Can cats be trained? Do cats have ESP? Why do cats scratch so much?

Face it: You don’t own your cat; your cat owns you. And since cats are often mystifying, complex furry creatures, veterinarian Dr. Skip Sullivan is here to answer all of your questions and more in this hilariously fun and quirky guide pertaining to all things feline. Like a cat weaving between your ankles, Why Don’t Cats Go Bald? ties in informational Cat Stats, Cat Tips, and even personal Cat Tales from Sullivan’s unforgettable experiences with the thousands of cats he’s treated. This is one purrr-chase you won’t regret!

Dr. Skip Sullivan and David Fisher's Why Don't Cats Go Bald? is a compendium of fascinating facts about feline psychology, behavior and health with unique insight about cat traits we thought were inexplicable. This humorous book is not only for cat lovers but also for all lovers of nature and its playful exploration.

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The Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich and Powerful Really Died
by Michael Largo

In The Portable Obituary, the second in a series examining death, author Michael Largo reveals the true last days of public figures and reviews their lives from the vantage point of their demise. He examines how a famous and celebrated person's deeds, intimate habits and lifestyles ultimately influence their mode of death, and in due course, determine their role in history and culture.

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Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of How We Die
by Michael Largo

We’re all going to die - it’s in the contract - but how will it happen? Today, although we live longer, people are killed by everything, including some outrageous causes as bad words, bingo, bloodletting, flying cows, frozen toilets, eating hair, hiccups, laughing, spontaneous combustion, and toupees! According to death certificates, there are more than 3, 000 ways to die. In the eye-opening and addictive Final Exits, the ways we die - bizarre and common - are alphabetically arranged and include actual accounts of people both famous and ordinary.

Thoroughly researched, with uncanny historical detail covering burial customs, famous last words, and more than 400 medical and historical illustrations from throughout the ages, Final Exits is more than just a trivia book. It is a portrait in words and numbers of human fate.

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The Awful Truths
by Brian Thomsen

Sometimes the truth hurts - but it doesn’t have to. The Awful Truths examines some of our culture’s oldest, most popular myths, and tells the fascinating, hilarious, and shocking stories behind what really happened. Each truth is supported with iron-clad evidence that skillfully explains how and where our misconceptions originated.

Who was Mario Puzo’s model for the Don Corleone character in The Godfather? Was it Joseph “Joe Bananas” Bonanno? The infamous Salvatore Marranzo? No…it was Puzo’s mother! Senator Joe McCarthy was responsible for the infamous “Hollywood Blacklist,” right? Well, actually… no, he had nothing to do with it.

Surprising, engaging, and punctuated with side-splitting cartoons throughout, the quirky tidbits in The Awful Truths turn history on its head.

“The verdict is in. Brian Thomsen’s The Awful Truths is guilty of being both entertaining and informative. A supreme achievement.” -F. Lee Bailey

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The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action
by Wendy Northcutt

New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paperback

Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action vividly portrays the finest examples of evolution in action and shows us just how uncommon common sense can be.

Marvel at the thief who steals electrical wires without shutting off the current. Gape at the lawnchair jockey who floats to a height of 16,000 feet suspended by helium balloons. Learn from the man who peers into a gasoline can using a cigarette lighter.

These tales of trial and awe-inspiring error - verified by the author and endorsed by website readers - illustrate the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest in all its selective glory.

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The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection
by Wendy Northcutt

New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paperback

The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection brings together a fresh collection of the hapless, the heedless and the just plain foolhardy among us. Salute the owner of an equipment training school who demonstrates the dangers of driving a forklift by failing to survive the filming of his own safety video. Gawk at the couple who go to sleep on a sloping roof. Witness the shepherd who leaves his rifle unsecured - only to be accidentally shot by one of his own flock.

With over 100 Darwin Award Winners, Honorable Mentions, and debunked Urban Legends, plus science and safety tips for avoiding the scythe of natural selection, The Darwin Awards II proves once again how uncommon common sense can be.

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Blame It On the Dog: A Modern History of the Fart
by Jim Dawson

Did you know that James Joyce liked to smell his wife’s farts? That some fish communicate by expelling gas? Or that the Pentagon is developing weapons of mass olfactory destruction (WMOD)? From flatulent dogs and fart fetishists to poot-proof underwear and anti-stink pills, eminent fartologist Jim Dawson sniffs out the latest and greatest fart stories of the past century. Plumbing the far reaches of politics, pop culture, science, and literature, this stinker of a bathroom book will leave you gasping for air.

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Legally Correct Fairy Tales
by David Fisher

Jack and Jill went down the hill - and are suing the pail manufacturer for pain and suffering. The mobster known as the Big Bad Wolf, nemesis of little pigs and grandmas everywhere, faces indictment under the RICO Act. Snow White, in violation of the kingdom's nondiscrimination laws, is given 45 days to hire non-male, non-Caucasian, non-vertically challenged employees. And guess who the Three Bears are taking to the cleaners for trespassing, damage to real property, and mental anguish... Way beyond the politically correct, this is the perfect book for these litigious times. From the Emperor's New Clothes to the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe... from Pinocchio to Humpty Dumpty ... from Hansel and Gretel to Beauty and the Beast ... the most beloved tales of childhood are told once again, not with the rhythms of the nursery, but in the precise language of the law, as depositions and briefs, summonses and summary judgments. The court finds Legally Correct Fairy Tales hilarious.

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No Respect
by Rodney Dangerfield

The much-loved comedian who gets "no respect" showcases his popular stand-up act in a collection of new one-liners complimented by photos and the wacky cartoons of Eric Teitelbaum and Bill Teitelbaum, creators of the nationally syndicated newspaper panel "Bottom Liners."

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Kotter's Back: Emails from a Faded Celebrity to a Bewildered World
by Gabe Kaplan

Best known for his performance in the title role of the popular 70s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, Gabe Kaplan began feeling like a washed-up celebrity when he was asked at the age of 58 to participate in a celebrity boxing match against Screech from Saved By the Bell. The request amused him so much that he started sending prank emails that were sure to elicit a response.

Whether it’s a lengthy exchange with a DNA testing lab asking them to compare his DNA to his sister’s (“If it turns out that I am adopted, can you use my DNA to find my real parents? Do you think they're alive? Would they ask me for things?”) or a letter to a swami asking if there’s a way to have his Indian fiancée, one of the “untouchable” class, upgraded a few notches (“PS: She may be ‘untouchable’ but I can’t keep my hands off her”), the e-mails are witty, irreverent, and hilariously inventive.

He even manages to engage the likes of Tom Clancy, Jerry Fallwell, and the postmaster general of the United States in outrageous correspondence. Gabe’s emails and the responses, ranging from sincere to suspicious, make for a thoroughly entertaining read for anyone with an appreciation of the brilliant and bizarre.

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