If the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that the zombie apocalypse is looming, and it’s coming soon. In order to protect ourselves from the zombies’ grumbling stomachs, it makes sense to prepare by studying a handbook to the...
Wit and humor
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Author:Mikkelsen, Tim, MikWrightSummary:If you don't know MikWright by now, prepare to blush, tear up or possibly call the authorities. Now, before you go pointing fingers at our families and friends, take a look at your own geeky, off-kilter nest of acquaintances (and we...
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Author:Ayers, Chuck, Batiuk, TomSummary:He blusters and grumbles. He rants and raves. He tries to outgun the school kids chasing after the bus on his route. But in his heart, Ed Crankshaft has a decent streak a mile wide. Patiently explaining death to his grandson Max....
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Author:Adams, ScottSummary:Inside Your Accomplishments Are Suspiciously Hard to Verify, Adams tackles the subjects of Elbonian slave labor, faulty product recalls, less-than-anonymous employee surveys and more. If you've ever looked among your co-workers...
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Author:Smith, Spencer, Penta, MarkSummary:Though biblical scholars have searched for centuries, little is known about the childhood of Jesus. Fortunately, this incomplete picture gives Spencer Smith and Mark Penta ample room for their entertaining and highly imaginative cartoon...
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Author:Regan, PatrickSummary:According to a recent Gallup Poll, 88% of Americans are dissatisfied with some aspect of their current vocations. The perfect "and you thought your job was lousy" antidote to Monday-morning blues as well as a humorous pick-...
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Author:Miller, HartleySummary:If John Bartlett (Familiar Quotations) was reborn as a sportscaster his name would be Hartley Miller. You Don't Say! is a highly readable collection of more than 1,000 sports quotes that's destined to become the definitive...
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Author:Pratt, Oswald T., Dikkers, ScottSummary:You Are Worthless is the self-help book from hell. This bracing blast of negativity takes aim at the impossibly cheerful "inspirational self-help" books flooding the market and hits the bullseye, with chapters such as "...
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Author:Guisewite, CathySummary:"I guess if anything I've ever written could cause them to one day remove the fluorescent lights from the swimwear department, then I've lived a full life." —Cathy Guisewite in Biography Magazine Cathy is like a...
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Author:Richler, HowardSummary:To some extent, everyone plays with language and uses it as a form of recreation as well as a means of communication. Recognizing that the creation of true wit is a subjective endeavour, Richler suggests that the commission of language...
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Author:Woodcock, Clare, Owen, HelenaSummary:Women are constantly being told what to do. It's time someone explained in simple, practical, fun terms what not to do. Essential reading for all modern women who question the appropriateness of thong leotards, Women Should Never...
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Author:McPherson, JohnSummary:Inside Women Are from Venus, Men Are Idiots, Close to Home cartoonist John McPherson illustrates what happens when planets—and planetary beings—just don't seem to align. From memorable Thanksgiving T.V.-carving dinners to...
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Author:Skupien, ScoopSummary:Over 35 million people will go running this year in the United States alone. For some of us, it's more than just a hobby-over 11 million of us are runaholics. Runners and addicts. Addicts and runners. The two hardly seem to go...
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Author:Phillips, MarySummary:Admit it already. Life is always better after a margarita or three. Artist and aperitif advocate Mary Phillips shares her cocktail wit and wisdom inside this intoxicating smash titled Why Limit Happy to an Hour? Whether the subject is...
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Author:Inman, Matthew, TheOatmeal.comSummary:Matthew Inman’s first collection of The Oatmeal.com spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and sold 200,000 copies. This pivotal and influential comic collection titled 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth...
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Author:Mikkelsen, Tim, MikWrightSummary:By now you know — MikWright ain't right! We take a gawk at the past with present-day jabs, never stopping to say "we can't say that!" If you think your family has issues, look at ours! What were they thinking? Oh, give it a few years...
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Author:Regan, Patrick, Maeder, CherylSummary:Spokeswoman for a generation, Jackie is saucy, sassy and sure of herself. Now she shares her wisdom for the ageless in Who's Counting? So what does Jackie know that the young whippersnappers could stand to learn? She knows that...
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Author:Hill, ThomasSummary:The third edition of the best, funniest father's guide to having a baby, What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding, is now thoroughly revised and updated, but it's still packed with information, advice and attitude...
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Author:Johnson, AaronSummary:Online cult favorite What the Duck has made the jump from computer screens to comic collection in this hilarious first installment of What the Duck comics. The strip's minimalist style and nonverbal humor set the scene for the wise...
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Author:Fenster, BobSummary:In a world of bumbling idiots, stupidity is a growth industry. One smart strategy is to laugh at it all with this outrageous collection of hilarious tales about the stupid things people do in every field of human activity. Bob Fenster...
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