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Traditional Qabalistic sources (or Cabalistic, or, indeed, Kabbalistic-listen to this book to find out what the difference is...we know you've always wondered!) tend to be a bit, er, dry. Lon Milo DuQuette spices up the Qabalah and makes it come alive, restoring the joy of learning the fundamentals of this admittedly arcane system by using simple, amusing anecdotes and metaphors.

Dan de Figueiredo is a humour columnist, journalist and television writer. His love of words and ideas began when he received a copy of Robinson Crusoe at the age of seven, and he has never looked back. After earning a BA in Political Science at McMaster University, Dan earned a journalism degree from Ryerson. In TV, he has written for the Canadian edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, TimeChase, Inside the Box and Cooler Facts, and has been producer of Reach for the Top. He was also head writer for the wacky Discovery Channel Quiz Show, Cash Cab.

Lisa Wojna is a Western Canadian writer, journalist and photographer in the community newspaper industry and has authored or coauthored more than 20 books.

Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden's laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you'll feel right at home in Bogart Creek.

Kids will roll on the floor with laughter reading these silly and ridiculous jokes, and then run to tell their friends! Jokes for Canadian Kids is chock full of good, clean laughs: * Q: What trees do ghouls like best? A: Ceme-trees! * Did you hear about the girl who started dating a boy and found out he had a wooden leg? She broke it off, of course! * Q: How do you make a tissue dance? A: Put a little boogey in it! * A rubber band pistol was confiscated during algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption. * Q: Are hamburgers male or female?

Kelly Conaboy presents a funny exploration of the joy found in loving a dog so much it makes you feel like you're going to combust. Follow Peter and his owner to Woofstock and canine dance lessons. From learning about Peter's DNA, to seeing if dogs can sense ghosts, this book will give listeners a smart, entertaining look into the funny world of dogs.

Addressing the struggles of young girls everywhere, this hilariously relatable comic guide to life provides real advice and encourages a new generation of teen girls to find confidence and embrace individuality. With friends, love, social media, body image, and more—navigating young adulthood can seem impossible.

A new rip-roaring essay collection from the smart, edgy, hilarious, unabashedly raunchy, and bestselling Samantha Irby. Irby is forty, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and has been friendzoned by Hollywood, left Chicago, and moved into a house with a garden that requires repairs and know-how with her wife in a Blue town in the middle of a Red state where she now hosts book clubs and makes mason jar salads.

New York Times bestseller. In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. “I always wanted to punch his face before I read this book. Now I just want to kick him in the balls.” —Larry David. Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Cosmopolitan. If there’s one trait that makes someone well-suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—metaphorically and, occasionally, physically.

The legendary comedian, actor, and writer of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and A Fish Called Wanda fame shares his key ideas about creativity: that it's a learnable, improvable skill. "Many people have written about creativity, but although they were very, very clever, they weren't actually creative. I like to think I'm writing about it from the inside." —John Cleese. You might think that creativity is some mysterious, rare gift—one that only a few possess. But you'd be wrong. As John Cleese shows in this short, practical, and often amusing guide, it's a skill that anyone can acquire.