The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance and Other Real Laws that Human Beings Have Actually Dreamed Up, Enacted, and Sometimes Even Enforced

The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance and Other Real Laws that Human Beings Have Actually Dreamed Up, Enacted, and Sometimes Even Enforced

Author: Kevin Underhill

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781627222693

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Here's a collection of wacky written laws where each one was actually thought up by real human beings who then decided after writing it down and upon further reflection that yes, this would be a good rule that everybody should follow. You'll find more than 200 unusual, bizarre, and absurd laws. Above all, all of the laws mentioned in this book are real. The author has even provided citations in case you want to check his work.


The Circle

The Circle

Author: Dave Eggers

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0385351402

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives—a “compulsively readable parable for the 21st century” (Vanity Fair). When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.


You Are Not So Smart

You Are Not So Smart

Author: David McRaney

Publisher: Avery

Published: 2012-11-06

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1592407366

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Explains how self-delusion is part of a person's psychological defense system, identifying common misconceptions people have on topics such as caffeine withdrawal, hindsight, and brand loyalty.


The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac

The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac

Author: Sharma Shields

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2015-01-27

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 162779199X

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A family patriarch is consumed by the hunt for the mythical, elusive sasquatch he encountered in his youth -- a quest that soon morphs into a desire to slay the beast.


Deadlands Reloaded

Deadlands Reloaded

Author: Pinnacle Entertainment

Publisher:

Published: 2010-10-04

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 9780982642733

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"The Marshal's Handbook is the setting book for Deadlands Reloaded." -- From back cover


The Broadview Anthology of Expository Prose - Third Canadian Edition

The Broadview Anthology of Expository Prose - Third Canadian Edition

Author: Laura Buzzard

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2017-08-08

Total Pages: 1122

ISBN-13: 1554813468

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The third Canadian edition of this anthology has been substantially revised and updated for a contemporary audience; a selection of classic essays from earlier eras has been retained, but the emphasis is very much on twenty-first-century expository writing. There is also a focus on issues of great importance in twenty-first-century Canada, such as climate change, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Jian Ghomeshi trial, Facebook, police discrimination, trans rights, and postsecondary education in the humanities. Works of different lengths and levels of difficulty are represented, as are narrative, descriptive and persuasive essays—and, new to this edition, lyric essays. For the new edition there are also considerably more short pieces than ever before; a number of op-ed pieces are included, as are pieces from blogs and from online news sources. The representation of academic writing from several disciplines has been increased—and in some cases the anthology also includes news reports presenting the results of academic research to a general audience. Also new to this edition are essays from a wide range of the most celebrated prose writers of the modern era—from Susan Sontag, Eula Biss, and Michel Foucault to Anne Carson and Ta-Nehisi Coates. The anthology also offers increased diversity of representation—including, for example, a larger proportion of First Nations writers and women writers than previous Canadian editions. Unobtrusive explanatory notes appear at the bottom of the page, and each selection is preceded by a headnote that provides students with information regarding the context in which the piece was written. Each reading is also followed by questions for discussion. A unique feature is the inclusion of a set of additional notes on the anthology’s companion website—notes designed to be of particular help to EAL students and/or students who have little familiarity with Canadian culture. The anthology is accompanied by two companion websites. The student website features additional readings and interactive writing exercises (as well as the additional notes). The instructor website provides additional discussion questions and, for a number of the anthology selections, background information that may be of interest.


The Triumph of Nancy Reagan

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan

Author: Karen Tumulty

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 1501165208

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The made-in-Hollywood marriage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan was the partnership that made him president. Nancy understood how to foster his strengths and compensate for his weaknesses-- and made herself a place in history. Tumulty shows how Nancy's confidence developed, and reveals new details surrounding Reagan's tumultuous presidency that shows how Nancy became one of the most influential first ladies in history. -- adapted from jacket


When We Were Colored

When We Were Colored

Author: Eva Rutland

Publisher: Iwp Book Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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The African American novelist looks back at her day-to-day life raising her children in a racially segregated America.