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 Extincts Quest for the Unicorn Horn The Extincts 1 written by Scott Magoon and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A team of extinct animals embark on top-secret missions around the world in this new graphic novel series! Meet Scratch, Martie, Lug, and Quito, members of a secret organization called R.O.A.R., or the Rescue Ops Acquisition Rangers. When their boss, Dr. Z, finally calls on them for their first big mission, the team heads to Siberia to retrieve an ancient unicorn horn from the thawing permafrost. Scratch is thrilled at the chance to prove his worth to Dr. Z—but as soon as they land, the team runs into a mysterious enemy determined to take them down. With exciting missions, plenty of humor, and an environmental angle, this series starter from New York Times bestselling illustrator Scott Magoon is an action-packed adventure from start to finish. The book will also include nonfiction back matter about extinct animals, climate change, and what kids can do to help!

Download or read book Days of the Unicorn King written by Ken Chartrand and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the earth had just one ocean and one landmass, it was a time of warlords, witches, wizards, dragons, unicorns and other mystical creatures. In this time, a good king leaves his homeland with his people to save them from a wicked wizard and his hoards of followers who were scourging the land. They flee to an island out on the sea, that it is the most beautiful place with lush flora and abundant fauna. It is there that a young prince discovers a lake where beautiful white unicorns are foraging. Nearby is a cave that is partially hidden by a viny bush. This is where the unicorns live.

Download or read book The Unicorn written by John Boos and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little horse in prehistoric times is transformed into a mythical being—a Unicorn—by a blue light that emanates from a crater on the moon, remnant of an Ancient Civilisation. Blessed with unusual powers of travel across countries and continents, Uni the Unicorn runs through time and all across the world, visiting and experiencing countries, cultures, religions, and peoples. He wanders through the centuries, and finally returns to the Ancient Civilisation on the moon. Through the liberties of fantasy storytelling, Uni allows readers to explore time, cultures, and tremendous historical events, and invites readers to observe and take part in history. Wonderfully creative and insightful, Uni explores how humanity’s problems and interests today are echoes of historical events long past, and gives us a better understanding of mankind and our own self.

Download or read book Starstone The Unicorn s Horn written by Veronica Merlin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Lion and the Unicorn written by Helena Vor and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After nine long years in the Holy Land, Prince Andrian Gilbert de Langeais returns to Briton as a venerated war hero. Unable to release the demons he carries inside himself after his experiences in battle, Prince Andrian collapses under the weight of his birthright. Following a series of ruinous losses, Prince Andrian finds himself growing paranoid and spiraling into madness as he is torn between his duty as the protector of his kingdom and his desire for absolute power. With his brother vying for his throne, and his father denying the essence of his humanity, the blurring of good and evil begins when Andrian the Ruthless reluctantly accepts his role of epic villain in one of the greatest power struggles of the Middle Ages.

Download or read book The Particolored Unicorn written by Jon DeCles and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-12-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Beloved Classic Returns to Print Here, for a new generation of readers, is the exciing (and witty) tale of Piswyck, a young nobleman not quite ready for the world of magic and derring-do: his Particolored Unicorn (it has bad habits: it farts, and worse, it speaks in iambic pentameter), and their quest to rescue the beautiful Miranda, who has been carried off to Far Bermuda by her wicked Uncle Smagdarone (the Great?) and is held captive there in the magically-moved castle of Mad King Ludwig (Neuschwanstein), which said wicked wizard has surrounded with an impenetrable wall of man-eating gelatin. There are trolls, hang glider battles, great green sharks, gymnastics in swordplay, Black Elves, a giant chartreuse septapus named Ralph, and a war in which the most important weapon is perhaps the umbrella. Humor, lots of action, and a truly amazing cast of characters. “The Particolored Unicorn most certainly does run through a full spectrum of adventure.” --Esther Friesner, author of Harlot’s Ruse. “Jon DeCles...wrote this delightful humorous romp of a post-apocalyptic fantasy that I shelve right next to The Last Unicorn. His style is light and irreverent while allowing his characters to be serious or angry. I wish he'd write a sequel.” --The Library of Gothos “I ran across this book on my mother's shelves, and devoured it in a single sitting. It both is, and is not, a quintessential 'find the princess, reclaim your lost kingdom' sort of story. Some of its undeniable humor comes from how little it takes itself seriously (which doesn't mean it's internally inconsistent or stupidly self-referential - think Scream or Spaceballs, not Scary Movie). Off-the-wall realities of its fictional world are presented completely deadpan (unicorns produced by magical genetic engineering; an Evil Wizard -- the protagonist's fiancee's uncle -- who transported Neuschwanstein to Bermuda and lives in it, surrounded by a protective moat of carnivorous pink jelly) in a way I find most appealing; almost a British sort of sense of humor is at work here. If you like Pratchett, Asprin, or Holt, give this book a try.” --eloisebd, on Amazon

Download or read book The Secluded Queen written by T.J. Whiting and published by Tyler Whiting. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kingdom in peril, its ruler fallen. From the heavens, the divine stir with unease, as a plague without remedy spreads its tendrils. But amidst this chaos, a new sovereign emerges: Clad in armor, unyielding in spirit, Resolute in her path to defy even the gods and sorcerers. The Armored Queen Shall Rise.

Download or read book The Snowy Day written by Ezra Jack Keats and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magic and wonder of winter’s first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keat’s Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. Young readers can enjoy this celebrated classic as a full-sized board book, perfect for read-alouds of all kinds and a great gift for the holiday season. In 1962, a little boy named Peter put on his snowsuit and stepped out of his house and into the hearts of millions of readers. Universal in its appeal, this story beautifully depicts a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. This big, sturdy edition will bring even more young readers to the story of Peter and his adventures in the snow. Ezra Jack Keats was also the creator of such classics as Goggles, A Letter to Amy, Pet Show!, Peter’s Chair, and A Whistle for Willie. (This book is also available in Spanish, as Un dia de nieve.) Praise for The Snowy Day: “Keats made Peter’s world so inviting that it beckons us. Perhaps the busyness of daily life in the 21st century makes us appreciate Peter even more—a kid who has the luxury of a whole day to just be outside, surrounded by snow that’s begging to be enjoyed.” —The Atlantic "Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow."—Publisher's Weekly

Download or read book Belgravia written by and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Blue Unicorn s Journey To Osm written by Sybrina Durant and published by Sybrina Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Not Quite Series Box Set written by Kaye Draper and published by Kaye Draper. This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not quite human, not quite beast. Not quite female, not quite male. Sometimes hunter, sometimes prey. Always alone. Until them. Fiend hunter Sam “Sabertooth” Forest is used to being on the outskirts. Being a cur with a mix of shifter and human blood, Sam can’t fully shift to beast but can’t fully pass as human. Through sheer determination, and a desire to protect the broken shifter woman who raised them, Sam has managed to eek out a place of their own in a world devastated by the rift that allowed monsters to spill into the earth plane. Sam hunts monsters, sometimes curs and mongrels just like Sam. The work might be dangerous, and the humans might want to put the mixed breed hunter on their hitlist, but it’s a job. It’s freedom. Sam works alone and trusts no one. The next hunt should bring in a big bounty—big enough to pay the pack extortion fee and keep Sam’s adoptive mother safe through winter. But when a Leprechaun horns in on Sam's unicorn hunt and tricks Sam into forming a hunter’s guild, Sam is suddenly burdened by an overabundance of people. Setting off to hunt one-horned murder beasts with an annoying leprechaun and a nerdy half-ogre is bad enough. But when you add in a betrayal by the seductive siren Sam has loved since childhood, and the machinations of a rich human politician, well…Sam’s simple, lonely little life just got a whole lot more complicated. Author’s Note: I love reverse harem, but I got sick of reading the same old tropes. In my books you will find atypical characters and varied sexuality. In general, you probably won’t find many alpha males or fainting females. The Not Quite series is a harem/reverse harem urban fantasy series of novellas (between 35,000-45,000 words) and contains the following: *adult language, and lots of it *moderate levels of violence/gore/action *graphic sexual situations *polyamory/ multiple lovers *LBGTQ and straight themes (the main character is intersex and will have both male and female lovers, and this is a harem, so expect M/F, M/M, F/F, MMMFF etc.) *as usual, my characters all have their own emotional scars. This means the book MAY contain mentions of abuse, unpleasant situations, etc. Please do not read if you are triggered by things like this.

Download or read book Odyssey of the Chosen written by H. S. Theodore and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam has good intentions when he takes his teenage children out sailing on the Atlantic. Rachael and Jayden couldnt be more different; their arguments prove as much. Rachael thinks her little brother a coward, while Jayden knows hes something specialeven if the past still haunts him and his entire family, their mother Abigail included. They set off for adventure, but when the sailing trip takes a turn for the worst, the entire family becomes embroiled in a war where they face supernatural enemies with preternatural power. Forced to believe in the unfathomable, they are led to destinies unknown to them but known to otherworldly creaturesone of good and one of pure evil. As battle ensues, the worlds balance teeters on the shoulders of mere children. However, Jayden and Rachael soon learn they are the Chosen, spoken of in ancient prophecy. Terrified, the children resist, but can anyone run from their predestined fate? Everything hangs in the balance, and what began as a day on the water is now a fight for the future.

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Download or read book The Strand Magazine written by George Newnes and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and published by Xist Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of Old from All Parts of the World “The courtiers all agreed with the Court musician, and the Emperor commanded him to show it to the people on the following Saturday, and let them hear it sing. This he did, and the Chinese people felt so pleased and happy they all nodded their heads and shook their forefingers and said "Ah!" Only the fishermen, who had heard the real bird sing,” - Kate Douglas Wiggin, Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Set off on a journey to Europe and Asia and prepare to meet mad kings, fairies, dragons, Rajahs and other fantastic beings who try to put the world out of balance. Fortunately for all of us, there is always a hero ready to set things right and solve the villain’s puzzles and schemes. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

Download or read book Mozart A Life in Letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of Mozart's letters, translated into English, complete with notes, linking commentary and chronology.