Mad Dash

By turns poignant and hilarious--often on the same page--"Mad Dash" is a novel about the funny ways love has of catching up to people despite their most irrational efforts to leave it behind.

"Hilarious…This book charmed my socks off." —Patricia O’Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades working in The New Yorker’s renowned copy department, helping to maintain its celebrated high standards. In Between You & Me, she brings her vast experience with grammar and usage, her good cheer and irreverence, and her finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice. Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Amazon, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Library Journal.

Writer and adventurer Leslie Anthony has spent his life on two planks, racing down hills, searching for the next perfect ride. His real baptism, however, began in the early nineties when Alaska emerged as the ski world’s Next Big Thing. Steep faces and vast tracks of powder snow, were captured on film and beamed to audiences around the world. The result was a freeskiing revolution. With insight and humor, White Planet, traces an arc through the new ski culture, in a rock ‘n’ roll adventure that follows a diaspora to far-flung corners of the globe. Along the way, Anthony introduces many of the daredevils, visionaries and entrepreneurs who are bringing the sport to such unexpected places as Mexico, China, Lebanon and India.

When Jake, Sophia, and Brody slide down the tube slide at their local park, they are shocked to find themselves in an underground headquarters and transformed into Secret Slide Money Club agents. Soon the friends learn that they’re in an ongoing battle against Albatross, a selfish villain who uses bad money choices to turn other kids into Albies. The agents must help the Albies get free of Albatross’s reach and start to make good money choices—all while going on some ridiculous new adventures. In this second book in the series, Kate keeps spending her chore money, and it’s up to the Secret Slide Money Club agents to help their friend get out from under Albatross’s control. But will they avoid the mud trap long enough to convince Kate to save her money? The Secret Slide Money Club is a unique early-reader fiction series that uses humor and adventure to teach children the foundational principles of financial health—Give, Save, Live. This first trio of books is quick-paced, offering tons of silliness and action while showing young readers about God's way to be wise with money. Also available! Book 1—The Great Lemonade Stand Standoff Book 3—Trouble at the Toy Store

TWO WAR VETERANS ARE REUNITED IN CIVILIAN LIFE: ONE IS SUCCESSFUL AND THE OTHER JUST BARELY HAS A HOLD ON SANITY. THIS IS A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP AND LOYALTY, SET IN DEPRESSION ERA CALIFORNIA DURING THE 1930s.

A 100 little stories about the denizens of the House of Chaos: some cats, a dog and 2 humans. Funny sarcastic tales of everyday life, some history about cats, and some quotes from people regarding cats with sarcastic comments added.

This title was first published in 2000: highly innovative work which challenges mainstream approaches to the study of Russian policy with its groundbreaking application of Marxism and dependency theories. Using class analysis, it examines, in a meticulously documented study, what is perhaps the most important issue in world politics today: Russia and the West. Unconventional yet powerful, it nevertheless comes up with highly persuasive conclusions. Whether one agrees with its challenging conclusions or not, they cannot be ignored.

This book contains three stories and is meant to grow with the child. The first, Anna and the Magical Horse, is about a toy horse that, when taken to bed with a little girl, goes with her to all the places she dreams. At first he thinks it is only with the one girl, but later finds that its with anyone, even you. Henry the Hobo is about a toy doll that is made fun of because of his clothes and how shabby he looks. He learns through a little girl that looks and clothes do not make the man, or in this case the doll. He learns that love is for everyone and should be forever. The final story is The Pond, a short story about animals that live in and around a pond in a park. It tells humorous stories of their living there and how they got there with some humor and some close calls in life.