(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 230 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
P. J. O'Rourke says we've worked ourselves into a state of anger and perplexity, and it's no surprise because perplexed and angry are what Americans have been since the Roanoke Colony got lost. This astute and entertaining look at the state of these United States includes essays on everything from our fraught history ("O Beautiful for . . . Pilgrim Feet?") to the political effects of social media ("Whose Bright Idea Was It to Make Sure that Every...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author of Dave Barry Turns 40 now shows how to age gracefully, taking cues from his beloved and highly intelligent dog, Lucy. Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog, Lucy, to learn how to live his best life. From "Make New Friends" (an unfortunate fail when he can't overcome his dislike for mankind) to "Don't Stop Having Fun" (validating...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"In uproarious, brand-new pieces, Barry tackles everything from family trips, bat mitzvah parties and dating (he's serious about that title: "When my daughter can legally commence dating--February 24, 2040--I intend to monitor her closely, even if I am deceased") to funeral instructions ("I would like my eulogy to be given by William Shatner"), the differences between male and female friendships, the deeper meaning of Fifty Shades of Grey, and a father's...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
ix, 231 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers scientifically sound tongue-in-cheek advice for people wanting to adopt a miserable lifestyle, exploring forty behaviors proven to increase feelings of dissatisfaction and reduce energy, including such self-destructive gems as avoiding all exercise and isolating oneself.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the author's three-year investigation into what constitutes family, describing how, after receiving an e-mail from a stranger who claimed to be a distant cousin, he embarked on an effort to build the biggest family tree in history.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
470 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Collecting material from half a century in comedy, a chronologically arranged selection of favorite skits and memories by the iconic funnyman includes selections from his original "Catch a Rising Star" performance.
Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the way in which women think brings together an understanding of the aspirations and contradictions that give women the advantage in a male-dominated world.
Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 257 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Autobiography of a Fat Bride, Laurie Notaro tries painfully to make the transition from all-night partyer and bar-stool regular to mortgagee with plumbing problems and no air conditioning. Laurie finds grown-up life just as harrowing as her reckless youth, as she meets Mr. Right, moves in, settles down, and crosses the toe-stubbing threshold of matrimony. From her mother's grade-school warning to avoid kids in tie-died shirts because their hippie...
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
x, 206 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An evaluation of the way discourteous behavior has become commonplace and even applauded in today's society is a humorous call to arms that challenges ill manners and the practices that support them.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Description
"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 owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately)...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Image
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
242 pages
Language
English
Description
From the razor-sharp mind of comedian Iliza Shlesinger, a collection of hilarious and insightful essays about the exasperating issues of everyday life
All Things Aside is a punchy, honest, incisive book that shares a view of the world through the eyes of the inimitable Iliza Shlesinger. From the macro to micro, Shlesinger tackles it all with her no-bullshit comedic style.
Throughout the book, Shlesinger dives from one subject into the next, making...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 269 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A candid account of the author's struggles to revitalize her post-baby marriage describes how she resented societal roles that made her the only caregiver to her new daughter and the counseling and research that were part of her effort to resolve unbalanced family dynamics.
