Regularly mistaken for a boy and/or a vampire, the traveler Kuro roams the land, clothed in black from head to toe, a Kuro-sized coffin on her back. Accompanied by her snarky bat friend, Sen, the mysterious duo meets all sorts of individuals en route – some good, some evil, some just plain crazy! But Kuro never stays in one place for long, begging the question: What exactly is she searching for? And what exactly does she intend to do with that coffin?!

Told in 4-koma (four panel) style and peppered with full-color pages, Satoko Kiyuduki’s debut captures all the whimsy of the most memorable fairy tales!

Feng Shui for Your Apartment reveals the secret to turning your apartment, condominium, or dormitory into a home that attracts good luck, prosperity, and peace. By using feng shui, you’ll be living in harmony with the earth. You’ll feel more content, happier, and even healthier – by simply changing the position of some furniture, increasing the light in an otherwise gloomy corner, or practicing other feng shui remedies.

When Tusko the Elephant woke in his pen at the Lincoln Park Zoo on the morning of August 3, 1962, little did he know that he was about to become the test subject in an experiment to determine what happens to an elephant given a massive dose of LSD. In Elephants on Acid, Alex Boese reveals to readers the results of not only this scientific trial but of scores of other outrageous, amusing, and provocative experiments found in the files of modern science.

Why can’t people tickle themselves? Would the average dog summon help in an emergency? Will babies instinctually pick a well-balanced diet? Is it possible to restore life to the dead? Read Elephants on Acid and find out!

Adventure, mystery and history are all wrapped into this eerie Halloween story about eight costumed boys who are whisked away on a kite through time and space to search for the meaning of Halloween.

It was the night of All Hallow’s Eve… a night of darkness and of dreams… of moonlight peering through the cobwebs of time and velvet silence splintered by tormented cries…

And through the streets of town raced a fiendish band–shrieking, howling, pounding on doors. “Trick or Treat” screamed the skeleton, as from every house the chilren extorted candy in the traditional blackmail of Halloween. But the last house was different. From within the black depths came Mr. Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud… a monster… a magician… a product of the night itself… who became their guide on a kite-flying, broomstick-riding trip back into the history of All Hallow’s Eve…

Millions of fans around the globe punctuate properly and communicate clearly thanks to Mignon Fogarty’s practical and easy-to-remember advice about writing style and word usage. Now, in tip-of-the-day form, Grammar Girl serves up 365 lessons on language that are sure to inspire.

Filled with new, bite-size writing tips, quizzes, puzzles, and efficient memory tricks, The Grammar Devotional gives you a daily dose of knowledge to improve your writing and also serves as a lasting reference you’ll use for years to come.

After finishing school in New York, Rabbi Harvey traveled west in search of adventure and, hopefully, work as a rabbi. His journey took him to Elk Spring, Colorado, a small town in the Rocky Mountains. When he managed to outwit the ruthless gang that had been ruling the town, the people invited Harvey to stay on as the town’s rabbi. In Hervey’s adventures in Elk Spring, he settles disputes, tricks criminals into confessing, and offers unsolicited bits of insight and wisdom.

Each story presents Harvey with a unique challenge–from convincing a child that he is not actually a chicken, to retrieving stolen money from a sweet-faced bubbe gone bad. Like any good collection of Jewish folktales, these stories contain layers of humor and timeless wisdom that will entertain, teach and, especially, make you laugh.

From the world’s most distinguished medievalist comes a lively and vivid account of the lords and ladies, saints and scholars, kings and peasants who shaped the history and culture of one of the richest and most misunderstood periods in history. In this full-color, landmark reference, Cantor and a team of scholars and experts explore the entire medieval world. From the Crusades to the Vikings, The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages contains 600 individual entries and over 200 illustrations from world-famous collections.

Words are essential to our everyday lives; we spend our day enveloped in conversations, e-mails, phone calls, text messages, directions, headlines, and more. But how often do we stop to think about the origins of the words we use? Have you ever thought about which words in English have been borrowed from Arabic, Dutch, or Portuguese? Henry Hitchings delves into the insatiable, ever-changing English language and reveals how and why it has absorbed words from more than 350 other languages?many originating from the most unlikely of places, such as shampoo from Hindi and kiosk from Turkish.

She may be a bestselling author, but ex-librarian Jacqueline Kirby’s views on the publishing biz aren’t fit to print. In fact, she’s thinking of trading celebrity for serenity and a house far away from fiendish editors and demented fans when her agent whispers the only words that could ever make her stay: Naked in the Ice. Seven years ago, this fantasy blockbuster skyrocketed Katleen Darcy to instant fame before she disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

Now, the author’s heirs are looking for a writer to pen the sequel to Kathleen’s famous book. It’s an opportunity no novelist in her right mind would pass up, and there’s no doubting Jacqueline’s sanity. Until she starts digging through the missing woman’s papers – and her past. Until she gets mixed up with Kathleen’s enigmatic former lover. Until a series of nasty accidents convince her much too late that someone wants to bring Jacqueline’s story -and her life – to a premature end.

Hmmm…a regular pig seems just too big to distribute in a handy consumer grade can. But wait, clever food scientists have found a way to combine a guinea pig, a hamster, and a regular ‘ol porker to create a cute and tasty critter just right for canned distribution. Behold the Haminal.

“He’s smaller, tastier / boneless and pink… / and fits in a can so much better, we think.”