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1) Amazing cows
Author
Publisher
Workman Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
89 p. : col. ill : ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jokes, humorous stories and poems, a comic book and other misinformation about cows.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, "What the hell is wrong with Florida?" Somehow, the state has acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, and as a loyal Floridian, Dave begs to differ. Sure, there was the 2000 election. And people seem to take their pants off for no good reason. And it has flying...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
269 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and failed Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry has questions-lots of them-and sets out to find the answers. If you've ever wondered things such as, "Just how does Oprah have the power to turn a 1957 Hotpoint toaster manual into a #1 bestseller?" or "What makes people want to eat animals they would never consider petting?" then this book is for you.
Barry fans will appreciate this best-of collection...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xvi, 268 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kinky Friedman, who would be our contemporary Will Rogers if Will Rogers had been Jewish, smoked cigars, and foolish enough to believe he could govern the great state of Texas, returns with this collection of hilariously raunchy, sometimes poignant, and always insightful essays. With fearless wit and wisdom born from many a late night's experience, Kinky offers both pearls and cowpats that touch on life, death, and everything in between.
Considering...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this new collection of original essays, the #1 bestselling author of "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" delivers one laugh-out-loud moment after another as she sets her sights on the ridiculous side of childhood, adulthood, and daughterhood.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xvi, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The four-time Emmy-nominated comic satirist of Rescue Me presents irreverent cultural observations about how society is taking itself too seriously, in an account that shares anecdotes from his Irish-Catholic upbringing, high-pressure family life, and work as a performing artist.
12) That is all
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
[10], 607-964 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author, The Daily Show's "Resident Expert", minor television celebrity, and deranged millionaire, brings us the third and final installment in his trilogy of Complete World Knowledge. In 2005, The Areas of My Expertise, a handy little book of Complete World Knowledge was published, marked by the distinction that all of the fascinating trivia and amazing true facts were completely made up by its author. At the time, he was merely a former literary...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of "I Feel Bad About My Neck," taking a cold, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten. A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the author's career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated...
16) Out of my mind
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
353 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
viii, 243 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"You're not doing it right." Writer/comedian Michael Ian Black has been hearing these five words all his life. And now--on the eve of his fortieth birthday--he is finally beginning to wonder why. As a husband and father living in the suburbs, Michael asks the question so many of us ask ourselves at one point or another: How did I end up here? (And also: If Fat Kevin Federline succumbs to his own wasted potential, what does that mean for the rest of...
20) Half empty
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
224 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English