A lifetime resident, local historian and author Tom Reilly has created a veritable institution with his weekly satirical columns.

Reilly insists that his sideways view of the world proves that everybody in the town is completely screwed up, not just him.

"The man's a fool." - Cllr Paul Bell

This selection of over 100 previously published columns has been carefully chosen for inclusion in this book to mark Life of Reilly's three-year anniversary. It includes all the classics, some of which you may have missed. They'll make you laugh, cry, and if you're a borough councillor they'll make you very very mad.

"Reilly's a dead man." - Frank Godfrey

Every single cent that is made on this book will go to charity.

The idea to write about some of my practice experiences, and at the same time point out some of the changes in medicine which were taking place during all of those years, came to me in September 2001, shortly after I received an invitation to speak at the dedication ceremonies for a recently completed, large addition to the modern Eaton Rapids Medical Center. Because I had been deeply involved with its founding and early operations, and had treated patients there during the first 26 years of its existence, I was asked to speak for five to seven minutes about the early years of the hospital, ------ years when it was known as Eaton Rapids Community Hospital. As I was thinking about what to say, I realized that the time allotted for my speech would not allow me to even begin to adequately present the subject. Here then, in these pages, are recorded some of the many things I would have liked to have told my audience in that speech. It is my story of the hospitals and medicine in my hometown, presented truthfully, accurately, and in some detail.

In August of 1946 I chose Eaton Rapids to be the town in which I would establish my medical practice and rear my family. Although it was my intent to stay for only two or three years, and then take a residency in general surgery somewhere in order to become a board certified surgical specialist, my wife and I became so deeply and pleasantly involved with its people and its hospital that we stayed until I retired from practice 38 years later.

For an overview of the early medical history of Eaton Rapids I am indebted to one of my earliest patients, W. Scott Munn, who researched the history of the area, and wrote about it in his book, THE ONLY EATON RAPIDS ON EARTH. Munn's book was apparently self-published. It contains no mention of a copyright, and there is no ISBN Number in the book. There is merely a statement on the backside of the title page that it had been printed by Edwards Brothers, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan. No publication date is given, but the author dated his autograph in my copy of the book on 8/2/52.

For years, Ed Kurtz jotted down his memories of growing up in New Jersey during the 1920s and 1930s. Combining them with some essays on modern problems such as road rage, information on the origins of popular sports, and several (often spicy) jokes and stories, Ed enlisted his sister Mitzie, now 93, as a typist, and created the manucript he titled "How to Win Friends & Influenza."

This book traces a New Jersey childhood through the eras of America's Prohibition and Great Depression, and an adulthood that included overseas service during World War II, leading troops of Boy Scouts through the snake-infested woods, and building a house the Pope slept in.

In a voice all his own, twinkling with humor and wordplay, Ed Kurtz relates a life well lived.

Are you in need of a good laugh? Are you depressed? Or sick? The jokes collected in "Funny Stories" should push your problems out of your mind and tickle your funny bone. Consider this example: An Italian man boasts to his friends: "Last night I covered my wife with fine olive oil, and then we made love. She screamed for 5 minutes." His French friend then says: "Last night I covered my wife with sweet butter. we made fantastic love. She screamed for 15 minutes." The Jewish man relates: "Last night I covered my wife with schmaltz. She screamed for 6 hours!" "Wow! What DID you do?" asked the others. "I wiped my hands on the drapes." "Funny Stories" is a collection of many preposterous little stories like this one, meant to bring chuckles, or better, loud laughter into your day. The jokes were selected for quality and grouped in categories; both of course subject to the taste of the compiler of this little collection, Ryan Hart. Many were illustrated by Anna Ariel for further amusement.

This latest book by the author of the hilarious O.J. Simpson - The Official No Affiliation Reference Guide and Everybody Reads Lynn Tolliver, Jr, carries on entertaining, this time tickling our funny bones about the American way of life and especially about the funny way we talk. Just what do we mean when we use those commonplace expressions?

"I understand the founder of the word 'Ebonics' claims, though he speaks intelligently, he uses ebonics with his friends while playing golf," writes Lynn Tolliver in this book. "He said, 'We Be Git-N Down.' I think we be gittin' stupid. There are people who use 'drugs' with their friends, while doing whatever--does that make it right? We have sex and use profanity when we are with our 'friends', but should this happen in the classroom? Would you use ebonics in church, or during a business meeting? As we progress into the future, toward the millennium--should we regress in our communications with each other?"

This latest book by the author of the hilarious O.J. Simpson - The Official No Affiliation Reference Guide carries on jabbing at our assumptions about the American way of life.

Included are lyrics to many of the popular songs Lynn has written over the decades.

My Life is Screwed & So is Yours is a humorous, theoretical look at the battles that millions of people face everyday. Are you battling with the ways of this world and ready to give in to the fight? Before you let go of your last string of hope, see the fight one man took to turn a negative situation into a positive.

El texto de 196 páginas. Es un libro de humor de ayer y hoy; con problemillas matemáticos de ingenio, anécdotas, curiosidades...Tremendamente atractivo

Chicken Fluff and Other Stuff is a collection of true short stories that explore the human condition centered on holiday humor. The book includes seventy stories by thirty-three authors of all ages and varied walks of life. What makes them enjoyable is the fun and nostalgia to which we can relate. Whatever your pleasure, this collection of holiday short stories is sure to please you.

Linda Robert's story, Swimmin' in the Septic Tank, tells a bittersweet teenage holiday experience. Grump in the Tree, by Leeann Meeker relates a story of a child reluctantly entering the awkward stage of adolescence. Linda Hayward's, The Migraine Cake and It's a Marshmallow Christmas tell about humorous holiday food adventures. For the unusual, examine Hitoshi Yamada's The Slant-eyed Santa Claus and Fern Montoya Giron's The Egg. From a purely innocent childhood point of view, experience Melissa Lopez's That Time in the Snow and Ben Romero's Special Day in Nambé and In the Name of Science. If Halloween is your favorite holiday, you must read Dave Creighton's It was a Dark and Scary Halloween Night. Other holidays found in the collection include Grandparent's Day, Martin Luther King's birthday, Labor Day, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, Dia de Los Muertos, and Cinco de Mayo.

Ernie is full of wisdom. Well, he's full of something, and he sure doesn't mind telling you about it. The Travels of Ernie began over 40 years ago. The author, Bill Janewski began these short stories to add humor to the employee newsletter for the Alberta Gas Trunkline Company ("AGTL"). Full of wit and humor himself, Bill takes common life situations and puts a twist that will make you laugh. Ernie becomes a loveable character, always full of surprises.

Whether it's in the workplace or at home, humor is the best stress reliever going. A positive attitude can keep you healthy, and there is nothing better than a good belly laugh to feel better. The Travels of Ernie is a collection of short stories that can give you that much needed belly laugh a couple minutes at a time.

The world is changing at an accelerating pace, which puts added stress on the job and in personal relationships. Humor and laughter are the cornerstones of improved communication and rapport. This is extremely important to leadership today, be it in business, the community, the church or the home. As Jeffrey Gitomer (author of The Little Red Book of Selling and many other books on sales) says, "If you can make 'em laugh, you can make 'em buy."

Make sure you have a copy of The Travels of Ernie at home and at work - and have a laugh anytime.

Ernie is full of wisdom. Well, he's full of something, and he sure doesn't mind telling you about it. The Travels of Ernie began over 40 years ago. The author, Bill Janewski began these short stories to add humor to the employee newsletter for the Alberta Gas Trunkline Company ("AGTL"). Full of wit and humor himself, Bill takes common life situations and puts a twist that will make you laugh. Ernie becomes a loveable character, always full of surprises.

Whether it's in the workplace or at home, humor is the best stress reliever going. A positive attitude can keep you healthy, and there is nothing better than a good belly laugh to feel better. The Travels of Ernie is a collection of short stories that can give you that much needed belly laugh a couple minutes at a time.

The world is changing at an accelerating pace, which puts added stress on the job and in personal relationships. Humor and laughter are the cornerstones of improved communication and rapport. This is extremely important to leadership today, be it in business, the community, the church or the home. As Jeffrey Gitomer (author of The Little Red Book of Selling and many other books on sales) says, "If you can make 'em laugh, you can make 'em buy."

Make sure you have a copy of The Travels of Ernie at home and at work - and have a laugh anytime.

Imagine yourself in a place where there is nothing or nobody that drives you crazy. No income taxes due, no brain shrinking staff meetings, cell phone users in the grocery line behind you, or political campaigns that shriek on for months. Ah, that would be Paradise, your personal heaven. No Email in Heaven is a funny look at the people and organizations that make us grind our teeth and reach for antacids. What would life be like without reality shows, bosses, cold pizza, collagen loss, or dumb advice from friends? Imagine an afterlife without them and you have No Email in Heaven. Part cartoons and part (sometimes amazingly wise) social commentary, No Email in Heaven is a sure-fire cure for 21st Century blues.

There are nine chapters, each with its own brand of pottiness, and each with it's own particular appeal to different kinds of potty persons prepared to probe its very varied versified diversities.

The subjects differ from odd situations, odd people, odd animals, our very odd existence, - and even to our odd God.

Also included for the more serious-minded, if such there be, are easily-read articles on architecture, serious music, and non-serious nonsense for those of a less serious disposition - perhaps also some serious laughs for those who don't take themselves too seriously.

Prescribed dosage is limited to one poem at a time, preferably taken at bedtime, and best dissolved in scotch whiskey.

Short Straws is a collection of 84 off-the-cuff vignettes from off-the-beaten path. Restricted to a modestly self-imposed $25 daily budget, in keeping with the author’s own frugal lifestyle, the reader is drawn into the Developing World status of this region while being engaged with oft-unpolitically correct insights and observations.

Through the continuous use of humour, self-righteousness and colourful language, traits of the know-it-all gringo, when reading between the lines the author is frequently the master of his own misfortunes when struggling to adapt to the challenges of Central American travel. Whether it’s almost carelessly missing his travel connections, encounters with the authorities or perilously bathing in insect-infected waters, readers will shake their heads wondering not just how could the author have enjoyed his odyssey but, more importantly, how was he fortunate enough to have escaped unscathed?