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The Song of Suburbia: Scenes from Suburban Life
ISBN: 9780595437573 / Angielski / Miękka / 301 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Award-winning humorist and radio personality David Bouchier has been called "The H.L. Mencken of the subdivisions." He applies his satirical wit, wisdom, and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of suburban life. In this second collection of essays, originally broadcast on National Public Radio stations WSHU and WSUF in Long Island and Connecticut, he explores and explains such quintessentially suburban themes as: the the trauma of an empty driveway; romance in the catering hall; a visit from the exterminator; the metaphysics of golf; and the lament of the suburban commuter.
Award-winning humorist and radio personality David Bouchier has been called "The H.L. Mencken of the subdivisions." He applies his satirical wit, wisd...
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A Few Well Chosen Words: More Wit and Wisdom from Public Radio
ISBN: 9780595445967 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. David Bouchier brings humor and insight to the quirks and puzzles of everyday life, from buying vitamin pills to reading poetry on the subways. These entertaining commentaries were first broadcast on public radio stations in Long Island and Connecticut, where Bouchier's quirky and clever humor has made him the most popular public radio personality in the region.
Every week for the past twelve years Bouchier has plucked a topic from the chaos of ordinary life and subjected it to his special brand of ironic scrutiny. Nothing is too small or too vast to attract his attention: stuffed bears,... David Bouchier brings humor and insight to the quirks and puzzles of everyday life, from buying vitamin pills to reading poetry on the subways. These ...
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Critical, But Stable: Columns, Essays, and Other Desperate Attempts To Win Your Love
ISBN: 9780595651337 / Angielski / Twarda / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Heralded by an imaginary critic as "breathtakingly brilliant," James Sigman's
Heralded by an imaginary critic as "breathtakingly brilliant," James Sigman's
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83,43 |
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Waiter!: The Humor and Pathos Beyond the Plate
ISBN: 9780595651641 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Hi, my name is Matt, and I'll be your waiter tonight." Since becoming a waiter, Matthew Foster has uttered these words 67,892 times, he has cried on the job 11 times, has had two nervous breakdowns, and has committed 27 acts of anonymous revenge on rude restaurant patrons. Now this comic essayist brings you his take on the modern American dining experience.
"Hi, my name is Matt, and I'll be your waiter tonight." Since becoming a waiter, Matthew Foster has uttered these words 67,892 times, he has cried on ...
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Free Chairs
ISBN: 9780595653263 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you noticed that when you re in a bookstore, and you re reading a book of jokes or meditations or moving little chicken-soup stories or deep thoughts, the first few in the book are very meaningful and funny and enjoyable? But when you buy the book and take it home, most the ones after that are really lame and just seem to be taking up space. So you have to ask yourself, What kind of a dope-jerk-moron am I for dishing out $11 dollars for this piece of crap?
Have you noticed that when you re in a bookstore, and you re reading a book of jokes or meditations or moving little chicken-soup stories or deep thou...
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Gathering Moss: Rest Stops on the Road Downhill
ISBN: 9780595657810 / Angielski / Twarda / 121 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More wit and humor from the author of "Over the Hill Without a Paddle: And Other Signs of Confusion in a New Millennium." This time he gives us his skewed take and observations on everything with titles from A to Z - except for nine letters in between that apparently aren't that funny - and including the numbers One, Two, Three, and the words First and Second. Check it out. Among the subjects that catch his fancy are wives, husbands, children, grandchildren, doctors, hornets, birds, ants, dogs, morticians and sex. He pitches shows to TV programmers, points out a shortcut to young men in the...
More wit and humor from the author of "Over the Hill Without a Paddle: And Other Signs of Confusion in a New Millennium." This time he gives us his sk...
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91,04 |
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Just Humor Me: The Hilarious Side of Family Life
ISBN: 9780595658213 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Women Are Insane, Men Are Pigs: A Modest Proposal for Finally Bringing Closure Between the Sexes, and How Women Can Now Save the World
ISBN: 9780595666645 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "If this MODEST PROPOSAL ever catches on, it will change life on earth as we know it."
"New York Books and Shoes Review" "This book is pro-humanity. It's not just pro-one segment of the population. I was so deeply moved. I think it can make women who read it just bloom for the first time." "This book is a gas." "If I ever meet the author of this book, I'm gonna shoot him " "I just curled up with this good book by the fire, and realized what the f...had been wrong with my life,... "If this MODEST PROPOSAL ever catches on, it will change life on earth as we know it."
"New York Books and Shoes Review" "This book is pro-hum... |
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Real Owls Don't Bark: Commonsense Lessons of Ordinary Life
ISBN: 9780595674268 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Real Owls Don't Bark" is a charming, quirky, and sometimes deeply moving collection of true stories that will convince anyone that who we are and what matters is often shaped by the most ordinary people and events we encounter in our daily lives.
Drawn from years of hilarious and thoughtful travelogues he wrote as a communications consultant, author Paul Heagen provides intriguing insights into communications in business and life as you journey with him when he learns: The generosity of a toothless fruit vendor in Hong Kong The importance of getting out of your element during a biker... "Real Owls Don't Bark" is a charming, quirky, and sometimes deeply moving collection of true stories that will convince anyone that who we are and wha...
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The Accidental Immigrant: America Observed
ISBN: 9780595772308 / Angielski / Twarda / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Transatlantic humorist David Bouchier brings wit, wisdom and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of American suburban life. This book brings together more than a hundred essays, originally broadcast on National Public Radio, or published in his "Out of Order" column in the Sunday New York Times.
When work and marriage brought David Bouchier to Long Island in 1986 the endless suburbs seemed mysterious and exotic to him. He was inspired to begin writing essays and newspaper columns about his life there - a personal and public diary of the Resident Alien experience. In 1992 a weekly... Transatlantic humorist David Bouchier brings wit, wisdom and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of American suburban life. This book brings ...
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God Save the Sweet Potato Queens
ISBN: 9780609806197 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hallelujah The Sweet Potato Queens are back
In 1999, Jill Conner Browne, royal boss of Jackson, Mississippi's own glorious Sweet Potato Queens, introduced them to the world in the hilarious bestseller The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love (which contained everything you ever need to know about Love, Life, Men, Marriage, and the importance of Being Prepared). But, fortunately for us, that was not the final chapter in the Queens' splendid saga. The Sweet Potato Queens still have plenty of stuff to say and valuable wisdom to impart about how they went from being Cute Girls to... Hallelujah The Sweet Potato Queens are back
In 1999, Jill Conner Browne, royal boss of Jackson, Mississippi's own glorious Sweet Potato Queens, ... |
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Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
ISBN: 9780609809433 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in side-splitting and often cringe-inducing detail, Paul Feig takes you in a time machine to a world of bombardment by dodge balls, ill-fated prom dates, hellish school bus rides, and other aspects of public school life that will keep you laughing in recognition and occasionally sighing in relief that you aren t him. Kick Me is a nostalgic trip for the inner geek in all of us."
Written in side-splitting and often cringe-inducing detail, Paul Feig takes you in a time machine to a world of bombardment by dodge balls, ill-fated ...
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Sex Tips For Girls: Lust, Love, and Romance from the Lives of Single Women
ISBN: 9780671477257 / Angielski / Miękka / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cynthia Heimel is the author of seven books and numerous columns and articles. She lives in Oakland, California, with her boyfriend, his son and too many dogs.
Cynthia Heimel is the author of seven books and numerous columns and articles. She lives in Oakland, California, with her boyfriend, his son and too m...
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56,97 |
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Mark Twain's Library of Humor
ISBN: 9780679640363 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Selections from an anthology originally published in 1888 include twenty pieces by Mark Twain in addition to works by forty-three of his contemporaries, including Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and William Dean Howells.
Selections from an anthology originally published in 1888 include twenty pieces by Mark Twain in addition to works by forty-three of his contemporarie...
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Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
ISBN: 9780679640387 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed "deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.
Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son...
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Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?
ISBN: 9780679741831 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether she's writing about redneck politics in her native Texas or the discreet charms of Bushwazee, Molly Ivins in never less than devastatingly honest--and hilarious. Our toughest, funniest, and savviest columnist delivers the goods on: Whether she's writing about redneck politics in her native Texas or the discreet charms of Bushwazee, Molly Ivins in never less than devastatingly ... |
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Sleeping at the Starlite Motel: And Other Adventures on the Way Back Home
ISBN: 9780679770152 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anyone who has read her bestseller Mama Makes Up Her Mind--or who has heard her on National Public Radio--knows that Bailey White is one of the keenest observers of Southern eccentricity since Mark Twain. Sleeping at the Starlite Motel revives White's reputation as a master storyteller, Southern division, as it catalogs the oddities of the Georgia town she knows so well.
Anyone who has read her bestseller Mama Makes Up Her Mind--or who has heard her on National Public Radio--knows that Bailey White is one of the...
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When My Parents Were My Age, They Were Old: Or, Who Are You Calling Middle-Aged?
ISBN: 9780684802893 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This tongue-in-cheek celebration boldly goes where no book has gone before--right into the heart, soul, and "easy-fit" wardrobe of the generation that invented sex, drugs, and rock and roll to reveal exactly how 76 million baby boomers are handling middle age. Line drawings.
This tongue-in-cheek celebration boldly goes where no book has gone before--right into the heart, soul, and "easy-fit" wardrobe of the generation that...
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45,42 |
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MENOPAUSE MADNESS: AN EMPATHETIC LITTLE BOOK
ISBN: 9780684842271 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ever since the perils of menopause came out of the closet, women have been barraged with books about the subject--many of them helpful, all of them serious. Now Pat Ross considers all the miserable symptoms--hot flashes, mood swings, hormones, and expanding waistlines--and treats them with a delightful touch of humor.
Ever since the perils of menopause came out of the closet, women have been barraged with books about the subject--many of them helpful, all of them se...
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Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing
ISBN: 9780684847993 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Patrick McManus offers wry observations about small-town life and curmudgeonly insists on bigger and bigger fish stories in this hilarious collection from one of the greatest contemporary humorists. Patrick McManus believes that life's eternal truths exist solely for the purpose of being overturned and proved incorrect. In McManus's world, nothing is what it should be. All steaks should be chicken-fried, strong coffee is drunk by the light of a campfire, and fishing trips consist of men acting like boys and boys behaving like the small animals we've always assumed they were.
Patrick McManus offers wry observations about small-town life and curmudgeonly insists on bigger and bigger fish stories in this hilarious collection ...
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