Brownie Snoddy is visiting the Snoddy Mansion for Spring Break! Where Brownie goes, mayhem is sure to follow. Possibly destruction, terror, pandemonium, and anarchy might follow, too! He's got his hands on a fedora, a stack of hardboiled mystery novels, and is ready to squirt metal at the nearest evil perpetrator, even though his reliable stun gun has been appropriated. When Janie, the niece of Willodean Gray the beauteous sheriff's deputy, shows...

Admire my big fat brown body, bitches!Admire it!The Big Fat Brown Bitch runs, sleeps, cries, laughs, splits open. She is sitting in a garage in South Auckland with her two brothers and discussing the majestic architecture of atoms. She is playing an audio book of The Power of Positive Thinking at herself. She is jumping over the lazy dog. She is lying face down in the mud and doing an apology on behalf of us all. She is receiving an election-year...

Mixing parody, literary criticism, profiles, satire, light verse, anagrams, AND social observation, gathers together the finest examples of Craig Brown's writing across the past fifteen years. From Mary Berry's Household Tips to Robert Macfarlane's poetic prose, from profiles of such diverse figures as Sigmund Freud, John Stonehouse and Katie Price to parodies of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Mary Beard, and from appreciations of the Marx Brothers and Les Dawson...

Little Bear finds himself lost and alone. He is looking for someone to love. He finds many possible friends along his way but none of them seem to be interested in him. He spends a long, lonely night, but wakes to a wonderful surprise in the morning, you! One of Little Bear's adventures is a joyful exploration of how he alerts Vadie and Natie to the fact that they forgot to take him to bed with them. The story is told through the limitless scope...

As the year 2018 became history, it is possible – though never certain – that the remarkable political career of Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr., Governor of California for the second of two two-term periods, has come to an end.It is therefore appropriate - in fact this author believes it is necessary - to review and examine the fundamental character and significant practice of this long-lived political figure.This is an independent assessment...

In the summer of 1995, almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship while Almudena navigates the Latin American side of her heritage for the first time.

"The New York Times bestselling author of Be the Bridge calls people of faith to confront the historical inequities that still exist in so many American institutions--from our legal system and media to our schools and churches--and offers a path toward a future that better serves everyone"--

"Third-grader Amber struggles with the news that her best friend is moving away"--

BRAND NEW from bestselling author Alex Brown Mamma Mia meets Shirley Valentine in the brand-new holiday romance for 2024 from the International No.1 bestseller. Gina Bennett has had enough after her husband of twenty-seven years lets her down one time too many. Deciding to choose herself, she embarks on a transformative solo journey to break free from the monotony of her life. She escapes to the gorgeous Greek island of Kalosiros, where she holidayed...

Unlock Your Full Potential with a Revolutionary 6-Step Learning Model: Master Any Skill, Transform Your Life Discover the key to unlocking your fullest potential in The Transformative Power of Learning: Going from Not Knowing to Knowing, an inspiring and practical guide by Chance Brown. This book is more than just a read; it's a transformative journey into the world of learning and mastery. In this compelling work, Brown introduces the 6-Step Transformative...