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Surveillance Means Security: Remixed War Propaganda
by J. R. Norton Micah Ian WrightSubversive and incendiary, this full-color poster book reworks classic war propaganda to comment on corporate corruption, domestic spying, election fraud, gay marriage, blind patriotism, the "War on Terror," and surveillance in America today.With laughs and jeers, Wright's distinctive artwork and astute political commentary offers timely and clever insight into the state of post-9/11 America. Surveillance Means Security! is the hilarious follow-up to Wright's previous books of reworked propaganda posters, You Back The Attack! We'll Bomb Who We Want! and If You're Not A Terrorist ...Then Stop Asking Questions.
Survival of the Filthiest: A Get Fuzzy Collection (Get Fuzzy #17)
by Darby ConleySurvival of the Filthiest takes Bucky the cat and Satchel the pooch back to their animal origins, not that they&’ve ever strayed too far from their nonpedigrees. Constantly testing the patience of their &“amateur treat boy&” Rob, Bucky and Satchel pull off daily antics in the Get Fuzzy household that are routinely smelly, messy, and, yes, even filthy. In Survival of the Filthiest, Bucky decides to secede from the United States and declare the state of Buckyvania in his closet, complete with visitor permissions and postcards. When the state of Buckyvania has a food shortage, he is forced to launch a successful special ops raiding party. Not to be deterred when Buckyvania falls, Bucky begins a government takeover plan with Mac Manc McManx slated as the new president. Meanwhile, Satchel, convinced there are ghosts in the house, hires the Atlantic Research of Supernatural Entities Group to ghostbust. When their study is a bust, Mystic Misty, a feline cable access psychic, steps in to uncover the spirits. All this amid Bucky making batteries out of monkeys and Satchel eating all but the head of Rob&’s Star Wars collectible equate to another sidesplitting look into the crazy world of Get Fuzzy.
Survival of the Fittest (Survival of the Fittest #1)
by Rebecca DonnellyIn this high-interest full-color graphic novel chapter book, embark on an engineering extravaganza and discover all that animals can do in a science competition!7 fierce animal competitors2 shark judges1 winnerWho will come out on top?Survival of the Fittest: the game show where animal contestants pitch the latest and greatest in scientific innovation to a panel of shark judges! Animals of all sizes and skills compete to see who can come up with the most useful, most creative, most brilliant design for a product based on something that exists in the natural world. Today's theme is: engineering.Filled with interesting information, awesome visuals, and funny dialogue, this new series by nonfiction maven Rebecca Donnelly is Shark Tank made literal. Swim along - and try not to get chomped by the Chomp! Buzzer.
Survival of the Furriest: My FANGtastically Evil Vampire Pet (My FANGtastically Evil Vampire Pet #4)
by Mo O'HaraIt’s robots vs. pets in Survival of the Furriest: My FANGtastically Evil Vampire Pet, the fourth and final book in this FANGtastic illustrated chapter book series by New York Times bestselling author Mo O'Hara and illustrated by Marek Jagucki. Evil Scientist Summer Camp is almost over!This is my last chance to show my epic evil awesomeness and prove to everyone at Camp Mwhaaa-haa-ha-a-watha that I totally deserve the Evil Emperor of the Week crown! Luckily, this week's Evil Celebrity Judge is Dr Cyberbyte (the Evil Cybernetic Mega Millionaire Inventor), who just gave an interview in Evil Scientist Magazine about his plan to make sure every evil scientist has an evil sidekick pet!My fierce evil vampire pet Fang and I are gonna impress Dr Cyberbyte so much that he will probably award us two crowns: one giant golden pointy one for me and a kitten-sized one for Fang (with a strap so she can't pull it off).Fang and I are gonna kick some cyber-butt! Mwhaaaa-haaa-haa-haaa-haaa!Signed,The Great and Powerful Mark
Survival of the Thickest: Essays
by Michelle ButeauFrom the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and unapologetic frankness comes a book of comedic essays for fans of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling and We&’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union.If you&’ve watched television or movies in the past year, you&’ve seen Michelle Buteau. With scene-stealing roles in Always Be My Maybe, First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City; a reality TV show and breakthrough stand-up specials, including her headlining show Welcome to Buteaupia on Netflix, and two podcasts (Late Night Whenever and Adulting), Michelle&’s star is on the rise. You&’d be forgiven for thinking the road to success—or adulthood or financial stability or self-acceptance or marriage or motherhood—has been easy; but you&’d be wrong. Now, in Survival of the Thickest, Michelle reflects on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in standup opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband&’s Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.
Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains (Survival Scout)
by Maxwell Eaton IIIScout's woe is your gain in the first of the SURVIVAL SCOUT graphic novel series, where Scout endures natural disasters so we don't have to.Stay calm, and Scout it out! 1) Take inventory of what you have 2) Find shelter 3) Make a fire 4) Signal for help 5) Secure water and food Follow Scout’s trial through the mountains, as she explains how to survive if you ever find yourself lost in the wilderness. A perfect travel companion for those with a knack for adventure, or prone to getting disoriented in the forest.
Survival Scout: Tsunami (Survival Scout)
by Maxwell Eaton IIIReturn to Scout's world of natural-disaster mishaps in the second installment of the Survival Scout graphic novel series - this time to learn about tsunamis. Perfect for fans of Scholastic's I SURVIVED series!Learn the skills you need to survive a TSUNAMI.1) Learn the causes: Did you know that a big earthquake can be a sign that a tsunami might hit?2) Recognize the signs: If it looks like the ocean is pulling away from the shore, RUN! This means a tsunami could be on the way!3) Evacuate: Always have a bag of essential items packed and an evacuation route planned. You never know when it could SAVE YOUR LIFE!Remember, if you live near a coast and see the warning signs, DON'T WAIT - get to higher ground. And stay safe out there!Join Scout and her talking skunk companion in this witty, useful, and funny graphic novel about how to survive a tsunami.
Survival Street
by James Asmus Jim FestanteSurvival Street is a unrepentant action satire tearing through a dystopia packed with economic and humanistic cautionary tales.After an unbridled wave of corporations take over America, the country is left completely deregulated and effectively carved up into feudal states where billionaires and businesses make their own laws. Among the wreckage, mass privatization shuts down public broadcasting forcing all the beloved edu-tainers out on the down and dirty streets. One group of them stick together, determined to keep helping kids across the country and do it by becoming an A-Team-esque band of mercenaries fighting for (and educating!) kids in the crumbling, corporate war zone of New Best America.A candy coating of pop culture madness, humor, cartoonishly absurd hyper-violence, and just enough hope to keep holding on. Collects Survival Street #1–#4.
The Survivalists: A Novel
by Kashana CauleyLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeA Phenomenal Book Club Pick&“A great and engrossing read, Kashana humanizes a way of life that is often made fun of and makes the reader understand why someone would go to such great lengths to prepare for the future, so much so she almost sold me on those Life Preserver soy bars!&” —Trevor Noah A single Black lawyer puts her career and personal moral code at risk when she moves in with her coffee entrepreneur boyfriend and his doomsday-prepping roommates in a novel that's packed with tension, curiosity, humor, and wit from a writer with serious comedy credentialsIn the wake of her parents&’ death, Aretha, a habitually single Black lawyer, has had only one obsession in life—success—until she falls for Aaron, a coffee entrepreneur. Moving into his Brooklyn brownstone to live along with his Hurricane Sandy-traumatized, illegal-gun-stockpiling, optimized-soy-protein-eating, bunker-building roommates, Aretha finds that her dreams of making partner are slipping away, replaced by an underground world, one of selling guns and training for a doomsday that&’s maybe just around the corner. For readers of Victor LaValle&’s The Changeling, Paul Beatty&’s The Sellout, and Zakiya Harris&’s The Other Black Girl, The Survivalists is a darkly humorous novel from a smart and relevant new literary voice that's packed with tension, curiosity and wit, and unafraid to ask the questions most relevant to a new generation of Americans: Does it make sense to climb the corporate ladder? What exactly are the politics of gun ownership? And in a world where it&’s nearly impossible for young people to earn enough money to afford stable housing, what does it take in order to survive?
Survive or Die
by Catherine DiltsAn outdoor team-building retreat for a group of factory workers takes a deadly turn in this cozy thriller from the author of Stone Cold Blooded. You think you&’re gonna Survive, but you&’re gonna Die. Die. Die. The owner of a dysfunctional company arranges a mandatory team-building exercise at the Survive or Die survivalist camp, once the setting for a defunct reality TV show. When he receives a death threat, what surprises employees is not that someone wants their lecherous, hard-drinking boss dead. The surprise is that he&’s not the first casualty. The unexpected demise of a coworker&’s husband barely causes a ripple. The annoying photographer&’s death is attributed to natural causes. The excitement comes when the boss announces the winner of the week-long game will receive a raise, and the loser will be fired. Most employees dig in with grim determination. A few have other agendas…. &“&“Deliverance&” meets &“The Office&”….Hilariously suspenseful….Dilts assembles a memorable cast of characters that will have you alternatively cringing at their antics or laughing outloud.&”—Barbara Nickless, bestselling author of the Sydney Parnell series &“A wild and crazy ride….A well-crafted mystery and adventure book….The stunning ending will have you glued to your seat.&”—Kings River Life Magazine
Survive the Night (Heartbreakers Ser. #6)
by Marilyn PappanoA wanted manWANTED: DEAD OR ALIVEDillon Boone was a man with a bounty on his head and a heap of trouble on his heels. Staying one step ahead of the real "bad guys" proved nearly impossible, until he found Ashley Benedict's secluded cabin. Her home was the perfect haven: no phone, no neighbors...just one powerfully attractive resident.SENTENCE: LIFE-IN HER ARMSFor Dillon, trusting a caring woman like Ashley wasn't easy. But the renegade soon realized he could put his life in her capable hands. Yet if Dillon dared reveal the truth about his lawless past, would he ever be given the chance to make Ashley his lawfully wedded wife?
Surviving Groomzilla: A Bride's Guide
by Craig BridgerGroomzilla: noun. 1) An ordinary man who, upon betrothal, transforms into a pastry tasting, Save the Date card-obsessed know-it-all. 2) A bride's worst nightmare. Maybe you've never seen one yourself, but he's out there. Bridezilla's evil twin: Groomzilla. He's real, all right. He's armed with color swatches and his very own copy of Modern Bride--and he's here to plan your wedding. . . Once upon a time, wedding planning was the bride's project. But if you're recently engaged, then you just might have a Groomzilla on your hands. Craig Bridger was a Groomzilla, and lived to tell the tale. Inside, he'll help you tame your Groomzilla before all hell breaks loose. You'll get groom-tested advice, tactics, scientific* charts and a free set of steak knives*. It's your wedding. Groomzilla can't have it, but maybe he can borrow it* if he behaves. *Not true. *Also, technically, not true. *Don't let him borrow it. Highly entertaining and bursting with information. --Jenny Lee, author of I Do. I Did. Now What?! David Sedaris meets Emily Post in Surviving Groomzilla. . . Bridger's insights made me burst a corset. --Lucy Talbot, author of The Bridesmaid's Guerrilla Handbook
Surviving Ireland
by Colm TobinIt’s exhausting, being Irish. The constant self-flagellation is enough to put anybody off their breakfast.Why are we so hard on ourselves? Is it the post-colonial overhang following centuries of oppression at the hands of a litany of foreign invaders? Or is it collective guilt for sending Westlife out into the wider world? In Surviving Ireland, acclaimed comedy writer Colm Tobin* takes the reader by the hand for a satirical romp through modern Irish life. As well as providing all the tools you’ll need to navigate this often tricky little island (except a compass or anything even resembling a fact), the book will take you through some of the country’s fraught history, asking some searing questions in the process: how did we get here, where are we going and who in the name of God is going to pay for it all?Surviving Ireland takes in culture and politics, town and country, food and drink, birth, death and everything in between. Let it be your definitive guide to this strange and bewildering rock, cowering from the cold Atlantic swells. Oh, and it’s got some funny drawings in it as well. * Not the Booker Prize-nominated author Colm Tóibín.
Surviving the Great Indoors: A Baby Blues Collection (Baby Blues Collection #36)
by Jerry Scott Rick KirkmanBaby Blues transcends the comic page by fusing the award-winning imaginations of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott with familiar family life. Kirkman and Scott intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes. This latest collection includes a year's worth of strips, many with commentary by Jerry and Rick.
Survivor Girl
by Erin TeaganIn this funny, action-packed middle grade novel from the author of the American Girl Luciana books, Alison gets invited to be on her dad’s reality show, Survivor Guy, and faces important realities about her family, self-reliance, and learning to work together with friends. <P><P>12-year-old Ali adores her reality-show celebrity father, Survivor Guy, and hopes to follow in his footsteps. But when he invites her on location, Ali is sure she won’t survive one episode . . . until she learns the truth: The show isn't just her dad and a camera. It’s a huge crew and set, with stunt doubles! <P><P>When a wildfire strikes and Ali and two other kids miss the last rescue helicopter, suddenly, the fight for survival is real. Will she find the self-confidence she needs so they can work together and get out of the wilderness alive? <P><P>STEM themes and plot strands about body image and divorce are subtly woven into this page-turning tale.
Sushi Wars: Uma Nova Lambança
by Amaury Pinfildi de Freitas Bunho Keith ChapmanAos 10 anos de idade, Billy se encontra em um restaurante japonês entediado, semana após semana, ele começa a brincar com sua comida. O seu amor por Star Wars assume o controle de sua imaginação e assim nasce o oceaniverso de Sushi Wars. O que Billy não compreende é que, como de maneira tão estranha, as suas situações da vida real no Moto Sushi Bar refletem na história de Star Wars que ele conhece e ama. Luke Soywalker, Prawn Solo, e Princesa Maki lideram a rebelião contra o Lorde Negro do Surfe, Squid Vader. Os fiéis soyoides, Miso-D2 e Soy-3PO, ajudam os rebeldes na batalha contra o perverso Tempurá e seu exército aparentemente interminável de saketroopers. Da mesma maneira que Luke precisava deixar surgir o herói dentro dele para salvar a marláxia, Billy se encontra em uma situação difícil onde ele deve decidir rapidamente entre atender ao chamado de um herói dentro dele ou se esconder. Esta paródia sushifica o universo de Star Wars e o entrelaça com uma história original de tudo o que acontece no Moto Sushi com um herói improvável chamado Billy. Que o Arroz esteja sempre com vocês.
Susie (The Ladies In Love Series #4)
by M. C. BeatonWidowed on her wedding night, an ordinary woman is plunged into a world of scheming and misadventure in this romantic comedy set in Edwardian England.Married off to an elderly earl, Susie finds that her romantic daydreams don’t match her reality—but a twist of fate saves her from her lecherous new husband and leaves her with a fortune . . . along with a meddling mother-in-law determined to transform her into a lady worthy of London society.There is no shortage of suitors for a wealthy young widow, but Susie yearns for genuine passion, not grasping greed. Perhaps she can find it with the attractive Sir Giles—if only he could be convinced that she isn’t a seductive schemer out for herself . . .Previously published under the names Jennie Tremaine and Marion Chesney, this rollicking tale by the New York Times–bestselling author follows the fortunes of a delightful heroine in her rocky search for true love.“A romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure.” —Booklist
The Suspect Groom (Mail Order Bride Ser. #2)
by Cassie MilesHis Letters Promised Everything...After a month-long correspondence, Trina Martin agreed to the unthinkable and became a mail-order bride. Leaving for Alaska, she felt fully prepared to live with a romantic stranger in a secluded hunting lodge-right up until her groom-to-be was murdered during the wedding.With a blizzard raging outside and all the wedding guests trapped inside, there was no escape. But Trina found a strange comfort in the soothing gaze of the lodge's cowboy foreman. Unfortunately, ruggedly handsome David St. John was the prime suspect in the sudden death of Trina's almost-husband....
Suspension: A Novel
by Robert WestfieldA dazzling, remarkably original dark comedy about a young New Yorker's failed attempts to isolate himself in a city that won't take solitude for an answerFor years it's been Andy Green's job to stump students nationwide by coming up with the wrong answers for their multiple-choice tests. Recently, however, his own life has become overwhelmed by wrong choices. When a love affair is mysteriously ended by a Post-it note and followed up by a random street assault, Andy locks himself in his Hell's Kitchen apartment. In solitude, he thinks, he might be able to get a grip on his life. But when he is forced to reemerge six months after the attacks of September 11, the city awaiting him is more bewildering than ever and all the people in his world seem to be part of a vast conspiracy.Equal parts noir, French farce, and homage to New York, Suspension is a surprisingly heartfelt novel about learning to live in a world where nearly everything is decided behind our backs.
Sussex Drive
by Linda SvendsenA startlingly funny and deeply satisfying satirical novel that makes the Canadian political scene accessible, from the female perspective, behind the scenes at the top of the Hill. Torn from the headlines, Sussex Drive is a rollicking, cheeky, alternate history of big-ticket political items in Canada told from the perspectives of Becky Leggatt (the sublimely capable and manipulative wife of a hard-right Conservative prime minister) and just a wink away at Rideau Hall, Lise Lavoie (the wildly exotic and unlikely immigrant Governor General)--two wives and mothers living their private lives in public. Set in recent history, when the biggest House on their turf is shuttered not once, not twice, but three times, Becky and Lise--two of the country's most strategic feminine assets and tactical feuding neighbours--engage in a fight to the death in a battle that involves Canada's relationship to the United States, Afghanistan and Africa. The rest of the time, the women are driving their kids.From Linda Svendsen's sharp and wicked imagination comes a distaff Ottawa like no other ever created by a Canadian writer, of women manoeuvring in a political world gone more than a little mad, hosting world leaders, dealing with the challenges of minority government, and worrying about teen pregnancies and their own marriages. As they juggle these competing interests, Becky and Lise are forced to question what they thought were their politics, and make difficult choices about their families and their futures--federal and otherwise.
Sustos De Rozalados
by Tony LewisFaltando por poco una salpicadura de ectoplasma - o Bernard, como era más comúnmente conocido - Ronnie entró en la tienda a la clanging de la pequeña campana de plata. Su frente surcado como se rascó ausentemente la mejilla. Grendle el tendero siempre salió después del peaje de la primera campana. Siempre. Más tarde, la prensa local entrevista a los residentes de Skullenian después de un incidente en la fuente: una feliz pareja joven ha descubierto un cadáver mientras da un paseo iluminado por la luna por el cementerio. ¿Qué vincula los eventos extraños? ¿Va a pasar algo más? ¿Puedo escribir más de esta tontería sin regalar el juego? Alguien va a tener que averiguar lo que está pasando, y en Skullenia eso sólo puede significar una cosa: Ollie y los chicos tienen otro rompecabezas que resolver.
Sutton Impact
by Ward SuttonA full-color trouncing of the Bush Dynasty from cult-favorite Village Voice cartoonist Ward Sutton, Sutton Impact brings together for the first time the artist's hilarious, irreverent social commentary and his vivid poster art. More than two hundred pieces document the flights and folly of an era, from politics to popular music, excoriating the USA PATRIOT Act, John Ashcroft's evangelical songwriting, the Democrats' domestic blunders, and much more.
Sven Carter & the Android Army (MAX)
by Rob VlockSven Carter—part boy, part robot—is back and now it’s up to him to stop the rest of the Ticks from destroying the human race in this fun and funny MAX novel!All Sven wants is a normal life, or whatever normal means for a Tick—a cyborg who is programmed to destroy the world. His hopes are dashed when he learns that he is just one of the seven Ticks loose in North America. Even worse, he learns about their master plan to destroy the human race. In an effort to stop them, Sven speeds across the country in a decrepit RV, collecting the rest of the Ticks—ranging from a pop star whose songs can brainwash people into submission, to a dog whose mission is to raise an army of creatures to attack every human in sight. Everything seems to be going well as Sven convinces the cyborgs to join him in saving the world. But the very last Tick, One Omicron, is nothing like the rest of them. Until One Omicron can be stopped, the world is in more danger than ever.
Sven Carter & the Trashmouth Effect
by Rob VlockSven Carter—part boy, part robot—is on a mission to save himself from destroying the human race in this fun and funny MAX novel!Ever since Sven Carter was caught eating a moldy blueberry muffin under the gym bleachers, earning himself the nickname “Trashmouth,” he’s been his school’s biggest outcast. But he soon discovers that having a lame nickname is the least of his worries. After a horrible wipeout involving a bike, a ramp, and a chocolate-anchovy-garlic-mint wedding cake (don’t ask), his left arm just…well, it falls off. But before Sven can even remove the stray anchovy from his nostril, his arm drags itself across the pavement and reattaches itself to his shoulder! That’s when Sven learns he’s not a kid at all, but a “Tick”—a high-tech synthetic humanoid created as part of an elaborate plot to destroy the human race. Now Sven, his best friend Will, and his tough-as-nails classmate Alicia must face down a host of horrors—killer clown-snakes, a giant Chihuahua, the stomach-churning Barf Bus, murderous roast chickens, and even Sven’s own brain—to save humanity from permanent extinction.
Swagger: A Milwaukee Dragons Novel (Milwaukee Dragons #2)
by Liz Lincoln“Tight end,” noun: 1. a position in American football, 2. NFL star Marcus James, 3. what any hot-blooded woman can’t stop staring at every time Marcus walks by. Bree Novak is so close to earning her Ph.D. she can taste it, but she’s supposed to be writing her dissertation, not giving lectures while her advisor slacks off. The semester gets even crazier when veteran tight end Marcus James—Bree’s celebrity crush—enrolls in her “Intro to Physics” class. The man’s even hotter in person than he looks on Sunday Night Football. So why is Bree hoping he drops out? Maybe it’s because Marcus, with his cocky smile and chiseled body, is the ultimate distraction. . . . Drafted out of college years ago by the Milwaukee Dragons, Marcus is taking advantage of a season-ending knee injury to finish his bachelor’s degree. Plus, thanks to a required science credit, he’s also getting to know the geek goddess who teaches physics. With brains and beauty, Bree is living proof that opposites attract. She’s even kind enough to give Marcus extra help with the material, as if she didn’t have anything better to do. And the more time Marcus spends with her, the more he realizes he’s not just crushing on his teacher—he’s falling for her. Don’t miss any of Liz Lincoln’s mouthwatering Milwaukee Dragons novels, which can be read together or separately: ON THE LINE | SWAGGER