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No longer content to sit on rockers and bake cookies, today’s grandparents are involved in the lives of their grandchildren more than ever before. The Grandparents Handbook features dozens of activities that will guarantee hours of fun, educational quality time-from building dollhouses and catching fish to flying kites, baking bread, making your own mini golf course, creating a family newspaper, and much more. These illustrated instructions will lead grandparents down surprising paths of discovery as they teach the youngest generation about family, friendship, and the world around them. It’s the perfect gift for any grandparent and grandparent-to-be!

ELIZABETH LABAN is a Philadelphia-based writer, editor, and mother of two. BARBARA TROSTLER is Elizabeth’s mother and the grandmother of two. She lives in Philadelphia, about four blocks from grandchildren Alice and Arthur. DR. MYRON LABAN is Elizabeth’s father-in-law and the grandfather of five. He hops on airplanes whenever he can to visit grandchildren Eli, Dahlia, Alice, Arthur, and Logan.

This pocket-sized gift book is packed with hilarious jokes every guy needs in his repertoire.

This little black book has everything aspiring cut-ups, comedians, and reformed class clowns need to win at comedy. Covering everything from roasts and toasts to historical footnotes to alternate versions of beloved old chestnuts, this indispensable reference is great for any occasion. Plus tips on telling jokes and much, much more:

• Nine Jokes about Heaven and Hell
• Eight Jokes Just for Kids
• Nineteen Jokes Definitely Not for Kids
• Six Jokes about Lightbulbs
• Seven Jokes about Bars
• The World’s Only Funny Knock-Knock Joke

Children bring boundless joy into your life. They also bring temper tantrums, stubborn moods, and 90-decibel fits of hysterical screaming. Think we’re exaggerating? Just try getting one to finish his dinner.

It’s time to spare the aggravation and take some action. How to Con Your Kid shows how parents can con their toddlers to do anything-and we mean anything. Want your kid to try broccoli? Serve her a plate of “baby trees.” Want her to take a bath? Put on a bathing suit and go “swimming” together.

From simple “short cons” to more elaborate, step-by-step scams, How to Con Your Kid features tricks and tips for the home, travel, school, daycare, and more.

Get your kid to help with chores by naming him “Mom’s Special Assistant.”
Get your kid moving by racing her to the corner.
Get your kid to share by suggesting he trade instead.

Plus, for those rare moments when everything fails, we’ve included two sheets of “bribe stickers”-guaranteed to transform the most terrible toddler into a well-behaved angel.

DAVID BORGENICHT, coauthor of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, has two kids. He lives in Philadelphia.

JAMES GRACE, coauthor of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Golf, is the father of three young children. He lives outside Boston.

Let How to Behave teach you the intricacies of

     •  Road Rage Survival
     •  Airplane Seating Etiquette 
     •  Facebook Manners
     •  Shopping Cart Navigation
     •  Polite E-mail Practices
     •  Crowded Elevator Propriety
     •  Office Cubicle Courtesy
     •  Online Dating Decorum

From the grocery store to the workplace, from standing in line to friending online, How to Behave gives you step-by-step instructions and multiple strategies for navigating the social situations of modern life.

Quirk has incredibly high standards of good taste-which is why most of the content in Dirty Jokes Every Man Should Know cannot be reprinted in this catalog. You’ll just have to trust us when we pledge that this book contains more than 100 premium grade-A dirty jokes, including

    * The One About Paris Hilton and the Himalayan Snow Leopard
    * The One About the Octogenarian Hooker and the Box of Raisins
    * The One About the Used Condom Salesman
    * The One About Your Mom

And many, many more. Packaged in the same elegant format as Jokes Every Man Should Know (50,000 copies sold), this raunchy companion volume makes the perfect stocking stuffer for brothers, uncles, grandfathers, and anyone who appreciates a dirty joke.

DOOGIE HORNER is a stand-up comedian and graphic designer based in Philadelphia. He’s also the author of The First-Timer’s Kit (Quirk, 2008) and Everything Explained Through Flowcharts (Collins, 2010).

Jokes Every Man Should Know was the sleeper success of Quirk’s Spring 2008 list. Its companion volume, Stuff Every Man Should Know, performed equally well. Now we are proud to unveil Recipes Every Man Should Know, which features the same pocket-size hardcover format and a wealth of easy-to-make recipes, valuable kitchen skills, and tips for guys navigating the kitchen.

Now guys will have all the essentials covered:

    * Coffee, Eggs & Breakfast Classics
    * Sandwiches, Burgers & Snacks
    * Meat & Potato Dinners
    * Bacon, Beer & Bar Food
    * Chocolate, Cheesecake & More!

With an elegant design and affordable $9.95 price point, these Recipes will be an irresistible gift for hungry dads, grads, and men of all ages.

SUSAN RUSSO makes a killer mac ‘n’ cheese and shares recipes, stories, and photos at her popular food blog, Food Blogga. She lives in San Diego.

BRETT COHEN is the author of Stuff Every Man Should Know and has perfected the art of making the ten-minute No-Bake Cheesecake. He lives in Philadelphia.