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  Billy in Bunbury

  Royal Baking Powder Company

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  This 1924 poem/recipe book, designed as promotional material for the Royal Baking Powder Company, is set in the Oz community of Bunbury. Little Billy, who won't eat, is taken to the delicious kingdom Bunbury by King Hun Bun to help whet his appetite. Meanwhile, the King leaves the boy's mother with a recipe book for treats, made easy by the use of Price's Baking Powder.Written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, though neither her name, nor the illustrator’s (Gertrude Kay) appears on the book. (Summary by P. Cunningham)

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  The Mechanical Horse - How the...

  Margaret Guroff

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  “Guroff has broken new ground with this masterful account of the bicycle revolution set in the broad context of American social and cultural history.” —Tom Crouch, author of The Bishop’s Boys 
   
  With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in America. It seems that every generation or two, Americans rediscover the freedom of movement, convenience, and relative affordability of the bicycle. The earliest two-wheeler, the draisine, arrived in Philadelphia in 1819 and astonished onlookers with the possibility of propelling themselves “like lightning.” Two centuries later, the bicycle is still the fastest way to cover ground on gridlocked city streets. 
   
  Filled with lively stories, The Mechanical Horse reveals how the bicycle transformed American life. As bicycling caught on in the nineteenth century, many of the country’s rough, rutted roads were paved for the first time, laying a foundation for the interstate highway system. Cyclists were among the first to see the possibilities of self-directed, long-distance travel, and some of them (including a fellow named Henry Ford) went on to develop the automobile. Women shed their cumbersome Victorian dresses—as well as their restricted gender roles—so they could ride. And doctors recognized that aerobic exercise actually benefits the body, which helped to modernize medicine. Margaret Guroff demonstrates that the bicycle’s story is really the story of a more mobile America—one in which physical mobility has opened wider horizons of thought and new opportunities for people in all avenues of life. 
   
  “[A] fascinating volume . . . Like them or loathe them, cyclists are reprising their initial role as adapters of disruptive technology.” —The Wall Street Journal

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  Jewtopia - The Chosen Book for...

  Bryan Fogel, Sam Wolfson

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  From the creators of the smash hit play comes the ultimate audiobook of Jewish humor, a hysterical guide to Judaism that explores all of the religion's stereotypes, history, and shameless guilt trips.

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  They Sing To Our Souls - The...

  Naomi McDonald

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  Animal lovers, truth seekers, and fans of the Chicken Soup series will delight in these soul enriching stories. 
  Sometimes the most powerful understanding comes from someone short, brown, feathered and beautiful. "Thank you very much, and I do like French fries," said Mrs. Duck politely. It wasn't long into Naomi McDonald's twenty-year career as an animal communicator that she recognized her feathered, scaled, and furry friends were bringing to the world more depth and wisdom than it seemed like on the surface. Naomi's compendium of life changing stories They Sing To Our Souls: The Animals Speak, not only shows readers that we all have the have the intuitive ability to deepen the connection with our pets, she shows us that by doing so we align ourselves to the entire natural world. Below is a glimpse into the lessons Naomi learned from her animal friends.Emotional trauma can manifest in the physical.Contemplation an intention can aid in bringing our lost pets home.An animal's spirit is alive after their physical passing. A deeper understanding of our pets' transition and the grief process.We all have multiple lifetimes and can return to one another. That events in our past lives can affect the present. A Brussels Griffon may prefer to wear his pirate costume to see the children.Vibrational healing and metaphysical practices can help ourselves and our pets in powerful ways. 

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  Noted Expert

  Michael Ian Black

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  Veteran of sketch, television, and film, comedian Michael Ian Black has mastered a delivery that's equal parts dapper and deadpan, whether he's discussing the pro-choice debate or the Tilt-A-Whirl.Taped at John Jay College in New York City, Black's special includes his wry take on the human experience, from parenting and gender roles, to guilty pleasures of all shapes and sizes.

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  The I'm Grand Mamual - A...

  PJ Kirby, Kevin Twomey

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  PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey are two Mammy's boys from Cork who are always up for a skit.
  In The I'm Grand Mamual, they take well-worn expressions that their mams have always said, and share hilarious and heart-warming stories from their lives where these sayings have rung true – from schooldays to holidays, coming out to going out, and sustainable thrifting to end-of-night shifting.
  The I'm Grand Mamual is a big-sisterly companion for taking life in your stride. Mam might always know best – but Kevin and PJ will show you the rest!

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