Author: Michael Dahl
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404861017
Category : Riddles, Juvenile
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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A collection of jokes about monsters, ghosts, and other scary things.

Author: William Paul
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231084642
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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An examination of an extremely popular box office genre - the gross-out movie - Laughing Screaming is a serious study of this unashamedly lowbrow product.

Author: David Quantick
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1785658603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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"David Quantick is one of the best kept secrets in the world of writing. He's smart, funny and unique. You should let yourself in on the secret." - Neil Gaiman From Emmy-Award winning author David Quantick, Night Train is a science-fiction horror story like no other. A woman wakes up, frightened and alone. The room shaking and jumping like it's alive. The noise is terrifying. Where is she? Stumbling through a door, she realizes she is on a train carriage. A carriage full of the dead. A personal hell unfolding in an apocalyptic future. This is NIGHT TRAIN. A terrifying ride set on a driverless locomotive, heading for a collision somewhere in the endless night. How did the woman get here? Who is she? And who are the dead? As our heroine makes her way through the train trying to find out what happened to her, she meets a former strongman, a trained killer, and a collection of strange and terrifying creatures. Each step takes her closer to finding out the secret of the Night Train.

Author: William Paul
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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Book Description
An examination of an extremely popular box office genre - the gross-out movie - Laughing Screaming is a serious study of this unashamedly lowbrow product.

Author: William Paul
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231084642
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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An examination of an extremely popular box office genre - the gross-out movie - Laughing Screaming is a serious study of this unashamedly lowbrow product.

Author: Chelsea Bleau
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365467317
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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This book is not only a short autobiography about Chelsea Bleau and her family but also somewhat of a self-help book, containing advice and coping techniques that she has learned throughout the years in the mental health system. The main objective of writing this book was to help herself, at first, but now it has become a journey to disintegrate the stigma on mental illness. The book contains some subject matter not for the faint of heart, but hopefully that paints a picture of what it's like to live with or around illnesses such as these.

Author: Terry Eagleton
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300244789
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture—by one of its greatest exponents Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Why do we laugh? What are we to make of the sheer variety of laughter, from braying and cackling to sniggering and chortling? Is humour subversive, or can it defuse dissent? Can we define wit? Packed with illuminating ideas and a good many excellent jokes, the book critically examines various well-known theories of humour, including the idea that it springs from incongruity and the view that it reflects a mildly sadistic form of superiority to others. Drawing on a wide range of literary and philosophical sources, Terry Eagleton moves from Aristotle and Aquinas to Hobbes, Freud, and Bakhtin, looking in particular at the psychoanalytical mechanisms underlying humour and its social and political evolution over the centuries.

Author: Milan Kundera
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063290693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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"An absolutely dazzling entertainment. . . . Arousing on every level—political, erotic, intellectual, and above all, humorous." —Newsweek "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius." —New York Times Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.

Author: Michael Dahl
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404863729
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Michael Dahl's 'Super Funny Joke Books' consists of a collection of six books packed with jokes and riddles. The series covers everything from school and monster jokes to job and animal jokes. Laughter is the best medicine, so get your dose today

Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1631980122
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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As parents and teachers know, yelling comes naturally to children. This friendly, encouraging book, geared to preschool and primary children, introduces and reinforces where and when to use an “indoor voice” or an “outdoor voice.” In classic Best Behavior style the author tells young readers, “Your voice is a powerful tool. How you use it is up to you.” Vivid illustrations show the times and places for an indoor voice, the ways people ask us to quiet our voices, and times when yelling might occur. “What happens if you’re mad or frustrated or really, really excited? Your voice gets louder and LOUDER.” But yelling hurts people’s ears and feelings. Children learn that they can quiet their voice and use their words to talk about a problem. “Think before you yell, and use your words well!” Includes a special section for parents and caregivers with activities and discussion starters. The Best Behavior series uses simple words and delightful full-color illustrations to guide children to choose peaceful, positive behaviors. Select titles are available in two versions: a durable board book for ages baby–preschool, and a longer, more in-depth paperback for ages 4–7. Kids, parents, and teachers love these award-winning books. All include helpful tips and ideas for parents and caregivers.