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  • 1, 2, Can't Reach My Shoe

    A Counting Book for the Middle-Aged

    de Ross Petras ...
    The 1, 2, 3s of adulthood differ ever so slightly from the popular grade-school primers of yesteryear inside Ross and Kathryn Petras's 1, 2, Can't Reach My Shoe. This clever counting book for the middle-aged (which the United States Census Bureau defines as age 35 and above) is perfect for readers of a certain vintage who intend to grow old gracefully—and with a sense of humor.Featuring full-color ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Audiolibro

    More of the 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

    de Ross Petras ...
    Narrado por Arte Johnson ...

    Completo

    1 horas 2 minutos

    Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and nonsense from famous and infamous figures past and present, are all here in one digest that will have you howling with laughter. Imagine saying to the Beatles, "You'll never make it…Go back to Liverpool." That's what a Decca Records executive told the Fab Four in 1962. Senator S.I. Hayakawa allegedly pointed out, "The best cure for insomnia is to get a ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • You're Saying It Wrong

    A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse

    de Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras ...
    For word nerds and grammar geeks, a witty guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse.With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only saves us from sticky linguistic situations but also provides fascinating cocktail-party-ready anecdotes. Entries reveal how to ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means

    The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories

    de Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras ...
    An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse.Even the most erudite among us use words like apocryphal, facetious, ironic, meteorite, moot, redundant, and unique incorrectly every day. Don’t be one of them. Using examples of misuse from leading ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • "Dance First. Think Later"

    618 Rules to Live By

    de Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras ...
    Timeless in their wisdom, thought-provoking in their message, surprising in their truth and memorable in their originality, the right words can give direction, inspiration, and sometimes a tangible boost onto the right path. For example, Steve Jobs once read “Stay hungry Stay foolish” on the back cover of The Whole Earth Catalog, and those four words came to guide his life.Created by Kathryn and ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • "It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done."

    Motivation for Dreamers & Doers

    de Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras ...
    Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time—by people who’ve been there and done that—can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we’re not alone, and show us that the fight is worth it—and winnable.Kathryn and Ross Petras are masters at choosing and delivering just the ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Unusually Stupid Americans

    A Compendium of All-American Stupidity

    de Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras ...
    A hilarious collection of lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detailing stupid acts of Americans from all walks of life—by the authors of the bestselling The 776 Stupidest Things Ever SaidEveryone knows that America is “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” but sometimes that means we’re free to be as bravely stupid as we want! In Unusually Stupid Americans, Kathryn ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Stupid Sex

    The MOST Idiotic and Embarassing Intimate Encounters of All Time

    de Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras ...
    A mother, answering her phone, hears her daughter shrieking and screaming. Terrified, she calls the police who arrive at the daughter's house, batter down the door--and find the daughter, nude, in her bedroom having sex with her boyfriend. Apparently her toe hit the automatic dial button for her mother's number on the bedroom phone. A man, swimming in a Florida pool, sees the pool intake pipe and ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Very Bad Poetry

    de Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras ...
    Writing very bad poetry requires talent. It helps to have a wooden ear for words, a penchant for sinking into a mire of sentimentality, and an enviable confidence that allows one to write despite absolutely appalling incompetence.The 131 poems collected in this first-of-its-kind anthology are so glaringly awful that they embody a kind of genius. From Fred Emerson Brooks' "The Stuttering Lover" to ... Leer más

    Antes $10.99 USD Ahora $5.99 USD

  • The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done

    de Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras ...
    **Too lazy to drive to his girlfriend's house, a man ties helium balloons to a lawn chair--and ends up at 15,000 feet, closing the L. A. airport.*A Chinese contraception program causes the birth rate to rise when men are discovered taking birth control pills and unrolling condoms over their fingers--exactly as shown in the training film.*A gang of Norwegian thieves carefully uses explosives to ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

    de Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras ...
    A connoisseur's compendium of Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and utter bosh from famous and infamous figures past and present -- a complete course in anti-eloquence by the foot-in-mouth champions of all time. ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Jane's Guide to Dicks (and Toms and Harrys)

    de Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras ...
    Inside Jane's Guide to Dicks (and Toms and Harrys), best-selling humorists Ross and Kathyrn Petras offer tongue-in-cheek lessons to help your average Jane suss out all the Dicks (and Toms and Harrys) they encounter along the way to finding Mr. Right.Once upon a time, Jane didn't know Jack about Dick; however, after careful research, study, and observation, Jane is now an expert on boys, and she's ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD