Here's another wild, irreverent, brazenly iconoclastic yet humanistic collection of Free perVerse from Chris Coulson. In SPINACH FOR POPEYE you'll find the liberating joy of a little red wagon of beer, the rebellious courage of corduroy, butterflies running away from home, Twyla Tharp dancing you out of jail, and the way to put the FUN into a funeral. Revel in Coulson's inimitable wit, off-kilter observations, and deeply expressed emotions-all tumbled together in the amusement ride of his ...

Do you ever want to chuck it all, pack nothing, and disappear? Start a new life where no one knows you?If you did, could you leave your old ways behind? Or would those tired old thoughts and feelings come with you? That's what Chester is trying to do. He's come all the way from America to Ireland, and he's sworn to stop being normal before his 50th birthday-the week's end. And in the rough town of Cork, he's not the only one setting out on a new path. Tommy's the b...

Do you ever want to chuck it all,pack nothing, and disappear?Start a new life where no one knows you?If you did, could you leave your old ways behind?Or would those tired old thoughts and feelings come with you?That's what Chester is trying to do.He's come all the way from America to Ireland,and he's sworn to stop being normalbefore his 50th birthday-- the week's end.And in the rough town of Cork,he's not the only one ...

A monograph of the Common Eider, a large and familiar duck with a long and fascinating cultural history.A common sight around the more northerly shores of the British Isles, the Common Eider is the largest duck in the northern hemisphere. The eider is particularly well adapted to cold-water environments; the insulating properties of eider down are iconic.The species is taxonomically interesting, with a range of well-marked subspecies reflecting the patterns...

A “modern masterwork” (NPR)—remarkably told through museum wall labels—about a 20th-century woman who transforms herself from a precious object into an unforgettable protagonist.Author Christine Coulson spent twenty-five years writing for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her final project was to write wall labels for the museum’s new British Galleries. During that time, she dreamt of using The Met’s strict label format to describe people as intricate works of art. T...

The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host.For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now th...