New Releases by Lenore Skenazy

Your guide to American pop culture, pet peeves, peeved pets, annoying trends, aggressive toys, smiles in photos, men in nylons, women at a conference on the feminization of meat snacks, Mr. Clean’s love life, Dirty Dancing’s secret, and the heartbreak of Hairanoia.*

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon meets The Book of Useless Information via Mad Libs in this fun new twist on classic trivia games. "WHO''S THE BLONDE THAT MARRIED WHAT''S-HIS-NAME whose last name sounds like a BIRD, but then they split, and she was in that SUPER-HIP MOVIE that totally revived the career of the DANCING SCIENTOLOGIST before he played a woman in that MUSICAL by the FUNNY BALTIMORE ECCENTRIC?" The answer''s on the tip of my tongue! Everyone''s been there-groping for a name or a title and then, in desperation, using roundabout phrases and weird associations in a frantic effort to remember the ENGLISH LADY who wrote all those mysteries, like the ONE ON THE TRAIN with that BELGIAN DETECTIVE and whenever you play that BOARD GAME with the knife in the conservatory and the gun in the billiard room and that COLONEL, it feels like you''re in one of her books? These "tongue-tipper" moments affect everyone. Now they can be put to good use with this innovative pop culture game that will help trivia buffs and useless-information fans remember all the things they didn''t even realize they''d forgotten.

A humorous yet poignant look into how much freedom American parents might be taking away from their children in the name of their safety.

Mom, you deserve more than just a day So pick out some coupons -- sappy or fun, (I''ll even do number 31).

More than a card and longer-lasting than flowers, this collection of 52 coupons is an economical, entertaining gift that anyone can give to his or her sweetheart.

A holiday songbook for the entire dysfunctional family features a wide array of Christmas song parodies that includes "Grandpa''s Drunk," "O Holy Fight," and "Silent Wife."