Happy Fun Land

You Will Have Fun. Or Else. Nowhere in the world is there a more bizarre theme park than Happy Fun Land. Nick "Nike" Farmington's twelve years of thrill-seeking and roller coaster riding has brought him to exotic locales like Perth, Australia, Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands, and Santa Claus, Indiana. He's marathoned a roller coaster for ten consecutive hours and conquered the world's tallest and fastest. Yet nothing has prepared him for the insanity of Happy Fun Land and it's mind blowing attractions. China's amusement park industry is booming and the newest themed entertainment mecca is about to come online. In order to ensure a successful launch, they're looking to build world-wide buzz through any and all means. Nike is roped into becoming the crash-test dummy of a humongous drop tower ride with no mechanical brakes, a wooden roller coaster that goes upside down, and a death simulator (yes, you read that right). What could possibly go wrong? Follow Nike on his hilarious misadventure through China during the Chinese New Year holiday to attend the grand opening of Happy Fun Land, the world's craziest theme park. Who Should Read Happy Fun Land? Anyone who wants to read a funny story. Those looking for thoughts from a Westerner on what it's like to travel to China and what to expect. Disney theme park fans or anyone interested in theme park design or themed entertainment. If you call yourself a roller coaster enthusiast you might pick up some of the inside jokes. "It's like Jurassic Park meets Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory meets...something completely new, original, and ridiculous."

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, tackles some of our country’s biggest problems in this funny, outrageous, and entertaining book. Glenn Beck believes that the reason why some of our biggest problems never seem to get fixed is simple: the solutions just aren’t very convenient. And as the host of a nationally syndicated radio show and a prime-time television show on CNN Headline News, Glenn Beck doesn’t care much about convenience; he cares about common sense. Take the issue of poverty, for example. Over the last forty years, America’s poorest cities all had one simple thing in common, but politicians will never reveal what that is (or explain how easy it would be to change). Global warming is another issue that’s rife with lies and distortion. How many times have we heard that carbon dioxide is responsible for huge natural disasters that have killed millions of people? The truth is, it’s actually the other way around: as CO2 has increased, deaths from extreme weather have decreased. But that would never be shown in an Al Gore slide show. Combining honesty with a biting sense of humor, An Inconvenient Book contains hundreds of these "why have I never heard that before?" types of facts that will leave readers wondering how political correctness, special interests, and outright stupidity have gotten us so far away from the common sense solutions this country was built on.

What tough man would a nip-cat trap if a nip-cat kid-napped man? I know what you’re thinking: “What’s a nip-cat? Who’s the man?” The man is Sammy McGuinness, a professional businessman who prefers suits to shorts and ties to lies. I’m sure you know the type: He’s the guy who makes your boss sweat because his efficiency is more boss than your actual boss. He’s the man who makes you look like a time thief because you stopped by the watercooler for a minute. Yeah, you know Sammy. You’ve probably dealt with Sammy. Maybe you hate Sammy. But, perhaps, Sammy also hates Sammy because Sammy has a secret that he cannot shake, one that makes him very angry, very angry indeed. Can the happiest place in all the land make him happy again? Or will the nip-cat push him over the edge? Amusement is the story of lies and justice, of cats and men, and of class battles at their most absurd. In a world where one powerful theme park rules the people, and knock-off brand names demand their unquestionable trust, just remember, no matter who you are, or why you’re there, nothing at this park is ever free, and Happy Fun Land will always find a way to make you pay. “Welcome to Happy Fun Land!”

As a doctor, Kathleen Wooton strongly believes that laughter is the best medicine; she also believes that the best way for her to administer that â¿¿medicineâ¿¿ is by being a humorist, which allows her to give the kind of â¿¿shot in the armâ¿¿ that so many of us needâ¿¿a good belly laugh on a daily basis. As a mother, Kathy believes that ever y day she manages to sur vive motherhood without personal injury or criminal charges is a blessing. â¿¿That Girlâ¿¿s Not Rightâ¿¿ is a delightful romp through the mind and musings of Kathleen Wooton. Her hilarious commentary provides a unique and often quirky look at what other wise might be mundane life situationsâ¿¿from the entirely relatable â¿¿Why Does Water Need a Child-Proof Cap?â¿¿ to the all-too-true â¿¿Sleep Deprivation and the Exhausted Mom,â¿¿ â¿¿That Girlâ¿¿s Not Rightâ¿¿ speaks to all of us through the universal language of laughter. Whether poetry or proseâ¿¿and Wooton offers a healthy dose of eachâ¿¿the homespun humor in this collection is just what the doctor ordered.

Words have their own lives independent from their function as describers of ‘real’ worlds. They hold time and place but also can help us imagine new worlds. They preserve our experience against the dismantling force of death ... This is why I’m fascinated with words. As well as a writer, I am a painter and a poet. I teach college art and film classes and work at a variety of tasks looking for satisfaction.

The road to Hell is paved through Indiana. When a funeral calls, paranormal detectives Arturo Brooks and Edward Smith pack their physical and emotional baggage and take a road trip to Smith’s hometown. Mistake #1. On a tip, they begin investigating a multidimensional business conglomerate. Mistake #2. The detectives soon find themselves in a parallel universe that’s even worse than their original destination. One with a lot more leg warmers. Can Brooks and Smith survive the 1980s a second time, in a world where giant rats, doppelgangers, and their own worst instincts rally against them? Can they do it on a diet of nothing but chain restaurant biscuits? They’ll need to if they’re going to find their way home. That's assuming they still have one. About the Series From the mind of award-winning author* Martina Fetzer, the Brooks & Smith series brings fast-paced science fiction and fantasy with an emphasis on humor. It follows two detectives and their makeshift family on a series of increasingly absurd adventures. These books are often silly, sometimes dark, and never child friendly. *1996, 1997, 1998 Oakview Elementary Perfect Attendance Award

What happens when the system doesn't work in the way that it is expected to? In this case, it has produced the alleged murderer Ivan the Terrible: the revolutionary, often whimsical deviant who faces a society that wishes he didn't exist. From a young age, Tristan (alias Ivan the Terrible) has not lived a normal life. His battle against oppression, persecution and conventionality takes him to the edge of existence and cultural morality as he and his unconventional companions question everything that those around him hold to be true. Written from the point of view of Ivan the Terrible himself, Product of Society aims to delve into the mind of this controversial personality... Psychopath or revolutionary? Insane or genius? Hero or villain? One can never be sure. Would you like to keep your preconceptions and your sanity, or are you ready to lose them both?

Transport Layer Security, or TLS, makes ecommerce and online banking possible. It protects your passwords and your privacy. Let’s Encrypt transformed TLS from an expensive tool to a free one. TLS understanding and debugging is an essential sysadmin skill you must have. TLS Mastery takes you through: · How TLS works · What TLS provides, and what it doesn’t · Wrapping unencrypted connections inside TLS · Assessing TLS configurations · The Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol · Using Let’s Encrypt to automatically maintain TLS certificates · Online Certificate Status Protocol · Certificate Revocation · CAA, HSTS, and Certificate Transparency · Why you shouldn’t run your own CA, and how to do it anyway · and more! Stop wandering blindly around TLS. Master the protocol with TLS Mastery!