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Anamcara Press LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
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121 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Crack up or cry, Kansas GenExistential will take you on a ride! Have some snacks handy-and your hand fan if you're in menopause-because you'll be reading this book all at once. Insightful and hilarious, Amber Fraley will keep you on the edge of your chair with this collection of frequently irreverent, sometimes heartfelt, essays about growing up a GenXer in the Midwest. In the style of David Sedaris, Carnival Snackery and Nora McInerney, Bad Vibes...
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Ferociously Close to Home delivers McPherson's trademark take on the absurdities of everyday life. To say that his solutions to these perplexing situations is "out there" is an understatement. Consider Gina, who decides a branding iron will be the ideal memory aid for her birthday date-challenged husband. And poor Lanny, whose treadmill session is interrupted when he inadvertently triggers the health club's offensive odor alarm.
McPherson has long...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 311 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Calvin Trillin can write just about anything-and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America" (The Miami Herald), "our funniest food writer" (The New Yorker), and "one of the most brilliant humorists of our time" (Charleston Post and Courier). But one of his favorite...
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Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away--no climate change, no war, no Twitter--beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space technologies and space business are progressing...
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Get the Summary of Tom Phillips's Humans in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Humans" by Tom Phillips explores the journey of Homo sapiens from their migration out of Africa around 70,000 years ago to the present, highlighting the species' unique adaptability, social structures, and communication skills that contributed to their survival over other human species. The book delves into the human brain's remarkable...
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Doonesbury continues to entertain, inspire, and provoke with its unique blend of social commentary, humor, and political satire. Chronicling the millennial state of the nation through the interconnected lives of its large cast of characters, the strip offers unusual perspectives on the usual suspects, and asks impertinent questions on the pertinent subjects of the day. In Duke 2000: Whatever It Takes Trudeau's Pulitzer Prize-winning strip tracks the...
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Like a hot latte on a cold, rainy day, Café Adam is sure to warm the hearts of comic readers everywhere. In this sixth collection, cartoonist Brian Basset focuses on a whole host of compatriots who hang out at the local coffeehouse, log in remotely, and compare work-at-home notes.
9) Would You Rather…? 450 Thought-Provoking, Debate-Inducing, Discussion-Prompting Questions for the wh
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Dive into the world of choices and dilemmas with "Would You Rather?", the book that invites you on an exciting journey of imagination and discovery. With a total of 450 questions, and perfect for people of all ages, each thought-provoking question is designed to challenge your mind, stir your soul, and ignite lively discussions. Whether you're a young adventurer eager to explore fantastical scenarios, a teenager contemplating the future, or an adult...
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America is the home of the brave and, apparently, the stupid and gullible. Satirist Leland Gregory teaches us a lesson in historical hilarity with Stupid American History.
From Columbus to George W. Bush (that's a lot of material, people), Leland leads us through American history's myth conceptions, exposing idiocy and inanity along the timeline. He re-educates us by informing us about myths. For example, Samuel Prescott actually was the guy to alert...
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This book is about laughter and learning to tell jokes. It describes the elements that are combined to produce a good joke and tells you how to give others the gift of laughter. Some of the topics covered are the basics of jokes, the art of delivery, classic jokes, jokes for kids, the evolution of humor, the psychology of laughter, the impact of humor on society, health benefits of humor and the ethics of humor.
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The syndicated editorial cartoonist of the Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs) expresses outrage at the assaults on our freedom, at the loss of liberties, and at the destruction of the very fabric of our society.
The cartoons are grouped in thirteen different categories: big government, justice, the presidency, church-state issues, defense, education, environment, equal rights, life and death, media, medical, the Second Amendment, and world events....
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Pooch Cafe‚ is creator Paul Gilligan's first syndicated strip, and this book collects the strips from its successful first year of syndication. When Poncho's beloved master Chazz marries cat lover Carmen and forces them to move in with her and her feline brood, Poncho's world is shaken to the core. Carmen's attempts to bribe Poncho with cheese cannot overcome his inexplicable but undeniable disdain for all things cat, and now that his home has become...
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Get the Summary of Maria Bamford's Sure Ill Join Your Cult in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Sure I'll Join Your Cult" by Maria Bamford is a candid memoir that delves into her personal life, mental health struggles, and family dynamics during the Covid pandemic. Maria and her husband Scott form a whimsical "cult" to cope with the pandemic, prioritizing sleep and humor over structure. Maria openly discusses her...
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T. Duren Jones gets out into the wilderness as often as possible-camping, fishing, hiking, desert trail trekking and "bagging" peaks-and does he have stories to tell! He's hiked hundreds of trails, completed the nearly 500 miles of the Colorado Trail, and has summited all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-ft peaks. He loves the outdoors-and check-off lists. He's kinda crazy that way.
He'll often drag friends and family on his wilderness quests...and most...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The 'sculapian Labyrinth Explored; Or, Medical Mystery Illustrated" by William Taplin. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves...
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Deutsch
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Für die beste humoristische und satirische Versdichtung im Sinne des großen niedersächsischen Dichters Wilhelm Busch wurde dem Autor Volker Henning in den Jahren 2013, 2015 und 2019 der Wilhelm-Busch-Förderpreis ( "Hans-Huckebein-Preis" ) verliehen. Im Rahmen der Entscheidungsfindung war sich die Jury darüber einig, dass seine Verse "den Leser direkt und präzise ins mehr oder weniger ausgeprägte Spießerherz treffen und ihm die eigenen mangelhaften...
18) Trail Mix
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T. Duren Jones loves hiking wilderness trails. He gets out as often as he can, and enjoys taking friends and family on his explorations. Most of those who have joined his adventures still talk to him. He has hiked hundreds of trails in the American West, has summited all of the 54 Colorado 14,000 ft. peaks (now on his second round with his granddaughter), and has trekked the nearly 500 miles of the Colorado Trail's 28 segments from Denver to Durango....
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It was a bleak day when the Patterson's faithful 14-year-old sheep dog, Farley, died while saving young April from a raging river. Across the country, fans who read For Better or For Worse in some 1,600 daily newspapers, reacted with surprise and grief. Since 1979, Johnston has created an affectionate family whose members face real problems with grace and humor. Readers have accompanied Elly and John Patterson through the ears, watching them raise...
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Here's a strip to savor, doubly immersed in squeaky cleanliness and a knowing grasp of second graders' cool universe."
Frazz is fun. Frazz is cool. Frazz is . . . a hit! Take one successful and secure songwriter, put him on the steering end of a janitor's broom, and drop him into the world of elementary education. And with that, if Jef Mallett's calling the creative shots, you have the makings of one of the most flourishing new comic strips to come...
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