Download or read book Real Country Humor written by Billy Edd Wheeler and published by august house. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors comprise a "Who's Who" of country music in this book of anecdotes, funny songs, and a tribute to the late Chet Atkins.

Download or read book Hello There We ve Been Waiting for You written by Laurie Arnold and published by Easton Studio Press, LLC. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Madison McGee is orphaned and forced to live with her wacky grandmother in boring old Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, she’s pretty sure nothing will ever be right again. Her grandmother is addicted to TV shopping shows. Her only neighbors are a crazy lady and a vicious junkyard mutt. And she misses her old life something fierce. Could it get any worse? A jeans and T-shirt kind of girl, Madison refuses to be seen in the “cupcake dresses” her grandmother tries to get her to wear. Everything changes when a MegaPix 6000 TV mysteriously shows up on her doorstep. With the accidental push of a button on the remote control, Madison teleports into a dizzying world of lights, cameras, action, and peril. But with the help of a little magic, she discovers that things aren’t always what they appear to be, and that life can actually get better in a brand new way.

Download or read book Uncle John s Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long ago, Bathroom Reader fans everywhere cried out in terror when Uncle John’s legendary 5th, 6th, and 7th editions were taken out of print. But then they rejoiced at the release of this ginormous book: Uncle John’s Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader! Weighing in at a whopping 673 pages, the entire texts of those long-lost editions have been reanimated into one of the BRI’s all-time best sellers. You’ll be rewarded with thousands of amazing facts, hundreds of incredible quotations, and dozens of short, medium, and long articles (and a few extra-long ones, too), covering history, sports, politics, origins, language, blunders, and more. Find out what half a million readers already know: Legendary Lost is quintessential Uncle John. A few examples: * Pizza history * The Godzilla quiz * How Wall Street got rich * The strange fate of the Dodo bird * The best of the worst country song titles * People who were famous for 15 minutes * Miss Piggy’s timeless wisdom * Accidental discoveries * The king of farts And much, much, much, much more!

Download or read book The Christian s Guide to Living in the Last Days Vol 2 written by Billy Crone and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's not enough to just "know" we're living in the Last Days, the point is to "do" something about it. We are to take this prophetic information and redeem the time by living for Jesus and telling as many people as we can about Him so they can be saved before it's too late. Time is simply running out! The problem is, most Christians are distracted, disinterested, or flat out apathetic, making no difference for Jesus in these Last Days. On top of that, their countenance is a bad walking advertisement for Jesus! Therefore, this book, The Christian's Guide to Living in the Last Days Vol.2 seeks to equip you the reader with pivotal keys that are absolutely crucial if we're ever going to have that life-changing walk with Jesus in these final hours. Here you will learn such insights as: The Dangers of a Misplaced Mind The Dangers of a Misplaced Lifestyle, Focus, Attitude, Behavior, Understanding, and Posture. Turn your walk and witness around for Jesus before it's too late!

Download or read book The Satanic War on the Christian Vol 3 The Temptation from Satan Demons written by Billy Crone and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a born again Christian, the moment you got saved you entered into a spiritual war against a demonic host whose sole purpose is to destroy you and extinguish your effectiveness for Jesus Christ. This is The Satanic War on the Christian and itÕs been raging on for the last 6,000 years. But many Churches refuse to talk about this conflict let alone equip others who are in the midst of it. Therefore, this four volume book study, The Satanic War on the Christian, not only reveals the shocking reality of this supernatural battle we are in as Christians, but it also exposes the seductive weapons, traps, and attacks the devil and his evil emissaries use against us to keep us from becoming a mighty army for Almighty God. In this book, The Satanic War on the Christian Vol.3 The Temptation from Satan & Demons you will have your eyes opened to such astonishing spiritual truths as The Temptation of the Twisted Christian, the Tormented Christian, the Troubled Christian, the Terrified Christian and the Traitorous Christian.

Download or read book Words from the Wise written by Rosemarie Jarski and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2007-11-17 with total page 1247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When faced with life's greatest quandaries, there's just one place to go for advice: all your beloved heroes and heroines. These 6,000 thought-provoking quotations cover almost every imaginable dilemma and come from writers like Confucius, Horace, Shakespeare, Twain and Austen; modern figures such as Andy Rooney and Meryl Streep; and fictional TV favorites Homer Simpson and Chandler Bing. Need help when considering a new look? Jim Morrison warns: "Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts." Want to know if a new relationship is going to work out? Woody Allen can tell you, "The only love that lasts is unrequited love." Arranged alphabetically, this wordfest encompasses everything from attraction to zen, cats to dogs, and politics to religion.

Download or read book A Dixie Christmas written by Sandra Hill and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two magnolias-and-mistletoe-inspired holiday stories from the bestselling author of more than thirty romantic, humorous novels. Laughter and love combine in Sandra Hill's BLUE CHRISTMAS--with a touch of Elvis magic. Wealthy Wall Street businessman Clayton Jessup III has only one reason for arriving in Memphis a few days before Christmas--to sell off his inheritance, an embarrassingly kitschy hotel named The Blue Suede Suites. His feelings for the Land of Elvis are dark: his long-dead Memphis mother abandoned him and his dad when Clay was a baby, and now Clay wants nothing to do with a southern legacy that couldn't be more different from his sophisticated big-city life. But then he steps in trouble--literally--when he confronts the bizarre group of Elvis impersonators who've set up a living Nativity scene on his property. One slip of a wingtip in some sheep poop lands Clay in the care of gorgeous Annie Fallon, whose big-haired Elvis-girlfriend get-up can't hide her wholesome, sexy appeal. Annie and her brothers have set up the Nativity scene to earn some badly needed money for their struggling dairy farm. The last thing she needs is an angry Yankee with a concussion and a come-hither smile . . . In JINX CHRISTMAS, sexy NASCAR star Lance Caslow makes a last-ditch effort to win back his ex-wife Brenda. Five years ago, his reckless pursuit of racetrack fame tore them apart and broke Brenda's heart. Now Lance shows up in Louisiana determined to make things right this Christmas, not just for himself and Brenda, but for their young daughter, Patti. He's got his work cut out for him, and desperate measures are needed. Lance will do anything to prove he's worthy of Brenda's trust again--even join the Cajun Christmas show starring a raucous Cajun family whose menfolk dance for charity events in little more than a smile . . .

Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Music written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining trivia compendium flush with fun facts about all things music. From boogie-woogie to Beethoven, from Prince to Pavarotti, from the bards of Broadway to the rebels of rock ’n’ roll—it’s all here. Uncle John has created this harmonious collection of tuneful tales for music lovers everywhere. Uncle John has proven once again that he is in tune with our legion of loyal readers. This 516-page musical masterpiece dedicated to all things noteworthy ranges from silly one-hit wonders to culture-changing musical milestones. You’ll get a glimpse into the future of music and go back to the days when prehistoric man first started communicating in song. So, plug in your amp, turn the dial up to eleven, and have a blast reading about: · The origins of nearly every genre and style of music—including rock, country, jazz, the blues, rhythm-and-blues, hip hop, punk, folk, polka, opera, Muzak, disco, and even marching bands · Musical legends, from “outsiders” like the Shaggs and the Carter family, to giants like the Beatles, Elvis, and Weird Al Yankovic · The stories of legendary music venues like the Grand Ole Opry, the Apollo, and the Fillmore · How a computer glitch led to Right Said Fred’s 1991 hit “I’m Too Sexy” · Why waltzing was considered as scandalous in its early days as rock was in its early days · The birth of the banjo, the electric guitar, karaoke, and the Stradivarius violin · How John Williams struck a universal chord with his score for Star Wars · Go underground to play the world’s largest natural musical instrument · What happened at Woodstock and other weird concert mishaps And much, much more

Download or read book Dorko the Magnificent written by Andrea Beaty and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robbie Darko is a magician. An old-school, pull-a-rabbit-out-of-your-hat-style magician. Robbie loves magic and he’s good at it—sort of. Despite his best efforts, passion, and practice, something always goes wrong with his tricks, landing Robbie in trouble. Enter crotchety Grandma Melvyn, who calls everyone “Trixie” and complains about everything. When Grandma Melvyn moves in and takes over his room, Robbie discovers that she was once an internationally renowned magician and learns about the heartache that turned her into a bitter woman. Against all odds, Robbie and Grandma Melvyn form an uneasy alliance to show the world—or at least the kids of Hobson Elementary School—that he is a true magician. Shortly after a successful talent show, Grandma Melvyn performs a final disappearing act, and Robbie learns a little about the true meaning of magic. Written with pitch-perfect middle-grade humor and unforgettable characters, this gem of a novel will stay with readers long after Dorko the Magnificent has taken his final bow.

Download or read book Gabay s Copywriters Compendium written by Jonathan Gabay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketers, creative writers, and individuals for whom copywriting forms part of their job are often required to produce innovative and engaging copy in a short space of time. Creativity is not always to hand, and therefore on some occasions additional help is required to find the right phrase, description or slogan. Gabay's Copywriting Compendium contains a wealth of inspiring tips, ideas and descriptions to aid the writing process, such as advice on spelling and grammar, examples of rhyming words, suggested euphemisms, and odd facts.

Download or read book Encyclopedia Neurotica written by Jon Winokur and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Portable Curmudgeon, a delicious, witty, irreverent A to Z guide to the tics, twitches and safety-valves that characterize our twisted, neurotic modern world. We live in an Age of Anxiety. The events of modern life have overwhelmed the average homo sapiens until getting from Point A to Point B without being overcome by neuroses is a practical impossibility. Enter: the comic safety valve. Jon Winokur's Encyclopedia Neurotica is a delightful garden of the ills that beset modern man. Entries include excerpts from both popular and arcane published works, as well as original definitions, essential terms and the occasional cutting-edge concept, such as "celebriphilia, the pathological desire to sleep with a celebrity, suffered chiefly by groupies." Some samples from Encyclopedia Neurotica: --Abyss, the: the yawning unfathomable chasm of existential terror --Acquired Situational Narcissism: a condition characterized by grandiosity, lack of empathy, rage, isolation and substance abuse; mainly afflicts celebrities, who tend to be surrounded by enablers --Denial: unconscious defense mechanism that numbs anxiety by refusing to acknowledge unpleasant realities --Manic Run: prolonged state of optimism, excitement and hyperactivity experienced as part of bipolar disorder

Download or read book Edinburgh Companion to Shakespeare and the Arts written by Mark Thornton Burnett and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the place of Shakespeare in relation to artistic practices and activities, past and presentThis substantial reference work explores the place of Shakespeare in relation to cultural processes that take in publishing, exhibiting, performing, reconstructing and disseminating.The 30 newly commissioned chapters are divided into 6 sections: * Shakespeare and the Book* Shakespeare and Music* Shakespeare on Stage and in Performance* Shakespeare and Youth Culture* Shakespeare, Visual and Material Culture* Shakespeare, Media and Culture. Each chapter provides both a synthesis and a discussion of a topic, informed by current thinking and theoretical reflection.

Download or read book A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Health Fair written by Fred Neil and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medicinal value of humor is not a new phenomenon. During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln told his Cabinet, "With the fearful strain upon me day and night, if I did not laugh, I should die. You need this medicine as much as I do." With the funniest stories and lists this side of the millennium, this book is a heaping helping of penicillin for the mind. This book will heal the stitches it keeps you in. Almost everything has been fair game for the Email laugh mavens who contributed stories to this book. Under a laugh attack are (Heaven forbid) the Bible, travel, kids, sex and sexists, the Clinton years, News at 11, body parts, medical moments, politically incorrect and the usual suspects - blondes and lawyers. Nothing new, everything borrowed and some stories decidedly blue.

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Download or read book Flat Spin written by David Freed and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flat Spin is the first installment in David Freed’s acclaimed series featuring Cordell Logan, a sardonic pilot with dwindling savings and a shadowy past. Flying out of California’s sunny Rancho Bonita, Cordell Logan is a flight instructor and aspiring Buddhist whose attempt at a quiet(er) life is shattered when his ex-wife Savannah arrives on his doorstep. Her new husband—and Logan’s former comrade-in-arms—Arlo Echevarria, has been murdered and she needs his help. Logan and Echevarria used to be members of a top-secret military assassination team known as Alpha. Savannah begs him to tell the police what he knows in order to help them solve the murder, but sharing that sort of information raises both ethical and practical concerns. After an attempt on Logan’s own life it becomes clear that this goes deeper than he thought, and that solving the murder himself may be the only way to ensure his—and Savannah’s—safety. Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter David Freed brings his own experience to bear in this brilliant page turning mystery perfect for fans of Robert B. Parker and Robert Rotstein.

Download or read book When Your Heart Starts to Cry written by Kaye Karr and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Your Heart Starts to Cry By: Kaye Karr Joseph Eugene Hoffman was born in a Detroit Hospital to a mother ill-equipped to take care of him. Her heart was not capable of the love he needed in order to thrive, due to her own life of hardships. And Joseph was born almost-knowing he was barely loved. As a baby, he cried and cried and cried. His family dissolved when he was very young, and life only grew harder after his birth father made the decision to leave. During his childhood though, he was given a second chance to have a loving family. Despite his new family having their own tumultuous quirks, he could always count on a loving father to support him… even as life’s obstacles continued to grow over time. Will Joseph’s dark past always haunt him? Will he be able to find love and eventual happiness? Could his misfortunes eventually blossom into happily ever after or result in total devastation for his loved ones? Based upon real facts and episodes, When Your Heart Starts to Cry invites readers into a relatable world about loss, family, and love.

Download or read book Santa Viking written by Sandra Hill and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, romantic romp yule love! Meet a sexy tenth-century Viking hero and a modern day hero with a Viking heritage who both have the knack for making women melt . . . with holiday cheer. Merry Christmas from the Norse Pole. BOLTHOR'S BRIDE Bolthor the Skald has been there for his fellow warriors, both in battle and as a friend. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, so to speak. This gentle giant, now scarred and retired from the fray, has never found a woman who loves him despite his rough appearance - and his poetry, which is woefully bad. Enter the sexy, Saxon widow Katherine of Wickshire Manor, a woman in need of a strong man to take care of her and her four children, not to mention about two hundred chickens, in the style none of her first three husbands could manage. When Viking meets Saxon, the sparks do fly. A VIKING FOR CHRISTMAS Bodyguard Erik Thorsson, a fiftieth generation Viking, meets Jessica Jones, dressed as a cute Santa Claus, when she stages a righteous attempt to rob the local Piggly Jiggly. All Jessica wants is a refund for a Burping Bear toy, which the store refuses to honor. Fortunately, or unfortunately, Jessica takes hostage another Santa in the store, Erik himself, after accidentally shooting the Little Debbie cupcake display. For the first time in five years, since his beloved wife died, Erik finds himself head over Santa boot heels in love, but how to convince Jessica that he's not her Christmas curse, but instead a Christmas miracle. Sandra Hill is the bestselling author of more than thirty romantic humor novels. Whether they be historicals, contemporaries, time travels, or Christmas novellas, whether they be Vikings, Cajuns, Navy SEALs or sexy Santas, the common element in all her books is humor. Visit her at www.sandrahill.com.