Most of these stories are true. Some are fabrications. "The Gun Show" is one. It is a loose interpretation of an event. If you are familiar with the event, you will understand the satire. The stories, such as "The Great Possum Slayer," tell of a hunting adventure. We are all guilty of doing something to a friend in the name of fun. "The night Before Christmas" describes a practical joke that turned out better than planned Several stories, as an example, "BB'S & Bumblebees," reflect on our desire to imitate our parents. Several of the stories convey a safety message. "The Hazards of Plastic Bullets," is an example that shows what can happen in the blink of an eye when we choose to disregard a simple safety statement. Some of the stories deal with older people and a time not so long ago. These people believed that you took care of your problem. You will notice in these stories, the problem would have gone away or been taken care of long before law enforcement could arrive. With our modern communications we can now summon the Calvary in an instant. It has not been too long ago that this was not the case in a lot of areas of our great nation. "The Letter," is an adaptation of a letter I want read at my funeral. Surprise, fear, courage, fortitude and a child's belief that they are bullet proof are all expressed in stories in this book. A book of this nature easily causes us to reflect on our lives and events that have slipped into our fading memory. If this book reminds a single individual of any similar events in their past, makes them a safer individual, or makes them laugh it will have succeed in its purpose beyond expectations.

The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller. Laugh along with Michael McIntyre as he lifts the curtain on his life in his revealing autobiography. Michael's first book ended with his big break at the 2006 Royal Variety Performance. Waking up the next morning in the tiny rented flat he shared with his wife Kitty and their one-year-old son, he was beyond excited about the new glamorous world of show business. Unfortunately, he was also clueless . . . In A Funny Life, Michael honestly and hilariously shares the highs and the lows of his rise to the top and desperate attempts to stay there. It's all here, from his disastrous panel show appearances to his hit TV shows, from mistakenly thinking he'd be a good chat show host and talent judge, to finding fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams and becoming the biggest-selling comedian in the world. Along the way he opens his man drawer, narrowly avoids disaster when his trousers fall down in front of three policemen and learns the hard way why he should always listen to his wife. Michael has had a silly life, a stressful life, sometimes a moving and touching life, but always A Funny Life.

This book is proof that most people don't know how to act in public. If you have ever worked in the food service industry you will indentify with most or all of these stories . If you have not worked in the food service industry then you might realize that the moron I am writing about is actually you . These are all real stories and they will sound familiar to both groups of people.

Carroll Marr is married to Tanya Fair Marr of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and they have three grown sons: Michael Marr and his wife Tressa, Daniel Marr and his wife Christina, and John Marr.Dr. Marr has served as the pastor of the Southcliff Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas since 1998. He was born in Arkansas, but grew up in Louisiana. Dr. Marr received his Bachelor's degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, his Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and his Doctor of Ministry degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana.Dr. Marr loves a good story and loves to pass them along. He is often known to include stories of his life and the life of his family as he teaches the Bible.

Stephen Guy Hardin's Commies on Parade is the follow-up to If Being a Conservative Were Easy, There Wouldn't Be Any Liberals. Commies On Parade is a collection of satirical, yet honest reflections on the political mating habits of the American Left, as well as reflecting on the overall state of American politics.

This book is a marvelous combination of humor and drama about what may be the real reason aliens were drawn to Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. The people in this story have all been drawn to Rachel, Nevada for a reason and are held there by bad experiences that have all but stopped them from living but an alien interruption changes the very routine that holds them all hostage. Sometimes what is first seen as a bad thing, ends up being the exact thing that is needed. Sticks and Stones takes you on a journey that starts with chaos and mayhem and ends with understanding and acceptance. Experience the sorrow and joy that fill the life of ordinary people surrounded by extraordinary happenings.

A maverick first novel that should prove a winner with all except the humourless! With her first novel "E-mail from a Jewish Mother", Mona Berman takes her place alongside Leo Rosten, author of the classic "Joys of Yiddish". Her novel is a charming, humorous, highly perceptive account of a Jewish mother's relationship with her four daughters, consisting of a series of e-mail messages written by the mother to her daughters over the course of a year. "My darling Sarah Well done! What a splendid decision to go to Perth for Gavriela's Batmitzvah! I am relieved that you were finally able to persuade Cedric, who is always so moralistic, to use the insurance money you got after those wily London burglars robbed you of your few possessions..." 'Love, Mom' (the only name the mother claims) is a would-be old-fashioned Jewish mother of four independent daughters. Her e-mail messages are full of wit and wisdom, much of it with a Jewish slant, and reveal the lessons she has learned during the rocky voyage of her life. Together the e-mails have a definite feminist slant, and by the end the mother's correspondence has yielded a unique, vigorous, life-affirming comic novel which is also a satiric overview of today's world. Full of what is commonly regarded as typically Jewish humour, the letters are also a vehicle for unveiling the mother's journey into self-discovery and personal growth.

In his second book Grigsby has amassed a delightful collection of humorous short stories that takes us back through our youthful days of innocent pranks and rollicking fun with friends and acquaintances.
TALES FROM A CAROLINA CRAZY covers experiences from childhood through college days and into adulthood. The adventure, humor, thrill of the chase and much more takes us across the United States, Canada as well as through the Middle and Far East.
This collection of stories written from a Southerner's point of view will amuse, entertain and enlighten you. If you would like to find out what it was like to grow up in the South, travel across country and read about foreign adventures, then you'll certainly devour TALES FROM A CAROLINA CRAZY

We had a culture of our own; rules that we lived by, using humor to get us through the tough times. We learned to laugh at ourselves in the face of terror, evil, danger, and to laugh at our misgivings. This book offers something for a broad range of people. Looking back over the sixties and seventies, I have to allow the truth to enter in on occasion. We lived in a simpler time, but still underwent massive changes in our culture. The eighties and nineties, we raised our children, using the faith and values bestowed upon us, by our parents, with a few modifications. Our children are now on their own; given all that we had to give, not monetarily, but from the head and heart to raise their children. Sharing tears is as important as sharing the good times. Our community coming together helped us through it all. We are never too young, too old, too crippled to make a difference in someone elses life.

Everyone has a right to their own opinion. This book is certainly my opinion and not a reflection on anyone else. I am not a racist and never will be, because everyone has the same goals in life and that's to be somebody. If you have a dream, go for it. I DID!

Have you received an invitation to your 40th High School Class Reunion? If not, it is probably in the mail. There are 78.2 million Baby Boomers in America as of July 1, 2005. If you are one of them and even if you are not, you will enjoy these hilarious quips about growing older and special memories of Baby Boomers.

Roger Kimball’ s incisive essays examine the art world from a fresh, skeptical perspective.From Gauguin and the Pre-Raphaelites to the latest exercises in artistic absurdity, Kimball’ skeen eye and lucid prose makes for bracing, entertaining reading. He sets himself dead against theshallow rhetoric and celebrity/money culture of the contemporary art world, breathing new excitementinto debates over what we value in art and why. "Art’ s Prospect is savage and hilarious indebunking chalatanism, but at the same time informed and insightful in revealing the best ofcontemporary art.

Whether he is meditating on the concept of kitsch in the Pre-Raphaelites, thecultural pathology that has led critics to compare Gilbert and George’ s preposterous images withthe Isenheim altarpiece, or the genius of such disparate painters as Paul Gauguin and RichardDiebenkorn, Kimball proves himself to be one of the liveliest critical minds in the art worldtoday.

PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER What does it take to grow up cool and popular, master adulthood, fast track your success, and always be your best? Laura Belgray wouldn't know. Her wildly relatable coming-of-age stories include hate-following her 6th grade bully on social media decades later; moving home post-college to measure her self-worth in hookups with Upper West Side bartenders; dating a sociopathic man-baby; proving herself in the early '90s at New York's coolest magazine (as the world's worst intern); falling for get-rich-quick schemes on the Internet; and, most of all, saying "tough titties" to the supposed-to's in life: driving a car, being on time, handing in your paperwork, learning to roast a chicken, and having kids. Peppered with cutting insights on our confusing, self-helpy culture that calls hair removal "self care" and tells us to give our 110% but also to give zero f*cks, Tough Titties will leave you feeling better about, well, everything. Let's face it: we're all tired of shame-spiraling after being told what to do when we know we're not going to do any of it. Tough Titties is one big permission slip to be a dork, a sometimes-unspiritual slacker, a late bloomer and, ultimately, 100% yourself. It'll also have you snort-laughing in public and tapping whoever's nearby to say, "Lemme read you one more part!" Which is annoying, but tough titties. "Nobody makes me laugh like Laura Belgray. She's got a one-of-a kind knack for taking the shame out of life's most humiliating moments. Tough Titties is a hilarious, must-read permission slip to be 100% you." - Marie Forleo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything is Figureoutable

The Man Who Worshipped Butterflies is a set of twenty-six humorous fables, illustrated by the author, that illuminate the comedy of human life

From the highly entertaining and global online phenomenon, Brother, comes a perfect how-to for millennial men everywhere. Let's face it - life can be complicated. From the classroom to the office, the bar to the bedroom, it's hard to know quite what to do to be the perfect modern gentleman. But not to worry; How to Not Be A Dick has all the answers you've been waiting for. Brother provides simple solutions to complex social interactions in the ultimate guide for gentlemanly etiquette. Unflinchingly direct, honest, but always hilarious, this book has got the modern man's worries covered in a compelling mix of essays, infographics, quizzes and more.