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22) Life on the Edge
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From condoms to neutrons, oil slicks to T-shirts, and revolution to odd socks, this collection of insightful cartoons from a leading Australian cartoonist confronts an array of hilarious situations with signature zany wit.
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Every little girl should expect to be given the opportunity to chose her own unmentionables; that's just how I see it. My mother was a head-strong farm woman with little to no time for frivolity. We were given the necessities and their absolute 'best' explanations on life's wonderments though quite a good amount of it was rather 'off the wall'. Still, we loved our parents and found ways to forgive their shortcomings as I'm sure they did for us as...
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For over three decades editorial cartoonist and BC resident Adrian Raeside has trained his laser wit on a subject he knows well the foibles of life on Canada's wet coast. From yoga devotees to redneck fishermen, political potheads to bloated bureaucrats, plus provincial pet peeves like leaky condos, ICBC premiums and smart meters, no stone is left unturned, particularly when it comes to the politically slanted stereotypes of Left Coasters. Hot topics...
27) Cannabis Works!
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I wanted to write a brief summary about this cartoon book. I wrote another self-published cartoon book in 2005. My publisher at that time was in Canada.
I enjoy sketching out these cartoons for friends and family. I've been doing it since I was fourteen. Depending on what is on the news and what people are currently, talking about, that's how I choose a topic.
This year of 2020 is like no other year before. We all must dig deeper and adapt to our...
28) Football
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The world of sports is tough, competitive, and often hysterical. Steve Moore highlights the humor of sports and creates moments of absurdity in his comic strip In the Bleachers. In this e-book original compilation, the sport of football becomes fodder for Steve Moore's ironic cartoons From a ref calling a personal hygiene foul to the amazing superhero Ligament Man who can repair a knee torn to shreds in seconds, this book scores touchdown in inducing...
29) Fishing
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The world of sports is tough, competitive, and often hysterical. Steve Moore highlights the humor of sports and creates moments of absurdity in his comic strip In the Bleachers. In this e-book original compilation, the sport of fishing becomes less of a relaxing day on the water, and more a battle of wits between fish and unsuspecting fishermen. The comic wit of these shrewd fish while they attempt to bait their human predators accompanies the grisly...
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Cartoonist Jeff Chaltas brings you to a fascinating and interesting thoroughfare you won't find on any map. It's filled with a wide variety of eccentric characters who will make your most captivating real-life neighbors look mundane. On Dogbone Boulevard, you'll see engaging people and animals in a shared cosmos of cohabitation. They'll provide an array of merry amusement and keen observation as you join them at work, play and home. It's a lighthearted...
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This book is a collection of children's short stories.From my life I chose experiences which I could share with new generations of children.Some are real and some are fantas. We all know that children have good imagination. This book will start up thier imagination and will teach them the art of reading starting at a young age.
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Through a act of love, a couple decides to adopt three more kids into there already large family of six. This act of love brings about a very long tenure of funny actions for stories that have been told throughout many a family reunion. None of these stories are made up, they are all true. This is what you get when you have four girls and three boys, with very few years between them, put them in large home. The funny things that will happen will be...
34) Le visiteur
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Chassés de leurs habitations par la chaleur accablante, Pyro et Glucosine ont décidé de dormir à la belle étoile, au bord du lac. Un étrange visiteur apparaît près d'eux pendant que Glucosine rêve à un prince charmant et que Pyro ronfle. Qui est cet être mystérieux, venu d'un lointain pays? Pourquoi est-il là? Cette rencontre va faire découvrir au sympathique duo qu'il peut être enrichissant de s'ouvrir à un étranger en quête d'appui....
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A collection of 200 cartoons by Kaz.
Laughter is the best medicine and Kaz cartoons are one of the world's most effective remedies.
Over three million copies of his Nellie Nifty, RN book collections and greeting cards in five languages have helped people get well sooner.
Larry's Nellie cartoons have appeared in newspapers and magazines in 21 countries and were awarded the Palma d'Oro, a coveted prize in international cartooning at the 19th International...
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You don't need a good sense of humor to work in sales, but it sure helps! You probaby chose sales as a profession (or sales chose you) because you have the gift of gab. You enjoy using a clever introduction to break the ice on a cold call. And you're a master of the witty rejoinder that draws a smile (maybe even a laugh) from the customer. With your natural good looks and winning personality, I figured you'd enjoy a collection of the funniest sales...
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Parenting is harder than you think, but most parents are too busy to notice. Nothing can prepare you for what lies ahead: you'll lose sleep and gain weight; you won't have a proper day off for years; you'll become slovenly in how you dress and you'll find the years are slipping away faster than ever. But the amazing thing is, whatever your children do to you, you'll love them just the same. The Ups and Downs of Being a Parent is a gift book on the...
38) The Odysseys
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When I was kid I had gift of finding the humor in any and every situation. Whether it be my mom trying to control
me and my brothers, or the fly in the room that would annoy everyone including the cat. My imagination would go wild. To this day I am still finding myself seeing the funny in almost everything. So I decided to put my imagination down on paper, and what better way than to put my world into comic strips. In The Odyssey's you will be taken...
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Its a toss-up! Fear not, when it comes to which of Roy Schlemmes other cartoon books you might like to acquire. To be honest, if Mens Suits! 25% Off! Is your kind of thing, then you should find each and every one of these other options equally entertaining. All six come in paperback loaded with over 150 samples of Schlemmes unique and quirky humor. *Three are also available as e-books. The titles(reading left to right, following the jugglers looping...
40) Tall Tales
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An anthology of the innovative vertical comic strip by the legendary MAD Magazine contributor-with an introduction by Stephen Colbert.
Tall Tales was a one-of-a-kind newspaper strip that could only have come from the mind of Al Jaffee. While other newspaper strips are square, single-panel or multiple-panel horizontal gag cartoons, Jaffee, known for the Fold-In in MAD Magazine, once again altered the format of his work to create a vertical strip-the...
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