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  • The Battle for Room Service The Battle for Room Service
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    The Battle for Room Service

    'Anyone who can write about places like Milton Keynes and Normal, Illinois and leave you gasping for more has got to have a rare talent' Bill Bryson
    $37.00

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  • The Elfish Gene The Elfish Gene
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    The Elfish Gene

    Comic novelist's laugh-out-loud funny memoir of his nerdish, fantasy addicted youth in 80's Coventry
    $40.00

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    Amused By The World Amused By The World
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    Amused By The World

    'Amused by the World' is a compilation of 2009's top stories from Newsarse.com - the UK's fastest growing satirical news website. It casts an irreverent eye over the major events of the year, such as the MPs expenses scandal, the swine flu pandemic and...
    RRP: $19.02
    $19.00

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  • English As We Speak It In Ireland English As We Speak It In Ireland
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    English As We Speak It In Ireland

    Originally published in 1910, this early work by Irish historian Patrick Weston Joyce is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Its 366 pages give a comprehensive account of the English dialect as spoken in Ireland and include chapters on...
    $55.00

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  • Things That Give Me the Redass Things That Give Me the Redass
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    Things That Give Me the Redass

    In Things That Give Me the Redass, Bob Melka dissects and examines the absurdities that have become an accepted part of our culture. Built around personal observations and encounters spanning a career in consulting, he takes on stupid corporate and...
    $22.00

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  • Little Johnny Sarcasm and Wit Little Johnny Sarcasm and Wit
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    Little Johnny Sarcasm and Wit

    For those not familiar with Little Johnny, he cleverly exemplifies some of the more sarcastic qualities of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes, Bart from The Simpsons, or any one of the South Park characters. While a casual observer might mistake his sarcasm...
    $22.00

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    Five Voices on a Sunday Morning

    From the hilarious to the heartwarming, Five Voices on a Sunday Morning is a unique and witty compilation of more than 140 newspaper articles published in the Kenosha Newspaper in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over a period of four years. Five people-a trial...
    $60.00

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    Chasing Women Without Leaving Your Seat

    Julian Barrie knows that it's hard for men to find the women of their dreams and then sometimes even harder to keep them. He's made keen observations over the years when it comes to women and engaging in serious relationships with them and has noted bits...
    $55.00

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  • Rustic Fables Rustic Fables
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    Rustic Fables

    "Even if someone else had written these tales, they are funny" says the author. They are a throwback to the days of the Guffy first grade primer and Kipling's Just So tales. They are completely readable for new readers and for bed-time stories. A good...
    $24.00

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  • You Have Got To Be Kidding Me! You Have Got To Be Kidding Me!
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    You Have Got To Be Kidding Me!

    I am living the single, single, single...life. "Why are you single?", I've been asked. Good question. Yeah. Why am I single? Or, better yet. My favorite question, "You still single?" Ouch! So, I entered the cyber space of dating. "How was your...
    $22.00

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  • A Chat Over Coffee A Chat Over Coffee
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    A Chat Over Coffee

    A chat over coffee is just that; imagine you are talking with a friend and having a good natter. A tea cake is on its way as well. What could be nicer than chatting about anything and everything. Reminiscing about past times and fun times and sharing a...
    $19.00

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  • Mrs. Paddy's Political Parodies Mrs. Paddy's Political Parodies
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    Mrs. Paddy's Political Parodies

    Mrs. Paddy's Political Parodies A Tea Party Songbook for the New Revolution was born from the author's blog on Townhall.com. Mrs. Paddy takes swipes at our politicians and culture, often with a humorous tone. Personalities from Obama to McCain are...
    $34.00

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  • I Will Speak Using Stories I Will Speak Using Stories
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    I Will Speak Using Stories

    I Will Speak Using Stories is a collection of everyday, down home, stories of people and events. Some of the stories will make you weep, smile, cry, or laugh. Some stories will cause the reader to reminisce. Others will remember an old relative or...
    $25.00

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  • Ben's Desert Journey Ben's Desert Journey
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    Ben's Desert Journey

    "Ben's Desert Journey" is a charming story of a penguin, who is trying to get to the San Diego Zoo. During the flight, they encounter a terrible storm and Ben must parachute to the desert below. Landing in this unknown environment, Ben meets many...
    $26.00

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  • HEY YOU-How about a Road Trip? HEY YOU-How about a Road Trip?
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    HEY YOU-How about a Road Trip?

    Hoping to gain some insight on the true significance of what we perceive as important, HEY YOU-How about a Road Trip? recounts the daily events of a crazy cross-country road trip undertaken by three college students. Armed with nothing more than a car, a...
    $20.00

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  • Winston's Dreams Winston's Dreams
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    Winston's Dreams

    This is a book about a big Old English Sheepdog who lives in my house and has certain ambitions. I talk to him and he with me. He comes up with these job ideas wearing hats of items of the job, ( ww1 helmet ). I listen and humorously try to talk him...
    $36.00

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  • Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
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    Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

    For those of us who live in America who are not filthy rich or poor enough for the government to take care of, we face many challenges. We are a forgotten majority who work every day, pay taxes and honor our flag. We look to the end of our arm to...
    $41.00

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  • Why Are You Laughing? Why Are You Laughing?
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    Why Are You Laughing?

    Ditch the Doom and Gloom, and take a break with Why Are You Laughing? Here is an accumulation of anecdotes from the extensive career of Jim Knaus, nationally renowned financial planning expert. All stories are true, allegedly humorous and utterly...
    $34.00

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  • Isaiah Has the Bedtime Blues Isaiah Has the Bedtime Blues
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    Isaiah Has the Bedtime Blues

    Bed time is a common pediatric problem in many households. In Isaiah Has The Bedtime Blues, Isaiah engages in long, drawn-out negotiations to avoid going to bed. The story is set to a well-known blues melody that makes it both fun and easy to read...
    $28.00

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  • If You Can't Take a Joke... If You Can't Take a Joke...
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    If You Can't Take a Joke...

    The Information Age has unleashed a torrent of facts, stories, history and, well, information. Instant communication is the order of the day. What used to take weeks or months to make the rounds now takes mere minutes. And so it is with humor. Now we can...
    $47.00

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  • From Monkeys to Men and Back From Monkeys to Men and Back
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    From Monkeys to Men and Back

    If a giraffe can evolve a longer neck by stretching, what might yawning do to us humans? Disgruntled at the teaching of evolution? Then stop awhile and laugh at it. Consider evolution's supposed magical wand, natural selection. According to theory,...
    $27.00

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  • Rubai Rubai
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    Rubai

    In Arabic, rubai means four lines. The poetry of Omar Khayyam, Eleventh Century scientist and poet, rhymed the first, second and fouth lines of his quatrains. The rhyme scheme became the established rubai form when Edward Fitzgerald translated the...
    $24.00

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  • ICONS & IDOLS ICONS & IDOLS
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    ICONS & IDOLS

    Icons & Idols is a lavish ART book by Victor ProssIcons & Idols is based on the idea that actors, politicians, writers, musicians--the famous--constitute a modern mythology.It is an eye-popping visual homage and satire of pop culture that is sure to...
    $80.00

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  • Why Dogs Don't Worship God Why Dogs Don't Worship God
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    Why Dogs Don't Worship God

    This small book is author Sarah Taggart's reply to the questions: Does God exist? and Why do we care? It is written in simple language, with vivid stories and challenging ideas. It is intended for young people whose science classes have collided with...
    $19.00

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  • You Might Be a Stiffneck If You Might Be a Stiffneck If
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    You Might Be a Stiffneck If

    Author pokes fun at ‘stiff-necks’ Author and humorist Tony H. Sierk gets laughs with his book, ‘You Might Be a Stiff-Neck If’ BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Snooty, uppity, snobbish – these are just some of the words that...
    $22.00

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  • Insights from a Wandering Lizard Insights from a Wandering Lizard
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    Insights from a Wandering Lizard

    The Wandering Lizards We, the wandering lizards are the heroes of new memes. We strike out and away from tradition. We create what is different; we dare to live beyond what is known. We are human revolutions. These insights from a wandering lizard...
    $63.00

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  • Out of Heathrow Out of Heathrow
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    Out of Heathrow

    Out of Heathrow looks at the dynamics of life in the United Kingdom. It touches on several issues from immigration, work, politics, sex, education, racism and stereo types, army life, the welfare system to general social life and the class society. It...
    $29.00

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  • The Seven Day Year The Seven Day Year
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    The Seven Day Year

    Strife over a neighbor's dead aunt's mulberry dish, fishing in a pond for a species that does not exist there, a retired cowboy real estate entrepreneur, a neighborhood pervert who plays with electric trains and a strange disappearance, combine to...
    $19.00

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  • On Being a Sh*t On Being a Sh*t
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    On Being a Sh*t

    This is a humorous look at a serious topic of how people do unkind things and then try to cover them up through humor, proclamations of innocence, and blaming others. Through stories, the author shows that no one can be a sh*t without your consent, but...
    $24.00

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  • Angels, Butterflies, & Dragons #2 Angels, Butterflies, & Dragons #2
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    Angels, Butterflies, & Dragons #2

    Angels, Butterflies & Dragons 2 edition has more captivating twist of heartfelt poetry, prose and short stories added, you don't want to miss this edition. You will laugh more, cry more, reflect, relate and capture many moments in time.Angels,...
    $44.00

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  • HEY...I'm Just a Kid (a True Story) HEY...I'm Just a Kid (a True Story)
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    HEY...I'm Just a Kid (a True Story)

    Growing up The Bronx in the 1960sWhen thinking back to when you were seven or eight or nine years old, before adult life kicks in, being a child is a happiest you will ever be. Your whole world is so small with boundaries everywhere. Your happiest...
    $31.00

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  • Crazy Tales and Other Stories Crazy Tales and Other Stories
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    Crazy Tales and Other Stories

    How to escape from Amazon Warriors and save the world at the same time!How do you escape from Amazon Warriors? How do you save the world from an evil genius and giant crustaceans? How do you prevent termites from eating up Louisiana? How do you...
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  • Yo, Tyrania Yo, Tyrania
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    Yo, Tyrania

    "Yo, Tyrania" is a raucous satire about an ancient civilization brought kicking and screaming into the 21st century. It's the comic flip side of "Animal Farm." The story is set in a remote Alpine principality ruled by a mischievous teen-age Queen Doreen,...
    $30.00

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  • A Hacker Never has a Bad Lie! A Hacker Never has a Bad Lie!
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    A Hacker Never has a Bad Lie!

    Are you a golfer looking to complete your foursome? Why not share a cart and a laugh with Dr. Dom, Shoeless Ed and Mr. Scotty No Show! So you think you have seen it all on the golf course? You have witnessed the unbelievable and the comical. But how...
    $21.00

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  • Ridiculous Inventions Ridiculous Inventions
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    Ridiculous Inventions

    Ridiculous Inventions is a very humorous and entertaining look at the things that we look at every day. It is based on the idea that the things we use every day possess a funny side, which many of us are not aware of. My intention was to highlight that...
    $24.00

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  • The Nuclear Dolphin The Nuclear Dolphin
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    The Nuclear Dolphin

    In the early 21st century, King Arthur - almost permanently drunk - sits upon the throne of Britain; Tsar Ivan the Terrible - entirely deranged - rules Russia; and President McDonald - a clown - controls America. Squabbling like children, they bring the...
    $16.00

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  • EN HVAR SIN EGEN PROFESSOR EN HVAR SIN EGEN PROFESSOR
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    EN HVAR SIN EGEN PROFESSOR

    Denna mest kända av Falstaff fakirens böcker, och kanske den roligaste, innehåller enligt författaren själv, i stort sett allt man någonsin behöver veta och kunna!Falstaff fakir är en stenrik och snål herre, som mästrar folk med sina kunskaper och som...
    $40.00

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