This book is a witty, humorous, parody of driving instruction for people who drive like "bats out of hell." and is intended for the enjoyment of those who want to release steam by laughing at the speed demon who, at one time or another, nearly ran them off the road. It mirrors a select section of the Georgia State Driver's Manual and is intended as subtle instruction about rules of the road. Perpetrators and good drivers alike will enjoy the satire. It can be used for students as a "What not to do" or "Don't be a BOOH." *This book is clearly satirical, does not condone DUI's, and in no way makes light of injury or loss of life.

C.S. Lewis' classic The Screwtape Letters is full of keen wit and wise counsel--if one is a Christian believer. Such a reader will find much to ponder in its pages. But suppose one begins to question whether it is the voice of mature reason that Lewis portrays as the wiles of Satan? The Needletoe Letters takes the other side, depicting the letters of advice and guidance from a veteran angel to his inexperienced nephew. Their common task? To keep Christian believers hoodwinked and flummoxed Read this book, and see if you don't begin to have second thoughts about your faith

Half-Baked History is a 20,000-word collection of 37 historical events, spanning both time period and geographical location. Boring? No. Half-Baked History is a satire of some of history's most notable and notorious events. Posing as the esteemed Professor Chip Bagnall, the supposed scholar takes historical facts and bluntly labels them as myth. Dr. Bagnall has one sole motive: to rectify the purported "facts" that have cursed the pages of our children's history textbooks. Reeducate yourself so the next time you try to impress your boss, a love interest, or even Professor Bagnall with a fun fact from the history annals, you don't seem like an idiot. There is something Professor Bagnall refers to as the "Colbert Complex." Most people who watch The Colbert Report do recognize the fact that the show is satire, but there are those few who don't quite catch on, believing Stephen Colbert's character to be the actual Stephen Colbert. The same can be said for Half-Baked History. Some of the facts, both in the "myth" and "fact" sections, are true - but most is bulls**t. It is satire. This disclaimer is for those very few who might not quite understand, so please, no offense to the majority. History doesn't have to be boring anymore. Did John Adams do stand-up comedy every Saturday at open mic night? Yes, but he often bombed when throwing out the overused "How many Anti-Federalists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" joke. Learn more of the ridiculous from our shared written history by reading Half-Baked History.

My Grateful Write takes a ridiculous look at life today and gives you a reason to get out of bed each morning. Reading this will change your life in monumental ways, and enlighten you to the point of nausea. From food to taxes, to living with your family, to syphilis, My Grateful Write gives you much to be thankful for, and hopes it is shared with the world in a joyful way, all except the syphilis

"Arguably the funniest novel to emerge from Northern Europe since the Black Death"

A reindeer strangler has struck again; the world's leading authority on Baltic sturgeon has been filleted, and the head of Sweden's only unpublished thriller writer has been discovered some meters from his body.

Just a typical day in Stockholm's crime log? Or are the murders the works of a single killer? Chief Inspector Svenjamin Bubbles has a suspect: Lizzy Salamander, Scandinavia's most heavily tattooed girl-sociopath and hacker extraordinaire.

Mikael Blomberg believes Salamander has been framed. But if Salamander is innocent, who is the 4'10" girl ninja captured on a surveillance camera decapitating the failed novelist? And what has become of the unpublished manuscript that claimed to connect Sweden's most eco-friendly corporations to the twentieth century's greatest tyrant?

A shocking story of corruption and perversion that reaches to the highest echelons of the world's largest producer of inexpensive ready-to-assemble wooden bookcases, "The Girl with the Sturgeon Tattoo" delivers a hilarious--and gripping--parody of the best-selling novels by Stieg Larsson.

"In Forever Azathoth Peter Cannon captures Lovecraft's style deliciously, takes affectionate digs at such horror eminences as critic S. T. Joshi and writer T.E.D. Klein, and even-has the man no shame?-subjects a number of mainstream classics to a hideous cross-pollination."-Michael Dirda "The stories in Forever Azathoth all qualify as Lovecraftian metafiction, ranging from parody to pastiche to homage. Cannon adds spice to this stew by calling in elements from authors as disparate as William Faulkner and James Herriot. The most surprising and surprisingly successful combination is Cannon's importation of P.G. Wodehouse's air-headed Bertie Wooster and Bertie's "gentleman's gentleman," the unflappable Reginald Jeeves, into the world of Lovecraftian weirdness." -Richard Lupoff H. P. Lovecraft once wrote: "As a rule, I don't think that a comic or flippant style-or one with much satire-mixes well with the weird." Peter Cannon has devoted most of his writing career to breaking this rule, usually at the expense of Lovecraft himself. This volume collects the finest and funniest of Cannon's parodies and pastiches, starting with the title story, a six-part sequel to Lovecraft's "The Thing on the Doorstep." Various Edward Derby heirs and scholars contend for control of the poet-prodigy's literary legacy, too absorbed in their own affairs to take much heed of the supernatural mischief made possible by mind transfer. Before there was Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, there were the three "Wodecraft" tales, in which P. G. Wodehouse's characters show considerable savoir faire in the face of cosmic dread. Cannon also mashes up Lovecraft with two classic American writers, F. Scott Fitzgerald ("Tender Is the Night-Gaunt") and William Faulkner ("The Sound and the Fungi"). Two selections pay homage to living horror greats Ramsey Campbell ("The Undercliffe Sentences") and T.E.D. Klein ("The Arkham Collector"). "The Madness out of Space" chronicles the efforts of a scholarly New England gentleman to connect with the cosmic. This quality Hippocampus Press edition contains all the stories in the limited, signed Subterranean Press edition together with the novelette "The Madness out of Space." Handsome interior illustrations by noted Lovecraftian artist Jason C. Eckhardt, some newly commissioned for this paperback edition, form an added bonus. Peter Cannon is the author of Pulptime (1984), a Sherlock Holmes pastiche in which H. P. Lovecraft plays Dr. Watson to the great detective; Scream for Jeeves: A Parody (1994), a blend of Wodehousian humor and Lovecraftian horror with a dash of Conan Doyle; and The Lovecraft Chronicles (2004), a novel that imagines a happier and longer life for Lovecraft. He lives with his wife and three children in New York City.

"The Haunting of the Snarkasbord" is a dark, humorous parody of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" concerning what followed the Baker's vanishing and the Crew's continued hunt for a snark on Snark Island. Alison Tannenbaum wrote the poetry in "Snarkasbord: A Crewsome Choice" and also wrote notes on Byron W. Sewell's illustrations for it. An introduction and Gardnerian-style notes have been written by August A. Imholtz, Jr in his inimitable style. This edition marks the first public publication of the poems "The Booking," "The Recrewting," and "The Sailing"-the three "Missing Fits" composed by Charlie Lovett. These were originally written for a secret English Snarkian Society, and were mentioned by Selwyn Goodacre in his "The Listing of the Snark" in Martin Gardner's final version of The Annotated Hunting of the Snark. Hitherto, they have only ever been seen by the members or guests of the Society. In addition to his wonderful illustrations, Byron W. Sewell has contributed an original short story, ,"" which tells what happened to the Baker from the viewpoint of the Boojum. Like Lovett's parodies, this short story has never before been seen by the public; it was issued in a very limited number to his Carrollian friends.

Yodel lay hee hoo, Cthulhu Fhartagn Dare to face the chilling horror from the depths in these ludicrous tales of horror and the supernatural Cthulhu's back, and he's gotta dance Can you keep your sanity as you hear... The Yodel of Cthulhu?

In Selling Out, author Joey Green has taken the voices of famous writers past and present - from Nathaniel Hawthorne to e. e. cummings, Jane Austen to Erica Jong - and fashioned their words into the ad campaigns they might have written if their prose pushed brand-name products. Sure to raise a chuckle from anyone who ever watched television commercials, as well as from those slightly familiar with classic literature, Selling Out is a hysterical look at what our most famous authors might have written if they'd sold their souls to advertising. For this revised and expanded second edition, Green added another fifteen parodies, bringing the total to fifty unforgettable ad campaigns, including William Blake's "Tony Tiger," Franz Kafka's "Raid Kills Bugs Dead," John Updike's "Rabbit Keeps Going and Going," and George Orwell's "The Un-Cola."

This is an under the carpet look at the psychosis of everyday thinking. This book is not a journey through the mind of the author. It's more about willingly tripping over an obstacle in plain sight. The readings here are not designed to get you safely anywhere except to the edge of some cliff you previously fell off before.

Mike Resnick's accomplishments (to date) include 64 novels, 21 collections, 40 anthologies, two screenplays and approximately 250 short stories-resulting in a couple of shelves of major awards (including five Hugos from 35 nominations and awards from various countries including Spain, France, Croatia and Japan). *** Of all the characters that Mike has created, Lucifer Jones remains his favorite. We are proud to republish this hilarious series of adventures starring a most unique character. *** Exploits is the second volume of the Chronicles. *** THE CHRONICLES OF LUCIFER JONES: VOLUME II *** Being a Thrilling Chronicle of Romance, Danger, Spectacle, High Adventure, Narrow Escapes, and Uplifting Triumphs Over Sinister Villains and Mystic Mages in the Exotic Continent of the East, as Recounted by the Bold, Daring, Handsome and Modest Christian Gentleman Who Experienced Them.

Parody; satire; a comic novel packed with hilarious episodes, some macabrely so; the history of a Quest; a page-turner of an adventure tale It is all of these things A French Duc aestivates (mm ) in his Yorkshire retreat, unaware that in the neighbouring county an evil compatriot is about to exploit the weaknesses of two men in order to steal long-hidden artefacts. The Duc accepts a commission from the Catholic Church to find and recover the malevolent Talisman and two scrolls with perilous content. Helped by old friends, a young American astro-physicist and a maimed, aristocratic, exiled Russian biochemist, and also his homicidal chauffeur, his quest takes him from the Yorkshire dales to the south of France and back again. His path crosses that of two delightful French women who, it turns out, are unwitting but crucial elements in the malefactor's wiles. Fortunes fluctuate as the story gathers pace before it hurtles to a wholly surprising denouement

Author T.J. Russ is out to provide all the reasons that President Barack Obama must be re-elected in 2012. President Obama may be the greatest President in history, and this book reveals the shocking evidence. WARNING: This book contains all blank pages, making a fun political statement. If you love this book and want to order large quantities, or you're interested in publishing your own blank book, visit www.TerenceStormPublishing.com.

Completely inappropriate humor coupled with dark poetry and flash fiction. It's more fun than you can shake a dead kitten at.

Author T.J. Russ has spanned the United States, looking for all the evidence that Barack Obama is keeping America free, strong, and prosperous. This blockbuster new book contains the results of his research! WARNING: This book contains all blank pages, making a fun political statement. If you love this book and want to order large quantities, or you're interested in publishing your own blank book, visit www.TerenceStormPublishing.com.

As the trial of terrorist mastermind Abdullah "Johnny Three Fingers" Bin-Al Raheem and his troop of would-be Holy Warriors draws near, someone is trying to kill the Prosecution's key witnesses - with an emphasis on the word 'trying'. But as the FBI races against time to stop this assassin, a patriotic militia group has its own plan to utilize the trial to make a point. From the tropical beaches of the Virgin Islands, to the majestic plains of North Dakota, to the bustling streets of New York City and all points in between, chaos and mayhem reign in The Patriot Plan; fed by the collective misadventures of transplanted Somali militants, Swedish male model mercenaries, misguided conspiracy theorists, ornery iguanas, and even two playful saber-tooth tigers.

Chestnut Hill Local columnists Mike Todd, Janet Gilmore, Hugh Gilmore, and Jim Harris, (L-R), have not only survived in the troubled and struggling newspaper business, they have amassed a devoted following of fans who shower them with lavish presents like scrapple, bowling balls, and money from Nigerian bank accounts. Until recently, their columns were available only to the readers of the Local, but now you, too, can "LOL" as: Hugh warns of the "Enemies of Reading" Janet remembers old friends, old flames and ex-coworkers Mike deals with wrens, ferrets, and a pregnant wife in his house Jim dispenses dubious advice and rails against the system
They each have their own style and shtick, but they share a love of language and an innate ability to find the humor in everyday life. Not since Ben Franklin dined alone at the Mermaid Inn has Chestnut Hill seen such a concentration of comedic talent. Here, from among their hundreds of articles, hand-picked by a rigorous process of "One potato, two potato," is a rollicking roundup of mirthful monologues for your gracious consideration.

This cleverly titled BLANK BOOK is a perfect gift for tickling funny bones of believers and skeptics alike The 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" trade paperback features 90 pages of quality white paper completely uncontaminated by printing (Save for headers and footers.) It's perfect for doodling, making notes, folding origami, or ranting about the other side. In emergencies, it also doubles as toilet paper. (Softness and efficacy not guaranteed for this use ) As an added bonus, if you buy today, you will receive an extra 7 pages of blank white paper bound in with the rest Ninety-seven blank pages in all (Along with three pages of pesky titles and legal information, for a not-so-grand total of 100 pages.) The book comes complete with a glossy, full-color cover suitable for framing. The back cover features sarcastic copy sure to drive home the paperback's satirical intent. Be sure to look for other BLANK BOOKS in the From the Secret Files... ser

The Mysterious Minute-Men are back Discover what the defenders of truth, liberty, and donuts have been doing since their Omnibus adventures Learn all about Minute-Man's first adventure, the creation of The Mysterious Minute-Men, and the shocking secret that almost destroyed the team All this plus the return of Frozzie and the introduction of Metro City's newest crime fighter: Eclipse This novel-length adventure brings The Mysterious Minute-Men face to face with who they are, were, and are destined to be. With the evil in their core rooted out, the team is finally ready to tackle the Future