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When "New York Times" bestselling author and comedian Jim Norton
isn't paying for massages with happy endings, or pretending to be
fooled by transsexuals he picks up, he spends his time wondering
what certain people would look like on fire...
What do Heather Mills, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and Dr. Phil
have in common? Jim Norton hates their guts. And he probably hates
yours, too, especially if you're a New York Yankee, Starbucks
employee, or Steve Martin.
In thirty-five hilarious essays, "New York Times" bestselling
author and comedian Jim Norton spews bile on the people he loathes.
Enjoy his blistering attacks on Derek Jeter, Hillary Clinton, fatso
Al Roker, and mush-mouthed Jesse Jackson. It's utterly hilarious --
and utterly relatable if you've ever bitten a stranger's face or
thrown a bottle through the TV screen while watching the news.
But don't think Jim just dishes loads of shit on his
self-proclaimed enemies; he is equally atrocious to himself. He
savages himself for his humiliating days as a white homeboy, his
balletlike spins in the outfield during a little league game, and
his embarrassingly botched attempt at a celebrity shout-out while
taping his new HBO stand-up series.
Uncomfortably honest, "I Hate Your Guts" is probably the best
example of emotional vomiting you'll ever read. But there is hope;
at the end of each essay, Jim generously offers helpful suggestions
as to how the offender can make things right again: Eliot Spitzer:
If you run for re-election, instead of shaking hands with voters,
let them smell your fingers.
Reverend Al Sharpton: The next time you feel the need to
protest, do so dressed as an elk in Ted Nugent's backyard.
Hillary Clinton: When you absolutely must make a point of
laughing publicly, don't fake it. Just think of something that
genuinely makes you laugh, like lowering taxes or any random male
having his penis cut off.
For the legions of devoted fans who know Jim Norton for his raw,
sometimes brutal comedy, "I Hate Your Guts" is what you've been
waiting for. But even more important -- it's a great book to read
while taking a shit.
Brain Candy for expectant parents
Pregnancy is an adventure.
Lots of books tell you the basics--"the baby is the size of insert
fruit here]." But pregnant science writer Jena Pincott began to
wonder just how a baby might tinker with her body--and vice
versa--and chased down answers to the questions she wouldn't ask
her doctor, such as:
- Does stress sharpen your baby's mind--or dull it?
- Can you predict your baby's temperament?
- Why are babies born in the darker months of the year more likely
to grow up to be novelty-loving risk takers?
- Are bossy, dominant women more likely to have boys?
- How can the cells left behind by your baby affect you years
later?
This is a different kind of pregnancy book--thoughtful, fun, and
filled with information you won't find anywhere else.
Sexy Like Us: Disability, Humor, and Sexuality takes a humorous,
intimate approach to disability through the stories, jokes,
performances, and other creative expressions of people with
disabilities. Author Teresa Milbrodt explores why individuals can
laugh at their leglessness, find stoma bags sexual, discover
intimacy in scars, and flaunt their fragility in ways both
hilarious and serious. Their creative and comic acts crash,
collide, and collaborate with perceptions of disability in
literature and dominant culture, allowing people with disabilities
to shape political disability identity and disability pride, call
attention to social inequalities, and poke back at ableist cultural
norms. This book also discusses how the ambivalent nature of comedy
has led to debates within disability communities about when it is
acceptable to joke, who has permission to joke, and which jokes
should be used inside and outside a community's inner circle.
Joking may be difficult when considering aspects of disability that
involve physical or emotional pain and struggles to adapt to new
forms of embodiment. At the same time, people with disabilities can
use humor to expand the definitions of disability and sexuality.
They can help others with disabilities assert themselves as sexy
and sexual. And they can question social norms and stigmas around
bodies in ways that open up journeys of being, not just for
individuals who consider themselves disabled, but for all people.
Two Books in one! Episodes 13 & 14 in the hit Bad Guys series -
soon to be a feature film animation. "I wish I'd had these books as
a kid. Hilarious!" - Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and
Dog Man They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys
... and they even smell like the Bad Guys. But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha,
Mr Snake and Mr Shark are about to change all of that - whether you
want them to or not! EPISODE THIRTEEN: CUT TO THE CHASE A
MYSTERIOUS DOORWAY! (Sure, it's in the grossest restaurant in the
world, but that doesn't make it any less mysterious. OK?) Behold!
What lies beyond?! An evil centipede? An alternate universe? A few
decent explanations? VRRRING! NING! NING! NING! Hey, was that a
CHAINSAW?! Let's see if you can read and run at the same time...
GO! It's the Bad Guys' next adventure! EPISODE FOURTEEN: THEY'RE
BEE-HIND YOU! POP QUIZ! You are on the roof of a skyscraper. Every
floor of that building has nasty things that just don't like you.
And you REALLY need to get to the basement. Whaddaya do?! (And no,
you can't just join the B-Team and fly away in their glamorous new
spaceship.) Think quick, chico, because the multiverse is getting
worse! ABOUT THE SERIES Full of hilarious line illustrations
throughout Fans of Dog Man, Cat Kid and Captain Underpants will
love this series Perfect for children who a struggling with reading
- or who just want to laugh their socks off The Bad Guys feature
length animation will release in UK cinemas on 1 April 2022 Praise
for The Bad Guys: "[T]his book instantly joins the classic ranks of
Captain Underpants... We challenge anyone to read this and keep a
straight face." - Kirkus Reviews BOOKS INCLUDED IN THIS TWO BOOK
BIND-UP EDITION Episode 13: Cut to the Chase Episode 14: They're
Bee-hind You!
Welcome to another round of history's most absurd stories and the
timeless lessons that come with them. In More Lessons from History,
Alex Deane has unearthed yet more bizarre tales that you certainly
haven't heard before. If you're wondering how large, flightless
birds might organise themselves against a military regiment, how
you should respond to the glare of an international rugby player
whose glass eye you just knocked out, exactly why carrots are
orange, or whether the world's worst-run battleship ever ceased
firing upon her comrades-in-arms, then look no further. In this
second volume of his acclaimed series, Alex Deane reminds us that,
throughout history, human nature has remained exactly the same, and
the way that people responded to the most amusing, horrifying and
convoluted of circumstances in the past can teach us everything we
need to know about who we are today.
Everyone can use a daily wake-up call.
Now in bite-size mantras, the abridged empathetic wit and wisdom
of the number one "New York Times" bestseller "He's Just Not That
Into You" will recharge and inspire your dating outlook one wake-up
call at a time.
For ages women have come together over coffee, cocktails, or
late-night phone chats to analyze the puzzling behavior of men.
Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo are here to say that -- despite good
intentions -- you're wasting your time. Men are not complicated,
although they'd like you to think they are. And there are no mixed
messages.
The truth may be, "He's just not that into you."
"He's Just Not That Into You" -- based on a popular episode of
"Sex and the City" -- educates otherwise smart women on how to tell
when a guy just doesn't like them "enough, " so they can stop
wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationship. This book
knows you're a beautiful, smart, funny woman who deserves better
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