Parodies and spoofs: non-fiction Books

Do Not Feed The Clown is not a political diatribe suggesting we starve all clowns, since they are depleting our food supply. Nor is it a book full of paint-by-the-number clown jokes from 1953 (sorry to disappoint). Instead, it is a box full of satirical...

College Blues is a fictional tale based on the training that Cadets went through at the Royal Military College (Duntroon) in the late 1990's. It follows the life of Cadet Rickson as he manages to infuriate the staff and senior Cadets in his attempt to...

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Celebrated Hollywood star Tom Selleck has it all: talent, good looks, a winning personality, and a track record of television and movie hits, enjoyed by millions around the world. Until one day, while filming his latest project, an old rival attacks him...

Grammar Land: Or Grammar In Fun For The Children Of Schoolroom-Shire is a book written by M.L. Nesbitt and published in 1878. The book is a fun and engaging way for children to learn grammar. The story follows a group of children who are transported to...

Gems of Irish Wit and Humor is a book published in 1906 by H.P. Kelly. The book is a collection of humorous stories, anecdotes, and witty sayings from Irish authors and personalities. The content is divided into various categories, including love,...

Excursions Into Puzzledom is a book of puzzles and brain teasers written by Thomas Hood and published in 1879. The book contains a variety of challenging and entertaining puzzles, including charades, acrostics, enigmas, and conundrums. Each puzzle is...

""Alcune Satire"" ����� una raccolta di poesie satiriche scritte da Raffaello Garagnani nel 1867. Le satire affrontano temi sociali e politici dell'epoca, come la corruzione, l'ipocrisia e la vanit������ della societ������ italiana del XIX secolo...

Petronii Arbitri Satirarum Reliquiae est liber qui a Francisco Buecheleri anno MDCCCLXII editus est. In hoc libro, Petronius Arbiter, qui saeculo primo vixit, satiras scripsit. Satirae sunt opus litterarium quod vitia et mores hominum deridet et castigat...

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...

L'ennui avec le travail pro bono, c'est que ce n'est pas très payant.Le détective privé Martin Lafs croyait se la couler douce en prenant des dossiers insignifiants ici et là, mais quand une jeune adolescente est portée disparue, il accepte de prendre le...

Have you been feeling overly stressed lately? Give yourself a break from your nuclear surroundings to have a read and crack a smile.With this book you can cheer up and discover:That there is evidence and insight that certain sea creatures had sex...

Dedicated to evangelising the truth of Brexit and how it's such a roaring success for Britain. Remoaners will truly be terrified of the facts displayed in this book.

Le Desniaise: Com�����die en Cinq Actes en Vers (1873) est une pi�����ce de th����������tre �����crite par De La Tessonnerie et Gillet. L'histoire se d�����roule dans la France du XIXe si�����cle et suit les aventures de deux jeunes hommes, Desniaise et...

A raucous and irreverent parody of the classic works of Portuguese literature, by the legendary satirist, Guerra Junqueiro. With exuberant wordplay and a dizzying array of cultural references, this work is a true tour de force of comic writing.This work...

This volume presents a collection of satirical letters written by various authors in the early 16th century. With a focus on social commentary and literary parody, this work offers a fascinating look at the literary and cultural trends of the time.This...

Praise for Guides I and II (In addition to the 10,128,756 letters we received on Volume I)"Now, these are what I call how-to-books," one who made it but (guess why) wants to remain anonymous."Since their publication, our enrollment in ethics classes has...

Diese dicke Buch kann entweder alle nötigen Impfungen auf hunderten von Seiten verzeichnen, bis wir endlich sicher sind und uns wieder begegnen können.Oder - wer nun wirklich nicht an die pandemische Ansteckungsgefahr glaubt und sich nicht unbekannte und...

Neil Shulman, M.D. has already lifted the gown on medical humor-he wrote the book Doc Hollywood and co-produced the Hollywood move by the same name starring Michael J. Fox. Now Shulman's newest book, 101 Ways to Know if You're a Nurse, is causing belly...

This satirical treatise on the art of contemplation proves that nothing is off-limits when it comes to humor. Edward Ward and Jonathan Swift use their considerable talents to poke fun at the idea of meditating in a privy, arguing that it is just as...

FoxTrot is a comic strip with attitude, wit and a big dose of reality. Bill Amend's brilliant understanding of sibling rivalry and generational struggles comes to life in a refreshing blend of humor and truth.Readers of all ages will love this glimpse...

These "Odes to the Messiest, Wackiest, & Wildest Presidential Transition in Modern History" capture the faces, events, and overall absurdity of the period following the 2020 US election. Notwithstanding the humor and playful illustrations, they...

Plongez dans le cosmos de l'humour et de la spéculation avec "Démasqué : L'homme venu d'ailleurs", une exploration humoristique et parfois profonde de la vie et des réalisations d'un des plus grands innovateurs de notre époque. Ce livre, plus qu'une...

"Laugh-out-loud funny" -- Out in Perth"Hilarious and eye-opening" -- Gay Chicago"A funnier, less hectoring counterpart to The God Delusion" -- Star ObserverWhat do you think of the Bible? Literal truth? Total rubbish? Have you read it? No? So how...

From the corrupt and deranged mind of C.T. Jackson, comes his second book that teaches you how to reach the top of the world by being the most horrible person you can imagine.Feel like you deserve more than you actually do? Do you see people as mere...

الغابات المحيطة بمنزل ترامبلثينسكين في مانجي لوجو مخيفة، ومليئة بالفقراء، وهو مرعوب. يزرع دانسي نانسي خوخة عملاقتا هناك وكان ترامبلثينسكين يكره الفواكه. إنه يحتاج إلى شاكي دولسون وهينيتي بينتي لحمايته -حتى يتمكن من الجلوس في منزله الثاني في البيت الأبيض...

يسافر ترامبلثينسكين، إلى أرض اليوكاي حيث يتم إحضاره إلى القصر لتناول الشاي. يقدم له بوجو البوزو كعكة الشوكولاتة، ويبدو أنه يريد بيع أرض اليوكاي بأكملها. يحب ترامبلثينسكين الفكرة لكنه يريد حقًا غرفة العرش الخاصة به، لذلك، أصدر تعليماته إلى قزمه بومبيلو...

اتبع ترامبلثينسكين في مغامرته التي يكتشف فيها احتمال إرساله إلى مكان بغيض يسمى الفيت نام وابتكار طرق لتجنب الذهاب. يزور الساحر بونسبورز الذي يمكنه تصديق أي شيء ويعطيه لفافة لعرضها على دافي درافت لكن إتّضح أنّ اللفافة كانت فارغة وفي البداية، كان...

In the tradition of humor anthologies like those of Steve Martin's Pure Drivel, Woody Allen's Getting Even, and the author's favorite, Jack Douglas' Never Trust a Naked Bus Driver, SK Morton has cobbled together some of his own essays, short stories, and...

An unabridged, unaltered edition of Mark Twain's indictment of war. Written in prose, the parable was published some 15 years following the author's death. This edition features poster artwork from the early 20th century -

Capuletos y Montescos (1900) es un libro escrito por Luis Mar������a L������pez Allu����� que narra la historia de la rivalidad entre dos familias, los Capuletos y los Montescos, en la ciudad de Verona durante el Renacimiento italiano. La trama se centra...

This book is a little-known satirical work from 16th-century Spain, written by Fernando de Rojas, the author of the famous novel La Celestina. The book is a parody of the genre of didactic literature and purports to be a handbook for pimps and...

Have you ever wondered:--How to perform an appendectomy?--How to rob a bank?--How to take a bullet?--How to deliver a baby in a manger?--How to summit Mt. Everest?--How to mend a broken heart?

"Art to the Bones" is an exploration of art that transcends the boundaries of time and tradition. Drawing inspiration from key art movements throughout history, this collection weaves together elements from The Renaissance, Baroque, Romanticism,...

Mike Resnick's accomplishments (to date) include 64 novels, 21 collections, 40 anthologies, two screenplays and approximately 250 short stories-resulting in a couple of shelves of major awards (including five Hugos from 35 nominations and awards from...

Dieses Buch bietet eine humorvolle und satirische Darstellung des ländlichen Lebens in Nord-Deutschland im 19. Jahrhundert. Es ist ein unterhaltsames Werk, das für jeden Leser geeignet ist.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

Is chivalry close to being extinct? Author Roger Smith thinks so. And The Gentlemen's Guide: A Quick Reference is the solution!In defining "gentleman", Smith does not cater to the definition of a tuxedo-wearing, Ferrari-driving, multilingual man ala...

<p><strong>Amusing Air Travels </strong>is the perfect gift for someone who travels!&nbsp; Filled with humorous airline stories, flight attendant advice, passenger antics, thought-provoking quotations, interesting tales and odd...

An eclectic compilation of one-hundred and twenty-five completely new and very funny (sometimes risqué) limericks. With 13 full-colour original professionally-created illustrations and a 4-colour cover with 6 illustrations on the front and one on...

Saki was the pen-name of Hector Hugh Munro, an author and playwright best known for his subtle and witty short stories. He wrote these Wonderland-inspired vignettes for the "Westminster Gazette", and in 1902 these were collected and published...

After an accident in Connecticut kills their toddler, Jane and Joe Tash, as part of therapy, write the book You Can Save Us All. Santa Fe’s Surely You Jest Press contracts to publish it. The Tashes believe their book will convince readers to...

Seymour is a middle-aged virgin and history teacher who decides to press charges against God. On Halloween eve, he finds the right lawyer and gains support from Eve, Lilith, Red Riding Hood and other imaginary and celestial beings. However, things get...

Idiots And The Efforts For Their Improvement is a book written by Linus Pierpont Brockett and originally published in 1858. The book discusses the education and treatment of individuals with intellectual disabilities, commonly referred to as ""idiots""...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

This work is a humorous and satirical look at the art of hair splitting. It was originally published in 1879 and includes a variety of examples and definitions of the practice. The authors, Herbert Gladstone and W. E. Gladstone, use witty language and...