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Dorothy Rosby is a syndicated humor columnist whose work appears in ten Western and Midwestern states. She's the author of four books of humor collections including her latest, ‘Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate: Holidays, Special Occasions and Other Times Our Celebrations Get Out of Hand. ...more

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	My Funny Major Medical by Linton Robinson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Karla Telega (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Barb Best (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alexa’s a Spy and Other Things to Be Ticked off About: Humorous Essays on the Hassles of Our Time 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate, Holidays, Special Occasions and Other Times Our Celebrations Get Out of Hand 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Didn't Know You Could Make Birthday Cake From Scratch: Parenting Blunders from Cradle to Empty Nest 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granite Island, Amber Sea by Adrian Ludens, Karen E. Hall (Goodreads Author), Victoria Wicks 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Hills Literary Journal, Volume 2: Random Variables by Dorothy Rosby (Goodreads Author), Adrian Ludens, Karen E. Hall (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

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