Andrews Mcmeel Publishing: 1452 books
Stupid Texas: Idiots in the Lone Star State
Idiots in the Lone Star State
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
New York Times best-selling author Leland Gregory is definitely messing with Texas in his book Stupid Texas.This time, Leland--who has so entertainingly highlighted humanity's stupidity in the areas of crime, business, love, politics, cruelty, and history--collects evidence to prove the widespread...
Reading With Pictures
Comics That Make Kids Smarter
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Comics have gone from "scourge of the classroom" to legitimate teaching tools, and the Common Core State Standards for scholastic achievement now explicitly recommend their use in the classroom.Reading With Pictures: Comics That Make Kids Smarter unites the finest creative talents in the comics industry...
by Ted Rueter
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Ted Rueter panders to Democratic party lines by collecting 370 oratorical guffaws credited to popular politicians. Categorized in alphabetical order and presented by subject topic, the quips include:
Forgiveness: "In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times we should forgive,...
by Ted Rueter
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
"Am I different? Yeah. Deep down, you know you want to wear wider bottoms; you're just not secure enough. . . . Do I do my hair with a weed whacker? I admit it." --Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio, 1985-2002)Supposedly some of our brightest speakers, politicians say some pretty stupid things. Members...
by Ted Rueter
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Ted Rueter panders to Republican party lines by collecting 370 oratorical guffaws credited to popular politicians. Categorized in alphabetical order and presented by subject topic, the quips include:Osama bin Laden: "[Osama bin Laden] is either alive and well or alive and not well or not alive."...
America's Condemned
Death Row Inmates in Their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
With virtually every poll in America citing crime as one of the public's biggest concerns, in late 1994 and early 1995, the Dallas Morning News sent a questionnaire to every man and woman in the country on Death Row, asking some 75 questions about their crimes, their experiences, their attitudes, etc....
Pope John Paul II
May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Pope John Paul II was one of the most significant world figures in the 20th century and one of the most famous popes in the history of the Catholic church. His unprecedented willingness to travel the world and his media savvy allowed him to reach over 1 billion Catholic parishioners in over 100 countries...
The Practical Joker's Handbook
The Sequel
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Tim Nyberg, author of the hilarious, definitive guide to practical jokes, is back with The Practical Joker's Handbook: The Sequel. This compendium of all-new practical jokes is a wild, diabolical follow-up to the original.Like The Practical Joker's Handbook, this sequel is built upon contributions...
Blood, Sweat, and Tea: Real-Life Adventures in an Inner-City Ambulance
Real-Life Adventures in an Inner-City Ambulance
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
An alluring mix of humor, bravery, cynicism, and compassion. --London Daily TelegraphIt's the stuff of Grey's Anatomy, House, and ER--only these events aren't unfolding on a Hollywood soundstage.Have you ever wondered what's going on inside the ambulance screaming past you during your...
Any Body's Guess!
Quirky Quizzes About What Makes You Tick
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Part brainy quiz book, part brawny stand-up comedy, and all one hysterical anatomy lesson, Any Body's Guess!: Quirky Quizzes About What Makes You Tick poses 100 questions about this amazing machine, the human body, with its hopelessly lousy operating manual. Combining all the latest research, a collective...
The Sneaky Book for Girls
How to Perform Sneaky Magic Tricks, Escape a Grasp, Use Sneaky Codes and more
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Thank you, Cy . . . for opening up the world of tinkering and creativity to a whole new generation . . . looking to get their hands dirty with new and exciting projects." --NPR's Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday
Like a real MacGyver, Tymony is hoping to save the world one gizmo at a...
This Book Warps Space and Time
Selections from The Journal of Irreproducible Results
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
The Journal of Irreproducible Results is the funniest thing to happen to science since Archimedes ran naked through the streets of Syracuse." --Discover Science humor magazine The Journal of Irreproducible Results has targeted "hypocrisy, arrogance, and ostentatious sesquipedalian circumlocution"...
When You're Hot, You're Hot
How I Laughed My Way Through Menopause
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Jan King has traveled under the bridge of menopause county and come out on the other side with a completely irreverent look at the changes women's bodies inevitably go through. What's so funny about hot flashes, you wonder? After reading When You're Hot, You're Hot, you'll know the answer: nothing, really....
Menopause Means...
Never Having to Say You're Chilly
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Menopause means . . . breaking down in sobs at the checkout counter when you realize you love Costco more than your husband." --Menopause Means . . . Never Having to Say You're Chilly* Cathy Hamilton humorously defines exactly what it means to grapple with simultaneous hot flashes, memory loss,...