Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Topic - Marriage & Family

This first volume of The Collected Plays of Neil Simon contains the triumphs that put Neil Simon's unique brand of comic genius on the American stage, and made him the most successful playwright of his generation. His mixture of verbal wit and beautifully crafted farce, ethnic humor and insight into universal foible, and above all compassion and understanding, make even his sharpest barbs touch the heart as well as the funny bone. These seven plays,...

In Conversations With My Son, Rachel Dolcine shares her experiences with her son that will inspire and motivate you to have more conversations with your children. These humorous, poignant splices of Rachel's interactions with her son, Julius, will have you laughing, pondering, and turning the pages  in search of other gems of wisdom. She takes you through her journey of surviving motherhood as she re-evaluates her own expectations and upbringing. She acknowledges the normalcy to want to be the perfect parent while accepting that imperfections are...

Not long ago the Big Thicket of East Texas was still one of those places singular in its southernness, like the Mississippi Delta or the Carolina Low Country. Now its old-timers and their ways are nearly gone.

They will not be forgotten, though, for in "My Grandfather s Finger" Edward Swift recalls a Big Thicket populated by family and friends as gloriously vibrant and enigmatic as the land itself. From Camp Ruby to nearby Woodville and all the swamps, bayous, and forests in between, Swift shows us a place and time so fecund with humor, tragedy, and good talk that, in growing up there,...

Kimberella and Prince Roderick try to live a 'normal' day-to-day life in Dubuque, Iowa, but sometimes they fail to do so (quite often, but who's keeping track.)

Prince Roderick grew up in the country, learned how to build houses, played in a family band since age eleven, hunted, fished and explored the outdoors. Kimberella lived in the city, took piano lessons, baked, knitted and never quite grew up.

As husband and wife they manage to compromise by building two houses, playing in bands and living in Kimberella's childhood home in the city. They also go hunting, fishing and...

From 1957 to1972, Dorothy "Dottie" Lebo wrote a weekly humor column called "Home at Heart" for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, "Sunday Patriot-News" that chronicled the chaos and charms of family life. A 1950s mom who refused to conform to the era's rigid standards for housewives, Lebo documented suburban living during a period of rapid change in American culture.

"Home at Heart" ran in the women's pages and won Lebo the affection of legions of local fans as she recounted her hilarious household misadventures. During the days when financial planning meant managing charge accounts and...

Twenty-five philosophers examine the wisdom of Louis C.K. from a variety of philosophical perspectives. The chapters draw upon C.K.'s standup comedy, the show Louie, and C.K.'s other writings.

One writer looks at the different meanings of C.K.'s statement, "You're gonna be dead way longer than you were alive." One chapter shows the affinity of C.K.'s "sick of living this bullshit life" with Kierkegaard's "sickness unto death." Another pursues Louis's...