The Night Crystal Mcgoober Had Seven Heads

How will eleven-year-old Crystal McGoober deal with the terrible effects of the evil eye cast by her troublesome neighbor Brian Trabble? With the help of her eccentric friends and a substitute teacher who has a love for storytelling, will Crystal be able to design a Halloween costume terrifying enough to scare away her darkest fears? Find out in this imaginative tale that walks the tightrope between what is real and what is magical.

Peter Bennings begins his teen years naive and awkward, still living the predictable, uncomplicated life of his youth, dreaming about his future. His sexual maturity brings fantasizing sexual encounters with real and imaginary girls, struggling with his awkwardness and immaturity. High school changes Peter's life forever. He's a lost soul, struggling to find his place. Music - the British Invasion and psychedelic rock - becomes Peter's refuge, and he follows his dream of playing drums in a band. Sex, booze, and rock and roll now rule Peter's life. All he wants is to escape, physically and mentally. Graduation arrives, friends scatter, and Vietnam and the draft loom in the distance. What lies ahead for him? Who will be there to help him find his way?

A full-color, hardcover collector’s edition of the landmark webcomic. Years in the past, but not many, a webcomic launched that would captivate legions of devoted fans around the world and take them on a mind-bending, genre-defying epic journey that would forever change the way they look at stairs. And buckets. And possibly horses. Now this sprawling saga has been immortalized on dead trees with notes from author Andrew Hussie explaining what the hell he was thinking as he brought this monster to life. A must-have for Homestuck fans who want to re-experience the saga or for new readers looking for a gateway to enter this rich universe. A young man stands in his bedroom. It just so happens that he’s about to embark on an adventure involving birthday cakes, magic chests, hammers, arms (detachable and otherwise), harlequins, imps, eccentric architecture, movable home furnishings, bunnies, and a video game that will destroy the world.

An autumn leaf is caught by a squirrel who uses it to line her nest for the coming winter months.

Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He didn't even know if he liked being outside all that much. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job overseas cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the greater New York comedy circuit began to think about what he might do with months of free time and no commitments. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail and knew of its potential for danger and adventure, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,192 miles of it. Then again, what could go wrong for a young black man from the city trekking solo through the East Coast backwoods? The Unlikely Thru-Hiker is the story of how an unknowing ambassador of one of the AT's least common demographics, unfamiliar with both the outdoors and thru-hiking culture, sets off with an extremely overweight pack and a willfully can-do attitude to conquer the infamous trail. What follows are eye-opening lessons on preparation, humility, race relations, and nature's wild unpredictability. But this isn't a hard-nosed memoir of discouragement or intolerance. What sets Lugo apart from the typical walk in the woods is his refusal to let any challenge squash his inner Pollyanna. Through it all, he perseveres with humor, tenacity, and an unshakeable commitment to grooming--earning him the trail name "Mr. Fabulous"--that sees him from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine.

A full-color, hardcover collector’s edition of the landmark webcomic. Years in the past, but not many, a webcomic launched that would captivate legions of devoted fans around the world and take them on a mind-bending, genre-defying epic journey that would forever change the way they look at stairs. And buckets. And possibly horses. Now this sprawling saga has been immortalized on dead trees with notes from author Andrew Hussie explaining what the hell he was thinking as he brought this monster to life. A must-have for Homestuck fans who want to re-experience the saga or for new readers looking for a gateway to enter this rich universe. As the game sessions tick down into their final hours, the players spin up into frenzied action. Their rivalries and ridiculously elaborate competing plans entail 2pooky paranormal phenomena, random teleportation murders, grimdarkness, crazy suicide missions, silly conversations, password nonsense, lipstick chainsaw retribution, wrecking some havoc, and being santa.

The power of love and selflessness prevail to save a friend in need and bring into focus the true gifts of the holiday season.

Collection of highlights from twenty-one Appalachian Trail blogs.