This book wasn't written to make sense. It wasn't supposed to fit in on your book shelf. It's a semibiographical piece filled with insight on life. It could be the wind beneath your feet or the pillow to suffocate you in the night. I suppose it's up to you how you approach modern literature as a critic. Nonetheless this book challenges you to think outside the ordinary. To make mistakes and stop making so much sense. Where did making sense ever get anyone anyways? We all end up with the same quote on our tombstone. We all have the same birthday and due date. The only question is if you're up for a leap of faith. Are you ready to come out of the oven that's been burning you alive your whole life? Well if you are get ready to jump in this book and find out what it is to be immersed in magic. This book is a requirement for every organic lifeform in existence. Even the aliens love it. Get yours while you're alive with color willing to splat your mind on these pages. I'll see you on the inside. Just between you and me. You look phenomenal today.

Presents synonyms and antonyms for thousands of slang and regional words along with the more stable lexicon of English words, all in an A-to-Z format.

Can't get enough of Charlie Higson's gruesome Enemy series? This exclusive short story will satisfy that thirst for more blood and gore! In a changed world where adults have become sickos ravaged by disease, everyone under the age of fourteen is fighting to survive. Chris and his friends are determined to mark World Book Day, but when a fellow survivor turns against them they're left defenceless. Can they stop a gruesome attack from their violent enemy in a deadly battle of geeks vs zombies?

Retells in simple language the Bible story in which the people build a tower to glorify their own greatness, rather than that of God.

An irreverent lexicon of the seemingly infinite ways we call bullshit, written by a McSweeney's columnist and etymologist, illustrated by a New Yorker-contributing cartoonist. What's the difference between "balderdash" and "drivel"? Where did "mumbo-jumbo" come from? How should you use "meadow mayonnaise"? What's "felgercarb" and which popular TV show coined it? There are hundreds of common and rare terms for bullshit in English, including borrowings from German, turn-of-the-century sailors, The Simpsons, and beyond. Bullshit is everywhere, but not all of it is created equal. Mark Peters's Bullshit: A Lexicon is the handy guide to identifying and calling BS in all of its many forms, from "bunk" and "claptrap" to "applesauce" and "gobbledygook." Packed with historical facts, pop culture tidbits, and definitions for each term, Bullshit is perfect for humor readers, language lovers, and anyone looking to describe life's everyday annoyances.

A cowardly simian in the White House, dopey ex-presidents, scary televangelists, assassinations, cute little monkeys, sinister old men with long, sharp teeth, and in the middle of it all, Malcolm Erskine, who thought he had such a clever idea and who also thought he could safely ignore the politics of Bush-era America. "A broad and bitter political satire. I was laughing out loud." - Denver Post

They'll chase you. They'll rip you open. They'll feed on you . . . The Sacrifice (Book 4) Small Sam and his unlikely ally, The Kid, have survived. They're safe with Ed and his friends at the Tower of London, but Sam is desperate to find his sister. Their search for Ella means Sam and The Kid must cross the forbidden zone. And what awaits them there is more terrifying than any of the horror they've suffered so far . . . The Fallen (Book 5) The Holloway crew are survivors. They've fought their way across London and made it to the Natural History Museum alive - just. But the fight will never end while the Enemy lives . . . The kids at the museum are looking for a cure. All they need are medical supplies. To get them means a journey down unknown roads. Suddenly it's not so clear who - or what - they're fighting. The Hunted (Book 6) The others had promised that the countryside would be safer than the city. They were wrong. Now Ella's all-alone except for her silent rescuer, Scarface - and she's not even sure if he's a kid or a grown-up. Back in London, Ed's determined to find her. But getting out of town's never been more dangerous- because coming in the other direction is every SICKO in the country.

Offering vital tools for working with 4- to 18-year-olds in a wide range of settings, this book presents engaging cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) activities that can be implemented rapidly and flexibly. Concise chapters guide the provider to quickly identify meaningful points of intervention for frequently encountered clinical concerns, and to teach and model effective strategies. Each intervention includes a summary of the target age, module, purpose, rationale, materials needed, and expected time for completion, as well as clear instructions and sample dialogues and scripts. In a convenient large-size format, the book features helpful graphics and 77 reproducible handouts and worksheets in the form of Handy and Quick (HQ) Cards. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

It's geeks versus zombies in this action-packed thriller! There's no rest for the Wiki . . . and the other survivors of The Disaster in this exclusive scene from Charlie Higson's THE FEAR. The kids just want to celebrate World Book Day, but with drooling sickos lurking at every turn of the page, will they have a moment to return to normalcy, or will this be "the end" for the group?