The Moston Diaries
Set against the pebble-dash, red brick and granite of a shotgun grey Manchester, The Moston Diaries is a grain of sand disappearing into the quick-sand of living. In this short-term memoir Caleb Everett raffles off a series of entries from his diaries; a love-letter to the cinematic whispers of suburbia, the all-knowing of Northern OAPs in gabardine and an anarchic account of a queer art scene where bitchery flies like confetti at a wedding. It's a tale both with and without narrative that's redefining the diary as a 21st Century literary moment.
High School Tales
Summer Place High School in the Appalachian hills of Wise County, Virginia, is an exciting place to be, fitted with dramatic characters and extremely comic events. Steve Jones Lily Dido Nonsensino finds himself here, and he is a wise-crack. It befits him to associate with characters of his kind: Bushman, Madcap, Mole, The Sector, etc...: everyone in Summer Place has an alias, & not the least, the head-buster. And, there is Freedom, too. A highly interesting read, the book is structured to keep you entertained page after page. On strange twists it weaves. It is ranked as high comedy. "Thus, such was the library. It catered well to the inquisitive country folk, who had not seen better or anything at all - like myself; but it did nothing of the sort even in pretense to those that'd seen better. Therefore, the youngsters mind's prowled and prowled. And the place was cold (as cold as a prison), being in the Appalachian highlands; in the rustic hills near the town of Appalachia..."
How To Make Friends Without Nicotine
Do you find yourself feeling too comfortable? Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed with good emotion? Perhaps you need an unregulated endorphin detox? Good news! Adam Plant's anti-self-help book 'How To Make Friends Without Nicotine' is a great way to feel bad! Learn how to breathe easy again, start living without preconceived boundaries and finally wipe away the grease which lubes your social anxieties. No one can be blamed for your own destructive habits and only YOU can establish a path to total enlightenment. This is your personal invitation to unregulated endorphin therapy. Including topics such as Addiction, Cowboys, Religion, Chickpeas Bodily Functions, Testicular Pain (and much more)
The Professional Guest
An irrationally optimistic Australian minstrel with a wicked sense of humour takes on the British in the 1970s. It was a way of thinking that was too much fun to last. It came, it flowered and then it grew up and got a mortgage. Tightly crafted and visually immediate. Full of the romance of youth. A must for dreamers and deep thinkers.
The Retail Chronicles
Some believe retail is the easiest career in the world, and the employees should be happy all the time. When a customer notices a cashier is not smiling, they feel the animosity is towards them. The Retail Chronicles teaches the readers what it's like to work as a retail sales representative. This book gives you a behind the scenes look of what customers, managers and colleagues, the pink collar workers have to deal with on a daily basis
Laugh to the Music
After mastering the arts of 3rd-wheeling, CD-burning, and Boggle, author and podcast host-Craig Rozniecki-naturally decided to try his hand at songwriting. In "Laugh to the Music" - Rozniecki's 19th book, he parodies: Trump cultists, Bernie Sanders' mittens, men who attempt to compensate for small penises, the Twitter-mob, and so much more! Read the lyrics to all 50 of Rozniecki's one-of-a-kind parodies, along with his snarky analysis of where the ideas for them originated, as well as links to each and every song. Not only is it music to the eyes, it's music to the ears, or something!
What is wrong with you? A collection of my Facebook status updates.
My posts on Facebook from the past year broken into different groups. This contains many things that will offend people so don't bother getting this unless you are able to handle offensive stuff. I make no apologies for the words written. I repeat it is intended to offend people, plain and simple.
P癡re Ubu's Illustrated Almanac
First published in 1899, P癡re Ubu's Almanac is Alfred Jarry's answer to the annually published almanac, a format which provided ordinary people with the forecasts that helped them tend their crops, fish their waters & mark their religious holidays. Offering a unique and irreverent insight into the cultural and political landscape of Paris on the cusp of the 20th century, Ubu's Almanac was created by Jarry in 1898 along with some friends, artistic contemporaries and colleagues at the Mercure de France, including Claude Terrasse, Pierre Bonnard (who created the illustrations), Rachilde, Pierre Quillard, Andr矇-Ferdinand H矇rold & Marcel Colli癡re. It's a multidimensional collage of found text, in-jokes, puns and contemporary cultural references, written at the height of the political scandal that would come to be known as the Dreyfus Affair. This, the 1st accessible English translation, mimics the original in its shape and formatting.
Shades of Affiliation
Following the gruesome murder of her family in Germany. Vera a once-prominent journalist is left shattered. With no hope of recuperating, her boss opts to sent her on a mission to Luanda. Where the utmost inhuman atrocities have deluged the country, in the hope that she might overcome her misery.Unknown to her the continental underwater spirits and the ancestral immortal beings are entangled in a vicious struggle of trying to lure her into the spiritual realm. As they vie to avenge the sins of her forefathers.
The Secret Letters of President Donald Trump, aged 73
The Secret Letters of President Donald Trump, Aged 73 (Volumes One and Two) presents 38 brazen, brash and wickedly funny letters by Donald Trump to Barack Obama, God, Michael Cohen, Hillary Clinton, Emmanuel Macron, Kanye West, Jeff Sessions, Omarosa, Roseanne Barr, Vladimir Putin and many others. These riotously comic letters were anonymously leaked to the New York-based journalist, Rudolf t. g. Hess. The letters run across a spectrum of extremities, but they are authentic Trump, unfiltered, unplugged and full of revelations. They are unsparing in their honesty and insight about a president who has disrupted the hell out of Washington, DC and the whole wide world. You have watched President Donald Trump speak. You have read his tweets. Here's a chance experience what his secret letters to selected individuals on his sharp radar would be like."Hess' irreverent work refreshingly makes light of a presidency that's long been a tinderbox of angry contention."-Kirkus Review "I enjoyed reading the hilarious and totally fictitious letters by Rudolf t. g. Hess in his new political satire, The Secret Letters of President Donald J. Trump, Age 72 1/6." His book reveals 38 secret letters the author created which were written and sent (not) to Obama, Kim Jong-un, and many other notables. Each letter is creative, very funny, clever, outrageous and the author has a lot of talent. As I began each of these humorous letters, I wondered what the author is going to come up with next and I wasn't disappointed. Enjoyed it!"- Bruce Miller, The Golfwell Review, New Zealand
Doctaroo and the Guy with the Golden Gnu
Funny, silly, entertaining, well written. These are just some of the things that Doctaroo and The Guy with the Golden Gnu haven't been called.
Would You Rather Book for Kids
Encourage Critical Thinking, Strengthen Speaking & Listening Skills, and Inspire Confident Decision-Making!Our Would You Rather book offers endless fun and educational activities to engage and educate kids. Your children will hone critical thinking skills while justifying their choices.Crafted by experienced, native English-speaking writersLarge, easy-to-view activities featuring adorable illustrationsDevelop hand-coordination and problem-solving abilitiesBoost productivity while enjoying family bonding timePromote relaxation and stress reduction for kidsIn addition to these benefits, receive a certificate at the book's end to celebrate your child's accomplishments.Order Now and Delight in One of the Finest Would You Rather Books for Kids!
Life Improvised
Wanna be a better improviser? Maybe you'd just like to laugh more or get to know yourself better? In Life Improvised: Listening Between the Lines, author Greg Philippi, uses stories from his own life to illustrate improv concepts. Role play as a character with the purple one, Prince, explore group mind amongst a congress of hungry monkeys, skirt death while sledding in Northern Colorado for a lesson in listening and take a swim in the Georgia Swamp to explore the concept of endowing. Life improvised: Listening Between the Lines will show you how your life can improve your work on stage and how your work on stage can improve your life.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
At a young age, author Jerome K. Jerome found a hobby that he was extremely skilled at, and very passionate about-idleness. He was thrilled at the amount of time he could waste doing nothing, frustrating those around him. However, when Jerome falls ill and is ordered to bedrest, this hobby is tested. Then, he learns that doing nothing is only fun when you have other commitments. This relatable sentiment is explored in the title essay of Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. Taking sometimes mundane topics and twisting them into the extraordinary, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow shares insight on a variety of topics. In On Being in Love Jerome applies his observations of couples to broader realizations of love and romance. Exploring an opposite, polarizing feeling, On Being in the Blues is a touching portrayal of living with depression, struggling through the lows and highs of mental health. While such essays invoke strong emotional reactions, others dabble in lighter topics, such as the attire of babies, the weather, and gluttonous appetites. Yet, whether the topic is profound or ordinary, Jerome finds a way to craft philosophical prose saturated in clever insight. Featuring fourteen witty and philosophical essays, Jerome's Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow considers topics of varying importance, from the author's opinion on cats to suffering through depressive episodes. Each accompanied by a personal, and usually hilarious narrative, these essays reach philosophic conclusions as they entertain with their captivating charm and sarcasm. Written with casual prose decorated with thorough imagery and figurative language, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow imparts fun and frank wisdom on its readers, still delighting audiences over a century after it was first published. This edition of Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome is presented in an easy-to-read font and features an eye-catching new cover design. With these accommodations, this edition is accessible and appealing to contemporary audiences, restoring Jerome K Jerome's work to modern standards while preserving the original wit and charm of Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow.
Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
Featuring twelve simple yet profound essays, Jerome K. Jerome's Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is a humorous and clever collection. Each essay is crafted around a timeless and relatable issue, such as the unfortunately common inability to make decisions. On the Art of Making Up One's Mind observes this to be a common practice. Beginning with the story of a young woman who cannot decide what color of garment to buy, this essay takes notice of the everyday day occurrences of this struggle, comparing the experience for men and women. As a common theme in the collection, societal expectations and assumptions about gender play a main role in many of the essays, tackling topics such as relationships and dating. However, other essays focus on the universal experience of being human, separate from implications of gender. This is portrayed in On the Exceptional Merit Attaching to the Things We Meant to Do through the narrative of a failed craft. Despite shortcomings, pride always finds a way to warp reality, which is why Jerome ironically warns against taking advice in the essay On the Inadvisability of Following Advice. With discussions of pride, intention, vices, and ideals, Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow addresses the truths of topics that are simultaneously overlooked, yet universally experienced. With satirical prose and thoughtful reflection, Jerome K. Jerome combines humor and sentiment in Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, presenting serious topics without intimidation, inviting thought and laughter. Though first published over one-hundred years ago in 1898, Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow feature timeless and universal themes and realizations that remain to be clever and relevant to modern-day society. This edition of Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome is presented in an easy-to-read font and features an eye-catching new cover design. With these accommodations, this edition is accessible and appealing to contemporary audiences, restoring Jerome K Jerome's work to modern standards while preserving the original wit and charm of Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow.
Parody Parade
Parody Parade gathers Golden & Silver Age spoofs. Satire on famous comics like Lil' Abner, Buck Rogers, Little Orphan Annie, Flash Gordon, Joe Palooka, Dick Tracy, Mary Worth, Bringing Up Father, Archie, Steve Canyon, Pogo, and Mandrake the Magician. 100 Big Pages of impractical parodies!
I Love Lucy: Lucy Ricardo Talking Bobble Figurine
Bring the magic of I Love Lucy, the classic television show, to your home or office with this one-of-a-kind talking bobble figurine of the iconic Lucy Ricardo! This set includes: 3-1/2" full-color Lucy Ricardo bobble figurine on I Love Lucy-branded base. When pressed, the base says classic Lucy phrases from throughout the show's run. Lines include: "Ewww," "I have an idea!," "I'm a dipper from way back . . .," Lucy's Vitameatavegamin pitch, and more!A mini book featuring photos from I Love Lucy throughout.
Surprising and Shocking Fun Facts
Surprising and Shocking Fun Facts: This book will keep you entertained! You will discover fun and interesting facts you probably never knew existed! If you've ever shivered at the idea of eating tarantulas or wondered why medieval kings have such odd nicknames, you'll enjoy a trip around the world of weird facts with this fascinating book. From weird food to odd funeral customs, from explorers who got lost to misleading translations, the book contains hundreds of intriguing trivia facts.Maybe you want to impress your friends with a wealth of trivia - or maybe you're just fascinated by strange customs and odd traditions! This isn't just a round-up of odd facts - it's a treasury of enjoyable stories, some with a humorous turn or a twist in the tale.You'll be disgusted by some of the weird foods covered in the book - amused by Mark Thatcher, lost in the Sahara - captivated by the attempt to conquer the North Pole by balloon - and amazed by the way some Filipinos take their dead relatives out for a walk. We also introduce you to Columbus, the biggest failure ever, and the wonderfully named Ivailo the Cabbage, King of Bulgaria.You may not be able to get a degree in geography or history with these fun facts - degree courses would be a lot more fun if you could! But this book will take you on a trip around the world and through the centuries that is enthralling and never, ever dull.This book is full of fun and interesting facts and trivia! BONUS BOOK INCLUDED!
ترامبلثينسكين والساحر بونسبورز
اتبع ترامبلثينسكين في مغامرته التي يكتشف فيها احتمال إرساله إلى مكان بغيض يسمى الفيت نام وابتكار طرق لتجنب الذهاب. يزور الساحر بونسبورز الذي يمكنه تصديق أي شيء ويعطيه لفافة لعرضها على دافي درافت لكن إتّضح أنّ اللفافة كانت فارغة وفي البداية، كان ترامبلثينسكين غاضبًا ولكن ليس لفترة طويلة لأنه تعلم أنه عندما يريد الحصول على شيء -مثل غرفة العرش -فإن الكذب وسيلة أفضل من الحقيقة.
ترامبلثينسكين في أرض اليوكاي
يسافر ترامبلثينسكين، إلى أرض اليوكاي حيث يتم إحضاره إلى القصر لتناول الشاي. يقدم له بوجو البوزو كعكة الشوكولاتة، ويبدو أنه يريد بيع أرض اليوكاي بأكملها. يحب ترامبلثينسكين الفكرة لكنه يريد حقًا غرفة العرش الخاصة به، لذلك، أصدر تعليماته إلى قزمه بومبيلو ليحصل على واحدة له، جنبًا إلى أرض اليوكاي والجزيرة الخضراء في قمة العالم.
The Mating Game
Animals are fond of feeding, fighting, and something else beginning with 'f.' But competition is fierce, and they'll need a few tricks up their sleeves to pass on their genes.The Mating Game investigates the ins-and-outs of creative courtship rituals, eyebrow-raising evolutionary adaptations, and an array of peculiar peckers that would make Charles Darwin blush.Each seductive specimen has its own illustrated dating profile, along with background info on its real-life mating strategies. Ever wanted to know which species engages in a spot of "penis fencing"? Is a love dart as romantic as it sounds? And what does a sea otter have in common with Christian Grey?From aquatic artists to pebble-thieving penguins, these amorous animals will pull out all the stops to win the mating game.
A Journey to the Middle
A Journey to the Middle: How I embraced mediocrity and failed to turn my old vacuum into a rocket ship is a book of essays. The stories range from the true to the absurd. Many are about coming of age and family, but the author also touches on mental illness, a car chase, a eulogy for someone still living, and bad drawings associated with a parts list for a home-built rocket ship. The author reflects on painful accounts from his childhood and juxtaposes that with building a craft out of cardboard to take down a ski slope.
Poems for Your Pandemic
Take a fresh and humorous look at the 2020 Covid 19 Pandemic year that most of us want to forget. Gary Alexander has created poems to help us remember what we lived through and how our lives were changed forever. While these light-hearted poems make us laugh, they also record how we lived - our story to pass on to future generations. Alexander also opens a door to the past -- with a look at some humorous poems written during the dark days of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. You can read with a smile the "Spanish Flu Poem of 1918" written by Joe Bogle, a black man from Louisville, Kentucky. Alexander dedicated this book to him. Today, we feel their fear, pain, and suffering, but we also share their uplifting spirit in the face of a worldwide disaster. There are striking similarities of our restricted lifestyles during our pandemic year with those living with the Spanish Flu outbreak just over one hundred years ago. Humor was a common bond, as Americans in two different centuries tried to cope with an out of control, and not fully understood, worldwide health scourge. The year 2020 was a steady progression of bad news with growing virus infections and rising death tolls. The public health guidelines relied upon a series of steps to try limit the spread. Life became isolated, ("hunkered down"), businesses, travel, leisure activities, and the wide range of our "normal" lifestyle was restricted. Learning and the workplace became "virtual" and new words became commonplace like: "zoom", and "flattening the curve" and "herd immunity". All of this was superimposed on a stress filled, very partisan year-long Presidential election. Alexander has captured it all in a collection of short, humorous, and penetrating poems with titles like: "WHY IS TOILET PAPER SO HARD TO FIND?" "LINE UP, LINE UP, IT'S FOR THE TEST!" "MY WIFE'S A BARBER" "WHO IS THIS GREAT GUY FAUCI?" "I'VE LOST MY MASK!" and many, more. They are an easy and fun read; but as you read, you
Poems for Your Pandemic
Take a fresh and humorous look at the 2020 Covid 19 Pandemic year that most of us want to forget. Gary Alexander has created poems to help us remember what we lived through and how our lives were changed forever. While these light-hearted poems make us laugh, they also record how we lived - our story to pass on to future generations. Alexander also opens a door to the past -- with a look at some humorous poems written during the dark days of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. You can read with a smile the "Spanish Flu Poem of 1918" written by Joe Bogle, a black man from Louisville, Kentucky. Alexander dedicated this book to him. Today, we feel their fear, pain, and suffering, but we also share their uplifting spirit in the face of a worldwide disaster. There are striking similarities of our restricted lifestyles during our pandemic year with those living with the Spanish Flu outbreak just over one hundred years ago. Humor was a common bond, as Americans in two different centuries tried to cope with an out of control, and not fully understood, worldwide health scourge. The year 2020 was a steady progression of bad news with growing virus infections and rising death tolls. The public health guidelines relied upon a series of steps to try limit the spread. Life became isolated, ("hunkered down"), businesses, travel, leisure activities, and the wide range of our "normal" lifestyle was restricted. Learning and the workplace became "virtual" and new words became commonplace like: "zoom", and "flattening the curve" and "herd immunity". All of this was superimposed on a stress filled, very partisan year-long Presidential election. Alexander has captured it all in a collection of short, humorous, and penetrating poems with titles like: "WHY IS TOILET PAPER SO HARD TO FIND?" "LINE UP, LINE UP, IT'S FOR THE TEST!" "MY WIFE'S A BARBER" "WHO IS THIS GREAT GUY FAUCI?" "I'VE LOST MY MASK!" and many, more. They are an easy and fun read; but as you read, you
Laughing at Life and Politics
An eclectic mix of New Year's Predictions, political satire and musings about everyday life.
The Fun House
This witty little book is a compilation of author Marlene Coulter's entertaining newspaper columns and anecdotes showcasing her droll observations of the amusing situations she found herself in over the decades. With abounding candor, Marlene chronicles how she managed as a '60s housewife, mother and grandmother to dealing with a retired husband encroaching on her domain. Marlene's self-depreciating sense of humor and light-hearted essays about her family and friends are sure to bring a smile to readers young and old!
Ridiculously Old and Getting Better
It's a common belief that older adults are generally tired, grumpy and unhappy. Movies, TV commercials and late night punch lines often assume older adults are hapless buffoons with nothing better to do than yell "Get off of my lawn!" They like to complain endlessly about their physical ailments to anyone who will listen.This is largely a myth. While physical and cognitive decline are a natural part of the aging process, the truth of aging is very different to the one popular culture would have us believe.Humans are actually the happiest at the early and later phases of life. Scholar Laura Carstensen calls it The Happiness Curve - or the U-Curve of Happiness. She's spent over three decades researching the topic. Head of the Stanford Center on Longevity, Carstensen's research on happiness found that older adults were actually happier overall than at any other time in their life since childhood. They are happier than their teenage years, their 20's and 30's, happier even than when they became wealthy and successful. This book makes the case that we get better with age, that the best is yet to come.
Online Dating is Hell (and Hella Hilarious)
After separating from her husband, Tinder Hella jumped right into online dating. What followed was 2 years of hilarious conversations and witty one liners. At the urging of friends, Ms. Hella has gathered these together and shows us just how dangerous it is to match with an attractive, funny, and intelligent woman.
Secret Hollywood
Who doesn't love the movies? If there's one thing we all have in common, it's that a few hours of escapism in front of our favorite film-be it a comedy, a romance, a horror, or whatever else we're in the mood for-is the perfect way to spend a night out, or a lazy night in.But if there's one thing we're also all guilty of, then it is wanting and needing to know a little more about everything that goes on-off set and off screen-when the cameras stop rolling.In this book, you'll learn: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford's Oscar-taunting arguments in the 60s.Love lost between legendary stars Steve McQueen and James Garner.Marvel Cinematic Universe's Avengers series of movies being now considered the most profitable movie franchise in the history of cinema.Daniel Radcliffe was just 12 years old when the first Harry Potter movie was released.Marlon Brando married three times in his life and had numerous affairs and romances.And other crazy, interesting and infamous gossip!Some of these stories are outrageous rumors, the truth behind which we'll likely never know.Some of them are true tales of shocking off-set antics and a few give us an incredible insight into the off-screen lives of the people we idolize on screen, sometimes long before they even became famous!The lives of all our favorite stars, it seems, are just as intriguing and as exciting off-screen as they are on. Grab your copy of Secret Hollywood and start gossiping!
The Little Book of Shame
"The funniest thing I have ever read." "Beautiful writing that leaves you breathless." "Obnoxious and rude ... destructive nonsense." These are just some of the words that have been written about some of the words in The Little Book of Shame, a collection of laugh-out-loud short pieces by the man described by Sky News as "one of the most exciting new literary talents of 2009".Whether he's pretending to be an old lady with a touch of the palsy; spontaneously converting to Judaism on the Charing Cross Road; sleeping in a poop-filled ditch in the middle of Spain; setting himself on fire in the middle of France; confronting religious bigotry in Amsterdam; or battling sexual thoughts on the train to Auschwitz, Karl Webster's writing is consistently hilarious and at times deeply moving. ...As well as countless magazine articles and a countable number of novels (4), Karl Webster has written everything from dictionary definitions to BBC comedy scripts; from the labels for Italian toiletries to underground marketing campaigns for Hollywood blockbusters. His writing has been favourably compared to the work of Kurt Vonnegut, Irvine Welsh, Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. He was also once accused of "hovering somewhere between Dostoevsky, Wodehouse and Adrian Mole". The Little Book of Shame - for anyone who's ever struggled with the business of being alive.
Mae's Big Adventure
This is book two of a five-book series known as the Mae Books. In Mae's Big Adventure, the energetic toddler goes on an exciting trip to visit her grandmother. Her adventure starts in an airplane and ends with a new appreciation of life back at home - a useful lesson for us all! Little Mae has the same upbeat, inquisitive and quirky personality you grew to love in "The Funny List" and this book promises to be just as entertaining. Don't forget to look for the owl; lessons on STEM, acceptance, and gratitude are present as well.
Kids Joke Book
Over 600 Funny Jokes and Poems! What's got big ears, a tail and squeaks when you blow into it? A Mouse Organ. Mr Krispell's Kid's Joke Book contains hundreds and hundreds of new jokes, classic jokes and hilariously daft poems. Every page is fully illustrated with wonderfully silly drawings for children age 6 to 99 years of age. If you're looking for a classic children's book that parents will also enjoy, this book will not disappoint. Because I wouldn't marry him.He made me walk the plank.I'll love you till the day you die.He pushed and then I sank.
Don’t Try This at Home
A large selection of of David Langford's finest and funniest (and in a few cases most esoteric) reports on science fiction and fantasy conventions. The 79,000 words of reportage or misreportage cover British and occasionally North American or (once) Australian SF conventions, from Mancon 5 (the infamous 1976 Eastercon in Manchester) to Loncon 3 (the 2014 World SF Convention in London Docklands). There are thirty-two articles in all - chiefly from fanzines but a few professionally published by unwary editors - which between them tackle thirty-five conventions plus a few bonus events such as a very strange launch party held underground in the Chislehurst Caves. By way of bookends to the collection the management has also included a brief introduction and an index of coverage by convention name.
You'll Die Laughin'
When someone asks you: 'Have you heard the one about ... ?' Now you can say you have. Here's a collection of truly Aussie jokes that'll keep you giggling for hours. There's tall tales, long funny ones, short ones, one-liners and some you'll groan at. But they'll all tickle your funny bone. Enriched with illustrations, also by the author.
Thalia Winks
A collection of humorous stories, prose poems, poems, and cartoons, originally published in magazines from around the world and including several excerpts from two award-winning novels.
Europe on a G-String
When three friends decide to throw caution to the wind, quit their full time jobs and travel through Europe for six months, they visualised an adventure they would never forget. And they weren't wrong! More than three decades later, they were still gas-bagging about the absurd situations they found themselves in. From Brisbane to London via the Greek Islands and other intoxicating European countries to boot, their looming escapade would become the topic of conversation for the rest of their lives. Chained to their dreary office desks since school, Brooke, Claire and Lucy had finally had enough of the corporate world. Existing like caged birds Monday to Friday was no longer an option. It was time for them to spread their dormant wings and take flight. Two Geminis and a Capricorn made an interesting travel combination, but when you're friends till the end, it doesn't matter what star sign you are, unless of course you're a Capricorn with Cancer rising and decide to give it all away in Venice, because you fear for your life. The road to Utopia was never meant to be easy, but when you're filled with hopes and dreams, who cares if you meet some oddballs along the way? From Greek Gods to Italian models. From a repulsive sex crazed Yugoslavian taxi driver, to an irresistible Serbian ex-con. From brushes with the Police in Venice to French thieves on the Metro in Paris, not to mention more than a few shady characters in between, this would certainly be a trip they would never forget. So if you're looking for fun under the European sun, not to mention some unabashed sex and romance to spice up your every day life, grab your passport, book a ticket and join us on our trip of a lifetime.
The Writings of a Lifetime
These writings, stories and poems have been written over the course of the author's lifetime. They are now collected and offered to lift our spirits, make us laugh, and attempt to explain and gently ease the tensions of our contemporary society. They may be accepted as the writings of a humorist and entertainer or those of a social theorist or cultural analyst, and they cover a wide range of subjects - life, love, aging, laughter, ethics, decency, happiness, love, angst, and even travel. Some of these writings are humorous. Some are deeply personal. Some are serious, but most - just like life - lie in between. These writings are about Modern America as it exists today - a complicated, competitive, diverse, era dominated by technology, globalism, war, famine, and terrorism, the conflicting perceptions of the roles of ethics, government, families, and religion - the lingering consequences of the Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama Years and more recently, the Trump Years. Some subjects are approached with a degree of humor and levity. Partly, this is merely a matter of style. Partly, this is because the author believes that it is sometimes hard to learn from the thick and heavy books of science, philosophy, politics, and history. There certainly is a time for the picky details of experts and the pushy words of pundits, commentators, and scholars. But not always. And especially not now. Not today. The wide range of subjects is intended to reflect (and respect) the wide interests of my readers. Some readers are looking for solid answers. Some are looking for good questions. Some merely wish to be distracted and entertained. And so, where do I find you this day? In an airport? Your office? Reading late at night in your home? No matter your purpose or location, I thank you. I welcome you. If my writings convey a special insight or pass on an accidental piece of wisdom, I would be most pleased; even honored. I leave that for you to decide....
The Democrats' Dictionary
A century ago Ambrose Bierce published his The Devil's Dictionary. The tradition has now been revived, one may presume by way of the same nefarious source, in the form of The Democrats' Dictionary. The great French philosopher Voltaire said, "If you would debate with me, define your terms." Voltaire himself composed his own Dictionnaire Philosophique, a work in which he defined his philosophical opponents' terms for them, as did Ambrose Bierce. It is by so doing that one is best able to expose the absurdity of counterpositions. Democrats, like politicians from all quarters, are masters of obfuscation. Their "talking points" seldom reveal their true positions or agendas. The purpose of this modest dictionary is to provide something of the transparency which is so wanting among the Democrats and which they themselves are loathe to provide. Shall they thank me then for my service? In speculating on that answer, my policy shall be to obfuscate. "A relentless expos矇 on the duplicity which is the Democrat Party." (Jeff Becker, Author) "When C. S. Lewis had written his Screwtape Letters it was alleged that the author knew the Devil better than he knew himself. I believe Comix has amply demonstrated that he knows the Democrats better than they know themselves." (Satan, The Prince of Darkness) "I'm totally confused, folks." (Joe B., Politician) ANDREW MARVELL COMIX-Named for the famous seventeenth-century English poet and satirist, Comix brings the art of political satire up to date.
Bizarre Bazaars
The roadside is littered with ordinary places bearing odd names -- sometimes very odd. Here are 600 fabulous head scratchers, from Armegeddon Carpet Cleaners to Sam-n-Ella's River Club.
The Lavender Blade
A native Californian, Angus Whyte (1937-2019) was born on an olive ranch in the Central Valley of California, a fate the writer considered a 'cosmic error' (he wished to have been born at the Palace of Versailles rather than at Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, CA).Concurrent with his university studies at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Washington, the Amsterdam Conservancy and Mozarteum Academy, and at Harvard University, he enjoyed a peripatetic life in France, the Netherlands, Austria, the Congo Republic, Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Hawai'i, San Francisco, and Palm Springs, CA.In 2013 he published "After-Dinner Tales", his first collection of memoirs, recollections, essays, observations and vignettes drawn from his extraordinary life. This new collection further reflects and recounts many of these places through the lens of his eternal curiosity and freewheeling experiences.More stories can be found at www.anguswhyte.com.
The Book of Paul
Presenting the one and only Mr Paul Keating - at his straight - shooting, scumbag - calling, merciless best. Paul lets rip - on John Howard: ''The little desiccated coconut is under pressure and he is attacking anything he can get his hands on.'' On Peter Costello: ''The thing about poor old Costello is he is all tip and no iceberg.'' On John Hewson: ''[His performance] is like being flogged with a warm lettuce.'' On Andrew Peacock: ''...what we have here is an intellectual rust bucket.'' On Wilson Tuckey: ''...you stupid foul - mouthed grub.'' On Tony Abbott: ''If Tony Abbott ends up the prime minister of Australia, you've got to say, God help us.'' And that's just a taste.
Stealing Mona Lisa
Squiggles by Sharon is a comic strip written by Sharon McEnearney. This book contains the first years' worth of Squiggles strips! This comic strip follows the adventures of Squiggles and the gang as they try to figure out the ups and downs of life and find silver linings along the way
The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde (16pt Large Print Edition)
A celebration of the virtuoso of well-turned phrases and the master of the studied insult with this collection of his most acerbic quips. No playwright apart from Shakespeare is as widely quoted and Oscar Wilde's needle-sharp rejoinders are often repeated with delight. However, his jibes were rarely cruel, and displayed a profound understanding of the human character and its vanities.
Conversations With Idras
"This is a truly original writer. He sounds like no one else, plays by no rules, and creates wildly entertaining books that create an indelible stamp on the mind." - Dave Eggers on ZZ Claybourne's The Brothers Jetstream: LeviathanHave you ever wondered if Ginneth fights fair?Jared Feeto in a krump battle: necessary?Would your life be better if Idras Melba stayed by your side?Come for the answers you need as we tell 2020 to GTFO and take its utter BS with it (it hasn't died; even far future archaeologists will know what we mean).CONVERSATIONS (that never happened) WITH IDRAS
2020
This is a daily account of everything that happened in the United States of America in 2020 as taken from the pages of the Orlando Sentinel.Steve Gismondi, a proud Navy veteran, throws in his opinions for good measure, with some of them being funny and others serious. He covers subjects from Donald J. Trump and the Republicans to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats to world events and famous athletes. Headlines he sounds off on include: - Dems Unveil Impeachment Articles; - $15 Wage Bump Will Appear on 2020 Ballot; - State Supreme Court Rules on 'Stand Your Ground' Charge; - Trump Says Kim Jon Un May Be Planning a Nice Present for Him.The author also shares his opinion that to get the country back on track, there needs to be a widespread vaccination to fight COVID-19-and politicians need to realize that people (not their wallets) come first.Seventy-five percent of the profits from this book will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to help fight cancer.
Just Frickin Pick One
Every day, we make about 35,000 decisions. So every day, for most people, that's 35,000 opportunities to have an aneurism from agonizing over the "right" choice.Listen, that barista that just asked you if you want a grande or a venti mocha does not have 6 hours for you to draw up a pros and cons list, make a Venn diagram, conduct a survey, put together a PowerPoint, make a spreadsheet to analyze the data, and consult with your mentor.Decisiveness is necessary to get ahead in work, in life, or even just the drive-thru.But decision deadlocks in our careers, relationships, and life in general leave us not knowing which way to go and not trusting our own judgment. Everything from the small day-to-day what I'm I going to wear today decisions all the way up to the what the heck am I going to do with my life decisions cause stress, overwhelm and anxiety, and everything starts to feel like life or death, leaving us afraid to make a move, and agonizing over our choice when we finally do.Making decisions is hard. Your emotions can get in the way, your "gut" can fail you, and even apparent "logic" can fail because cognitive research shows that your brain is wired to steer you wrong.Making decisions that stick comes down to 3 things: understanding how your brain works so you can make it work in your favor; getting over fear, lack of confidence, and inability to trust yourself; and common sense.This book will help with all 3.It will give you the pep talk you need to get out there, stop being indecisive and wishy-washy, and make things happen so you can move forward in your life...and so the person behind you in line at Starbucks can move forward with theirs.In this book, you will discover: The psychological phenomenon that causes you to misinterpret things and distort the criteria you use to make decisionsThe "4 Pains" you suffer when you stay in analysis paralysisThe 1 simple question you can ask yourself to make any and every decision easier, no matter how big or smallHow a jar of pur矇ed fruit proves less really is more3 hacks you can adopt from Fortune 500 companies to make your choices easierHow to know when something is no longer working so you don't look up years from now with regret over time wastedA lesson from Steve Jobs to keep your mind clearHow to reframe the potential downside of outcomes so you can confidently pursue the upsideHow the C word can help you bite the bullet and just frickin pick oneAt the end of the day, it's decisions that stand between the life you have now and the life you want-decisions you're likely petrified to make for fear they'll turn out wrong.No, I don't have a PhD, but I do know the shifts I had to make to stop me from holding myself back and staying in a state of psychological torture.This is the book I wish I had back when I was working myself into a full blown tizzy over every single metaphorical fork in the road. And it's not a stiff, dry, long-winded, encyclopedia. It's someone almost as cool as you are, telling you how to get your ish together.This is not your grandmother's self help. This book has a little language, laughs, and tough love.Even if you've always been the indecisive type, it's time to make snap decisions in a snap and make big decisions with a better, non-biased decision making process so you can make informed and winning choices with better outcomes.If you want to learn how to see clearly, think clearly, and have the confidence to make and stick to your decisions, scroll up and decide to get this book today.
