Jon Bernstein, film critic for Spin magazine critiques his favorite teen movies from the golden age of the '80s. The Brat Pack and their contemporaries have grown up, but celluloid has them flickering forever, angst-ridden, haunted, guileless, cocky, stripped to their briefs, and all dressed up "pretty in pink." 25 photos, 8-page color insert.
Alvin Ho - Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes
Here's the third hilarious chapter book in the series about Alvin Ho, a boy who's afraid of everything. For example, what could possibly be so scary about a birthday party? Let Alvin Ho explain: You might be dressed for bowling . . . but everyone else is dressed for swimming. You could get mistaken for the pinata. You could eat too much cake. You could throw up. So when Alvin receives an invitation to a party--a girls party--how will he ever survive?
Creating Glamorous Jewelry with Swarovski Elements: Classic Hollywood Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones
Creating Glamorous Jewelry with Swarovski Elements presents a collection of modern reproductions of classic Hollywood glitz, worn by the dazzling starlets of the big screen, including Marlene Dietrich, Katherine Hepburn, and Marilyn Monroe. All 20 sparkling jewelry pieces are made with the internationally popular Swarovski products, including the newest items in their line of crystal beads and stones. Detailed instructions and illustrations take you step-by-step through the creation of each piece. Whether dressed up or dressed down, these statement pieces will be fun to wear and become stunning, heirloom-quality additions to your jewelry collection.
Entertaining little book introduces youngsters to 70 rhythmic recreations in which players chanting nonsense rhymes are excluded from the group, one by one, as last word of rhyme reaches them. Includes "Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home" and "I’m a little Dutch girl, dressed in blue." Poems accompanied by 61 clever, colorable vignettes.
Collection of 84 short stories. This hefty collection of acclaimed mystery master Lawrence Block's short fiction is packed with delights for fans of his many popular series as well as first-time readers who haven't yet met the engrossing protagonists who people them, including Keller, the thoughtful hit man; private eye Matt Scudder; burglar and bookstore owner Bernie Rhodenbarr; and Martin Ehrengraf, the well-dressed lawyer who takes criminal cases on a contingency basis and has his own devious methods for making sure his clients are always acquitted.