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Hyperbole and a Half - Allie Brosh Cover Art

Hyperbole and a Half

Hyperbole and a Half Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh

A #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated memoir, this “funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates) collection captures everyday life, mental health, and human absurdity through deceptively simple drawings and razor-sharp wit . Every time Allie Brosh posted a new piece on her beloved blog Hyperbole and a Half , the internet erupted—and now her breakout book brings that voice to the page in full color. Featuring new content, this expanded edition includes ten never-before-seen essays, a fully revised and expanded piece, and fan favorites such as “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and the groundbreaking essays “Adventures in Depression” and “Depression Part Two,” widely praised for their honesty and insight. With minimalist illustrations and brutally funny observations, Brosh explores dogs, cake, growing up, emotional chaos, and the strange logic of the human mind. Her work manages to be laugh-out-loud hilarious while also offering one of the most relatable and accessible portrayals of depression ever written. Funny, smart, and emotionally resonant, this illustrated essay collection launched Allie Brosh as a major voice in American humor and remains a defining work of contemporary humor.

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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America - Matt Kracht Cover Art

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht

National bestseller and fan favorite! This humorous look at 50 common North American dumb birds is a perfect gift for the birder and anti-birder alike. For those who have a disdain for birds, or for bird lovers with a sense of humor, this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true. Featuring common North American birds such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose for the layperson), Matt Kracht identifies all the idiots in your backyard and details exactly why they suck with humorous yet angry ink drawings. With  The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America , you won't need to wonder what all that racket is anymore! ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL: This uproarious guide to all things wings includes migratory maps, tips for birding, musings on the avian population, and lessons on the ethics of birdwatching. Plus, each entry is accompanied by facts about a bird's (annoying) call, its (dumb) migratory pattern, its (downright tacky) markings, and more. POPULAR AUTHOR: Matt Kracht is an amateur birder, writer, and illustrator who enjoys creating books that celebrate the humor inherent in life's absurdities. Based in Seattle, he enjoys gazing out the window at the beautiful waters of Puget Sound and making fun of birds. Other hilarious titles from Matt include The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World , A Dumb Birds Field Guide to the Worst Birds Ever , and OMFG, BEES! WELL REVIEWED: Critics recommend this laugh-out-loud funny spoof guide: "There are loads of books out there for bird lovers, but until now, nothing for those that love to hate birds.  The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America  fills the void, packed with snarky illustrations that chastise the flying animals in a funny, profane way."— Uncrate "There are a lot of great bird field identification guides, but after a day afield with  The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America , you will never look at birds or birdwatching the same again.... You need this book if you want to lighten up your birdwatching."— Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Perfect for:Birdwatching and nature enthusiastsPeople who think birds are creepy or annoying (and people who love birds but also enjoy a good laugh)Anyone looking for the ultimate coffee table book or bar-top conversation starterGift givers seeking a fun Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthday, holiday, or retirement gift

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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World - Matt Kracht Cover Art

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht

Let's face it—all birds are fascinating, wonderful, idiotic jerks—no matter where in the world they reside. Following in the footsteps of the bestselling book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, this hilarious sequel ventures beyond to identify the stupidest birds around the world. Featuring birds from North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, author Matt Kracht identifies the dumb birds that manage to live all over the freaking place with snarky, yet accurate, names and humorous, anger-filled drawings. This guide book details exactly how much these morons suck with facts about each bird's (annoying) call, its (stupid) migratory pattern, and its (downright tacky) markings. Complete with a matching game, bird descriptor checklist, tips on how to identify a bird (you can tell a lot by looking into a bird's eyes, for example), this profanity-laden book offers a balance of fact and wit that will appeal to hardcore birders and casual bird lovers (and haters) alike. A MUST-HAVE: A must-have sequel to the bestselling parody book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America. UNIQUE & LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY: This is a great coffee table or bar top conversation-starting book. And a bonus, while the content is humorous, it is practical and useful! A GREAT PRESENT: This is the perfect gift for the bird lovers and haters in your life. It also makes a great Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthday, retirement, or gag gift. Perfect for: • Birdwatching and nature enthusiasts • Armchair birders (or nonbirders) • Someone who needs a quirky gift for an animal lover friend • People with serious birders in their lives who want something lighthearted

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The Erma Bombeck Collection - Erma Bombeck Cover Art

The Erma Bombeck Collection

The Erma Bombeck Collection If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck

Three hilarious books in one from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author on marriage, motherhood, and the absurdities of suburban life.   If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? is Erma Bombeck's timelessly witty look at the hidden side of married life. Motherhood captures one of the toughest jobs on earth with humor and heart. The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank is Bombeck's take on the unforgiving frontier of American suburbia.

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Do I Feel Better Yet? - Madeleine Trebenski Cover Art

Do I Feel Better Yet?

Do I Feel Better Yet? Questionable Attempts at Self-Care and Existing in General by Madeleine Trebenski

If you've ever dared to express dissatisfaction with the state of your life, you've inevitably received a variety of helpful suggestions: "Have you tried meditation? Exercise? A cult? An exercise cult?" In Do I Feel Better Yet?, Madeleine Trebenski explores more than 45 so-called solutions suggested to her in the name of self-care. In a playful and at times sardonic chronicle of the elusive promises of multistep skin-care routines, gratitude journaling, scented candles, and more, Trebenski perfectly captures what it's like to live in a time when homemade kombucha and weighted blankets are said to single-handedly solve all our problems. These essays will make you laugh, make you feel less alone, and maybe make you feel better—even if just for a little while.

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Your Mom's Gonna Love Me - Matt Rife Cover Art

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me by Matt Rife

One part memoir, one part comedy special, one part crazy first date. Just you and Matt between the covers. What could be better? Matt Rife is well aware that he’s both the most loved and the most controversial comic in America today. And honestly, he thinks that’s your problem. Matt reveals (without apology, of course) what led him to becoming comedy’s biggest lightning rod before he reached thirty, in a story full of bold and hysterical takes on everything from Justin Bieber tramp stamps and rap battles with ex-cons to Matt’s struggles with depression and his many brushes with failure before finally hitting it big. Born in trashy backwoods Ohio, Matt was saved by his foul-mouthed but loving grandpa Steve, who fostered his passion for standup. He started hitting comedy clubs before he could even drink, cutting his teeth in front of crowds who dared him to succeed. Matt honed a brand of razor-sharp, brutally honest standup that took no prisoners—and took him to the most famous stages of Atlanta and LA before he finished high school. Along the way, he broke the hearts of MILFs everywhere, finally hit puberty at the ripe age of twenty-two, and never, ever backed down. Full of Matt opening up, at his unfiltered best, about his life for the very first time, this book will give his millions of fans everything they want and more—and might even get his insecure enemies to change their minds.

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The Greatest Nobodies of History - Adrian Bliss Cover Art

The Greatest Nobodies of History

The Greatest Nobodies of History Minor Characters from Major Moments by Adrian Bliss

“All at once funny, touching, dazzlingly informative and fascinating, brilliantly imaginative and altogether wonderful. Capable of switching between divine silliness and genuinely tender sweetness, tragedy, and wonder.”—STEPHEN FRY History belongs to the heroes. But to get the full story, sometimes you have to ask the side characters.   The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII, and Queen Victoria fill bookshelves and fascinate scholars all over the world. But little attention is given to the ferret who posed for the Renaissance master, the servant who oversaw the Tudor’s toilet time, or the famous horse who thrilled the miserable old monarch.   These supporting cast members have been waiting in the wings for too long, and Adrian Bliss thinks it’s high time they join their glory-hogging contemporaries in the spotlight. Fortunately—thanks to some recently discovered ancient complaint letters, court transcripts, and memoirs in bottles—now they can.   Equal parts fascinating and hilarious, The Greatest Nobodies of History is a surreal love letter to life’s forgotten heroes, featuring hitherto undocumented accounts from Ancient Greece to the front lines of the Great Emu War.   All that follows really happened, and some of it could even be true.

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The Land and Its People - David Sedaris Cover Art

The Land and Its People

The Land and Its People Essays by David Sedaris

In The Land and Its People , his collection following Happy-Go-Lucky , David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend.  He tries on the role of caretaker after his boyfriend Hugh’s hip-replacement surgery, and both succeeds and fails. He buys his sister a cape and discusses his brother with a jaded Duolingo bot. He walks dozens of miles with his friend Dawn and challenges her to eat a truck tire. Ever adding to his list of “Countries I Have Been To,” he rides a horse named Tequila in Guatemala, buys a bespoke priest’s cassock in Vatican City, and goes on safari in Kenya without taking a single photo.    There is sadness here—scrolling through his address book, he realizes how many dear friends are now deceased—but also delight: he revels in authors’ biographies, the malapropism that becomes a decades-long inside joke, and pair of well-made cotton underpants. He is bitten by a dog. A train passenger vomits in his face. A woman on the street late at night either sexually harasses him or doesn’t. Look how hard it is to be alive!    Throughout these essays—at once acerbic and tender, playful and profound—Sedaris shows how much there is to marvel at when you keep your head up and your eyes open, observing with warmth and curiosity this fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit.  

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The Big Bang Theory - Adam Faberman Cover Art

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory The Official Trivia Guide by Adam Faberman

The completely authorized trivia and quiz book for fans of The Big Bang Theory , this official guide is packed with questions, photos, memorable quotes, and behind-the-scenes fun from every season of the hit TV series. The Big Bang Theory is one of the most popular sitcoms in the world and the funniest show on TV. It is beloved by critics and audiences alike for its quick wit, incredibly geeky but relatable characters, and its science and science fiction storylines. But up until now, there has never been an official Big Bang Theory book. The Big Bang Theory: The Official Trivia Guide is the book fans have been waiting for. Featuring 1,600 questions, photos, and many of the best quotes from Sheldon, Raj, Penny, Howard, Leonard, Amy, and Bernadette, as well as a complete episode guide, this official book will entertain all Big Bang fans, old and new alike. Do you know what instrument Leonard plays in the Physics Department String Quartet? Or which award Sheldon is the youngest person to have ever received? Or how about the name of Penny’s avatar in the Age of Conan game? Or who Howard went to couples therapy with? Or the name of Raj’s school? Or when Sheldon does his laundry? Or what Leonard brought Penny back from the North Pole? You don’t need Sheldon’s eidetic memory to enjoy this book, but it might help! Get ready to use your knowledge of The Big Bang Theory and challenge your friends and family with trivia and questions about your favorite scientists.

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Yes Please - Amy Poehler Cover Art

Yes Please

Yes Please by Amy Poehler

#1 New York Times Bestseller The much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of  Parks and Recreation , alum of Saturday Night Live , and all around awesome lady, Amy Poehler. Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Central’s Upright Citizens Brigade ? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on Saturday Night Live , and in movies like Baby Mama , Blades of Glory , and They Came Together ? Do you find yourself daydreaming about hanging out with the actor behind the brilliant Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation ? Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two Golden Globes ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of Amy’s one-liners? If your answer to these questions is "Yes Please!" then you are in luck. In her first book, this must-read celebrity memoir, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love Amy, Yes Please is a rich and varied collection of funny stories, lists, poetry (Plastic Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice. With chapters like "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend," "Plain Girl Versus the Demon" and "The Robots Will Kill Us All" Yes Please will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, this collection of personal essays is full of words to live by. In Yes Please , Amy Poehler shares hard-won wisdom and hilarious stories from her life in and out of the spotlight. Comedian Memoir: From her early days at the Upright Citizens Brigade to her iconic work on Saturday Night Live , get a behind-the-scenes look at a hilarious comedic journey. Inspirational Memoir: Learn to "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend" with unforgettable, real-world advice and mantras you can actually use. Humorous Essays: Laugh out loud with a varied collection of haikus about plastic surgery, lists, and candid observations on life. Life Lessons: A candid look at everything from motherhood to friendship, delivered with the honesty and heart that made Leslie Knope a legend.

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Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris Cover Art

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers and cashiers with 6-inch fingernails. Compared by The New Yorker to Twain and Hawthorne, Sedaris has become one of our best-loved authors. Sedaris is an amazing reader whose appearances draw hundreds, and his performancesincluding a jaw-dropping impression of Billie Holiday singing I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weinerare unforgettable. Sedariss essays on living in Paris are some of the funniest hes ever written. At last, someone even meaner than the French! The sort of blithely sophisticated, loopy humour that might have resulted if Dorothy Parker and James Thurber had had a love child. Entertainment Weekly on Barrel Fever Sidesplitting Not one of the essays in this new collection failed to crack me up; frequently I was helpless. The New York Times Book Review on Naked

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What in the World?! - Leanne Morgan Cover Art

What in the World?!

What in the World?! A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings by Leanne Morgan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is the inspirational story that we all need. No one makes me laugh harder than Leanne Morgan!”—Reese Witherspoon Look for Leanne Morgan’s new standup special, Unspeakable Things, and her hit sitcom, Leanne, both available on Netflix. The beloved comedy sensation packs a hilarious punch with real talk about what it’s like to be a woman today—from rebelling against the latest diet trends to dealing with perimenopausal mean girls and attending rock concerts in middle age. For a long time, no one pulling the strings in the comedy world thought that a woman over fifty from rural Tennessee could make it in the industry. But Leanne Morgan has defied the odds, reaching millions with her musings on hormones, low-rise britches, Weight Watchers, and her opposites-attract relationship with her husband, Chuck. In her charming southern accent, Morgan brings readers inside her quest to find her voice after spending many years trying to figure out what that meant. Along the way, we learn how she grew up as a butcher’s daughter, landed a husband with health insurance, honed her stand-up technique selling jewelry at house parties, embraced the glories of aging, and surrendered to the comfort of wearing big flesh-toned panties. Equal parts warm and hilarious, this book is a must-read by one of comedy’s brightest stars—reminding you that every time life leaves you asking “What in the world?!,” something good is bound to come out of it someday.

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Pearls Gets Put in the Pokey - Stephan Pastis Cover Art

Pearls Gets Put in the Pokey

Pearls Gets Put in the Pokey A Pearls Before Swine Treasury by Stephan Pastis

Featuring 18 months of daily Pearls Before Swine comic strips from 2021-2022, along with reflections and strip-by-strip commentary by award-winning cartoonist and USA TODAY bestselling author Stephan Pastis, this treasury is an open and shut case of absolute criminal hilarity. For over two decades  Pearls Before Swine  has been blowing the whistle on everything from modern technology to current events to human nature. With a rap sheet including several hit book series, a film for Disney+, and incredible world travels, award-winning cartoonist Stephan Pastis continues to get caught red-handed making his audience laugh.  Throughout this treasury, Pastis covers all his tracks with commentary on every comic strip, along with photos, behind-the-scenes insights on his creative process, and thoughtful reflections on the last few years. If you're a fan of Pearls Before Swine , keep your nose clean and stick it in this book instead.

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Total Frat Move - W.R. Bolen Cover Art

Total Frat Move

Total Frat Move by W.R. Bolen

Put simply, it's time for a national update on college fraternities. Greek life today makes Animal House look like a Pixar movie. The amount of alcohol that is being consumed, promiscuous sex that is being enjoyed, and intense drug-induced raging that is taking place on campuses across the country has quietly reached ridiculous new heights. Written with the goal of being the most fun you've ever had reading a book, Total Frat Move pulls back the curtain on this world of hard-partying American decadence. The stories are unabashed. They are hilarious. And they are going to blow you away. You're welcome, world.

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What If? 2 - Randall Munroe Cover Art

What If? 2

What If? 2 Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An NPR Best Book of 2022 "The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn’t easy, but in Munroe’s capable hands, it surely can be fun." — TIME The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask   The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the Moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone’s freezer door at the same time? Maybe it’s time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Want to know what would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-story building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist. Before you go on a cosmic road trip, feed the residents of New York City to a T. rex, or fill every church with bananas, be sure to consult this practical guide for impractical ideas. Unfazed by absurdity, Munroe consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airliner catapult–design to answer his readers’ questions, clearly and concisely, with illuminating and occasionally terrifying illustrations. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.

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The Office BFFs - Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey Cover Art

The Office BFFs

The Office BFFs Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There by Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of Esquire's Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time An intimate, behind-the-scenes, richly illustrated celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey’s friendship, and an insiders' view of Pam Beesly, Angela Martin, and the iconic TV show. Featuring many of their never-before-seen photos. Receptionist Pam Beesly and accountant Angela Martin had very little in common when they toiled together at Scranton’s Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. But, in reality, the two bonded in their very first days on set and, over the nine seasons of the series’ run, built a friendship that transcended the show and continues to this day. Sharing everything from what it was like in the early days as the show struggled to gain traction, to walking their first red carpet—plus exclusive behind-the-scenes stories on the making of milestone episodes and how their lives changed when they became moms—this must-read celebrity memoir, The Office BFFs, is full of the same warm and friendly tone Jenna and Angela have brought to their Office Ladies podcast. What does a friendship built on one of the world’s most beloved sitcoms look like? On-Screen Rivals, Off-Screen Best Friends: From their first day on set, discover how the actors behind the uptight Angela Martin and gentle Pam Beesly forged an inseparable, lifelong bond. Navigating Hollywood: From the show’s early days of struggle to walking their first red carpet, read what it was really like to be part of a television phenomenon. Never-Before-Seen Photos: Explore a personal collection of hundreds of photos from their phones and cameras, capturing the moments that never aired. A Conversation with the Office Ladies: Full of the same warm, witty, and friendly tone that has made their Office Ladies podcast a fan-favorite listen.

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Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat - Bill Watterson Cover Art

Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat

Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson

Now available for the first time as an e-book! Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat chronicles another segment of the multifarious adventures of this wild child and his faithful, but skeptical, friend. If the best cartoons compel readers to identify themselves within the funny frames, then all who enjoy Calvin and Hobbes are creative, imaginative, and ... bad, bad, bad! Calvin, the irascible little boy with the stuffed tiger who comes to life are a pair bound for trouble. Boring school lessons become occasions for death-defying alien air battles, speeding snow sled descents elicit philosophical discussions on the meaning of life, and Hobbe's natural inclination to pounce on his little friend wreaks havoc on Calvin's sense of security. Calvin's the kid we all wish we'd been. Sassy, imaginative, far more verbal than his parents can manage, Calvin is the quintessential bad boy -- and the boy we love to see. He terrorizes little Susie, offers "Candid Opinions" from a neighborhood stand, and questions his parents' authority. "What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?" he demands. Calvin and Hobbes manages to say what needs to be said about childhood and life: "Eww, mud," says Calvin. "Look at this gooshy, dirty, slimy, thick, wet mud ... Bleecch ... Talk about a kid magnet!"

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Best. State. Ever. - Dave Barry Cover Art

Best. State. Ever.

Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland by Dave Barry

A brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times –bestselling author Dave Barry.   We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, “What the hell is wrong with Florida?” Somehow, the state’s acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, and as a loyal Floridian, Dave begs to differ. Sure, there was the 2000 election. And people seem to take their pants off for no good reason. And it has flying insects the size of LeBron James. But it is a great state, and Dave is going to tell you why. Join him as he celebrates Florida from Key West at the bottom to whatever it is that’s at the top, from the Sunshine State’s earliest history to the fun-fair of weirdness that it is today.   It’s the most hilarious book yet from “the funniest damn writer in the whole country” (Carl Hiaasen, and he should know). By the end, you’ll have to admit that whatever else you might think about Florida—you can never say it’s boring.

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You Can Date Boys When You're Forty - Dave Barry Cover Art

You Can Date Boys When You're Forty

You Can Date Boys When You're Forty Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About by Dave Barry

A brilliantly funny exploration of the twin mysteries of parenthood and families from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times –bestselling author of Insane City .   In his New York Times – bestselling I’ll Mature When I’m Dead , Dave Barry embarked on the treacherous seas of adulthood, to hilarious results. What comes next? Parenthood, of course, and families. In uproarious, brand-new pieces, Barry tackles everything from family trips, bat mitzvah parties and dating (he’s serious about that title: “When my daughter can legally commence dating—February 24, 2040—I intend to monitor her closely, even if I am deceased”) to funeral instructions (“I would like my eulogy to be given by William Shatner”), the differences between male and female friendships, the deeper meaning of Fifty Shades of Grey , and a father’s ultimate sacrifice: accompanying his daughter to a Justin Bieber concert (“It turns out that the noise teenaged girls make to express happiness is the same noise they would make if their feet were being gnawed off by badgers”). Let’s face it: families not only enrich our lives every day, they drive us completely around the bend. Thank goodness we have Dave Barry as our guide!

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Lessons From Lucy - Dave Barry Cover Art

Lessons From Lucy

Lessons From Lucy The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry

In this “little gem” ( Washington Independent Review of Books ), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Barry learns how to age happily from his old but joyful dog, Lucy. As Dave Barry turns seventy—not happily—he realizes that his dog, Lucy, is dealing with old age far better than he is. She has more friends, fewer worries, and way more fun. So Dave decides to figure out how Lucy manages to stay so happy, to see if he can make his own life happier by doing the things she does (except for drinking from the toilet). He reconnects with old friends and tries to make new ones—which turns out to be a struggle, because Lucy likes people a lot more than he does. And he gets back in touch with two ridiculous but fun groups from his past: the Lawn Rangers, a group of guys who march in parades pushing lawnmowers and twirling brooms (alcohol is involved), and the Rock Bottom Remainders, the world’s oldest and least-talented all-author band. With each new lesson, Dave riffs hilariously on dogs, people, and life in general, while also pondering Deep Questions, such as when it’s okay to lie. (Answer: when scallops are involved.) Lessons From Lucy shows you a new side to Dave Barry that’s “touching and sentimental, but there’s still a laugh on every page” ( The Sacramento Bee ). The master humorist has written a witty and affable guide to joyous living at any age.

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I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You - Yumi Sakugawa Cover Art

I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You

I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You by Yumi Sakugawa

YALSA Quick Pick Award Winner Express your love for your friends with this sweet, loving book that celebrates the joy of true friendship. I have a confession to make. I think I am in friend-love with you. What’s friend-love? It’s that super-awesome bond you share with someone who makes you happy every time you text each other, or meet up for an epic outing. It’s not love-love. You don’t want to swap saliva; you want to swap favorite books. But it’s just as intense and just as amazing. And it’s this search for that connection that comic-book artist Yumi Sakugawa captures in I Think I Am in Friend-Love with You . It’s perfect if you've ever fallen in friend-love and want to show that person how much you love them...in a platonic way, of course.

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Getting Away from Already Being Pretty Much Away from It All - David Foster Wallace Cover Art

Getting Away from Already Being Pretty Much Away from It All

Getting Away from Already Being Pretty Much Away from It All An Essay by David Foster Wallace

Beloved for his keen eye, sharp wit, and relentless self-mockery, David Foster Wallace has been celebrated by both critics and fans as the voice of a generation. In this hilarious essay, originally published in the collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again , he chronicles seven days in the Caribbean aboard the m.v. Zenith. As he partakes in supposedly fun activities offered on the luxury tour, he offers riotous anecdotes and unparalleled insight into contemporary American culture.

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My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha - Jolie Kerr Cover Art

My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha by Jolie Kerr

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Wise and funny. . . . The Lorrie Moore short story, or the Tina Fey memoir, of cleaning tutorials.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times   “Thrillingly titled. . . . For a generation overwhelmed not just by dust bunnies, but by bong water on the carpet, pee stains on the ceiling and vomit seemingly everywhere, Jolie Kerr dispenses cleaning advice free of judgment. . . . A Mrs. Beeton for the postcollege set.” —Penelope Green, The New York Times   “ Jolie Kerr really cuts through the grease and grime with her new book. I do what she tells me to do. ” —Amy Sedaris   The author of the hit column “Ask a Clean Person” offers a hilarious and practical guide to cleaning up life’s little emergencies   Life is filled with spills, odors, and those oh-so embarrassing stains you just can’t tell your parents about. And let’s be honest: no one is going to ask Martha Stewart what to do when your boyfriend barfs in your handbag.   Thankfully, Jolie Kerr has both staggering cleaning knowledge and a sense of humor. With signature sass and straight talk, Jolie takes on questions ranging from the basic—how do I use a mop? —to the esoteric—what should I do when bottles of homebrewed ginger beer explode in my kitchen? My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag proves that even the most nightmarish cleaning conundrums can be solved with a smile, the right supplies, and a little music.

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The Jeeves & Wooster Series - P. G. Wodehouse Cover Art

The Jeeves & Wooster Series

The Jeeves & Wooster Series British upper-class capers, razor-sharp wit, and ingenious valet solutions amid the comic scrapes of 1920s London by P. G. Wodehouse

Jeeves & Wooster Series follows the adventures of Bertram "Bertie" Wilberforce Wooster, a wealthy and idle young Londoner, and his highly competent valet Reginald Jeeves. A young English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie frequently appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligence manages to save Bertie or one of his friends from numerous awkward situations. As the first-person narrator of ten novels and over 30 short stories, Bertie Wooster ranks as one of the most vivid comic creations in popular literature. Jeeves presents the ideal image of the gentleman, being highly competent, dignified, and respectful. Incredibly knowledgeable about topics ranging from horse racing to history, Jeeves has an encyclopedic knowledge of literature and academic subjects. He frequently quotes from Shakespeare and the romantic poets. Well informed about members of the British aristocracy thanks to the club book of the Junior Ganymede Club, he also seems to have a considerable number of useful connections among various servants. Jeeves uses his knowledge and connections to solve problems inconspicuously. Jeeves & Wooster Series: Right Ho, Jeeves Leave It to Jeeves Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg Absent Treatment Helping Freddie Rallying Round Old George Doing Clarence a Bit of Good The Aunt and the Sluggard Jeeves Takes Charge Jeeves in the Springtime Aunt Agatha Takes the Count Scoring off Jeeves Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch Jeeves and the Chump Cyril Comrade Bingo The Great Sermon Handicap The Purity of the Turf The Metropolitan Touch The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace Bingo and the Little Woman Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg Bertie Changes His Mind

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Star Wars Jokes - Jack Jokes Cover Art

Star Wars Jokes

Star Wars Jokes by Jack Jokes

Star Wars Jokes with added push and play laughter!

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The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse - P. G. Wodehouse Cover Art

The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse

The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse by P. G. Wodehouse

This carefully created P. G. Wodehouse collection includes this notable humorist's greatest novels and satirical short stories. This book has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Jeeves & Wooster Series Novels Right Ho, Jeeves Short Stories Leave It to Jeeves Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg Absent Treatment Helping Freddie Rallying Round Old George Doing Clarence a Bit of Good The Aunt and the Sluggard Jeeves Takes Charge Jeeves in the Springtime Aunt Agatha Takes the Count Scoring off Jeeves Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch Jeeves and the Chump Cyril Comrade Bingo The Great Sermon Handicap The Purity of the Turf The Metropolitan Touch The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace Bingo and the Little Woman Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest Jeeves and the Hard-boiled Egg Bertie Changes His Mind Psmith Series Mike Mike and Psmith Psmith in the City The Prince and Betty Psmith, Journalist Other Novels The Pothunters A Prefect's Uncle The Gold Bat The Head of Kay's Love Among the Chickens The White Feather Not George Washington The Swoop! The Intrusion of Jimmy The Little Nugget Something New Uneasy Money Piccadilly Jim A Damsel in Distress The Coming of Bill Indiscretions of Archie The Little Warrior Three Men and a Maid The Adventures of Sally The Girl on the Boat Short Story Collections Tales of St. Austin's The Clicking of Cuthbert The Man with Two Left Feet Other Short Stories The Politeness of Princes Shields' and the Cricket Cup An International Affair The Guardian A Corner in Lines The Autograph Hunters Pillingshot, Detective When Papa Swore in Hindustani Tom, Dick, and Harry Disentangling Old Duggie Poems Damon and Pythias: A Romance The Haunted Tram Articles Some Aspects of Game-captaincy An Unfinished Collection The New Advertising The Secret Pleasures of Reginald My Battle With Drink In Defense of Astigmatism Photographers and Me A Plea for Indoor Golf

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The Boondocks - Aaron McGruder Cover Art

The Boondocks

The Boondocks Because I Know You Don't Read the Newspaper by Aaron McGruder

The first anthology of the beloved comic strip that inspired the critically acclaimed Cartoon Network show. In 1999, Aaron McGruder launched a cultural phenomenon with his smart and bitingly satirical comic strip, The Boondocks . It centers on the experiences of two young African-American boys, Huey and Riley, who move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs (or the "boondocks" to them). The strip fuses hip-hop sensibilities with Japanese anime-style drawings and a candid discussion of race. In this first collection of  Boondocks  cartoons, you'll discover the funny yet revealing combination of superb art and envelope-pushing content in one of the most unique strips ever.

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Warren's World - Warren Miller Cover Art

Warren's World

Warren's World America's Best-Loved Ski Humorist by Warren Miller

In 1933, with the months wages that I'd saved from my 10-cents-a-Saturday job at the neighborhood grocery store, I walked into the Sontag drugstore in Hollywood, California, and told the clerk, "I want to buy that camera in the showcase."That 35-cent camera with "sports viewfinder" turned out to be the most important purchase I ever made in my life. Two years after the purchase of that Univex camera, I spent some time in the Boy Scouts, where I used the camera to start one of my first entrepreneurial ventures—selling pictures of our hiking trips to other scouts. That in turn led to a lifetime of never having to work for a living. Instead of working, I spent all day, every day, all winter, skiing or filming other skiers. During the summer, when the surf wasn't up, I glued the film together that I had shot during the winter months and then, during the gray days of October, November and December, I traveled from town to town to show the film and narrate it live, while hoping to sell enough tickets to make my next movie.Sometimes, when the weather didn't cooperate during the winter, I had to hang around resorts such as Chamonix, Mammoth, Zermatt, Mt. Cook, Zurs, Sun Valley, Vail or Whistler for as long as a week with nothing to do. During that time I just skied in the deep powder snow while I waited for the sun to come out so I could take movies of yet another ski resort. There were days when the sunshine, skiers, snow and mountains truly became a "symphony on skis."In 1950, the year I showed my first ski movie in the Sun Valley Opera House, only a handful of people showed up. After the show, the theatre manager told me, "Always entertain the people who show up and feel sorry for the ones that don't." With that bit of advice, we split the $37 in ticket sales for the evening. I got 40 percent or $14.80, which was enough to buy gas for me to get to my next show.In 1990, after 40 years on the road showing my feature length ski films, I was offered a job writing a weekly column for a ski resort newspaper for $10 a week. The editor told me to just write stories about things that had happened to me—but had never made it into my movies. Now here I am, many years and tens of thousands of words later, gathering up some of those columns from the dozen or so newspapers—and the two national magazines—that have published my writings, and with the help of the folks at Mountain Sports Press, gluing them together into this book.After 65 years on skis, I still ski about a hundred days a winter, and if I live to be 123 I might be able to shoot my age on a golf course. But I usually don't keep score, because I've always believed in freedom-oriented sports where there is no score, where there is no winner or loser, where everyone who participates is the winner.One question I am often asked is, "When are you going to retire?" Since I never have 'worked', what is there to retire from? There are always more mountains to be skied, more trips to take in our boat, more stories to write about my life spent lurching from one near disaster to the next—This book is the real story of my life together with my great wife Laurie.

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The CEO of the Sofa - P. J. O'Rourke Cover Art

The CEO of the Sofa

The CEO of the Sofa by P. J. O'Rourke

Experience a year in the life of a cranky couch potato—also known as "the funniest writer in America" ( The Wall Street Journal ).   Touching on topics from technological change to the United Nations, this is a chronicle of the day-to-day home life and frequent harangues of a New York Times –bestselling humorist. Over the course of the year, in between rants, he does occasionally leave the sofa and embark on exotic adventures—including a blind (drunk) wine tasting with Christopher Buckley, and a Motel 6 where he has twenty-eight channels and a bathroom to himself. As readers of Parliament of Whores , Give War a Chance , and his other bestsellers know, P. J. O'Rourke takes no prisoners—though he may take a few naps.   "An entertaining and engaging read." —Associated Press   "A wide-angled worldview from his own living room, his salon of sarcasm. He introduces readers to his assistant, friends, family and smart-aleck babysitter . . . His vitriolic wit is couched in humor that elicits the gamut from giggles to guffaws." — Publishers Weekly

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I Shudder - Paul Rudnick Cover Art

I Shudder

I Shudder And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey by Paul Rudnick

Comic essays from the author of Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style : "There's no book wiser or half as funny as I Shudder ." —David Sedaris   I Shudder  is a side-splittingly funny collection of essays from Paul Rudnick, one of America's preeminent humorists—a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and regular contributor to the New Yorker . The reviews say it all:    "A hilarious, often touching hodgepodge of essays about his work and his life with his pleasingly demented family." — People (4 stars)   "Uproariously self-deprecating essays about being gay and Jewish in suburban New Jersey and downtown Manhattan." — The New York Times Book Review   "A likable and accomplished raconteur who never loses sight of his own absurdity." — The Washington Post   "Smart, dishy, and very funny." — Daily News   "An acerbic and entertaining memoir." — Entertainment Weekly   " I Shudder is filled with deeply funny musings and adventures that elevate Paul Rudnick to the highest level of American comedy writing. It should be noted that I would be at the highest level of American comedy writing if I had had Paul's early advantages." —Steve Martin

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We're Thankful for the Moisture - Eli McCann Cover Art

We're Thankful for the Moisture

We're Thankful for the Moisture A Gay Guy's Guide to Mormon Faith, Family, and Fruit Preservation by Eli McCann

We’re Thankful for the Moisture contains personal essays by award-winning humor columnist Eli McCann for The Salt Lake Tribune , along with corresponding cartoons by the Tribune’s Pat Bagley. McCann explores cultural Mormonism and his experiences growing up in Utah as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 1990s, coming out as gay in adulthood, leaving his faith, and navigating life in Salt Lake City with his husband and their young child. Known for his observational humor, nostalgia, and compassion for those in his community who span the religious spectrum, McCann weaves together the silliness that often comes out of communal traditions with the humanity of those who hold those traditions dear. “I still think there’s no better sound than the background noise of neighbors being neighbors,” he writes, ”the simple hum of a people gathered.” While there is much humor to be found in baffling cultural entreaties, like McCann’s grandmother sincerely claiming that nineteenth-century Mormon pioneers wouldn’t trade places with those who live in 2025, or parents justifying a curfew time by insisting “the Holy Ghost goes to bed at midnight,” there is also beauty in what prompts a person to believe such things. McCann’s writings seek to prove just that.

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12 стульев - И. Ильф & Е. Петров Cover Art

12 стульев

12 стульев Двенадцать стульев by И. Ильф & Е. Петров

Первый роман Ильи Ильфа и Евгения Петрова Двенадцать стульев вышел в свет в 1927 году. Через четыре года был опубликован Золотой теленок. Отошло в прошлое многое из того, что осмеяно в этих романах, канули в небытие некоторые из выведенных в них типов, но самые книги Ильфа и Петрова не устарели и не утратили своей силы и прелести. Пользуясь критической терминологией, о них можно сказать, что они прошли проверку временем, а говоря проще-их по-прежнему читают и любят.

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How to Be Black - Baratunde Thurston Cover Art

How to Be Black

How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston

The comedian chronicles his coming of age while analyzing politics & culture in this New York Times –bestselling memoir and satirical guide. If You Don't Buy This Book, You're a Racist. Have you ever been called "too black" or "not black enough?" Have you ever befriended or worked with a black person? Have you ever heard of black people? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you. Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years' experience being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian name, the heroics of his hippie mother, the murder of his drug-abusing father, and other revelatory black details, he shares with readers of all colors his wisdom and expertise in how to be black. Beyond memoir, this guidebook offers practical advice on everything from "How to Be The Black Friend" to "How to Be The (Next) Black President" to "How to Celebrate Black History Month." To provide additional perspective, Baratunde assembled an award-winning Black Panel—three black women, three black men, and one white man (Christian Lander of Stuff White People Like )—and asked them such revealing questions as "When Did You First Realize You Were Black?" and "How Black Are You?" as well as "Can You Swim?" The result is a humorous, intelligent, and audacious guide that challenges and satirizes the so-called experts, purists, and racists who purport to speak for all black people. With honest storytelling and biting wit, Baratunde plots a path not just to blackness, but one open to anyone interested in simply "how to be." Praise for How to Be Black "Part autobiography, part stand-up routine, part contemporary political analysis, and astute all over. . . . Reading this book made me both laugh and weep with poignant recognition. . . . A hysterical, irreverent exploration of one of America's most painful and enduring issues." —Melissa Harris-Perry "Struggling to figure out how to be black in the 21st century? Baratunde Thurston has the perfect guide for you." — The Root

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Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Adults Only - Shel Silverstein Cover Art

Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Adults Only

Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Adults Only by Shel Silverstein

The notorious Shel Silverstein classic you won’t want your children to read. Dive into this a satirical, entertaining alphabet book for adults with quirky humor and Shel’s signature black-and-white art! No, this is not for your kids—this is just for you!  “You will be chuckling over Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book.” —New York Times “Delightful and…zany, Shel Silverstein is a gifted cartoonist.”  —Chicago Daily Tribune “It’s very, very funny.” —Pittsburgh Post Gazette  Generations have grown up with the works of Shel Silverstein, known not only as a poet and illustrator but also for his work as a cartoonist, playwright, performer, recording artist, and Grammy Award-winning songwriter. With the timeless magic of his work, Shel has encouraged all to dream and dare to imagine the impossible with his extraordinary poetry and unforgettable characters. With Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book, adult fans of Shel Silverstein have a book of their own.

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Binge Parenting - Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott Cover Art

Binge Parenting

Binge Parenting by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

Modern parenthood goes under the microscope in this sidesplitting collection of Baby Blues comics, sure to make every mom and dad feel seen. In this chronological collection, readers get a close-up view inside the home of the MacPhersons, a perfectly normal family with perfectly chaotic lives. Daryl and Wanda are deep in the trenches of childrearing and earning their stripes as parents to Zoe, Hammie, and Wren. Baby Blues expertly illustrates why Band-Aids remain in short supply, tattling and teasing lead to time-outs, and an unplanned visit to the dentist or auto mechanic occurs just when the bills seem to be caught up. Baby Blues transcends the comic page by fusing the award–winning imaginations of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott with familiar family life. Inside this annotated collection, Kirkman and Scott intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant though relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes.

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Presidency - Bathroom Readers' Institute Cover Art

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Presidency

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Presidency by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Three cheers for the red, white, and bloopers . . . A US treasury of gaffes, goofs, and weird White House trivia!   If they advertised the job opening for President of the United States, the ad would be pretty short. The only basic requirements are to be a natural-born American citizen and at least thirty-five years old. Now you can learn about some of the successful applicants in this special "Chief Executive" edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader !   We've dug up the most compelling and confounding dirt . . . er . . . statistics on these otherwise ordinary men who achieved great power. Which ones used it wisely? Which ones squandered it? And which ones would have rather been fishing? You'll get an up-close and personal look at each Oval Officer. From the birth of the country to modern-day yuks, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Presidency is packed with more than 300 pages of amusing anecdotes, little-known history, fun quizzes, and more! Read about . . .   * Ford's famous fall and other presidential gaffes * White House ghosts * Homer Simpson takes on the presidency * Ails of the chiefs * Was President Buchanan gay? * Chief Executive Culinary Delights * Mr. President at the bat * Prezzy lols ("If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" —Abraham Lincoln) and much, much more!

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Золотой теленок - И. Ильф & Е. Петров Cover Art

Золотой теленок

Золотой теленок by И. Ильф & Е. Петров

В издании представлен роман писателей Ильи Ильфа и Евгения Петрова "Золотой теленок". Произведение продолжает рассказ о приключениях Остапа Бендера, начатый в романе "Двенадцать стульев". Узнав от «сына лейтенанта Шмидта» Шуры Балаганова о существовании подпольного миллионера Александра Ивановича Корейко, великий комбинатор решает отобрать у него часть денег — ведь ему известны «400 сравнительно честных способов» это сделать. Но выбранный способ не срабатывает (сам А.Корейко оценивает его как «жалкую попытку третьесортного шантажа»), после чего О. Бендер подходит к делу серьезно — на А. Корейко заводится дело, в котором путём упорного труда собираются сведения о второй, подпольной жизни миллионера — дабы потом продать это дело ему же за 1 000 000 рублей.

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into National Parks - Bathroom Readers' Institute Cover Art

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into National Parks

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into National Parks by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Join Uncle John as he treks through every one of America’s National Parks! If you like the great outdoors, you’re going to love this book. We’re plunging into every national park, monument, site, and trail (more than 150 in all!) in true Uncle John fashion and uncovering some unique stories behind all of them. You’re sure to find hidden facets of each national park that you never imagined. Read about...   * Yosemite’s firefall and why it came to a sudden end * How to avoid bear attacks, buffalo stampedes, and moose on the loose * Ghosts, legends, and myths in the remotest parks of the country * The wild horses of Assateague and why they still roam the island * How an isolated tree in Yosemite inspired the most famous photograph of all time   And much more!

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Basic Training And The Accidental Pink Underwear - Robert Chapin Cover Art

Basic Training And The Accidental Pink Underwear

Basic Training And The Accidental Pink Underwear by Robert Chapin

This is the true story of an experien ce I endured as a left handed person in basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey in March of 1966. On our second weekend of liberty - spent at McGuire AFB next door to Dix we had the opportunity to drink alcohol and have a good time. I was dressed in civilian clothes and of all things a red bandanna. Why the bandanna I do not know. Upon returning to the barracks it was my turn to wash the Uncle Sam issued white underwear and t-shirts. Into the wash I included the bandanna and when the wash cycle had completed the whites had turned pink. With the exception of wearing another white T shirt, we had no concerns about wearing the pink underwear - as there would be no occasion to be seen in public in our underwear. Being left handed, I had some degree of difficulty in perfecting the Army way of "right handed manouvers". The drill sergeant from atop his podium could easily see and call out any left handed individuals of which there were about two dozen of us. I made the mistake of shouldering my rifle on the wrong shoulder and was called up to his perch. A favorite saying was "mamma's boy , sissy" and some other names not suitable to mention here. In what appears to have been a one in a million chance, the drill sergeant ordered me to drop my pants and as I was looking at the floor of the poduim and my butt in his face and for all to see - there I was in my pink underwear. This is a true story.

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Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank - Celia Rivenbark Cover Art

Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank

Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank A Slightly Tarnished Southern Belle's Words of Wisdom by Celia Rivenbark

The author of Bless Your Heart, Tramp delivers "32 short essays on the ridiculousness of modern life" in today's South: "a hilarious read" ( Publishers Weekly ). Celia Rivenbark is an intrepid explorer and acid commentator on the land south of the Mason-Dixon line. In Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank , she once again demonstrates her mastery at summing up the South in all its glorious excesses and contradictions. In this collection of screamingly funny essays, you'll discover: * How to get your kid into a character breakfast at Disneyworld (or run the risk of eating chicken out of a bucket with Sneezy) * Secrets of Celebrity Moms (don't hate them because they're beautiful when there are so many other reasons to hate them) * EBay addiction and why "It ain't worth having if it ain't on eBay" (Whoa! Is that Willie Nelson's face in your grits?) * Why today's children's clothes make six-year-olds look like Vegas showgirls with an abundance of anger issues * And so much more!  

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Super Doesn’t Require a Cape - James Alexander Cover Art

Super Doesn’t Require a Cape

Super Doesn’t Require a Cape by James Alexander

Life is full of misadventures. Some heroic, some ridiculous, and most entirely unplanned. In Super Doesn't Require a Cape James Alexander shares laugh-out-loud stories and honest reflections on the everyday challenges of life. Finding humor in the chaos of daily life Lessons learned in unexpected moments Insights on finding the funny in life's flaws A reminder that it's ok to be perfectly imperfect A great read for anyone whose ever tripped over their own feet and kept going. James Alexander writes with warmth and good humor about the quest of figuring out life.

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The Worthingtons - Thomas Perry Cover Art

The Worthingtons

The Worthingtons by Thomas Perry

Meet the Worthingtons: America’s most fabulously dysfunctional millionaire family. Charles “Chaz” Worthington III is a hedge fund blowhard who brags about his Yale degree but can’t work a TV remote. Veronica, his diamond-draped wife, insists she looks “totally natural” despite a face that squeaks when she smiles. Their daughter Tiffany is chasing internet fame one disastrous livestream at a time, while their son Preston, the only semi-normal one, secretly hacks the family’s smart mansion out of sheer boredom. From charity galas that end in tuna salad riots, to luxury vacations gone wrong, to all-out wars with their richer neighbors, the Worthingtons prove that no amount of money can buy dignity. But when the family accidentally wins “Most Entertaining Family” at a society competition, they discover that being the world’s wealthiest clowns might just be their greatest legacy. The Worthingtons is a sharp, satirical comedy that skewers wealth, vanity, and family dysfunction with plenty of laughs, memes, and mayhem along the way. Perfect for fans of over-the-top family dramas and social satire.

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Paddle Your Own Canoe - Nick Offerman Cover Art

Paddle Your Own Canoe

Paddle Your Own Canoe One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman

Parks and Recreation  actor and Making It co-host Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in this New York Times bestseller. Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman—who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as  Parks and Recreation ’s Ron Swanson?  Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking—he runs his own woodshop— Paddle Your Own Canoe  features tales from Offerman’s childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois—“I grew up literally in the middle of a cornfield”—to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally.   It also offers hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, style, religion, woodworking, and outdoor recreation, among many other savory entrees. A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety,  Paddle Your Own Canoe  will not only tickle readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes.

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Big Dumb Eyes - Nate Bargatze Cover Art

Big Dumb Eyes

Big Dumb Eyes Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions. Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff, hit his head on a rock, and “my skull got, like, dented or something.” Before this accident, he dreamed of being “an electric engineer, or a doctor that does brain stuff, or a math teacher who teaches the hardest math on earth.” Afterwards, all he could do was stand-up comedy.* But the “brain stuff” industry’s loss is everyone else’s gain because Nate went on to become one of today’s top-grossing comedians, breaking both attendance and streaming records.   In his highly anticipated first book, Nate talks about life as a non-genius. From stories about his first car (named Old Blue, a clunky Mazda with a tennis ball stick shift) and his travels as a Southerner (Northerners like to ask if he believes in dinosaurs), to tales of his first apartment where he was almost devoured by rats and his many debates with his wife over his chores, his diet, and even his definition of “shopping.” He also reflects on such heady topics as his irrational passion for Vandy football and the mysterious origins of sushi (how can a California roll come from old-time Japan?).   Big Dumb Eyes is full of heart. It will make readers laugh out loud and nod in recognition, but it probably won’t make them think too much. *Nate’s family disputes this entire story.   A #1 TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER AN INSTANT USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER   A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER 

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The Pink Marine - Greg Cope White Cover Art

The Pink Marine

The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White

Now a Netflix Original Series - BOOTS Based on the memoir The Pink Marine In The Pink Marine , Greg Cope White's sharp, funny, and unexpectedly moving memoir, he recounts how an insecure New Orleans weakling transforms into a Devil Dog Marine. A coming-of-age story set in the most unlikely place: boot camp. When Greg's straight best friend Dale tells him he's spending the summer at Marine Corps boot camp on Parris Island, all Greg hears is "summer" and "camp." So, he signs up too. Never mind that he's underweight, out of shape - and gay, which is illegal in the U.S. military at the time. Yes, it's insanely dangerous for both of them. But as fate would have it, the Few and the Proud turn out to be a bunch of oddballs and eccentrics - and a brotherhood is born. In a world where the landmines are both literal and metaphorical, this book takes a hard - and hilarious - look at masculinity and what it really means to belong. "An inspiring memoir that displays a balanced, surprisingly reverent view of the Marine Corps and military service." - Kirkus Reviews Greg's chaotic childhood hasn't prepared him for military life. He packs five suitcases for thirteen weeks of training. The U.S. Marines strip him of all of it, shave his head, and put a rifle in his hands. At first, he struggles to keep up - afraid that his secret will be discovered. But as the weeks go by, the desire to survive and earn the title of Marine triumphs over fear. He learns that everyone enters the Corps feeling different - judged for the color of their skin, their weight, or their past. Some even choose boot camp over jail. This will push every man past his limit and strip away who he thinks he is. What breaks them also binds them. Nobody comes out the same. Something shifts for Greg. For everyone. Told with disarming honesty and biting wit, The Pink Marine follows Greg and his new brothers as they navigate the brutal system of recruit training. Greg must prove he belongs - and figure out who he really is. While I served in the military, the Air Force was a social club compared to the Marines. I've known Greg Cope White for some thirty years, and have admired him every minute throughout. That he could write as intriguing and honest a book as The Pink Marine is no surprise. Norman Lear The Pink Marine is a beautifully detailed passionately written and very necessary book—it's the fascinating and surprising story of a gay man in the military, told with respect, wit and insight. Paul Rudnick A great story beautifully told-surprising, funny, courageous and inspiring. David Hyde Pierce Greg is as inspirational as he is hilarious--I love this book!   Margaret Cho , Comedienne  White recalls the grueling yet confidence-building three-month Marine Corps boot camp training he endured as a still-closeted teenager in 1979. "I learned that I had to respect myself if I wanted others to respect me." The author demonstrates that respect and delivers a heartening coming-of-age story, an inspiring memoir that displays a balanced, surprisingly reverent view of the Marine Corps and military service.   Kirkus Reviews   This is the story of how, through pure gumption, a most unlikely Marine candidate rises to the occasion to show his true colors! Jane Lynch,  Actress  

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Naked - David Sedaris Cover Art

Naked

Naked by David Sedaris

In Naked, David Sedaris's message alternately rendered in Fakespeare, Italian, Spanish, and pidgin Greek is the same: pay attention to me. Whether he's taking to the road with a thieving quadriplegic, sorting out the fancy from the extra-fancy in a bleak fruit-packing factory, or celebrating Christmas in the company of a recently paroled prostitute, this collection of memoirs creates a wickedly incisive portrait of an all-too-familiar world. It takes Sedaris from his humiliating bout with obsessive behavior in A Plague of Tics to the title story, where he is finally forced to face his naked self in the mirrored sunglasses of a lunatic. At this soulful and moving moment, he picks potato chip crumbs from his pubic hair and wonders what it all means. This remarkable journey into his own life follows a path of self-effacement and a lifelong search for identity, leaving him both under suspicion and overdressed.

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W. C. Sellar, R. J. Yeatman. 1066 and All That. Illustrated by John Reynolds - W. C. Sellar & R. J. Yeatman Cover Art

W. C. Sellar, R. J. Yeatman. 1066 and All That. Illustrated by John Reynolds

W. C. Sellar, R. J. Yeatman. 1066 and All That. Illustrated by John Reynolds A Memorable History of England, Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember, Including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates by W. C. Sellar & R. J. Yeatman

First published in 1930, 1066 and All That by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman remains one of the most delightful comic masterpieces ever written about English history. Part parody, part affectionate satire, the book reimagines the nation’s past not as it truly occurred, but as it is half-remembered from schooldays — confused, simplified, gloriously distorted, yet somehow more memorable than the real thing. Structured as a mock history textbook, the narrative rushes through centuries with cheerful disregard for accuracy, offering readers a parade of “Good Things,” “Bad Kings,” “Right but Repulsive” events, and the famous “Two Genuine Dates” everyone supposedly remembers. Sellar and Yeatman brilliantly capture the muddle of historical clichés: the wickedness of King John, the patriotic virtues of Alfred the Cake-Burner, the pomp of the Tudors, and the endless clashes between “Cavaliers (Wrong but Wromantic)” and “Roundheads (Right but Repulsive).” The humor emerges from playful anachronisms, deadpan footnotes, exam questions of absurd simplicity, and the constant insistence that history can — and should — be reduced to whatever sticks in a student’s mind. Beneath the silliness lies an astute critique of rote learning and the way national myths are formed. Charming, witty, and endlessly quotable, 1066 and All That endures as a classic example of British humor at its most inventive. It remains a joyous read for anyone who loves history, dislikes history, or simply enjoys a brilliantly crafted joke told with perfect straight-faced seriousness.

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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris Cover Art

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives -- a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.

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The Fran Lebowitz Reader - Fran Lebowitz Cover Art

The Fran Lebowitz Reader

The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz

In the vein of Lebowitz's acclaimed Netflix limited series, Pretend It's a City — The Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together two of the famed author's bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies. In "elegant, finely honed prose" ( The Washington Post Book World ), Lebowitz limns the vicissitudes of contemporary urban life—its fads, trends, crazes, morals, and fashions. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Fran Lebowitz is always wickedly entertaining.

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Not Taco Bell Material - Adam Carolla Cover Art

Not Taco Bell Material

Not Taco Bell Material by Adam Carolla

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.   Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him crazy and personal stories about everything from his hardscrabble childhood to his slacker friends to the hypocrisy of Hollywood. He tackled rants in his first book, and now he tells his best stories and debuts some never-before-heard tales as well. Organized by the myriad "dumps" Carolla called home—through the flophouse apartments he rented in his twenties, up to the homes he personally renovated after achieving success in Hollywood—the anecdotes here follow Adam's journey and the hilarious pitfalls along the way.   Adam Carolla started broke and blue collar and has now been on the Hollywood scene for over fifteen years, yet he never lost his underdog demeanor. He's still connected to the working class guy he once was, and delivers a raw and edgy, fish-out-of-water take on the world he lives in (but mostly disagrees with), telling all the stories, no matter who he offends—family, friends or the famous.

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