Bombeck discusses raising a family, a subject she brings up with more fun and feeling than anyone else around. Spouses, offspring, domestic guests and pets--Erma Bombeck sends up family life with typical Bombeck bravura!
An updated edition of the best-selling classic by the popular author of the "Miss Manners" columns and etiquette guides is a new volume of letters, essays, illustrations, and humorous advice on how to navigate the world of civilized behavior. 40,000 first printing.
Sometimes a book goes too far. Sometimes is... now. First, there was The Gilgamesh. Then... the Bhagavad-Gita. Then... the Torah, the New Testament, the Koran. Then... the Book of Mormon, Dianetics, I'm OK You're OK. And now...The Book of the Subgenius (How to Prosper in the Coming Weird Times).
Erma Bombeck views motherhood with warmth, humor, insight, and compassion. She rescues motherhood from the unreal realm of cliche, myth, and make-believe.
This humorous reflection on Catholic upbringings--manuals, vestments, and symptoms alike--will resound with anyone who has fallen within the orbit of Catholic schools and CCD classes.
Tracy Kidder's account of the building of a house in Massachusetts is as riveting as a novel, describing with wit and clarity not only the nuts, bolts, and beams involved in the actual project, but the sometimes conflicting personalities of the architect, the builders, and the clients. An admirable blend of the technical and the personal.
This rollicking guide to America's legal system consists of an assortment of unintentionally amusing courtroom exchanges, ranging from the testimony of expert witnesses and jury selection to cross examination and creative defense. Cartoons.
In these extraordinary stories of survival in a stark and savage land, Mowat writes passionately of the bonds between the aboriginal peoples of the far north and their harsh arctic environment. One of the most beloved storytellers of our time, he captures the courage and wisdom of the arctic people in this bestselling collection. Above all, The ...
Here in one volume are three of Bombeck's hilarious books on family humor. Includes At Wit's End, "Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!" and I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression.544 pp. 6 x 9. Orig. 3 vols. $26.85.
On its first appearance in 1957, Hugh and Graham Greene's "The Spy's Bedside Book" provoked a storm of interest, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, 100 copies were bought by East German Intelligence. This classic anthology, with a new introduction by the former head of MI5, Stella Rimington, includes stories by some of the great writers on spying and ...
Comprehensive, single-source coverage of government accounting and reporting "Wiley GAAP for Governments 2006" clearly examines and explains all current accounting principles applicable to state and local governments in straightforward, everyday language. It extends to school districts, public authorities, even to individual pension-plan financial ...
Gamesmanship as a civilised art is as old as the competitive spirit in man. It is polite psychological warfare. It is the moral equivalent of assault and battery. It is, as the subject of this book points out, The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating. Anyone who has ever played any games for keeps has discovered the Gamesman either in ...
An anthology of nonsense poetry concerned with an extremely unpleasant group of children, featuring verses by A.A.Milne, Hilaire Belloc, Lewis Carroll and many others.
This text is a collection of 52 laws that cover every area of business. Each law formulates a home truth about business life, such as, "One-tenth of the participants produce over one-third of the output. Increasing the number of participants merely reduces the average output". Another example of one of "Augustine's Laws" is Law Number XI, "If the ...
Hordasaurus worries about the other creatures stealing his treasures. But when he meets the Saveopotomas, he learns to share with his friends. Full color.
Now back in print from the author of "Auntie Mame"--the bawdy, bestselling, bountifully illustrated autobiography of an imaginary diva whose life is one hilarious mishap after another. 150 photos.
In these 40 brief, but witty essays, Will Cuppy, a perennially perturbed hermit who thought life was out to get him, turns his unflinching attention on those members of the animal kingdom whose habits are disagreeable, whose appearances are repellent, and whose continued existence need not necessarily be a foregone conclusion.While "How to Become ...
This is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside, which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes.
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Tipsy in Madras: A Complete Guide to 80s Preppy Drinking, Including Proper Attire, Cocktails for Every Occasion, the Best Beer, the Right Mixers, and More!
