1001 Ridiculous Ways To Die

Author : David Southwell
Publisher : Carlton Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781853757969
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1001 Ridiculous Ways to Die written by David Southwell and published by Carlton Books Limited. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all have to die someday—some people just find more bizarrely hilarious ways to go The woman who drank herself to death with water trying to win a games console by holding in her pee. . . the mechanic who blew himself up while trying to open a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer. . . a lottery winner killed by the gates of his new luxury home. . . a woman felled forever by a fatal falling lettuce. . . an octogenarian who met his maker while riding a shopping cart. . . a German artist crushed by one of his own sculptures, called "Woman with Four Breasts". . . the convicted murderer who electrocuted himself on the toilet as he repaired a TV—all true reports from across the globe which reveal the silliest ways you can meet your maker. Death may seem like a serious business, but this is a seriously funny book.

Author : David Southwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781779071
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1001 Ridiculous Ways to Die written by David Southwell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Southwell
Publisher : Prion
ISBN 13 : 9781853759031
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Thousand and One More Ridiculous Ways to Die written by David Southwell and published by Prion. This book was released on 2013 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of entertaining, freshly collected factual accounts are all in this book - the largest collection of hilarious stories chronicling bizarre, amazing and absurd ways to die.

Author : David Southwell
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781853759864
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embarrassing Ways to Die written by David Southwell and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gangster who danced himself to death. The fortuneteller who didn't foresee that her client would kill her. Read about it all, and hundreds more, in this all-true treasury of freaky fatalities. Death is tragic--but it's sometimes undignified, too. And there are many ways you can exit the stage of life that are quite embarrassing. For example, there's the man who got into a fight with a monkey and lost, and the burglar who thought he was Santa Claus and got stuck in a chimney. These hundreds of entertaining true reports from across the globe reveal the most ridiculous ways you can meet your maker--and they'll make you laugh in spite of yourself.

Author : John Wyndham
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chocky written by John Wyndham and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1968 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Gore becomes concerned that his twelve-year-old son, Matthew, is too old to have an imaginary friend. His concerns deepen as Matthew becomes increasingly distressed and blames it on arguments with this unseen companion, whom he calls "Chocky". As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the friend is far from imaginary, but is an alien consciousness communicating with Matthew's mind—a fact that is of interest to shadowy government forces.

Author : Daniel Nayeri
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1646140028
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everything Sad Is Untrue written by Daniel Nayeri and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A National Indie Bestseller An NPR Best Book of the Year A New York Times Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Booklist Editors' Choice A BookPage Best Book of the Year A NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year A Today.com Best of the Year PRAISE "A modern masterpiece." —The New York Times Book Review "Supple, sparkling and original." —The Wall Street Journal "Mesmerizing." —TODAY.com "This book could change the world." —BookPage "Like nothing else you've read or ever will read." —Linda Sue Park "It hooks you right from the opening line." —NPR SEVEN STARRED REVIEWS ★ "A modern epic." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "A rare treasure of a book." —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "A story that soars." —The Bulletin, starred review ★ "At once beautiful and painful." —School Library Journal, starred review ★ "Raises the literary bar in children's lit." —Booklist, starred review ★ "Poignant and powerful." —Foreword Reviews, starred review ★ "One of the most extraordinary books of the year." —BookPage, starred review A sprawling, evocative, and groundbreaking autobiographical novel told in the unforgettable and hilarious voice of a young Iranian refugee. It is a powerfully layered novel that poses the questions: Who owns the truth? Who speaks it? Who believes it? "A patchwork story is the shame of the refugee," Nayeri writes early in the novel. In an Oklahoman middle school, Khosrou (whom everyone calls Daniel) stands in front of a skeptical audience of classmates, telling the tales of his family's history, stretching back years, decades, and centuries. At the core is Daniel's story of how they became refugees—starting with his mother's vocal embrace of Christianity in a country that made such a thing a capital offense, and continuing through their midnight flight from the secret police, bribing their way onto a plane-to-anywhere. Anywhere becomes the sad, cement refugee camps of Italy, and then finally asylum in the U.S. Implementing a distinct literary style and challenging western narrative structures, Nayeri deftly weaves through stories of the long and beautiful history of his family in Iran, adding a richness of ancient tales and Persian folklore. Like Scheherazade of One Thousand and One Nights in a hostile classroom, Daniel spins a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE (a true story) is a tale of heartbreak and resilience and urges readers to speak their truth and be heard.

Author : Paulo Coelho
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061835439
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Veronika Decides to Die written by Paulo Coelho and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A highly original, moving, and ultimately life-affirming book.” – Sunday Mirror (London) Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything – youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting to never wake up. But she does—at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho’s own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

Author : Wayne Williams
Publisher : Piatkus
ISBN 13 : 1405518677
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Know What You Did Last Supper written by Wayne Williams and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The price of betrayal is more than thirty pieces of silver. Two days after Jesus Christ's crucifixion, Judas Iscariot receives an anonymous note stating, I know what you did. Wrapped with it is an eye, complete with trailing optic nerve, and a splintered tooth -trophies ripped from two recently butchered friends. Someone, it seems, knows what Judas did on that fateful night following the Last Supper. And that someone is intent on exacting a bloody and gruesome revenge. As more acquaintances and family members die in increasingly brutal ways, Judas finds himself in a desperate race against time to make amends for his act of treachery, and to uncover the identity of the mysterious hooded killer. A relentlessly paced, gripping thriller, which further explores one of the darkest bargains in human history. You might just find yourself engaged in the unthinkable: rooting for the man who betrayed Christ.

Author : Marsha Normandy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781416585350
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Places to Have Sex Before You Die written by Marsha Normandy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stuck in a rut? Feeling adventurous? Moderately flexible? Spice up your sex life by luring your partner out of the bedroom! There's a saying: Everyone remembers their first, and everyone remembers their worst. And there should definitely be some special moments in between. That's where 101 Places to Have Sex Before You Die comes into play. This fun, portable workbook provides a list of everyday places where venturesome people can have sex -- without too much difficulty. Each location features: - a difficulty rating (cakewalk to sexperts only) - helpful icons to indicate certain hazards or special considerations for each place (for instance, if there's a chance you might get arrested; if there are time constraints; if there's a risk of embarrassment; if any special equipment is needed, etc.) - a box to check once you've successfully completed the deed - a place to mark whether or not it's worth a repeat performance Whether you're feeling romantic, adventurous, sporty, lazy, or just plain naughty, 101 Places to Have Sex Before You Die is a must-have for anyone who enjoys a good roll in the hay (or on a floating dock, or even in the reptile house at the zoo).

Author : Nick Cutter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476717745
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Deep written by Nick Cutter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A strange plague called the 'Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget--small things at first, like where they left their keys, then the not-so-small things like how to drive or the letters of the alphabet. Then their bodies forget how to function involuntarily. There is no cure. But far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, a universal healer hailed as 'ambrosia' has been discovered. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab has been built eight miles under the sea's surface. When the station goes incommunicado, a brave few descend through the lightless fathoms in hopes of unraveling the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths...and perhaps to encounter an evil blacker than anything one could possibly imagine"--Page [4] of cover.