My new books.

1. Aunt Erma's CopeBook by Erma Bombeck.

She says, in the Acknowledgements page:

For Betsy Bombeck, Andy Bombeck and Matt Bombeck.
If I blow it raising them...
nothing else I do will mater very much. :-)

Contents (interesting)

1. how do i like me so far?
2. the sub-total woman
3. is there a draft in your open marriage?
4. fear of buying
5. looking for Mr. Goodbody
6. is there life after packages?
7. get off your cusp and live!
8. raising consciousness in your own home for funa fn profit
9. the complete book of jogging
10. how to tell your best friend she has bad body english?
11. bringing up parents the okay way
12. go suck an egg
13. a house divided against itself cannot stand one another
14. living cheap
15. tidying up your life
16. I'll give you guilt, when I stop making you feel rotten
17. contemporary etiquette that's AWRIITE
18. I dont care what i say... I still like me

I am itching to get started on this fluffy thing!

2. The Fourth Hand - John Irving
This one is about visitation rights of widow, whose dead husband's hand has been transplanted to another man - how darkly comic is that?

Gleefully,
Happy Karma