Penguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize
In The Academic Tribes, an English professor who has survived stints as a dean and a vice-chancellor “takes a gentle, satiric sideswipe at academia, its foibles, follies, and myths” (ALA Booklist). Th
Rosser’s poems have always given a squinty sideways glance at cultural foibles and assumptions. Her distinctive brand of cheery skepticism implies that the genuine pursuit of truth is a virtue that re
Illustrated throughout with beguiling pen and ink drawings, this entertaining guide unearths the traditions, triumphs and disasters, foibles, quirks, and customs that come together to make the Scottis
Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels casts a finely gauged net to capture perfectly the foibles and fancies of the English upper class, and includes an introduction by Philip Henshe
Alexander Pope was, at one time, the world's most celebrated poet. His trenchant satirical works – in which the foibles of all the critics, hacks and bad poets of his day are exploded – and his master
Four bumbling members of a nineteenth-century London social club, known as the legendary Pickwick Club, journey to places outside the city and become involved in romantic foibles, danger, and a few le
Ovid, Chaucer, And Ariosto, premodern Europe's three greatest comic poets, found abundant cause for laughter in the foibles and follies of human desire. Yet they also excelled at the dangerous game of
In a collection of irreverent humor, the author presents his observations and opinions on the foibles and follies of modern life, taking on such topics as the media, the battle of the sexes, hygiene,
A Hollywood insider presents a collection of interconnected, darkly comic short fiction that captures the insanity, follies, foibles, and iniquities of the film industry, from the cover-up of a screen
“Like a literary Louis C.K.--Skibell is not shy about exposing the foibles of the man he has become, or his clumsy pursuits of happiness.” —Bret Wood, writer/directorDid Joseph Skibell’s father trick
June 1978: Frederic Raphael is in a studio for the dubbing of his television play?Something’s Wrong, and a routine moment is captured by his wry alertness to vanities and foibles.?Ifs and Buts continu
Shakespeare is synonymous with English literature. Well-loved the world over, his work endures for its ability to speak powerfully to the follies and foibles of human nature. We endlessly debate not o
A sharply observed tale inspired by the highs and lows of marriage explores the marital foibles of such characters as a long-time wife who looks back on the dissolution of her previous marriage, a par
“Feagler has been entertaining, chastising and instructing us for three decades with his newspaper columns. He is our Royko, our Damon Runyan, our Balzac, capturing our foibles and the goofy logic wit
A well seasoned sixty-nine, Sheriff Bill Gastner knows his Posadas, New Mexico, territory as well as he understands the foibles of the human condition. So when a backhoe crushes a man to death, it's m
an irrational fear of foreigners, probably justified, always understandable.an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.
Nearly everyone thinks their own family is “nutty" or at leasthas one or two nuts.With 101 stories of wacky yet lovable relatives, funny foibles, andholiday meltdowns along wi
A compendium of cartoons and drawings spans twenty-seven years of the popular cartoonist's career, featuring a collection of works that focus on the foibles and contradictions of modern life.
