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When Haven Kimmel was born in 1965, Mooreland, Indiana, was a sleepy little hamlet of 300 people. Nicknamed "Zippy" for the way she would bolt around the house, this small girl was possessed of big eyes and even bigger ears. In this witty and lovingly told memoir, Kimmel takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent postwar period - people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.

SPINE-CHILLING BODY HORROR FICTION Monstrous transplants. Appalling amputations. Bizarre implants. Nightmarish forms of body enhancements. Disturbing, perverse, often gut-wrenching stories--all between the covers of this anthology. Here are 20 tales by some of today's best horror, suspense, and science fiction writers. The short stories are not for those who are faint of heart or squeamish, or who are easily offended by nasty language, bloody violence, and freakish body augmentations. You've been warned! Bootstrap--The Binds of Lasolastica -- Michael Bailey Idol -- Michael Laimo Unplugged -...

WARNING SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND THIS BOOK OFFENSIVE! That said...for Heaven’s Sake … Let’s Get Cookin’! Get off the couch, out of your man-cave and set up your backyard BBQ! The Unauthorized Bible Cookbook takes you back to the days when men really knew how to cook and eat. Bible cooking is a manly art...plenty of meat, blood and bones, and portions that serve thousands. Is this cookbook irreverent? Yes. Funny? Yes. Authentic? ....Well some recipes are interpretations, but most are God's exact recipes Word for Word. Bible stories are full of manly men doing manly things. Think about ...

This audiobook explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as a genre in the late 17th century. In his examinations of key classical fairy tales, Zipes traces their unique metamorphoses in history with stunning discoveries that reveal their ideological relationships to domination and oppression. Tales such as Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Rumplestiltskin have become part of our everyday culture and shapers of our identities.

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel", "Hansel and Gretel", and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style.

So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the rampage that broke out in late-Tsarist Russia in April 1903, that one historian remarked that it was "nothing less than a prototype for the Holocaust itself." In three days of violence, 49 Jews were killed and 600 raped or wounded, while more than 1,000 Jewish-owned houses and stores were ransacked and destroyed.  

In the bustling little village of Flutterville lived a special little Fly named Zippy. Zippy is on a mission to discover what it truly means to be brave. He dreams of exploring new places, making new friendships with different insects, and helping others along the way. Zippy embarks on exciting encounters various critters, each with their own unique strength, weakness and fears. Together they confront obstacles, solve problems and emphasize the importance of teamwork, empathy and courage.

Store Design is a classic practical text with over ten thousand copies sold in several editions and formats, serving as an invaluable resource for all project stakeholders in the retail environment. It's a concise but complete overview of the design perspectives critical to creating spaces that excite, energize, and, most importantly, motivate consumers to purchase. Retail design is different. It's a specialty. When done well, it works like magic. You want to build successful store magnets to attract customers, intrigue them, and sell products and services. The ideas in Store Design will ...

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Francois Attadedji saw something in black women all over the world; in Africa, in Asia, in America, in Australia, in Europe, even in Antarctica that caught his attention. No matter where black women are on the planet, it is the same. So, he decided to write a book about it: Many Reasons Why Black Women Don’t Wear Their Own Natural Nappy, Zippy, Curly, Kinky, Tiny, Short, Wavy Hairs. He believes that it is possibly not what you think. Answers from black women themselves. He got 100 answers from 100 different black women that he combined into 23 interviews in this book.

Is it possible to emerge unscathed from an evangelical upbringing? Yes, as surely as David slew Goliath! I Love to Tell the Story is Susan Barnett Braun’s account of growing up Baptist in a small midwestern town, touching on many cultural icons common to those who came of age in the 1970s. Braun recounts childhood obstacles, which loom as large as the walls of Jericho in her eyes. She encounters a trio of Sunday school mean girls who make King Herod look tame. She worries about being “ugly as sin” due to her chubbiness, glasses, and braces. She’s so consumed with the idea of Jesus...

Written for adults, Saving JFK is the first volume of the Time Travel Twins series exploring the Kennedy assassination. "If time travel, assassination, history, and conspiracies don't get you hooked, then I honestly don't know what will." LL Book Review "There's something in this fantastic tale...for everyone!" Did you know Dallas was the third attempt to kill JFK in November 1963? The Chicago attempt looked just like Dallas, except for a different patsy. Interloping time travelers from the year 2028 -- Emma, a dynamic seventeen-year-old young woman, her impulsive twin brother Ethan, their ...

Canine Crimebusters delves into the history and heroism of UK police dogs, exploring their evolution, highlighting amazing canines, and celebrating their bond with handlers. This book follows the heroic and touching tales of dogs on the frontline of crime prevention.

Squad 7 is an elite anti-terrorism team comprising FBI agents and Chicago cops. Mike Buck, a veteran FBI Special Agent is the driving force of the Squad 7 team. He’s calm and efficient, but his past weighs heavily on him—wartime guilt, a failed marriage, and his partner’s recent on-duty death. As the new millennium begins, Buck’s investigation of the possible murder of an old Vietnamese immigrant, a simple, seemingly innocent man, unravels a twenty-five-year-old mystery with international political implications. The local Vietnamese community is closed to outsiders, but an opening ...

Follow the adventures of Zippy the pippy puppy. Zippy is a brave little pup that loves to go on adventures! These are five fun stories about Zippy and the fun he has on his journeys.

In this short, yet gripping tale, Ping and Zippy set out on a quest to uncover hidden treasures and unravel long-forgotten secrets within a mysterious, abandoned mine. Armed with a map and guided by their trusty compass, they navigate a world filled with brain-teasing riddles, intriguing puzzles, and thrilling obstacles. But they don't face these challenges alone – they're joined by Miguel, a local villager who quickly becomes an invaluable companion.

A scary tale of second-chance love and heartless murder-one. In response to his younger brother's desperate plea, and after a ten-year absence, 33-year-old Alex Reinhart, an unemployed writer, explorer, and cable TV personality, reluctantly agrees to return to his childhood home, the boring but All-American Midwest town of Naperville, Illinois. Alex, the prodigal son, broke and broken by tragedy, is approaching a dead end or a new beginning in his life. He has financial issues, his father is dying, his brother Otto is seriously ill with a heart condition requiring an immediate heart ...

Many historians have called Franklin D. Roosevelt one of the greatest Presidents of the 20th Century. In 1933, FDR stepped into office and assumed responsibility for fixing the biggest economic mess in United States history—the Great Depression. His radical, untested and experimental New Deal programs offered hope to the citizens who had overwhelmingly voted him into office but frightened many rich and powerful people. The 1930s was the era of dictators and demagogues—from Adolph Hitler to Huey Long. FDR was a man of this time. Immediately, he declared a State of Emergency and issued ...

Time travelers, Ethan Callan-Wright and Zak Newman are back from their flight to 1932, but they don’t have Emma with them. Dangerously ill, Ethan’s twin sister was left behind. Now the duo has landed in an unknown time and place. Their first task is to survive brutal winter weather conditions. Next, they must find a way to return home. It’s a long and dangerous trek. But they get help from a new friend, and they find out some surprising information about their world of 2032. Things are worse than they believed. Not only is MOM continuously spying on them, but she is also working to ...

Some people say Donald Trump is the problem; others believe he is the solution. Ethan and Emma, time traveling twins from a dystopian future, believe they know the truth. The future of America and the world is guaranteed to be far worse if Trump is removed from office. The day after election day, November 9, 2016, the two veteran time travelers awaken to one more gigantic challenge. Now, at the age of one hundred six, the twins are still hoping to create a better future by saving the past. They resolve to save President Donald J. Trump. In 1963, they attempted to save JFK and failed. In the...