books by Ross Petras (middle-aged compendium page-a-day)

books by Ross Petras

books:

The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Page-A-Day Calendar 2010
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Workman Publishing Company, 2009

Oh, the stupidity! The #1 bestselling black-and-white Page-A-Day calendar is back with more hilarious celebrity gaffes, bureaucratic idiocy, malapropisms, and d'oh! moments. Outrageous excuses for not serving in Vietnam: "So many minority youths had volunteered...that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like myself" (former congressman Tom DeLay). Plus strange headlines, badly thought-out business names ( Titanic Tours & Travel ), ...

B Is for Botox: An Alphabet Book for the Middle-Aged

1 review
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2009

Great for a good laugh
I reviewed this book in person at the local bookstore, and it is great for a lot of laughs if you are in the 40-50 age group. In this world you need a light laugh once in a while, and this book delivers just that. Men or women would benefit from it.

Here Speeching American: A Very Strange Guide to English as It Is Garbled Around the World

10 reviews
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Villard, 2004

Delightful book for any word fan or world traveler
For those people who delight in circling garbled or gramatically incorrect headlines and roadway signs in their everyday life, this book is a surefire winner. Authors Petras and Petras take the reader on an international journey of well-intentioned but absolutely mis-used English. This small-format paperback is broken into chapters by usage, from traveling to sightseeing to athletic events to ...

Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity

16 reviews
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Villard, 2003

Great read
I thoroughly enjoyed this read as it is one of my favorite topics. But it's also nice to see that I am not alone in the position of noticing stupid in many places as which is done in this book. Robert E. Milliken author of Stupid In Montana As America.

The Lexicon of Stupidity

6 reviews
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Workman Publishing Company, 2005

They're stupid and they walk among us, and you can read all about it right here!
348 Pages of the "stupidest things ever written, printed, or inscribed" presents any reader ready for factual proof that everyone else is stupider than they are -- and ready to go on record to prove it all for posterity -- can find that proof right here. However, the people in Ross and Kathryn Petras' books are the alleged "best and brightest" of society including celebrities, authors, athletes, ...

Very Bad Poetry

13 reviews
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Vintage, 1997

Harmonious Hog Draw Near!
Great poets have their weak moments, but they tend to produce only the occasional bad line - say, for example, when William Wordsworth, one of England's greatest poets, wrote the unintentionally bawdy "Give me your tool, to him I said." Very bad poets, however, "are perpetrators of a unique and fascinating kind of writing. Unlike the plainly bad or the merely mediocre, very bad poetry is powerful ...

"Don't Forget to Sing in the Lifeboats": Uncommon Wisdom for Uncommon Times

1 review
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Workman Publishing Company, 2009

It's A Varied Collection
This is a collection of quotes from some famous and some not-so-famous people, some living and some dead for centuries. The quotes selected by the Petras brother and sister team cover a wide variety of thought. There is a mixture of humor, wisdom and inspiration, the inane, and some just plain weird. Of course, it is a book you don't necessarily read from cover to cover; just pick it up and ...

Unusually Stupid Celebrities: A Compendium of All-Star Stupidity

7 reviews
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Villard, 2007

Get this book and learn the truth about America's glitterati!
Oh the American celebrities - why does no one take them seriously? They have so many opinions that they want to share with us, so many enlightening thoughts, but every time they open their mouths the common people turn away in disgust. Just what is going on? Well, read this book and find out. This hilarious book is filled with goofy quotes and silly anecdotes. Hear the words of wisdom of Drew ...

776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

10 reviews
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Main Street Books, 1993

..I LIKED ESPECIALLY THE POLITICIANS WORDS
OK......P.104 RON REAGAN P130 RON REAGAN ON NUCLEAR WAR!!!!! P46 NIXON,,,ALSO TED KENNEDY I DIDNT LIKED THE PREDICTABLE...YOGI BERRA AND SOME SHOW BIZ QUOTES

Unusually Stupid Politicians: Washington's Weak in Review

2 reviews
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Villard, 2007

Politically Incorrect?
The authors really tried to be bipartisan and came up with a TON of dirty laundry from pols on both sides of the fence. The book is hilarious but it will make you more than a little mad at the fact that we pay these people to be in power. You need to read it to believe it. Very funny, indeed!

The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done

13 reviews
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Main Street Books, 1996

Very stupid and very funny
The title says it all. This has to be the stupidest book I've ever read but also one of the funniest. I couldn't believe how stupid these things are, and I laughed my head off. As you might expect, this book is a great "bathroom book" as they're called. It's great to dip into for a few quick laughs. I gave it as a "grab-bag" gift this Christmas to some people in the office since I knew ...

The 776 Even Stupider Things Ever Said

2 reviews
Ross Petras

Harper Paperbacks, 1994

Another Great Collection of Stupidity
Read their first book a few days ago(I've gotten their calendars for a few years) and wanted more. And this was as funny as I hoped. A great collection of mind-boggingly stupid quotes from the famous -- sports stars, politicians, movie stars etc.

The Stupidest Things Ever Said by Politicians

11 reviews
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Pocket, 1999

Very funny, which is very scary
Sure, we know how dumb things find a way to get into our politicians' mouths (Monica excluded), but this very funny book just shows how repeatedly dumb some politicians can be. Although I am Republican, I found most of the humor in Dan Quayle's quotes, of which there are many. The scary thing is we continue to elect these people to office to represent and lead us. Makes you think.

Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese

9 reviews
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Workman Publishing Company, 2002

Wise, Useful, and Entertaining
While this is not a mega-sized collection of quotes (just one quote per page) it IS an amazing selection of time-tested wisdom, humor, and experience. I collect quotations; and this book was an outstanding resource from that standpoint, since the preponderant majority of the quotes were "keepers." I have collected 20,000+ in a personal database over more than a decade (an odd hobby, some would ...

Mummies Gods And Pharaohs (Fandex Family Field Guides)
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Workman Publishing Company, 2000

Here is a richly visual, handheld guide to King Tut, Egyptology, the great gods, the mysteries of the pyramids, and the truth behind the curse of the mummy. Drawing on the renewed interest in Egyptian archaeology fostered by the recent discovery and ongoing excavation of over 150 tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Mummies dazzles with hieroglyphs and grave robbers, the Sphinx, Rameses and Howard Carter, Karnak, Thoth, and Thebes.

Fandex Family Field Guides: Cats

1 review
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras, ...

Workman Publishing Company, 1998

Fun facts about your favorite felines!
This is great book when you want quick and short facts about particular breeds. We own a pet food business and bought both the cat and dog Fandex titles. Everyone that stops by our booth loves them and wants to know where we got them. The books are great because they are eye-catching and the information is in quick snippets about each breed. This helps when you don't have a lot of time and ...

The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Original Page a Day Calendars)

7 reviews
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Workman Publishing Company, 2008

Hilarious, brings a smile or hearty laugh nearly every day
I have ordered these calendars for several years and have enjoyed every one. The items are always funny and some are downright hilarious. It brings a smile to my face even on the toughest and most stressful days at work. This year's calendar is as good as any in the past and has already brought me and my co-workers many hearty laughs. My thanks to those who generate this calendar every year.

Jobs 98: From Entry Level to Executive Positions Leads on More than 40 Million Jobs
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras, ...

Fireside, 1997

Job seekers at every level will find what they need in the latest edition of this comprehensive, practical survey of what is happening in the job market today. As it reveals trends in the growth (or decline) of all leading industries, the guide covers in detail the prospects for jobs in every region of the country.

Stupid Sex

14 reviews
Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Main Street Books, 1998

Extremely funny
I saw the Stupid Sex web site first, then had to read the book and I'm glad I did. I couldn't stop laughing. This is extremely funny, there are stories from all over the place about the most humorous sexual activities you can imagine. It's best read in bits and pieces, not in one reading. But it will definitely get you to laugh a lot! All I know is that I'm glad I never tried the things in ...

Stupid Movie Lines: The 776 Dumbest Things Ever Uttered on the Silver Screen

11 reviews
Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras

Villard, 1999

Laugh-o-rama!
Campy and ridiculous and very funny! This collection of really godawful movie lines is definitely stupid, but a lot of laughs. There are special sections in here that are really a hoot (there's one about bad romantic lines that killed me). Loved it -- but I wish there had been more special sections, personally.