Humour collections and anthologies Books

Welcome to a world where love means nothing, and yet, everything. In this collection of tennis cartoons, humor is served as often as aces, capturing the comically relatable and hilariously absurd moments of the sport. Featuring an introduction by Bob...

Private Clubs in America and around the World - The Reprise Edition is a very funny and perceptive glimpse into the wonderfully zany world of private clubs. Private clubs are inextricably woven into the histories, traditions and cultures of ALL free...

Okay...so...we're going to send 13 guys on a three year journey to heal the sick and feed the hungry. One guy has a messiah complex. Another wanting to overthrow the government. One just questions everything anybody says. It will be a bunch of blue...

Koren. In the Wild. A collection of cartoons from The New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren, on country life, exurbanites, locals, andthe ironies of living in the boonies. Nothing is sacred: gas stations, vegetarians, parenting, animals, gourmands, country...

Most coming-of-age stories are fraught with symbolism, hidden metaphors, and a heaping mound of other literary devices. Not this one. Not mine. You see, I came of age while working at a dusty Texas feed store. A place where To Kill a Mockingbird involved...

Since CORONAVIRUS reached our shores, we've had a year like no other, one which has changed our society and lives. There have been highs and lows, serious events, poignancy and absurdity. This book chronicles the unfolding of the Pandemic with...

Storyteller, mime, author, and thought leader, E. Reid Gilbert, is at it again, sharing his whimsical yet often thoughtful view of the Trump administration's impactful days. Medicine for our times. Another political analeptic. Insightful curative...

Written as a companion piece to a gallery show of embroidered imagery and writing by author Jackie Mantey, "Gone, Country" weaves together essays, stories, prose, and art about life lived straddling the middle of today's rural/ urban divide...

We encounter situations in life where we say, "That's one for the book." This is my version of that book. If you get a laugh or two, I've accomplished my goal.

Facebook has given me a stage. A daily, worldwide audience for me to entertain with my humor. This book is a compilation of 4 years of amusing postings that I have written on my Facebook page, hoping to entertain my friends and family. Laughter is not...

A Humorous Collection of Poetry With Something For Everyone! If life were a Hollywood Movie, with myself both director and star, every time I cried, "Action!" I'd achieve satisfaction making the best motion picture by far! What would you do if you got...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

The comic series Sabrina Online returns with all new story following her adventures prepairing for motherhood.Another chance to meet friends and family in Sabrina's world now in glorious colour.Continuing over 20 years of Eric W. Schwartz cartoon...

Nugae Venales means "jokes for sale" in Latin. It was the title of a 17th-century collection of jokes and paradoxes by Richard Head. This book was inspired by that one but is not entirely humorous. Many of the brief essays and poems are...

A couple years ago, there was a male beagle hanging around the neighborhood who apparently had nowhere else to go. We already had five dogs, which was probably the reason he came to us. He seemed to want to come inside the gate and play with the others...

"It has a hopeless millennial vibe. We're all so lost and clueless that it's comical. Super relatable."- Shae, close friend and fellow adventurer"This book gives you the opportunity to see life and adventures through Kristi's optimistic and jovial lens...

Reprinted in the original for the first time in 75 yearsListen to Dr. Hubbard!Keep your virtue! In the battle to retain her purity, a young woman's path is beset with dangers and traps. If he permits himself to look at suggestive pictures or indulge in...

Neal Pollack has been the Greatest Living American Writer across six decades, seven continents, and ten wives. He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the Booker Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Award (twice), and the Premio Simon Bolivar for contributions to the people's...

What in the heck is adulthood?"All I know is that one day I wasn't ordering off the kids menu anymore, even though I still wanted chicken fingers and fries," explains author Patrick Lombardi.At some point, unbeknownst to him, Patrick began doing adult...

Ergor Rubreck loves to make you laugh with his zany, unbelievable cave exploring short stories. Explorers will discover their own secret motives hidden from relatives. Ergor has selected his best 73 short stories of a total of 160 written over eleven...

Looking for a side-splitting read that will have you laughing out loud at every turn of the page? Look no further! Our latest humor book compilation takes you on a rollicking ride through the unpredictable and hilarious world of comedic literature, where...

From Troy to orcs to burglary,King Arthur's sword to blasphemy,A necromancer's dating life,A hero's existential strife,A mage who walks her world alone,The poems vary, form and tone,There's humour, wanking, blood and gore,A sonnet, villanelle, and...

There they sat in stunned silence, jaws dropped, staring at me! It was a new group meeting consisting of international couples who had just recently come to the United States. I'd say there were about twenty folks in all. To break the ice for...

Most of these anecdotes are funny, but some are touching rather than humorousSome samples:1) When major-league baseball star Barry Bonds was still attending classes and playing games at Arizona State, he visited his grandfather for a while when he had...

This is a short, quick, and easy read.Samples:• Songwriter Steve Earle also occasionally acts. To prepare for a role as a recovering junkie in the HBO TV series The Wire, he allowed his hair to grow long and he didn't shave. The preparation worked well...

This is a short, quick, and easy read.Samo Sample Anecdotes:• In 1966, women were not allowed to run in the Boston Marathon. Fortunately, an "uppity" woman did not let that stop her. Roberta Gibb (Bingay) (a rather apt last name) traveled to Boston by...

This is a short, quick, and easy read.Most of these anecdotes are probably just OK (humor is hard!), but there should be at least one or two that you will want to tell your friends.Anecdotes are retold in my own words to avoid plagiarism.Most of these...

Mass Insanity explores the roles of immigration, diversity, ideologies, the far right, Islamism, and multiculturalism in shaping modern society. Unlike many works that advocate for progressive principles without addressing the fears and misconceptions...

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"Tells of a Southern Boy: Precious Memories" is a sequel to Paul "Buster" Turner's first book, "Tells of a Southern Boy; A Life In Stories". It is exciting stories (memories) from his childhood, school years, professional career, and his senior years...

I spent most of the 70's living by definition as a part time student in the UK. I was more intoxicated by the 'school of life', rather than the tedious dedication to the university lecture hall. This preoccupation took me by way of Newcastle, via London,...

There's no getting around it: with every breath we take—we’re a couple of seconds older than we were before, and there's no going back. The last census showed nearly 60-million people in the United States are now older than 60. Face...

The Work from Work from Home Book of Cartoons is two books in one.  A hybrid book of humor for hybrid times.   A carefully curated collection of work cartoons with a strong resume, previously published in The New Yorker, The Wall Street...

Ripped from the headlines, Meet the Deplorables: Infiltrating Trump America ventures deep into Red State territory and explores the current shape of our divided country, providing a fresh, first-hand perspective of right-wing subcultures and the mindsets...

Not everyone feels the need to point out ridiculous things when they see them, or make jokes about very serious things; but some of us do. This book is for us.Not everyone wakes up in the morning wondering who uttered the first word, how weather...

Be warned! The far-ranging notes and essays of Sweet Marjoram are addictive. Once I began reading, I couldn’t stop. I wanted more of Henry’s wit and wisdom, his dazzling, surprising juxtapositions. I wanted to see him keep making the familiar...

"Is that a so tale?" the author's mother would ask when he repeated an anecdote or used a funny story. It was her way of asking if it were true. This collection of 200+ true stories using wit, wisdom, and humor reveals a Southern lad with English roots...

Back Cover, Seeee!These are common problemsI'm quite certain we all face,This oughtta cheer us up When we get stuck in our bad place.And if you wanna get to know me,As you'll see there are no Author's Notes,This book is full of my experiencesAnd...

A hilarious new collection of the worst poetry ever composed, by authors both eminent and obscure. Walt Whitman enigmatically wrote, "Did you fear some scrofula out of the unflagging pregnancy?" And Keats actually exclaimed, "I am wound up in deep...

Boonetown is a small southern town with more limousines than taxis, more buggies than bicycles and more church signs than street signs. You'll meet the ladies who lunch and the men who drink morning coffee; the museum curator who keeps the dinosaur egg...

If you combined Ron Swanson's irritation for his coworkers with the humor of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, you would have this book sitting in your lap. I HATE YOUR FACE (AND OTHER THINGS I WISH I COULD TELL MY COWORKERS) relates to every worker...