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Keep Shoes By The Ketchup: Helpful Parenting Tales from the ultimate Mommy Imperfect
ISBN: 9781511675826 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of comedy essays and mini memoirs destined to assure the reader you are the better parent. Put your feet up, put something grown-up in YOUR sippy cup, and put your mind to discovering... What to do about the swearing in Target (yours) -- What to do when you're in the driveway, shirtless -- The proper use of a "Boogie Pipe" -- and How To Swear and Get Away With It A little comedy of parenting errors, all committed in the name of good intentions. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be glad the author's not your mother. But most you'll know for sure, that the cure for overwhelm, is...
A collection of comedy essays and mini memoirs destined to assure the reader you are the better parent. Put your feet up, put something grown-up in YO...
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28,06 |
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Memos from Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment
ISBN: 9781610272995 / Angielski / Twarda / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..". It's the most entertaining book I've read this year." -- Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, The Chicago Tribune There are no pretentious pronouncements about public policy or dry conclusions from social science in these pages ... because it is a report from what Frank Zimring calls "my second career, and everybody else's second career, the hard work of becoming an adult in the modern world." Why is a piranha swimming in your pool a better illustration of how people get overcommitted than a giant man eating shark? (Consult chapter 3.) What should you say when your...
..". It's the most entertaining book I've read this year." -- Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, The Chicago Tribune There are no pretenti...
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128,37 |
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Snapshots From My Visit To Planet Earth
ISBN: 9781498433341 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They say that laughter is the best medicine. If that's true, then your fingers have now closed around a large dose of that antidote. Join Deb as she shares a glimpse of some of the ups, downs, hairpin turns, potholes, scenic detours, and downright dead ends that have highlighted her own TripTik through Life 101 so far. From the sublime to the ridiculous, from the amusing and heartwarming to the downright hysterical, these stories are bound to make you feel a whole lot better about your own life . . . or at least let you know that you're not the only one whose life wouldn't pass muster with...
They say that laughter is the best medicine. If that's true, then your fingers have now closed around a large dose of that antidote. Join Deb as she s...
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62,02 |
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Old Coots Never Forget: More of the Curmudgeon's Stories about Hunting and Life in the North Country
ISBN: 9781511440448 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,15 |
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Maybe It's Just Me
ISBN: 9781511813099 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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44,14 |
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Memos from Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment
ISBN: 9781610272964 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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81,23 |
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The War Against Boredom: Short Stores, Riffs, Insanities
ISBN: 9780986096518 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Great fun "-Ben Schott, author of Schott's Original Miscellany "Sharp satire with a poetic heart"-The B&N Review "Seth Kaufman's War Against Boredom is a great antidote to this Kardashianized landscape of selfie-sticks, ISIS attacks, and billionaire presidential wannabes. With lacerating satire, these short stories, riffs, and other insanities will make you laugh. Only our hashtags and Instagram pics can save us now." -- Karl Wolff, The Driftless Area Review The War Against Boredom, by newyorker.com humor contributor Seth Kaufman, is a hilarious and wildly inventive assault on the...
"Great fun "-Ben Schott, author of Schott's Original Miscellany "Sharp satire with a poetic heart"-The B&N Review "Seth Kaufman's War Against Boredom ...
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40,09 |
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Wrods
ISBN: 9781496093202 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "wrods" is a collection of essays and other short pieces written with the supposed intention of being humourous. The work is by Ges Davies, who has done little with his life besides raising good-for-nothing children.
"wrods" is a collection of essays and other short pieces written with the supposed intention of being humourous. The work is by Ges Davies, who has do...
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48,15 |
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Coffee Shop Talk: Stories, Essays, and Poems
ISBN: 9781505293739 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coffee shop culture is like that of pubs and taverns, even the most corporate places strive for a certain "local watering hole" quality. The best of them seem to have the same successful ambiance: clean, friendly places where the really good baristas know the customers by name and favorite beverage. It's a mix of the familiar, the intimate, and the anonymous. Inspired by the arrival of a new laptop, author Judith Cullen began a weekly ritual in 2014 of spending Friday mornings in a local coffee shop. The result of this common literary practice was fruitful, with inspirations reflecting from...
Coffee shop culture is like that of pubs and taverns, even the most corporate places strive for a certain "local watering hole" quality. The best of t...
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22,07 |
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Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus
ISBN: 9781512025491 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Has being late to work due to dancing clowns ever been a problem for you? Have you ever had to defend yourself against a giant iguana? Does the overture to The Music Man make you violently twitch? In Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus readers are immersed into what it would be like to live every day as if a herd of ballerinas were chasing you, without the inconvenience of actually having to run. This collection of truly bizarre short stories taken from the author, Allison Hawn's, life takes one across the world and into the strangest crevices of civilization. The lessons learned through her...
Has being late to work due to dancing clowns ever been a problem for you? Have you ever had to defend yourself against a giant iguana? Does the overtu...
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56,14 |
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Life is a Pirate Ship Run by a Velociraptor
ISBN: 9781512025774 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Life is never boring when you're a human magnet for the bizarre. For Allison Hawn, owning a cursed car, being attacked by a man wielding a foam sword, or having to battle an evil pony could manifest on any day ending in "y." These truly hilarious tales provide both bookworms and casual glimpsers with important life lessons, such as what to do if a woman dressed as a cat refuses to get off the roof of your vehicle. You're welcome.
Life is never boring when you're a human magnet for the bizarre. For Allison Hawn, owning a cursed car, being attacked by a man wielding a foam sword,...
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56,14 |
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Comedy, Humor & The Meaning of Life
ISBN: 9781512155662 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kneedsum Utenshun is please to present "Comedy, Humor and the Meaning of Life." This collection of humorous essays would be ideal for patients suffering from malaise, chronic melancholy or general discomfiture. You might describe this with words like, "mind-expanding, deep, funny in a good way, insulting in a good way, I'd read more from this dude." Pass it on and enjoy the vibe. The meaning of life is ours to explore. Peace.
Kneedsum Utenshun is please to present "Comedy, Humor and the Meaning of Life." This collection of humorous essays would be ideal for patients sufferi...
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41,10 |
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Just Left of Center: These Are True Stories, You Can't Make This Stuff Up
ISBN: 9781942731122 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most of us know that one person who has a knack for turning everyday life events into humorous anecdotes. Fran Gruen has been that person for family and friends for years, sharing her life journey from a slightly different perspective than "normal." Fran's folksy style brings you along for the ride as though you were sitting right next to her for adventures such as a cross-country train trip from hell, an uncomfortable medical procedure, or a road rally gone terribly wrong.
Most of us know that one person who has a knack for turning everyday life events into humorous anecdotes. Fran Gruen has been that person for family a...
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50,17 |
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Doggie Deliberations
ISBN: 9781508967118 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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30,90 |
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Amusements
ISBN: 9781490910550 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here it is, folks. The collected works of Britain's laziest comic writer. Available for the first time in one meaty, book-shaped compendium. It's the ideal train/bedside/holiday/toilet companion. Haven't you ever wondered: * What happened to the cast of Saved By The Bell? * The reason Michael Jackson once gave for not being able to visit Paul McCartney's house? * Who Jim from The Corrs considers to be behind the London Bombings? * What a Dundee football team had for their celebratory dinner the day they set a world record score in 1885? * Why the best song from The Muppet Christmas Carol has...
Here it is, folks. The collected works of Britain's laziest comic writer. Available for the first time in one meaty, book-shaped compendium. It's the ...
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52,13 |
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Under the Bell Curve: Random Essays from a Mensa(R) Member
ISBN: 9781514112953 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever... - cruised in a towboat towing barges down the Ohio River? - visited crop circles? - attended a live sex show in Amsterdam? - been in an emergency landing in a commercial airliner? - interacted with a serial rapist at his desolate hunting grounds? - been moments away from eating feces-infused pancakes? - waded naked, thigh-deep in a lake infested with water moccasins? - had Kris Kristofferson flirt with you? - drunk wine that had a dead cobra in the bottle? - been lost and alone in a dark Bangkok alley? - rolled down a mountain backwards in a hearse? - done what a bear does in...
Have you ever... - cruised in a towboat towing barges down the Ohio River? - visited crop circles? - attended a live sex show in Amsterdam? - been in ...
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52,17 |
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That's Mr. Faggot to You: Further Trials from My Queer Life
ISBN: 9781590216026 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. That's Mr. Faggot to You continues Ford's exploration of contemporary gay life. He does not shy away from personal revelations--he recalls his own traumatic high school experiences but recognizes that, years later, he's happier and, more importantly, a great deal more attractive than his classmates--but also offers insight into more political issues such as religion and politics and Wynonna Judd. Never abandoning his caustic wit, Ford is honest to a fault and does not suffer fools or dog-haters lightly.
That's Mr. Faggot to You continues Ford's exploration of contemporary gay life. He does not shy away from personal revelations--he recalls his own ... |
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64,21 |
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She's Thinking Out Loud
ISBN: 9780692457702 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pointing out the small hilarities of everyday life, and how the tiniest things touch us most, "She's Thinking Out Loud" is a collection of more than a decade of Lisa C Hannon's newspaper opinion pieces. The collection covers everything from fibbing to feminism, children to chickens, technology to teenagers and most of all, her love for Texas and home. The table of contents alone is worth the read, with article titles like "I think if I was evil, my mama would have told me," and "Please don't shoot me before I get my second cup of coffee." Advance Praise for She's Thinking Out Loud: "I was...
Pointing out the small hilarities of everyday life, and how the tiniest things touch us most, "She's Thinking Out Loud" is a collection of more than a...
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52,13 |
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How to be a Brit: The hilariously accurate, witty and indispensable manual for everyone longing to attain True Britishness
ISBN: 9780241975008 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George Mikes provides a complete guide to the British Way of Life. Born in Hungary, he eventually spent more than 40 years in the field, and the fruits of his labor include insights on important topics including the weather, how to be rude, and how to panic quietly. How to Be a Brit contains Mikes's three major works: How to be an Alien, How to be Inimitable, and How to be Decadent. The advice includes such gems as how to plan a town (-Street names should be painted clearly and distinctly on large boards. Then hide these boards carefully-); queuing (-An... George Mikes provides a complete guide to the British Way of Life. Born in Hungary, he eventually spent more than 40 years in the field, and the fr... |
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55,44 |
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Harebrained: It seemed like a good idea at the time
ISBN: 9780692416730 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,09 |
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