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Yearbook
by Seth RogenHi! I'm Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the inside cover flap (which is a gross phrase) and for websites and shit like that, so... here it goes!!! Yearbook is a collection of true stories that I desperately hope are just funny at worst, and life-changingly amazing at best. (I understand that it's likely the former, which is a fancy "book" way of saying "the first one.") I talk about my grandparents, doing stand-up comedy as a teenager, bar mitzvahs and Jewish summer camp, and tell way more stories about doing drugs than my mother would like. I also talk about some of my adventures in Los Angeles, and surely say things about other famous people that will create a wildly awkward conversation for me at a party one day. I hope you enjoy the book should you buy it, and if you don't enjoy it, I'm sorry. If you ever see me on the street and explain the situation, I'll do my best to make it up to you.
Years of Minutes: The Best of Rooney from 60 Minutes
by Andy RooneyAndy Rooney has been at it for twenty-five years. It's time to celebrate. So here's the ultimate gift for every Rooney fan: an illustrated collection of Rooney's very best pieces from a quarter centur
Years of Minutes: The Best of Rooney from 60 Minutes
by Andy RooneyAndy Rooney has been at it for twenty-five years. It's time to celebrate. So here's the ultimate gift for every Rooney fan: an illustrated collection of Rooney's very best pieces from a quarter centur
The Years She Stole
by Jonathan Harvey2017Pregnant Rachel Taylor is enjoying a holiday in Morocco when she gets the phone call to say her mother hasn’t got much time left to live. With a head of mixed emotions she returns to the village where she grew up to say her last goodbyes. It’s true to say their relationship had often been strained and Rachel had never quite understood why. When clearing out her mother’s things she thinks she finds an answer, and her world is changed forever.1978Shirley Burke is on a family holiday at Butlin’s when she first sets eyes on Doug, a man considerably older than herself. When his daughter goes missing one night, Shirley’s the one who finds her and returns her to him. When his gratitude turns into something else, Shirley realizes this is her time to shine. But Doug is married, and her young life is about to get very complicated.Rachel and Shirley. Two women from different decades in Jonathan Harvey's The Years She Stole. Somehow their lives are entwined and neither can know the impact one woman will have on the other until it’s way too late . . .
The Yellow Wallpaper & Herland (Macmillan Collector's Library #296)
by Charlotte Perkins GilmanCharlotte Perkins Gilman’s progressive views on feminism and mental health are powerfully showcased in her two most famous stories. The Yellow Wallpaper skilfully charts one woman's struggle with depression whilst Herland is an entertaining imagining of an all female utopia.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by journalist and author Lucy Mangan.Confined to her attic bedroom and isolated from her newborn baby, the nameless narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper keeps a secret diary in which she records the sprawling and shifting patterns of the room’s lurid yellow wallpaper as she slowly sinks into madness. This chilling story is based on the author’s own experience of depression. In Herland, a trio of men set out to discover an all-female community rumoured to be hidden deep in the jungle. What they find surprises them all; they’re captured by women who, for two thousand years, have lived in a peaceful and prosperous utopia without men.
Yellowface
by null Rebecca F KuangThe Number One Global Sensation *Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year* *Amazon Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year* ‘Addictive’ Grazia ‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer ‘Provocative’ Mail on Sunday THIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY. IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL. When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity… and takes it. So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript? So what if it means ‘borrowing’ her identity? And so what if the first lie is only the beginning… Finally, June has the fame she always deserved. But someone is about to expose her… What happens next is entirely everyone else's fault. ‘The book that everyone is talking about’ Glamour ‘Ingenious, astute, hugely entertaining’ David Nicholls ‘Breathtakingly clever on jealousy, talent, success, and who gets to tell which story’ Elizabeth Day ‘Hard to put down. Harder to forget’ Stephen King R.F. Kuang’s book Yellowface was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23 R.F. Kuang’s book Yellowface was a #5 New York Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Dr. SeussIn this hilarious book, featuring three timeless fables, Dr. Seuss explores the pitfalls of growing too big for your boots!
Yes, But Is It Good for the Jews?: A Beginner's Guide, Volume 1 (A\beginner's Guide Ser. #Vol. 1)
by Jonny GellerThe only question more popular among the Jewish people than "have you eaten yet?" is "Yes, But Is It Good for the Jews?" Jews have long considered everything from current events to dinner menus to NBC's fall lineup through this essential prism. Revealed here for the first time is the ancient method by which to evaluate this burning question-the mathematical art of Judology. Think of it as the third cousin of Kabbalah. Yes, But Is It Good for the Jews? is a hilarious tour of world history and culture that features entries on a wide variety of subjects including: Ikea, The Bible (Old and New Testaments), Vidal Sassoon, Scientology, and more. Each one includes a definition, an explanation for why it might or might not be good for the Jews, and the Judological formula which untimely determines the answer. It's easy: Antisemitic Potential/Backlash + Impact on the world x The J Factor (level of Jewishness) = Tzurus (Yiddish word for "trouble") / 7 (Kabbalah mystical number) = Good or Not Good for Jews This must-have guide for our times will tell you which celebrity to disparage (Madonna), which product to boycott (Nintendo), which book to skip (almost anything by Hemingway) and which country to avoid (Turkmenistan). Yes, But Is It Good for the Jews? is the perfect gift for every night of Chanukah or for the Bar Mitvah boy/Bat Mitzvah girl in your life. Jonny Geller is a literary agent and is based in London where he lives with his wife and two sons.Visit www.isitgoodforthejews.com for a quiz, a blog and more.
Yes, But is it Good for the Jews?: How to Bring Out the Jew in You (A\beginner's Guide Ser. #Vol. 1)
by Jonny GellerWhat do google, guilt, musicals and Scarlet Johansson have in common? Answer: they’re all Good for the Jews! But what about Christmas? Or Jordan (the celebrity, naturally)? or Scientology? . Luckily the Judological Institute of Spiritual Mathematics (JISM) are pleased to reveal to the outside world – yes, Non-Jews are allowed to buy this book – the ancient mystical formula for calculating which people, products and places is, in fact, Good for the Jews. Here the secret art of Judology (think of it as a third cousin of Kabbalah) will reveal: • Big Brother is , in fact, Good for the Jews . since when has someone watching your every move, listening to all your conversations, NOT been a Jewish experience? • eBay , of course, is Not . Where else can one happily buy Hitler's nasal trimmer or mint conditioned first editions of Mein Kampf?. Additional help in getting the J factor comes with handy lists of who to marry, which Jews changed their names, and the essential Vacation Spots that are good for the Jews One final note. Please do not borrow this book from a friend or library as borrowing is not Good for the Jews. Buying is. Heimische.
Yes, Daddy!: A celebration of our favourite Internet Daddies, from Pedro Pascal to Idris Elba
by VariousA gorgeously illustrated and hilarious celebration and appreciation of Internet Daddies, from Pedro Pascal to Paul Rudd... Designer stubble? CheckThe cheekiest of smiles? CheckEffortless confidence? CheckA Daddy is not just any man, but one with the effortless confidence that comes with age. His face is rugged and worn - he has experienced things. His hair and beard are peppered with grey and his skin looks like it's seen hard, outdoor work, like chopping logs or building fences. You know he would do the car maintenance and you wouldn't even have to ask him to take out the bins. He can create a plan and see it through, because that's the kind of man he is. A unique, first-of-its-kind celebration of Daddies and their... attributes, Yes Daddy! includes stunning illustrations, a top trumps of the defining daddies of today, and fantasies to immerse yourself in. From Pedro Pascal to Oscar Isaac, Idris Elba to Jason Momoa, it's time to quench your thirst, release your guiltiest of desires and embrace your lust as we immerse ourselves in every rivet, curve and bristled surface of the Daddy. *A term of affection and adoration, Daddy is not to be confused with your own paternal relation...
Yes! I Can Manage, Thank You!: Marie Sharp 3
by Virginia IronsideAnother year, another January, and Marie Sharp has written a new diary, dishing the dirt on how the cool grannies live today. And her drug cravings aren't the half of it. There's the handsome stranger who arrives as her new lodger. Is he all that he seems? There's the new project - teaching art at a school, now that her grandchild-minding days are numbered. Not to mention the mad dog and the crazy new neighbour. And then there's the lump, a frightening symptom of... what? Marie is back, courting laughter and disaster in equal measure. In her own inimitable style, she's getting older... and loving every minute of it.
Yes Man Film Tie-In
by Danny WallaceOne word. Unlimited consequences.The book that inspired the major film starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel'I, Danny Wallace, being of sound mind and body, do hereby write this manifesto for my life. I swear I will be more open to opportunity. I swear I will live my life taking every available chance. I will say Yes to every favour, request, suggestion and invitation. I WILL SWEAR TO SAY YES WHERE ONCE I WOULD SAY NO.'Danny Wallace had been staying in. Far too much. Having been dumped by his girlfriend, he really wasn't doing the young, free and single thing very well. Instead he was avoiding people. Texting them instead of calling them. Calling them instead of meeting them. That is until one fateful date when a mystery man on a late-night bus told him to 'say yes more'. These three simple words changed Danny's life forever. Yes Man is the story of what happened when Danny decided to say YES to everything, in order to make his life more interesting. And boy, did it get more interesting.
Yes Please
by Amy PoehlerThe New York Times number one bestseller from the Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation star.In Amy Poehler's highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much).Powered by Amy's charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, Yes Please is a book full of words to live by.
Yes You Can, Cow
by Rashmi SirdeshpandeCow - Of course you can jump over the moon . . . READY, STEADY - Everyone knows the nursery rhyme . . . But Cow has disappeared - she's feeling shy . . . and quite frankly terrified . . . Will she ever jump over the moon? A gorgeous, heartwarming story about believing in yourself and doing your best, because some things aren't always within reach.
Yiddish with Dick and Jane
by Ellis Weiner Barbara DavilmanJane is in real estate. Today is Saturday. Jane has an open house. She must schlep the Open House signs to the car. See Jane schlep. Schlep, Jane. Schlep. Schlep, schlep, schlep. In text that captures the unque rhythms of the original Dick and Jane readers, and in 35 all-new illustrations, a story unfolds in which Dick and Jane -- hero and heroine of the classic books for children that generations of Americans have used when learning to read -- manage to express shades of feeling and nuances of meaning that ordinary English just can't deliver. How? By speaking Yiddish, employing terms that convey an attitude -- part plucky self-assertion, part ironic fatalism. When Dick schmoozes, when Jane kvetches, when their children fress noodles at a Chinese restaurant, the clash of cultures produces genuine hilarity.
Yiddish with George and Laura
by Barbara Davilman Ellis WeinerWhat do George and Laura Bush have in common with Dick and Jane? Well, both hail from prototypical WASP families. And, perhaps more to the point, both exhibit a natural resistance to moral complexity (i.e., reality). That's the premise of this hilarious new primer-style book in which George, Laura, and the entire Bush family communicate with uncharacteristic expressiveness, conveying shades of of feeling and nuances of meaning that plain old English can't deliver -- by peppering their conversatuon with Yiddishisms. See George's mother. Her name is Bar. She wears a lot of pearls and is a farbisseneh. "You are late, George," Bar says. "Of course I am late," George says. "I am the President of the United States. I am a big macher." Like all good primers, Yiddish with George and Laura tells a simple story -- and, in the end, important life lessons are imparted.
Yikes, Santa-CLAWS!
by Pamela Butchart Sam LloydIt was Christmas Eve and the dino-tots were tucked upin bed dreaming of Christmas magic . . .But where were the jolly jingle bells?The hearty "Ho! Ho! Ho!†??And who was this green scaly creaturestomping through the snow?YIKES, It's Santa-CLAWS and he's causing chaos.Can ANYONE stop him and save the day?Find out in this crazy Christmas caper.Brilliantly read by Lenny Henry. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
Yikes, Stinkysaurus!
by Pamela Butchart Sam LloydThe dinosaurs were scary! Some had big sharp claws. Some had horns and spiky tails, and some had giant jaws! But just wait until you meet STINKYSAURUS. He's the scariest, smelliest dinosaur in all the land. Poo! Run for cover - here he comes!Little ones will love this pong-fest of a picture book by new author, Pamela Butchart, and bestselling illustrator, Sam Lloyd.YIKES, STINKYSAURUS!Brilliantly read by Lenny Henry. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
Yikes, Ticklysaurus!
by Pamela Butchart Sam LloydSometimes it can get a little boring being a dinosaur and hanging out around the swamp all day, but not when Ticklysaurus is around . . . UP jumped Ticklysaurus, and gave his arms a wiggle. "Quick run, it's time for TICKLE CHASE – I'll make you dinos giggle." Join Tickly and his friends as they dash, crash, splish, splash, wiggle and giggle in this prehistoric side-splitter of a picture book. But there's someone that doesn't like being tickled at all – is Tickly brave enough to tickle a T-Rex?
Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?: The hilarious and heartfelt romcom everyone is talking about in 2022
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn'Hilarious, insightful and so uplifting' Beth O'Leary 'Such a warm, funny and relatable book' Jendella Benson -------------------------Yinka wants to find love. Her mum wants to find it for her. She also has too many aunties who frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, a preference for chicken and chips over traditional Nigerian food, and a bum she's sure is far too small as a result. Oh, and the fact that she's a thirty-one-year-old South-Londoner who doesn't believe in sex before marriage is a bit of an obstacle too... When her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences 'Operation Find A Date for Rachel's Wedding'. Armed with a totally flawless, incredibly specific plan, will Yinka find herself a huzband? What if the thing she really needs to find is herself? MARIE CLAIRE 'BEST BOOKS OF 2022' AND FEBRUARY PICK FOR MALALA'S LITERATI BOOKCLUB-------------------------Your favourite authors have all fallen in love with Yinka'The spiritual heir to Bridget Jones's Diary, while bringing something entirely fresh and modern to the table' Emily Henry, You and Me on Vacation'Warm and fun and sweet' Marian Keyes, Again, Rachel'Glorious debut! Read it over two nights and loved it!' Nikki May, Wahala 'Beautifully observed, warm and deeply human, Yinka is a meditation on family and friendship, on love and self-love' Josie Silver, One Night on the Island 'A joyful, pacy romp. Yinka's world is both hilarious and poignant' Irenosen Okojie MBE, Butterfly Fish 'A story about friendship, family, romance, and the most important quest of all - loving and accepting yourself' Lauren Ho, Last Tang Standing 'A beautiful, big hearted story about friendship, family, and love' Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After 'Yinka is the most loveable character you'll meet' Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black 'Funny, charming, warm. A book that will make your heart smile' Milly Johnson, My One True North 'A gorgeous, easy read, but with real depth to its punchy chapters. Extraordinary' Lizzy Dent, The Summer JobAnd everyone else loves her too'Peckham's Bridget Jones' Evening Standard'Incredibly relatable' Marie Claire, Best Books of 2022'A fresh take on culture clashes, female friendship and the stigma about being single' Heat Magazine'A clever twist on the romcom archetype' Daily Mail'Fabulously fun' Prima'One of the talked-about debut novels' - The Sunday Times'More than a book about a woman looking for a man. It addresses female friendships, black beauty standards and religion' Mail on Sunday
The Yips
by Nicola BarkerThe hilarious Man Booker-longlisted novel from the author of ‘Darkmans’ and ‘The Burley Cross Postbox Theft’.
Yo' Mama Is So...: 892 Insults, Comebacks, Putdowns, and Wisecracks About Yo' Whole Family!
by Hugh PayneIt's everyone's favorite form of insult comedy (as seen on MTV!)—hundreds of crushingly funny one-liners about "yo' mama"—and all yo' other relatives—sure to shut people’s mouths or make them howl with laughter. Yo' mama is so fat, when her beeper goes off, people think she’s backing up. Yo' mama is so old that when she was young, rainbows were black and white. Yo' mama is so fat, she eats Wheat Thicks. Yo' mama is so dumb that when she saw a sign that said, "Airport Left," she turned around and went home. Yo' mama's so short you can see her feet on her driver’s license. So dumb, so fat, so ugly, and so old have never been SO FUNNY, thanks to this exhaustive and inventive assortment of laugh-out-loud one-line jokes sure to cause a sensation. Hundreds of quotable and easy-to-remember quips have been gathered here by a comedy master, and the result is a relentless collection of wholesome, all-in-good-fun nastiness for every occasion. Divided into handy categories (in case you happen to need a boatload of fat jokes, skinny jokes, or whatever) Yo' Mama Is So... is an essential addition to the humor shelf of any self-respecting smart aleck. Hey...what did you call my mama??!!
Yoga School Dropout
by Lucy EdgeA sharply funny travelogue from a fantastic travel writer. Lucy Edge tells the story of her personal quest for serenity and yogic flexibility through the ashrams and gurus of India.After over a decade spent working and drinking too much in the world of advertising, Lucy decided she had to leave town for an altogether more spiritual and, well, meaningful way of life - And whilst she was at it, she could acquire a newly lithe and supple body. Would she come home looking like Christy Turlington and pick up some Buddhist serenity on the way? Or did something much funnier, interesting and complicated happen? Did she fall in love - with a place and its people?A divine comedy of the Western obsession with life's deeper meaning, a yogic experiment and a love letter to India, this is a very funny book from a wonderful travel writer.
Yoga With Your Cat: Purr-fect Poses for You and Your Feline Friend
by Sam HartCats are natural-born yogis – they know this – and when you’re practising your poses, be it cobra, cow or even crow, you’d better be ready for your kitty to upstage you. With charming illustrations and easy-to-follow yoga poses, this delightful guide will help you perfect the “cat stretch” and maybe even impress your flexible feline friend.
The Yogi Book
by Yogi BerraCelebrate one of the greatest and most beloved baseball players who ever lived—and certainly the most quoted. The Yogi Book is the New York Times bestseller filled with Yogi Berra&’s immortal sayings, plus photographs, a career timeline, and appreciations by some of his greatest fans, including Billy Crystal and Tim McCarver. Yogi Berra's gift for saying the smartest things in the funniest, most memorable ways has made him a legend. The Yogi Book brings all of his famous quotes together in one place—and even better, gives the story behind them. "It ain't over till it's over."—that&’s Yogi's answer to a reporter when he was managing the Mets in July 1973, and they were nine games out of first place (not only quotable, but prophetic—they won the pennant). "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."—Yogi's comment to Stan Musial and Joe Garagiola about Ruggeri's restaurant in St. Louis in 1959. "It gets late early out there."—Yogi describing how shadows crept across Yankee Stadium's left field during late autumn afternoons.