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This is your Brain on Shamrocks 2: 50 Shades o' Green
ISBN: 9780615732992 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Veteran Irish American entertainment writer Mike Farragher lightens up and turns a critical eye on his life and upbringing in "This Is Your Brain on Shamrocks2: 50 Shades o' Green," the second in a series of essay books that contain a ribald look at life, faith, an Irish mother's guilt, culture, and family. "If I am a shamrock, then my roots are tangled in a compost of debilitating Catholic guilt, repressed sexuality from years of nuns shepherding impure thoughts with corporal punishment, and a shadow of doubt that the other shoe is about to drop whenever you find yourself at a peak in your...
Veteran Irish American entertainment writer Mike Farragher lightens up and turns a critical eye on his life and upbringing in "This Is Your Brain on S...
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This Can't Be Normal
ISBN: 9780979970894 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lamenting her husband's disappearance from a booze cruise, her mother's eccentric gift selections, and her childhood vacations with The Walking Encyclopedia (her dad), Estill discloses the truth about her kinfolk: They're all a touch weird. Bad habits cause family members to ingest everything from paint thinner to motor oil. Hubby's fascination with kitchen appliances threatens to leave household residents deaf. Her son's faked afflictions incite a crowd fury. Only the needling neighbor can unite this group for a common cause. But the revenge they seek against him delivers karmic...
Lamenting her husband's disappearance from a booze cruise, her mother's eccentric gift selections, and her childhood vacations with The Walking Encycl...
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Aging With Ungirdled Passion: You may be a hot, hairy mess, but you're not alone.
ISBN: 9781484073667 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If You're A Woman 40 Years Or Older, You Need This Book "You may be a hot, hairy mess, but you're in good company "
Experiencing hot flashes, menopause, wrinkles, unwanted hair, weight gain, incontinence? This is the prescription you need Cheaper than therapy and a whole lot more fun Laughter is the best remedy for the "gifts" that come with aging From humor columnist, blogger and greeting card writer Tracy Kunzler comes a selection of new, expanded and favorite essays on aging with "ungirdled passion." It's a celebration and commiseration concerning the "gifts" that come with reaching... If You're A Woman 40 Years Or Older, You Need This Book "You may be a hot, hairy mess, but you're in good company "
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God's Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis
ISBN: 9781593765255 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's not the size of God's Doodle that matters; it's the inside that counts. The macabre and the bloodcurdling, the funny and the sad, distilled from myth, world cultures, religion, literature, science, medicine and contemporary life; when it comes to the penis everyone's a critic. "When the prick stands up, the brains get buried in the ground." -Yiddish Proverb Throughout history, man has revered his penis as his "most precious ornament." From small to large, thick to thin, smooth to wrinkled, Hickman lets the history of this mystery hangout for all to see. It is a stiff subject, but we...
It's not the size of God's Doodle that matters; it's the inside that counts. The macabre and the bloodcurdling, the funny and the sad, distilled from ...
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Lame Adventures: Unglamorous Tales From Manhattan
ISBN: 9781480147676 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many outsiders imagine that New York City is a mythical place that transforms every Small-Town Nobody into a Master of the Universe. That's swell for the fortunate few with barracuda-like drive, but what about all those hailing from Elsewhere that are flounder-like, the Minions of the Universe? Meet their advocate: Virginia Antonelli, a wage slave by day and scribbler by night. Originally from San Francisco, she is a New York City transplant who has taken it upon her scrawny shoulders to write these tales centered not in Manhattan's opulent heart, but in its less romantic gall bladder. Lame...
Many outsiders imagine that New York City is a mythical place that transforms every Small-Town Nobody into a Master of the Universe. That's swell for ...
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Exotic Epiphanies
ISBN: 9780983340294 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Man Up!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence
ISBN: 9781455512560 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this hilarious and inspirational memoir, Ross Mathews-best known as "Ross the Intern" from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno-chronicles his life growing up as an atypical kid in a small Northwestern farm town to living as an atypical adult in Los Angeles, to eventually being his loud, proud, apologetically genuine self on national television. As a young kid growing up in a farm town, Ross Mathews might as well have wished for a pet unicorn or a calorie-free cookie tree to grow in his front yard. Either of those far-fetched fantasies would have been more likely to come true than his...
In this hilarious and inspirational memoir, Ross Mathews-best known as "Ross the Intern" from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno-chronicles his life gr...
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Abby Still Has Issues: I still have issues. We all do.
ISBN: 9780983719113 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this second installment of award-winning humor writer Abby's compiled blogging neurosis, she shares everything from the drama of a cab ride with Aunt Mable to an exclusive interview with Vanilla Ice and her quest to become a naked sushi model. Presented in short bursts for readers with the attention span of a manic gnat with ADD - much like the author herself - it will leave you thinking and laughing with each turn of the page. Abby has issues. We all do. Hers will make you feel normal.
In this second installment of award-winning humor writer Abby's compiled blogging neurosis, she shares everything from the drama of a cab ride with Au...
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A Ridiculously Inconsistent Treasury
ISBN: 9781477452165 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of the best articles from "A ridiculously inconsistent trickle of consciousness," the award-winning web site authored by Clark Brooks.
A collection of the best articles from "A ridiculously inconsistent trickle of consciousness," the award-winning web site authored by Clark Brooks.
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Dance of the Reptiles: Selected Columns
ISBN: 9780345807021 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can tell have all made it into his hilarious, bestselling novels, think again. Dance of the Reptiles collects the best of Hiaasen s Miami Herald columns, whichlay barethe stories--large and small--that demonstrate anew that truth is far stranger than fiction. Hiaasen offers his commentary indignant, disbelieving, sometimes righteously angry, and frequently hilarious on burning issues like animal welfare, polluted rivers, and the broken criminal justice system as well... NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can tell have all made it into his hilario... |
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I Know Why the Caged Pig Oinks And Other Love Stories
ISBN: 9780615750439 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now available in glorious BLACK & WHITE An hysterical collection of humorous essays, short stories, sketches, cartoons and general comic musings. From the dust-jacket: "A wide-ranging, rollicking good collection of comedic sketches... As light and fluffy as a slice of chocolate mousse pie." Kirkus Using every color in the comedy palette, from cerebral to silly, this collection of hilarious short stories, essays, sketches and cartoons takes the reader on a journey through a wonderfully creative imagination. Witty, satirical, and outright funny, author William Royce doesn't shy away from the...
Now available in glorious BLACK & WHITE An hysterical collection of humorous essays, short stories, sketches, cartoons and general comic musings. Fro...
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Everyone Needs An Algonquin: The Collected Wit And Wisdom Of Agatha Whitt-Wellington (Miss)
ISBN: 9780615820460 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From a modestly stinking rich family in New Jersey to the charming English village where she now resides, Miss Agatha Whitt-Wellington helps us all to sort some of the difficulties that blight the broadsheets every morning. Bawdy but brilliant, Agatha will open your eyes to a world you've only dreamed of: hers. Usually it's pretty damn good there, but even when something troubling arises, this international mover-and-shaker approaches it with her unique wit and wisdom. How lovely
From a modestly stinking rich family in New Jersey to the charming English village where she now resides, Miss Agatha Whitt-Wellington helps us all to...
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Rookie on the Battlefield
ISBN: 9781937303136 / Angielski / Miękka / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Rookie on the Battlefield, Paulette Rubick Johnson explores life and its many ironies, from parenthood and the perils of dating to the grief of losing loved ones before their time. Through a series of short essays, she walks us through more than two decades of everyday experiences-our experiences-with wry humor, unflinching honesty, and spot-on commentary. It is a story about donning the armor and facing life head-on, even when you are unsure or afraid, not because you want to, but because that is what life demands. Different paths, different struggles, but all of us amateurs, doing the...
In Rookie on the Battlefield, Paulette Rubick Johnson explores life and its many ironies, from parenthood and the perils of dating to the grief of los...
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When Life Gives You Lemons... at Least You Won't Get Scurvy!: Making the Best of the Crap Life Gives You
ISBN: 9781470199685 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of stories and essays that give food for thought and make you laugh. (and sometimes contains naughty words) Madge jokingly yet triumphantly deals with common adult life struggles that fall just short of FEMA intervention but are bigger than a duct tape and coat hanger fix. This stuff wasn't supposed to happen to Madge, she's college educated and comes from a good white collar Irish Catholic family. Hilarity ensues as she made it through an abusive marriage, co-parenting with an alcoholic who later vanished, joblessness, homelessness, food stamps, dating, and raising three kids...
A collection of stories and essays that give food for thought and make you laugh. (and sometimes contains naughty words) Madge jokingly yet triumphant...
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Bowlful of Laughs
ISBN: 9780988977815 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bill Rosen, for years a manager with Volvo N. A., shares his varied experiences dueling with toilets and renegade plumbing systems across the country. At home and work, on business travel and on vacation, he details 18 adventures with color illustrations and the textual delicacy of a neurosurgeon so no adult or child is left behind. For all ages and blood types, this book belongs on the back of every toilet in the free world.
Bill Rosen, for years a manager with Volvo N. A., shares his varied experiences dueling with toilets and renegade plumbing systems across the country....
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Uganda Be Kidding Me (Large type / large print)
ISBN: 9781455576098 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever. On safari in Africa, it's anyone's guess as to what's more dangerous: the wildlife or Chelsea. But whether she's fumbling the seduction of a guide by not knowing where tigers live (Asia, duh) or wearing a bathrobe into the bush because her clothes stopped fitting seven margaritas ago, she's always game for the next misadventure....
Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she snea...
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Did I Say That Out Loud?
ISBN: 9780989240505 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We've all had it - the "uh-oh" of wishing we could take back the comment that somehow escaped the filter between our brains and our mouths. Did I Say That Out Loud? is the tell-all account of the author's misadventures in the daily experience that is life. Told in the tone of a coffee-klatch gathering with your best girlfriends - you know, the ones you can share anything and everything with - the author holds nothing back as she recounts the trials and tribulations of life as Kelly Harman. Thinking of braving Botox or plastic surgery? Get the real scoop from Kelly, including pre-procedure...
We've all had it - the "uh-oh" of wishing we could take back the comment that somehow escaped the filter between our brains and our mouths. Did I Say ...
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The Street Finds Its Own Uses for Mutant Technologies
ISBN: 9780987699633 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Alternate Reality News Service's Guide to Love, Sex and Robots
ISBN: 9780987699664 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Relationships are hard. And, when you find yourself in a new, unusual situation, who can you turn to for advice? Other than your Priest, Rabbi or Ventrosian Blitzvoort, I mean. And, your shrink. Arguably, you should definitely be asking your shrink for advice. Oh, and, come to think of it, your Aunt Bertha (because every family has a sympathetic Aunt Bertha. Okay, there are lots of places you can go for advice. But, if your Ventrosian Bliktvoort stops returning your calls, your shrink is away at an academic conference talking about his paper on your "condition" and your Aunt Bertha is no...
Relationships are hard. And, when you find yourself in a new, unusual situation, who can you turn to for advice? Other than your Priest, Rabbi or Vent...
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If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
ISBN: 9781451674057 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Saturday Night Live veteran Julia Sweeney's "endearing series of true tales from parenthood's front lines" (O, The Oprah Magazine) is a funny, smart tour de force that reads like a conversation with your best friend. In these candidly witty and poignant essays, comedienne and writer Julia Sweeney muses on the complex blessings of motherhood: deciding to adopt her daughter, a Chinese girl named Mulan ("After the movie?"); nannies (including the Chinese Pat); being adopted by a dog; and meeting Mr. Right through an email from a complete stranger who wrote, "Desperately Seeking...
Saturday Night Live veteran Julia Sweeney's "endearing series of true tales from parenthood's front lines" (O, The Oprah Magazine) is a ...
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