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Le monde selon Peter, ou, Les subtilités de la pyramide hiérarchique
By Laurence J Peter, Joan Olivar. 1988
L'auteur du principe de Peter développe ici une nouvelle satire de nos structures sociales. Il s'attaque cette fois plus particulièrement…
a la bureaucratie et nous guide dans les labyrinthes de la paperasse et du jargon administratif. 1988. Titre uniforme: The Peter pyramid, or, Will we ever get the point?Comment voyager avec un saumon: nouveaux pastiches et postiches
By Umberto Eco. 1997
Humoriste, polémiste, railleur, l'auteur nous raconte ici, en toute liberté, sa vie. Il pourfend avec jubilation l'absurde qui nous gâche…
l'existence, les objets qui nous résistent, les gadgets qui nous asservissent ou l'administration qui nous englue. Avec lui, le quotidien, dans ce qu'il y a de plus banal, devient une épopée burlesque. 1998, c1997.La working girl: petite chronique de la vie de bureau
By Sophie Talneau. 2007
Laughing matters: a celebration of American humor
By Gene Shalit. 1987
An anthology of American humour that includes the works of Mark Twain, Woody Allen, Garrison Keillor, Ogden Nash, Garry Trudeau,…
Jack Benny and the Marx Brothers. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. c1987.Exercices de style
By Raymond Queneau. 1995
Blooming: this Pilgrim's progress
By Marian Den Boer. 2009
Angels in red suspenders: An Unconventional And Humorous Approach To Spirituality
By Ralph Milton. 1997
Ralph Milton shares the spiritual approach he takes towards living his life in such a way that everyday encounters become…
food for the soul. He believes that by being attentive to events around us, and spending time thinking about these events and their meanings, everyone can live a more spiritual life and be more aware of everyday miracles. 1997.Enter laughing: the early years
By Neil Crone. 2013
Kid confidential: an insider's guide to grown-ups
By Monte Montgomery. 2012
Let’s face it: Being a kid isn’t easy. Compared to adults, kids are inexperienced, powerless, and short. Just as it…
would be irresponsible to send travellers to a strange city without a map, it would be wrong to let defenceless kids navigate a world inhabited by parents, teachers, and other adults without an in-depth guide to how the older (although not necessarily smarter) half lives. This book explores the strangest and most mysterious facets of adult life, such as: What do teachers really talk about in the teacher’s lounge? And how can adults stand to drink a beverage as disgusting as coffee? With tongue-in-cheek sidebars and tips for good-natured trickery throughout, this fully loaded guide will be a “must have” for every kid. Grades 4-7. 2012.Journey of awakening: a meditator's guidebook
By Ram Dass. 1990
Ram Dass is an American psychologist and spiritual teacher who has studied and practiced meditation for many years. Here he…
shares his understanding and explores the many paths of meditation from mantra, prayer, singing, visualization and "just sitting", to movement meditations such as t'ai-chi, and suggests how you can find a method suitable for you. 1990.Collected tarts and other indelicacies
By Tabatha Southey. 2017
Tabatha Southey is possessed of the wisdom of the ages. She understands the psychological struggles of shadowy Russian pee traffickers.…
She recognizes the PR benefits of puppy-throwing. She has deeply considered the moral quandaries presented by sea-slug penises. She even knows her own bra size (really, please stop asking). Showcases the many lessons learned from over a decade of column writing. For example, you don't want to piss off the jazz enthusiasts. And you really, really don't want to piss off the homeopaths. Along with these thorny issues, Southey has covered the most pressing topics of our times, from the struggles of having an unusually handsome prime minister to the impending dystopic future faced by the Trump United States and Casino Resort. 2017. Uniform title: Newspaper columns.If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy: Making The Choice To Rejoice
By Lindsey O'Connor. 1996
With stories that will encourage you, this book uncovers the hidden struggles women meet on their way to joy, and…
shows how to find balance in the process and contentment where you are. 1996.It's always darkest before the fridge door opens: Finding Joy In The Cold Places Of Life
By Phil Callaway, Martha Bolton. 2006
It's raining pigs & noodles: poems
By Jack Prelutsky. 2000
A collection of more than one hundred humorous poems with titles such as "Deep in Our Refrigerator," "Butterflies, You Puzzle…
Me," "We Are Plooters," and every child's lament, "Why Do I Have to Clean My Room?" For grades 2-4. 2000.If it's a jungle out there, why do I have to mow the lawn?
By Joey Slinger. 1992
Slinger, a humourist and columnist with the "Toronto Star," has collected some of his columns on the subject of "urban…
ecology." They are arranged by groups like "Endangered species," "Field marks," and "Animal behaviour." 1992.Inspiration: your ultimate calling
By Wayne W Dyer. 2006
Educational counsellor and author of "The Power of Intention" (DC26461) explains ways to lead an inspired life, by recognizing and…
cultivating one's inner spirit. Uses personal examples to show how anyone can tap inherent inspirational powers, bring creativity and energy to daily activities, and find purpose. Bestseller. 2006.I'd rather we got casinos, and other Black thoughts: And Other Black Thoughts
By Larry Wilmore. 2009
Within these pages are the musings, the revelations, the ruminations, and the reflections of comic Larry Wilmore. Here, collected for…
the first time, all in one place, are his Black Thoughts. From why black weathermen make him feel happy (or sad) and why brothas don't see UFOs to his search for Black Jesus or his quest to replace "African-American" with "chocolate". 2009.I'm not really here
By Tim Allen. 1996
Known for his starring role in the sitcom Home Improvement, Allen humorously describes an unusual weekend. Alone while his wife…
and daughter have gone camping, he puzzles over "the big questions" brought on by his midlife crisis--while he searches for a missing hood ornament. Strong language. 1996.I think, therefore I have a headache!: a laugh-out-loud look at life
By Martha Bolton. 2003
Her observations about how much the world has changed over the years and how much it has stayed the same,…
about both the tragedies and the comedies of life, about faith, family, health food, exercises, air travel, and the challenges of middle age are just a few of the topics from which she spins her memorable anecdotes. c2003.I love my computer because my friends live in it: stories from an online life
By Jess Kimball Leslie. 2017
From accounts of the lawless chat rooms of early AOL to the perpetual high school reunions that are modern-day Facebook…
and Instagram, the essays paint a clear picture: That all of us have a much more twisted, meaningful, emotional relationship with the online world than we realize or let on. Coming of age in suburban Connecticut in the late '80s and early '90s, Jess looked to the nascent Internet to find the tribes she couldn't find IRL: fellow Bette Midler fans; women who seemed impossibly sure of their sexuality; people who worked with computers every day as part of their actual jobs without being ridiculed as nerds. It's in large part because of her embrace of an online life that Jess is where she is now, happily married, with a wife, son, and dog, and making a living of analyzing Internet trends and forecasting the future of tech. 2017.