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Court jesters: Canada's lawyers & judges take the stand to relate their funniest stories
By Peter V MacDonald. 1985
When you're in the middle of a trial, the last thing you want to do is laugh. Sometimes, circumstances can't…
help but sway the participants that way. This insider's account of the more informal proceedings features the first hand accounts of Canada's lawyers and judges, each relating a story that might very well find readers guilty of laughter. 1985.Custard and company: poems
By Ogden Nash, Quentin Blake. 1980
Congratulations! now what?: a book for graduates
By Bill Cosby. 1999
Black in the saddle again
By Arthur Black. 1996
A new collection of essays from humourist Arthur Black, who takes on any subject, from political correctness to student bloopers.…
And then there was the time he was caught in his backyard in the middle of the night wearing nothing but a bicycle helmet and a pair of boots, holding a bat caught in a fish net... Winner of the 1996 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal. 1996.Canada and other matters of opinion
By Rex Murphy. 2009
Canadian commentator presents his views on subjects ranging from Dr. Johnson's greatness to Bono's gratingness, from doubts about Obama to…
utter belief in Don Cherry, from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's outstanding oeuvre to Pamela Anderson. The perspective is thoroughly Canadian, and so are many of the topics: our domestic politics and our military involvements abroad, our national identity, human rights and human decency. Some strong language. 2009.Beyond news of the weird
By Chuck Shepherd, John J Kohut, Roland Sweet. 1991
Compilation of humorous, unusual news stories. Fleeing after committing a burglary, two crooks accidentally scale a fence into San Quentin…
Prison. A skinny inmate escapes by covering himself with hoarded margarine. A toddler reaching for a dropped potato chip falls through a hole in the floor of his mother's old car. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1991.Because I'm the mother, that's why: mostly true confessions of modern motherhood
By Stephanie Pierson. 1994
The author recounts her escapades as a working wife and mother, and pokes fun at such phenomena as teaching the…
facts of life, dog ownership, gardening, and the true character of the 1990s. 1994.Back talk: a book for bad back sufferers and those who love (put up with) them
By Eric Nicol. 1992
Humourist and back sufferer Eric Nicol writes a layman's history of the Bad Back, using his own history as a…
guide. Beginning with denial, then diagnosis, he has fun with exercises, life as an out patient, and the joys of the hospital, like indecent hospital gowns and post-surgery recovery. 1992.Back to Black: comic sketches
By Arthur Black. 1987
At the cottage: a fearless look at Canada's summer obsession
By Charles Gordon. 1989
This humourous guide to cottage life teaches the vital Law of Flashlights and explains the peril of docks with wanderlust.…
A survival manual for those who eagerly await the opportunity to open up the cottage, and just as eagerly await its closing. c1989.Aristotle and an aardvark go to Washington: understanding political doublespeak through philosophy and jokes
By Thomas Cathcart, Daniel M Klein. 2008
A pair of comedic philosophers (or philosophical comedians) turn their gleeful gaze on America’s capitol, where they critically dissect the…
twisted logic and doublespeak that too often passes for serious political discourse. 2008.Apron strings: navigating food and family in France, Italy, and China
By Jan Wong. 2017
Jan Wong knows food is better when shared, so when she set out to write a book about home cooking…
in France, Italy, and China, she asked her 22-year-old son, Sam, to join her. While he wasn't keen on spending excessive time with his mom, he dreamed of becoming a chef. Ultimately, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. On their journey, Jan and Sam live and cook with locals, seeing how globalization is changing food, families, and cultures. In southeast France, they move in with a family sheltering undocumented migrants. From Bernadette, the housekeeper, they learn classic French family fare such as blanquette de veau. In a hamlet in the heart of Italy's Slow Food country, the locals teach them how to make authentic spaghetti alle vongole and a proper risotto with leeks. In Shanghai, they cook firecracker chicken and scallion pancakes with the nouveaux riches and their migrant maids, who are part of the biggest demographic shift in world history. Along the way, mother and son explore their sometimes-fraught relationship, uniting--and occasionally clashing--over their mutual love of cooking. 2017.Area woman blows gasket: and other tales from the domestic frontier
By Patricia Pearson. 2005
A tour of twenty-first-century obsessions and distractions, including adult education classes, therapy, $100 haircuts, and the latest news on what…
causes cancer. Columnist Pearson plumbs every facet of modern life, marriage, and motherhood, from choosing the right vegan-bran-hemp diet for your family to confronting your husband's irrational fear of mayonnaise. Some strong language. c2005.And more by Andy Rooney
By Andrew A Rooney. 1982
The amiable author's latest collection of humorous newspaper columns. He puzzles over the family cars, his checkbook, appliances that don't…
work, repair people who don't fix articles properly, and diets that are impossible to follow. Sequel to "Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" (DC04531). Bestseller 1982.Always wear clean underwear!: and other ways parents say "I love you"
By Marc Gellman. 1997
The author goes through what he calls "The List" - 32 annoying rules that parents always repeat to their kids.…
In a fun way, he tries to show how each rule is really just showing a parents' care and concern for their kids. Grades 3-6. 1997.A rope--in case
By Lillian Beckwith. 1968
A loose egg
By Robert Wringham. 2015
Robert Wringham occupies a lazy, hazy, mazy world of geriatric flies, winking sparrows, and smiling labradoodles. His vignettes have appeared…
in the Idler and Playboy and in his own weekly blog. Now, at last, his best humour has been lovingly torn from its original context and respectfully bashed into book form. Yes, it's time for the inevitable Robert Wringham miscellany, his finest comic peluche. 2015.A nation worth ranting about
By Rick Mercer. 2012
An all-new collection of rants from the most recent seasons of the Rick Mercer Report, plus three previously unpublished pieces…
by Rick. Includes snatches of dialogue from Rick’s encounters and exploits across Canada. 2012.A good place to come from
By Morley Torgov. 1974
An account of life in a small town community in Sault Ste. Marie in the late 1930's and early 1940's.…
Winner of the 1975 Stephen Leacock Award for humour. Strong language. 1974.A Funny bone that was: humor between the wars
By David C Jones. 1992
"The Office Cat" appeared in the "Medicine Hat News" from 1921 to 1951, but only a handful of people knew…
who the Cat was. The column, the longest running of its kind in Canadian history, captured the essence of the era through its witticisms, limericks, jokes and inspirations. 1992.