Mental Floss: What's the Difference?

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Enlighten Up Already! 
Monet? Manet? Who can even tell the difference? Well, with the help of the newest mental_floss tome, you can! Want to learn how to tell egg rolls from spring rolls, nuclear bombs from dirty nuclear bombs, or even how to tell an idiot from a moron (there's a real scientific difference)? Piece of cake! Whether you're trying to impress your boss, your mother-in-law, attractive singles, or a pack of fourth graders (you know how they love semantics), mental_floss gives you all the tips and tricks to have you sounding like a genius.

Verfügbar seit: 13.10.2010.

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About the Author - A Novel

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Award–winning and New York Times–bestselling writer John Colapinto’s About the Author is “a thriller worthy of Hitchcock at his best” (Stephen King).

Despite a severe case of writer’s block, Cal Cunningham dreams of writing a novel that will permit him to escape from his life as a penniless stockboy in dirty and dangerous upper Manhattan bookstore.

However, when his roommate is suddenly killed in a bicycle accident, Cal is suddenly the author of a page-turning autobiography. Propelled to the top of the bestseller lists with million-dollar movie deals, Cal finds that he has realized his most outlandish fantasies of literary success.

That is, until he discovers that someone knows his secret . . .

A searingly funny psychological thriller, About the Author delves into the excesses of the publishing world and shows that sometimes the difference between reality and imagination can be fatal.

“Splendid suspense.” —Stephen King

“Clever and entertaining.” —Elle

“Shamelessly entertaining.” —USA Today

“A rare and successful mix of spoof and suspense.” —Entertainment Weekly

“A well-paced and often darkly humorous thriller that scores direct hits on the publishing industry.” —New York Times Book Review

“John Colapinto’s clever and delightfully nasty book . . . is the literary equivalent of M. C. Escher’s hands drawing each other.” —Baltimore Sun

“John Colapinto’s comic literary thriller is a page-turning pleasure.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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Die Like an Eagle

Donna Andrews

Meg is Team Mom and Michael is coach of their twin sons' youth baseball team, the Caerphilly Eagles. Meg tangles with Biff Brown, the petty, vindictive league head. On opening day, Biff's lookalike brother is found dead in the porta-potty at the ball field. So many people think Biff's scum that it would be easy to blame him, but he has an alibi--and Meg suspects he may actually have been the intended victim. With Die Like an Eagle, readers can look forward to another zany Meg Langslow mystery--this one filled with the spirit of America's pastime and Donna's eagle eye.

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Perkins of Portland

Ellis Parker Butler

Amusing tales showing the effectiveness of advertising some rather questionable products. Perkins and the narrator partner in promotions directed at a gullible and willing public. Unlike most tales of the kind, with moralistic endings where the 'sharps' come to grief, Perkins and Co. become wealthy and quite pleased with themselves. (Summary by Arnold Banner)

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Jared Pond and Tajikistani Ram

Martin Lundqvist

When Jared Pond is sent on a mission to help the dictator of Tajikistan, Kokhir Ramon, in order to secure four Tajik rams for Scurry Morrissette, he faces a dilemma: He knows nothing about Tajikistan. Yet, after a string  of failed missions, Jared is dedicated to to follow his orders to the letter. However, is it wise to help the dictator eliminating the opposition while abstaining from having sex with Kokhir's beautiful daughter, Madina?  
There is only one way to find out, listen to this audiobook.

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You Have Those Wild Eyes Again...

Patrick McDonnell

Follow along with everyone’s favorite Jack Russell & tuxedo cat pals for another year’s worth of fun & laughs in this comic strip treasury. 
 
It’s that time of year again, when Mooch gets those wild eyes and anything can happen. In this collection of Mutts comics, Earl and Mooch go to the beach for summer vacation, welcome back new and old friends, and show us the rewards of loving an animal. Both humorous and heatfelt, this collection also touches on spaying, adoption, and endangered species.

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The Further Adventures of an...

Karl Pilkington

A new book on the travails of travel by “the funniest man on the planet” (Spectator). 
 
Why on earth would anybody want to run with the bulls in Pamplona? Go “storm chasing” through Tornado Alley? Jump out of a plane? Have lunch with the queen or touch hands with the pope? The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad is a fresh take on the bucket-list mentality from television star Karl Pilkington, renowned for his comedic collaborations with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. 
 
While he’s done some dumb things like putting sausages in a toaster, Karl has never been one for danger. But Ricky and Stephen managed to convince him to take on at least a few challenges, and in this hilarious and strangely inspiring book, Karl recounts brilliant stories of his adventures in Alaska, in Siberia, on a South Sea island, inside a gigantic rubber ball trying not to throw up, and more; states his opinions about what other people aspire to do with their lives; and shares his hard-won certainty that coming back home is the best thing about going away in the first place.

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