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Parody as Film Genre by Wes D. Gehring
SciFier: $148.35Parody is the least appreciated of all film comedy genres and receives little serious attention, even among film fans. This study elevates parody to mainstream significance. A historical overview... -
Ask Me Anything: The quirky, life-affirming love story of the year P. Z. Reizin 9780751566734
RRP: $9.43SciFier: $8.09'Very clever and great fun' Kate Eberlen, author of Miss YouWouldn't it be great, if everyone had a team of smart machines to handle all the messy emotional stuff...*The last text Daisy Parsloe... -
Romantic vs. Screwball Comedy by Wes D. Gehring
SciFier: $127.56Famous co-stars such as Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant to Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, have made screwball and romantic comedies a big seller at the box office. These seemingly timeless genres are as... -
Dwelling Emily Hunt Kivel 9780374616069
RRP: $52.92SciFier: $33.79The world is ending. It has been ending for some time. When did the ending begin? Perhaps when Evie's mother died, or when her father died soon after. Perhaps when her sister, Elena, was forcibly... -
Silly Dizzy Dinosaur! Jack Tickle 9781848690455 [USED COPY]
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $5.14Over here, Dizzy! We're behind you! Dizzy Dinosaur loves to have fun! But sometimes he's a little bit silly. Uh-oh! Dizzy needs our help . . . again! A fabulously interactive book for young... -
Grand Slam Romance: Major League Hotties (Grand Slam Romance Book 2) Emma Oosterhous 9781419767371
RRP: $35.89SciFier: $25.50The second graphic novel in the Grand Slam Romance series brings Mickey, Astra, and Wolfgang together again, but now they're in a different league-the magical kind!Astra and Mickey are celebrating... -
Living Life inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation Martha Sigall 9781578067497
RRP: $39.60SciFier: $30.90Martha Sigall worked with all the classic cartoon characters-Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tom & Jerry, Droopy Dawg, Beany & Cecil, Tweety, and Porky Pig-and the madcap artists who created them-Chuck... -
Populism and the Capra Legacy by Wes D. Gehring
SciFier: $117.16Traditionally identified with screwball comedies, Frank Capra has seldom been considered a conduit for populist concerns and issues. In this book, Gehring examines the influence of both Will Rogers... -
The Cinema of Stephen Chow Gary Bettinson (Lancaster University, UK.) 9781350362178
SciFier: $58.57An in-depth exploration of the stardom and authorship of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, one of Hong Kong cinema's most enduringly popular stars and among its most commercially successful directors. In the... -
Science Comics: Computers: How Digital Hardware Works Perry E. Metzger 9781626727656
RRP: $41.56SciFier: $27.39The whole world now runs on computers. They're everywhere, from your pocket phone to your microwave oven. But, what exactly is a computer? How could you possibly build machines that calculate things,... -
Unipiggle: Unicorn Muddle by Hannah Shaw
RRP: $11.32SciFier: $9.96Meet the princess who loves breaking the rules and her Royal Unicorn, who happens to be a pig!A madcap new adventure series for 6-8 year olds, perfectly bridging the gap from picture books to chapter... -
The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard by Joe Brainard
RRP: $41.49SciFier: $30.71Discover the works of Joe Brainard, whose quirky style earned him a reputation as a "recognizable American phenomenon" and "oddball classicist"-with a foreword by 4321 author Paul Auster (John... -
Lenore: The Time War by Roman Dirge
Titan BooksRRP: $41.56SciFier: $27.63Roman Dirge's cute little dead girl, Lenore, faces off against the legendary Time Goats in the G.O.A.T. fight of the century! Join Lenore, Pooty, Ragamuffin and Taxidermy for an adventure 100 million... -
The Bone Raiders Jackson Ford 9780356523811
OrbitRRP: $18.88SciFier: $15.06The start of an edge-of-your-seat, action-packed fantasy series from the always irreverent Jackson Ford, where a wild band known as the Bone Raiders harness the power of gigantic, fire-breathing... -
Science Comics: Computers: How Digital Hardware Works Perry E. Metzger 9781626727663
RRP: $26.44SciFier: $17.94The whole world now runs on computers. They're everywhere, from your pocket phone to your microwave oven. But, what exactly is a computer? How could you possibly build machines that calculate things,... -
The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind: 'Like Alias meets X-Men' Jackson Ford 9780356510446
OrbitRRP: $18.88SciFier: $13.87'LIKE ALIAS MEETS X-MEN . . . I LOVED IT!' Maria Lewis'A MODERN ACTION MOVE THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE IN BOOK FORM' The Fantasy InnFull of imagination, wit and random sh*t flying through the air, this... -
Stick Dog Gets the Tacos by Tom Watson
RRP: $18.88SciFier: $14.19Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson's hilarious series continues with a backyard adventure complete with crunchy tacos, squishy guacamole,... -
Unicorn Muddle Hannah Shaw 9781474972178 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.32SciFier: $3.25Meet the princess who loves breaking the rules and her Royal Unicorn, who happens to be a pig!A madcap new adventure series for 6-8 year olds, perfectly bridging the gap from picture books to chapter... -
Flyntlock Bones: The Ghost of Scarletbeard by Derek Keilty
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $9.83In the third title of this pirate investigator trilogy, the Countess of Bohemia's jewels have been stolen by a ghost. Not just any old ghost, but the ghost of Captain Scarletbeard, the scariest... -
When We Got Lost in Dreamland Ross Welford 9780008333812
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $10.32The landmark new novel from Ross Welford, one of the fastest-growing and most critically acclaimed middle grade authors in the UK, this funny, moving and brilliant sixth book cements his position as... -
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: A fantastical short story collection from international bestseller Garth Nix Garth Nix 9781399606370
GollanczRRP: $18.88SciFier: $13.87New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix's exciting adult debut: a new collection including all eight stories - plus a never-before-published story - featuring Sir Hereward and his sorcerous... -
The Cinema of Stephen Chow by Gary Bettinson (Lancaster University, UK.)
SciFier: $191.15An in-depth exploration of the stardom and authorship of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, one of Hong Kong cinema's most enduringly popular stars and among its most commercially successful directors. In... -
K's Car Can Go Anywhere!: A Graphic Novel Jonathan Tune 9780593222126
RRP: $16.99SciFier: $13.97"This imaginative graphic novel will keep young readers turning pages to find out just where K's car can go. Highly recommended."-School Library JournalK's Car can go anywhere! Join J and K on a... -
When We Got Lost in Dreamland Ross Welford 9780008333812 [USED COPY]
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $4.91The landmark new novel from Ross Welford, one of the fastest-growing and most critically acclaimed middle grade authors in the UK, this funny, moving and brilliant sixth book cements his position as... -
The Mighty Bite by Nathan Hale
SciFier: $23.98From the cartoonist behind Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales comes a wacky new graphic novel series! What happens when a couple of prehistoric creatures want to become internet stars? Trilobite and... -
The Hair Trunk or the Ideal Commonwealth by Robert Louis Stevenson
RRP: $47.25SciFier: $43.45Half a dozen young men find themselves at the end of their university years facing the awful prospect that they must now support themselves. They decide to found an Ideal Commonwealth, in the... -
The Queens of Innis Lear Tessa Gratton 9780008281878 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.55SciFier: $2.85A KINGDOM AT RISK, A CROWN DIVIDED, A FAMILY DRENCHED IN BLOOD. Tessa Gratton's debut epic adult fantasy, The Queens of Innis Lear, brings to life a world that... -
Strictly Dynamite by Eve Golden
SciFier: $69.99Before Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, and Penelope Cruz, there was Lupe Velez-one of the first successful Latin-American Hollywood stars, who swept past the xenophobia of Old Hollywood to pave the way... -
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugresic
RRP: $20.77SciFier: $15.54Baba Yaga is an old hag who lives in a house built on chicken legs and kidnaps small children. She is one of the most pervasive and powerful creatures in all mythology. She appears in many forms: as... -
How to Train Your Dragon: Book 1 Cressida Cowell 9781444922219 [USED COPY]
RRP: $15.10SciFier: $3.93Read the books that inspired the DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon films.THE STORY BEGINS in the first volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs... Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an... -
The Commissar Sven Hassel 9781780228112
RRP: $20.77SciFier: $15.06A shocking insight into the brutalities faced by ordinary soldiers and the atrocities committed in the name of survival.Dispassionately we stared at the bloody scene. It had become an everyday sight... -
Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16) Terry Pratchett 9781804990377
RRP: $18.88SciFier: $14.67'This didn't feel like magic. It felt a lot older than that. It felt like music.'Being sixteen is always difficult, but it's even more so when there's a Death in the family. Susan hasn't exactly had... -
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath: A magical map leads to a dangerous adventure, written by international bestseller Garth Nix Garth Nix 9781399606325
GollanczRRP: $18.88SciFier: $12.46Reader reviews for The Sinister Booksellers of Bath:'Garth Nix demonstrates his mastery of the fantasy genre''An extraordinary work of fiction''A cracking sequel to The Left-Handed Booksellers of... -
Magic's Most Wanted Tyler Whitesides 9780062568380
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $11.28Magic is closer than you ever thought possible in this madcap middle grade adventure perfect for fans of James Riley and Chris Grabenstein. For Mason Mortimer Morrison, life isn't so magical. His... -
Jingo: Discworld: The City Watch Collection Terry Pratchett 9781473200258
GollanczRRP: $28.33SciFier: $14.18A hilarious Discworld City Watch novel, delving into the dangers of unbridled patriotism and its disastrous consequences'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The... -
The 156-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
RRP: $24.55SciFier: $9.26Treehouse is getting festive! With lots of Christmas laughs at every level in The 156-Storey Treehouse, from the worldwide bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.They've... -
The Royal Leap-Frog Peter Bently 9781408860113
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $11.25**A triumph - Daily Mail** **Laughter, action, colour, rhyme, silliness, chaos, a king, a feast and a fairytale setting - The Royal Leap-Frog has all these - Sunday Times** ----------------- ... -
The Menagerie #2: Dragon on Trial by Tui T Sutherland
SciFier: $13.42From the New York Times bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series, Tui T. Sutherland, and her sister, Kari Sutherland, comes the second exciting adventure in the Menagerie trilogy! Combining the... -
Real Pigeons Fight Crime by Andrew McDonald
RRP: $13.21SciFier: $11.25The bestselling and highly illustrated children's books series, soon to be hitting screens everywhere as an animated film and TV show with Nickelodeon and produced by James Corden. ... -
On Sunset Boulevard by Ed Sikov
RRP: $54.72SciFier: $45.10On Sunset Boulevard, originally published in 1998, describes the life of acclaimed filmmaker Billy Wilder (1906-2002), director of such classicsas Sunset Boulevard, The Lost Weekend, The Seven Year...