Author: Garrison Keillor
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Over 2,200 Jokes from America’s favorite live radio show A treasury of hilarity from Garrison Keillor and the cast of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. A guy walks into a bar. Eight Canada Geese walk into a bar. A termite jumps up on the bar and asks, “Where is the bar tender?” Drum roll. The Sixth Edition of the perennially popular Pretty Good Joke Book is everything the first five were and more. More puns, one-liners, light bulb jokes, knock-knock jokes, and third-grader jokes (have you heard the one about Elvis Parsley?). More religion jokes, political jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, and jokes in questionable taste (Why did the urologist lose his license? He got in trouble with his peers). More jokes about chickens, relationships, and senior moments (the nice thing about Alzheimer’s is you can enjoy the same jokes again and again). It all started back in 1996, when A Prairie Home Companion fans laughed themselves silly during the first Joke Show. The broadcast was such a hit that it became an almost-annual gagfest. Then fans wanted to read the jokes, share them, and pass them around, and the first Pretty Good Joke Book was born. With over 200 new and updated jokes, the latest edition promises countless giggles, chortles, and guffaws anyone—fans of the radio show or not—will enjoy.
Pretty Good Joke Book
Author: Garrison Keillor
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Over 2,200 Jokes from America’s favorite live radio show A treasury of hilarity from Garrison Keillor and the cast of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. A guy walks into a bar. Eight Canada Geese walk into a bar. A termite jumps up on the bar and asks, “Where is the bar tender?” Drum roll. The Sixth Edition of the perennially popular Pretty Good Joke Book is everything the first five were and more. More puns, one-liners, light bulb jokes, knock-knock jokes, and third-grader jokes (have you heard the one about Elvis Parsley?). More religion jokes, political jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, and jokes in questionable taste (Why did the urologist lose his license? He got in trouble with his peers). More jokes about chickens, relationships, and senior moments (the nice thing about Alzheimer’s is you can enjoy the same jokes again and again). It all started back in 1996, when A Prairie Home Companion fans laughed themselves silly during the first Joke Show. The broadcast was such a hit that it became an almost-annual gagfest. Then fans wanted to read the jokes, share them, and pass them around, and the first Pretty Good Joke Book was born. With over 200 new and updated jokes, the latest edition promises countless giggles, chortles, and guffaws anyone—fans of the radio show or not—will enjoy.
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Over 2,200 Jokes from America’s favorite live radio show A treasury of hilarity from Garrison Keillor and the cast of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. A guy walks into a bar. Eight Canada Geese walk into a bar. A termite jumps up on the bar and asks, “Where is the bar tender?” Drum roll. The Sixth Edition of the perennially popular Pretty Good Joke Book is everything the first five were and more. More puns, one-liners, light bulb jokes, knock-knock jokes, and third-grader jokes (have you heard the one about Elvis Parsley?). More religion jokes, political jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, and jokes in questionable taste (Why did the urologist lose his license? He got in trouble with his peers). More jokes about chickens, relationships, and senior moments (the nice thing about Alzheimer’s is you can enjoy the same jokes again and again). It all started back in 1996, when A Prairie Home Companion fans laughed themselves silly during the first Joke Show. The broadcast was such a hit that it became an almost-annual gagfest. Then fans wanted to read the jokes, share them, and pass them around, and the first Pretty Good Joke Book was born. With over 200 new and updated jokes, the latest edition promises countless giggles, chortles, and guffaws anyone—fans of the radio show or not—will enjoy.
Secretly Inside
Author: Hans Warren
Publisher: Terrace Books
ISBN: 9780299209803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
In the Dutch countryside the war seems far away. For most people, at least. But not for Ed, a Jew in Nazi-occupied Holland trying to find some safe sanctuary. Compelled to go into hiding in the rural province of Zeeland, he is taken in by a seemingly benevolent family of farmers. But, as Ed comes to realize, the Van 't Westeindes are not what they seem. Camiel, the son of the house, is still in mourning for his best friend, a German soldier who committed suicide the year before. And Camiel's fiery, unstable sister Mariete begins to nurse a growing unrequited passion for their young guest, just as Ed realizes his own attraction to Camiel. As time goes by, Ed is drawn into the domestic intrigues around him, and the farmhouse that had begun as his refuge slowly becomes his prison.
Publisher: Terrace Books
ISBN: 9780299209803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
In the Dutch countryside the war seems far away. For most people, at least. But not for Ed, a Jew in Nazi-occupied Holland trying to find some safe sanctuary. Compelled to go into hiding in the rural province of Zeeland, he is taken in by a seemingly benevolent family of farmers. But, as Ed comes to realize, the Van 't Westeindes are not what they seem. Camiel, the son of the house, is still in mourning for his best friend, a German soldier who committed suicide the year before. And Camiel's fiery, unstable sister Mariete begins to nurse a growing unrequited passion for their young guest, just as Ed realizes his own attraction to Camiel. As time goes by, Ed is drawn into the domestic intrigues around him, and the farmhouse that had begun as his refuge slowly becomes his prison.
Municipal Larceny Vs Steve the Barber
Author: Steve Christensen
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098366612
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"Municipal Larceny vs Steve the Barber" begins with a 170-year history of Oroville, California. This fascinating historical highlight reel covers four economic booms: the gold rush, railroad construction, building of the Oroville Dam, and the repair of a failed spillway which had triggered the evacuation of 180,000 people. Woven throughout this historical record are entertaining tales of Steve Christensen's upbringing in Oroville, from pre-school in the 40's to the Covid shutdown 75 years later. Spiced with sardonic barbershop humor, we see why it is wise to keep a close eye on the shenanigans of City Hall and how one barber battled his city to defeat proposed tax increases.
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781098366612
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"Municipal Larceny vs Steve the Barber" begins with a 170-year history of Oroville, California. This fascinating historical highlight reel covers four economic booms: the gold rush, railroad construction, building of the Oroville Dam, and the repair of a failed spillway which had triggered the evacuation of 180,000 people. Woven throughout this historical record are entertaining tales of Steve Christensen's upbringing in Oroville, from pre-school in the 40's to the Covid shutdown 75 years later. Spiced with sardonic barbershop humor, we see why it is wise to keep a close eye on the shenanigans of City Hall and how one barber battled his city to defeat proposed tax increases.
It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It
Author: Joan Detz
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466804211
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The renowned speaking coach offers step-by-step advice on how to prepare and deliver speeches that communicate your ideas and win over audiences. Why do some speakers succeed while so many others lose their listeners? After working with top clients for decades, executive speaking coach Joan Detz has the answers. In this engaging and comprehensive book, she presents strategies and tips for speeches, sales presentations, brief remarks, job interviews, Q&A sessions, panels—and virtually any situation that requires something to say. Filled with checklists, tip sheets, self-evaluations, and practical advice on every page, this thorough and invaluable guide takes the mystery out of our most dreaded experience. This book will help you say it better-whether you’re talking to one or one thousand. Topics include: • Organizing your message • Finding terrific research • Mastering humor • Conquering nervousness • Handling technical glitches • Working with other speakers • Measuring your effectiveness • Making the most of your voice • Using body language • Building audience rapport • Tapping the power of persuasion • And more
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466804211
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The renowned speaking coach offers step-by-step advice on how to prepare and deliver speeches that communicate your ideas and win over audiences. Why do some speakers succeed while so many others lose their listeners? After working with top clients for decades, executive speaking coach Joan Detz has the answers. In this engaging and comprehensive book, she presents strategies and tips for speeches, sales presentations, brief remarks, job interviews, Q&A sessions, panels—and virtually any situation that requires something to say. Filled with checklists, tip sheets, self-evaluations, and practical advice on every page, this thorough and invaluable guide takes the mystery out of our most dreaded experience. This book will help you say it better-whether you’re talking to one or one thousand. Topics include: • Organizing your message • Finding terrific research • Mastering humor • Conquering nervousness • Handling technical glitches • Working with other speakers • Measuring your effectiveness • Making the most of your voice • Using body language • Building audience rapport • Tapping the power of persuasion • And more
Author: Mark Reed
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 145202264X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Above a primordial Earth, an ancient voice declares that change is needed. For countless lifetimes she has tirelessly waited for her chance to escape, and finally it approaches. A young man is the key to the reshaping of her world, but it will cost many lives. He will need to be deceived, lied to, and manipulated by the one person closest to him. In a universe unlike anything he could ever imagine, a hatred of outsiders will perceive him as a threat. The hunt then begins. Would-be gods will be eliminated.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 145202264X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Above a primordial Earth, an ancient voice declares that change is needed. For countless lifetimes she has tirelessly waited for her chance to escape, and finally it approaches. A young man is the key to the reshaping of her world, but it will cost many lives. He will need to be deceived, lied to, and manipulated by the one person closest to him. In a universe unlike anything he could ever imagine, a hatred of outsiders will perceive him as a threat. The hunt then begins. Would-be gods will be eliminated.
Laughter in a Time of Turmoil
Author: Richard P. Olson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1610978668
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Here's a different angle on humor--it can be a spiritual practice, an expression of a theology of joy, hope, and grace. Humor is so valuable, for it offers self-care, healing, and renewal, precious gifts in times of pressure and tension. Olson begins by telling of three unforgettable friends who lived their lives with joy and zest--a practice that opened doors and aided their own sense of well-being. Playfully, he continues by exploring the known benefits of humor. Next considered is the amazing variety of humor in the Bible, a basic theology of a laughing God, and the caring ethic of humor that emerges from this theology. Finally, there is a discussion of how this practice of humor enriches worship, caregiving, and administration. Laughter in a Time of Turmoil draws to a close considering spiritual disciplines/practices and why humor belongs among these practices. Suggestions are then offered on how to grow in this spiritual practice. Discussion questions are provided for each chapter to help groups enjoy their conversations about the book. This book will help you think and laugh, or laugh and think (take your pick) and then be on your way rejoicing.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1610978668
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Here's a different angle on humor--it can be a spiritual practice, an expression of a theology of joy, hope, and grace. Humor is so valuable, for it offers self-care, healing, and renewal, precious gifts in times of pressure and tension. Olson begins by telling of three unforgettable friends who lived their lives with joy and zest--a practice that opened doors and aided their own sense of well-being. Playfully, he continues by exploring the known benefits of humor. Next considered is the amazing variety of humor in the Bible, a basic theology of a laughing God, and the caring ethic of humor that emerges from this theology. Finally, there is a discussion of how this practice of humor enriches worship, caregiving, and administration. Laughter in a Time of Turmoil draws to a close considering spiritual disciplines/practices and why humor belongs among these practices. Suggestions are then offered on how to grow in this spiritual practice. Discussion questions are provided for each chapter to help groups enjoy their conversations about the book. This book will help you think and laugh, or laugh and think (take your pick) and then be on your way rejoicing.
More Laughter in Appalachia
Author: Loyal Jones
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874834116
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"Packed with humorous jokes, anecdotes, poems, riddles, and songs ... this collection is thick with artifacts of Southern wit."--Back cover.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874834116
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"Packed with humorous jokes, anecdotes, poems, riddles, and songs ... this collection is thick with artifacts of Southern wit."--Back cover.
Lowering the Bar
Author: Marc Galanter
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 0299213536
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
What do you call 600 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? Marc Galanter calls it an opportunity to investigate the meanings of a rich and time-honored genre of American humor: lawyer jokes. Lowering the Bar analyzes hundreds of jokes from Mark Twain classics to contemporary anecdotes about Dan Quayle, Johnnie Cochran, and Kenneth Starr. Drawing on representations of law and lawyers in the mass media, political discourse, and public opinion surveys, Galanter finds that the increasing reliance on law has coexisted uneasily with anxiety about the “legalization” of society. Informative and always entertaining, his book explores the tensions between Americans’ deep-seated belief in the law and their ambivalence about lawyers.
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 0299213536
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
What do you call 600 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? Marc Galanter calls it an opportunity to investigate the meanings of a rich and time-honored genre of American humor: lawyer jokes. Lowering the Bar analyzes hundreds of jokes from Mark Twain classics to contemporary anecdotes about Dan Quayle, Johnnie Cochran, and Kenneth Starr. Drawing on representations of law and lawyers in the mass media, political discourse, and public opinion surveys, Galanter finds that the increasing reliance on law has coexisted uneasily with anxiety about the “legalization” of society. Informative and always entertaining, his book explores the tensions between Americans’ deep-seated belief in the law and their ambivalence about lawyers.
The Authentic Life
Author: Dale A. Johnson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130065905X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
I believe it takes a lifetime to learn how to be an authentic human being. When we are young we think we know how to live. The bruises and battles of life condition us to eventually realize that we are not yet wise. We look at the young as did Plato and shake our heads. Somehow in the midst of growing up and maturing we begin to develop an inner wisdom unless we throw away the lessons we learn along the way. It is a perilous journey. In a sense, every one of us is on a Hero's Journey seeking to find ourselves, our origins, and our purpose.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130065905X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
I believe it takes a lifetime to learn how to be an authentic human being. When we are young we think we know how to live. The bruises and battles of life condition us to eventually realize that we are not yet wise. We look at the young as did Plato and shake our heads. Somehow in the midst of growing up and maturing we begin to develop an inner wisdom unless we throw away the lessons we learn along the way. It is a perilous journey. In a sense, every one of us is on a Hero's Journey seeking to find ourselves, our origins, and our purpose.
Classic Podium Humor
Author: James C. Humes
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785815358
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Contains a collection of humorous stories plus examines the use of humor in speeches, and includes tips, pitfalls and strategies.
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785815358
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Contains a collection of humorous stories plus examines the use of humor in speeches, and includes tips, pitfalls and strategies.