Croaked

This award-winning book for reluctant readers is a fascinating collection of remarkable deaths--and not for the faint of heart. Over the course of history, men and women have lived and died. In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess--especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. From King Tut's ancient autopsy to Albert Einstein's great brain escape, How They Croaked contains all the gory details of the awful ends of nineteen awfully famous people. Don't miss the companion, How They Choked!

A delinquent sixteen-year-old girl is sent to live with her uncle for the summer, only to learn that he is a Grim Reaper who wants to teach her the family business.

Croakis a celebration of frogs, one of the most varied and vibrant species on earth. Featuring gorgeous photographs of frogs in their natural habitats paired with quotes from famous frog-lovers such as Cameron Diaz and John Steinbeck, it is amusing, illuminating and informative. The perfect addition to coffee tables everywhere!

Nobbin Swill returns to solve another mystery in the second book in this hilarious middle-grade series that has color illustrations throughout! Nobbin is now Prince Charming's assistant, though he's not able to assist him in his prince training when things go awry saving Princess Angelica. After that mishap, Sir Roderick thinks the princess needs training too and advises the king to send her away to a queen who can properly educate her. The king has doubts, but the queen suddenly shows up with her son, Figbert. They both torment and insult everyone at the castle and in the village until one day, Figbert disappears. The queen thinks it's the butler, but Nobbin suspects Sir Roderick. As they search for clues, they finally are able to find Figbert, but he's not quite like they remember. He's much smaller, rounder, and much, much greener. Will they be able find out who turned him into a frog and crack the case?

Everyone will be closely acquainted with a few people who have synesthesia but you may not yet know who they are because, until very recently, it was largely hidden and unknown. Now science is uncovering its secrets and the findings are leading to a radical rethink about how our senses are organized.

Crickets do not normally croak like frogs—they sing. But Chirpy has a great desire to sound like the frogs he so admires and sets forth a plan to befriend the pond frogs in order to be taught just how to make the sounds he loves to hear at night. This will require a bit of work for Chirpy and the frogs. Can they do it? Read The Cricket Who Croaked Like a Frog to find out!

Includes: "Poetic elements in Sanskrit literature " explains the extensive use of verse in Indian texts. "Introduction to Metrics " gives a clear overview of Sanskrit prosody. "A Treasury of Common Meters" includes fully-worked examples of verses drawn from many sources. "Figures of Speech" explains similies, metaphors, and other poetic uses of language. "Figures of Sound" explains techniques that affect sound, such as rhyme and alliteration. A metrical analysis of the Hathapradipika, the best-known work on Hatha Yoga, is included. An Introduction to the Hathapradipika by Anthony Biduck summarizes key spiritual and philosophical ideas of Hatha Yoga.

"It's time for those of us who remember how great our generation was to start thinking about what else we need to do Before We Croak. I agree with Mr. Keveson, we were the greatest, coolest, most evolutionary generation the world has ever seen, and for too many people on earth life still sucks. Clearly there's more to do. And as Keveson points out, us hippie bastards still have 20 year left, so clearly we'll be the ones to do it. That's what the 20 years are for, and that's what we're here to do. Question is, what needs doing and how are we to do it? What Keveson does nobly well in this book, is take The Bus a little Further towards reaching our always lofty goal, figuring out why the hell we're still alive!" Ken Kesey--The Astral Plane Dealer "Evolve, always evolve, my children, or I'll starve myself to death!" Mahatma Gandhi--The Causal Plane Dealer "Read it. I'm telling ya. I highly recommend this book. Very highly. So ya better read this book, Before Ya Croak!. I ain't kiddin!" God--The Taoly News