Triumph of the Straight Dope8 reviews
Cecil Adams

Ballantine Books, 1999

Entertaining!!!!

+ Volume 5 of the Encyclopedia Trivia
+ Cecil does it again
+ The best thing to come out of Chicago (after my Wife)
+ Well Cecil, you did it again...
  
  











  



  
The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated8 reviews
Leo Rosten

Three Rivers Press, 2003

joys of yiddish

thils is an updated version of leo rosten's original book. it appears a bit overdone in its scholarly definitions. i purchased the book as a gift for someone who was interested in learning something about yiddish.
  
  











  



  
Papa Do Run: A Baby Boomer Looks (and Laughs) at Vintage Rock & Roll10 reviews
Deborah Godin

BookSurge Publishing, 2007

LAUGH OUT LOUD TWISTS

+ Kool and Groovy!
+ Nostalgic and irreverent romp into the early days of rock

What a fun way to remember and to be tweaked. The reoccurring frequency reading PAPPA DO RUN rings I was there in the 60's but hadn't thought of it that way. I enjoyed 'laugh out loud' twists as the humour tickled. Debra Godin's unique chatty, slang filled voice rings true, creating a time ...
  
  











  



  
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes125 reviews
Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

Abrams Image, 2007

wonderful gift book

+ "Intelligent and Hilarious!" in scare quotes!
+ Philosphy can be hilarious
+ Excellent.
  
  











  



  
The Twinkies Cookbook: An Inventive and Unexpected Recipe Collection from Hostess12 reviews

Ten Speed Press, 2006

A slue of fun and tasty recipes

+ Fun gift for a serious cook
+ Pump up the kitsch!
+ MMmmmmm Twinkies
  
  











  



  
How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art20 reviews
Kathleen Meyer

Ten Speed Press, 1994

Required reading if you have to "go" outdoors!

+ More serious than imagined
+ I met Kathleen Meyer
+ It's a body function get over it!
  
  











  



  
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation543 reviews
Lynne Truss

Gotham, 2006

An ode to an endangered species: Punctuation

+ It gets folks fired up, doesn't it?

This book is not a grammar or style guide. This is rather a book by someone who is passionate about language, in general, and punctuation, in particular. If you see a signboard of a shop advertising "CD's, Video's, DVD's, and Book's", and if you see another one declaring "No Dogs Please" and both ...
  
  











  



  
Papa Do Run: A Baby Boomer Looks (and Laughs) at Vintage Rock & Roll10 reviews
Deborah Godin

BookSurge Publishing, 2007

LAUGH OUT LOUD TWISTS

+ Kool and Groovy!
+ Nostalgic and irreverent romp into the early days of rock

What a fun way to remember and to be tweaked. The reoccurring frequency reading PAPPA DO RUN rings I was there in the 60's but hadn't thought of it that way. I enjoyed 'laugh out loud' twists as the humour tickled. Debra Godin's unique chatty, slang filled voice rings true, creating a time ...
  
  











  



  
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes125 reviews
Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

Abrams Image, 2007

wonderful gift book

+ "Intelligent and Hilarious!" in scare quotes!
+ Philosphy can be hilarious
+ Excellent.
  
  











  



  
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation543 reviews
Lynne Truss

Gotham, 2006

An ode to an endangered species: Punctuation

+ It gets folks fired up, doesn't it?

This book is not a grammar or style guide. This is rather a book by someone who is passionate about language, in general, and punctuation, in particular. If you see a signboard of a shop advertising "CD's, Video's, DVD's, and Book's", and if you see another one declaring "No Dogs Please" and both ...
  
  











  



  
Triumph of the Straight Dope8 reviews
Cecil Adams

Ballantine Books, 1999

Entertaining!!!!

+ Volume 5 of the Encyclopedia Trivia
+ Cecil does it again
+ The best thing to come out of Chicago (after my Wife)
+ Well Cecil, you did it again...
  
  











  



  
The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated8 reviews
Leo Rosten

Three Rivers Press, 2003

joys of yiddish

thils is an updated version of leo rosten's original book. it appears a bit overdone in its scholarly definitions. i purchased the book as a gift for someone who was interested in learning something about yiddish.
  
  











  



  
How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art20 reviews
Kathleen Meyer

Ten Speed Press, 1994

Required reading if you have to "go" outdoors!

+ More serious than imagined
+ I met Kathleen Meyer
+ It's a body function get over it!
  
  











  



  
The Twinkies Cookbook: An Inventive and Unexpected Recipe Collection from Hostess12 reviews

Ten Speed Press, 2006

A slue of fun and tasty recipes

+ Fun gift for a serious cook
+ Pump up the kitsch!
+ MMmmmmm Twinkies