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Another Word A Day: An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
Anu Garg
Wiley, 2005
17 stories about 86 and a whole lot more
"Another Word A Day" is even more enjoyable than author Garg's first book (Word a Day.) This continuing romp through the riches of English includes 17 stories about how the restaurant term "86" came about. Most of the stories are ridiculous, but one seems to ring true ...
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Weirdos from Another Planet!
Bill Watterson
Andrews and McMeel Publishing, 1990
One of my favorites
I love all Calvin and Hobbes books, but this collection has a few of my favorites that never cease to make me laugh out loud, including:
"The Disembodied Hand That Strangled People" (I snicker just writing it)
The trip to Mars ("We're going in the wagon?" "Of ...
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Giant Jumble: Another Big Book for Big Fans
Triumph Books, 1999
Thank goodness they keep thinking up puzzles
My husband and I have done 1-2 Jumble puzzles every morning of our 15 year marriage. Some are easy, some are so hard that we spend the morning thinking and then going back to it. We have differing ways of approaching it - I must be looking at the letters to make a ...
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My Weird School Daze #3: Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!
Dan Gutman
HarperTrophy, 2008
Mr Granite is from another Planet by Dan Gutman
This series is so funny. It is about 2nd grade children and their days at school. Each book is about a different teacher. My grandson is 8 and laughs about something in each chapter. I love the books as much as he does and I am a Grandmother. I would recommend this ...
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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Douglas A. Blackmon
Doubleday, 2008
The American Gulag
The comparison between the American and Russian use of forced labor for social control and development in a "backward" economy is obvious, and was so even in the 19th century with the publication of J. C. Powell's "The American Siberia" in 1891, detailing prisoner ...
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Another Life: A Burke Novel
Andrew Vachss
Pantheon, 2008
In this blistering new novel, Burke ("Lord of the Asphalt Jungle"-- Washington Post Book World ) is forced into a journey that will change the lives of the urban survivalist and his outlaw family ... forever. The only person Burke has ever called a father, known throughout the underground as "The Prof," is in a coma, barely clinging to life in ...
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Another Roadside Attraction
Tom Robbins
Bantam, 1990
a slightly mad take on a crazy idea about an unthinkable notion
There's an entire whirlpool of madness in this now antic novel. Plots start, develop, then drift away only to reappear in the middle of others. Hints are dropped and left. The story involves an accidental monk who trains to be an assassin and in the catacombs discovers ...
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Bo Ryan: Another Hill to Climb
Bo Ryan, Mike Lucas
KCI Sports Publishing, 2008
Bo knows hoops. As a member of the exclusive 500-win club, University of Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan has the second highest winning percentage among active coaches (with at least 500 victories) in college basketball, second only to North Carolina's Roy Williams. Ryan's formula for success can be traced back to UW-Platteville, where he won four ...
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Silent But Deadly: Another Lio Collection
Mark Tatulli
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008
warped little kid with a big imagination
This book reminds me of the trouble Calvin and Hobbes get into all the time, except Lio has more imagination and more creativity to do things. This is a great new comic that I hope goes far.
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Death Note: Another Note (Novel)
NISIOISIN
VIZ Media LLC, 2008
Worth reading. However...
The story of this novel is indeed interesting. It shows events before the appearance of death note and Kira. If you are a fan of death note, this novel is a must read. However, if you are a big fan of L (like me), the ending of the story will be a disappointment for ...
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Origami with Dollar Bills: Another Way to Impress People with Your Money!
Duy Nguyen
Sterling, 2005
Good Origami Book for the Money
"Origami with Dollar Bills" is an interesting and fun book with simple to advanced folding projects. We bought this for my son (12) who is really into origami and is fairly good at it.
The book includes 1, 2, & 3 bill projects, some are better than others but they ...
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Not Another Bad Date (Avon Romance)
Rachel Gibson
Avon, 2008
best of the four
I really liked this one. I think it was the best of the four author stories that Gibson has written. It is like everything conspires against her but she remains somewhat sane. I mean how sane would you feel if you thought you were cursed?
I really liked how the past ...
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Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside
Katrina Firlik
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
Great Book
This book was very enjoyable to read. I liked hearing about the field of neuro-surgery from a woman's perspective.
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Just Another Judgement Day (Nightside, Book 9)
Simon R. Green
Ace Hardcover, 2009
There?s a new sheriff in town, and he?s got the Nightside?s rich and powerful quaking in their boots. He?s The Walking Man, and it?s his mission to exorcise sinners?with extreme prejudice. Problem is, the Nightside was built on sin and corruption, and The Walking Man makes no distinction between evildoers and those simply indulging themselves. ...
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Another Season: A Coach's Story of Raising an Exceptional Son
Gene Stallings, Sally Cook
Little, Brown and Company, 1997
Rich, moving, honest...a life-changing read
There are a lot of great books out there you can read and be entertained in the process. A few of those books will even linger in your memory for awhile after you've finished them. It's more rare to read a book that really touches your heart and mind and provokes a ...
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