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Meaner Than a Junkyard DogBy Charles VincentIn this heart-warming tale of second chances, we follow a small puppy named Cody as he comes of age. After being separated from his home and family as a tiny puppy, he deals with tragedy, struggle, and growth as he chases his dream of becoming a police dog. He overcomes great odds and learns very valuable lessons on his inspiring journey back home.

Humorous contemporary fiction. In the tradition of Huck Finn, a big hearted but uneducated 28 year old narrator (nicknamed 'Jumper') tells of his adventures protecting Holly (a nurse who lives downstairs in his building) from a dangerous gang ("the Bones"). This involves some detective work, which Jumper is familiar with because he watches TV. Someone like Jumper might describe the book like this: If you hate bad grammar, this ain't the book for you. Jumper writes like he talks.The Bones have knives and guns, but Jumper is smart with duct tape. Plus, his hobby is jumping off of things, like garages and trees, which surprises you if you ain't expecting a guy to jump off the garage at you. He also likes to draw, and gives art therapy lessons to a little girl in the hospital with cancer. When it looks like the Bones want to hurt her, that's about the last straw for Jumper. A guy can only stay all James Bond cool for so long, and you really ain't that smart if you pick a fight with a guy who jumps off garages for fun. The book appeals to adults and young adults who don't mind mild violence and mildly offensive language. Nothing in it worse than you see or hear on network TV. So far, it appeals (oddly) to writers and fans of literary fiction who appreciate some of the subtle language humor Jumper stumbles across and steps into.Kenn Amdahl is also the author of There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings; the Land of Debris and the Home of Alfredo; Revenge of the Pond Scum: searching for the causes of Alzheimer's Disease, ALS and Parkinson's; The Wordguise Alembic (essays); Stones in the Water (poetry); Joy Writing: Discover and Develop Your Creative Voice; and co author of Calculus for Cats (with Jim Loats, Ph.D) and Algebra Unplugged (also with Jim Loats, Ph.D). It's an odd book; some readers have loved it, others can't get past the quirky style. It would be the absolutely perfect book to read on an airplane or train or bus, when you want something easy, a little different, entertaining and funny, but you don't want to invest a bunch of money or time. For example, if you were considering a James Patterson book, or a Stephen King book, or a JK Rowling book, I'd recommend this one instead. It's nothing like them, and aren't you ready to read something that everyone else hasn't read? Aren't you ready to be the FIRST of your friends to read something instead of the LAST? Wouldn't it be cool to be one of the first to read it, and then it became a big hit. Yes. Yes it would.Here is how the book starts:Some people say I ain’t smart enough to have did what I done. But some of the guys who say that ain’t exactly Einstein Bagels themselves and probably ain’t as smart as stuff they done either. Sometimes smart and lucky is the same thing, which a guy should not get credit for even if they want to.OK, so getting in a fight with the meanest gang guy in Denver wasn’t smart or lucky, I’ll give you that one. I shouldn’t of done that and I ain’t got excuses. And any time you see a murder, you got to figure you done some dumb stuff to put you in the wrong spot at the right time. So it would be fair to take off some of my brain points for being a murder witness, on top of the points for the unfortunate gang incident. But then you got to add some luck points for not getting killed myself, and some on account of the turtle. Since smart and lucky is a lot alike, as I already explained, I think my luck points raises my brain points back to a level playing field.

First edition. Whitman Big Little Book Series #5755. 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" Big Little book bound in wrappers with a pictorial front wrapper. A VG+ copy. Small wrinkle at the head of the spine. The front wrapper has a diagonal, 3/4" crease near its upper left corner and a 1/8" bump at its upper right corner. The color illustration on Page 153 has a name inked at its lower edge.

Beware, ye pilgrims, of the Knotty List crew! In the third book in the adventures of the Knotty List, Cap'n McNasty and his crew of roguish rapscallions don't have any plans for dinner. Not to worry, though, because from their ship, the crew spies a huge feast being enjoyed at Plymouth Rock. Cap'n McNasty and his party of privateers may seem like the perfect dinner guests, but it isn't long until their mischievous manners reveal their true identity. Armed with delicious food, the pirates fight for the mouth-watering feast! Impish illustrations will keep young readers entertained, and starving for more. So whether ye be pirate or pilgrim, arm yourself for a Thanksgiving food fight the likes o' which you've never seen!

This volume offers the fruits of Peter Meineck and Paul Woodruff's dynamic collaboration on the plays of Sophocles' Theban cycle, presenting the translators' Oedipus Tyrannus (2000) along with Woodruff's Antigone (2001) and a muscular new Oedipus at Colonus by Meineck. Grippingly readable, all three translations combine fidelity to the Greek with concision, clarity, and powerful, hard-edged speech. Each play features foot-of-the-page notes, stage directions, and line numbers to the Greek. Woodruff's Introduction discusses the playwright, Athenian theatre and performance, the composition of the plays, and the plots and characters of each; it also offers thoughtful reflections on major critical interpretations of these plays.

Justin is a little boy who is afraid to go to sleep in the dark. He is afraid of the monsters in his room. When his mom turns out the light, he begins to become fearful. One night, he yells out to God to make the monsters go away. An angel appears and tells him not to be afraid anymore. He tells Justin what to do, and from then on, Justin is no longer afraid of the dark or monsters.Many children are often afraid of the dark when they go to bed. They think there are monsters lurking around in their rooms at night. The Real Truth About Monsters will teach children there is no need to fear the dark. They learn Who to turn to in those scary moments. They also learn that the real truth about monsters is that they do not exist!