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mental floss presents Forbidden Knowledge: A Wickedly Smart Guide to History's Naughtiest Bits
Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything. The brainiac team at "mental_floss", creators of the hit magazine and last year's Condensed Knowledge, have scoured the darkest, dirtiest corners of history and the globe to gather this ultimate collection of the bad stuff you're not supposed to know and you certainly never learned in school. Organized by theme, with chapters for each of the seven deadly sins, the book includes feuds, plagiarists, hoaxes, lies, schemes, scandals, evil dictators, mob bosses, acts of revenge, angry queens, cannibals and much more, all organized into bite-sized—albeit foul-tasting—lists (i.e."The Fascist Style Guide: Five Dictator Grooming Tips", Four Biblical Girls Gone Wild" and Three Delicious Animals We Charbroiled Into Extinction."). It's the perfect way to add some spice to a dull conversation and proves that learning can be not only easy, but exquisitely sinful. .
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Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose
Today’s writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone. With its crisp, witty tone, Sin and Syntax covers grammar’s ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use—Gasp!—interjections or when to pepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing. Discover how to: * Distinguish between words that are “pearls” and words that are “potatoes”
* Avoid “couch potato thinking” and “commitment phobia” when choosing verbs
* Use literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and metaphor (and understand what you're doing)
Everyone needs to know how to write stylish prose—students, professionals, and seasoned writers alike. Whether you’re writing to sell, shock, or just sing, Sin and Syntax is the guide you need to improve your command of the English language.
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The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel
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Invasion of the Plush Monsters!: Wickedly Weird Creatures You Just Gotta Sew
…they’re frighteningly adorable, and they’re about to conquer the world of kids’ crafts! Influenced by the popularity of Japanese animé, video-game culture, and urban illustration and design, lovable plush monsters have become a big new phenomenon. Yet they’re so simple to sew that kids can do it—as long as they have this book, the only one of its kind created just for children. Just take fabric, a needle and thread, and stuffing to make one of a dozen cute, odd, and irresistible projects: creatures fashioned from old clothes, sporting Velcro faces (change expressions everyday!), and that even do double duty as mp3 player covers, backpacks, and pillows. Sidebars offer amusing information about the critters’ names, skills, and tastes. Not only will kids have fun, they’ll learn how to work with patterns and master basic hand and machine sewing skills. And, because encouraging creativity is so important, the guide suggests variations so children can make one-of-a-kind creations. Featuring the illustrations and monster designs of John Murphy, author of Stupid Sock Creatures!
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Marco Pierre White in Hell's Kitchen: Over 100 Wickedly Tempting Recipes
Known for his ability to make both headlines and scrumptious, innovative international cuisine, renegade chef Marco Pierre White serves up a range of delicious recipes in this mouthwatering collection. The dishes offered range from Partridge Pie with Creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce to Melting Chocolate Soufflé with Vanilla Cream, and all are illustrated with step-by-step photographs. A range of shortcuts, masterful tips, and tricks of the trade are also included to provide at-home chefs a taste of what it's like to cook in the company of a culinary genius. .
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The Wooden Mile: Something Wickedly Weird, vol. 1
THE WOODEN MILE VOLUME 1: PIRATES…WEREWOLVES…LOST TREASURE AND A SPOOKY HOUSE Something Wickedly Weird is most definitely here! Crampton Rock seems like a lovely seaside town…at least until dark. When eleven-year-old Stanley Buggles inherits a house from a mysterious uncle he didn’t know he had, he also inherits a mystery and some strange and sinister new neighbors. The questions begin to pile up: Why are all the dogs in town three-legged? Why is no one on the streets after dark? Is it true that the man who runs the candy shop is a werewolf? And why do those shoemakers look an awful lot like pirates? With the help of Mrs. Carelli, a housekeeper, and a talking stuffed fish, Stanley begins to unravel the mysteries that haunt his great-uncle’s death and have set their sights on him. A thrilling, spooky, and funny read, and the first installment of a kid-pleasing new series. .
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Smotherhood: Wickedly Funny Confessions from the Early Years
Television crime reporter and full-time mother tells it like it is in this raw, irreverent collection of essays--just what mothers are asking for when they curl up with a book at night after a seventeen-hour day. Amanda Lamb, a regular contributor to Dot-moms com, lauded by the New York Times and Time magazine, writes about the reality of raising children, working, and keeping a family together, sharing some wickedly funny moments along the way. "Parents will never get enough sleep until they're dead. Osama Bin Laden would come out of hiding if he could listen to your baby wail all night.".
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The Icy Hand: Something Wickedly Weird, vol. 2
THE ICY HAND VOLUME 2 :THE SECOND ADVENTURE INSTANLEY BUGGLE’S SAGA Even more wicked and weird than the first!Stanley is looking forward to a relaxing winter. After all,nothing could have been weirder than the werewolf curseand plotting pirates he had to face the summer before! Orat least that’s what Stanley thinks; but he has a lot to learnabout Cramdon Rock, especially after accidentally bringingsome dead pirates back to life—ones that make the previouspirates he faced look like cuddly puppy dogs and ones thatare trudging across the arctic determined to fi nd a magicalmedallion in Stanley’s house. The only person who can savehim is his dead great-uncle Bartholomew, which is a littletricky considering he’s…well, dead. Oh, and did we mentionheadless? With the help of a talking stuffed fish and a newfriend named Daisy, Stanley sets out to fi nd his great-uncle’shead, stop the pirates, and win over some new readers in thissecond funny and spooky installment of a thrilling new series. www.somethingwickedlyweird.com .
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The Silver Casket (Something Wickedly Weird)
SOMETHING WICKEDLY WEIRD IS HERE The only thing worse than pirates are undead pirates He might have survived the first two books, but Stanley Buggles has hardly found a quiet life in his home of Cramdon Rock. Now there are two more dead pirates out to find Stanely, and this time there's an army with them. They want the precious key to the Silver Casket. Stanley doesn't know what's inside the Silver Casket, but he and his friends will do everything in their power to not find out. .
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