"Nobody Moved Your Cheese" is a fun, yet challenging look at the so called business and cultural "experts" of our time.

Ross Shafer is a former pet shop manager turned comedian/TV talk show host who has spent nearly twenty years on the corporate lecture circuit as an after dinner speaker and entertainer. And most of the time, he is there with world famous authors and lecturers. This book dares to expose just how irrelevant their "expert advice" is to your life.

Ross takes on some of our most revered cultural icons in the chapters, NOBODY MOVED YOUR CHEESE, THOSE CHICKEN SOUP BOOKS ARE FOR FOOLS, ANTHONY ROBBINS HASN'T DONE A DAMN THING, THE ONE-MINUTE MANAGER GOT LAID OFF, and 10 THINGS DR. LAURA SAYS TO GET YOU TO BUY HER BOOKS.

Plus, Ross slaps conventional wisdom in the face in chapters like, YOUR JOB IS TERMINAL...AND OTHER GOOD NEWS, GOAL SETTING IS STUPID, BACK UP YOUR LIES WITH THE TRUTH, and GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE CAN BANKRUPT YOU.

This is a book about taking extreme responsibility. Ross promises that it will shock you and empower you at the same time. You'll never feel insecure about your job or career choices again.

This humorous look at corporate culture reveals the unique, and comical behaviors of those that work in corporations, especially the managers, who create and control the workplace environment. Laid out in an easy-to read, dictionary-type style, this book not only contains a wealth of witty commentaries about corporate life, but all the observations are grounded in sound psychological and sociological principles. It is a useful guide for all working people. Whether you are manager looking for tidbits of corporate wisdom, an employee looking for insightful observations about corporate life, or someone who just enjoys reading about the ridiculous behaviors that abound in the corporate kingdom, The Complete Guide to Your Manager's BS is a must read.

The Adventures of Waiterman: Lord of the Restaurant Jungle is a satirical work of non-fiction; part expose, part autobiography, which is salted with social commentary and occasional vitriolic rantings. It is an odyssey of growth, development, adventure and debauchery.

Note from the Author:

What's astounding to me is the utter lack of material, either written or filmed, depicting the restaurant industry in all its debauchery riddled glory. I mean this is an area absolutely rich for fodder, which could be appreciated by even the most solitary of hermits who have never worked or eaten in any type of eating establishment whatsoever. Therefore, my aim is to entertain by eliciting unbridled guffaws, but also to educate the naive masses about the bizarre world known as the restaurant jungle.

Everyone wants to laugh about his job. No one has the time to delve into the cause and effect of work because... "it's just a job." So a good laugh sidesteps it all.

A satire on the culture of the common worker, IDW takes a stab at working relationships and situations and how they can impact the quality of one's working life. Is anyone ever properly prepared and/ or educated to deal with the daily challenges of being at work? Do you find you only have one response - a knee jerk reaction that acts like a boomerang? The every day grind parallels any dysfunctional relationship where one person sets all the rules and you only get to follow them.

Most business books are geared toward management and career climbing. Well, there is no management and no career climbing without the working class. There are more workers sitting back to watch the comings and goings than those who make the decisions. The working class has its own problems dealing with one another, much like the monkeys at the bottom of the tree looking up at the rest of the monkeys climbing to the top. The group at the bottom looking up that tree says it all.

IDW is a quick read that can be approached a number of ways - by individual chapter, haiku, bullet points, or your own activity. Its chameleon-like quality is its mystique and is whatever you want it to be - edgy, coping, insightful, ridiculous. So during a break, on a plane, in the bathroom, waiting in line, you can keep yourself company. IDW is your secret pal.

A wry, behind the scenes look at life, death, and the practice of medicine, as the horse and buggy days fade away. There was lots of black humour, that kept the intolerable, bearable.

Fred Miller is about to take you on a journey through those chaotic years and he guarantees you'll never look at life the same way ever again. So buckle up... it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Tom Morison's Pounce: Cochon's Billions is a satirical novel that pokes fun at the hidden world of high finance. A humorous warning to those who are tempted by the allure of quick wealth, the story exposes the slick sales pitches, the hype, and the false promises of the financial industry. With a strong sense of the ridiculous, Pounce lampoons money managers who have forgotten the true nature of their trade and chaffs the uninitiated who dream of outfoxing the pros.

The novel's hero, Harry Cochon, is a quiet, unobtrusive country butcher until he wins the lottery and suddenly finds himself seduced by grand fancies that have never before crossed his mind. An innocent in the world of Machiavellian stratagems, Harry sets out naively to become a financial tycoon. En route, he encounters a motley cast of characters, including his mentors--Lord Mewe, sophisticated aristocrat and rising star in the heart of the City, London's financial district; and John Maise, the big, brash American, equally at home in Iowa corn fields and New York penthouse board rooms. Under their tutelage, Harry is swept along to the offices and fiefdoms of insiders.

In London, he meets such wheeler-dealers as Alice Blondwyn, a monetary economist who is seldom right in her prognostications but always cool and haughty in her revisions; Mary Pnu, an inscrutable half-western oriental who delivers an impeccable synergistic logic; Alvin Greenfinger, alias Reginald Ross, the pompous ass who affects accents and embroiders a fictitious past in order to emulate his idols, the English aristocracy; and Hope Goldbricker, who lures Harry to bed and into financial intrigue.

In New York, Harry comes face to face with Bobby Bonds, titan of finance, a staggeringly powerful man with a loud voice, elevator shoes, and a stable of nubile young secretaries hanging on his every word. Harry also meets such oddities as Randy Walker, a former barker with Royal American Shows; Edel Fineline, with his visceral response to the markets; and Old Bill, with his lovely big red nose, his appreciation of the liquid lunch, and his good sense and honesty. And in the corridors of the fast-paced investment world, Harry meets beautiful, sexy, and calculating Mitsy--and discovers that seduction can take many forms.

Pounce puts much of money management in its true perspective of guesswork, emotional ridiculousness, self-interest, even mysticism... It should be required reading for every broker, money manager, investment advisor, CFA or MBA candidate and, above all, corporate executives of publicly-traded companies.

Prepare yourself for a long strange trip from which there is no return - The Law School Trip - a twisted insider's guide to the surreal world of legal education. Written by an award-winning law professor and humorist, The Law School Trip is the step-by-step guide that unlocks all the secrets of law school (to unlock the actual school, purchase The Lock-Picking Trip separately). In this one book, you'll learn about:

* The LSAT® and other registered trademarks

* Rankings: Feeling good about not getting into Harvard

* Surviving the Socratic method with treatable injuries

* Lucky charms and other tips for exam success

* The Horribly Evil Bluebook

* Fun, Fun, Fun and the Rule Against Perpetuities

* Learning to love Mrs. Palsgraf

* Strange Creatures from Outer Space and other law faculty

* Law's Greatest Hits: Best First-Year Cases

* Writing a resume your therapist would be proud of

* And much, much more!

The perfect gift for law students, lawyers, and anyone who has wondered what law school is like.

REVIEWS

"A delicious read from beginning to end." -- Grif Stockley, bestselling author of Probable Cause and Religious Conviction

"Fly, drive, walk, or crawl to buy The Law School Trip, a superb and highly entertaining parody of legal education." -- Professor Timothy R. Zinnecker

"Heaps and mounds of undulating and ululating laughter. ... McClurg makes the law school experience sparkle and shine." -- The Law Teacher, Official Publication of the Institute for Law School Teaching

"Howlingly, gut-wrenchingly, turn purple and blow food out your nose funny!" -- The Bimonthly Review of Law Books

"McClurg brings legal humor to new heights. ... Very, very funny!" -- Professor Myron Moskovitz "More pure pleasure than anything I've read in months." -- Professor Marianne Wesson, bestselling author of Render Up the Body and A Suggestion of Death

"The perfect antidote for legal education... A must read for law students, professors, and lawyers." -- Professor Gerry Hess, Institute for Law School Teaching

"What a ‘Trip'! ... Truly a classic of legal humor." -- Professor David G. Owen

"[A] one of a kind piece of work that you don't have to a lawyer or law student to love." -- Text-Book.com

"[D]ispense[s] buckets of advice without ever removing tongue from cheek. ... [A] loving parody ... from the eyes of one who knows." -- National Jurist, The Magazine for Law Students

Anthony "Tony Palma" Palmeri, popular barber and humorist in Pittston, a small Pennsylvania coal-mining town, began telling jokes as he began losing hair in his twenties. With his dynamic wit, Tony built up a repertoire as "The Bald Barber," which mushroomed into a stand-up-comedian routine over a 40-year career. With the humor of Robin Williams and the gentleness of Bing Crosby, there was no frightened child whom Tony could not charm into a barber chair, and no sad person he could not make laugh. Nurses, doctors, and townsfolk agreed, "He’s better than a medicine."

In Tales from the Barber Shop, his daughter, Sister Josephine Palmeri, a teaching nun in Morristown, NJ, shares Tony’s 40 years of stories, along with inspirational gems from the life of her late Dad, a heartwarming story of down-to-earth holiness and humor.

FOOTLOOSE is a series of short satires about offshore money, global politics, oppressive power and the art of tax avoision. As Charlie Smith meanders his way through our shrinking world, seeking his fortune and avoiding fame, we experience first-hand the complex financial and political challenges facing all of us today. Through Charlie's eyes, we see secrets locked away in treasure chests buried offshore, lately unearthed by powers bent on global regulation.

"From cover to cover, a great read. In Charlie Smith, Sharp has created a classic character, a sort of Everyman for the world of offshore finance."
Offshore Finance Canada Magazine

"With all the pressures of being exerted on the offshore world lately, FOOTLOOSE is a breath of fresh air. This book is bound to become an offshore finance classic."
Bond Mercantile Group, Merchant Bankers

"Hilarious! Fred Sharp is a wolf in Charlie's clothing."
H.E. Capital S.A., Global Asset Management

Humor is there to be found in all walks of life, but is frequently overlooked by "serious" medical practitioners. Finding and using humor appropriately can make both patient and physician feel better. It just changes them somehow.

In this collection of tales from his medical studies and practice, Dr. Charendoff shares with us his humorous outlook on life and the practice of medicine. Through reading his adventures, we learn how to look at the lighter side of things.

It is crucial for a Chief Executive Officer or Business Manager to anticipate and to prepare for key changes in the business milieu and in one's career. Pfarma Pfables is told from animal points-of-view and provides humorous and remarkable ways of learning how to handle changes using "Pfables." Pfarma Pfables is seen through the eyes of the CEO of Big Pfarma, Chief Executive Warthog. Each Pfable has a moral of how to scan the business environment in order to handle organizational changes.

Pfarma Pfables opens with a typical Board of Directors Meeting where the CEO is in trouble because of sagging sales of Big Pfarma's core product, Milk and Honey. The Chief Executive Warthog calls together his Inner Circle for sage advice from the Wise Owl Consultants: this leads Big Pfarma to acquire Little Pfarma, to diversify their Milk and Honey product line with a new line of "Potions and Lotions," and to raise venture capital from the Squandering Squirrels. The final Pfables describe the trials and tribulations of the Chief Executive Warthog with respect to projects, preparation for regulatory approval of the new product line from the "authorities," gifting to professionals - the St. Barnyard Dogs, problems of "downsizing and dumbsizing," and retirement.

Adulthood at last! You made it through the education system and you are out to conquer the world, climb the corporate ladder, break the glass ceiling, and manage the company! You may not realize it immediately, but with some time, you will understand how important your Jr. High years were in preparing you for working in the adult world. It is doubtful that psychology or management courses taught you more than what you already had learned and observed about the corporate world while you were experiencing middle school.