| Lunatics Release Date: January 10, 2012One of them is a bestselling Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist. The other is a winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Together, they form the League of Comic Justice, battling evildoers in the name of . . . Okay, we made that line up. What they do form is a writing team of pure comic genius, and they will have you laughing like idiots.Philip Horkman is a happy man-the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled with goddamned jerks and morons, and he's ...
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| CollegeHumor. The Website. The Book. Publication Date: August 23, 2011The first (and maybe last, depending on sales) anthology of the hugely popular website CollegeHumor.com! Since 1999, CollegeHumor.com has been home to some of the best comedy online. From its humble, dorm room origins, CollegeHumor has grown to attract over ten million monthly visitors, making it far more popular than any magazine except the one published by the AARP (different demographic). It employs dozens of young comedy writers and performers who, having grown tired of competing with online pornography, have agreed to commit their work to paper in this b...
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| The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Release Date: November 1, 2011A major literary event-nothing short of a "tour de force" (NewYork Times) by the acclaimed and beloved author. Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past,91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and theworld. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives, everything changesfor Ptolemy in ways as shocking and unanticipated as they are poignantand profound. ...
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| Ice Cats 2: The second season Publication Date: January 24, 2012The Fillies are back for their second season. On the heels of a successful first run follow your favorite players as they enjoy their summer vacation. Then you can join them in training camp and throughout the entire season. The Spa Arena is nearing completion thanks to a mild winter the previous year. The girls could be playing in their new home before year's end.Will Tonia continue to clobber her opponents? Will Claire charm every man she meets? Will Sid and Simone tie the knot? There is only one way to find out. ...
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| The Book of Tea Publication Date: December 23, 2011Teaism has shaped all aspects of Japanese life. The simplicity of tea infuses Japanese architecture and art, as well as its spiritual institutions. Okakura Kakuzo s book-length essay about tea and its role in Japanese culture was written in English and intended for the Western reader. ...
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| Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages Publication Date: April 1, 2002| Series: Yale Nota Bene In this volume, the Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco aims to present a learned summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. ...
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| Daring Time Release Date: May 5, 2009The author of Wicked Burn presents a story of how passion and danger make tempting bedfellows. He sees her, wants her, needs her-now he has to have her. Chicago Detective Ryan Daire has many secrets: a love for Shakespeare, an appreciation for all the finer things in life, and an absolute lack of restraint in the bedroom. Now he has an even bigger secret. In every shadow of the sprawling mansion he's recently inherited he can see her-tempting, ethereal, and untouchable. Hope Stillwater inhabited that mansion in 1906. Raw desire has formed a conduit between these two ...
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| Queen Without a Crown (Ursula Blanchard Mysteries) Publication Date: August 1, 2012| Series: Ursula Blanchard Mysteries The ninth gripping murder mystery to feature Ursula Blanchard, special aide to Elizabeth I - November, 1569. Happily married to her third husband, Hugh Stannard, lady-in-waiting Ursula Blanchard is hoping to give up her undercover work for Queen Elizabeth l in order to enjoy domestic bliss. But when Hugh unwittingly endangers possession of his ancestral home, Ursula is forced to take on a seemingly hopeless – but handsomely paid – private assignment, which the Queen spots is the perfect cover for a covert invest...
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| Dino-Baseball Publication Date: April 1, 2010| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up When the plant-eating Green Sox face the meat-eating Rib-Eye Reds, baseball will never be the same. Tied zip to zip, the game is a pitchers' duel until the Green Sox's hothead manager goes snout to snout with the dodo umpire and gets tossed out. The Sox respond with their veggie-powered bats and score three runs! Momentum swings back to the Reds before the seventh inning stretch, and they're all tied up in the bottom of the ninth. Will this game need extra innings, or will Apatosaur save the day? ...
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| Splashtime for Zoo Animals (Zoo Animals (Carolrhoda)) Publication Date: April 1999| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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| Let's Try Horseback Riding Publication Date: August 24, 2006| Age Level: 4 and up...
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| Budgeting (Money) Publication Date: October 1, 2006| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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| "Times" Atlas of the World Publication Date: August 1, 1996This atlas contains reference mapping covering every region of the world, statistics, flags and location maps for each of the world's independent countries, as well as an index of place-names. ...
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| Modern Dance (Snap Books: Dance) Publication Date: January 1, 2008| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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| Draw Ocean Animals (Learn to Draw (Peel)) Publication Date: 1994| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
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| The Clothes We Wear (Have You Noticed) Publication Date: January 1997 ...
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| Pentecostalism: The World Their Parish (Religion and Modernity) Publication Date: December 4, 2001| ISBN-10: 0631231218 | ISBN-13: 978-0631231219| Edition: 1 This book deals with the largest global shift in religion over the last forty years, the astonishing rise of Pentecostalism and charismatic Christianity. ...
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| The Mennonite Mosaic: Identity and Modernization ...
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