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Encyclopedia for the New American Century : Understanding Verbalizations in this New Age of Empire, Mythology and Consumerism.
 R.B. Vineyard
 0595386970
 March 1, 2006
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Has the New American Century has started without you? Get with it! It's time for everyone to get in line and join in the new unity and spirit of uni-partisanship--or else! The first step in knowing what's expected of you is to understand the language of dittoheadedness, neo-conformism, neo-speak and good old ass kissing of the properly imposed authorities. You might as well join up because if you don't, you're against it and that makes you a terrorist. The smart thing to do is to go meekly with the flow, for the meek shall inherit the earth!
That's right--it's time to forget everything you thought you knew and submit to the current rewrite of history, the new logic and the proper way to think. Do as you're told and everything you do will glorify the New American Century and the heroic, fearless leaders who... |
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! Encyclopedia of the Bizarre: Amazing, Strange, Inexplicable, Weird and All True!
Julie Mooney
1579124828
October 2005
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Black Dog & Leventhal’s bestselling Encyclopedia of the Bizarre is now available in a handier, more reasonably priced edition that retains every word and image of the original. From stupefying stunts to wacky world’s records, all of Ripley’s riveting findings are here, in an easy-to-browse, impossible-to-put-down color volume.
Where else could you learn that:
• It’s estimated that 10,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000 snowflakes have fallen to the Earth since the Earth was formed!
• Queen Isabeau of Bavaria used a mixture of boar’s brains, crocodile glands, and wolf blood as skin lotion!
• Anna Bread married John Butter in Leeds, England, April 22, 1926!
• Phil Turco of Madison, Wisconsin, swallowed 339 goldfish... |
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Encyclopedia of School Humor
P. Susan Mamchak
013276346X
Jan 1987
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The Encyclopedia of Wit, Humor & Wisdom
Leewin B. Williams
0595096980
June 2000
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Whenever you need an amusing story to hold attention, drive home a point in speech making to enliven conversation, or to read just for fun, the more than 4,100 peppery, bubbling stories in this volume will satisfy every demand. All are arranged alphabetically under subject. The index and cross-index makes it possible to locate the right story quickly. The range of this volume is far and wide. The stories are about people in all walks of life. All of them are wholesome and clean. And what is more, you will want to remember and retell these stories. Drawn from the vagaries, the foibles, and the peculiarities of human nature, they provide countless chuckles from many different locales. The ENCYCLOPEDIA of WIT, HUMOR and WISDOM is indispensable for public speakers, toastmasters, lawyers, ministers,... |
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Comic Book Encyclopedia : The Ultimate Guide to Characters, Graphic Novels, Writers, and Artists in the Comic Book Universe
Ron Goulart
0060538163
November 1, 2004
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From School Library Journal
Adult/High School–This entertaining guide is chock-full of trivia. Starting with the early 1900s, it is organized primarily by character or book title; hordes of heroes, villains, and the indefinable stride through its colorful pages. Although the contents lean heavily toward the superhero, the author includes a few independents like the hallucinogenic work of R. Crumb and Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (Knopf, 2000). Characters from children's humor make small appearances as well. Not surprisingly, the entries for the more iconic figures like Superman and Spiderman have significantly more detail than the others. Although comic-book trivia encyclopedias are nothing new, this one stands out because of the excellence of the reproductions of the original art. Just casually flipping... |
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Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Will Pearson (Editor)
0060568062
April 2004
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Chicago Tribune
"For the discerning intellect, Mental Floss cleans out the cobwebs."
Newsweek
"A lot like that professor of your who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun."
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The Speaker's Encyclopedia of Wit, Wisdom, and Humor
Hank Halpern
0759692637
Sept 2002
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Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge: A Wickedly Smart Guide to History's Naughtiest Bits
Editors of Mental Floss
006078475X
November 2005
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From Publishers Weekly
Concept trumps execution in this hit and (mostly) miss compendium of "the worst history has to offer." Editor Hunt and Mental Floss cofounders Pearson and Hattikudur (Condensed Knowledge) group their material into chapters based on the seven deadlies and purport to present "every bawdy story and dirty secret your history teacher wanted to tell you, but couldn't for fear of losing his or her job." More often than not, the "dirty secrets" are recounted in matter-of-fact prose, peppered with uninspired juvenile humor ("sometimes you have to get a head to get ahead" when introducing leaders who killed family members, or exclaiming "Eeeeuuuuw!" in response to sibling marriages among the ancient Egyptians), but the book makes a passable bathroom read. When compared to other recent works of historic satire, (John... |
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How To Draw Manga Volume 35: Costume Encyclopedia Volume 3: Sexy Sports Wear (How to Draw Manga)
Hikaru Hayashi, et al
4766114345
June 25, 2005
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Book Description
This collection of sports-related uniforms - applicable to all fields of art including manga, book illustration, and animation - is full of sexy offshoot costumes such as race-queen and cheerleader uniforms. Featuring more than 3,000 images, this volume presents sports uniforms from a wide range of angles. To boot, the end of the book also includes a discussion of basic uniform structure and design.
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Revenge Encyclopedia
087364851X
November 1995
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This is the mother of all revenge books! You'd have to buy more than 25 books to get all the wit and wisdom contained in this compilation from the best of Paladin's revenge books. Don't be fooled by cheap imitators that claim to know how to get even. Paladin is still your revenge source when you need to even the score with nosy neighbors, bungling bureaucrats, snarly clerks or other pests. For entertainment purposes only.
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Humor
Henry D. Spalding
0824604377
Mar 2001
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Jewish humor mirrors the minds and hearts of the Jewish people. It reflects their joys and sorrows, hopes and disappointments. Perhaps most significant, it demonstrates their willingness to poke fun at themselves, which has no doubt enabled Jews to endure centuries of hardship with head held high and a smile on their collective face. In the Encyclopedia of Jewish Humor, hailed as a landmark work when first published, Henry D. Spalding presents delightful anecdotes, quips, jokes, and yarns featuring the colorful folk who have added spice and spirit to Jewish life from biblical to modern times. Some of the selections are pungent, many are scornful of deceit and pretense, others are alive with brotherhood. Most are just downright hilarious. In thirty-nine chapters, Spalding allows forty centuries of Jewish life to speak... |
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Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
Matt Lake
1402732791
July 2005
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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
A. J. Jacobs
0743250605
September 2004
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From Publishers Weekly
Imagine, the original Berserkers were "savage Norse soldiers" of the Middle Ages who went into battle stark naked! Or consider the Etruscan habit of writing in "boustrophedon style." Intrigued? Well, either hunker down with your own Encyclopædia Britannica, or buy Esquire editor Jacobs's memoir of the year he spent reading all 32 volumes of the 2002 edition—that's 33,000 pages with some 44 million words. Jacobs set out on this delightfully eccentric endeavor attempting to become the "smartest person in the world," although he agrees smart doesn't mean wise. Apart from the sheer pleasure of scaling a major intellectual mountain, Jacobs figured reading the encyclopedia from beginning to end would fill some gaps in his formal education and greatly increase his "quirkiness factor." Reading alphabetically... |
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Humor
Henry D. Spalding
0824604393
Mar 2001
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Book Description
Jewish humor mirrors the minds and hearts of the Jewish people. It reflects their joys and sorrows, hopes and disappointments. Perhaps most significant, it demonstrates their willingness to poke fun at themselves, which has no doubt enabled Jews to endure centuries of hardship with head held high and a smile on their collective face. In the Encyclopedia of Jewish Humor, hailed as a landmark work when first published, Henry D. Spalding presents delightful anecdotes, quips, jokes, and yarns featuring the colorful folk who have added spice and spirit to Jewish life from biblical to modern times. Some of the selections are pungent, many are scornful of deceit and pretense, others are alive with brotherhood. Most are just downright hilarious. In thirty-nine chapters, Spalding allows forty centuries of Jewish life to speak... |
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The Ultimate : The Great Armchair Debates Settled Once and for All
William Poundstone
0385242700
September 1, 1991
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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
A. J. Jacobs
0743250621
October 2005
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From Publishers Weekly
Imagine, the original Berserkers were "savage Norse soldiers" of the Middle Ages who went into battle stark naked! Or consider the Etruscan habit of writing in "boustrophedon style." Intrigued? Well, either hunker down with your own Encyclopædia Britannica, or buy Esquire editor Jacobs's memoir of the year he spent reading all 32 volumes of the 2002 edition—that's 33,000 pages with some 44 million words. Jacobs set out on this delightfully eccentric endeavor attempting to become the "smartest person in the world," although he agrees smart doesn't mean wise. Apart from the sheer pleasure of scaling a major intellectual mountain, Jacobs figured reading the encyclopedia from beginning to end would fill some gaps in his formal education and greatly increase his "quirkiness factor." Reading alphabetically... |
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The Speaker's Encyclopedia of Wit, Wisdom, and Humor
Hank Halpern
1403371172
Nov 2002
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10,000 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia
Stanley Newman
0517223708
November 2004
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Review
"Nearly everything you ever wanted to know (and lots of stuff you never thought anyone would ever know) in one comprehensive package. A must for any trivia buff."
- JOHN CARPENTER, first million-dollar winner of the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Review
"Nearly everything you ever wanted to know (and lots of stuff you never thought anyone would ever know) in one comprehensive package. A must for any trivia buff."
- JOHN CARPENTER, first million-dollar winner of the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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An Encyclopedia of Humor with CDROM
Lowell D. Streiker
1565635000
Feb 1998
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Laughter is meant to inspire and heal, not belittle and harm. This new collection provides abundant "good clean fun," whenever you need inspirational slices of life, bracing quips, quotable wisdom, or a refreshing dose of nonsense. Church quirks, or corporate perks? From family life to the afterlife, Lowell has it covered.Best of all, to find the pertinent anecdote, you don't have to read the whole book (though you'll want to). Each of these jokes is categorized and indexed so you can find it on demand. Perhaps you're a public speaker who wants plenty of sparkling witticisms to hone your point. Or maybe you (and your family) simply want to enjoy thousands of fresh jokes. Either way, let An Encyclopedia of Humor help you find the "good" in "good hearty laugh!"CD-ROM features:• Contains over 2,000* stories, jokes,... |
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Encyclopedia of Bad Taste
Jane Stern, Michael Stern
0060164700
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Lava lamps, Hawaiian shirts, accordion music and outlandish performer Charo are among the kitschy or lowbrow people, places and things affectionately featured in this entertaining, colorful reference book. Illustrated. $50,000 ad/promo. (Oct.)no PW revCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Pop culture mavens and authors of 15 books, including Elvis World ( LJ 10/1/87) and Sixties People ( LJ 1/90), the Sterns have assembled a directory of American "ersatz culture" that would make Roseanne Barr proud. Their goal is, "to catalogue bad taste, define the standard masterworks, and inaugurate the annals of the world's favorite faux pas." With entries running the gamut from... |
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Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor
Don L. Nilsen
1573562181
Jan 2000
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From Booklist
The authors had been studying the subject of humor for 25 years when they were approached by Oryx to put their knowledge in encyclopedic form. The result is a 98-entry reference work. A bibliography that includes scholarly works on humor, biographies, and joke books stretches over 20 pages and rounds out the text.Arranged alphabetically, articles vary in length from one to five pages. A few are illustrated with cartoons and photographs. Some longer articles are broken down into subtopics. For example, Drama includes sections on "Comedy of Humors" and "Comedy of Manners," followed by brief entries for 10 playwrights noted for humor in their plays. Radio and Television include entries for selected programs. Many articles end with lists of suggestions for further reading.Despite the subject, the book's... |
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The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
Matt Groening
0060952520
November 1997
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Nearly a decade into their run, it's clear that The Simpsons is one of the best-loved and most influential television shows to come down the pike in a long while. If the show's attitude was a little less pervasive, this encyclopedic book would be aimed solely at Simpsons addicts. But that's not entirely true--Matt Groening and Ray Richmond have created a book that is essential for anyone interested in where TV is today. That's not to suggest that the book is serious, though--it's not. The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (that's debatable, but who cares?) is a collection of everything related to the show, from all the "couch gags" during the end of the opening credits, to the complete words to the theme song from The Itchy and Scratchy Show. There are broadcast dates,... |
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The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor
Michael O'Donoghue
1590710428
May 2005
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The fifth title in the National Lampoon classic library, The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor returns with the madness that only Michael O’Donoghue, P.J. O’Rourke, Terry Southern, Anne Beatts, Doug Kenney and Brian McConnachie could have possibly created.
Includes a pullout, 4-color, National Lampoon World Map and artwork from Edward Gorey, Bruce McCall and Rick Meyerwitz
About the Author
Michael O’Donoghue was among the original contributors to National Lampoon when it began in 1970. The original producer of The National Lampoon Radio Hour, O’Donoghue hired Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Anne Beatts, John Belushi, Christopher Guest and a number of other performers for the show and later on, brought them to... |
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Why Things Are & Why Things Aren't
Joel Achenbach
0345392884
February 20, 1996
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WHAT IS REALITY, ANYWAY?
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK.
Washington Post columnist Joel Achenbach refuses to take "I don't know" for an answer. In Why Things Are, he gave you a world of answers in a nutshell. Well, once again it's time to get cracking. Just ask Achenbach, who's out to crack every mystery in the book. After all, why stop asking why when there's no end of questions left to be asked?
* Why is the Oval Office oval?
* Why is it so darn hard to lose weight?
* Why did Napoleon keep his hand tucked in his vest?
* Why is Muzak everywhere even though people claim they dislike "elevator music"?
* Since we're mostly made of water, why don't we slosh around more?
* Why are people so obsessed with talking, thinking, and hearing about sex?
* Why is the interior of the Earth still... |
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What Are the 7 Wonders of the World : And 100 Other Great Cultural Lists--Fully Explicated
Peter D'Epiro
0385490623
November 1998
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Historic trivia is fascinating stuff. The secret to great trivia reporting is not just in the gathering of the details, however, but in the presentation. Organization is vital, because without an appealing structure, the mind won't grapple with the facts. The human brain needs an inviting presentation to wrap around any new information, and this is what D'Epiro and Pinkowish have done. It's why their compilation of 107 cultural questions is so beguiling. The elemental secret of their innovative table of contents is the use of numbers. Starting with three and working their way up (with a gap here and there) to 24, they pose a series of intriguing questions which are then answered to everyone's satisfaction on the indicated pages. What are the three Laws of Thermodynamics? Who were the three Furies? and What are the three... |
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Encyclopedia Idiotica: History's Worst Decisions and the People Who Made Them
Stephen Weir
0764159178
September 2005
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The 64 A.D. burning of Rome during the reign of Nero . . . Winston Churchill's ill-conceived and disastrous World War I plan to invade Turkey at Gallipoli . . . the Maginot Line, built in France in 1929-34 in a foolhardy effort to prevent the feared German invasion . . . the 1950s thalidomide pharmaceutical disaster that resulted in at least 20,000 babies born with deformities . . . the 1989-91 misappropriation of company funds by publishing executive Robert Maxwell, and the collapse of his financial empire . . . the Enron scandal of 2000 that brought down a yet larger business empire. Chronicled in these pages are stories of corporate chicanery, poor military decisions, engineering disasters, diplomatic blunders, and other appalling, large-scale mistakes that resulted in ruin and misery for countless innocent... |
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More of the Straight Dope
Cecil Adams
0345351452
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"Smart, saucy answers...the kind of book you'd buy as a goofy present for your wackiest friend--and then keep."
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Since 1973, the redoubtable Cecil Adams has collected, corrected, inspected, and dissected thousands of reader's questions, reporting his sagacious findings in the popular weekly column, THE STRAIGHT DOPE. His first book amazed millions. Now he returns with another incomparable compendium of fantastic facts, insouciant information, and delicious data on every subject of import to personkind: Is it true Thanksgiving was invented by the editor of HARPER'S BIZARRE...? Why do your fingers wrinkle in the bathtub...? and hundreds more burning questions explained at last!
Inside Flap Copy
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