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Ski Instructors Confidential: The Stories Ski Instructors Swap Back at the Lodge
Peanut Butter Publishing (February 14, 2005)
ASIN: B005C71AVO
Ski Instructors Confidential is a hilarious collection of stories taken from professional ski instructors from Alaska to Vermont; from 1942 to the present. Experience for yourself what ski instructors go through during a typical day as they take flatlander novices through their paces in high altitude playgrounds throughout the world.
Watching Grandma Circle the Drain
AuthorHouse (July 28, 2011)
ISBN-10: 1463437935
ISBN-13: 978-1463437930
In his latest tour de force, Allen Smith takes on the challenges of life from his own gritty perspective. Everything from surviving on-line dating to enduring his first sigmoidoscopy and advancing age. Watching Grandma Circle the Drain is a collection of Smith’s most entertaining work from his previously published columns. In part two, Smith takes aim at news stories by attacking issues like home schooling, women competing in the Tour de France. Watching Grandma Circle the Drain is a bite-sized, entertaining look at the way we complicate our lives. Once you read it, you’ll never look at life the same way again.
Monkey in a Pink Canoe
Winner of the 2014 Best Humor book
by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association
Relentlessly Creative Books; 1st edition (April 21, 2014)
ISBN-10:0989540650
ISBN-13: 978-0989540650
Comprised of a collection of his most popular columns and blog posts from the past two years. Monkey in a Pink Canoe is the antidote to sanity. Smith pokes fun at subjects like explaining the birds and the bees to a 6-year-old (Monkey in a Pink Canoe) using street slang like, while annihilating the way new parents saddle their children with embarrassing monikers such as Bronx Mowgli, Moxie CrimeFighter and Banana Howdy.
Everything is fair game in Monkey in a Pink Canoe. From the author’s personal challenges of learning how to feed himself (Betty Crocker Means Good Nutrition) to trying to make the best of things while your life collapses around you (With Rentals Like These, Who Needs Friends?).
Monkey in a Pink Canoe is the perfect antidote to real life. The essays are short, entertaining and the ideal vacation from a busy life.
Some of my other contributions:
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners
Chicken Soup for the Soul; 1st edition (July 13, 2010)
ISBN-10: 1935096494
ISBN-13: 978-1935096498
Runners will love these inspirational stories about their sport — the camaraderie, the self-discipline, the energy and endorphins they enjoy, the self-discovery. Includes stories on swimming and cycling for triathletes too.
When runners aren’t running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running. This book contains 101 stories from everyday and famous runners. Telling their stories to other runners. About how running has improved their lives, recovering from injuries, challenging themselves, and includes amazing stories of marathons, camaraderie, and the natural high that comes from this popular sport. Plenty of stories for triathletes too, covering swimming and cycling.
The Gigantic Armchair Reader
West Side Publishing (September 7, 2009)
ISBN-10: 1412716535
ISBN-13: 978-1412716536
What do you get when you fill more than 500 pages with some of the most curious, interesting, and oddball facts and explanations available to intelligent man? You get Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader. It’s a classic installment in the immensely popular Armchair Reader series.
Equal parts wisdom and humor, Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader contains countless stories about the kooky, the fascinating, and the amazing. Perfect as a gift for a loved one or for yourself and a great way to pass a few minutes or a long weekend on the couch, Armchair Reader: The Gigantic Reader won’t fail to make you think.
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