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The Hottentot Room
By Christopher Hope. 1987
A group of South African exiles congregate at the Hottentot Room, a London club owned by Frau Katie, a Jewish…
refugee from Nazi Germany. Frau Katie is dying and her daughter has plans for the club which terrify the members. A satire which draws parallels between Nazi Germany and contemporary South Africa. 1987.Loudermilk, or, The real poet, or, The origin of the world: a novel
By Lucy Ives. 2019
Abbott and Costello: who's on first (Abott and Costello #bk. 81)
By John Grant. 2019
Everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too: A Book
By Jomny Sun. 2018
everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too is the story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, only…
to meet all sorts of creatures with all sorts of perspectives on life, love, and happiness, all while learning to feel a little better about being an alien—based on the enormously popular Twitter account, @jonnysun. Here is the unforgettable story of Jomny, a lonely alien who, for the first time ever, finds a home on our planet after learning that earthlings can feel lonely too. Jomny finds friendship in a bear tired of other creatures running away in fear, an egg struggling to decide what to hatch into, an owl working its way to being wise, a tree feeling stuck in one place, a tadpole coming to terms with turning into a frog, a dying ghost, a puppy unable to express itself, and many more. Through this story of a lost, lonely and confused alien finding friendship, acceptance, and love among the creatures of Earth, we will all learn how to be a little more human. And for all of us earth-bound creatures here on this planet, we can all be reminded that sometimes, it takes an outsider to help us see ourselves for who we truly areSquirrel seeks chipmunk: a modest bestiary
By David Sedaris, Ian Falconer. 2010
Sixteen tales in which animals--toads, storks, bears, mice, cats, pot-bellied pigs, rabbits, and more--act like humans. In "The Faithful Setter,"…
a dog lamenting his mixed-breed wife's affair with the bulldog across the street finds surprising comfort on a stud assignment. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Steel city love song: extraordinary moments in ordinary lives
By Ann McKenna Fromm. 2007
Honors the author's city Pittsburgh and her family in dramatic stories about family members, doctors, paramedics, and ordinary Pittsburghers. Demonstrating…
insight and compassion, these articles are a "moving tribute to the human spirit."Vanity in Washington
By Peggy Van Hulsteyn, Jacqueline Quintana. 2000
Here are more adventures of Vanity the cat. An outsider in Washington, D.C., Vanity curates a show on Famous Cats…
in History at the Smithsonian, and dines at the White House with the Ambassador from Katmandu. Vanity's antics pick up where The Diary of a Santa Fe Cat left offSaving Sin City
By Crystal V. Rhodes, L. Barnett Evans, Lillie Barnett Evans. 2011
When amateur sleuths Hattie Collier, Bea Bell and Connie Palmer, win a trip to Las Vegas, they decide that crime…
solving can take a holiday. It's fun in the sun for the adventurous widows, and Hattie's cantankerous mother-law, Miss Fanny that is until the devils playground proves too much for Hattie. She is sure that her friends are headed straight to hell and with her mother-in-law hitting the Veg casinos like a pro, what is a God-fearing grandmother to do? In the process of saving her friends and Sin City from the gates of hell, she raids a strip joint, causes a street riot, is tossed in jail and becomes the infamous Bible Bomber. UnratedIt happened in church: stories of humor from the pulpit to the pews
By Patti Webster, Patti S Webster. 2008
African American advertising executive relates anecdotes about church life along with funny moments found in the Bible. Also recounts family…
incidents, children's interpretations of religious teachings, and amusing incidents reported by famous preachers Billy Graham and Robert Schuller. 2008The Thurber album: a collection of pieces about people
By James Thurber. 1952
Sixteen articles by American humorist James Thurber (1894-1961), all but one of which originally appeared in the New Yorker. Thurber…
offers comic portraits of relatives and friends as well as recollections of his boyhood in Columbus, favorite professors at Ohio State, and cub reporting at the Columbus Dispatch. 1942Adrian Mole and the weapons of mass destruction
By Sue Townsend. 2005
Continues the diary of Adrian Mole following The Cappuccino Years (RC 53397). In 2002, thirty-four-year-old Adrian moves from his parents'…
home into an apartment he can't afford and accidentally gets engaged. Meanwhile, his seventeen-year-old soldier son--and England--prepare for war with Iraq. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004Letters from the earth: Uncensored Writings
By Mark Twain. 1962
Letters, sketches, and satirical pieces written throughout Twain's career and published posthumously after approval from his daughter, Clara, was granted…
in 1962. Includes a letter from Satan describing the new creation called Earth, a children's story titled "A Cat-Tale," and a description of a nightmare in "The Great Dark." Some strong language. 1939The author, formerly a comedian from Saturday Night Live, campaigns for president on the platform of no more ATM fees.…
Describes his campaign for office, his 144 days as president, and the accomplishments of his term. BestsellerOut of my head: coon dogs that lie to you, killer pancakes, and other lunacies
By Powell, LeRoy Powell, Leroy Powell, Cal Warlick. 1990
Powell works as a news cameraman in Atlanta, Georgia. But his real job--the best job in the world anyone can…
have, he says--is thinking. His essays include his thoughts on how pennies can make you rich, the biggest problems in the world--yours, and how Moon Pies must be washed down with Royal Crown ColasWhen my love returns from the ladies room, will I be too old to care?
By Lewis Grizzard. 1987
A collection of one hundred of Grizzard's newspaper columns. Topics covered include: women, computers, sports, eating out, modern life, and…
movies. Grizzard discusses such things as women wearing ties, electric hair dryers, life span in Georgia, a new soft drink, cheeseburgers without mushrooms, dinner at the White House, and updated versions of Clue and MonopolyLove trouble is my business
By Veronica Geng. 1988
A collection of parodies and satires, most of which appeared originally in the "New Yorker." One of Geng's devices entails…
lampooning cultural trends and literary styles simultaneously. Every essay has an appendix, sometimes longer than the essay itself, about Geng's chums, her career, and how the piece came to be writtenWhile Reagan slept
By Art Buchwald, Steve Mendelson. 1983
Green pastures
By Dorothy Williams. 2000
Ruby, the rabbi's widow, knows she's in trouble when her longtime nemesis, Essie Sue, talks her into housing Essie Sue's…
twin cousins, Lester and Larry. The boys are in town for pre-Bar Mitzvah schooling from Rabbi Kevin Kapstein. Essie Sue's plans to orchestrate the grandest Bar Mitzvah feast in Temple Rita's history. The star attraction is sure to be Herman Guenther, master lox cutter. But when he meets an untimely death, Ruby investigates, tracing the victim's roots back to Nazi-era Denmark. Her investigation takes her from Eternal, Texas to Alaska to New YorkGunk baby: A novel
By Jamie Marina Lau. 2022
The suburbs of Par Mars. Two shopping centers, rows of estates, and thematically designed neighborhoods. Twenty-four-year-old Leen is going to…
open an ear-cleaning and massage studio in the Topic Heights Shopping Centre, taking her mother's Chinese ritual to the West to bring people back to their bodies. But something is not quite right in Par Mars. Managers are being attacked, and when Leen befriends Jean Paul, a pharmacist who is obsessed with a cryptic online forum, she finds herself involved in a community that is intent on disrupting the routines of capitalism in increasingly troubling ways. With a fierce intellect and masterful storytelling, Jamie Marina Lau brings to life a world that is devastatingly close to our own. Taking aim at consumerism and class, orientalism and the Zen movement, violence and middle-class boredom, Gunk Baby is inventive, unforgettable, and from a voice younger, newer, and more critical than most