Humor

Scott Adams

Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel: A Guide to Outwitting Your Boss, Your Coworkers, and the Other Pants-Wearing Ferrets in Your Life

Editura: HarperBusiness

Anul aparitiei: 2003

Back after a four-year hiatus, New York Times bestselling author Scott Adams presents an outrageous look at work, home and everyday life in his new book, Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel . Building on Dilbert's theory that 'All people are idiots', Adams now says, 'All people are idiots. And they are also weasels.' Just ask anyone who worked at Enron. In this book, Adams takes a look into the Weasel Zone, the giant grey area between good moral behaviour and outright felonious activities. In the Weasel Zone, where most people reside, everything is misleading, but not exactly a lie. Building on his popular comic strip, Adams looks into work, home and everyday life and exposes the way of the weasel for everyone to see. With appearances from all the regular comic strip characters, Adams and Dilbert are at the top of their game - master satirists who expose the truth while making us laugh our heads off.

Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Madness!

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 2003

From the madcap mind of Matt Groening comes the kookiest collection of Simpsons Comics yet! Outrageous tales from the ridiculous to the bizarre fill every page with the classic comedy you have come to expect from The Simpsons . The master of mayhem, Matt Groening, will drive you berserk with this crazy collection of crackpot comics. Find out what bizarre secrets lie in the bowels of the Kwik-E-Mart, but beware the effects of the Squishie brain freeze. Witness the outrageous events that take place when Bart manages to have all the teachers deported at Springfield Elementary and they are replaced by substitutes - Lisa and Martin. Watch Krusty the Clown turn the town upside-down with his new Krustyburger spokesman. See Bart go from zany to brainy as he attempts to outwit, outlast and outlive both the dramatic return of his arch-nemesis Sideshow Bob and a near-fatal fling into the future. Then, it is Homer's turn to put his life on the line in the most dangerous game show ever invented. Simpsons Comics Madness will have you bouncing off the walls with insane fits of laughter.

Shel Silverstein

Different Dances

Editura: HarperCollins

Anul aparitiei: 2004

Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world. a modern ballet where lovers are ground to hamburger wives are turned into chairs TV sets eat people flowers grow from children's heads God is uncovered -- and re-covered and men are hung by the instrument of their desire And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns , the new book from Shel Silverstein!

Matt Groening

Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 2003

Bart Simpson is back with another big book of bust-a-gut belly laughs. Following the great success of Big Book of Bart Simpson , join Bart in this second installation of the Bart Comic Compilations as he defies authority, ducks school and, as Bartman, fights crime. From the Wild West to the sewers of Springfield, Bart Simpson will lead you on a merry chase in pursuit of hilarity. As for the rest of the kids in Springfield: Lisa Simpson shows off her investigative skills, Milhouse takes on the school bullies, and Ralph Wiggum gives you a day in his cock-eyed life.

Matt Groening

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Fun-Filled Frightfest

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2003

The cryptkeeper of comedy, Matt Groening, the creator of 'The Simpsons', presents his newest collection of hell-arious humour. Join Matt Groening, the King of Comic Chaos and the creator of America's favourite family, 'The Simpsons', as he cooks up a creepy cornucopia of knee-knocking, white knuckling, knee-slapping knick-knacks. Brace yourself for beer-bellied beasties, frozen cavemen, ghoulish groundskeepers, price-gouging Kwik-E clerks, wonderful wizards, drooling aliens, banned books, talking horses, defective duplicates and parallel worlds. If you have a taste for terror and a hankering for humour, satisfy your appetite with this deliriously delicious treat not for the faint of heart or the very ticklish

Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Belly Buster

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2004

There will be standing room only for Matt Groening's newest Simpsons Comics collection of comedy classics. This big, bulky, boffo book will have you bemused, boggled, and beside yourself with belly laughs. Join 'Our Favourite Family' as: Lisa joins a babysitter's union only to uncover an insidious plot against the youth of Springfield; Homer 'steals' Ned Flanders's swimming pool, leading to a full-scale siege on Evergreen Terrace; the whole family's Thanksgiving is threatened by Bart's greed, Lisa's protests and Homer's run-in with crazed, butter-fed turkeys; Lisa explores the subterranean catacombs under Springfield Elementary School; Grampa's ownership of a WWII tank hurtles Springfield towards the brink of destruction; Homer and Moe's other regular customers open a rival bar; Maggie gets a bedroom remodel Homer-style; and Mr Burns's loyal lackey, Waylon Smithers, turns out to be the royal ruler . of Sweden. You will be rolling in the aisles with this side-splitting, knee-slapping, stand-up comic collection.

Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B., Jr. Gilbreth

Cheaper by the Dozen

Editura: HarperTorch

Anul aparitiei: 2003

What do you get when you mix a blunt-talking, famous efficiency-expert father and a brilliant, compassionate psychologist mother with twelve rambunctious offspring of various sizes? You get one of America's all-time best- loved memoirs! The hilarious story of growing up Gilbreth has already delighted generations of readers -- and it remains as joyous and exuberant as ever. Laugh along with the adventures of the large, irrepressible family unit that redefined the term -- and proved the old adage, the more the merrier ... and scarier!

Matt Groening

The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 2004

Season's greetings from The Simpsons and creator Matt Groening with an all-new collection of Christmas curiosities and winter wonders.

Stanley Bing

Sun Tzu Was a Sissy: Conquer Your Enemies, Promote Your Friends, and Wage the Real Art of War

Editura: HarperCollins Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2006

A hilarious and tough-minded guide to winning the war of contemporary life. The Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu taught that readiness is all, that knowledge of oneself and the enemy was the foundation of strength, and that those who fight best are those who are prepared and wise enough not to fight at all. Unfortunately, in the current day, this approach is pretty much horse hockey. Sun Tzu was a Sissy will transcend all those efforts and teach the reader how to make war, win, and enjoy the plunder in the real world, where those who do not kick, gouge, and grab are left behind at the table to pay the tab. Students of Bing will be taught how to plan and execute battles that hurt other people a lot, and advance their flags and those of their friends.

Stanley Bing

100 Bullshit Jobs... and How to Get Them

Editura: Collins

Anul aparitiei: 2007

What do being a feng shui advisor, marketing consultant, and vice president of the United States have in common? The inimitable Stanley Bing presents a tasteful pile of these and other bullshit jobs, and explains how to snag one for yourself. From bestselling author and business guru Stanley Bing comes an indispensable guide for the contemporary working person--specifically, a worker who is ambitious, greedy, and lazy. In his helpful, witty, straight-shooting style, Bing, who based his entire career and several bestselling books on his own very special brand of bullshit, guides the reader through a plethora of bullshit jobs that pay well and demand very little knowledge or effort. Walmart greeters, executive headhunters, aromatherapists: The people lucky enough to have secured this type of bullshit employment are everywhere, in virtually every field--from ayurvedic healing to zoo management. Bing's handy reference explains the myriad benefits of such bullshit ways to earn a living, and details steps readers should take to land a bullshit job of their own.

Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Barn Burner

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2005

Simpsons Comics Barn Burner, brought to you by Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, takes the blue-ribbon prize for being one jimdandy of a good time. Get ready for the dadburndest, rootin'-tootin'-est riot of cotton-pickin' Simpsons comics EVER First, Bart takes his life in his hands when he rats out the school bullies. Next, Homer squares off against Diamond Joe Quimby when he runs for mayor. And when the kids from Springfield form their own boy band, nobody's eardrums are safe. Then watch the oven mitts come off when Smithers moves in and starts catering to Homer's every need ... leaving Marge out in the cold. And read all about it when Bart makes headlines and learns the true meaning of yellow journalism. Cap it all off with a story of biblical proportions, and you've got one bronco-bustin', banjo-pluckin', cattle-rustlin', moonshinin', hog-tossin', tobacky-spittin', mule kickin', cousin-kissin' collection that'll have you promenadin' across the floor at the next ice-cream social. This big, burstin' barrel o' fun will have you plum-tuckered out from laughter.

Matt Groening

Big Beefy Book of Bart Simpson

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 2005

The newest comic book compilation in a bestselling series dedicated exclusively to the exhilarating and extraordinary extracurricular exploits of Bart Simpson Bart Simpson is back with a brand-new collection of comics and stories loaded with headless dolls, evil aliens, impatient apes, crossing guards, chocolate laxatives, dreadlocks, loincloths, merit badges, computer viruses, juice boxes, bubble gum, greedy gold diggers, school pictures, parking tickets, time machines, Squishees gone bad, obsessive sailors, SWAT teams, and one big ugly fish. It's all here in one 'beefy' book that is 100% Grade-A Bart Simpson.

Matt Groening

The Ralph Wiggum Book

Editura: HarperCollins Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2005

The Ralph Wiggum Book is an all-new book from the new series: The Simpsons Library of Wisdom. There's more to Ralph than meets the eye. He might be that kid you feel like pointing towards and laughing at, but Ralph Wiggum has a 'special' way of disarming you with his completely off-kilter statements that always have the ring of truth about them. See the world through Ralph-coloured glasses as he muses on household pets, poetry, constellations, homemade gifts, hiding spots, sports, school, right and wrong, crime and punishment, love, leprechauns, wookies, wiggle puppies and a lot more non-booger and paste-related subjects. So don't just stand there with your finger up your nose . pick a winner with The Ralph Wiggum Book. In The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, Matt Groening, the creator of 'The Simpsons', offers an ongoing series of portable and quotable books that will eliminate the need for all religions and philosophies, exalt man's role in the universe and make the world a better place ... sort of. No other television show in history has commented so freely and so humorously on modern times, and there seems to be no end in sight for the sharp satire and pointed parody that 'The ...

Steve Callaghan

Family Guy: Stewie's Guide to World Domination

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2005

For the first time ever a cancelled show has been resurrected on the basis of its cult following in syndication, on the internet and on DVD (Over 2.2 million DVDs sold to date ) and we've got the tie-in book authored by one of the show's hilarious lead writers and animators At first sight, the Griffens may seem like a normal blue collar family from Quonochontaug Rhode Island, but Peter (the family's loutish dad), Brian (the erudite, martini-swilling pet dog) and Stewie (the evil toddler son) set them apart from all others. Now Stewie--a true baby genius and the most popular of the Griffen clan--speaks out. Having been hell bent on achieving world domination ever since he escaped the cursed ovarian Bastille he was incarcerated in for nine grueling months, he has finally decided that in order to rule the world we live in one must first understand it. Herewith are his musings on family, love, parenting, preschool, work, pop culture, politics and more. If only we knew then what Stewie knows now, adults everywhere could have defeated their mother's matriarchal tyranny and toppled the "gynocracy" she ruled over . . .and god knows what else This book is for the insufferable child in us ...

Tom Hodgkinson

How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 2007

Yearning for a life of leisure? In 24 chapters representing each hour of a typical working day, this book will coax out the loafer in even the most diligent and schedule-obsessed worker. From the founding editor of the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, The Idler, comes not simply a book, but an antidote to our work-obsessed culture. In How to Be Idle, Hodgkinson presents his learned yet whimsical argument for a new, universal standard of living: being happy doing nothing. He covers a whole spectrum of issues affecting the modern idler--sleep, work, pleasure, relationships--bemoaning the cultural skepticism of idleness while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Johnson, and Nietzsche--all of whom have admitted to doing their very best work in bed. It's a well-known fact that Europeans spend fewer hours at work a week than Americans. So it's only befitting that one of them--the very clever, extremely engaging, and quite hilarious Tom Hodgkinson--should have the wittiest and most useful insights into the fun and nature of being idle. Following on the quirky, call-to-arms heels of the ...

David C. Barnette

The Official Guide to Christmas in the South: Or, If You Can't Fry It, Spraypaint It Gold

Editura: William Morrow & Company

Anul aparitiei: 2005

No place celebrates Christmas like Dixie, and with this charming, humorous guide, anyone can learn how to deck the halls, Southern style It's the one time of the year when both the divine and debutantes take center stage in a perfect storm of hot glue and cheese grits: Christmas. But successfully navigating through the holiday season can be more complex than Santa's midnight journey. There are pitfalls hotter than any chimney -- and social situations more slippery than any roof! But now The Official Guide to Christmas in the South has arrived to reveal the finer and sometimes unspoken details of Dixie etiquette. Perfect for a true Southerner's coffee table or an imposter's survival guide, The Official Guide to Christmas in the South is the gift that will keep on regifting season after season.

Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Jam-Packed Jamboree

Editura: HarperCollins Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2006

The latest in the series of Simpsons Comics Compilations, brought to you by Matt Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons."

Brian Griffin

Family Guy: Brian Griffin's Guide to Booze, Broads, and the Lost Art of Being a Man

Editura: HarperCollins Publishers

Anul aparitiei: 2006

America's favourite uncancelled show made a tremendous comeback with its fourth season in summer 2005. After a three-year hiatus, Family Guy returned triumphant, garnering a second Emmy nomination and rating in the top 5 most watched shows among viewers 18 to 34. After strong sales of Stewie's Guide to World Domination, and strong projections for Family Guy: The Official Episode Guide, we introduce to the reading public Brian Griffin's Guide to Booze, Broads and the Lost Art of Being a Man. From the mouth of the Griffin's bon vivant pooch come words of wisdom--in English mind you. More than just the family dog, Brian is the most learned and eloquent of the family, with insights as sharp as his speech is slurred, and a wit as dry as his martinis. Within this mighty tome he waxes philosophic on unrequited love, the relationship between master and dog, the adult film industry, and just how hard it is for a dog to get a bone.

James Thurber

The Thurber Carnival

Editura: Harper Perennial

Anul aparitiei: 1999

"An authentic American genius. . . . Mr. Thurber belongs in the great lines of American humorists that includes Mark Twain and Ring Lardner." --Philadelphia Inquirer James Thurber's unique ability to convey the vagaries of life in a funny, witty, and often satirical way earned him accolades as one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century. A bestseller upon its initial publication in 1945, The Thurber Carnival captures the depth of his talent and the breadth of his wit. The stories compiled here, almost all of which first appeared in The New Yorker, are from his uproarious and candid collection My World and Welcome to It --including the American classic "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"--as well as from The Owl in the Attic , The Seal in the Bathroom , Men, Women and Dogs . Thurber's take on life, society, and human nature is timeless and will continue to delight readers even as they recognize a bit of themselves in his brilliant sketches.

Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Royale: A Super-Sized Simpson Soiree

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2001

Fans of The Simpson's, one of the most highly rated and honoured television shows in history, will delight in this festive collection of Simpson's stories, including insightful and humorous commentary from the show's creator, Matt Groening. All new stories (featuring the whole Simpson family, as well as Itchy & Scratchy, Krusty the Clown, Bartman and Radioactive Man) combined with the old favourites never before collected make this colourful treasury a must for every Simpsons devotee.