Different Means You're Special, Silly

Different Means You're Special, Silly

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  • Author: Margaret Lanik
  • Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
  • ISBN: 1640035850
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 20

Sometimes being different, as Little Billy and his new friends discover, is the very thing that leads to the greatest adventures. While it is true that Billy, Gracie, and Gidget each have difficult obstacles to face, they soon discover that by helping others, they don't have to face them alone. Together they help their new friend Sebastian face what can at times be the biggest obstacle of all...


What If Everybody Did That?

What If Everybody Did That?

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  • Author: Ellen Javernick
  • Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
  • ISBN: 9780761456865
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 40

"Text first published in 1990 by Children's Press, Inc."


You're Lucky You're Funny

You're Lucky You're Funny

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  • Author: Phil Rosenthal
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1101043180
  • Category : Performing Arts
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 256

The creator and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, on how to make a sitcom classic and keep laughing This laugh-out-loud memoir takes readers backstage and inside the writers’ room of one of America’s best-loved shows. With more than 17 million viewers and more than seventy Emmy nominations—including two wins for best comedy—Everybody Loves Raymond reigned supreme in television comedy for almost a decade. Phil Rosenthal was there at the beginning. United by a shared lifetime of family dysfunction, he and Ray Romano found endless material to keep the show fresh and funny for its entire run. Alongside hilarious anecdotes from the series and his own career misadventures prior to working on the show, Rosenthal provides an enlightening and entertaining look at how sitcoms are written and characters developed. You’re Lucky You’re Funny is an inspiration to aspiring creators of comedy and a must read for the show’s millions of devoted fans.


The 12 Powers of Mentoring

The 12 Powers of Mentoring

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  • Author: Craig Andrew McEwen
  • Publisher: Trafford Publishing
  • ISBN: 1412031494
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 244

This book is a story of how two teachers gave twenty students recognition for being the cause of their learning, for making the choice to learn for themselves, for being independent, capable, responsible, and powerful. It is a day-by-day description of a revolutionary five-day orientation that happened each year at the Mobile Open Classroom (MOBOC) in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1983. It is a true story of a real school (not a technical lesson plan), which (1) demonstrates timeless MOBOC concepts in action, (2) educates the reader in respectful and motivating behaviors toward middle schoolers, and (3) creates both a longing for this kind of success with teens and a sense of urgency for educational reform. It is a book for parents, educators, and activists, and extraordinarily relevant to public education today. The story opens with Chris, a student who has been kicked out of five schools, and it follows him as he is transformed by being given his personal power to learn. Like most students, those in this story believed that learning was demanded by someone else - a parent, a teacher, or some other external authority. They were not "learning for themselves," but rather for those others or for the grades. At the end of each year MOBOC students were tested on the same battery of tests used by schools across Los Angeles, and they met or exceeded the highest scores of all other schools, dispelling the fear that such a radical departure from traditional schooling and teaching will result in irresponsible behavior and low grades. In this book, Craig McEwen, MOBOC's head teacher and long time director, lays out the secrets of his pedagogic techniques. In an easy to read series of stories, he reveals how MOBOC got its students to take on responsibility for their own education while not falling into the "anything goes" pitfalls of free choice schools.


Love At First Sight

Love At First Sight

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  • Author: Rebecca Merz
  • Publisher: WestBow Press
  • ISBN: 1490800476
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 273

After the death of her husband, Rebecca turned to God for everything. She was alone and needed God more than ever. This personal relationship with God became so intense that she experienced Him in ways she never dreamed were possible. Rebecca's journey began when she became convinced God used a man she named Adam to awaken her passion to be a married lady again. When Rebecca shared every little detail of her life with God, she felt certain God orchestrated the funniest situations to give her confidence as she traveled into unknown territory. She insisted God was being playful with her and wanted her to relax and trust that He was the one that was in control. Those times Rebecca experienced doubt, God did some remarkable things to prove He was with her. As a result she developed a boldness to do what she believed God was asking of her. God always confirmed the decisions she made were the stepping-stones leading to her destiny. She learned God was pleased by her faith that she entrusted to Him alone. God demonstrated two-way communication with Him was not only possible but was necessary in order to turn her dreams into reality. This two-way conversation brought her relationship with God to a deeper level. She knew He had prepared the way that would lead her to her future husband. Rebecca claims God is still in the match making business and is the best dating coach any person could ask for because Father knows best. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to a mobile ministry that gives women who are facing unplanned pregnancies image clear ultrasounds free of charge. When women are in crisis due to an unwanted pregnancy they need to know that God loved them at "First Sight." Hopefully with knowledge of this truth these women will now be willing to "step out on a maybe" and trust God to work out a solution that begins with them choosing life for the child within.


Mr. Funny Pants

Mr. Funny Pants

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  • Author: Michael Showalter
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • ISBN: 0446563609
  • Category : Humor
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 288

I was at my wit's end. I'd had enough of this job, this life, and my relationship had broken up. Should I eat chocolate, or go to India, or fall in love? Then I had a revelation: Why not do all three, in that order? And so it was that I embarked on a journey that was segmented into three parts and was then made into a major motion picture. Later, I woke up on an airplane with a hole in my face and a really bad hangover. I was ushered brusquely off the plane by my parents who took me to a rehab where I tested positive for coke, classic coke, special k (the drug), Special K (the cereal), mushrooms, pepperoni, and Restless Leg Syndrome. It was there that I first began painting with my feet. But rewind...the year was 1914. I was just a young German soldier serving in the trenches while simultaneously trying to destroy an evil ring with some help from an elf, a troll, and a giant sorcerer, all while cooking every recipe out of a Julia Child cookbook. What I'm trying to say is that there was a secret code hidden in a painting and I was looking for it with this girl who had a tattoo of a dragon! Let me clarify, it was the 1930s and a bunch of us were migrating out of Oklahoma, and I was this teenage wizard/CIA operative, okay? And, um then I floated off into the meta-verse as a ball of invisible energy that had no outer edge... Ugh, okay. None of this is true. I'm just kind of a normal guy from New Jersey who moved to New York, got into comedy, wrote this book about trying to write this book, and then moved to Alaska, became the mayor of a small town, spent $30,000 on underwear, and now I'm going to rule the world!!!


Funny, You Don't Look Autistic

Funny, You Don't Look Autistic

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  • Author: Michael McCreary
  • Publisher: Annick Press
  • ISBN: 1773212605
  • Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 250

Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling, eventually turning his pain e into something empowering—and funny. He scored his first stand-up gig at age 14, and hasn't looked back. This unique and hilarious #OwnVoices memoir breaks down what it’s like to live with autism for readers on and off the spectrum. Candid scenes from McCreary's life are broken up with funny visuals and factual asides. Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic is an invaluable and compelling read for young readers with ASD looking for voices to relate to, as well as for readers hoping to broaden their understanding of ASD.


Power Pack Classic Vol. 2

Power Pack Classic Vol. 2

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  • Author: Marvel Comics
  • Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
  • ISBN: 1302495402
  • Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 266

Collects Power Pack & Cloak And Dagger: Shelter From the Storm GN, Power Pack (1984) #11-17, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #195. Alex, Julie, Jack, and Katie return for more super-powered family adventures as Power Pack! As the kids struggle with issues like chores, rescuing kittens, crushes, homework, and getting into trouble at school, they find themselves in more danger than ever before when they are kidnapped by the Morlocks, fight the runaway-snatching Cadaver, and are attacked anew by the Bogey Man, their arch enemy Carmody! Plus, the Snark/Kymellian war lands on Earth and our heroes are caught in the middle! And the team gets a new member in Franklin Richards! Guest-starring: the X-Men, Beta Ray Bill, the Warriors Three, Cloak, and Dagger!


MacDonalds' Fairy-Tale Treasure Chest

MacDonalds' Fairy-Tale Treasure Chest

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  • Author: George Macdonald
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1681464365
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1061

George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister who was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature. The mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll, his writings have been cited as a major literary influence by authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien,[1] Walter de la Mare,[2] E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. This collection contains six of his finest fairy tales, including 'The Princess and the Goblin,' 'The Princess and Curdie,' 'The Light Princess,' 'Phantastes,' 'The Giant's Heart,' and 'The Golden Key.'


No Funny Business

No Funny Business

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  • Author: Amanda Aksel
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 0593201639
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 337

“Good sarcastic banter, discussions of top comedians and enough food descriptions to make me salivate.”—USA Today Two down-on-their-luck comedians embark on a road tour and find more than a few good laughs on the way. Olivia Vincent dreams of stand-up comedy stardom. Bustling around a busy Manhattan office by day and hustling from club to club by night, she can’t catch a break. Work is falling through the cracks, and after ditching a major client to make a performance, Olivia gets the boot. Determined to pursue her dreams, she snags an audition in Los Angeles for a coveted spot on late-night TV. But the only way to get there is to join seasoned stand-up Nick Leto on a cross-country road tour. She agrees on one condition—no funny business. Icky comedy condos, tiny smoking nightclubs, and Nick’s incessant classic rock radio are a far cry from life on the Upper East Side. Reality sets in, and Olivia wonders if she can hack it in showbiz or if she’s just a hack. As Nick helps Olivia improve her act along the way, sparks begin to fly and ignite what they thought was an impossible flame. Maybe being stuck with Nick in a Jeep isn’t so bad. As long as it doesn’t get in the way of Olivia’s actual funny business.