Title search results
Showing 121 - 140 of 8836 items
When you stop laughing - go home!
By Paul Coghlan. 2010
In 2010 to assist his recovery from too many years as a Victorian Public Servant - the land where good…
ideas go to die - the author took up two consecutive volunteering assignments - over two and a half years in what was then the world's youngest country and youngest democracy - Timor Leste. When you stop laughing go home is a book of personal impressions of modern day Timor Leste told through the prism of the authors daily life in a small township in the hills of Timor Leste. This is a series of stories telling of how an ageing Australian in a transitional time in his life met a young nation in a transitional time in their life and how over two and a half years they worked together, laughed together, came to understand each other and helped rebuild each other. The impressions while sometimes critical of the Government, some foreign consultants and some foreign aid programs tell of the respect gained by the author for the people of Timor Leste and his hope that at last they may experience the freedom to be themselves, govern themselves and build their own future in their own image and likeness.Cinquanta Sfumature Di Tentacoli Grigi - 1
By Alice Arcoleo, Anita Dobs. 2014
Elle James, vergine e premiata autrice di racconti erotici per Il Club Universitario di Scrittura Erotica, decide un giorno di…
fare un favore all'amica e collega scrittrice Sarah. Il favore è semplice, Elle dovrà intervistare un esperto dominatore al posto dell'amica. Dal momento che questa intervista potrebbe esserle d'aiuto nella stesura del suo nuovo libro sadomaso, Elle accetta lal richiesta dell'amica. La scrittrice è una ragazza forte ed indipendenta e sa perfettamente che essere una sottomessa non farebbe mai per lei. Ma dopo l'incontro con Mr. Grey nei suoi uffici tutte le sue certezze crollano e inizia a piegarsi al suo volere. Mr. Grey, un bellissimo miliardario, ha un oscuro passato (no, non quello che state pensando, un altro genere di oscuro passato.) Dopo aver avuto tante sottomesse in passato, rimane affascinato da Elle che appare così diversa dalle altre. Non ancora sicuro di potersi fidare di Elle, i due iniziano un' estrema relazione sessuale che potrebbe essere la rovina per Mr. Grey..Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets & Gatemouth's Gator
By Michael Perry. 2007
Whether he's fighting fires, passing a kidney stone, hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler, or meditating on the relationship between…
cowboys and God, Michael Perry draws on his rural roots and footloose past to write from a perspective that merges the local with the global.Ranging across subjects as diverse as lot lizards, Klan wizards, and small-town funerals, Perry's writing in this wise and witty collection of essays balances earthiness with poetry, kinetics with contemplation, and is regularly salted with his unique brand of humor.Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy
By Shellie Rushing Tomlinson. 2011
The bestselling author of Suck Your Stomach In & Put Some Color On! returns with more helpful how-to's and keen…
observations from Dixie. Guided by principles from the ancient Belle Doctrine, the host of radio and television's All Things Southern offers down-home advice on everything from health and fitness-managing thy caloric calculations without going Straight Running Crazy and surviving the Raging Inferno Syndrome (aka hot flashes)-to the Southern art of handling your man (Bubba Whispering). Whether giving business tips or debunking the Big Boned Theory, making political observations or celebrating the inevitable resurgence of big hair, Shellie is an adviser women can relate to and laugh with regardless of their age or which side of the Mason-Dixon they call home.El Libro Esencial de Informacíon inútil
By Don Voorhees. 2009
More facts! Less substance! The newest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Useless Information series. The useless information…
never ends in the newest, most crucially meaningless entry in the Useless Information series. This latest cornucopia of amazingly pointless facts and figures will have trivia buffs marveling at all the things they never needed to know.The Truth About Chuck Norris
By Ian Spector. 2007
As the star of Walker: Texas Ranger and movies such as The Delta Force, Chuck Norris represents a separate kind…
of supermam: a hero of hilarious proportions. In recent years, farcical facts about Norris began cropping up on the Internet, finally reaching their peak on one comprehensive website. Created by college student Ian Spector, the Chuck Norris Fact Generator attracted as many as 18 million hits a month. Now the best of Spector's site is available in one affordable, death-defying volume.Don't Even Think About Telling this Joke to a Lawyer
By Harry Bergen. 2007
Perfect for lawyers and those who hate them. How are lawyer jokes different from lawyers? Lawyer jokes never lose their…
appeal. Everyone likes to make fun of lawyers. The problem is that not all lawyer jokes are funny. This book separates the good from the bad-for belly laughs aplenty.Crap Souvenirs: The Ultimate Kitsch Collection
By Doug Lansky. 2012
The Best of the Worst Ah, those tacky trinkets that find their way into our suitcases and our hearts… The…
Hugo Chavez action figure from a trip to Venezuela. A bikini-clad plastic flamingo commemorating your favorite vacation to Miami Beach. And those Mussolini boxer shorts to memorialize your visit to Italy. Whether you have some of these items scattered on your shelves or you like to poke fun at those who do, this illustrated collection of tacky souvenirs is for anyone who appreciates the finer aspects of off-the-charts kitsch. .My Dining Hell: Twenty Ways to Have a Lousy Night Out
By Jay Rayner. 2012
I have been a restaurant critic for over a decade, written reviews of well over 700 establishments, and if there…
is one thing I have learned it is that people like reviews of bad restaurants. No, scratch that. They adore them, feast upon them like starving vultures who have spotted fly-blown carrion out in the bush. They claim otherwise, of course. Readers like to present themselves as private arbiters of taste; as people interested in the good stuff. I'm sure they are. I'm sure they really do care whether the steak was served au point as requested or whether the souffle had achieved a certain ineffable lightness. And yet, when I compare dinner to bodily fluids, the room to an S & M chamber (only without the glamor or class), and the bill to an act of grand larceny, why, then the baying crowd is truly happy. Don't believe me? Then why, presented with the chance to buy this ebook filled with accounts of twenty restaurants - their chefs, their owners, their poor benighted front of house staff - getting a complete stiffing courtesy of the sort of vitriolic bloody-curdling review which would make the victims call for their mothers, did you seize it with both hands?Chuck Norris Cannot Be Stopped
By Ian Spector. 2010
The Legend of Chuck Norris Lives On. . . After the deadly duo of The Truth About Chuck Norris and…
Chuck Norris vs. Mr. Tround house-kicked bestseller lists, Ian Spector returns to complete the thrillogy that has become just as unstoppable, herculean, and legendary as Chuck Norris himself. CHUCK NORRIS CANNOT BE STOPPED reveals 400 all-new facts about the roughest, toughest, and buffest man to ever stalk the face of the Earth. This third testament about the master of macho manliness uncovers such unknown facts as: Jesus follows Chuck Norris on Twitter. The reason we haven't found Osama Bin Laden is because Chuck Norris found him first. When Chuck Norris tells time, time obeys. A solar eclipse is the sun's attempt to hide from Chuck Norris. Someone once put Chuck Norris on hold. That's where the term choke-hold comes from. A man once broke every bone in his body to avoid Chuck Norris doing it for him. Brimming with brawn and full of fortitude, CHUCK NORRIS CANNOT BE STOPPED contains everything you ever wanted to know about Chuck Norris but were too terrified to ask.Night Terrors
By Ashley Cardiff. 2013
From getting kicked out of Bible study to metaphysics with strippersa misanthrope's wickedly witty observations about the ridiculous, raunchy, and…
frequently disturbing impulses that propel human existence. With the wit of David Sedaris and the analytical sharpshooting of Sloane Crosley, Ashley Cardiff spares no oneleast of all herselfin an absurd and relentlessly funny journey of sexual development. Cardiff reflects on her introverted, awkward and too-smart teenage years to her slightly bolder (but still uncomfortable) adult relationships, all while exploring the rich anthropological terrain of sex and love. Expounding on dating Mormons, the inherent weirdness of adolescent development, sexual nightmare-fantasies about Prince, family members' sex tapes, and narrowly avoiding a teenage orgy, Cardiff recognizes sexuality for the anxiety-making force it is. Weaving adept analysis with hilarious anecdotes, she goes for something much deeper than a rant, crafting satire that's as smart as it is ruthless. Delivering fresh, unapologetic views from the perspective of a precise and ferociously irreverent young female writer, Night Terrors is a rollicking manifesto on the agonies of modern life and love. .Cherise the Niece
By Benton, J. K.. 2008
Edward Gorey meets The Bunny Suicides in a murderously funny tale from the creator of It’s Happy Bunny From the creator of the…
hugely successful It’s Happy Bunny franchise comes a little piece of work named Cherise, who may be, it turns out, a not-so-nice niece. In the tradition of Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Jim Benton’s first adult picture book, with hilarious rhymes and illustrations, is a darkly comic masterpiece of the macabre. She was orphaned quite young In a mysterious way, Her parents just up and vanished one day. ” The bloody footprints leading out of Cherise’s bedroom are the first clue that perhaps the little darling with the bow in her hair is not an angel. As Cherise is shuttled from one aunt’s home to another, her aunts vanish, meeting inventive and hysterical ends. With a killer punch line on its final page, Jim Benton’s Cherise the Niece will leave readers laughing. .Tales From a West Australian Cop
By Bob Macdonald. 2016
Real life police drama is okay...but true stories of police emergencies that make you laugh out loud--as well as shudder--are…
better! Experience what it's like to be involved in a high-speed car chase. Learn how to cope with the stress of telling someone of the death of a loved one. What is life like on a remote Australian desert aboriginal community? How do police deal with tribal 'pay-back' spearing incidents? Experience the anguish of working in a war zone...and why controlling your imagination is so crucial, when you find yourself alone facing a deranged man armed with a weapon. Stare death in the face at the hands of drunken or drug crazed people...and live to tell the tale. Laughter helps the mind, heals the body and is a critical survival tool for all who work on the frontline of death, dying and disaster. Take a peek inside this diary of a West Australian Police Officer who knows that it's okay to laugh at yourself and the world around you. A natural storyteller, Bob MacDonald's writing is refreshing and makes easy reading. MacDonald spent thirty years serving as a police officer; working his way through the ranks--from a raw recruit through to a commissioned officer attached to the Internal Investigation Branch of the Professional Standards Portfolio. His duties included time with the United Nations Civilian Police blue beret peacekeepers, based on the island nation of Cyprus during the Greek/Turkish conflict, as well as extensive service in Australian outback locations; Papua New Guinea and North Solomon Islands.That's What She Said
By Justin, Nicolas, Bryan. 2011
With the help of TV series like The Office: An American Workplace, TWSS - or 'that's what she said' -…
has quickly become one of the hottest jokes of the 21st century. Now, in a book exploding with laughs, Justin Wishne and Bryan Nicolas, founders of TWSSstories. com, bring together hundreds of screamingly hilarious TWSS moments from fans, choice historical and celebrity quotes, an introduction from 'she' and a brief history of the phrase.Ben & Me
By Cameron Gunn. 2010
Thirteen weeks. Thirteen virtues. Cameron Gunn considered himself a regular guy-a pretty good husband, father, attorney, and friend. But was…
there room for improvement? A reader of history and a fan of Ben Franklin (and weary of self-help advice that never seems to offer much help), Gunn decided to try a little experiment. He would attempt to live by Franklin's thirteen virtues, a list of lofty ideals the Founding Father held dear, as enumerated in his famous autobiography. Would Gunn's plan to improve his life, Citizen Ben-style, prove to be a brilliant reinvention of the self-help movement or a boondoggle of revolutionary proportions? By turns heartfelt, hilarious, and more than a little humbling, Gunn's adventure takes this ordinary man way outside his comfort zone and into a thicket of not-so-modern values. The result is an engaging mix of humor and history-with perhaps a lightning bolt of inspiration or two along the way. Prepare to get up close and personal with everyone's favorite Founding Father. Temperance * Silence * Order * Resolution * Frugality * Industry * Sincerity * Justice * Moderation * Cleanliness * Tranquility * Chastity * Humility .How Not to Act Like a Little Old Lady
By Mary Mchugh. 2010
In this humorous, advice-filled book, best-selling author Mary McHugh has written down her secrets for living a long and happy…
life after 50. If you're looking for ways to enrich your days, to be happier, to find a new approach to life's problems, you need this book. It's for everyone who wants to make the years ahead more fulfilling, more fun and more meaningful. Each chapter is a short take on making every day better than the day before. If you want to look better, feel better, have more fun, try the tips in this easy-to-read, lively book, so you never act like a little old lady.I'm Not High
By Jim Breuer. 2010
A hilarious memoir from comedian Jim Breuer, with inside stories from his career in comedy as well as deeply personal…
moments from his life. With his goofy smile, sleepy eyes, and stoner's laugh, Jim Breuer might not appear to be the most introspective comedian out there. The fact that he made his mark playing Goat Boy on Saturday Night Live and a recalcitrant toker in the stoner classic Half Baked likely doesn't help his reputation at all. But in I'm Not High, we meet a whole new Jim Breuer. Jim dishes on everything from the SNL years to his early adventures in film. The cast of characters includes Chris Farley, Dave Chappelle, and Tracy Morgan-who all taught Jim lasting lessons about the high-stakes game of fame. He also chronicles the role family has played in keeping him honest. Whether he's arguing with his wife about religion, taking care of his kids, or helping his ailing father get through the day with his dignity intact, it's clear that some of Jim's best material comes from his best moments as a son and a dad and a husband. .Pirattitude!: So you Wanna Be a Pirate?
By Dave Barry, John Baur, Mark Summers. 2002
Set sail for high-seas hijinks and nautical nonsense with those paragons of Pirattitude who invented the famous International Talk Like…
a Pirate Day. Whether readers are old hands at pirating or hopeless landlubbers, the Pirate Guys will have them pirate-savvy in no time with sure-fire pirate pickup lines for any occasion, tips on how to make their pirate party a buccaneer ball that even Martha Stewart would be proud of, and help determining their true pirate monicker.Satires of Circumstance With Miscellaneous Pieces
By Thomas Hardy.
How to Talk Minnesotan: Revised for the 21st Century
By Howard Mohr. 2013
A revised edition of the hilarious Minnesotan culture guide from a former writer for A Prairie Home Companion Fans…
of the Minnesota-set movie Fargo will love this uproarious culture guide to all-things Minnesotan. With his dry wit and distinctive voice, Howard Mohr won millions of fans across the country on Garrison Keillor’s radio show A Prairie Home Companion. His popular commercials and ad spots, including one for “Minnesota Language Systems,” became the best of the best of Minnesota humor. Now, Mohr has updated his classic guide, How to Talk Minnesotan, to advise visitors on the use of Twitter and Facebook, cell phone etiquette, and more while in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. .