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You can't spell America without me: the really tremendous inside story of my fantastic first year as president, Donald J. Trump
By Kurt Andersen, Alec Baldwin. 2017
Until Donald Trump publishes the ultimate account of his entire four or eight or one-and-a-half years in the White House,…
the definitive chronicle will be You Can’t Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year As President. Trump was elected because he was the most frank presidential candidate in history, a man eager to tell the unvarnished truth about others’ flaws and tout his own amazing excellence. Now he levels his refreshingly compulsive, un-PC candor at his landslide election victory as well as his role as commander-in-chief and leader of the free world. 2017.Aunt Erma's cope book: how to get from Monday to Friday ... in 12 days
By Erma Bombeck. 1979
Comedy of the how-to-self-help mania that zooms in on favourite national pastimes and preoccupations. When Erma finally comes out of…
the kitchen, she no longer feels guilty if the sun sets on an empty crock pot, nor does she care that she flunked her paper towel test. Bestseller. 1979.La baignoire de Goethe: bricoler avec les grands écrivains
By Mark Crick. 2008
"Dans La Baignoire de Goethe, Mark Crick, le pasticheur fou, s'aventure sur un nouveau terrain. Après le succès des savoureuses…
recettes de La Soupe de Kafka, l'auteur nous initie aux joies d'un autre art domestique, le bricolage. Le lecteur accompagne Hemingway, Dostoïevski, Sartre, Kundera, Duras et d'autres écrivains dans leurs efforts pour construire non seulement un univers romanesque mais aussi un mur, un plancher, poser une clôture. Ce livre unique en son genre nous permet ainsi de redécouvrir avec Murakami et Anaïs Nin la charge mélancolique ou érotique de la peinture, avec Goethe le douloureux vide ressenti par un client délaissé par son fournisseur, et avec Edgar Poe la terreur du chercheur qui s'enferme fatalement dans un grenier". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Sartre's sink.Vous n'aurez pas le dernier mot !: petite anthologie désinvolte des plus belles réparties (Humour Ser. #Vol. 6123368)
By Jean Piat, Patrick Wajsman. 2006
La repartie est le sommet de la conversation. L'esprit à besoin d'un partenaire pour s'exercer. Dans cet échange dialogué, la…
repartie - bienveillante, ironique et cruelle - est un sommet, le point culminant de la conversation : celui où l'on cloue le bec à un interlocuteur en lui ôtant la possibilité d'avoir le dernier mot. Jean Piat et Patrick Wajsman se sont amusés à escalader ce commet. De Richelieu à Woody Allen, de Churchill à Groucho Marx, une promenade littéraire en 200 reparties, une échappée vers l'imprévu. Pour rire ou sourire...Carnet d'excuses: mille et une manières de se défiler
By Sven Ortoli. 2010
Une invitation quon se mord les doigts davoir acceptée, un ami qui voudrait nous emprunter de largent, une relation amoureuse…
ou pas dont il est temps de se défaire ... Les occasions de se défausser ne manquent pas, ce qui nest pas, hélas, le cas des prétextes et autres excuses pour le faire, à défaut de bonne conscience, en toute impunité. Avec humour et une plume acérée, Sven Ortoli conjugue à toutes les sauces les mille et une excuses possibles. Entre inventaire de la mauvaise foi et bréviaire du mauvais payeur, un petit livre ludique à conseiller à ces amis qui ne le sont pas toujours ... -- 4e de couv.Truss rallies against the abysmal state of today's manners. What her rant boils down to is: modern communication is at…
the root of rude behaviour. Mobile phones and iPods have left us existing in our own little "bubble worlds", which make it easy for rudeness to rule. 2005. Was that so hard to say? -- Why am I the one doing this? -- My bubble, my rules -- The universal eff-off reflex -- Booing the judges -- Someone else will clean it up.Eats, shoots & leaves: the zero tolerance approach to punctuation
By Lynne Truss. 2005
Everyone knows the basics of punctuation, surely? Aren't we all taught at school how to use full stops, commas and…
question marks? The author dares to say that, with our system of punctuation patently endangered, it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them for the wonderful and necessary things they are. 2005.Waiting for the punch: words to live by from the WTF podcast
By Marc Maron, Brendan McDonald. 2017
Each week over a million and a half listeners tune into WTF with Marc Maron to hear Marc and a…
guest do something remarkable: talk. 'Waiting for the punch' is not simply a collection of these interviews, but instead something more wondrous: a running narrative of the world's most recognizable names working through the problems, doubts, joys, triumphs and failures we all experience. With each chapter covering a different topic: parenting, childhood, relationships, sexuality, success, failures and others, Punch becomes a sort of everyman's guide to life. 2017. Uniform title: WTF (Podcast)Calypso
By David Sedaris. 2018
David Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. This is beach reading for people who…
detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk, and also Sedaris' darkest and warmest book yet. Bestseller. 2018. Company man -- Now we are five -- Little guy -- Stepping out -- A house divided -- The perfect fit -- Leviathan -- Your English is so good -- Calypso -- A modest proposal -- The silent treatment -- Untamed -- The one(s) who got away -- Sorry -- Boo-hooey -- A number of the reasons I've been depressed lately -- Why aren't you laughing? -- I'm still standing -- The spirit world -- And while you're up there, check on my prostate -- The Comey memo. Uniform title: Essays.Downsize this!: Random Threats From An Unarmed American
By Michael Moore. 2002
Includes both Reagan's own writing and his favourite quotations, proverbs, and excerpts from speeches, poetry, and literature. The breadth of…
these notes sheds light on a man who was deeply engaged with the arts, culture, and politics. Known as the "Great Communicator," Reagan sought wisdom from a wide-ranging set of political figures, philosophers, novelists, and poets. Some strong language. c2011.Without feathers
By Woody Allen. 1975
With all disrespect: more uncivil liberties
By Calvin Trillin. 1985
Irreverent reflections on politics, bicycle accidents, investment opportunities (such as Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes), foreign relations, and other crucial matters.…
Trillin claims he is "firmly committed to the proposition that whoever is in power is exceedingly silly." Some strong language. 1985.Wiped!: life with a pint-size dictator
By Rebecca Eckler. 2007
After her little bundle of joy, Rowan (a.k.a The Dictator), arrives, Rebecca Eckler wonders when the promised "rewarding" part will…
kick in. She wasn't supposed to trade tight jeans for baggy sweatpants, or forego sound sleep and a passionate sex life. Yet even in the throes of her exhaustion, Eckler shares advice for modern moms, including everything you need to know on the Diaper Genie, keeping up appearances, and the effectiveness of baby monitors. Some descriptions of sex. Strong language. 2007.Wild & wacky animal jokes (Animal cracker uppers)
By Richard Lederer, James D Ertner. 2011
Celebrating one of children’s favourite forms of comedy, this series offers a wide array of animal-inspired amusement. Each book begins…
with a dictionary of jokes and riddles, highlighting dozens of different species in alphabetical order. The second part is arranged by classic clusters such as knock-knock jokes, rhymes, “daffynitions,” and even jokes overheard in restaurants. Grades 2-4. 2011.Whirligig: selected prose and poetry
By Ernest Buckler. 1977
When you find out the world is against you: and other funny memories about awful moments
By Kelly Oxford. 2017
Oxford--the Canadian native and Los Angeles transplant--has won fans with her comedic skill, down-to-earth voice, and bull's-eye observations on the…
absurdity of modern life. "Congratulations America, I finally get a green card & now I may have to move back to Canada. Trump in the final two for President. Surreal." "I'm not going to have a coffee this morning with the intent of blaming all my screw-ups on the missed coffee." She dishes about her kids, her move to America (and what she really thinks about life in LA), her marriage, and how she copes (or not) with anxiety and depression. Filled with biting, wise, and laugh-out-loud insights, this vastly entertaining collection of vignettes will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Bestseller. 2017.When will Jesus bring the pork chops?
By George Carlin. 2004
More observations and opinions on social trends, politically correct language, media and corporate spin, clichés, and euphemisms by the comedian…
who wrote "Napalm and Silly Putty" (DC24235) and "Brain Droppings" (DC16916). Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2004.For her 50th birthday, Jane Christmas finds herself leading fourteen women along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a centuries-old…
European pilgrimage route. Before she leaves, Christmas consults with a psychic, who warns of catfights, lost jewelry, encounters with celebrities, a visit from Death, and a fair-haired man. After less than a week, Christmas sets out on her own, battling loneliness, hunger, and exhaustion while encountering charming villages, forests, more compatible pilgrims - and a fair-haired man. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2007.Emmy-winning writer of "Late Night with David Letterman" applies humour to her personal life. Her essays focus on living with…
her past and present dogs -- talking, stalking, chewing, and napping with them. She tackles horoscope addiction, tells how to overcome boredom at baseball games, and laments lacking genes for makeup, clothing, and home decoration. Strong language. 1992.