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1	The Official Preppy Handbook more books like this by Lisa Birnbach add to wishlist A "New York Times" bestseller when originally published, "The Official Preppy Handbook" has maintained its popularity over the years. see all copies from $19.77! new only from $99.99! \| first editions
2	Family: The Ties That Bind-- And Gag! more books like this by Erma Bombeck add to wishlist Bombeck discusses raising a family, a subject she brings up with more fun and feeling than anyone else around. Spouses, offspring, domestic guests and pets--Erma Bombeck sends up family life with typical Bombeck bravura! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Golf in the Kingdom more books like this by Michael Murphy add to wishlist A consideration of the mysticism inherent in the game of golf. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	House more books like this by Tracy Kidder add to wishlist Tracy Kidder's account of the building of a house in Massachusetts is as riveting as a novel, describing with wit and clarity not only the nuts, bolts, and beams involved in the actual project, but the sometimes conflicting personalities of the architect, the builders, and the clients. An admirable blend of the technical and the personal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Miss Manners Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior more books like this by Judith Martin add to wishlist An updated edition of the best-selling classic by the popular author of the "Miss Manners" columns and etiquette guides is a new volume of letters, essays, illustrations, and humorous advice on how to navigate the world of civilized behavior. 40,000 first printing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.92! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession more books like this by Erma Bombeck add to wishlist Erma Bombeck views motherhood with warmth, humor, insight, and compassion. She rescues motherhood from the unreal realm of cliche, myth, and make-believe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Best of Bombeck more books like this by Erma Bombeck add to wishlist Here in one volume are three of Bombeck's hilarious books on family humor. Includes At Wit's End, "Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!" and I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression.544 pp. 6 x 9. Orig. 3 vols. $26.85. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Babies & Other Hazards of Sex more books like this by Dave Barry, Jerry O'Brien (Illustrator) add to wishlist Humorist Barry spoofs the peculiarities of childbirth and baby rearing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Spy's Bedside Book more books like this by Sir Hugh Greene, Graham Greene add to wishlist On its first appearance in 1957, Hugh and Graham Greene's "The Spy's Bedside Book" provoked a storm of interest, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, 100 copies were bought by East German Intelligence. This classic anthology, with a new introduction by the former head of MI5, Stella Rimington, includes stories by some of the great writers on spying and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
10	Snow Walker more books like this by Farley Mowat add to wishlist In these extraordinary stories of survival in a stark and savage land, Mowat writes passionately of the bonds between the aboriginal peoples of the far north and their harsh arctic environment. One of the most beloved storytellers of our time, he captures the courage and wisdom of the arctic people in this bestselling collection. Above all, The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Wiley GAAP for Governments: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for State and Local Governments more books like this by Warren Ruppel add to wishlist Comprehensive, single-source coverage of government accounting and reporting "Wiley GAAP for Governments 2006" clearly examines and explains all current accounting principles applicable to state and local governments in straightforward, everyday language. It extends to school districts, public authorities, even to individual pension-plan financial ... see all copies from $2.71! new only from $30.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	Augustine's Laws more books like this by Norman R Augustine add to wishlist This text is a collection of 52 laws that cover every area of business. Each law formulates a home truth about business life, such as, "One-tenth of the participants produce over one-third of the output. Increasing the number of participants merely reduces the average output". Another example of one of "Augustine's Laws" is Law Number XI, "If the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Little me; the intimate memoirs of that great star of stage, screen and television, Belle Poitrine more books like this by Patrick Dennis add to wishlist Now back in print from the author of "Auntie Mame"--the bawdy, bestselling, bountifully illustrated autobiography of an imaginary diva whose life is one hilarious mishap after another. 150 photos. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $161.68! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Book of the Subgenius more books like this by Inc Subgenius Foundation, Ivan Stang, Reverend, J R Dobbs add to wishlist Sometimes a book goes too far. Sometimes is... now. First, there was The Gilgamesh. Then... the Bhagavad-Gita. Then... the Torah, the New Testament, the Koran. Then... the Book of Mormon, Dianetics, I'm OK You're OK. And now...The Book of the Subgenius (How to Prosper in the Coming Weird Times). see all copies from $6.75! new only from $77.48! \| first editions
15 view cover	Growing Up Catholic more books like this by Mary Jane Frances Carolina Meara, Mary Jane Frances Cavolina, Maureen Kelly add to wishlist This humorous reflection on Catholic upbringings--manuals, vestments, and symptoms alike--will resound with anyone who has fallen within the orbit of Catholic schools and CCD classes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16	From those wonderful folks who gave you Pearl Harbor; front-line dispatches from the advertising war. more books like this by Jerry Della Femina, Charles Sopkin add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! first editions
17 view cover	I, an actor more books like this by Nicholas Craig add to wishlist Another great actor explores himself and his profession in this terrifically scathing parody of the theatrical memoir. Hilarious, vindictive and very accurate. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
18	In search of the saveopotomas more books like this by Stephen Cosgrove add to wishlist Hordasaurus worries about the other creatures stealing his treasures. But when he meets the Saveopotomas, he learns to share with his friends. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Victor Mollo's Bridge Club more books like this by Victor Mollo add to wishlist see all copies from $3.86! new only from $9.77! \| SVS
20 view cover	Tarka the Otter more books like this by Henry Williamson add to wishlist This is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside, which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	If I'm in Charge Here Why is Everybody Laughing? more books like this by David P Campbell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Thundering Sneakers more books like this by Prudence Mackintosh add to wishlist Thundering Sneakers begins the story of the Mackintosh boys. In these essays, Prudence Mackintosh describes the delights and terrors of living with little boys who are determined to be boys, despite the carefully nonsexist childrearing practices of the 1970s. With telling vignettes of boyish disasters that drive her to despair, as well as the rare ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Pagan babies and other Catholic memories more books like this by Gina Cascone add to wishlist Gina Cascone reminisces about her years in an appropriately weird but lovable Catholic school. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24	Papa Was a Preacher more books like this by Alyene Porter add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25	Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls more books like this by William Cole add to wishlist An anthology of nonsense poetry concerned with an extremely unpleasant group of children, featuring verses by A.A.Milne, Hilaire Belloc, Lewis Carroll and many others. see all copies from $11.99! first editions

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