Humour & Riddles Books

"Paris police were to my left, and the protesters to my right. Naively, I strolled between them. Then I heard the gunshots."When a chance friendship offered him the trip of a lifetime, a twenty-one-year-old Barry Frangipane swapped the familiar beaches...

Typos & Awl is a collection of humorous and satirical essays originally posted at The Irony Of It All blog on the SEMISSOURIAN.COM website. Topics range from discussing the imminent invasion of the U.S. Heartland by Canada for our coveted pig supply to...

'You Want WHATT???' is a story collection that takes you inside Las Vegas and shows you what guests from all over the world are really looking for in this 24 hour city. This book will have you laughing hysterically as you get inside awkward situations or...

Food . I have never been a gourmet cook, but I have always been a gourmet eater! In the Spring of 2002 I began gathering recipes from my sister-friends from around the world. Their seventy-eight recipes including a few of my own are offered in this...

Father and daughter vampire hunters have found themselves unemployed. With time on their hands, they decide to forge their relationship by retreading their nostalgic footsteps in their home city of Paris. Unfortunately, their arrival coincides with a...

Badger Clark was already famous when he wrote "When Hot Springs Was a Pup", likely a fund-raising project for the local Kiwanis Club in 1927. Clark extolled the virtues and foibles of his little community on the edge of the Black Hills, from its...

Southwest literary humor and Yiddish humor collided in the ever-popular comic strip “Li’l Abner,” From 1936 to 1977, when it ceased publication, this comic strip entertained, annoyed, riled, and amused legions of readers. Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy and...

Sara Jane "Sally" Coffman, SWF, has suffered through blind dates, computer dates, disaster dates, and no dates. She has single-handedly organized a family reunion, planted grass in a drought, and had some of the worst hairdos in the history of...

Mustafa Faakhtaa is born in a well-to-do suburb of Karachi into a good, religious Sunni Muslim family. He is a good boy and a model of what a good Muslim should be. But Mustafa has a secret – he is gay.Mustafa believes that he cannot be both a...

Uncle Hercules and Other Lies: 16 essays about almost nothing is a book of true stories about the nature of lies. The stories range from silly to sadly funny, and include stories that are about queer identity in action, rather than queer identity in...

What does Schrödinger's Cat have to do with a chewed computer cord? How do you fit work around a cat's napping schedule? Why do cats change their minds as soon as you open the door for them? These and other conundrums are addressed in this collection of...

Progressive comic verse on topics of current political or general interest, including the coronation of Charles III and the case for an Australian republic; the waste and folly of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal; the rights of Palestinians; the...

A jaunty Spanish sojourn with a side of sherry, shawls and shoes.When a striking male flamenco dancer singles Stacey out during a showstopping tour of Australia, she decides to throw herself hook, line and castanets into the rhythmic heart of Spain...

Pat Neal has a problem. It's not gambling, drinking, or sex. His addiction comes in the form of the salmon and steelhead that swim in the rainforest rivers of the Olympic Peninsula. As a child, he was diagnosed with a severe case of fishing attention...

For almost as long as we've had the Internet, we've had blogs. Since their inception, blogs have taken off in popularity as millions of people use these easy-to-produce online journals to communicate with others worldwide. Each blog is unique, offering a...

Have you ever wondered: Is a casualty someone dressed in sweat shirt and jeans? Isn't it fruitless to eat vegetables?Don't sheep have to be deranged before shearing? Aren't doctor's fees ill-gotten gains?Shouldn't the army infantry be called the army...

WHAT'S SHAKIN"John you had me crying one moment and laughing out loud the next" Deborah Rausch Business Manager, Hauenstein Parkinson's Center. "My wife and I started to read the book at bed-time and were not able to put it down until we finished it"...

Is this author overexposing herself?Close Calls.escaping by the skin of my."Before we even knew what he hit, Arab men appeared from every nook and cranny. Like flies around a ripe, red watermelon, they swarmed around our car, peering at us from behind...

"Husbands, Hot Flashes, and All That Hullabaloo! is filled with humorous stories that every woman will relate to. Fun from beginning to end, this is one of those giggle 'til dawn, can't-put-it-down, stay-up-all-night treats. But don't read it in bed -...

New-Age Renaissance Man tells the story of an inner city Italian boy growing up in a male-dominated household with Archie and Edith Bunker for parents and an eclectic supporting cast of neighborhood characters. Through a series of life experiences he...

From early adolescence, I had committed myself to joining the seemingly growing legions of women pumping their fists with a can-do spirit and a perfect balance of career and family. I fancied myself a textbook candidate for the League of Female Marvels...

In the entertaining collection Laughing At Life: Tall Tales & Other Short Stories, author Mike Benn shares many of his amusing life experiences as he delves into "tough" questions, such as:Have you ever caught a duck-while fishing?When your children say...

In the twenty essays that make up his first collection of stories, Chatter to Flatter Your Platter: Essays that Explore Wisdom and Humor in Everyday Life, author Moj Dehghan educates and entertains his audience by sharing not only the lessons he has...

Did you know children average 400 laughs a day; whereas adults average 15 laughs a day. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we lose the ability to laugh 385 times a day. What does that say about telling kids to grow up?When was the last time you...

In 20 years, what smoker will legitimately be able to claim that he or she didn't know cigarettes were harmful or addictive? And how shocked will a jury really be when it hears that a tobacco executive in the 1960s knew about the addictive nature of...

Ogden Nash, Dave Barry, Bill Maher, Oprah Winfrey, Rudyard Kipling, and Dr. Seuss are among the myriad writers and celebrities who have inspired retired Colonel Steven Selman to put his pen to paper. In Prehumous Unpoetic Poems, Selman shares his own...

Arrogant twin, Theodorus Bratter, takes center stage in this last in The New Utrecht Avenue trilogy, preceded by Get Ready to Run and Between Dog & Wolf. Self-adulation and a self-confirmed dominating superiority slowly unravel as thought, enchanted...

Meet Maxy Quinn the world's unluckiest kid, whose life has been turned upside down ever since he found a reverse four-leaf clover that gave him the worst luck ever. Could you imagine dealing with your principal living next door, a psychic lizard, or how...

'Abigail Scabes' is a fun and scary story that everyone will appreciate around Halloween... even if no one would like to see Abigail or Jack on their doorstep at any time of the year! Where is that big hammer again?Between good rhymes and excellent...

All of the chocolate in Brominia has gone missing. The delectable brown stuff has vanished in huge quantities from every source and from every means of storage and no one knows why. Because of the widespread ignorance of the cause, panic has engulfed the...

SPEECHLESS is based on the ol' adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. Mainly visual humor sprinkled throughout with poignancy and whimsy for a balance. At times it may take a bit more observational skills for the reader/viewer, but hopefully...

A pocket sized joke book with hundreds of side splitting gags, hilarious groaners, brilliant wise cracks and funny one liners that will leave you, your family and your friends laughing their socks off!

Altruist, spiritualist, pacifist, communist, philanthropist... Stan Turner thinks he is well on his way to becoming some kind of superman. Unfortunately for him, everyone else still just sees the Nearly Man. This volume contains all six scripts (plus the...

Discover the lighter side of wisdom with " Inspired Laughter", a collection of hilarious and insightful quotes designed to inspire, entertain, and spark joy.In this unique book, wit meets wisdom and life lessons are delivered with a punchline. Ranging...

Al Luvis Woke Up is an adult fable written as a simple children's book. It is a satire of the obvious issues in our current political climate told in rhyme with colorful pictures so as to not overcomplicate the lessons. Al Luvis Woke Up lampoons a long...

Proval Volk. Quirky, quizzical, and always restless, wandering, and wondering. Find a comfortable chair and your favorite robe, and explore the mind of Volk in this collection of poems, fictional stories, essays, sayings, and journal entries...

Golden Nuggets From a Life Well Lived is a compendium of witticisms and observations made over a lifetime. This book seeks to make readers ponder, look around, and learn something about themselves and the world. We all experience many roles in our...

In this hilarity-infused and unique memoir, Josh discusses the idea of navigating change. Josh's careers as a U.S. Air Force Pilot, Restaurant Owner, Texas State Trooper, Winery Operations Manager, and Systems Engineer have provided him with a unique...

Follow along with a new dad as he takes his child to the grocery store. Any parent knows this won't be a regular trip, though, and hilarity abounds in this knee-slapping, parent-friendly children's book.Filled with vibrant colors, bold shapes, and an...

Escape through a wonderfully fun read! A collection of true-life outrageous adventures, observations and candid life lessons from an octogenarian author who loves making people laugh. Her friends from age 18 to 90 say she is witty, wise and yes, a bit...

Welcome to The Adventures of Slibby the Snail. The Stolen food, a beautiful storybook for kids... and parents. This is a story about a funny little snail who is helping his friends Ants to find their stolen food... His name is Slibby and he needs...

Dieses Buch erzählt von Ereignissen, Begegnungen, kleinen Katastrophen und großen Abenteuern, die mir auf meinen Reisen um die halbe Welt begegnet sind. In meinen Geschichten beschreibe ich die Städte, Länder, Begebenheiten und Erlebnisse so, wie sie...

Wer kennt das nicht: Sie verspäten sich oder haben einen Termin vergessen, einen Geburtstag oder sogar den Hochzeitstag versäumt oder Sie haben es noch nicht geschafft, eine wichtige Aufgabe zu erledigen.In der Schule gab es eine schlechte Note, Sie sind...

From the cover, "If fishing is like religion, then fly-fishing is high church!" -- Tom BrokawThis is a great gift book for any fly fisherman! Discover this unique and exceptional fly fishing book specially written for fly fishermen!This entertaining book...