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Arthur Black’s previous ten books include Black Gold: Nuggets From a Lifetime of Laughs, Black and White and Read All Over, Flash Black, Black Tie and Tales, Black in the Saddle Again, Basic Black, Back to Black and Black by Popular Demand. He hosted CBC Radio One’s Basic Black program from 1983 until 2002, as well as Weird Homes and Weird Wheels on the Life Network. He is also a columnist for FiftyPlus magazine, the Victoria Times-Colonist and over 50 community newspapers across Canada. This award-winning and bestselling author is one of Canada's most busy after-dinner speakers and lives on Saltspring Island, BC.

Black & White And Read All Over:
1550173367 · September 2004 · $32.95
Shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (2005) “Look what the male praying mantis puts up with to get a little romance. For these critters, going all the way means Going All the Way.” —from “Stupid Male Tricks”
Black Gold: Nuggets from a Lifetime of Laughs
1550173731 · October 2006 · $19.95
"Arthur Black is a polished performer, full of wit and style." —Toronto Star
Black Gold Audio CD:
1550173871 · 0000 · $18.95
60 minute Audiobook read by Authur Black.
Black to the Grindstone:
1550174428 · September 2007 · $19.95
I'll never forget the mortification of driving past young women. Each time their lovely heads would swivel towards me at the sound of [Mustang] Sally's throaty rumble. Each time their bright eyes would sparkle expectantly at the sight of Sally's sleek red flanks sliding into view. Each time their sweet red mouths would morph into an "Eewwwww" when they beheld the geezer at the wheel. —from "Me and Mustang Sally"
Flash Black:
1550173308 · February 2004 · $19.95
"Arthur Black is outrageously funny, but . . . beneath that razor-sharp edge of brandished wit lies one very clever artist." -Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Pitch Black:
1550173677 · August 2005 · $32.95
Demonstrating why he is one of Canada’s best-known humorists, Black offers readers a unique brand of tongue-in-cheek -wisdom on a wide range of subjects ranging from suburban heroes to garage sales as blood sport.