Showing results for "Juice" in Genre Fiction

Jarat Ellington was just an exile from Elite society, trying to lead a simple life, when a genius friend dropped an explosive mystery in his lap. The old pal, Thom Tseng, created a priceless chemical substance called the Juice that turns mildly charming people into almost god-like presences, known as Charismites. But the Juice is stolen, and Thom killed.

“The characters are just as vivid as the setting . . . an addictive contemporary that will delight hopeless romantics and armchair travelers alike.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review A gorgeous, seductive fiction debut from wine and dating columnist Eliza Dumais, about parsing romantic...

In this rowdy and raunchy urban fantasy, Lyla escaped an arranged marriage by accepting a deal from a jinni -- to live a thousand years as a jinni herself. Now, with her millennia nearly up, she's hiding out in a seedy Pittsburgh swarming with vampires, jinni and magical beings. Meet Lyla, a...

After 40 years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, Roy Blount Jr. still can't get over his ABCs. In Alphabet Juice, he celebrates the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations. Blount does not prescribe proper English. The franchise he claims is "over the counter" and concentrates more on questions such as these: Did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk? Have you noticed how wince makes you wince?

Lars Bo Hansen er i mere end én forstand splitternøgen, første gang han møder Joe & The Juice-stifteren Kaspar Basse. I omklædningsrummet efter træning bliver de enige om, at Lars Bo Hansen skal give en hånd med i udviklingen af en ny strategi for juicekæden. Den erfarne strategirådgiver tror, han har set det meste, men han bliver klogere. Han erfarer, at hemmeligheden bag kædens succes er et konstant krav om at være anderledes, præcis styring, nærhed til det der virkelig betyder noget, smartness og ikke mindst en ægte og indiskutabel tro på betydningen af motivation.

Il y a Hugo, qui écrit une lettre au père Noël pour son petit garçon. Puis il y a Pauline, la bénévole de Postes Canada, qui lui répond. D'une lettre à l'autre, une relation singulière se développe entre ces deux êtres complexes, parfois niaiseux, souvent fragiles, mais très attachants.