{"title":"Gary Larson","description":"Gary Larson was born August 14, 1950, in Tacoma, Washington. Always drawn to nature, he and his older brother spent much of their youth exploring the woods and swamps of the Pacific Northwest, and the tidelands and waters of Puget Sound.","products":[{"product_id":"the-far-sider-gallery-paperback","title":"The Far Side(r) Gallery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eCopyright (c) 1984 FarWorks, Inc. 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All rights reserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Far Side\u003c\/i\u003e(R), \u003ci\u003eFarWorks, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e(R), and the \u003ci\u003eLarson\u003c\/i\u003e(R) signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc. in certain countries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375596110047,"sku":"9780836217247","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/tbhJDfosD09780836217247.webp?v=1789203818"},{"product_id":"theres-a-hair-in-my-dirt-a-worms-story-paperback","title":"There's a Hair in My Dirt!: A Worm's Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" There's a Hair in My Dirt! is hysterical . . . more entertaining than any science class I remember and the foreword by biologist Edward O. Wilson proves it's legit.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time in a place far away, lived a man named Gary Larson who used to draw cartoons. It was a cartoon that appeared for many years in daily newspapers and was loved by millions. (And was confusing to millions more.) But one day he stopped. He went into hiding. He made a couple short films. He threw sticks for his dogs. They threw some back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary was restless. He couldn't sleep nights. Something haunted him. Something that would return him to his roots in biology, drawing and dementia--a tale called \u003cem\u003eThere's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins a few inches underground, when a young worm, during a typical family dinner, discovers there's a hair in his plate of dirt. He becomes rather upset, not just about his tainted meal but about his entire miserable, wormy life. This, in turn, spurs his father to tell him a story--a story to inspire the children of invertebrates everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so Father Worm describes the saga of a fair young maiden and her adventuresome stroll through her favorite forest, a perambulator's paradise. It is a journey filled with mystery and magic. Or so she thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten and illustrated in a children's storybook style, \u003cem\u003eThere's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story\u003c\/em\u003e is a twisted take on the difference between our idealized view of Nature and the sometimes cold, hard reality of life for the birds and the bees and the worms (not to mention our own species).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with his trademark off-kilter humor, this first original non--\u003cem\u003eFar Side\u003c\/em\u003e book is the unique work of a comic master.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Larson can finally sleep at night. Question is, will you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time in a place far away, lived a man named Gary Larson who used to draw cartoons. It was a cartoon that appeared for many years in daily newspapers and was loved by millions. (And was confusing to millions more.) But one day he stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary went into hiding. He made a couple short films. He played his guitar. He threw sticks for his dogs. They threw some back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Gary was restless. He couldn't sleep nights. Something haunted him. (Besides Gramps.) Something that would return him to his roots in biology, drawing and dementia--a tale called \u003cem\u003eThere's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins a few inches underground, when a young worm, during a typical family dinner, discovers there's a hair in his plate of dirt. He becomes rather upset, not just about his tainted meal but about his entire miserable, wormy life. This, in turn, spurs his father to tell him a story--a story to inspire the children of invertebrates everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so Father Worm describes the saga of a fair young maiden and her adventuresome stroll through her favorite forest, a perambulator's paradise. It is a journey filled with mystery and magic. Or so she thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is all we'll say for now.\u003cbr\u003eWhat exactly does the maiden encounter?\u003cbr\u003eDoes Son Worm learn a lesson?\u003cbr\u003eMore important, does he eat his plate of fresh dirt?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, you'll have to read to find out, but let's just say the answers are right under your feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten and illustrated in a children's storybook style, \u003cem\u003eThere's a Hair in My Dirt! 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His mission and ministry were focused on the proclamation of a completely new message: the Gospel, or Good News, of the Kingdom of God. Through this message, Jesus announced that God's Kingdom was breaking into the darkness of this world to liberate the captives of the devil. Moreover, it was a \"multimedia presentation\" which was announced in words and demonstrated in miraculous works of healing and deliverance through the power of the Holy Spirit. His apostolic mission is especially important to the modern Church because it is also our mission and ministry. Although our Lord was the first to announce the Gospel of the Kingdom, He trained and equipped His apostles to carry on the ministry which He had begun. Moreover, before He ascended to the Father He commissioned His Church to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom throughout the entire world. Gary Larson is an itinerant Bible teacher who lives in Columbus, Ohio. 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