Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read...
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Steve Patterson's The Book of Letters I Didn't Know Where to Send is a collection of — wait for it — letters, written by award-winning stand-up comedian — you guessed it — Steve Patterson. The host of CBC Radio's The Debaters since 2007...
- Author:Crozier, LornaSummary:
In a series of playful and startling prose meditations, celebrated writer Lorna Crozier brings her rapt attention to the small matter of household objects: everything from doorknobs, washing machines, rakes, and zippers to the kitchen...
- Author:Branden, VictoriaSummary:
Are you a snob? Then why not learn to do it right? Study this revolutionary work and become a Canadian Snob of Distinction! Victoria Branden has traced the history of Snobbery from its pre-human roots to our own era, in our own country...
- Author:DuQuette, Lon MiloSummary:
Traditional Qabalistic sources (or Cabalistic, or, indeed, Kabbalistic-listen to this book to find out what the difference is...we know you've always wondered!) tend to be a bit, er, dry. Lon Milo DuQuette spices up the Qabalah and...
- Author:Kinsey, LeonardSummary:
Kinsey reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that THEY don't want you to know about! Unabashedly unafraid of offending the family-oriented audiences catered to by other Disney travel guides, he gives intrepid travelers...
- Author:Barth, LindaSummary:
"Somehow names like Ashley, Michael or Elizabeth seem a little too stiff, a little too formal for a wild and woolly world filled with tractor pulls, trailer parks and 'Dukes of Hazzard' reruns." So how about calling the new babe Buddy,...
- Author:Adams, Robert J.Summary:
National Best Selling author Robert J. Adams takes you with him on his humorous real life journeys to exotic and not so exotic places in the world. Join Adams riding horseback with Shorty the rip snorten'est pack horse in the Canadian...
- Author:Aileen, WeintraubSummary:
Guaranteed to make you gag! If you're up for some side-splitting and stomach-churning laughs, grab The Everything KIDS' Gross Jokes Book as fast as you can! It's packed with hundreds of one-liners and knock-knocks to make you turn green...
- Author:McPherson, John, Canfield, JackSummary:
If laughter is the best medicine, The Get Well Book by John McPherson is just what the doctor ordered. Filled with inside laughs about the cures, the pills and the little indignities that doctors deliver, it will help heal the sick and...
- Author:Farkas, AndrewSummary:
Andrew Farkas reports on his bold explorations of the indoors--the waiting rooms, kitchens, malls, bars, theaters, roadside motel rooms, and other places that feature temperature control, protection from rampaging predators, and a...
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The four co-creators of The Try Guys, one of the Internet's most popular and viral sensations, deliver their first book-an inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating...
- Author:Glenn, JoshuaSummary:
"Dawdler." "Layabout." "Shit-heel." "Loser." For as long as mankind has had to work for a living, which is to say ever since the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, people who work have disparaged those who prefer not to...
- Author:Durante, JimmySummary:
Big-nosed, brash, and boisterous, beloved entertainer Jimmy Durante parlayed a career in vaudeville, nightclubs, and Broadway shows into a radio career highlighted by many successful programs throughout the 1930s and 1940s. After...
- Author:Durante, JimmySummary:
Big-nosed, brash, and boisterous, beloved entertainer Jimmy Durante parlayed his experience in vaudeville, nightclubs, and Broadway shows into a radio career highlighted by many successful programs throughout the 1930s and 1940s. After...
- Author:Durante, JimmySummary:
He butchered the English language. He sang as if he gargled with gravel. He dropped pearls of wisdom disguised as one-liners. And he had a nose that got everywhere ten minutes before he did. All of this and a genuine love for his craft...
- Author:Haddish, TiffanySummary:
From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author...
- Author:Parks, Marcus, Zebrowski, Henry, Kissel, BenSummary:
Since its first show in 2010, The Last Podcast on the Left has barreled headlong into all things horror, as hosts Henry Zebrowski, Ben Kissel, and Marcus Parks cover subjects spanning Jeffrey Dahmer, werewolves, Jonestown, and...
- Author:Horn, CharlesSummary:
Written for the 1.8 million students who will take the S.A.T. this year, this relatable study guide fuses the irreverent humor of The Onion with all the preparation prowess of The Official S.A.T. Study Guide. Every year, almost two...
- Author:Torontonian, UnknownSummary:
Watch out, Sarah Palin -- here comes Rob Ford! Love him or hate him, Rob Ford and his public (mis)statements are endlessly entertaining, often antagonizing, and always outrageous. For the first time ever, here are more than 100 of the...
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