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A lighthearted parody of Eric Carle's much-loved classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady tackles the mysteries faced by pregnant women everywhere-namely, how can I have so little space for my stomach and yet be hungry all the time? And is it better to try unsuccessfully to sleep, or just give in and have another snack? Pairing playful text with bright, colorful images, The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady is both a send-up and...
6682) Bush Yarns and Other Offences: A Police Officer's Initiation to Country Service by Bush Folklore
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Having spent some 20 of his 33 years as a member of the Queensland Police Service, serving in predominantly country towns, the Author, his wife, and their two children had the pleasing opportunity to function as community members in remote areas and to experience the birth and vocalization of their stories and yarns as can only be presented by an authentic Aussie Bushman.
This book is an expose of many of these characters with their stories and yarns.
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Well, while the subject of each essay in You Mean Me? might be different, there's a commonality, in tone of voice, intimacy, one-on-one, me talking to the reader, as I am right now. Sharing feelings, attitudes, maybe raising questions. Authentic. True.
This is me, and I'm not performing. Subject in this essay is in itself, me talking about...my essays. I'm convinced I was born with a capacity for reading minds, no joke. Right out of the starting...
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A is for Alphabet…because you probably need a refresher. If you're not laughing by the end of this book…well, you're probably slower than molasses on a cold day. Or maybe you're just as sharp as a cue ball. But the rest of us sure will find plenty of guffaws in this side-splittingly uproarious ABC, which takes comic aim at the redneck lifestyle. It's got 26 letters (yes, that's how many there are) worth of fun, all illustrated with hilarious...
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Esta guía te ayudará a apender a contar chistes sobre videojuegos. Por eso, esta guía se enfoca en formas y métodos naturales para ofrecer los mejores resultados y sin efectos secundarios.
Este libro te enseñará lo siguiente:
- chistes de videojuegos
- memes de videojuegos
- contar buenos chistes
Si quieres aprender a contar chistes sobre videojuegos, este libro es para ti.
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One of the finest screen and television character actors of his generation, Patrick Kilpatrick has played against a broad spectrum of superstars including Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Pam Grier, and Naomi Watts, to name a few. With an entertainment career spanning more than 170 credits as lead actor, producer, screenwriter, director, and global entertainment teacher, Kilpatrick is now sharing his life in his much-anticipated two-volume...
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Go behind the scenes of Trump's presidency in this hilarious compilation of shocking news! This collection of stories includes: A thrilling exposé on President Trump's confirmed shooting of someone on Fifth Avenue to find out if his supporters would still vote for him. An all-access pass to Melania Trump's unfiltered opinion of her husband The secret meeting in the Oval Office where President Trump developed a plan to avoid the Washington Post's...
6689) Jane Smith's Translation Dictionary of Everyday Lies, Insults, Manipulations, and Clueless Comments
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Jane Smith is a character In my novel A Philosopher, a Psychologist, and an Extraterrestrial Walk into a Chocolate Bar (blurb below). And she started this dictionary. I've continued it. And everyone else is supposed to finish it. Well, add to it. (It's unlikely it'll ever be finished.) Send additions - new definitions to the entries already listed and/or completely new entries - for future editions to me at jassrichards@gmail.com. (Additionally,...
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What does the number 67 mean to you? Do you associate it with a year? After all, 1967 was the year The Beatles released both Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour. It was also the year the first Super Bowl was held and in which Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed. But maybe the year 1967 isn't the first thing that comes to your mind. Maybe when you think about the number 67, you think of the . . .
Age of George Washington at...
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A breathtaking free fall into the long-buried (and fictional) history of a utopian era in American lighter-than-air travel, as told by its death-defying, aero-acrobatic heroes.
In the early years of the twentieth-century, the use of airships known as dirigibles-some as large as one thousand feet long-was being promulgated in Southern California by a semi-clandestine lighter-than-air movement. Groups like the East LA Balloon Club and the Bessie Coleman...
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Why do some people retain cute baby-talk names for their relatives (like "Num-Num" and "Pee-Paw") well into middle age? How should a reasonable person respond when Olivia Newton-John sings, "Have you never been mellow?" Who's responsible for the sorry state of men's fashion, and is it the same guy who invented the jerkin? Is there any future in being a Midwesterner? Can you really enjoy your lunch when the restaurant is decorated to look like an African...
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In this raucous collection of true-life stories, Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.
You've either done it or know someone who has: the one-night stand, the familiar outcome of a night spent at a bar, sometimes the sole payoff for your friend's irritating wedding, or the only relief from a disastrous vacation. Often embarrassing and...
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Fall in love with Rob Elliott's #1 bestselling Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids as it gets more heartwarming than ever! A laugh-a-minute joke book for kids 5 to 10, including anyone looking for a boredom buster when home from school.
Q: What do bad guys give on February 14th?
A: Villain-tines.
Kids are sure to love this bouquet of Valentine's Day-themed jokes, puns, and zingers that are perfect for the whole family. Perfect for young comedians, class...
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Este libro muestra un laboratorio de análisis e interpretación de historietas de Quino. En el proceso de construir su significación, cobra forma una 'semiosofía', un arte semiótico filosófico, en el nivel del discurso-objeto y en el de la hermenéutica que lo aborda. El estudio introductorio esboza las categorías y dispositivos más frecuentes para familiarizar al lector con el idioma teórico empleado.
6696) Buddy's Universe
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Hi! My name is Buddy. I am a Beagle. Since I can read and write, I am no ordinary Beagle. I also am very fond of Mental Masturbation. Mental Masturbation, Dear Reader, is a form of anxiety relief. It affects my ever-wandering, always-worrying, exceedingly-addictive mind that works 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. I even can confirm that Mental Masturbation manages to continue spinning an extra day during leap year. This collection of missives,...
6697) Food & Trembling
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What hidden evasions and exclusions lie behind the subtle perfection of the BLT? What is the etymology of the croissant? Why did we drink all that Bud Lite Lime? What did you do to my face? This collection of writing by Jonah Campbell, metal head, misanthrope, unrepentant good eater, explores both the finest and most furtive of culinary pleasures. Food & Trembling approaches eating not with a four-figure expense account, but a rare insight and fierce...
6698) Finding My Safe
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When Wren and Kane meet again, far away from sleepy little Gravity, Georgia, things have changed. Wren is graduating med school, ready to start her residency soon. She's got a cat who likes to steal t-shirts with amazingly perfect timing, a not-even-a-boyfriend that won't take a hint, and an inability to say no when a bachelorette party for an acquaintance takes them to a seedy bar on the outskirts of town.
Kane is under pressure to pay for the sins...
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This unique reference book strives to define words and phrases that the average person often encounters but which may not be immediately familiar. Batten, kiosk, proctor, coup de grace, alliteration, parsec, corona, renal, joystick, decant, citadel. Broken down into over fifty categories-from cultural essentials like art, history, and sports to modern obsessions like text messaging and hip hop slang-this book is a word lover's dream and a useful handbook...
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A small town. A forest fire. And 1500 ravenous infected fiends. Welcome to the Zombie Mill.
Sid Singleton wakes up in the Milltown Busy Beaver Convenience store parking lot smelling zombies. Lots of zombies. And they smell him. He smells like brunch. Will Sid leave Milltown to fend for itself or will he fight the largest, hungriest zombie horde ever assembled? How far and fast can he run? How much zombie death and destruction he handle?
As zombies...
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