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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Tired of phrases like "circle back," "follow up," or the dreaded "let's take this offline"? This hilarious guide will reinvigorate your vocabulary with direct and delightful alternatives to stale corporate speak. Offices are a breeding ground for odd expressions and hackneyed platitudes. Why are we peeling onions and putting irons in the fire? Why is our plate always full? And most importantly, how is it even possible to give 110%? Per My Last Email...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Through campy pop culture rhymes and beautiful oil paintings, the narrator of our book guides you through a list of things you CAN grab while offering more poetic ways to refer to a woman's genitalia than the word "pussy" that Trump so vulgarly used. As the narrator goes on, she lets you know more about her relatives (a reclusive aunt with a lazy eye) and her interests (Justin Bieber's Instagram) while never losing sight of her mission to make the...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Sure, everyone gets sick sometimes, but do you realize that plenty of those folks also die slow, unpleasant deaths from diseases that stumped even the experts at top-notch (still privately run) hospitals? That's right: There are plenty of illnesses that even physicians have never heard about. Nodding Disease, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and Cutaneous Horn (yes, you grow a horn) are all featured here in pithy, energetic entries. You won't have to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Vintage photographs illustrate both inspirational quotes and original lighthearted musings written exclusively by women for women in this brand-new anthology full of wisdom and humor. The images are remarkable, embodying the best of the human spirit. Each paired quote reminds us of women's strength and character through time. 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.' -Simone de Beauvoir
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Four books in one: The ultimate compendium of the New York Times -- bestselling series filled with hilariously wrong test answers from real-life classrooms. This fun omnibus features the complete content from all four books in the popular series -- F in Exams , F for Effort , F this Test , and F in Exams: Pop Quiz -- plus more than one hundred brand-new, sadly real, hilariously wrong, and sometimes admirably creative student answers (Q: What is the...
206) Roughing it
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Series
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English
Description
Originally published over one hundred years ago, "Roughing It" tells the (almost) true story of Mark Twain's rollicking adventures across the United States. Through his attempts to strike it rich, he meets a motley crew of colorful people, while weaving through humorous mishaps and standing through it all with the endearingly good humor for which he's famous.
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Language
English
Description
From the New York Times 's former Op-Ed art director, the true story of the world's first Op-Ed page, a public platform that prefigured the blogosphere. Jerelle Kraus, whose thirteen-year tenure as Op-Ed art director far exceeds that of any other art director or editor, unveils a riveting account of working at the Times. Her insider anecdotes include the reasons why artist Saul Steinberg hated the Times, why editor Howell Raines stopped the presses...
209) Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A rollicking, meta, Choose Your Own Adventure novel for adults whose notions of romance are skewed and cracked from a lifelong diet of Meg Ryan movies." -- Vulture Get ready to relax with your favorite romantic comedy of all time -- the one you create! Instead of turning on the latest cheesy rom-com for a simple, mood-boosting love story, put yourself in the director's chair with Build Your Own Romantic Comedy. First, open the book and pick your...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
From the beloved blog comes this hilarious vintage photo collection of the OG hipsters, real dads in their glory days looking cooler than you'll ever be.
He listened to vinyl before you did. He drank whiskey before you did. He had a mustache before you did. Admit it: your dad was a hipster before you were! Based on the blog phenomenon of the same name, this book celebrates dads as the original hipsters. Vintage photos of real dads back...
He listened to vinyl before you did. He drank whiskey before you did. He had a mustache before you did. Admit it: your dad was a hipster before you were! Based on the blog phenomenon of the same name, this book celebrates dads as the original hipsters. Vintage photos of real dads back...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Irresistible stories and sayings from the creator of YouTube's Southern Women Channel. Ms. Julia Fowler is back, and this time she's goin' to talk her lipstick off about even more things Southern. If you're not from the South, we hope to learn ya a thing or two that you can tote back into your own culture. If you are from the South, then you're 'bout to be happier than a mule in a pickle patch: Julia's laugh-out-loud essays cover the dadblame weather,...
212) Asylum
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
With zombies in vogue and his books coming back onto the market after decades out of print, maybe old Willie Seabrook, the lost king of the weird, can finally get the recognition and infamy he earned. - Benjamin Welton, Vice.com This dramatic memoir recounts an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. William Seabrook, a renowned journalist and explorer, voluntarily committed himself to an asylum for treatment of acute...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It's that time of year again, when Mooch gets those wild eyes and anything can happen. In this newest collection of Mutts comics, Earl and Mooch go to the beach for summer vacation, welcome back new and old friends, and show us the rewards of loving an animal. Both humorous and heartfelt, this collection also touches on spaying, adoption, and endangered species.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
This "one-of-a-kind read" offers insightful essays, poignant life advice, and pithy pearls of wisdom from the comedian and star of HBO's Insecure (Entertainment Weekly).
Anyone who has seen Amanda Seales's acclaimed stand-up special I Be Knowin, her long-running TV series Insecure, or her groundbreaking gameshow Smart Funny & Black, knows that this woman is a force of nature. In both life and career, she has fearlessly and passionately charted her...
215) Wallace the Brave
Author
Series
Wallace the brave volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Snug Harbor! Will Henry's Wallace the Brave is a whimsical comic strip that centers around a bold and curious little boy named Wallace, his best friend Spud and the new girl in town, Amelia. Wallace lives in the quaint and funky town of Snug Harbor with his fisherman father, plant loving mother and feral little brother, Sterling.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell strikes a delicate balance between lighthearted fun and responsible social commentary through the exploits of Earl the dog and Mooch the cat. Earl and Mooch, along with supporting sidekicks Shtinky Puddin', Sourpuss, Guard Dog, and Crabby, humorously approach a range of subjects--from napping and daydreaming to summer vacations and Christmas anticipations -- in addition to tackling important issues like responsible pet...
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