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Autographed Hitzges Historical Sports Almanac
Here’s an autographed copy of the funny, the phenomenal, the fantastic NORM HITZGES HISTORICAL SPORTS ALMANAC, a great gift book for your favorite sports fan!
Think you’ve seen and heard it all? Would you believe Outhouse Races? The heavyweight boxer who knocked himself out? Octopus tossing? The grand slam of tobacco spitting? These and about 1,800 other wild, wacky, weird and just plain wonderful happenings in the world of perspiring arts appear in the 376 pages of this softbound book. Here’s every sport – from the Olympics of ancient Greece to today’s major championships. With hundreds of photos and illustrations, this is the ultimate fun, fact-filled sports almanac!
Author Norm Hitzges, a popular HSE baseball announcer, has signed his photo on the front endpaper. The book was published in this 1991 apparent First Edition by Taylor Publishing, Dallas. It’s in Very Good condition, inside and out, with only some very slight edge wear. It’s definitely gift quality! (p1026)
ISBN: 0878336214
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Laughs from Erma Bombeck
Only longtime syndicated columnist Erma Bombeck could come up with the type of material you’ll find in her IF LIFE IS A BOWL OF CHERRIES – WHAT AM I DOING IN THE PITS? The 203-page hardbound book was published in 1978 by McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.
In this uproarious encore to The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank, Erma confronts society's greatest challenge: Surviving the Seventies -- the fears, the worries, the anxieties. She shares with the reader some of her deepest concerns: discovering that lettuce has been fattening all along; getting into the Guinness Book of Records under "Pregnancy: Oldest Recorded Birth;" leaving the world suddenly and knowing that no one else in the family can replace the toilet-tissue spindle. Erma meditates on such philosophical dilemmas as who killed apple pie, and contemplates the futility of surviving a white sale only to find that all that's left are double top sheets and single contour bottoms.
She offers warm and wise advice on what to do when the supermarket discontinues your silverware pattern, and provides sane alternatives for the working wife trying to quick-thaw a Iamb chop under each armpit. The book abounds with down-to-earth practical suggestions for coping -- the art of financing sirloin tip at 6 percent on the unpaid balance for thirty-six months; the secret of making towel racks out of oversexed coat hangers; what to do when your ozone is in trouble; how to handle traumas, natural disasters, deep depression and readily adjust when they run out of extra-crispy chicken at the carry-out.
The book is vintage Bombeck … and will keep you laughing long after you put it down. This was Bombeck’s fifth book and it’s in Very Good condition with no apparent defects on covers or inside pages. The dust jacket is present and shows some very minor edge wear. A great gift for a housewife – or househusband – you know! (3742)
ISBN: 0070064512
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The Far Side Gallery 3
With a cow Mona Lisa painting on the front cover, this is Gary Larson’s cartoons at their best! This 192-page soft cover is THE FAR SIDE GALLERY 3, featuring cartoons from ‘Hound of the Far Side’, ‘The Far Side Observer’ and ‘Night of the Crash Test Dummies’.
One advantage of owning this gallery book is that many of the cartoons are full page size, about three times the size of the original books. And, as with all Larson’s works, they are both topical and hilarious!
Published in this 1988 reprint edition by Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City MO, the book is in Very Good condition, with no apparent defects. A great gift – or present for yourself when you need a laugh or two handy! (p1025)
ISBN: 0836218310
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Enjoying Words … Has Everything Been Said?
Sometimes it seems almost futile to try to write anything new because it has all been said before -- and so well said. Of course, any such defeatism must lead to a dead end of accomplishment in terms of literary effort.
Fortunately for the living and those to come, there are many bright new stars on the panel of contemporary writers. They are skillfully telling the story of these eventful days and their words will be read with relish by future generations. In fact, the printed word today is so prolific, and the competition with the book, the magazine and the newspaper is so great, future generations will require anthologies in great number to know what our bright literary stars have said.
In THE JOY OF WORDS, there has been no effort to be erudite, consistent, unusual or educational. The prime purpose is to amuse by exposing the reader to many things he has read before and may wish to read again. Perhaps that poem he had to learn to pass freshman English, is here. He may even enjoy rereading it under different auspices.
It is not possible to include only those things that appeal to him. If he dislikes poetry in any form, we hope he will please forgive us. Some of us like the ‘well-turned couplet.’
On the other hand, there are those who love Shakespeare, but just cannot understand how his hallowed words should appear with some of the more commonplace choices that have arrived in this selection. It takes all kinds you know -- and we have tried to select all kinds of literature.
Many interesting quotes from writers like Ben Franklin, Ruskin, Whitman, Holmes, Confucius, Jefferson, and others are among the selections of literature expressing beauty, humor, history, wisdom or inspiration that are a joy to read and read again. Every one of the 224 pages is decorated with red text drawings, type boxes or other accents, and all page edges are spattered with red. Even the hardbound covers contribute to the pretty book, in red with gold stamping.
The book was published in 1960 by J. G. Ferguson Publishing, Chicago and is in Very Good condition, with no apparent defects inside or out. It’s a beauty – and a great gift for someone who loves words – and ideas! (6061/RAA)
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