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"The Paris Review" asks: who hasn't survived a tax audit, a snowstorm, a breakup, or presided over a murder? The next addictively clever "Paris Review" anthology is not a self-help manual; rather it is a wicked elaboration on the human effort to overcome--and instigate--trouble. Contributors include... More

Many of the anecdotes in this volume offer revealing insights into writers' personalities, their frailties and insecurities. Some are funny, often explosively so, while others are touching, sinister, or downright weird. They show writers in the English-speaking world from Chaucer to the present acti... More

A comprehensive guide that profiles all of the four-year colleges in the U.S., this work is packed with the information that prospective applicants need to know, including the details on academics, admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and more.Target the schools that best match your interests ... More

Now in a more readable format, this sweeping collection ranges from the early 1600s through the 1980s and includes 140 essays by 120 of the finest writers in the history of the English language. John Gross, former book critic for The New York Times, has collected classics and rare gems, representati... More

Fans of the bestselling "Gross Jokes" books will find hundreds of sidesplitters in this collection of something to offend everyone. Julius Alvin is the pseudonym of a former standup comedian turned author.Fans of Zebra's bestselling Gross Jokes books will laugh their heads off with this collection o... More

Putting a new twist on the bestselling interactive "Everything( Kids'" books, this volume is packed with dozens of dynamic puzzles, twisted projects, and disgustingly fun facts to provide hours of entertainment. Illustrations. Consumable.... More

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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of "The Paris Review," this breathtakingly diverse and illuminating anthology has been assembled, where the greatest writers write and speak upon the greatest subjects of our time.For a half-century, "The Paris Review" has published writing and interviews from the... More

Applied Software Engineering with Apache Jakarta Commons is a software engineering based guide to the Apache Jakarta Commons components (e.g., Betwixt, Digester, Discovery, Collections), other Apache projects such as Ant, the Axis Web Service toolk... More

In 1979, a movie was released that was to capture the imagination of the world, and become a science fiction classic... Alien. 25 years later, the Alien franchise is stronger than ever. The Book of Alien is the definitive companion to the movie, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2004. Taking ... More