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Daniel Pinkwater has written lots of books, including many books for kids. He says about himself (using the third person), "Daniel Pinkwater is crazy about writing, and has been trying to ……続きを見る
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• Actors often know their own limitations. Early in his career, E.A. Southern tried to act the roles of tragic heroes but discovered tha……続きを見る
This book contains 250 anecdotes about opera, including these anecdotes: 1) When Pierre Monteux started working at the Metropolitan Opera, he decided to buy a shiny Ford touring-car. He paid $300 fo……続きを見る
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• Simon and Schuster once published a children's book titled Dr. Dan the Bandage Man. As a publicity gimmick, they decided to include a half-dozen band-aids in each book, so p……続きを見る
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• John Barrymore was noted as much for his dissipation as for his acting. While acting in Hamlet after a night of revelry, he began the ……続きを見る
This is a short, quick, and easy read.
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In the family of Quaker humorist Tom Mullen, as part of the Christmas tradition the youngest child opened her presents first. The youngest child ……続きを見る
This is a short, quick, and easy read.
Most of these anecdotes are probably just OK, but there should be at least one or two that you will want to tell your friends.
Retold in my own words to avoid ……続きを見る
A masterpiece of black humour from the renown comic and acclaimed author of ‘At Swim-Two-Birds’ – Flann O’Brien.
A thriller, a hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force, a surr……続きを見る
A Sample: 1) Some lawyers and judges in England tend not to think highly of music, or of composers, conductors, and musicians. Once, conductor Thomas Beecham was at a party where it was mentioned th……続きを見る
This book contain many anecdotes, most of them funny. (I hope.) A Sample: 1) In 1985, Judi Dench appeared in a BBC-TV production of Ghosts. The director decided that the credits would feature a scen……続きを見る
This book is a short, quick, and easy read. It contains 250 music anecdotes, including these:
Hardcore group Black Flag sometimes played shows for very few people. In 1982, Black Flag played a sho……続きを見る
Living works of art tend to take joy in living. So how can we be a living work of art? Some ways include living a life of wit and intelligence, practicing an art, doing good deeds, paying attention ……続きを見る
Fritze Lorenz is a blond, curly-haired potato farmer. He wears worn-out, squeaky rubber boots and blue overalls with a large, colorful knitted chest pocket. He is actually a very talented knitter an……続きを見る
This book consists of many anecdotes and stories about science and religion. It is, I hope, interesting with some humor. For example: 1) When aerospace engineer Burt Rutan was growing up, he was obs……続きを見る
Laughter never goes out of style. 10 Masterpieces of Comedy gathers the finest works of humor from literary greats such as Mark Twain, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and others. From romantic misadve……続きを見る
New York Times Bestseller
Like Bridget Jones’ Diary but all trueー a wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the funny, sharp British journalist and podcast host, who Eliz……続きを見る
Sou policial civil aposentado e por isto me sinto a vontade em brincar com os policiais. Gosto e amo a vida de super-herói, e policial é para mim o super-herói que todo dia enfrenta o crime e o mal.……続きを見る
著者:Randall Munroe
出版社: John Murray Press
発売日: 2014年09月04日
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.
Millions visit xkcd.com each ……続きを見る
My life was a delicate balance of ordinary moments, with triumphs that sparked joy and challenges that left scars. Dive into the rhythm of my existence and uncover the hidden beats of my journey...
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著者:Michelle Jean
出版社: Michelle Jean
発売日: 2024年08月07日
Free E-book Me is a book I needed to do. Thus, freedom. Me freeing my thoughts in a different way.
For me, freedom is bliss.
Freedom is enjoyment.
A world away from home where you are you.
You are f……続きを見る
This book is a retelling of THE JESTS OF GEORGE PEELE, which is a collection of anecdotes and stories about the Elizabethan playwright George Peele. A Sample:
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A Sample: Tom Baker was the actor who played the Doctor Who with the absurdly long scarf ー the result of a woman who was given lots of wool to knit and who was so excited to be working on Doctor Wh……続きを見る
This is a short, quick, and easy read.
Most of these anecdotes are probably just OK, but there should be at least one or two that you will want to tell your friends.
Anecdotes are retold in my own w……続きを見る
著者:Dodo, Ben Radis
出版社: Glénat Livres
発売日: 2014年03月31日
C’est l’histoire d’une fille, c’est l’histoire d’un gars…
C’est un beau défi que relèvent Dodo et Ben Radis : peindre la chronique de la vie quotidienne d’un couple lambda ! Et pour raconter une his……続きを見る
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Activism
• On March 26, 1904, during a strike by miners in Colorado, union organizer Mother Jones was arrested on the orders of governor James P. Peabody, put on a train, take……続きを見る
Being a human has many painful and embarrassing moments, many of which are funny with the right twist of perspective. Just My Luck nimbly walks the tightrope of comedy and political correctness with……続きを見る
In "The Diary of a Freshman," Charles Macomb Flandrau presents a vivid portrayal of collegiate life at the turn of the 20th century, encapsulated in the format of a personal diary. Flandrau's prose ……続きを見る
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Celebrate a decade of astonishing discoveries with the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Huge Book of Amazing Facts and Interesting Stuff 2024 – the bigge……続きを見る
In "The Romance of the Commonplace," Gelett Burgess employs his characteristic wit and whimsy to elevate the ordinary aspects of daily life into a tapestry of extraordinary narratives. The book is s……続きを見る