Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and laxative on the same night. Aunty Acid is the sassy senior created to give “the crazy old lady in all of us” a voice that can be heard from 10 blocks away. With her long-suffering husband Walt, Aunty Acid tells it like it is and has her own unique opinions on everything. Her fanbase is growing by over 1,000 a day, as word on her wit and sassy sayings spreads across the internet, where she...

Wickedly witty and wonderfully wise! Aunty Acid is the sassy senior created to give “the crazy old lady in  all of us” a voice that can be heard from 10 blocks away. With her long-suffering husband Walt, Aunty Acid tells it like it is and has her own unique opinions on everything. Her fanbase is growing by over 1,000 a day, as word on her wit and sassy sayings spreads across the internet, where she reaches over three million people each week. Aunty...

Life is too short to remember to remove a U.S.B. safely. Aunty Acid is the sassy senior created to give “the crazy old lady in all of us” a voice that can be heard from 10 blocks away. With her long-suffering husband Walt, Aunty Acid tells it like it is and has her own unique opinions on everything. Her fanbase is growing by over 1,000 a day, as word on her wit and sassy sayings spreads across the internet, where she reaches over three million...

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Shimmering Images teaches the aspiring memoirist how to locate key memories using Lisa's technique for finding, linking, and fleshing out those vibrant recollections of important moments and situations. Shimmering Images will address: the difference between memoir and autobiography; how to claim your voice; the art of storytelling; honesty, truth, and compassion in writing; authentic dialogue and the need for specificity. Readers will learn how to...

"Fast Company reporter Joe Berkowitz investigates the bizarre and hilarious world of pun competitions from the Punderdome 3000 in Brooklyn to the World competition in Austin." -- from page [4] cover.

Punctuated with both sharp and dry wit, Bart King presents a wealth of fascinating trivia. Brilliant people are those who walk farther, think deeper, and talk louder than the rest of us. They do what it takes to get the job done, and then some. The masters of brilliance include presidential candidate George Wallace, who released chickens into a crowd in order to spur on a debate; the first female journalist, Anne Newport Royall, who forced an interview...

"In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children--everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers' communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the eating habits of four year olds ("there is no difference...

If coffee is the foundation of your food pyramid, then this colorful compendium of fun facts and infographics is for you . . . Ryoko Iwata collects the best pieces from her popular web site, I Love Coffee, and adds a generous shot of brand-new material in this tribute for true-brew fans of the beloved beverage. Overflowing with infographics and fun, interesting (and occasionally useful) facts, the book explores such topics as: • Your Brain on...

New York Times Bestseller: This anthology of Erma Bombeck’s most memorable and humorous essays is a tribute to one of America’s sharpest wits.
When she began writing her regular newspaper column in 1965, Erma Bombeck’s goal was to make housewives laugh. Thirty years later, she had published more than four thousand columns, and earned countless laughs—from housewives, presidents, and everyone in between....