Meet Boris, the chimp who took a bite out of the Big Apple-and wished it had been a banana: "e;No one concerned with either apes or people should miss it.
The book that made Mark Twain famous and introduced theworld to that obnoxious and ubiquitous character: the American touristBased on a series of letters first published in American newspapers, The Innocents Abroad is Mark Twain's hilarious and insightful account of an organized tour of Europe and the Holy Land undertaken in 1867.
Witty and deftly drawn parodies from a literary legendRoger Angell has a long history with the New Yorker: the son of fiction editor Katharine White and the stepson of E.
A funny and incisive collection of essays on oddities of life in the 1980s, from one of America's most cherished humoristsFirst published in 1985, Not Exactly What I Had In Mind is Roy Blount Jr.
A collection of short pieces about everything from genius and God to socks and lentils, from one of America’s most beloved humor writersOne Fell Soup brings together the reviews, diatribes, investigations, meditations, and poetry of Roy Blount Jr.
In this delightful memoir by the authors of Cheaper by the Dozen, the twelve Gilbreth children cope with the loss of their father as they grow up together.
The #1 New York Times-bestselling classic: A hilarious memoir of two parents, twelve kids, and "e;a life of cheerfully controlled chaos"e; (The New York Times).
Joy Is Fundamental to Who We AreParamhansa Yogananda translated the classic definition of God given by Swami Shankarananda, ';Sat-chid-ananda,' as, ';Ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new joy.
Playtime for Truth is intended to amuse, entertain and occasionally to challenge some of the values we hold in life, including our relationship with God and with those around us.
For a starter, let's face it; I made it to 94 years and frankly, that is an achievement that dwarf s anything else I can say about my long life so far, (and I ain't through yet.
Running the Sheets is a collection of 24 inter-connected stories that recount the experiences of a young boy and his family at a seasonal fishing lodge on the shores of Newboro Lake, part of the Rideau System near Kingston, Ontario.
Mayor Biggles and the people of Whitesville agree to allow only the color white to be used in their town and strictly enforced this choice with a book full of rulesthat is until new resident Hazel Small moves to Whitesville and opens a bakery using her favorite color of purple causingMayor Biggles major headaches resulting in a paint fight that will be talked about for years.
After years of talking with others whose primary or seccondary relationships are failing, I have learned the basic mistakes that you can learn and avoid.
When Wallys misses the last train home and losses his estrange childrens gifts, he mysteriously encounters Ah-Hel, his Puerto Rican guardian angel and Chastity, a beautiful angel-of-a-hooker.
Living on a farm in a remote area of Costa Rica, a little dog writes letters to Granny Gringo in hopes of getting some advice on how to cope with her problems.
"e;Brock Downsized"e; the storyWhen the prostheses and condom manufacturing factory where Bill Brock has been Communications Manager goes belly-up Brock finds himself out on the street.
