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Conversate Is Not a Word: Getting Away from Ghetto
By Jam Donaldson. 2010
Funny, sad, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary based on the author's award-winning blog explores what is wrong with black…
culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and improve lives. The fresh, female voice presents a new perspective--differing from so many other treatises on the subject written primarily by older men--and takes into account hip-hop and the internet without assuming a condescending tone. Continually reviewing the ongoing struggle between her own conflicting identities, she asks such questions as How can African Americans speak out about the aspects of their culture that need improvement without risking mockery and the reinforcement of negative stereotypes? and How can you improve a situation when simply calling it out is fraught with the risk of undermining your own race? By weaving her own warring viewpoints into the discussion, the author provides a window into the complex, contradictory perspectives that exist within every member of the black community while also offering comic anecdotes, making this call to action accessible as well as poignant.Superpiss used to be a brand of windscreen washer fluid in Finland but they've changed the name for some reason.…
Bra milk has gone the same way.Luckily, there is still an Italian detergent called BumBum, a Ghanaian pepper sauce called Shitto, Jamaicans can buy Mannish Water Ram Goat Soup, those horrible Danish salt-liquorice pastilles are Spunk brand, the Swedes eat marshmallows called Skum, you can keep your feet dry in China with a Sex Shoes Set and refresh after a jog in Japan with a glass of Sweat.This hilarious book contains hundreds of examples from foreign parts of product names, signs and advertising puffery that make English speakers laugh immoderately, plus a few mistakes that slipped through at home.It's all real. None of it has been invented. In Egypt, you really can buy German Winter Hats for Diabetics.Earth Angel: The Amazing True Story Of A Young Psychic
By Ross Bartlett. 2017
This is the story of Ross Bartlett's incredible psychic talent and his 'fast-track' progression as a medium - from his…
first prophetic vision at the tender age of five to becoming the youngest professional medium in the world at the age of 16. Ross is rapidly gaining a reputation for being one of the most evidential mediums around. He is known for his ability to give precise details of the spirits who contact him from the next life, proving beyond doubt their authenticity. This rare skill has enabled him to give messages of hope and comfort to thousands of people who have lost loved ones and his exceptional talent has generated enthusiastic media attention. Whether giving one-to-one readings or demonstrating in front of large audiences, Ross delivers the right messages to the right people with a clarity and sensitivity unusual for one so young.The Mammoth Book of Losers (Mammoth Books)
By Karl Shaw. 2014
This compendious celebration of ineptitude includes some of history?s most spectacularly ill-conceived expeditions and entirely useless pursuits, and features tales…
of black comedy, insane foolhardiness, breathtaking stupidity and relentless perseverance in the face of inevitable defeat. It rejoices in men and women made of the Wrong Stuff: writers who believed in the power of words, but could never quite find the rights ones; artists and performers who indulged their creative impulse with a passion, if not a sense of the ridiculous, an eye for perspective or the ability to hold down a tune; scientists and businessmen who never quite managed to quit while they were ahead; and sportsmen who seemed to manage always to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Like Walter Oudney, one of three men chosen to find the source of the River Niger in Africa, who could not ride a horse, nor speak any foreign languages and who had never travelled more than 30 miles beyond his native Edinburgh; or the explorer-priest Michel Alexandre de Baize, who set off to explore the African continent from east to west equipped with 24 umbrellas, some fireworks, two suits of armor, and a portable organ; or the Scottish army which decided to invade England in 1349 ? during the Black Death. Entries include: briefest career in dentistry; least successful bonding exercise; most futile attempt to find a lost tribe; most pointless lines of research by someone who should have known better; least successful celebrity endorsement; least convincing excuse for a war; worst poetic tribute to a root vegetable; least successful display of impartiality by a juror; Devon Loch ? sporting metaphor for blowing un unblowable lead; least dignified exit from office by a French president; and least successful expedition by camel.Dumb Employed: Hilariously Dumb and Sadly True Stories about Jobs Like Yours
By Phil Edwards, Matt Kraft. 2011
If you've ever wanted to crawl under your desk at work and hide, or tell that pesky coworker what you…
really think of them, you are probably dumbemployed! Dumbemployed includes approximately 800 of the best, funniest, and dumbest stories contributed by readers from dumbemployed. com, with ninety percent brand-new material! In 300 characters or less, each entry details the stupid, bizarre, and ridiculous things that happen in the workplace. Entries are divided into five chapters and are complemented throughout with Dumbemployed Tips, humorous charts and graphs, and room to write your very own Dumbemployed entries.Sick of the mindless pablum of inspiration” offered by page-a-day devotionals? Tired of the relentless celebration of positive thinking? Perhaps…
it’s time for something with a bit more bite to it. Daily Scoldings are daily doses of bitter truth that will wake anyone out of their narcissism, delusions of grandeur, and indulgent happy thoughts. Think of it as a mental dousing of cold water, first thing in the morning. It’s the perfect gift for the crank, cynic, or curmudgeon in one’s life.A modern version of the book The Art of War. Bing's setting is not a Chinese battlefield, but today's urban…
life, and In Bing's world, only loved ones are entitled to the smallest sliver of loyalty--everyone else is the enemy.The Best of Everything After 50: The Experts' Guide to Style, Sex, Health, Money, and More
By Barbara Grufferman. 2010
The Best of Everything after 50 provides top-dollar advice in an affordable format. When Barbara Grufferman turned fifty, she wanted…
to know how to beand staya vibrant woman after the half-century mark. She went in search of a What to Expect” book, but couldn’t find one. So she consulted New York City’s leading doctors, personal trainers, hair stylists, fashion gurus, and financial planners including: Diane Von Furstenberg on the right fashion choices Laura Geller and Carmindy on makeup tips Dr. Patricia Wexler on the best skin care regimen Frederic Fekkai on haircare Jane Bryant Quinn on financial concerns Julie Morgenstern on organizing your life Barbara adopted their programs and prescriptions, and got life-changing resultsand now she shares her experiences. With a handy format and checklist” style, The Best of Everything after 50 makes high-priced advice accessible to any woman interested in getting answers to the issues that concern her most.A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar: Tales From Maine
By John Mcdonald. 2002
Classic stories, stretched truths and wry observations of life in the Pine Tree State by columnist and professional storyteller John…
McDonald. A Moose and a Lobster Walk Into a Bar is a wonderful mix of classic Maine storytelling, stretched truths and wry observations made by John McDonald during his many travels through the Pine Tree State. In this collection of essays and stories, John extols the important economic power of Maine's Yard Sale Industry, bemoans that Massachusetts, still upset because it allowed Maine to become a state in 1820, is buying it back one house at a time and relates how the state's infamous black fly was really just an attempt at controlling tourists gone haywire. You will also meet Maine characters like Uncle Abner, Merrill Minzey and Hollis Eaton, and find yourself pondering just where the truth ends and the story begins.The Ultimate Book of Insults: A Handbook of Abuse, Snubs, Taunts, and Put-Downs
By Geoff Tibballs. 2006
A brilliant collection of insults and sharp retorts for every situation. Includes studied insults, wry putdowns, literary, political, and dramatic…
rebukes, playground insults, barbs and jibes. The perfect resource for responding to life's slings and arrows with humour and satisfying venom.The Mammoth Book of Insults (Mammoth Books)
By Geoff Tibballs. 2007
Never be stuck for a wicked line again! - the ultimate collection of insultsHere is the biggest and best ever…
collection of insults and sharp retorts for when you just wish you could have thought of something faster. Editor Geoff Tibballs presents over 5000 come-backs, put-downs, snaps, insults, unadmiring quips and quotes, for every occasion. From the most elegant of studied insults to the wickedest of putdowns, from the language of the street to the literary, political, and entertainment worlds, from playground insults to sports, family and marriage jibes - here is every possible barb you could ever need, guaranteed to crack up all those around you. As an outsider, what do you think of the human race? Your mother's so fat, she has her own area code. Are your parents siblings? Anyone who told you to be yourself couldn't have given you worse advice. Is there no beginning to your talents? You'd be out of your depth in a puddle. Don't you need a licence to be that ugly? I'd like to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my arse. I'd love to go out with you but I have to worm my dog.The Gannet's Gastronomic Miscellany
By Killian Fox. 2017
'This book is the product of a ludicrously obsessive and greedy mind - it is therefore an utter joy.' -…
JAY RAYNER'A vital work from a keen mind full to brimming with wonderful thoughts and ideas.' - JEREMY LEE'The most original, entertaining and downright fascinating book.' - DAVE BROOM'Exercise caution before you buy this book. In fact, be careful about even flipping it open. You think Instagram is addictive? Ha. This book is as essential and educational as it is delightful and weird, and I need someone to come rescue me immediately because I cannot seem to put the damn thing down.' - JEFF GORDINIER, FOOD & DRINKS EDITOR, ESQUIRE MAGAZINE'Perfect for the culinarily curious.' - DIANA HENRYgannetnoun1. a large seabird with mainly white plumage, which catches fish by plunging into the water.2. British informal, a greedy person.The Gannet's Gastronomic Miscellany goes beyond the usual food fixations. Presented in a fresh, visually inventive style, it will appeal to anyone with a passing interest in food - which, in this gastronomy-obsessed age, is pretty much all of us.In this compendious hotpot of a book you'll find a guide to creating a hit food profile on Instagram, a cross-section of a tiffin box, an explainer on craft beer, the origin story of Chicken Marengo, a list of millennia-old products that are still edible today (should you be brave enough to try Irish bog butter or Ancient Egyptian honey) and many more delightful nuggets of information.Women and Health: Feminist Perspectives
By Celia Kitzinger, Sue Wilkinson. 1994
This comprehensive volume provides a broad sample of contemporary British feminist work on women and health. It spans the disciplines…
of psychology, sociology, social policy, social anthropology and economics, and demonstrates the development of feminist theorizing and activism in these areas over the past decade. Topics include: global and national politics of women's health; the 'psychologization' of health: sexuality and AIDS; body image and pregnancy; reproductive technology; substance abuse; breast cancer; and the long-term health problems of women. Calling for a greater understanding of women and health, the contributors acknowledge the gender-based inequities of women's experiences and address the need for social and political change in order to improve the health and health care of women across the lifespan.The Healthiest You: Take Charge of Your Brain to Take Charge of Your L
By Kelly Traver, Betty Kelly Sargent. 2009
WHY IS THE PROGRAM DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER HEALTH, DIET, AND FITNESS METHOD? BECAUSE IT WORKS. Dr. Kelly Traver understands…
that the human brain resists change. Only when we learn the secrets of how to get our brain to work for us, not against us, can we make healthy, permanent lifestyle changes. She teaches us what those secrets are and shows us how to use them in this mind-expanding and waistline-shrinking system for getting into shape and staying that way. By combining cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience with the latest information in medicine, nutrition, and fitness, Dr. Traver developed The Program and initially tested it on her patients, who ranged in age from 20 to 81. Her results were astounding. Among those who were overweight, the average weight loss was 19 pounds. Among those who were diabetic, 80 percent achieved a reduction in their blood sugars. Among those with high blood pressure, 87 percent returned their blood pressure to normal. Some 80 percent of the smokers success-fully kicked the habit. In the course of twelve short weeks, readers can achieve similar success by following Dr. Traver's simple, straightforward instructions for working with the stubbornly change-resistant brain so that it not only accepts new, healthy lifestyle habits but actually embraces them. Google, Target, and Stanford University have already adopted Dr. Traver's system to achieve better health for their employees. You are in the driver's seat of your health. By personalizing The Program's powerful tools you can learn to change your body and your life, simply by understanding and working with your brain.Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
By Winsor Mccay. 1973
From the creator of Little Nemo comes this pioneering cartoon strip, a world of dreams and nightmares, fraught with episodes…
of wish fulfillments and exaggerations in size and perspective. This facsimile of the rare 1905 first edition recaptures Winsor McCay's imaginative brilliance and his influence on latter-day animation with 60 cartoon sequences.My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy
By Andrea Askowitz. 2008
The Mammoth Book of Irish Humour
By Aubrey Malone. 2012
This bumper collection of Irish humour covers topics such as Absenteeism and Zoos and everything in between. It would be…
disappointing should such a large collection not include the best of famous Irish wits such as Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, but the emphasis is very much on contemporary Irish humour from the likes of Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran, Ardal O'Hanlon and Dara O'Briain, to name just a few. Lunatic, iconoclastic and, as Spike Milligan might have put it, involving 'sideways thinking', this is Irish humour at its very best.Pun Direction
By Stewart Francis. 2013
I was standing in the park today wondering, why does a Frisbee appear larger the closer it gets? And then…
it hit me.'Stewart Francis is the king of the smart one-liner, the brilliantly crafted, often punning gag delivered in his trademark deadpan style.In this, his first book, he presents 500 of his funniest, most perfectly formed gags plus hilarious cartoons and more.The Mammoth Book of More Dirty, Sick, X-Rated and Politically Incorrect Jokes
By Geoff Tibballs. 2013
Funny, fearless and absolutely filthy-nearly 3,000 more uncensored, dirty, sick, and deeply politically incorrect jokes, covering just about every topic…
imaginable, from adultery to (sex in) Zoos, including an assortment of bad taste lists. A worthy, all-new follow-on to the first bestselling volume.Sorting Out Billy
By Jo Brand. 2004
Billy is a lad. He's a laugh, he's loud, he behaves badly and Sarah is besotted with him. But after…
another 'accident' involving Billy's temper, Sarah's face and a night in the A&E, Sarah's friends Martha and Flower decide that it's time to take action. What should they do? Reason with him? Send him to anger management classes? Hire a hit man? Martha and Flower have problems of their own: Martha is seven months pregnant by one of three possible blokes (she did this mainly to wind up her sanctimonious vicar father); and hippie Flower's career as a stand-up comic is more sit-down after some nasty encounters with south London's finest hecklers. Will Martha survive single-motherhood on a council estate in need of a peace-keeping force? Will Flower find the perfect put-down? And will they sort out Billy before he gets to them first...? Jo Brand tells it like it is in her darkly comic and sharply observed debut novel.