Book Country: Discover New Fiction with the Genre Map Publishers, booksellers, and readers describe books by their literary categories, or genres. It's how books are placed in stores and sold online. We created the Genre Map to help you find the right genre for your book. Roll over the map with your cursor to see the different genres. Some categories, such as women's fiction, stand alone. If you select mystery, fantasy, romance, science fiction, or thriller, you'll see the many subgenres that you can explore within these categories. Please contact us if there's a category you'd like to see on the Genre Map. 28 freaky ghost towns you can visit [PICs] | Matador Though the “ghost town” is often associated with the American West, there are abandoned places all over the world. SOME TOWNS GROW QUICKLY from the ground up, surging in population. People arrive to work in the mines or factories and build their lives on the frontier. The photos below capture the way things look after people leave. <IMG src=" alt="" title=""> 'I think it is best you not know', AlabamaMany of these old towns had once been thriving county seats, but as commerce left and transportation corridors changed, the glory faded, creating Alabama's ghost towns.Photo: Naaman Fletcher <IMG src=" alt="" title="">Bannack, MontanaBannack was named after a local Indian nation. I am a traveler, not a tourist.
Accurate Candy Wrappers If Candy Wrappers Were Honest About What's Inside From Chase Mitchell on Illustrations by Jesse "Who laid a finger on my Butterfinger?" Eisemann. Comments () Weirdest Animals You Never Seen Before Posted on 11. Dec, 2007 by Alicia in Animals These are some weirdest animals you ever seen before. Interesting piece of information. Sun Bear The Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear found primarily in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia . Females are 27 inches (69cm) at the withers. Angora Rabbit The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft hair. Red Panda The Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens (“shining cat,” from a Latinized form of the Greek, ailouros, “cat,” and the participial form of the Latin fulgere, “to shine”) is a mostly herbivorous mammal, slightly larger than a domestic cat (55 cm long). Sloth Sloths are medium-sized mammals that live in Central and South America belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Pilosa. Emperor Tamarin The Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a tamarin allegedly named for its similarity with the German emperor Wilhelm II. White-faced Saki Monkey Tapir Hagfish Star-nosed Mole Axolotl Alpaca
My collection of funny emails from my inbox. Subject: 5 MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE Lesson 1: A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. "Great!" Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure. Lesson 2: A priest offered a Nun a lift. The priest removed his hand. Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. Lesson 3: "Me first! "Me next! Lesson 4: Lesson 5: Lesson 6:
Japan’s Bizzare Fast Food Products Japan’s fast food war is so intense. Food companies have had to think of novel ideas to come up with better products. This has resulted in some really interesting things on their menus. Here are some examples of products that were made because of the food war. Wendy’s Foie Gras Burger Wendy’s classic beef patty with the regular fixings and duck liver, priced at US$16 McDonald’s Mega McMuffin Two breakfast sausage patties combined with cheese, egg, bacon, and ketchup — all sandwiched within a McDonald’s English muffin Burger King’s NY Pizza Burger I think the name says it all — a burger the size of a pizza. McDonald’s Ebi Filet-O A sandwich with fried shrimp, dressing, and lettuce Burger King’s Meat Monster Burger A meat lover’s dream — chicken breast, bacon, TLC all in one burger! Domino’s Sirloin Steak Pizza Pizza with grilled eggplant, cheese sauce and sirloin steak McDonald’s Chocolate and Orange Pie McDonald’s famous pie stuffed with chocolate, with a fizz of orange Burger King’s BK Ringo Burger
Bat-Cat by *NeoSlashott on deviantART Top 100 Fiction | Best Books A contemporary list, with an international flavour and a respect for the classics, The Best Books: Top 100 Novels of All Time list contains many of the great works of fiction you'd expect, but with a few surprises to add a little spice to the collection. Which books would you omit and which would you add to our list? Please let us know in the comments section below. 1. Brave New World By Aldous Huxley "Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." 2. By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. 3. By George Orwell Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. 4. By Leo Tolstoy Published to coincide with the centenary of Tolstoy's death, here is an exciting new edition of one of the great literary works of world literature. 5. By J. A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. 6. By Joseph Heller 7. 8. 9.