Ireland's history has long been illuminated, and enlivened, by bizarre, colourful, extravagant, unfettered individuals: ripe country-house eccentrics, saints, scholars, bucks and hell-rakes, duellists, abductors, rhymers and miracle-makers. These factual and fascinating biographical sketches make for 'delightful reading' (Frank Muir).

Bite-sized bits of information to give you the edge on trivia night—from crime and punishment to the rich and famous to ghosts, ghouls, oddballs, and more!Packed with more than 400 pages, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Attack of the Factoids is a fact-a-palooza of obscure information. Like what, you ask? Here are just a few extraordinary examples:* Bats always turn left when they exit a cave.* In the 1960s, astronauts trained for moon voyages by walking on ...

Trust father of three William Shakespeare for all the advice you need for any parenting dilemma, in this witty and erudite guide—a handy collection of wisdom drawn from his most beloved works, from Hamlet to King Lear to Much Ado About Nothing.With a series of cunningly extracted lines from his best-loved plays and sonnets, hilariously illustrated in a simple, almost child-like style, James Andrews proves once again that Shakespeare—expert on love, death,...

Roads to Richmond is an unusual, almost quirky road book. Divided into four thematic parts and forty-eight short chapters, it works like a mosaic: the big picture is a moving portrait of a little known corner of Canada—Quebec's Eastern Townships. The inlaid stones that make up the mosaic are small gems in their own right: brief histories, candid snapshots, curious anecdotes, insightful observations, sobering reflections, stories to make you smile. Part contemporary history, part lyric narr...

This book is a short, quick, and easy read. It contains 250 music anecdotes, including these:Hardcore group Black Flag sometimes played shows for very few people. In 1982, Black Flag played a show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for two, or at most five people, who sat far away, in the back. Henry Rollins, lead singer, was mad, and he complained about the lack of audience just before Black Flag went on stage to perform. Fortunately, Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski talked to...

Mignon McLaughlin was a short story writer and playwright with a rapier wit and an acerbic take on love, marriage, and friendship. Her aphorisms, published between 1958 and 1966, will appeal to everyone who appreciates this aristocratic, subversive genre. Not all of the collection consists of aphorisms, strictly speaking: some are simply reflections, brutally honest as they are clever, on McLaughlin’s own fears and foibles. Aperçus is an autobiography in epigrams of a shrewd, candid, and e...

When the little angels are driving you crazy and you're one minivan away from being a personal taxi service, these wonderful quips and quotes are the perfect reminder of why being a mother is the best job in the world.

"You see! This is how you die." - Coco Chanel"Shoot straight, you bastards! Don't make a mess of it!" - Breaker Morant"If any of you have a message for the devil, give it to me, for I am about to meet him!" - Lavinia Fisher"I am dying. Please… bring me a toothpick. " - Alfred JarryFunny, reflective, scornful or delirious, we are fascinated by famous last words because, humanity in extremis, they seem to tell us something about ourselves. Featuring lovers, ki...

GLEE-MAIL is useful year-round since occasions for greetings never end. Who isn't obliged to acknowledge friends and relatives? And GLEE-MAIL makes it 10 times easier than driving to the drug store, walking the greeting card aisles, picking a card, putting it back, picking another card, putting it back until you find the right (overpriced at $6.95) one. Then standing in line to buy it and drive back home—only to realize you should've picked that other card you passed on! With GLEE-MAIL you...

Imagine; Monday mornings when the alarm goes off at around 6.30am with the thought of your one hour morning commute. The daily grooming rituals and the buttoned up shirt makes you cringe at the thought of it. Another day at work makes you want to cry.I can read your mind, you don't want to go to work, you can't face the daily grind, YOU NEED the day off.So what are you to do? Rely on the Lord to come to your aid.....The Bible of Excuses has the answer. Choose from the hundr...

Curious about the legalization of marijuana? Don't miss this chance to learn about the good, the bad, and the funny from the first state to go live with recreational sales. "Legalizing pot in Colorado changed everything. Cultures were transformed, entrepreneurs descended on the state, and people couldn't stop talking about it," says author Johnny Welsh. Johnny Welsh's unique perspective stems from his career as a professional bartender in the heart of Colorado's famous ski country. His big...

Marie True Evans, her daughter, and author of String of Pearls, fondly remembers her mother's "pearls of wisdom" which she shares in this book along with selected "pearls" from the author's relatives, friends and colleagues. A majority of the profits from the sale of this book will go directly to benefit breast cancer research.