At the end of the millenium, writer Ruth Pennebaker was in Texas, trying to keep her husband from blowing up their neighborhood every Fourth of July; rearing a daughter and son from early years into braces and backtalk; and finding out more than she wanted to know about breast cancer.
LITTLE BOOK OF BITCHES - An Illustrated Guide to the Bitches in your Life, will help you discover traits, strengths and weaknesses (use your discretion) and suggestions to be the best bitch you can be .
Markus Pell was leading his life, minding his own business, running Smileyville Cab and Courier while working toward his dream business: the Bright White Light Entertainment Engine.
This compendium is a highly opinionated, occasionally bogus representation of the most egregious modern examples of both common irritating folks and the rich and powerful who demean others while enriching themselves.
This is my first attempt to put into words the true stories I experienced in my forty years of service as an employee of one of the US Big Three automotive manufactures.
It is 1953 in southern England, the time of the Coronation, and Jack is a small boy from the poor end of the village who is trying desperately to understand the strange people he has been born into.
When I was 18 years old, I left Iran after graduating from high school to come to America to continue my education, with the hope that someday I might become a physician.
A Compound Life is a humorous take on everyday life, and maybe even a quirky look at some of our adventures at The Compound, and some of lifes often overlooked simple pleasures; and even some lackluster, boring and mundane chores that we all must do.
With the success of Fight Club, his novel-turned-movie, Chuck Palahniuk has become noticed for accurately capturing the exploitation of power in America in the 21st century.
A portable, family-friendlycollection of some of the most classic and entertainingfunny stories--perfect to share around the campfire Whether read aloud to friends or read alone, this collection will tickle your funny bone in the backcountry.
Focusing on crime fiction and films that artfully combine comedy and misdeed, this book explores the reasons writers and filmmakers inject humor into their work and identifies the various comic techniques they use.
Carl Hiaasen has been described as "e;one of the funniest crime writers in decades,"e; "e;America's finest satirical novelist,"e; and a "e;great American writer about the great American subjects of ambition, greed, vanity, and disappointment.
First published in 1922, this parody of etiquette and social mores makes fun of the pitfalls of courtship, engagement, and marriage, as well as such social settings as dinner parties, sporting events, and the theater.
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.