New Releases by Bruce Lansky

A collection of short, humorous poems.

A Gift of Laughter for Every Golfer This book contains the funniest comments ever made about golf by Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, Harvey Penick, Bob Hope, Buddy Hackett, Lewis Grizzard, Gerald Ford, and others. You'll also find clever cartoons by David Harbaugh, Bob Zahn, Lo Linkert, Joe Kohl, and others. There's a smile on every page.

This book contains more names from around this world than any other leading book -- over 50,000 names in all. Bruce Lansky, the #1 author of baby name books in North America, has now created Baby Names around the World. Here are over 50,000 baby name choices for prospective parents, presented in an easy-to-use format with informative and interesting features, including An index listing names by country or language; Popular names from the 1880s through the of origin; A list of things to consider when choosing a name; The 100 most popular names for the 1990s; Advice on how to create a unique name; Lists of gender-neutral names.

Lansky and Carpenter have created an all-new, funny, updated-for-today sequel to favorite Mother Goose rhymes.

This collection of ten contemporary fairy tales--the second in the critically acclaimed series--puts a delightful new spin on classic stories and themes. Michelle Koszlowski desparately wantes to be a princess until her wish comes true and she discovers what a pain royal life can be. The Little Tailor brags to everyone about his bravery until a giant comes along and teaches him a lesson. Rapunzel is held captive in a high-rise apartment by an urban witch who owns a pizza parlor. A postmodern wolf refuses to eat the bratty Little Red Riding Hood and her sickly grandmother. Hansel is so obsessed with candy that he steals Gretel's piggy bank and runs off to the Old Witch's Candy Factory. This collection of ten contemporary fairy tales--the second in the critically acclaimed series--puts a delightful new spin on classic stories and themes. Michelle Koszlowski desparately wantes to be a princess until her wish comes true and she discovers what a pain royal life can be. The Little Tailor brags to everyone about his bravery until a giant comes along and teaches him a lesson. Rapunzel is held captive in a high-rise apartment by an urban witch who owns a pizza parlor. A postmodern wolf refuses to eat the bratty Little Red Riding Hood and her sickly grandmother. Hansel is so obsessed with candy that he steals Gretel's piggy bank and runs off to the Old Witch's Candy Factory.

Dennis Miller, Woody Allen, Mark Twain, Sam Levenson, Robert Frost, Margaret Thatcher, W.C. Fields, Samuel Goldwyn, and many others speak out in this compendium of the funniest comments ever made about having to work for a living. Cartoons.

Complete with tear-out duplicate game sheets for party guests, this book will break the ice and get birthday parties off to a fast and funny start. Birthday guests are invited to write their own versions of "Happy Birthday"; make up the stupidest birthday invitation; pass along fun advice to the birthday guest of honor; and tell the best (and worst) birthday presents imaginable.

Bruce Lansky has edited the two bestselling anthologies of humorous poems for kids on the market--A Bad Case of the Giggles and Kids Pick the Funniest Poems. His new collection, tested by 1,000 students and teachers across the country, contains more laugh-out-loud poems that any other children's poetry book.

America''s bestselling baby name book is now expanded to include more than 30,000 names and more new background information on each name. An expanded section on name stereotypes is featured, plus a larger collection of fun facts, celebrity name changes, and updated information on what to consider before deciding upon a name.

A collection of contemporary Mother Goose rhymes, based on the original characters.

Collects overused, wise, and loving "motherisms" into one volume that features photographs from favorite sitcoms to illustrate moms at their wittiest.