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Valerie Harper has a message for women of a certain age: "Work those laugh lines!" With the irreverence and wit that made her one of television's most beloved personalities, Harper (a.k.a. Rhoda Morgenstern) takes on those phony "fabulous at 50" books written by women whose skin is free of laugh lines and who wouldn't know a cellulite pocket if it bit them on the backside. With her trademark shoot-from-the-hip, call-'em-like-she-sees-'em style, she...
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Service workers share their funniest and most cringeworthy stories of difficult, demanding, and just plain mind-boggling encounters with the public . . .
"Ma'am, the rules clearly state that you cannot have any liquids over 3.4 ounces in your carry-on. If you'd like to, you could-"
"But that's not a liquid!"
"Excuse me, ma'am?"
"It's not a liquid! It's water!"
Retailers, restaurants, and tech support providers believe service is king,...
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The hilarious book that the South's very own Dolly Parton described as "fun, informative, and oh-so Southern," Talk Southern To Me is a love letter to the South, y'all. Essays 'bout charm, beauty and style, chewin' the fat, love, parenting, and more-full of yes ma'ams and no sirs, casseroles and cheese balls, taffeta and pom-poms…plus more Southern phrases than you can shake a stick at.
If you're not from the South, bless your heart, pay attention...
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Excerpt: ""Good-evening, Mrs. Hardy," said a pleasant voice, as the speaker tapped with her hand upon the half-open door of Mrs. Hardy's cottage. Mrs. Hardy was a washerwoman, and her visitor knew that sometimes there was but scant room in her kitchen for strangers; indeed, she often wondered how the children managed on a wet day, and how the little ones escaped scalds and burns. However, this being Friday evening, the actual work was over, and the...
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The hilarious book that the South's very own Dolly Parton described as "fun, informative, and oh-so Southern," Talk Southern To Me is a love letter to the South, y'all. Essays 'bout charm, beauty and style, chewin' the fat, love, parenting, and more-full of yes ma'ams and no sirs, casseroles and cheese balls, taffeta and pom-poms... plus more Southern phrases than you can shake a stick at.
If you're not from the South, bless your heart, pay attention...
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It's the last-minute chance of a lifetime: photograph the World Rodeo Championships. There are only a couple of rules: don't get in the way, don't get trampled, and don't get frisky with the cowboys. As if I need to be told. I tried that once when I was dumb, drunk, and eighteen, and no matter how good it felt I'm not about to make that mistake again. I'm here to make a name for myself, not become another buckle bunny. I'm a professional, and I don't...
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Are you looking for a sure-fire way to:*Grab your readers' attention?*Make your messages more memorable?*Achieve extraordinary results? How to Write Stories that Sell shows you how! It's filled with practical tips and tools to help you add engaging stories to your books, blogs, articles-whatever you want to write. Why tell stories? They get results. "Let me tell you a story." That's how Steve Jobs often started his presentations. He understood the...
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