This hilarious graduation keepsake exposes the not-always-awesome realities of becoming an adult in bitingly satirical verse.Congrats! Congrats!You've made it so far.You're an adult now,you're even allowedin a bar.But long before you'regoing to succeed,You'll eff shit up,100% guaranteed.This off-beat (and off-color) volume of illustrated comic verse offers an honest assessment of what's in store for thos...

Wolves and Their Wilderness gathers ten book-length perspectives on the wolf as animal, adversary, emblem, and inhabitant of contested landscapes. Ranging from natural history and field observation to hunting lore, trapping manuals, frontier narrative, and wilderness writing, the collection preserves a strikingly varied record of human engagement with Canis lupus. Its most compelling passages juxtapose close attention to tracks, behavior, and habitat with dramatic accounts of pursuit and s...

The novel likely follows the story of a young protagonist, possibly the "wolf cub" of the title, who becomes embroiled in the events of the civil war. It may explore themes such as loyalty, bravery, and the impact of war on individuals and communities. The authors, Patrick Casey and Terence Casey, are likely to provide a nuanced portrayal of the historical context and the human experience during this tumultuous period in Spain.Readers can expect "The Wolf Cub" to offer a blend of adventure...

The Wolf Cub is a striking anthology that unfolds a tapestry of compelling narratives and profound essays, harmonizing the raw and relentless spirit of nature with human introspection. This collection beckons readers to explore the untamed wilderness and the wolves' intrinsic symbolism as emblems of mystery and resilience. Encompassing a spectrum of literary styles ranging from poignant prose to lyrical reflections, each piece resonates with the overarching themes of survival, kinship, and...

LIFE'S MYSTERIES, WHY HOT WOMEN LOVE TACO BELL, AND MUCH, MUCH LESS ARE FINALLY EXPLAINED IN A WAY THE REST OF US CAN UNDERSTAND--WITH FLASHY COLOR GRAPHICSRespected academics agree that The World Reduced to Infographics is jam-packed with colorful illustrations. Now you can finally understand complex facts with the ease and enjoyment of eating an ice cream sandwich. After all, any information that can't be explained with a hilarious infographic isn't worth knowing.• Are You Pregnant? Flow...

Meet Type Wonder, the superhero with type 1 diabetes! This heartwarming story follows a superhero who loses his powers when he's diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He's devastated, but with the help of a young friend, he learns to manage his diabetes and become an even stronger hero.Type Wonder provides parents with peace of mind by giving their kids motivation to continue their life from Type 1 to Type Won.About the AuthorPatrick Casey has firsthand knowledge...

When Jacinto Quesada was yet a very little Spaniard, his father kissed him upon both cheeks and upon the brow, and went away on an enterprise of forlorn desperation. On a great rock at the brink of the village Jacinto Quesada stood with his weeping mother, and together they watched the somber-faced mountaineer hurry down the mountainside. He was bound for that hot, sandy No Man's Land which lies between the British outpost, Gibraltar, and sunburned, haggard, tragic Spain. The two dogs, Pep...

This revised collection of brief and inspiring passages on the spiritual life was selected from Schuon’s unpublished letters and papers as well as from his books. They discuss our relationship with God, the importance of prayer, the meaning of virtue, the significance of beauty in our lives as well as other spiritual themes. This edition has been re-translated and expanded to include 19 additional pages of moving excerpts.

The prominent Zen Buddhist scholar and author of The Wisdom of Insecurity draws on Taoism, Christianity, and other world religions to explore the dilemma of seeking your true selfIn this collection of writings, including nine new chapters never before available in book form, Alan Watts displays the intelligence, playfulness of thought, and simplicity of language that has made him so perennially popular as an interpreter of Eastern thought for Westerners. H...

The classic novel of Venezuelan ranchers battling over land and love—a forerunner of magic realism set in the "steamy, tumescent, lust driven" plain (Larry McMurtry, from the foreword).Rómulo Gallegos is best known for being Venezuela's first democratically elected president. But in his native land he is equally famous as a writer responsible for one of Venezuela's literary treasures, the novel Doña Barbara. First published in 1929, it is one of the first ...

Everybody is aware, all seven billion of us. We are aware of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions. All people share the experience of being aware, but relatively few people are aware that they are aware. Most people’s lives consist of a flow of thoughts, images, ideas, feelings, sensations, sights, sounds, and so on. Very few people ask, 'What is it that knows this flow of thoughts, feelings, and perceptions? With what am I aware of my experience?'The knowing of our bein...

Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts’s groundbreaking third book (originally published in 1940), he offers a more challenging thesis: authentic happiness comes from embracing life as a whole in all its contradictions and paradoxes, an attitude that Watts calls the “way of acceptance.” Drawing on Eastern philosophy, Western mysticism, and analytic psychology, Watts demonstrates that happiness comes f...