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By Chad Orzel. 2012
In this accessible introduction to general and special relativity for students and general readers, Orzel (physics, Union College) explains concepts…
such as the Big Bang to Nero, a cat who believes he is the center of the universe, and Emmy, the dog who mastered quantum physics in Orzel's previous book. The book alternates between humorous human-pet dialogues and plain language explanations using everyday examples. It includes b&w illustrations explaining concepts, plus an extensive glossary and a brief bibliographic essay. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation is an A-to-Z illustrated compendium of everyday annoyances--from airline legroom, missing socks, and knuckle cracking…
to video buffering, telemarketers and internet trolls--complete with truly informative scientific explanations and wry commentary.This collection of 100 headaches, day-ruining events, moment destroying mishaps and infuriating everyday aggravations presents the fascinating facts behind the world's most frustrating situations. Laura Lee's dry, humorous and scientific text explains why fingernails on the chalkboard make you cringe; why people drive slowly in the fast lane; why dripping faucets annoy women more than men; why the other line is always faster than the one you are on; and more. She also gives tips on how to deal with annoying things like brain freeze, hangnails, and that coworker that wears too much perfume. Amazingly, some things are less annoying when you know the facts. Redesigned with enlightening diagrams and witty drawings, The Pocket Guide of Aggravation, finally answers the question, why is that so annoying?By Ed Teja, Martina Tort. 2014
Ron es uno de los mayores aventureros de todo el Caribe. Vive en la isla ficticia de Kayakoo y trabaja…
en su viejo barco de madera. Disfruta de una vida gloriosa con un presupuesto más bien ajustado, que a menudo solo le llega para comprar comida y ron. Se enfrenta al mundo con un optimismo desmesurado, e intenta pasárselo bien y vivir el momento sin pensar demasiado en las consecuencias. Mientras tenga su barco, todo irá bien.By H-57. 2013
Told in ingenious pictographs that are witty, provocative, and to the point, Life in 5 Seconds starts with 200 important…
events, inventions, great lives, wonders of the natural world, and cultural icons and boils away the useless details to give you the pure essence of knowledge.In today's caffeine-charged, jet-fueled, information-overload society, who has the time to probe the deeper meaning of existence? Let's face it--life's far too short for that sort of in-depth research. What today calls for is instant knowledge, delivered in pictures.The result is a collection of hilarious visual snapshots that puts all of life into context. You'll laugh out loud as you finally understand the differences between Satan and Santa Claus; explore the vibrancy of artists from Beethoven to Banksy; compare the masonry in the Great Wall of China to that of the Berlin Wall; weigh the importance of Elvis; deconstruct the genius of Ikea; play with the history of video games; and plumb other vitally important holes in your knowledge. Recipient of a 2013 Cannes Bronze Book Design Lion Award, Life in Five Seconds is beautifully designed with bold color scheme and irreverent illustrations--a gift for anyone with a good sense of humor and a short attention span.From the Hardcover edition.By Simon Toseland, Martin Toseland. 2012
Infographica collects intriguing data from across the planet--for instance, the average lifespan of people living on each continent, the relative…
durations of the world's unmanned space probes, or the bite strength of the world's most dangerous predators--and presents it in stylish, inventive, and original infographics. Quirky, irreverent, and visually appealing, this book is a must-have reference for anyone wishing to keep informed, as well as a primer on information design from the writing and design team of Martin and Simon Toseland.From the Trade Paperback edition.By Alan King, Barry Dougherty, H. Aaron Cohl, Friars Club, Drew Carey. 1904
Finally in paperback?with lots of brand-new jokes from today's top comedians. What could be funnier than a great joke? How…
about 2,000 great jokes? In this side?splitting compendium, revised and updated and featuring a new introduction by Drew Carey, members of the world-renowned Friars Club and other comedians provide zingers for every occasion, situation, and taste. Organized alphabetically and by topic, this book is made for browsing, but it's also perfect for finding icebreakers for social occasions, adding a touch of humor to business speeches, and spicing up toasts. Hundreds of the best-known comedians are represented, including Sarah Silverman, Ellen Degeneres, Lewis Black, Ray Romano, Milton Berle, Carol Burnett, George Burns, George Carlin, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Alan King, Richard Lewis, Bob Newhart, Rita Rudner, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, and tons more.By Michael Malice, S. Morgan Friedman. 2008
The office is no place for dirty, personal, inappropriate talk - but that doesn't stop most people. From the loading…
dock to the ladies' room, this compelling collection presents some of the most bizarre, shocking and hilarious real life conversations overheard in workplaces around the world. Overheard in the Office takes the best quotes from the popular website overheardintheoffice. com, as well as 20% new content which is not available online. If readers love hit show The Office, they'll love this book!By Ed Robinson, S. Zaragoza. 2014
El primer libro de Ed Robinson, 'Salto de fe/ Renuncie a su trabajo y viva en un bote' ha sido…
de los más vendidos en Amazon en múltiples categorías. Ahora vuelve a la carga con esta mirada al estilo de vida náutico. Desde la Mierda, al Alcohol y pasando por los Bikinis, repasa el lado más divertido de las vivencias de marineros de todo tipo. Con capítulos como 'Indicios que dejan claro que vives en un barco', 'Gente estúpida que alquila de todo' o ' Los zombis no saben nadar', las risas están aseguradas. También hay un capítulo para los fans de Tim Dorsey.Si eres alguien que vive a bordo, que sale de vez en cuando a navegar, un dominguero, quieres tener tu propia embarcación, tus amigos la tienen o, simplemente, eres fan de Ed Robinson, disfrutarás de esta comedia desenfadada que te llevará a través de muchos temas relacionados con la navegación.By Adrian Colesberry. 2009
A guidebook to seducing, satisfying, and loving the only man you'll ever needIn an act of generosity, Adrian Colesberry has…
written an exquisitely detailed guidebook to ensure that every reader knows precisely how to please him-in bed and beyond. Brimming with self-indulgent and incredibly bawdy humor, How to Make Love to Adrian Colesberry is a sexual memoir disguised as a manual on Colesberry's pet peeves, favorite positions, and surefire ways to turn on your man (aka Adrian Colesberry). Recounting dozens of annoying peccadilloes and helpful pro tips gleaned from his experiences with former lovers, Colesberry covers all corners to ensure that no stage of the court-and-conquer process is overlooked. Beginning with how to attract Colesberry, he later progresses to foreplay and finally the full monty, revealing his own erratic, often unerotic sexual history along the way. From his awkwardly celibate teenage years to the emotional scars inflicted by his domineering ex-wife, Colesberry muses on bondage, three-ways, toys, bi-curiosity, and other kinks. A pitch-perfect parody that spares no detail, How to Make Love to Adrian Colesberry is a hilarious and filthy new entrant into the fratire genre.By Olivier Magny. 2011
In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Stuff White People Like, a tongue-in-cheek homage to Parisians. To be…
mistaken for a Parisian, readers must buy the newspaper Le Monde, fold it, and walk. Then sit at a café and make phone calls. Be sure to order San Pellegrino, not any other kind of fizzy water. They shouldn't be surprised when a waiter brings out two spoons after they order le moelleux au chocolat- it is understood that the dessert is too sinfully delicious not to share. Go to l'île Saint-Louis-all Parisians are irredeemably in love with that island. Feel free to boldly cross the street whenever the impulse strikes-pedestrian crosswalks are too dangerous. If they take a cruise on the Seine, they will want to stand outside, preferably with their collar popped up. If they want to decorate, may we suggest the photographs of Robert Doisneau? To truly be cool in Paris, own an iPhone, wear Converse sneakers, and order sushi. And as they stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens, remember-they can't go wrong wearing black.By Noel Botham. 2006
What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. Then again, maybe not. But to…
The Useless Information Society, any fact that passes its gasp-inducing, not-a-lot-of-people-know-that test merits inclusion in this fascinating but ultimately useless book. . . Did you know (or do you care). . . • That fish scales are used to make lipstick? • Why organized crime accounts for ten percent of the United States’s annual income? • The name of the first CD pressed in the United States? • The last year that can be written upside-down or right side-up and appear the same? • The shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar®? • How much Elvis weighed at the time of his death? • What the suits in a deck of cards represent? • How many Quarter Pounders can be made from one cow? • How interesting useless information can be? The Book of Useless Information answers these teasers and is packed with facts and figures that will captivate you—and anyone who shares your joy in the pursuit of pointless knowledge. .By Andy Selsberg. 2012
Handily arranged in checklist format, particularly useful for those readers good at making lists, this is a celebration of all…
the little things that the human race excels at. Affirmation comes for those who can finish other people's sentences, fall asleep on public transport, fix the toilet merely by jiggling the handle, remember what used to be somewhere and sit through the end of film credits.By Geoff Tibballs. 2012
From the man behind the bestselling Mammoth Book of Jokes, an all-new, enormous collection of fantastic jokes - indexed and…
categorised to help find the right joke for the right occasion, from Bar-Mitzvahs to bar-rooms. Bigger, better, and even bulkier than before, The Mammoth Book of Jokes 2 is the consummate collection, with jokes on every subject under the sun, from lawyers to low-energy light bulbs.By Beth L. Blair. 2007
If you want to have all your friends laughing hysterically at your jokes, the Jumbo Jokes and Riddles Book is…
for you! Featuring hilarious knock-knock jokes and brain-scratching riddles, this book is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Not just any joke book, the Jumbo Jokes and Riddles Book will provide you with hours of jumbo fun. The e-book version of this title does not include stickers.By Editors at Reader's Digest. 2014
"Knock! Knock! Who's there? Justin. Justin who? Justin the neighborhood and thought I'd come over." Reader's Digest has a long…
tradition of providing our readers with laughter through our many humor features. In the Reader's Digest Funny Family Jokes we have compiled some of the funniest jokes, riddles, and one-liners that can be shared across generations, around the dinner table or the campfire. Truly, there's something for everyone from 9 to 99. We hope you and your family will take the time to read, share and laugh together. Did you hear that NASA has launched several cows into orbit? It was the herd shot around the world.By Isabel Pozas González, Anita Dobs. 2014
Elle James es una escritora de relatos eróticos virginal a la que un día su amiga Sarah le pide un…
favor: ir en su lugar a entrevistar a un famoso multimillonario experto en BDSM. Acepta porque piensa que le va a ayudar en sus investigaciones.Elle no tiene interés en el estilo de vida BDSM, tiene un carácter fuerte y decidido que no encajaría en este mundo. Pero cuando conoce al señor Grey, se queda confundida y siente que él la está sometiendo a sus deseos.El señor Grey es un atractivo multimillonario con un oscuro secreto (no, no ese secreto en el que estás pensando). Aunque ha tenido varias sumisas antes, encuentra algo diferente en Elle, algo que le intriga. Sin saber si debería confiar en ella y contarle todo, la pareja se embarca en un viaje sexual que llevará a Elle a los extremos y obligará a Grey a tomar una decisión que podría causarle la ruina...Atención: aunque este libro es una parodia, contiene escenas eróticas explícitas de sexo con tentáculos, bondage con tentáculos, sadomasoquismo y humor.By Scott Bateman. 2013
Have you ever wanted to dazzle your friends with your command of history, science, and other important matters? No? Then…
this is the book for you. Ronald Reagan once famously said, Facts are stupid things. ” The book you hold in your hands will prove it. Did you know that Albuquerque’s population is 78% chupacabra and 22% victim? Do you know why civilization started in Mesopotamia, and not Boise? And did you know the reason you shouldn’t stare at the Sun is that it will probably shoot you and turn your skin into a rain poncho? Disalmanac is a handy compendium of false facts covering everything from world history and economics to pop culture, sports, and more. All of which are incorrect, but try not to be so judgy about it. But wait, there’s more. You’ll also discover a generous supply of Random Bonus Facts from the likes of Michael Ian Black, Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, Weird Al Yankovic, and other luminaries who may or may not have a good grasp of the facts. .By Ian Spector. 2011
Just when you thought it was safe to read, Chuck Norris is back with another roundhouse kick to the face.…
Fans of this bestselling series will rejoice at this newest addition to the hilarious anthology. The Last Stand of Chuck Norris contains 400 all-new, kick-ass facts about the book's indomitable namesake, including: - Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun - When Chuck Norris crosses the street, the cars have to look both ways - Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups. He pushes the world down. - Chuck Norris doesn't need a Twitter account. He is already following you.By Tom Cutler. 2010
Delightful Things to Read About Before the Snoring Starts Have you ever found that once you are between the sheets,…
Madame Bovary is too heavy, magazines are too slippery, and Crime and Punishment is too long? The Gentleman's Bedside Companion is the answer-a bracing collection of information, humor, and curiosities that will help every man make his mark on the world with panache. Spanning the arts, sciences, sports, and the opposite sex, topics include: Bananas as proof of God's existence Great bits from the Bible Famous painters and how they died The Monkees, a potted history All about submarines Useful foreign pickup lines An international swearing dictionary Let the horizontal reading begin. Watch a Video .By Jeanne Darst. 2011
Augusten Burroughs meets Mary Karr: a deeply funny and wickedly entertaining family memoir The youngest of four daughters in an…
old, celebrated St. Louis family of prominent journalists and politicians on one side, debutantes and equestrians on the other, Jeanne Darst grew up hearing stories of past grandeur. And the message she internalized as a young girl was clear: While things might be a bit tight for us right now, it’s only temporary. Soon her father would sell the Great American Novel and reclaim the family’s former glory. The Darsts uproot themselves and move from St. Louis to New York. Jeanne’s father writes one novel, and then another, which don’t find publishers. This, combined with her mother’s burgeoning alcoholismnightly booze-fueled weepathons reminiscing about her fancy childhoodlead to financial disaster and divorce. And as Jeanne becomes an adult, she is horrified to discover that she is not only a drinker like her mother, but a writer like her father. At first, and for years, she embraces both activitiesliving in an apartment with no bathroom, stealing food from her babysitting gigs, and raising rent money by riding the subway topless and performing a one-woman show in her living room. Until gradually she realizes that this life has not been thrust on her in some handing-down-of-the-writing-mantle-way. She has chosen it; and until she can stop putting drinking and writing ahead of everything else, it’s a questionable choice. For a long time I was worried about becoming my father,” she writes. Then I was worried about becoming my mother. Now I was worried about becoming myself. ” Ultimately, Darst sets out to discover whether a person can have the writing without the ruin, whether it’s possible to be both sober and creative, ambitious and happy, a professional author and a parent. Filled with brilliantly flawed, idiosyncratic characters and punctuated by Darst’s irreverent eye for absurdity, Fiction Ruined My Family is a lovingly told, wickedly funny portrait of an unconventional life. .