Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Topic - Marriage & Family

Husbands and wives--a story as old as time and as new as J. Lo and whoever it is she's married to this month. Will-Harris spins a hilarious new take on this age-old subject, tackling everyday topics from tiny BBQs to giant chickens; putting up shelves to putting down cookies; puppies to panic; and curtains to karma.

Who was there for you when you scraped your knee and needed a little TLC? Who never missed a Little League match and took you out for ice cream even when your team lost the game? Whose unique observations and lessons on life still guide you today? Your grandparents, that's who

Now Willard Scott and a host of his famous and not-so-famous friends celebrate the delights and surprises of this special job in life with If I Knew It Was Going to Be This Much Fun, I Would Have Become a Grandparent First.

Who says old folks are boring? Not Kat. She spends every summer with her grandmother at Old Town Books. Grandma's bookstore, located on the ground floor of her grand Victorian, plays host to the town's gossipy residents. Grandma is always ready with her own brand of wit and freely voices her opinion even if it is not always polite. Between Tuesday Bingo Night and Sunday lunch at Luby's Grandma keeps Kat's summers busy and full of excitment. Grandma falls in love with her bookstore rival, someone dies and a conspiracy brews. Watch as Kat and Grandma discover the truth along with all of Old...

The practical, comforting, honest, and hilarious bestseller for moms-to-be, with more than one and a half million copies in print

Your doctor gives you medical advice. Your mother buys you baby clothes. But who can give you the real skinny when you're pregnant?

Your girlfriends, of course--at least, the ones who've been through the exhilaration and exhaustion, the agony and ecstasy of pregnancy. Four-time delivery room veteran Vicki Iovine talks to you the way only a best friend can--in the book that will go the whole nine months for every mother-to-be. In this revised and updated...

Celebrate the Bond of Sisterhood

When it comes to sisters, there's plenty to laugh about -- and this joyful book is filled with humorous stories about the special relationship that sisters share.

Sisters share secrets, sorrows, success, and sometimes silliness. It's this sense of sharing that brings sisters so close -- and in that closeness, there are all kinds of reasons to laugh.

You'll giggle and grin as you read stories from some of your favorite authors and comedians -- like Patsy Clairmont, Martha Bolton, Karen Scalf Linamen -- and new friends you'll...

Sure, children are the greatest gift of all -- but that doesn't mean you want to be seated next to one on an airplane.

From the dawn of time, other people's kids have found ways to spoil things for the rest of us. Movie theaters, parks, restaurants -- every venue that should be a place of refuge and relaxation has instead become a freewheeling playground complete with shrieks, wails, and ill-timed excretions.

Now, I Hate Other People's Kids delivers a complete handbook for navigating a world filled with tiny terrors -- and their parents. It boldly explores how children's...

An unpredictable socio-comic novel with serious overtones, and implications, set in middle England. Current contentious issues within the Catholic Church are addressed. Derek Postlethwaite, a dreamy, imaginative nine year old Catholic boy, who has to cope with his mother's death, puberty, and his erotic fantasies. A subconscious part of him still thirsts for maternal comforts, which represent the love he has lost. The novel's eclectic characters encroach frequently into the most unlikely events of his young life, which sometimes leaves him agonized and embarrassed.

Fact: Many a mother-in-law is either disliked or finds herself the butt of jokes. This was a mother-in-law to be loved and admired. Question: What type of woman would inspire her son-in-law to accumulate 35 years worth of quotes? Answer: The inspiration was Julia's off-the-wall humor. My Favorite Italian Mother-In-Law is a collection of more than 300 zany quotes, arranged by subject matter, such as: I never saw lightning so loud before. I don't have to change my socks because I was in the house all day yesterday and I hardly moved. I just wrote a letter to a my cousin Margaret in Florida. I'm...

This hilarious collection of the best and funniest columns published by syndicated humor columnist Mark Thrice takes an entertaining look at ""normal"" everyday life-from husbanding to parenting to holding down the job that is paying for both. With over fifty columns showcasing Mr. Thrice's witty and whimsical turns, this is a perfect gift for husband and wife and a classic treasure that will produce laughs on every page

Syndicated columnist Adams humorously dissects and revels in the absurdity and chaos of modern family life in her debut book.

Kids ask the darndest questions and the answers make for a funny and fascinating (Publishers Weekly) book.
Wendell Jamieson s son, Dean, has always had a penchant for asking odd questions. Dad, what would hurt more getting run over by a car, or getting stung by a jellyfish? Dad, why do policemen like donuts? Dad, does Mona Lisa wear shoes? Because Dad is a newspaperman and city editor for The New York Times, he decided to seek out the real answers to Dean s questions from top experts movie directors and ship captains, brain surgeons and stabbing victims, a Buddhist...

When does 1 + 1 = 3 (or more)? When you've got a baby on the way.

Part of that new math, says #1 New York Times bestselling author Jill Conner Browne--whom USA TODAY calls "just plain funny"--includes the addition of an outsize sense of humor to balance the equation of your growing family.

The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit is a hilarious (though not scientifically tested) wink at the time-honored mysteries of parenting, because anybody who has ever had a kid or has ever known one knows that the experience is neither fun nor...

A quirky look at the everyday quips moms tell their children, "Sew Buttons On Your Underwear" is a delightful romp through one girl's experience growing up in Chicago. Cathy Sue Carpenter chronicles her mother's wit and wisdom with a smart, contemporary point of view. This wonderful collection of motherly antidotes is whimsically illustrated by Janet Arvia. And adorned with personal photos from a memorable era.

"Sew Buttons On Your Underwear" is a nostalgic look the 70's before the internet and video games influenced children. Every page is another nugget of insight as only a mother could...