Download or read book Wonderbook written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 867 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now expanded: The definitive visual guide to writing science fiction and fantasy—with exercises, diagrams, essays by superstar authors, and more. From the New York Times-bestselling, Nebula Award-winning author, Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. It also embraces the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings, and visualizations to stimulate creative thinking. On top of all that, it features sidebars and essays—most original to the book—from some of the biggest names working in the field today, among them George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, Charles Yu, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Karen Joy Fowler. For the fifth anniversary of the original publication, Jeff VanderMeer has added fifty more pages of diagrams, illustrations, and writing exercises, creating the ultimate volume of inspiring advice. “One book that every speculative fiction writer should read to learn about proper worldbuilding.” —Bustle “A treat . . . gorgeous to page through.” —Space.com

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of One Liners written by Geoff Tibballs and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 10,000 side-splitting one-line jokes arranged in categories from bestselling humour editor Geoff Tibballs. 'Is my wife dissatisfied with my body? A small part of me says yes.' 'Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.' 'I read somewhere that 26 is too old to still live with your parents. It was on a note, in my room.'

Download or read book A to Zoo written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 1657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Download or read book American Gods Shadows 6 written by Neil Gaiman and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Wednesday attempts to rally his fellow gods to fight, Shadow is kidnapped by men in black‚ Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone, who brutally interrogate and beat him for answers on the coming god war. The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning novel and upcoming Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a comic series for the first time! *A Starz TV show! ''Russell's lyrical layouts bring Gaiman's visual, vivid prose to life like no other artist.''--Comic Book Resources

Download or read book The Book of Even More Awesome written by Neil Pasricha and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, You Are Awesome, and the award-winning, multimillion-hit blog 1000 Awesome Things comes even more of the little things that make us smile every day! Neil Pasricha is back with a collection of hundreds more awesome things from the website, as well as never-before-seen extraordinary moments that deserve celebration: • Letting go of the gas pump perfectly so you end on a round number • When a baby falls asleep on you • When your pet notices you’re in a bad mood and comes to see you • Pulling a weed and getting all the roots with it • When your windshield wipers match the beat of the song you’re listening to • When the hiccups stop • The smooth feeling on your teeth when you get your braces off • Driving from a rough road onto a smooth one • When the person you’re meeting is even later than you are • That guy who helps you parallel park There’s even space for you to write your very own Awesome Things in the back. Because couldn’t we all use (even more) awesome?

Download or read book The Play Goes On written by Neil Simon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revealing and heartfelt memoir of a Pulitzer Prize–winning artist finding joy and inspiration after tragedy. In his critically acclaimed Rewrites, Neil Simon talked about his beginnings—his early years of working in television, his first real love, his first play, his first brush with failure, and, most moving of all, his first great loss. Simon's same willingness to open his heart to the reader permeates The Play Goes On. This second act takes the reader from the mid-1970s to the present, a period in which Simon wrote some of his most popular and critically acclaimed plays, including the Brighton Beach trilogy and Lost in Yonkers, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Simon experienced enormous professional success during this time, but in his personal life he struggled to find that same sense of happiness and satisfaction. After the death of his first wife, he and his two young daughters left New York for Hollywood. There he remarried, and when that foundered he remarried again. Told with his characteristic humor and unflinching sense of irony, The Play Goes On is rich with stories of how Simon's art came to imitate his life. Simon's forty-plus plays make up a body of work that is a long-running memoir in its own right, yet here, in a deeper and more personal book than his first volume, Simon offers a revealing look at an artist in crisis but still able and willing to laugh at himself.

Download or read book Midnight World Book One written by Dalivia Plaut and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does a telepathic, parasitic creature with tentacles, a moonlit-eyed stalker who murders his victims with a pair of scissors, and a retired professional wrestler who pieces together mysterious puzzles in order to ward off an ancient evil force, all have in common? They're just a few of the unique characters inside this ambiguous collection of ten novellas called Midnight World.

Download or read book Abigail s Cries written by B. D. Nelson and published by Becky Littrell. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buried deep in the soul of every man is a tormented child, some more terrified than others. When Karen Tyler agrees to write the sad story of Tony Carlton's childhood, she's unaware of the peril it will unleash upon herself. Each page she pens fuels the fires of her own nightmares and by the time she is aware of what's happening she's knee deep in blood.So reader beware of the ghosts that taunt you as you sleep, because once you break the binding of Abigail's Cries there's no turning back. Just as the author couldn't stop writing, so will you not stop reading.

Download or read book Hello Birthday Good Bye Friend written by Laura O'Neil and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephanie's plan to give Darcy a great birthday party backfires when she begins to date Darcy's boyfriend Alex.

Download or read book Improving Primary Literacy written by Anthony Feiler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-04-11 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children's literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children learn literacy? With a focus on improving children's literacy skills, this book provides practical answers to key questions that are directly relevant to all primary teachers and to many parents. It presents new ways of linking learning in home and school through a range of activities that can be used to share knowledge between children, parents and teachers. Activities include: teachers and children making videos to show parents how children learn literacy in school parents and children taking photos of the 'everyday' literacy they use outside school parents and teachers exchanging information through Home-School folders and diaries. Particular attention is given to ways of working with parents from a diverse range of family backgrounds reflecting the multi-ethnic nature of many schools today. The practical activities can easily be fitted into the day-to-day activities of busy classrooms and can provide crucial new ways of improving children's learning of literacy skills.

Download or read book My New Roots written by Sarah Britton and published by Appetite by Random House. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holistic nutritionist and highly-regarded blogger Sarah Britton presents a refreshing, straight-forward approach to balancing mind, body, and spirit through a diet made up of whole foods. Sarah Britton's approach to plant-based cuisine is about satisfaction--foods that satiate on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Based on her knowledge of nutrition and her love of cooking, Sarah Britton crafts recipes made from organic vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds. She explains how a diet based on whole foods allows the body to regulate itself, eliminating the need to count calories. My New Roots draws on the enormous appeal of Sarah Britton's blog, which strikes the perfect balance between healthy and delicious food. She is a "whole food lover," a cook who makes simple accessible plant-based meals that are a pleasure to eat and a joy to make. This book takes its cues from the rhythms of the earth, showcasing 100 seasonal recipes. Sarah simmers thinly sliced celery root until it mimics pasta for Butternut Squash Lasagna, and whips up easy raw chocolate to make homemade chocolate-nut butter candy cups. Her recipes are not about sacrifice, deprivation, or labels--they are about enjoying delicious food that's also good for you.

Download or read book A Spoon Full of Sugar written by Tommy Chamberlain and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Tommy Chamberlain always dreamed of one day becoming a professional working actor; inspired by such eclectic fare as The Poseidon Adventure and The Birds. When he turned eighteen, he moved to Hollywood, California with $150 dollars, and a determination to succeed in his life-long ambition. Arriving in Hollywood, Tommy eventually found work as a runway model and as the host of the Los Angeles cable access show, Future Is Now. It wasn’t long before Tommy found himself living life in a fast lant that bounced him between dead-end jobs, disco melodramas, seasoned actors, prostitutes, and finally his first real brushes with fame; before experiencing heartbreak, devastation, drug abuse and rebirth. Joe Matonis Tommy Chamberlain is one of those personalities that make an impression on you. One of those people that makes you look at your own war-stories of misspent youth and reconsider them to be what they really are – less interesting than Tommy Chamberlain in the early 90s. Part of you wishes you could have been there to see it all. The other part of you is grateful to have been a thousand miles away. John D.

Download or read book The Way You Kiss written by Chris Weston and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-06-02 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After leaving an abusive relationship, Kayla moves to California. She believes she will never find Mr Right. Her greatest dream is finding a guy who loves her and treats her with respect. Her life takes a new path when she meets her favourite musician, Jared Ruz. Jared shot to fame over ten years ago. He believes he can never trust a woman again since his previous girlfriend cheated on him. His greatest fear is never finding someone to share his life with who isn’t after his fortune. His routine life is interrupted when he meets a Kayla. She risks losing her job, saving the last maple tree Jared and his father planted, before his father passed away. Their bonds strengthen when she saves his mother’s life. Seeing Kayla and his neighbour kissing Jared ends their relationship. Kayla realising there is no going back returns home. Jared learns things weren’t as they appeared. Jared flies to Australia to try and mend their relationship. Kayla has come to realise she cannot be in a relationship without trust. Hearing this, Jared walks away and prepares to return home. Jared returns to Kayla declaring his unwavering love. Hoping it’s enough to save his relationship with the woman he loves.

Download or read book Boys Life written by and published by . This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

Download or read book Christmas Work written by Stayce Whelden Richardson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penelope Gregory, a renowned fashion designer, travels home after fifteen years. Penelope is forced to confront her past. She must decide whether to leave, never to return, or work at putting the past to rest and journey into the future with those she loves.

Download or read book The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln written by Scott McCloud and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 1998 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My first attempt at computer-generated artwork was, by any reasonable measure, a flop. Reaction broke down into two groups: Those who despised the book and thought that the cartoony artwork and the 3D cgi backgrounds worked badly together, and a smaller group who liked the book--and thought that the cartoony artwork and the 3D cgi backgrounds worked badly together. The story followed 10-year old Byron Johnson and his friend Marcie as they try to expose an imposter Abraham Lincoln before he can reclaim and "finish" his term as President of the United States. Halfway through, the real Abraham Lincoln is resurrected to help them, and then it turns out the whole thing was an alien plot and ... oh, nevermind ..."--Scottmccloud.com

Download or read book The Happiness Equation written by Neil Pasricha and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 international bestseller from the author of The Book of Awesome that “reveals how all of us can live happier lives” (Gretchen Rubin). What is the formula for a happy life? Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a New York Times–bestselling author, a Walmart executive, a father, a husband. After selling more than a million copies of the Book of Awesome series, wherein he observed the everyday things he thought were awesome, he now shifts his focus to the practicalities of living an awesome life. In his new book The Happiness Equation, Pasricha illustrates how to want nothing and do anything in order to have everything. If that sounds like a contradiction in terms, you simply have yet to unlock the 9 Secrets to Happiness. Each secret takes a piece out of the core of common sense, turns it on its head to present it in a completely new light, and then provides practical and specific guidelines for how to apply this new outlook to lead a fulfilling life. Once you've unlocked Pasricha’s 9 Secrets, you will understand counter intuitive concepts such as: Success Does Not Lead to Happiness, Never Take Advice, and Retirement Is a Broken Theory. You will learn and then master three brand-new fundamental life tests: the Saturday Morning Test, The Bench Test, and the Five People Test. You will know the difference between external goals and internal goals and how to make more money than a Harvard MBA (hint: it has nothing to do with your annual salary). You will discover that true wealth has nothing to do with money, multitasking is a myth, and the elimination of options leads to more choice. The Happiness Equation is a book that will change how you think about pretty much everything—your time, your career, your relationships, your family, and, ultimately, of course, your happiness.