Author: Connie Robertson
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853267598
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
From Oscar Wilde's witty observation in Lady Windermere's Fan that 'I can resist everything except temptation', to Zsa Zsa Gabor's admission that 'I know nothing about sex, because I was always married', and by way of Woody Allen's numerous bon mots to the anonymous definition of psychiatry as being 'the care of the id by the odd', Connie Robertson has woven together a hilarious, stimulating and thought-provoking collection of the best humorous quotations which will provide the reader with much to ponder over long after the book has been put aside.The Wordsworth Book of Humorous Quotations will delight the browser and the simply curious while also providing the student, journalist and after-dinner speaker with a wealth of valuable material.
Book of Humorous Quotations
Author: Connie Robertson
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853267598
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
From Oscar Wilde's witty observation in Lady Windermere's Fan that 'I can resist everything except temptation', to Zsa Zsa Gabor's admission that 'I know nothing about sex, because I was always married', and by way of Woody Allen's numerous bon mots to the anonymous definition of psychiatry as being 'the care of the id by the odd', Connie Robertson has woven together a hilarious, stimulating and thought-provoking collection of the best humorous quotations which will provide the reader with much to ponder over long after the book has been put aside.The Wordsworth Book of Humorous Quotations will delight the browser and the simply curious while also providing the student, journalist and after-dinner speaker with a wealth of valuable material.
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853267598
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
From Oscar Wilde's witty observation in Lady Windermere's Fan that 'I can resist everything except temptation', to Zsa Zsa Gabor's admission that 'I know nothing about sex, because I was always married', and by way of Woody Allen's numerous bon mots to the anonymous definition of psychiatry as being 'the care of the id by the odd', Connie Robertson has woven together a hilarious, stimulating and thought-provoking collection of the best humorous quotations which will provide the reader with much to ponder over long after the book has been put aside.The Wordsworth Book of Humorous Quotations will delight the browser and the simply curious while also providing the student, journalist and after-dinner speaker with a wealth of valuable material.
The Doctor's Book of Humorous Quotations
Author: Howard J. Bennett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This entertaining book presents hundreds of humorous jokes, quotations, and one-liners compiled from a variety of sources (medical literature, books, magazines, the internet, movies, television, remarks made at conferences or rounds, lectures, comic routines). The text is organized alphabetically allowing readers to browse through the book randomly, or focus on particular topics of interest. Sample subject headings include Academia, Aphorisms, Atrophy, Bedside Manner, Beepers, Case Reports, Chicken Soup, Dieting, Epitaphs, Fatigue, Health Food, Insanity, Jogging, Lab Tests, Lawyers, Middle Age, Motherhood, Night Calls, Obesity, Phobias, Quacks, Retirement, Snoring, Teenagers, Turfing, Ulcers, Vacations, Wellness, Zoonoses. There is cross-referencing throughout the book for easy location of additional topics of interest. Offers nuggets of wisdom within humorous one-liners Provides a quick laugh or pick-me-up at the end of a busy day Helps promote better communication among colleagues, students, and patients Material in this book can be used during lectures and hospital rounds, conferences, with office staff, and by speakers who need funny lines to spice up their presentations to medical professionals
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This entertaining book presents hundreds of humorous jokes, quotations, and one-liners compiled from a variety of sources (medical literature, books, magazines, the internet, movies, television, remarks made at conferences or rounds, lectures, comic routines). The text is organized alphabetically allowing readers to browse through the book randomly, or focus on particular topics of interest. Sample subject headings include Academia, Aphorisms, Atrophy, Bedside Manner, Beepers, Case Reports, Chicken Soup, Dieting, Epitaphs, Fatigue, Health Food, Insanity, Jogging, Lab Tests, Lawyers, Middle Age, Motherhood, Night Calls, Obesity, Phobias, Quacks, Retirement, Snoring, Teenagers, Turfing, Ulcers, Vacations, Wellness, Zoonoses. There is cross-referencing throughout the book for easy location of additional topics of interest. Offers nuggets of wisdom within humorous one-liners Provides a quick laugh or pick-me-up at the end of a busy day Helps promote better communication among colleagues, students, and patients Material in this book can be used during lectures and hospital rounds, conferences, with office staff, and by speakers who need funny lines to spice up their presentations to medical professionals
Phillips' Book of Great Thoughts and Funny Sayings
Author: Bob Phillips
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780842350358
Category : Quotations, English
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A stupendous collection of quotes, quips, epigrams, witticisms, and humorous comments. For personal enjoyment and ready reference.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780842350358
Category : Quotations, English
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A stupendous collection of quotes, quips, epigrams, witticisms, and humorous comments. For personal enjoyment and ready reference.
Medically Speaking
Author: C.C. Gaither
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429525648
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Medically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing contains over 1,500 quotes pertinent and especially illuminating to these disciplines. Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. Some are profound, some are witty, some are wise but none are frivolous. The extensive author and subject indexes
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429525648
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Medically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing contains over 1,500 quotes pertinent and especially illuminating to these disciplines. Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. Some are profound, some are witty, some are wise but none are frivolous. The extensive author and subject indexes
The Funniest Quotes Book
Author: M. Prefontaine
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781533635686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool. Joseph Roux This is a collection of the funniest quotes culled by the author from the thousands that are out there to save the reader the trouble of perusing the multitude of mediocre to find the best. This is a book which you can just pick up anytime and carry on where you left off last time. It is for those who want to pep up a speech, a presentation or an email and for those who just want to sit at home and enjoy the best humorous quotations for their own amusement. In the author's view the best humorous quotations are often those which contain an essence of truth viewed from an unexpected and quirky angle unseen previously.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781533635686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool. Joseph Roux This is a collection of the funniest quotes culled by the author from the thousands that are out there to save the reader the trouble of perusing the multitude of mediocre to find the best. This is a book which you can just pick up anytime and carry on where you left off last time. It is for those who want to pep up a speech, a presentation or an email and for those who just want to sit at home and enjoy the best humorous quotations for their own amusement. In the author's view the best humorous quotations are often those which contain an essence of truth viewed from an unexpected and quirky angle unseen previously.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Author: Ned Vizzini
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1423141083
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1423141083
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.
This Is Going to Hurt
Author: Adam Kay
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316426733
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In the US edition of this international bestseller, Adam Kay channels Henry Marsh and David Sedaris to tell us the "darkly funny" (The New Yorker) -- and sometimes horrifying -- truth about life and work in a hospital. Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. Wave goodbye to your friends and relationships. Welcome to the life of a first-year doctor. Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, comedian and former medical resident Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the front lines of medicine. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking by turns, this is everything you wanted to know -- and more than a few things you didn't -- about life on and off the hospital ward. And yes, it may leave a scar.
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316426733
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In the US edition of this international bestseller, Adam Kay channels Henry Marsh and David Sedaris to tell us the "darkly funny" (The New Yorker) -- and sometimes horrifying -- truth about life and work in a hospital. Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. Wave goodbye to your friends and relationships. Welcome to the life of a first-year doctor. Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, comedian and former medical resident Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the front lines of medicine. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking by turns, this is everything you wanted to know -- and more than a few things you didn't -- about life on and off the hospital ward. And yes, it may leave a scar.
A Joke a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Author: Bob Phillips
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736922571
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Laughter is the best medicine! And Bob Phillips, the primary care doctor of practical jokes, joins comic forces with cartoonist Jonny Hawkins to present one unforgettable dose of healthy humor and medical merriment in the form of— absolutely hilarious anecdotes one-liners worth repeating jokes to cure what ails a person cartoons to brighten any day Anyone who has been a patient, is part of the medical profession, or just wants to be sure their funny bone is working will love this prescription of laughter.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736922571
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Laughter is the best medicine! And Bob Phillips, the primary care doctor of practical jokes, joins comic forces with cartoonist Jonny Hawkins to present one unforgettable dose of healthy humor and medical merriment in the form of— absolutely hilarious anecdotes one-liners worth repeating jokes to cure what ails a person cartoons to brighten any day Anyone who has been a patient, is part of the medical profession, or just wants to be sure their funny bone is working will love this prescription of laughter.
Things I Want to Say to My Patients But I Can't
Author: 360 Publishing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781677071951
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Things I Want to Say To My Patients But I Can'tFunny Doctor Nurse Gag Gift, Funny Nurse Coworker Gift, Co-Worker Novelty Nurse Journal Gift Idea For Men & Women Nurse Office Gift (Lined Notebook) This paperback notebook is 6" x 9" and has 120 blank lined pages (60 sheets) which provides plenty of room for writing ideas, thoughts, or to do lists. This Composition Notebook is perfect for note taking, journaling, writing poetry, daily planner, lists, making to do lists, ideas, travel journal, organizer, diary, notepad, gratitude or your next book. Great as a funny gift for birthdays or holidays (e.g. Christmas) for male or female accountant coworkers or family members. View our other Professional themed books by clicking the "360 Publishing" title above.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781677071951
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Things I Want to Say To My Patients But I Can'tFunny Doctor Nurse Gag Gift, Funny Nurse Coworker Gift, Co-Worker Novelty Nurse Journal Gift Idea For Men & Women Nurse Office Gift (Lined Notebook) This paperback notebook is 6" x 9" and has 120 blank lined pages (60 sheets) which provides plenty of room for writing ideas, thoughts, or to do lists. This Composition Notebook is perfect for note taking, journaling, writing poetry, daily planner, lists, making to do lists, ideas, travel journal, organizer, diary, notepad, gratitude or your next book. Great as a funny gift for birthdays or holidays (e.g. Christmas) for male or female accountant coworkers or family members. View our other Professional themed books by clicking the "360 Publishing" title above.
Cassell's Book of Humorous Quotations
Author: A. K. Adams
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
A documented record of humor from ancient times to the present.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
A documented record of humor from ancient times to the present.