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  Tremendous Trifles - "Perhaps...

  G K Chesterton

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  A wonderful and whimsical collection of short essays on everything from sketching on brown paper and building toy theatres to the nature of Englishness and faith."Tremendous Trifles contains simply some of the best essays Chesterton ever wrote. They originally appeared in the Daily News, which Chesterton contributed to from 1901 to 1913, and which explains why people bought that paper. Which is an idea so large it spills over into another essay, “A Piece of Chalk.” Here Chesterton describes how he has set out to do some drawing with his chalks, but is distressed to find that he has forgotten his white chalk. White is essential. White is a color. It is not merely the absence of color. It is “a shining and affirmative thing…it draws stars.” As white is to art, so is virtue to religion. Virtue is a positive thing; not merely “the absence of dangers or the avoidance of moral dangers…Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.”In this book, Chesterton looks at the ordinary, common things and asks us to see how extraordinary and uncommon they are. The things in his pockets, the objects in a railway station, the people in the street. With these simple, random things he can defend Christianity, Western Civilization and Democracy. “Whatever is it that we are all looking for?” he asks at the beginning of an essay entitled “A Glimpse of My Country.” He suggests that what we are looking for lies very close; we just don’t manage to see it. It is a theme throughout the book, and throughout Chesterton’s writings that what appears to be a trifle is actually tremendous. In the title essay Chesterton crystallizes this truth in a perfect sentence that would go on to be inscribed on buildings and quoted by popes: “The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.”-- Dale Ahlquist, lecture for Chesterton University

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  10 Amazing Inventions

  Jack Goldstein

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  What are the ten contenders for the best invention of all time? Which single technological development has led to the human race taking a bigger leap that any other?  
  Is it NASA’s Curiosity Rover, the end result of more than 60 years of space exploration, the summation of so many different technological strands? Or is it the internet as Redditors would no doubt suggest? Could it be the clock, counting down the days until our technological singularity? 
  Courtesy of the writings of global tech gurus Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell, narrator Stephen Harris proposes ten potential candidates for the title of mankind’s greatest invention - some serious, some not so… but all certainly contenders. 
  Do you agree with the choices made? Why not leave your comments in a review.

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  Spoiler Alert: You're Gonna Die...

  Jacquie Purcell, Korttany Finn

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  One thing you can count on in life is the fact that you are going to die.How’s that for a buzzkill?Most people diligently ignore the reality of their future demise. Thinking about death somehow seems wrong. Luckily, a real life coroner challenged a few thousand internet strangers to do the thinking for you.The result is a collection of morbid and slightly embarrassing questions all about The End. Honest, and often hilarious, answers from a woman who has made a career out of death will leave you with a new perspective on life.

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  How to Talk to Anyone About...

  Christopher Rothchester

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  How to Talk to Anyone About Anything & How To Make People Laugh 
  How to Talk to Anyone About Anything: 
  Have you ever wanted to share your knowledge with others and help everyone else? Have you wanted to be able to talk in-depth about any subject? Do you want people around the world who have no idea what you are talking about listening attentively and understanding everything that is being said? Do you want everyone else wasting their time while they only understand one or two words? This book has the answers to all these questions. 
  With this book's help and your dedication, it will be possible for anyone to gain confidence in their communication skills. It will make it much easier for them when it comes out that there is a need to speak in public. It will also be easier for them when they do not understand what is being said since they will know how to understand it. This book shows how to talk to anyone about anything, anytime, anywhere, and everyone. The user can learn how to talk in a manner that is entertaining, using the right words with the right emphasis, as well as setting up a scene where people will want to listen without any problems. 
  This book covers the following:- Mastering your Body-language- Listening is the key- The Art of building rapport fast- What to say & what “NOT” to say 
  And much more!!!

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  Rugrats - The Ultimate Trivia...

  Trivia Hub

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  RUGRATS 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA AND CURIOUS FACTS COLLECTION 
    
  CREATED BY TRIVIA HUB 
    
  Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on the day-to-day lives of a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their imaginative adventures. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and ran for 9 seasons, totaling 172 episodes. It is Nickelodeon’s third-longest-running animated series, behind SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents. The series is also notable for depicting observant Jewish families. Rugrats received numerous awards, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A reboot of the series premiered on Paramount+ in 2021. 
    
  CURIOUS FACT SAMPLES: 
    
  The series Rugrats was created by the then-husband-and-wife duo of Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky, along with Paul Germain. The trio were also animating The Simpsons at the time and decided to create their own series after Nickelodeon announced that they were launching their own line of animated series.  
    
  The original pilot episode of Rugrats, titled "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing," was never actually aired. This pilot was eventually released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in 2001.  
    
  The character of Angelica was based on a bully from Paul Germain’s childhood. Although Klasky initially disliked the character of Angelica, she eventually came to appreciate her role in the show.

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  Men I'm Not Married To and Women...

  Dorothy Parker, Franklin P. Adams

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  Literary cohorts and members of the famous Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker and Franklin P. Adams wrote these two short books to humorously contrast the experiences of both men and women meeting, dating...and then deciding NOT to marry various men and women in their lives. Adams - a renowned wit and celebrated newspaper columnist - helped to launch Parker's career and they enjoyed a decades-long friendship.  These two works are presented here in their original and unabridged format.

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