of desire, friendship, and the lasting impact of first love. You knew I’d write a book about you someday. Our narrator understands good love stories—their secrets and subtext, their...

My ex-husband broke my heart by asking for an open marriage. Then I found out he had already been sleeping with someone else. So I dumped his butt and moved out. In the process, I found myself in the arms of four smoking-hot strangers. They pull out all the stops, lavishing me with all of the attention I’d been missing out on. But these guys have a secret. Am I going to be able to cope with the truth when it comes out, or is it going to be too much to bear?

As the nation slowly crumbles around her, Sierra Forester returns home for a wedding - and finds herself in the center of an FBI investigation. She discovers her university friends are not who she thought they were…and they’ve left her in a perilous predicament. A quiet, reclusive stranger has moved to the tiny Southeast Alaskan island she calls home. Can she trust him? Or anyone? Meanwhile, Russia and China have launched hybrid warfare against the United States. A sleepy administration is slow to respond. Will they wake up in time to save the country?