Spinglish—the devious dialect of English used by professional spin doctors—is all around us. And the fact is, until you’ve mastered it, politicians and corporations (not to mention your colleagues and
A co-founder and contributing editor of the National Lampoon celebrate the perils of everyday life while identifying hazards associated with ubiquitous objects, from the radioactive properties of bana
“I’ve got the name for our publishing operation. We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random. Let’s call it Random House.” So recounts Bennett Cerf in this wonderfully amus
"Why do birds fly south?""Because it is too far to walk."Riddles and More Riddles! contains funny, laugh-out-loud riddles that kids will love to read and retell over and over again!
Did you ever have the uneasy feeling the experts are not . . . well, expert?"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."--Irving Fisher, professor of economics at Yale University,
A classic Sesame Street Little Golden Book from 1977, celebrating Big Bird and the color red!A classic Sesame Street Little Golden Book from 1977 is back! Big Bird wants to show readers what the color
Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq is the definitive collection -- systematically categorized, indexed, and footnoted for your convenience -- of authoritative misinformation, disinfo
A playful easy reader in the tradition of Dr. Seuss's Hop on Pop that teaches the basics of word construction.From award-winning humorist Christopher Cerf comes a super-simple, delightfully silly Begi
Through the lens of culture, The Internet of Elsewhere looks at the role of the Internet as a catalyst in transforming communications, politics, and economics. Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's hi
Contrary to the assumptions of economists, consumers are not always rational actors who make decisions in their own best interests. The new field of behavioral economics draws on the insights of psych
Donald Klopfer and Bennett Cerf had been partners in Random House for seventeen years, but Donald decided that he had to become a part of an even greater endeavor—the defeat of Nazi Germany. Not long
Two dozen classic dramas by some of the finest and most famous playwrights of the last hundred years--Anton Chekhov, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, and A.A. Milne.
When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New York
Did you ever dream of talking to a mermaid?Can you imaginefacing off with a bully whobarely reaches your knees?What would you do with a box of golden coins?Have you eversaid thank you to...a button?A
In the last decade, the synergistic interaction of neurosurgeons, engineers, andneuroscientists, combined with new technologies, has enabled scientists to study the awake, behavinghuman brain directly
The more than 600 stories written by O. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume.??The final selection of the thirty-eight stories in this collection offers for the r
