Humor Funny

Laugh Tactics is full of strategies that dissect, break down, and analyze all of the types of humor that you'll encounter in daily conversation - stuff you can really use with people you talk to. We're not all trying to become standup comedians, and this isn't a book about ha-ha jokes with setups and punch lines. Learn to simply make a better impression on people, put them at ease, charm them, and make them smile with you.

Tony Soprano, meet Stephanie Plum. From USA Today Bestselling Author Gina LaManna To try a Lacey Luzzi book for free, please sign up for Gina's newsletter at www.ginalamanna.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Violet Society. Are you ready? When Lacey, Meg, and The Family find themselves buckled into airplane seats and jetting across the Atlantic Ocean, it’s not a sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride sort of flight. Between Meg’s new diet, Lacey’s feverish wedding nightmares, and an unwanted stowaway, the gang’s first trip out of ...

In Planet Funny, Ken Jennings explores this brave new comedic world and what it means - or doesn’t - to be funny in it now. Tracing the evolution of humor from the caveman days to the bawdy middle-class antics of Chaucer to Monty Python’s game-changing silliness to the fast-paced meta-humor of The Simpsons, Jennings explains how we built our humor-saturated modern age, where lots of us get our news from comedy shows and a comic figure can even be elected president of the United States purely on showmanship.

Inherited...One haunted house; One witch’s manual; One mandatory ‘to do’ list. Not Inherited...One hunky neighbor; One memory-challenged ghost; One set of town gossips. "Smart, sexy, and deliciously fun, this book is everything I love about the written word! It's a masterful balance of humor and heart with a touch of mystery thrown in for good measure." - NY Times Bestselling Author - Darynda Jones When down-on-her-luck costume designer Remington Smith receives a surprise inheritance, she must return to the town she swore to forget. And complete a list of mandatory projects. And learn...

This Jersey girl hits hard - 24/7. The blockbuster Stephanie Plum series continues with Hardcore Twenty-Four from number one New York Times best-selling Janet Evanovich.

What’s worse than a self-centered beauty queen? A cruise chock full of them! “Winters will have you giggling into your book!” But what if the self-centred beauty queen is also a murderer? When the Swan of the Seas hosts a beauty pageant, Adrienne is forced to spend her time dealing with narcissistic judges, oblivious contestants and a feminist protest. The event seems hectic enough, when Diana Penn, the esteemed beauty queen and headlining judge, is found murdered! Now, it’s up to Adrienne and her friends Cece, Sam, and First Officer Hot Stuff—er, First Officer Ethan Lee—to sort...

S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos®. Then Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, and S.T. starts to think something isn't quite right. Even the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis, fails to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. S.T. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis.

Welcome to Camp Creepout. You know the place—the fog rolls in heavy, the trees whisper your name, and the canoes? Well, they have teeth. When 11-year-old Josh and his best friend Cooper arrive at Camp Creepout, they expect some hiking, s’mores, and maybe a few bug bites. What they don’t expect is to be stalked by a wooden monster with paddles for arms and a taste for rule-breaking campers. Now it’s up to a crew of goofy, terrified kids, a glowing-eyebrowed counselor, and a lot of marshmallows to stop an ancient canoe uprising before the entire camp is eaten—one bunkmate at a time....

“It made me laugh so hard I cried. Not quite pissing-pants funny, but definitely entertaining.” — MWW in Mn, Amazon reviewer “The best book I’ve ever read!” — Soto (which to be fair, doesn’t mean much. Soto is in the book and also hasn’t read very many books.) “I hope you do a second one. That was epic.” — Some guy named Chris (not in the book, and I assume Chris reads) “Meh, it was okay.” —some dude on Facebook (Can’t win ’em all, I guess.) No medals. No glory. Just a bunch of barely-functioning paratroopers stuck overseas during COVID, trying to survive ...

Step back in time and prepare to be amused and amazed by "Humorous History: Funny and Interesting Facts in History." Delve into the pages of this delightful book to discover the lighter side of some of the most iconic figures in history. From the audacious antics of Napoleon Bonaparte to the witty wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, from the quirky quirks of Benjamin Franklin to the royal rib-ticklers of King Henry, this collection of anecdotes and tales offers a refreshing take on the past. Whether you're a history buff or just looking for a good laugh, "Humorous History" promises to entertain and ...

Jukie, who would never see her seventies again, glared at Petey, who was loitering in his late teens. He subsided. She said, “Two weeks ago, while Petey and Mr. Griffin were working on the island, Mr. and Mrs. Knauff had an argument....” Petey said, “It was a fight. He was drunk like he usually is, and he said awful things to her, and I can't figure why she's with him to begin with.” Jukie said, “No blows were exchanged, and Mr. Knauff went into his house presumably to sleep off his intoxication while his wife proceeded to sun bathe. This was July 1st, a Saturday.” Petey got to ...

Romaine Wilder, big-city medical examiner with a small-town past, has been downsized and evicted. With few other options, she’s forced to return to her hometown of Roble in East Texas, leaving behind the man she’s dating and the life she’s worked hard to build. Suzanne Babet Derbinay, Romaine’s Auntie Zanne and proprietor of the Ball Funeral Home, has long since traded her French Creole upbringing for Big Texas attitude. She’s a member in a number of ladies’ auxiliaries and clubs, including being in charge of the Tri-County Annual Crawfish Boil and Music Festival. Hanging on to ...

Ever wanted to send a vague, dramatic social media post and call it “communication”? Do you cancel plans just to scroll in peace—then wonder why you're never invited anywhere? Congratulations! You may already be a master of modern friendship sabotage. Hilarious, biting, and oddly soul-soothing, How to Lose Friends and Resent People is your satirical survival guide to all the messy ways we accidentally destroy relationships—while swearing it's “self-care.” Think of it as the evil twin of Dale Carnegie’s timeless classic, How to Win Friends and Influence People—only with more ...

This audiobook contains books 9 through 16 of the Junie B. Jones series of children's tales.

Natural-born healer Emma Starling once had big plans for her life, but she’s lost her way. A medical school dropout, she’s come back to small-town Everton, New Hampshire, to care for her father, who is dying from a mysterious brain disease. Clive Starling has been hallucinating small animals, as well as having visions of the ghost of a long-dead naturalist, Ernest Harold Baynes, once known for letting wild animals live in his house. This ghost has been giving Clive some ideas on how to spend his final days.

Tired of inspirational quotes and toxic positivity? Good. 1000 Ideas: Sarcasm is the brutally honest, eye-roll-inducing, laugh-out-loud survival guide for navigating the absurdity of modern life. Packed with razor-sharp wit, this book takes aim at everything from workplace nonsense and dating disasters to health fads, social media drama, and that one person who always says “let’s circle back.” Whether you're looking to upgrade your inner monologue or arm yourself with comebacks for family dinners, this is your ultimate handbook for responding to life’s chaos with class, sass, and ...

Newbery Medal-winner Cynthia Rylant tells a charming story about the joys of sharing and teamwork. Every year, Henry makes a funny lunch for his mom on Mother's Day. This year, he will make a pineapple sofa! Henry and his dad head to the grocery store with Mudge, who gets to come in because everybody loves him. Mudge spends his time sniffing the Fruity Puffs and Cocoa Chews and eating crackers and a lollipop. Then they all head home to make Mom's special meal.

PICK UP THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU PICK UP THE MICROPHONE Part instruction manual, part memoir and part cautionary tale, “How to FAIL at Stand-Up Comedy” is a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking exploration of a 30 year career in stand-up. Sabo pulls no punches while revealing what it’s really like to live the life of a traveling comedian, warts and all. Sabo points out everything you can do wrong in this business with glaring detail and without judgment. Chock full of advice from industry insiders and experts in the field, “FAIL” takes you on the journey from open-miker to seasoned ...

Tony Soprano, meet Stephanie Plum. From USA Today Bestselling Author Gina LaManna Wedding bells are ringing in Luzzi Land! The church is booked, the decorations are set, and the cakes—all ten of them—are ready to be frosted. Lacey Luzzi is getting married, and her grandmother finally gets to cry those tears of joy, gosh darn it. Until one phone call changes everything. When the Violet Society’s newest recruit is found dead at the St. Paul Cathedral, Lacey Luzzi is the first to be notified, and she’s not happy about it. After all, the bride-to-be is supposedly on vacation from all ...

In a new addition to the New York Times best-selling series that's as popular as it is dorky, Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out her crush! Nikki Maxwell isn't at all surprised to find out that her crush, Brandon, volunteers at a local animal shelter. He's such a sweet guy - of course he wants to help those adorable puppies! Then Brandon tells her that the shelter is in danger of closing, and Nikki knows she can't let that happen. Especially when she discovers a shocking secret about Brandon that makes keeping that shelter open more important than ever.