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  The Blind Accordionist

  C.D. Rose

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  In the novel Who's Who When Everyone Is Someone Else, the character "C. D. Rose" (not to be confused with the author C. D. Rose) searches an unnamed middle-European city for the long-lost manuscript of a little-known writer named Maxim Guyavitch. That search was fruitless, but in The Blind Accordionist, "C. D. Rose" has found the manuscript—nine sparkling, fable-like short stories—and he presents them here with an (hilarious) introduction explaining the discovery, and an afterword providing (hilarious) critical commentary on the stories, and what they might reveal about the mysterious Guyavitch. 
   
   
   
  The Blind Accordionist is another masterful book of world-making by the real C. D. Rose, absorbing in its mix of intelligence and light-heartedness, and its ultimate celebration of literature itself. It is the third novel in the series about "C. D. Rose," although the reader does not need to have read the previous two books. (The first in the series was The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure; the second was Who's Who When Everyone Is Someone Else.) 
   
   
   
  Like those books, The Blind Accordionist can be read both as a simple but wonderful collection of quirky stories, and as comedy—or as a beautiful and moving elegy on the nobility of writers wanting to be read.

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  Dogbert's Top Secret Management...

  Scott Adams

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  Why do all modern managers do the same bizarre things? Are these methods taught in business schools? Do managers learn by watching more experienced managers? Is it the result of mentoring?  
   
  None of the above! 
   
  Every manager learns from the same source: Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook. This valuable management handbook teaches new managers how to transform themselves from bitter and bewildered ""little people"" into fully functioning, paradigm-spewing management zombies. 
   
  In this indispensable guide, Dogbert reveals the many vital skills needed by managers in their daily lives, including: 
   
  The power of verbal instructions-sound like a boss while maintaining complete deniability!  
   
  Empty promises of promotion-enjoy all the motivational benefits with none of the costs!  
   
  Pretending to care-learn to hear without listening!  
   
  Company newsletter-communicate without the risk of conveying information!  
   
  Competition-experience the joy of setting your people against one another!  
   
  Decision making-be a leader without making any decisions!  
   
  Incentives-inspire employees by giving them worthless knick-knacks! 
   
  Remember: Leadership isn't something you're born with. It's something you learn by listening to Dogbert tapes. 
   
  A world-class consultant and bestselling author, Dogbert has spent much of his life giving advice to gullible people with disposable incomes. His brain has many more crevices than yours, so you'd better do what he says.

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  Brazilian Tales

  Various Authors

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  "Brazilian Tales" is a collection of six short stories selected by Isaac Goldberg as best representative of the Brazilian Literature of his period - the end of the 19th century. His comprehensive preface aims at familiarizing the reader with a literature that was - and still is - virtually unknown outside the boundaries of its own land, and the pieces chosen by Goldberg to be translated belong to writers that reached popularity and appreciation while still alive. This "pioneer volume", as the translator himself puts it, still keeps its charm and interest as a way of offering to the English speaking public some "sample cases" of Brazilian Literature. (Summary by Leni)

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  More Goops and How Not to Be Them

  Frank Gelett Burgess

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  Deep in the heart of every parent is the wish, the desire, to have other adults tell us, in an unsolicited way, just how very polite one’s child is!  This perhaps was even more the case in 1903, when Gelett Burgess produced his second book on the Goops.  With entertaining cartoons - cariacatures of misbehaving children - he described many different breaches of tact and good manners. 
  Burgess wrote several books of poetry on the Goops, each poem describing some significant way in which an unthoughtful or unkind child could offend polite society and often offering the hope that the listener would never behave that way.  Ahem!  Well, perhaps very few people have succeeded in not acting Goop-like at some point in their lives, but read along with Burgess as he attempts to define, in a humorous fashion, exactly what the differences between “Good” and “Goop” are!(Summary by Mark F. Smith)

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  Dad Fun Puns - 543 Best & Worst...

  Rick Rofl

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  With 543 family-friendly jokes, Dad Fun Puns is brimming with clever humor and delightfully cheesy jokes that will tickle the funny bone of even the most cringe-worthy dads.  
  It's the perfect gift for seasoned fathers, new dads, grandpas, and soon-to-be dads alike. 
  This joke book is a laugh-out-loud tribute to the greatness (and awfulness) of these jokes, making it an ideal present from daughters, sons, wives, partners, or anyone who appreciates their unique charm. 
  And remember, you don't have to be a dad to enjoy these jokes!  
  This joke book includes: General jokes Christmas Theme jokes Thanksgiving Theme jokes Halloween Theme jokes Back to School Theme jokes Independence Day Theme jokes April Fools Theme jokes and More Groaners  
  Get ready for a treasure trove of obvious, silly, and delightfully awkward humor in this extensive collection of the finest groan-inducing dad jokes. 
  With clever one-liners, literal punchlines, and pun-tastic dialogue, it's a gift that will keep on giving. 
  Whether it's Father's Day, Christmas, a white elephant exchange, birthdays, or any occasion, this book is sure to bring joy and laughter!  
  Some jokes from within:  
  Q. Have you heard about the chocolate record player? 
  A. It sounds pretty sweet 
  Q. How much does it cost Santa to park his sleigh? 
  A. Nothing, it's on the house 
  Q. Did you hear about the guy who froze to death at the drive-in? 
  A. He went to see "Closed for the Winter"

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  Oedipus Rex (Murray Translation)

  Sophocles

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  Oedipus Rex (Ancient Greek: ??d?p??? ???a????, Oidipous Tyrannos), also known as "Oedipus the King" or "Oedipus the Tyrant," is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed about 429 BC (noted classicist Gilbert Murray, translator of this version of the play, rendered the title as "Oedipus, King of Thebes"). It was the second in order of Sophocles's composition of his three plays dealing with Oedipus. Thematically, however, it was the first in the trilogy's historical chronology, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone.  "Oedipus the King" tells the story of Oedipus, a man who becomes the king of Thebes, whilst in the process unwittingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta.  The play is an example of classic tragedy, notably containing an emphasis upon how Oedipus's own faults contribute to his downfall (as opposed to making fate the sole cause). Over the centuries, "Oedipus Rex" has come to be regarded by many as the Greek tragedy par excellence. - Summary by Wikipedia (edited & supplemented by Expatriate)

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