The Simpsons Merchandise Guide for all Simpsons Lovers“What are the two things every Simpsons’ collector needs? This book and shelves! “ ─Stephanie Gillis, Writer on The Simpsons#1 Best Seller in TV History & CriticismThis quirky book unleashes the entire story of all Simpsons merchandise, spanning decades. Lydia and James Hicks, authors of the bestselling The Simpsons Secret, partner wit...

An indispensable reference guide for anyone who shows, races, breeds, or rides horses.The classic text on horse care for more than twenty years, Horses is now available in a completely revised and updated edition, offering all the latest information necessary for the competent care and recreational use of horses today. It covers every vital phase of buying, managing, enjoying, and raising horses, and features a wealth of illustrations and photo sequences s...

The Simpsons Merchandise Guide for all Simpsons Lovers“What are the two things every Simpsons’ collector needs? This book and shelves! “ ─Stephanie Gillis, Writer on The Simpsons#1 Best Seller in TV History & CriticismThis quirky book unleashes the entire story of all Simpsons merchandise, spanning decades. Lydia and James Hicks, authors of the bestselling The Simpsons Secret, partner wit...

Too Global to Fail: The World Bank at the Intersection of National and Global Public Policy in 2025 analyzes the issue of global public goods, particularly those related to the environment, in the context of the global development process. Long-term sustainability of development is at stake, as the distinction between developing and developed countries in their approaches to environmental issues is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. This study contends that global sustainabil...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “essential” (Entertainment Weekly), “hilarious” (AV Club) memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it’s like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at fifty.**“I can’t think of another entertainer who has improbably morphed so many times, and all through real gen...

David Spade is best known for his harsh “Hollywood” Minute Sketches on SNL, his starring roles in movies like Joe Dirt and Tommy Boy, and his seven-year stint as Dennis Finch on the series Just Shoot Me. Now, with a wit as dry as the weather in his home state of Arizona, the “comic brat extraordinaire” tells his story in Almost Interesting.First Taking fans back to his childhood as a wannabe cool younger brother and recounting his excruciating road-tour to fame—when he was regularl...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Brian Moylan, the writer of Vulture's legendary Real Housewives recaps, a table-flipping, finger-pointing, halter-topping VIP journey through reality TV's greatest saga…In the spring of 2006, a new kind of show premiered on Bravo: The Real Housewives of Orange County. Its stars were tanned, taut, and bedazzled; their homes were echoey California villas; and their drama was gossip-fueled, wine-d...

The true account of a nerdy girl from New England who fought her way to the top of the highly-competitive, male-dominated entertainment field.Foreword by Sheryl SandbergJust the Funny Parts is a juicy and scathingly funny insider look at how pop culture gets made. For more than thirty years, writer, producer and director Nell Scovell worked behind the scenes of iconic TV shows, including The Simpsons, Late Night with D...

A Moth storytelling champion shows you how to leave your audience spellbound in this bestselling, practical guide to powerful storytelling—through writing, public speaking, and more.Using a fun, irreverent, and infographic approach, Margot Leitman breaks storytelling into concrete components. Whether you want to write a great wedding toast, deliver a compelling keynote speech, or simply entertain friends and family, comedian and Moth 5-time champion storyeller Marg...

The longest-serving Simpsons writer and all-around funnyman delivers the ultimate fan guide to the most popular animated show in American history.Semi-Finalist for the 2019 James Thurber Award * One of Vulture 's Top-ten Comedy Books of 2018 * A "Must" pick by Entertainment Weekly * An A.V. Club...

**This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of The Simpsons combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the show’s creative team that take readers inside the making of an American phenomenon during its most influential decade, the 1990s."The best Simpsons book ever."―Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone’s chief television critic and author of The Soprano Sessions and TV (The Book)**The Simpsons is an American institution. B...

A "fun and colorful" biography of the accordion-toting comedy legend—with rare photos, lyrics, lists, tweets, and more from Al himself ( Publishers Weekly).The undisputed king of pop-culture parody, "Weird Al" Yankovic has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history, receiving three Grammy Awards (and fourteen nominations) in the process.This is a comprehensive illustrated tribute to this icon of the American humor landscape, the m...