"Spy" magazine's original food columnist shares a collection of foolproof recipes for all-time favorite dishes including cheesecake, crab cakes, chicken salad, beef stew, and fudge.
This is an extraordinarily bizarre and extremely funny compendium of totally useless and--as the author himself proudly admits--entirely apocryphal facts. Readers will gain new insight into such edifying topics as "On Actuaries and Their Tattoos"; learn about the secret, skull-lined tunnel connecting Pottery Barn and theme park Camp Snoopy in the ...
"Once you start looking for the happy things, you don't think about the bad ones as much." That's the joyful way Pollyanna sees the world: no matter what happens, she plays her "Just Be Glad" game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she's orphaned and forced to live with her rigid Aunt Polly, will high-spirited Pollyanna succeed in ...
The bestselling author of "The Areas of My Expertise," who is also the Resident Expert on "The Daily Show," compiles incredibly handy made-up facts into brief articles, overlong lists, frighteningly complex charts, and beguiling narratives on new and familiar themes.
The author of the bestselling "Beat This!" and "Beat That!" brings together more than 200 recipes that everyone in the family can agree on--even the pickiest kids on Earth--plus hundreds of tips and anecdotes from other parents. Line drawings.
In BEAT THIS!, Hodgman taunted readers: "Are your recipes better than mine? I can't believe it. But if you think your potato salad will make me lie down and dry with shame, send in the recipe." Now Hodgeman presents the winners - including a potato salad that did beat hers. Chockablock with Hodgman's witticisms and pronouncements, this book ...
thought were better than hers. Now she presents the winners of that challenge--over 100 recipes in all--plus more of her own "bests-in" category. Line illustrations.
Her crippled legs cured, Pollyanna takes her glad heart to cheer new friends in Boston before travelling to Europe with Aunt Polly and Dr chilton. But growing up brings sorrows as well as joys, and when she returns after six years, with Dr Chilton dead and Aunt Polly fallen on hard times, even Pollyanna has trouble maintaining her usual cheerful ...
Ann Hodgman's basement is home to three guinea pigs, a cage full of birds, a big gray rabbit, a prairie dog, a bulbul (look it up), two little rabbits, a hamster, and twenty-six pygmy mice. And that's just the basement.Would your parents ever let you have that many pets at once? If Ann Hodgman were your parents, she'd let you. Here is the true ...
From the trio responsible for the successful 1,003 series-comes 1,003 Great Things About Being Jewish, the perfect humorous gift book to celebrate being Jewish. Just a sampling of the gems within: " They say Aunt Rose's matzo balls could sink a ship . . . in case you're interested in doing that. " Everyone knows that kosher hot dogs rule. " A ...
Adam Koford's "Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out" is a hilarious and charming mash-up of "LOLcats" (those ubiquitous photos of cats, captioned humorously and ungrammatically) with the styling of early 20th century American comics, such as Walt Kelly's "Pogo" and George Herriman's "Krazy Kat". These single-panel comic strips, drawn on 'vintage' off ...
This humorous book, the fourth of the authors' popular "1,003 Great Things" series, pays tribute to the denizens of the classroom with lots of observations on what teachers have in common and why they're so special.
Follows a New York City fashion designer through her day as she draws sketches, consults with pattern makers, meets with buyers from various stores, and teaches at a design school.
From the author of "One Bite Won't Kill You" comes this hilarious holiday handbook for those who are starting to see Scrooge's point of view, full of helpful advice, recipes, and true holiday horror stories.
Three witty and wise women--Birnbach, Ann Hodgman, and Patricia Marx--deliver yet another hysterical list of 1,003 great things. Each writer has a unique and much appreciated take on being a modern-day woman.
Tie into one of the biggest movies of the holiday season, Addams Family 2 (starring Raul Julie, Angelica Huston, and Christopher Lloyd), with this sensational book for young readers.
Love is not the only thing that blossoms with a smile. Your entire life can be transformed by the simple act of turning up the corners of your mouth. And psychologists have proven that you benefit by smiling-even when you're convinced you have nothing to smile about!Now the power of the smile gets a boost from three grinning fools: Lisa Birnbach, ...
The authors of the bestselling "1,003 Great Things About Getting Older" and "1,003 Great Things About Kids" team up again, this time focusing on the delights of friendship.
1,003 Great Things About Kids hilariously convinces readers that they did the right thing when they decided to let these expensive, chocolate-smeared noisemakers into their homes. With sly one-liners and unspoken thoughts put into words, this trio of inventive writers pays tribute to the advantages of offspring. For example, kids are great because ...
Being American has always been a wonderful thing. But after September 11, 2001, patriotism soared. Not since the 1940s had America been attacked with such unexpected and horrible decisiveness. From sea to shining sea, the response was deafening. Americans raised their flags, raised their voices, and vowed to stand united.Of course, we're still ...
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
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Jon Stewart (Read by), Thomas Jefferson (Foreword by)
