Příběhy jsou plné nostalgie po minulosti a zároveň zkoumají nadčasová témata rasismu, třídních rozdílů a rodiny. Jeho díla se vyznačují hlubokým pochopením lidské povahy a často obsahují laskavý humor, který odráží jeho vlastní životní zkušenosti. Sleduje cestu od pouličního komika k celosvětovému umělci a tvůrci obsahu, jehož práce se snaží pobavit, vzdělávat a inspirovat. Jeho jedinečná vypravěčská schopnost a pozorovatelský talent z něj činí nezapomenutelného vypravěče.
Druhá kniha nejpopulárnějšího amerického komika Billa Cosbyho je věnována tatínkům a jejich problémům, o kterých Cosby opět píše se svým nenapodobitelným humorem a s nadhledem pětinásobného otce. Opět se setkáte se situacemi důvěrně známými z každodenního života, jejichž řešení Cosbyho řadí mezi hvězdy na pedagogickém nebi. Neboť sám říká:" Když i Bůh otec měl problémy se svými dětmi a vyhnal je z ráje, proč byste to zrovna vy měli mít lehčí?"
Bill Cosby v této knize vzpomíná na svá klukovská léta v severní Filadelfii. Skvělá kniha plná moudrého humoru.
Classic read from a very funny Dad.
Essentially, this is the best of the best of 50 years of Peanuts, the comic strip by the late Charles Schulz featuring Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, and the rest of the beguiling little gang. Peanuts debuted in 1950 and became a global phenomenon, with book collections selling more than 300 million copies in 26 languages and television specials rerun year after year. To create this all-new Peanuts Guide to Life, we've combed through decades of comic strips to find those single panels which contain such pithy observations as “Babysitters are like used cars. You never know what you're going to get,” and bits of wisdom like “Never lick ice cream off a hot sidewalk.” Each droll, stand-alone “speech bubble” or punchline appears with cartoon art. The panels are organized into short chapters, such as “Love” and “Life's Little Quirks.” For the millions of faithful Peanuts fans, this is a collection of “greatest hits” to cherish and enjoy again and again.
The stunning new thriller from a bestselling, multi-award-winning author explores the story of Titus Crown, the first Black sheriff in Charon County, Virginia. After decades of relative peace, the town faces turmoil when a school teacher is murdered by a former student, who is subsequently shot by Titus's deputies. As Titus investigates these shootings, he uncovers dark secrets and a serial killer lurking in Charon’s shadows, tied to a local church and the town's troubled past. While grappling with the case, Titus struggles to maintain his composure and hide a painful secret from his own history. Complicating matters, a far-right group plans a parade celebrating the town's Confederate heritage, adding to the tensions. Charon is both Titus's home and his heart, and as faith and violence collide, a reckoning looms. Praise for the author includes accolades from notable figures in the literary world, highlighting his powerful voice and ability to address significant themes through strong characters and gripping narratives.
„Bug“ býval nejlepším šoférem podsvětí, než se ošklivě spálil a starý život raději hodil za hlavu. Vybudoval vlastní autodílnu, miluje svou ženu, stará se o rodinu a vášni pro rychlost podlehne jen občas. Jenže pak se to zase zvrtlo, podnik drtí konkurence, poctivá práce nevynáší a „Bug“ se nechá umluvit k poslední velké akci. Vždyť tam, kde se vůně benzinu mísí se strachem, na něj nikdo nemá. A tak to riskne. Najde v asfaltové pustině, kde ho nepronásleduje jen přízrak dávno ztraceného otce, ale i stíny vlastní minulosti, tu správnou cestu? Nebo naopak přijde o všechno, na čem mu záleží?
When two friends invite Little Bill to a picnic and a ball game on the same day, he must decide how to deal with the situation.
Bývalý vězeň Ike Randolph už patnáct let seká latinu, a trávníky. Poté co vyšel z vězení naposled, založil si zahradnickou firmu a dodržuje zákony, jak to jen jde. Když ale černochovi zaklepe na dveře policie, tuší, že to nic dobrého nevěstí. Na to, co přijde, ale připraven nebyl. Jeho syn Isaiah se spolu svým manželem Derekem stal obětí úkladné vraždy. A i když se Ike se synem po svatbě nikdy pořádně nesmířil, teď je zdrcen žalem. Derekův otec Buddy Lee se za synovu homosexualitu styděl skoro stejně, jako se Derek styděl za otce kriminálníka. Díky svým kontaktům v podsvětí teď ale Buddy hodlá vypátrat, kdo má jeho syna na svědomí. Ike s Buddym nemohou být rozdílnější, krom zkušeností z kriminálu je spojuje jen dlouho potlačovaná láska k synům, jejichž smrt chtějí pomstít. Než si to s viníky vraždy vyřídí, budou čelit nejen vlastním předsudkům vůči světu gayů, ale i vůči sobě navzájem. Dva zavraždění synové. Dva otcové, jeden černoch, druhý běloch. Jak bude chutnat jejich pomsta?
Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby's debut novel, republished in a new edition, with a new introduction from the author.
A salute to childhood by the American entertainer, Bill Cosby. It blends anecdotes from his own childhood with observations on children today.
Bill Cosby is classically funny. Now, as the star of CBS-TV's "Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things" he again has the perfect platform to bring out the best in all people through the hilariously honest, witty and touching statements of all kinds of children. Now, this sure-fire combination will take to the printed page in the must-have book of the season.
Provides a humorous look at love and marriage from childhood romance to the institution of marriage
Looks at the shifting ways in which the world is viewed at different stages of life--from childhood to middle age
And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy
The legendary Bill Cosby, America’s most well-known comic, wants food lovers and over indulgers everywhere to know that they are not alone. Yes, just like the rest of us -- he is frightened -- especially if we've paid any attention lately to the front-page headlines and daily reports on the nightly news: Cholesterol Kills!" Cookies Clog Arteries!" Meatball Sandwiches Cause God Knows What" Repent and Exercise -- or Else!" In this original collection of humorous musings and digressions about our obsessions, the incomparable Doctor of Comedy is right on target as he reflects back on his own sixty-five years of dining at the banquet of life -- from the hoagies to the stogies to every death-defying delicacy in between. Who better than the man who made an international hero out of a boy named Fat Albert, to aim his great wit, wisdom, and observational talent at our national obsession with food and our never-ending quest for a healthy lifestyle. Bill Cosby is stepping up to the plate -- literally -- in this hilarious new book about his own lifelong cravings and snack attacks ... as well as his hopes that one day, sooner rather than later, pizza will be found to be a cure for heart disease and high cholesterol.
Just as a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, so a spoonful of humor helps the wisdom go down. In Congratulations! Now What America's funnyman Bill Cosby gently ribs college graduates about their time spent--or lost--in the hallowed halls of the university and postulates what four years of higher education have suited them for: "[If no job offer] ever turns up with a four-day week, a three-hour lunch, and a holiday for Count Basie's birthday, you still might be able to make a few dollars on Jeopardy." But he also assures graduates that their studies were not in vain and bestows advice to job seekers. Those who acquired several piercings while in school are cautioned to make sure the studs and hoops are shined before going to an interview. Those who are buffing their first professional r+sum+ are advised to strike a tone somewhere between "lyrical lying and fanciful fraud." Cosby, whose successful career as a humorist has always turned on his affection for kids, is a regular speaker at college commencements--in the chapter "As I Look Out at Your Foggy Faces," he says it's a hobby of his--and this 130-page book collects bons mots and sage advice from speeches given because he has "a feeling for anesthesiology."Graduates--and their now-broke parents--will find a reason to smile on every page. --Brenda Pittsley
He aqui un manual de primeros auxilios para comprender las increibles experiencias que depara todo matrimonio.La dificil y desternillante vida sentimental del inefable Bill Cosby.Un libro tan divertido como instructivo.Tras muchos años de feliz convivencia con su mujerel autor ha llegado a una unica conclusion:el mejor matrimonio es el que sabe reirse de si mismo.
Vaderschap is een heerlijk boek voor vaders, voor heb die vader willen worden of voor hen die meer over hun eigen vader willen weten. En ook vrouwen zullen kennis willen nemen van wat er in de gedachtenwereld van vaders omgaat.
