Books with author D. Fischer

Born in Brooklyn, Jimmy Kimmel grew up in Las Vegas, in a stereotypical Italian family. As a teenager he was a practical joker. He dropped out of college to work at radio stations, and then got his big break as a TV game-show host. This led to The Man Show, a frat-boy comedy that turned him into a household name. In 2003, he began hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! and transformed into a worldwide celebrity. Today he is an influencer in popular culture and national politics. This biography examines how Kimmel has reinvented the perception of the late-night talk show host.

Born in Brooklyn, Jimmy Kimmel grew up in Las Vegas, in a stereotypical Italian family. As a teenager he was a practical joker. He dropped out of college to work at radio stations, and then got his big break as a TV game-show host. This led to The Man Show, a frat-boy comedy that turned him into a household name. In 2003, he began hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! and transformed into a worldwide celebrity. Today he is an influencer in popular culture and national politics. This biography examines how Kimmel has reinvented the perception of the late-night talk show host.

When Bean Westlake’s father disappears under mysterious circumstances there are no clear answers to why or how. Feeling alone and desperate, Bean decides that he must find the answers for himself at any cost. He remembers the fantastical stories about the distant mountains his father had told him as a child and sets off on an adventure unrivaled by any he had ever been on before. Along the way Bean learns that seeing is not believing and that trusting in the benevolence of complete strangers can often be the only way forward. In The Shadow of a Momentary Man is an epic coming of age journey into the depths of what is possible in this life when disbelief is suspended and humanity is upended.

The Clock Ticks and the Day TocksA children's picture book teaching new readers how to tell time and how to read clocks of various designs. This book teaches young children and new readers how to tell time in order to associate it with daily activities and the feelings they may experience throughout their own day. This colorful picture book introduces young minds to numbers and roman numerals in various fonts and designs so that they are introduced to a variety of forms and designs they will certainly come across in the real world. This book was written and illustrated for infants, babies, and toddlers so that they could be introduced at an extremely young age to numbers and the concept of time.Colorful and interesting clock illustrations are inspired by classic, modern and contemporary renditions of clocks from pop culture.