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Will Shortz Presents Hard Sudoku Volume 3 - (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 38Genre: HumorSub-Genre: TopicFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Stu ProudfootAge Range: AdultBook theme: Internet & Social MediaAuthor: Stu ProudfootLanguage: English About the Book Charmingly illustrated in full colour, this endearing, laugh-out-loud tale of an increasingly frustrated owl's seemingly unrequited love is the perfect gift for those social media addicts who have become a little too attached to their mobile devices, and who can just about tolerate a good dad joke. All profits to Hand in Hand for Aid & Development Book Synopsis Nadia's got a new phone and she won't put it down for anyone. Not even Hamid. Delightfully illustrated in full colour, this subtle treetop romance is a light-hearted look at communication in the digital age, but in a woodland context. Filled with delicious wordplay around mobile phones and social media, this is a highly relatable tale for... well, pretty much anybody, really. Mobile devices aren't just a distraction for cute little owls, of course. I wrote this story on my own smartphone on my journey into work. I once missed my stop because I was so preoccupied with it. I've also walked into pedestrians, many of whom were similarly absorbed. It's so annoying when people are glued to these tiny screens, not looking where they're going, isn't it? Well, this is the point of my story. Research suggests around half of us are so attached to our phones that we even use them on the toilet. I certainly spend an awful lot of time on my device (my phone, not my toilet). Too much time. It's become an extension of my very being. On the surface, LOOOOOL! looks like a children's story, and it will appeal to the kids in your life because of Beth's endearing artwork. She is the 18-year-old student who has worked around her studies over the past year, painstakingly humouring such observations as "I think I've found an inconsistency in Hamid's toenails" or "wormy's missing his poop on page 30". While Beth's never done anything quite like this before, I think she has a great future, but you can make up your own mind about that. Either way, Nadia is a grown-up and her story is the perfect gift for those screen addicts in your life, young or old. Not for the first time (but that's another story), Hand in Hand for Aid and Development will benefit from Nadia's escapades, receiving all profits arising from this venture. To find out more, and for the story behind the story, take a look at www.nadiaandhamid.com.I am Nadia. You may well be Nadia. If not, you'll almost certainly know a Nadia. My story might be for them. Review Quotes "I love it!! Well done for this amazing accomplishment. My eight-year-old brother sat and read it all which is a miracle to get him off his iPad!"Leena and Tayme

Loooool! - by Stu Proudfoot (Paperback)

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Dimensions (Overall): 11.1 Inches (H) x 8.5 Inch (W) x .8 Inch (D)Weight: 2.5 PoundsNumber of Pages: 0Genre: GamesSub-Genre: Role Playing & FantasyFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Wizards of the CoastAuthor: VariousAge Range: AdultLanguage: English About the Book "Explore the lands of Eberron in this campaign sourcebook for the world's greatest roleplaying game"--Cover. Book Synopsis Explore the lands of Eberron in this campaign sourcebook for the world's greatest roleplaying game. This book provides everything players and Dungeon Masters need to play Dungeons & Dragons in Eberron--a war-torn world filled with magic-fueled technology, airships and lightning trains, where noir-inspired mystery meets swashbuckling adventure. Will Eberron enter a prosperous new age or will the shadow of war descend once again? - Dive straight into your pulp adventures with easy-to-use locations, complete with maps of floating castles, skyscrapers, and more. - Explore Sharn, a city of skyscrapers, airships, and noirish intrigue and a crossroads for the world's war-ravaged peoples. - Include a campaign for characters venturing into the Mournland, a mist-cloaked, corpse-littered land twisted by magic. - Meld magic and invention to craft objects of wonder as an artificer--the first official class to be released for fifth edition D & D since the Player's Handbook. - Flesh out your characters with a new D & D game element called a group patron--a background for your whole party. - Explore 16 new race/subrace options including dragonmarks, which magically transform certain members of the races in the Player's Handbook. - Confront horrific monsters born from the world's devastating wars. About The Author The leader in providing contemporary fantasy entertainment, Dungeons & Dragons is the wellspring for the entire modern game industry, digital as well as tabletop. Fifth edition D & D draws from every prior edition to create a universally compelling play experience, and exemplifies the true spirit of a game that holds captive the hearts and minds of millions of players worldwide.

Eberron: Rising from the Last War (D&d Campaign Setting and Adventure Book) - (Hardcover)

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The New York Times Super Sundays - by Will Shortz (Paperback)

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Agnes - by Tony Cochran (Paperback)

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Fantastic Word Search - (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 382Genre: GamesSub-Genre: Card GamesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: ConjelcoAge Range: AdultBook theme: PokerAuthor: Bill Chen & Jerrod AnkenmanLanguage: English About the Book The intent of this book is to provide an introduction to quantitative techniques as applied to poker and to a branch of mathematics that is particularly applicable to poker, game theory in an a manner accessible to players without a very strong mathematical background. Book Synopsis In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the bond an option markets were dominated by traders who had learned their craft by experience. They believed that there experience and intuition for trading were a renewable edge; this is, that they could make money just as they always had by continuing to trade as they always had. By the mid-1990s, a revolution in trading had occurred; the old school grizzled traders had been replaced by a new breed of quantitative analysts, applying mathematics to the "art" of trading and making of it a science.Similarly in poker, for decades, the highest level of pokers have been dominated by players who have learned the game by playing it, "road gamblers" who have cultivated intuition for the game and are adept at reading other players' hands from betting patterns and physical tells.Over the last five to ten years, a whole new breed has risen to prominence within the poker community. Applying the tools of computer science and mathematics to poker and sharing the information across the Internet, these players have challenged many of the assumptions that underlie traditional approaches to the game. One of the most important features of this new approach is a reliance on quantitative analysis and the application of mathematics to the game.The intent of this book is to provide an introduction to quantitative techniques as applied to poker and to a branch of mathematics that is particularly applicable to poker, game theory. There are mathematical techniques that can be applied for poker that are difficult and complex. But most of the mathematics of poker is really not terribly difficult, and the authors have sought to make seemingly difficult topics accessible to players without a very strong mathematical background. Review Quotes "For those who think poker math is only about probability, pot odds, and straightforward, rote play, think again. Chen and Ankenman do a terrific job explaining how math can, among other things, show you exactly how to mix up your play in such a way that even champion players cannot get the best of you. Especially those who don?t read this book." -- David Sklansky "Rear Cover"

The Mathematics of Poker - by Bill Chen & Jerrod Ankenman (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 348Genre: HumorSub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: BookbabyAge Range: AdultAuthor: Palmer McGrewLanguage: English About the Book Just Bill is a story told by Ralph Anderson, who describes it as his story. And that's true! But it's also the story of Bill. Really, there are multiple stories here, since no one's life can be explained in one story but in many colliding and conversing stories. Blackjack could be any small town in Nebraska. The rhythm and characters Blackjack hosts will lure you in as you see one small town take on a big city. Book Synopsis Just Bill is a story told by Ralph Anderson, who describes it as his story. And that's true! But it's also the story of Bill. Really, there are multiple stories here, since no one's life can be explained in one story but in many colliding and conversing stories. Blackjack could be any small town in Nebraska. The rhythm and characters Blackjack hosts will lure you in as you see one small town take on a big city. Just Bill is a hilarious novel about a small town in Nebraska and the intriguing characters that call it home. This collage of real human stories plays off itself in a symphony of modern American humor. About the Author Palmer McGrew loves stories, and he loves to tell them. Growing up in Nebraska, he found small Nebraska towns were often funnier than his early home town of Lincoln, a city that is full of serious lawyers, politicians and professors. Small-town Nebraskans have some really funny stories- lucky for him. His parents were not just story tellers, they were funny. They made up new pronunciations of common words, making listening to them funny all by itself. And, his relatives were funny on their own. For example, his grandmother actually escaped from a nursing home by climbing out the window when she was in her 70's. Her story is in the book. Palmer left Nebraska when he entered West Point, far, far away from his source of mid-west stories. While studying hard at the Academy and then working hard as an Army officer, he had little time for creative writing. After retiring, he started again and wrote and published more than 25 stories, and even more one-act plays. He was lucky to have several classmates from Nebraska and many more friends who all told him great stories. He loved the stories they gave him. Thanks to them, and many others, he was able to turn it all into Just Bill.

Just Bill - by Palmer McGrew (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 244Genre: GamesSub-Genre: ChessSeries Title: Fireside Chess LibraryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Touchstone BooksAge Range: AdultAuthor: Bruce PandolfiniLanguage: English Book Synopsis In the first completely instructional book ever written on chess openings, National Master and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit Bruce Pandolfini teaches players how to take charge of the game's crucial opening phase. Of the three traditional phases of chess play--the opening, the middle-game and the endgame--the opening is the phase average players confront most often. Unfortunately, though, many openings are not completed successfully, partly because until now most opening instruction has consisted of tables of tournament level moves that offer no explanations for the reasons behind them. Consequently, these classical opening patterns can serve as little more than references to the average player. In Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, Bruce Pandolfini uses his unique crime and punishment approach to provide all the previously missing explanation, instruction, practical analyses, and much, much more. The book consists of 202 short openers typical of average players, arranged according to the classical opening variations and by level of difficulty. Each example includes: -the name of the overriding tactic -the name of the opening -a scenario that sets up the tactic to be learned -an interpretation that explains why the loser went wrong, how he could have avoided the trap, and what he should have done instead -a review of important principles and useful guidelines to reinforce each lesson Also included are a glossary of openings that lists all the classical textbook variations for comparison and reference and a tactical index. Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps is a powerful, pragmatic entry into a heretofore remote area of chess theory that will have a profound influence on every player's game. About the Author Bruce Pandolfini is one of the world's most sought-after chess teachers and one of the most widely read chess writers working today. His role as analyst for PBS's coverage of the 1972 match between chess superstars Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky first launched him into the public eye. His coaching of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin was portrayed in the book and film Searching for Bobby Fischer. He is a regular columnist for Chess Life, the bible of the chess world, and continues to coach young players professionally and consults for CEOs from numerous Fortune 500 companies. Pandolfini also created over 300 hypothetical games as a consultant for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit. He lives in New York City.

Chess Openings - (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 288Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormSeries Title: GarfieldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Ballantine BooksAge Range: AdultBook theme: Comic Strips & CartoonsAuthor: Jim DavisLanguage: English About the Book "A triple helping of classic Garfield humor." Book Synopsis This uproarious collection includes three books in one: Garfield Hits the Big Time, Garfield Pulls His Weight, and Garfield Dishes It Out. For Garfield, life is an adventure. He may not be a big fan of the great outdoors--the only kind of moose he likes is chocolate--but Garfield is always in search of a good time. Whether he's winning a game of hide-and-seek with clueless canine Odie, finding his motivation for batting around a ball of yarn, bouncing on the hardwood floors, or wrestling a meat loaf, the fat cat never shies away from a day of play. Let the games begin! The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELD comic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some supersized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is never enough! About the Author Jim Davis was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion, Indiana. He later attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he distinguished himself by earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university. The Garfield strip was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in forty-one U.S. newspapers. Today it's syndicated in more than 2,100 newspapers worldwide with more than 200 million readers, leading Guinness World Records to name Garfield The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World. Davis has had many successes with Garfield, including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and induction into the Licensing Hall of Fame (1998), but his most prized awards are from his peers in the National Cartoonist Society: Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990) for overall excellence in cartooning.

Garfield Fat-Cat 3-Pack #9 - by Jim Davis (Paperback)

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Seeded and Sodded - by Carol J Michel (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 248Genre: GamesSub-Genre: Video & ElectronicSeries Title: Platform StudiesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: MIT PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Alex CustodioLanguage: English About the Book "GBA is the progentitor of handheld gaming platforms today. Who are You? offers fresh ways of thinking about the production, circulation, and actual use of a video game platform"-- Book Synopsis The Game Boy Advance platform as computational system and cultural artifact, from its 2001 release through hacks, mods, emulations, homebrew afterlives.In 2002, Nintendo of America launched an international marketing campaign for the Game Boy Advance that revolved around the slogan "Who Are You?"--asking potential buyers which Nintendo character, game, or even device they identified with and attempting to sell a new product by exploiting players' nostalgic connections to earlier ones. Today, nearly two decades after its release, and despite the development of newer and more powerful systems, Nintendo's Game Boy Advance lives on, through a community that continues to hack, modify, emulate, make, break, remake, redesign, trade, use, love, and play with the platform. In this book Alex Custodio traces the network of hardware and software afterlives of the Game Boy Advance platform. Each chapter considers a component of this network--hardware, software, peripheral, or practice--that illuminates the platform's unique features as a computational system and a cultural artifact. Examining the evolution of the design and architecture of Nintendo's handhelds and home consoles, and the constraints imposed on developers and players, for example, Custodio finds that Nintendo essentially embeds nostalgia into its hardware. She explores Nintendo's expansion of the platform through interoperability; physical and affective engagement with the Game Boy Advance; portability, private space, and social interaction; the platformization of nostalgia; fan-generated content including homebrew, hacking, and hardware modding; and e-waste--the final afterlife of consumer electronics. Although the Game Boy Advance is neither the most powerful nor the most popular of Nintendo's handhelds, Custodio argues, it is the platform that most fundamentally embodies Nintendo's reliance on the aesthetics and materiality of nostalgia. Review Quotes "Alex Custodio's rich and rewarding take on the Game Boy Advance shows how to innovatively read residuals of media culture. Paying careful attention to both materiality and cultural narratives, Custodio's take offers a must-read for game and media studies while showing how to develop media archaeological research in the contexts of practices such as modding." - Jussi Parikka, University of Southampton, UK, and Academy of Performing Arts, Prague "With Who Are You?, Alex Custodio gives us an essential, and elegant, addition to platform studies as she deftly moves between the Nintendo Game Boy Advance as it was when it was released in 2001 and the way the portable device has generated nostalgia and innovation over the twenty years since at the hands of hobbyists, tinkerers, and everyday users alike." - Lori Emerson, Associate Professor and Director of the Media Archaeology Lab, University of Colorado Boulder "Alex Custodio's rich study of Nintendo's design culture delivers a new take on platform studies by considering the Game Boy Advance as a flexible assemblage of technologies and practices. Gunpei Yokoi described Nintendo engineering as 'lateral thinking through withered technology.' Custodio builds on this for critical and historical studies in ways that will fascinate anyone with an interest in game, technology, or media studies." - Henry Lowood, Harold C. Hohbach Curator for History of Science & Technology and Film & Media Collections at Stanford University Libraries About the Author Alex Custodio is a scholar, writer, and artist living in Montreal.

Who Are You? - (Platform Studies) by Alex Custodio (Hardcover)

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Large Print Sudoku #3 - by Frank Longo (Paperback)

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The New York Times Favorite Day Crosswords: Monday - by Will Shortz (Paperback)

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Puzzle Workouts: Word Search (Book Two) - by Christy Davis (Paperback)

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Brain Games - 2 Books in 1 - Find-A-Word - Large Print (Spiral Bound)

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F for Effort! (Original) (Paperback) by Richard Benson

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Ultimate Crosswords - by Richard Manchester (Paperback)

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Gudetama: Mindfulness for the Lazy - by Wook-Jin Clark (Hardcover)

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Number of Pages: 256Genre: GamesSub-Genre: Card GamesSeries Title: Knack: Make It EasyFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Globe Pequot PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: BridgeAuthor: D CrisfieldLanguage: English About the Book Knack Bridge for Everyone, takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-color photos, as well as numerous charts and diagrams, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defense, and scoring. It then takes the bidding up a notch by introducing more bidding techniques and strategies for winning. Book Synopsis Bridge is a famously challenging card game, one that's next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this. Enter Knack Bridge for Everyone, which takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-color photos, as well as numerous charts and diagrams, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defense, and scoring. It then takes the bidding up a notch by introducing more bidding techniques and strategies for winning. From the Back Cover Bridge is a famously challenging card game, one that's next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this. Enter Knack Bridge for Everyone, which takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-color photos, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defense, and scoring. Not only does it give you what it takes to hold your ground no matter what your hand, but it takes the bidding up a notch by introducing more bidding techniques--and strategies for winning. 400 full-color photos Rules * Playing a Hand * ScoringResponding * Next-Step Bidding Leads * Overcalls * Doubles When to Pull TrumpStealing the BidLooking for Slam About the Author D. W. Crisfield has been playing bridge for about 30 years, seriously for the past 15 years. I have also been teaching bridge for the past 15 years. She recently won the Miles NLM Pairs at the North American Bridge Championships held in Boston and was featured in the Bridge Bulletin--a monthly magazine that is sent to everyone registered with the American Contract Bridge League. Crisfield has written thirty books; this is her first on bridge.

Knack Bridge for Everyone - (Knack: Make It Easy) by D Crisfield (Paperback)

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#imomsohard - by Kristin Hensley & Jen Smedley (Hardcover)

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The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Volume 10 - by Will Shortz (Paperback)

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Daily Afflictions - by Andrew Boyd (Paperback)

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The Very Embarrassing Book of Dad Jokes - by Ian Allen (Hardcover)

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USA Today Logic Super Challenge, 26 - (USA Today Puzzles) by Usa Today (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 304Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormFormat: PaperbackPublisher: VintageAge Range: AdultBook theme: EssaysAuthor: Molly IvinsLanguage: English About the Book Only Molly Ivins can write about redneck politics in her native Texas and manage to be both brutally honest and unabashedly affectionate--not to mention unfailingly hilarious. In this bestselling book, one of our toughest, savviest and funniest columnists delivers the goods on George Bush, politics, flag-burning, being a woman in Texas, and more. Book Synopsis Whether she's writing about redneck politics in her native Texas or the discreet charms of Bushwazee, Molly Ivins in never less than devastatingly honest--and hilarious. Our toughest, funniest, and savviest columnist delivers the goods on: -Texas politics: Well, our attorney general is under indictment. He ran as 'the people's lawyer'; now we call him 'the people's felon.' -The flag burning debate: Bush's last birthday cake was in the form of the American flag, and he ate it--stars, stripes, and all. Think about where that flag wound up--I call that desecration. -Beign a woman in Texas: There are several strains of Texas culture: They are all rotten for women... One not infrequently sees cars or trucks sporting the bumper sticker Have fun--beat the hell out of someone you love. Review Quotes If there is a shrewder, funnier observer of the American scene writing today that Molly Ivins, I do not know her. This is unconventional wisdom with no inhibitions. Bless her and don't let her change.- David Broder, Washington Post A delight from start to finish... Molly Ivins proves that keen intelligence and a Southern accent are real good buddies... She has wise and often hilarious things to say. -The New York Times Book Review Wickedly funny.- Detroit Free Press Molly Ivins has birthed a book and it is more fun than riding a mechanical bull and almost as dangerous.- Ann Richards, governor of Texas. About the Author Molly Ivins began her career in journalism in the complaint department of the Houston Chronicle. In 1970, she became coeditor of The Texas Observer, which afforded her frequent fits of hysterical laughter while covering Texas legislature. In 1976, Ivins joined The New York Times as a political reporter. The next year, she was named Rocky Mountain Bureau Chief, chiefly because there was no one else in the bureau. In 1982, she returned once more to Texas, which may have indicated a masochistic streak, and always had plenty to write about after that. Her column was syndicated in more than three hundred newspapers, and her freelance work appeared in Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, The Nation, Harper's, and other publications. Her first book, Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?, spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list. Her books with Lou Dubose on George W. Bush--Shrub, Bushwhacked, and Who Let the Dogs In?--were national bestsellers. A three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, she claimed that her two greatest honors were that the Minneapolis police force named its mascot pig after her and that she was once banned from the campus of Texas A & M. Molly Ivins died in 2007.

Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She? - (Paperback)

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.16 Inches (H) x 5.08 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)Weight: .51 PoundsNumber of Pages: 320Genre: GamesSub-Genre: Logic + Brain TeasersFormat: PaperbackPublisher: St. Martin's GriffinAuthor: Will ShortzAge Range: AdultLanguage: English Book Synopsis Hungry for more sudoku? Once you've mastered the easy puzzles it's time to take it up a notch!This book is the second in the series that starts with Will Shortz Presents Single Scoop Sudoku and ends with Will Shortz Presents Triple Threat Sudoku.Includes: -200 medium-level puzzles-Perfect portable size-Edited by Will Shortz From the Back Cover Sudoku: One of life's simple pleasuresSudoku has taken America by storm! Puzzled by the wordless crossword puzzle? Try one or two of these simple, easy-to-solve sudoku and you'll discover what millions of fans already know: There's nothing as fun as sudoku!Features: - 100 all-new simple sudoku- Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor and "America's puzzlemaster" Will Shortz- Big grids with lots of space for easy solving Review Quotes "A puzzling global phenomenon" --The Economist"The biggest craze to hit The Times since the first crossword puzzle was published in 1935." --The Times of London"England's most addictive newspaper puzzle." --New York magazine"The latest craze in games" --BBC News"Sudoku is dangerous stuff. Forget work and family--think papers hurled across the room and industrial-sized blobs of correction fluid. I love it!" --The Times of London"Sudokus are to the first decade of the 21st century what Rubik's Cube was to the 1970s." --The Daily Telegraph"Britain has a new addiction. Hunched over newspapers on crowded subway trains, sneaking secret peeks in the office, a puzzle-crazy nation is trying to slot numbers into small checkerboard grids." --Associated Press"Forget crosswords." --The Christian Science Monitor About The Author Will Shortz has been the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993. He is also the puzzlemaster on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and is founder and director of the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He has edited countless books of crossword puzzles, Sudoku, KenKen, and all manner of brain-busters.

Will Shortz Presents Double Dip Sudoku (Paperback) by Will Shortz

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Storm King's Thunder - (Dungeons & Dragons) (Hardcover)

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Dimensions (Overall): 9 Inches (H) x 1 Inches (W) x 6 Inches (D)Weight: 1 PoundsNumber of Pages: 320Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Harper PerennialAuthor: Ben PhilippeAge Range: AdultBook theme: EssaysLanguage: English About the Book "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend. In this memoir-in-essays, the author chronicles a lifetime of being the Black friend (see also: foreign kid, boyfriend, coworker, student, teacher, roommate, enemy) in predominantly white spaces."-- Book Synopsis It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend.In the biting, hilarious vein of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life comes Ben Philippe's candid memoir-in-essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend (see also: foreign kid, boyfriend, coworker, student, teacher, roommate, enemy) in predominantly white spaces. In an era in which "I have many black friends" is often a medal of Wokeness, Ben hilariously chronicles the experience of being on the receiving end of those fist bumps. He takes us through his immigrant childhood, from wanting nothing more than friends to sit with at lunch, to his awkward teenage years, to college in the age of Obama, and adulthood in the Trump administration--two sides of the same American coin.Ben takes his role as your new black friend seriously, providing original and borrowed wisdom on stereotypes, slurs, the whole "swimming thing," how much Beyoncé is too much Beyoncé, Black Girl Magic, the rise of the Karens, affirmative action, the Black Lives Matter movement, and other conversations you might want to have with your new BBFF.Oscillating between the impulse to be one of the good ones and the occasional need to excuse himself to the restrooms, stuff his mouth with toilet paper, and scream, Ben navigates his own Blackness as an Oreo with too many opinions for his father's liking, an encyclopedic knowledge of CW teen dramas, and a mouth he can't always control. From cheating his way out of swim tests to discovering stray family members in unlikely places, he finds the punchline in the serious while acknowledging the blunt truths of existing as a Black man in today's world.Extremely timely, Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend is a conversational take on topics both light and heavy, universal and deeply personal, which reveals incisive truths about the need for connection in all of us. Review Quotes "Flat-out funny...This is a great next-book for fans of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, but if a reader hasn't turned to either of those yet, Philippe's disarming, illuminating, and hilarious chronicle is a great place to start."--Booklist I still mute Ben's texts, but I inhaled his hilarious book, which is so full of razor-sharp wit and punches to the gut that it almost made me sick. In a good way!--Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of Wow, No Thank You

Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend - by Ben Philippe (Paperback)

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Bayt al Azif #2 - by Bridgett Jeffries (Paperback)

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Dates and Other Disasters - (Luann) by Greg Evans (Paperback)

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Beyond the Far Side, Volume 2 - by Gary Larson (Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 112Genre: HumorSub-Genre: TopicFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Post Hill PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: AnimalsAuthor: Sarah Heneghan & Alana Mills & Madeline SturgeonLanguage: English Book Synopsis Turn your perspective upside-down and explore the world through the eyes of a sloth. Busy humans have got a lot to learn from the slow-moving sloth. You may find that all the wisdom, humor, and insight you need can be taught by the steady, smiling creatures you never expected. "Life Lessons from a Sloth" is a quirky and heartfelt collection of philo-sloth-ical suggestions for slowing down, savoring life, and appreciating the extraordinary world around us. Sloths have got the hang of it -- and now you can too! About the Author Sarah Heneghan is an avid bread- and pastry-baker, an amateur Assyriologist, and a 70s-80s pop music enthusiast. She is currently raising a sourdough starter named Henry on her kitchen counter. Though she remains a staunch Chicagoan at heart, Sarah currently lives in Nashville with her husband and their two cats. You can follow Sarah's cats on Instagram, @cricket_and_the_moose, or visit her website at sarah-heneghan.com. Alana Mills is a coffee addict and arts enthusiast who only recently discovered her love of sloths, and now she is obsessed. She spent the first 18 years of her life in the sunny deserts of Southern California until she moved across the country to go to school in North Carolina. When not working in the publishing world, she enjoys old school film photography, wrangling her uncooperative papillons, and traveling to see Renaissance art in its natural habitat. Despite her lack of musical talent, she currently lives with her two dogs in Nashville, where she is still on the hunt for authentic Mexican food and the perfect brunch. Madeline Sturgeon is a journalism and psychology graduate who now spends her days in the world of book publishing. She loves poetry, sweet tea, true-crime documentaries, and swimming in deep water. She currently resides in Nashville, but has lived all over the world, and misses Dublin and Chicago in particular.

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Dimensions (Overall): 10.9 Inches (H) x 8.4 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)Weight: 2.48 PoundsNumber of Pages: 320Genre: GamesSub-Genre: Role Playing & FantasySeries Title: Dungeons & DragonsFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Wizards of the CoastAuthor: VariousAge Range: AdultLanguage: English About the Book "Based on the original Dungeons & dragons rules created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson." Book Synopsis Weave legendary stories in the world's greatest roleplaying game. All you need to run a Dungeons & Dragons game is your imagination, some dice, and this book. The Dungeon Master's Guide teaches you how to how to run D & D adventures for your players-- how to invent monsters for them to fight, mysteries for them to solve, and fantasy worlds for them to explore. "[The Dungeon Master's Guide is] the one book to rule them all, the most comprehensive and powerful set of resources needed to run a game of D & D. . ." --Charlie Hall, Polygon.com "D & D acolytes are everywhere...Tech workers from Silicon Valley to Brooklyn have long-running campaigns, and the showrunners and the novelist behind 'Game of Thrones' have all been Dungeon Masters."--Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker - The Dungeon Master's Guide is one of the three main Dungeons & Dragons books, along with the Player's Handbook and Monster Manual. It's a reference used by the Dungeon Master (the game's narrator) to create adventures--to run Dungeons & Dragons games and fill them with characters and stories. - The Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG) is full of tools to help you immerse players in the game. What's the demon lord's secret weakness? Are the orcish invaders a criminal enterprise, or traitorous allies? Dozens of tables throughout the book help inspire your decisions and keep the game flowing smoothly. - In the Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG), even the tables tell tales. A legendary sword takes five decades to craft. Who created it, and why? A tavern-crawling gnome has an eye twitch. How did she get it, and when? In every detail is an architecture for narrative--and the Dungeon Master's Guide has all the tools you need to flesh it out with ease. - In Dungeons & Dragons, you and your friends coauthor your own legend. Guided by a Dungeon Master, you create characters and play their roles in a story, rolling dice and navigating maps as you unfold a tale as limitless as your imagination. - Dungeons & Dragons is the world's greatest roleplaying game. Created in 1974, D & D transformed gaming culture by blending traditional fantasy with miniatures and wargaming.

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Number of Pages: 130Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormSeries Title: Over the Hedge (Andrews McMeel)Format: PaperbackPublisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLCAge Range: AdultBook theme: Comic Strips & CartoonsAuthor: Michael FryLanguage: English About the Book The stars of a strikingly successful comic strip, irrascible raccoon R.J. and his sidekick turtle, Verne, have found little trouble adapting to the ways of their human neighbors. OVER THE HEDGE 2 is sure to appeal to animal lovers, suburbanites, and anyone who can laugh at the human condition, as seen through the eyes of two nearly-human opportunists. Book Synopsis ""These are wicked little guys who'll pick your pocket as they steal your heart.""-Ted Koppel, host of ABC's Nightline Suburbanites treasure their sameness, safety, and security, little knowing what lurks just Over the Hedge. There, in a strikingly successful comic strip created by writer Michael Fry and illustrator T Lewis, reside the only slightly displaced original inhabitants of the land: R.J., an irascible raccoon, and his sidekick turtle, Verne. Verne and R.J. have found little trouble adapting to the ways of their human neighbors. In fact, the relationship works out just perfectly when it comes to borrowing their hot tubs, setting the table with gourmet leftovers, or relaxing on their lawn furniture. It's not that the dynamic duo don't want to stick up for sovereign rights to their turf. It's just that barbecue feasts, television, and even computers keep luring them closer to the enemy camp. Now in Over the Hedge 2, Fry and Lewis present their second tour de farce. They've got RJ arguing with one of his woodland neighbors, ""This 'angry white mole' thing is so early eighties."" There's Verne breaking the Internet by e-mailing seven million copies of Spam and potato chip pie recipe. And also, both of the ""boyz in the wood"" taking off in their human-neighbor Nate's Harley with the help of training wheels and a nine-iron pedal extender. Through it all, Fry, who also produces the nationally syndicated strip Committed, sustains a wickedly funny commentary on the joys of suburban living, while Lewis, a successful illustrator of fourteen children's books, keeps the masked wonder and his shell-shacked companion fresh from frame to frame.Over the Hedge 2 is sure to appeal to animal lovers, suburbanites, and anyone who can laugh at the human condition, as seen through the eyes of two nearly-human opportunists.

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Number of Pages: 272Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Riverhead BooksAge Range: AdultBook theme: EssaysAuthor: George SaundersLanguage: English About the Book Saunderss first foray into nonfiction is comprised of essays on literature, travel, and politics. At the core of this unique collection are his travel essays based on his trips to seek out the mysteries of the Buddha Boy of Nepal. Book Synopsis From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. The breakout book from the funniest writer in America--not to mention an official Genius--his first nonfiction collection ever. George Saunders's first foray into nonfiction is comprised of essays on literature, travel, and politics. At the core of this unique collection are Saunders's travel essays based on his trips to seek out the mysteries of the Buddha Boy of Nepal; to attempt to indulge in the extravagant pleasures of Dubai; and to join the exploits of the minutemen at the Mexican border. Saunders expertly navigates the works of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, and Esther Forbes, and leads the reader across the rocky political landscape of modern America. Emblazoned with his trademark wit and singular vision, Saunders's endeavor into the art of the essay is testament to his exceptional range and ability as a writer and thinker. Review Quotes Some novelists seem to make great reporters. Two of the best journalists of the last 50 years are Norman Mailer and David Foster Wallace; their literary nonfiction is jaw-droppingly good, the equal of their fiction. Maybe it's time to add noted short-story writer George Saunders to this short list... Is Saunders' book on cartnear? Hoo boy. [Grade: ] A--Entertainment Weekly Saunders's bitingly clever and compassionate essays are a Mark Twain-syle shot in the arm for Americans, an antidote to the dumbing down virus plaguing our country.--Vanity Fair About the Author George Saunders is the Man Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo; Tenth of December; In Persuasion Nation; The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil; Pastoralia; CivilWarLand in Bad Decline; The Braindead Megaphone; and a children's book, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip. His work appears regularly in the New Yorker, Harper's and GQ. In 2006, he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation genius grant. In 2000, The New Yorker named him one of the Best Writers Under 40. He is a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. He teaches at Syracuse University.

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Number of Pages: 268Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Grand Central PublishingAge Range: AdultBook theme: EssaysAuthor: Demetri MartinLanguage: English About the Book Featuring narrative essays, short stories, conceptual pieces and drawings, the bestselling "This Is a Book" delivers sharp jokes and colorful characters from the brilliant mind of the renowned comedian. Book Synopsis From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book. Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as Protagonists' Hospital, a melodrama about the clinic doctors who treat only the flesh wounds and minor head scratches of Hollywood action heroes), as well as his trademark charts, doodles, drawings, one-liners, and lists (i.e., the world views of optimists, pessimists and contortionists), Martin's material is varied, but his unique voice and brilliant mind will keep readers in stitches from beginning to end. Review Quotes "Demetri Martin has a very funny and original mind. If I could draw a graph explaining how funny and original he is, I would. But I don't do that. Demetri does that."-Conan O'Brien---"The best [material] would be at home in one of Woody Allen's classic books...Martin has energy to burn." -Kirkus---"This book embodies the essence of Demetri's comedy to perfection, which is a good thing since he wrote it. Silly but incredibly smart, it's exactly what puts me in awe of his work."-Will Ferrell---"This book is so funny I forgot to laugh. I know that sounds like a childish criticism, but I mean it literally: This book is so funny, I forgot a whole bunch of things--who I am, what I stand for, large chunks of my childhood, my sense of equilibrium, how to fall asleep, and when I'm supposed to laugh at things."-Chuck Klosterman---"Throughout, Martin jokes in many guises, silly one moment, barbed the next, and he achieves a satirical brilliance." -Publishers Weekly---"When I first saw Important Things With Demetri Martin, I said to myself, "this is the funniest thing ever." I was wrong. This Is A Book is better." -Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers: The Story of Success--- About the Author Demetri Martin rose to relative obscurity when he started doing stand-up comedy in New York City at the end of the 20th Century. Later he became a writer at Late Night with Conan O'Brien and then a regular performer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In 2003, Demetri won the Perrier Award at the International Fringe Festival for his first one-man show, If I. He released a comedy album called These Are Jokes and then created and starred in his own television series called Important Things with Demetri Martin. His first stand-up comedy special, Demetri Martin. Person is considered by many to be his longest and only hour-long stand-up comedy special. Martin has appeared in movies as an actor, most recently in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion and most lengthily in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock. His first book, This Is a Book by Demetri Martin is a New York Times Bestseller. Demetri has brown hair, and he is allergic to peanuts. You can find him at www.demetrimartin.com, at www.facebook.com/demetrimartin, on Twitter @demetrimartin, and in various places in the actual physical world.

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Number of Pages: 144Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Princeton Architectural PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Comic Strips & CartoonsAuthor: Bob EcksteinLanguage: English Book Synopsis The perfect gift for an anniversary--or your divorce lawyer--All's Fair in Love and War will woo over hopeless romantics and cynical heartbreakers alike. Find wit and wisdom on love in all its varieties, from a first date to a third divorce. This curated collection features work by over forty of the best and brightest New Yorker cartoonists, including Roz Chast, Sam Gross, Liana Finck, Bob Mankoff, and Edward Steed. Many of the cartoons appear in print for the first time. Review Quotes "I've written about a couple of these Ultimate Cartoon Books in the past: there's one about book cartoons and one about critics. This one is about relationships: romance, weddings, divorce, therapy, affairs, and so on. You've got your couple talking to each other while sitting in bed, couples in bars and restaurants, couples in a car together. These collections aren't published by the New Yorker, but they're definitely New Yorker-style comics (and the cartoonists featured have all appeared in the New Yorker), so if you enjoy that style of humor, you'll like these as well." - GeekDad"This witty and sophisticated anthology of captioned cartoons will be appreciated by anyone who eschews saccharine sentimentality and rhapsodic romanticism. The subjects of love and marriage, divorce and infidelity, same-sex relationships and the war between the sexes, the frisson of love at first sight and the ennui that descends on long-lasting marriages are all fodder for humorous, pithy commentary." - The Beacon NewspapersThe 'perfect gift for an anniversary or your divorce lawyer, ' this collection which contains the work of more the 40 New Yorker cartoonists will 'woo over hopeless romantics and cynical heartbreakers alike' with its wit and wisdom on the subject of love. - The Bookseller (UK) About the Author Bob Eckstein is an illustrator, cartoonist, and writer whose work frequently appears in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and MAD magazine. He is the author of Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores and, most recently, The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons and Everyone's A Critic.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.3 Inches (H) x 6.4 Inch (W) x 1.5 Inch (D)Weight: 1.4 PoundsNumber of Pages: 400Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Little Brown and CompanyAuthor: David SedarisAge Range: AdultBook theme: EssaysLanguage: English About the Book The American humorist, author, and radio contributor shares his most memorable work in a collection of stories and essays that feature him shopping for rare taxidermy, hitchhiking with a quadriplegic, and hand-feeding a carnivorous bird. Book Synopsis "Genius... It is miraculous to read these pieces... You must read The Best of Me." --Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A CNN and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Month For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work. In these stories, Sedaris shops for rare taxidermy, hitchhikes with a lady quadriplegic, and spits a lozenge into a fellow traveler's lap. He drowns a mouse in a bucket, struggles to say "give it to me" in five languages, and hand-feeds a carnivorous bird. But if all you expect to find in Sedaris's work is the deft and sharply observed comedy for which he became renowned, you may be surprised to discover that his words bring more warmth than mockery, more fellow-feeling than derision. Nowhere is this clearer than in his writing about his loved ones. In these pages, Sedaris explores falling in love and staying together, recognizing his own aging not in the mirror but in the faces of his siblings, losing one parent and coming to terms--at long last--with the other. Taken together, the stories in TheBest of Me reveal the wonder and delight Sedaris takes in the surprises life brings him. No experience, he sees, is quite as he expected--it's often harder, more fraught, and certainly weirder--but sometimes it is also much richer and more wonderful. Full of joy, generosity, and the incisive humor that has led David Sedaris to be called "the funniest man alive" (Time Out New York), The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing--quite often at himself--and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time. Review Quotes "The Best of Me encompasses a wide swath of his past work, from early entries in The New Yorker's Shouts & Murmurs section to fan-favorite essays like 2000's 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' (in which he recounts taking French-language classes from a merciless teacher) and 2016's 'The Perfect Fit' (about shopping for outrageous clothes in Tokyo)." --Seija Rankin, Entertainment Weekly "A comprehensive retrospective... The essayist collects his best stories spanning his career, from previously published volumes and magazine features."--Barbara Vandenburgh, USA Today "A generous and rollicking collection... Sedaris is a fun, wickedly funny companion. But for all his playful irreverence... he also brings a sharp moral eye to his subjects--which tend toward the eclectic. Writing about everything from family tragedy to international travel to taxidermied owls, he illuminates the manifold wonders (and weirdness) of everyday life. For those new to Sedaris's work, this book will serve as a delightful introduction. For longtime fans, it will offer a familiar comfort, like catching up with an old friend."--Cornelia Channing, Vulture "An excellent introduction to Sedaris' work if, somehow, you're not among the millions who have made him a mainstay on bestseller lists and flocked to his ticketed readings. Even if you've read or listened to every word he's ever written, it's a terrific highlights reel and a chance to view the arc of Sedaris' development as a writer over 25 years... In his more serious moments, Sedaris expresses surprise and gratitude for his good fortune. Even his father, "that perpetual human storm cloud," has finally, in his late 90s, acknowledged his elder son's fantastic accomplishments. The Best of Me is a well-earned victory lap." --Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor "If you're looking for some comic relief, look no further than David Sedaris." --Tonya Mosley, NPR "Longtime fans and astute readers will understand that the title doesn't refer entirely to the author; he has chosen and arranged works to highlight his funny, often dysfunctional and always loving parents, siblings and partner, Hugh--the people he believes are the best of him."--Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post "Sedaris fans will gobble up this greatest hits compilation... When you're craving a good old-fashioned belly laugh, turn to this new retrospective collection of Sedaris' funniest and most heartwarming essays and fictional stories written over the last 25-plus years."--Lesley Kennedy, CNN "Sedaris's brilliant knack for observational humor is on full display in this terrific retrospective essay collection... Sedaris finds ample fodder for his keen satiric sense in his life and the lives of those around him. Sedaris can take even the most serious subject and evoke both empathy and laughter. He can also be just plain hilarious... This is the perfect introduction for the uninitiated, while Sedaris's fans will enjoy rediscovering old favorites."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The collection magnifies many of the attributes that have made Sedaris such a beloved writer, not least of which is the sense of wit... Across 46 stories and 400 pages, Sedaris' clarity as a writer comes through. The pieces can be painfully funny and painfully poignant for the same reason: He's economical with words, thoughts, jokes and emotions."--Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle "The genius of The Best of Me is that it reveals the growth of a writer, a sense of how his outlook has changed and where he finds humor... The subject, in many of the pieces Sedaris has selected, is the judgment and pain we inflict on one another, and by 'we' Sedaris does not mean people in general. He means him. And he means you. And he means me... You must read The Best of Me. It will be a new experience, knowing that enough time has passed to find humor in the hardest parts of life. More than ever--we're allowed to laugh."--Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review About The Author David Sedaris is the author of Calypso, Theft by Finding, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, Naked, and Barrel Fever. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4. He lives in England and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Number of Pages: 320Genre: HumorSub-Genre: FormFormat: PaperbackPublisher: G.P. Putnam's SonsAge Range: AdultBook theme: EssaysAuthor: Mara AltmanLanguage: English Book Synopsis An honest, funny, neurotic, and totally gross love child of Mindy Kaling and Mary Roach. Mara Altman's volatile and apprehensive relationship with her body has led her to wonder about a lot of stuff over the years. Like, who decided that women shouldn't have body hair? And how sweaty is too sweaty? Also, why is breast cleavage sexy but camel toe revolting? Isn't it all just cleavage? These questions and others like them have led to the comforting and sometimes smelly revelations that constitute Gross Anatomy, an essay collection about what it's like to operate the bags of meat we call our bodies. Divided into two sections, The Top Half and The Bottom Half, with cartoons scattered throughout, Altman's book takes the reader on a wild and relatable journey from head to toe--as she attempts to strike up a peace accord with our grody bits. With a combination of personal anecdotes and fascinating research, Gross Anatomy holds up a magnifying glass to our beliefs, practices, biases, and body parts and shows us the naked truth: that there is greatness in our grossness. Review Quotes Praise for Gross Anatomy I've wanted the language to discuss why I have been inveterately disappointed with my sex and body since the day I looked a mirror in the eye. Here is a book that will set you free, wake you up, and get you on your own team. I am a woman, and I will now take pleasure in allowing you to hear me roar.--Chelsea Handler "It's an honest, often hilarious look at women's bodies, how we think of them, our practices, questions, embarrassments. It's all on display, and Mara Altman is not shy about any of it."--NPR's All Things Considered"Delightfully crass...[Altman's] level of research coupled with her unique shade of humor sets her series of essays apart."--Publishers Weekly "An endearingly outrageous attempt to demystify the female body while shedding light on the causes of female corporeal insecurities. A simultaneously funny and informative memoir about the wonder of the human body."--Kirkus Reviews "Altman's bottomless curiosity and razor-sharp wit are a perfect match for fans of Mary Roach and everyone frustrated or fascinated by their mysterious vessel of flesh."--Booklist "Altman both contends with her feelings about her own body and raises some cultural questions I've been pondering for a while...I felt very seen by it. So in a way, it's not just [about] one woman. It's [about] all of us.--The Forward Like microdermabrasion for the psyche, Mara Altman's delightful collection removes the veneer of shame and stigma associated with the messier aspects of womanhood. Pairs well with tweezers.--Ada Calhoun, author of Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give "Gross Anatomy anoints Mara Altman at once the Mary Karr of sweat, the David Sedaris of head lice, and the Frank McCourt of nudist resorts....What more could you ask for in a book?"--Sarah Knight, New York Times-bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck "Mara Altman treads bravely where most humans dare not go: into the slippery, icky, mushy corners of the collective human bod. She comes out triumphant, concluding hilariously that not every aspect of our bodies needs to be worshiped, purified, and/or plucked. Sometimes bodies are just plain odd. I read this while shrieking, laughing, and eating a bagel--as we bodies do."--Tori Telfer, author of Lady Killers "Gross Anatomy is a charming, deeply-researched, whole-hearted embrace of our imperfections, the things that women don't talk about because we feel they mar our societally imposed notions of femininity. But after reading Mara Altman's exploration of her body (and ours) you'll feel more comfortable with yourself, from head to toe."--Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles "Forget that old fake news about sugar and spice. With wit and candor, Mara Altman tells us what girls are really made of--and it's a hair-raising revelation."--Tom Robbins, author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Jitterbug Perfume "I love how Gross Anatomy delightfully reveals Mara Altman's upbeat and life-affirming obsession with the human body--our lovelinesses and not-so-lovelinesses. Lots of people will soon feel far more body-positive because of this book."--Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test"Mara Altman boldly goes where no man has gone before. With this collection of hilarious and honest stories, I'm hoping that will change."--Lesley Arfin, author of Dear Diary and co-creator of Netflix's Love About the Author Mara Altman enjoys writing about issues that embarrass her (e.g., chin hair), because she has found that putting shame on the page defuses the stigma, leaving her with a sense of empowerment and freedom. Her first book, Thanks for Coming, an investigation into love and orgasm, was translated into three languages. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, and New York magazine, among other publications. Before going freelance, Altman worked as a staff writer for The Village Voice and daily newspapers in India and Thailand. An alumna of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she lives in San Diego with quite a few other hairy beings.

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Dimensions (Overall): 6.9 Inches (H) x 5 Inch (W) x .3 Inch (D)Weight: .22 PoundsNumber of Pages: 96Genre: HumorSub-Genre: TopicFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Penguin BooksAuthor: Helen McCloryAge Range: AdultBook theme: Celebrity & Popular CultureLanguage: English About the Book The essential companion for any fan--a collection of stories, musings, puzzles, and games based on Hollywood actor and otherworldly icon Goldblum as he (and alternate versions of himself) travels through the known (and unknown) universe in a mighty celebration of weird and wonderful Goldbluminess.ness. Book Synopsis "Fantastic!" --the actual Jeff Goldblum (for real) The essential companion for any fan of Jeff Goldblum, Hollywood's most beloved and otherworldly icon. You like Jeff Goldblum. We like Jeff Goldblum. Helen McClory really likes Jeff Goldblum. So lie back, Jurassic Park-style, and prepare to enjoy The Goldblum Variations, a collection of stories, musings, puzzles, and games based on the one and only Jeff Goldblum as he (and alternate versions of himself) travels through the known (and unknown) universe in a mighty celebration of weird and wonderful Goldbluminess. Maybe he's cresting the steep bluffs of a mysterious planet on an epic treasure hunt, maybe he's wearing a nice sweater, maybe he's reading from this very book. The possibilities are endless. Treat yourself . . . because all that glitters is Goldblum. Review Quotes "Attention Jeff Goldblum stans (i.e. everyone with a pulse) . . . Christmas gifts are now sorted."--Literary Hub "Metatexually dazzling yet absurdly soothing, Helen McClory's The Goldblum Variations will put a dent in your bad vibes. . . . It is not hyperbole to say that [this] is the best book I have read this year. . . . McClory has crafted a very fine, lushly sensitive, gently moving series of portraits of a cultural icon . . . a crushingly excellent display of metatextual prowess that also manages to be uplifting and fun. The Goldblum Variations is the sweetest kind of adventure. McClory's quick read delivers the real thing--even though the thing is totally made up and silly."--PopMatters About The Author Helen McClory is a writer from Scotland. She has an undergraduate MA in English and Classical Studies from the University of St. Andrews, an MA in Creative Writing from the University of New South Wales, and a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. She has lived in Sydney, Australia and New York City and currently resides in Edinburgh. While in NYC, she worked as a dog walker and had the distinction of walking Lou Reed's dog. Most recently, she volunteered on a horse farm in central Portugal, despite finding horses slightly alarming. Her other interests include cooking and absurdism.

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Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide - (Hardcover)

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Brain Games - Word Search Puzzles (Arrow) - (Spiral Bound)

The New York Times Will Shortz Picks His Favorite Puzzles - (Paperback)

The Best of Me - by David Sedaris (Hardcover)

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Brain Games - USA Word Search (#1) - (Spiral Bound)