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In the Snare of the Fowler: Lured by the Charms of Small Town Life
Dale W Patterson
iUniverse, Inc., 2007
Accurate Picture of Small Town Life
+ Reflections on Life in the Midwest
+ Snare's Appeal
In Snare of the Fowler, Dale Patterson accurately captures the joys and disappointments of that rapidly vanishing American phenomenon known as small town life. His stories may lack the over-the-top embellishment of Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegone tales, but they still contain plenty of harmless ...
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Fowl Weather
Bob Tarte
Algonquin Books, 2007
Delightful, especially for animal lovers!
+ enchanting, compelling and humorous
+ I hope there are more!
+ Give us more!!
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It Takes a Village Idiot : A Memoir of Life After the City
Jim Mullen
Simon & Schuster, 2002
Hilarious and So True
+ I live In Delaware County.
+ " REALLY GUARANTEED TO SMILE "
Jim Mullen has written an hysterically funny, insightful book that is a must read for those wavering between living in the City or living in the country. Mullin is a rare writer who can get humor out of real life -- side-splitting humor at that. This is a great book for anyone interested in big ...
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Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs
Cheryl Peck
Grand Central Publishing, 2004
OMG this book is SO hilarious!
+ One of the better memoirs I've read in a while
+ Babycakes is my hero!
Be prepared to be unable to stop laughing! The title story was my favorite, tied with "Litter String" (which is one of several stories written from the POV of Babycakes the cat). I can't wait to read more by this fantastic writer!
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Microthrills: True Stories from a Life of Small Highs
Wendy Spero
Plume, 2007
This is a MUST!
+ LOVE this book!
+ Nutty and awesome
+ You'll laugh until you hurt, flip the page, and repeat
+ highly recommended
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Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics)
Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
You only need one word to describe this book: fun!
+ A Wonderful Classic That Is Still Great - By Jingo!
+ Among the most classic of classics...
+ great family book
+ Fun for all ages
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So You Want to be a Doctor?: Be Ready for Humorous, Ridiculous, Tragic, Outrageous Experiences
Harold H Fletcher
Authors Choice Press, 2006
So You Want to Be a Doctor? tells of some of the more humorous, tragic, and poignant cases Dr. Harold Fletcher encountered during his many years as a physician. He tells hopeful medical students, “If you can: Give the same medical attention to a woman off the street that you would a Major Hollywood star. Extricate Vaseline jar from a drunk lady’s vagina. Endure the horror of hundreds of ...
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Something I Said?: Innuendo and Out the Other
Michael Feldman
University of Wisconsin Press, 2004
Heir Apparent to Dave Barry
In his hilarious new collection of reflections upon marriage, family, and life in the midwest, Michael Feldman reveals himself to be the heir apparent to Dave Barry. Feldman, host of public radio's "Whad'ya Know?" gives Garrison Keillor a run for his money as the humorous voice of the ...
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Confessions of a Surly Barber: Increasing the Odds of Getting a Great Haircut
Mara Stewart
iUniverse, Inc., 2007
“Highly entertaining as well as informative. A great read, whether you are behind the chair or in it.” — Leigh Ann Cheek Confessions of a Surly Barber is an insightful look into the business of barbering, from a barber's perspective. Due to the creation of unisex salons and franchised shops, traditional barbering could be in danger of becoming a lost art. As well as offering a brief ...
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Any Road: The Story of a Virginia Tobacco Farm
Connie Clements Ellison
iUniverse, Inc., 2006
SORT OF A CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER!!!
+ A wonderful southern family and community...
This book is delightful and uplifting. I read it with my 13 year old and he enjoyed it very much, and he doesn't usually like to read!!! The stories in this book hold good life lessons. It would be a great read for anyone, but especially for young people. This would be a great selection for a ...
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Fresh Earthworms Taste Green (The Early Years)
Roger Huff
iUniverse, Inc., 2005
Fresh Earthworms Taste Green is NOT another typically dull autobiography, and should completely dispel notions that growing up in mid-America during the 1950s was boring, uneventful, or not as much fun as it is these days. Anybody who has ever been a kid will find Fresh Earthworms Taste Green to be entertaining and perhaps even a little reminiscent of days of his or her own youth. Author ...
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Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities
Marian Keyes
Avon A, 2004
If you enjoy her novels, you will in deed enjoy her non-fiction.
+ A fun, light read
+ Not as good as her novels, but still an enjoyable read
+ She's Just So Damn Likeable
+ Cute but Repetitive
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Put Him In, Coach!: A Mother's All-Star Memoir
Martha Payne
iUniverse, Inc., 2007
Ems
+ funny, heart-warming and real
+ Hilarious, Heartwarming and Honest
+ Batting a Thousand
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The Baiting Game: Girls Behaving Badly Online
Lisa
iUniverse, Inc., 2005
The Baiting Game: Girls Behaving Badly Online
+ Internet Dating - Facts of Life, in black and white or pink
+ Funny & true-to-life - i couldn't put it down
This is by far, one of the funniest books I've ever read. Anybody that has ever done online dating will roll on the floor... Anybody looking for a good laugh or insight into online dating will love it. I couldn't put it down.
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There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say
Paula Poundstone
Harmony, 2006
Weird. Charming
+ Funny and unusual
+ Very Very Funny
Weird, in a good way, and charming juxtaposition of biographies of famous people and Poundstone's meandering thoughts on everything from motherhood to... well, everything. Plenty of laugh out loud moments and some interesting insights into the author.
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