Great Jokes

In early 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby, he met a former Hell's Angel, one Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson wrote later that "The rest of that day blurs into madness. The rest of that night, too. Steadman was lucky to get out of Louisville without serious injuries, and I was lucky to get out at all." Thus began a 30-year friendship and a working relationship that gave birth to what became known as Gonzo Journalism.

There’s never a dull moment with silly jokes just for kids! Forget being bored. That should never be a thing! Keep the fun and laughter going whether at home, on the go, or quite honestly…wherever! This book is overflowing with rounds of children friendly jokes!

Booth Pena definitely didn’t make the smartest of decisions when he was a teenager. At eighteen, he knocked a girl up and signed up for the military all in the same day. There weren’t a lot of things that the baby’s mother and he saw eye to eye on after that. He honestly wasn’t sure why he even slept with her in the first place. Okay, that last part is a lie. He knows exactly why he slept with her. Because the real woman he’s in love with, her twin sister, Dillan, won’t give him the time of day. Five years later, and he still wants her.

All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such...

'Really funny & engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' Katherine Ryan 'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect' Rosie Ramsey 'Funny. Poignant. Fascinating. Just the sort of hilarious, disrespectful, ribald book I love to get stuck into' Jo Brand *** How did little Jenny Hargreaves...

This program is read by the author. “You’re Doing Great! is your no-nonsense go-to collection of essays to get you through the increasing noise and chatter of self-doubt and confusion in the new millennium. Tom Papa is a funny, empathetic guide and your new best friend." — Patton Oswalt...

Four comedy writers transform classic joke setups into sharp commentary about the everyday and structural sexism that pervades all facets of life. Jokes to Offend Men arms listeners with humorous quips to shut down workplace underminers, condescending uncles, and dismissive doctors, or to share with their exhausted friends at the end of a long day. A cutting, cathartic spin on the old-fashioned joke book, Jokes to Offend Men is a refreshing reclamation of a tired form for anyone who's ever been told to "lighten up, it's just a joke!"

For the first time, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling opens up about his life as a cast member and head writer for the comedy powerhouse The Howard Stern Show. In The Joke Man: Bow to Stern, Jackie tells of his beginnings as a working comedian and writer and his climb to the top on The Howard Stern Show. Jackie saw it all, and in The Joke Man: Bow to Stern he shares personal stories as well a look from behind the scenes at one of the highest-rated radio shows of all time.

Grandpa’s Great Escape, from Children's author David Walliams. Jack’s Grandpa… *wears his slippers to the supermarket *serves up Spam à la Custard for dinner *and often doesn’t remember Jack’s name But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the...

Can jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome's greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly one of antiquity's funniest people. After he was elected commander-in-chief and head of state, his enemies even started calling him "the stand-up Consul". How to Tell a Joke provides a lively new translation of Cicero's essential writing on humor alongside that of the later Roman orator and educator Quintilian.  

The Great Book of Dad Jokes is here, packed with hundreds of bad, corny but funny jokes and puns. In fact, they are so bad, they're good! In this book you can be sure to find hilarious dad jokes. Haha, hilarious right? Get your hands on The Great Book of Dad Jokes today and up your joke game, or maybe you know someone this would be a great gift for? It's a great birthday present! Remember, a laugh a day keeps the doctor away!

In this groundbreaking book, Fortune 500 innovation guru and creativity instructor Bryan Mattimore takes listeners on a journey through time to explore the unique personality quirks and crazy ideas of history's greats.

You should listen to this audiobook if you like traditional Jewish gags and funny stories about worried mothers, hen-pecked husbands, argumentative rabbis, yentas, and Jewish Princesses!

Anekdot v russkoj literature - ehto korotkij po soderzhaniyu i szhatyj po izlozheniyu rasskaz o zamechatel'nom ili zabavnom sluchae iz zhizni vydayushchegosya cheloveka. Vospominaniya Andreya Nartova, "Petra Velikogo mekhanika i tokarnogo iskusstva uchitelya", v vide kratkih i pouchitel'nyh istorij donosyat do nas unikal'nye svedeniya o postupkah, mirovozzrenii i o lichnoj zhizni imperatora. Petr I - mudryj pravitel', despot, a mozhet byt' prosto takoj zhe chelovek, kak i vse my, so svoimi slabostyami i nedostatkami? Poslushajte rasskazy Andreya Nartova i sostav'te sobstvennoe predstavlenie o yarkoj lichnosti Petra Velikogo. V muzykal'nom oformlenii diska ispol'zovany temy iz proizvedenij russkih kompozitorov XVIII veka.