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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Description
Our feline friends have spent eons observing, napping, pondering, napping, and taking notes about the human condition. In between naps, they've realized that we humans could use some catlike guidance when it comes to handling the ups and downs of life. In this book they've condescended to share their invaluable wisdom in short advice columns such as "Always Stay at Least 30 Feet from a Loved One" and "Never Let Anyone Dress You." Whether it's coping...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of "I Feel Bad About My Neck," taking a cold, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten. A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the author's career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated...
Author
Formats
Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and failed Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry has questions-lots of them-and sets out to find the answers. If you've ever wondered things such as, "Just how does Oprah have the power to turn a 1957 Hotpoint toaster manual into a #1 bestseller?" or "What makes people want to eat animals they would never consider petting?" then this book is for you.
Barry fans will appreciate this best-of collection...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
5 CDs (ca. 5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The four-time Emmy-nominated comic satirist of Rescue Me presents irreverent cultural observations about how society is taking itself too seriously, in an account that shares anecdotes from his Irish-Catholic upbringing, high-pressure family life, and work as a performing artist.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed live at Toronto's Elgin Theater, this Oscar-winning comedian talks about everything from baby monitors to his addiction to placebos. Also includes an early performance at a Boston comedy club and a short film entitled One Soldier.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xii, 244 pages : ill. (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm.
Description
An encyclopedia of all worldly facts in existence, and the last book one need ever purchase. Well, no... really, it's an encyclopedic collection of satirical commentary on world events, human behavior, and journalistic convention, full of the Onion's typical surreal wit.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
Armed with her beloved illustrations, popular Instagram artist Beth Evans tackles a range of issues, from whimsical musings to deeply personal struggles, in this imaginative anti-guide to a listener being their own person.
15) Mr. Universe
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jim Gaffigan performs live stand-up comedy. He answers such questions as why whales are fat; the effect of hotel rooms on behavior; fast food; etc.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
A collection of cartoons that present various reasons for being grumpy, such as eating "grown-up" cereal, getting a boring birthday present, doing chores, and being touched by your brother or sister.
Author
Publisher
Image Maker Publishing
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
100 p. : chiefly ill. ; 14 x 22 cm.
Description
"Enjoy the wild and wacky vision of internationally syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin. This unique collection of 188 cartoons takes a comically altered look at our past, present and future worlds"--P. [4] of cover.
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