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Jokes, riddles, and knock-knocks about school, computers, aliens from outer space, sports, and more. The tips section gives practical advice…
on finding and telling jokes and planning your own comic-relief performance. Sequel to You Must Be Joking! (RC 58214, BR 15363). For grades 3-6. 2007Roald Dahl's revolting recipes
Par Roald Dahl. 1994
Recipes for preparing some of the scrumptious and wonderfully disgusting dishes that appear in Dahl's books. There's chicken soup from…
George's Marvelous Medicine (BR 10915), toffee-apple trees from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (BR 11466), and Bruce Bogtrotter's cake from Matilda (BR 17775), among other treats. For grades 3-6. 1994Green eggs and ham cookbook: recipes inspired by Dr. Seuss!
Par Georgeanne Brennan. 2006
Wacky foods found in books by Dr. Seuss inspire recipes from Yot in the Pot and Fred Food to Truffula…
Fruits, Ape Cakes Grape Cakes, and Schlopp with a Cherry on Top. Recipes call for healthy, fresh ingredients. Intended for adults and children to prepare together. For grades 3-6. 2006The wordy shipmates
Par Sarah Vowell. 2008
A history of the Puritan founders of New England. Contrasts Loyalist Massachusetts Bay Colony founder John Winthrop with earlier Plymouth…
settlers led by the Reverend John Cotton. Discusses the philosophies of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, colonists' conflicts with Native Americans, and the Puritans' influence on American values. Bestseller. 2008Daisy Dooley does divorce
Par Anna Pasternak. 2007
Daisy Dooley, a thirty-nine-year-old divorced Londoner living with her dachshund-breeder mum, rejoins the dating world. For support, Daisy relies on…
her friends--bachelorette Jess, seemingly happily married Lucy, and commitment-phobic Miles--as she navigates the singles scene searching for true love. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2007I was told there'd be cake: essays
Par Sloane Crosley. 2008
Plato and a platypus walk into a bar: understanding philosophy through jokes
Par Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein. 2007
Authors present dialogs, one-liners, and limericks to illuminate key concepts of Western philosophy. Cathcart and Klein show how humor often…
contains philosophy and exposes hidden truths about life. Topics include ethics, epistemology, existentialism, logic, metaphilosophy, metaphysics, and relativity, as well as theories of language, politics, society, and religion. Bestseller. 2007SpongeBob SquarePants jokes from the Krusty Krab (Spongebob Squarepants Ser.)
Par David Lewman. 2005
Humor from SpongeBob and his pals. Some examples are: "What did SpongeBob say to the Krabby Patty? Pleased to eat…
you!" and "When does butter do its best? When it's on a roll." For grades 2-4. 2005Laughter, the best medicine: a laugh-out-loud collection of our funniest jokes, quotes, stories & cartoons (Laughter Medicine)
Par Reader's Digest Association. 2008
Laughter, the best medicine II: a laugh-out-loud collection of our funniest jokes, quotes, stories, and cartoons
Par Reader's Digest Association. 2006
Humorous tidbits previously published in Reader's Digest magazine. Contributors include members of the general public as well as notables such…
as Dave Barry, Mary Roach, and footballer-turned-broadcaster Terry Bradshaw, who comment on computers, customer service, marriage and family, aging, pets, the English language, and many other topics. 2006She got up off the couch: and other heroic acts from Mooreland, Indiana
Par Haven Kimmel. 2006
Following A Girl Named Zippy (DB 54946, BR 14575), Kimmel continues her saga of growing up in Indiana in the…
1970s. Recounts her mother's decision to go to college and become a teacher to help the family's finances, and how that decision caused marital problems for her parents. 2006Gulliver in Lilliput
Par Margaret Hodges. 1995
Traces the life of twenty-one-year-old Romanian Attila Ambrus, who in 1988 sneaked into post-Communist Hungary and joined a professional ice…
hockey team. Details seven years he spent robbing banks, romancing women, and boozing. Describes the Budapest detective on his trail--who had learned crime solving from American TV. Strong language. 2004Geogra-fleas!: riddles all over the map
Par Joan Holub. 2004
Riddles about dogs and geography for laughs while learning facts. Topics include oceans, planets, continents, and land formations; United States…
facts, states, state capitals; and more. Uncontracted braille. For grades 3-6. 2004How to be idle
Par Tom Hodgkinson. 2005
British author's argument for leisurely living as an alternative to a fast-paced, overworked lifestyle. Offers hour-by-hour reflections on sleeping late,…
taking long lunches, napping, imbibing, lolling in public, fishing, making love, and celebrating holidays. Uses examples from literature, poetry, and philosophy. 2005A satirist and a physician compile strange-but-true facts about the human body. Answers questions such as "Can carrots improve your…
vision?" "What are goose bumps?" "Does warm milk really put you to sleep?" and "Does marijuana help glaucoma?" Strong language. Bestseller. 2005La vie, ma muse: textes d'humeur et d'humour
Par Sophie Faucher. 2021
Qu'il s'agisse de raconter des anecdotes si loufoques qu'elles frisent l'universel, de saluer la diversité des visages du Québec ou…
de nous régaler de sa truculente indignation, Sophie Faucher cultive le goût des mots. En comédienne-née, elle met en scène ces moments choisis avec un grand sens de lhumour, du rythme et de lémotion. L'ensemble exprime sa tendresse pour la vie, sa curiosité et son plaisir à jouer avec les autres avec nous sur la grande scène de lexistenceThe league of extraordinarily funny women: 50 trailblazers of comedy
Par Sheila C Moeschen, Sheila Moeschen. 2019
A pop culture writer celebrates the outstanding contributions of fifty women in comedy past and present. From legends like Lucille…
Ball and Joan Rivers to current comedy heroes like Issa Rae and Tig Notaro, she charts a rich lineage of women using humor to challenge the status quo. 2019Compendium of cons throughout history. Describes charlatans such as Nostradamus, misrepresentations perpetrated by the media, wartime ruses, state-sponsored deceptions, scientific…
and literary frauds, lies that have had catastrophic consequences, royal impersonators, and great escapes. 2005Man with farm seeks woman with tractor: the best and worst personal ads of all time
Par Laura Schaefer. 2005
Writer for an online matchmaking web site presents personal advertisements spanning three centuries by men and women seeking romantic connections.…
Some postings from U.S. and U.K. publications and the Internet are included "for their humor, their uniqueness, or their poignancy" while others, she admits, "are just plain strange." 2005