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Canada and other matters of opinion
By Rex Murphy. 2009
Canadian commentator presents his views on subjects ranging from Dr. Johnson's greatness to Bono's gratingness, from doubts about Obama to…
utter belief in Don Cherry, from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's outstanding oeuvre to Pamela Anderson. The perspective is thoroughly Canadian, and so are many of the topics: our domestic politics and our military involvements abroad, our national identity, human rights and human decency. Some strong language. 2009.Beyond news of the weird
By Chuck Shepherd, John J Kohut, Roland Sweet. 1991
Compilation of humorous, unusual news stories. Fleeing after committing a burglary, two crooks accidentally scale a fence into San Quentin…
Prison. A skinny inmate escapes by covering himself with hoarded margarine. A toddler reaching for a dropped potato chip falls through a hole in the floor of his mother's old car. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1991.Because I'm the mother, that's why: mostly true confessions of modern motherhood
By Stephanie Pierson. 1994
The author recounts her escapades as a working wife and mother, and pokes fun at such phenomena as teaching the…
facts of life, dog ownership, gardening, and the true character of the 1990s. 1994.Back talk: a book for bad back sufferers and those who love (put up with) them
By Eric Nicol. 1992
Humourist and back sufferer Eric Nicol writes a layman's history of the Bad Back, using his own history as a…
guide. Beginning with denial, then diagnosis, he has fun with exercises, life as an out patient, and the joys of the hospital, like indecent hospital gowns and post-surgery recovery. 1992.Back to Black: comic sketches
By Arthur Black. 1987
At the cottage: a fearless look at Canada's summer obsession
By Charles Gordon. 1989
This humourous guide to cottage life teaches the vital Law of Flashlights and explains the peril of docks with wanderlust.…
A survival manual for those who eagerly await the opportunity to open up the cottage, and just as eagerly await its closing. c1989.Aristotle and an aardvark go to Washington: understanding political doublespeak through philosophy and jokes
By Thomas Cathcart, Daniel M Klein. 2008
A pair of comedic philosophers (or philosophical comedians) turn their gleeful gaze on America’s capitol, where they critically dissect the…
twisted logic and doublespeak that too often passes for serious political discourse. 2008.Area woman blows gasket: and other tales from the domestic frontier
By Patricia Pearson. 2005
A tour of twenty-first-century obsessions and distractions, including adult education classes, therapy, $100 haircuts, and the latest news on what…
causes cancer. Columnist Pearson plumbs every facet of modern life, marriage, and motherhood, from choosing the right vegan-bran-hemp diet for your family to confronting your husband's irrational fear of mayonnaise. Some strong language. c2005.And more by Andy Rooney
By Andrew A Rooney. 1982
The amiable author's latest collection of humorous newspaper columns. He puzzles over the family cars, his checkbook, appliances that don't…
work, repair people who don't fix articles properly, and diets that are impossible to follow. Sequel to "Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" (DC04531). Bestseller 1982.Always wear clean underwear!: and other ways parents say "I love you"
By Marc Gellman. 1997
The author goes through what he calls "The List" - 32 annoying rules that parents always repeat to their kids.…
In a fun way, he tries to show how each rule is really just showing a parents' care and concern for their kids. Grades 3-6. 1997.A rope--in case
By Lillian Beckwith. 1968
A loose egg
By Robert Wringham. 2015
Robert Wringham occupies a lazy, hazy, mazy world of geriatric flies, winking sparrows, and smiling labradoodles. His vignettes have appeared…
in the Idler and Playboy and in his own weekly blog. Now, at last, his best humour has been lovingly torn from its original context and respectfully bashed into book form. Yes, it's time for the inevitable Robert Wringham miscellany, his finest comic peluche. 2015.A nation worth ranting about
By Rick Mercer. 2012
An all-new collection of rants from the most recent seasons of the Rick Mercer Report, plus three previously unpublished pieces…
by Rick. Includes snatches of dialogue from Rick’s encounters and exploits across Canada. 2012.A good place to come from
By Morley Torgov. 1974
An account of life in a small town community in Sault Ste. Marie in the late 1930's and early 1940's.…
Winner of the 1975 Stephen Leacock Award for humour. Strong language. 1974.A Funny bone that was: humor between the wars
By David C Jones. 1992
"The Office Cat" appeared in the "Medicine Hat News" from 1921 to 1951, but only a handful of people knew…
who the Cat was. The column, the longest running of its kind in Canadian history, captured the essence of the era through its witticisms, limericks, jokes and inspirations. 1992.100 expressions à sauver
By Bernard Pivot. 2008
"Courir le guilledou, En baver des ronds de chapeau, En avoir sa claque". Nées pour la plupart de la verve…
populaire, les expressions ont de la couleur, de la saveur, de l'humour, de la drôlerie, de la cruauté, de la sagesse, de la poésie. Pourtant, certaines vieillissent, passent de mode, paraissent de plus en plus énigmatiques. Pourquoi ne pas en sauver quelques-unes de l'oubli? Vous aussi, tirez de votre conversation ou de votre mémoire des expressions en voie de disparition. Rappelez-vous, amusez-vous, ayez de l'expressivité! Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 2008.101 classic Jewish jokes: Jewish humor from Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld
By Robert Menchin. 1998
The private capital: ambition and love in the age of Macdonald and Laurier
By Sandra Gwyn. 1984
A compelling account of private life in the age of Macdonald and Laurier. The author has used personal letters, diaries,…
scrapbooks, memoirs and social columns. 1984 Governor General's Award winner. c1984.The Morningside world of Stuart McLean
By Stuart McLean. 1989
This collection of McLean's humourous essays, originally broadcast on the CBC radio program "Morningside", looks at the extraordinary things in…
everyday life, including popsicles, the neighbourhood barber shop, dust balls and wooden pencils. Uniform title: Morningside (Radio program)The Penguin anthology of Canadian humour
By Will Ferguson. 2006
Seventy-one distinctly Canadian selections from fifty-four writers represent over a century's worth of accomplishments in humour. Includes pieces by Stephen…
Leacock, Douglas Coupland, Robertson Davies, Miriam Toews, Thomas King, W.P. Kinsella, and Stuart McLean. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2006.