Vampires: The 100% Bona Fide Totally Real And Not Made Up At All Truth In this day and age, the belief in vampires has been dwindling at an exponential rate. Those who still believe in them are often wildly misinformed. So what do you think will happen when Johnny McNormalpants finds himself face to face with a bloodthirsty vampire? Probably crap his pants, but then what? An informed citizen would know exactly what to do in this situation. If o ...
Finally, a book about the Internet that takes place outside the Internet! Your Next-Door Neighbor is a Dragon leaves the bleeps and bloops behind for a series of surreal interviews and adventures with the people behind the computer screen.Something Awful's Zack Parsons risks life and sanity by meeting with people who believe they are real dragons and elves, attending a furry convention in costume, paying a visit to a white power group in T ...
The Southern Belle's answer to David Sedaris. –Karin Gillespie «She's like a modern-day, southern-fried Erma Bombeck or Dave Barry.»– Booklist Aimed at anyone with a funny bone, these all new stories and essays by Gannett-syndicated columnist Susan Reinhardt tackle domestic life, particularly of the Southern persuasion, with sidesplitting observations and searing confessions. Reinhardt candidly lets readers into her world as she ...
"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."–Katharine HepburnIn her bewitching novels of female friendship, fun, and delicious mischief, Dolores Stewart Riccio has charmed readers who want to know more about marvelous Cass, sweet Heather, wickedly witty Phillipa, eccentric mom Deidre, and whip-smart Fiona–five deeply committed sisters-in-arms with a little something extra on their side. Now, in Ladies Courting Trouble, the most fasci ...
These episodes from the roller-coaster life of one man take us to the Alps where he loses his son; the Parisian hotel where he survives malaria; and the wild, high seas where he hangs on to a rope ladder praying for his life. In these true stories, he survives a bloody coup in Africa and travels in an airplane standing in the aisle. He blocks a presidential motorcade but is still alive and free. He uses a Shakespearian quote to escape from a tor ...
Philipp Moller wagt sich wieder in den Bildungsdschungel. Weil der Schulabschluss des 16-jahrigen Khalim auf der Kippe steht, wird Philipp als Nachhilfelehrer engagiert. Keine leichte Aufgabe, denn zwischen den beiden gibt es diverse Verstandigungsprobleme. Wenn der Junge sich mit «sch'ei?e Khalim» vorstellt oder er meint, «Na, du Hure, s'los?» ware eine freundliche Begru?ung fur seine Mitschulerin, kommt Philipp Moller ins Grubeln: Sp ...
How did we come up with that? Everyone knows about mousetraps, but did you know they were originally inspired by burglar alarms? What was so important to Samuel Hopkins that he became the first person to have a US patent? Many curious creations have been born over the centuries, and author and historian Sophie Stirling dives into the curious minds behind these unique (and sometimes wild) ideas throughout history. How about strange beauty and fas ...
This book has cartoons that are Christian-themed and those that focus on life, both of a very original nature. It is hoped this will be a bridge between believers and those pondering Christianity. Two media cannot be rejected outright without due consideration—those of music and humor. It is lightheartedness with a higher purpose and inspiration in mind. If you cannot relate to the biblically based ones, investigate the book of books, God’s Bibl ...
