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"The sad thing is, I like it" - Maurice Sendak
"The perfect gift to give a child or grandchild for their high school or college graduation.
Also Father's Day.
Also, other times."
- Stephen Colbert
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GENTS WITH NO CENTS explores a rarely examined side of Wall Street: Its childish antics. From accountants that can’t count, to financial regulators that don’t regulate, GENTS WITH NO CENTS will make you howl with laughter at their incompetence.
Written by Ron DeLegge II, veteran radio host of the Index Investing Show, GENTS WITH NO CENTS is narrated in an easy going style with sharp satire throughout and 20 hand drawn illustrations by noted cartoonist, Dave Clegg.
DeLegge draws from his personal experiences as a Wall Street salesperson with crazy supervisors and even crazier customers. He offers a refreshing perspective that’s opposite of the angry and condescending tone of financial literature that has come to characterize our era.
GENTS WITH NO CENTS also pokes fun at taxes and the IRS, along with the
media for misreporting the news, inventing questionable facts, and contributing to the public’s confusion.
About the Author:
Ron DeLegge II is the weekly radio voice of the Index Investing Radio Show (IndexShow.com) and a former financial advisor. Ron has over 15 years of experience in the investment industry and he also covers the exchange-traded funds marketplace for ETFguide.com and Research Magazine.
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When Jeeves suggests dreamy, soulful Gussie Fink-Nottle don scarlet tights and false beard to win over soppy Madeline Bassett, Bertie Wooster doubts this is the way to get his friend hitched. Meanwhile, Bertie's eccentric Aunt Dahlia asks him to hand out prizes at the Market Snodsbury Grammar School, which he's sure he would have to get drunk to do. Complicating maters, Madeline invites Gussie to stay at her friend's house in the country. The friend turns out to be Bertie's cousin Angela and the house — Aunt Dahlia's. Thinking things have definitely gotten out of hand, Bertie takes Jeeves off the case, acting on his own plan to bring Gussie and Madeline together. But when things go disastrously wrong, who can Bertie turn to but Jeeves? Acclaimed actor Ian Carmichael brings comic flair to this rollicking tale by the man The Times (London) called a "brilliantly funny writer."
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If you like "Pink Slipper" you might also like my Kindle Bestseller and April Kindle 100 Books for $3.99 or Less selection "The Spy Who Left Me" which is $2.99, also for a limited time.More about Pink Slipper"Robinson's Pink Slipper is the lighthearted-read for you."--Gerri Russell, award-winning author of To Tempt A Knight"...a fun story full of laughs. The characters stayed with me long after the story finished, especially the hilarious heroine and sexy hero."--Ann Charles, award-winning author of the Deadwood Mystery SeriesOverview:A job search gone hilariously wrong...
A bungling insurance agent hot for her body...
A sexy Breakthrough to Greatness speaker offering her motivation...
Can she hold out for the right offer from the right person at the right time on her path to greatness?
"This story is so cleverly crafted and such a fun read that I bought books for both my daughters and my sister. It's just that good."--Jacquie Rogers, author of Much Ado About Marshals
"Gina takes us through the ups and downs of finding a job, but she does so in a fun, laugh out loud way." --Joleen James, Golden Heart award-winning writer
If you're a fan of Sophie Kinsella you'll love the humor and quirky characters of Pink Slipper.
***Other books by award-winning author Gina Robinson:
***The Spy Who Left Me "Robinson's clever concoction of lust and longing is a refreshing tropical cocktail."--Publishers Weekly
***Diamonds Are Truly Forever coming in May, 2012
***Spy Games "Fast, snappy and cute."--Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author
"Robinson delivers an entertaining story of stalking, spying, secret identities, and hidden agendas."--Romantic Times BOOKReviews
***Spy Candy "Sassy and delightfully entertaining."--Beverly Barton, New York Times bestselling author
"With the perfect amount of suspense and humor, this story will stay with readers long after the book is over"--Romantic Times BOOKReviews
***Lipstick Spy School, a short story
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‘Shocking and Laugh-out-loud funny’
If you’ve ever watched Dragon’s Den or The Apprentice then you may be under the impression that being an entrepreneur is exciting, glamorous and sexy.
Well… not quite.
Welcome to the Entrepreneur Hub, where wannabe business-tycoons gather, sweat and fall over in the hope of becoming self-made millionaires.
Take that image of young, suited, blackberry-endowed entrepreneurs dashing through Canary Wharf and Silicon Valley closing big corporates deals out of your head.
Instead, replace it with ragged T-shirt wearing young’uns stealing tea bags from the kitchen, trying to find a date using LinkedIn, fighting over desks, busking on the floor, avoiding bankruptcy and doing a bizarre trance dance in the middle of the office.
Confessions of an Entrepreneur is a rare, honest and humorous insight into the daily life of a young business woman.
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For Birdie Jaworski, life as an Avon Lady was a bittersweet mix of embarking on gossip-worthy adventures, searching for Mr. Right, and making emergency lotion requests in the middle of the night... while managing as a single parent.
Birdie hawks Avon at a strip club, a bowling alley on Men's League Night, and of course door-to-door. She meets customers who answer the door naked, who want to buy wrinkle cream for their pet monkey, or who are harboring dark - and funny - secrets. She even sells Avon to celebrities who want to keep their zits a secret!
The book reveals a surprising and touching account of her personal life when Catholic Charities calls her and tells her the daughter she gave up for adoption is now an adult and wants to meet her. This book follows Birdie's journey during one summer while she decides whether to meet her daughter while selling Avon cosmetics door-to-door. A funny and beautifully touching read.
Birdie's stories have appeared in many online and print journals as well as on National Public Radio.
Birdie's blog on which this memoir is based, has been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and Positive Thinking magazine.
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Want to impress your Facebook Friends & Fans? This book has something for every occasion on Facebook. In fact, it has everything you need to become "The Accomplished Facebooker". Get to know the coolest and the not-so-cool status updates, popular Facebook trends and more. This is an unofficial guide to Facebook and is not related to Facebook Inc. in any manner.
Features:
* Over 1,000 Categorized Facebook Status Update Ideas
* Guide to Finding Facebook Friends
* How to Score a Date on Facebook
* Top 50 Facebook Statuses of All Time
* Worst Facebook Statuses of All Time
* How to Handle Birthdays & Holidays on Facebook.
And much much more! The brilliant illustrations will thrill you. This book will instantly make you a huge hit among your Facebook friends.
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Jack Woodson was a thermal design engineer for four years until he was laid off from his job. Now, as a teacher, he faces new challenges. Conference calls have been replaced with parent conferences. Product testing has given way to standardized testing. Instead of business cards, Jack now passes out report cards. The only thing that hasn't changed noticeably is the maturity level of the people surrounding him all day. Learn Me Good is a hilarious first-person account, inspired by real life experiences. Through a series of emails to Fred Bommerson, his buddy who still works at Heat Pumps Unlimited, Jack chronicles a year-in-the-life of a brand new teacher. With subject lines such as "Irritable Vowel Syndrome," "In math class, no one can hear you scream," and "I love the smell of Lysol in the morning," Jack writes each email with a dash of sarcasm and plenty of irreverent wit.
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In this sequel to Learn Me Good, Jack Woodson (no longer a green behind the ears teacher) returns to recount another school year’s worth of challenges, triumphs, and mishaps with a brand new cast of wild and crazy students. Six years have passed, and this time around, Jack gets a talking monkey sidekick, a beautiful love interest, and a top-secret undercover CIA assignment to Uranus. (Well, ONE of those things is true, anyway). There are witty quotes, riotous stories, and more twists and turns than M. Night Shyamalan’s small intestine. Through email correspondence with Fred Bommerson, Jack talks about PTA fundraisers gone awry, unnatural food chains, and how any action can be made acceptable as long as “it’s for science.” With subject lines such as “Diarrhea of a Wimpy Kid,” “Green Eggs and Math,” and “Houston, we have a word problem,” it’s perfect for reading in small chunks or one long session.
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One man's true story of the trials and tribulations he encountered while working at the evil empire of the retail world known affectionately as 'Wally-world'. The author thought he was merely applying for a job that he hoped would eventually lead to financial security in the form of salaried management. He didn't know that he had willing joined the ranks of an evil empire bent on ruling the world with the slogan—"Save money to live better." The author did not survive the experience...
This novel is dedicated to all the unsung, under appreciated—strapped for cash because the company keeps cutting your hours and using bad performance reviews to deny you the raises you deserve—associates who come in every day and make Wally-world what is. I know who you are or were and I appreciate all your hard work.
Why did the author write this and why should you read it? Good question. I'm not Bill Gates or any other highly famous and certainly much more successful businessman. I didn't exactly write it to get even with those who so maliciously persecuted me out the door of a career I loved. You could look at it as if it's some kind of soul healing exercise from a person who can't afford a good psychologist. It is all of that—but it's something much more too. By writing all of this down I found the strength and courage to climb back in the ring for another round—like that admirable American icon—Rocky.
This is one person standing up for all the associates at Wally-world who work so hard without much recognition or reward. It's for every person who dared to invest their heart and soul into their work because they believed it defines them as a person. And finally, it's for anyone who has ever found themselves in the same position as me.
If that doesn't interest you, well...It is kind of humorous...
Call it a warning to those who foolishly invest their heart and soul in place devoid of anything that resembles moral principles...
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Ever shared, laughed at, cried over, or thrown darts at a chart? Have you ever put together a report and thought, "gee, I could use a chart here." Then I Love Charts: The Book is the perfect addition to your collection. Based on the highly successful humor blog, this compilation includes the best never-before-seen charts. The book ranges across many subjects from the absurd and ironic to the starkly literal, with charts dedicated to love, the minutiae of every day life, and pop culture, as well as charts about politics, technology, and social issues.
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This is the extended 2nd edition of the book released recently. Please note that any old reviews were for the older edition.
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Seattle, a medley of lush green hills surrounded by snow capped mountains and sparking blue waters.
Amazon.com--an Internet company based in Seattle which has taken the stock markets by storm, and was transforming itself from an online retailer to an eCommerce platform, led by a CEO who leads this transformation but is not afraid to act goofy.
In the middle of all this lands a technologist from Silicon Valley who is looking for a youthful adventure.
It begins as a story of a technologist leaving behind his beloved Silicon Valley for Seattle. It unfolds into a moving story capturing Seattle's beauty, its interesting people and culture; and the inside scoop on the dot-com world.
Technology. Innovation. Humor. Wit. Imagination. They all come together very nicely in Seattle Adventures.
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Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
Finally, a guide to screenwriting by two guys who have actually done it (instead of some schmuck who just gives lectures about screenwriting at the airport Marriott).Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon’s movies have made over a billion dollars at the box office—and now they show you how to do it yourself! This book is full of secret insider information about how to conquer the Hollywood studio system: how to write, pitch, structure, and get drunk with the best of them. Well . . . maybe not the best of them, but certainly the most successful of them. (If you’re aiming to win an Oscar, this is not the book for you!) But if you can type a little, and can read and speak English—then you too can start turning your words into $TACK$ OF MONEY!
This is the only screenwriting book you will ever need because all the other ones pretty much suck. In these pages, Garant and Lennon provide the kind of priceless tips you won’t find anywhere else, including:
• THE ART OF PITCHING
• GETTING YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR
• TAKING NOTES FROM MOVIE STARS
• HOW TO GET FIRED AND REHIRED
• HOW TO GET CREDIT AND ROYALTIES!
AND MOST IMPORTANT:
• WHAT TO BUY WITH THE HUGE PILES OF MONEY YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE!
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit will take you through the highs and lows of life as a professional screenwriter. From the highs of hugging Gisele BÜndchen, and getting kung fu punched by Jackie Chan, to the soul-crushing lows of Herbie: Fully Loaded. READ THIS BOOK—and you’ll have everything you need to make your first billion the old-fashioned way—by “selling out” in show business!
A portion of the authors’ proceeds from this book are being contributed to the USO of Metropolitan Washington, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving active duty military members and their families in greater Washington, D.C., region.
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'You Can't Polish A Turd' is a book born of a lifetime - well, it felt like a lifetime - of experience working in and with bureaucracy. Some might deem it cynical, others not cynical enough, but most will repeatedly nod their heads in profound recognition. If you are already a bureaucrat, you may find it brings tears to your eyes - both of laughter and despair - and whatever your bureaucratic hue, public or corporate, it is probably the book you will wish you had read years ago, the one which would have saved you from committing all those silly, and sometimes fatal, transgressions against the bureaucratic code which are so easily made if you have pretentions to humanity, decency and indeed activity. However, if you are only just stepping out onto the winding career path of a convicted bureaucrat, this is an absolute must-read that will guide you unfailingly to the very top of your profession so long as you implement its recommendations precisely and without moral weakness. All in all, this is a fine companion piece to its corporate equivalents, Terry Farnsworth's 'On The Way Up' or Robert Townsend's 'Up The Organisation' - well, more like Terry's actually because its fundamental tenet is that optimism is futile, but that futility can be both entertaining and highly rewarding.
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India is developing rapidly and won't be the same country in the 2020s that it is now. THis eBook imagines a future that includes reverse outsourcing of call centers from India to America with American citizens taking calls for Indian customers, unrivaled immigration, and space missions to Mars and other planets.
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Hone your blogging voice, find your true audience, and develop the strong community of readers you've always hoped for.
Each day's chapter of 31 Days to Mojo gives you insight into the strategies and mindset that humorist Bryan Allain has used to develop a strong following for his own blog and provides you with an action item to work on for quick wins and long-term growth.
Topics covered in the book include:- Focusing one or all of the 3 Core Elements of your blog
- How anyone can add more humor to their writing.
- The secret to getting a 'YES' to your guest post request.
- How Cheater Posts can keep you from burning out as a blogger.
- Why people aren't commenting on your blog posts and how to compel them to do so.
- The trick to using your older content to help generate new ideas.
- How blogging for 30 minutes a day can get you 6-pack abs, whiter teeth, and healthier hair. (I'm kidding...please don't sue me for false advertising.)
In addition to the blogging knowledge, you'll also get a steady dose of the humor and nonsense that has made Bryan's blog a favorite among people who like to spit out mouthfuls of coffee while laughing, at no extra cost to you!
This will be the funniest book on blogging you'll ever read. At least until Jerry Seinfeld an
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What You Don’t Know about Retirement… will have any retiree celebrating this milestone with lots of laughs. This entertaining quiz pokes fun at growing older while celebrating the joy of retirement. What You Don’t Know about Retirement… will provide endless entertainment for any retirement party and is sure to be a HIT!Q: Why do new retirees suddenly look ten years younger?
A: They suddenly feel ten years younger.
Q: What's the best way for a retiree to make sure his memoirs are read?
A: Include lots of clues about hidden money.
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This is a book about freedom. Specifically the personal freedom I discovered from the wonderful world of blogging, the freedom I hope everybody will eventually discover for themselves. The freedom that, I believe, will permanently and irrevocably change the world for the better.Having a blog, a voice, having my own media, utterly changed my life. Suddenly my career as a cartoonist wasn’t dependent on other people: “The Gatekeepers”—publishers, editors, Hollywood executives, etc., etc. Suddenly I had direct contact with my audience. They had direct contact with me. I could just do my thing, without having to wait for somebody else to give me the “green light.” I didn’t have to wait around for somebody else to deem me “worthy.”This was the freedom I spent most of my adult life searching for, the same freedom I believe we’re ALL searching for, in one way or another. Careerwise, blogging gave me everything. Even in the early days, the benefits of blogging were so glaringly obvious to me, I couldn’t understand why more people weren’t doing it. Ten years later, I still can’t. So I decided to write a book about it; maybe I can help other people find this freedom, too.—Hugh
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For more than 20 years, Scott Adams's Dilbert has chronicled the problem-filled work world of pointless projects, questionable employment practices, and interoffice politics that eerily resemble our own 9-to-5 cubicle existence.In How's That Underling Thing Working Out for You?, Adams takes on the challenges of Elbonian sensitivity training, employee satisfaction surveys, confusopoly consultants, and more inside this new Dilbert book.
If you agree that every indeterminable project has to have at least one WDG (Worthless Dumb Guy), or are subjected to results-free sensitivity training, questionable employee surveys, and freelance consultants that seem to offer little more than exorbitant invoices, then chances are you find the corporate cubicle culture philosophy represented inside How's That Underling Thing Working Out for You? alive and well inside your own work environment--and that's exactly what makes Dilbert one of the most successful and popular comic strips of all time.
From Dogbert's invention of a beheading app to Dilbert's PowerPoint presentation that proves two monkeys could lead better than current management, How's That Underling Thing Working Out for You? chronicles corporate cubicle culture questionable training seminars and employee satisfaction surveys, along with made-up consultancies one Dilbert strip at a time.