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The Last Lecture(more) »rank: 23by: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Our review: :'We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.' --Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture.' Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't ... Detail |
Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch(more) »rank: 6999by: Jim Norton
Our review: :Jim Norton is a pervertin the truest sense of the word. The physical equivalent of a tall slug, he pays top dollar for massages with happy endings and is fascinated by shitty sitcoms and fat girls. He is also, at times, racially offensive and morally repugnant. He spares no one in his comedy -- least of all himself. Now, in this outrageous, blisteringly funny collection of essays, Norton tackles the topics that are near and dear to his heart: from public events like the legendary Voyeur Bus incident on the Opie and Anthony Show, which culminated in all involved being taken to ... Detail |
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The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love(more) »rank: 24189by: Jill Conner Browne
Our review: :To know the Sweet Potato Queens is to love them, and if you haven't heard about them yet, you will. Since the early 1980s, this group of belles gone bad has been the toast of Jackson, Mississippi, with their glorious annual appearance in the St. Patrick's Day parade. In The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, their royal ringleader, Jill Conner Browne, introduces the Queens to the world with this sly, hilarious manifesto about love, life, men, and the importance of being prepared. Chapters include:The True Magic Words Guaranteed to Get Any Man to Do Your BiddingThe Five Men You Must Have ... Detail |
Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager(more) »rank: 9603by: Michael Lopp
Our review: :Managing Humans is a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopps web site, Rands In Repose. Drawing on Lopp's management experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland, this book is full of stories based on companies in the Silicon Valley where people have been known to yell at each other. It is a place full of dysfunctional bright people who are in an incredible hurry to find the next big thing so they can strike it rich and then do it all over again. Among these people are managers, a strange breed of people who through a mystical organizational ritual have ... Detail |
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Penny Arcade Volume 5: The Case Of The Mummy's Gold (Penny Arcade)(more) »rank: 15761by: Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik
Our review: :Join us, intrepid explorers, as we journey once again into the depths of the Penny Arcade archives, facing eldritch curses and monstrous perils aplenty in our quest to unearth the ancient treasures of the year 2004 A.D.! Marvel at the mysteries laid bare within - at these tales of epic gaming, appliances gone bad, square-dancing blood feuds, and so much more! Face, if you dare, the ominous foreboding of The Last Christmas, the challenging depths of Twisp and Catsby, and the poignant tragedy of The Wandering Age! Detail |
Wacky Websites Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Original Page a Day Calendars)(more) »rank: 5492by: Workman Publishing Company
Our review: :When your boss turns her back, discover a new online escape with just a click of the mouse. Featuring the kookiest, funniest, oddest, geekiest, and most amusing sites out there, Wacky Websites offers a year of utterly addictive (if often pointless) entertainment. Flash back to the elementary school lunchroom with an online museum of lunch boxes (with matching thermoses, of course!). Learn the exciting sport of squirrel fishing. Plus a recipe for real southern moonshine, an Elvis-sighting bulletin board, a dictionary of British teen slang, and TGIF Time Wasters, including Rate My Bunny, a site where you rate the cuteness quotient of ... Detail |
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Manga Studio For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))(more) »rank: 14874by: Doug Hills
Our review: :Love Manga? The newest features of Manga Studio help you bring your ideas to life! The tools available in the latest version of this powerful program make it easy to turn your computer into your drawing board, and Manga Studio For Dummies makes it easy to get started. Discover how to use Manga Studio to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public. It’s a breeze once you know your way around the program. Manga may have begun in Japan, but Manga Studio For Dummies is written in plain English, ... Detail |
Penny Arcade Volume 4: Birds Are Weird (Penny Arcade)(more) »rank: 28138by: Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik
Our review: :OHMYGODDIDYOUSEETHAT?!? So, anyway, I'm sure you stopped by to find out what kinds of Penny Arcade goodness we will be lavishing upon you with this latest collection. Oh, and you came for the cinnamon almond biscotti, of course. But mostly you came because you can't get enough of the smash-hit web-comic Penny Arcade. Well, my friend, do we have the goods for you! All the Penny Arcade web-comics published online in 2003, a smorgasbord of commentary courtesy of Gabe and Tycho, and more bonus material than you can shake a pigeon at! Huh? Oh, sorry, did I say 'pigeon?' I meant to ... Detail |
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Penny Arcade Volume 3: The Warsun Prophecies(more) »rank: 20276by: Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik
Our review: :So it was written, so it shall be. The coming foretold, sealed into the hands of fate by the lips of the prophets from another time. The mystery is revealed and the great plan will now come to its fruition! Its number shall be three. From the far horizons, across the deepest reaches of the ethereal gulf, the thunderous echo of its name shall be heard! PENNY ARCADE! Penny Arcade, the most powerful webcomic in the universe, returns! The third volume of this cultural and supernatural phenomenon, The Warsun Prophecies, brings you every Penny Arcade strip published online in 2002 A.D., encased ... Detail |
The Facebook Book(more) »rank: 77964by: Greg Atwan, Evan Lushing
Our review: :The Facebook Book, by Harvard alums and early Booksters Atwan and Lushing, follows in the fine satirical tradition of The Official Preppy Handbook and The Hipster Handbook, full of anecdotes (true and semi-true), tips (useful and useless), and other insights, including chapters on the Ethics and Etiquette of using the 'Book, what your profile really says about you, and a Facebook dictionary (which defines for the uninitiated terms like 'frenemey' and 'fauxmance'). The Facebook Book will appeal not only to undergrads, but also high schoolers (to whom the site was recently opened), savvy parents, and anyone who's tapped into Web 2.0 culture ... Detail |