Author: Jack Douglas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suburban life
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The outer suburban experiences of a comedy writer in a Connecticut town called Old New Litchridge.
The Neighbors are Scaring My Wolf
Author: Jack Douglas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suburban life
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The outer suburban experiences of a comedy writer in a Connecticut town called Old New Litchridge.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suburban life
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The outer suburban experiences of a comedy writer in a Connecticut town called Old New Litchridge.
Unforgettable New Canaanites
Author: Warren Allen Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105647439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
New Canaan, Connecticut, is one of the richest towns in the U.S. The book is a compilation of 140 arbitrarily chosen individuals who have been past or present residents, from moralist Anthony Comstalk, the first female ambulance surgeon, and the inventor of the Tommy Gun, to David Letterman, Paul Simon, and Brian Williams. All is documented and includes tales never before published. Major architects, critics, authors, painters, business CEOs (IBM, GE, JetBlue, Perkin-Elmer), inventors, cartoonists, sculptors, teachers, and humanities leaders lived in the small town with a private railroad track directly to Grand Central in New York City. The compilation includes negative as well as positive views.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105647439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
New Canaan, Connecticut, is one of the richest towns in the U.S. The book is a compilation of 140 arbitrarily chosen individuals who have been past or present residents, from moralist Anthony Comstalk, the first female ambulance surgeon, and the inventor of the Tommy Gun, to David Letterman, Paul Simon, and Brian Williams. All is documented and includes tales never before published. Major architects, critics, authors, painters, business CEOs (IBM, GE, JetBlue, Perkin-Elmer), inventors, cartoonists, sculptors, teachers, and humanities leaders lived in the small town with a private railroad track directly to Grand Central in New York City. The compilation includes negative as well as positive views.
Merry Wives and Others
Author: Penelope Fritzer
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786480647
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In many ways, the history of domestic humor writing is also a history of domestic life in the twentieth century. For many years, domestic humor was written primarily by females; significant contributions from male writers began as times and family structures changed. It remains timeless because of its basis on the relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, houses and inhabitants, pets and their owners, chores and their doers, and neighbors. This work is a historical and literary survey of humorists who wrote about home. It begins with a chapter on the social context of and attitudes toward traditional domestic roles and housewives. The following chapters, beginning with the 1920s and continuing through today, cover the different time periods and the foremost American domestic humorists, and the humor written by surrogate parents, grown children about their childhood families, husbands, and Canadian and English writers. Also covered are the differences among various writers toward traditional domestic roles--some, like Erma Bombeck and Judith Viorst, embraced them, while others, like Caryl Kristenson and Marilyn Kentz, resisted them. Common themes, such as the isolation and competitiveness of housework, home as an idealized metaphysical goal and ongoing physical challenge, and the urban, suburban, and rural life, are also explored.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786480647
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In many ways, the history of domestic humor writing is also a history of domestic life in the twentieth century. For many years, domestic humor was written primarily by females; significant contributions from male writers began as times and family structures changed. It remains timeless because of its basis on the relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, houses and inhabitants, pets and their owners, chores and their doers, and neighbors. This work is a historical and literary survey of humorists who wrote about home. It begins with a chapter on the social context of and attitudes toward traditional domestic roles and housewives. The following chapters, beginning with the 1920s and continuing through today, cover the different time periods and the foremost American domestic humorists, and the humor written by surrogate parents, grown children about their childhood families, husbands, and Canadian and English writers. Also covered are the differences among various writers toward traditional domestic roles--some, like Erma Bombeck and Judith Viorst, embraced them, while others, like Caryl Kristenson and Marilyn Kentz, resisted them. Common themes, such as the isolation and competitiveness of housework, home as an idealized metaphysical goal and ongoing physical challenge, and the urban, suburban, and rural life, are also explored.
Encyclopedia of American Humorists
Author: Steven H. Gale
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317362276
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317362276
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.
My Brother Was An Only Child
Author: Jack Douglas
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786257882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
“My Brother Was an Only Child” was Jack Douglas’ very first humour book, having written for famous radio and television celebrities such as Jack Paar, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante, as well as TV shows such as “Adventures of Harriet and Ozzie”, “The George Gobel Show”, and “Laugh-In”. It perfectly captures the sense of humour prevalent in this era and is as refreshing and side-splittingly funny now as it was then.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786257882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
“My Brother Was an Only Child” was Jack Douglas’ very first humour book, having written for famous radio and television celebrities such as Jack Paar, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante, as well as TV shows such as “Adventures of Harriet and Ozzie”, “The George Gobel Show”, and “Laugh-In”. It perfectly captures the sense of humour prevalent in this era and is as refreshing and side-splittingly funny now as it was then.
Wolf Masters Box Set, Volume One
Author: Becca Jameson
Publisher: Becca Jameson Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 993
Book Description
Welcome to the Wolf Masters. The Masters are a family of wolf shifters. The first five books center around Richard and Nancy Masters and their dairy farm in Oregon. They raised one daughter, four sons, and one adopted son. As each of the males come of age and meet their mate, they discover that they must share her with another man. For the first son, this is a relief. He’s been sharing women with his best friend for as long as he can remember. The other three brothers are not quite so convinced, but Fate has Her way…
Publisher: Becca Jameson Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 993
Book Description
Welcome to the Wolf Masters. The Masters are a family of wolf shifters. The first five books center around Richard and Nancy Masters and their dairy farm in Oregon. They raised one daughter, four sons, and one adopted son. As each of the males come of age and meet their mate, they discover that they must share her with another man. For the first son, this is a relief. He’s been sharing women with his best friend for as long as he can remember. The other three brothers are not quite so convinced, but Fate has Her way…
The Jewish-Japanese Sex and Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves: the Mad Misadventures of Hollywood's Most Celebrated Refugee
Author: Jack Douglas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781979761208
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Prince of the TV talk shows, champion of endangered species everywhere (even the human), author of laugh-smashes like "What Do You Hear from Walden Pond?" and "Shut Up and Eat Your Snowshoes!" - Jack Douglas is running free and footloose once again, from the suburban wilds of Connecticut to the bucolic, out-of-the-way shores of Lost Lake, Ontario."Cheerful, zany, tongue-in-cheek fun." - Publishers Weekly"Savagely . . . brilliantly funny." - Detroit Free Press"A zany and amusing book." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer Book World"The script is unpredictable and the tale is one of the funniest to come down the pike." - Charleston Evening Post
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781979761208
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Prince of the TV talk shows, champion of endangered species everywhere (even the human), author of laugh-smashes like "What Do You Hear from Walden Pond?" and "Shut Up and Eat Your Snowshoes!" - Jack Douglas is running free and footloose once again, from the suburban wilds of Connecticut to the bucolic, out-of-the-way shores of Lost Lake, Ontario."Cheerful, zany, tongue-in-cheek fun." - Publishers Weekly"Savagely . . . brilliantly funny." - Detroit Free Press"A zany and amusing book." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer Book World"The script is unpredictable and the tale is one of the funniest to come down the pike." - Charleston Evening Post
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
This Month
Author: Kern County Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1510
Book Description
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1510
Book Description