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How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto
ISBN: 9780060779696 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the founding editor of The Idler, the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, comes not simply a book, but an antidote to our work-obsessed culture. In How to Be Idle, Tom Hodgkinson presents his learned yet whimsical argument for a new universal standard of living: being happy doing nothing. He covers a whole spectrum of issues affecting the modern idler--sleep, work, pleasure, relationships--while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche--all of whom have admitted... From the founding editor of The Idler, the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, comes not simply a book, b... |
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59,35 zł |
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Blank: The Power of Not Actually Thinking at All (a Mindless Parody)
ISBN: 9780060875763 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A smart, hilarious parody of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling Blink. Stop Don't think You already know what this book is about. That is the power of Blank: the power of not actually thinking at all. Using what scientific researchers call 'Extra-Lean Deli Slicing' (or would, if they actually bothered to research it), your brain has already decided whether you're going to like Blank, whether its cover goes with your shirt, and whether it will make you look smart if somebody sees you reading it on the train. Chances are you and your shirt are both liking it a lot, you're going... A smart, hilarious parody of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling Blink. Stop Don't think You already know what this book is about. That is the... |
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63,59 zł |
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How to Eat Like a Child: And Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-Up
ISBN: 9780060936754 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Universal and timeless, Delia Ephron's How to Eat Like a Child is a delightful revisiting of the joys -- and tricky ploys -- of childhood. Made into a children's television special and a musical theater revue performed across the country each year, How to Eat Like a Child offers advice beyond the artful etiquette of food consumption. Ephron also teaches us "How to Laugh Hysterically," "How to Have a Birthday Party," "How to Torture Your Sister," and much, much more. As the Washington Post Book World noted, After the giggles of recognition have subsided, one thing... Universal and timeless, Delia Ephron's How to Eat Like a Child is a delightful revisiting of the joys -- and tricky ploys -- of childhood.... |
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75,97 zł |
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A Million Little Lies
ISBN: 9780061171468 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James Pinocchio wakes up in the back of a New York City taxi with a combination lock piercing his left ear and no idea how it got there, or what the combination is. The following day, his wealthy parents decide they've had enough, and they send him off to Sleepy Hollow, the famous rehab facility in Upstate New York. While there, Mr. Pinocchio meets all sorts of Fascinating Characters, one more Unbelievable and Amazing than the next, and they challenge him to confront his Deepest, Darkest Fears. The experience leads Mr. Pinocchio to the very edges of despair, but at a critical... James Pinocchio wakes up in the back of a New York City taxi with a combination lock piercing his left ear and no idea how it got there, or what th... |
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72,07 zł |
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Best of Bad Hemingway: Vol 1: Choice Entries from the Harry's Bar & American Grill Imitation Hemingway Competition
ISBN: 9780156118613 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rules of the competition are simple: sound like Hemingway and be funny. A "Trophy Room" section here includes Papa parodies from the past by F. Scott Fitzgerald, E. B. White, Raymond Chandler, et al. Introduction by George Plimpton; caricatures.
The rules of the competition are simple: sound like Hemingway and be funny. A "Trophy Room" section here includes Papa parodies from the past by F. Sc...
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67,83 zł |
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Fruited Plain: Fables for a Postmodern Democracy
ISBN: 9780300092905 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The beleaguered Joad family of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath struggled in an era of disappointed dreams and empty pockets. But how might the grandchildren of that Dust Bowl generation fare in today's more promising times? In this boisterously inventive book Alvin Kernan sends various descendants of the original Joad family on a postmodern journey out of California and into the excesses of American culture at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The experiences of today's Joads are as hilarious as they are discomfiting: they encounter in Kernan's America a world of democracy gone...
The beleaguered Joad family of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath struggled in an era of disappointed dreams and empty pockets. But how might the gran...
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439,83 zł |
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The Boston Driver's Handbook: The Almost Post Big Dig Edition
ISBN: 9780306813269 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An entertaining survival manual for drivers facing the treacherous streets of Boston or for those wanting to drive like a Bostonian
An entertaining survival manual for drivers facing the treacherous streets of Boston or for those wanting to drive like a Bostonian
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84,80 zł |
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The Complete A**hole's Guide to Handling Chicks
ISBN: 9780312310844 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Congratulations, man By picking up The Complete A**hole's Guide to Handling Chicks, you are just pages away from finally understanding: - How a five-dollar date can get you laid Congratulations, man By picking up The Complete A**hole's Guide to Handling Chicks, you are just pages away from finally understanding: |
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80,56 zł |
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Encyclopedia Neurotica
ISBN: 9780312325015 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We live in an Age of Anxiety. The events of modern life have overwhelmed the average homo sapiens until getting from Point A to Point B without being overcome by neuroses is a practical impossibility. Enter: the comic safety valve. Encyclopedia Neurotica is a delightful garden of the ills that beset modern man. Entries include excerpts from both popular and arcane published works, as well as original definitions, essential terms and the occasional cutting-edge concept, such as "celebriphilia, the pathological desire to sleep with a celebrity, suffered chiefly by groupies." We live in an Age of Anxiety. The events of modern life have overwhelmed the average homo sapiens until getting from Point A to Point B without bei... |
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97,52 zł |
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Last Night I Dreamt of Cosmopolitans: A Modern Girl's Dream Dictionary
ISBN: 9780312340575 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a world filled with Starbucks, E , designer water, and reality T.V., is it any wonder that pop culture icons are invading our dreams? With insightful humor (a sure sign that the only thing implanted in her cheek is her tongue), author Josie Brown explains dream symbolism in terms that any young, hip woman can readily comprehend. What does it mean to dream of Paris (France), Paris (Hilton), Prada, blogging, bridesmaids, and more? Josie can tell you. Part dream dictionary, part relationship guide, part fashion fantasy, Last Night I Dreamt of Cosmopolitans taps into its readers'... In a world filled with Starbucks, E , designer water, and reality T.V., is it any wonder that pop culture icons are invading our dreams? With insig... |
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80,56 zł |
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Yiddish with Dick and Jane
ISBN: 9780316159722 / Angielski / Twarda / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jane is in real estate. Today is Saturday. Jane has an open house. She must schlep the Open House signs to the car. See Jane schlep. Schlep, Jane. Schlep. Schlep, schlep, schlep. In text that captures the unque rhythms of the original Dick and Jane readers, and in 35 all-new illustrations, a story unfolds in which Dick and Jane--hero and heroine of the classic books for children that generations of Americans have used when learning to read--manage to express shades of feeling and...
Jane is in real estate. Today is Saturday. Jane has an open house. She must schlep the Open House signs to ...
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76,36 zł |
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Deng Xiaoping Is a Chain-Smoking Communist Dwarf: The Sayings of Pat Buchanan
ISBN: 9780345407832 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is Pat Buchanan in his own words: "Someone's values are going to prevail. Why not ours? Whose country is it, anyway? Whose moral code says we may interfere with a man's right to be a practicing bigot, but must respect and protect his right to be a practicing sodomite?"--Right from the Beginning, Pat Buchanan's autobiography "My good friend Bob Dole, basically, is the bellhop of the Business Roundtable."--Campaign appearance, Clearwater, SC, February 28, 1996 "I think God made all people good, but if we had to take a million immigrants in, say,...
Here is Pat Buchanan in his own words: "Someone's values are going to prevail. Why not ours? Whose country is it, anyway? Whose moral cod...
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63,63 zł |
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The Dark Voyage and the Golden Mean: A Philosophy of Comedy
ISBN: 9780393003574 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Professor Cook develops his philosophical exploration of comedy from the ideas of the probable and the wonderful. These two profoundly different approaches to human experience imply the related poles of rationalism-idealism, society-individual, concept-symbol, and reason-imagination. In discussing the implications of these symbolic attitudes, Professor Cook casts new light on the nature of both tragedy and comedy, their subjects, goals, and techniques.
Professor Cook develops his philosophical exploration of comedy from the ideas of the probable and the wonderful. These two profoundly different appro...
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84,84 zł |
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Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest, and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever
ISBN: 9780446696562 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY CAUSE HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER. In the hallowed literary tradition of The Darwin Awards and Headlines comes this mind-boggling collection of the most outrageous warning labels ever slapped onto perfectly good products. Before you try to dry your hair with a blowtorch or iron a shirt while you're wearing it, read this hilarious collection of crazy caveats. You'll be surprised how far frightened manufacturers (and their lawyers) must go these days to protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits
WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY CAUSE HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER. In the hallowed literary tradition of The Darwin Awards and Headlines comes this mind-boggling colle...
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125,01 zł |
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How to Speak Southern
ISBN: 9780553275193 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A tongue-in-cheek dictionary of Southern words and phrases offers an hilarious spoof of the Southern accent.
A tongue-in-cheek dictionary of Southern words and phrases offers an hilarious spoof of the Southern accent.
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38,14 zł |
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The Complete How to Speak Southern
ISBN: 9780553804782 / Angielski / Twarda / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The laugh sensation that swept the nation, How to Speak Southern and More How to Speak Southern, is now collected in one complete-and completely hilarious-volume. Embraced by Southerners everywhere and dedicated to all Yankees in the hope that it will teach them to talk right, this uproarious book decodes "Suthun" wit and wisdom for "Nawthun" upstarts everywhere. From "aig" (a breakfast food that may be fried, scrambled, boiled, or poached) to "zackly" (as in "precisely"), here's just a sampling of what you'll find inside: ATTAIR: Contraction used to indicate the specific...
The laugh sensation that swept the nation, How to Speak Southern and More How to Speak Southern, is now collected in one complete-and co...
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67,87 zł |
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The OTHER Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: A Parody
ISBN: 9780595261529 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever wondered: --How to perform an appendectomy? --How to rob a bank? --How to take a bullet? --How to deliver a baby in a manger? --How to summit Mt. Everest? --How to mend a broken heart?
Have you ever wondered: --How to perform an appendectomy? --How to rob a bank? --How to take a bullet? --How to deliver a baby in a manger? --How to s...
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46,45 zł |
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The Tabloid Bible
ISBN: 9780664258436 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Tabloid Bible is a fresh and funny take on biblical literacy. Humorist Nick Page, who happens to take the Bible very seriously, captures perfectly the deadpan style of popular, sensational tabloids found in supermarket checkout lanes everywhere in his retelling of major biblical events from Genesis to Revelation. The Tabloid Bible is a fresh and funny take on biblical literacy. Humorist Nick Page, who happens to take the Bible very seriously, captures... |
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97,57 zł |
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Chicken Poop for the Soul: Stories to Harden the Heart and Dampen the Spirit
ISBN: 9780671014421 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is "Chicken SOup" Too Sweet for Your Soul?
When you take the road less traveled, do you get lost? When bad things happen to other people, do you feel good? Do self-help books make you feel selfish and helpless? Congratulations, you're one of us. Welcome to the farthest side of reality -- and the first collection of stories sure to harden your heart and dampen your spirit. Chicken Poop for the Soul Here is the story of "Step-Mother Teresa" who turned an orphanage in Calcutta into a sweatshop...and "The True Meaning of Love," romance as seen from a... Is "Chicken SOup" Too Sweet for Your Soul?
When you take the road less traveled, do you get lost? When bad things happen to other pe... |
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63,42 zł |
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Splitting Hairs: The Bald Truth about Bad Hair Days
ISBN: 9780684826431 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From glorious tresses to embarrassing messes, bouffants to comb-overs, and rugs to plugs, here's a hilarious look at hair that will leave yours standing on end
With her razor-sharp wit, Mimi Pond offers hair-raising glimpses of barbershop and beauty parlor disasters, presents profiles of hairdressers from heaven and hell, and recaps famous hair moments in film and television. She chronicles the major hair trends of the twentieth century and their impact on history providing insight into how hair has built financial empires and ruined political campaigns. To top it off, she provides tips... From glorious tresses to embarrassing messes, bouffants to comb-overs, and rugs to plugs, here's a hilarious look at hair that will leave yours standi...
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54,94 zł |