A Sampler Of Uncommon Sense And Good Times Emotional Trips Whimsy And More In Rhymes

This book follows the popular, "Huckleberry Days," The author's poetic presentation of the good old ways. Common sense is not so common you'll find. Lack of sense is a great resource to be mined. This poet points out where we go astray. Sometimes we get disaster when we get our way. The first chapter contains advice for the old. Some hate this word, but the alternative will leave you cold. Next are war stories about the greatest genertion. The author will always hold them in total veneration. There's some philosophy and complaints about modern life. Thoughts on religion, nature, and political strife. The male-female conflict is also treated. With some whimsy and humor the book is completed. The author is 76, a pretty old man. He's always had the drive of, "I think I can." Surprisingly, he has spent his whole life's career Doing what's incomprehensible. He was an engineer. To prove that old dogs can learn new tricks, He writes poetry which gives him kicks. He lives in Eastern Mass. with his bride of 54 years. For this he deserves some kudos and four cheers.

We are subject to every imaginable woe. Th is is a reminder of what we all know. How did man survive for eons in the past? Somehow we prevailed. We had the will to last. Most no longer have the same worries now. Th ough new maladies keep arriving somehow. Th ese poems should stir your emotions and more. Th eyll raise your concern for what may be in store. Th is book follows the popular Huckleberry Days Th e authors poetic presentation of the good old ways, And A Sampler of Uncommon Sense and Good Times, Emotional Trips, Whimsy and More in Rhymes. Plus, World War II, to the Greatest Generation A Poetic History of the Wars Duration. All are available. Barnes and Noble is an ordering source. One can also Google Amazon.com of course.

This book follows the popular Huckleberry Days The authors poetic presentation of the good old ways, And A Sampler of Uncommon Sense and Good Times, Emotional Trips, Whimsy and More in Rhymes. These, plus World War II.... are available on the net. Just Google them or type the author, and its a good bet Youll find they are all easy to get. Remember what every Vet knows so well, As the Civil Wars Sherman said, War is hell. Burn this on your brain forevermore. There is nothing worse than total war. Here is a poetic history of World War II. Some of the major events are presented to you. From the Day of Infamy with Japans attack, Til their surrender after we drove them back, We fought the Hun in Africa and Europes south and west. After our Normandy invasion we completed this quest. We fought on land, on the sea, and in the air. Our industrial production was beyond compare. This is about Americans, and what we had done. The Greatest Generation persevered til the war was won.

Ive always observed my surroundings since I was a boy. I noticed the wonders with a true sense of joy. For some reason I remember much from the past. Who would guess such memories would last. Theres natural beauty wherever you go. The most impressive are the parks I know. I remember my engineering education plus what Ive read. Science is wonderful. This has to be said. I think of all the progress humans have made. Weve just started. Can we make the grade? This book follows the popular Huckleberry Days The authors poetic presentation of the good old ways, A Sampler of Uncommon Sense and Good Times, Emotional Trips, Whimsy and More in Rhymes, World War II, to the Greatest Generation A Poetic History of the Wars Duration, And Emotional Poems, How We Live and How We Die. Some Will Make You Think, Others Will Make You Cry. All are available. Barnes and Noble is an ordering source. One can also Google Amazon.com of course.

We are subject to every imaginable woe. Th is is a reminder of what we all know. How did man survive for eons in the past? Somehow we prevailed. We had the will to last. Most no longer have the same worries now. Th ough new maladies keep arriving somehow. Th ese poems should stir your emotions and more. Th ey'll raise your concern for what may be in store. Th is book follows the popular "Huckleberry Days" Th e author's poetic presentation of the good old ways, And "A Sampler of Uncommon Sense and Good Times, Emotional Trips, Whimsy and More in Rhymes." Plus, "World War II, to the Greatest Generation A Poetic History of the War's Duration." All are available. Barnes and Noble is an ordering source. One can also Google Amazon.com of course.

The instant New York Times bestseller featured on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon! B. J. Novak (bestselling author of The Book With No Pictures) described this groundbreaking poetry collection as "Smart and sweet, wild and wicked, brilliantly funny--it's everything a book for kids should be." Lauded by critics as a worthy heir to such greats as Silverstein, Seuss, Nash and Lear, Harris's hilarious debut molds wit and wordplay, nonsense and oxymoron, and visual and verbal sleight-of-hand in masterful ways that make you look at the world in a whole new wonderfully upside-down way. With enthusiastic endorsements from bestselling luminaries such as Lemony Snicket, Judith Viorst, Andrea Beaty, and many others, this entirely unique collection offers a surprise around every corner. Adding to the fun: Lane Smith, bestselling creator of beloved hits like It's a Book and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, has spectacularly illustrated this extraordinary collection with nearly one hundred pieces of appropriately absurd art. It's a mischievous match made in heaven! "Ridiculous, nonsensical, peculiar, outrageous, possibly deranged--and utterly, totally, absolutely delicious. Read it! Immediately!" --Judith Viorst, bestselling author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

This is not a hoax. Jim Theis was a real person, who wrote The Eye of Argon in all seriousness as a teenager, and published it in a fanzine, Osfan in 1970. But the story did not pass into the oblivion that awaits most amateur fiction. Instead, a miracle happened, and transcribed and photocopied texts began to circulate in science fiction circles, gaining a wide and incredulous audience among both professionals and fans. It became the ultimate samizdat, an underground classic, and for more than thirty years it has been the subject of midnight readings at conventions, as thousands have come to appreciate the negative genius of this amazing Ed Wood of prose.

"Take a bite out of the calendar with this ... collection of ... seasonal poems, each one an ode to a favorite food"--Amazon.com.