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How to Quinoa
By Tiffany Beveridge. 2014
MEET QUINOA! She’s the fearless and fashion-forward toddler taking over the world one elaborate play date at a time. From…
designer duds to posh friends to even the most avant-garde snack foods, Quinoa is setting trends and taking names. (In fact, see her list of approved baby names inside. ) She’s got more cool factor than the Kardashian, Jolie-Pitt, and Paltrow offspring combined. Oh yeah . . . she’s also imaginary. Based on the wildly popular Pinterest board, My Imaginary Well-Dressed Toddler Daughter, How to Quinoa will take you on a tour of high fashion hilarity with snapshots and stories from the life of the world’s most influential toddler, plus tips and best practices to transform your own life and wardrobe from snore to roar. Quinoa will show you how to do everything from raising a superior child to securing a compatible BFF. And from finding your own path to designer happiness to practicing on-trend hobbies like drinking flavored lemonades from mason jars. So, ask yourself this: Are you ready to Quinoa?Your Country Is Just Not That Into You
By Jimmy Dore. 2014
Why is your brother-in-law concerned about the Estate Tax? Why do millionaire news reporters get everything wrong? Why are blood-sucking…
teachers bankrupting America? Jimmy Dore, the comedy darling of America’s Progressive Left, answers all these questions and more! In this laugh-out-loud collection of essays that are both street-smart and informed, Jimmy sets out to discover what’s wrong. Crackling with caustic wit and insight, no aspect of American life is safe from Jimmy’s hilarious scrutiny. He gets to the heart of the issues: why Republicans should support gay marriage or why the President shouldn’t have Secret Security until the country has gun control, bringing clarity and hilarity to the incoherent noise of our punditocracy. This outrageously entertaining manifesto is an excellent resource for those who have survived long arguments during family dinners. And in a media environment dominated by corporate interests, Jimmy’s take-no-prisoners approach is fearless: going after both political parties, and all corners of mainstream news. A David against an army of Goliaths. Equal measures of silliness and spleen-venting, Your Country Is Just Not That Into You is the most oddly uplifting political book of the year.Sherlock Holmes: The Essential Mysteries in One Sitting (RP Minis)
By Jennifer Kasius. 2013
The Quotable Winston Churchill: A Collection of Wit and Wisdom (RP Minis)
By Running Press. 2013
This tiny tome featuring a faux leather binding with embossed type and illustration is filled with Winston Churchill's biography, his…
most inspirational quotes, and excerpts from some of his most famous speeches.Hands On: A MANual for Getting the Job Done
By Susan Anderson. 2014
Hands On is the Complete Package This titillating tome and handy reference book is perfectly suited for anyone who needs…
a little extra help around the house. Told from the perspective of a group of hunky handymen, the book includes 10 home improvement projects with step-by-step instructions, dozens of photos, and plenty of eye-candy between the covers. Projects include: A well-hung mirror, Fixing a squeaky bed, Caring for hard wood, Penetrating pipes, And moreYou Suck at Drinking
By Matthew Latkiewicz. 2015
Hey--you there with the cheap chardonnay--you think you know how to drink, but this book will gently lead you to…
the conclusion that you do, indeed, suck at drinking. It’s time to imbibe correctly, and author Matthew Latkiewicz has compiled this helpful, wryly humorous guide to help you navigate any drinking situation and answer any pedantic questions, including: * What’s the difference between a flip, a fizz, and a smash? * What is the official state term for being inebriated in Iowa? * How do you choose the right drink to suit any occasion? And much more! Complete with tons of helpful illustrations and handy graphs, this guide will become indispensable to anyone who no longer wants to. . . suck at drinking.The Retronaut Guide to Raising Children: The Past Like You Wouldn't Believe
By Chris Wild. 2016
The highly successful Retronaut blog looks at the past as it has never been looked at before. Here, in the…
second of a new series of Retronaut books, the site's founder, Wolfgang Wild, brings you a thought-provoking collection of photographs from our hidden history. Often witty and entertaining, but also thought-provoking and at times puzzling, the images are chosen to shift our perceptions, making us think-and look again. Discover what our ancestors considered to be good parenting in the days before the 'care' was put into childcare, from dangerous sports to the best brand of cigarette for your baby. A perfectly reassuring gift for today's new parent, this book will also appeal to anyone who likes pictures of babies in sunglasses.Feminist Ryan Gosling
By Danielle Henderson. 2012
What started as a silly way for blogger Danielle Henderson and her classmates to keep track of the feminist theorists…
they were studying in class quickly turned into an overnight sensation. Since its launch in October 2011, the Feminist Ryan Gosling blog has close to 30,000 followers and more than 3 million page views per month. In this hilarious book based on the wildly popular blog, the author pairs swoon-worthy photos of the steamy actor with sensitive feminist theories and plenty of sweet talk. Included are 120 full-color photos and captions throughout, with some of the best entries from the blog along with 70 to 80 percent brand-new material for the book.I'm Only Here for the WiFi: A Complete Guide to Reluctant Adulthood
By Chelsea Fagan. 2013
Chelsea Fagan has felt the pressures and expectations of young adult life firsthand. Building on the success of her popular…
articles on Thought Catalog, her book I'm Only Here for the WiFi presents an honest, refreshing, and hilarious perspective on the life of a misplaced twentysomething, desperate for advice about how to survive adulthood--all while maintaining an active social life. With insights ranging from partying to finding and keeping a job, I'm Only Here for the WiFi is a healthy mix of commentary, humor, and real advice.Cheech & Chong's Almost Legal Book for Stoners
By Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin. 2013
The legendary duo are back and this time with a miscellany on living the stoner lifestyle. In this hilarious and…
instructive book, the pair explain all the facts about a world they helped bring to the mainstream. From the basics of pot culture (like don't Bogart that joint), to interviews with famous stoners like James Franco and Kevin Smith, this book is necessary for anyone interested in living the high life.Suri's Burn Book: Well-Dressed Commentary from Hollywood's Little Sweetheart
By Allie Hagan. 2012
Based on the popular blog of the same name,Suri’s Burn Bookis told from the harsh yet clever perspective of Suri…
Cruise,” Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ five-year-old daughterand one of the youngest fashionistas in America today. Suri’s snarky and clever wit will cover everything celeb obsessed, from celebrity culture and fashion mistakes to celebs who are annoying pregnant. Also included is Suri’s very best advice and essays on topics ranging from pop culture to politics, accompanied by approximately 100 full-color photos throughout.On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy
By Mel Watkins. 1994
This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and…
the Amos 'n' Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans; this book contrasts this image with the authentic underground humor of African Americans found in folktales, race records, and all-black shows and films. After generations of stereotypes, the underground humor finally emerged before the American public with Richard Pryor in the 1970s. But Pryor was not the first popular comic to present authentically black humor. Watkins offers surprising reassessments of such seminal figures as Fetchit, Bert Williams, Moms Mabley, and Redd Foxx, looking at how they paved the way for contemporary comics such as Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, and Bill Cosby.Get Out of There, Cat!
By Sam Stall, Kristina Knapp. 2013
Based on the popular blog of the same name, Get Out of There, Cat! is a hilarious book featuring humorous…
captions paired with 150 full-color photos of cats where they do not belong: hanging out in the dryer, sleeping in trees, taking bubble baths , eating Sun Chips, and more.Rock Your Ugly Christmas Sweater
By Anne Marie Blackman, Brian Clark Howard. 2012
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.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.