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As the book title infers, Sex Drugs and Rock Throwing, my compilation employs humor and social satire in a fun light hearted format on some subjects that affect society as a totality. There is an intelligent comedic view on politics, media, racial interactions, LGBTQ+, and demographic stigmas. Also there is a strong emphasis on pop culture and its horizontal contribution to our daily lives and motivational philosophies. All of this is accomplished...
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From the creators of the eponymous viral Tumblr comes a single day with your favorite authors in one Twilight-Zone-esque Starbucks...
Ever wonder which intricate, elaborately-named drinks might be consumed if your favorite authors and characters wandered into a Starbucks? How many pumpkin lattes J.K. Rowling would drink? Or, if Cormac McCarthy needed caffeine, which latte would be laconic enough? Look no further; LITERARY STARBUCKS explores such...
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Peter Maxwell is the History teacher you wish you'd had. If you meet anyone (and you will) who says 'I hate History. It's boring,' they weren't taught by Mad Max. Many of you will know him as the crime-solving sleuth (along with his police-person wife, Jacquie) in the Maxwell series by M.J. Trow (along with his non-policeperson wife, Carol, aka Maryanne Coleman – uncredited!) but what he is paid to do is teach History. And to that end has brought...
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It's the summer of 1967. The Beach Boys are on the radio and Southern California surf culture is sweeping the nation. Florida, the state that will someday produce the greatest surfer of all time, Kelly Slater, is playing catchup. Although there is a growing surf scene in Florida, Southern California is still clearly the Mecca for '60s surf culture. In 1967, Florida surfers look west to California for their inspiration.
On the spur of the moment,...
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The shocking undead discovery of a military historian
Zombies remain popular – from The Walking Dead to Ash vs. Evil Dead, they just won't go awayA gifty, zombie collector's itemAuthentic military design with 150 illustrations
Unearthed from a dusty Army archive, here are portions of two draft manuals instructing soldiers on how to confront . . . ZOMBIES! Now declassified, these files offer a guided tour of the U.S. Army's adaptable approach...
66) Les cactus
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C'est le 1er septembre 2010, le jour même de ses 40 ans, que Jérme de Warzée distille sa première chronique sur les ondes de Vivacité. Chaque matin, il brocarde tour à tour ces "froucheleurs" de politiciens, ces "barakis" de supporters et ces "Ménapiens extrémiss", tentant l'équilibre entre écriture polysémique et vitriolée mais toujours au second degré, sarcasmes, jeux de mots et vérités (?). Cet ouvrage renferme quelques-uns de ses...
67) Self-Care in Underwear: Yoga in Your Undies, Bubble Baths, and 50+ More Ways to Improve Well-Being
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An adorable, cheerful, and quirky illustrated collection of 50 easy self-care practices that can be done in your undies.
From bestselling author Ton Mak, Self-Care in Underwear is a cheerful collection of 50 easy self-care practices as demonstrated by one of her most popular Flabjack characters, No-Pants Pansy. Via cute, dip-in dip-out vignettes, Pansy—who loves spending time at home and can usually be found in her undies—presents all the happiness-inducing...
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Lump It or Leave It, Florence King's latest volume of rapier-edged contemplations on American tomfoolery-er, values-takes on everything from the hazards of fame to the joys of menopause, with all of the bile and brio that has made her the nation's most beloved misanthrope. From college professors ("incapable of earning a living with either their minds or their hands") to the South ("if at first you don't secede, try, try, again") to the U.S. government...
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When eternal prankster Bernard Radfar created a make-believe character, Mark Black," a filthy rich eccentric with some highly unusual needs, he had no idea that Mark's" letters requesting bizarre services would actually bring him responses! Mark" tended to expect a lot after all, the richest do and wrote to a wide range of companies from private jet firms to life coaches who might be willing to satisfy the requests of an affluent individual. This...
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The informal essays of Small Worlds and Everyday Heroes follow our daily quests across the city, highway and airport, through mountains, cinemas and the potholes of popular culture. With a satirical smile, this potpourri questions the familiar valuables from our everyday lives-our heroes, myths and dreams, our politics, media and materialism. In other words, the stuff we put our faith in and, so, the stuff we sometimes lose faith in, including the...
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F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg's anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story...
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For comedian and content creator Manon Mathews, comedy is life. It took more than luck for her hilarious antics on Vine to open the door for her career. Years of routinely embarrassing herself, improv classes, some stints as an amateur standup comic, unrelenting dedication, and a life-altering night out that forced her to change her ways-that's what set her on the path to manifesting her dream life.
Making people laugh with hilarious skits isn't...
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Everyone has that moment-the realization that adulthood has arrived, like a runaway train, and there's no getting out of its way. From the hit Tumblr blog of the same name, F**k! I'm in My Twenties perfectly captures the new generation currently testing the waters of post-college reality. Quick-witted and self-deprecating, the author pens irreverent missives, DIY diagrams, illustrations, and tongue-in-cheek checklists that chronicle her experience...
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The Supermarket Guy IV: Fury of the Climate Changer, has Harold Wannapus unknowingly in a struggle to save the world's food supply, yet again from a disastrous attempt to eradicate every known food source in exchange for the beautiful Quintal feathered legume. It all starts off as the hero is designated unfit for work, over stressed on burn out, and mentally not stable to head the main chair at his supermarket headquarters by his 1 on 5 star internet...
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How can your tongue get you arrested?
What dessert is as smart as the average adult?
What's louder: A jet plane at take-off or a hippo having sex?
In the form of a lively and eccentric course catalog, Useless Knowledge, the brainchild of the creator of the wildly successful Useless Knowledge website offers up loads of facts of little consequence for the hardcore trivia buff or the casual enthusiast. Inside, you'll find topics and entries like these:
The...
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Beginning with the legendary story of a man in Jonesport (or was it Dexter or Waterford or Litchfield?) who raffled off his horse, which incidentally had been dead for some time, these twenty-nine tales cover the length and breadth of Maine and extend back to the sixteenth-century fishing camps that were set up a hundred years before Jamestown and Plymouth.
Learn about the origin and history of "schoolmarms," along with other classic tales on Down...
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Tales from the Coffee Pot is a collection of micro-short humor essays originally destined to appear on gourmet coffee can labels. They didn't quite make it. Ten years later, author Michael Pollick decided to publish the best of these essays under one roof.
Enjoy a dead hot dog walking. Find out what Keef Richards has known all along. Pop a few Fizzies and enjoy going bottomless with Edna. These coffee-related essays were meant to be, read with a...
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What will today bring? Modern life is full of everyday blessings and everyday curses, from being home to sign for your package to accidentally hitting Reply All. This witty reversible book is a lighthearted remedy to single-minded happiness guides, with vibrant illustrations that celebrate the sympathetically funny moments that can make or break your day. Read it upright for modern-day blessings such as waking up to good hair days or having enough...
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That Far Greater Bay is the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal winning collection (1977) of Ray Guy's best and most vitriolic articles that have appeared in newspapers and magazines countrywide. Aunt Cissy Roach, Sylvester Codpiece, and other immortal characters make their long-awaited encores, and even Premier Joey Smallwood returns for more punishment from a master satirist at the top of his game. Of course, no collection of Ray Guy's works would be...
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