Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Form - Anecdotes & Quotations

From the beloved New Yorker cartoonist comes a collection of paintings and stories from some of the world's most cherished bookstores.

This collection of 75 evocative paintings and colorful anecdotes invites you into the heart and soul of every community: the local bookshop, each with its own quirks, charms, and legendary stories.

The book features an incredible roster of great bookstores from across the globe and stories from writers, thinkers and artists of our time, including David Bowie, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Lethem, Roz...

Mushers love to share stories of the rare relationships they have with their sled dogs, whether they're in the dog lot, out training, or competing in sprint, mid-distance, or thousand-mile races. As mushers learn time and again, the heart of a sled dog is filled with loyalty, determination, and full dose of quirkiness. This newly revised collection of quotes and stories will continue to inspire audiences everywhere. At times serious, but always heartwarming, Sled Dog Wisdom is a delightful book with full color photos, guaranteed to make you smile.

Growing up with a lifelong aversion to all things new, strange, and uncomfortable, Dr. U was inspired by his much more open-minded wife to take on a project to promote personal growth and freedom from all things routine. His New Year's Resolution and the resulting journal chronicles the hilarious true stories shared in this book.

Once he sheds his own inhibitions, Dr. U becomes more receptive to the not-so-subtle lessons each experience offers. Whether accidentally spending a weekend at a nudist resort or gliding among the clouds, the author shows how we each can benefit from...

Don't Look at the Camera tells the extraordinary inside story of what it's like to spend a lifetime making television. Ian Fisher is an international award winning producer/director who started his television career as a news reporter and presenter. This first volume of his memoirs is an often hilarious, sometimes emotional journey through a series of adventures, regular occurrences in his working day.

As a reporter he impersonated a cabinet minister to secure an interview with the Home Secretary, tracked down Richard Branson's balloon at the end of his...