Really Awful Library Books

from the Awful Library Books blog How to Really Love Your TeenagerCampbell1982 Thanks to anonymous submitter for this title.  This title creeped me out when I first read it.  Emphasis on “really” made me do a double take.  Maybe I watch too much television and assume...

America’s Abundant Treasure

from The Guardian UK Gang ‘killed victims to extract their fat’ Rory Carroll, Latin America correspondent Peruvian police have arrested a gang which allegedly killed scores of peasants, drained their bodies of fat and sold the liquid abroad as an...

Tree Wins – Crane Destroys House

from The Press Democrat Crane smashes through Santa Rosa house Efforts got underway early Tuesday to ready for the removal of a toppled crane that smashed through the top of a northwest Santa Rosa home Monday afternoon. The problem began Monday when a crane weighing...

42.5s to 1000mph

from New Scientist Strapped into a custom built seat, Andy Green prepares for the ride of his life. The pancake-flat desert stretches out for miles ahead. The computer indicates all systems are normal. He eases off the brakes and puts his foot down on the throttle....