Andrews Mcmeel Publishing: 1452 books
Einstein's Refrigerator
And Other Stories from the Flip Side of History
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site, which he...
Spill Your Guts!
The Ultimate Conversation Game
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Spill Your Guts is the quintessential hip, in-your-face, conversation game book. Containing nearly 900 no-holds-barred questions guaranteed to elicit provocative funny and intriguing responses.
by Sarah Parvis
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
In the incredibly giftable little book Michelle Obama, readers get an inside look at the remarkable First Lady of the United States.Michelle Obama is a strong role model for women everywhere. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School....
Comfort Me with Offal
Ruth Bourdain's Guide to Gastronomy
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Twitter sensation and culinary mash-up Ruth Bourdain, winner of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Award for Humor, is your personal guide on this culinary adventure, sharing a wealth of knowledge acquired through years in restaurant kitchens, experimentation with food porn, smoking tangerine zest, and...
Apronisms
Pocket Wisdom for Every Day
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
With features on CBS's Sunday Morning and NPR's All Things Considered, EllynAnne Geisel raises the apron to cult status. This little book asserts, "You can never have too many aprons or too many memories." Apron anecdotes and aphorisms merge with quotes, photographs, and memories to offer down-home-spun,...
Work
A Celebration of One of the Four Basic Guilt Groups
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
"I guess if anything I've ever written could cause them to one day remove the fluorescent lights from the swimwear department, then I've lived a full life." --Cathy Guisewite in Biography magazine Cathy is like a longtime friend who shares the same fears and frustrations as most women: the frightening...
by Dave Barry
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his weekly syndicated humor column. But the witty writer was flabbergasted by the response when over 10,000 readers voted. "I have never written a column that got a bigger...
by Roger Ebert
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
Spanning the length of Roger Ebert's career as the leading American movie critic, this book contains all of his four-star reviews written during that time. A great guide for movie watching.
Make Each Day Your Masterpiece
Practical Wisdom for Living an Exceptional Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Make Each Day Your Masterpiece is an extraordinary statement on what it means to live a rich and successful life. Michael Lynberg has assembled a wealth of uplifting stories and powerful ideas, coaching and inspiring readers to embrace the life they have imagined and achieve dreams they once thought...
by Mary McHugh
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Men may be from Mars and women from Venus, but the alien known as "teenager" comes from a place way beyond those two. What else would account for that incredible transformation from loving child to the hostile creature who wants zilch to do with dear old Mom and Dad? How to Ruin Your Children's Lives...
They Did What!?
The Funny, Weird, Wonderful, Outrageous, and Stupid Things Famous People Have Done
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Whether they're actors or singers, politicians or statesmen, famous folks have no choice but to stand squinting in the limelight as their odd and offbeat exploits become fodder for scrutiny. Author Bob Fenster has captured all their hilarious, behind-the-scenes antics in They Did What!? Consider, for...
The Five Jerks You Meet on Earth
An Unauthorized Parody
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Ever wish that in the afterlife you'll be able to exact revenge on the people who made your life so miserable? The Five Jerks You Meet on Earth takes on that sidesplitting premise. Loser Al Mitchell finally gets a chance to win-even though he's dead.Al Mitchell is middle-aged, divorced, childless,...
by Nick Galifianakis, Bill Watterson, David Apatoff
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Richard Thompson is renowned among cartoonists as an "artist's" cartoonist. Little known to all but those close to him is the extent of his art talent. This is the book that will enlighten the rest of us and delight us with the sheer beauty of his work. Divided into six sections, each beginning with...
Lindbergh's Artificial Heart
More Fascinating True Stories from Einstein's Refrigerator
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2011
Several years ago, a New York high school teacher began using the Internet to post strange-but-true history and science factoids for his students to read. What began as an interesting Web site for students at Chatham High School soon became an internationally recognized page that garnered numerous...