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Why THE GRAVEYARD BOOK Is a Great Selection for Kids. Lords of Waterdeep. Gorgeous book covers for literary classics by Mike Mahle. Many classic books have now a new face.

Gorgeous book covers for literary classics by Mike Mahle

The minimalist books covers you’ll see below, were wonderfully mastered by Mike Mahle, a digital artist and professional illustrator, specializing in pop culture and fantasy. The classic book covers are used by Rock Paper Books, an independent publisher focusing on production quality and clean design elements. Rock Paper Classics series, featuring Mike Mahle’s covers, was crowdfunded via Kickstarter. What’s interesting, you can buy not only the books, but also the covers alone – as 11 x 17-inch prints, for $9.99. Hydra Embroidered Workshirt. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny by AdamWithers on deviantART. All Hallows Read Posters 2014. September is the stepping stone to October and we all know what that means.

All Hallows Read Posters 2014

Evilswan: "Bobbi is one of our best agents." ... Woobox. Thehappysorceress: Banned Books Week 2014 poster... Tastefullyoffensive: The Adventures of George... Inspiration for our times.  My favorite anthropomorphic love story couple for... The Greatest Sci-Fi Characters of All Time. Skip to main content Search for mobiles Main navigation for mobiles You are here Home / Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder The Greatest Sci-Fi Characters of All Time We’re on a mission to find the best ever characters of sci-fi film and TV.

The Greatest Sci-Fi Characters of All Time

The First 500 Books From The Vatican Library's Massive Digitization Project Are Now Online. The Vatican Library was founded in 1451 by Nicholas V.

The First 500 Books From The Vatican Library's Massive Digitization Project Are Now Online

It holds some 180,000 manuscripts, 1.6 million books and 150,000 images and engravings. Last year, non-profit organisation Digita Vaticana Onlus was founded with the aim of helping fund the digitisation of 80,000 of the manuscripts, or 41 million pages. In March, Japanese IT firm NTT DATA Corp won a four-year, $23 million contract to digitise the first 3000 manuscripts, totaling 1.5 million pages. The first 500 manuscripts are now available to view, along with 600 incunabula – books or pamphlets printed before 1500 AD. My Wife Just Said... #186. Posted by Charlie, under "MY WIFE JUST SAID...

My Wife Just Said... #186

" “When Finn asked me to be Princess Leia for Halloween I thought “no way”. How could I hide all my imperfections in a very unforgiving white dress? But seeing this sweet boy’s eyes light up when he saw all of us dressed in costumes was beyond amazing!” In "Pen and Ink," People Tell the Fascinating Stories Behind Their Tattoos. "Mikael Kennedy, Travel Photographer," "Christine Hostetler, Copywriter," "Alise Alicardi, Between Jobs.

In "Pen and Ink," People Tell the Fascinating Stories Behind Their Tattoos

"Wendy MacNaughton/Pen and Ink Illustrator Wendy MacNaughton has no shame in asking our server about the tattoo peeking out from under her right armpit. We're at Magnolia Brewery, a pub in San Francisco with a soft glow and a hint of an edgy past. The petite, bespectacled waitress explains that the hen and chicks inked on her inner bicep come from a kid's book her grandma used to read to her at the childhood farm. After the server disappears to retrieve our fries, MacNaughton says: "If someone is choosing to permanently mark their body, there is a story behind it.

" She should know. The project was the brainchild of Isaac Fitzgerald, co-owner of literary website The Rumpus and the books editor at BuzzFeed. One day, Fitzgerald was having a drink with MacNaughton, whose playful renderings have adorned the pages of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, PRINT, and several books. Trinandtonic: she’s such a bad bitch, I love...

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Hilarious Voicemail From A Witness To Traffic Accident [AUDIO] This Toddler's Halloween Costume is Better Than Your Cool Halloween Costume. Why Fantasy? Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Hammer restoration blog. Books & Book Collecting. Tony DiTerlizzi's Blog - "Hero" in Stores May 8th! - March 12, 2012 15:11. Mark your calendars, Orbonians, in just a couple of months, the sequel to The Search for WondLa will be released in bookstores everywhere.

Tony DiTerlizzi's Blog - "Hero" in Stores May 8th! - March 12, 2012 15:11

I'm excited to share with you my latest effort in words and pictures. In fact, there will be over 50 illustrations detailing Eva's adventures with her friend, Rovender Kitt, as well as showcasing new human (and alien) characters. O'Reilly Media - Free Book Samplers. The Quest for e-Weird concludes. My quest for weird has turned up some gems, and shown me that we need to nurture new writing talent in both mainstream and independent publishing. A month ago I threw open the doors of the Weird Things column to all comers. Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary.

Comics & Superheroes

Stuff for Smart Masses. The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. 115 Reasons Why We Love Joss Whedon's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" By Joanna Robinson | Seriously Random Lists | May 25, 2012 | Comments (0 View Fifteen years ago "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" premiered on the WB to a somewhat skeptical response.

115 Reasons Why We Love Joss Whedon's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"

A mid-season teen soap on a fledgling network? The Blind Leading the Drunken Blind. 24 Jan 2012 Know what my favorite thing to do is?

The Blind Leading the Drunken Blind

Bet you can guess at this point! Receiving gifts? Darth Vader and Son (9781452106557): Jeffrey Brown.

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