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 Butter My Butt and Call Me A Biscuit
By Allan Zullo and Gene Cheek
Lately, folks are feelin' as jumpy as a cockroach in a fryin' pan. But worryin' only gives small things big shadows. This book is a collection of hundreds of endearing, truthful and amusing homespun adages and turns of phrases and dozens of countrified jokes that will appeal to anyone who wants a change of pace in our pop culture-infused life. Country sayings are as varied as America itself and part of our national heritage. Best of all, they'll leave you smilin' like a goat in a briar patch.
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 Golf Is a Funny Game
By Allan Zullo and Chris Rodell
This book is a collection of more than 200 entertaining true anecdotes, almost all of them capped by a classic quip executed by the golfer with the precision of a flawless bunker shot into the cup. The stories range from the days of hickory shafts to the 2007 season and involve current members of the PGA, Champions, and LPGA Tours as well as past professionals and amateurs of all ages and skills.
Whether it's the hacker who caught his own ricocheted drive, the pro who stripped down to his shorts to play a shot, or the caddie who lost a golf bag during a round, one thing is certain: Golf is a funny game.
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March To Madness
By Allan Zullo
Buzzer-beaters and blow-outs. Record-breakers and brain sprains. Cinderellas and powerhouses. Upsets and comebacks.  No sporting event captivates hoops fans more than the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament. Early every March, sixty-five teams are invited to the Big Dance. They all share the same goal—to win the national championship. They sweat, scrap and clash in a quest to be the last team standing in the do-or-die tourney.
March to Madness presents a lineup of fascinating stories, remarkable records and offbeat quotes from the stars, coaches, heroes and goats of the tumultuous, three-week playoffs. Inside this book you will relive some of those lump-in-your-throat, pull-out-your-hair, leap-from-your-chair moments, from 1939 when the first champions, the Oregon Ducks, were handed a broken trophy to 2006 when underdog George Mason University made its magical run to the Final Four. This book is packed with stories of the triumphs and heartbreak, the weird and the wacky on and off the court such as:
- North Carolina’s zany attempt to psyche out opposing center Wilt Chamberlain
- Michigan’s winless coach who led his team to the 1989 title
- Louisville starter Wiley Brown’s frantic search for his missing artificial thumb
- Bill Walton’s nearly flawless 21-of-22 shooting in UCLA’s 1973 title-winning game
Yes, March is the showcase month for college basketball. All that's needed to make watching the next tournament even better is to have March to Madness by your side.
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Dogmania: Amazing But True Canine Tales
By Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
This book is a celebration of remarkable canines whose actions and adventures have astounded and amused their  owners and admirers. You’ll read a collection of amazing but true stories about:
• Unforgettable dogs such as Jasper the black Lab mix who checked himself into a hospital after he was struck by a car... Samson the German shepherd mix who acts as a guide dog for his blind canine sweetheart Delilah... and Faith the service dog who, when her disabled owner passed out, called 911, barked in the phone and then unlocked the door for police.
• Canine survivors who cheated death, like Sport the beagle who was struck by lightning... Cooper the golden retriever who was attacked by a monster alligator… and Sweetie the terrier who emerged from her grave after she was mistakenly buried alive.
• Wacky dogs who wound up in trouble, such as Rancher the blue heeler who locked his owner out of a pickup truck, put it in gear and drove the vehicle into a tree... Tasha the Jack Russell terrier who dug a tunnel from his owner's basement into the neighbor's home... and Liza the yellow Lab who swallowed a wedding ring the day before her owners’ marriage ceremony.
• Courageous dogs like Buster the Springer spaniel who uncovered a cache of weapons and explosives hidden by an armed resistance cell in southern Iraq... Casper the little Shih-Tzu who helped her owner fend off a would-be rapist and then provided DNA evidence that convicted him... and Rocky the Rhodesian Ridgeback who prevented an intruder from kidnapping a little girl.
Whether purebreds or mongrels, show dogs or lap dogs, one thing is certain: Dogs have been our most loyal four-legged animals since the beginning of civilization... and they’ll remain by our sides for as long as we love them.
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Amazing But True Bird Tales
By Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
Birds have fascinated lovers of nature for thousands of years. Sixteenth century Scottish poet Bishop Gavin Douglas called birds "Dame Nature's minstrels." Because of birds, wrote nineteenth century English writer Fanny Kemble, "carols of gladness ring from every tree."
 We watch them through our kitchen windows and binoculars. We welcome them with our bird feeders and birdbaths. Some of us breed them or race them. Some of us keep them as pets or shoot them — but only with cameras.
There are more than 8,600 species of birds spread throughout every corner of the world. They inhabit the busiest cities and the remotest woodlands; the coldest tundra and the hottest jungles; the wettest rainforests and the driest deserts; the highest mountains and the flattest prairies. They sing, warble, caw, wail, croak, chatter, shriek, quack, squeal, bleat, cluck, crow, grunt, whoop, hoot, honk, whistle, coo, chirp, cackle, tweet, screech, twitter, trill, squawk, and squeak. They range in size from the nine-foot-tall ostrich to the 2½-inch-long bee hummingbird. They can fly for thousands of miles like the Arctic tern, or not fly at all, like the emu. They can be as dull as a house wren or as colorful as a Catalina macaw.
This book is a celebration of wild birds and pet birds whose antics and adventures have astounded and amused bird lovers the world over. In the following pages, you'll read a collection of amazing but true stories about these marvelous winged creatures, including:
- The wild duck that flew with a cat on its back.
- The crows that turned into arsonists.
- The pet parrot that testified in court.
- The injured seagull that sought help in a hospital.
- The beer-swilling magpie that was banned from a pub.
- The pigeon that thwarted a crook.
- The wayward Hawaiian booby that ended up in Alaska.
Whether they are magnificent birds of prey or sweet songbirds, exotic tropical pets or common backyard visitors, birds continue to captivate us. Perhaps it's because they symbolize not only nature's diversity in all its glory but also the one common yearning that all humans share — to be as free as a bird.
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Mews Items: Amazing But True Cat Tales
By Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
 Cats are charming and cunning, affectionate and aloof, obedient and stubborn. They are loyal, playful, and sweet — but only on their terms. They have been domesticated for 3,000 years — and we still haven't figured them out.
Mews Items celebrates the enigmatic nature of the cat with more than 150 amazing and astounding stories that will leave cat lovers of all ages clawing for more. The book features a collection of remarkable and true accounts about:
- Unforgettable cats like the helmet-wearing Rastus who rode thousands of miles perched on the handlebars of a motorcycle... Peaches who nursed a baby squirrel… and Big Boy who lived in a tree for three years and never came down.
- Feline survivors, including pets who endured the 9/11 terrorist attacks… an abandoned kitten found swimming miles from land in the Gulf of Mexico… and a cat buried under the rubble from an earthquake for nearly 80 days.
- Wacky cats who wound up in big trouble, such as the cat burglars who sneaked into neighbors' houses and carted off clothes, shoes and other personal items... a "guard cat" who loved attacking mail carriers… and a pair who liked to flush the toilet and flick on the lights at all hours of the day and night.
- Traveling felines, including Skittles who walked more than 400 miles in the dead of winter to be reunited with his owners… Tracker who went for a nap inside a car engine and wound up 150 miles away... and Pip who unwittingly got himself sealed inside a FedEx box and shipped hundreds of miles away.
- Courageous cats like Doc who woke up his sleeping owners when their house caught on fire… Aggie who drove an intruder out of her owners' home even though she was blind… and Reuben who helped save two Chihuahuas being attacked by pit bulls.
From Abyssinians to Himalayans, from Persians to Siamese, from tabbies to calicos, the stories in Mews Items prove that cats are simply incredible.
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Amazing But True Fishing Tales
By Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
It seems that the typical angler has as many fish stories as a snapper has scales. But sometimes separating fact from fiction can be difficult, like trying to gaff a great white. However, no matter how tall a tale  you might hear, the truth in fishing is often more amazing than anything an angler could make up.
This book is a celebration of real people and events in the fishing world that should astound, baffle and amuse you. Like the angler who used his rod and reel to hook and save a drowning child… the fisherman who reeled in a record bluefin tuna after jumping into another boat when his fighting chair collapsed... the surfer who retrieved a broken rod and hauled in a 43-pound black drum fish… or the young man who caught a world-record catfish using Spam as bait.
In this book, the fishermen aren't the only ones in the spotlight. So are many famous and infamous fish. Take, for instance, the shark that literally coughed up evidence leading to a sensational murder trial… the largemouth bass that has its own statue and monument... the tarpon that kayoed a surfer... and a turbot that was caught, put in the refrigerator for 15 hours, and still survived.
From mountain trout streams to pristine bass lakes, from the marlin-rich waters off Hawaii to the tarpon-laden waters in Florida, it's no wonder fishing remains America's most popular participatory sport. It's the pastime where the most amazing things can-and do-happen.
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Astonishing But True Golf Facts
By Allan Zullo
 The history of golf boasts a rich heritage of incredible incidents, hilarious happenings, fantastic feats and remarkable records.
This book chronicles a sampling of the people, places and events in golf that hopefully will astound, baffle and amuse you. It's chock full of more than 500 intriguing facts like:
- The pro golfer whose wayward shot landed in the hot dog of a spectator.
- The amateur who nailed back-to-back holes in one on consecutive par-4's.
- The British Open contender who needed 11 shots to get out of a bunker — and still won.
- The pro who took 12 strokes to hole out from only three feet.
- The Australian who walloped a drive more than 1½ miles.
From weekend matches to country club tourneys to the prestigious majors, golf will continue to amaze, confound and delight us — just like the collection of fascinating facts in this book.
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Amazing But True Golf Facts
By Allan Zullo and Chris Rodell
 After the book Astonishing But True Golf Facts was published, it became quite obvious that there was a need for another book about more incredible incidents, hilarious happenings, fantastic feats and remarkable records in golf. Let's face it, the game of golf has given us so much to talk — and write — about.
This book chronicles a sampling of the people, places and events in golf that hopefully will intrigue and fascinate you. The vast majority of the items take place over the past ten years, facts such as:
- The pro who, during an exhibition, landed more than 1,500 drives within a 30-yard circle, missing the target just eight times.
- The Tour player who won a tournament after his wayward drive struck his fiancée and bounced back onto the fairway.
- The penny that cost a Tour player $100,000 in lost earnings.
- The wife of a Tour player who sent a man dressed in a gorilla suit to cheer up her slumping husband.
- The 101-year-old golfer who shot a hole in one.
- The power golfer who can slam a golf ball through a phone book and a ¾-inch piece of plywood.
From munis to championship courses, golf will continue to amaze, confound and delight us — just like this new collection of fascinating facts hopes to do.
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Smile High Club
Outrageous But True Air Travel Stories
By Allan Zullo and Kathy Nelson
Delayed flights, missed connections, crowded airports. All of us road warriors have experienced the trials and tribulations of air travel.
 But for every overbooked flight, lost bag, or grouchy seatmate, there's usually an outrageous incident that offers a refreshing breather from the travails of traveling. This book is a collection of hilarious but true moments that have occurred throughout the world of commercial aviation — including in the cockpit, cabin, lavatory, galley, gate area and control tower.
Among dozens of wacky accounts, you'll read about the Delta captain who thoughtfully had pizza delivered to the 105 passengers stuck on his plane on the tarmac for hours... the flight engineer who tumbled out the rear door of a taxiing 727 and chased after the plane... the elderly woman who brought her dead husband aboard and flew in first class with him… and the drunk who ruined dozens of in-flight meals after he mistook the galley for the lavatory.
To gather these ignoble incidents, we talked to scores of airline personnel, including pilots, flight attendants, passengers, air traffic controllers, gate agents and baggage handlers.
Hopefully the true, zany stories in this book will help you forget the stale cabin air, tasteless box lunch and the cramped leg room of your next flight and instead will lift your mood sky high.
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The New Lawyer's Wit And Wisdom
Quotations On The Legal Profession, In Brief
Compiled by Kathryn Zullo, edited by Allan Zullo and Bruce Nash
The legal profession triggers diverse opinions and feelings because lawyers deal with extremes of the human condition, usually interacting with people in times of great need and stress. As famed jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. once said, "In what other [profession] does one plunge so deep in the stream of life, so share its passions, its battles, its despair, its triumphs, both as witness and actor?"
 Although the law has changed over the centuries, the relationship between attorneys and clients has remained pretty much the same. It's still a love-hate affair. No wonder people from all walks of life have never been at a loss for words when revealing their true feelings about lawyers. This 288-page hardcover book features hundreds of quotations ranging from insightful and pithy comments from famous judges and philosophers to light-hearted quips from fictional characters and satirists. It also includes dozens of humorous true-life anecdotes about life in the legal world.
Words have been — and always will be — the basic tools of the lawyer. Said noted legal scholar Charles Alan Wright, "Whether we are trying a case, writing a brief, drafting a contract, or negotiating with an adversary, words are the only things we have to work with."
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The Golf Nut's Book of Amazing Feats and Records
By Allan Zullo and Bruce Nash with George White
 Golf record books are filled with all sorts of statistical information — average putts per green, longest driving distance, lowest strikes per round.
What do all these records have in common? They're boring!
There had never been a record book that captures the wackiest, zaniest and most bizarre moments of golf until The Golf Nut's Book of Amazing Feats and Records. Each record comes with a fascinating story of how the record was achieved. In this book, you'll learn about such feats as:
- Most feet climbed up a tree to retrieve an errant shot in a U.S. Open (25 feet, Nick Faldo, 1992).
- Most golf balls hit to the green while dancing (12 balls, by Fred Astaire, 1938).
- Lowest score playing St. Andrews by the light of the moon (93, in 1876).
- Biggest alligator flipped over by a golfer during a round (6-foot gator, by Andy Bean, 1975).
- Most objects hit en route to a hole in one (4 objects — a cow, sprinkler head, mower and pin, by Ted Barnhouse, 1981).
Among the holders of wacky records are Lee Trevino, Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman, Sam Snead, Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus, Craig Stadler, and Gary Player. Witty, wild, and wacky, The Golf Nut's Book of Amazing Feats and Records is your guide to the fairway phenomena that never find their way into standard golf record books.
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