Men to Avoid in Art and Life pairs classical fine art with modern captions that epitomize the spirit of mansplaining. This hilarious book perfectly captures those relatable moments when a man explains to a woman a subject about which he knows considerably less than she does. Situations include men sharing keen insight on the female anatomy, an eloquent defense of catcalling, or offering sage advice about horseback riding to the woman who owns the...

"Born and raised deep in the American heartland of God-fearing suburban Maryland, young Selina Eaton learned to love her country and her fellow man from her parents, Catherine, a sportswoman, dog lover, and philanthropist, and Gordon, or “Daddy” as she always called him, a businessman and entrepreneur. From an early age, Selina, an active, curious, happy-go-lucky child, showed an uncanny ability to relate to others and to solve their real-world...

Poems penned by cats reveal their every desire, their every conflict, and their every moment of neurotic genius.

You might have noticed weird things happening in your house. Unexplainable messes. Food all over the kitchen floor. Who could the culprits be? Dinosaurs! Photographs and simple text tell the story written from the point of view of an older, wiser sibling. This picture book reveals the mischief toy dinosaurs get into all night long, from knocking over potted plants to painting on walls.

"Catalyzed by sheltering in place and by a personal challenge to give up alcohol for thirty days, these poems examine pop culture and wellness - The Decameron, juicy thoughtcrimes, love languages, survivor's guilt, and killer skin-care regimens - through a context of crisis and futility. "Think Starlight," the first poem in this collection, written before any self-quarantine orders, imagined the likelihood that the United States would follow in Italy's...

>"Bis heute hat(Alligator) Eugen noch keinen Besucher gefressen. Keinen, von dem man weiß. Denn was er kriegt, verschlingt er nicht nur mit Haut und Haaren, sondern zur Not auch mit Personalausweis." Doch keine Angst vor wilden Tieren. Helge Timmerberg ist für uns furchtlos durch die Zoos gezogen und hat sie alle besucht: Eisbär Lars, Hornfisch Heinz oder Walross Antje. Mit großer Sympathie für die Tiere entdeckt Timmerberg bei ihnen menschliche...

It's 1924 and spiritualist-medium Daisy Gumm bands with friends Flossie and Harold to help Lily Bannister, whose abusive husband nearly killed her. Meanwhile, Mrs. Pinkerton--Daisy's best client--is in a tizzy, insisting Daisy use her spiritualist talent to end the engagement between her daughter and a most unsuitable man. To Daisy's surprise, the two cases collide, catching her in the middle. Can she prove Lily's husband and Mrs. P's soon-to-be-son-in-law...

There's a Body in the Stacks and Wedding Bells in the Air in SPIRITS UNITED, A Historical Cozy Mystery from Alice Duncan
—1920s Pasadena, California—
It's 1924 and spiritualist-medium Daisy Gumm and her fiancé, Detective Sam Rotondo, discover a dead body tucked away in the Pasadena Public Library's bibliography stacks.
Worse, Daisy's old friend, Mr. Browning, is holding the bloody knife, putting him at the very top of Sam's...

The follow-up novel to the blockbuster Sideways tracks the continuing story of Miles Raymond and his buddy Jack. It's seven years later. Miles has written a novel that has been made into a wildly successful movie, and the movie has changed his life. Jack, contrarily, is divorced, has a kid, and is on the skids. Phyllis, Miles's mom, has suffered a stroke that's left her wheelchair-bound and wasting away in assisted-living. She desperately wants

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This is Carl Van Vechten's 1921 collection of short stories, 'Lords of the Housetops'. Every story is linked by a common theme of cats, each telling a fantastic tale of feline adventure and daring-do. This volume is ideal for children with a love of cats. The stories include: 'Cats', 'The Cat', 'Zut', 'A Psychical Invasion', 'The Afflictions Of An English Cat', 'Gipsy', 'The Blue Dryad', 'Dick Baker's Cat', 'The Black Cat', 'Madame Jolicoeur's Cat',...