Michael Close is an inveterate joke teller whose stories have brought gales of laughter from audiences around the world. For more than twenty years, Michael's friends and colleagues have eagerly awaited a collection of jokes from his enormous repertoire. "That Reminds Me" is that compilation - more than 250 of the best clean (and not so clean) jokes you've ever read. But this is much more than a joke book. Michael shares heartfelt reminiscences of the funny people who have enriched his life, stories of crazy personal experiences, and thoughts on the importance of "finding the funny" in your own life. This is the perfect book for anyone who needs a good laugh. Foreword by Penn Jillette [The jokes in this collection range from squeaky clean to R-rated. Words that you can't use on network television appear occasionally. If such language offends you, please don't purchase this book.]
This is the story of K. If you believe your life to be as fictitious as K's, if you find yourself within the pages of this book, then you are holding the pen and not me.
" "I was looking forward to this book and it didn't disappoint." "Wow this was the first novel I have read by this author but it won't be the last. This novel grabbed me from the very first page and would not let me go until the very last.
The actor McClintic hired was Richard Bennett , the father of Constance and Joan , the Hollywood stars . A very great actor , the one Stanislavsky admired most when he came to America , Bennett fulfilled all of McClintic's expectations ...
They've shared stories of family, country living, adventures and misadventures, triumphs, and "what the heck just happened?"This book is the capstone on a twenty-five year career; the best of the best of these stories are collected here.
In the November 2012 issue of Reader’s Digest magazine, humor editor Andy Simmons wrote an article called “That Reminds Me of A Joke” in which he paired a brief, funny news story with a joke that was eerily familiar.
He soon married Carmalita House, who later became known as the infamous Grandma Z. That Reminds Me of a Story is a collection of stories telling the history of the Zamzow family and Zamzows, Inc.
'This is a first-class political memoir and an eloquent reminder of the great contribution made by an earlier generation of Ottawa civil servants.
... Silas , Jason , Curtis , May , Shaw , Van , Miyo , Leta , Jonathan , Roxanne , Miriam , Wendell , Inez , Gerald , Hannah , Angel , Penny , Eugene , Bracy , Audrey , Arnold , Carey , Alex , Melissa , Leroy , Walter , B.L. , Harvey ...
You Remind Me of You is a testament to the binding ties of love and pain, and the strange paths we take to recovery.
With his critically acclaimed Among the Missing and Fitting Ends, award-winning author Dan Chaon proved himself a master of the short story form.