John Hodgman
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The best-selling author of The Areas of My Expertise presents a tongue-in-cheek compendium of made-up facts that fall under such headings as "The Method by Which We Elect Our Presidents," "How to Be a Famous Minor Television Personality," and "Gambling: The Sport of the Asthmatic Man."
3) Coraline
Description
A young girl walks through a secret door that she has found in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life, but much better. When her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents, including the Other Mother, try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home and save her family.
4) Normal
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
" A smart, tight, provocative techno-thriller straight out of the very near future--by an iconic visionary writer Some people call it "abyss gaze." Gaze into the abyss all day and the abyss will gaze into you. There are two types of people who think professionally about the future: Foresight strategists are civil futurists who think about geoengineering and smart cities and ways to evade Our Coming Doom; strategic forecasters are spook futurists,...
Pub. Date
2015
Description
The citizens of Pawnee loathe their merger with the neighboring town of Eagleton, and blame all their troubles, both real and imagined, on Councilwoman Knope. The personal lives of those in City Hall are equally as tumultuous: Andy must temporarily say "cheerio" to his wife, April, when he takes a dream job in London; Ron, adjusts to his new domestic roles; and Ann and Chris eagerly await the birth of their child ... if they can survive the woes of...
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