The author describes amusing episodes in her life as the wife of a drama critic and the mother of 4 small sons

Product Description: Ex-Library with all stamps and markings. Some scrapes to inside back cover where library pocket removed.

The author recounts humorous anecdotes concerning his experiences as a lawyer and a member of the United States Senate

The Spanish picaresque novel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is not only a major genre in its own right; it was a decisive influence on the subsequent literature of Spain and the development of the modern European novel. When first published Professor Rico's book broke new ground by analysing historically and critically the form of the picaresque, particularly the narrative style of the three greatest novels of this genre, Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzman de Alfarache and Quevedo's Buscon. The author shows how Lazaro's and Guzman's ficitonal autobiographies made a highly original break with contemporary theory by attempting to see from within the life of people of low rank, rogues and buffoons. The point of view of the narrator in these novels, becomes the unifying element; plot, structure and style are all manifestations of a fully developed narrative persona. For this 1984 translation, the author updated the bibliography and extended his account of the later development of the picaresque in the postscript. This study will be of value to students of comparative literature as well as those studying the picaresque as a major topic in Spanish courses.

Product Description: From the syndicated cartoonist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Offers a humorous look at the pitfalls of homeowning, from defining the mystical 'price range' and keeping track of a contractor to defining a neighborhood by its bumper stickers

Product Description: "Just the ticket for the '90s."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEIf you're too young for a nursing home yet too old to be a rock star, if your marriage is as exciting as scraping grass off the lawnmower blades, then this hilarious book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist and author is for you...read more

Among the most popular and successful texts available to economics students, Edwin Mansfield's books have been adopted at over 1,000 colleges and universities around the world. The hallmark qualities of Professor Mansfield's books are a careful integration of theory and example, meticulously clear writing style, and step-by-step pedagogy.Students will appreciate the accompanying StudyGuide, prepared by Professor Mansfield himself. It contains Chapter Profiles, behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Objective Questions, Discussion Questions, and Problems for each chapter in the textbook. A separate Computerized Study Guide with approximately 200 review questions and diagrams is also available.

Duck dives in the pond in the daytime and Owl hunts through the woods at night, so the only thing they have in common is that they both want to be friends

Product Description: Will Rogers still touches us more than a hlf century after his death in this comprehensive collection of his pithy commentaries about goverment, presidents, business, and philosophy.

Product Description: From National Headliners Club winner and Washington Times cartoonist.

Product Description: This compilation of hundreds of biting, witty, cruel, and hilarious definitions combines the best 200 definitions from Ambrose Bierce's classic The Devil's Dictionary, with more than 500 definitions from the most humorous and stinging entries in Chaz Bufe's The American Heretic's Dictionary...read more