Dance of the Reptiles(1st Edition) Rampaging Tourists, Marauding Pythons, Larcenous Legislators, Crazed Celebrities, and Tar-Balled Beaches: Selected Columns (Vintage Original) by Carl . Hiaasen, DianeStevenson Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2014 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-345-80702-1, ISBN: 0-345-80702-2
""NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can tell have all made it into his hilarious, bestselling novels, think again. "Dance of the Reptiles" collects the best of Hiaasen s "Miami Herald" columns, whichlay barethe stories--large and small--that demonstrate anew that truth is far stranger than fiction. Hiaasen offers his commentary indignant, disbelieving, sometimes righteously angry, and ..."
"For thirteen-year-old Mary Chilton, every day is filled with adventure. She is surrounded by friends and family, and her windmill house feels like a castle to her. But Mary can't forget that her family was forced to leave their last home because of their religion, and even in Holland, things are looking dangerous again. Mary's world is changed forever when her father announces that they will join the Pilgrims traveling to the New World ..."
"For thirteen-year-old Mary Chilton, every day is filled with adventure. She is surrounded by friends and family, and her windmill house feels like a castle to her. But Mary can't forget that her family was forced to leave their last home because of their religion, and even in Holland, things are looking dangerous again. Mary's world is changed forever when her father announces that they will join the Pilgrims traveling to the New World ..."
"Engaging but not flip, thorough but not overwhelming, Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference is the perfect addition to anyone's desk. This guide provides: -Comprehensive grammar instruction--readers won't need any other guide -Real-world examples and errors from well-known magazines and newspapers, making the advice even more relevant -A user-friendly package with a concealed wire binding, a colored tab system, and sidebars for ea ..."
Kick Ass(Reprint) Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen by Carl Hiaasen, DianeStevenson Paperback, 471 Pages, Published 2009 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-3429-4, ISBN: 0-8130-3429-9
""You just cover a lot of territory and you do it aggressively and you do it fairly and you don't play favorite sand you don't take any prisoners. It's the old school of slash-and-burn metropolitan column writing. You just kick ass. That's what you do. And that's what they pay you to do.--Carl HiaasenPraise for "Kick Ass""Readers who know Hiaasen only from his bestselling crime novels will find that this collection of columns from the "M ..."
"Kick Ass gave Hiaasen fans a jump start. Now they get another slice of Hiaasen heaven in Paradise Screwed: a wide-ranging safari of South Florida's wildlife in its natural habitat-from fat-cat politicians to migrating mobsters, drowning Dolphins to stray chads. This collection of Miami Herald columns-written with a satiric wit and biting humor-offers a glimpse of the facts that inspire, and prove far stranger than, Hiaasen's frenetic fi ..."
Kick Ass(Reprint) Selected Colums of Carl Hiaasen by Carl Hiassen, DianeStevenson Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2001 by Berkley Trade ISBN-13: 978-0-425-17824-9, ISBN: 0-425-17824-2
"A collection of the unique and passionate columns by Carl Hiaasen of the Miami Herald examines the outrageous carnival of southern Florida and all its inhabitants--thieves, conmen, hustlers, perfumed swine, legal swindlers and patriotic crooks, executioners, and lap dancers. Reprint."
Paradise Screwed(Reprint) Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen by Carl . Hiaasen, DianeStevenson Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2009 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-3428-7, ISBN: 0-8130-3428-0
""Reminiscent of the snarky, opinionated newspaper articles of the great Mark Twain, Hiaasen's columns are finely crafted little gems." (Booklist) Carl Hiaasen takes you on a wide-ranging safari, observing south Florida's wildlife in its natural habitat-from fat-cat politicians to migrating mobsters, drowning dolphins to stray chads. This collection of Miami Herald columns-written with a satiric wit and biting humor-will give Hiaasen f ..."
Paradise Screwed(1st Edition) Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen by Carl Hiaasen, DianeStevenson Hardcover, 418 Pages, Published 2001 by G. P.Putnam's Sons Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-399-14791-3, ISBN: 0-399-14791-8
""Reminiscent of the snarky, opinionated newspaper articles of the great Mark Twain, Hiaasen's columns are finely crafted little gems." (Booklist) Carl Hiaasen takes you on a wide-ranging safari, observing south Florida's wildlife in its natural habitat-from fat-cat politicians to migrating mobsters, drowning dolphins to stray chads. This collection of Miami Herald columns-written with a satiric wit and biting humor-will give Hiaasen fan ..."
"Children's picture book on the family and the family tree. The last page states "Only by knowing your family, is it possible to really know yourself.""
Hoot(1st Edition) by Carl Hiaasen, DianeStevenson Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2002 by Knopf Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-375-82181-3, ISBN: 0-375-82181-3
"Roy Eberhardt is the new kid--again. This time around it's Trace Middle School in humid Coconut Grove, Florida. But it's still the same old routine: table by himself at lunch, no real friends, and thick-headed bullies like Dana Matherson pushing him around. But if it wasn't for Dana Matherson mashing his face against the school bus window that one day, he might never have seen the tow-headed running boy. And if he had never seen th ..."
Folk Art (Tiny Tomes) by DianeStevenson, Ariel Books Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1996 by Andrews Mcmeel Import ISBN-13: 978-0-8362-1017-0, ISBN: 0-8362-1017-4
"Traditional. Tactile. Tempting. Targeted. Less than half the size of our Little Books, these palm-sized volumes are irresistible."
"After suffering many hardships at the hands of his cruel and greedy brothers, young Gluck is visited by a grand mysterious stranger"
Kick Ass(1st Edition) Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen by Carl . Hiaasen, DianeStevenson Hardcover, 471 Pages, Published 1999 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-1717-4, ISBN: 0-8130-1717-3
""You just cover a lot of territory and you do it aggressively and you do it fairly and you don’t play favorites and you don’t take any prisoners. It’s the old school of slash-and-burn metropolitan column writing. You just kick ass. That’s what you do. And that’s what they pay you to do."--Carl Hiaasen"Carl Hiaasen is one of America's finest novelists. His newspaper column is another side of the same talent, examining with a corrosive ..."
"How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasant thing Ever a child can do! Whether they are remembering soaring into the the sky on a swing or building great palaces of blocks, children will deli ght in these much-loved poems about the everyday joys, truimphs, and small fears of being young.For over one hundred years, the tender and playful poetry of A Child's Garden of Verses has enchanted r ..."
"Content Summary Technical writing is an essential form of straightfoward communication that allows readers to accomplish a specific task using easy-to-understand directions. Our book also dispels the myth that all technical writing only pertains to user manuals; rather, technical writing covers a host of purposes including interoffice memos, e-mail, and other basic forms of daily communication. Part I of our multi-purpose textbook ..."
"However, it isn't truly right for television, a medium that by nature deflates the
dualism of the orthodox detective through its unorthodox normalization of shifts
and slippage — and thus its normalization of the vicissitudes of the flesh.3 The
popularity of Dale Cooper is a tacit admission that on a visceral level the
television audience knows how wrong the traditional detective is in that medium.
As we shall see, Dale Cooper made ..."
Why Things Hurt Life Lessons from an Injury-prone Physical Therapist by Brent Stevenson Pt, Diane Lee Pt Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2016 by Brent Stevenson Physiotherapy Corp ISBN-13: 978-0-9953241-0-7, ISBN: 0-9953241-0-7
"Why Things Hurt is a collection of true stories and meaningful explanations about how our bodies work and the journeys we travel to maintain them. It provides accessible answers and structured principles on topics such as posture, pain, pregnancy, exercise, footwear and sports. Physiotherapist, Brent Stevenson discusses how to navigate your medical systems and what you should and should not expect from your physicians. He outlines wh ..."