books about: irreverent

books about: irreverent

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Irreverent

The Big Curmudgeon: 2,500 Outrageously Irreverent Quotations from World-Class Grumps and Cantankerous ...

Jon Winokur

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2007

The Big Kahoona
This book is terrific. I've never in my life read a book of quotations cover to cover but I read this one cover to cover. It's a joy to read, by and large, a much better book than the earlier one Jon Winokur wrote, and not just because it is fatter. This book ...

Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again

Mangesh Hattikudur, Elizabeth Hunt

Collins, 2004

great book
simply a delight to read. it's great to cram all of these random facts in when you have nothing else to do. even would make a great book for the loo.

Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel

Eric Boman, Iris Apfel

Thames & Hudson, 2007

Iris Apfel, what a rare bird indeed...
I was lucky enough to view the exhibit 'Iris Apfel - Rare Bird of Fashion' at the Norton Museum in Palm Beach, and what a visual treat it was... Not only is she an icon of fashion, but her style, her combinations of colors and her very different approach to the matter ...

The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits
Erik Sass, Steve Wiegand, ...

Collins, 2008

History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses (2) Henry Ford (3) Arthur Schopenhauer It turns out that answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, or diseased. In ...

Daddy Needs a Drink: An Irreverent Look at Parenting from a Dad Who Truly Loves His Kids--Even When They're ...

Robert Wilder

Delta, 2007

A Christmas gift from one frazzled parent to another.
I got this for my brother, who's a single father to a very "spirited" 17-month old. He loved it, because it provides proof that all children drive their daddies crazy at some point or another, and that it's okay to need to step back and enjoy the humor of the situation.

Lori Mann's Irreverent Guide to Shooting Erotic Photography

Lori Mann

Instantpublisher.com, 2005

Pithy, Brassy, Straight-Talking, Bottom-Line Must Read
It's obvious that this author has been teaching classes about this subject, because she jumps right in and answers all the obvious and important questions in a no-holds-barred, straightforward, but humorous manner. There are other books in the market about this same ...

How We Got Here: A Slightly Irreverent History of Technology and Markets

Andy Kessler

Collins Business, 2005

Fun and Important Book
Fascinating story about the history of technology and capital markets. More fun than most books I've read, it's like riding a roller-coaster through history. By giving us a detailed account of how these areas are interwoven, Kessler also looks to the future - ...

Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
Guy Kawasaki

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

More uncommon common sense from the bestselling author of The Art of the Start . In Silicon Valley slang, a ?bozo explosion? is what causes a lean, mean, fighting machine of a company to slide into mediocrity. As Guy Kawasaki puts it, ?If the two most popular words in your company are partner and strategic , and partner has become a verb, ...

Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade

Patrick Dennis

Broadway, 2001

Urbane reader
Auntie Mame is a 20th century classic. Auntie Mame is suddenly left in charge of her ten year old nephew and opens his eyes to a new world. They have wonderful 'madcap' adventures as only Patrick Dennis can dream up in his writing. A ture classic!

The Atheist's Bible: An Illustrious Collection of Irreverent Thoughts

Joan Konner

Ecco, 2007

Assembling the dissenters
Producing books on "a-theism" has become something of a cottage industry. There are scholars such as Atran, Boyer and Lewis-Williams examining how humans deal with the spiritual realm. General science has finally entered the fray by demonstrating the lack of evidence ...

A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to The Plots, The Singers, The Composers, The Recordings (Modern ...

Denis Sir Forman

Modern Library, 1998

Indispensible and entertaining opera guide
An excellent source for budding opera buffs. Enjoyable, pithy, informative.

The X-Rated Bible: An Irreverent Survey of Sex in the Scriptures

Ben Edward Akerley

Feral House, 1999

Lots here
The author could have just quoted X-rated scripture and left it at that. He didn't. By adding historical information and his own thoughts, The X-Rated Bible is a very worthwhile study. An excellent, thorough, and thoughtful book. One of the best!

Irreverent Acting

Eric Morris

Ermor Enterprises, 1992

One of the best books on acting ever written.
Once, in Eric Morris' Acting class, I mistakenly referred to this book as Irrelevant Acting. Nothing could be farther from the truth. This is one of the best books on acting ever! The exercises and work in this book have enhanced my acting tremendously, given me a way ...

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris (Irreverent Guides)
Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince

Frommer's, 2006

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright ...

Wild Fire

Nelson DeMille

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

One of his best.
This was truly spell-binding. One of his best. I think I could read him everyday and never get the least bit bored. His character, John Corey is my pick for the "World's Sexiest Man"