Christopher Cooper Knihy

'Patently Absurd' explores the funnier side of our inventive spirit by featuring actual patented products that have to be seen to be believed. The book features such inventions as "an animal powered drive," where an animal is used to move a belt and power a vehicle and a bird diaper to keep those pet birds clean. Gloves for couples who wish to hold hands in cold weather is the outcome of another patented idea, an improvement on ordinary gloves that are "unsatisfactory and indeed unromantic," where two hands can be inserted in one glove. An introduction outlines the background to patenting an invention and its history. Inventions are taken from patent offices internationally and are grouped in sections covering sport and exercise, household, animals, transport, clothing, and leisure.

When the TARDIS materialises in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman.For months, people have been disappearing, and the Sheriff has imposed a strict curfew across the city, his militia maintaining control over the superstitious populace with a firm hand, closing the city to outsiders. Is it fear of attack from beyond the city walls that drives him or the threat closer to home? Or does the Sheriff have something to hide?After a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitane, the Doctor realises the city has good reason to be scared.Featuring the Tenth Doctor as played by David Tennant in the hit Doctor Who BBC Television series.

If you live in Iceland it's important that you wear a new item of clothing on Christmas Day, otherwise you could fall victim to...the Christmas Cat! Cat-lovers will appreciate 'Bizarre Proverbs And Superstitions' because there are more devoted to our feline friends than any other member of the animal kingdom.

Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter