The humorist asked his readers to share their least favorite tunes and chronicles the hilarious responses. When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his weekly syndicated humor column. But the witty writer was flabbergasted by the response when over 10,000 readers voted. "I have never written a column that got a bigger response than the one announcing the Bad Song...

This is a book of Inspirational poetry, family matters, & laughter.

What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? If she knowingly and willingly put herself in perilous social situations that she'd normally avoid at all costs? Writer Jessica Pan intends to find out. With the help of various extrovert mentors, Jessica sets up a series of personal challenges (talk to strangers, perform stand-up comedy, host a dinner party, travel alone, make friends on the road, and much, much...

"Trenton, New Jersey's favorite used car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars out of his dealerships. Now he's out on bail and has missed his date in court--and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking to bring him in. Leads are quickly turning into dead ends, and all too frequently into dead bodies. Even Joe Morelli, the city's hottest cop, is struggling to find a clue to the suspected killer's whereabouts. To top things...

Simon always has a lot to say. And sometimes he can’t stop talking—even in the middle of class. When Simon gets in trouble for jabbering at school, his best friends, Molly and Rosie, think up a plan to keep him from getting grounded at home! It involves cars, suds, and pink plastic flamingos! But will their big plan turn into an even bigger disaster? HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books,...

"Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately)...

"Across a range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, Novak's assured prose and expansive imagination introduce readers to people, places, and premises that are hilarious, insightful, provocative, and moving-often at the same time. In One More Thing, a boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes - only to discover that claiming the winnings may unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins -...

So liegen Sie richtig falsch Unaufhaltsam und ohne Umwege geht Philanthrop Bernhard Hoëcker wieder auf seine Mitmenschen zu. Seit Menschengedenken sind Gott und die Welt ein Thema. Hoëcker geht einen Schritt weiter. Gott und der Welt sei Dank! Er läßt sich den ein oder anderen Lapsus diesseits und jenseits des göttlichen Horizonts auf der analytischen Zunge zergehen, enttarnt die aberwitzigsten Wahrnehmungsverzerrungen und schreckt noch nicht...

Macho werden ist nicht schwer, Macho sein dagegen sehr Weichei! – Das ist das Letzte, was Robert Süßemilch von seiner Freundin zu hören bekommt. Damit hat er alles, was ein erfolgreicher Mittdreißiger nicht braucht: eine gescheiterte Beziehung und einen schlecht bezahlten Job. Er beschließt, seiner Exfreundin zu beweisen, dass aus dem vermeintlichen Weichei ein harter Kerl geworden ist. Nach gescheiterten Selbstversuchen auf grotesken Partys,...

Das neue Bühnenprogramm von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Tim Boltz Literatur-Comedian Tim Boltz berichtet in seinem urkomischen Bühnenprogramm „REDEN IST SILBER, SCHREIBEN IST GOLD" davon, warum es als Mann grundsätzlich besser ist die Klappe zu halten. Egal ob im Auto neben der schwangeren Freundin, bei der Bestellung im Veganer-Restaurant oder beim Kauf eines Hornhauthobels! Dann doch lieber seine schrägen Erlebnisse und Gedanken zu Papier bringen...