Author: Karla Oceanak Publisher: Bailiwick Press ISBN: 1934649392 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 162
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Just how humdrum is 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick’s life right now? So humdrum that he sets out to measure which January day will be the most boring. So humdrum that Jack and Bee succeed in getting him to try some weird hobbies. So humdrum that his recurring Hawaiian dream has become way more enticing than real life. So humdrum that even unathletic Aldo agrees to downhill ski with his superjock brother, Timothy—and finds that hotdogging it on the slopes can be hazardous to your health. The humorous plot and lively drawings in this book will captivate enthusiastic and reluctant readers alike. This eighth installment in an A-to-Z alphabet series also includes a glossary of fun and challenging “H words,” such as harbinger, hyperbole, and hogwash.
Author: Dave Ihlenfeld Publisher: Union Square Press ISBN: 9781402776106 Category : Advertising Languages : en Pages : 0
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After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia, David Ihlenfeld spent a year driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile all across the United States and Europe, sharing stories and lessons learned from the road.
Author: Bathroom Readers' Institute Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1607106140 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 299
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Uncle John’s all-new 8th edition is packed with everything that Bathroom Reader fans have come to expect from this stellar series—short, medium, and long articles covering a whole host of topics—everything from dumb crooks to funny quotes to forgotten history. Read about… * Ice cream origins * Olympic cheaters * Celebrity mummies * The first Thanksgiving * Groucho’s wit and wisdom * Weird tales of the Ouija board * The creation of Frankenstein’s monster * “Earring Magic Ken” and other weird dolls And much, much more!
Author: Mike Walsh Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1466812907 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 344
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Bowling Across America is the story of the author's unique road trip across America with a single-minded purpose: to bowl a round in each of the 50 states. Inspired by his father's unexpected passing, Mike Walsh, a 27 year-old Chicago advertising executive, quits his job to embark on a one-of-a-kind quest. The destination: bowling alleys in each of the 50 states. Though dubbed "career suicide" by colleagues, the endeavor soon touches a nerve among many people--from frustrated middle managers to radio talk show hosts to a woman who merely identifies herself as "Bowling Spice" in an innuendo-laden email. Conversations and adventures with the people he finds in bowling alleys at all hours of the day and night--retired Maine lobstermen, saucy European nannies, recovering addicts, former bowling champions, college students, World War II vets and lingerie saleswomen, to name a few--combine to form a picture of what America looks like while standing in a pair of rented shoes. Hilarious, insightful and at times moving, Bowling Across America is an epic journey that will enthrall readers everywhere.
Author: Valerie Fausone Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595491286 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 142
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Is your life a fountain of marvelous? Do you wish you had the answers to the really important questions in life? Such as how to: Get a scholarship to Rehab Be happy you're deaf Drive a Hotdog Get happy face stickers out of stingy dentists Tolerate New Years Eve parties Use the right pick up lines Locate the person who gave you a cold Throw your life savings out the window Pre-ruin your house before you adopt a puppy Buy a hot rod when you should be grieving Eat fried baloney and stay trim Pick a NASCAR driver to root for Plant a fake garden Get over it Have an operation and not die Fountain of Marvelous is a collection of satirical essays, slice of life vignettes and wacky tales of modern life told in Valerie's sharp, eclectic style. Her madcap adventures offer a trip down hilarity lane as her stories entertain you and warm your heart. Winner of the Mildred Bundimple Award for Literature Winner of the Crazy Dog Book Medal 2008 Official book of happy people everywhere Chuck U. Farley Honorary Mention
Author: Robert Palmatier Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 0313002525 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 486
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Each of the more than seven hundred entries in the dictionary contains a description of the historical background of each of the two types of language, literal and nonliteral, and provides an explanation for the relationship between them. Wherever possible, dates of first record in English are provided, along with the bibliographical sources of these dates; and all of the works that record those terms and expressions are given in coded form as listed in the Key to Works Cited. A Guide to Reading the Entries illustrates the typical form of an entry by analyzing an example from the dictionary that introduces five nonliteral expressions, cites thirteen bibliographical sources, and refers the reader to three other relevant entries by means of cross-references. Following the dictionary proper is a Classification of Terms According to Source, in which nearly three hundred nonliteral terms and expressions are listed under the more than four hundred literal categories from which they derive.
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