"Toles stands out among today’s generation of editorial cartoonists, who look for gag cartoons that supply a laugh but no deeper understanding." —Concord Monitor Toles is an outrageously clever marksman. He draws with a scalpel instead of a pen." —Albuquerque Tribune Political cartoonists swing a double-edged sword: They must be funny and they must have…
This is the story of two guys (and three dogs) who teamed up to create the world’s best dog biscuit. In the process, they created a howling national success story! The bakers have developed such creations as Pupcakes, Scottie Biscotti, Snicker Poodles, Great Danish, and Collie Flowers in the world’s first bona fide (or bone-ified)…
The Gathering was the twenty-fourth in Kienzle’s series of mysteries, featuring Father Robert Koesler as a Roman Catholic priest whose intuitiveness and caring nature have led him to an unusual calling: solving mysteries, mostly of the murderous kind. In this entry, revisit Koesler’s adolescent and teen years, to a time when young Catholic men and…
There is no greater reward for a hockey player than winning the Stanley Cup. The Ultimate Prize chronicles the evolution of the sport from the first recorded game played in 1875 to the 2002 Champion Detroit Red Wings. Photographs and statistics of teams, coaches, players, owners, and hockey executives are listed year by year. Facts,…
"Everywhere, every day, small things beckon us to pause and, for a precious moment, stop the world in its tracks for the sake of a closer look at some hidden miracle." —The Zen of Small Things Human beings are natural seekers. We want answers and meaning, and we expect to find both in "big" things….
Is a challenge a problem or an opportunity? It all depends on your attitude. For all those who see opportunity — and everyone who wants to — comes the greatest support system ever bound between two covers: The Three Most Important Words in Life Are Attitude, Attitude, Attitude. In these pages, winners — and those…
People who lose a loved one often have trouble relating to others as they grieve. This little book offers gentle suggestions for moving forward and is ideal as a subtle gift to recognize the tremendous pain of loss.
My mom used to be somebody, but she doesn’t want to remember who that was. She was in movies, on TV, she made records, and was an underwear model. My dad is a writer–or at least he sleeps at the computer a lot." Jinky’s "mom" and "dad" might be complainers, but Jinky is just happy…
Truth, as any good reporter knows, is stranger than fiction. It’s often funnier as well. Bob Fenster provides proof of that in his latest hilarious collection, Each Laugh Off chapter presents a collection of true-life anecdotes and professional comic material covering subjects such as funny money; on-the-job laughs; show biz glory; jokes for jocks; and…
Telling hundreds of true stories about the weird and wacky stuff that happens when people operate outside of the box, author Bob Fenster proves that life is funny when you least expect it but need it the most, in his hilarious book, Twisted: Tales from the Wacky Side of Life. Filled with tales of outlandish…
There be no callin’ ‘dibs’ in piratin’. Booty be divided among the crew, from the lowest deckswabber to the highest masthand. So says the Pirate Code." –Calico Jack Rackham, king of the pirates * Enjoy a witty mock-official handbook for potential pirates and plunderers. Matthew David Brozik and Jacob Sager Weinstein continue to spoof those…