Ordinary Sayings and Southern Cliche'
ISBN: 9781490903620 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ordinary Sayings and Southern Cliche is based on unique dialect and normal sayings by Southerners. To us the words are ordinary. To others they're unusual, funny, outrageous, odd, or just downright hilarious. Wash your dirty carcass, loose lips sink ships, toot your own horn, stinkin' thinkin' and don't get your panties in a wad are just a few of the phrases and unusual sayings you'll find once the book is opened. Southern expressions, when applied, can be an amusing highway of words. But remember. You'll never know where the road's gonna wind up 'til you get to the very end. And use caution....
Ordinary Sayings and Southern Cliche is based on unique dialect and normal sayings by Southerners. To us the words are ordinary. To others they're unu...
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36,37 zł |
Trouble in Flatbush: The Adventures of a 12 Year Old in Mid 20th Century Brooklyn
ISBN: 9781419686993 / Angielski / Miękka / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The reader of Trouble in Flatbush is given a picture of 1948-50 Brooklyn in stunning detail through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy. This account is a meticulous biography of place. The voice of the 12 year old is funny and sweet. His adventures are tumultuous and the schemes invariably lead to intrigue and trouble. The sensations of mid century Brooklyn are all there: rose bushes on chain link fences, odors of horse droppings behind horse drawn carts, the excitement and dare of rides at the otherworldly setting of Coney Island and the sanctuary of a dead-end street. The adventures that took...
The reader of Trouble in Flatbush is given a picture of 1948-50 Brooklyn in stunning detail through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy. This account is a m...
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86,89 zł |
3 Things I Wouldn't Do for Money: And Other Ruminations from Suburbia
ISBN: 9781450246743 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. My family and most of my friends will accept my departure from this earth. But I don t really know what to do about some of my friends in the Writers Circle. Even if they see the death certificate, there are some of them who just don t trust me. In fact, there is one member who did not believe it when I was hospitalized. I d had major surgery for Pete s sake, but when I came back, he swore that he d seen me alongside the I-5 freeway in an orange jumpsuit picking up trash. I am sure he will look around at each meeting for weeks after my funeral, clearly expecting to see me walk in saying,... My family and most of my friends will accept my departure from this earth. But I don t really know what to do about some of my friends in the Write... |
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60,78 zł |
Voy con mi hacha
ISBN: 9781456520038 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coleccion de articulos publicados en El Aviso Magazine de Los Angeles California de agosto 2009 a Diciembre del 2010. Temas variados tratados con humor, a veces mordaz, a veces sarcastico, pero siempre con buena intencion"
Coleccion de articulos publicados en El Aviso Magazine de Los Angeles California de agosto 2009 a Diciembre del 2010. Temas variados tratados con humo...
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59,48 zł |
Adult Child of Hippies
ISBN: 9781897415245 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you have a name such as Willow, River, Oak, or Sunshine? Have you ever lived in a commune, or done yoga naked with your family? If yes, then you are an Adult Child of Hippies (ACOH). ACOHs grew up in extreme conditions: eating sprouts, and lugging herbal tea to school in their Thermoses (if they were fortunate enough to make it to school). ACOHs were born and brought up mostly in the 70s and 80s. As their parents reveled in the counterculture, their children struggled with basic hygiene, not to mention broader social acceptance. Until now, this group has not been represented in the media....
Do you have a name such as Willow, River, Oak, or Sunshine? Have you ever lived in a commune, or done yoga naked with your family? If yes, then you ar...
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82,72 zł |
The Neurotic Parent's Guide to College Admissions: Strategies for Helicoptering, Hot-Housing & Micromanaging
ISBN: 9780983459415 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Admissions rates of 6 percent? Kids applying to thirty-two colleges? Sixteen-year-olds with more impressive resumes than Fortune 500 CEOs? Has the nation lost its mind? Why yes, it has J.D. Rothman, the Neurotic Parent of blog fame, takes readers on a hilarious satiric journey through today's insane college admissions process. The vividly illustrated book takes you from the Itsy-Bitsy Fiske Guide and Junior Kumon Tips for Preschoolers through Rejection Letters from the Heart and Bed Bath & Bye-Bye.
Admissions rates of 6 percent? Kids applying to thirty-two colleges? Sixteen-year-olds with more impressive resumes than Fortune 500 CEOs? Has the ... |
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73,86 zł |
Yo You Capeesh It's a Cookbook
ISBN: 9781432782795 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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63,20 zł |
My Father The Mid-Wife
ISBN: 9781619963962 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An entertaining mini novel designed to keep your attention from the opening scene of the na ve young pregnant army wife on a train going to surprise her husband at Camp Rigby. Meanwhile the plot thickens as the supernatural forces of evil verses good clash in the heavens. Added descriptions of angels never seen before and the humor of the baby talking from the womb entice the reader. A healthy splash of military leadership and problem solving is refreshing in our world of today. Ultimately the reader is rewarded with a life changing serendipity experience as they discover My Father The...
An entertaining mini novel designed to keep your attention from the opening scene of the na ve young pregnant army wife on a train going to surprise h...
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80,48 zł |
My Father The Mid-Wife
ISBN: 9781619963979 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An entertaining mini novel designed to keep your attention from the opening scene of the naive young pregnant army wife on a train going to surprise her husband at Camp Rigby. Meanwhile the plot thickens as the supernatural forces of evil verses good clash in the heavens. Added descriptions of angels never seen before and the humor of the baby talking from the womb entice the reader. A healthy splash of military leadership and problem solving is refreshing in our world of today. Ultimately the reader is rewarded with a life changing serendipity experience as they discover My Father The...
An entertaining mini novel designed to keep your attention from the opening scene of the naive young pregnant army wife on a train going to surprise h...
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129,29 zł |
Food is Love: Life, Humor and Sustenance for the Southern Soul
ISBN: 9780615514970 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a child born in the 1960's I grew up sipping the last bitter drops of my mothers "straight" black coffee at a well worn kitchen table with her lady friends. This was a daily ritual in our suburban neighborhood. Coffee breaks began as soon as sons and daughters were packed off to school and before most of the women even had a chance to get the foam rollers and bobby pins out of their hair. Gathering around a kitchen table, good food, laughter...its a way of life to me. Food is Love is a book about my life, stories from my youth, others from my chaotic life as a married, mom o' three...with...
As a child born in the 1960's I grew up sipping the last bitter drops of my mothers "straight" black coffee at a well worn kitchen table with her lady...
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68,63 zł |
Southern Fried White Trash
ISBN: 9780615533674 / Angielski / Miękka / 155 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the spirit of Southern humor brought to us by writers and comics like Lewis Grizzard, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bret Butler, Carole Adams Townsend's debut book, -Southern Fried White Trash, - is a must-have for tried-and true Southern enthusiasts. It has a twist, though. Townsend satirizes real life through the eyes of a Southerner, born and raised. Carole Townsend is a news correspondent and online columnist for the Gwinnett Daily Post newspaper in Georgia. A married mom and former corporate executive brought up by an old-school Southern mother, the author brings a hilarious perspective to...
In the spirit of Southern humor brought to us by writers and comics like Lewis Grizzard, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bret Butler, Carole Adams Townsend's debu...
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59,25 zł |
Why I'm Not Normal
ISBN: 9780964449541 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Be honest. Are you normal? Are your friends and family normal? If the answer to either question is "No," this book will make you feel better about yourself. Either it will make you feel normal by comparison, or it will help you understood what makes a person become, remain, and grow ever increasingly not-normal. For example, you learn that "not-normal" is... ...genetic. You inherit it from your not-normal ancestors, like the one who drills holes in the floor to fix a leaky roof. You pass the not-normal gene to your children, like the two who play Peter Pan and Captain Hook... Be honest. Are you normal? Are your friends and family normal? If the answer to either question is "No," this book will make you feel better about ... |
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56,61 zł |
Me Tarzan, You Jane
ISBN: 9780983877806 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With a mixture of humor, foundational truths, and practical application, "Me Tarzan, You Jane" will not only transform a marriage but it will also change couples with its practical guidelines and solutions for staying connected to one another in all levels of relationship, or reconnecting if the marriage partners have drifted apart.
With a mixture of humor, foundational truths, and practical application, "Me Tarzan, You Jane" will not only transform a marriage but it will also cha...
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86,93 zł |
A Little Laughter A Few Good Friends and a Whole Lot of God's Grace
ISBN: 9781619963429 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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73,15 zł |
I Only Have Trouble With People...: The Book for Everybody... about Everybody Else!
ISBN: 9780615184777 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lynn Bilek Edmonds casts a piercing eye on the foibles of modern living in her sassy collection of viewpoints, I Only Have Trouble With People... In fresh, spirited prose, she serves up a compendium of the author's musings about life's everyday irritations and philosophies.
Lynn Bilek Edmonds casts a piercing eye on the foibles of modern living in her sassy collection of viewpoints, I Only Have Trouble With People... In f...
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68,59 zł |
Soccer from the Sidelines: What's goin' on out there?
ISBN: 9781419653421 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are you surprised to learn that over 18 million young Americans play Soccer today? Yet most parents and relatives of Soccer Kids don't have a clue what the sport is all about. If only there was a book that would help parents understand the game and make Soccer more fun for their kids. Inside this informative, entertaining guide, you'll find everything parents need to know about the 4th most popular youth sport in the US. From Soccer history to the rules of the game. From field layout to nutrition and sport safety. From the early years to Big Time Soccer. And, most important, you'll discover...
Are you surprised to learn that over 18 million young Americans play Soccer today? Yet most parents and relatives of Soccer Kids don't have a clue wha...
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59,43 zł |
Surviving Five Daughters
ISBN: 9781439207994 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Heartfelt and wise, Surviving Five Daughters by author Lynn A. Jacobson is a stunning odyssey of what it means for parents, specifically fathers, to raise daughters in the modern world. Timeless, funny and, at times, poignant, this autobiographical collection of sixty-four essays shares the good, the bad, the confusing-and almost everything in between. With directives on how to bathe a baby, sing to a child, and hone the fine art of being mean, the author provides gems of parental guidance that will pay dear old dads back in spades. The book is an absolute hoot with essay titles such as...
Heartfelt and wise, Surviving Five Daughters by author Lynn A. Jacobson is a stunning odyssey of what it means for parents, specifically fathers, to r...
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59,25 zł |
Grandma's Other Life
ISBN: 9781456432140 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As noted in the Table of Contents Page, "This Grandma needs to be remembered, not just because she is a Grandma, but because she has lived, loved, and is loved
As noted in the Table of Contents Page, "This Grandma needs to be remembered, not just because she is a Grandma, but because she has lived, loved, and...
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68,63 zł |
Go sit on your own stoop!: Stories of growing up 'Brooklyn' in the 70s
ISBN: 9781461012009 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Go Sit On Your Own Stoop is a collection of hilarious, brutally honest and thought-provoking anecdotes that vividly recapture the omnipresent energy, hair-trigger danger and genuine uniqueness of one man's childhood in Brooklyn, NY, during the seventies and eighties. Author John Khoury transports you to a time when Brooklyn was defined by working class laborers, rampant crime, dirty streets and an inextinguishable character and spirit that was known around the world. Go Sit On Your Own Stoop is a unique memoir that explores the days before outdoor cafes; family playgrounds and wine bars;...
Go Sit On Your Own Stoop is a collection of hilarious, brutally honest and thought-provoking anecdotes that vividly recapture the omnipresent energy,...
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68,40 zł |
Holly Jolly Frivolity
ISBN: 9781461088424 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gordon Kirkland brings his award-winning humor writing to the topic of the holiday season. He exposes the world to his feelings about everything from children's Christmas pageants, to artificial trees, and holiday lights. Fans of Kirkland's other five collections of short humorous stories (three of which received the Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour, ) will enjoy more of his unique style focusing on the fun and foibles of daily life during the so-called joyous season. In this collection, Kirkland stretches his muscles as a lyricist, writing new words for several old and familiar...
Gordon Kirkland brings his award-winning humor writing to the topic of the holiday season. He exposes the world to his feelings about everything from ...
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41,13 zł |