“family the ties that bind erma bombeck”

A cherished family reunion sets the stage of Erma Bombeck's predictably hilarious recollections of raising a family. Her conclusion: you can't live with them, you can't live without them...or can you...?... More

" Her audience is everyone who has ever married, had children, gotten to middle age, owned a dog or a duck." DALLAS TIMES HERALDIn this book Erma comes out--out of the kitchen--with these gems: No longer will she be the only woman on the block to wear a slip under a see-through sweater, or... More

"America's irrepressible doyenne of domestic satire."THE BOSTON GLOBEMadcap, bittersweet humor in classic Erma Bombeck-style. You'll laugh until it hurts and love it! "Any mother with half a skull knows that when Daddy's little boy becomes Mommy's little boy, the kid is so wet, he's treading water. ... More

Readers around the world loved Erma Bombeck and cherished every one of her columns. "Forever, Erma", a collection of columns dating from her first in January 1965 to her last in April 1996, also includes a tribute chapter with remembrances from some of Erma's family, friends and colleagues, and will... More

" See if you can read a paragraph without laughing out loud." Art BuchwaldThe enchanting lady of laughter has done it again--this time taking a hilarious swipe at husbands, honeymoons, tennis elbow, marriage, lettuce, the national anthem, and a host of other domestic dilemmas." It's f... More

In 1979, someone asked humorist Erma Bombeck, "If you had your life to live over, would you change anything'" Her immediate answer was no, but once she thought about it, she changed her mind. The result was a classic column full of Bombeck"s signature wit and warmth. Now the beloved column that has ... More

The national #1 bestseller from "the wizard of the ordinary moment . . . always fun to read" (The New York Times Book Review). Bombeck is at her hilarious best in this tour de force of laughs, as she offers advice to world weary travelers. "Classic Bombeck".--Kirkus Reviews.... More

Most people's lives are complicated by family relationships. The "rules" we are brought up with can affect both our self-esteem and our relationships.This guide shows how Family of Origin therapy can change your experience in your family of origin (the one you were brought up in) and in your present... More