Download or read book Hyperbole and a Half written by Allie Brosh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

Download or read book The Grown Up To Do List written by Jennifer Joyce and published by Hera books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-09-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her friends are bossing life - is she being left behind? 25-year-old Cleo is happy enough. She likes her job in the fish and chip shop in the North West seaside town where she grew up. But her world has become very small - all her friends couldn’t wait to leave home and are off, apparently crushing life. They have shiny careers and creative side-hustles, while she is still living with her mum and dad. But when she learns that her dream childhood boyfriend is coming back to town for a party in three months, she decides she needs to start adulting to win him. But what does being a grown-up really mean? And can she become one in three months? A funny, life-affirming romcom perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Beth O’Leary and Mhairi McFarlane Praise for Jennifer Joyce: ‘Jennifer Joyce has created a marvellous novel that not only entertained me but consumed my every waking moment. When I was not reading, I was wondering how the characters were getting on!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A wonderful slow burn romance, full of quirky and loveable characters, a thoroughly entertaining read.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘This book is bursting with humour, warmth and a cast of awesome characters.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Really managed to tick all of my boxes for a great and entertaining read.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Joyce creates characters that you’ll love dearly and want to have a pint with, and of course horrible ones that would make you pull your hair out in anger if they were part of your life. They feel real, and everything feels heartfelt and genuine as their lives unfold before you.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Tons of laughs, fantastic characters, surprises, and plenty of heart.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘This book was soooo adorable. I didn’t want to put it down.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Finally a well-written, funny, honest and romantic book that gives all it promised! Good characters with real flaws, excellent language and believable plot. Very worth the read.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Download or read book NickSilly s Book About Nothing written by and published by Nick Druga II. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about nothing. It's funny.Chapter one is available to download for free here: http://www.e-junkie.com/nicksilly/product/444122.phpA Kindle version is here: http://amzn.to/9c3FtyLaugh and enjoy and laugh some more!

Download or read book Growing Up for Beginners written by Claire Calman and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A beautiful book, so compassionate... and ultimately very hopeful. I enjoyed it hugely.’ Marian Keyes ‘A clever, bittersweet, uplifting novel’ Sophie Kinsella 'Writing with proper heart' Rachel Joyce It’s not easy being a grown-up, but Eleanor hoped she’d be better at it by now... When Eleanor waves her daughter off for a gap-year trip, she finds herself stuck as a satellite wife, spinning in faithful orbit around her domineering husband, with only her clever but judgmental father Conrad for comfort. Andrew isn’t mastering the art of growing up either. But when he finds his belongings dumped in bin bags on the drive, even he can see that his girlfriend is hinting he should move out. With no other options, he moves back in with his parents. Backing onto their garden lives artist Cecilia, living in chaotic clutter and dreaming of her ex-lovers, still acting like a stroppy teenager at the age of 66. Four lives are drawn together by long-buried secrets of the past, and it is time for them all to grow up... before it’s too late. What readers are saying about Growing Up for Beginners: 'The characterisation is brilliant, and the astute storytelling, punctuated by stiletto-sharp wit, produces an effervescent and spirit-lifting story.' Sunday Mirror 'A poignant and beautifully articulated tale of love and loss, memory and forgetting, grief and guilt, new love and letting go. I was engrossed, often tearful, and finally, uplifted.’ Isobel Wolff ‘Simply wonderful. I was totally enchanted, devoured it in a day, and have been raving about it ever since.’ Fiona Walker

Download or read book Losing Neverland written by Evelyn Montgomery and published by Evelyn Montgomery . This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All is not as it seems in Neverland. As for Peter & Hook... I know the secret most don’t. The real truth behind the myth. The hidden wonder you’ve never known disguised as the notorious legend. I know the nightmare that brings Hook to his knees. The inescapable reality Peter Pan one day couldn’t fly away from. All you’ve ever been told is a lie. A hoax. A pixie trick. I know the truth because... I’m their ruin. I’m their demise. I’m the end of what was & the beginning of what’s to come. My name is Wendy Moira Angela Darling, & I’m the reason for losing Neverland.

Download or read book Bad Advice written by Karin Goodwin and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family saga.

Download or read book Never Back Down written by Christopher Swann and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s fought against the darkness her whole life—but now she will discover what happens when that very darkness fights back in this thrilling follow-up to Christopher Swann’s Never Go Home and Never Turn Back, perfect for fans of Michael Farris Smith and Brian Panowich. For as long as she could remember, Susannah Faulkner knew that even though she lived a dangerous and violent life, she would try her best to do some good in the world. She’s hunted down evil men before, but the one man that puts fear into her heart, the one man who could destroy everything she loves, is the one man she cannot track down. And worst of all...she doesn’t know what will happen when she finds him. Or if he finds her first. Finn, an ex-soldier who served alongside Susannah’s father in Iraq, left Suzie with a simple choice a year ago: she could watch her family die one by one, or she could pursue him in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The stubborn and skillful Suzie knows just how dangerous he is and how far he will go to complete his vengeance. And so the hunt begins. Her journey takes her across the United States, from the mountains of Arizona to the river bluffs of Missouri to the streets of Atlanta. Along the way, she contends with both new and old friends and foes: the vulnerable Brooke, determined to escape her own nightmare; her brother Ethan and his new girlfriend, a reminder of a different and more peaceful life; her uncle Gavin and his connections to the criminal underworld; the street-smart Ajax, a shadowy ally of convenience; and an FBI agent who could be friend, foe, or potential lover. Suzie’s instincts have gotten her this far—but will they be enough against her evil equal?

Download or read book Out of the Devil s Mouth written by Travis Thrasher and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Wolfe has a penchant for finding trouble. Or more precisely trouble usually finds him. It is the late 1920's and Wolfe, a traveling reporter/ self-proclaimed adventurer, is hired to go on a mission deep into the dubious jungles of Venezuela. Several months earlier, the son of a wealthy family disappeared during his search for a lost tribe who reportedly had found the key to eternal life. Wolfe is a last-minute replacement on the team to go find and extricate the son, no matter what. No white man has ever gone down this Venezuelan river path and returned alive. Local tribesmen and predators lurk in the leafy shadows as Henry and his team fight for their lives.

Download or read book Jack s Passion written by Bill Kinsella and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Had he been heir to a throne, Jack Conroy could not have felt the weight of expectation more. He’ll go to Wall Street just as his father did, but two things complicate the family plan. First, Jack discovers an affinity for landscape design. Second, he discovers Veronica Cashmiris. Jack’s parents assume that Veronica is just a college infatuation that will yield to Wall Street after graduation. However, Veronica is no passing fancy. She loves and understands Jack, perhaps better than his parents do. The intuition of Veronica and inclination of Jack give way to the world-wise wisdom of Jack’s parents. But what happens to Jack turns all hopes for his future into a kind of haunting reverie. It is not until Veronica gives birth to their son that hope returns.

Download or read book The Battered Body written by Ellery Adams and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Five in the harrowing and heartwarming Supper Club Mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams! “Sprinkled with delightful characters and topped off with a dash of suspense.” —Romantic Times Book Reviews Librarian James Henry and the supper club will have more than enough food for thought trying to count calories and catch a killer . . . Reluctantly visiting humble Quincy’s Gap to create a special wedding cake, celebrity chef the “Diva of Dough” is not nearly as sweet as her delectable confections, and it’s just a matter of time before she alienates everyone she meets. When her corpse is discovered, covered in cake batter no less, there are more than a few locals who think she got her just desserts. And despite their own distaste for the woman, James and his friends know they have to rise to the occasion and solve the murder. With clues and suspects few and far between, the supper club members realize that catching the culprit will be anything but a cake walk. And when a second victim turns up dead, they’ll have to quickly discard any half-baked notions about the killer . . . before they all get iced. Includes mouthwatering recipes! This is a brand-new, fully revised edition of a book originally published under the name J. B. Stanley. Praise for the Supper Club Mystery Series: “Heavy on fun, light on gore, this savory mystery comes complete with yummy recipes.” ―Publishers Weekly “Foodies will love the recipes and fans the new adventures of the five friends.” —Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book Sketching Stuff written by Charlie O'Shields and published by Doodlewash Books. This book was released on 2018-11-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.

Download or read book The Whisperer written by Leah Rhoades and published by Dark Shifter Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four irresistible men with a dark secret. One bewitching woman who doesn't know her own power. Avery senses the connection with Taylor, then with Brandon, but the terrifying way she's drawn to them has her on the run...and both men chasing her down for separate purposes. She's a threat to their kind - wereleopards - and she has to be stopped. But her beauty and enchantment test both of them, push the limits of their determination to remain free of her control, especially when she appears to harbor no malicious intent. Lucas only wants to stay away. Shaw, however, has no qualms about destroying her, and the division in the pack could turn out just as fatal as succumbing to the likes of a Whisperer's ancient, evil, total control. Warring internally with hatred and lust, all four men and a woman thrust in the middle of jealousy and bitter rivalry have tough decisions to make - and every choice comes with dire consequences. Even Avery doesn't know if her power is better off destroyed or used to keep the close knit pack intact.

Download or read book Slasher Girls and Monster Boys written by April Genevieve Tucholke and published by Dial Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inspired by classic tales and films, a collection of fourteen short stories ranging from bloody horror, to psychological thrillers, to supernatural creatures, to unsettling, all-too-possible realism, by acclaimed YA authors of every genre"--

Download or read book So What written by Joyraj Sarma and published by Pencil. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book: “When society fails you, it’s up to you to take the fight back to them”-Joyraj This was my very concept when I started this project so what? In March 2020 and I can’t believe that it took me almost a year to complete this project. The idea just came to me in during I was in this lockdown period in the wake of the covid-19 outbreak and when I left everything behind from the music scene to blogging, was literally left with no work and money and with literally the same boring routine and same old drama. My concept behind so what? Was simple, in our society people says this one common word a lot, “so what?” And this time I was like shut up and don’t say “So What?” No more, hence the symbol of me shushing to the people as a metaphor. About the Author: Hie, I am Joyraj, an aspiring writer, musician, content creator and YouTuber with a vivid form of ideas and informative facts. SO WHAT? was my year long effort since I was a mere boy of 26 years old and has a saga of my life experiences and my viewpoint about the negatavities that are being served on a plate by the society. Apart from that the book also has my humble tribute to some of the people that meant a lot to me and some things that we lost in our lives and do not value anymore and has some collection of poems I wrote back then and some retrospective pieces and within this period I literally grew up with the project and today I am 30 years old man. The thing is that society only has a kin interest in reading about the brighter side of the world but I wanted to change that I wanted the people to see the ugly side of the world and so I came up with SO WHAT?

Download or read book Work Optional written by Tanja Hester and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger. In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age 65? What if you could wake up every day without an alarm clock and do the things you love most? Tanja Hester and her husband Mark left their crazed careerist lifestyle to live their dream life in Lake Tahoe, retiring early from high-stress careers. Now Tanja will help you map out a customized plan for freedom and make it easy to succeed, whether you're good at math and budgeting -- or not! Work Optional is more than just a financial plan: it's a plan for your whole life -- designed by you, not by an employer or clients. Tanja walks you through envisioning your dream life, accounting for variables such as health care and children, protecting yourself from recessions and future unknowns, and achieving a purpose-filled early retirement, semi-retirement, or career intermission with completely doable, non-penny-pinching steps. You can live a happier, more meaningful life, free from the daily grind. Regardless of where you are in your career, Work Optionalwill get you there.

Download or read book A Thread So Thin written by Marie Bostwick and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An endearing tale” of friendship, love, and the choices we must make in their name from the New York Times bestselling author of A Thread of Truth (Manic Readers). While New Bern, Connecticut, lies under a blanket of snow, the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop remains a cozy haven for its owner, Evelyn Dixon, and her friends. Evelyn relishes winter’s slower pace—besides, internet sales are hopping, thanks to her son Garrett’s efforts. In addition to helping out at the shop, Garrett has also been patiently waiting for his girlfriend, Liza, to finish art school in New York City. But as much as Evelyn loves Liza, she wonders if it’s a good idea for her son to be so serious, so soon, with a young woman who’s just getting ready to spread her wings . . . Liza’s wondering the same thing—especially after Garrett rolls out the red carpet for a super-romantic New Year’s Eve—complete with marriage proposal. Garrett’s the closest thing to perfect she’s ever known, but what about her own imperfections? The only happy marriage Liza’s ever seen is her Aunt Abigail’s, and it took her decades to tie the knot. Soon, Liza is not only struggling with her own fears, but with the mixed reactions of her friends and family. And when she finds herself torn between a rare career opportunity and her love for Garrett, Liza must grasp at the thinnest of threads—and pray it holds . . . Praise for Marie Bostwick’s A Single Thread “A big-hearted novel filled with wit and wisdom.” —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author “Bostwick’s warmly nourishing, emotionally compelling novel is quiet yet powerful.” —Chicago Tribune

Download or read book Wrestling with God written by Rick Diamond and published by Relevant Media Group. This book was released on 2003-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The end of religion is the beginning of relationship. The complexity and formality of religion can cause anyone to doubt their spiritual journey. Wrestling With God provides insights and encouragement to those seeking to live outside the norms or traditional religion and the collapsed culture of success and easy answers. It is a guidebook into the rich journey of surrender and exploration that can lead to a deep trust in a radically loving - but not tame - God. It's about leaving the safety of what you already know and traveling into a wild spiritual country. On this journey, you follow Jesus to the place where you don't have to be - and can't be - in control. The only thing you can be sure of is that God will meet you there. Speaker and teacher Rick Diamond is Pastor of Discipleship at Riverbend Church in Austin, Texas. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Drew University in the Doctor of Ministry program.