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1	Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times more books like this by James Finn Garner add to wishlist This is an original and humorous adaptation of classic bedtime stories to reflect more enlightened times. Garner removes any and all types of bias from these traditionally offensive tales and attempts to develop meaningful literature free from the influences of a flawed cultural past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Holidays on Ice more books like this by David Sedaris add to wishlist David Sedaris' beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favourites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris' tales of tardy trick-or-treaters (Us and Them); the difficulties of explaining the Easter bunny to the French ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Flawed Dogs: The Year-End Leftovers at the Piddleton "Last Chance" Dog Pound more books like this by Berkeley Breathed add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning Berkeley Breathed offers his sixth annual publication of the fictional "Last Chance" Dog Pound in Piddleton, Vermont. The cartoons feature the world's most unadoptable dogs, as well as their original, dissatisfied owners. see all copies from $5.73! new only from $7.58! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories more books like this by Dr Seuss add to wishlist This elegantly antic anthology, a companion to "Six By Seuss", consists of complete versions of "Bartholomew and the Oobleck, If I Ran the Zoo, Horton Hears a Who!, The Sneetches and Other Stories", and "Dr. Full color. see all copies from $2.01! new only from $12.84! \| first editions
5	Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters more books like this by Jean Shepherd add to wishlist A witty and affectionate look at teenage survival in the Midwest from popular humorist Jean Shepherd. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $8.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Politically Correct Ultimate Storybook: Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, Politically Correct Holiday Stories, Once Upon a More Enlightened Tim more books like this by James Finn Gardner, James Finn Garner add to wishlist James Finn Garner wowed the world when he wrote Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, which sold nearly 2 million copies, and then followed it up with two books with the same theme, Politically Correct Holiday Stories and Once Upon An Enlightened Time; the three books together sold nearly 3.5 million copies in the U.S. and were translated into 20 ... see all copies from $30.55! new only from $58.82!
7	Thurber Carnival more books like this by James Thurber add to wishlist 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 $4.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Pig Did It more books like this by Joseph Caldwell add to wishlist The macabre comedy plays out in sparkling dialogue, including some hilarious speeches that are both incantations of Irish mythology and masterful bits of parody. . . . [Caldwell's] perfect ear for the non sequiturs of real conversation is a constant delight.--"Washington Post." see all copies from $2.55! new only from $6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Best of Simple more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist Hughes's most popular and beloved fictional creation was Jesse B. Semple, a Harlem man from Virginia known as "simple" who was based on a conversation Hughes had with a defense-plant worker in 1943. Simple's romantic escapades, the racial indignities he suffered, his sardonic outlook on life, and the humor with which Hughes infused his story, won ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Mark Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays: Volume 1: 1852-1890 more books like this by Mark Twain, Louis J Budd (Editor) add to wishlist The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from $9.82! new only from $21.86! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Squids Will Be Squids more books like this by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator), Molly Leach (Designer) add to wishlist This is a collection of new and wacky fables with fresh morals - the ones that, according to Jon Scieszka, "Aesop might have told if he were alive today". They are about all kinds of bossy, sneaky, funny and annoying characters and the general moral offeredis, "If you are planning to write fables, don't forget to change people's names AND avoid ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.57! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	My World & Welcome to It more books like this by James Thurber add to wishlist A collection of 30 stories, essays and musings, first published in 1942, by the distinguished American humorist, James Thurber. Complete with his familiar bizarre drawings, the collection offers glimpses of the world Thurber evoked with his dry humour. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	5 Novels: Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars; Slaves of Spiegel; The Last Guru; Young Adult Novel; The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death more books like this by Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jules Feiffer (Foreword by) add to wishlist 5 Novels - Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars Slaves of Spiegel The Last Guru Young Adult Novel The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death "Here, in an appropriately fat trade paperback...is a collection of the Master's greatest works: Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars; Slaves of Spiegel; The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death; The Last Guru ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times more books like this by James Finn Garner add to wishlist A hilarious send-up of Political Correctness--in fractured fairy tale form--for our time. "Happily ever after" will never be the same. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	Fractured Fairy Tales more books like this by A J Jacobs (As Told by) add to wishlist Long before there were "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories", Americans were getting their giggles from "Fractured Fairy Tales", a regular feature on "Rocky and Bullwinkle" in the 1960s. Now, for the first time, these delightfully warped parables are available in read-aloud book form, illustrated with classic art from the show. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.55! \| first editions
16 view cover	Once Upon a More Enlightened Time More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories more books like this by James Finn Garner add to wishlist A quest to liberate our classic fairy tales from archaic sexist, classist, ageist, lookist, and environmentally-unsound prejudices. Garner continues his mission with more humorous tales for readers of evolved consciousness, such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Diaries of Adam and Eve and Other Stories more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist The great American storyteller combines wit and tenderness in this "he said/she said" narrative of life among the first humans. Additional stories include "The $30,000 Bequest," "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" "Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale," "The Californian's Tale," and "A Monument to Adam." see all copies from $2.82! new only from $2.82! \| SVS
18 view cover	Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist This is the first and most complete collection of all 136 humorous sketches and tales that Samuel Clemens (18351910), a. k. a. Mark Twain, started writing as a young reporter for various newspapers and magazines and later saw fit to issue in book form. Many pieces appeared in rare, first printings, only to be dropped in subsequent editions; for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.65! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	28 Barbary Lane: A "Tales of the City" Omnibus more books like this by Armistead Maupin add to wishlist The first three TALES OF THE CITY novels in one volume, with a foreword by the author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $199.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist This comprehensive volume of all of Twain's shorter works is representative of his vast humor and wit. "The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain" includes the following tales: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The Story of the Bad Little Boy, Cannibalism in the Cars, A Day at Niagara, Legend of the Capitoline Venus, Journalism in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes more books like this by Anita Loos add to wishlist Lorelei Lee and her best friend Dorothy take the world by storm in their search for the ideal suitor, the richer the better. Lorelei meets an American millionaire who might just be the one. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was made into a delightful classic film starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell (1953) and features the song 'Diamonds are a Girl's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Fabulous Saga of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor more books like this by William Hazlett Upson, William Hazlett Upson add to wishlist Botts is back! After nearly 30 years, the fabulously popular stories of Earthworm Tractor salesman Alexander Botts are back in print. Whether you remember reading William Hazlett Upson's tales or you're just discovering the amusing adventures of this 'natural-born salesman', "The Fabulous Saga of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor" will ... see all copies from $22.49! new only from $35.94!
23 view cover	Thurber: Writings and Drawings more books like this by James Thurber, Garrison Keillor (Editor) add to wishlist The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Simpsons comics wingding more books like this by Matt Groening add to wishlist Prepare to take another decidedly skewed view of family life, courtesy of BBC and Sky TV sensations, The Simpsons. No facet of American culture is left unmauled, as Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie blaze a trail for no-hopers everywhere! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Florence King Reader more books like this by Florence King add to wishlist A volume that will stay in bookstores as long as bile still rankles in the human heart: the collected writings of our smartest, sharpest, and most feared writer--"Miss King" to you! "Simply wonderful. . . . Like H.L. Mencken, whom she resembles in independence and vigorous expression of thought, King cannot write a dull paragraph".--Roger Miller, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.15! \| first editions \| SVS

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