Category: Humor

By P. G. Wodehouse

Lovers of P. G. Wodehouse's comedian genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of hilarity borders on obsession. omit fortunately feeds the obsession with 4 extra antic decisions from the grasp.

Blandings Castle is a suite of stories referring to Lord Emsworth and the Threepwood extended family, whereas Jeeves within the Offing unearths Bertie Wooster in another scrape-with the peerless Jeeves out of sight, on holiday! negative Bertie approximately turns into unstuck! Young males in Spats is Wodehouse at his such a lot gleaming: tales touching on individuals of the inimitable Drones Club-they could be small of mind and brief on money yet they're constantly sturdy for creative adventures. And in The good fortune of the Bodkins, the motion spans London, long island, Hollywood, and several other transatlantic liners, as 3 dapper younger males locate themselves in quite a few Wodehousian predicaments touching on their love lives and funds.

each one quantity has been reset and revealed on Scottish cream-wove, acid-free paper, sewn and sure in fabric. those novels are stylish and crucial additions to any Wodehouse fan's library.

By Paul Gilligan

Pooch Café is author Paul Gilligan's first syndicated strip, and this publication collects the strips from its winning first yr of syndication.

When Poncho's liked grasp Chazz marries cat lover Carmen and forces them to maneuver in along with her and her pussycat brood, Poncho's global is shaken to the center. Carmen's makes an attempt to bribe Poncho with cheese can't triumph over his inexplicable yet indisputable disdain for all issues cat, and now that his domestic has develop into a haven for them, his in basic terms recourse is to hunt safe haven within the cafe, the place he, Boomer, and his different dogs buddies pore over their top-secret plans to build a huge catapult with which to hurl all of the Earth's cats into the sunlight. up to he dislikes kitties, he's both enthusiastic about his love for Chazz. Poncho will just do approximately whatever to maintain his place as man's ally safe, together with enduring the actual torments of Chazz's ardour for cycling, camping out, and mountaineering, which he can in simple terms get via with the aid of vintage Russian literature and a pleasant cup of tea.

Pooch Café captures the depth of the human-dog bond in a fashion that might resonate with puppy fanatics everywhere.

By Wendy Northcutt

Honoring those that increase our gene pool via inadvertently removal themselves fromit, The Darwin Awards III contains a couple of hundred fresh, hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures.

From a sheriff who inadvertently shot himself twice, to the coverage defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw; from a farmer who refrained from bee stings by means of sealing his head in a plastic bag to the fellow overwhelmed by means of the department he simply trimmed, The Darwin Awards III proves back that once it involves stupidity, no species does it like we do.

Featuring medical and security discussions and packed with illustrations depicting inspiring examples of evolution in motion, The Darwin Awards III exhibits once again how unusual logic nonetheless is.

By The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman

Matthew Inman dishes one other aiding of hilarity from his on-line comedian The Oatmeal in My puppy: The Paradox. After years of conscientiously gazing his personal puppy, Rambo, Inman follows his no 1 New York Times best-selling How to inform in case your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, with this ode to the bushy, four-footed, tail-wagging package deal of affection and unbridled strength often dubbed man’s most sensible friend.

This eponymous comedian grew to become an quick hit whilst it went survive The Oatmeal.com and used to be beloved on fb via 700,000 lovers. Now fanatics could have a souvenir e-book of this comedian to offer and to keep.

In My puppy: The Paradox, Inman discusses the dogs penchant for rolling in horse droppings, chasing huge animals 4 instances their measurement, and appearing recklessly enthusiastic during the entirety in their impulsive, lovely lives. Hilarious and heartfelt, My Dog: The Paradox eloquently illustrates the advanced dating among guy and dog.

We won't ever comprehend why canine worry hair dryers, or being baited into staring contests with cats, yet as Inman explains, maybe we adore canines rather a lot “because their lives aren’t long, logical, or planned, yet an explosive paradox composed of fur, the teeth, and enthusiasm.”

By Ruskin Bond

There are such a lot of wonderful issues to determine, there's a lot to do, a lot enjoyable on hand and such a lot of fascinating and fascinating humans to satisfy. How can my pen ever run dry? one in every of India's best and so much prolific writers, Ruskin Bond has been placing pen to paper for good over six many years. because the Room at the Roof his award-winning debut novel which brought readers to the unforgettable Rusty, the orphan from Dehradun Bond has created characters either captivating and whimsical, that have persevered in renowned mind's eye? And, in what's maybe his so much towering success, Bond has dropped at pulsing lifestyles the mountains, valleys and rivers of Garhwal, in addition to the quiet magic of small, tucked-away locations, in ebook after booklet. the author at the Hillis a finished number of Bond's fiction and non-fiction, either well known and little-known. In 'Masterji', a tender guy meets his previous Hindi instructor on a teach platform, in handcuffs. within the excerpt from The Room at the Roof, Rusty stands as much as his bullying dad or mum. 'Man and Leopard' describes, in enthralling prose, a heart-breaking stumble upon among guy and the wild. And, in 'Once upon a Mountain Time', Bond creates a captivating portrait of his little patch of earth in Mussoorie. A tribute to at least one of the preferred and enjoyed writers of India, the author at the Hill can be a party of the quiet, unhurried lifestyles, lived at one's personal speed. This quantity will satisfaction Bond's enthusiasts all over the place.

By Christopher Moore

In San Francisco, the souls of the lifeless are mysteriously disappearing—and you recognize that can’t be good—in New York Times bestselling writer Christopher Moore’s delightfully humorous sequel to A soiled Job.

Something particularly unusual is going on within the urban through the Bay. individuals are loss of life, yet their souls usually are not being accrued. Someone—or something—is stealing them and nobody is familiar with the place they're going, or why, however it has anything to do with that enormous orange bridge. loss of life service provider Charlie Asher is simply as flummoxed as everybody else. He’s trapped within the physique of a fourteen-inch-tall “meat puppet” expecting his Buddhist nun female friend, Audrey, to discover him an appropriate new physique to play host.

To resolve this abomination, a motley group of heroes will band jointly: the seven-foot-tall dying service provider Minty clean; retired policeman grew to become bookseller Alphonse Rivera; the Emperor of San Francisco and his canine, Bummer and Lazarus; and Lily, the previous Goth woman. Now if merely they could get little Sophie to forestall babbling concerning the coming conflict for the very soul of humankind . . .

By Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea

From aboiement to zooerastia, a guided travel of the lantrified underbelly of the English language

This strange, un-put-downable little quantity via Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea collects greater than 300 of the English language's such a lot disgusting, offensive, and obscene words--words that experience fallen out of universal utilization yet will doubtless pride, amuse, and in certain cases end up strangely helpful. Who hasn't hunted for the appropriate observe to explain a colleague's maschalephidrosis (runaway armpit perspiration), a boss's pleonexia (insane greed), or a buddy's fumosities (ill-smelling vapors from a drunken person's belches)?

Word fans, persistent insulters, berayers, bescumbers, and bespewers desire think like tongue-tied witlings not more: discovering the right kind, keck-inspiring notice simply acquired a lot more uncomplicated with Depraved English.

By Lily Prior

Ramona Drottoveo, an albino, is a chambermaid at a lush Italian property. distinct via the intoxicating odor she exudes, Ramona is despised via all girls and cherished through all males, whose inexhaustible lust she eagerly satisfies. existence alterations whilst her husband dies after learning his bride with one other guy on their marriage ceremony evening. Blamed for his loss of life, Ramona and her lover are exiled to the neighboring urban of Naples. There, Ramona's existence is remodeled once more by way of the beginning of a daughter, Blandina, who "steals" her mother's smell. now not in a position to seduce males into blind submission, Ramona humbly returns to the property to an unforeseen welcome -- and revenge.

A hilarious and naughty party of the senses and the unusual locations they could lead us, Nectar explores the secret of sexual charm and the frivolous nature of divine justice.

By Wendy Northcutt

With over 1 / 4 million copies in print and 6 months at the ny instances bestseller checklist, The Darwin Awards indicates that readers crave humor. And what larger position to discover it than within the tales of these people who enhance the gene pool via removal themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion.

Marvel on the thief who attempts to scouse borrow reside electric wires. Gape on the lawnchair jockey who floats to a peak of 16,000 ft suspended through helium balloons. And study from the fellow who friends right into a gas can utilizing a cigarette lighter. All contend for Darwin Awards whilst their offerings culminate in superb misadventures.

These stories of trial and awe-inspiring error-verified by way of the writer and recommended by way of web site readers-illustrate the continuing saga of survival of the fittest in all its selective glory. The Darwin Awards vividly portrays the best examples of evolution in motion, and exhibits us simply how unusual logic should be.

By Tad Hills

Celebrate ten fun-filled years of honking and quacking with this extra-special anniversary variation of the unique New York Times bestselling Duck & Goose photograph book. It's an unforgettable kid's vintage starring cherished characters, and essential for any kid's domestic library.

Meet Duck and Goose, younger birds who mistake a polka-dot ball for an egg and feature to grasp the paintings of cooperation—and sharing—to look after it. yet friendship isn't continually effortless, as proved during this humorous, available tale. younger readers will immediately realize themselves in those cute and without end confident characters. And this appealing souvenir variation good points additional content material from the writer on tips on how to draw Duck & Goose. 

“Duck and Goose have taken their areas along Frog and Toad and George and Martha as wonderful examples of friendship, interest and problem-solving.” —Kirkus Reviews