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4 Fantastic Novelsby Daniel Pinkwater, Scott SimonISBN 0689834888 (0-689-83488-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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All Dressed Down And Nowhere To Goby Scott AdamsISBN 0740729314 (0-7407-2931-4)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Asterix and the Golden Sickleby René Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866133 (0-7528-6613-3)
Softcover, Orion Books Limited
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Asterix and the Laurel Wreathby René Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866370 (0-7528-6637-0)
Softcover, Orion Books Limited
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Asterix And The Laurel Wreath: An Asterix Adventureby Albert Uderzo, Anthea Bell, Derek HockridgeISBN 0752866362 (0-7528-6636-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Asterix and the Normansby Albert Uderzo, Anthea Bell, Derek HockridgeISBN 0752866230 (0-7528-6623-0)
Softcover, Orion Pub Co
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Asterix and the Normansby Rene Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866222 (0-7528-6622-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Asterix and the Soothsayerby René Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866427 (0-7528-6642-7)
Softcover, Orion Books Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Asterix and the Soothsayer'Book summary:It was a dark and stormy night, and a sinister visitor has arrived in the little Gaulish village where Asterix lives. Prolix claims he's a soothsayer, and the townsfolk believe every word he says. Only Asterix knows better. How can he make all his friends see the truth?[via]More editions of Asterix and the Soothsayer:
Asterix in Spainby Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866303 (0-7528-6630-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Asterix in Spain: Goscinny and Uderzo Present An Asterix Adventureby Albert Uderzo, Anthea Bell, Derek HockridgeISBN 0752866311 (0-7528-6631-1)
Softcover, Orion Pub Co
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At the Villa of Reduced Circumstancesby Alexander McCall SmithISBN 073932568X (0-7393-2568-X)
Hardcover, Random House Large Print
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Bachelors Anonymousby P.G. WodehouseISBN 0671217410 (0-671-21741-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006by Dave Eggers, Matt GroeningISBN 0618570519 (0-618-57051-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006'Book summary:From Dave Eggers: For this years edition of The Best American Nonrequired Reading, we wanted to expand the scope of the book to include shorter pieces, and fragments of stories, and transcripts, screenplays, television scripts -- lots of things that we hadnt included before. Our publisher readily agreed, and so youll see that this years edition is far more eclectic in form than previous editions. Along the way to making the book, we also came across a variety of things that didnt fit neatly anywhere, but which we felt should be included, so we conceived the front section, which is a loose Best American roundup of notable words and sentences from 2005. It is, like this book in general, obviously and completely incomplete, but might be interesting nevertheless.[via]More editions of The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006:
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The BFGby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0679428135 (0-679-42813-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The BFG'Book summary:Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze of the early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer? Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh ... Big Friendly Giant! This BFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a London street, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away with her to giant land. And he's not really all that B when compared with his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being such an oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers, and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he's blowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way is that for a G to behave?
The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable character creations. Whether galloping off with Sophie nestled into the soft skin of his ear to capture dreams as though they were exotic butterflies; speaking his delightful, jumbled, squib-fangled patois; or whizzpopping for the Queen, he leaves an indelible impression of bigheartedness. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Brokeby Angela NisselISBN 0679783571 (0-679-78357-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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C D B!by William SteigISBN 0671666894 (0-671-66689-4)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'C D B!'Book summary:William Steig--The New Yorker cartoonist and revered creator of the Caldecott Medalist Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and dozens of other magnificent books--first wrote and illustrated the original, black-and-white edition of CDB! more than 30 years ago. Adding splashes of watercolor on larger, broader pages (and an answer key in the back!), Steig brings new life to his well-loved favorite. For the uninitiated, "C D B!" translates to "See the bee!" Other letter codes are more challenging, such as the boy leaning on a tree saying "I F-N N-E N-R-G" or a droopy decrepit man slouching in a chair labeled "O-L H." Once you get used to this abbreviated Steig-speak, all (or at least most) will become clear--"X" sometimes means "eggs," "D" is sometimes "the," and "S" can be "is" or "has," for example. Or, you can just read the letters out loud over and over until the proper phrase emerges plain as day. (The pictures help, too, of course!) Those who crave more wordplay will want to explore CDC? This book is nothing less than X-L-N, and no home where words are celebrated should be without it. (Ages 5 to 105) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - C D B!: ISBN 067196030X (0-671-96030-X)
Softcover, Windmill Books/Simon & Schuster - C D B!: ISBN 067165022X (0-671-65022-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - C D B!: ISBN 0671666894 (0-671-66689-4)
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Chicks 'N Chained Malesby Esther FriesnerISBN 0671578146 (0-671-57814-6)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Ciao, America: An Italian Discovers the U.Sby Beppe Severgnini, Giles WatsonISBN 0767912365 (0-7679-1236-5)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ciao, America: An Italian Discovers the U.S'Book summary:In the wry but affectionate tradition of Bill Bryson, Ciao, America! is a delightful look at America through the eyes of a fiercely funny guest - one of Italy's favorite authors who spent a year in Washington, D.C.
When Beppe Severgnini and his wife rented a creaky house in Georgetown they were determined to see if they could adapt to a full four seasons in a country obsessed with ice cubes, air-conditioning, recliner chairs, and, of all things, after-dinner cappuccinos. From their first encounters with cryptic rental listings to their back-to-Europe yard sale twelve months later, Beppe explores this foreign land with the self-described patience of a mildly inappropriate beachcomber, holding up a mirror to America's signature manners and mores. Succumbing to his surroundings day by day, he and his wife find themselves developing a taste for Klondike bars and Samuel Adams beer, and even that most peculiar of American institutions -- the pancake house.
The realtor who waves a perfect bye-bye, the overzealous mattress salesman who bounces from bed to bed, and the plumber named Marx who deals in illegally powerful showerheads are just a few of the better-than-fiction characters the Severgninis encounter while foraging for clues to the real America. A trip to the computer store proves just as revealing as D.C.'s Fourth of July celebration, as do boisterous waiters angling for tips and no-parking signs crammed with a dozen lines of fine print.
By the end of his visit, Severgnini has come to grips with life in these United States -- and written a charming, laugh-out-loud tribute. [via]More editions of Ciao, America: An Italian Discovers the U.S:
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A Collection of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Storiesby Rudyard Kipling, Peter Sis, Satoshi Kitamura, Jane Ray, Jeff Fisher, Louise Voce, Cathie Felstead, Clare MelinskyISBN 0763626295 (0-7636-2629-5)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Collection of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories'Book summary:In this gorgeous collection featuring eight of Kipling's JUST SO STORIES, each tale is illustrated by a different leading contemporary artist.
How did the rude Rhinoceros get his baggy skin? How did a 'satiably curious Elephant change the lives of his kin evermore? First told aloud to his young daughter ("O my Best Beloved"), Rudyard Kipling's inspired answers to these and other burning questions draw from the fables he heard as a child in India and the folktales he gathered from around the world. Now, in this sumptuous volume, Kipling's playful, inventive tales are brought to life by eight of today's celebrated illustrators, from Peter Sís's elegantly graphic cetacean in "How the Whale Got His Throat" to Satoshi Kitamura's amusingly expressive characters in "The Cat That Walked by Himself." From one of the world's greatest storytellers come eight classic tales just begging to be heard by a new generation and a visual feast that offers a reward with every retelling.
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Christopher Corr
Cathie Felstead
Jeff Fisher
Satoshi Kitamura
Claire Melinsky
Jane Ray
Peter Sís
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The Compleat Practical Jokerby H. Allen SmithISBN 0688037054 (0-688-03705-4)
Hardcover, Morrow
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The Complete Just So Storiesby Rudyard Kipling, Neil Philip, Isabelle BrentISBN 0670851965 (0-670-85196-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Correctionsby Jonathan FranzenISBN 0783897677 (0-7838-9767-7)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Corrections'Book summary:Jonathan Franzen's exhilarating novel The Corrections tells a spellbinding story with sexy comic brio, and evokes a quirky family akin to Anne Tyler's, only bitter. Franzen's great at describing Christmas homecomings gone awry, cruise-ship follies, self-deluded academics, breast-obsessed screenwriters, stodgy old farts and edgy Tribeca bohemians equally at sea in their lives, and the mad, bad, dangerous worlds of the Internet boom and the fissioning post-Soviet East.
All five members of the Lambert family get their due, as everybody's lives swirl out of control. Paterfamilias Alfred is slipping into dementia, even as one of his inventions inspires a pharmaceutical giant to revolutionize treatment of his disease. His stubborn wife, Enid, specializes in denial; so do their kids, each in an idiosyncratic way. Their hepcat son, Chip, lost a college sinecure by seducing a student, and his new career as a screenwriter is in peril. Chip's sister, Denise, is a chic chef perpetually in hot water, romantically speaking; banker brother Gary wonders if his stifling marriage is driving him nuts. We inhabit these troubled minds in turn, sinking into sorrow punctuated by laughter, reveling in Franzen's satirical eye:
Gary in recent years had observed, with plate tectonically cumulative anxiety, that population was continuing to flow out of the Midwest and toward the cooler coasts.... Gary wished that all further migration [could] be banned and all Midwesterners encouraged to revert to eating pasty foods and wearing dowdy clothes and playing board games, in order that a strategic national reserve of cluelessness might be maintained, a wilderness of taste which would enable people of privilege, like himself, to feel extremely civilized in perpetuity.
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Correctionsby F. JonathanISBN 0613708490 (0-613-70849-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Corrections'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The winner of the National Book Awar, now in paperback. [via]
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Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grilleby Steven BrustISBN 0765306646 (0-7653-0664-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Crazy Saladby Nora Ephron, Steve MartinISBN 0679640355 (0-679-64035-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crazy Salad'Book summary:The classic Crazy Salad, by screenwriting legend and novelist Nora Ephron, is an extremely funny, deceptively light look at a generation of women (and men) who helped shape the way we live now. In this distinctive, engaging, and simply hilarious view of a period of great upheaval in America, Ephron turns her keen eye and wonderful sense of humor to the media, politics, beauty products, and women's bodies. In the famous "A Few Words About Breasts," for example, she tells us: "If I had had them, I would have been a completely different person. I honestly believe that." Ephron brings her sharp pen to bear on the notable women of the time, and to a series of events ranging from Watergate to the Pillsbury Bake-Off. When it first appeared in 1975, Crazy Salad helped to illuminate a new American era--and helped us to laugh at our times and ourselves. This new edition will delight a fresh generation of readers. [via]
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Dead Until Darkby Charlaine HarrisISBN 0754069966 (0-7540-6996-6)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub
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Early Birdby Rodney RothmanISBN 0743270584 (0-7432-7058-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Eloiseby Kay ThompsonISBN 0689843119 (0-689-84311-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Upsby Kay Thompson, Hilary KnightISBN 067122350X (0-671-22350-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups'Book summary:"I am Eloise/I am six." So begins the well-loved story of Eloise, the garrulous little girl who lives at New York's Plaza Hotel. Eyebrow raised defiantly, arm propped on one jutting hip, Eloise is a study in self-confidence. Eloise's personal mandate is "Getting bored is not allowed," so she fills her days to the brim with wild adventures and self-imposed responsibilities. An average Eloise afternoon includes braiding her pet turtle's ears, ordering "one roast-beef bone, one raisin and seven spoons" from room service, and devising innovative methods of torture for her guardians.
Eloise's exploits are non-stop, and--accordingly--the text uses nary a period. Kay Thompson perfectly captures the way children speak: in endless sentences elongated with "and then ... and then ... and then... " Hilary Knight's drawings illustrate Eloise's braggadocio and amusement as well as the bewilderment of harassed hotel guests. Eloise's taunts are terrible, her imagination inimitable, her pace positively perilous. Her impertinence will delight readers of all ages. (Ages 5 and older) [via]
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Eloise: The Ultimate Editionby Kay ThompsonISBN 0689839901 (0-689-83990-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Eternity Codeby Eoin ColferISBN 0786814934 (0-7868-1493-4)
Softcover, Hyperion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eternity Code'Book summary:The third instalment of high-tech, criminal whiz-kid adventures set in the fairy-magic-filled world of Master Artemis Fowl may be reassuringly familiar but it is also bulging with author Eoin Colfer's trademark wit and thrilling seat-of-the-dwarf-pants adventure. Following on from Artemis's opening encounter with the fairy underworld in Artemis Fowl and its thumping sequel Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Encounter, The Eternity Code takes the books' eponymous young anti-hero, who with each successive adventure turns out to be a little less bad after all, on his most dangerous mission yet.
Artemis and his bodyguard Butler have set up a meeting in Chicago with dangerous international businessman Jon Spiro. In his latest eager attempt to make money, using a priceless futuristic cube of purloined Fairy gadgetry that can do just about anything, Artemis has underestimated Spiro and arrived at the rendezvous under-prepared. Big mistake. It is an ambush, and though Artemis escapes with his life, Butler is mortally wounded.
The cube may be lost but Artemis refuses to accept his friend's demise and quickly deep freezes Butler in the restaurant kitchen. He calls on the only people he knows who might be able to get him back--Holly Short of the subterranean Fairy police and her race's super-advanced technology. Holly and Artemis must find a way to bring Butler back from the dead and retrieve the lost Eternity Cube that could change the balance of power between humans and fairies forever. It is a Herculean task and the price exacted upon Artemis for such assistance is very high indeed.
What Colfer's latest plot may lack in depth or sophistication is more than made up for by the sheer verve and energy of his settings, characters and action. These books are very entertaining indeed and hugely readable, and once you're a Fowl fan you'll be hooked until Artemis decides to go straight. Recommended for ages nine and above. --John McLay [via]
Florida Roadkillby Tim DorseyISBN 0688167829 (0-688-16782-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Fluorescent Light Glistens off Your Headby Scott AdamsISBN 0740751131 (0-7407-5113-1)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Four Fantastic Novelsby Daniel PinkwaterISBN 0613252381 (0-613-25238-1)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Four Fantastic Novels'Book summary:Whether you know Daniel Pinkwater as a children's book author (and you should, he's written over 40 fabulous books) or as a National Public Radio commentator, you must agree that he is a very, very funny guy. Though his books are perfectly nonsensical and absurd in all the best ways, they leave you feeling strangely serene about the universe. Whether his books introduce us to muffin-eating polar bears (Larry), really old time-traveling men (Uncle Borgel), or 266-pound chickens (Henrietta from The Hoboken Chicken Emergency), they each reflect a polite world where people (and other species) basically respect each other--warts, multiple heads, foul smells (we're thinking of the Bloboform), and all. As luck would have it, four of Pinkwater's previously published novels are now combined in one delicious and aptly named paperback volume, 4 Fantastic Novels. In it you'll find Borgel, Yobgorgle: Mystery Monster of Lake Ontario, The Worms of Kukumlima, and The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror, none of which will disappoint. Fans will want to pick up 5 Novels as well, a collection which includes Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars, Slaves of Spiegel, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, The Last Guru, and Young Adult Novel.
What are Pinkwater's novels like? Imagine the wondrous science fiction classic A Wrinkle in Time without the heavy cosmos stuff--and seventy times funnier. (In Borgel, for example, 111-year-old Uncle Borgel compares the concept of time to a map of the state of New Jersey and describes space as "sort of like a bagel, but an elliptical one, with poppy seeds.") His fast-paced and funny adventure stories are philosophical and moral, though undercut with such delightfully irreverent goofiness that they never lose their buoyancy, not for a second. Pinkwater reaches out to the kids all over the planet who feel like "the boy from Mars," and shows them that everything is not only going to be just fine, but that life is pretty darn magical. (Ages 9 to 109) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Fresh for '01 You Suckas: A Boondocks Collectionby Aaron McGruderISBN 0740713957 (0-7407-1395-7)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80sby Hunter S. ThompsonISBN 0743250443 (0-7432-5044-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Gospel According to Peanutsby Robert L. ShortISBN 0664222226 (0-664-22222-6)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gospel According to "Peanuts"'Book summary:While Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang have enjoyed the kind of success most cartoon characters can only dream about--becoming pop culture icons of the highest order and entering the global consciousness practically as family members--Robert Short's The Gospel According to Peanuts also has found a place in the hearts of many readers, with sales now totaling more than ten million copies. This anniversary edition features a new cover, a new interior design, and a new foreword by Martin E. Marty. Whether coming to the book for the first time or taking a second look, a delightful experience awaits in this modern-day guide to the Christian faith, fully illustrated with Peanuts.
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The Gospel According to the Simpsons: Leaders Guide for Group Studyby Mark I. Pinsky, Samuel F. ParvinISBN 066422590X (0-664-22590-X)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gospel According to the Simpsons: Leaders Guide for Group Study'Book summary:This ten-session gospel study guide is designed for both youth and adults. Each session is linked to a chapter in Mark Pinsky's original "The Gospel According to the Simpsons: the Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family" and centres around a popular episode from the cartoon which readers are encouraged to watch before engaging in group discussion. The themes covered include prayer, God, religious diversity, the institutional church, hell and the devil, and the Bible. [via]
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The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Familyby Mark I. Pinsky, Tony CampoloISBN 0664224199 (0-664-22419-9)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family'Book summary:The Simpsons is one of the longest running, funniest, most irreverent, and, according to some religious leaders, the most spiritually relevant show on television today. Journalist Mark Pinsky explores the moral and religious dilemmas faced by Homer, Marge, Bart and other key characters in the series - including Ned Flanders (the evangelical next-door neighbour), Reverend Lovejoy (the town's pastor) and the long-suffering Apu (the Hindu shopkeeper). Mark Pinsky looks at the show's treatment of God, Jesus, heaven and hell, the Bible, prayer, and asks why The Simpsons was so strongly denounced by conservative Christians back in the early 90's. He concludes by considering the question, Is The Simpsons supportive or subversive of religious faith? "The Simpsons is one of the most subtle pieces of propaganda around in the cause of sense, humility and virtue. Mark Pinsky manages to decipher the code without deadening the humour, which is quite an achievement." The Right Revd Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales" [via]
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Greetings from Sherman's Lagoon: The 1992 to 1993 Sherman's Lagoon Collectionby Jim P. ToomeyISBN 0740721925 (0-7407-2192-5)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Groucho and Me: The Autobiography of Groucho Marxby Groucho MarxISBN 0671677810 (0-671-67781-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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He's Got the Whole World in His Pants: And More Misheard Lyricsby Gavin Edwards, SethISBN 0684825090 (0-684-82509-0)
Softcover, Fireside
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The History of Tom Jones: A Foundlingby Henry FieldingISBN 0679405690 (0-679-40569-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling'Book summary:Tom Jones isn't a bad guy, but boys just want to have fun. Nearly two and a half centuries after its publication, the adventures of the rambunctious and randy Tom Jones still makes for great reading. I'm not in the habit of using words like bawdy or rollicking, but if you look them up in the dictionary, you should see a picture of this book. [via]
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Johnny and the Bombby Terry Pratchett, Larry RostantISBN 0754060004 (0-7540-6000-4)
Hardcover, Chivers North Amer
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Just So Storiesby Rudyard Kipling, Janet Taylor LisleISBN 0689851251 (0-689-85125-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Just So Stories'Book summary:THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Highlighted by original illustrations by the author, a collection of the well-known stories offers an exotic menagerie of colorful beasts, including the Elephant's Child, the Painted Jaguar, [via]
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Kay Thompson's Eloiseby Kay Thompson, Hilary KnightISBN 0689827032 (0-689-82703-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kay Thompson's Eloise'Book summary:Maurice Sendak calls Eloise a "brazen, loose-limbed little monster." Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen finds her pathetic and lonely. Eloise gave Vanity Fair writer Marie Brenner "permission to rebel." Anyone who has been introduced to the eccentric 6-year-old who spends her days at large in New York's Plaza Hotel pouring water down the mail chute and managing her self-imposed responsibilities is fascinated, fascinated, fascinated. She is the only girl we know who feeds her turtle raisins and braids his ears, wears Kleenex boxes on her head (they make very good hats), and gets away with everything. Even if you have seven copies of the original Eloise, you may want to add The Absolutely Essential Eloise to your collection. In addition to the full splendor of the original 65-page Eloise story, this special edition includes an 18-page scrapbook, written by Marie Brenner, with "photographs of Miss Kay Thompson when she was young and fabulous and rawther like Eloise" and never-before-seen photographs, memorabilia, and sketches and stories from illustrator Hilary Knight. Anyone who adores Eloise and is intrigued by her talented creators should have this book within easy reach. (Click to see a sample spread. Copyright 1955, renewed 1983 by Kay Thompson. Scrapbook text copyright 1999 by Marie Brenner. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.) (Ages 5 to 105) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Making History : A Novelby Stephen FryISBN 0679459553 (0-679-45955-3)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Making History : A Novel'Book summary:Those of us who have already discovered Stephen Fry know him as the brilliant British comedian behind TV series such as Jeeves & Wooster and Blackadder, and the author of two enormously funny novels, The Liar and The Hippopotamus. But his new film (in which he plays Oscar Wilde) and his new novel (this one) represent a somewhat alarming departure from his previous work: They're more serious. Though humor is still an essential ingredient of both, Fry's fans are finally getting to witness the emotional depth that this brilliant polymath usually keeps hidden.
In Making History, Fry has bitten off a rather meaty chunk by tackling an at first deceptively simple premise: What if Hitler had never been born? An unquestionable improvement, one would reason--and so an earnest history grad student and an aging German physicist idealistically undertake to bring this about by preventing Adolf's conception. And with their success is launched a brave new world that is in some ways better than ours--but in most ways even worse. Fry's experiment in history makes for his most ambitious novel yet, and his most affecting. His first book to be set mostly in America, it is a thriller with a funny streak, a futuristic fantasy based on one of mankind's darkest realities. It is, in every sense, a story of our times. [via]More editions of Making History : A Novel:
Mansions of the Godsby Albert Uderzo, Goscinny, R. & Uderzo, M.ISBN 0686562100 (0-686-56210-0)
Hardcover, French & European Pubns
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The Mansions of the Godsby René Goscinny, Albert UderzoISBN 0752866397 (0-7528-6639-7)
Softcover, Orion Books Limited
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Mark Twain's Library of Humorby Mark Twain, Roy Blount, E.W. Kemble, Steve MartinISBN 0679640363 (0-679-64036-3)
Softcover, Modern Library
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Me : By Jimmy (Big Boy) Valenteby Garrison KeillorISBN 067088796X (0-670-88796-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Memoirs of a Mangy Loverby Groucho Marx, Leo HershfieldISBN 0671679414 (0-671-67941-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Nicholasby Anthea Bell, Jean-Jacques Sempe, Rene GoscinnyISBN 0714845299 (0-7148-4529-9)
Hardcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nicholas'Book summary:Book Description Nicholas is the first of five books that bring to life the day to day adventures of a young school boy - amusing, endearing and always in trouble. An only child, Nicholas, appears older at school than he does as home and his touchingly naive reaction to situations, cut through the preconceptions of adults and result in a formidable sequence of escapades. This first book in the series contains a collection of nineteen individual stories where, in spite of trying to be good, Nicholas and his friends always seem to end up in some kind of mischief. Whether in the school room, at home, or in the playground, their exuberance often takes over and the results are calamitous at least for their teachers and parents. Whether confusing the photographer hired to take the class picture, dealing with having to wear glasses for the first time, or trying desperately to help the teacher when the school inspector pays a visit, Nicholas always manages to make matters worse. Nicholas was awarded the 2006 Batchelder Honor Award, which recognizes outstanding children's books published in a foreign language and translated into English. Nicholas was also recognized by The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) as a 2006 Notable Children's Book. [via]
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Nicholasby Rene GoscinnyISBN 0714844829 (0-7148-4482-9)
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Northanger Abbeyby Jane AustenISBN 0755331443 (0-7553-3144-3)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Northanger Abbey'Book summary:Though Northanger Abbey is one of Jane Austen's earliest novels, it was not published until after her death--well after she'd established her reputation with works such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. Of all her novels, this one is the most explicitly literary in that it is primarily concerned with books and with readers. In it, Austen skewers the novelistic excesses of her day made popular in such 18th-century Gothic potboilers as Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho. Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers all figure into Northanger Abbey, but with a decidedly satirical twist. Consider Austen's introduction of her heroine: we are told on the very first page that "no one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine." The author goes on to explain that Miss Morland's father is a clergyman with "a considerable independence, besides two good livings--and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters." Furthermore, her mother does not die giving birth to her, and Catherine herself, far from engaging in "the more heroic enjoyments of infancy, nursing a dormouse, feeding a canary-bird, or watering a rose-bush" vastly prefers playing cricket with her brothers to any girlish pastimes.
Catherine grows up to be a passably pretty girl and is invited to spend a few weeks in Bath with a family friend. While there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, who invite her to visit their family estate, Northanger Abbey. Once there, Austen amuses herself and us as Catherine, a great reader of Gothic romances, allows her imagination to run wild, finding dreadful portents in the most wonderfully prosaic events. But Austen is after something more than mere parody; she uses her rapier wit to mock not only the essential silliness of "horrid" novels, but to expose the even more horrid workings of polite society, for nothing Catherine imagines could possibly rival the hypocrisy she experiences at the hands of her supposed friends. In many respects Northanger Abbey is the most lighthearted of Jane Austen's novels, yet at its core is a serious, unsentimental commentary on love and marriage, 19th-century British style. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Pop-Up Book of Phobiasby Gary Greenberg, Balvis RubessISBN 0688171958 (0-688-17195-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televisedby Stephan PastisISBN 0740756745 (0-7407-5674-5)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collectionby Darby ConleyISBN 0740750011 (0-7407-5001-1)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collection'Book summary:Bucky Katt is a rather obstinate Siamese who constantly battles his "owner" Rob for control of their home. Satchel Pooch, the Labrador-Shar-pei mix who's sweet and lovable, makes a nice lackey for Bucky. Bucky knows he's smarter than everyone else; it's just a matter of convincing the rest of the world. Satchel always tries to do the right thing but very often ends up the brunt of Bucky's antics. Rob Wilco is a bachelor trying to regain household domesticity. Together, this seemingly typical threesome gets into some less-than-typical but hilarious situations. There's never a dull moment at the Wilco residence.
Get Fuzzy, featured in over 500 newspapers worldwide, is one of the most highly lauded cartoons in the country. The National Cartoonists Society named it Best Comic Strip of 2002. Its sidesplitting humor and hilariously illustrated facial nuances appeal to animal lovers everywhere. Bucky and Satchel's words and expressions are what we all picture our beloved pets saying and doing. [via]
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The Shark Diaries: The Seventh Sherman's Lagoon Collectionby Jim ToomeyISBN 0740738151 (0-7407-3815-1)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Sherman's Lagoon 1991 to 2001: Greatest Hits and Near Missesby Jim P. ToomeyISBN 0740726765 (0-7407-2676-5)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Deathby Daniel PinkwaterISBN 0688008712 (0-688-00871-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Thriving on Vague Objectivesby Scott AdamsISBN 0740755331 (0-7407-5533-1)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Tom Jonesby Henry FieldingISBN 0679601260 (0-679-60126-0)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tom Jones'Book summary:One of the great comic novels in the English language, Tom Jones was an instant success when it was published in 1749: Ten thousand copies were sold in its first year. A foundling, Tom is discovered one evening by the benevolent Squire Allworthy and his sister Bridget and brought up as a son in their household until it is time for him to set out in search of both his fortune and his true identity.
Amorous, high-spirited, and filled with what Fielding called "the glorious lust of doing good" but with a tendency toward dissolution, Tom Jones is one of the first characters in fiction to display legitimate sides of human virtue and vice. "Upon my word, I think Tom Jones is one of the most perfect plots ever planned," said Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Now, Tom Jones has been brought to television in a magnificent new co-production from A&E Network and BBC television. Max Beesley stars as Tom, with Samantha Morton (who appeared in A&E's Emma and Jane Eyre) as Sophia. The cast also includes Benjamin Whitrow, Brian Blessed, Frances De La Tour, and John Sessions. Tom Jones is directed by Metin Huseyin, produced by Suzan Harrison, with a screenplay by Simon Burke.
The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hard-bound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inau-gurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices. [via] 
Uncle Boris in the Yukon and Other Shaggy Dog Storiesby Daniel M. Pinkwater, Jill PinkwaterISBN 0684856328 (0-684-85632-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Walt Kelly's Pogo Romances Recapturedby Walt KellyISBN 0671221841 (0-671-22184-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Why Girls Are Weirdby Pamela RibonISBN 0743469801 (0-7434-6980-1)
Softcover, Downtown Pr
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Why Meby Donald E. WestlakeISBN 0670765694 (0-670-76569-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Woad to Wuinby Peter DavidISBN 0743448324 (0-7434-4832-4)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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The Woad to Wuin : Sir Apropos of Nothingby Peter DavidISBN 0743448308 (0-7434-4830-8)
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Worlds Apart No. 2: How Much for Just the Planet?by John M. FordISBN 0671038591 (0-671-03859-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Worlds Apart Bk. 2 : How Much for Just the Planet?'Book summary:Dilithium. In crystalline form, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy. It powers the Federation's starships...and the Klingon Empire's battlecruisers. Now on a small, out-of-the-way planet named Direidi, the greatest fortune in dilithium crystals ever seen has been found.
Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, the planet will go to the side best able to develop the planet and its resourses. Each side will contest the prize with the prime of its fleet. For the Federation -- Captain James T. Kirk and the Starship Enterprise . For the Klingons -- Captain Kaden vestai-Oparai and the "Fire Blossom."
Only the Direidians are writing their own script for this contest -- script that propels the crew of the "Starship Enterprise" into their strangest adventure yet! [via]
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You Want Proof? I'll Give You Proof!: More Cartoons Form Sidney Harrisby Sidney HarrisISBN 0716721597 (0-7167-2159-7)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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