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Synopsis - A talking cockroach takes his nephew to the top of the refrigerator to survey the world, and discuss the unhappy humans with three eyes.After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.Podcast discussions of this short story,...
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I am like a cockroach. Like an untouchable, Smelly, black creature That crawls through the darkness, Running for its life. No one wants to look at me. No one wants to acknowledge my existence. If they were to step on me The smell would be too great. I cannot be in the same place as ordinary humans, For it would make them uncomfortable. They cannot be around what they dont understand. My shame is unbearable. My ex-husband molested my daughter When...
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He wants sex. She wants to drive his car...
It's Nina's third date with Jamie and she's having second thoughts. He's an insufferable jerk who only wants to talk about himself, and if it weren't for his European sports car she would never have gone out with him in the first place. Discouraged by both Jamie's choice of restaurant and his attempts at conversation, her evening is looking grim. If only she had a knight in shining armour to come to her...
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FINALLY, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM BUG! Through a bizarre disaster (nothing unusual for our boy blunder), Wally accidentally fries the circuits of Ol' Betsy, his laptop computer. Suddenly, whatever he types turns into reality. . . Including Wally becoming the city's Chief of Police, and finally the Governor of the state. It's 11:59, New Year's Eve, when our hero tries retyping the truth into his computer - a commendable effort which, unfortunately,...
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Dirty Old Cars volume 10
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In Georgia a cockroach infested 1940s Ford goes from disgusting to deluxe. Then, in North Carolina a beat-up BMW transforms into a bright shiny beamer.
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"Where in the World is Xavier Cockroachal Damon?" is a novella about the search to determine the truth of whether the writer, Xavier Cockroachal Damon, who it was widely accepted had been dead for years, was actually, possibly still alive. I was the one who set out on the investigation to uncover the facts. The search did get pretty crazy and it was very bizarre and entirely absurd but it eventually did lead to a resolution for me, just not in a way...
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KEEPSAKE STORIES: Martina is a beautiful young cockroach who is all alone. Doña Julia has a plan to help her find a husband, but is anyone worthy? Readers will follow along as they learn the story of the beautiful young cockroach Martina and her quest for a husband who is pure of heart.
BILINGUAL FOLKTALES FOR KIDS: Martina and the Beautiful Cockroach, from the Keepsake Stories multicultural collection, is set in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and told...
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The story of the life of Xavier Cockroachal Damon, a rather bizarre life that some might find impossible to be believed, The details of my youth were, let's just say somewhat calamitous, but still Xavier Cockroachal Damon continued on, trying to find that one good thing in his life that could rescue him from disappointment, disillusionment and despair. It's a life seemingly forever ambushed by the absurd and assaulted by vile, unwanted circumstance...
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How to Hold a Cockroach is about discovering and freeing ourselves from the beliefs that cause us to suffer. With a message both surprising and simple, it is a love letter to humankind, a book for those, who are free and don't know it.
An Inspirational Tale with 42 Beautiful Illustrations
In this story for all ages, a struggling boy begins a life-changing journey when a disgusting guest disturbs his dinner. Continuing to encounter sources of suffering,...
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"The British Secret Service, working to uncover a large-scale blackmail ring and catch its mastermind 'The Spider,' find themselves at the country residence Feltham Abbey, where a fancy-dress ball is in full swing. In the chaos of celebration, Sir Ralph Feltham is discovered dead and Tony, a bewildered yet curious guest, sets out to make sense of the night's activities as well as the motives of the other benevolent-appearing partygoers. This classic...
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In the bestselling tradition of Who Moved My Cheese?, The Way of the Cockroach by Craig Hovey is a sharp business parable perfectly suited for today's corporate struggles. A frustrated middle manager who is being dumped on at work and in love comes across a cockroach on his desk early one morning. In exchange for not killing it, the cockroach agrees to instruct him in the ten "Rules of the Roach," which help our hero prevail at work and in love.
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In Nocturne: Creatures of the Night, animal photographer Traer Scott takes the viewer on a journey through nighttime in the animal kingdom, revealing some of nature's most elusive creatures. Bats, big cats, flying squirrels, tarantula, owls, kangaroo mice, giant moths, sloth, several species of snakes, and a Madagascar hissing cockroach are only a few of the animals illuminated in these portraits. Seventy-five full-color photographs of forty different...
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"Wicked Bugs: The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth is a middle-grade adaptation of Amy Stewart's Wicked Bugs that features profiles of the world's scariest, deadliest, and grossest bugs, from the most painful hornet to flies that transmit deadly diseases to millipedes that stop traffic, to "bookworms" that devour libraries. With its featured bugs organized by categories that match the upper elementary science curriculum, this humorous, fascinating,...
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Are zombies real? As far as we know, dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature's zombie makers--including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp--and their victims.
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Underland chronicles volume 1
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When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
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Maybelle is a lovely, plump cockroach. She lives in her own cozy little home under the refrigerator of Mr. and Mrs. Peabody. Maybelle knows it's best to stay hidden away, but she simply adores food. Just once she would love to taste something yummy before it hits the floor!
When the Peabodys invite a Very Important Guest for dinner, Maybelle can't resist. She takes a teeny taste-and splashes into the biggest adventure of her life!
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