Combining the polish of a turn-of-the-twentieth-century parlor recitation with the rough-and-ready quality of a folk tale, Frost, You Say? is a timeless story told as an old Maine farmer's rambling response to a simple question.
Dive into the most jaw-dropping verbal clashes of rich, powerful, and famous as I Can't Believe They Said That! unveils the outrageous things larger-than-life personalities have said about each other. The story of humankind has been filled with prevarication, equivocation, misdirection, and just plain over-the-top things people have said. ......
Storytelling at its funniest! And a much-needed reminder that no matter what ails you, laughter is ALWAYS the best medicine. Laugh your way through these feel-good stories that are sure to let the sunshine in! From spouses to parents to children to colleagues and friends, these stories document the mishaps and misadventures of everyday life ......
Liz Cowley's first volume of bestselling humorous gardening cameos inspired by the seasons, out in a new series design and large gift format, with five new cameos.
Liz Cowleys first volume of bestselling humorous gardening cameos inspired by early morning gardening, out in a new series design and large gift format, with five new cameos.
A humorous tour of the stories, news items, plays and poetry, Queen Victoria's agents secretly destroyed, keeping one copy for the Private Case in the British Museum.
This book presents, in a lighthearted format, an empirically based pedagogical model for higher education that incorporates fun, play, playfulness, and positivity.
This book presents, in a lighthearted format, an empirically based pedagogical model for higher education that incorporates fun, play, playfulness, and positivity.
Quips, Quotes, and Tales from the Eternally Pessimistic
Are You a Miserable Old Bastard? is a very funny book for the inner curmudgeon in us all, a highly amusing and wonderfully entertaining celebration of the grouchiness in life, for everyone who feels like it's always raining, both outside and in!
A hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul: Read, Laugh, Repeat! If you are looking to put yourself in a better mood and escape the days worries, avoid what might be too boring or too serious, and instead read something this is too funny.
A hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine! If you are looking to put yourself in a better mood and escape the day's worries, it isn't complicated - all you have to do is Read, Laugh and Repeat.
A man needs a dog to catch long-legged rabbits, so he buys a hound with longer legs than the rabbits. It's the fastest dog he's ever seen--the fastest dog anyone has ever seen. The dog is so fast, in fact, the man takes on the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in some friendly competition. Hilarity ensues.
Half a Chicken and Chips features 50 of the Coodabeen’s best yarns from five decades of footy radio. The Coodabeen Champions love the obscure, quirky and low-profile products of VFL/AFL football. And they love tracking them down and having a chinwag with them on their ever-popular radio show Half a Chicken and Chips is the follow-up to the ......
The very best outrage from the Tunbridge Wells Advertiser, the newspaper that coined the phrase 'Disgusted from Tunbridge Wells' for grumpy complaints.
When John Gould was young, a boy learned about the sea and the woods, about d geography and life. The friendly, close-knit community life and the deep family affection gave him a foundation of sound sense to last through the years ahead. You will be glad to know that once, in Maine, a boy could have this kind of childhood; and you might be envious ......
One recent president was exactly like the young Trump, except that - unlike Donald - he also got drunk and danced naked. A president from Hollywood acted like Harvey Weinstein. Two presidents turned the White-House secretary pool into their private harem. Secretaries nick-named Fiddle and Faddle were given drugs and amyl nitrate to test by a ......
Poking fun at everyone from the locals, to folks from away, and even to the wildlife, Lobster Therapy collects more than 100 cartoons from five of Maine's best artists working in the field. It'll leave you in stitches and just might help lower your blood pressure the next time you're stuck on Route 1 or I-95.
101 Stories about the Wacky, Lovable People in Our Lives
Everyone thinks their own family is crazy. In these 101 stories of crazy, embarassing, annoying and dysfunctional families, Chicken Soup for the Soul contributors humorously and lovingly share those special moments that have become cherished memories.
Family. Its a cast of characters with whom we walk through life - complicated, ......
Bookstore cats are an international phenomenon, and here is a collection as entertaining and as adorable as the cats who festoon book lovers' havens. This wonderful investigation has turned up the curious cats running bookshops worldwide, and documents the unique personalities of each. A sure-to-engage gift book for the cat lover, the book lover,
Who is "The Lounge Lizard"? And who is "A Courtier"? "The Lounge Lizard" is a former Sydney investigative journalist, and "A Courtier" is a well-known Australian artist.
Funny Business: management unmasked is an exposé of management as it is practiced in business, government and the
non-profit sector. Keywords are explained through humour, making them better understood than a library of management textbooks. Management theories and applications are made memorable through savage wit and fearless comedy. ......
The shocking undead discovery of a military historian *Zombies remain popular - from The Walking Dead to Ash vs. Evil Dead, they just won't go away *A gifty, zombie collector's item *Authentic military design with 150 illustrations Unearthed from a dusty Army archive, here are portions of two draft manuals instructing soldiers on how to ......
Maine curmudgeon John Gould offers humorous tongue-in-cheek advice for fathers-to-be with a non-medical, non-technical, non-scientific explanation of the masculine side of the matter, with much that is useful and nothing that is wholly useless.
Jokes wrapped in wordplay and rhyme, limericks date back to the middle ages. Playwright Ranjit Bolt started writing them - both nonsensical and irreverent ones - almost daily and posting them on Facebook to make his friends laugh. Here over 250 are gathered as a playful twenty-first-century 'like' of the hilarious and delightful limerick to ......
This clever and delightful little book shows that, more than just a pretty face, Maine coons can serve a wide range of duties beyond simply being your adorable companion. Whether you need a boot warmer, piano tuner, or even a dog-sitter, the coon cats in this collection are willing and ready to help out their owners in any way they can.
In this wonderful parody, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes.
