A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Dr. Patch Adams knows the inner side of healing. House Calls is a reminder that some of the most important factors in healing are not high-tech marvels but ordinary factors such as love, compassion, friendship, and hope. This book will lighten anyone's heart and assist him or her on a healing journey. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. You Might Be From Canada If . . . is a delightful, illustrated romp through this country as it celebrates its 150th birthday. Michael de Adder delivers his unique take on this one-of-a-kind country, tickling the funny bone on every page. As de Adder proves, this is a country that is proud of who it is and likes nothing better than a good laugh. View More...
Britain has a history common to many islands: it is one of repeated invasio n, occupation and assimilation. Each phase of this history has left its mar k on our culture, architecture, language and place names. A rich mix of Cel tic, Norse, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, French and Latin have made the Engli sh language a gift to poets and writers. However, the nuances and double me anings so favoured by creative writers have also led to a number of very ru de place names. Rude Britain is a compilation of 100 of the best and rudest place names, each one photographed and explained by authors Rob Bail... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. " Bary turns his formidable wit to the subject of American history, with a result reminiscent of the Reduced Shakespeare Company: The better you know the original, the funnier it gets." LOS ANGELES TIMES This time Dave Barry's subject is history, the way it's never been told before. Every single momentous event and crucial moment is covered, including...The Birthing Contractions of a Nation; Kicking Some British Butt; The Fifties: Peace, Prosperity, B... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This humorous guide to men looks at the quirks, habits and thought processes common to them all. View More...
Get the feel-better factor from Maeve Binchy as she teams up with artist We ndy Shea to bring us ACHES & PAINS. This gem of a book includes: Five things you can say to annoy the patient in the next bed How to put on elastic stockings Six ways to make non-alcoholic drinks bearable How to be the perfect hospital visitor Unusual but essential things for your medicine cupboard Filled with the fun, warmth and wisdom for which Maeve Binchy is famous, AC HES & PAINS is the perfect alternative to a Get Well card. Book Description A brilliantly funny guide to the trials and tribulations of hospitals an... View More...
Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize Arthur Black-bestselling author, three-time winner of the Stephen Leacock M edal for Humour, beloved radio personality, and newspaper columnist- proves in his latest sidesplitting collection of tales, Black to the Grindstone , that, without a doubt, you not only get better but funnier with age. Demonstrating once again why he is one of Canada's most loved jokesters, Black masterfully captures the laughter that often bursts out of the seams of everyday life. From an unexpected drag race to a Google search for a picture of the illusive "Arthur t... View More...
Get ready for the read of your life. Never before has a single book combine d awesome vans, unicorns, Billy Joel, and erotic fiction in such a potent c ombination. A writing tour de force? Perhaps. A reading experience that wil l sear itself into your consci. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. View More...
A hilarious send-up of all the things wrong with a beach town on the North Oregon Coast - starting with the weather! Tongue-in-cheek appraisal meant t o keep people away, or to warn them about what they'll encounter...or...is it just a ploy to keep the beach pristine and deserted for the people who l ive there? View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Guardian publishes over forty thousand reader comments a day below the line. This is a miscellany of the best and most baffling thoughts from their witty, well-meaning readers. In the book, Guardian readers ponder the big questions ('Am I the only one who thinks that ham and cheese is a ghastly mix?') reflect with nostalgia on better days ('Airline employees were so much more agreeable back when they were all drunk') and share hard-won wisdom ('Di... View More...
On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations. Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? offers his cutting-edge opinions and observational humor on eve rything from evasive euphemistic language to politicians to the media to de ad people. Nothing and no one is safe! Despite the current climate of political correctness, Carlin is not afraid to take on controversial topics: Carlin on the ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Gathered together are over 500 quotations and observations on the universal subject of sex. The editors' sources include show business, literature, politics, medicine and Shakespeare. View More...
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Regarded as the major venue of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Assembly Rooms over the years have housed comics like Griff Rhys-Jones, Ben Elton, Lenny Henry, Rik Mayall, John Sessions, Jools Holland, Gerry Sadowitz and Julian Clary. Here John Connor, cabaret editor of "Time Out", presents a decade of photographs, jokes and anecdotes in a book which aims to reflect the changing face of comedy during the 1980s. View More...
So funny it will make you sick-Time Out For several years, Robin Cooper has been plaguing department stores, hotels , associations, fan clubs and a certain children's book publisher with his letters. From Prince Charles to the Peanut Council, Harrods to the British Halibut A ssociation - no one is safe. So who is Robin Cooper? Architect, thimble designer, trampoline tester and wasp expert, Robin Cooper is all of these things - it just depends on the person he's writing to. View More...
For several years, Robin Cooper has been plaguing department stores, hotels , associations, fan clubs and a certain children's book publisher with his letters. From Prince Charles to the Peanut Council, Harrods to the British Halibut Association - no one is safe. So who is Robin Cooper? Architect, th imble designer, trampoline tester and wasp expert, Robin Cooper is all of t hese things - it just depends on the person he's writing to. View More...
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