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  Grisha

  Anton Chekhov

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  In this tender tale by Anton Chekhov, a young boy ventures into the world with his somewhat wayward nanny. Overwhelmed by the new experiences, the boy grapples with the vivid impressions of the day. As evening falls, he struggles to sleep, his mind filled with images of soldiers, big cats, horses, glass, oranges, and bright buttons. Unable to contain his excitement, the boy ultimately breaks into tears. Chekhov beautifully captures the innocence and wonder of a child's encounter with the world.

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  A Working Stiff's Manifesto - A...

  Iain Levison

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  A “bracing, hilarious and dead on” account of a college graduate’s chronic underemployment (The New York Times Book Review).   In ten years, Iain Levison has lived in six states and worked at forty-two jobs, from fish cutter in Alaska to furniture mover in North Carolina, film-set gopher, oil deliveryman, truck driver, and crab fisherman. He quit thirty of them, got fired from nine, and has difficulty remembering the other three. Whatever could go wrong often did, hilariously.  A Working Stiff’s Manifesto is a funny book about the not-so-funny experience of dead-end jobs—the real thing, written not by a high-priced journalist disguised as a counter clerk, but by a genuine wage-dependent, hand-to-mouth working stiff, too well-off for welfare yet too broke to fit a consumer demographic. He works to keep his car running to get back and forth from work. He works to get by and get back to square one for the next day’s labors. And in this book, he finally gets some use out of the forty thousand he blew on his English degree—providing an “entertaining, unusual mix of autobiography and social commentary [from] a sharp-eyed, impassioned critic of the American workplace” (Publishers Weekly).  

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  Great Astronomers

  Robert Stawell Ball

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  Of all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention of the inquirer as does the science of astronomy. From the earliest ages the study of the stars has exercised the same fascination as it possesses at the present day. Among the most primitive peoples, the movements of the sun, the moon, and the stars commanded attention from their supposed influence on human affairs. From the days of Hipparchus down to the present hour the science of astronomy has steadily grown. One great observer after another has appeared from time to time, to reveal some new phenomenon with regard to the celestial bodies or their movements, while from time to time one commanding intellect after another has arisen to explain the true import of the facts of observations. The history of astronomy thus becomes inseparable from the history of the great men to whose labours its development is due.  In the ensuing chapters we have endeavoured to sketch the lives and the work of the great philosophers, by whose labours the science of astronomy has been created.  (from the Introduction)

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  Knock Knock Jokes For Kids 5-7...

  Mary Miler

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  Are you looking for a perfect present to please your little comedian? 
  Welcome to one of the best books about jokes you’ll ever find. Congratulations for having such fantastic taste in books, by the way. 
  The jokes in this book aren’t just any jokes. They are the best kind of jokes and the best kind of jokes are the kind where a door is involved. 
  That’s right! The jokes in this book are knock-knock jokes. 
  Knock Knock Jokes For Kids is perfect for:Children (and adults) who love to have a good laughHours of fun for the whole familyKeeping kids engaged and entertained when you most need itMaking those long car trips more fun, and get a giggle for yourself along the wayAny time you want to laugh and have fun with the special kids in your lifeInteracting with children when you can’t play outside!Reluctant readers to encourage them to read moreChildren to improve their memory and creativityCheering you up with funny and clean jokes after a hard day 
  We have everything:Jokes about food, because what’s funnier than food?Jokes about animals, which isn’t difficult seeing as they’re pretty funny on their own.Even jokes about something as silly as shoes. Shoes are very silly and it’s easy to make jokes about them.Bonus Q&A jokes and riddles included! 
  Let’s go knock on some doors!Get this book and join in the fun with the children in your life!

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  The Best and the Second Best of...

  Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi

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  It's a laugh-out-loud collection of wisecracks, automotive first aid, and roadside philosophy.  Tom and Ray have gathered the most outrageous and humorous segments from their weekly call-in radio show, including "Eggs Prestone," "Bad Hair Days," "Clinton Sends Vowels to Bosnia," "Gail, the Tollgate Fugitive," and the Tappet Brothers personal favorite, the tale of Max and his little Schnauzer.

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  Fonging for the World

  Jefferson Glassie

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  This audiobook Fonging for the World, Full Soundtrack Version, tells the fictional story of several musicians traveling around the globe attempting to bring peace to the world through a crazy musical and spiritual practice called fonging, i.e., by tapping into the healing sounds of the universe through the use of oven racks and other implements. The book explores transcendent topics, such as vibrational healing, synergies, telepathy, and plant medicines, to demonstrate that humans can overcome fear and insecurities to help achieve peace of mind individually as well as peace and harmony for the world.This is a special audiobook, a Full Soundtrack Version! There are eighteen characters plus the narrator, about six songs, and all sorts of wonderful and interesting sounds to enhance the listener's experience!

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