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The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters-the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the "Marchioness";...

Humorists Tim Sample and Steve Bither reveal the wild and wacky side of Maine. Describing approximately 300 oddities-people, places, animals, historic tidbits, and trivia-their unique perspective and witty narrative is highly entertaining. From the Society for the Preservation of the Black Fly to a jeweler whose medium is moose droppings, this is a great read for anyone who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

As the Clifton family travels to Yellowstone during its first year as a national park, James and Alice learn to protect each other and the environment as they uncover the evil plot of Billy "Bloody" Knuckles.

A New York Times Bestseller

"Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It's compulsively readable." —Los Angeles Times Book Review

In Bonk, the best-selling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and insight on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex. Can a person think herself to orgasm? Why doesn't Viagra help women—or, for that matter, pandas? Can a

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Discover more than 200 of the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Bay State has to offer in this completely revised and updated edition.

When frogs begin appearing in the antiques shop Rebecca has inherited from Uncle Oscar, her cats Rupert and Isabella instantly give chase. But why are frogs also turning up in San Francisco's City Hall building? And what does her late uncle's mysterious note to "follow the frogs" mean? Soon Rebecca is caught up in the chase herself, along with a crazy crew of her uncle's oddball friends-as well as his oldest enemy. With rumors of hidden gold, political...

When she travels to Nevada City, along with her neighbor and her two cats, to find one of her late Uncle Oscar's hidden treasures, Rebecca finds her trip taking a dangerous turn when she encounters her uncle's oldest enemy.

The definitive collection of New York City's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for New York City residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. From Chinatown restaurants that make "bubble tea" to the Burger King peacock statue in Staten Island, this book will have it all.

"Aided by cats Rupert and Isabella, a woman investigates her Uncle Oscar's disappearance in San Francisco, hoping it has nothing to do with a murdered intern at City Hall." --