Competence. Now in convenient book format
30 must-have life skills every capable adult should perfect before turning 30.
You’re old enough to own property and have a family, but can you safely open ……続きを見る
著者:Stanley Sprocket
出版社: The Stanley Corporation
発売日: 2012年12月10日
Welcome to the wonderful world of Stanley Sprocket:
The 101 book first got published at the 2010 Glastonbury Festival. Simon, the publisher won first prize for sneaking in using the book itself to '……続きを見る
Stop blaming Eve! It wasn't her fault. After eons of silence, The Serpent steps forward to set the story straight about dinosaurs, asteroids, and what really went down when Eve let the banana leaf f……続きを見る
Like much of our best contemporary fiction, Profiles in Courageousness began life as Twilight fan fiction. However, when Jack Kimble realized that what his country needed most was a clarion call to ……続きを見る
In the tradition of Nigel Marsh's FAT, FORTY AND FIRED and OBSERVATIONS OF A SHORT MAN, Danny Wallace's YES MAN, Tony Hawkes' ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE, and Dave Gorman GOOGLEWHACK ADVENTURE, this……続きを見る
著者:Albert Jack
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年02月05日
Have you heard the one about…
• Walt Disney’s frozen body?
• Coca-Cola owning Santa Claus?
• Alligators living in New York City sewers?
We all love a good story. But where do the urban legends, cons……続きを見る
著者:Vicky Howard
出版社: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
発売日: 2012年12月18日
"Howard's snowmen, Victorian-styled gardens, and holiday scenes appear on some of the nation's best-selling giftwraps, paper products, throws, and clothing." --The Kansas City StarArtist Vicky Howar……続きを見る
The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets.
There are few ……続きを見る
This is a compilation of one hundred (generally inoffensive) jokes, some short, some long. Each joke is given a title and is numbered.
They vary in length - from very short (a couple of lines) to fa……続きを見る
From the Hollywood assistant trenches, a hilarious guide to surviving life at the bottom of the totem pole.
I will not make you sort my M&Ms by color.
I will not take off four hours in the middle of……続きを見る
From Silvio Berlusconi's bed to Casanova's memoirs (the most expensive manuscript in history), via the Statue of Liberty's nose and an X-ray of Marilyn Monroe's chest, here is a remarkable record of……続きを見る
So you think you know horses? This book is just what you need to give you even more horse sense.
Whether you live to ride or just admire horses, you'll get the inside track on all things equine in t……続きを見る
Elizabeth Bennet had been brought up to be a proper lady - with perfect manners, skilled in conversation and well respected in her community. But when Mr Elliot Bingley comes to court Lizzy's sister……続きを見る
Hilarious ways people have met their deaths, from the unusual to the absurd. Plus lots of stories on people who didn't die, but others thought they had kicked the bucket.
These deaths are similar to……続きを見る
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to have dinner with Franz Kafka, Jane Austen or Raymond Chandler, this is your chance to find out. Literary ventriloquist Mark Crick presents seventeen ……続きを見る
著者:Nick Offerman
出版社: Penguin Group US
発売日: 2013年10月01日
Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book.
Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a womanーw……続きを見る
Eastern Oregon is a land of distant horizons, endless sagebrushーand countless stories about the people and places that make the region unique. For more than twenty years, it was Pat Wilkins’ job as……続きを見る
A hilariously funny laugh till you pee realistic look at Internet Dating experiences. It deals with the real-life struggle of finding a worthwhile relationship in the "grass is always greener" socie……続きを見る
著者:Rick Reilly
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2003年05月06日
The funniest and most popular sportswriter in America abandons his desk to caddy for some of the world’s most famous golfersーand some celebrity duffersーwith hilarious results in this New York Time……続きを見る
An informative look at everything you ever wanted to know about cats ... but were afraid to ask!
One thing we do know for sure about cats is that they rule the household. But other than that, most p……続きを見る
著者:Monica Dickens
出版社: Little, Brown Book Group
発売日: 2013年12月05日
**INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS
'I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny' NINA STIBBE**
' Humorous, moving and fascinating' CLARE MACK……続きを見る
A collection of short stories by Bill Dickey.
Bill Dickey was born in Belen, Mississippi in 1939. He worked in Education for most of his adult life, though not what most people would call classic ed……続きを見る
Throughout his lifetime, Charles Dickens produced several works of fiction and non-fiction in collaboration with his friend and fellow writer, Wilkie Collins. This fictionalized account of a walking……続きを見る
Debatable Humor represents the first systematic foray into understanding the use of humor by politicians on the campaign trail. Using content analysis of primary debates for both Republican and Demo……続きを見る
Formally trained as a political scientist and economist, Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock produced dozens of books of hilarious and satirical stories, essays, and vignettes in his spare time. The e……続きを見る
LIM-R-IDDLES REVISITED – Fast, Effective and Fun! 157 brain teasing, laugh provoking scrambled word limericks to challenge readers of all ages If you enjoy puzzles, limerick poetry, words and deligh……続きを見る
On the surface, Dylan Fitzpatrick seems to have everything a young, single man could want: A successful career, a Manhattan bachelor pad, and access to all the beautiful, sophisticated women New Yor……続きを見る
If you find yourself in need of a laugh, this feather-light volume of humorous tales from Canadian writer Stephen Leacock should definitely fit the bill. His all-encompassing satirical lens focuses ……続きを見る
Canadian political scientist and economist Stephen Leacock had an interesting side career as an immensely popular humor writer. In this engaging volume, he collects a series of charming sketches and……続きを見る