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Court jesters: Canada's lawyers & judges take the stand to relate their funniest stories
Par Peter V MacDonald. 1985
When you're in the middle of a trial, the last thing you want to do is laugh. Sometimes, circumstances can't…
help but sway the participants that way. This insider's account of the more informal proceedings features the first hand accounts of Canada's lawyers and judges, each relating a story that might very well find readers guilty of laughter. 1985.Custard and company: poems
Par Ogden Nash, Quentin Blake. 1980
Coping with glaucoma: A Guide To Living With Glaucoma For You And Your Family
Par Edith Marks, Rita Montauredes. 1997
Congratulations! now what?: a book for graduates
Par Bill Cosby. 1999
Black in the saddle again
Par Arthur Black. 1996
A new collection of essays from humourist Arthur Black, who takes on any subject, from political correctness to student bloopers.…
And then there was the time he was caught in his backyard in the middle of the night wearing nothing but a bicycle helmet and a pair of boots, holding a bat caught in a fish net... Winner of the 1996 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal. 1996.Canada and other matters of opinion
Par Rex Murphy. 2009
Canadian commentator presents his views on subjects ranging from Dr. Johnson's greatness to Bono's gratingness, from doubts about Obama to…
utter belief in Don Cherry, from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's outstanding oeuvre to Pamela Anderson. The perspective is thoroughly Canadian, and so are many of the topics: our domestic politics and our military involvements abroad, our national identity, human rights and human decency. Some strong language. 2009.Beyond news of the weird
Par Chuck Shepherd, John J Kohut, Roland Sweet. 1991
Compilation of humorous, unusual news stories. Fleeing after committing a burglary, two crooks accidentally scale a fence into San Quentin…
Prison. A skinny inmate escapes by covering himself with hoarded margarine. A toddler reaching for a dropped potato chip falls through a hole in the floor of his mother's old car. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1991.Blind vision: the neuroscience of visual impairment
Par Zaira Cattaneo, Tomaso Vecchi. 2011
Italian researchers examine the effects of blindness on the development and functioning of the human cognitive system. They demonstrate the…
ways other senses evolve to help compensate for the absence of sight. 2011.Because I'm the mother, that's why: mostly true confessions of modern motherhood
Par Stephanie Pierson. 1994
The author recounts her escapades as a working wife and mother, and pokes fun at such phenomena as teaching the…
facts of life, dog ownership, gardening, and the true character of the 1990s. 1994.Back talk: a book for bad back sufferers and those who love (put up with) them
Par Eric Nicol. 1992
Humourist and back sufferer Eric Nicol writes a layman's history of the Bad Back, using his own history as a…
guide. Beginning with denial, then diagnosis, he has fun with exercises, life as an out patient, and the joys of the hospital, like indecent hospital gowns and post-surgery recovery. 1992.Back to Black: comic sketches
Par Arthur Black. 1987
At the cottage: a fearless look at Canada's summer obsession
Par Charles Gordon. 1989
This humourous guide to cottage life teaches the vital Law of Flashlights and explains the peril of docks with wanderlust.…
A survival manual for those who eagerly await the opportunity to open up the cottage, and just as eagerly await its closing. c1989.Aristotle and an aardvark go to Washington: understanding political doublespeak through philosophy and jokes
Par Thomas Cathcart, Daniel M Klein. 2008
A pair of comedic philosophers (or philosophical comedians) turn their gleeful gaze on America’s capitol, where they critically dissect the…
twisted logic and doublespeak that too often passes for serious political discourse. 2008.Apron strings: navigating food and family in France, Italy, and China
Par Jan Wong. 2017
Jan Wong knows food is better when shared, so when she set out to write a book about home cooking…
in France, Italy, and China, she asked her 22-year-old son, Sam, to join her. While he wasn't keen on spending excessive time with his mom, he dreamed of becoming a chef. Ultimately, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. On their journey, Jan and Sam live and cook with locals, seeing how globalization is changing food, families, and cultures. In southeast France, they move in with a family sheltering undocumented migrants. From Bernadette, the housekeeper, they learn classic French family fare such as blanquette de veau. In a hamlet in the heart of Italy's Slow Food country, the locals teach them how to make authentic spaghetti alle vongole and a proper risotto with leeks. In Shanghai, they cook firecracker chicken and scallion pancakes with the nouveaux riches and their migrant maids, who are part of the biggest demographic shift in world history. Along the way, mother and son explore their sometimes-fraught relationship, uniting--and occasionally clashing--over their mutual love of cooking. 2017.Area woman blows gasket: and other tales from the domestic frontier
Par Patricia Pearson. 2005
A tour of twenty-first-century obsessions and distractions, including adult education classes, therapy, $100 haircuts, and the latest news on what…
causes cancer. Columnist Pearson plumbs every facet of modern life, marriage, and motherhood, from choosing the right vegan-bran-hemp diet for your family to confronting your husband's irrational fear of mayonnaise. Some strong language. c2005.And more by Andy Rooney
Par Andrew A Rooney. 1982
The amiable author's latest collection of humorous newspaper columns. He puzzles over the family cars, his checkbook, appliances that don't…
work, repair people who don't fix articles properly, and diets that are impossible to follow. Sequel to "Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" (DC04531). Bestseller 1982.Always wear clean underwear!: and other ways parents say "I love you"
Par Marc Gellman. 1997
The author goes through what he calls "The List" - 32 annoying rules that parents always repeat to their kids.…
In a fun way, he tries to show how each rule is really just showing a parents' care and concern for their kids. Grades 3-6. 1997.Aliments pour les yeux: un programme alimentaire pour des yeux en santé
Par Laurie Capogna, Barbara Pelletier. 2011
Dr. Laurie Capogna et Dr. Barbara Pelletier ont élaboré un guide pour améliorer la santé oculaire et prévenir, ralentir ou…
supprimer les maladies oculaires les plus communes. Muni des derniers résultats scientifiques, de conseils pratiques, d’idées de repas et de recettes… c’est un guide complet, facile à suivre sur la science et la sante. c2011.A rope--in case
Par Lillian Beckwith. 1968
A loose egg
Par Robert Wringham. 2015
Robert Wringham occupies a lazy, hazy, mazy world of geriatric flies, winking sparrows, and smiling labradoodles. His vignettes have appeared…
in the Idler and Playboy and in his own weekly blog. Now, at last, his best humour has been lovingly torn from its original context and respectfully bashed into book form. Yes, it's time for the inevitable Robert Wringham miscellany, his finest comic peluche. 2015.