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The Best of the Rejection Collection: 297 Cartoons That Were Too Dark, Too Weird, or Too Dirty for The New Yorker
by Matthew DiffeeThe best of the worst: these cartoons rejected by The New Yorker were deemed too dumb, too weird, or too naughty—but not for lack of laughs! Every week, hundreds and hundreds of cartoons pour into The New Yorker. Most are rejected. Doesn&’t matter how big a deal the cartoonist is, either. Roz Chast, David Sipress, Kim Warp, Sam gross, Ed Steed, Emily Flake, Navied Mahdavian, or Mary Lawton—if the work in question is too weird, too naughty, too juvenile, or too dark, it&’s out. Luckily for us, Matthew Diffee has been bravely sifting through the circular file to rescue the best of the worst. Here are 297 cartoons in a revised second edition featuring more than 50 new cartoons—even better, even worse! The cartoon set-ups may be familiar—a couple in bed, a few people stranded on a desert island, a doctor and patient in an examining room—but the joke are anything but, with twists so unexpected, you can&’t help but laugh out loud.
Best of the Seventies / Book #1 (Archie Americana Series)
by George GladirThe swinging seventies—a time of transition in America, as the nation strived to find its feet in the aftermath of the turbulent social upheaval that was the Sixties. Once again, the youth of America led the charge—enjoying the latest fads and fashions, while speaking out for change. Ever timeless, Archie and his friends came along for the ride, exploring both the fun and mores of the times with their unique brand of humor, as only they could! Journey back with us now in this eagerly anticipated volume.
Best of the Seventies / Book #2 (Archie Americana Series)
by George GladirArchie and the Gang get down to some groovy stories from the Seventies! The '70s were a time for reflection, embracing the past while looking ahead to the future. As always, Archie and his friends were along for the ride, partaking of the best the decade had to offer. By popular demand, we're proud to present this second volume of classic Archie stories from the sensational Seventies! This follow-up to the original Best of the Seventies features more of the best stories of the 1970s collected into one high-grade volume. Witness as Archie and his friends get involved in one hysterical situation after another, and enjoy the fads and fashions of the decade: social relevance! The ERA! Inflation! The Bicentennial! Disco! Seventies teen idols! It's all here and more, in one amazing book. All we can say is... have a nice day!
The Best of The Show: A Classic Collection of Wit and Wisdom
by Rick Reilly Bob Costas Bill Scheft- "The Show" is the second most widely-read column in Sports Illustrated, after Rick Reilly, who will write one of the book's introductions. Sports Illustrated has over three million subscribers, the third highest magazine circulation in the United States, and is read by 23 million adults each week. - The Best Of "The Show" will appeal to fans of Rick Reilly's Life of Reilly (Total/Sports Illustrated, 2000) and Bill Geist's Fore!Play (Warner, 2001), both of which were bestsellers. - Scheft was the Emmy Award-nominated head monologue writer for David Letterman for 13 years and routinely appears on the air with him. He is a frequent guest on the talk show circuit and on sports radio programs all over the country.
Best of the Sixties / Book #1 (Archie Americana Series)
by George GladirThe sensational sixties… a time of dreams, hopes, revolution and sociall change! At the forefront of the decade were the nation's youth—enjoying the latest fads, speaking their minds and defining a generation. Ever timeless, Archie and his friends came along for the ride, exploring both the fun and unique brand of humor, as only they could! Journey back with us now in this eagerly anticipated volume.
Best of the Sixties / Book #2 (Archie Americana Series)
by George GladirThe '60s were a decade of change—and thank goodness Archie Comics was around to remind everyone that "the more things change, the more they stay the same!" Whether getting tangled up in the eternal love triangle or incurring the wrath of the principal and Veronica's father, Archie scaled new heights of hilarity! By popular demand, we're proud to present this latest volume featuring timeless tales of Archie and his friends enduring one outlandish mishap after another and enjoying the fads and fashions of the decade.
Best of the Web 2010
by Matt Bell Kathy Fish"The book is heartily significant, featuring work that is sometimes surprising, sometimes frustrating and sometimes exhilaratingnot unlike the Web itself."--Los Angeles Times Book Review"There is good work here. Perhaps that's all that needs to be said."--Fiction Writers Review
Best of the West 2011
by James Thomas D. Seth Horton Ana CastilloBest of the West: New Stories from the Wide Side of the Missouri, an annual anthology of exceptional short fiction rooted in the western United States, debuted in 1988 and continued publication until 1992. Recognizing that the West remains rewarding territory for literary explorations, James Thomas and D. Seth Horton revived the series in 2009. Best of the West 2011: New Stories from the Wide Side of the Missouri is the latest volume in what has become one of the nation's most important anthologies. Editors Horton and Thomas have chosen twenty stories by writers including Rick Bass, T. C. Boyle, Ron Carlson, Philipp Meyer, Dagoberto Gilb, Yiyun Li, Antonya Nelson, and Sam Shepard. Subjects vary from an Idaho family that breeds lions and tigers with disastrous results, to a Mormon veteran whose mind is taken over by a nineteenth-century consciousness, to a Texas boy who spends an afternoon with Bonnie and Clyde shortly before their deaths. Taken together, these stories suggest that the West has become one of the most exciting and diverse literary regions in the twenty-first century.
The Best of Times: Math Strategies that Multiply
by Greg TangNEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Greg Tang takes on the times tables, teaching kids innovative ways to multiply numbers and derive answers WITHOUT memorization.Four is very fast to do when you multiply by 2.Here's a little good advice --please just always double twice!BEST OF TIMES gives kids an intuitive understanding of multiplication, encouraging them to arrive at answers on their own rather than memorizing the times tables. A child who can multiply by two, for instance, can multiply by four and even eight! Likewise, times six builds on times two and times three.With his common-sense approach, Greg Tang encourages kids to solve problems creatively, building both their skills and their confidence.
The Best of Times: Math Strategies That Multiply
by Greg Tang Harry BriggsNEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Greg Tang takes on the times tables, teaching kids innovative ways to multiply numbers and derive answers WITHOUT memorization. Four is very fast to do when you multiply by 2. Here's a little good advice -- please just always double twice! BEST OF TIMES gives kids an intuitive understanding of multiplication, encouraging them to arrive at answers on their own rather than memorizing the times tables. A child who can multiply by two, for instance, can multiply by four and even eight! Likewise, times six builds on times two and times three. With his common-sense approach, Greg Tang encourages kids to solve problems creatively, building both their skills and their confidence.
The Best of Times: A Novel
by Penny VincenziIn a matter of seconds, absolutely everything can change … In this masterfully crafted page-turner, peopled with intense characters and centered on one devastating moment that involves them all, plot-twist queen Penny Vincenzi vividly captures how the actions of one person can dramatically affect many in the blink of an eye. On an ordinary Friday afternoon, on a major motorway outside of London, a trailer truck suddenly and violently swerves across fives lanes of traffic—careening cars into one another like dominoes and leaving a trail of chaos and confusion. Within the space of a minute, an astounding miles-long pileup has amassed, and, as the survivors await help, their stories unfold. Vincenzi expertly maneuvers the plot between the panic-stricken husband trapped in his car with his young mistress, his adultery sure to be discovered; the bridegroom trying frantically to get to the church on time (he won’t); the widow on her way to reunite with the love of her life after sixty years, now forced to ponder whether she’ll ever see him again; the junior doctor waiting to receive the crash victims in the ER … And at the epicenter of this field of destruction lies the truck driver, suffering from memory loss, while the mysterious hitchhiker, the only person who knows what really happened, has fled the scene. Spellbound by these intimate and evocative tales, we watch as fate takes its powerful course and the far-reaching effects of the crash ripple through the lives of hundreds of people. Written with incredible verve, candor, and wit, Penny Vincenzi reveals human behavior in all its fascinating detail as she challenges her characters to face crisis boldly—and she surprises us with the results at every turn.
The Best of Times
by Penny VincenziOn a hot summer's day, a lorry slews across a motorway and causes a huge pile-up. In that split-second accident, lives are changed forever.Jonathan is a successful surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi; Georgia is a young actress on her way to an audition for the part that could make her career; Toby is a bridegroom travelling to his wedding with his best friend, Barney; Mary is a widow, trying to get to the airport to reunite with her wartime first love, and William is a young farmer who witnesses the crash from across the hill.One incident - and only one person who really knows what happened. THE BEST OF TIMES is an exhilarating, engaging novel of secrets, hopes and worlds that are torn apart.
The Best of Times
by Penny VincenziOn a hot summer's day, a lorry slews across a motorway and causes a huge pile-up. In that split-second accident, lives are changed forever.Jonathan is a successful surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi; Georgia is a young actress on her way to an audition for the part that could make her career; Toby is a bridegroom travelling to his wedding with his best friend, Barney; Mary is a widow, trying to get to the airport to reunite with her wartime first love, and William is a young farmer who witnesses the crash from across the hill.One incident - and only one person who really knows what happened. THE BEST OF TIMES is an exhilarating, engaging novel of secrets, hopes and worlds that are torn apart.
Best of Times, Worst of Times: Bomber Command, Two Men, One War
by Jeff Steel Joe ShuttleworthJoe&’s love of flying and adventure led him to volunteer for active service: dropping bombs on Nazi Germany. Tom&’s hatred of Hitler&’s vile regime brought him to the same point. The war was to throw Joe and Tom together. Within a few desperate seconds, on the way to Berlin a night-fighter attack would rip them apart.Best of Times Worst of Times tells the story of two very different men but with a single vocation: to put the Nazi war machine out of action. Each would describe themselves as ordinary men. For each, in their different ways, their wartime experience was extraordinary. For Joe fate would bring the best of times. He would cross the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth. He would find the woman to whom he would be married for the rest of his life. As a gunner on a Lancaster Bomber he would enjoy the camaraderie of a band of brothers on a wartime bomber station and high status among the wartime population. For Tom, fate decreed the worst of times. He would be thrown out of an exploding plane to survive; then be sentenced to death by the French resistance for being a Nazi stooge. He would know the horror of betrayal by someone he trusted and thrown into the hands of the Nazi secret police. He would know abject fear of the living death within the Buchenwald concentration camp. He would become one of very few people ever to leave it – and that in the most dramatic of circumstances. A gripping true story of war, betrayal and survival constructed from personal experience, meticulous research and eye-witness accounts.
Best of TOC
by Joseph J. Esposito Tim O'Reilly Andrew Savikas Mac Slocum Liza Daly Kate Eltham James Bridle Bob Stein Peter Brantley Kassia Krozser Bill Mccoy Sara Lloyd Adam HodgkinBest of TOC is a collection of essential posts from the last 12 months, selected from the TOC blog and a number of external sources.One of the mantras at Tools of Change is "fail forward fast," which is an alliterative way of encouraging experimentation. That's why we felt it appropriate to use Best of TOC as a testing ground for a "Web-to-book" process. As we hoped, experimentation led to lessons we wouldn't have learned otherwise.The material in Best of TOC is a small part of an ongoing dialog. We hope you'll join us on the TOC blog and the TOC Community as we collaboratively discuss the tools, developments, and organizations that are shaping the future of publishing.
Best of TOC
by O'Reilly Toc Team2012 was quite a year for change in the publishing industry. Throughout the year we used the TOC community site (toc.oreilly.com) to provide insightful analysis of the latest industry developments. And since ours is a community site, the articles we publish aren't just from the TOC team; we also feature perspectives from many of the top innovators and publishing experts. It wasn't easy, but we hand-picked the most noteworthy articles from 2012 for inclusion in this Best of TOC collection. We think you'll agree that the more than 60 pieces featured here represent some of the most thought-provoking dialog from the past year. We've arranged the articles by category, so whether you're most interested in marketing, revenue models, production or innovation in general you'll find something to get your creative juices flowing.
Best of TOC 2012
by O'Reilly Radar TeamThe Best of TOC New York 2012 The acceleration of change and innovation in the publishing industry today is dizzying, and the pace can be overwhelming. At O'Reilly's TOC New York Conference in February 2012, practitioners and executives from the publishing and tech industries joined together to navigate the ongoing transformation. With this video compilation, you'll get a seat in the front row of every session at this groundbreaking conference. Watch stirring keynotes from luminaries such as LeVar Burton (RRKidz), Tim Carmody (Wired), and Judith Curr (Atria Books). Then take in practical and inspiring sessions in three tracks: Manage, Make, and Market. Download these videos or view them through our HD player, and learn about the innovations rocking every aspect of the art, craft, and business of publishing in the 21st century. Here are just a few of the sessions you'll receive in this video package: Manage: Hippo in Ballet Shoes, Or Greyhound on the Track? Applying Agile Methodologies to Traditional Publishing--Kristen McLean (Bookigee) You've Decided The Cloud Is Right For Your Organization. Now the Hard Part--Jonathan Reichental (City of Palo Alto, California) Minimum Viable (Publishing) Product--Todd Sattersten (BizBookLab) Case Study: Experimenting with Print-to-Digital Publishing Models--Ana Vela (National Geographic Learning) Make: InDesign to EPUB: The Basics and Beyond--Anne-Marie Concepcion (Seneca Design & Training, Inc.) Using WordPress for Digital Workflows and More--Kirk Biglione (Oxford Media Works), Hugh McGuire (PressBooks / LibriVox / Iambik ) Margin Walking: How Annotation Technology Reinvents and Renews the Book--Joe Wikert (O'Reilly Media, Inc.), Seth Kaufman (Copia Interactive) Market: Keplers2020: Building the Community Bookstore of the 21st Century--Thad McIlroy (TheFutureofPublishing.com), Praveen Madan (Keplers2020, Booksmith) Creating A Strong Youth Media Brand--Frederik Wiedemann (ReD Associates), Kasper Tostesen (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) Consumer Attitudes toward E-Book Reading--Len Vlahos (Book Industry Study Group), Kelly Gallagher (RR Bowker)
The Best of Tokyo
by Naoko Tsunoi Don MortnWith new venues for fun, food, and fashion opening everyday, it's difficult to keep up with Tokyo's abundant offerings. Whether you're tired of the standard tourist routes, or would just like to get the most out of your time in Tokyo, you can become an instant aficionado with this revised and updated edition of THE BEST OF TOKYO, an always discriminating and often opinionated guide to the city's finest. New entries such as a 22nd floor beer hall overlooking Old Tokyo are added to original favorites, like that hard-to-find spot where you can catch a glimpse of Tokyo's remaining geisha. Nightlife, eating and drinking, shopping and sightseeing, it's all here in easy-to-follow listings that introduce you to whatever you're looking for in Tokyo-fast.
The Best of Tokyo
by Naoko Tsunoi Don MortnWith new venues for fun, food, and fashion opening everyday, it's difficult to keep up with Tokyo's abundant offerings. Whether you're tired of the standard tourist routes, or would just like to get the most out of your time in Tokyo, you can become an instant aficionado with this revised and updated edition of THE BEST OF TOKYO, an always discriminating and often opinionated guide to the city's finest. New entries such as a 22nd floor beer hall overlooking Old Tokyo are added to original favorites, like that hard-to-find spot where you can catch a glimpse of Tokyo's remaining geisha. Nightlife, eating and drinking, shopping and sightseeing, it's all here in easy-to-follow listings that introduce you to whatever you're looking for in Tokyo-fast.
The Best of Trevor Scott
by Trevor ScottThe BEST of Trevor Scott, inlcuding the Jake Adams adventures Fatal Network and Lethal Froce, the Chad Hunter thriller Hypershot, the Tony Caruso mystery Burst of Sound, and the best selling novella Fractured State.
The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Reader Ser.)
by Bathroom Readers' InstituteFind out what millions of trivia lovers already know: Uncle John is your #1 source when it comes to throne-room reading entertainment. This book celebrates the very best articles from the BRI's first ten years--plus 150 all-new pages! As always, the contents are divided by length: short articles for the reader on the go, medium articles if you have a few minutes to spare, and the extended sitting section for those truly leg-numbing experiences. Read about . . .- The origin of Twinkies- Who invented the Hula Hoop- The untold history of the Three Stooges- Space toilets: where no man has gone before- 1876: the year they stole the presidency- The FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list- How to start your own country- Celebrity impostersAnd much, much more!
The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
by The Bathroom Readers' InstituteTrivia, trivia and more trivia on science, entertainment, humor, history, pop culture, etc.
The Best of Us (Sullivan's Crossing #4)
by Robyn CarrFrom the Bestselling Author of the hit Netflix series, Virgin River!In Sullivan&’s Crossing, #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr has created a place where good people, powerful emotions, great humor and a healthy dose of common sense are the key ingredients to a happy life. Sullivan&’s Crossing brings out the best in people. It&’s a place you&’ll want to visit again and again.Dr. Leigh Culver loves practicing medicine in Timberlake, Colorado. It is a much-needed change of pace from her stressful life in Chicago. The only drawback is she misses her aunt Helen, the woman who raised her. But it&’s time that Leigh has her independence, and she hopes the beauty of the Colorado wilderness will entice her aunt to visit often.Helen Culver is an independent woman who lovingly raised her sister&’s orphaned child. Now, with Leigh grown, it&’s time for her to live life for herself. The retired teacher has become a successful mystery writer who loves to travel and intends to never experience winter again.When Helen visits Leigh, she is surprised to find her niece still needs her, especially when it comes to sorting out her love life. But the biggest surprise comes when Leigh takes Helen out to Sullivan&’s Crossing and Helen finds herself falling for the place and one special person. Helen and Leigh will each have to decide if they can open themselves up to love neither expected to find and seize the opportunity to live their best lives.
The Best of Us: A Novel
by Sarah PekkanenParadise isn't quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of These Girls.An all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica--it's the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie is shattered by the news that a genetic illness runs in her family. Savannah is carrying the secret of her husband's infidelity. And, finally, there's Pauline, who spares no expense to throw her wealthy husband an unforgettable thirty-fifth birthday celebration, hoping it will gloss over the cracks already splitting apart their new marriage. Languid hours on a private beach, gourmet dinners, and late nights of drinking kick off an idyllic week for the women and their husbands. But as a powerful hurricane bears down on the island, turmoil swirls inside the villa, forcing each of the women to reevaluate everything she knows about her friends--and herself.