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My Mom Is a Fob: Earnest Advice in Broken English from Your Asian-American Mom
ISBN: 9780399536403 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fob (noun)-derived from the acronym F.O.B. ("fresh off the boat")
Does your mom still make Peking duck instead of turkey on Thanksgiving, own a giant cleaver, or take twenty-four more napkins than she needs at Chipotle? Your mom may be a fob. Through their hit blog "My Mom Is a Fob," Teresa and Serena Wu have seized ownership of this formerly derogatory term, applying it instead to the heartfelt, hilarious, and thoroughly unique ways that Asian mothers adapt to American culture, from the perspective of those who love them most: their children. Through texts, emails, phone... Fob (noun)-derived from the acronym F.O.B. ("fresh off the boat")
Does your mom still make Peking duck instead of turkey on Thanksgiving, own a g... |
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Advice, Opinions Never Asked for & Other Stuff: Thoughts, Stories, Travels and More
ISBN: 9781432757281 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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When Did I Get Like This?: The Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nugget-Buyer & Other Mothers I Swore I'd Never Be
ISBN: 9780061963964 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Amy Wilson's hilarious, tender memoir...had me laughing out loud with recognition. She captures the small moments of motherhood in a way that is both funny and thought-provoking."
--Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project From the creator and star of the one-woman off-Broadway show Mother Load, comes When Did I Get Like This?, a screamingly funny take on being a modern woman, wife, and mother told with "a level of hilarity that even non-moms can appreciate" (Time Out). Amy Wilson's poignant and provocative, utterly outrageous look at... "Amy Wilson's hilarious, tender memoir...had me laughing out loud with recognition. She captures the small moments of motherhood in a way that is both...
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It Is All Good and God Is at the End: Preparing for a Happy Landing
ISBN: 9781432766214 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You may want to reverse what you think about dying. See what some normal people experienced in their final days.Some of their experiences were extraordinary and even unexplainable. Life begins with an orgasm. I bet our Creator will even top this at our journey's end. You don't believe there is a Creator? That's okay, no judgement here.We all have a lot of clutter we must come to grips with as we live our lives. Could our departing be our purpose in life?
You may want to reverse what you think about dying. See what some normal people experienced in their final days.Some of their experiences were extraor...
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Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment
ISBN: 9780307717443 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What happens when a coffee-drinking, cigarette-smoking, steak-eating twenty-five-year-old atheist decides it is time to get in touch with her spiritual side? Not what you d expect
When Suzanne Morrison decides to travel to Bali for a two-month yoga retreat, she wants nothing more than to be transformed from a twenty-five-year-old with a crippling fear of death into her enchanting yoga teacher, Indra a woman who seems to have found it all: love, self, and God. But things don t go quite as expected. Once in Bali, she finds that her beloved yoga teacher and all of her yogamates wake up... What happens when a coffee-drinking, cigarette-smoking, steak-eating twenty-five-year-old atheist decides it is time to get in touch with her spiritua...
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Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock's Ultimate Survivor (Large type / large print Edition)
ISBN: 9781455507245 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the world to have his entire DNA mapped in 2010. It was a highly complex, $65,000 process, but the results were conclusive: Ozzy is a genetic anomaly. The "Full Ozzy Genome" contained variants that scientists had never before encountered and the findings were presented at the prestigious TEDMED Conference in San Diego-making headlines around the world. The procedure was in part sponsored by The Sunday Times of London, which had already caused...
Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the ...
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American Humor, Slang and Expressions
ISBN: 9780755206520 / Angielski / Miękka / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'If we can't laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at?' is the theme of this book. So we laugh at America and the Americans. Here is a tossed salad of unique American humor, slang and expressions, about 6000 strong. Nobody, including God Himself, is immune to our humor. Us mortals are mere fodder. This salad is sprinkled with megabucks and our indifference to it. But the salad dressing of American ignorance, stupidity and vanity is very bitter. To cite an example - only in America, nowhere else in this world, do politicians blow taxpayer dollars into very much needed research such as 'why pigs...
'If we can't laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at?' is the theme of this book. So we laugh at America and the Americans. Here is a tossed salad of ...
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Once More Into the Breach: A Personal Account: Reliving the History of the Civil War
ISBN: 9781432763862 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying... Those and Other Tales
ISBN: 9781615991150 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. b"Padman made me smile, chuckle, laugh out loud, cry and all the
emotions in between..." --Diana Stroud, Amazon.com/bbrbr In this collection of personal essays, Mark Elswick offers humorous episodes about being a man and father. Whether its his daughter sending him to the store to buy those... well, things that transforms him into "Padman"; his realization that at forty-two, he is slowly turning into an old man; or his reaction to his middle school aged daughter dating a "man" two years older than her, readers--male and female alike--will find themselves cracking smiles when they arent busy... b"Padman made me smile, chuckle, laugh out loud, cry and all the
emotions in between..." --Diana Stroud, Amazon.com/bbrbr In this collect... |
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Clen Vance F.B.I.: Funny, Black and Intelligent
ISBN: 9781432758547 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of topical essays from an afrocentric child of the sixties; covering personal topics from "Why I teach Developmental Math" to "Going Home to Africa." His commentaries also include his unique observations of people ranging from Michael Jackson to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. is a cross between Ralph Wiley and Bill Cosby with a touch of Malcolm X.
A collection of topical essays from an afrocentric child of the sixties; covering personal topics from "Why I teach Developmental Math" to "Going Home...
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The Big Book Of Dan: Road Alligators and Incongruous Possibilities
ISBN: 9781432778590 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales
ISBN: 9781451610376 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New York Times bestselling reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments from the larger, louder half of the world-famous magic duo Penn & Teller. A scathingly funny reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments from the larger, louder half of world-famous magic duo Penn and Teller reveals an atheist's experience in the world: from performing on the Vegas strip with Siegfried and Roy to children and fatherhood to his ongoing dialogue with proselytizers of the Christian Right and the joys of sex while scuba-diving, Penn has an outrageous sense of humor and a brilliantly...
The New York Times bestselling reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments from the larger, louder half of the world-famous magic duo Penn & Te...
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The Feedstore Chronicles
ISBN: 9781934606322 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most coming-of-age stories are fraught with symbolism, hidden metaphors, and a heaping mound of other literary devices. Not this one. Not mine. You see, I came of age while working at a dusty Texas feed store. A place where To Kill a Mockingbird involved a twelve-year-old and a BB gun. Of Mice and Men was a problem easily solved with rat poison. And David Copperfield, nothing more than a dude that made shit disappear. The Feedstore Chronicles is a mostly true account of my education amongst murderous ex-wives, a well-hung bulldog, and... Most coming-of-age stories are fraught with symbolism, hidden metaphors, and a heaping mound of other literary devices. Not this one. Not mine. You... |
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Moose on the Loose: True Tales to Make you Laugh, Chortle, Snicker and Feel Inspired
ISBN: 9780986685606 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Travel brings with it many extraordinary moments--from the whimsical to the hilarious to the downright absurd. By following in the footsteps of previous bestselling humour titles such as Mugged by a Moose and A Beaver is Eating My Canoe, we continue to celebrate more of those moments in Moose on the Loose. Join 26 travel and outdoor writers as they relate their wacky tales of misadventure. If there's one truth that can be pulled from this collection of stories, it's that while outlandish things can happen on the road less travelled, there's no such thing as a bad story...
Travel brings with it many extraordinary moments--from the whimsical to the hilarious to the downright absurd. By following in the footsteps of previo...
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Cat Sayings; Wit & Wisdom from the Whiskered Ones
ISBN: 9780982253847 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "CAT SAYINGS: wit & wisdom from the whiskered ones" is an exciting and vibrant collection of feline art and text designed to celebrate cats and the people that love them. This cat art book showcases artwork along with quotations about cats that cover topics including the bond between humans and their cats, the cat personality, of cats & dogs, and even wild cats. The images are by 60 artists from countries including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and South Africa. CAT SAYINGS features a variety of cat art styles including cat photography, illustrations, and paintings. A...
"CAT SAYINGS: wit & wisdom from the whiskered ones" is an exciting and vibrant collection of feline art and text designed to celebrate cats and the pe...
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I Crack Myself Up!
ISBN: 9781478719229 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. My husband said; "You women complain about EVERYTHING " I said; "Is that what you men are calling yourselves now? EVERYTHING?" I figured it out The chicken crossed the road to get away from the stupid rooster I once asked a friend what her kittens name was and she replied; "Free to good home " Time for bed I plan on dreaming of paying all my bills with good checks One time my mother made me so furious So...I sent my teenagers to stay with her for awhile My husband and I were watching Pretty Woman together one night. During one scene Vivian was wearing nothing but a necktie My husband...
My husband said; "You women complain about EVERYTHING " I said; "Is that what you men are calling yourselves now? EVERYTHING?" I figured it out The c...
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Ol' Shakey: Memories of a Flight Engineer
ISBN: 9781478716907 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Master Sergeant Dick Lunders slouched behind the flight engineer's panel, monitoring the airplane's condition, occasionally writing down one of the systems' readings on his flight log. It looked like minimum crew rest at Mactan, then to Bangkok -- by way of Saigon and the combat zone. Suddenly without warning the number two propeller RPM surged, then settled back to a steady drone. "Aw, come on," Sergeant Lunders growled at the offending propeller. "You a'tryin' to make me work?" The Aircraft Commander, Major James Brown, sat up straight in his seat and looked back at his flight engineer....
Master Sergeant Dick Lunders slouched behind the flight engineer's panel, monitoring the airplane's condition, occasionally writing down one of the sy...
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Life Changing Quotes: Inspirational and motivational quotes, inspiring quotes, quotes to motivate, wisdom to live by
ISBN: 9781908691415 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Change comes from one of two sources. First, we may be driven to change out of desperation. The second source that drives us to make changes in our lives is inspiration. I hope that is where you find yourself now - about to become sufficiently inspired to make major changes in your life. For over two decades, I have worked in the Personal Development arena, reviewing hundreds of books per year, and I am still astounded by the remarkable power of well spoken words. My own life has been completely transformed because of many of these 'Life Changing Quotes'. To me, the greatest contribution... -Change comes from one of two sources. First, we may be driven to change out of desperation. The second source that drives us to make changes in ou... |
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Te Traigo Mi Poesia: Mi Libro
ISBN: 9781478714316 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 626 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HOLA Hola pedazo de miel, dulce ha mi paladar Fresa en crema dulce, miel de aquel panal Encanto de mi vida mia, dulzura de la que te habla Manzana roja, sol de mi manana Oyes chiquitito Que se hace cuando se ama? Hay como duele, El no verte en la manana Te amo Y aun que duele. Me haces falta en mis dias, extrano todas tus sonrisas Necesito de tus miradas, tu presencia mas que nada Eres parte de mi ser chiquitito, y ha donde me hago yo, Si quiero verte y no te miro? Te beso? Ho Te olvido? Esencia de las rosas, carino mio, amor celoso, Oyes, si que te amo Y por tu causa casi caigo al...
HOLA Hola pedazo de miel, dulce ha mi paladar Fresa en crema dulce, miel de aquel panal Encanto de mi vida mia, dulzura de la que te habla Manzana r...
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The Devil Rides Out: Wickedly funny and painfully honest stories from Paul O’Grady
ISBN: 9780553824636 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Britain's best loved entertainer tells more of his rollicking adventures. Following on from the enormous success of "At My Mother's Knee," Paul O'Grady here continues his extraordinary life story. Aged 18, the young Paul has already been a cat burglar and a boxer, a mischievous altar boy and a civil servant, he's fathered a baby and lost his own dad, he's discovered Liverpool's burgeoning gay club scene as well as what goes on down at the Docks. Having crammed so much into his early life, surely there couldn't be much still left to do? Rest assured, there's never a dull moment in this riotous...
Britain's best loved entertainer tells more of his rollicking adventures. Following on from the enormous success of "At My Mother's Knee," Paul O'Grad...
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