The Magical Life
Barb E. Call
Paperback, 152 pp., $11.99
Tate Publishing (October 6, 2009)

Here is a fun, witty read about life’s ups and downs; a book about experiences that in one moment, make us feel grateful to be alive, and in the next, tempted to strangle whoever came up with the expression, “Don’t worry, be happy!”

Looking Good, Being Bad:
The Subtle Art of Churchmanship
Adrian Plass
Hardcover, 160 pp., 16.99
Authentic (March 2009)

Plass’s humour is the finest sort – healing with laughter’s tonic even as it cuts to the heart of our motivations with its knife-edge of truth. A superb, illustrated book from this well-loved author which gently and humorously challenges the Churchman or woman in us all as we treat the church as if it should be made in our own image.

Hard Aground Again
Eddie Jones
Paperback, 172 pp., $14.95
Winoca Press; 1st edition (February 6, 2007)

Noah had 100 years to plan his cruise and he still ran aground at the end. The Apostle Paul dreamed of harbor-hopping the coast of Italy but wrecked on a reef and had to swim ashore. Even the great and powerful Moses got stuck in the weeds of the Nile. Running aground is nothing to be ashamed of, but staying stuck is. In Hard Aground… Again, columnist Eddie Jones uses the sailing lifestyle as a unique way of looking at life, family, and God. For anyone who feels their hopes have been sitting high and dry, these meditations will turn the tide.

The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book
Chuck Norris and Todd DuBord
Paperback, 305 pp., $12.99
Tyndale House Publishers (October 7, 2009)

Chuck Norris facts are a quirky, extremely popular Internet phenomenon that has entertained fans from all over the globe. In the last several years, Chuck Norris has been asked repeatedly, “Which facts are your favorites?” For the first time ever, in The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book, Chuck gives readers not only his favorite “facts,” roundhouse-kicked by the man himself, but also the stories behind the facts and the code by which Chuck lives his life. Enjoy the fanciful and the inspirational from one of the world’s great action heroes.

When Did I Stop Being Barbie
& Become Mrs. Potatohead?
Mary Pierce
Paperback, 236 pp., $12.99
Zondervan (September 1, 2003)

Embrace your inner Mrs. Potato Head! She knows how to laugh like only those who have discovered the humor, heart, and wisdom of true womanhood can laugh. Give her room to romp with this hilarious collection of zany, true-life stories by Mary Pierce. If you love to laugh your socks off over the foibles and absurdities of life, this book is for you. Mrs. Potato Head’s hormones are out of whack. Her memory is held together by sticky notes. But she’s got a sense of humor that just won’t quit, and she’s learned to accept and enjoy herself as she is—because God does.