Bøger af Matt Lake

This is the first known collection of Krampus carols, printed in a large-format edition suitable for placing on music stands or sharing among friends at a Krampus party or Krampuslauf. The 21 songs in the collection include two German carols (O Krampuslauf and Krampusnacht, böse Nacht), and such favorites as O Run All Ye Fearful and O Little Chance We'll Live Through This.All songs are annotated with basic melodies for singers; some include harmonies and guitar chords. Explanatory and historical notes are included.

Christmas is two weeks away. You're living in Iceland. Here they come! This new English-language poem celebrates a cherished Icelandic tradition, in which thirteen mischief-makers roll into town in the weeks leading up to Yule. Slyly illustrated by Amelia Grace Gossman, these characters come to life on the page, and give the readers a glimpse into the twilight world of holidays in the glacial land where continents meet.

Best known because of its author's insistence that he could write a novel without using the letter "e", Gadsby is the tale of fifty-year-old John Gadsby. Without using the letter 'e", author Ernest Vincent Wright describes Gadsby's efforts to mobilize the young people of his hometown, Branton Hills and revitalize the moribund town. Their "Organization of Youth" builds civic spirit and turns Branton Hills into a bustling, thriving city. As the story progresses from 1906 through World War I, Prohibition, and President Warren G. Harding's administration, Gadsby becomes mayor, and his crew grow into good all-American pillars of society, as their town's population grows from 2,000 to 60,000. The book is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the city of Branton Hills and John Gadsby's place in it. The second part devotes more time to fleshing out the rest of the town's characters.

Horror and Humor are in the same section in every dictionary. There must be a reason for this. Award-winning journalist and best-selling nonfiction writer Matt Lake attempts to plumb the depths of this connection in a slim volume of poetry in styles ranging from limerick (which he calls an Irish Haiku) to lengthy dramatic narrative forms. Lavishly illustrated with gothic-themed woodcut pictures, this volume is intended to be taken with a pinch of salt--and thrown with great force at whatever's lurking in the corner of the room.