A former mathematics teacher uses humor, interesting puzzles and unexpected examples to show how math is connected to the everyday world and explains skills in this area can you help win at Monopoly,
"A first novel that combines adventure, mystery, love, and humor." --Booklist Farrah "Digit" Higgins has left her geek self behind in another school district so she can blend in with the popular cr
Hailed as “impossible to put down,” the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchan
Watching Jimmy is impossible-to-put-down; full of danger, warmth, and dark humor. With shocking candor, Carolyn relates what really happened to her best friend, Jimmy, when his uncle chose the perfect
With tenderness, sensitivity, and humor, Really and Truly explores the effect that dementia has on a young boy named Charlie and his family.Charlie is very close to his grandfather, who loves to tell
Written in an entertaining style with a touch of humor, Living and Working in London is designed to provide newcomers with the practical information necessary for a relatively trouble-free life. It is
A literary Cheers—filled with British charm and witComprised of an entertaining series of vignettes that occur at the Pelican Pub in Downish, England, Poet's Pub is a humor-filled collection of storie
With the aim of encouraging a critical rereading of Mirbeau’s most durable works, this study examines his problematic status as a producer of fictions, his use of humor and cruelty, and his treatment
"You Can’t Pick Up Raindrops" is a collection of unforgettable short stories including a lot of humor, a tear jerker, science fiction, a bit of romance, alternate universes, the truly strange and weir
MYKLE HANSEN gives mortality the finger Death by sandwich Death by yoga Death by blimp In HOORAY FOR DEATH, Famous Author Mykle Hansen draws unconventional humor from deaths tiny and large, and invite
Written by Nick Grosso, the author of hit plays including Kosher Harry and Real Classy Affair, this character-driven play is full of piercing, dark humor and veils uncompromising truths behind quick f
Dr. Kevin Leman has seen scores of women who are overcome by stress. With humor, insight, and practical solutions, this bestselling author helps women manage the stress points in their lives: kids, ca
"Patricia Rice is a master storyteller." -Mary Jo Putney, New York Times bestselling author "You can always count on Patricia Rice for an entertaining story with just the right mix of romance, humor,
Connecticut Curiosities, 3rd Edition is part of a GPP homegrown series of state-specific books that describe, with humor and affectionand a healthy dose of attitudethe oddest, quirki
Still Life with Plums is a vibrant collection of short stories that weaves together the outwardly distant lives of several strangers. With heaping doses of dark humor and magical realism, these ten st
Laughter, wisdom, and joy radiate from patient to reader in John J. Leeson, MD’s inspiring new books,Patient Quotes: The Medical Humor Book Series.With thousands of quotes that cover a range of differ
Product DescriptionWhat do you call a dinosaur sleeping in your bed? A Dino-snore! Filled with the beloved prehistoric humor that made How Do Dinosaurs a bestselling series, Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
Phone Losers of America is a collection of short stories which take you on a twenty year journey of high-tech humor, culture jamming, and criminal mischief. From remotely controlling the overhead pagi
In a 2010 Foreword magazine BOTYA finalist, the author candidly, courageously and with a dash of humor shares lessons learned, gifts received and faith found in life with a child with autism. Original
Now in a board book edition! With warmth and humor, Archbishop Tutu distills his philosophy of unity and forgiveness for the very young.Archbishop Desmond Tutu has a vision of God’s dream. It involves
Written with humor as well as suspense, this love story depicts a young woman in captivity who yearns for her duplicitous lover. After the death of her affluent parents, Harmony Simmons loses everythi
“Levison is a sly storyteller . . . by turns funny, sad, and insightful.”—Booklist“Plenty of humor in [Levison's] gruff caper, but he punctuates the laughs with
A swinging collection of fun word puzzles, this book of classic scrambles joins humor and challenge for quality brain exercise surrounding the theme of dancing. For more than 40 years, millions of new
A story geared toward young children uses gentle humor and simple explanations to describe what is happening to Emma's grandmother while she is sick in the hospital, reassuring readers that Emma and h
Do Dogs Laugh? draws on the last several decades of canine research, examining everything from a dog's eyesight to its culinary preferences and sense of humor. Jake Page looks at dogs' wild brothers,
In Gus, Blain plays on every trope of the classic Western. Perfectly blending caricature and cinematic pacing, humor and high-octane action, he delivers an exuberant graphic novel ode to men and wome
With warmth and humor, Archbishop Desmond Tutu distills his philosophy of unity and forgiveness into a picture book for the very young.Archbishop Desmond Tutu has a vision of God's dream, which he sha
Where there is stress, there is humor." --John McPherson* Close to Home, syndicated by Universal uClick, lampoons the best of popular culture one controversy at a time.Everything I Need to Kn
Did I Wake You? takes an eclectic mix of genres ? haiku, humor, self-help, and anti-self-help ? and rolls them into one whimsical, slightly hostile, and strangely inspirational volume. The book grew
Told with a biting humor, Draftee: A High School Teacher Goes to War by David Volk shares an altogether original and incredibly vivid account of the Vietnam experience. At times derisive, yet surprisi
Trinny and Susannah Take on America is a journey of self-discovery in which clothes and presentation are the first steps in initiating change. With verve and humor, Trinny and Susannah target severa
You've seen him on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart offering up his trademark angry observational humor on everything from politics to pop culture. You've seen his energetic stand-up performances on H
Humor has always been an essential part of North American aboriginal culture. This fact remained unnoticed by most settlers, however, since non-aboriginals just didn’t get the joke. For most of
Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and an irreverent sense of humor. With Assassination Vacation, she takes us on a road trip like no othe
Every poem in this book is made with a special formula-part media imagery, part satiric humor, and a secret ingredient the author refuses to divulge. Imbibing its avant-garde commercialism, its transc
With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with us all.Sometimes I'm sad and I d
Dark humor and irony combine in a skeptical vision of life that intermingles tenderness with terror and captures the world and its ghosts in a hallucinatory but ordered manner while exploring a univer
Featuring creative and delicious recipes that match the quality and presentation of a five-star restaurant with self-parody and humor about punk rock culture and history, this cookbook is unlike any o
From the best-selling comedian and author of You Might Be a Redneck If comes this new collection of humor touching on such universal subjects as marriage, growing up, parenthood, and politics. Tour.
Kimberley Snow offers an outrageously funny and honest account of her adventures as head cook at a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center. With her earthy sensibility and sharp sense of humor, the author sho
