Stories, poems & essays by A. R. Abbott, G. Beck, P. Beckman, H. Beedar, D. Berce, M. Berton, H. Brown, E. Buttimer, R. Carlton, S. Carr, G. Castillo Oriard, J. Chronister, R Cooperman, C. Cordon, M. Crimmins, J. E. Cricelli, T. Daly, S. DiFalco, M. Estabrook, T. Fegan, N. Ghosh, G. Gjomakaj, K. Gosse, A. Grenfell, S. Guthrie, R. Hillard, J. Hocking, L. Hofmeister, S. Hough, M. Hudson, C. Johnson, J. Khan, M. Kelly, J. Lambremont Sr., J. Lapekas, R. Lavalette, L. Lefkowitz, P. Lingard, JP Lundstrom, J. McBrearty, J. McCann, K. L. Merrifield, D. Miller, M. Mittman, C. Moyne, P. Nieuwland, E. O'Sullivan, C. P. Palmer, M. Quigley, C. Rammelkamp, L. Rhodes-Ryabchich, R. S. Rosenthal, E. Ruzicka, S. A. Sanders, J. Santosuosso, W. Scheer, T. Sheehan, L. Stice, L. Tyrrell, V. Wagner, A. Walowitz, M. Waseme, M. Webb, J. Weisman, D. Wiess, S. Willdin and G. Yatchisin

... 67 poets take on 'indigo' "The term "indigomania" was coined for the Impressionists' "unhealthy" passion for blues." from 'The essence of blue' by Belinda Recio and Catherine Kouts "... "One year one paints violet and people scream, and the following year every one paints a great deal of violet," Manet remarked on a different occasion." from 'Color in the Age of Impressionism: Commerce, Technology, and Art' by Laura Anne Kalba

70 writers get wrathful! Poems, essays & stories by AR Abbott, S Abend-Sims, E Ahern, M Allen, J Allison, S Aveningo-Sanders, E Barnard, P Beckman, J Bell, R Beveridge, R Blum, H Brown, E Buttimer, S Cameron-McKee, S Carr, G Castillo Oriard, M Christmas, J Chronister, R Cooperman, Mark Crimmins, T Daly, S DiFalco, J Eli, M Estabrook, W Falo, G Garfunkel, F Gaugg, N Ghosh, G Gjomakaj, K Gosse, R Gould, A Grenfell, S Guthrie, J Hocking, M Horsfall, M Hudson, M Kelly, J Khan, R. Lavalette, L Lefkowitz, C Leslie-Bole, P Lingard, P Mackarness, G Maclean, K Mahony, J Maurer, KL Merrifield, C Mesler, P Michal, M Mittman, C Moyne, P Nieuwland, E O'Dwyer, E O'Sullivan, C 'P' Palmer, B Pitts, M Quigley, C Rammelkamp, L Rhodes-Ryabchich, RS Rosenthal, E Ruzicka, J Santosuosso, G Sarnat, PD Shea, C Stagg, L Tyrrell, A Walowitz, M Webb, J Weisman & G Yatchisin

103 writers take on 'envy' ... in poetry, and short stories and essays ... the 6th of 7 volumes!

Here is a rollicking parody of the self-help genre, one that skewers the couch-bound, apathetic mentality so pervasive in America today. With tongue in cheek, Sloth guides readers step-by-step toward a life of noncommittal inertia. "You have the right to be lazy," writes Wasserstein. "You can choose not to respond. You can choose not to move." Readers will find out the importance of Lethargiosis--the process of eliminating energy and drive, the vital first step in becoming a sloth. To help you attain the perfect state of indolent bliss, the book offers a wealth of self-help aids. Readers will find the sloth songbook, sloth breakfast bars (packed with sugar, additives, and a delicious touch of Ambien), sloth documentaries (such as the author's 12-hour epic on Thomas Aquinas), and the sloth network, channel 823, programming guaranteed not to stimulate or challenge in any way. ("It may be difficult to distinguish between this and other channels, but only on channel 823 can you watch me sleeping.") Readers will also learn the top ten lies about Sloth, the ten commandments of Sloth, the SLOTH mantra, even the "too-much ten"--over-achievers such as Marie Curie, Shakespeare, and William the Conqueror. You will discover how to become a sloth in your diet, exercise, work, and even love-life (true love leads to passion, she warns, and passion is the biggest enemy of sloth). Wendy Wasserstein is one of America's great comic writers--one who always has a serious point to her humor. Here, as she pokes fun at the self-help industry, she also satirizes the legion of Americans who are cultural and political sloths.

A quiz book on movie clips that makes a great party game. Can be played alone, one-on-one, or in large groups. Has clips from movies as far back as 1930, all the way up to current day.

Originally published separately in 2006 and 2007.