The basic theme of this short fictional story evolves around our main character, whose name is Joey Zee. Joey comes from an urban middle class family which includes his Mother, Grandmother and her old red, ever squawking parakeet named ‘Blue’. He is just like any other normal six year old kid who’s looking forward to his first day at Newell Elementary School. However, Joey soon becomes troubled about the perceived way in which he is being treated there. With this in mind, he decides to quit school. As you can imagine, Joey’s decision causes quite a stir at home when his Mother is contacted by his first grade teacher, Ms. Noble, who has grown concerned about the pupils' unexplained absence. In the end, however; with the love and understanding of both his family and teacher; our little Joey comes to learn a few valuable lessons about himself…and life. …Lessons, which I believe, we all could profit from.

Based on the wildly popular webcomic, One of Those Days chronicles the life and love of Yehuda and Maya Devir as they take on the minutiae of marriage, the ups and downs of daily life, and the paradigm shift of new parenthood. “Bursting with life . . . We get to know them through one-panel installments as though they’ve walked straight into the room, introduced themselves, and moved in.”—Kate Beaton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant Yehuda and Maya Devir began illustrating their life in comics when they moved into their first apartment together in Tel Aviv as newlyweds. In the years since, One of Those Days has become one of the biggest webcomics on the Internet, with millions of followers around the world. Yehuda Devir grew up on superhero comic books, and the Devirs’ visual style is downright kinetic and bursting with life. In this collection—the first time that the Devirs’ comics have been compiled in one volume—they share stories that are heartwarming, hilarious, and universally recognizable. So even for those who don’t feel like pulling out an assault rifle to wage war on a kitchen cockroach, the Devirs’ challenges and triumphs are instantly familiar to anyone who’s had one of those days.

Roth and Celebrity is composed of 10 original essays that consider the vexed and ambivalent relationship between Philip Roth and his own celebrity as revealed both in personal interviews as well as in the fiction that spans his publishing history. With its simultaneous interest in American popular culture and the work of the most important living American writer to-date, the collection will hold wide appeal to advanced readers in American studies, literary scholarship, and film.

TheInternational Who's Who in Popular Music 2002offers comprehensive biographical information covering the leading names on all aspects of popular music. It brings together the prominent names in pop music as well as the many emerging personalities in the industry, providing full biographical details on pop, rock, folk, jazz, dance, world and country artists. Over 5,000 biographical entries include major career details, concerts, recordings and compositions, honors and contact addresses. Wherever possible, information is obtained directly from the entrants to ensure accuracy and reliability. Appendices include details of record companies, management companies, agents and promoters. The reference also details publishers, festivals and events and other organizations involved with music.

If You Are Guilty of Something Consider: The Exculpatory by George W. Gill Mr. O is boss of The Exculpatory, and he doesn’t really intend any harm. He finds and enlists guilty but deserving people who will become operatives to help build his growing empire. His connections are so extensive that he can get almost anybody exculpated. He always needs his agents, because all of this is not easy to do when you’re just a brain floating in a tank of isotonic solution. Enter Agent Corbett, Mr. O’s top operative, with a weakness for raw oysters, Vegas casinos, and a well-made Manhattan. When strange happenings begin to occur on a small fishing island off the Eastern Seaboard, Agent Corbett and his team find themselves chasing intrigue through the high-tech estate of a maniacal businessman, a Western town besieged by a one-eyed bandit, and a tropical island hiding treasure… and danger. With threats looming everywhere, it’s up to Corbett and team to stop the evil SMEARS organization and to solve the mysteries of the Zuyder Zee.