Some people are born to midlife crises, others have them thrust upon them. Regardless of what brings them to roost, the important thing is how they're dealt with.For the author, it came down to checking out or checking in. Since the first would preclude the second but not the other way around, he set off for Maui with a co-worker similarly familiar with angst to set up shop on Ka'anapali Beach.On paper, it shaped up as a fine trip. There was only one question: Could a West Po...

* Have you ever walked into a room and couldn't remember what you went there for?* Have you ever grasped the hand of a potential client and then when the handshake broke, the name seemed to disappear from your memory?* Or have you ever left a prospect or an important meeting and as you drove away remembered a key point that you should have shared with them?The problem is NOT with your memory. The problem is with the "Filing System" your brain currently uses to store...

It began with a weekend house; then weekend trips. Then the occasional meeting rearranged in favor of a morning in Central Park, just while the spring migration was on. Before Luke Dempsey knew it, he had spiraled down into full-on birding mania - finding himself riding along with two like-minded maniacs in a series of disreputable rental cars and even nastier motel rooms, charging madly around the country in search of its rarest and most beautiful birds.A Supremely Bad Idea

A brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times–bestselling author Dave Barry.We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will.Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, “What the hell is wrong with Florida?” Somehow, the state’s acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, an...

Once again there's good news for those of us who rage at the evening news, shake our heads at Washington's business-as-usual, or watch as politicians carom helplessly between political crises and sex scandals: Dennis Miller is back with his third installment of hilarious observations, I Rant, Therefore I Am.Dennis Miller first gained national acclaim as the wise-guy anchor of "Weekend Update" on "Saturday Night Live." When HBO premiered his weekly...

This uproarious collection pokes fun at the unfairer sex with 300 hilarious jokes and put-downs. Volume I of Jim Mullen's hilarious series.

“If cats had opposable thumbs, they would try to kill us all in our sleep with tiny pistols. They are evil little animals.” And so begins another year of observations from Amazon.com best-seller Barton Grover Howe. With more reflections on life from his “Beach Slapped” newspaper column, he’s at it again: The discussions between his pregnant wife and allegedly sympathetic women (“What else explains the endless discussion about what’s about to emerge from her: Watermelons, bowling balls, Bla...

It's Not a Midlife Crisis is a hilarious romp through the myopic world of marital expectations from the dueling perspectives of both men and women. A brutally truthful and cynically hysterical description of the modern day marriage life cycle depicted through tales of blissfully dysfunctional married couples obliterating their marriage contracts…and the amusing manic tidal waves that follow. Comingled with these comedic escapades, the author unleashes his own uproarious marital experiences...

Surfing in Far Rockaway, romantic obsession, and Moby-Dick converge in this winning and refreshing memoirJustin Hocking lands in New York hopeful but adrift—he's jobless, unexpectedly overwhelmed and disoriented by the city, struggling with anxiety and obsession, and attempting to maintain a faltering long-distance relationship. As a man whose brand of therapy has always been motion, whether in a skate park or on a snowdrift, Hocking needs an outlet for hi...

The country might be going to hell in a hand-basket but dont close the garage doors and sit there with the engine running until you read this collection of sardonic off-the-wall pieces on modern life by one of Americas best humorists. Described as another Dave Barry only with a lot less going for him Baltimore Sun columnist Kevin Cowherd sizzles as he tackles the travails of everyday life.

    “Perversion of Privilege” is the story of Sean Coltt, a man of shady past and questionable moral fiber. When the matriarch of a criminal clan begs him to assist in locating the heir to the Strong family’s vast empire Coltt very nearly walks away from the cry for help. The request sparks too many long forgotten pledges and re-kindles disturbing memories for the indolent beach bum. He can’t help it though; he needs to go on a scour for his old gangster compatriot. It is a hunt...

Short StoryFormer high school football teammates meet at a wedding ten years after a violent tackle on the football field crippled one.The crippled teammate, whose promising tennis career was ruined, is a bartender at the wedding reception. His teammate is the arrogant, drunken groom.Revenge becomes a deadly wedding present.