Jess Brallier Books
Dear Readers,
Should you end up with one of the books I've written and want it personalized, please contact me at maxchamp@mediaone.net and let's see what we can arrange.
Thanks much and please be kind to me and my words.
Jess Moorhead Brallier
maxchamp@mediaone.net
Below is a list of Jess's books and where they can be purchased along with a review, description or reader's comments about each book.
Clicking on the book name below will take you to where the book is sold or to an internet page that lists the book and where it is sold.
By Jess M. Brallier
Available at www.amazon.com
National Bestseller! A witty collection of quips, quotations, and curses takes aim at the legal profession . . . from gentle teasing to fierce loathing.
"Dear Jess . . . the first time I read your book was on a two-hour bus trip between New York City and Wilmington. Nobody in that bus will ever forget all the laughing."
Lawyers and Other Reptiles II: The Appeal
By Jess M. Brallier
Available at www.bookfinder.com
The Appeal brings together historical satirists and modern-day wags in another winning and outrageous compendium of quips, quotations, jokes, and curses about the most maligned of all professions.
"Dear Jess . . . "After buying your first volume for a barrister friend in Nigeria, he immediately wanted the sequel. This little book continues the well-intentioned poking of fun which even lawyers can enjoy. Thanks for the good light reading."
The Most Fun You Can Have with a Calculator Without Throwing It!
By Jess M. Brallier (The Editors of Planet Dexter)
Ages 8 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
Comes with its own calculator. "Dear Mr. Brallier . . . my first and second graders loved this book. It introduced them to the idea of multiplication and division. It was easy to follow and easy to read. I am going to buy one for each of their teachers."
The Wiener Work the World Awaited
By Jess M. Brallier
Available at www.bookfinder.com
A witty, whimsical, often hilarious cookbook about American's most popular food, this treasure includes dozens of enticing and entertaining recipes, accompanied by heaping side orders of frankfurter fact and fiction.
The Swimming Critters from Way Back Then
By Jess M. Brallier (The Editors of Planet Dexter)
Ages 7 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
Just add water! Instant life! These are way bigger than brine shrimp or sea monkeys! Includes eggs and snack food. The perfect starter kit for a home aquarium, this kit provides future ichthyologists with a greater understanding of life, death, pet care, physical development, and the food chain.
"I purchased this book for my 9 year old son. After we looked at it, we decided it would make a great project for his upcoming science fair. We followed the directions, and put the "eggs" in distilled water, and within 2 days, we had creatures darting around in the bowl. It is very interesting to watch them grow, day by day, they just keep getting bigger! Try this book!"
A Mixer of Quips and Quotations
By Jess M. Brallier and Sally Chabert
Available at www.bookfinder.com
Here is the ultimate literary accompaniment for those who understand that a proper drink, a charming companion, and smart, sophisticated banter are always in style. Share a drink with more than 100 great thinkers (and drinkers) including Dorothy Parker, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Bernard Shaw, Tallulah Bankhead, and Winston Churchill.
By Jess M. Brallier
Ages 10 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
"Compulsive Reading! Pop/mod vulgarity!"
-The Boston Globe
"The weirdest volume ever to cross my desk! A hip rendering of science!"
-Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"Boisterous! Always irreverent! A succulent selection!"
-Publishers Weekly
Maxim, Mottoes, Sound Bites, Speeches, and Asides-Memorable Quotes from America's Presidents
By Jess M. Brallier and Sally Chabert
Available at www.amazon.com
From the eloquent ("It is error alone which needs the support of the government. Truth can stand by itself."--Thomas Jefferson) to the wise ("Whenever I see anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."--Abraham Lincoln) to the absurd ("Trees cause more pollution than automobiles."--Ronald Reagan), this collection of quotations is a thoroughly entertaining investigation of the character (and characters) behind all 42 U.S. presidents. Culled from speeches, journals, essays, and off-the-cuff remarks, these quotes deal with life, other politicians, major events of the day, personal philosophies, and the presidency itself. Chronologically assembled and prefaced by a brief biographical profile of each president.
A Bathroom Companion (for Kids!)
By Jess M. Brallier (The Editors of Planet Dexter)
Ages 9 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
No more frantic searches at the last second for that perfect magazine! Developed exclusively for kids and their private bathroom time. An engaging, entertaining, informative, and challenging mixture of fiction, humor, science, mind stumpers and much more, this book was recognized by the American Library Association as "one of the year's Top Ten Book for Reluctant Readers." A proven winner!
"Dear Mr. Brallier . . . I really enjoyed reading this book! It's very funny, it has a lot of neat facts, cool scary stories, and lots of great stuff to keep you entertained. This book is a lot of fun at sleepovers!"
20 Board Games! And Much More!
By Jess M. Brallier (The Editors of Planet Dexter)
Ages 8 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
With over 20 classic board and travel games and magnetic game pieces, Magnetic Travel Fun is a kid's ultimate travel companion. The right-hand page of every spread is a game board; the left-hand page is instructions. To play, punch out game pieces from the bound-in magnetic sheet, slip the gatefold under the board, and start playing with pieces that don't go flying at the first bump in the road. Games include Chinese Checkers, Solitaire, Chess, Bingo (outdoor and indoor), Checkers, 3D Tic Tac Toe, Go, Fanorona, Mancala, Nine Men's Morris, plus 15 more!
The Really, Really Classy Donald Trump Quiz Book
By Jess M. Brallier and Richard P. McDonough
Available at www.bookfinder.com
Here it is! Your favorite guy, the classy Mr. Donald Trump-the sex symbol, the man who gave his name to a board game, a middle-European model and skier, scores of buildings, and practically an era-has his own quiz book! Even Albert Schweitzer didn't have his own quiz book. Complete, very unauthorized, fantastic . . . and the best!!!
Medical Wit and Wisdom
From Hippocrates to Groucho Marx
By Jess M. Brallier
Available from the author: maxchamp@mediaone.net
In this funny, cynical, and poignant collection of quotes, physicians, writers, psychologists, comedians, celebrities, and philosophers share their views on birth, death, and everything in between.
Factoids, Activities, and-SNIFF!-Brainteasers for the Sick Reader
By Jess M. Brallier (The Editors of Planet Dexter)
Ages 8 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
Feeling sick? Nose kind of stuffed? Don't blow yet! These tissues are printed with all kinds of weird and wonderful tidbits--like "Twicky Tongue Twisters" and "Things to Do with a Blown Tissue"--and one's even got a bull's-eye printed on it. And the book's a real pick-me-up with fabulous factoids on everything from germs to goosebumps, hiccups to chicken soup, plus games, word puzzles, brainteasers, and more. So stifle those sniffles and dry those watery eyes. Better than chicken soup--a very funny book-&-tissues combo!
By Jess M. Brallier and Sally Chabert
Available at www.bookfinder.com
Fireworks that light up the night sky . . . backyard barbecues and picnics in the park . . . marching bands and Main Street parades . . . All across the nation, we join together to salute our history on that most American of holidays, the Fourth of July. This unique collection captures the true spirit of our heritage . . . in a delightful compendium of holiday tradition, historic facts, reflections on freedom, terrific trivia and famous "4th's," small-town happenings, song lyrics . . . and more!
A Treasury of Inspiration and Laughter
By Jess M. Brallier and Sally Chabert
Available at www.amazon.com
Here's the ideal book for the more than two million coaches involved in youth sports-a unique collection of quotations and observations that coaches of any sport can use to inspire, amuse, and instruct their teams.
"Dear Jess and Sally . . . thank you for the thoughtful collection. My first copy was a gift and I went out and bought two more. This gets my highest rating: I refuse to loan it out for fear of not getting it back . . . and I want it around for my grandchildren."
The Pessimist's Journal of Very, Very Bad Days
By Jess M. Brallier and Richard P. McDonough
Available at www.bookfinder.com
Share a peek at the Pessimist's very own journal-365 days failure, disaster, and foolishness.
"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, the pessimist fears this is true."
-James Branch Cabell
"Pessimism is as American as apple pie-frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese."
-George F. Will
The Pessimist's Journal of Very, Very Bad Days of the 1980s
By Jess M. Brallier and Richard P. McDonough
Available at www.bookfinder.com
"It was the worst of times, and it was the worst of times."
-The Pessimist, on the 1980s
Magnetic Pattern Blocks
By Jess M. Brallier
Ages 4 to 7
Available from the author; maxchamp@mediaone.net
Pattern blocks are great for introducing kids to the fundamental geometric concepts of angles and spatial relationships. The more kids bump, jump and squirm the more they risk frustration and disappointment. But not with this book -- it includes 32 magnetic pattern blocks and board.
By Jess M. Brallier (The Editors of Planet Dexter)
Ages 8 and up
Available from www.amazon.com
A creative exercise with built-in rewards, this "book-and-thing" package comes with a unique catch-the "thing" is the book. Each page is an activity to be removed and enjoyed. One page is a note-in-a-bottle to be floated across the ocean, another goes off to the White House; one page becomes a paper wad shooter, another a paper wad shooter target; pages are mailed off for free school projects and activities, others turn into a deck of cards; one page turns into table top football, another the classic game of battleship; and so on and so on. Even its covers are buried as time capsule and its wire binding becomes a piece of sculpture.
Cool (and Educational) Things To Do With Dice (that Grown-Ups Don't Even Know About!)
By Jess M. Brallier (The Editors of Planet Dexter)
Ages 8 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
For years the most innovative of math teachers have made creative use of dice; for when dice are integrated into pedagogically sound and proven activities, they provide kids with a unique opportunity to understand key mathematical functions such as probability, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This book makes many of those activities available to the kid at home who is looking for something cool--like dice! Includes 6 dice, 3 game boards, 4 score pads, and 1 playing surface.
By Jess M. Brallier
Ages 8 and up
Available at www.amazon.com
What is the millennium? When is it (really)? What was the last millennium
like? This book answers all the questions that inquiring minds want to know.
It's a kid's ultimate guide to the millennium.