Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&browse=true&N=3+6643+4500 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696202 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713199 A comedy writer on the televison show Chelsea Lately shares her misadventures with married life and parenthood, describing her relationship with next-door parents, her baby-seeking sister, and judgmental neighborhood moms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696201 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684999 Love and tomato sauce are thick in the Scottoline/Serritella household, and Lisa and Francescas mother-daughter turned best-friends bond will strike a familiar note to many. But now that Lisa is a suburban empty-nester and Francesca is an independent twenty-something in the big city, they have to learn how to stay close while living apart. Youll laugh out loud as they face off in another hilarious collection of essays about motherhood, daughterhood, and womanhood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566207 Joan Rivers, comedienne, actress, jewelry monger, lives by the golden rule: Do unto others before they do unto you--and for Gods sakes, do it funny! During the past two hundred years Joan has gained acclaim as an award-winning entertainment goddess. Joan is an international star (she can sneer in eight different languages) having performed all over the world, raising eyebrows, dropping names, and getting laughs. Her career in comedy began with a fantastic sense of self-loathing, but, after spending a couple of years looking at the human decrepitude around her, she figured, Why stop here when there are so many other things to hate? Here--uncensored and totally uninhibited--Joan says F.U. to P.C. and says exactly whats on her mind...And HER mind is a terrible thing to waste. She proudly kicks the crap out of ugly children, dating rituals, funerals, and lousy restaurants. She nails First Ladies, closet cases, and hypocrites to the wall. She shows no mercy towards doctors, feminists, and historical figures. She even goes after Anne Frank, Stephen Hawking, and the plucky handicapped. Joan lets everyone--including herself--have it in this one hundred percent honest and unabashedly hilarious love letter to the hater in all of us. This is absolute Joan Rivers. You gotta love her. Even if she hates you-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522473 Wentworth takes us through the looking glass and into the wonderland of her life, from a childhood among Washingtons elite to a stint in the psych ward they called a New England prep school; days doing L.A. sketch comedy to a series of spectacularly failed loves that eventually led her to Mr. Right. Constant throughout is her mother, Muffie-- a flawlessly elegant yet firm, no-nonsense force of nature and pure WASP convictions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629929 Covering subjects ranging from healthcare to the economy to food, Stephen gives America the dose of truth it needs to get back on track. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1572684 #1 New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host Glenn Beck provides readers with the truth about the issues the media and politicians are scared to touch.This year, America will face one of the most important elections in history. But in the whirlwind of all the debates, attack ads, and super-PAC money, something that Americans used to hold in high regard has been lost: the truth. Glenn Beck believes that those who control the information--from the media to our politicians--are scared to tell the public the truth because of narrow, selfish interests, such as an impact on their ratings, or lobbying agendas, or re-election campaigns. People and organizations have agendas-- but the truth does not. In Cowards, Beck provides a shockingly honest assessment of issues, ranging from border violence to Shariah law, from George Soros and the threat of economic terrorism to Frances Fox Piven and her strategy for collapsing our welfare system. Beck delivers the unvarnished truth about these little-covered topics. By the end, it will become clear why Beck often likes to quote President Garfield: The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590759 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1510948 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1364705 Family, friends, and co-workers of comedian and television personality Chelsea Handler share the crazy lies and tall tales that she was able to make them believe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1264554 The friends, family, and co-workers of the late-night talk show host on the E! network describe how they have all been tricked by her into believing tales of utter nonsense and behaving like total fools. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1325424 A Justin Halpern le ha dejado su novia. Justin tiene 28 aos y se encuentra viviendo en casa con su padre, Sam Halpern, de setenta y tres. Sam nunca se ha andado con medias tintas a la hora de dar su opinin, as que su hijo decide recopilar todas las ridiculeces que suelta. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1377195 The stand-up comedian, television host, best-selling author and actress candidly discusses her personal life, her professional career and describes what it was like to become a judge on American Idol. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393868 The veterinarian author relates stories revealing that llamas do not enjoy having their toenails trimmed, Scottish Highland cattle prefer each other to their medical caregivers, and amorous burros need to be neutered expediently. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251171 From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that youre no one until someone calls you bossy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1402308 Kaling shares her observations, fears, and opinions about a wide-ranging list of the topics she thinks about the most. From her favorite types of guys to life in the The Office writers room, her book is full of personal stories and laugh-out-loud philosophies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251288 Since the beginning of human history people have created myths, tall tales, and super and anti-heroes--stories of men and women who embarked on intrepid adventures, performed extraordinary feats of unparalleled awesomeness, and overcame all odds to violently smite their foes. In BADASS: THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND, Ben Thompson compiles all of these fantastical tales from the beginning of time to today and tells them in the completely over-the-top manner in which they were intended-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1401345 From bestselling author and host of HBOs Real Time, Bill Mahers new book of political riffs serves up a savagely funny set of rules for preserving sanity in an insane world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393449 The much-loved entertainer opens up about her personal life, her talk show, and joining the judges table of American Idol. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392150 The author, a well-known funnyman is back with his first humor book since the bestselling Cosbyology. In this new collection of observations, he brings us more of his wonderful and wacky insights into the human condition. In the tradition of Fat Albert, he introduces a host of new characters, including Peanut Armhouse and Old Mother Harold. Not since Mushmouth, Dumb Donald, Bucky and the Cosby Kids has there been such a memorable cast of misfits. Over the past century few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of William H. Cosby Jr. His success spans five decades and virtually all media, remarkable accomplishments for a kid who emerged from humble beginnings in a Philadelphia housing project. The doctor of comedy holds forth on everything from a game show contestants confusing origins to a grandchild with a Godzilla infatuation, to his first love Bernadette, and many more delightful digressions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351547 Focuses on the authors haphazard efforts to fit into her ultra-liberal Oregon community, an endeavor marked by everything from stolen trees and a ban from the post office to dental implants and closed neighborhood parties. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1392149 The essayist for TheBestPageInTheUniverse.com presents an irreverent critique of childrens artwork that includes a deconstruction of a crayon-drawn family portrait and a scathing analysis of an insecure campers letter home. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163524 The author presents a collection of three animal-themed essays. In The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck, a group of complete strangers bitterly discuss the order of things within the animal kingdom. In Hello Kitty, a miserable alcoholic cat attends AA. In The Squirrel and the Chipmunk, two lovers are torn apart by their quarreling families. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306762 Tuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious coming-of-age book about a sons relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the 29-year-old comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1100586 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1175029 From the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic New York Times-bestselling author and The Daily Show regular comes a ferociously funny book about his least-favorite holiday: Christmas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1164390 The inimitably witty David Rakoff defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because youll never be disappointed. In this deeply funny (and, no kidding, wise and poignant) book, Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny, everyone-can-be-a-star contemporary culture and finds that, pretty much as a universal rule, the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams wont come true. Whether hes lacerating the musical Rent for its cutesy depiction of AIDS or dealing with personal tragedy, his sharp observations and humorists flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the power of negativity.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1114298 Tuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious coming-of-age book about a sons relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the 29-year-old comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189583 A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the authors career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated results, and the evolution of her relationship with her e-mail in-box. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189360 With her special brand of humor, Sedaris shows how to make popular crafts, such as crab-claw roach clips, tinfoil balls, and crepe-paper moccasins; how to remember which kind of glue to use with which material; how to create your own craft room and avoid the most common crafting accidents; and, how to cook your own edible crafts, from a Crafty Candle Salad to Sugar Skulls, and many more recipes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1194196 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110266 Witness the birth of a heroine in Dawn of the Dreadfuls--a thrilling prequel set four years before the horrific events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. As corpses begin crawling out of the earth, we watch Elizabeth Bennet evolve from a naive young teenager into a savage slayer of the dead. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1187613 Jon Stewart, the beloved anchor of The Daily Show, presents a hilarious guide to the human race. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1175002 Carollas comedic gospel of modern America rips into the absurdity of the culture that made Steve Miller a rock star, demonized the peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich, and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum-wagers with axes to grind. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1007211 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1033945 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=649146 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=434698 Prefab takes a look at prefabricated housings fascinating history and imagines its promising future by presenting a group of innovative homes and concepts from over 30 contemporary architects and designers including Shigeru Ban, Thomas Sandell, David Hertz, Greg Lynn, and KFN. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=529374 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=146761 Dilbert creator Scott Adams has something special for everyone who thinks their workplace is a living monument to inefficiency ... or, for those who have been led to believe unnecessary work is like popcorn for the soul. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=182146 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1733081 From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious travelers experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermists shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten.