Hey Waiter, There's an Umbrella in My Drink!: Tales from the Tropics by Hawaii's Favorite Humorist
Charles Memminger is probably the funniest writer you've never heard of. But he's been discovered by internationally respected writers such as Paul Theroux (who Blackberried his book cover blurb from Sri Lanka), Esquire's A. J. Jacobs and Wally Amos. As a humor columnist for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Memminger has twice been named the top humor columnist in the country by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists (for newspapers under 100,000 circulation.) His work has been distributed by the New York Times News Service and published in Newsweek, Better Homes & Gardens, OMNI and the Boston Globe. He was the only contributor from Hawaii to "Chicken Soup for America's Soul" (in honor of those who died during the 9-11 attacks) and is author of a previous book, "Hey, Tourist! Buy This Book!" Memminger also is an award-winning screenwriter and was staff writer on the television show "Baywatch Hawaii."