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The cult classic kids book in all its resplendent absurdity and subversivenessSam's love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old woman comes true: "Who needs donuts when you've got love?" Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffe...

Terrence is a fussy, pretentious little man with terrible allergies and a deep dislike for all things feline.But that does not mean he ran over Mister Whiskers, his boss's prized cat, on purpose!He disposes of the body and keeps his head down, hoping no one traces the deed to his doorstep. No one does.Well, except another cat who bears a striking resemblance to Mister Whiskers ...As Terrence dispatches the new Mister Whiskers, and t...

Some boxes are better left unopened.After receiving the news of her father's death—a man she hasn't seen or heard from in over 35 years, not since her mother fled with her following the mysterious disappearance of her older brother—a woman returns to the small Maine town where she lived as a child in a final effort to confront the tragic events of her past.

Head Jacked: Also known as mind control, coercive persuasion, reprogramming, thought control, thought reform, or forcible indoctrination refers to a process in which a group or individual methodically uses deceptive practices to persuade others to conform to their demands in order to manipulate them! Why do you think television networks call their line-ups “Programming”? It is because you are being programmed without even being aware of the extent to which it is happening. The unrelenting ...

Thirty years after Kirsty Cotton escaped from the clutches of the Hell Priest, Pinhead, and lived to fight another day, her life has never been the same.Every few years she fashions a new name, a new identity, and a new home for herself; She is a woman who is running from her past at all costs, which is why it comes as such a surprise when she receives a mysterious letter in the mail, addressed to the woman she's been running from over half her life. Answering the letter's query, s...

A TRUE STORY TOO INCREDIBLE TO BELIEVE... As a therapist, author, and former radio talk show host and hospital director, Mark has nearly forty years of sobriety from mind and mood-altering substances. Miraculously, he survived years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse which led to alcohol, prescription drugs, gambling, sexual addiction, nicotine, and other debilitating addictions to escape his pain. He sought help from the so-called mental health professionals. He suffered psychiatric...

The key was so beautiful ... it would open something very precious.Magpie's father tells amazing stories, and teaches her right from wrong. So when she discovers the golden key, she tries to find its owner. At first the key leads only to trouble, but in the end it brings Magpie's family good fortune - and the most amazing story of them all...

Meet familiar friends and new neighbors in this playful collection of nursery rhymes.On a misty, moisty morning, we meet the snoring old man, and by evening we’re running through the town with Wee Willie Winkie in his nightgown. A day full of nursery rhyme enchants, delights, and enlightens young readers.Gorgeous illustrations paired with quintessential nursery rhymes introduce familiar friends like Little Bo Peep, Georgie Porgie and the Grand Old Duke of York, as well as m...

For more than five decades, Alan Mark has been a voice for conservation in New Zealand. From his call in the 1960s for the establishment of tussock-grassland reserves in the South Island high country to his involvement in the 2011–13 campaign to save the Denniston Plateau from mining, he has been a passionate and effective advocate for the preservation of areas of ecological importance. Alan's conservation activities have paralleled – and are informed by – a distinguished academic career a...

Meet Finn Firefly, the young electrician who learns life's biggest lessons one job at a time! When Finn becomes an electrician's apprentice at Firefly Electric, he discovers that confidence alone isn't enough. One shocking mistake (KABLOOEY!) shows him that a proud know-it-all has a lot to learn. Follow Finn through 19 colorful, illustrated stories as he digs trenches, wires a radio tower, works at a snowy airport, solves the "half the house" mystery, and studies for his journeyman test. A...

From flippers to slippersSome tinge to rose.From slipknots to fishnetsThe rolling of finsWhisper a clothing of shows.

An enchanting and magical tale, full of whimsy and stylistic verve. The author shows a playfulness and love of language that makes one yearn for the simplicity and beauty of a true poet who lives to love language and all the wondrous images it can conjure up and places it can take us to, both internal and external. Beautifully illustrated, this modern-day fable is one that speaks to and touches both heart and soul.