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Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour
Before the advent of e-mail and cell phones, there was the art of
letter writing to communicate with one another. In "Mishaps,
Mayhem, and Menopause, " author Carolyn Hendricks Wood shares a
series of personal letters written to her sister Shirley during a
seventeen-year-period, from 1980 to 1997. Separated by eight
hundred miles, Wood kept Shirley updated with stories about special
friends and family through her letters. Humorous and insightful,
the letters recall events from childhood, confess embarrassing
moments, bemoan the passing of youth and memory, and make growing
old seem almost fun. "Mishaps, Mayhem, and Menopause" takes a
lighthearted look at aging, menopause, and family life as Shirley
shares her experiences, observances, and thoughts.While musing over
the consequences of growing older, this collection of heartfelt
letters provides reassurance to women everywhere that they are not
alone in their battles against both the physical and mental effects
of aging and menopause.
House Calls is a collection of medical cartoons. This is the third
book from cartoonist Steve Delmonte. We've all had god and bad
experiences visiting the doctor. This books attempts to ease those
worries! Steve's work has appeared in Thousands of publications
over the last 35 years, In Magazines like the Saturday Evening
Post, National Enquirer, Woman's World, First For Women, Reader's
Digest, Cambridge University Press, and Buffalo Magazine. Steve's
humorous illustration has also appeared in Books, advertising and
Greeting cards. Speaking of cards.You can also see more work at
www.greetingcarduniverse.com/stevescardstore.He's even done
caricatures for corporate and well as private parties. So pick up a
copy of this book, you'll feel better for it!
Funny things that people do in everyday life. You can sit back and
laugh at yourself.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022
'Sparklingly sardonic ... There really is no one like Bennett'
Independent 'Filled with elegiac memories and literary gossip ... a
major National Treasure' Lynn Barber 4 March. HMQ pictured in the
paper at an investiture wearing gloves, presumably as a precaution
against Coronavirus. But not just gloves; these are almost
gauntlets. I hope they're not the thin end of a precautionary wedge
lest Her Majesty end up swathed in protective get-up such as is
worn at the average crime scene. 20 March. With Rupert now working
from home my life is much easier, as I get regular cups of tea and
a lovely hot lunch. A year in and out of lockdown as experienced by
Alan Bennett. The diary takes us from the filming of Talking Heads
to thoughts on Boris Johnson, from his father's short-lived craze
for family fishing trips, to stair lifts, junk shops of old, having
a haircut, and encounters on the local park bench. A lyrical
afterword describes the journey home to Yorkshire from King's Cross
station via fish and chips on Quebec Street, past childhood
landmarks of Leeds, through Coniston Cold, over the infant River
Aire, and on.
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