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Extreme Office Crafts: Creative & Devious Ways to Waste Office Supplies & Company Time
by Jimmy Knight  Publisher Comments There's a good reason "Dilbert" and "The Office" are so popular: today's most popular sport is mocking life on the job. After all, the average work environment is filled with undesirable people, unpleasant situations, and hours of clock-watching boredom....
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Ignorance Is Blitz: Mangled Moments of History from Actual College Students
by Anders Henriksson Publisher Comments Now in chunky format, the funniest book ever written about the history of Western Civilization. Originally published under the title Non Campus Mentis, this book made four national bestseller listsand#8212;The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington...
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Bullwinkle on Business: Motivational Secrets of a Chief Executive Moose
by John Hoover Publisher Comments “This animated business analogy is corny, outrageously unrealistic, and at times fiendishly clever. Much of the practical wisdom imbedded in it is right on target. . . . A good refresher course for entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and others in...
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Odder Jobs: More Portraits of Unusual Occupations
by Nancy Rica Schiff Publisher Comments From canine massage practitioner to competitive eater, this book offers brand-new, black-and-white portraits of real people performing their odd jobs, along with short descriptions of their work....
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Hardly Working the Overachieving Under
by Chris Morran Publisher Comments Hardly Working is for anyone lucky enough to have a job, smart enough to want to keep it, and savvy enough to know there's a better way than giving in to the daily grind. Author Chris Morran, soon to be hailed as an idol of idleness, has penned the...
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Oh, the Things I Know!
by Al Franken Publisher Comments Al Franken, or Dr. Al Franken as he prefers to be called, has written the first truly indispensable book of the new millennium. Filled with wisdom, observations, and practical tips you can put to work right away, Oh, the Things I Know! is a cradle-to...
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Office Doodle Notebook: Sketch, Scribble & Monkey Around Without Getting Caught
by Susan McBride Publisher Comments Everyone knows the feeling: you're trapped in an endless meeting or held hostage on the phone by a droning client. Or maybe the minutes are just ticking by very slowly. What can you do? Doodle, of course! Susan McBride who put some fun in kids...
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Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed
by Annabelle Gurwitch Publisher Comments If you've ever been fired, you're in good company. That's what actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch discovered when she was fired by her idol Woody Allen ("You look retarded"). She confided her tale of woe to her friend Felicity Huffman, who made...
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Tales From the Teacher's Lounge (07 Edition)
by Wilder Publisher Comments With his trademark humor and incredible insight, the bestselling author of "Daddy Needs a Drink" reveals teachings most absurd--and most rewarding--moments....
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The Sick Day Handbook: Strategies and Techniques for Faking It
by Ellie Bishop Publisher Comments Filled with symptoms and prescriptions for common illnesses and proper stage-setting techniques to pull off the previously unthinkable Tuesday-after-a-long-weekend call-in, this humorous book offers a pool of credible excuses just waiting to be used....
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Job Hopper: The Checkered Career of a Down-Market Dilettante
by Halliday Ayun Publisher Comments In this uproarious collection of essays, Halliday displays a work ethic all employers can admire: wearing a leg brace to work after calling in "sick," quitting the same day she starts by claiming her stepbrother had been in a bike accident, and faking...
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Overheard in the Office: Conversations from Water Coolers, Conference Rooms, and Cubicles
by S. Morgan Friedman and Michael Malice Publisher Comments Includes never-before-published gems that can't be found at overheardintheoffice.com. The office is no place for dirty, personal, inappropriate talk-but that doesn't stop most people. From the loading dock to the ladies' room, this compelling collection...
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Careers in Crime: An Applicant's Guide
by Michael Weinberg Publisher Comments "Suppose you get that overdue promotion to hit man. The hours are great, the perks are generous, and there's plenty of room for advancement. Yet, if you are unaccustomed to strict deadlines, frequent law enforcement interactions, and severe sentencing...
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The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Office Talk
by Lois Beckwith Publisher Comments This caustically funny "Webster's of the workplace" cuts to the true meaning of the inane argot spouted in cubicles and conference rooms across the land....
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Working for the Man: Inspiring and Subversive Projects for Residents of Cubicle Land
by Jeffrey Yamaguchi Publisher Comments For anyone frustrated with the soul-killing monotony of a nine-to-five job, this quirky collection helps beat the office blues, inspire creativity in seemingly dead-end situations, and preserve a bit of integrity in a conformist corporate culture....
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Office Pastimes: 50 Things to Do in an Office That Won't Get You a Pink Slip
by Marcus Weeks Synopsis - Filled with quirky illustrations, easy-to-follow instructions, and witty words of wisdom, Office Pastimes gives drones the power to turn their cubicles into hotbeds of fun and frivolity.- Make Martha proud! Create a cheery Corporate Snow Globe--a great...
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The CEO: An Interactive Book
by Owen Burke Publisher Comments You're the boss.... Now make an executive decision. You are the CEO of Fleece Industries. So far, you've made all the right choices. The result: Your life's work -- building a company from an idea scrawled on a bar napkin into a clothing empire -- has...
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Cube Monkeys: A Handbook for Surviving the Office Jungle
by Careerbuilder Publisher Comments You drag yourself to work wearing your office uniform, complete with khaki pants and sense of impending doom. After grabbing a cup of the office sludge, you settle in with your fellow cube dwellers and wonder: How will I last another day in this freaky...
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Pretending You Care: The Retail Employee Handbook
by Norm Feuti Publisher Comments In his first book, Feuti presents a collection from his daily comic strip that not only speaks to anyone who has ever worked in retail, but also shows managers how to end unproductive working behaviors while teaching how to provide better incentives for...
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'Oor Wee School: Wis a Rare Wee School!': Classroom Capers from Scottish Schoolchildren
by Allan Morrison Publisher Comments A collection of utterances from the mouths of Scottish schoolchildren over the last 70 years, which have been gathered by best-selling author Allan Morrison....
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