Anecdotes & Quotations

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781449472405Author Susanna GeogheganFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Andrews McMeel PublishingPublisher Andrews McMeel PublishingWeight(grams)...

Unleash your inner Avenger and make the world a better place!Captain America is a strong and noble leader, an inspiration for others with his bravery, honor, and unrivaled sense of justice. Join the Marvel Cinematic Universe's most famous Super Soldier...

The show about paper on paper.From Prison Mike to Pretzel Day and the teapot note to Threat Level Midnight, That's What They Said is the ultimate companion for whatever number re-watch you're up to.In the almost 8 years since the last episode went to...

Oxford University is famed for the intelligence and innovation of its students. However, not all the undergraduates have devoted their talents to academia; instead they spent their time devising ingenious and hilarious pranks to play on their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525509417Author Judd ApatowFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

"If you came of age at the intersection of Mean Girls and The L Word: Read this book." -Sarah Pappalardo, editor in chief and co-founder of Reductress Today's gay youth have dozens of queer peer heroes, both fictional and real, but Grace Perry did...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615495583Author Joseph A BaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Walnut PressPublisher Walnut PressWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Meet Regina Sharpe. She has full-blown anxiety, but she's not alone. More than forty million adults in the United States suffer from anxiety disorders, and women are twice as likely as men to be riddled with unfettered anxiety. Author and illustrator...

Approaching its 200th birthday in the rudest of health, the Spectator is known for the quality of its writing and the deep eccentricity of some of its writers. Given the freedom to say what they want, they take that freedom and more, and the result is...

Who said 'I should have drunk more champagne'? Did Nelson really utter 'Kiss me Hardy' from his deathbed? Which statesman was, at the end, 'bored with it all'? Which king begged, 'Let not poor Nelly starve ...' An extraordinary number of deathbed...

#1 New Release in Reference & Collections Last Words of Famous and Infamous PeopleAn Insightful and humorous look into the stories behind the words. From heartwarming, to sad, to straight up quirky, Any Last Words? shares insight from the world's most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780572030407Author Jack GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint W Foulsham & Co LtdPublisher W Foulsham & Co LtdWeight(grams) 126g

With an Introduction byP.J. O'RourkeTHE WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME ONCEYOU'VE SEEN IT THROUGHTHE EYES OF FORREST GUMPAmerica's most lovable new hero is winning smiles and hearts everywhere these days - in the Paramount motion picture, Forrest Gump,...

With an Introduction byP.J. O'RourkeTHE WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME ONCEYOU'VE SEEN IT THROUGHTHE EYES OF FORREST GUMPAmerica's most lovable new hero is winning smiles and hearts everywhere these days - in the Paramount motion picture, Forrest Gump,...

From hairstyles to heartbreak, sisters are jolly spiffing and this tip-top collection of retro photos and frightfully funny captions captures everything to love about the trials and tribulations of having a sister.The Wit and Wisdom of... is a series of...

From hairstyles to heartbreak, sisters are jolly spiffing and this tip-top collection of retro photos and frightfully funny captions captures everything to love about the trials and tribulations of having a sister.The Wit and Wisdom of... is a series of...

The official tie-in book to the wildly popular Facebook page, featuring brand-new crazy, off-the-wall, outrageously funny, and downright "awesome" pearls of wisdom from real-life drill sergeants and instructors from all branches of the military. Sweat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955364112Author Lewis DawsonFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Doodle MacDoodlePublisher Doodle MacDoodleWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 130mm * 95mm...

Turn to any page and get a jolt that will wake, motivate, inspire, or just plain give you that much-needed moment of feel-good perspective. Great quotes from history's giants are combined with modern-day smarts to provide the very best mix of options to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692543191Author Tim DuntonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dunton PublishingPublisher Dunton PublishingWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Charismatic, erudite and often controversial Winton Churchill was one of the most inspiring leaders of the 20th century, and one of its greatest wits. His much-celebrated sense of fun and mischief has led to many of his jokes and ripostes becoming almost...

Ten hilarious short stories for anyone who hates the holidays! The holiday season is one of laughter, fun, generosity, and time with friends and family...or so it's supposed to be. But we all know that the holiday season can actually be absolutely...

CLICHÉ: nounEtymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clichér, to stereotype, of imitative originDate: 18921 : a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it2 : a hackneyed theme, characterization, or...

According to NewYorker.com, “Lawrence Dorfman assembled a heroic collection. I spent an hour in a state of catharsis, reveling in the sufficiency of the insults,” in his previous homage to snarkdom (Insult Edition). Now just imagine the reviewer’s state...

Ever wondered whether it’s okay to touch your pet turtle? Share a bed with your pet boa constrictor? Or kiss your adorable cat? Have no fear. No longer will you have to delete your Internet history because you don’t want anyone to know you searched such...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423651703Author Texas Bix BenderFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Welcome to the South as only Kirk Neely can describe it. In Banjos, Barbecue and Boiled Peanuts, Kirk Neely uses his precise eye, keen ear, and down home voice to capture those small truths of life in the South, as he spins yarns about groundhogs and...

Down on his luck, a farmer raffles off a dead mule. While preparing a Sunday dinner, a woman finds her lost diamond in a chicken gizzard. A litter of orphaned baby possums finds a home. Just like his blue jeans after an adventure in Dead Horse Canyon,...

Bad ideas happen to anyone, but truly awful ideas live on forever.Some bad ideas are infamous (remember New Coke or the XFL?), while others have managed to slip under the radar of public consciousness—like the in-car record player. But just because we’ve...

Perfect gift for the literate snark in your life!The timeless wit of Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and other Algonquin Round Table members all in one volume!Contemporary cover to revitalize interest and attract new audiences.About the AuthorRobert E...

"Wisdom is better than wit," said Jane Austen in a letter to Fanny Knight, "and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side." Have you ever wanted to contribute to a discussion with an astute observation on unrequited love? Give advice to...

Complaining, psychologists assert, is good for your health. It acts as a relief valve to help dispel the pent up energy generated by our daily frustrations, personal peeves, and life-long vexations. Now curmudgeons, gripers, grousers, and complainers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789956578320Author Linus T. AsongFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Langaa RPCIGPublisher Langaa RPCIGWeight(grams) 187g

Email is convenient but highly dangerous. With an ill-considered click of the mouse, you can humiliate yourself in front of millions, lose your job or even end up in court. "Great Email Disasters" brings together over 100 of the funniest, scariest and...

We live in the era of the geek. Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book heroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, the geeks know something that other folks don't - something we'd all do well to learn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781797224121Author Dan SaltzsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Chronicle BooksPublisher Chronicle BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Primary school, that special place where little kids turn into big kids, where letters turn into words, numbers turn into more confusing numbers and lunchboxes turn into bacterial breeding grounds. Where teachers rule (mostly) and parents realise primary...

Hidden History, Strange Stories, and Hard-to-Believe Headlines What if there was a flip side to the history channel? What would you do with all the historical facts and tales left out of history textbooks? From the host of the popular Useless Information...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909796300Author Keith SkipperFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Poppyland PublishingPublisher Poppyland Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908661012Author Kingsley DawsonFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Doodle MacDoodlePublisher Doodle MacDoodleDimensions(mm) 135mm * 97mm * 17mm