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A hilarious handbook for the hopeless, hapless golfer presents all of the secrets of high-handicap play, from the Darth Vader Death Grip to the devastatingly effective Fidget, Limp, and Twitch. Reprint.
By Henry Beard, Leslie Nielsen and E. H. Wallop (photographer)

Hardcover:

9780385483513 | 1 edition (Bantam Dell Pub Group, June 1, 1996), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Presents a humorous golf instruction book for the millions of inept golfers who will never be able to improve their game

Paperback:

9780385488839 | Reprint edition (Main Street Books, June 1, 1997), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Presents a humorous golf instruction book for the millions of inept golfers who will never be able to improve their game

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A humorous look inside the computer guru's supposed personal PC reveals his inner-most thoughts and schemes, pictured as though it were appearing on an actual laptop screen covered with fingerprints and a Coke-stained keyboard. 150,000 first printing.
By Ron Barrett (illustrator), Henry Beard and John Boswell

Hardcover:

9780684854649 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1998, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Offers a humorous look inside the computer guru's supposed personal PC

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Product Description: The Book of Sequels

Paperback:

9780679732976 | Random House Inc, December 1, 1990, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The Book of Sequels

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A whimsical parody of Clement C. Moore's classic holiday poem brings the experience of Christmas Eve to life as seen through the eyes of the family cat. 35,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780767918534 | Broadway Books, October 25, 2005, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A whimsical parody of Clement C.

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Offers a hilarious compilation of feline humor for the Francophile in an omnibus edition containing the best-selling French for Cats and Advanced French for Exceptional Cats. Original.

Paperback:

9780812975789 | Bilingual edition (Villard Books, November 1, 2005), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Offers a hilarious compilation of feline humor for the Francophile in an omnibus edition containing the best-selling French for Cats and Advanced French for Exceptional Cats.

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Humorous entries define such computer terms as bandwith, chat room, DOS, hacker, memory, operating system, RAM, spell-check, UNIVAC, and voice-mail

Paperback:

9780761117742 | Workman Pub Co, January 11, 1999, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Humorous entries define such computer terms as bandwith, chat room, DOS, hacker, memory, operating system, RAM, spell-check, UNIVAC, and voice-mail

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The authors mince their way through all the pretension and confusion of cooking jargon to serve up more than two hundred delicious definitions spiced with fifty full-page illustrations

Paperback:

9780894808432 | Workman Pub Co, January 4, 1985, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: The authors mince their way through all the pretension and confusion of cooking jargon to serve up more than two hundred delicious definitions spiced with fifty full-page illustrations

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In a parody of The Da Vinci Code, William Franklin, professor of American Popular History, Urban Mythology, and Supermarket Tabloid Science, joins forces with beautiful Sandra Damsel of the CDC to investigate the murder of her uncle and uncover a plot by the Republican Party to prevent the discovery of a long-lost document that could have dramatic repercussions for the presidential election. Original. 100,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9780743270021 | Simon & Schuster, August 31, 2004, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: In a parody of 'The Da Vinci Code,' William Franklin and Sandra Damsel uncover a plot by the Republican Party to prevent the discovery of a document that could affect the outcome of the 2004 presidential election.

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Tongue in cheek definitions offer a child's perspective on allowances, cousins, homework, manners, nightmares, report cards, school, and younger sisters

Hardcover:

9780894805844 | Workman Pub Co, May 1, 1988, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of funny definitions of such common words as 'aunt,' 'homework,' and 'vacation.

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A tongue-in-cheek introduction to the ineptiles describes dodosaurs that lived during the Moronic, Idiotic, and the Preposterous periods

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9780517550762 | Crown Pub, November 1, 1983, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: A tongue-in-cheek introduction to the ineptiles describes dodosaurs that lived during the Moronic, Idiotic, and the Preposterous periods

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The family dog offers its own hilarious take on Christmas Eve in a zany, illustrated parody of Clement C. Moore's holiday classic. 35,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780767918527 | Broadway Books, October 25, 2005, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A whimsical parody of Clement C.

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Hardcover:

9781439199558 | Simon & Schuster, November 20, 2012, cover price $25.00

Paperback:

9780715649213 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, October 23, 2014, cover price $15.30
9781439199565 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, November 19, 2013), cover price $15.00

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A dictionary of fishing terminology includes more than two hundred whimsical definitions for words and phrases, ranging from abalone to zero

Paperback:

9780761126423 | Workman Pub Co, April 1, 2002, cover price $7.95
9780894803550 | Workman Pub Co, January 6, 1983, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A dictionary of fishing terminology includes more than two hundred whimsical definitions for words and phrases, ranging from abalone to zero

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A guide to dieting feline style discusses the importance of discriminatory taste, ambiance, portion control, preparation, exercise, and the essence of beauty and style for cats.
By Henry Beard and Susann Ferris Jones (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780307337801 | Crown Pub, September 13, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A guide to dieting feline style discusses the importance of discriminatory taste, ambiance, portion control, preparation, exercise, and the essence of beauty and style for cats.

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A humorous bilingual guide to the world of cats

Hardcover:

9780679406761 | 1 edition (Villard Books, October 1, 1991), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A humorous bilingual guide to the world of cats

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Presents satirical discussions on a variety of plants, garden pests, and the tools and techniques of gardening

Hardcover:

9780894802010 | Workman Pub Co, April 1, 1983, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Presents satirical discussions on a variety of plants, garden pests, and the tools and techniques of gardening

Paperback:

9780894802003 | Workman Pub Co, January 5, 1982, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Presents satirical discussions on a variety of plants, garden pests, and the tools and techniques of gardening

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• An ingenious mix of facts and flights of fancy: The history of golf begins in 732 AD, when a relic of St. Andrew—patron saint of Scotland and of golf—was found wearing a copper arthritis bracelet. And who could forget 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered the birthplace of Tiger Woods. Golf is the perfect gift for the serious—and not so serious—golfer. .• Bestselling humorist: Henry Beard has authored or coauthored ten parodies, five of which are New York Times bestsellers, as well as more than two dozen other humor books, including French for Cats and The Official Politically Correct Dictionary . .• Golf is Beard’s game: In a New York Times interview, Beard once said “It’s the most insidious of sports because once in a while you have a day where you do extraordinarily well and you think you can do very well—and you can’t. It’s just a tease. Even a Zen monk would be driven crazy by golf.” Beard has written seven other golf humor books, including Golfing: The Duffer’s Dictionary and The Official Rules of Bad Golf ..

Hardcover:

9781439169933 | 1 edition (Simon & Schuster, December 8, 2009), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: • An ingenious mix of facts and flights of fancy: The history of golf begins in 732 AD, when a relic of St.

Paperback:

9781451692556 | Simon & Schuster, April 6, 2012, cover price $14.99

Miscellaneous:

9781439102800 | Simon & Schuster, December 8, 2009, cover price $9.99

Hardcover:

9780385469982 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, May 1, 1993, cover price $15.00

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Pokes fun at the sport of golf by providing humorous definitions for golfing terminology

Paperback:

9780761123705, titled "Golfing: A Duffer's Dictionary" | Revised edition (Workman Pub Co, May 1, 2001), cover price $7.95
9780894803222 | Workman Pub Co, April 1, 1987, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Pokes fun at the sport of golf by providing humorous definitions for golfing terminology

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Product Description: Featuring Bill Murray, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Christopher Guest, Harold Ramis + + +.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781929243648 | Uproar Entertainment, May 30, 2004, cover price $16.98 | About this edition: Featuring Bill Murray, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Christopher Guest, Harold Ramis + + +.

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Product Description: This is an indispensable cross-reference manual to the 1950’s that brought a wealth of music that still remains popular on the radio today. It was a transitional period from the orchestral hits of Guy Lombardo and the vocal stylings of Frank Sinatra and Perry Como to the folk music of the Weavers to the early rock of Bill Haley and the Comets, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard...read more

Paperback:

9781503303911 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 29, 2014, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: This is an indispensable cross-reference manual to the 1950’s that brought a wealth of music that still remains popular on the radio today.

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Product Description: Brand new

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781555254384 | Nightingale Conant Corp, December 1, 1991, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Brand new

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Provides Latin equivalents for a variety of everyday phrases, from Hot enough for you? to Make my day!

Hardcover:

9780394586601 | 1st edition (Villard Books, November 1, 1990), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Provides Latin equivalents for a variety of everyday phrases, from Hot enough for you?

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