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New Tricks for Old Dogs: 28 Laughable Lessons for People Too Stiff to Change or Bend or Move

By Gene Perret

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9781942934462, titled "New Tricks for Old Dogs: 28 Laughable Lessons for People Too Stiff to Change... or Bend... or Move" | Familius, May 10, 2016, cover price $16.95

Comedy Writing Self-taught: The Professional Skill-building Course in Writing Stand-up, Sketch, and Situation Comedy

By Gene Perret

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9781610352208 | Quill Driver Books, January 15, 2015, cover price $16.95

The Ten Commandments of Comedy

Product Description: Beginning comedy writers and performers may think funny can't be taught, but legendary comedy writer Gene Perret, winner of three Emmy Awards, tells otherwise in this guide to what makes a good joke work. Outlining the 10 commandments of comedy, the unbreakable rules that every gag must follow in order to be funny, this book liberates readers and allows them to immediately begin writing better and funnier comedy material...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781610351256 | Quill Driver Books, January 22, 2013, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Beginning comedy writers and performers may think funny can't be taught, but legendary comedy writer Gene Perret, winner of three Emmy Awards, tells otherwise in this guide to what makes a good joke work.

Write Your Book Now!: A Proven System to Start and Finish the Book YouÂve Always Wanted to Write

Product Description: Ideal for aspiring authors who only dream of actually finishing their works in progress, this guide features proven, field-tested tools guaranteed to successfully complete that romance, expert guide to business success, or great American novel...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781610350068, titled "Write Your Book Now!: A Proven System to Start and Finish the Book You've Always Wanted to Write!" | Quill Driver Books, August 1, 2011, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Ideal for aspiring authors who only dream of actually finishing their works in progress, this guide features proven, field-tested tools guaranteed to successfully complete that romance, expert guide to business success, or great American novel.

Breakfasts with Archangel Shecky: And His Infallible, Irrefutable, Unassailable, One-size-fits-all Secret of Success

Product Description: ""Breakfasts with Archangel Shecky,"" by three-time Emmy Award-winner Gene Perret, is a humorous story of a guardian angel who can not only turn water into wine (well, actually coffee into Merlot--not a great Merlot, but passable), but can also turn a struggling Philadelphia comedian wannabe into an entertainer of star quality...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781884956928 | Quill Driver Books, December 1, 2008, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: ""Breakfasts with Archangel Shecky,"" by three-time Emmy Award-winner Gene Perret, is a humorous story of a guardian angel who can not only turn water into wine (well, actually coffee into Merlot--not a great Merlot, but passable), but can also turn a struggling Philadelphia comedian wannabe into an entertainer of star quality.

Super Silly School Jokes

Product Description: Who knew school could be such a barrel of fun? The classroom becomes a laugh-room with these wacky jokes, riotous riddles, and loony excuses. From silly students and zany profs to quizzes, homework, and that mysterious cafeteria food--every joke will keep you laughing from the time the school bell rings in the morning till you're home free...read more

By Meridith Berk, Gene Perret (editor) and Toni Vavrus

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Reinforced:

9780606248709 | Demco Media, June 1, 2002, cover price $12.93 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of riddles and jokes about school.

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9781439533284 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $13.95 | also contains Super Silly School Jokes | About this edition: Who knew school could be such a barrel of fun?

Unleashing Your Creativity After 50!

Product Description: John Lennon once said, ""Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."" We all had dreams of being creative when we were young. Many of us wanted to be great artists or actors. Some of us loved wood shop in high school and hoped someday to make all our own furniture...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781884956812 | Quill Driver Books, May 1, 2008, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: John Lennon once said, ""Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

New Comedy Writing Step by Step

By Gene Perret

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Miscellaneous:

9781610351096 | Rev upd edition (Linden Pub, July 1, 2007), cover price $11.95

The New Comedy Writing Step by Step: Words of Instruction, Encouragement and Inspiration from the Legends of the Comedy Profession

By Carol Burnett (foreword by), Joe Medeiros (foreword by) and Gene Perret

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9781884956669 | Rev upd edition (Quill Driver Books, May 15, 2007), cover price $14.95

Damn! That's Funny!: Writing Humor You Can Sell

Product Description: In"" Damn! That's Funny!, "" readers learn from a true pro what makes readers laugh, how to write humorous pieces, how to add humor to serious articles, and how to market their material. Written by television comedy writer Gene Perret, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and longtime head writer for Bob Hope...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781884956447 | Quill Driver Books, April 15, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In"" Damn!

Harvey Green, the Eating Machine

Harvey Green eats everything in sight from fish to meat to pies, including the dishes, until one day when he eats too much and something unexpected happens.

By Gary Bennett (illustrator) and Gene Perret

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9781893860780 | 1 edition (Arizona Highways, August 1, 2002), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Harvey Green eats everything in sight from fish to meat to pies, including the dishes, until one day when he eats too much and something unexpected happens.

Marriage Is Forever ... Some Days Longer: ... Some Days Longer

Product Description: The happy, hilarious side of marriage runs through this book of one-liners and anecdotes. Humor writer Gene Perret finds marriage, like good wine, gets better with age-once you learn to keep a cork in it. He's Observant: I've enjoyed all these years married to the same woman...read more

By Gene Perret and Vicky Snow

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9781893860681 | 1 edition (Arizona Highways, August 1, 2002), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: The happy, hilarious side of marriage runs through this book of one-liners and anecdotes.

Grandchildren Are So Much Fun We Should Have Had Them First

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By Gene Perret

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9781893860612 | Arizona Highways, August 1, 2001, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Book by Perret, Gene

Retirement: Twice the Time, Half the Money

Product Description: A few months after retirement, the humor sets in: You have twice the time but only half the money. What does that mean? Emmy-winning humor writer Gene Perret has the answers . . . Retirement: that's when you return from work one day and say, "Hi, Honey, I'm home - forever...read more

By Gene Perret

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9781893860261 | 1 edition (Arizona Highways, August 1, 2001), cover price $5.00 | About this edition: A few months after retirement, the humor sets in: You have twice the time but only half the money.

Hilarious Roasts, Toasts & One-Liners

Product Description: Speakers, writers, and everyone who likes to laugh will grab this witty compilation of fast, funny remarks right off the shelf. The humorous collection, with amusing illustrations throughout, includes side-splitting quotes and comic observations from Bill Cosby, Rodney Dangerfield, Jerry Seinfeld, Groucho Marx, Lucille Ball, Mae West, Oscar Wilde, and many others...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Terry Martin and Gene Perret

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9781578661237 | Galahad Books, June 1, 2001, cover price $9.98 | About this edition: Speakers, writers, and everyone who likes to laugh will grab this witty compilation of fast, funny remarks right off the shelf.

Someday I Want to Go to All the Places My Luggage Has Been

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By Gene Perret

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9781893860018 | Arizona Highways, August 1, 2000, cover price $7.95

Growing Older Is So Much Fun Everybody's Doing It

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By Arizona Highways (editor) and Gene Perret

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9781893860100 | Arizona Highways, March 1, 2000, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Book by Perret, Gene

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of One-Liners

Product Description: "There is no such thing as fun for the entire family."--Jerry Seinfeld. That's an example of a one-liner. It packs a wealth of meaning into a few words and produces a chuckle along with its wisdom. Here's another one: "My luck--I was waiting at the airport when my ship came in...read more

By Terry Perret Martin and Gene Perret

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9780806919058 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, September 1, 1999, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: "There is no such thing as fun for the entire family.

Best Back-To-School Jokes

An illustrated collection of jokes about school, from the first day to the last test (view table of contents)

By Sanford Hoffman (illustrator) and Gene Perret

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9780806999395 | Reissue edition (Sterling Pub Co Inc, August 1, 1998), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of jokes about school, from the first day to the last test

Business Humor: Jokes & How to Deliver Them

Product Description: "We have a fellow in our office who accumulates a lot of absenteeism. I said to the boss one day, Why don't you fire him?' He said, Fire him? I don't even know what he looks like.'" Have fun with these jokes and jests about the workplace...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Gene Perret

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9780806999043 | Subsequent edition (Sterling Pub Co Inc, August 1, 1998), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: "We have a fellow in our office who accumulates a lot of absenteeism.

Talk About Hope: Two Bob Hope Writers Trade Stories

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By Gene Perret

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9781888688023 | Jester Pr, February 1, 1998, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Talk About Hope: Two Bob Hope Writers Trade Stories

Roasts & Toasts: Snappy One-Liners for Every Occasion

By Terry Perret Martin, Myron Miller (illustrator) and Gene Perret

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9780806994444 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, May 1, 1997, cover price $5.95

Become a Richer Writer: Shift Your Writing Career into High Gear

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By Gene Perret

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9781888688016 | Jester Pr, October 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Book by Perret, Gene

Great Book of Zany Insults

Hundreds of retorts to use when people insult your brains, looks, grooming, and style

By Sanford Hoffman (illustrator) and Gene Perret

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9780806994086 | Reissue edition (Sterling Pub Co Inc, August 1, 1996), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Hundreds of retorts to use when people insult your brains, looks, grooming, and style

Hilarious One-Liners

Gathers brief jokes and humorous quotations about morning, breakfast, work, sleep, dreams, progress, computers, patriotism, lawyers, compliments, hobbies, taxes, success, and failure

By Terry Perret Martin, Myron Miller (illustrator) and Gene Perret (editor)

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9780806913520 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, January 1, 1996, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Gathers brief jokes and humorous quotations about morning, breakfast, work, sleep, dreams, progress, computers, patriotism, lawyers, compliments, hobbies, taxes, success, and failure

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