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  • Giant Cold

    by Peter Dickinson ...
    Illustrated by Alan E. Cober ...
    Can a child defeat a frozen giant and bring summer back to Apple Island?It's the last night of a family's holiday on a tropical island filled with black beaches, sweetfruit, and red-necked looby birds. Their final adventure is to climb the island's tallest mountain before they leave in the morning. But when the child—who might be you—wakes up the next morning, the world has become a frozen ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Forgotten Society

    Lives Out of Sight in Nursing Homes, Prisons, and Mental Institutions: A Portfolio of 92 Drawings

    by Alan E. Cober ...
    Series series Dover Fine Art, History of Art
    A prominent artist ventured behind locked doors to portray three "forgotten" social classes: the elderly, people in mental institutions, and the prison population. Alan E. Cober began his career in the 1960s, when illustration took a turn toward a new expressionism. Influenced by the works of Ben Shahn, George Grosz, and Albrecht Dürer, he believed that narrative art could inform public attitudes ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

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  • The Sarcasm Handbook

    by Lawrence Dorfman, James Michael Naccarato ...
    From the author of the bestselling Snark series comes the premiere guide to satire, sneering, jeering, and mockery in their finest forms. A surviving knight of many a verbal joust, Larry Dorfman has become an expert at backhanded sass and cathartic banter.Featuring life lessons from the master himself, as well as quotes and quips by some of history’s sarcastic greats, The Sarcasm Handbook teaches ... Read more

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  • A Short Guide to a Happy Life

    by Anna Quindlen ...
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen’s classic reflection on a meaningful life makes a perfect gift for any occasion.“Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t happen. We have to teach ourselves now to live, really ... Read more

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  • I Was Better Last Night

    A Memoir

    by Harvey Fierstein ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award–winning actor and playwright, revealing never-before-told stories of his personal struggles and conflict, of sex and romance, and of his fabled careerHarvey Fierstein’s legendary career has transported him from community theater in Brooklyn, to the lights of Broadway, ... Read more

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  • Your Movie Sucks

    by Roger Ebert ...
    A collection of some of the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic's most scathing reviews, from Alex & Emma to the remake of Yours, Mine, and Ours.From Roger's review of Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (0 stars): "The movie created a spot of controversy in February 2005. According to a story by Larry Carroll of MTV News, Rob Schneider took offense when Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times listed ... Read more

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  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Cartoons 06

    Longest Running Cartoon Ever

    by Ripley's Believe It Or Not! ...
    The Ripley’s Believe It or Not! cartoon is the longest running cartoon strip in the world. It has been published since 1918, when Robert Ripley himself was the cartoonist.By 1933, the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cartoon was read daily by millions of people in 17 languages across 300 publications around the world. Selections from this rich treasure trove of unbelievable stories make up our ... Read more

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  • The Best American Essays 2011

    Edited by Edwidge Danticat, Robert Atwan ...
    Series series The Best American Series
    The acclaimed author of Breath, Eyes, Memory presents an anthology of personal essays by Hilton Als, Christopher Hitchens, Zadie Smith and others.In her selection process for this sterling volume, Edwidge Danticat considers the inherent vulnerability of the essay form—a vulnerability that seems all the more present in today's spotlighted public square. As she says in her introduction, "when we ... Read more

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  • The Best American Essays 2015

    Edited by Ariel Levy ...
    Series series The Best American Series
    "22 contributors explore a wide range of experiences" in this "illuminating, invaluable" anthology edited by the author of Female Chauvinist Pigs ( Publishers Weekly).Writing an essay is like catching a wave, posits guest editor Ariel Levy. To catch a wave, you need skill and nerve, not just moving water. The writers featured in this volume are certainly full of nerve, and have crafted a wide ... Read more

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    by Bill Shapiro ...
    Fevered notes scribbled on napkins after first dates. Titillating text messages. It's-not-you-it's-me relationship-enders. In Other People’s Love Letters, Bill Shapiro has searched America’s attics, closets, and cigar boxes and found actual letters–unflinchingly honest missives full of lust, provocation, guilt, and vulnerability–written only for a lover’s eyes. Modern love, of course, is not all ... Read more

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