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Former television comedy writer and producer Gary Jacobs ("Newhart," "Empty Nest") fills these pages with humorous short stories, essays, and political op-eds, all reflecting the author's twisted, ironic and absurdist perspective, one that begs the question, "Maybe It's Just Me."
OUT OF MY MIND is a compilation of Gary Jacobs'¬" best short pieces of the past fifteen years. As promised by its subtitle, the book is chock full of fun things to read. If you like essays, it'¬"s got essays. Short stories, ditto. Various types of silliness, that too. There is no form of humor left unplumbed, no comedic stone unturned. Additionally only one animal was harmed in the writing of this book.
STILL LIFE WITH GENITALS is the hilarious debut novel by TV sitcom writer Gary Jacobs ("Newhart," "Empty Nest"). With a plot inspired by DAVID COPPERFIELD, STILL LIFE WITH GENITALS tells the tale of Alan Roxbury, whose life takes a bad turn literally from the moment of birth, when he is rejected by his mother, who desperately wanted a girl. Alan is doomed to spend his life looking for love in many of the wrong places. The path that ultimately leads Alan to self-discovery is twisted in every sense. Stops along the way include an End Times religious cult, the college antiwar movement, a back-to-the-earth commune in Vermont, and a jail cell. Add to this a strange and unusual cast of characters:...
THE CURIOUS ANT is a funny, sweet, Dr. Seuss-like book, but without illustrations. Instead, kids are asked to draw the pictures themselves on blank pages provided throughout the book.THE CURIOUS ANT tells the story of three unlikely friends:Gerard, a worker ant from Paris;Clyde, a wealthy, four-headed creature from a distant planet;And Jan, a beautiful, half-girl half-horse, space hitchhiker.As different as they are, the three have something in common...They're unsatisfied with their lives, and they don't know why.So together they set off on an intergalactic journey to visit the smartest being in the universe, The Wise Man, who just might have the answers they're looking for.
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Born into a highly educated and esteemed household, Thomas G. Davis was destined to accomplish great things. His father, a PhD graduate from Columbia University, held a long career in politics and education, and his mother, a well-established and outstanding human-interest writer, instilled within Thomas the value of education and hard work. In his fascinating memoir, Thomas shares his life’s adventures from a schoolboy with a love of box turtles to undergraduate and postgraduate education, and all through his many travels worldwide. His career climbing through the ranks of Exxon led him and his wife to living on various corners of the globe and learning from all different cultures on the ...