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Duck for President (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A fun look at the electorial process.
  • Geatest Book Ever!
  • Duck For President
  • WELL DONE, THOUGHTFUL AND JUST FUNNY.
  • A Let Down...
 Duck for President (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))
Doreen Cronin
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0689863772
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Product Description

Duck for President

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A fun look at the electorial process........2007-06-05

I liked Click, Clack, Moo and Giggle, Giggle, Quack. This one hasn't really grown on me.

It starts with duck not liking his chores of mowing the lawn, taking out the garbage, and grinding coffee. He decides Farmer Brown is wrong and holds an election. He wins and learns running a farm is tough. Time to be Governor! He wins and learns it's hard work. Time to be President! Which he wins and learns its the toughest job of all. Time to retire and right the autobiography.

There are humor spots as this is an attempt to make fun of the electoral process. It's done in a good way and it makes references to past Presidents. I particularly liked the JFK pose.

Overall it's a good book. My daughter likes it and that's what counts!

4 out of 5 stars Geatest Book Ever!.......2007-03-29

This book was an enjoyable book.This book teaches me that you can do what you have always wanted.The book teaches us how is important to vote in these days.Will I want you to read this funny book!
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David Trevino

3 out of 5 stars Duck For President.......2007-02-21

This is a fun and enjoyable children's book. The book's humor makes it interesting and funny. Duck for President can teach about how fun the electoral process can be.
It is an educational storybook for kids. It includes duck campaigning, winning over voters, and being elected. The book is silly because it is so unreal. A duck on a farm becomes the president of the United States of America. Duck for President teaches you to never give up and to follow your dreams. Duck made a good campaign, studied his opponent, and came away with the win.
This is a fun and enjoyable book that teaches you a lot about the electoral process. It is very silly and teaches you a lesson about how to follow your dreams. It will be a quick read that could give you some laughs.

5 out of 5 stars WELL DONE, THOUGHTFUL AND JUST FUNNY........2006-11-21

I enjoyed reading this one. I am not at all sure which president the author is trying to take a shot at. When I discussed it with friends, half said Bush, half said Clinton. I suspect it goes all of the way back to Grant. Be-that-as-it-may, this is a funny work. I have not read other books by this author, so really cannot make a comparison with his other works, which would be silly to do any way as each work should more or less stand on it's own merits. This is a story of a duck who is tired of working on the farm and goes into politics. I do agree with some of the reviewers in that perhaps a child should be a bit older to really appreicate this work. I do think this is a fun book for adults, and a pleasure to read with children once they understand what is going on. The story is a good concept.

3 out of 5 stars A Let Down..........2006-10-18

Duck for President is a let down after the fun of Click Clack Moo and Giggle Giggle Quack. It just doesn't have the fun factor for younger children that the earlier books did. We'll keep it around for when our child gets older and more perceptive about how things really work in the world.
The World's Best Bathroom Book: An Inspirational Collection Of Wit, Wisdon, Humor And Fascinating Facts
Average customer rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
  • Gotta Go
  • THIS IS NOT A PROPER BATHROOM BOOK
 The World's Best Bathroom Book: An Inspirational Collection Of Wit, Wisdon, Humor And Fascinating Facts
Honor Books
Manufacturer: Honor Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1562927264

Book Description

Reading in the bathroom is a favourite pastime! Find something to fit your every mood from light-hearted funnies, little-known facts, and intriguing quizzes to motivating quotes and inspiring stories in The Inspirational Bathroom Reader. Perfect for the "throne" room in any home, this is the first book of its kind that's rated "G" for Good Fun. But don't limit this to bathroom reading, wrap it in plain brown paper and take it to the beach, doctor's office, or on the plane and enjoy yourself wherever you are. Some of the chapters include: names and their meanings, bloopers, fun trivia, quotes from famous people, Bible facts and strange word definitions. It's a must-have for the bathroom reader!

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Gotta Go.......2007-03-09

In its particular way, the book is very good and informative but my expectations were different from what I was actually looking for. This is in no way expressing my view of the book as being negative. I enjoy reading it as it was meant to be read. It makes me laugh out loud.

1 out of 5 stars THIS IS NOT A PROPER BATHROOM BOOK.......2006-10-25

If you are looking for a nice book to read while in the bathroom.. then NEVER BUY THIS BOOK.. i dont know what the hell people who created this book where thinking.. this book is full and i mean really full of parts and quotes from the bible.. i dont think anyone would find it proper reading parts from the bible in the bathroom.. the book is educational and i dont want anyone taking me wrong.. but having it full of parts from the holy bible makes it a THE WORLD'S BEST OUTSIDE-BATHROOM BOOK
Reduced Shakespeare: The Attention-Impaired Reader's Guide to the World's Best Playwright [Abridged]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Taking the mickey out of Shakespeare
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  • A laugh out loud (serious) Shakespeare book
  • Good book hurt by topical humor
 Reduced Shakespeare: The Attention-Impaired Reader's Guide to the World's Best Playwright [Abridged]
Reed Martin , and Austin Tichenor
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1401302203

Book Description

L ove Shakespeare? Youll like this book. Hate Shakespeare? Youll love this book. From the theatrical company that has been cutting the Bard down to size for more than a dozen years comes a single volume boasting everything you always wanted to know about William Shakespeares life and workbut couldnt be bothered to ask. In one slim volume, Reduced Shakespeare delivers the plays, the life, and the legend in twelve easy pieces. Whats the theme of Hamlet? Poop or get off the pot. Whats essential preparation for an evening of outdoor Shakespeare? Bring lots of coffeeand use the bathroom before the show. Liberally sprinkled with lists, definitions, quizzes, essential vocabulary, and the Reduced Shakespeare Companys trademark irreverence and wit, this reduced handbook will delight enthusiasts, skeptics, and fledgling fans alike.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Taking the mickey out of Shakespeare.......2007-05-07

This RSC (not to be confused with a certain other RSC) has gotten rave reviews for taking the mickey out of Shakespeare on stage. Here, they do the same in print.

Not to say that they don't have some good points to make: One of their very first is to state that all Shakespeare biographies should be displayed in the Fiction section of bookstores and libraries because there's so little actual information to go on. They also claim that Shakespeare's chief accomplishment was to have been born in 1564, into a hotbed of political intrigue, where "unlike today, people of different religions had no tolerance for each other.... Fortunately, now, these myopic religious views and extremist sectarianism have completely disappeared." (There are numerous side comments along the same lines in the remainder of the book), and at a time when the theater was flourishing.

They start off with a brief, airy, tongue-in-cheek biography and concluding with four pages that sum up everything we know about Shakespeare's life. Sidebars include "The Olden Globe Awards" (Best Racist Stereotype: Shylock; Best Stage Direction: "Exit, pursued by a bear") and Shakespeare's Favorite Sports (The Iambic Pentathlon, Pin the Blame on the Plantagenets). (The sidebars probably sum up the overall tone better than anything from the text.)

Next they go to the plays, dividing them into the traditional three categories of Tragedies, Histories, and Comedies, then raising a stink over both this classification (trying to find a difference between the tragedies and histories and failing: "No, wait. The History plays are just as historically inaccurate as the tragedies.") and alternate classifications ("Let's get something straight. Shakespeare wrote nineteen comedies. Not thirteen Comedies, plus six Romances. Not ten Comedies, plus six Romances, plus Six Problem Plays. It's nineteen Comedies. Nineteen. Count 'em.")

After listing them categorically, chronologically, and alphabetically, they provide a capsule description of each one. This includes the setting, the source, what the play is best known for, the major characters, the plot, a one-sentence plot encapsulation, the moral, a famous quote, the best feature, the worst feature, the rating (scored in bards and illustrated by the number of Shakespeare heads), and an interesting fact. It's not too surprising that when there's no interesting fact to be found, they either come up with something irrelevant or something totally imaginary.

Oh, and after each one there is an "Essay Question," usually on the order of "In this comedy, Oliver asks a wrestler to break his brother's neck. Explain why this is funny."

They show no mercy, ruthlessly excoriating the bad plays (of which there are plenty), but rightly praising the best ones.

Following that, there's a brief section on Shakespeare's poetry, which is possibly the weakest section of the book, particularly the parody sonnets, which aren't funny at all.

But then we get to "Who Wrote This Stuff?" where they take on both the mainstream view that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare and the fringe views (Bacon, the Earl of Oxford, etc.). Their own favorite hypothesis is that Shakespeare was a time traveler who went back in time, deposited the plays, burned his notes to cover his tracks, and returned to the future. They figure it's as likely as a number of the others.

Another brief section focuses on the Shakespeare business, briefly listing companies and tours.

However, it's the next section that's either the best in the book or right behind the discussion of the plays, as they take on the movies. There's a nod to the BBC Shakespeare series of the 1970s, which were made, as they say, "using excellent actors but budgets of about 23 pence." And again, the reviews make you know just where they stand, and, for most of the ones I've seen, are right on the money. I do regret, though, that there's no mention of the BBC "Twelfth Night," which was my first encounter with the marvelous Felicity Kendal, of whom I've been a fan ever since. I should mention also that they spare space for related movies like "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Rosencrants and Guildenstern are Dead."

A concluding word, purportedly from Shakespeare himself, isn't very funny, either.

Overall, though, this book is frequently hilarious, almost always on the mark, and would be a great gift to any fan of Shakespeare's, which we all should be.

5 out of 5 stars Oh, What Rogues!.......2007-01-20

I wish this book had been around when I was in high school; I really wish it had been around (in both the English and Drama departments) when I was in college. This isn't just a laugh-out-loud introduction to Shakespeare, but a rollicking guide to all things Shakespearian.

Too often, students are thrown headlong into Shakespeare's plays, and then into Northrop Frye & Co., after which they never approach Shakespeare (or any drama) ever again. Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, showing the reverence we've come to expect from the Reduced Shakespeare Co.'s treatments of Shakespeare and the Bible, expose the Bard's clay feet (and kinky underwear) while providing a very thorough overview of all the Bard's plays and poetry, along with the movies and tv productions that have followed, and if that weren't enough, a glance at some noteworthy (and otherwise) Shakespearian scholarship.

What's not to like? Some of the anachronistic parallels to Marilyn Monroe and Elvis are played beyond their worth (but so was Falstaff), and the gag essay questions are too abundant to keep their punch. But why quibble? This book casts aside dogma that has sired too many pups onstage and in classrooms and presents the great playwright with the bawdy laughter he is too often denied. And that can only make people more interested in Shakespeare and his literature, and that's a good thing.

4 out of 5 stars A laugh out loud (serious) Shakespeare book.......2007-01-06

A laugh out loud Shakespeare book, who'd have thunk it? A book on Shakespeare that doesn't take itself seriously, yet is full of information and fun to read.

I've read several books on the Shakespeare authorship question, and amazingly, this little book manages to do a good job summarizing the pros and con (with odds too) of all the candidates in one 14 page chapter titled, "Who wrote this stuff?". This book is full of goodies: each play has its setting, source, characters, plot summary and rating (1 to 5 'bards'), plus chronologies, chapters on Shakespeare movies, Shakespeare acting, poetry (includes the nine best sonnets and a few newly discovered sonnets too!), biographies, first folio, and lot's more.

It's written by people who know their Shakespeare, seasoned with wit, informed judgment, candor, and all done with good fun. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars Good book hurt by topical humor.......2006-11-06

I've been a fan of the Reduced Shakespeare Company ever since I performed in their first play during my college days. I've followed their work since then, and I've enjoyed most of it, disappointed by a little. This book is somewhere in between. Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor (who, ironically, weren't among the originators of the Shakespeare play) are quite successful at giving a lighthearted and very funny retelling of Shakespeare's life, dissection of his plays and poems, and examination of the movies that have been produced based on his work. They give their own theories about who really wrote Shakespeare's plays (their theory involves a flux capacitor) and even the bibliography at the end is full of jokes.

The biggest problem is their insistence on topical humor. It's one thing to do it on stage, where you can adapt the show as the times change. In a book like this, though, constant jabs at pop culture and current politics get a little tedious and will serve to date this book very badly in a few years. It's a fun book, worth reading for fans of the company, but read it now. Before it's too late.
The Best of Will Rogers: A Collection of Rogers' Wit and Wisdom Astonishingly Relevant for Today's World
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best of Will Rogers
 The Best of Will Rogers: A Collection of Rogers' Wit and Wisdom Astonishingly Relevant for Today's World
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Manufacturer: M. Evans and Company, Inc.
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Book Description

The 1,000 observations in this collection, if aimed at targets of today, would be just as biting. --Los Angeles Times

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5 out of 5 stars The Best of Will Rogers.......2007-01-06

Extremely entertaining and a good read. A must have for Will Rogers fans.
The World's Best Irish Jokes (World's Best Jokes)
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    		The World's Best Irish Jokes (World's Best Jokes)
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    Worlds Best Salesman Jokes (World's Best Jokes)
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      Mama Says: Best Advice from Some of the World's Best Mothers
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        Manufacturer: Conari Press
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        World's Best Funny Songs
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • EASY TO USE & GREAT FUN FOR THE CAMPFIRE
        		 World's Best Funny Songs
        Esther Nelson
        Manufacturer: Sterling
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

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        5 out of 5 stars EASY TO USE & GREAT FUN FOR THE CAMPFIRE.......2004-07-14

        Our family uses this book often around our summer campfires in the back yard and when camping. Easy to read for kids and has chords for accompanying adults. Includes Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Miss Lucy and many, many more.
        World's Best Men Jokes
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          World's Best Irish Jokes
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