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A genuinely funny book is one of life's simplest pleasures, but finding the real stand-outs is never as easy.
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Knocked Up revealed that schlubs really can become studs-here's how! For years after college, Max Gross was a schlubby ne'er-do-well sporting an unwieldy Jewfro. He fought off double-chins and man-boobs. His style of dress was reminiscent of a stoned urban slacker. Young Max Gross truly was hapless in a big city. He was seemingly without luck or hope. He had bedbugs, a bad break-up, and an audit by the IRS that threatened to break his soul. But he...
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As cartoonist, author, public speaker, blogger, and periscoper, Scott Adams has had best-sellers in several different fields: his Dilbert cartoons, his meditations on the philosophy of Dilbert, his works on how to achieve success in business and all other areas of life, his two remarkable books on religion, and now his controversial work on political persuasion. Adams's two most recent best-sellers are How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win...
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Bestselling author Colm O'Regan is a worrier. A professional one. Caution is his watchword. Risk aversion is his love language. Now Colm is grappling with the biggest worry of all: the whole 'planet being on fire' thing and how exactly we can help. Don't worry, this isn't a book telling you how to live off the grid and make your own planet-friendly soap from woodlice (that's the sequel). Instead, “Climate Worrier” is about the journey, about trying...
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I Carried a Watermelon is a love story to Dirty Dancing. A warm, witty and accessible look at how Katy Brand's life-long obsession with the film has influenced her own attitudes to sex, love, romance, rights and responsibilities.
It explores the legacy of the film, from pushing women's stories to the forefront of commercial cinema, to its 'Gold Standard' depiction of abortion according to leading pro-choice campaigners, and its fresh and powerful...
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The heartwarming and hilarious part-memoir, part-guide from comedian and father-of-six Ashley Blaker, on parenting, adoption and raising children with special needs. 'We had such a variety of experts visiting our home, we really needed a revolving door. All these professionals would watch our son playing while shaking their heads and making tutting sounds, like builders considering a bad job you wanted them to fix. "Tut tut tut. No speech, disordered...
9006) Back, After the Break
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It's hard to remember a time when Osher Gunsberg (or Andrew G as he was then) wasn't on TV, he's just always been there, looking at ease in the spotlight, beaming a big smile, with a questionable haircut. He was there hanging out with The Offspring backstage at the Warped Tour on Channel V; announcing to a national audience of three million people that Guy Sebastian was our first Australian Idol; and later capturing the heart of the nation by hosting...
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Squishmallows are here to fill your heart with love and affection. This entertaining book is packed with quick, encouraging doses of positivity, humor, and the happy warmth of a 'Mallow hug.
Discover your new happy place. Open the book to any page and find an amusing affirmation, an adorable image, comforting words of encouragement, or a fun exercise to help make you laugh and brighten up your day. From celebrating the small things to supporting...
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An island is a world out of time and place, separated by literal and figurative oceans, where the confines of reality are tenuous and magic may be possible. Iceland-with its relative isolation, enchanting mythologies, creative people, and the otherworldly wild beauty of its glaciers, geysers, volcanos, and fjords-encompases this special magic in the minds of many, including writer Kurt Caswell.
Vividly illustrated by Julia Oldham, Iceland Summer...
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The must-read summary of Glenn Beck's book "An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems".
This complete summary of "An Inconvenient Book" by Glenn Beck, a conservative American political commentator, presents the author's parody of Al Gore's similarly titled documentary, discussing some of the biggest issues faced by American society. With biting humour and a straightforward approach, Beck questions how the left-wing media...
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Almost bigamy and absolute murder. Agatha Raisin's life is never dull. The morning of Agatha's longed-for marriage to James Lacey dawns bright and clear. But her luck runs out in the church when Jimmy, the husband she had believed long dead, turns up ...
9011) The cutting edge
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Severn House
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
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251 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"Brett Rutland, Carter Engineering's top troubleshooter, is sent to the L.A. office to crack a case of embezzlement. Brett's a hard man, so it hit him like a sledgehammer when he fell in love with Tessa Conway. Half the men in the office had been in love with her for years, but Brett was the first she'd loved in return. Their love is perfect, too perfect to last. And when Brett discovers the identity of the embezzler, his whole world is about to come...
9012) The frog who croaked
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Platypus Police Squad volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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700L
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English
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Paired together after a veteran detective retires, platypus police squad members Rick Zengo, a hotshot rookie, and Corey O'Malley, a hard-nosed old-timer, struggle with their differences while tackling their first case involving a missing schoolteacher and a duffle bag filled with illegal fish.
9013) The getaway
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
9014) The Roommate
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Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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"Warmly funny and gorgeously sexy."—New York Times Book Review
A LibraryReads Pick
House Rules:
Do your own dishes
Knock before entering the bathroom
Never look up your roommate online
The Wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving,...
A LibraryReads Pick
House Rules:
Do your own dishes
Knock before entering the bathroom
Never look up your roommate online
The Wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving,...
9015) Tears of the giraffe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.
Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor...
Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor...
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The Brick Bible series, by master LEGO builder, photographer, and storyteller Brendan Powell Smith, has sparked new interest in this important religious text. His widely popular The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament brings together the major books of the Old Testament, illustrated entirely in LEGO bricks. Now, for the first time and in a smaller, more portable format, The Brick Bible Presents Brick Genesis puts all the action of the first...
9017) The most of Nora Ephron
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 555 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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A whopping big celebration of the work of the late, great Nora Efren, America's funniest-- and most acute-- writer, famous for her brilliant takes on life as we've been living it these last forty years. -- From book jacket.
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Daphne Ballinger is required to marry within the next year in order to inherit her eccentric late aunt's sizeable estate. She also must take over Aunt Dee's newspaper advice column. Though a socialite neighbor tries to help Daphne find a perfect man even if it includes speed dating, she finds greater rewards in helping a young, parentless girl with an ailing grandmother.
9020) More about Paddington
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The Peruvian bear decorates, turns detective, and helps with Christmas shopping, along with other disasters.
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