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Cheap Gold Watches: "Popular Demand" at Mount Union
ISBN: 9781481907330 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a college student in the 1980s, Mudd wrote a series of humorous essays called "Popular Demand" for the weekly newspaper at Mount Union College in Alliance, OH. He uses these historical relics -- "cheap gold watches," as he calls them -- to reflect on what life was like back then.
As a college student in the 1980s, Mudd wrote a series of humorous essays called "Popular Demand" for the weekly newspaper at Mount Union College in A...
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Now I Know: Essays & Monologues
ISBN: 9781539168874 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. He's one of the funniest five people on the planet. But his real gift goes beyond even that. James magically takes us with him, wherever he's going. Places I never thought to explore. Locked in a shark cage, marching up the steps of a courthouse, trying to escape a Chinese brothel-we are there with him. -Glynn Washington, host of NPR's Snap Judgment James Judd has made audiences laugh for years on National Public Radio's Snap Judgment, an award-winning storytelling program. Now he's collected eleven of his most popular stories in a book that will thrill... He's one of the funniest five people on the planet. But his real gift goes beyond even that. James magically takes us with him, wherever he's go... |
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Fart Proudly: A Letter to a Royal Academy
ISBN: 9781540503725 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Fart Proudly" (also called "A Letter to a Royal Academy," and "To the Royal Academy of Farting") is the popular name of a "notorious essay" about flatulence written by Benjamin Franklin c. 1781 while he was living abroad as United States Ambassador to France.
"Fart Proudly" (also called "A Letter to a Royal Academy," and "To the Royal Academy of Farting") is the popular name of a "notorious essay" about fla...
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Boneheads and a Bully Pulpit
ISBN: 9781539638025 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Waxed: My Second Year as a Haunt Monster
ISBN: 9781540424761 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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There, I Said It: Bob Dylan Is Overrated: and a few other carefully considered objections to the greatest musicians of all time
ISBN: 9781540536297 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Tex and the Long and Short of It
ISBN: 9781542707893 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Adventures of Halcombe Norilsk and Other Gripping Tales
ISBN: 9781524653439 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Meet Halcombe Hackney Norilsk, a unique personage that dreams so big he travels throughout the world in order to be famous because he thinks he deserves it. As his Russian hometown (Norilsk) has been officially selected the worst place in the world to live several times; he wants to prove he can attain anything, becoming a household name despite his origins. However, reality proves otherwise. In fact, his life in Norilsk was better than expected. After reading his humorous adventures, you can discover an array of very interesting pieces of writing with regards to topics such as... Meet Halcombe Hackney Norilsk, a unique personage that dreams so big he travels throughout the world in order to be famous because he thinks he des... |
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Chicago Stories: Policing, Pests, and Pestilence
ISBN: 9781540420138 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Street Stories: Policing, Pests, and Pestilence is a group of quirky stories from my time on the Chicago Police Department and the day to day things that drive me mad. The Pests and Pestilence. It is a chap book of short and short short stories.
Street Stories: Policing, Pests, and Pestilence is a group of quirky stories from my time on the Chicago Police Department and the day to day things t...
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Das kannibalische Krankenhaus: und andere merkwürdige Geschichten - ein Dutzend Satiren und Humoresken
ISBN: 9781540717153 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In diesem Werk sind 12 Satiren und Humoresken von H.P. Rex zu finden. Sie wurden nie zu des Autors Lebzeiten veroffentlicht. In der Nachkriegszeit verfasst, atmet das Werk an manchen Stellen die Erfahrungen des Krieges und der Nachkriegszeit. So finden sich Anspielungen auf die Diktatur der Nationalsozialisten. Die Satire "Die Entnazifizierung der Tiere" ist ein Beispiel. Die Mehrheit der humorvollen Geschichten sind jedoch zeitlose Behandlungen der Natur des Menschen. Die schwere Zeit mit Humor zu nehmen, war sicherlich keine schlechte Alternative. Allein aus zeithistorischer Sicht ist das...
In diesem Werk sind 12 Satiren und Humoresken von H.P. Rex zu finden. Sie wurden nie zu des Autors Lebzeiten veroffentlicht. In der Nachkriegszeit ver...
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Confessions of a Crackpot
ISBN: 9780983176596 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Think of this book as a "cheerleader for the human spirit"-a light shining through the cracks of this resurrected pot that helps to keep folks moving forward, instead of wandering alone in the dark. No matter how badly shattered your pot-no matter what your struggles or your circumstances-you can be whole, once again. Oh it often takes time and effort to glue the fragments back together again. But remember this: the cracks that remain are where the light can shine through I've always tried to catch my readers with a good hook, develop a simple concept, proffer a kernel of wisdom to munch,...
Think of this book as a "cheerleader for the human spirit"-a light shining through the cracks of this resurrected pot that helps to keep folks moving ...
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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays
ISBN: 9781101912195 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. *A New York Times Bestseller* Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., "bitches gotta eat" blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether talking about how her difficult childhood has led to a problem in making "adult" budgets, explaining why she should be the new Bachelorette--she's "35-ish, but could easily pass for 60-something"--detailing a disastrous pilgrimage-slash-romantic-vacation to Nashville to scatter her estranged father's ashes, sharing...
*A New York Times Bestseller* Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. With We Are Never Meeting ...
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Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing
ISBN: 9781476723426 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Generous and entertaining." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay * Nominated for "Best Memoir & Autobiography" by Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 * Named a "Best Book of the Year" by New York Post "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to read it again." --TheSkimm "I'm mad Jennifer's Weiner's first book of essays is as wonderful as her fiction. You will love this book and wish she was your friend." --Mindy Kaling, author of Why Not Me?...
"Generous and entertaining." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art o...
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Pauline Piper, E-book Writer: How I wrote my first ever book
ISBN: 9781541030572 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Pauline Piper read in the local paper that her old schoolmate Marjorie had published a book and was going to sign copies of it in the local library, she suddenly remembered that she had always wanted to write one. Despite her admission that she had never been able to express herself very well in words, she enlisted the help of her patient husband John, a great reader, unlike herself, and began to pen her very first novel. In her candid account of the ups and downs of authorship, Pauline steers us ably through the process of writing her first novel, from its inception to publication day...
When Pauline Piper read in the local paper that her old schoolmate Marjorie had published a book and was going to sign copies of it in the local libra...
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Sean of the South: Whistling Dixie
ISBN: 9781539787655 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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A Knack for Embarrassment
ISBN: 9781541234581 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever wondered why a thrown flat rock never flies straight? Spent a long and sleepless night in a den of snorers? Did you ever blow up cuisine in the microwave and then try and hide it? Follow the author and his family and friends in their rollicking adventures as they sled down the dreaded Sleddin' Road, ride in a Volkswagen Rabbit that smokes more than a locomotive, and practice Premeditated Bear Situation Thinking while out in The Woods. Just try not to laugh as you read about the cutthroat cookie decorating contest from Christmas 2007 or as the author guinea pigs his younger...
Have you ever wondered why a thrown flat rock never flies straight? Spent a long and sleepless night in a den of snorers? Did you ever blow up cuisine...
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That’s Your Lot
ISBN: 9780008172619 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is Limmy's second book. It's a whole load of new, odd, and hilariously grim short stories. Tom is in a soft play with his daughters. He's bored. He's so bored he can move things with his mind. A man fills up a mate's biscuit tin without ever telling him, to see what happens. Maggie's boyfriend Iain bought a curtain. It keeps attacking them. She wants it out the house. A man is sitting in his wheelie bin at two in the morning, and he wants to tell you why. Kenny's mate Scott is suicidal and ridden with guilt. Kenny takes him on holiday to Benidorm.... This is Limmy's second book. It's a whole load of new, odd, and hilariously grim short stories. Tom is in a soft play with his daughter... |
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Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir
ISBN: 9780812983869 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Driving, wild and hilarious" (The Washington Post), here is the incredible "memoir" of the actor, gambler, raconteur, and Saturday Night Live veteran. Don't miss Norm's new Netflix special, Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Treachery When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a celebrity memoir, he flatly refused, calling the genre "one step below instruction manuals." Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Driving, wild and hilarious" (The Washington Post), here is the incredible "memoir" of the act...
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Broke: How Not to Give Up When Climbing Out of Debt
ISBN: 9780996796415 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever struggled with debt? Wait. Let me rephrase that question. Do you live in America? Did you once believe that 90 days was the same as cash? Me, too. Broke chronicles my climb out of the financial hole I dug. (By the way, you should only dig holes if you plan on filling them with treasure.) Along the way, I discovered that my debt didn't just reflect my bad decisions. It was a spiritual issue, "for where your treasure is there your heart will also be." Apparently, my heart was in overdraft. Broke will shine some funny hope into your messy money life. This book is for the days you...
Have you ever struggled with debt? Wait. Let me rephrase that question. Do you live in America? Did you once believe that 90 days was the same as cash...
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Book Of Words
ISBN: 9780996806053 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It was long my contention that if anyone should take the time to write about 62,000 consecutive words (about the size of an average book) off the top of his/her head, a reader could learn a great deal about the writer and the writer could learn even more about him/her self.
When I got into it, I discovered consecutive words turned into arbitrary essays, some humorous, some autobiographical, some philosophic. Since that's the way it came out I decided to leave it. The writing may not always be terrific but for me the essays are worth... It was long my contention that if anyone should take the time to write about 62,000 consecutive words (about the size of an average book) o... |
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