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Clay comes home for Christmas vacation from his Eastern college and reenters a landscape of limitless privilege and absolute moral entropy, where everyone drives Porsches, dines at Spago, and snorts mountains of cocaine. He tries to renew feelings for his girlfriend, Blair, and for his best friend from high school, Julian, who is careering into hustling and heroin.

BOOK 2 - LESS THAN HUMAN When Naya is forced to fight for survival, she forms an alliance with an unlikely friend. After several devastating tragedies, she faces a brutal new battle. Will she ever break free from the life she was forced into? Will she ever be free from him?

Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

BOOK 3 (FINALE) - LESS THAN HUMAN Can prejudices ever be broken? Can a heart soften toward the very monster that crushed it? After the trials Naya faced and continues to face, one final question lingers: Can a flower bloom from out of the ashes of the liquid fire?

BOOK 1 - LESS THAN HUMAN Naya and her friends have survived together since they were children on the only home they’ve ever known. But when they make a shocking discovery, it changes everything they believed about their little world. Naya’s peaceful life is about to take an unexpected turn she never saw coming.

A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (The New York Times Book Review). WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 A Washington Post...

A disturbing portrayal of privileged and immoral LA teenagers, Less Than Zero is a cult classic. In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with his debut novel, Less Than Zero. Filled with relentless drinking in seamy bars and glamorous nightclubs, wild, drug-fuelled parties, and...

Expanding upon one of his high-level foundational teachings: Strategic Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan explains why achieving 10X growth is easier than going for 2X growth. Dan Sullivan, the world's leading coach for highly successful entrepreneurs, wants you to know that achieving 10X growth is...

Professing her love to her best friend while wearing only her favorite panty set and coat probably wasn’t the best decision Amelia Carr has ever made. In fact, it’s perhaps the worst. But when her family becomes their overprotective selves while encroaching on her life, she makes a rash decision: Her brother’s best friend will just have to be her beard. Too bad he has no idea what he’s in for.

A revelatory look at why we dehumanize each other, with stunning examples from world history as well as today's headlines.

Tagline: Real stories, real struggles, real success—insights from the restaurant industry. Description: Welcome to Less Than Zero, the podcast where I, [Your Name], take you behind the scenes of the restaurant industry. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned restaurateur, or simply someone interested in how the food world works, this podcast is for you. In each episode, I share my personal journey and invite industry experts to dive into the highs and lows of running a restaurant. From overcoming the challenges of opening your first place to mastering virtual kitchens and ...

In a world where justice is meant to be blind, it often seems to possess a selective vision, favoring the powerful while scrutinizing the vulnerable. This book, Life Less Than Zero, delves into the harrowing reality of one such journey through a labyrinth of legal entanglements, where truth was a mere shadow against the stark backdrop of judicial machinery. It reflects the unfortunate truth that the Courts are in the Business of Law and not of Justice. Narrated by Ali & John, this is a story of an ordinary guy whose ordeal began with an accusation in a convoluted white-collar crime case. ...

When private chef, Isla Merrin accepts a summer position at Maplehurst Manor, she's not there for the prestige or the pay. She's there because her twin sister Clemmie worked in these kitchens and weeks after leaving, took her own life. Nestled in the exclusive hills of the Cotswolds, behind Maplehurst's honey-stone walls and manicured lawns lies a darker truth. Staff members flee in terror. Young women disappear into silence. And all the while, the show goes on.

3 Books In 1 - Are you overwhelmed with a lot of clutter in your home and inside your mind? That is not the life you dreamt of —Getting an organized life isn't that complicated! Lifestyle coach and Decluttering expert Kai M. Jordan will guide you through an exciting and unique journey in this series of her best-selling books to take your hand into a step-by-step plan with practical exercises to declutter and organize your life in three main steps (Decluttering Mind --> Decluttering Home --> Organizing Home). If you are ready for this challenge, then keep reading… Find out how to ...

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

In a world obsessed with measures and predictions, how do we identify true potential? Through the captivating journeys of sports legends and an unlikely CEO, *Less than One Percent* unveils the untapped greatness hidden by conventional assessments. This book is a thought-provoking call to recognize the extraordinary talent within us all, urging a reevaluation of how we assess and nurture greatness in every arena of life.

Brought to you by Penguin. The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause. Capitalism demands perpetual expansion, which is devastating the living world. There is only one solution that will lead to meaningful...

The authors devoted five decades to the study of world history and philosophy, culminating in the masterful 11-volume Story of Civilization. In this compact summation of their work, Will and Ariel Durant share the vital and profound lessons of our collective past. Their perspective, gained after a lifetime of thinking and writing about the history of humankind, is an invaluable resource for us today.

“I vowed nothing would keep us apart...” Fiona Reynolds is my other half. It’s been that way from the day I was born. I’ve dedicated my life to keep my promise. Fate just laughs in our face. She’s always out of reach, this time for good. I’ll do anything to prove she’s my destiny—if only she’d trust me one more time.

Sage’s life as a teenage runaway in San Francisco is simple: Snatch a few hours of sleep on park benches and bus stops; dodge perverts, predators, and cops; and make enough as a street musician to eat. But her world flips upside down when she meets Derek – hot, tattooed, and charming, a singer from Seattle whose looks and talent take her breath away. What begins as a reluctant partnership quickly develops into a cross-country race against time - and awakens a hunger in Sage that’s unfamiliar and exciting. As they travel from coast to coast, Sage and Derek pursue their dream, only to ...