"Wyeth Becker is a quiet man. Staid, serious, calm. A librarian. When he meets preschool teacher Deeze Long, he discovers joy for the first time in his life. With joy comes laughter, excitement, and a new way to look at the world through the eyes of the kindest, most loving man he has ever met. When tragedy strikes and Deeze loses his joy, it is Wyeth who helps him find it again. It is Wyeth, the man who never truly understood happiness, who pays...

"... collection of comics and stories about running, eating, napping, and one cartoonist's reasons for running across mountains until his toenails fall off"--From publisher description.

Collects comic strips from the website TheOatmeal.com, including "Why I don't cook at home," "The pros and cons of living with your significant other," and "How to fix any computer.". Comics, facts, and instructional guides from the online cartoonist and #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author known as The Oatmeal. The book contains a variety of Oatmeal classics, such as Dear Sriracha Rooster Sauce and What it's like to own an Apple product, in addition...

"Penelope Lemon is a recent divorcée, closet Metallica fan, and accidental subversive to all the expectations of suburban motherhood. After ending her marriage with James, a woodsy intellectual who favors silky kimonos too short for his knobby knees, Penelope finds herself, at forty, living with her randy mother in her childhood home. Broke and desperate for work, she waitresses at Coonskins, a frontier-themed restaurant where the decor is heavy...

The Grace Brothers store is closed down when Mr. Grace is unexpectedly killed in an accident. The staff finds out their pensions are tied up in a failing country inn and they have no way of reclaiming their funds. So the staff must decide to become partners and turn the inn into a money-making venture.