"Could Be Worse!"

Author: James Stevenson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1987-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688070353

"Unexcitable Gramps surprises everyone with a whopping tale of derring-do that proves there's life in the old boy yet. Stevenson's watercolors couldn't be better."--School Library Journal.

It Could Always be Worse

It Could Always be Worse
Author: Margot Zemach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Picture books for children
ISBN:

Once upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut. Because they were so crowded, the children often fought and the man and his wife argued. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help. As he follows the Rabbi's unlikely advice, the poor man's life goes from bad to worse, with increasingly uproarious results. In his little hut, silly calamity follows foolish catastrophe, all memorably depicted in full-color illustrations that are both funnier and lovelier than any this distinguished artist has done in the past.

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes
Author: Eric LaRocca
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1803361506

"Amongst the Top 50 Horror Books of All Time" - Cosmopolitan Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker and Stephen Graham Jones. Winner of the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s—a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. A couple isolate themselves on a remote island in an attempt to recover from their teenage son’s death, when a mysterious young man knocks on their door during a storm… And a man confronts his neighbour when he discovers a strange object in his back yard, only to be drawn into an ever-more dangerous game. Three devastating, beautifully written horror stories from one of the genre’s most cutting-edge voices. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

It Could Be Worse

It Could Be Worse
Author: Einat Tsarfati
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2021-06-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536217913

Could it get any worse? Two shipwrecked sailors have different views of an absurd series of dilemmas in a wry, visually lavish tale for pessimists and optimists alike. As a pair of shipwrecked sailors float on what’s left of their ship, Albertini is none too happy. The rain, he observes, is unfair enough. Then the flying fish appear overhead—the ones with the sick stomachs. And the singing mermaids, leaving infernal earworms in their wake. There’s the ghost ship full of pirates and the ark teeming with ravenous beasts. But no matter how bad the situation seems, George, cheerfully playing his harmonica, reminds his friend it could always be worse. Ahhhh! But hang on . . . is that a giant whale with an overpowering case of tuna breath? Delightfully detailed illustrations add visual comedy to a meditation on tough times that shows that even the worst days can turn around—especially with friends.

It's Even Worse Than You Think

It's Even Worse Than You Think
Author: David Cay Johnston
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1501174177

New York Times Bestseller The Trump administration is remaking the government. It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America tells us exactly how it is making America worse again. Bestselling author and longtime Trump observer David Cay Johnston shines a light on the political termites who have infested our government under the Trump Administration, destroying it from within and compromising our jobs, safety, finances, and more. No journalist knows Donald Trump better than David Cay Johnston, who has been following him since 1988. It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America goes inside the administration to show how the federal agencies that touch the lives of all Americans are being undermined. Here is just some of what you will learn: The Wall. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto told President Trump that Mexico will never pay for the border wall. So, Trump is proposing putting a tariff on Mexican imports. But a tariff will simply raise the price of Mexican goods in the US, meaning American consumers will end up paying for the wall—if it ever gets built. Climate Change. Welcome to the new EPA, run by Scott Pruitt, a lawyer who has spent much of his career trying to destroy the agency he now heads. Secrecy reigns at the new EPA because Pruitt meets with industry executives to find out which clean air and clean water provisions they most want to roll back, and keeps staffers in the dark to make sure these pro-pollution plans don’t leak prematurely. Stocking the Swamp. Contrary to his promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington, DC, Trump has filled his cabinet with millionaires and billionaires, from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a Goldman Sachs and hedge fund veteran who made much of his fortune foreclosing on homeowners to billionaire heiress Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who has already put the interests of bankers ahead of debt-burdened students and their families. The Kleptocracy. Under Donald Trump conflict of interest is passé. When Trump isn’t in Washington, he stays at one of his properties, where the taxpayers pick up the tab for staffers, Secret Service, and so on, all at full price. And back in Washington, everyone now knows that the Trump International Hotel is the only place to stay if you want to do business with the administration. Meanwhile sons Donald Jr. and Eric run an eyes-wide-open blind trust of Trump holdings to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest—but not the reality.

Lighten Up and Live

Lighten Up and Live
Author: Ken Davis
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 142454954X

Comedian and motivational speaker Ken davis uses his unique sense of humor in 90 light hearted devotions designed to bring a smile to your face and a spark of inspiration to your day. Enjoy solid nuggets of truth from God's word and occassional opportunities to go deeper if you wish. The joy of the Lord is our strength. Take this opportunity to lighten up and live!

It Could Have Been Worse

It Could Have Been Worse
Author: A. H. Benjamin
Publisher: Little Tiger Press
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2000-02-01
Genre: Mice
ISBN: 9781854306654

While walking home, an "unlucky" mouse suffers minor mishaps which repeatedly save him from being eaten by various animals.

IT COULD BE WORSE

IT COULD BE WORSE
Author: Genene Stradling
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1649520530

Solinea Moran is only thirteen years old when her mother leaves her with her stepdad, and her world falls apart. Tom drags her around with him through different towns, homes, and schools for almost four years when they finally break down in a small town in Arizona. With courage and all the determination she can find, she struggles with her life of poverty, trying to fit in, and make friends in each new place while growing up with the cold feelings of not having anyone to love her or even of belonging anywhere that continues to eat at her insides. At every new place, she keeps hoping to find something better, but it always seems to get worse, even after she graduates and goes out on her own to find peace in her life. Can she find the love and the place to belong in the small town of Holbrook? She keeps trying.

It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me

It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Me
Author: Ariel Leve
Publisher: Granta Books
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2010-06-03
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1846273161

Hypochondriac, neurotic and a habitual worrier, Ariel Leve has always looked on the blighted side of life. She counts it a good day if she manages to get out of bed. If someone should ask: what's the worst that can happen? she has a ready-made list and lives in permanent fear of what's to come. But at least, as a pessimist, she's fully prepared for any eventuality: people who see the glass half full are only a spill away from disappointment. Whether you've been dumped by the love of your life, lost your job, said the wrong thing at a party, or forgotten to have children, Ariel is there to remind you that it could be worse ... you could be her.