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Snark!, the herald angels sing: sarcasm, bitterness, and the holiday season (Snark Series)
By Lawrence Dorfman. 2011
Bah! Humbug! It's that time of year again. Time to spend too much, drink too much, eat too much, smile…
falsely, dig down deep to try and find "good cheer," battle crowds, try to find parking in over-crowded lots, ignore surly clerks, bartenders, waiters, valets, and parking lot attendants, all in the pursuit of that moment of happiness known throughout the world as--dun, dun, dun: the Holidays. Has there ever been a time more suited to tapping into snark? With commentary, jokes, and quotes regarding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year's; on bad presents, worse in-laws, horrible children, and much more glorious excess. UnratedMama makes up her mind: and other dangers of southern living
By Bailey White, B. White. 1993
A collection of White's tales, some of which have been heard on "All Things Considered," regarding life in rural south…
Georgia. They include "Turkeys," which tells of the time an ornithologist used her 102-degree temperature to help hatch sixteen wild turkeys, and "Porsche," which describes the car White's father left home in, that now sits on the porch with other accumulated items. BestsellerDeck the halls, we're off the walls!: A Christmas Holiday Book For Kids (My Weird School Special)
By Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot. 2013
Bunny double, we're in trouble! (My Weird School Special)
By Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot. 2014
My Southern journey: true stories from the heart of the South
By Rick Bragg. 2015
Essays about life in the American South by the author of popular memoirs like All Over but the Shoutin' (DB…
46142). The seventy-two essays, many of which originally appeared in Southern Living magazine, are broken down into categories of "Home," "Table," "Place," "Craft," and "Spirit."2015Fakes: an anthology of pseudo-interviews, faux-lectures, quasi-letters, "found" texts, and other fraudulent artifacts
By David Shields, Matthew Vollmer. 2012
Selection of previously published works that parody or satirize common types of writing. Includes a police log showing officers' increasing…
exasperation with their community, a school's alumni newsletter, and a note on typefaces by Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals (DB 70373). 2012The best Halloween ever (The Best Ever)
By Barbara Robinson. 2004
The Herdman children create mayhem every year, so the town mayor cancels Halloween and trick-or-treating. Instead, the principal plans a…
safe, controlled holiday party at school, underestimating the Herdmans, who make their own plans. For grades 3-6. 2004