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1	When You Are Engulfed in Flames more books like this by David Sedaris In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, his sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing. see all copies from $10.99! new only from $14.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Me Talk Pretty One Day more books like this by D Sedaris David Sedaris, author of NAKED, continues his humorous exploration of himself, focusing on his humorous attempts to learn French after moving to Paris; his topics include restaurants, his quirky dislikes, his career dreams, and the habits of his increasingly eccentric family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Naked more books like this by David Sedaris Through a series of comic anecdotes, quirky essayist David Sedaris touches on the highlights of his life to date, including his cross-country hitchhiking trip; his discovery of Shakespeare in rural North Carolina; his various odd jobs as a migrant fruit picker, a jade polisher, and a woodwork refinisher; a family Christmas Eve spent with a ... see all copies from $3.21! new only from $6.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir more books like this by Bill Bryson From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language comes a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Napalm & Silly Putty more books like this by George Carlin George Carlin is the wisecracking, frank, curious, crass, and sometimes philosophical comic and dressed-down social commentator whose popularity has not waned in over 40 years. NAPALM & SILLY PUTTY, a follow-up to his 1998 BRAIN DROPPINGS, is a testament to his staying power as it poses the kinds of questions and comments that get readers laughing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim more books like this by David Sedaris Another collection by bestselling satiric essayist David Sedaris, author of NAKED and ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY and frequent contributor to the public radio show THIS AMERICAN LIFE. Some of the essays are in the laugh-out-loud vein to which Sedaris fans are accustomed, including an over-the-top look at Dutch Christmas traditions, and Sedaris's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	I Am America (and So Can You!) more books like this by Stephen Colbert (Editor), Richard Dahm (Editor), Paul Dinello In plain conversational language, not to mention the occasional grunt and/or whistle, the star of Comedy Centrals "Colbert Report" explains his take on the most pressing concerns of our culture: faith, family, politics--and hygiene. see all copies from $9.71! new only from $11.94! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Holidays on Ice more books like this by David Sedaris This wonderfully subversive holiday gift package reprints Sedaris' deliciously acerbic short story "The Santaland Diaries" and combines it with two equally sardonic Sedaris Christmas classics plus an all-new holiday tale. For everyone who's had enough of the forced good cheer, family madness, and commercial overkill of Christmas, "Holiday on Ice" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems more books like this by Glenn Beck (Read by) Popular syndicated radio host Beck entertains and enlightens with this inspiring and informative book that offers common sense solutions to the problems that seemed too big and complicated to solve--until now. Full color illustrations throughout. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $11.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays more books like this by David Sedaris David Sedaris's collection of stories and essays features the famed "Santaland Diaries," in which he recounts his experiences as a Christmas elf at the Herald Square Macy's. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea more books like this by Chelsea Handler In her raucous new memoir, the star of the "Chelsea Handler Show" takes readers on a gut-busting whirlwind tour through her life story that includes misbegotten boyfriends, boozy nights, embarrassing moments, and atrocious parental behavior. see all copies from $16.42! new only from $16.42! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? more books like this by George Carlin "Here's all you need to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid." Legendary comedian George Carlin rolls out another hilarious compendium of jokes, observations, and essays, mainly focusing on language. "The energy criminals now refer to oil drilling as oil exploration. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe more books like this by Bill Bryson From Scandinavia to Turkey, Bryson retraces his youthful, solo backpacking expedition that eventually landed him in England for 20 years. His experience lends wit to this slightly ethnocentric tour of greater Europe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Mother Tongue more books like this by Bill Bryson The author of the acclaimed The Lost Continent now steers us through the quirks and byways of the English language. We learn why island, freight, and colonel are spelled in such unphonetic ways, why four has a u in it but forty doesn't, plus bizarre and enlightening facts about some of the patriarchs of this peculiar language. see all copies from $2.94! new only from $6.59! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Made in America more books like this by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson, author of the national bestseller The Mother Tongue, takes an informed and affectionate look at the history of the U.S. from the perspective of language and popular culture.. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Lake Wobegon Days more books like this by Garrison Keillor Based on the enormously popular "Prairie Home Companion", Keillor's show on public radio, this collection of stories of modern Midwestern life skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller lists in the mid 1980s, and remained there. In this small Minnesota town, "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral more books like this by Gayden Metcalfe, Charlotte Hays In this dishy collection of Southern humor and recipes, inveterate hostess and Southern belle Gayden Metcalfe explains everything one needs to know to throw a proper Southern funeral. see all copies from $8.78! new only from $8.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman more books like this by Nora Ephron (Read by) With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Ephron shares her ups and downs in a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life more books like this by Laurie Notaro Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club. Every day she fearlessly rises from bed to defeat the evil machinations of dolts, dimwits, and boobs--and that's before she even puts on a bra. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	A Man Without a Country more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Kurt Vonnegut's first new book in nearly 10 years is a collection of the essays he has published during that time, illustrated with his inimitable--and often hilarious--line drawings. Vonnegut writes on such topics as death, literature, the state of the American soul, the necessity for making art, and, of course, the administration of George W. ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $7.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	I Was Told There'd Be Cake more books like this by Sloane Crosley Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. Crosby's strikingly original voice chronicles the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life. see all copies from $7.74! new only from $7.74! \| SVS
22 view cover	Thurber Carnival more books like this by James Thurber A series of small plays, several of which are adaptations from previously published work. As a performance, "A Thurber Carnival" won a Tony in 1960. Thurber himself appeared in the 1960 production, playing himself, for a total of 88 performances. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Brain Droppings more books like this by George Carlin The popular stand-up comedian and sitcom star muses on life--his and ours. Carlin offers an outrageous take on aspects of everyday life that we all seem to accept, and has an ear for what should be jarring in everyday language. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	My Point...and I Do Have One more books like this by Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres, stand-up comic and star of "Ellen", weighs in with her observations, dreams, and anecdotes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	My Life and Hard Times more books like this by James Thurber Thurber recounts incidents from his childhood, riddled with events like "The Night the Bed Fell", "The Night the Ghost Got In", "The Day the Dam Broke". This book is considered by many critics to be the peak achievement of Thurber's early career. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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