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bibliography biography Humorous fiction. Humorous stories. Large type books. Love stories.Morrell, Margot.
Summary: Lessons in being an effective leader in any field or activity, based on the leadership principles used by Sir Ernest Shackleton from 1914-1916 to preserve himself and the lives of his crew as they were stranded on an Arctic ice flow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4012 MORMarkoe, Merrill.
Summary: In this hilarious collection of personal essays, New York Times bestselling author Merrill Markoe reveals, among other things, the secret formula for comedy: Start out with a difficult mother, develop some classic teenage insecurities, add a few relationships with narcissistic men, toss in an unruly pack of selfish dogs, finish it off with the kind of crystalline perspective that only comes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2011
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Summary: Dawn Tarnauer's life isn't exactly a success story. Already twice divorced, the young Californian is too busy job-hopping to start a career, her current boyfriend insists on living "off the grid," and her Life Coach sister perpetually interferes with incomprehensible affirmations. Dawn's only source of security and comfort, it seems, is Chuck, a pit-bull mix from the pound. So when her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MARMarkoe, Merrill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 MARMarkoe, Merrill.
Summary: "In this hilarious collection of personal essays, New York Times bestselling author Merrill Markoe reveals, among other things, the secret formula for comedy: Start out with a difficult mother, develop some classic teenage insecurities, add a few relationships with narcissistic men, toss in an unruly pack of selfish dogs, finish it off with the kind of crystalline perspective that only comes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARKOE, MERRILL MARMarkoe, Merrill.
Summary: At forty-seven, Gil is the world's oldest twenty-two-year-old man. He lives rent-free as a handyman in the L.A. summer house of a couple of rich retirees who only come out for vacations. Gruff, shrewdly observant, but perplexed and beleaguered by women since his nasty divorce, Gil has been dating Sara, an animal communicator, long enough to converse freely with all four of his dogs (especially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MARMarkoe, Merrill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007