Lions And Tigers And Aids Oh My

Craig McLaughlin is an amazing storyteller with amazing stories to tell--stories about childhood illness, family dysfunction, exotic animals, HIV, cancer, and parenting. And he tells them all with incredible courage and honesty. The essays in this collection, each one designed to be told in ten to fifteen minutes, serve as templates for his live performances, but by assembling them in one place, he has created a memoir full of wit, wisdom and compassion. Story subjects include: Being trapped in a pickup cab with an out-of-control chimpanzee. Waking to find a jaguar slobbering over his ankle. Dreaming of a demon that forced him to confront his own death. Raising a daughter when both he and his wife were expected to die. Gearing up for a gun battle with the Hells Angels. Comforting the man his mother and stepfather kidnapped. The book also contains a discussion of the wildly popular form of personal storytelling and includes an essay on "Ten Tips for Storytellers."

Because reporting is changing, this volume offers readers a thorough introduction to the rapidly evolving world of gathering information for local news organizations. This easy-to-read text is filled with contemporary examples and solid advice for the beginning reporting student. Designed for students with a foundation in news writing, it provides chapters on such basics as news research, interviewing, and observation skills. It further offers a chapter on the use of personal computers as research and reporting tools. Readers will find useful tips and examples written by award-winning professional journalists that reflect the numerous changes in the art and science of information gathering in the past decade.

Learn how to make the wheels turn in this informative guide that provides solid instruction on choosing the best bicycle and the differences between road, touring, racing, and cross bikes.

A teenage runaway is killed by a sadistic vampire with the pathology of a serial killer, who has stalked her family for over a decade. Brought back to life to feed on her child, she's killed again -- but not before reviving her first victim, her firstborn. The undead infant escapes, triggering a citywide search for a vampire baby whose existence threatens to expose the entire vampire society. And they will stop at nothing to make sure that doesn't happen. In the downtown art world/club scene of New York City, Steven and Lori, an artist and a writer, are in the middle of a bad break up. Instead of being able to simply move on, they are stuck with each other, bound by a contract to do a book on vampires. When they stumble across the real thing, will their feelings for each other intensify as they're reunited to battle monsters they scarcely believe exist?

What are cats? How do cats hunt? Do wild cats like catnip? Do cats dream? Cats in Question, a new book in Smithsonian's highly successful “In Question” series, offers authoritative and engaging answers to the thousands of questions about cats that Smithsonian scientists receive annually. All of the world’s cats are here, from fearsome predators such as lions and tigers, to mysterious hunters such as leopards and jaguars, to cuddly pets such as domestic cats. More than 100 breathtaking photographs by acclaimed photographer Art Wolfe illustrate the questions on cat facts, cat evolution and diversity, and cats and humans.