Tips for Meanies

Tips for Meanies
Author: Jane Thynne
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-10-23
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1448182298

Tips for Meanies is an irreverent guide to thrift, the perfect present for the Meanies in your life that will equip them with new, versatile weapons for their armoury: - Discover the penny-pinching potential of everyday miracle products, from toothpaste and vinegar to barbecue briquettes - Find cunning ways to curb household shopping and energy bills - Avoid pricey trips to the chemist by channelling the healing powers of cheap and easy home remedies ... everything Meanies need to keep their household clean, green – and very mean.

The Good Retirement Guide 2017

The Good Retirement Guide 2017
Author: Frances Kay
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0749478683

Whether it is a relaxing, action-packed or financially rewarding retirement you are looking for, this is the book for you. In retirement, personal ambitions can be realized and new experiences enjoyed. Yet with so much to consider, people are often unsure how best to plan for their future and the scope for concern and confusion is even greater with changing retirement ages and pension rules. The Good Retirement Guide offers clear and concise suggestions on a broad range of subjects for UK retirees. The Guide includes information on: Pensions/ Tax / Investment / Starting your own business / Leisure activities / Paid work / Voluntary work / How to avoid being scammed / Health / Holidays / Looking after elderly parents / Wills Revised and updated, the 2017 edition is packed with hundreds of useful suggestions and helpful websites to browse. This is an indispensable book that you will refer to again and again.

Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers

Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers
Author: Andrew Hewson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2016-04-02
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1844991369

What is it like to plunge into the unknown as one of the pioneers of an emerging technology driven industry? How do you forge the future of an entirely new entertainment medium when there is no precedent to follow? From Uridium and Paradroid to Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies, from the ZX Spectrum to the Commodore Amiga, Andrew Hewson takes us on a journey through his pioneering videogames career, unearthing a rich tapestry of expertise for the next generation of digital leaders and gaming trailblazers. Featuring commentary and analysis from more than twenty retrogaming icons including Steve Turner of Graftgold, Raffaele Cecco, Jon Hare of Sensible Software and the founders of EA DICE, Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers reveals the secrets behind the string of smash-hit titles produced by Andrew's celebrated games companies - Hewson Consultants and 21st Century Entertainment.

Meanies in the House

Meanies in the House
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2009
Genre: Big books (Children's books)
ISBN: 9781877499340

There is chaos when the Meanies come to visit and they won't leave until Grandma comes to stay. Includes teacher's notes. Suggested level: junior.

Meanies

Meanies
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781877454691

Describes the unpleasant habits of meanies. Suggested level: junior.

How to Handle Bullies, Teasers, and Other Meanies

How to Handle Bullies, Teasers, and Other Meanies
Author: Kate Cohen-Posey
Publisher: Rainbow Books, Incorporated
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1995
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781568250298

Provides information on what makes bullies and teasers tick, how to handle bullies, how to deal with prejudice, and how to defend onesself when being teased or insulted.

The Meanest of Meanies

The Meanest of Meanies
Author: Kristin Hensley
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0063089629

From the beloved New York Times bestselling #IMomSoHard duo, Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, The Meanest of Meanies is a hilarious but heartfelt look at love and motherhood from the queens of modern motherhood themselves. The creators of the social media sensation #IMomSoHard, Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, know what it means to be a M.O.M.—the Meanest Of Meanies! It’s cheering the loudest at the spelling bee, making crazy dinners because someone is a “picky eater,” bath time (enough said?), and only reading four books at bedtime when someone has piled up about eighty-two of them. Because the truth is that when you’re a M.O.M. being mean . . . means . . . I love you.

Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies

Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies
Author: June Casagrande
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-03-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0143036831

What do suicidal pandas, doped-up rock stars, and a naked Pamela Anderson have in common? They’re all a heck of a lot more interesting than reading about predicate nominatives and hyphens. June Casagrande knows this and has invented a whole new twist on the grammar book. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is a laugh-out-loud funny collection of anecdotes and essays on grammar and punctuation, as well as hilarious critiques of the self-appointed language experts. Chapters include: I’m Writing This While Naked—The Oh-So Steamy Predicate Nominative Semicolonoscopy—Colons, Semicolons, Dashes, and Other Probing Annoyances I’ll Take "I Feel Like a Moron" for $200, Alex—When to Put Punctuation Inside Quotation Marks Snobbery Up with Which You Should Not Put Up—Prepositions Is That a Dangler in Your Memo or Are You Just Glad to See Me? Hyphens—Life-Sucking, Mom-and-Apple-Pie-Hating, Mime-Loving, Nerd-Fight-Inciting Daggers of the Damned Casagrande delivers practical and fun language lessons not found anywhere else, demystifying the subject and taking it back from the snobs. In short, it’s a grammar book people will actually want to read—just for the fun of it.

The Writer's Devotional

The Writer's Devotional
Author: Amy Peters
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 140279097X

A year’s worth of daily writing prompts, exercises, advice and motivation to increase creativity and overcome resistance. Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, screenplays or poetry, or simply trying to keep a more compelling journal or blog, this invaluable volume will get your creative juices flowing. Beautifully designed with a cloth-bound cover and ribbon place marker, it’s filled with 365 inspiring quotations and informative tutorials to help you develop your unique voice. Each day of the week focuses on a different aspect of the writing life, from the business of writing, to the nuts and bolts of editing, to tips and tricks for getting past writer’s block.

Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Author: Mignon Fogarty
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2008-07-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1429977493

Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using "who" when a "whom" is called for? Do you avoid the words "affect" and "effect" altogether? Grammar Girl is here to help! Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar—but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. A couple of years ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. The podcasts have now been downloaded more than twenty million times, and Mignon has dispensed grammar tips on Oprah and appeared on the pages of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Written with the wit, warmth, and accessibility that the podcasts are known for, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing covers the grammar rules and word-choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers. From "between vs. among" and "although vs. while" to comma splices and misplaced modifiers, Mignon offers memory tricks and clear explanations that will help readers recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Chock-full of tips on style, business writing, and effective e-mailing, Grammar Girl's print debut deserves a spot on every communicator's desk.