Books – Novelty Gift Ideas

The Last Days of Thunder Child: Victorian Britain in Chaos!

giftguy — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:06:06 +0000

Pastiche story from H.G. Wells’ WAR OF THE WORLDS from the perspective of H.M.S. Thunder Child’s Royal Navy crew. The year is 1898 and the story unfolds through the eyes of an ironclad crew and a land-based clerk attached to the War Office, Mister Albert Stanley. Gradually everyone moves towards the dreadful outcome as the strange alien tripods rampage around Victorian Britain.

360 Book Mount Fuji Book

giftguy — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:55:03 +0000

Yusuke Oono, born in Germany and trained as an architect, has designed a surprising twist on the pop-up book. As its title suggests, unfolding this petite book in a circular fashion results in a 360-degree panoramic scene. Here, the classic fairy tale is revisited in a progression from light to dark. With the dwarves and animals cheerfully working and playing on one side, Snow White stands hesitatingly in the middle as the witch beckons with her cursed apple from the murky forest depths.

Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? A Lift-the-Flap Book

giftguy — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 16:51:22 +0000

Karen Katz’s adorable babies play peekaboo in this delightful interactive book. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfect for parents and children to share.

“Where are Baby’s hands? Under the bubbles!”
“Where are baby’s eyes? Under her hat!”

Safari: A Photicular Book

giftguy — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:51:09 +0000

A New York Times bestseller, Safari is a magical journey for the whole family. Readers, as if on African safari, encounter eight wild animals that come alive using never-before-seen Photicular technology. Each full-color image is like a 3-D movie on the page, delivering a rich, fluid, immersive visual experience. The result is breathtaking. The cheetah bounds. The gazelle leaps. The African elephant snaps its ears. The gorilla munches the leaves off a branch. It’s mesmerizing, as visually immediate as a National Geographic or Animal Planet special.

Karakuri: How to Make Mechanical Paper Models That Move

giftguy — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:37:01 +0000

Originally published in Japan, Karakuri is an introduction to the simple mechanisms, such as gears, cranks, cams, and levers, used to bring to life these amazing moving paper models or automata. Included are pull-out pages for you to use to construct your own moving models of the different types of gears. These models serve as the basis for designing your own karakuri or may just be admired on their own.

Random Illustrated Facts

giftguy — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 21:49:42 +0000

Trivia meets its match.

Did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Or that the Mars Rover sang itself “Happy Birthday”? How about the odd ingredient Civil War soldiers used to make coffee?

From Jupiter’s diamond showers to why pirates wore eye patches to the delightful link between dancing goats and the discovery of coffee, this collection of obscure and fascinating facts is brought to you by Mike Lowery, an illustrator and connoisseur of the offbeat. Featuring four gatefolds and hundreds of infographic webs that connect the trivia in dozens of surprising ways, it’s a little book that delivers endless delight.

Elf Bully: The Prequel Book

giftguy — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:59:03 +0000

Santa Claus has a bully (the Elf Bully) who is trying to ruin Christmas for good children everywhere. To reach all kids around the world Santa must air drop some Christmas presents. Elf Bully and his Chris-Monsters steal slow flying presents. Only reading can make the presents fly faster. A rhyming Christmas tale to motivate good children everywhere to read.

Classic Literature Books For Babies

giftguy — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:04:16 +0000

Jennifer Adams is the author of more than forty books, including the best-selling BabyLit series, which introduces young children to the world of classic literature. It has sold 2 million copies.

Wooden Folding Book Light

giftguy — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:46:21 +0000

Environmental friendly: it just needs USB rechargeable instead of batteries. All it need it a USB cable that can connect to computer or the charger. When you open its cover, it will shine until you close it again.
Recyclable material: made of environmental wooden applied with lasing cutting. It is a perfect present for anyone you care and the best lamp for home and office decor.
Folding: it can be folded right back on itself, which means it can cast a light around 361 degrees. Place it anywhere and don’t need to worry about bother of wire.
Simulation Book page with built-in White LED light, just open it, the light will work automatically.
Compact book light can be taken with you on the go and works without cords. Use it outdoors or indoors to provide that extra amount of light that you need.

If Animals Could Talk

giftguy — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:53:12 +0000

If animals could talk, what would they say? Find out in this hilarious book appropriate for all ages! (Definitely not for all ages.)

Born from their hit Tumblr blog, “If _____ Could Talk”, Carla and Josh use their witty writing and unique illustration style to dive deep into the minds of your favorite animals. (Seriously, they get all up in there.) “If Animals Could Talk” is one of the rare books to be considered as both the Bees Knees AND the Cats Meow. Even Grumpy Cat is a follower!

The Fetish Coloring Book

giftguy — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 19:18:03 +0000

A very NSFW coloring book featuring bizarre and kinky fetishes of all kinds. Color in your own fantasy. Draw your friends in obscure positions. While you’re at it, play “try to find the pussy.” This adults-only coloring book will make you laugh and blush.

Carma Sutra Handbook

giftguy — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:15:21 +0000

Unbuckle your seatbelt for this, the first-ever manual of sex positions for in-car entertainment! Fully illustrated and packed with helpful, practical, model-specific advice, this glove-compartment-sized guide contains everything readers need to rev up their sex drive!

14,000 Things to Be Happy About Book

giftguy — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:48:06 +0000

Smile lines, a Hawaiian beach shack, podcasting, children at recess, garden gnomes, downward facing dog in yoga, comfy chairs in large bookstores, pot stickers, bobsledding, painting the ceiling sky-blue, guitar lessons, and one perfect day.

NOW REVISED WITH 4,000 NEW ENTRIES

A quirky, compulsive, irresistible list of all the little things that make us happy. Items, places, thoughts, celebrations & our daily bread. 125 illustrations.

How to Swear Around the World

giftguy — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:54:48 +0000

This essential phrasebook collects the most colorful, explicit, and outrageous ways to tell people off in every part of the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the sayings range from everyday swears to family curses to expressions for X-rated relations with animals. Phonetic pronunciation is provided so that readers can curse like a native, and handy illustrations provide visual guides to these foreign exclamations. Perfect for the international traveler who may need to wish an enemy a painful death, insult a person’s grandmother, or accuse someone’s mother of having intimate relations with bears in the forest.

The Big Fat Activity Book for Pregnant People

giftguy — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:45:44 +0000

The ultimate must-have for any mom-to-be with a sense of humor: an irreverent, laugh-out-loud activity book filled with quizzes, mazes, fill-in-the-blanks, journaling pages, and hysterical musings on what pregnancy is really like.

A Feast of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones Cookbook

giftguy — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 09:33:15 +0000

Ever wonder what it’s like to attend a feast at Winterfell? Wish you could split a lemon cake with Sansa Stark, scarf down a pork pie with the Night’s Watch, or indulge in honeyfingers with Daenerys Targaryen? George R. R. Martin’s bestselling saga A Song of Ice and Fire and the runaway hit HBO series Game of Thrones are renowned for bringing Westeros’s sights and sounds to vivid life. But one important ingredient has always been missing: the mouthwatering dishes that form the backdrop of this extraordinary world. Now, fresh out of the series that redefined fantasy, comes the cookbook that may just redefine dinner . . . and lunch, and breakfast.

Queen of Black Diamonds

giftguy — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:33:20 +0000

Order 99cents eBook and be entered into a prize draw to get a chance to win (Wireless Portable Water Resistant Bluetooth Speaker with Built in Microphone) Promotion ends June 30th.

Please send your names after purchase to kmonthlydraw@gmail.com to enter the draw or leave a review on product an usernames will be taken from there to enter draw.

Promotion ends June 30th 2017.

requirement:
1- purchase 99 cents eBook
2- send name confirmation to email above or place
review ( before June 30th ) to enter

Winner will be announced on 1st of July.

Tumblr For Dummies

giftguy — Sat, 07 May 2016 21:56:48 +0000

Tumblr may be a microblogging platform, but there’s nothing micro about it. There’s no limit to what you can post in your blog–from text, photos, and links to audio, video, slideshows, and more. Now you can join the over 28 million Tumblelogs on Tumblr with this handy, portable guide.