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Abingdon, Alexander (Compiled By) Herrings Go About the Sea in Shawls: And Other Classic Howlers from Classrooms and Examination Papers
New York, New York, U.S.A. Viking Press 1997 0670877514 / 9780670877515 Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Dr. Seuss
Fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. Great illustrations throughout by Dr. Seuss. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 112 pages. Product Description A polygon is a dead parrot. Respiration is composed of two acts, first inspiration and then expectoration. They gave William IV a lovely funeral. It took six men to carry the beer. This priceless collection of ill-digested juvenile learning, first published by Viking in 1931 as Boners (compiled and edited by "Alexander Abingdon"), was an enormous bestseller for over half a century and contains what are among the earliest published drawings by the unmistakable Dr. Seuss. Redesigned and repackaged with a vintage look, Herrings Go About the Sea in Shawls is a must for the legion fans of Dr. Seuss, and the gift of choice on any occasion, for anyone with a sense of humor--earthy, cerebral, subtle, or sublimely silly!
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Abrahams, Marc The Ig Nobel Prizes 2: An All-New Collection of the World's Unlikeliest Research
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 2005 0525949127 / 9780525949121 First American Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Like-new copy - Appears unread. Stated First American Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $18.95. 262 pages. Illustrated. - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - The first volume of The Ig Nobel Prizes was celebrated as a "brainy bacchanalian" (USA Today) and "so funny you couldn't make it up" (The Washington Post). Now, the "guru of scientific satire" (Publishers Weekly), Marc Abrahams, returns with The Ig Nobel Prizes 2, a fresh compendium of all-new unbelievable-but-true accomplishments in the sciences, arts, and humanities. Born from the annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University, The Ig Nobel Prizes 2 demonstrates the incredible lengths to which people will go in the pursuit of knowledge. Winners of this prestigious award include: -The scientists who discovered that chickens prefer beautiful humans -The Norwegian research team that documented the impact of wearing wet underwear in the cold -The entire nation of Liechtenstein, which rents itself out for weddings, bar mitzvahs, or other gatherings. Featuring anecdotes from the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony and a zany collection of all new achievements, The Ig Nobel Prizes 2 is perfect for anyone who first wants to laugh and then wants to think. More Reviews and Recommendations Biography Author of The Ig Nobel Prizes, Marc Abrahams is the editor and cofounder of the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) ; its online counterpart, improbable.com; and the monthly e-newsletter mini-AIR. The founding father and master of ceremonies of the annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University, and a weekly columnist for The Guardian newspaper, Abrahams has a degree in applied mathematics from Harvard.
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Adams, M.D., Patch; Mylander, Maureen Gesundheit! Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society Through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor and Joy
Rochester, Vermont Healing Arts Press 1998 089281781x / 9780892817818 Trade Paperback Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition - NO tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - Illustrated throughout with photos and drawings - NO remainder marks or price clippings - 227 pages - 18 pages have light highlighting. Does NOT interfere with reading - Now a Motion Picture Starring Robin Williams as Patch Adams! On Christmas Day Universal Studios will release Patch Adams, the Robin Williams film based on the life of Patch Adams, M.D. Now, in this expanded edition of Gesundheit!, you can get Patch's real story. A social revolutionary who has devoted his career to giving away health care, Patch is the founder of the Gesundheit Institute, a home-based medical practice in West Virginia that has treated more than 15,000 people for free. Whether it means putting on a red clown nose for sick children or taking a disturbed patient outside to roll down a hill with him, Adams does whatever is necessary to help heal. This is the story of Adams's lifetime quest to transform the health care system. Gaining supporters across the country, the Gesundheit Institute is now building a free, full-scale hospital that will be open to anyone in the world. Ambitious? Yes. Impossible? Not for those who know and work with Patch.
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Adams, Scott Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel
New York, New York, U.S.A. HarperBusiness 2002 0060518057 / 9780060518059 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Like-new condition. Appears unread. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Cartoons throughout. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 351 pages. - In this scathingly funny satire of corporate life, Scott Adams, the cartoonist whose deadpan style and ruthless honesty have made him the spokesperson for cubicle dwellers everywhere, calls upon Dilbert, Dogbert, and their colleagues to expose that most pernicious of workplace scourges -- the weasel! What exactly, you may be wondering, is a weasel? Well, a weasel is someone who doesn't know how to do his job but is a master at covering it up. A weasel is also someone who continuously annoys her coworkers but is unfailingly promoted to management-level jobs. In fact, weasels are ubiquitous and all-powerful: If you want to succeed, start asking how you, too, can become one! Throughout the book, Adams uses both cartoons and text to expose the strategies by which weasels have gained power. For example, the weasel manager can "motivate" his or her employees by telling them how much their raises would have been in a better economy. A highlight of the book are real emails from office workers recounting weasel-like behavior at their companies -- like the tale of a "New Attitude" campaign in which a manager fined her employees a dollar each time she caught them not smiling. As a bonus, Adams gives you some very direct techniques for dealing with unwanted coworkers: If you're trapped by a weasely office mate who just won't leave, nothing says "I need some quiet time" like trying to gnaw off your own arm! Thanks to Scott Adams, office workers everywhere can save their sanity with this hilarious book. Amina Sharma From the Publisher Back after a four-year hiatus, New York Times bestselling author Scott Adams presents an outrageous look at work, home and everyday life in his new book, Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel. Building on Dilbert's theory that 'All people are idiots', Adams now says, 'All people are idiots. And they are also weasels.' Just ask anyone who worked at Enron. In this book, Adams takes a look into the Weasel Zone, the giant grey area between good moral behaviour and outright felonious activities. In the Weasel Zone, where most people reside, everything is misleading, but not exactly a lie. Building on his popular comic strip, Adams looks into work, home and everyday life and exposes the way of the weasel for everyone to see. With appearances from all the regular comic strip characters, Adams and Dilbert are at the top of their game - master satirists who expose the truth while making us laugh our heads off.
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Adams, Scott Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook
New York, New York, U.S.A. HarperBusiness 1996 0887307884 / 9780887307881 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. Cartoon illustrations throughout. NO writing, marks or tears. - In this guide to (mis)management, Dilbert's dog-savant takes a bite out of corporate America, revealing fail-safe strategies to turn the most befuddled boss into a fully functioning, whip-wielding, paradigm-spewing tyrant. Annotation Dilbert--the world's fastest growing comic strip, read by 60 million fans in 32 countries--deals with the frustrations of everyday corporate life, as the title character struggles to maintain his identity and happiness in a world where attacks can come from everyone from his boss down to his dog. 128 pp. Web site promo. 400,000 print. From the Publisher Behind the closed doors of corporate management lurks a manifesto so devious, so insidious, and of such diabolic power, it has the ability to transform normal human beings into paradigm-spewing zombies. Its purpose: to help bosses stick it to their employees. Its author: none other than Dogbert, the canine corporate consultant out to rule the world. All too often, new managers make mistakes such as rewarding good work with good pay, communicating clearly and improving departmental efficiency. Dogbert shows that this could have devastating consequences: Employees begin to expect fair treatment and compensation, productive workers show results (making managers look bad by comparison), and the department's future budget allotment could be decreased because it spends only what it needs. Drawing from his years of experience tormenting Dilbert and advising his boss, our Machiavellian mutt uses pithy essays, illustrated by scores of comic strips, to teach neophyte managers such potent practices as: The power of verbal instructions: Sound like a boss while maintaining complete deniability! Empty promises of promotion: all the motivational benefits, none of the costs! Pretending to care: Learn how to hear without listening! Incentives: Inspire employees by giving them worthless knickknacks! Once again firmly establishing Scott Adams as the spokesman for the absurdities of the workplace (and Dogbert as the guru of sticking it to the masses), Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook is the perfect gift for all cubicle dwellers and their bosses.
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Allen, Woody Getting Even
Random House Inc 1971 0394473485 / 9780394473482 Hard Cover Near-Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-good, clean copy of this 1971 hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $5.95. Black boards with copper lettering (clean and bright). 153 pages. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show light tanning. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. After three decades of prodigious film work (and some unfortunate tabloid adventures as well), it's easy to forget that Woody Allen began his career as one heck of a great comedy writer. Getting Even, a collection of his late '60s magazine pieces, offers a look into Allen's bag of shtick, back when it was new. From the supposed memoirs of Hitler's barber: "Then, in January of 1945, a plot by several generals to shave Hitler's moustache in his sleep failed when von Stauffenberg, in the darkness of Hitler's bedroom, shaved off one of the Führer's eyebrows instead..." Even though the idea of writing jokes about old Adolf--or addled rabbis, or Maatjes herring--isn't nearly as fresh as it used to be, Getting Even still delivers plenty of laughs. At his best, Woody can achieve a level of transcendent craziness that no other writer can match. If you're looking for a book to dip into at random, or a gift for someone who's seen Sleeper 13 times, Getting Even is a dead lock.
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Allen, Woody Side Effects
Random House 1980 0394511042 / 9780394511047 Hard Cover Near-Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Very-nice, clean copy of this 1980 Woody Allen hardcover. Dustcover shows 2 small, closed tears and has been price clipped (inside-front-top flap) Book is in near-fine condition - Black boards with silver lettering. Full-page photo of Allen on back dustcover. Apparent First Edition. Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - A humor classic by one of the funniest writers today, SIDE EFFECTS is a treat for all those who know his work and those just discovering how gifted he is. Included here are such classics as REMEMBERING NEEDLEMAN, THE KUGELMASS EPISODE, a new sory called CONFESSIONS OF A BUGLAR, and more.
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Amend, Bill Enormously Foxtrot: A Foxtrot Treasury
Kansas City Andrews McMeel Publishing 1994 0836217594 / 9780836217599 Trade Paperback Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Near-new copy of this over-sized book. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 256 pages. - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - Anyone who's ever experienced the turmoils of family life will relish this third FoxTrot treasury. A wild and witty compendium of bestselling collections, this colorful saga of the Fox family will inspire laughs and instant identification with the humorous side of family trials and tribulations like no other comic strip in America. Full color.
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Amend, Bill Fox Trot: The Works
Andrews McMeel Publishing 1990 0836218485 / 9780836218480 Trade Paperback Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Near-new copy of this over-sized book. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 255 pages. - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. -
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Anderson, Bill I Hope You're Living As High on the Hog As the Pig You Turned Out to Be
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Longstreet Press 1994 1563520990 / 9781563520990 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Near-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $18.95. Tight spine, clean pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 173 pages. Annotation: Inside stories of country music's most humorous moments. Singer/songwriter Anderson's country music tales take readers on tour with Roy Clark, Clint Black, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, and other Nashville greats. Country music fans will relish this chance to laugh backstage with their favorite entertainers.
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Anderson, Doug 500 Best Irish Jokes and Limericks
New York, New York, U.S.A. Bell Publishing Company 1970 0517127318 / 9780517127315 Hard Cover Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Anderson, Doug
Very-nice, clean copy. NO remainder marks or price clipings. Dustcover has 1 tiny tear (top-front-edge) - Green boards with black lettering - ONLY writing/mark inside book is gift inscription in book front - on blank page - NO tears inside book - Tight spine - 91 pages
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Anderson, Kurt Turn of the Century
Random House Inc 1999 0375500081 / 9780375500084 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Like-new condition. Appears unread. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. 663 pages. Synopsis: A big, fresh, energetic, hyperrealistic, up-to-the-second comedy of manners set in Manhattan in 2000, Turn of the Century depicts marriage, family, friendship, and business as they are conducted at the giddy, anxious end of the millennium. Entertainment Weekly Inspired...Grade: A. Biography: Kurt Andersen is the author of Turn of the Century, a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book. He also writes a column for New York magazine and hosts the Peabody Award-winning public radio program Studio 360. He was a co-founder of Spy magazine and has been a columnist and critic for The New Yorker and Time. Andersen lives with his wife and daughters in New York.
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Barrett, Erin; Mingo, Jack; Colbert, David (Foreword) Dracula Was a Lawyer: Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Law
Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Conari Pr 2002 1573247189 / 9781573247184 Trade Paperback Fine 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Near-new condition - Appears unread - NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - Illustrated - NO remainder marks or price clippings - 217 pages - Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo score again with a collection of over 500 fascinating facts and trivia bits about lawyers, organized into topics such as Judge Not, Unless Ye Be a Judge, I Fought the Law and the Law Won, Fightin' Words, and Money Grubbing. Among the tidbits contained here are: one-time lawyers who went on to other jobs including John Cleese, Mahatma Gandhi, Julio Iglesias, and Geraldo Rivera; two-thirds of U.S. presidents have been lawyers, but not Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, or Harry Truman — they dropped out of law school; the number of lawyers in the U.S. doubled between 1970 and 1985 — now more than 65 percent of the world's lawyers are in the U.S.
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Barry, Dave Dave Barry Turns 40
New York, New York, U.S.A. Crown Pub 1990 0517577550 / 9780517577554 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks - Inside-front-dustcover has been price-clipped. Book is in Fine Condition. 179 pages. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - Annotation If he wasn't already the reigning king of American humor writing, Dave Barry has now officially claimed the crown. And not a moment too soon! With this 15-week veteran of the New York Times bestseller list, the Pulitzer Prize winner--dubbed by The New York Times, "the funniest man in America"--adds a new distinction to his list of credits: middle-aged man. From the Publisher "Just the ticket for the '90s." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE If you're too young for a nursing home yet too old to be a rock star, if your marriage is as exciting as scraping grass off the lawnmower blades, then this hilarious book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist and author is for you. Put on your protective eyewear and take a probing look inside your increasingly Spam-like body at: The Midlife (Yawn) Marriage; Wise Financial Planning for Irresponsible Scum Such as Yourself; Sex After 40 (or, Sex? After 40?), and other harsh, but amusing realities that leave you laughing, crying and drooling.
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Baumbich, Charlene Ann Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This
Guideposts 1995 089283918X / 9780892839186 Trade Paperback Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean and bright, show light wear (NO tears). Tight spine, bright pages. 213 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Previous owner's name label (small) in book front on blank page (Mrs. Jerry Mayfield - Jacksonville, Illinois). Product Description "Charlene has charm of putting a sparkle in even the most trivial of experiences..making them bright spots... I felt like a window was opening from a narrow tunnel-and ahead were shiny spots of joy".....Barbara Johnson.
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Beard, Henry; Kelly, Sean; Cerf, Christopher; Durkee, Sarah The Book of Sequels: The Greatest Stories Ever Retold!
Random House Inc 1990 0679732977 / 9780679732976 Trade Paperback Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Kaestle, David (art Directed and Designed)
A photo of this book is available. Over-sized. Fine condition. NO remainders or clippings. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 145 pages. Publishers Weekly The many lame or sophomoric duds are more than compensated for by the killer squibs in this collection of parodies, spoofs and send-ups concocted by Beard ( Miss Piggy's Guide to Life ), Cerf ( Not the New York Times ), comedian Durkee and Kelly ( Not the Bible ). Among the gems are ``The Lighter Side of Sylvia Plath,'' ``Two Cities II'' (``It was the best of guillotines, it was the worst of guillotines''), ``The One Bullet Manager: Management Secrets of the Khmer Rouge'' and George Bush's presidential villanelle ``Go Kindly and Gently into That Good Night'' (a la Dylan Thomas), addressed to the underclass, pro-choice groups and homosexuals. Several wickedly clever pieces deflate literary styles without being laugh-aloud funny (e.g., Salman Rushdie's ``The Satanic Reverses''). Nothing is sacred, as proven by the ``sequel'' to Antoine de Saint-Exupery's tale, ``The Big Fat Balding Prince,'' and satires on Robert Frost, Joyce Carol Oates, Moby Dick , etc. Visual gags--in 50 color and black-and-white illustrations--mock easily recognizable movie frames or book jackets (Whitley Strieber, Oliver Sachs). (Dec.) Library Journal Good parody, said E.B. White, should be funny in itself, regardless of one's having read the work parodied. Skilled in lampoonery, Cerf and his cohorts have produced this celebration of sequels and spinoffs that not only pass muster on their own, but also could inspire daring readers to reexamine the original works (or at least the Cliff Notes) for even more perplexing literary diversion. The collaborators, most of them of National Lampoon repute, offer blithe works like ``The Big Fat Balding Prince,'' in which the grownup Little Prince still refuses to answer questions. Films such as Bambo (``They killed his mother. Now it's time to get even!''), classics, and verse are included, making this a good choice to balance any otherwise stodgy literature shelf.-- Joe Accardi, Triodyne Safety Information Ctr., Niles, Ill.
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Biddlecombe, Peter Very Funny, Now Change Me Back Again
United Kingdom Little Brown UK - Abacus 1998 0349109699 / 9780349109695 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. 400 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Pages show slight tanning. Synopsis This is the fifth in a series of dispatches from all over the world in which Peter Biddlecombe recounts his battles to survive the black magic voodoo of 5-star international travel. This time around, international expense account culture offers him a former European footballer of the year opening his own high street bank, the invention of alcohol-free lager to give the people of Oslo an excuse to enjoy themselves, and the formation dancing team of the Ukranian mafia registering 6.7 on the Richter Scale.
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Birnbaum, Alfred; Kanmei, Riku Zen for Cats: Teachings of the Zen Cat Masters
Weatherhill 1993 0834802759 / 9780834802759 Trade Paperback Fine No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Brown, J.C.
Zen for Cats will delight all those who have survived the strict master-disciple relationship that cats use to lead us humans to the Truth.. Over seventy in-wash paintings capture the essence of cats in contemplation; illuminate the "three pillars" of Za-Zen, Za-Znack, and Za-nap; and secrets of the esoteric art of litter-box sand raking. Whether you are the Guest or Host to a feline follower of the Way, you will find Zen for Cats transcendent
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