The Christmas Failure


Book Description

To Ann Salinger, Christmas is just one big failure fest-burnt cookies-disappointed kids-ruined expectations-and a growing stack of bills with a shrinking bank account. Worst of all, Ann's perfect, overachieving, happy-homemaking neighbor cranks up her Christmas cheer by baking dozens of perfect cookies as well as picking up the slack with Ann's own children.When Ann forgets the night of her first date with handsome co-worker, Grant, and then discovers it's the same night as her kids' winter extravaganza, Ann chooses Grant. When the evening ends poorly, Ann realizes there might be some truth to her son's claim that she hates Christmas.What Ann needs is a miracle to heal her broken heart and to help her move on with her life.




Bleeding Skull


Book Description

A celebration of the most obscure, bizarre, and brain-busting movies ever made, this film guide features 250 in-depth reviews that have escaped the radar of people with taste and the tolerance of critics ― Goregasm! I Was a Teenage Serial Killer! Satan Claus!Die Hard Dracula! Curated by the enthusiastic minds behind BleedingSkull.com, this book gets deep into gutter-level, no-budget horror, from shot-on-VHS revelations (Eyes of the Werewolf) to forgotten outsider art hallucinations (Alien Beasts). Jam-packed with rare photographs, advertisements, and VHS sleeves (most of which have never been seen before), Bleeding Skull is an edifying, laugh-out-loud guide to the dusty inventory of the greatest video store that never existed.




Coloring Cute


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Color your way through sweet treats, dancing school supplies, and pleaseantly plump monsters that are so lovable and adorable you'll want to pinch their cheeks. The makers of Coloring Crush bring you another colored-pencils-included coloring book with perforated pages and postcard prints that are perfect to share with friends. You're sure to color the day away, because coloring has never been so cute!




Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy


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"Nikki Maxwell has the worst luck. Of all the schools she could have been assigned to for the student exchange week program, she's stuck at North Hampton Hills, her arch nemesis MacKenzie Hollister's new school. Even worse, there might just be someone at NHH who can out-MacKenzie MacKenzie! At least Nikki can write about every moment of drama in her diary, so readers won't miss a moment of it. Can the queen of dorks survive a week at the head CCP's new school or will it be a dorky disaster? ("--




Crayola My Big Coloring Book


Book Description

The perfect coloring book for kids is here from Crayola! This book packs in 224 pages of animals, people, and activities for hours of learning fun! Crayola My Big Coloring Book is an oversized, extra-long coloring book for children to enjoy. Coming in at 224 pages, this coloring book features simple text and kid-friendly designs with bold, chunky lines for lots of coloring fun. The pages are filled with animals, fantastic people, and tasty treats, as well as puzzles and activities. Children can enjoy an integrated creative experience with coloring, reading, and guided activities.




No Logo


Book Description

"What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands." Billy Bragg from the bookjacket.




Fast Food Nation


Book Description

An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.




The Book of the Damned


Book Description

"Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you"--Taken from Good Reads website.




LSD, My Problem Child


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This is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist Albert Hofmann, Ph.D. He traces LSD's path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition. In LSD: My Problem Child, we follow Dr. Hofmann's trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD, and listen in as he corresponds with other notable figures about his remarkable discovery. Underlying it all is Dr. Hofmann's powerful conclusion that mystical experiences may be our planet's best hope for survival. Whether induced by LSD, meditation, or arising spontaneously, such experiences help us to comprehend "the wonder, the mystery of the divine, in the microcosm of the atom, in the macrocosm of the spiral nebula, in the seeds of plants, in the body and soul of people." More than sixty years after the birth of Albert Hofmann's problem child, his vision of its true potential is more relevant, and more needed, than ever.




Chess Made Simple


Book Description

This is a book about the most fascinating game in the world. It is both a manual for beginners and a refresher course for experienced players. Clear and methodical explanations begin with the various chess pieces and proceed to subtle, advanced plays. Each step is copiously illustrated with diagrams to help you learn the game. Chess, a game that enriches your leisure time, can be played throughout your life. Chess is almost an international language for it is played all over the world. Contents: The Powers of the Pieces Good Moves for the Pieces The Opening Gambits Attacks, Defense, Combinations, Counterattacks Checkmate and Stalemate The End Game The Middle Game The Openings of Champions The Laws of Chess