The mainline church in the past few decades has witnessed a ghettoization of youth within the church, segregating them off to a particular room, perhaps in the basement, where they engage in ministry in isolation from the rest of the congregation. They are assigned a “youth minister” or “youth director,” often the staff person with the least experience, freeing up the “real” ministers to serve the adults in the church. They seldom serve on church boards or governing bodies in anything othe...

From the profound to the paltry, from the philosophical to the political, this definitive collection of chicken crossing-the-road jokes will have you clucking with laughter! Author Jacob Thorne has gathered an egg-cellent assortment of over 175 variants on the classic riddle, organized into delightfully themed chapters including "Political Poultry," "Hollywood Hens," "Broadcasting Birds," and more.Ever wondered how Shakespeare's chicken would cross the road? What about Einstein's? ...

Go on a super reading mission with the LEGO® DC Super Heroes!Join Superman™, Wonder Woman™, and Batman™. Battle dangerous villains. Learn about the heroes' incredible powers, and find out what happens when they work together to save the day!Engaging topics and fun, interactive pages build reading skills in this Level 2 Reader - just right for children who are beginning to read on their own. A glossary and fun quiz at the end of the book help to develop voca...

A pun book that will certainly inspire belly laughsFull of corny jokes and clean jokes for kidsA Sky Pony Press bookTest your wits and your patience with this collection of unbelievably hilarious riddles. This clean joke book for adults and kids is full of delightful fun! Designed to meet the needs of millions of children constantly hungry for joke books, and for parents who look for pun jokes and riddle books for kids, this collection has 350 hilar...

Train your brain with these over 200 plus brainteasers and riddles ranging from easy to hard!The old adage "use it or lose it" applies equally to our brains as it does to our muscles.Working out our brains ensures that our cognitive abilities remain healthy and sharp in the present and in the future as we age! Brain training activities such as riddles, puzzles, and brainteasers are ideal for this.Perhaps you're an avid puzzle solver looking for your...

Ray Bradbury, the master of American science fiction, offers an intriguing answer to the question that all writers dread: Where do you get your ideas?One evening in South Florida, an author is dozing beside a swimming pool in when a stranger interrupts his peace. The newcomer, a self-professed fan and a literary agent of sorts, has a proposal for the author . . . one that may shape the course of literary history. With just a few thousand words, this charmin...

A beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward GoreyIn this lyrical biography of one of literature’s most creepily creative authors and illustrators, kids will learn about the inspiration behind a generation of creators, from Lemony Snicket to Tim Burton.Known for, among other things, wearing a large fur coat wherever he went, storyteller Edward Gorey was respected for both his brilliance and h...

Comic books and comic strips! Who doesn’t like them? Everyone from kids to adults enjoy cartoons. The comic’s page in the newspaper gets read more often than even the sports page.The author says cartoons are helping him in his grief process.Everyone knows comics such as Dennis the Menace and Snoopy, among others. However, there are plenty of classic comics out there that have been forgotten and Knight is trying his best to ...

KEYNOTESThe Ripley’s Believe It or Not! cartoon is the longest running cartoon strip in the world. It has been published since 1918, when Robert Ripley himself was the cartoonist.By 1933, the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cartoon was read daily by millions of people in 17 languages across 300 publications around the world. Selections from this rich treasure trove of unbelievable stories make up our compilation of cartoon ebooks, each guaranteed to astound, amu...

Everyone knows cats think they're so special.But how can they explain why to mere humans?Where do cats get their sense of superiority? How do they manipulate us so easily? Cat-echisms answers these eternal feline questions in an easy question-and-answer form. The result? A privileged peek inside the feline brain. In the process, cat owners--and even those who admire cats from afar--are entertained as well as enlightened. Fully illustrated with delightful pho...

Hall Of Mirrors by Fredric Brown.

This classic 1984 interview with Larry Niven, author of such classics as Ringworld and and co-author of The Mote in God's Eye, plus many others, was conducted by Darrell Schweitzer. It originally appeared in Thrust #21, Fall 85/Winter 85 issue.