2018 Shorty Award winner for best Creative & Media animal content***Named one of the Best Comedy Books of 2017 by Splitsider***“Over-the-top and hilarious.” —Barkpost Based on the Twitter and Instagram sensation, #WeRateDogs features the most heroic, over-the-top adorable, wildly successful, all-around entertaining dogs the world has ever seen! It combines extraordinary photos with ridiculous captions to expand the knowledge and overall lives of its readers. It is not only an exceptionally reliable source for dog greatness, it is also a one stop shop for happiness. This book takes readers on a journey through the strict science of dog rating and the unwavering rules associated with it. Questioning the accuracy of these ratings is ill-advised. They are certainly not arbitrary and this book is absolutely not just about how cute dogs are. It truly is all about precision and ethics in dog rating. The #WeRateDogs book will produce an audible reaction with every flip of the page—whether a groan from a terrible pupper pun or an “aww” of seeing a super floofer. If #WeRateDogs takes you away from reality and pushes you into this conglomerate of absurdity for even a second, then it has fulfilled its purpose.
CONTRIBUTORS: Matt NelsonEAN: 9781510717145COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 433 gHEIGHT: 152 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Skyhorse PublishingDATE PUBLISHED: 2017-10-19CITY: GENRE: HUMOR / Topic / Animals, HUMOR / Form / Pictorial, HUMOR / Form / Puns & Wordplay, HUMOR / Topic / Internet & Social Media, PETS / Dogs / GeneralWIDTH: 152 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Humour, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Domestic animals and pets, Dogs as pets
"Nelson is now at the helm of a pup-loving empire." —BBC "[Nelson] may be the dog king of the Internet." —Time.com "Witty, ironic captions that are cute, hilarious, and relatable all at once . . . WeRateDogs is a cultural force in its own right."—Salon"Next-level understanding of internet escapism . . . The real magic is the delightfully surreal captions."—Esquire"Such lighthearted humor . . . as WeRateDogs followers are constantly reminded, all dogs are good dogs."—NPR“Nelson’s surreal, irrelevant, and often hilarious captions take it to the next level.”—NY Mag“Over-the-top and hilarious.”—Barkpost“‘We Rate Dogs’ isn’t the Twitter account we need, it’s the Twitter account we deserve.”—theCHIVE“It’s about time WeRateDogs gets the credit it deserves for its complete accuracy and human service to rating dogs.”—Buzzfeed, "Nelson is now at the helm of a pup-loving empire." —BBC "[Nelson] may be the dog king of the Internet." —Time.com "Witty, ironic captions that are cute, hilarious, and relatable all at once . . . WeRateDogs is a cultural force in its own right."—Salon"Next-level understanding of internet escapism . . . The real magic is the delightfully surreal captions."—Esquire"Such lighthearted humor . . . as WeRateDogs followers are constantly reminded, all dogs are good dogs."—NPR“Nelson’s surreal, irrelevant, and often hilarious captions take it to the next level.”—NY Mag“Over-the-top and hilarious.”—Barkpost“‘We Rate Dogs’ isn’t the Twitter account we need, it’s the Twitter account we deserve.”—theCHIVE“It’s about time WeRateDogs gets the credit it deserves for its complete accuracy and human service to rating dogs.”—Buzzfeed
Matt Nelson was called "the Internet's most famous dog rater" by the Washington Post. His success with WeRateDogs™ has been documented in Esquire, NY Mag, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, People magazine, Study Breaks, and many more. The Washington Post called him “the Internet’s most famous dog rater.” Nelson accumulated millions of followers across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat in less than a year by showcasing user-submitted dog media attached to his trademark caption style, and has since grown to over four million combined followers. He resides in Charleston, West Virginia.
Format: Hardback
2018 Shorty Award winner for best Creative & Media animal content***Named one of the Best Comedy Books of 2017 by Splitsider***“Over-the-top and hilarious.” —Barkpost Based on the Twitter and Instagram sensation, #WeRateDogs features the most heroic, over-the-top adorable, wildly successful, all-around entertaining dogs the world has ever seen! It combines extraordinary photos with ridiculous captions to expand the knowledge and overall lives of its readers. It is not only an exceptionally reliable source for dog greatness, it is also a one stop shop for happiness. This book takes readers on a journey through the strict science of dog rating and the unwavering rules associated with it. Questioning the accuracy of these ratings is ill-advised. They are certainly not arbitrary and this book is absolutely not just about how cute dogs are. It truly is all about precision and ethics in dog rating. The #WeRateDogs book will produce an audible reaction with every flip of the page—whether a groan from a terrible pupper pun or an “aww” of seeing a super floofer. If #WeRateDogs takes you away from reality and pushes you into this conglomerate of absurdity for even a second, then it has fulfilled its purpose.
CONTRIBUTORS: Matt NelsonEAN: 9781510717145COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 433 gHEIGHT: 152 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Skyhorse PublishingDATE PUBLISHED: 2017-10-19CITY: GENRE: HUMOR / Topic / Animals, HUMOR / Form / Pictorial, HUMOR / Form / Puns & Wordplay, HUMOR / Topic / Internet & Social Media, PETS / Dogs / GeneralWIDTH: 152 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Humour, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Domestic animals and pets, Dogs as pets
Matt Nelson was called "the Internet's most famous dog rater" by the Washington Post. His success with WeRateDogs™ has been documented in Esquire, NY Mag, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, People magazine, Study Breaks, and many more. The Washington Post called him “the Internet’s most famous dog rater.” Nelson accumulated millions of followers across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat in less than a year by showcasing user-submitted dog media attached to his trademark caption style, and has since grown to over four million combined followers. He resides in Charleston, West Virginia.
Die man van elders, ’n titel wat onmiddellik my verbeelding geprikkel het. Gelukkig het die skrywer, die geliefde Helene de Kock, reeds so vroeg as op bladsy 27 vir die lesers ’n leidraad gegee oor haar gedagtegang wat betref Jean Botha: “Elders is iewers en tegelyk nêrens. En is dit nie waar hy nou is nie?” Dan neem die storielyn sy loop, en baie later kan Jean op sy eie stukkie grond staan en verklaar: “Ja, ek is die man van Elders. Soos Ou Paul sê, daar waar dit mooiweer en warm is.” (p.264)”
Die verhaal is veel meer as net een man se soeke na ’n plek waar hy behoort. Dit is ook die verhaal van Renette Brink wat met een oogopslag Jean se hart gesteel het, maar die prooi word van huishoudelike geweld en ’n narsis. “Haar man is verslaaf aan homself.” (p.211) Dit moes Renette op die harde manier agterkom. Nie ’n tema wat jou in die gehoor streel nie, maar sonder omhaal weergegee.
Daar is gelukkig ook baie heilsame aspekte in die storielyn ingebou soos ware vriendskap en aanvaarding sonder vooroordeel, tweede kanse, opoffering en dankbaarheid. Die geestelike pad wat die hoofkarakters loop, word ook subtiel bygewerk in die styl waarvoor hierdie skrywer bekend is.
Die man van elders is die derde in ’n reeks en volg op Diana se dag en Drome het ook asem. Moet glad nie bekommerd wees as jy die eerste twee nie gelees het nie, hierdie verhaal kan op eie bene staan. Dit sal egter ’n bonus wees as jy hulle sommer al drie in volgorde kan lees.
Human & Rousseau is die uitgewers. Dit is ’n druknaam van Jonathan Ball Uitgewers
"Big Dreams, Big Travel" is an consistently exciting adventure that immediately draws you into a mysterious dream world. Wim Balmer writes clearly, directly, and without unnecessary length – you practically fly through the pages. Jay's journey between dream and reality is intense, surprising, and makes you eager to keep reading.
A great fantasy book for young readers who want to dive straight into the adventure. Entertaining, dreamy, and absolutely recommended.
Extremely helpful - hundreds of topics covered.
2 Examples:
- Consider everything already broken.
Everything breaks, even rocks eventually become sand. So don't stress about it when somethings breaks! You knew it was going to happen!
- Beware of the mushroom effect of your thoughts. (She probably thinks this now. She's probably telling everybody. Now, this person will... etc)