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"Ladies, if you 'feel the heat go up your neck, and your armpits drip with sweat, you're hands have gotten clammy and your clothes are soaking wet,' unless you're running through the Mohave desert, you're in menopause. If you've looked into the mirror and wondered 'What the hell happened to me?' You're probably beyond menopause. Either way, book is for you. Two dozen hilarious rhymes covering everything from wrinkles to spider veins, falling body...
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Ulysses Press
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[2014]
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English
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This hilarious graduation keepsake exposes the not-always-awesome realities of becoming an adult in bitingly satirical verse.
Congrats! Congrats!
You've made it so far.
You're an adult now,
you're even allowed
in a bar.
But long before you're
going to succeed,
You'll eff shit up,
100% guaranteed.
This off-beat (and off-color) volume of illustrated comic verse offers an honest assessment of what's in store for those with the misfortune of...
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Der pfiffige Brandner Kaspar fristet ein vergnügtes Erdenleben in seiner bayerischen Heimat. So gefällt es ihm auch gar nicht, als der Tod vor ihm steht, um ihn zu holen. Doch der lebenslustige Kaspar überlistet den Himmelsboten beim Kartenspiel und kann seine Lebenszeit verlängern. Die Unruhe im Himmelreich ist daraufhin groß - es muss doch einen Weg geben, auch den Brandner Kaspar vom Sterben zu überzeugen.
Franz Freisleder ist das einmalige...
5) 009 Lives
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The life of a secret agent is full of challenges and danger. Even an agent with nine lives will run through those lives very quickly and may decide to find a more comfortable life in a home with a family.
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A rhyme with illustrations explaining that Nanas know all there is to know for the little ones. A reader friendly picture book written in rhyme that can be read to 2 - 5yr olds and with comprehension by 5yr olds and older. It is also ideal to be read by grandmothers to their grandchildren.
Inspired and illustrated by the authors grandchildren putting a charming and amusing slant on everyday questions and comments.
* Delightful stories for my grandies
*...
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This book consists of 220 original limericks, illustrated with ink drawings by the author. It will appeal to adults and well-read teenagers. The limericks reflect the funny, subtle and quirky aspects of human behaviour that make life amusing. The collection does not contain any smutty or obscene material. Nor does it contain any mentions of actual people, or derogatory material of any kind.
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These verses will allow us to leave, for a few moments, our world of conflict and chaos and enter into a Realm of ridiculous wry wit, and fun. They are certain to elicit some smiles, a few chuckles, and maybe a belly laugh or two. Some of them were published, years ago, on the Postscripts Page of The Saturday Evening Post; some of them in the Pepper and Salt section of The Wall Street Journal; and some of them, including a contest winning limerick,...
11) Nerd Haiku
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Behold, mortals,
a celebratory homage
to all things nerdy.
For years we have longed to escape the confines of our parents' basements, but today we Matrix mavens and Lovecraft lovers have emerged from our AV Squad closets and seized the reins of popular culture. Of course, our chronic asthma and social anxiety still keep us from talking to the girl at GameStop, so we have a way to go. Good thing there's Nerd Haiku, a light-hearted, lightsaber–pointed...
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Dover Publications
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2021
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English
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"The editors have performed a task for addicts will be grateful. There is nothing for the faithful to do but to sit down and fall to the banquet." — The New York Times
This is the largest collection of Lewis Carroll's verse ever compiled. It contains almost every poem that Carroll ever wrote. It includes every prose appearing in his books published during his life, privately printed poems, ephemera, poems from manuscripts found
...This is the largest collection of Lewis Carroll's verse ever compiled. It contains almost every poem that Carroll ever wrote. It includes every prose appearing in his books published during his life, privately printed poems, ephemera, poems from manuscripts found
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New Academia Publishing
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[2014]
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English
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"The dramatic history of Russia proves fertile ground for laughter in this volume of humorous verse by the author of Pets of the Great Dictators. Sabrina P. Ramet is a serious academic with a seriously funny side. She has made major contributions to European history with her scholarly work on the former Yugoslavia. But her most unique contribution may be the well-informed and wackily executed poems in this volume. No Russian is safe from Sabrina's...
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"Box of Chocolates" fills an important need in the world. In the face of an uncertain and broken world, poetry emerges as a transformative force, igniting the fires of compassion, truth, and empathy. In these desperate times, when extremism, hatred, prejudice, deceit, and selfishness seem to prevail, the world needs poetry more than ever. Amidst the chaos and confusion, poetry serves as a sanctuary for those seeking peace and comfort, inspiration,...
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From award-winning reporter and author of Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of Donald H. Rumsfeld comes this collection of poems mined from the interviews, speeches, and tweets of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The Vicious Ones
I was attacked viciously
By those women,
Of course, it's very hard for them
To attack me on looks,
Because I'm so good looking.
But I was attacked very viciously
By those women.
-August 9, 2015,...
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Cats are done with humans' crap. For too long they have put up with baby talk, the humiliation of holiday costumes, and the social injustice of being told, "No." They will not sleep through this anymore. We humans have woken the beast, and in this book they have gathered together to reclaim their voice, loudly and repeatedly until we pay attention. Watch the uprising unfold, through anthems such as "Redefine Terms," "Accepted," "Decide," "A New Dawn,"...
19) Dark Glasses
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The author's given name is Dan Hendrickson. As a young adult, he opted to pull on a pair of prescription sunglasses and adopt another name: Henry Rifle.
That worked well enough, but only up to a point. Under that name, he wrote and self-published four books of poetry (Shooting Gallery, Bullet Train, A Bullet West and Ballistics Report). Hendrickson, on the other hand, has only written (Slacker!) The Portland Stories (also self-published), a book...
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How to Appear Normal at Social Events is an oddly cheering book of illustrated lists. Largely based on Lord Birthday's popular Instagram account, the book offers excessively absurd, occasionally wise advice on topics ranging from finding your life's purpose to defending yourself against forest clowns. (Hint: Set an oatmeal trap.)
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