The Semi-Complete Guide to Sort of Being a Gentleman might be the most irresponsible book written since The Bible. And a bible it is, in its own right, for the billions of men alive today who have no clue how to behave in public or private situa...

As much as a Rat's Tail: Korean slang, invective & euphemism - the "Insider's guide" An irreverent look at Language within Culture Get 'street' with A Rat's Tail - Learn what the kids are really saying, all the Korean they will nev...

The Legacy of the Wisecrack: Stand-up Comedy as the Great American Literary Form looks at the theory of stand-up comedy, its literary dimensions, and its distinctly American qualities as it provides a detailed history of the forces that shaped it....

There will come a time when you must decide to lead the life someone else has chosen for you…or the life you want. According to legend, when a young boy asked the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo why he was working so hard hitting th...

Let the laughter begin at a nudist colony where the author, Dr. Alice, ventures into the land of the bare despite a warning from her teenage daughter: 'Mom, you can't even dress stylishly, so how will you ever pull off being fashionably naked?" ...

One Eventful Day In Mississippi - "If only my comic brilliance could be brought to the attention of classy babes like Uma Thurman and Renee Zelweger!" "You gotta quit screwin' around on the Internet and put out a BOOK! That's what the classy b...

'Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of White Has loosed the Flood that sets my Ears upright." With these stirring words, Rover Khayyám, the barking bard of Philadelphia, commences his spellbinding masterpiece, a canine counterpart to the well-kno...

One of the most distinctive voices in mainstream comics since the 1970s, Howard Chaykin (b. 1950) has earned a reputation as a visionary formal innovator and a compelling storyteller whose comics offer both pulp-adventure thrills and thoughtful en...

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor Reveal...

From jester to king, Guillaume sees the Current Middle Ages from every angle. In his second collection of humorous stories and insightful reflections, Guillaume looks at the lighter side of castle building, jousting on ESPN, learning Arthurian myt...