“Each page is delightful. These are premium cat drawings, quite worthy of this handsome hardcover book.”–Newcity Lit”David Yow is part punk, part cat lady.”–Brooklyn Paper”Fortunately, if you’ve been looking for a less embarrassing thing than Cat Fancy to adorn your coffee table, I’ve got good news: David Yow has just the book for you.”–Verbicide Magazine”You could say Yow’s …
Puns Intended is a collection of original puns that have been written over a span of fifty years and are a unique way to showcase the “lesser known” facts of life in a witty and humorous way. It is meant to be enjoyable and to allow one to sit back, relax, and get a kick out of this …
Filthy Shakespeare: Shakespeare’s Most Outrageous Sexual Puns
Celebrating the Bard in all his bawdy glory, an eminent scholar puts the spotlight on the down-and-dirty sexual puns lurking in Shakespeare?s work. Everyone knows of his matchless understanding of the human condition, but we have been deprived for centuries of the full extent of one of Shakespeare?s most brilliant dramatic devices. Restoring the saucy, often shocking meanings …
Ever feeling down or do you just want to get that smile on your face? Well this book is guaranteed to do it. With pages upon pages of hilarious jokes, you’ll have your stomach aching from too much laughter! With jokes appropriate for any age like: What does a clock do when it’s still hungry? Go …
Funny & Uncensored Dirty Jokes for Adults!Did you know that laughing can have positive physical and mental effects on the body? Laughter can lower blood pressure, lighten tense situations, and help you bond with friends and family. Jokes, humor, and comedy come in many forms. Whether it is a few funny jokes, a silly joke book, or a …
Laugh out loud and fall off your chair as you flip through the pages of PUNishment. Young author Bayan Shimizu’s way with words will tickle your funny bone, blow your mind and drench you in the power of language. Over ninety-five puns and twelve illustrations. Dedicated to his younger brother Lakas who died unexpectedly on Christmas Day …
How Does Earth Work? Physical Geology and the Process of Science (2nd Edition)
With its unconventional yet highly effective approach, How Does Earth Work? demonstrates the process of science as a vehicle for investigating physical geology. Smith and Pun connect readers to the evidence behind the facts, instead of reproducing known facts—sparking interest in how science is practiced and how we know what we know. Like geology detectives, readers …
Transcendental Wordplay: America’s Romantic Punsters and the Search for the Language of Nature
Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, America was captivated by a muddled notion of “etymology.” New England Transcendentalism was only one outcropping of a nationwide movement in which schoolmasters across small-town America taught students the roots of words in ways that dramatized religious issues and sparked wordplay.Shaped by this ferment, our major romantic authors shared the …
What cheese do you use to lure a grizzly out of the woods? Camembert. What did the cheese say when he saw himself in the mirror? Halloumi! What cheese do you use to hide a small horse? Mascarpone. The perfect gift for anyone who appreciates a good cheese or a bad pun, this beautifully produced little book is …
Puns, Puzzles, and Wordplay: Fun and Games for Language Lovers
Are you a word-sleuth? Do you derive great pleasure in punning away an afternoon or tackling the crossword puzzle like a fiend? Does the combination of humor and etymological scholarship make you weak in the knees? If so, this book’s for you.Clever readers (and others too!) will laugh in wonder at examples from well-known wits and infamous wisecracks, …