Meeting Notes - The Stuff I Have to Do Instead of Doing the Things That Actually Need to Get Done
by Glenn Notebook
Literary Starbucks
by Nora Katz, Wilson Josephson, and Jill Poskanzer
"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 pressing matters with humor and erudition. Set over the course of a single day, and replete with puns and satirized literary styles, the three authors go darker, stronger, and more glo...
The comical tales of a new mum on her journey from post-natal depression to the dawning of her self-worth as she discovers adventure, friendship and the healing power of horses. Join Grace as she battles her negative thought patterns and fears amongst a backdrop of eccentric characters, pampered farm animals and the glorious Yorkshire countryside. Wisdom comes from unexpected sources leading Grace to a psychological and spiritual awakening of the true meaning of motherhood. While an elderly...
Principia Discordia: The Magnum Opiate of, Malaclypse the Younger
by Malaclypse The Younger
Here we are in 2009, fifty, or fifty-one years after Mal2 and Omar's Discordian revelations at the hands of the Goddess Eris. Synaptyclypse Generator is proud to present this special edition of the legendary counter-culture classic, the bible of Discordianism. For this edition, we have included Kerry W. Thornley's introduction and Robert Anton Wilson's introduction. We include all the material from the last Loompanics printing and any odd bits left over from the Illuminet version. We have closin...
We guarantee this is the only tool you need to survive the zombie. OK, that's not really true. But when the SHTF you're going to want a survival guide that's not just geared toward day-to-day survival. You'll need one that addresses the essential skills for true nourishment of the human spirit. Living through the end of the world isn't worth a damn unless you can enjoy yourself in any way you want. (Except, of course, for anything having to do with abuse. We could never condone such things. At l...
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Kennebec Large Print Perennial Favorites Collection) (Narrativa74, #11)
by Mark Twain
This novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, the quintessential self-reliant New Englander who brings to King Arthur’s Age of Chivalry the “great and beneficent” miracles of nineteenth-century engineering and American ingenuity. Through the collision of past and present, Twain exposes the insubstantiality of both utopias, destroying the myth of the romantic ideal as well as his own era’s faith in scientific and social progress. A central document in American intellectual history, A Connecticut Ya...
In Modern Manners cultural guru P. J. O'Rourke provides the essential accessory for the truly contemporary man or woman-a rulebook for living in a world without rules. Traditionally, good manners were a means of becoming as bland and invisible as everyone else, and thus of avoiding calling attention to one's own awkwardness and stupidity. Today, with everyone wanting to appear special, stupidity is at a premium and manners-as outrageous and bizarre as possible-are a wonderful way to distinguish...
Chicken Poop for the Soul II More Droppings
by Professor Emeritus David Fisher
It's time to sharpen your crayons and get ready to have fun with some of pro football's most famous (and infamous) players, teams, coaches, and outrageous personalities.Monday - morning quarterbacks of all ages will be kept busy at halftime as they tackle these irreverent and fan - friendly activities, including trivia, drawing, colouring, secret codes, connect the dots, word searches, football libs, and word scrambles. Help Plaxico pick out his next weapon of choice. Find your way through Jim M...
This book contains some of the funniest comments ever made about golf, as well as some wonderfully clever golf cartoons. There's a smile on every page. This book contains some of the funniest comments ever made about golf by Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, Harvey Penick, Bob Hope, Buddy Hackett, Lewis Grizzard, Gerald Ford, and others. You'll also find wonderfully clever cartoons. There's a smile on every page. Sample Quotes: "I know I'm getting better at golf because I'm hitting fewer spectator...
The Yellow Wall-Paper Sanity Journal
by Sonia Barkat and Sara Barkat