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  Live Right and Find Happiness...

  Dave Barry

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  An uproariously funny examination of what one generation can teach to another—or not—from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times–bestselling author of You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty and Insane City. During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, Dave Barry has gained much wisdom* (*actual wisdom not guaranteed) and he is eager to pass it on—to the next generation, the generation after that, and to those idiots who make driving to the grocery store in Florida a death-defying experience. In brilliant, brand-new, never-before-published pieces, Dave passes on home truths to his new grandson and to his daughter, Sophie (who will be getting her learner’s permit in 2015, the thought of which scares Dave silly). He explores the hometown of his youth, when all the men went to the city in suits and hats but still seemed to be having un-Mad Men–like fun, and how they turned into the neurotic hover-parents of today. He dives into everything from Google Glass (bottom line: “You feel like an idiot”) to why men hate birthdays and anniversaries; from How to Speak Spanish to firsthand accounts of the soccer craziness of Brazil and the just-plain-crazy craziness of Putin’s Russia, and a lot more besides. By the end, if you do not feel wiser, richer in knowledge, and more attuned to the universe…it wouldn’t be surprising. But you’ll have had a lot to laugh about!

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  The National Rifle Association...

  Christopher Bunch

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  This unique reference work chronicles the interconnected histories of Britain’s NRA and the British Railways Companies.   The National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom was founded in the mid-nineteenth century and was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation by Queen Victoria in 1890. Created for the encouragement of the Volunteer Rifle Corps and the promotion of rifle shooting throughout Great Britain, its popularity soon influenced the development of railway expansion. The London and South Western Railway Company even built unique tramways to connect the NRA’s camps and ranges.   This book sheds light on the fascinating relationship between the NRA and the British Railways Companies. Beginning in the 1860s, the NRA held annual marksmanship competition at Wimbledon Common, a site chosen for its accessibility from across the existing railway network. The NRA later established its new home at Bisley Camp in Surrey, some 35 miles outside London. The L&SWR built a spur from Brookwood Station and offered a discount on return fair to uniformed volunteers.

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  Uncle John's UNCANNY Bathroom...

  Institute Bathroom Readers'

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  The beloved bathroom reader series continues with this twenty-ninth edition that’s overflowing with strange facts on an assortment of topics. What’s so uncanny about the twenty-ninth annual edition of Uncle John’s? This enduring book series has been delivering entertaining information to three generations of readers (so far) . . . and it’s still going strong! How do they do it? Back in 1988, Uncle John successfully predicted the way that twenty-first-century readers would want their information: in quick hits, concisely and cleverly written, and with details so delightful that you’re compelled to share them with someone else. (Kind of like the Internet, but without all those annoying ads.) This groundbreaking series has been imitated time and time again but never equaled. And Uncanny is the Bathroom Readers’ Institute at their very best. Covering a wide array of topics—incredible origins, forgotten history, weird news, amazing science, dumb crooks, and more—readers of all ages will enjoy these 512 pages of the best stuff in print. Here are but a few of the uncanny topics awaiting you:  ·      The World’s Weirdest Protests  ·      The Wit and Wisdom of Bill Murray  ·      Forgotten Game Shows  ·      Darth Vader’s Borderline Personality Disorder, and Other Real Psychiatric Diagnoses of Fictional Characters  ·      Manly Historical Leaders and Their Manly Tattoos  ·      NASA’s “Pillownaut” Experiment  ·      The Secret Lives of Squatters  ·      Cooking with Mr. Coffee  ·      Odd Alcoholic Drinks from Around the World  ·      The History of the Tooth Fairy  ·      Zoo Escapes  ·      And much more        IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winner 2017!

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  My Animals (and Other Family) -...

  Phyllida Barstow

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  Falling truly, madly, deeply in love with one animal after another was a recurrent theme of the author's childhood, actively encouraged by her beautiful, impetuous mother as she single-handedly held the family together during the war's darkest days.
  While her husband's regiment battled through the Tunisian desert to Italy and Austria, she criss-crossed beleaguered Britain with children, ration books, and an unwieldy train of rabbits, dogs, cats and ponies, dreaming of land of her own.
  But farming can't be learned overnight, and translated into the reality of 400 acres of hilly, rain-lashed Radnorshire, that dream became a challenge for all ranks. Dragooned into acting as unskilled, unpaid labour for jobs that would make today's Health-and-Safety freaks blench – burning rushes, driving tractors, riding on Land-Rover bonnets and towering haywains – the children came to look on boarding-school as a rest-cure, though they retain from those days of carefree, unregulated farm life a treasure-house of memories.
  This elegant memoir, told with disarming honesty and gentle humour, follows the development of a lively, headstrong, self-effacing young girl into womanhood.

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  Simple Times - Crafts for Poor...

  Amy Sedaris

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  America's most delightfully unconventional hostess and the best-selling author of I Like You delivers a new book that will forever change the world of crafting. According to Amy Sedaris, it's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In her new book, Simple Times, she sets the record straight. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life's more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.A Hachette Audio production.

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  Random Acts of Kindness: An...

  Press Editors of Conari

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  Best of the Inspirational Stories That Triggered a Kindness MovementTrue stories, thoughtful quotations and suggestions to inspire readers to live more compassionately.Experience a book-inspired phenomenon. The unprecedented success of Random Acts of Kindness not only inspired many individuals to be kinder, but also led Congress to declare a National Random Acts of Kindness Week in February 1995. The inspiration for the kindness movement, the book Random Acts of Kindness, is an antidote for a weary world. Its true stories, thoughtful quotations, and suggestions for generosity should inspire you to live more compassionately and be a kinder person.Own the special gift edition. This collection of the "best of the Random Acts” series includes stories of men, women, and children who've reached out to perform acts of kindness that brighten days, improve lives, and sometimes even save others. What if all of a sudden everyone started performing good deeds every day? This inspiring collection presents many true stories of people who've committed, received, and observed voluntary acts of kindness. Hearing their stories reveals how these simple, small acts of goodness can have a profoundly positive effect in the world. This beautiful new edition also includes hundreds of new ideas that readers can use to perform their own random acts and celebrate kindness.Readers of motivational books and stories like Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness, A Pebble for Your Thoughts, I've Been Thinking…, and You Can Do All Things will love the encouraging, inspirational stories in Random Acts of Kindness: An Illustrated Celebration.

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