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'Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through the tiny community of Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit.

But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed; no, his dog hasn't run away from home. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, and now the seven-year-old has only one prayer: Please, Santa, come back from the dead.

But hold on! There's an angel waiting in the wings. (Wings, get it?) It's none other than the Archangel Raziel come to Earth seeking a small child with a wish that needs granting. Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle," he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.

Move over, Charles Dickens -- it's Christopher Moore time.

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BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS.

BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME.

Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop An infielder camps under a pop-up...and the ball lands ten feet away. An outfielder tosses a souvenir to a fan...but that was just the second out, and runners are circling the bases (and laughing). Without these moments, the highlight reels wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. Baseball blunders, however, can be tragic, and they will leave diehard fans asking why...why...why?

Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders does its best to answer all those whys, exploring the worst decisions and stupidest moments of managers, general managers, owners, and even commissioners. As he did in his Big Book of Baseball Lineups, Rob Neyer provides readers with a fascinating examination of baseball's rich history, this time through the lens of the game's sometimes hilarious, often depressing, and always perplexing blunders.

· Which ill-fated move cost the Chicago White Sox a great hitter and the 1919 World Series?

· What was Babe Ruth thinking when he became the first (and still the only) player to end a World Series by getting caught trying to steal?

· Did playing one-armed Pete Gray in 1945 cost the Browns a pennant?

· How did winning a coin toss lead to the Dodgers losing the National League pennant on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'round the World"?

· How damaging was the Frank Robinson-for-Milt Pappas deal, really?

· Which of Red Sox manager Don Zimmer's mistakes in 1978 was the worst?

· Which Yankees trade was even worse than swapping Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps?

· What non-move cost Buck Showalter a job and gave Joe Torre the opportunity of a lifetime?

· Game 7, 2003 ALCS: Pedro winds up to throw his 123rd pitch...what were you thinking?

These are just a few of the legendary (and not-so-legendary) blunders that Neyer analyzes, always with an eye on what happened, why it happened, and how it changed the fickle course of history. And in separate chapters, Neyer also reviews some of the game's worst trades and draft picks and closely examines all the teams that fell just short of first place. Another in the series of Neyer's Big Books of baseball history, Baseball Blunders should win a place in every devoted fan's library..
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A connoisseur's compendium of Freudian slips,  spoonerisms, double-talk, and utter bosh from famous  and infamous figures past and present -- a  complete course in anti-eloquence by the foot-in-mouth  champions of all time..
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Celebrating 15 years of mind-blowing success—and supreme stupidity! The #1 top-selling black-and-white Page-A-Day is back with a whole new batch of shocking ignorance, malapropisms, foot-in-mouth moments, celebrity airheadedness, and government spin: "Rat complaints have gone up, but we see that as a positive thing, because more people know how to contact us now."—New York City complaints hotline bureaucrat. Plus hopelessly mixed metaphors, odd menu items, dumb tourist questions, and supermodel Naomi Campbell: "I love England, especially the food. There's nothing I like more than a lovely bowl of pasta.".
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REMOVE CHILD BEFORE FOLDING+a warning label put on an actual babystroller, ostensibly because without such caution parents might crush theirchild and sue the stroller company for making a defective product. Foryears, the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW) has held their yearly+'Wacky Warning Label+" contest. Last year+-s winner:A flushable toiletbrush that warns users, +'Do not use for personal hygiene.+" And wherewould society be if the public was not warned that a child+-s scooter will+'move when used,+" or that a can of pepper spray +'may irritate eyes?+" REMOVE CHILD BEFORE FOLDING offers the 101 most ludicrous, silly, and justplain stupid warning labels ever slapped onto perfectly good products. Justremember that your hairdryer should not be used while sleeping..
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Whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal, everyone deserves a tax-free laugh at elected officials. And with The World's Stupidest Politicians, you'll have political jokes, hilarious quotes, and side-splitting quizzes that can cut across any party line. It's the perfect place to find follies like:

"If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime."
-Vice President Quayle

"I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman."
-Governor Schwarzenegger

"The world is more like it is now then it ever has before."
-President Eisenhower

Winning a landslide in favor of funny, this book is perfect for your political arsenal.

Barb Karg is a twenty-five-year veteran journalist, author, graphic designer, and screenwriter. Karg has written four feature length films, dozens of books, and designed and laid out hundreds of books, magazines, and catalogs. When not writing, she continues to work as an editor, designer, and layout specialist. Karg lives with her better half, Rick, and their five opinionated four-legged children in the Pacific Northwest.

Rick Sutherland is a seasoned writer, editor, researcher, and screenwriter who entered publishing with a wealth of knowledge in the printing industry, where he served for twenty-five years. In addition to being an author, Sutherland has edited hundreds of professional texts, including architectural, interior design, landscape design, and engineering books. Sutherland is currently editing and working on a novel. He lives in the Pacific Northwest..
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