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Author : Jacqui Bailey
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404819962
Explains how weather and water wear away rock and includes two experiments to assist in understanding how erosion works.
Author : Christopher Bollas
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 31,86 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780415122436
Explores the inner world of human experience and suggests that the rhythm of that experience, is vital to individual creativity
Author : Paul Lewis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Current Events
ISBN : 0226476995
What do Jon Stewart, Freddy Krueger, Patch Adams, and George W. Bush have in common? As Paul Lewis shows in Cracking Up, they are all among the ranks of joke tellers who aim to do much more than simply amuse. Exploring topics that range from the sadistic mockery of Abu Ghraib prison guards to New Age platitudes about the healing power of laughter, from jokes used to ridicule the possibility of global climate change to the heartwarming performances of hospital clowns, Lewis demonstrates that over the past thirty years American humor has become increasingly purposeful and embattled. Navigating this contentious world of controversial, manipulative, and disturbing laughter, Cracking Up argues that the good news about American humor in our time—that it is delightful, relaxing, and distracting—is also the bad news. In a culture that both enjoys and quarrels about jokes, humor expresses our most nurturing and hurtful impulses, informs and misinforms us, and exposes as well as covers up the shortcomings of our leaders. Wondering what’s so funny about a culture determined to laugh at problems it prefers not to face, Lewis reveals connections between such seemingly unrelated jokers as Norman Cousins, Hannibal Lecter, Rush Limbaugh, Garry Trudeau, Jay Leno, Ronald Reagan, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Bill Clinton. The result is a surprising, alarming, and at times hilarious argument that will appeal to anyone interested in the ways humor is changing our cultural and political landscapes.
Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811219712
A self-portrait of a great writer 's rise and fall, intensely personal and etched with Fitzgerald's signature blend of romance and realism. The Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at the age of thirty-nine from glamorous success to empty despair, and his determined recovery. Compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after F. Scott Fitzgerald's death, this revealing collection of his essays—as well as letters to and from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, John Dos Passos—tells of a man with charm and talent to burn, whose gaiety and genius made him a living symbol of the Jazz Age, and whose recklessness brought him grief and loss. "Fitzgerald's physical and spiritual exhaustion is described brilliantly," noted The New York Review of Books: "the essays are amazing for the candor."
Author : Courtney Summers
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1429948108
Classic Courtney Summers with a brand new look and exclusive bonus material! This ebook edition of Cracked Up to Be includes updated text, an afterword from the author and a discussion guide. The high price of perfection is one 'Perfect' Parker Fadley always believed she was willing to pay until the events of a party during junior year fractures the lives of her family and friends. Something terrible has happened and only Parker knows it's her fault. If being a perfect daughter, student, friend and girlfriend couldn't keep her from making an unforgivable mistake, Parker hopes becoming a perfect mess will at least keep her loved ones from discovering the truth. But when the arrival of a curious new student and the unexpected return of an old enemy threaten her tenuous grip on control, Parker must decide just how far she'll go to keep her secret from surfacing. Also available from Courtney Summers: I'M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller based loosely on The Epstein case.
Author : David Lewman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 24,27 MB
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1481427903
Presents a collection of jokes that feature the Rabbids as they visit twelve of their favorite spots.
Author : Vannotes
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 34,95 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 133867482X
This collection of vintage 1930s-1940s Bendy comic strips is a must-have for those wanting to peek into the silly, scary world of Bendy and his friends! For those dying to know more about the simple, darkly funny cartoons produced at Joey Drew Studios, look no further than this illustrated collection of comics based on the exploits of Bendy, Boris the Wolf, Alice Angel, and all their friends! This collection of vintage comic strip adaptations brings to life the best of the many cartoon features produced by Joey Drew Studios. Fans of all ages won't want to miss this never-before-published romp that brings to life the world of Bendy!
Author : Samantha Bee
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,7 MB
Release : 2025-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780374301996
Just as plucky 12-year-old Peanut Beardsley is getting used to her terrible new pixie haircut - which she's told makes her look just like David Bowie, whoever he is - as well as the daily humiliations of seventh grade, she is about to discover something shocking about her childhood in the most painfully public way possible. This launches a wildly personal drama in full view of all her classmates. Luckily, Peanut is equipped with a strong sense of humor to help her find a way to turn her crisis into a triumph.
Author : Ian McEwan
Publisher : RosettaBooks
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0795302592
Orphaned siblings create a macabre secret world for themselves in this “irresistibly readable” novel by the New York Times-bestselling author (The New York Review of Books). This “powerful and disconcerting” novel by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Children Act and Atonement (The Daily Telegraph) tells the story of a dying family who live in a dying part of the city. A father of four children decides, in an effort to make his garden easier to control, to pave it over. In the process, he has a heart attack and dies, leaving the cement garden unfinished and the children to the care of their mother. Soon after, the mother too dies and the children, fearful of being separated by social services, decide to cover up their parents’ deaths: they bury their mother in the cement garden. The story is told from the point of view of Jack, one of the sons, who is entering adolescence with all of its attendant curiosity and appetites. Julie, the eldest, is almost a grown woman. Sue is rather bookish and observes all that goes on around her. And Tom is the youngest and the baby of the lot. The children seem to manage in this perverse setting rather well—until Julie brings home a boyfriend who threatens their secret by asking too many questions. “[A] beautiful but disturbing novel.”—The AV Club “McEwan’s evocative detail and perfect British prose lend a genteel decorum to the death and decay that surround the family.”—The New Yorker
Author : Maria Flaherty
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1452536317
Cracking Up will provide the OCD sufferer with alternative methods of living with this disorder. Discover a way to have and enjoy a fulfilling life without all the suffering and hardships of OCD. In addition to using meditation to help connect with your angels and with God, you will also learn how to use Reiki, color therapy, chakra cleansing, diet and exercise, and even past life regression to figure out what best works for you. Each chapter describes personal experiences of author Maria Flaherty, as well as plenty of information to help you along your own journey of self-healing. It also reminds us that a little laughter and gratitude can go a long way. This lovingly written book will be a handy guide for those who want a different way to live with OCD.