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Like most children, Penrod gets caught up in his own elaborate lies with hilarious results. His friends and his dog accompany him on his many jaunts, from the stage as "the Child Sir Lancelot", to the playground, to school. They make names for themselves as "bad boys" who, fittingly, always have the most fun. This humorous, thoughtful story is a wonderful example of the real-life characterization and attention to detail for which Tarkington is celebrated.

In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are some facets of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine. The book's central concern is what philosophers call the "mind-body problem". Penrose examines what physics and mathematics can tell us about how the mind works, what they can't, and what we need to know to understand the physical processes of consciousness.

Meet Penrod Schofield—eleven years old, endlessly curious, and a magnet for scrapes. Set in a Midwestern town at the turn of the twentieth century, Penrod follows a boy whose imagination routinely collides with adult rules: backyard “shows” that spiral into chaos, school pageants gone spectacularly wrong, neighborhood rivalries, and the fierce loyalty between a boy and his dog, Duke. Booth Tarkington’s classic is laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly tender, a snapshot of American childhood that still feels true.

This is the hilarious story of the escapades of 12-year-old Penrod Schofield, whose active imagination keeps him in hot water at home and at school.

Penrod, Booth Tarkington's classic and hilarious tale of one 11-year-old boy's unceasing series of misadventures in an early 20th-century Midwestern town, has fallen into disrepute in some quarters for ethnic descriptions and dialogue that many today find offensive. Lasso Books has taken the bold step of abridging the original text and removing questionable passages and rewriting select portions so that children and adults may now read this delightful novel without the insensitivities of the past that many found objectionable.

Join the uproarious adventures of Penrod Schofield and his band of friends—Sam Williams, Herman, Verman, Georgie, Maurice, and the enchanting Marjorie Jones. Experience the laughter and mischief that define their youthful escapades! (Summary by Jonathan)

Selene would do anything for her daughter… Even working for her ex-boyfriend… If only she’d known who her new employer was before she showed up. Then she might have been able to steel herself against the flood of emotions seeing Rio released. No matter how hard she wishes, she couldn’t go back to a time when they’d planned to spend their lives together; a time before a secret tore them apart. Now, she’s the maid and he’s her billionaire boss. For Rio, The Cove and Seattle were new distractions from his old heartache. Forced to face the past and the desire he still carries for ...

One night. One reunion. Endless opportunities for chaos. Sophie Tanner had no intention of attending her ten-year high school reunion. After all, who wants to relive their awkward teenage years surrounded by old rivals and unmet expectations? But when her best friend, Cammie, begs for support in finally winning over her long-time crush, Sophie reluctantly agrees to go. It’s a one-night favor—what could go wrong? Everything, as it turns out. When a surprise snowstorm traps the entire class of 2014 in their old high school gym, Sophie finds herself navigating old rivalries with her ...

After thirty year-old Sage loses his wife, people accuse him of grieving wrong. They don’t know how hard he’s trying to hide the nightmare his marriage had become. His teen sister-in-law Paisley, now his ward, she understands least of all. She’s angry, rude, and lonely, and Sage can’t reach her. After they butt heads for six months, well-meaning family sends them to St. Ninian’s Sanctuary to heal, but they have little hope a vacation will fix anything. Violet and Heath live and work on the island, and each doubts his or her future here. Violet is lonely and thinks she isn’t good with people.

The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, London's most popular satirical cartoonist, A. J. Quill, skewers them both.

At the height of the industrial Gilded Age, amidst the blazing fires of the steel mill and black depths of the coal mine, the chase is on. Thomas Houghton, an inspector and enforcer for the feared and hated Pennsylvania Coal and Iron Police, pursues an elusive and legendary labor organizer and insurrectionist from coal town to steel mill amidst the backdrop of surging social tides in the late 1800s. From the glamorous hotels of the rich to the creaking shantytowns of the poor immigrants, Houghton threads his way through an arena of danger, violence, and seething unrest while also doing ...

Remi Greenwood is all business, especially when it comes to running the landscaping business her grandparents built from the ground up. She’d do anything to protect their legacy, including ignoring attractive merger offers from national corporations like Knight and Day industries. Remi’s dating life is non-existent, a concern keeping her grandma up at night. But what her grandma doesn’t know is that Remi’s got a secret—she’s in an online romance with the witty William101. Creed Knightly has one shot left to prove himself to his father by securing a merger with Forever Green ...

There’s going to be a reckoning on the island… Haunted by the past he won’t share, Mac Galloway, the owner of St. Ninian’s Sanctuary, an island Christian retreat center on the bottom of the world, feels like his life and secrets are unraveling. The new potter, Kai, and her adopted son, Dom, a teen with a knack for trouble, accidentally solve the mysteries surrounding Mac, mysteries that might ruin the island retreat center, their new home, if anyone finds out the truth.

Welcome to Diamond Cove, a beach community full of hilarious situations, meddling grandparents, and romance. From Erica Penrod, author of the Cowboy Reality Romance series, comes a sweet rom come about Nora Blackett, Olympian turned water aerobics instructor and gorgeous gardener, Paxton Greenwood, whose paths cross at Diamond Cove. Nora is starting over, fighting her way to the surface as she navigates an uncertain future. She’s got a part time job, a fixer upper for a house and isn’t looking for love. Dating wasn’t an Olympic requirement and her attraction to Paxton Greenwood has ...

Unlock the secrets to thriving in a world tailored for your unique personality with "How to Navigate the World as an INFJ." This empowering guide is crafted specifically for individuals with the rare and insightful INFJ personality type, providing a roadmap to embrace authenticity and live life to the fullest. As an INFJ, you possess a depth of empathy, creativity, and intuition that sets you apart, but navigating a world designed for different personality types can be challenging. In this transformative book, discover practical strategies tailored to your INFJ strengths, helping you ...

A clean and wholesome contemporary romance box set that will sweep you away. Enjoy three sweet romance today. Book 1 Tori Lee walked away from her career as a successful lawyer to pursue her passion for design and decorating, much to the dismay of her family. To get business going, she sponsors a contest. The winner, a 13 year old girl, is over the moon. The girl's father? Not so much. But the more time she spends in their house, the more it starts to feel like home to her. Book 2 An interior designer swears off men only to find two good guys--each one worth risking her heart over. These ...

Christmas is coming but she's not going anywhere. Snowed in with a hunky movie star is anything but a gift for Audrey Stratton and a holiday romance is the last thing she's looking for. Will the warmth of Christmas be enough to melt this stubborn cowgirl's heart and give her everything she never knew she wanted?

He’s all grit and genius in a world of glitz. She’s here to polish his image—not fall for his heart. Jamon West didn’t grow up with privilege. He earned his billions with brains, boots, and a once-in-a-lifetime chemistry breakthrough. Now, he’s traded wide-open skies for The Cove’s guarded gates—ready to launch his research empire in the heart of Seattle’s elite. But he’s still a cowboy at heart… and old money doesn’t take kindly to muddy boots at brunch. Enter Gemma Stonewall: poised, professional, and tasked with transforming Jamon’s rough-around-the-edges charm ...

On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. Her avowed god is the Bastard, "master of all disasters out of season", and with her dying breath she bequeaths her mysterious powers to Penric.

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the 20th century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman but proved one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of the structure of DNA. It appears here together with "Mind and Matter", his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times.