Something is coming. Can you see? It snuffles and gruffles. What can it be? Look! Look! It's a Gobbledygook! It's ripping up pages and eating a book!

When was the last time you heard a politician use words that rang with truth and meaning? Do your eyes glaze over when you read a letter from your bank or insurance company? Does your mind shut down when your employer starts talking about 'making a commitment to going forwards' or speaks of 'enhancing the bottom line'? Every day we are confronted with a debased, depleted sludge: in the media, among corporations, in the public services and cultural institutions, at work, and out of the mouths of our leaders. There is a new public language that has been forced on us that makes no sense to outsiders and confounds even those who use it. It is a dead language, devoid of lyricism, emotion, complexity or nuance. Meanwhile, in step with managerial thinking, opinion polls and an impossibly demanding media, our political leaders employ this new language of cliches, jargon, platitudes and weasel words to hide or twist the truth. Don Watson can take it no longer. In Gobbledygook, he takes a blowtorch to the words - and their users - that sterilise the language and kill imagination and clarity. linguistic diseases of all kinds.

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blad: To strike hard or buffet. kring: To focus on with laser-like intensity. stridhana: Under Hindi law, property belonging to a woman. Two of these words and their definitions are right. One word and its meaning have been made up. But which one? Only if you've read this book will you know for sure!* This fun, fascinating book boasts hundreds of obscure, outdated, and outrageous words. You and your friends will spend hours of fun debating, shouting, laughing, and mulling over such obtuse gems as galliardise, telestich, and quidnunc. And you'll have even more fun guessing the lexicographical imposters, scoring points, and outwitting your family and friends. Let the word games begin! *And you won't find out which one is fake unless you buy the book!

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The Lance Leftfoot Series continues... Lance and his crazy kid-Mom had said goodbye to the Boogerman, Mr. Knob. As you have probably read in Boogers! Part 5 of the Lance Leftfoot Series by Lizzy Duckpond, poor Mr. Knob is a man with serious booger issues. After a gross and yucky encounter with Mr. Knob and his snot-slinging, they bid the mucus man farewell and continued up the mountain. The rain had stopped and all was well ... until the sound of a swish-swish, cloppity-clop disturbed them both! Frightened beyond their wits, the two waited with bated breath. They were all alone on top of a deserted mountain where bandits were known to roam. Much to their relief, the swish-swish sound belonged to a very familiar face, their neighbor Miss Sing. A Hushperer of such soft-talking dimensions that no one has heard her speak - EVER. Miss Sing falls in with the other two. Together, the three continue on their quest to find their lost dog, William Wallace, The Scottish Terrier, the lion, and Mom's 'it'. Mr.s Leftfoot had lost her 'it' in the park one morning when she saw a lion with a lion's tooth necklace dangling down its neck. She plumb lost 'it' and turned into a kid. Read all about Mom losing 'it' in Bonkers! Part 1 of the Lance Leftfoot Adventures. So, there they were, Lance Leftfoot, his crazy kid-Mother, and the hushperer Miss Sing. Making their way further up the mountain! And that's when it happened. A cacophony of gobbledygook and gibberish reached their ears, almost throwing them off balance! What could be the source of such a cacophony? You would not believe your ears if you knew the curious character they're about to meet. Strange beyond belief! Get ready for a most peculiar twist!