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Jokes and Riddles
by Hinkler BooksSplit your sides laughing and entertain your family and friends for hours with this hilarious book of riddles! Full of comical illustrations by Glen Singleton, Jokes and Riddles will keep you laughing for hours.
Jokes and the Unconscious: A Graphic Novel
by Daphne GottliebHeard the one about the dying father? In this savagely brilliant graphic novel by slam poet Daphne Gottlieb (Final Girl) and Hothead Paisan creator Diane DiMassa, a 19-year-old woman named Sasha loses her father to cancer and takes a job in the hospital where he had worked as a doctor. Moving from room to room with her clipboard of forms, Sasha encounters the insane, the suicidal, and the brave -- then returns to her office to look up all her friends' and enemies' medical records. Taking its title from Freud's Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious, Gottlieb and DiMassa's first collaboration is both moving and darkly funny. Where comedy meets chemo, where mirth meets mortality, Jokes and the Unconscious explores the murky terrain of grief -- a shadowland of memory, sexual escape, and morbid snickering.<P><P> Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.
Jokes for Minecrafters: Booby Traps, Bombs, Boo-Boos, and More (Jokes for Minecrafters #1)
by Michele Hollow Jordon Hollow Steven HollowJokes for Minecrafters: Booby Traps, Bombs, Boo-Boos, and More is the first book in the new Jokes for Minecrafters series, which celebrate the humor in Minecraft from skeleton mobs to zombie pigmen. Be prepared to laugh! No ghast or blaze is safe from being the punch line of these jokes! Inside you will find hilarious jokes like: Why did the slime stay home? He had no place to goo! How did Steve know that the skeleton was lying to him? He could see right through him. For kids ages 5 and up, this is the perfect book for at home, at school, or really anywhere! You’ll love telling these silly jokes to your friends and family! As a bonus, you’ll find illustrations throughout for even more laughs!
Jokes for Mom: More than 300 Eye-Rolling Wisecracks and Snarky Jokes about Husbands, Kids, the Absolute Need for Wine, and More
by Ms. Jo KingLearn how to be the funniest, most wisecracking mom around! Mom, does your family drive you crazy? Do you enjoy complaining to your girlfriends about your husband and your in-laws? Do you need some inspiration for how to respond to your kids’ whining and begging? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you! This comedic collection of witty one-liners and sarcastic retorts is for any mom in need of a good laugh and some appreciation for all of her hard work. Included are jokes such as: Mother (noun): One person who does the work of twenty. For free.Cook a man a fish and you feed him for a day. But teach a man to fish and you get rid of him for the whole weekend.Daughter: Mom, what’s it like to have the greatest daughter in the world? Mom: I don’t know, dear, you’ll have to ask your grandma.There’s a legend that if you go take a shower and scream “MOM!” three times, a nice lady appears with the towel you forgot!Jokes for Moms will leave you laughing out loud and rolling your eyes in agreement before you can even say, “Because I said so!”
Jokes for all the Family
by Harry HiltonDid you hear about the schoolboy who put clean socks on every day? By Friday he couldn't get his shoes on. Prepare to have your ribs tickled, your funny bone waggled and your leg pulled with this bumper compendium of jokes for all the family. With everything from ludicrous lions to preposterous pirates, there are laughs aplenty for everyone!
Jokes for all the Family
by Harry HiltonDid you hear about the schoolboy who put clean socks on every day? By Friday he couldn't get his shoes on. Prepare to have your ribs tickled, your funny bone waggled and your leg pulled with this bumper compendium of jokes for all the family. With everything from ludicrous lions to preposterous pirates, there are laughs aplenty for everyone!
Jokes to Offend Men
by Allison Kelley Danielle Kraese Kate Herzlin Ysabel YatesA man walks into a bar. It&’s a low one, so he gets a promotion within his first six months on the job. Four comedy writers transform classic joke setups into sharp commentary about the everyday and structural sexism that pervades all facets of life. Jokes to Offend Men arms readers with humorous quips to shut down workplace underminers, condescending uncles, and dismissive doctors, or to share with their exhausted friends at the end of a long day. A cutting, cathartic spin on the old-fashioned joke book, Jokes to Offend Men is a refreshing reclamation of a tired form for anyone who's ever been told to "lighten up, it's just a joke!"
Jokes to Tell
by Hinkler BooksEntertain your family and friends for hours with this hilarious book of jokes. With comical illustrations by Glen Singleton, Jokes to Tell covers everything from riddles and knock knock jokes to silly book titles and dinosaur jokes. You will laugh until you cry!
Jolly Foul Play: Murder Is Bad Manners; Poison Is Not Polite; First Class Murder; Jolly Foul Play; Mistletoe And Murder (A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery)
by Robin Stevens&“Steven&’s storytelling and suspense-building are top-notch.&” —School Library Journal &“Readers…will find themselves stretching their powers of deduction.&” —Booklist After a student turns up murdered on Bonfire Night, Hazel and Daisy find themselves entrenched in another mystery in this delightfully charming fourth novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series.Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have returned to Deepdean School for Girls for a new school term, but nothing is the same. There&’s a new Head Girl, Elizabeth Hurst, and a team of Prefects—and these bullying Big Girls are certainly not good eggs. Then, after the fireworks display on Bonfire Night, Elizabeth is found—murdered. Many girls at Deepdean had reason to hate Elizabeth, but who could have committed such foul play? Is the murder linked to the secrets and scandals, scribbled on the scraps of paper that are suddenly appearing all over the school? And with their own friendship falling to pieces, will Daisy and Hazel be able to solve this mystery before suspicions tear the student body apart?
Jonathan Livingston Trafalgar Square Pigeon
by David LinesContinuing the tradition of parodying all things sacred, the author of The XXXX Files and PMT takes up the reigns of satire by rewriting the essential 1970s hippy handbook Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Instead of a seagull for a hero, this updated classic features a bloated, cynical, grungy pigeon, who looks not to the skies for inspiration, but to the London Underground. Cutting corners wherever possible and living the life of a fully fledged MTV-generation feral pigeon, Jonathan's rite of passage is more a celebration of modern-day teenage apathy set against a backdrop of 90s Pop Culture and Victorian underground architecture than a voyage of delicious self-discovery. Matching the original page-for-page in content and layout, Jonathan Livingston Trafalgar Square Pigeon is a modern-day morality tale that will, by its very nature, attract plenty of attention whilst ever so gently ruffling a few feathers along the way.
Jonathan Swift
by Valerie RumboldSwift's parodies are among his most fascinating works, but perhaps require most explication for the modern reader. Valerie Rumbold brings a new depth and detail to the editing of Swift's Bickerstaff papers, 'Polite Conversation', 'Directions to Servants' and other works on language and conduct. Highlights include a fresh investigation of the political and print contexts of the Bickerstaff papers, full commentaries on such smaller works as 'A Modest Defence of Punning' and 'On Barbarous Denominations in Ireland', identification and explanation of many additional sayings in 'Polite Conversation', and a detailed contextualisation of 'Directions to Servants' in contemporary domestic theory and practice. A substantial thematic Introduction is supplemented by an individual headnote and full annotation to each work. The Textual Introduction explores the publishing strategies adopted by Swift and his booksellers, and a separate Textual Account of each work presents and discusses changes in the texts over time.
Jonathan Unleashed
by Meg RosoffThe first adult novel from acclaimed, bestselling author Meg Rosoff, a perfect summer read about a young New Yorker whose career and love life are turned upside down when he starts taking care of his brother's two dogs.Jonathan is a copywriter at Comrade advertising agency, working on the most lucrative and most numbingly tedious account, Broadway Depot. His best friend Max works at the next desk, keeping him sane. Jonathan's girlfriend, Julie, works for Bridal 360, an online wedding magazine. When Julie suggests they get married for a live online wedding feature, Jonathan finds himself on a conveyor belt, hurtling towards the rest of his life. When his brother asks him to look after his dogs, Jonathan begins to see the world around him differently. Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to his true happiness? Their sly maneuvering on daily walks and visits to Dr. Clare, the lady vet, suggest that dog sense is several notches higher than human emotional intelligence. A contemporary romantic comedy set in Manhattan, Jonathan Unleashed is as much a love letter to the city as it is a story about tangled relationships, and dogs. Hilarious, wise and heart-warming, Meg Rosoff's novel will touch a nerve with anyone thinking about what they really want to do with their lives, and which eddy they might allow themselves to be caught in.
Jonathan Unleashed: A Novel
by Meg Rosoff"[A] comic masterpiece." --People magazine's "Book of the Week""A charming comedy on love, friendship, and the surprising influence of man's best friend." --Harper's BazaarNational Book Award finalist and bestselling author Meg Rosoff's charming, hilarious new novel about a young New Yorker's search for happiness and the two dogs who help him find it--the perfect summer read Jonathan Trefoil's boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling, and his apartment just the wrong side of legal. His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him--only richer and with a different sense of humor. He doesn't remember life being this confusing, back before everyone expected him to act like a grown-up. When his brother asks him to look after his dogs, Jonathan's world view begins to shift. Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to life, the universe, and everything? Their sly maneuvering on daily walks and visits to the alluring vet suggest that human emotional intelligence may not be top dog after all. A funny, wise romantic comedy set in Manhattan, Jonathan Unleashed is a story of tangled relationships, friendships, and dogs. Rosoff's novel is for anyone wondering what to be when they grow up, and how on earth to get there.From the Hardcover edition.
Jones
by Neil SmithFrom the award-winning author of Bang Crunch and Boo, Jones is the harrowing, funny, utterly unforgettable story of a pair of siblings attempting to survive the horror show of their family.Abi and Eli share a special bond. Eli looks up to his sister Abi, two years older, who knows how to inhabit the souls of animals, and sometimes even the soul of her brother. They share jokes, codes, and an obsession with impressive feats of word power—such are the survival tricks for growing up Jones. Pal, their alcoholic father, is haunted by demons from the Korean War, and their less-than-nurturing mother Joy hasn&’t got the courage to leave him. Always moving to where Pal gets work, the Joneses go from Montreal to Boston, Salt Lake City, Chicago, and back to Montreal. No matter where they go, though, they can never get away from Jones Town. And then, on Eli&’s twelfth birthday, the darkness deepens when he stumbles on something he doesn&’t understand—an episode that represents the beginning of Abi&’s unraveling, although no one knows it yet. Over the years, Eli and Abi lurch towards and into adulthood on separate paths that sometimes cross, negotiating the world through sexual experimentation, drugs and alcohol, art and language. Searing, affecting and often darkly funny, Jones explores the treacherous intersection between love and violence, and the extreme measures Abi and Eli must take to escape the legacy of a toxic inheritance.
Jonesy Vol. 1 (Jonesy)
by Caitlin Rose Boyle Fred Stresing Brittany Peer Sam HumphriesJonesy is a self-described "cool dork" who spends her time making zines nobody reads, watching anime, and listening to riot grrrl bands and 1D simultaneously. But she has a secret nobody knows. She has the power to make people fall in love! Anyone. With anything. She's a cupid in plaid. With a Tumblr. There's only one catch - it doesn't work on herself. She's gonna have to find love the old-fashioned way, and in the meantime, figure out how to distract herself from the real emotions she inevitably has to face when her powers go wrong...
Jonson, Shakespeare, and Aristotle on Comedy (Routledge Studies in Shakespeare)
by Jonathan GoossenJonson, Shakespeare, and Aristotle on Comedy relates new understandings of Aristotle’s dramatic theory to the comedy of Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare. Typically, scholars of Renaissance drama have treated Aristotle’s theory only as a possible historical influence on Jonson’s and Shakespeare’s drama, focusing primarily on their tragedies. Yet recent classical scholarship has undone important misconceptions about Aristotle’s Poetics held by early modern commentators and fleshed out the theory of comedy latent within it. By first synthesizing these developments and then treating them as an interpretive theory, rather than simply an historical influence, this book demonstrates a remarkable consonance between Aristotelian principles of plot and its emotional effect, on the one hand, and the comedy of Shakespeare and Jonson, on the other. In doing so, it also reveals surprising similarities between these seemingly divergent dramatists.
Jop and Blip Wanna Know #1: And Other Excellent Questions (Jop and Blip Wanna Know #1)
by Jim Benton*Winner of the 2022 Pop Culture Classroom Excellence in Graphic Literature Award for Best Children’s Nonfiction!*Two curious robots seek the answers to life’s most pressing—and hilarious—questions in this full-color graphic novel series by Jim Benton, New York Times bestselling author and creator of Franny K. Stein and Catwad!Join Jop and Blip as they follow their curiosity and investigate these seemingly odd questions using their own brand of logic, critical thinking skills, STEM knowledge, and humor.• Can you hear a penguin fart on Mars?• What if you wanted a dragon sandwich?• Why do we need TWO ears?With Jop and Blip, everything is worth knowing! Perfect for fans of Dav Pilkey and Dan Gutman!
Jorge el curioso Un hogar para las abejas/Curious George A Home for Honeybees: (CGTV Reader) (Curious George)
by H. A. ReyIn this Spanish/English bilingual reader, based on the Emmy Award–winning PBS TV show, Curious George and his friend Steve find themselves in a sticky situation when they accidentally eat all of Betsy's delicious honeycomb for her Earth Day presentation about bees. How will they get more before Betsy finds out? This readers includes tons of information about bees and two activities that reinforce the concepts in the story. <p><p> En la presente edición bilingüe inglés-español, basada en el programa de televisión Curious George, galardonado con el premio Emmy y emitido por la cadena PBS, Jorge el Curioso y su amigo Steve se ven en una situación pegajosa cuando por accidente se comen todo el panal delicioso que Betsy tenía preparado para una presentación sobre las abejas el Día de la Tierra. ¿Cómo conseguirán otro para que Betsy no se entere? Esta lectura incluye muchísima información sobre las abejas y dos actividades para reforzar los conceptos presentados en el cuento.
Jorge el curioso construye una casa en un árbol/Curious George Builds a Tree House: (CGTV Reader) (Curious George)
by H. A. ReyIn this Spanish/English bilingual reader based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show, George is tired of following the house rules. He wants a place of his own where he can draw on the walls and eat corn on the cob with his feet! He decides to build a tree house in the yard, but quickly learns that creating a house from scratch just might take more than a pile of plywood and a handful of nails. What he needs is a design plan to make it work. Each language is set in different colors for ease of reading. Bonus activities help build on the construction theme with a matching materials game and a make-your-own sponge blocks craft.
Jorge el curioso en el partido de béisbol/Curious George at the Baseball Game (Read-aloud)
by H. A. ReyCurious George at the Baseball Game is now available in a Spanish/English bilingual edition! Play ball! George and the man with the yellow hat are going to a baseball game. Between the game, the cheering crowd, the food, and the big TV camera, George doesn't know what to explore first! One curious little monkey and so many things to see leads to an exciting day at the ballpark! This edition features English and Spanish text, set in different colors for easy readability, and includes audio narration. For more fun with George, check out www.curiousgeorge.com and get all the latest news and information about Curious George, books, promotions, games, activities, and more!
Jorge el curioso va a la biblioteca/Curious George Visits the Library (Read-aloud)
by H. A. ReyGeorge is lucky to arrive at the library just in time for story hour. But it's not easy for a little monkey to sit still too long. George finds so many books he wants to read and can't wait to take them home. From selecting books to getting his very own library card, George's day at the library celebrates all the fun of reading!This English/Spanish ebook edition includes highly readable text and bilingual read-aloud audio.The audio for this Read-Aloud ebook was produced and engineered by Perry Geyer at Cybersound Recording Studios (349 Newbury St., Ste. 201, Boston, MA 02115). Music theme composed by Cybersound Studios (Perry Geyer, Silvio Amato, Michael Africk, Greg Hawkes). Engineers: Perry Geyer (music production and sound design), Rob Whitaker (editing and mixing engineer), Samuel Creager (editing, sound design, and mixing engineer), Marcus Clark, Corey Rupp. Assistant engineers: Dave Chapman, Mike Pekarski, Justin Sheriff, Daniel Wrigley, Andrew Sardinha, Mami Ienaga, Kevin Notar, Maria Goulamhoussen. Sheridan Willard, John Huang, John Schmidt. English voiceover by Jack Tracksler. Spanish voiceover by Rosi Amador.
Jorge el curioso visita el acuario/Curious George at the Aquarium (Read-aloud)
by H. A. ReyThe aquarium is one big, exciting place for a little monkey. George's curiosity helps him make many new friends . . . and gets him into mischief too. But when a baby penguin is in trouble, George comes to the rescue as only a monkey can! This edition features English and Spanish text, set in different colors for easy readability, and includes audio narration.For more fun with George, check out www.curiousgeorge.com and get all the latest news and information about Curious George, books, promotions, games, activities, and more! El acuario es un lugar enorme y atractivo para un monito. La curiosidad hace que Jorge se haga de muchos amigos... y que también haga muchas travesuras. Pero cuando un pingüino bebé está en problemas, ¡Jorge va al rescate como solo un mono puede hacerlo!
Jorge el curioso y la pinata / Curious George Pinata Party: (CGTV Reader) (Curious George)
by H. A. ReyAt a birthday party, Curious George discovers how hard it is to hit a pinata without being able to see. He sets out on a trek around the city with the help of Charkie, the dog, to explore using his other senses. When he returns to the party, George applies his heightened senses to make a direct hit at the pinata! <p><p> En una fiesta de cumpleaños, Jorge el curioso descubre lo difícil que es pegarle a una piñata con los ojos vendados. Con la ayuda del perro Charkie prepara una excursión por la ciudad para experimentar cómo funcionan sus otros sentidos. Al volver a la fiesta, Jorge aplica sus aguzados sentidos para pegarle directamente a la piñata. Las actividades incluyen sugerencias divertidas para experimentar con los sentidos y una prueba de los cinco sentidos.
Jorge el curioso y los bomberos/Curious George and the Firefighters (Read-aloud)
by H. A. Rey Anna Grossnickle HinesAfter creating a mess at the local fire station while taking a tour, George is swept along with the firefighters to the scene of a fire. Although he isn't able to help put out the fire, George brings his own set of special monkey talents to the situation and proves that maybe a fire dog shouldn't be the only animal allowed to come along for the ride. The new English/Spanish edition includes highly readable text and read-along audio!Audio produced and engineered by Perry Geyer at Cybersound Recording Studios (349 Newbury St., Ste. 201, Boston, MA 02115). Music theme composed by Cybersound Studios (Perry Geyer, Silvio Amato, Michael Africk, Greg Hawkes). Engineers: Perry Geyer (music production and sound design), Rob Whitaker (editing and mixing engineer), Samuel Creager (editing, sound design, and mixing engineer), Marcus Clark, Corey Rupp. Assistant engineers: Dave Chapman, Mike Pekarski, Justin Sheriff, Daniel Wrigley, Andrew Sardinha, Mami Ienaga, Kevin Notar, Maria Goulamhoussen. Sheridan Willard, John Huang, John Schmidt. English voiceover by Joyce Kulhawik; Spanish voiceover by Rosi Amador.
Joseph Andrews and Shamela
by Henry FieldingH. Fielding wrote Joseph Andrews (1742) and Shamela (1741) in response to Samuel Richardson's Pamela (1740), where Shamela is a bawdy travesty. Joseph Andrews begins as a satire, but outgrows its origins. Its roots lie in Cervantes and Marivaux.