Generally Farting About
Generally Farting About

Author: John Tippey

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-02-28

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 1456868403

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Generally Farting About has something to offend everyone. It follows Jim Tyler, lurching from one purposeless catastrophe to another, dancing round the fires of success that others more fortunate (or talented) have ignited. The saga interweaves those universally appreciated old standbys—sex and ribald depravity—with conflicts and storms in teacups across Europe, the Mediterranean, Lebanon, North and South Africa, Australia, China, even the contested wastes of a bleak Antarctica. Generally Farting About documents skullduggery and history in the making, as English filmmaker Jim tilts and collides with the world of advertising, lurks the corridors of political power in London, and ricochets on a roller coaster between Hollywood and the guarded underbelly of high finance, eventually soaring to the heights of anonymity with one of his films gracing the cinema screen for a Royal Command Performance. Encompassing all the frailties of working class life: greed, passion, greed, betrayal, greed, megalomania, groveling ineptitude and last but not least, love, Generally Farting About is a tale of wonder and suspense, one of life’s great treats. Don’t miss it.

"I fart in your general direction!"

Author: Don H. Corrigan

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-07-26

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1476650284

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This exhaustive work on flatulence breaks new wind on every aspect of abdominal gas in popular culture. A definitive taxonomy of farts details the characteristics of each variety, including barking spiders, cheek squeakers and green apple dirties. Philosophical positions on colonic expression are examined, from Confucius, Hume, Voltaire and the existentialists. Chapters cover a wide range of fart-focused stand-up comedy, cinema, children's books, toys and merchandise. The author's postscript describes a lifetime preparing for his subject through fraternity membership and offbeat assignments as a newspaper journalist.

American Taboo
American Taboo

Author: Lauren Rosewarne

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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America's often-unspoken morality codes make many topics taboo in "the land of the free." This book analyzes hundreds of popular culture examples to expose how the media both avoids and alludes to how we derive pleasure from our bodies. Flatulence ... male nudity ... abortion ... masturbation: these are just a few of the taboo topics in the United States. What do culturally enforced silences about certain subjects say about our society—and our latent fears? This work provides a broad yet detailed overview of popular culture's most avoided topics to explain why they remain off-limits and examines how they are presented in contemporary media—or, in many cases, delicately explored using euphemism and innuendo. The author offers fascinating, in-depth analysis of the meaning behind these portrayals of a variety of both mundane and provocative taboos, and identifies how new television programs, films, and advertising campaigns intentionally violate longstanding cultural taboos to gain an edge in the marketplace.

Does It Fart?
Does It Fart?

Author: Nick Caruso

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1526361892

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An explosive and hilarious look at facts, farts, and fun! Dogs fart. Cats fart. Horses fart (a lot). But what about snakes? Spiders? Octopuses? What about chimpanzees? Cheetahs? Or dinosaurs? In this gaseous guide to kids' favourite animals (and some they've probably never heard of), young readers will discover not only which animals parp, but also which have the stinkiest farts, which fart the most, and where all this smelly stuff comes from. They'll even learn which species has its own secret fart code! Perfect for reluctant readers, and with full-colour illustrations throughout, Does It Fart? is the funniest book you never knew you needed. Based on the New York Times bestseller Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence.

Spiders, Clowns, and Great Mole Rats
Spiders, Clowns, and Great Mole Rats

Author: Andrew Thompson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-08-20

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1612439608

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An encyclopedia of over 160 frightening phobias from the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? It is human nature to be curious about things that scare us—that’s why we love scary movies and true crime podcasts. But what about our deepest, most specific phobias? Spiders, Clowns and Great Mole Rats presents a fascinating, friendly and even funny look at 160 fears, from the irrational to the truly terrifying. This book will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about fears and phobias like blennophobia (fear of slime), globophobia (fear of balloons), phasmophobia (fear of ghosts), taphophobia (fear of being buried alive), and over 150 more!

Who Cut the Cheese?
Who Cut the Cheese?

Author: Jim Dawson

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2011-01-26

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0307778789

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We've told you HOW TO SHIT IN THE WOODS. We've taken you UP SHIT CREEK. Now, we dare to ask the eternal question...WHO CUT THE CHEESE? Which is to say, what exactly is a fart? Why do we do it? Why do we hide it when we do it? And why do we find farts so darn funny? A cut above anything else on the subject, this book really lets go and tells all, getting to the bottom of these mysteries. Author Jim sniffs out a load of historical and scientific fart tales, then offers the kind of fun facts you'll be dying to let slip at social occasions, in chapters like "Fart Facts That Aren't Just Hot Air," "Gone with the Wind" (on famous movie farts), and "Le Petomane & the Art of the Fart" (on the most famous windbag in history). From fact to fiction to frivolous flatulence, this book is unquestionably a ripping good read.

A Death Divided
A Death Divided

Author: Clare Francis

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1504031091

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Young lawyer Joe McGrath faces a floodtide of memories when he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a childhood friend in this gripping thriller from international bestselling author Clare Francis Jenna had always been Joe McGrath’s best friend and secret crush . . . until he introduced her to the enigmatic but charming Jamie Chetwood. After Jenna and Jamie married, Joe moved on and began a prominent legal career. But always in the back of his mind were the Chetwoods, who seemingly disappeared four years ago, and now Jenna’s parents want Joe to find their daughter. With the help of his rather complicated new girlfriend, Sarah, he starts to uncover things he wishes he’d left buried in the past. A Death Divided tells the story of a missing woman who may have gone into hiding because some truths are too jarring to be brought to light.

The Collected Crime Novels Volume Two
The Collected Crime Novels Volume Two

Author: Clare Francis

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 880

ISBN-13: 1504054636

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Nail-biting thrillers from the international bestselling master of suspense, who writes “crime novels with action to keep you guessing until the very end” (Daily Mail). New York Times–bestselling British novelist Clare Francis has proven again and again that she “has serious crime writing talent” (The Mail on Sunday). This trio of thrillers involving mysterious and disturbing disappearances includes the #1 international bestseller, Deceit, which was adapted into a Lifetime Original Movie starring Marlo Thomas. A Death Divided: Jenna had always been Joe McGrath’s best friend and secret crush . . . until he introduced her to the enigmatic but charming Jamie Chetwood. After Jenna and Jamie married, Joe moved on and began a prominent legal career. But four years ago, the Chetwoods seemingly disappeared, and now Jenna’s parents want Joe to find their daughter. With the help of his rather complicated new girlfriend, Sarah, he starts to uncover things he wishes he’d left buried in the past. “A beautifully crafted and engrossing thriller.” —Daily Mail A Dark Devotion: Grace Dearden is a woman so beautiful and virtuous no one would ever question her integrity or standing in the community. When Grace disappears—seemingly evaporating into the eerie Norfolk marshes—and the local police investigation gets bogged down, her husband, Will, enlists the help of longtime friend and London criminal lawyer Alexandra O’Neill. But soon Alex discovers that Grace was not the person everyone thought . . . “[A] well-crafter thriller set in the bleak salt marshes of Norfolk, England.” —Publishers Weekly Deceit: In this “intense psychological thriller,” secrets swirl around a husband lost at sea (Publishers Weekly). After MP and successful businessman Harry Richmond disappears while out sailing his yacht, his wife, Ellen, slowly transforms from grieving widow to primary suspect. When Richard Moreland, Harry’s army colleague, uncovers clues pointing to the possibility of scandal, secrets, and even murder, Ellen insists her husband committed suicide. As she struggles to protect her children from the emotional—and political—impact of their father’s disappearance, another revelation awaits—and it could break the case wide open. “The plot has as many twists as a nautical knot.” —Daily Mail

Ashes 2011
Ashes 2011

Author: Gideon Haigh

Publisher: Aurum

Published: 2011-02-25

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1845136888

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Most people gave England a modest chance of success. Some, like Glenn McGrath, insisted that history would repeat itself and Australia would administer another 5-0 whitewash. What no-one anticipated was that the 2010-11 Ashes Tests would see one of the most complete performances ever by an England touring side, the first Ashes victory on Australian soil for 24 years, with, uniquely, three innings victories. It was a series, indeed a tour, full of remarkable records, from the bats of Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott, and the ball of James Anderson and Graham Swann. Every member of the side made crucial contributions – even those like Chris Tremlett and Tim Bresnan who had not originally been first choices for the Tests. Now, Gideon Haigh, ‘one of the best living writers on cricket’ (Daily Telegraph), tells the full story of this amazing sporting achievement. Beginning with the build-up to the series - Australia going into it on the back of an uncharacteristic losing run, England after a year of quietly solid consolidation – he covers each Test, day by day, in pithy match reports and elegant analyses. Ashes 2011 is the perfect way to re-live a memorable sporting triumph.

Fart Proudly
Fart Proudly

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Frog Books

Published: 2003-03-31

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781583940792

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Meet Benjamin Franklin as you’ve never met him before . . . This hilarious collection includes the Founding Father’s satirical writings on farting, adultery, and other irreverent subjects you won’t find in your history books. A mention of flatulence might conjure up images of bratty high school boys or lowbrow comics. But one of the most eloquent—and least expected—commentators on the subject is Benjamin Franklin. The writings in Fart Proudly reveal the rogue who lived peaceably within the philosopher and statesman. Included are “The Letter to a Royal Academy”; “On Choosing a Mistress”; “Rules on Making Oneself Disagreeable”; and other jibes. Franklin’s irrepressible wit found an outlet in perpetrating hoaxes, attacking marriage and other sacred cows, and skewering the English Parliament. Reminding us of the humorous, irreverent side of this American icon, these essays endure as both hilarious satire and a timely reminder of the importance of a free press.