Jimmy Saare collects tolls on the New Jersey Parkway. He's had a mental snap that has set him away from his pregnant wife, Sarah and uncontrollably towards 19 year-old Gena who leans seductively against the Officetown copy machine. As Jimmy pursues his desires for Gena, he is unexpectedly drawn into the strange manipulations of an anarchistic teenager, Kid with Clownhead, who wants to start his own destructive cult when he grows up. "A gloriously deranged, endless original adventure through every day bat country" - Drunk Monkeys "Screwed up in the best, life affirming ways." - Kleft Jaw "A tantalizing joyride of contemporary American dysfunction ..." - Zygote in my Coffee

Daniel (Ralph Macchio) arrives at his new school in California and soon finds himself bullied by a bunch of karate-trained creeps. Nevermind, help is on hand in the form of the school janitor (Pat Morita), a wise old martial arts instructor who trains Daniel to become a karate expert. This is lucky, because when the chief bully discovers that Daniel has taken up with his girlfriend, he's not going to be very happy about it.

Understanding Technology is designed for middle school introductory technology education courses. The text explains technology, what it is, how it works, and how it affects our lives. Text content centers around the four basic industrial technology systems of manufacturing, construction, communication, and transportation. It introduces students to important topics such as resources, design, production systems, and biorelated systems. This text not only provides students with a basic knowledge of technology, it will help them develop problem-solving abilities, assess and apply technology, and develop communication skills.