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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by Jen Campbell'Can books conduct electricity?''My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?' A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops" blog, which grew over three years into one bookseller's collection of ridiculous conversations on the shop floor. From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to 'Excuse me... is this book edible?' This full-length collection illustrated by the Brothers McLeod also includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world.
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores
by Jennifer Campbell Greg Mcleod"What is your biggest pet peeve?" This simple Twitter question posed by John Cleese inspired bookseller Jen Campbell to start a blog collecting all the ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore. Everything from "Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?" to "Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun?" Anyone who has ever worked in retail will nod knowingly at requests like "I’ve forgotten my glasses, can you read me the first chapter?" Or the absurdity of questions like "Excuse me . . . is this book edible?" Filled with fun and quirky illustrations by the award-winning Brothers McLeod and featuring contributions from booksellers across the United States and Canada, as well as the author's native UK, Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores is a celebration of bookstores, large and small, and of the brilliant booksellers who toil in those literary fields, as well as the myriad of colorful characters that walk through the doors everyday. This irresistible collection is proof positive that booksellers everywhere are heroes.
Weird but Normal: Essays
by Mia MercadoBirth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It’s all weird, but also pretty normal.Navigating racial identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado's hilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennial woman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it’s spending $30 on a candle that smells like an ocean that doesn’t exist, offering advice on how to ask about someone’s race (spoiler: just don’t, please?), quitting a job that makes you need shots of whiskey on your lunch break, or finding a more religious experience in the skincare aisle at Target than your hometown Catholic church, Mia brilliantly unpacks what it means to be a professional, absurdly beautiful, horny, cute, gross human. Essays include:• Depression Isn’t a Competition but Why Aren’t I Winning?• My Dog Explains My Weekly Schedule• Mustache Lady• White Friend Confessional• Treating Objects Like WomenWith sharp humor and wit, Mia shares the awkward, uncomfortable, surprisingly ordinary parts of life, and shows us why it’s strange to feel fine and fine to feel strange.
Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures
by Jennifer RomoliniA guide to career success for the awkward, the offbeat, the introverted, and anyone who feels like they don’t fit in: “A book as funny as it is wise.” —Rumaan Alam, New York Times–bestselling author of Leave the World BehindAs a brand-new employee at a mandatory corporate retreat, Jennifer Romolini—who was afraid of heights—found herself, under pressure, clawing her way to the top of a rope ladder. There, she promptly froze in terror until someone climbed up to help her down.It didn’t seem like an auspicious beginning, but the awkward, anxious, twenty-seven-year-old misfit stayed in the job (where climbing was not actually a required skill), and went on to succeed. She navigated through the New York media industry and became a boss—an editor-in-chief, an editorial director, and a vice president—all within little more than a decade. In this book, she asserts that being outside the norm and achieving high-level success are not mutually exclusive, even if it seems like only office-politicking extroverts are set up for reward. Part career memoir, part real-world guide, Weird in a World That’s Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams when you feel like you don’t fit in and the odds seem stacked against you. She helps you face your fears, find the right career, and get and keep a job—and offers empathetic, clear-cut answers to important questions:How do I navigate the awkwardness of networking?How do I deal with intense office politics?How do I leave my crappy job?How do I learn how to be a boss, not just a #boss?And, most importantly: How do I do all this and stay true to who I really am?Authentic, funny, and moving, Weird in a World That’s Not will help you tap into your inner tenacity and find your path, no matter how off-the-beaten-path you are.
Weird to Exist: Simple Comics About Complex Emotions
by Alison ZaiA collection of vibrantly colored yet darkly humorous comics for commiserating over the absurdity of existence&“Simultaneously hilarious and insightful, Alison Zai&’s comics will definitely make you laugh and perhaps send you into an existential crisis—all with irresistible, colorful artwork.&”—Sarah Andersen, New York Times bestselling author of Sarah&’s ScribblesWe&’ve all felt the pain that comes from realizing a beautiful moment will soon become a distant memory. We&’re all guilty of avoiding deadlines by researching obscure facts about dirt or binging scary conspiracy videos. Inspired by these universal experiences and existential musings, Alison Zai walks the line between laughing so hard that you burst into tears and crying so hard that you break into laughter. Weird to Exist is divided into three intrinsic human acts—to exist, to love, to create—and ultimately touches on how weird it is to do all of that. Also included is Zai&’s popular long-form comic Bee Real, which follows one little irritable bee&’s enlightening mission to extinguish the sun. With sharp levity and emotional complexity, this colorful collection finds the fun in life&’s hard truths.
Weirdest and Wackiest World Records: From the Absolutely Bizarre to the Downright Shocking (Zen of Zombie Series)
by Tony LyonsWho knew that one could make a claim to fame in such an unorthodox way? The Weirdest and Wackiest World Records may not list the most traditional achievements, but it sure will leave readers speechless. From astonishing eating records to man's most absurd "talents," this book delves into the unconventional actions taken by many to make their milestone. Some of these "achievements" are: - Hairiest Man-Victor "Larry" Ramos Gomez, with 98% of his body covered- Most Tattoos on a Senior Citizen-Isobel Varley, with 93% of her body covered- Longest Distance on a Unicycle for Twenty-Four Hours- Sam Wakeling, who covered 281.85 miles in 2007 - Most Asparagus Eaten in Ten Minutes-Joey Chestnut, with 9 lbs., 5.2 oz. in 2011 - And hundreds more! Sure to leave you shocked, amused, and entertained, The Weirdest and Wackiest World Records is the perfect source to learn about the most bizarre feats that have ever been successfully attempted. So whether you're fascinated by the crazy people who set these records or are looking for an insane record to break, you'll most certainly find it here. This is a book you will have to read to believe!
Weirdly Walter
by Julia WaltonSometimes finding your voice can sound funny. Walter and his father have always been inseparable. They’ve traveled the country together. Walter’s been to just about every one of Dad’s gigs. But this year, Walter’s sent to live with his grandfather, in the town where Dad grew up, and start fifth grade at the Apple Grove Performing Arts Academy all on his own. And the worst part is—Walter has no idea why.On his first day, Walter impresses the entire school with hilarious impersonations during the morning announcements. He finds himself tapped to try out for the school musical, but when his costar unearths the true reason why Walter’s dad isn’t around, will Walter be able to face the music?Weirdly Walter is a heartfelt story about unconditional love, forgiveness, and how our heroes aren’t always perfect, from the acclaimed author of Words on Bathroom Walls, Julia Walton.
Weirdo Halloween (Goosebumps HorrorLand #16)
by R. L. StineGoosebumps now on Disney+!After a trip to HorrorLand, Meg and her brother, Chris, can't wait to celebrate Halloween. Until that Weirdo in the baby alien costume shows up and begins to wreak havoc on their lives. They just can't seem to get him to leave. And Meg's beginning to suspect that his orange skin isn't a halloween disguise...What happens in the world's scariest theme park on the most frightening day of the year? Meg is about to find out when she's mysteriously called back to HorrorLand on Halloween. Can she survive the trick or treachery?
Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher (From Maine with Love)
by Seana KellyNobody said a fresh start would be easy A clean slate is exactly what Katie Gallagher needs, and Bar Harbor, Maine, is the best place to get it. Except the cottage her grandmother left her is overrun with woodland creatures, and the police chief, Aiden Cavanaugh, seems determined to arrest her! Katie had no idea she'd broken his heart fifteen years ago... "Kelly's debut book is smart, sexy, and so much fun. I couldn't put it down." -Laurie Benson, author of the Secret Lives of the Ton series
Welcome Thieves: Stories
by Sean Beaudoin“Funny and propulsive” short stories blending black humor and sharply intelligent imagination (Sam Lipsyte, author of The Fun Parts). In twelve virtuosic stories, Sean Beaudoin trains his absurdist’s eye on the ridiculous perplexities of adult life. From muddling through after the apocalypse (“Base Omega Has Twelve Dictates”) to the knowing smirk of “You Too Can Graduate with a Degree in Contextual Semiotics,” Beaudoin’s stories are edgy and profane, bittersweet and angry, bemused and sardonic. Yet they’re always tinged with heart. The author of Wise Young Fool, The Infects, and You Killed Wesley Payne follows in the tradition of Vonnegut and Saunders with “a deviously spellbinding collection of short stories,” filled with playfulness, pathos, and a variety of young protagonists struggling to adapt to the bizarre and sometimes brutal world of adulthood (Garth Stein). “The character-driven tales are darkly comedic, filled with misfits like Primo and The Albatross, Danny and Steak, Sad Girl, Razr and Roy Boi, and Butterfly and Cher—characters so compelling that they are at once savage and powerless, redemptive and sardonic. . . . [They] fill the pages of Welcome Thieves, their complexities and frailties enough to recommend Beaudoin as a student and brilliant interpreter of human nature.” —The Kansas City Star “Thrilling and mercilessly readable, the stories in Welcome Thieves go off like a string of firecrackers, sizzling and popping with a narrative velocity that is equal parts grit and polish. Beaudoin is definitely a writer to watch.” —Jonathan Evison, author of This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!
Welcome To Coolsville
by Jason MordauntNine days is a long time in Coolsville. More than enough time for Dr. Kiely Flanagan to shop business mogul J.P. Gillespie to a scandal-hungry media, collect the bounty and split for the sun. Time enough, Marshall McLemon hopes, to secure the backing he needs for his online museum exhibit, getting him - work wise at any rate - out of boresville and into something real. Papa Charlie McCormack is racing against the clock to discover if Sister Jasmine Ylang-Ylang is the type of nun that goes in for celibacy or not, and the directors of the WentWest Inc, are anxious to see an end to the year-long plague visited upon them by the cyber-terror organisation known as Mantra.Whether any of them succeed is something else, as one thing depends on the other in this finely balanced, gripping and often hilarious satire.
Welcome To Fat Chance, Texas (Fat Chance, Texas #1)
by Celia Bonaduce"A fresh, heartwarming voice." --Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling authorFor champion professional knitter Dymphna Pearl, inheriting part of a sun-blasted ghost town in the Texas hill country isn't just unexpected, it's a little daunting. To earn a cash bequest that could change her life, she'll have to leave California to live in tiny, run-down Fat Chance for six months--with seven strangers. Impossible! Or is it? Trading her sandals for cowboy boots, Dymphna dives into her new life with equal parts anxiety and excitement. After all, she's never felt quite at home in Santa Monica anyway. Maybe Fat Chance will be her second chance. But making it habitable is going take more than a lasso and Wild West spirit. With an opinionated buzzard overlooking the proceedings and mismatched strangers learning to become friends, Dymphna wonders if unlocking the secrets of her own heart is the way to strike real gold.
Welcome To Horneytown North Carolina Population: 15
by Quentin ParkerTitz. Twatt. Turda. And those are just the Ts. The world is full of wonderful, weird, and wild places. From Point Stupid and Mount Dick to Lake Cock and the River Suck, there are hundreds of towns, cities, mountains, deserts, and bodies of water around the globe that defy description and explanation--until now. In this book, the secret histories, mysteries, and peccadilloes of the world's most laudably laughable places are revealed for the very first time (that we know of) for your reading pleasure. With sidebars that explain the etymology and origin of the place names, along with each place's most famous residents, titillating scandals, and claims to fame, you'll find this one-of-a-kind tell-all guide as funny as it is fascinating. Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15--because no matter where you may find yourself right now, it's good to know that there's always somewhere worse!
Welcome to Bobville: City of Bobs
by Jonah WinterHere's a timely, hilarious picture book, with Seussian appeal! In Bobville, everyone is named...yup, Bob...and everything is exactly the same--until one Bob decides he'd like to be a Bruce. Welcome to Bobville, home to people only named Bob! In Bobville, the Bobs eat the same food, wear the same clothes, watch the same movies, and have the same hobbies. They agree on everything-- ESPECIALLY that they don't like anyone who isn't named Bob. The Bobs go about their Bob ways, until one day, to the surprise of the entire city, one resident decides he wants to do things a little differently, and live as Bruce. In response, the Bobs build a wall to keep Bruce, and anyone else who dares to be different, out of the city. But Bruce doesn't mind-- it turns out the diverse world outside of Bobville is actually very beautiful. In this timely picture book, bestselling author Jonah Winter and acclaimed illustrator Bob Staake explore how exclusion and walls breed intolerance, and how being different and open-minded enriches our lives and the world.
Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Classic Goosebumps #14)
by R. L. StineGoosebumps now on Disney+!Next summer you'll stay home...if you survive!The food isn't great. The counselors are a little strange. And the camp director seems demented. Billy can handle all that. But then strange things start to happen after dark, his parents won't answer his letters, and his fellow campers start to disappear. What's going on? Camp Nightmoon is turning into Camp Nightmare! And Billy might be next.
Welcome to Camp Slither: (spanish Language Edition Of Goosebumps Horrorland #9: Welcome To Camp Slither) (Goosebumps HorrorLand #9)
by R. L. StineGoosebumps now on Disney+!Boone and Heather are psyched for summer camp. The legends of man-eating snakes and disappearing campers are hisss-terical! Sure, it's strange that the camp lotion makes their skin peel, but there's a good explanation, right? Right?! Things get even wrose when Boone joins the other eleven Very Special--And Very Terrified!--Guests at HorrorLand. There's something Very Wrong about a bumper-car ride called the R.I.P.P.E.R...
Welcome to Camp Woggle (Oodlethunks #3)
by Adele GriffinGet set for another West Woggle adventure, starring Oona, her wacky Stone Age family and some unforgettable pets!Who says kids are the only ones who can have fun during the summer? Oona Oodlethunk and her brother Bonk are ready to change all that. When they hatch a plan to create a "Collected Animals Meeting Place," Camp Woggle is born! But hold onto your sunhat, this isn't your typical "boondoggle-lanyard" camp. And none of the campers arrive with bug repellent or sunscreen. This happy "All Pets Allowed" place is strictly for prehistoric pets. Dinosaurs, fruitafossors, lemurs, turtles, and even pet rocks are welcome, as long as they stick to Camp Woggle's rules:1. No Chewing or Biting (Unless It's Your Food)2. Be Kind and Thoughtful 3. Older Pets Get First Turn4. No Dangerous Predators Allowed5. When Nature Calls, Wash Your Paws This wacky West Woggle adventure stars some pretty impressive critters and lots of action-packed Stone-Age facts!
Welcome to Cuckooville
by Susan Chandler Delphine DurandOne of the townspeople in Cuckooville talks nothing but gobbledygook and the Mayor has had enough! "This has got to stop!" he demands. But has the Mayor spoken too soon? One day, disaster strikes the town. Strange foreigners have invaded and no one can understand a word of what they are saying-no one, that is, except for the Gobbledygook-speaking Mrs. Gobbledygook! Will she be the hero of the day and finally interpret what these newcomers are requesting? Renowned illustrator Delphine Durand and Kate Greenaway Medal-nominated author Susan Chandler have created a hilarious and entertaining collaboration in this jaunty book about acceptance, diversity, and neighborliness.
Welcome to Dead House (Classic Goosebumps #1)
by R. L. StineGoosebumps now on Disney+!11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block--the two siblings think it might even be haunted! But of course, their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say. Go out and make some new friends. But the creepy kids are not like anyone Josh and Amanda have ever met before. And when they take a shortcut through the cemetery one night, Josh and Amanda learn why.
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 1 (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #1)
by Osamu NishiWelcome to Demon SchoolHopeless pushover Iruma Suzuki has found himself in a devil of a predicament… His trashy parents have sold off his soul, and he now has to live and attend school in the Netherworld. But with his unique survival skills and doting demon grandfather&’s support, Iruma will surely make it through this hellish experience. He&’ll just need to subjugate rival classmates, summon familiars, and more, all while never revealing that he&’s human… Easy as aleph, bet, gimel, right?
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 2 (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #2)
by Osamu NishiComical RendezvousDespite his best efforts to avoid attention, Iruma&’s dumb luck and good nature have made him the talk of Babyls. But his unwanted fame has also caught the eye of the student council president, Ameri, who suspects that Iruma may not be the demon others think he is. As Iruma&’s string of uncanny feats continues, Ameri draws closer to the truth, and before long, their worlds come crashing together in a fateful and heart-pounding encounter.
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 3 (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #3)
by Osamu NishiA New ChallengeHis first-ever personal goal reached, Iruma wonders what he should set his sights on next. Fortunately, there are a whole host of battlers, organized group demonic activities, that could provide the perfect pursuit. Doors open for Iruma at every turn, but do these Netherworldly clubs actually want him…or do they only want the magic in his ring? Iruma&’s search for a battler where he belongs sends him crashing straight into a rare demon without magic, igniting the most explosive action yet!
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 4 (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #4)
by Osamu NishiLet the Party BeginThe much-awaited Battler Party is finally here, and Iruma and the demons of the Magical Apparatus Research Battler are ready to blast the competition away. But when a surprise shakes Babyls to its core and threatens to upend all the festivities, it&’s up to Iruma and his friends to find the culprit before time runs out. Unfortunately for them, true evil may be lurking closer than they think...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 5 (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #5)
by Osamu NishiFickle Flash of Fame After stealing the show at the Battler Party with his and his friends&’ fireworks, Iruma realizes to his dismay that he&’s accidentally made himself the center of attention. This first brush with fame quickly earns him the ire of a popular netherworld celebrity itching to ice him out of the picture. As if that weren&’t enough, Iruma&’s stunt in the spotlight brings him face to face with authorities who present him with an offer he never saw coming: the chance to return to the human realm for good.
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 6 (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun #6)
by Osamu NishiDiabolical Designs Fresh off the stage where he made his dem-dol debut, Iruma discovers an astounding new aspect to his magical ring and is caught in a compromising moment by the student council president, Ameri. Horrified, she resolves to whip Iruma into shape and has him temporarily join the student council in all their grueling routines. But even the symbol of Babyls has her enemies, and when disaster strikes, it&’s up to Iruma to help keep both the president and all sense of order in the demon school from crumbling.