Banjos, Boats and Butt Dialing is the third installment in Mike Ball's What I've Learned... So Far series of books. In it the Erma Bombeck Award-winning humorist grapples with topics ranging from becoming a grandfather, to rabbit hunting, to the Zen of a middle-aged guy trying to cope with cleavage. The book is a compilation of 74 entries from Mike's nationally-syndicated column, What I've Learned... So Far. His homespun wit, sharp sense of humor, and ability to connect with readers on an emotional level have been compared to Mark Twain, Erma Bombeck, Robert Benchley, and Ernie Pyle.

What I've Learned... So Far Part III: Banjos, Boats & Butt Dialing

Humor & Entertainment

Ball, Mike

Humor

Glendower Media

Wisdom finds us through regular introspection as we reflect on our life experience while searching for our purpose. In October 2013, Mike Ball was about to enter his 12th year as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives when he was driven to his knees by a series of moral and ethical dilemmas. 
An active participant in the Republican takeover of the Alabama Legislature after 136 years of Democratic Party domination, a series of ethical failures across the highest echelons of political power in Alabama created a storm of corruption that he recognized as a threat to its constitutional system of governance.\nPicking, Politicking, and Pontificating is the product of the introspection and reflection that helped Mike realize the touch of an Unseen Hand that had discreetly and deliberately steered him into the center of the storm and safely out of it. Recognizing corruption that other political leaders ignored and his sense of duty to expose it added urgency to his perpetual quest for truth, wisdom, and moral fulfilment.\nIt is the story of an improbable journey through childhood tragedy and into a half-century of public service as a marine, state trooper, criminal investigator, and a legislator while providing an inside view of the political and the legislative process from the perspective of a veteran legislator whose political instincts could not overpower his moral compass.

Picking, Politicking, and Pontificating (How an Ex-Cop Legalized Cannabis While Fighting Corruption)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Sling and Stone Productions

For years the essays of award-winning humorist Mike Ball, published under the title "What I've Learned So Far..."  have evoked laughter and tears in readers all over the world. Mike's sharp wit, blended with his gentle homespun style, has been compared to Mark Twain, Erma Bombeck, Dave Barry and even Ernie Pyle.     One reader said, "Mike Ball can make me laugh and cry in 400 words."    This is the first bound collection of Mike's work, featuring his Erma Bombeck Award-winning column "Just A Little Bike."

What I've Learned So Far...: Part I: Bikes, Docks & Slush Nuggets

BookSurge Publishing

"The lessons of life never stop coming. Angels, Chimps, &amp; Tater Mitts is a collection of humor as Mike Ball muses about the world around him, facing the tide of anything and everything with knowledge fit for a spell on the old throne. With plenty of knowledge mixed in with the wit, "Angels, Chimps, &amp; Tater Mitts" is an excellent and much recommended pick for general humor and memoir collections." - Able Greenspan, Midwest Book Reviews For years the essays of award-winning humorist Mike Ball, published under the title "What I've Learned So Far..." have evoked laughter and tears in readers all over the world. Mike's sharp wit, blended with his gentle homespun style, has been compared to Mark Twain, Erma Bombeck, Dave Barry and even Ernie Pyle. One reader said, "Mike Ball can make me laugh and cry in 400 words." This is second What I've Learned... So Far book. Volume I, Bikes, Docks &amp; Slush Nuggets, was published in the fall of 2009.

What I've Learned So Far, Part 2: Angels, Chimps & Tater Mitts

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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What I've Learned... So Far Part III: Banjos, Boats & Butt Dialing

Picking, Politicking, and Pontificating (How an Ex-Cop Legalized Cannabis While Fighting Corruption)

What I've Learned So Far...: Part I: Bikes, Docks & Slush Nuggets

What I've Learned So Far, Part 2: Angels, Chimps & Tater Mitts