Full of surprise, insight, humour, perspective, celebration, inspiration and a kind of offhand, poignant poetry, AGE DOESN'T MATTER UNLESS YOU'RE A CHEESE - title courtesy of Billie Burke - shares hundreds of the best things men and women over sixty have said about how to love, work, laugh and live. Collected by authors with a perfect ear for ...
A hilarious collection of top-ten lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detail the stupid acts of Americans in all walks of life--by the authors of the bestselling "776 Stupidest Things Ever Said."
Uncommon times call for uncommon wisdom. It's inspiring to hear from people who've graduated from the school of hard knocks, yet kept a sense of humor. People like Twain, Voltaire, Oscar Wide. People who've said the thing so well that we all wish we'd said it. People who've been there, done that, and refuse to sugarcoat what they've learned. From ...
THE STRANGEST (AND FUNNIEST) TRAVEL GUIDE YOU’LL EVER READ The celebrated authors of the perennial bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said set the typical travel guide squarely on its head–taking you from the airport to the hotel, from sightseeing to dining out–by using 100 percent real examples of fractured English as ...
"The Lexicon Of Stupidity" is an over-stuffed dictionary of quotes, banalities, actual book titles, hold up notes, menu items, TV listings, and more, each meeting one exacting criterion: they're so jaw-droppingly dumb you can't help but laugh. It's the wit of the witless. The comedy of the clueless. The giggly fun of celebrities, athletes, ...
This is the first guide to include every aspect of retirement. All the information necessary to design a retirement life-style that works for your individual needs is given. Written in a clear, step-by-step format, The Only Retirement Guide offers advice on such topics as annuities, pensions, and IRAs, retirement communities, starting your own ...
"A Paper Doll History of the Girl Scout Uniform, Volume Three" - In just the first two and one-half years of World War II, Girl Scouts gave 15,430,000 hours of service. Among many other projects, they collected and washed bottles for blood storage, gathered rose hips to make vitamin Crich syrup for soldiers, sewed 100,000 stuffed toys for Bundles ...
Including lists and brief biographies, this guide explains such things as: religion, from Christianity to Shintoism; music, from string quartets to reggae; and politics, from revolutions to the most influential leaders in the world.
Nicole's relationship with her handsome boss is not just a nine-to-five affair. She and Luke Santana work hard and play hard--but by his rules: no complications, just perfect passion. But rules are made to be broken. Realizing her feelings will never be reciprocated, Nicole leaves her job and ends their liaison. However, what will Luke do when he ...
Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, bestselling authors of the scathingly funny "Unusually Stupid Americans" and "Unusually Stupid Celebrities," now set their bipartisan sights on the hallowed halls of the United States government. "Unusually Stupid Politician"s exposes the mind-boggling but true political mishaps, missteps, and miscues that have even ...
A compendium of humorous quotes from dozens of celebrities and prominent people on a wide range of topics includes the pithy sayings of such notables as Samuel Goldwyn, Mel Gibson, Brooke Shields, and model Linda Evangelista.
For job searchers at any stage of their careers, here are the guidelines, secrets, and savvy suggestions that lead to success. Hundreds of ingenious ideas and techniques have been updated to include the use of new technology, new resource listings, new tips on resume writing, and more.
This work is intended for ages 8 to 12 years. Phillis Wheatley's rise from slavery to recognition as the foremost African American poet in the American colonies is featured in this volume of the "Young Patriots" series. Focusing on Phillis' early years, this profile reveals her illiterate beginnings in the Wheatley family and the turbulent pre ...
Everybody's a celebrity these days -- or at least it sometimes seems so. Smiling from television and movie screens, pontificating over the radio, writing tell-all books, and booting up web pages: Celebrities are ubiquitous. But that doesn't mean these numerous luminaries actually have anything noteworthy to say. In fact, the more today's jet ...
The Greeks honored Zeus, the Romans revered Juno, but modern civilization worships a different sort of god: Celebrity. Face it, we follow the stars' every move, fashion choice, and deliciously dishy affairs. Now Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, authors of "Unusually Stupid Americans, " pull the demanding divas, screwball stars, and celebu-twits off ...
Using a step-by-step approach, this definitive guide shows job seekers how to sell themselves. They will learn how to: set an objective, write a resume, create a network of contacts, conduct an interview, assess job offers, and locate the hidden job market.
With hundreds of laugh-out-loud actual sayings, this uproarious compendium by the authors of The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said will amuse and inspire readers--and make them glad they're not being targeted in any of these nasty quotes, taken straight from the mouths of entertainers, authors, politicians and others.
Politicians, celebrities, CEOs, star athletes, newscasters, Hollywood honchos-- all with at least one foot firmly planted in mouth. Yes, the bestselling black-and-white Page-A-Day calendar is back with a hilarious year of words that will live on forever-- in the annals of the utterly idiotic. Paris Hilton when asked to visit a Wal-Mart: " Do they ...
Job seekers at every level will find what they need in the latest edition of this comprehensive, practical survey of what is happening in the job market today. As it reveals trends in the growth (or decline) of all leading industries, the guide covers in detail the prospects for jobs in every region of the country.
This guide to the most terrible lines in movie history contains 576 examples of the silver screen at its worst, arranged in categories like "Ludicrous Love Scenes" and "When Bad Lines Happen to Good Actors."
Raymonde Pascal is convinced that Catlin is a gold-digger who has earned her inheritance by seduction - and cheated him out of the land he thought would come to him. So, when Ray discovers a way to stake his claim on Catlin's legacy, he seizes his chance for vengeance. First he'll wine and dine her . . . then the sexy French tycoon will take what ...
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