The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons (New Yorker Book of Cartoons) (New Yorker Book of Cartoons)

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From the wonderful golf cartoons published over the decades in "The New Yorker," cartoon editor Mankoff has culled the best for this book from the magazine's amazing artists.

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The Perfect Gift!!!.......2006-11-05

I searched and searched for a present for my golf-mad boyfriend, and this was by far the best golf book I could have bought him. Even I enjoy and can relate to the cartoons, fantastic buy and sits proudly on his bookshelf.

Excellent Humor about "Course" and "Off-Course" Moments.......2004-04-12

This book only lacks a knowledgeable introduction by a humorist, top golfer or pro, or cartoonist to make it a five-star offering.

To me, the best humor is one that captures the reality of how the viewer perceives life. In the case of The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons, every golfer will recognize her- or himself . . . and members of past foursomes.

Unlike most sports cartoons, these wonderful offerings provide both female and male perspectives as players. There's still the battle of the sexes around the missing male golfer, but not all cartoons are sex stereotyped . . . which I liked.

Here are a few of my favorites:

One guru with a long beard to another in front of cave overlooking a canyon as the second guru tees off: "If you're so enlightened, how come you can't lick that slice?" This reminded me of the section about Deepak Chopra in Who's Your Caddy?

With a tree lying between the ball and the pin, the caddy hands a saw to the golfer.

"The Male Biological Clock" shows a golfer thinking: "If I don't learn how to play golf by the time I'm forty-three, I'll never learn."

A golfer is thrashing behind a bush and birds and animals run pell-mell away from him.

"I am the Lady of the Lake, and because thou hast defiled my crystal waters I must hence smite thee. That or penalize thee a stroke. Your call." As you can imagine, most golfers would avoid the one stroke penalty.

Man races out the door carrying clubs says to wife, "Gotta run, sweetheart. By the way, that was one fabulous job you did raising the children."

A woman stands on a widow's walk atop her roof looking through a telescope towards a golf course.

One golfer to another as the second one takes his ball out of the cup, "Bankruptcy doesn't seem to have hurt your putting eye a bit, Pete."

One golfer to another as the second one wrestles with an alligator in a swamp, "Oh, for goodness' sake, forget it, Beasley. Play another one."

A man holds clubs next to a woman who's just finished her swing. The ball drops into the cup after two bounces. She asks, "Like so?" This reminded me of the time I took my mother to play golf for the first time, and she beat me on almost every hole after the first four. She quit the game in disgust that day, complaining that it was just too easy to be interesting.
Two golfers are thrashing through the high grass beyond the green looking for a lost ball. One turns to the other and says, "You know something, Jeff. There is one place we haven't looked." That's exactly what happened to me when I hit my hole-in-one to a blind green.

I could go on, but won't so that you'll have something to look forward to (other than your next round of golf). You can see that the cartoonists have a great sense of the game . . . that can only come from having struggled out on the links themselves.

This book will be a great gift for a parent who is a golfer for either Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Fore!!

Amusing Perspectives on Both Golfing and Flogging.......2004-04-04

At least to me, reviewing an anthology of cartoons resembles reviewing a performance by Marcel Marceau. Just as you really had to be there to see the performance to appreciate his talent, you really have to see the cartoons to appreciate their creators' talent. So, what to say now? First, that I am avid golfer and thus have a special interest in this volume, one of several in a series. Also, I am a long-time subscriber to The New Yorker and had already seen most of Robert Mankoff's selections as editor. I just wish I had aged as well as they have. Finally, if you love both golf (which is "flog" spelled backwards) and a good laugh, and no one else has as yet purchased The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons for you, don't begin dropping hints resembling anvils and then eagerly await the next birthday, anniversary, or holiday. Treat yourself to a copy TODAY. Amazon enables you to check out several of Robert Mankoff's selections as editor. Meanwhile, here's an excerpt from the dust jacket: "Mark Twain called it 'a good walk spoiled.' Lee Trevino said it was the most fun he ever had with his clothes on. For duffers and pros alike, golf can be both a delight and a torment -- often on the same day, sometimes on the same hole." Been there, done that. And, alas, will no doubt do so again...and again...and again. Fellow duffers, however badly you may play, you can count on this volume to entertain you later...and thereby help you to have the right perspective when you golf and/or flog your way through the next round.

The perfect, brainy "no-brainer" gift for golfers........2002-05-25

Golfers are, almost without exception, fanatical and this book hilariously captures all the elements of the game - the joys and frustrations, the golfers and the golf widows, the pros and the duffers.

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Find that person who dislikes cartoons, they gotta be dead.

The New Yorker Book of Money Cartoons

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Freud saw money primarily as a fecal symbol: something to hoarded, treasured, and counted. That probably says more about Freud and the times he lived in than money. A more modern and accurate interpretation of money would be as a symbol of fertility and potency. So perhaps it is no coincidence that until the arrival of Tina Brown in 1992, The New Yorker never ran cartoons about sex. On the other hand, an astonishing 25 per cent of the 13,000 cartoons it has run since 1986 have been about money.

In his introduction to The New Yorker Book of Money Cartoons, Christopher Buckley, editor of Forbes FYI magazine, calls the cartoonists' obsession with business and money as a "sublimation" of this forbidden subject. One cartoon even shows two New Yorkers walking the streets surrounded by signs for money on the shops, billboards, buildings, vendors' umbrellas, and cars. "Remember a few years ago when everything was sex, sex, sex?" says one to the other. Another shows a couple standing at the entrance to a sumptuous living room. "See," says the man, "isn't this better than being happy?"

Of course American culture in general, and New York life in particular, has always been obsessed with money as an index of success, while other, older cultures such as the U.K. at least have a class system to fall back on. Nonetheless, this charming and relevant collection of cartoons will ring bells with anyone who has ever striven in the world of mammon. It's not so much the sort of book you would buy yourself, but it would be a real pleasure to give and to receive. --Alex Benady

Book Description

If money makes the world go 'round, also wreak havoc with our personal worlds, spinning them up and down, topsy turvy, even out of orbit? Money can make us feel happy, sad, elated, stressed, crazed, and a whole host of other emotions. Now, thanks to the brilliant cartoonists of The New Yorker, money can also make us giggle, chuckle, chortle, snicker, and laugh out loud. And, we can better understand why money does all of the above.

This delightful collection about money in our everyday lives features 110 classic cartoons from the cartoonists of The New Yorker -- artists like Charles Addams, George Booth, Roz Chast, Peter Arno, and Gahan Wilson. The wit within its pages will tickle (and often inform) everyone in all walks of life.

Christopher Buckley adds to the merriment with an introductory essay in his own inimitable and hilarious style.

Customer Reviews:

"Three wishes less commission." -- the good fairy.......2000-07-03

Now, subscriptions to The New Yorker are pretty expensive, so your cost per cartoon can be hefty. Buy this book, and slash your cost per cartoon while increasing your laughs per minute!

Seriously (no kidding), this volume is well done. It leads off with a very witty essay about money from Christopher Buckley of Forbes FYI who introduces some of the cartoons.

As well drawn as these 110 classic cartoons are, you'll find that many of them work as quips. "I married you for your money, Leonard. Where is it?"

The pursuit of money is always tinged with concern about what one is giving up to get it. "Well, anyhow, it sure is handy having my broker right here in my cell."

Money can be a distressing subject as well, too delicate for the dinner table. "Must you tell us our daily share of the national debt every time we sit down to dinner?"

Money is an important subject. One that often comes up in families at other times. "Your mother called to remind you to diversify," says secretary to the executive.

The dog's eye view is helpful also, as one pooch says to the other, "Let's face it -- man's best friend is money."

The challenges of having enough money can bring us all up short. Like the man addressing the bank teller said, "I'd like to bounce a check."

It's no wonder that money has been such a constant source of cartoons in The New Yorker. By putting many of the best ones in this fine book, you'll have a good cross section of the best New Yorker cartoons in recent years.

Have a good laugh! Then stop to think about what stalled thinking you may have about money. Then think about how you could change your beliefs about money to have a better life.

Find that person who dislikes cartoons, they gotta be dead........1999-10-29

As a former business owner, I found that those without a sence of humor soon lost money.

Here is a book of cartoons that will help most everyone laugh, maybe even those on the way to their best tax haven (page 13),or those who want to discuss the portfolio losses with their broker (page 96). There is also some excellent advice to use when responding to those unwanted cold calls (page 46).

Yes, I do like cartoons. With this book you can become a very good "money person".

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Technology -- friend or foe? That's a question the cartoonists of The New Yorker have been pondering with no little skepticism -- and answering hilariously -- for decades.

From "portable phones" that were anything but to tiny cell phones, from room-sized computers to handheld wonders, from faxes to e-mails, the brilliant artists of The New Yorker have seen and drawn it all -- the sublime, the ridiculous, and the existential.

Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, has culled through thousands of drawings to select the best, the funniest, and the most illuminating cartoons on technology for this collection of 126 cartoons. Readers can also look forward to Mankoff's witty introductory essay.

Customer Reviews:

Great Gift!.......2000-12-09

I think this is the funniest collection of cartoons yet! It's nice to see the traditional style of The New Yorker cartoons up against modern technology. And, not to mention, it's been a great gift with all the gadget-freak men in my life!! My father has been bringing his to meetings and my boyfriend got one for his Computer Science teacher! Congrats to those who own one.

One of the Best Collections of New Yorker Cartoons!.......2000-10-02

This book contains 110 cartoons that have appeared in The New Yorker relating to technology. Most have something to do with computers or the Internet, but faxes, cell phones, and biotechnology also make their appearances. As usual, the cartoons are selected by Robert Mankoff, The New Yorker's cartoon editor.

The book is one of the best collections I have seen of New Yorker cartoons. It also provides Mankoff's best introduction to any of these collections (he usually either doesn't write one, or does less than the minimum), as well as a CD of the cartoons in the book.

I was pleasantly surprised that this collection was done in such a way as to be consistent with technology. Perhaps it is because Mr. Mankoff is a self-confessed technophile. He defends that preference as being better than being a Francophile.

I am tempted to give you all 110 cartoons from the book, but I don't have that much space. Here are a few of my favorites:

Man in room filled with people working at computers talking on the telephone, looking glum -- "No, the computers are up. We're down."

Father to son -- "Go ask your search engine."

Couple on a camping trip holding cell phone -- "Who can we call?"

Couple at a cocktail party -- "You say you love me, but I'm not on your speed dial."

Two dogs operating a computer -- "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."

Two men staring at a fax of a man with a tie pressed across his face -- "My God, there's been a terrible accident in our Chicago office."

"Already my computer is outmoded, but I try to tell myself my computer isn't me."

Deputies watching tracking dogs looking at laptop -- "First, they do an on-line search."

Woman to a small boy in a restaurant -- "I loved your E-mail, but I thought you'd be older."

Man talking to a microwave -- "No, I don't want to play chess. I just want to reheat the lasagna."

Man passing telephone booth holding cell phone -- The booth says "Talk in Private 25 Cents"

Man proposing -- "Marry me, Virginia. My genes are excellent and, as yet, unpatented."

Man in hammock -- "America Off-Line"

Couple in bed -- "Not tonight, hon. It'll just wreak havoc with the motion sensors again."

Wife during wedding ceremony -- "I'm delighted to love, honor, and obey, but I'm keeping my electronic rights."

Buffalo with cell phone -- "I love the convenience, but the roaming charges are killing me."

I think you will have a lot of fun with this book. As you can see, the cartoons take turns making fun of technology, those who are having a hard time with technology, and our fixation with technology.

After you finish having many good laughs, consider how many of these jokes are really insights into problems that need to be solved. For example, how can we know whether we can trust those we exchange e-mails with? Are they who they say they are? In many cases, they are not. Be careful!

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For many of us, our first memories of The New Yorker date back to childhood, when we would eagerly search through this otherwise impenetrable jungle of words to find the only thing that we could relate to--the cartoons. The New Yorker Book of Business Cartoons is a collection of 110 of the best drawings, selected by New Yorkercartoon editor Robert Mankoff, that lampoon the world of business.

The cartoons date from 1938 to the present and include the work of The New Yorker's finest artists, including George Booth, Peter Arno, Roz Chast, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Leo Cullum, and William Hamilton. Whether they aim at the rise of women in business, our anxieties about the stock market, or the foibles of the corporate America, these cartoons seem always to hit the spot in subtle and disarmingly simple ways. This collection reminds us of just how uniquely funny the art of The New Yorker really is, and why the cartoons are the first and sometimes only things we read each week. As New Yorker editor David Remnick says in the introduction, "They are perhaps the most important thing The New Yorker publishes." --Harry C. Edwards

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This wonderfully entertaining collection of 110 of the very best cartoons of business and finance, culled from 75 years of "The New Yorker," features classics from George Booth, Charles Addams, Lee Lorenz, Peter Arno, and many others.

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Business realities through the eyes of cartoonist geniuses.......2006-05-23

The properly constructed cartoon needs only a single phrase to communicate a complex message. The message can be serious, funny and sometimes both. This collection of cartoons all have a business theme, and given the natural curves of the business cycle, some of them describe the highs and others the lows. It is hard to select some favorites, as they are all so good.
One of my favorites has no text at all. It shows a set of small animals in a wooded area reading the annual report of the Walt Disney Company. Another shows a set of cubicles constructed like a tic-tac-toe board. The middle square contains a skeleton in a rotted suit and the people in the other cubicles hard at work, oblivious to what is in the center. However, after a great deal of deliberation, I chose the one with a well-dressed couple in the back of a car where the woman is telling the man, "You drive yourself too hard. You really must learn to take time to stop and smell the profits." True genius being displayed.
These cartoons are funny, profound and philosophical. They show human behavior at its' best and worst. I enjoyed every one of them and so will you.

Great Fun - Laugh Out Loud Funny.......2004-01-30

It's hard to make me laugh at a joke or cartoon. But I love the sophisticated wit of The New Yorker and very much appreciate their cartoons. They give me a lift.

Before I start work on a project for a client, I like to open one of the New Yorker cartoon books to get myself in a good mood and set the stage. Other cartoons just don't do the job for me. They don't have the edge and basic feel of sharp truth to them.

This book is just fun and nice to have around when you want to laugh at yourself and your job and those people you run into every day of your working life.

It's very nicely presented and a great pleasure.

Susanna K. Hutcheson
Owner and Creative Director
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Hilarious! Wish it had more text as in "Management by Vice"!.......2000-11-25

The New Yorker Book of Business Cartoons is a marvelous compilation of classic business "cartoons" and sharp punch-lines that take a much needed cynical, yet comedic look inside the business world, which is, "...always one small step from bloody disdain...", as the New Yorker editor, Mr. David Remnick, states in his superbly written introduction. A very enjoyable book indeed!

Having said this, I must admit that as an avid reader, I wished for a "story" to lend more substance to the issues addressed by the "cartoons". In this respect, the recently published American satire, "Management by Vice" by C.B. Don is the book for lovers of both media. It artfully blends great "cartoon" illustrations (of the same calibre as in The New Yorker) with short, witty verses, all combined within hilarious, easy-to-read episodes that lampoon life in high-tech R&D. If you crave The New Yorker's apropos, biting humor, I think you'll love the wickedly satirical, "Management by Vice" as well!!

Great Lampoons of Stalled Thinking in Business!.......2000-07-10

I became interested in this book after reading the excellent The New Yorker Book of Money Cartoons. I like this one even better.

The introduction by David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, is worth of the price of the book alone. He describes a ritual whereby the cartoonists arrive to share their work, and how the editors all feel envious and intimidated by the cartoonists. The reasons for the envy? The editors know that the readers usually turn to the cartoons first, the cartoon humor is often more effortless than the essays and poetry in The New Yorker, and the cartoonists first realized that business was a great subject for the magazine.

The cartoons themselves were all selected by Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker.

Perhaps business is inherently funnier than most other subjects, but these cartoons were unusually rewarding to review.

Here are some of my favorites:

"It's up to you now, Miller. The only thing that can save us is an accounting breakthrough."

"Pendleton, as of noon today your services will no longer be required. Meanwhile, keep up the good work."

There is a wordless cartoon of a natty older fellow in a suit sitting at the top of a tall step ladder looking glum. (I guess this is, it's lonely at the top.)

"No, thursday's out. How about never -- is never good for you?"

Four men are fishing in a stream, while one holds a cell phone and is speaking, "Fenwick, Benton & Perkins. How may I direct your call?"

Another wordless cartoon -- The Bill Gates Wealth Clock which provides up-to-the minute numbers on a billboard.

"Sir, the following paradigm shifts occurred while you were out."

"You drive yourself too hard. You really must learn to take time to stop and smell the profits."

One walrus says to the other eyeing a group of penguins, "Here come the suits."

As you can see the common thread is taking our fascination with getting what we want in business and poking some fun at it with an absurd situation.

This book would make a great gift for anyone who is or has been in business, and certainly for any reader of The New Yorker!

Be sure to think about the cartoons and discuss them with others when they reveal some important examples of stalled thinking (like the one about downsizing) that need to be changed.

Keep your laughs up above your profits in the meantime!

A good collection, even for those who don't practice law!.......2000-02-14

I have this, both of the Cat, the Dog, the Doctor (and Psychiatrist), Business, and True Love cartoon books in this "New Yorker" series. I hopefully will soon acquire the Money one. Anyway, this particular title is humerous indeed. It's full of the trials and tribulations (pun intended) of the attorney's profession, quite appropriately showcased here. I recommend it highly, as well as the aforementioned books too!

FROM THE VERY BIG DESK OF...: Business Cartoons by New Yorker Cartoonist Charles Barsotti

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A hilarious series of comments on the corporate ladder's ironies.
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FROM THE VERY BIG DESK OF...: Business Cartoons by New Yorker Cartoonist Charles Barsotti
Charles Barsotti , and Andrew Tobias
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ASIN: 0821257935

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The clean, spare lines, looping oversized noses, and sharp wit of Charles Barsottis business cartoons have been a staple at The New Yorker for more than three decades. Featuring angry, fist-pounding bosses, hapless, undersized underlings, and deadpan secretaries making outrageous utterances, these are among the cleverest and most searing business cartoons out there. People on every step of the corporate ladder, from office temp to CEO, will identify with the hilarious scenarios in Barsottis brilliant sketches.

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A hilarious series of comments on the corporate ladder's ironies........2006-10-15

If the name of Charles Barsotti sounds familiar, it's because he does business cartoons for the New Yorker, and has produced such for over three decades. Any New Yorker reader only has to take a glance at the cover to readily recognize his style, and FROM THE BIG DESK OF... represents the first gathering of Barsotti creations under one cover. Dilbert fans will find plenty to applaud here, in a hilarious series of comments on the corporate ladder's ironies.

Diane C. Donovan
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Boss' Delight.......2006-07-22

I bought this book as a birthday gift for my boss, who is a partner in a major New York law firm.

He's a terrific person with a great sense of humor -- he loved it.

THE NEW YORKER BOOK OF BUSINESS CARTOONS

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THE NEW YORKER BOOK OF BUSINESS CARTOONS
Robert, Editor Mankoff
Manufacturer: Easton Press
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ASIN: B000OPQBD6

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The New Yorker Book Of Business Cartoons

Manufacturer: Easton Press
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Binding: Leather Bound
ASIN: B000COE5FA

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LEATHER BOUND book accented in 22kt gold! !

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"Three wishes less commission." -- the good fairy

"The New Yorker" Book of Money Cartoons
Robert Mankoff , and Christopher Buckley
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"Three wishes less commission." -- the good fairy.......2004-09-25

I first discovered The New Yorker when I was a teenager. When I saw how many people subscribed to the magazine, I started asking people why they did. Inevitably, the answer was, "For the cartoons." Since then, I have come to realize that The New Yorker is like the hall of fame for cartoonists.

Now, subscriptions to The New Yorker are pretty expensive, so your cost per cartoon can be hefty. Buy this book, and slash your cost per cartoon while increasing your laughs per minute!

Seriously (no kidding), this volume is well done. It leads off with a very witty essay about money from Christopher Buckley of Forbes FYI who introduces some of the cartoons.

As well drawn as these 110 classic cartoons are, you'll find that many of them work as quips. "I married you for your money, Leonard. Where is it?"

The pursuit of money is always tinged with concern about what one is giving up to get it. "Well, anyhow, it sure is handy having my broker right here in my cell."

Money can be a distressing subject as well, too delicate for the dinner table. "Must you tell us our daily share of the national debt every time we sit down to dinner?"

Money is an important subject. One that often comes up in families at other times. "Your mother called to remind you to diversify," says secretary to the executive.

The dog's eye view is helpful also, as one pooch says to the other, "Let's face it -- man's best friend is money."

The challenges of having enough money can bring us all up short. Like the man addressing the bank teller said, "I'd like to bounce a check."

It's no wonder that money has been such a constant source of cartoons in The New Yorker. By putting many of the best ones in this fine book, you'll have a good cross section of the best New Yorker cartoons in recent years.

Have a good laugh! Then stop to think about what stalled thinking you may have about money. Then think about how you could change your beliefs about money to have a better life.

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