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What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Kids' Favorite Funny Summer Vacation Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce Lansky (Selected by), Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator)Summer days are here again! Here are over forty sidesplitting poems about summer vacation, covering everything from the much-anticipated last day of school to family road trips, wacky days at summer camp, learning how to swim, dizzying roller coaster rides, fun-filled days at the beach, and finally, the dreaded first day of the new school year. These hilarious poems written by Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbit...

Man Does Not Live by Sports Alone: Devotions for Men

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Report copyright infringementby Dennis Swanberg (Author)A GODLY GAME PLAN FOR THE MANLY MAN OK, guys, this book's for you. It's designed especially for manly men who love sports -- guys who'd rather watch Peyton Manning and Kurt Schilling than some fluffy chick flick. You're into NFL receivers, the best arms in the Majors, the best guards in the NBA, and NASCAR drivers. But you're also a guy who tries to spend time in God's Word and get your plays called by the Coach upstairs. Dennis "The S...

They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books

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Report copyright infringementby David Rose (Author)I've divorced better men than you. And worn more expensive shoes than these. So don't think placing this ad is the biggest comedown I've ever had to make. Sensitive F, 34. Employed in publishing? Me too. Stay the hell away. Man on the inside seeks woman on the outside who likes milling around hospitals guessing the illnesses of out-patients. 30-35. Leeds. They Call Me Naughty Lola is a testament to the creativity and humor that can still be...

Humor for a Sister's Heart: Stories, Quips, and Quotes to Lift the Heart

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Report copyright infringementby Patsy Clairmont (Author), Martha Bolton (Author), Karen Scalf Linamen (Author) Celebrate the Bond of Sisterhood When it comes to sisters, there's plenty to laugh about -- and this joyful book is filled with humorous stories about the special relationship that sisters share. Sisters share secrets, sorrows, success, and sometimes silliness. It's this sense of sharing that brings sisters so close -- and in that closeness, there are all kinds of reasons to laug...

Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin Hechinger (Author), Curtis Hechinger (Author)Can you differentiate between the Amish and the Hasidic Jew? Do you know the single, shocking difference between the Redneck and the Appalachian? Can you successfully identify -- and avoid -- the Charismatic, Verbose Nigerian Cabdriver or the Honda-Driving UCLA Korean Gangster Wannabe? If the answer is "no" to any of the above, then Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes is the book for you. Home to pe...

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Report copyright infringementby Park Kendall (Author)Gone with the Draft: Love Letters of a Trainee is a collection of letters written by Park Kendall, a young man who is drafted into the army during World War II. The book is a compilation of the letters he wrote to his girlfriend, Mary, during his time in basic training and later deployment overseas. The letters capture the emotions, challenges, and experiences of a young man's journey through the military, as well as the love and longing he...

Deer Aint Peggy: Letters of Advice and Life's Observations from a 14-year-old Basset Hound

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Report copyright infringementby Sherlock Blanchard (Author)This book contains a collection of 50 letters written by a Basset Hound to his human relatives and friends. Sherlock's letters appeal to adults -- young and old -- and to teenagers. From his perspective, everything makes perfect sense. From a human reader's perspective, the letters are hilarious and endearing. Sherlock suggests innovative solutions to humankind's perplexities. He provides unusual observations of human and pet behavior...

One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

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Report copyright infringementby Nathan Hale (Author)Meet America's first spy, Nathan Hale, in this installment of the New York Times bestselling Hazardous Tale graphic novel series! "These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." --New York Times "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country." These are the famous last words of Nathan Hale, a spy for the American rebels in the Revolutionary War. But who was this Na...

Truth is Funnier Than Fiction: Humorous Essays and Stories That Prove The Funniest Things Happen in Real Life

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Report copyright infringementby Nancie Hudson (Author)"Truth is stranger than fiction," people say. Longtime journalist Nancie Hudson thinks that truth is funnier than fiction. She's interviewed hundreds of people during her career, and in Truth is Funnier Than Fiction, she shares the funniest true stories people have told her. This delightful collection of humorous essays and true stories explores the hilarious things that happen to real people in everyday life. The funniest things happen wh...

Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

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Report copyright infringementby Nathan Hale (Author)In author-illustrator Nathan Hale's Donner Dinner Party, discover the shocking and true story of the ill-fated expedition in this Hazardous Tale from the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. "These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." --New York Times In the spring of 1846, a group of families left Illinois and began the long journey toward a new life in Calif...

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Report copyright infringementby Clarence E. Bour (Author)This book has a variety of things of interest. There are poems, a variety of tricks, historical facts, recipes, household hints, jokes, limericks, and the list goes on. There should be something for everyone. But nothing is in any certain order. It will never be boring that way. Have fun! Number of Pages: 72 Dimensions: 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 06, 2005

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Report copyright infringementby Omar Khayyam (Author), Edward Fitzgerald (Translator)First published in English by Edward Fitzgerald in 1859 from its original Farsi, "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" is a collection of quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam, a Persian astronomer and mathematician born in the later part of the 11th century. Omar Khayyam's poetry, which received very little international notoriety in its own day, achieved classic status when it was discovered and rendered into Engli...

The Liberal Identification Hand Book: A Humorous Guide to Identify the Looney Liberals of the Far Left

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Report copyright infringementby Dave Sampson (Author)Liberals come in all shapes and sizes. They can stand out like a sore thumb or blend into the crowd. To tell if a person is a liberal, all one must do is wait and listen. Liberals just can't sound like normal, sane people. That's their giveaway. They'll use key words such as "Redistribution", "Endangered", "Damn Capitalists", and "Global Warming" in just about every conversation in which they engage. This book not only tells you how to iden...

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Report copyright infringementby Ambrose Bierce (Author)Regarded as one of the most influential American journalists of the late 19th and early 20th century, Ambrose Bierce was the Civil War veteran who was best known for his stories of the American Civil War and for his satirical witticisms. Written over several decades "The Devil's Dictionary" is the ultimate collection of his lexicon of satirical definitions. Bierce's earliest known definition was first published in 1867. Over the next seve...

The Taming of the Twins & a Selection of Illustrated Limericks

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Report copyright infringementby Tocks Zorba Tocks (Author), Zorba Tocks (Author) Number of Pages: 72 Dimensions: 0.15 x 11 x 8.25 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 26, 2010

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Report copyright infringementby Paula Canny (Author)....she gets it right from all perspectives...true, funny and hopeful...a healing combination. How can you find cancer humerous? Read this book. There are ways to find humor in everyday events whether you want to or not. Cancer? No problem. Who cares? Criminal justice system? Bring it on. Criminal defense attorney Paula Canny finds a way to weave her tale of woe, humor, politics and the establishment with Vonnegut-esque irony. A must read fo...

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Report copyright infringementby Douglas Blankenship (Author)This book is simply an amazingly funny collection of jokes witty sayings and hilarious lists of expressions. Over 50,000 jokes were reviewed by top comediennes, and the best of the best were included in this publication. Laughter extends your life; it is absolutely a mood changer, an escape, a beautiful way to enhance a conversation - a speech - a family get together. A good joke is the best way to communicate and relax conversation....

War of the Words: The True But Strange Story of the Gulf Breeze UFO

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Report copyright infringementby Craig R. Myers (Author)Journalists should avoid cliches, but they are just too useful. "A picture is worth 1,000 words," and in the case of the 38 "Gulf Breeze UFO" photos shot by Ed Walters in 1987-1988, millions of them -- weird, angry, hilarious and profound words. Words by Dave Barry, Mike Royko and Fox Mulder. Words on "Unsolved Mysteries" and "Oprah." With the 20th anniversary approaching I think about another cliche with a twist: "Truth is funnier than f...

Put That In Your Journal: A Women's Journey

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Report copyright infringementby Pamela Donelly (Author)This book is set up as a journal for women to organize their thoughts through daily practice. Keeping account of daily expenses and occurences that happen in life. This can be used as a great outlet to record good or bad situations that life throws at you. There are also some great sayings at the bottom of the pages to give you a smile each day. Number of Pages: 172 Dimensions: 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN Publica...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the New Yorker

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Report copyright infringementby Roy Delgado (Author) Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: December 03, 2007

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Report copyright infringementby P. D. Menza (Author)A humorous, rhyming story, written in iambic pentameter, that follows the adventures of Leonardo da Vinci's cat. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: May 18, 2006

Life and Times of a Nobody: Growing up in the 1950's

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Report copyright infringementby John Malowney (Author)A classmate recently remarked "That was so long ago I can't remember if I ever had a childhood." Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear - the 1950's - when the big entertainment was at the State Theater, featuring "Ma and Pa Kettle" and "Francis the Talking Mule." This is the true story of life in small town America, one kid's experience of growing up in a large Irish Catholic family of 10 kids with all the required ritualistic Catho...

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Report copyright infringementby Curt Allan (Author)These stories and statements have been written with an unbiased pen, and nor has this been written with an unmerited prejudice toward women and men, but only on facts about the way most couples act in a relationship. The struggle for control and dominance among men and women is present in almost every relationship in the United States and is spreading fast throughout other free countries around the world. Control and dominance has taken the p...

The Night of the Cougar: Memories I Could Do Without

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Report copyright infringementby R. Lybbert Lyle R. Lybbert (Author), Lyle R. Lybbert (Author)Lyle R. Lybbert, told stories that were based on actual events in his life. As he told these stories and later wrote them down he embellished them such that they are now extremely hilarious. Did he really embellish them? No, he simply enriched them. John Isaac Lybbert, dad's dad died when he was 15 months old. Verda Lybbert, his mother died 1 month after he turned 11 years old. His older brothers and ...

From the Other Side: Pourings from the Mind of a Bartender

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Report copyright infringementby Trixie Tamerlane (Author)While most people are just starting their days, bartenders are sleeping off a night of shots, fights, and laughs in preparation for yet another evening of mayhem. As darkness falls once again, they stand behind the bar, create cocktails on demand, and bravely face the next unpredictable ten hours. In From the Other Side, seasoned mixologist Trixie Tamerlane provides an entertaining glimpse into the mind of a woman who has made her livi...

America's Irresistible Attraction: Beyond the Green Card

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Report copyright infringementby John S. Dinga (Author)Part travelogue, part memoir, and part novel, David M. Dinga's newest book explores the many disparities between fantasy and reality lived by many immigrants to the United States. Featuring characters both real and fictional, Dinga shares his observations about the realities of making a new life in a new country, from both sides of the experience. The desire to immigrate to America is one shared by people all over the world, people who are...

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Report copyright infringementby James T. Honea (Author)As children, James and John were inseparable. They did everything together, including things Texas Panhandle townsfolk probably didn't appreciate. The good thing, though, if ever one of them was suspected of doing something wrong, the other could stand up and play alibi. In fact, the other could even stand in and take the punishment if need be, because James and John were identical twins. On a winter day in 1956, the birth of these boys w...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas C. Hinkle (Author)Jube: The Story Of A Trapper��s Dog is a heartwarming tale written by Thomas C. Hinkle. The book narrates the story of a loyal dog named Jube, who is a trusted companion of a trapper. The story is set in the wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains, where Jube and his master, a trapper, spend their days hunting, trapping, and exploring the rugged terrain. Jube is a smart and brave dog who helps his master in every possible way. He i...

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Report copyright infringementby David Watkins (Author)How to escape from Amazon Warriors and save the world at the same time!How do you escape from Amazon Warriors? How do you save the world from an evil genius and giant crustaceans? How do you prevent termites from eating up Louisiana? How do you address the energy crises? Discover the answers to these and other perplexing challenges by reading Crazy Tales and Other Stories. You will also learn why men and women behave differently, what it w...

Robert Blatchford's Not Guilty: A Defense Of The Bottom Dog

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Blatchford (Author), Miriam Allen Deford (Editor)Robert Blatchford's ""Not Guilty: A Defense of the Bottom Dog"" is a book that presents a passionate argument for the rights and dignity of the working class. Blatchford, a British journalist and socialist, argues that the poor and oppressed are not to blame for their circumstances, but are instead victims of a system that favors the wealthy and powerful. He draws on his own experiences growing up in pover...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark W. Stephens (Author)With tongue in cheek -- but not too firmly -- the author offers a simple, but humorous review of the current political landscape and harmlessly detonates the landmines the Democratic Party has left lying around in its attempt to indoctrinate us and our children in "Socialist Think." Khrushchev said, "...without firing a shot." To elect more Democrats was a Communist plot. Stephens, a highly decorated veteran of the Houston Police Depart...