The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781453290064

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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck Pdf

The “marvelously funny” and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue). For years, the Bombecks have heard rumors of a magical land called Suburbia where the air is clean, the grass is trimmed, and children don’t risk getting mugged on their walk to school. After watching their friends flee the city for subdivided utopias like Bonaparte’s Retreat and Mortgage Mañana, Erma and her family load up their belongings and cry, “Station wagons . . . ho!” But life on the suburban frontier is not as perfect as they had hoped. The trees are stunted, the house is cramped, and there’s no grass at all. But the Bombecks will make do, for they are suburbanites now—the last true pioneers! This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781480430594

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The Erma Bombeck Collection by Erma Bombeck Pdf

Three hilarious books in one from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author on marriage, motherhood, and the absurdities of suburban life. If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? is Erma Bombeck’s timelessly witty look at the hidden side of married life. Motherhood captures one of the toughest jobs on earth with humor and heart. The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank is Bombeck’s take on the unforgiving frontier of American suburbia.

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781453290101

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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck Pdf

The hilarious #1 New York Times bestseller: Erma Bombeck’s take on marriage and family life is “fun from cover to cover” (Hartford Courant). Ever since she was a child, Er ma Bombeck has been an expert worrier, and married life has only honed that skill. She gets anxious about running out of ball bearings; about snakes sneaking in through the pipes; about making meaningful conversation on New Year’s Eve. Married life, she realizes, is an unpredictable saga even when you know exactly how loud your husband snores every night—and she wouldn’t have it any other way. In this crisp collection of essays, Bombeck shows off the irresistible style that made her one of America’s favorite humorists for more than three decades. When she sharpens her wit, no family member is sacred and no self-help fad is safe. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Galahad Books
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996-10
Category : Humor
ISBN : 088365959X

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Four of a Kind by Erma Bombeck Pdf

The grass is always greener over the septic tank; If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?; Aunt Erma's cope book; Motherhood: the second oldest profession.

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-02
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307778246

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At Wit's End by Erma Bombeck Pdf

"America's irrepressible doyenne of domestic satire." THE BOSTON GLOBE Madcap, bittersweet humor in classic Erma Bombeck-style. You'll laugh until it hurts and love it! "Any mother with half a skull knows that when Daddy's little boy becomes Mommy's little boy, the kid is so wet, he's treading water. What do you mean you're a participle in the school play and you need a costume? Those rotten kids. If only they'd let me wake up in my own way. Why do they have to line up along my bed and stare at me like Moby Dick just washed up onto a beach somewhere?"

Author : Melissa Lavi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1694770753

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The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side by Melissa Lavi Pdf

Do you think the grass really is always greener on the other side? Let us take a look and see. Join us for this heart-warming story of friendship, perception and self-esteem, as we discover together if... THE GRASS REALLY IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781453290071

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Aunt Erma's Cope Book by Erma Bombeck Pdf

The #1 New York Times bestseller about one woman’s doomed quest for self-improvement by a writer “blessed with the comic equivalent of perfect pitch” (The Boston Globe). As far as Erma can tell, her life is going well. Her children speak to her, her husband smiles at her, and she’s capable of looking in a mirror without screaming. But her friends know better. No matter how happy Erma thinks she is, she’s in need of help, and the only way to fulfillment is a ten-foot stack of self-improvement books. From Sensual Needlepoint to Fear of Buying, Erma will try them all. One book recommends bringing roleplay into the bedroom, so she dresses up in her son’s football pads. She tries to meditate but gets stuck in the lotus position. She spends more time in the kitchen but only succeeds in melting her son’s retainer. No matter how hard she tries to improve her family life, her schemes keep backfiring. As she soon learns, you may not always be able to fix what’s not broken—but with enough self-help books, you can break anything you want. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

Author : Graham Field
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781780880884

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In Search of Greener Grass by Graham Field Pdf

From backpack to bicycle and now on a motorcycle, but still on a budget, the author, a compulsive traveller, embarks on a journey East from England with Mongolian intentions. In possession of a good sense of direction, a vague sense of balance and no sense of proportion; this particular trip is financed by modest winnings from an uncharacteristic appearance on a TV game show. Riding a bargain eBay purchase Kawasaki KLR 650 and travelling solo into places beyond the guide book. A daily diary of achievements and mistakes incurred in a transient lifestyle, with mixed emotions from overawed to just plain bored, and making the best of decisions made while trying not to reflect on the alternatives. This is a refreshingly honest, thought provoking, humorous and informative account based on a lifetime of first hand encounters, anecdotes, wisdom and occasional alcohol induced inspiration. Offering an unavoidable wealth of experience which takes the reader with him, as the journey twists and turns on the road which the author hopes will lead him to greener grass.

Author : Michael Strumpf,Auriel Douglas
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781466800663

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The Grammar Bible by Michael Strumpf,Auriel Douglas Pdf

A comprehensive, practical reference guide to the idiosyncrasies of the English language No one knows grammar like Michael Strumpf. For over a quarter of a century, as creator and proprietor of the National Grammar Hot Line, he helped thousands of callers from every corner of the globe tackle the thorniest issues of English grammar. Now, in The Grammar Bible, he has created an eminently useful guide to better speaking and writing. Unlike other grammar manuals, The Grammar Bible is driven by the actual questions Professor Strumpf encountered during his years of teaching and fielding phone calls from anxious writers, conscientious students, and perplexed editors, including such perennial quandaries as o Where do I put this comma? o What case should this pronoun be in? o How do I form the possessive of Dickens? Professor Strumpf explains these and other language issues with wit and wisdom, showing how to speak more clearly and write more impressively by avoiding common errors and following the principles of good grammar. Whether you need a comprehensive review of the subjunctive mood or simply want to know which form of a verb to use, The Grammar Bible is a practical guide that will enlighten, educate, and entertain.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0812420209

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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank by Anonim Pdf

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781453290088

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Motherhood by Erma Bombeck Pdf

#1 New York Times bestseller:A hilarious look at one of the toughest jobs on earth, by a writer “with the comic equivalent of perfect pitch” (The Boston Globe). Anyone who thinks motherhood is easy has never had children. To care for children, a husband, and oneself is a superhuman task, and any woman who appears to be expert at doing all three simultaneously is not Supermom—she’s a good actress. For three decades, Erma Bombeck chronicled motherhood’s daily frustrations and victories. In this classic anthology, she presents all sorts of mothers, and even a stay-at-home dad, on good days and bad. With hilarious anecdotes and deep compassion, she shows that there is no other profession that demands so much, and rewards so highly. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

Author : Allison Engel,Margaret Engel
Publisher : Samuel French, Incorporated
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573705038

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Erma Bombeck by Allison Engel,Margaret Engel Pdf

"From the writers of the smash hit Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins comes a comic look at one of our country's most beloved voices. Erma Bombeck captured the frustrations of her generation by asking, "If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?" Discover the story behind America's most beloved humorist who championed women's lives with wit that sprang from the most unexpected place of all - the truth."

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781453290095

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Forever, Erma by Erma Bombeck Pdf

New York Times Bestseller: This anthology of Erma Bombeck’s most memorable and humorous essays is a tribute to one of America’s sharpest wits. When she began writing her regular newspaper column in 1965, Erma Bombeck’s goal was to make housewives laugh. Thirty years later, she had published more than four thousand columns, and earned countless laughs—from housewives, presidents, and everyone in between. With grace, good humor, and razor-sharp prose, she gently skewered every aspect of the American family. This collection holds the best of her columns—not just her famous quips, but also the heartbreaking observations that gave her writing such weight. In 1969, Erma wrote: “screaming kids, unpaid bills, green leftovers, husbands behind newspapers, basketballs in the bathroom. They’re real . . . they’re warm . . . they’re the only bit of normalcy left in this cockeyed world, and I’m going to cling to it like life itself.” With what Publishers Weekly calls her “infectious sense of human absurdity,” Erma Bombeck’s writing remains a timeless examination of the still-cockeyed world. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

Author : Jen Yates
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781449407766

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Wreck the Halls by Jen Yates Pdf

Laugh your way through the season with more of those “epic fails, with frosting" from the creator of Cake Wrecks (The New York Times). From thankless Thanksgiving turkeys and confusing Christmas conundrums, to less-than-happy Hanukkah horrors and New Year’s meltdowns, Wreck the Halls has an icing-smeared disaster for every occasion. With additional chapters on Black Friday, family communication, and navigating the murky waters of politically correct cake greetings (Winter!), Wreck the Halls combines Jen Yates’s signature blend of wit and sarcasm with the most hilarious frosting fails this side of winter solstice. Get ready for some sweet relief from the holiday madness—and plenty of laughs.

Author : Erma Bombeck
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : 0060177888

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All I Know about Animal Behavior I Learned in Loehmann's Dressing Room by Erma Bombeck Pdf

Identifying the likenesses between animals in the wild and human beings, another humorous reflection of the ridiculous side of life pokes fun at nutrition, talk shows, childbirth, and more. 500,000 first printing. $300,000 ad/promo.