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How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (The Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup the Viking)
Cressida Cowell

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007

boy books
excellent book for boys. My son doesn't like to read but this book got read 3 times and 2 book reports made on it.
  
  











  



  
If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia
Bill Heavey

Grove Press, 2008

something you can relate to
Stumbled across this after reading one Bill's columns in Field & Stream & having a friend tell me he had a book. Have been reading a story or two each day...makes a great bathroom book. My favorite is the one I read yesterday about Bill taking his preschool age ...
  
  











  



  
How to Be a Pirate (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III)
Cressida Cowell

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2005

It was super, duper great!!! (Kid Review)
My Name is Jack and I'm 8 years old and I love to read. I read this book in three days because I just couldn't stop reading. I loved it because it was funny, surprising, and one of the best books I've read. My favorite part was when the boat sinks and Hiccup ends up ...
  
  











  



  
Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who ...
Laurie Perry

HCI, 2007

Crazy Lady
Cute, funny, and A silky smooth ride. In the beginning, Charlie, her beloved husband, gave a single reason (his "creativity") and said he was leaving the marriage. And then, he did. So a thirty-something young professional finds herself alone, dumped, and devastated ...
  
  











  



  
Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia
Tony Horwitz

Plume, 1992

You'll embarrass yourself reading this.
This may be the best travelouge I've ever read. Horwitz has an uncanny ability with words, to paint the scene and make the reader feel like they are there with him. I felt myself transported back to the countries I have visited, and can affirm that they were ...
  
  











  



  
Bobke II: The Continuing Misadventures of Bob Roll
Bob Roll

VeloPress, 2003

Where To Get Your Bobke Fix!
While watching Le Tour De France this year (2007) my wife and I fell in love with Bob Roll. What a character! And when the Tour was over we went into withdrawal... So we were delighted beyond belief to find we could get our Bobke fix with "Continuing ...
  
  











  



  
How to Train Your Dragon (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III)
Cressida Cowell

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004

A Special Book
What would you do if you had to go into a cave full of dragons? Well in this book Harry, Fishless, Bulldog, and Snoutalout had to go into it the cave and get a dragon. When they get their dragon they have to train their dragon until the dragon can fish, hunt, and ...
  
  











  



  
Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood
Steve Doocy

William Morrow, 2008

Wise, Warm & Wonderful: A Great Read!
Okay, maybe "Father Knows Best" but let's face it, Dad doesn't always get it right. In this hilarious new book from TV broadcaster Steve Doocy, we're up close and personal when Dad swings and misses ---- just like most of us do during our dad years. Oops, Dad just ...
  
  











  



  
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III)
Cressida Cowell

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008

What a grand adventure
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is a young bumbling and reluctant hero. He seems to have quite a knack for stumbling across adventures in which he somehow manages to beat the bad guy. In this fifth adventure, Hiccup determines that thousands of highly deadly Exterminator ...
  
  











  



  
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
William Easterly

The MIT Press, 2002

A Partial Answer to the Question of Why the World is the Way it is
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William Easterly is an honest answer to part of the question, "why hasn't the world improved like we thought it would?" Easterly conducts a post-mortem conference on western aid ...
  
  











  



  
Sparky's Excellent Misadventures: My A.D.D. Journal
Phyllis Carpenter, Marti Ford

Magination Press, 1999

GREAT BOOK
Of all of the books that I Baught for my classroom about ADHD and kids with it, this one has to be the best...although school has not started yet I know this will be one of the first books that I read to them. I wish there were more books out there like this one.
  
  











  



  
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady ...
L. A. Meyer

Harcourt Paperbacks, 2005

Amazing book with a loveable main character.
I'll admit, I liked Bloody Jack better, but Curse of the Blue Tattoo is still a wonderful book. It shows a different side of Jacky, the side that desperately wants to be a lady. This books shows her transformation from salty sea salior to a fine lady. Though she ...
  
  











  



  
Hollywood's Hellfire Club: The Misadventures of John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn and the Bundy Drive ...
Gregory William Mank

Feral House, 2007

Hell bent for destruction
Greg Mank has left the haunted mansion of golden age horror film critiques and heads into Hollywood Babylon territory with his newest book; and what he finds would have Kenneth Anger gasping for breath. Mank, with his coauthors Charles Heard and Bill Nelson, tells the ...
  
  











  



  
The Wrong Stuff : The Adventures and Misadventures of an 8th Air Force Aviator
Truman Smith

University of Oklahoma Press, 2001

As Close to Being there as you will get
As a pilot instructor with military navy air time I was riveted to read this veteran's narrative about his 35 missions. Flying in formation through all that european weather in these lumbering explosive beasts had me tighten up just thinking of it and thinking of me ...
  
  











  



  
Hey Ranger!: True Tales of Humor & Misadventure from America's National Parks
Jim Burnett

Taylor Trade Publishing, 2005

Fun and Enjoyable Read
I just finished reading Hey Ranger and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was an easy read and it held my attention - I didn't want to put the book down! Anyone who has visited the National Parks, or just spent time in the outdoors, can probably relate to at least one tale ...
  
  











  



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