His droop-toed characters and hilarious sound effects have gained Don Martin worldwide recognition and acclaim as the seminal MAD artist and a master of the profoundly absurd cartoon! Packed with outrageous gags and unique humor, this is Don's hand-picked collection of his favorite material -- including his syndicated newspaper strip The Nutheads, and material never before published in the U.S.! New cover painting by Martin.
From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book. Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as Protagonists' Hospital, a melodrama about the clinic doctors who treat only the flesh wounds and minor head scratches of Hollywood action heroes), as well as his trademark charts, doodles, drawings, one-liners, and lists (i.e., the world views of optimists, pessimists and contortionists), Martin's material is varied, but his unique voice and brilliant mind will keep readers in stitches from beginning to end.
Presents a beautifully illustrated field guide to one hundred varieties of Old Roses--hardy, fragrant, versatile roses introduced prior to 1901--including Gallicas, Damasks, Portland, Bourbons, and Albas, and offers detailed descriptions of such essentials as selection, planting and cultivation, pruning, disease control, and more. Original.
Jonathan thinks his parents are normal—but he’s about to see the light of day Nine-year-old Jonathan is convinced that sleeping during the day and waking at night is what every kid does—especially if your parents work at a blood bank all night. But when he breaks his parents’ rules and sneaks outside during the daytime, he meets Tobi, a neighborhood girl who fills him in on the truth about telephones, TV, and school. Shocked at his discovery, Jonathan confronts his parents, who tell him the truth about their nocturnal life. Determined to fit into the daytime world, he convinces his parents to let him go to school and make friends. But it isn’t easy being the new kid—especially when your parents are vampires whose supplies from the blood bank are getting low. Maybe inviting his friends over wasn’t such a good idea after all. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Ann M. Martin, including rare images from the author’s collection.
An amateur sleuth who can talk to the dead takes on a murdered gangster as a her first case in a “clever, intelligent and well written” mystery (Washington Times). She sees dead people Beautiful, smart, and chic, Pepper Martin never had to work a day in her life—until her surgeon daddy was convicted of fraud, her wealthy fiancé took a powder, and the family fortune ran bone dry. Suddenly desperate, the inexperienced ex-rich girl was forced to take the only job she could get: as a tour guide in a cemetery. But a grave situation took a turn for the worse when a head-on collision with a headstone left her with an unwanted ability to communicate with the disgruntled deceased . . . and now Pepper has a whacked Mafia don demanding that she hunt down his killers—and threatening to haunt her until she does. “Fresh and sassy.” —Publishers Weekly “A spooky mystery, a spunky heroine, and sparkling wit!” —Kerrelyn Sparks, USA Today–bestselling author of How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire “There’s not a ghost of a chance you’ll be able to put this book down.” —Emilie Richards, USA Today–bestselling author of Woman without a Name “Carrie of Sex in the City going Six Feet Under with The Sopranos. Hip, original, out-of-this world fun!” —Laura Bradley, author of Sprayed Stiff “Fabulous! One of the funniest books I’ve read this year. Or last year, come to think of it.” —Mary Janice Davidson, New York Times–bestselling author of Undead AF
Captain Sulu of the USS Excelsior and his crew are kidnapped. When Federation-conducted negotiations come to a standstill, Admiral James Kirk and the former USS Enterprise reunite to rescue their old comrade.
