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"There are things Chelsea Devantez probably shouldn't be telling you. Many of them are in this book: some are embarrassing (like when she tried to break her three year spell of celibacy using a guide of seduction tips). Some are confessional (getting sentenced to the "hell hill" at Mormon church camp). Some are TMI (a series of outrageous doctor visits that ended with one doctor misdiagnosing her as "pregnant." Woopsies!). Then there are things Chelsea...
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"A beautiful, smart, entertaining new art book from New Yorker cartoonist and author Bob Eckstein that is a love letter to museums and museum-goers, filled with lush and whimsical illustrations paired with stories and anecdotes from curators, museum workers, museum visitors, and more."--Amazon.
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In this uproarious exploration of the joys of reading, a long-time teacher, lifelong reader and The New Yorker contributor shares surprising stories from her life and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students and shows us how literature can transform us for the better.
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"Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, inspiring true stories as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson. To be a bookseller or librarian... You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. A person who creates 'book joy' by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, 'You've got to read this. You're going...
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"Ancient Rome was full of powerful emperors, fierce armies, and superstrong gladiators. But at times it was also seriously strange. Romans of the past pooped in public and watched chickens eat to determine their luck. Some even went to a fancy dinner where they were gifted with personalized silver gravestones on their way out the door. Uncover the terrible tales, surprising stories, and hard-to-believe history in ancient Rome"--
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Why are spectacularly successful movies called blockbusters? Why does "putting your best foot forward" mean you hope to make a good impression? Why is rowdy and prankish behavior called horseplay and what does it have to do with the rarity of horses? Word Nerds Unite! shares 200 fascinating word meanings for fans of Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games.
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"Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before by pre-ordering internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent - a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin...
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Dive headfirst into the pages of this darkly comical memoir, where Mom's sardonic reply to the question of her smoking habits echoes through the narrative: "Not enough, John. Not nearly enough." Prepare for a journey into the heart of a blue-collar neighborhood, where hard work, hard drinking, hard smoking, and hard language were the order of the day. This riveting tale kicks off by setting the stage by offering a concise account of how this waning...
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A very funny collection of 100 X-ray images showing foreign objects ingested or inserted into human bodies, accidentally or on purpose.
The human imagination truly knows no limits. Without it, there would be no great art, no advances in science and technology, and no extreme sports. Without it, we'd also be deprived of the many insights into human nature that we get out of witnessing other people do shockingly imprudent things and then try to rationalize...
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Life is too short to remember to remove a USB safely. Aunty Acid is the sassy senior created to give "the crazy old lady in all of us" a voice that can be heard from ten blocks away. With her long-suffering husband Walt, Aunty Acid tells it like it is and has her own unique opinions on everything. Her fan base is growing by over 1,000 a day as word on her wit and sassy sayings spreads across the internet where she reaches over 3 million people each...
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Böse Zitate für jeden Tag
Egal, ob im Alltag oder zu besonderen Anlässen: Ein treffendes Zitat kann jede Situation retten und für neuen Schwung im Leben sorgen. Wer sich allerdings von der breiten Masse abheben und Charakter zeigen möchte, muss Originalität beweisen. Mein Vorschlag: Humor. Schwarzer Humor, um genau zu sein. Anstatt deine Mitmenschen mit schmalzigem Positivgelaber zu quälen, kannst du den Spieß viel besser umdrehen und kleine...
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David Lubar has gathered his best magazine pieces from the past fifteen years, tossed in his most popular works from the early days of online humor, bundled up the comedy material from his national conference talks, and stuffed everything in one juicy volume.Here's what two of the funniest guys on the planet have to say:"In this sweeping collection, David Lubar turns his crafty eye to everything from home brewing to the Human Genome Project. His analysis...
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Dishing out wity one-liners and old-fashioned country logic the same way an old camp cook dishes out beans and biscuits, Roy English's Advice from a Country Farmer is simply this-no-nonsense humor and wisdom from a country gentleman schooled in common sense and kindness. • "Most farmers work only half a day; the other twelve hours they do other stuff." • "When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty." • "Don't skinny dip with snapping turtles."...
16) Amusement Park
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Humor and satire from the vain to the irreverently profane and beyond
17) Short Shorts
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A collection of life's vignettes, SHORT SHORTS takes fast and funny glimpses at who and where and what we've been from a writer who has been many things in many places.
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"A shy, toothless first grader on my bus stopped at my elbow yesterday. Instead of having me look at new shoelaces or hear about her cool babysitter, she confided in me that she has a crush! 'I think it's my first one ...' "Following real-life characters such as the Human Sparkplug, the Chronic Stander and the Frenetic Four, "Trouble Lives at the Back of the Bus" chronicles the adventures of a rookie bus driver. Sharing bits of overheard hilarity,...
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Crabby's best mate, Reg, has foolishly asked for his opinion on cruise holidays.The Old Git lets Reg have it with both propellers: Cabin grade and the effect it will have on his bank balance - and stomach; perils of the arrivals hall; the curse of the ship's paparazzi – and then there's the upgrade hustlers!...And then there are his views on...How to avoid the bowels from hellSage words on sea sicknessBeing alert for geriatric entertainers with...
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What makes you a real writer? When some hapless hack asks you to write a blurb for their book. Ha! Suckers! With that in mind, David Macpherson must be a real writer. He wrote a lot of blurbs. He promises that he only read a quarter of the books he blurbed. He apologizes to the Union of Amalgamated Blurb Writers for reading as much as he did. He will strive to improve. With that said, he had a book due this month and decided the easiest thing to...
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