Turtle Recall

Turtle Recall
Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062292579

For every Pratchett fan, the must-have fully updated guidebook to Discworld! The Discworld, as everyone knows, is a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants that, in turn, stand on the shell of the giant star turtle, the Great A'Tuin, as it slowly swims through space. It is also a global publishing phenomenon, with sales of about eighty-five million books worldwide. The publication of Snuff brought the Discworld canon to thirty-nine books—not including the various guides, maps, diaries, and other side projects. That's a lot of Discworld to keep track of—more than most people can manage with just one head—but fear not: help is at hand! If you're looking for the ultimate authority on probably the most heavily populated—certainly the most hilarious—setting in fantasy literature . . . If you need a handy guide to Discworld locales from Ankh-Morpork to Zemphis . . . If you want help telling Achmed the Mad from Jack Zweiblumen . . . If your life depends on being able to distinguish the Agatean Empire from the Zoons . . . Look no further than Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion . . . So Far—now fully updated and completely up to Snuff!

Turtle Recall

Turtle Recall
Author: Stephen Briggs
Publisher: Gollancz
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2012-11-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0575091215

The Discworld, as everyone knows, is a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the shell of the giant star turtle, the Great A'Tuin, as it slowly swims through space. It is also a global publishing phenomenon with sales of over 70 million books worldwide (but who's counting?). The publication of Snuff brought the Discworld canon to 39 books - not including the various guides, mapps, diaries and other side-projects. That's a lot of Discworld to keep track of - more than most people can manage with just the one head - but fear not: help is at hand! If you're looking for the ultimate authority on probably the most heavily populated - certainly the most hilarious - setting in fantasy literature... If you need a handy guide to Discworld locales from Ankh-Morpork to Zemphis... If you want help telling Achmed the Mad from Jack Zweiblumen... If your life depends on being able to distinguish the Agatean Empire from the Zoons... ...look no further than Turtle Recall - the latest Discworld Companion, fully updated and completely up to Snuff!

Stop Me If You've Heard It!

Stop Me If You've Heard It!
Author: Soupy Sales
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2003-04-18
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1590774418

Soupy Sales was a longtime host of an event at Friars Club called “Stop Me If You’ve Heard It” where a group of comics all seated on bar stools attempt to top each other by telling a joke. By the end of the evening it’s not all that clear who actually topped who since the audience is too busy brushing tears away, doubling over in laughter, and praying their bladders remain intact before making a beeline to the bathrooms. Hilarious doesn’t even begin to describe these evenings. This event with Soupy as top banana was as highly anticipated as The Friars’ infamous Roasts, and his comic legacy endures in this book of his favorite jokes. “There is never a dull moment when Soupy is in the room. The Friars are lucky—we just have to turn around and listen to Soupy tell his hilarious jokes. Thanks to this book, though, you’ve got the next best thing—if you can’t join him, read him. The Soup is on and he’s boiling over with laughs.” - Barry Dougherty of The Friars Club

The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles

The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles
Author: Frederick Davis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2007-07-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199885958

Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. With the rise of molecular biology came a growing popular awareness of species extinction. Carr championed endangered sea turtles, and his work reflects major shifts in the study of ecology and evolution. A gifted nature writer, his books on the natural history of sea turtles and their habitats in Florida, the Caribbean, and Africa entertained and educated a wide audience. Carr's conservation ethic grew from his field work as well as his friendships with the fishermen who supplied him with many of the stories he retold so engagingly. With Archie Carr as the focus, The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles explores the evolution of the naturalist tradition, biology, and conservation during the twentieth century.

Come Laugh with Me

Come Laugh with Me
Author: James Alston Branscomb
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2011-07-18
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1462886604

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, Proverbs 17:22. These 420 diverse and unique anecdotes are not available anywhere else. Once you read them, you will laugh with me. Personal recollections of a 94-year-old man through humorous glimpses into his childhood in small-town south Alabama; his University of Alabama days; his work years at Reynolds Metals Aluminum Company; his service with the Kiwanis Club; his United Methodist Church participation; and his community experiences. Many people have asked me throughout my life, When are you going to write a book? and have then said, I want the first copy!

Fuzzy Traumas

Fuzzy Traumas
Author: Tyran Grillo
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2024-07-15
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1501776002

In Fuzzy Traumas, Tyran Grillo critically examines the portrayal of companion animals in Japanese literature in the wake of the 1990s "pet boom." Blurring the binary between human and nonhuman, Grillo draws on Japanese science fiction, horror, guide-dog stories, and a notorious essay on euthanasia, treating each work as a case study of human-animal relationships gone somehow awry. He makes an unprecedented case for Japan's pet boom and how the country's sudden interest in companion animals points to watershed examples of "productive errors" that provide necessary catalysts for change. Examining symbiotic concepts of "humanity" and "animality," Grillo challenges negative views of anthropomorphism as something unethical, redefining it as a necessary rupture in, not a bandage on, the thick skin of the human ego. Fuzzy Traumas concludes by introducing the paradigm shift of "postanimalism" as a detour from the current traffic jam of animal-centered philosophies, arguing that humanity cannot move past anthropocentricism until we reflect honestly on what it means for the human condition.

The Laughter File

The Laughter File
Author: Mark Chandler
Publisher: The Laughter File
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2008-08-21
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1409223493

A compilation of hilarious jokes, grouped into nine fantastic categories:Activities Blonde Jokes ListsPuns Riddles Short JokesStory Jokes Tongue Twisters TrueThese jokes, fun for all the family, have been collected, sorted and re-written to provide you with hours of entertainment.Enjoy finding out your StarWars name, how Rhonda the Blonde got around the Y2k issue, and the similaritiesbetween Lincoln and Kennedy!Tease your family with the hardest tongue twister in the English language, and testout the 50 Fun Things to Do in a Lift!Enjoy The Laughter File with your family!

Effective Learning

Effective Learning
Author: Chris Dawson
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9087908709

This guide’s main audience will be students in educational settings, including school, further education and university, together with their teachers and lecturers. However, several sections will also be useful to anyone who has some difficulty in remembering everyday things, such as names, telephone numbers and shopping lists.