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Faced with the ultimate step into adulthood – marriage - 34-year-old Wolk returns to the summer camp of his youth…
before walking down the aisle. His beloved campgrounds have remained remarkably the same, but Wolk finds that he has grown bafflingly out of touch - and is as intimidated as a shy camper in the face of super macho co-counsellor Mitch. 2007.Famous dead Canadians
By Joanne Stanbridge. 2003
Let well-known but somewhat disgraced historian Plumley Q. Norris take you on a tour of Canada, while introducing you to…
some of our greatest famous dead Canadians. Did you know that Laura Secord, heroine that she was, never made chocolates, or that explorer Samuel de Champlain shot the Lachine Rapids in his underwear? Humorously describes many famous dead sports heroes, explorers, Native Canadians, scientists and authors. Grades 4-7. 2003.Farewell to the twentieth century: a compendium of the absurd
By Pierre Berton. 1996
In almost fifty vignettes, Berton lampoons some of the stranger features of twentieth-century customs. His pet peeves include top-fifty radio…
stations, instant coffee, and perfumed magazine ads. He also speculates on how supersonic airliners will show full-length movies on short flights and wine critics who actually swallow the wine. 1996.Enough to make a cat laugh
By Deric Longden. 1996
Throughout the 1990s, Deric Longden has shared his life with Aileen Armitage and four cats: Thermal, Tigger, Frink and shabby…
old Arthur. Ever since Thermal came in from the cold to enter his life, Deric has seen his world increasingly taken over by cats. What with planning their menus, entertaining their friends, listening to their worries and observing their adventures, he has little time left over for his professional life as a writer. But there are rich rewards. One way or another, the cats that Deric and Aileen share their lives with are an endless source of interest and laughter. 1996.Don't say I didn't warn you: kids, carbs, and the coming hormonal apocalypse
By Anita Renfroe. 2009
Renfroe shares her deeply funny and relatable takes on everything from weddings to mammograms to every woman's never-ending quest for…
just one good photo of herself. In chapters with names like "Brother, Can You Spare an Epidural?" and "Playing Favorites (Or, As a Matter of Fact, I Do Love Your Brother More)," she dares to speak what other women are thinking - but don't say out loud. 2009.Dogbert's top secret management handbook
By Scott Adams. 1997
A humorous management handbook "written" by Dogbert, the canine cartoon character. Dogbert teaches managers how to transform themselves from bitter…
and bewildered "little people" into fully functioning, paradigm-spewing management zombies. 1997.Dave Barry's Complete guide to guys: a fairly short book
By Dave Barry. 1995
According to Barry, this is a book about guys--not a book about men. Books about men are too serious. Barry…
begins with a test to determine the reader's "guyness" and then gives a brief account of the role of guys in history, their biological nature, their social development, and special guy problems. For women, there is a chapter on dealing with guys. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1995. Uniform title: Complete guide to guysDave Barry turns 50
By Dave Barry. 1998
Florida columnist and author focuses his humour on the aging of baby boomers. He gives highlights of each of the…
"formative boomer years" from 1947, when he was born, to 1974. Barry grumbles about such issues as failing eyesight, retirement planning, and not being "hip" anymore. Bestseller. 1998.Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus
By Dave Barry. 1997
Dave Barry in cyberspace
By Dave Barry. 1996
Syndicated humour columnist Dave Barry writes about the joys and frustrations of owning and operating a personal computer. Travel with…
Barry to the world of Windows and the World Wide Web, including a chapter on "Becoming Computer Literate, or; Words for Nerds." 1996.Canadianity: tales from the true north strong and freezing
By Jeremy Taggart, Jonathan Torrens. 2017
Sprung from their podcast, Taggart (that guy from that band) and Torrens (that guy from that show) share a collection…
of showbiz tales from the road and relatable everyday anecdotes, all wrapped up in a nostalgic fondness for this great country. Takes readers on a cross-country journey, shining the spotlight on notable local heroes (or bahds), the best places to crush food and the greasiest watering holes, coast to coast to coast. Replete with lists of Canada’s top bands, television shows and athletes, as well as random observations about everything this country has to offer, "Canadianity" is often provocative and always hilarious. Bestseller. 2017.Crazy plates: low-fat food so good, you'll swear it's bad for you!
By Janet Podleski, Greta Podleski. 1999
Janet and Greta Podleski, also known as The Looneyspoons Sisters, present Crazy Plates, a collection of low-fat recipes. Also includes…
fat facts (for example, a pound of body fat--representative of 3,500 calories--if shaped into a ball, would be the size of a softball and equal four sticks of butter), "Trivial Tidbits" (baking soda used to be added to the water for boiling vegetables until it was discovered that it destroyed the veggies' vitamin C), "You Do the Math" (substituting Canadian bacon for the regular high-fat stuff once a week for a year will cut your fat intake by 1,196 grams), and a lot of corny humour ("Did you hear what happened to the peanut when he walked through the park? He was a salted"). These recipes can be prepared quickly and are aimed at the home cook with a family to feed. 1999.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.