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1	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
2	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 $3.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times more books like this by James Finn Garner 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
4	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 $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Once Upon a More Enlightened Time More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories more books like this by James Finn Garner Another enlightened collection from the bestselling author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. Garner continues his mission to liberate our classic fairy tales from archaic, sexist, ageist, classist, lookist, and environmentally unsound prejudices with a new collection of humorous tales for readers of evolved consciousness. 13 line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	There's a hair in my dirt : a worm's story more books like this by Gary Larson Gary Larson, of The Far Side fame, offers the tale of an earthworm who is sick and tired of being a worm. The final straw is a hair in his dirt dinner! The ecological tale that ensues, incorporating environmental lessons and a less-than-intelligent maiden, shows that nature is something to be preserved, enjoyed, understood, and respected. To be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.80! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain more books like this by Mark Twain 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 $3.87! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season more books like this by James Finn Garner, James F Gardner James Finn Garner rewrites holiday tales such as "A Christmas Carol," "The Story of Hanukkah," and "Twas the Night Before Christmas." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Diaries of Adam and Eve more books like this by Mark Twain A facsimile edition of the complete works of Mark Twain. Each volume contains the original illustrations found in the first American edition, together with an essay by a prominent Twain scholar and a forward composed by a well-known writer such as Gore Vidal or George Plimpton. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters more books like this by Jean Shepherd A witty and affectionate look at teenage survival in the Midwest from popular humorist Jean Shepherd. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $8.20! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Happy to Be Here more books like this by Garrison Keillor see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories more books like this by Dr Seuss, Seuss 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 $2.99! new only from $11.45! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Leaving Home more books like this by Garrison Keillor Thirty-six monologues from Keillor's radio show A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, plus "A Letter from Copenhagen," in which Keillor discusses his disaffection with celebrity and the big city encroaching on his hometown. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| 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 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 $13.81! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories more books like this by Mark Twain Includes 4 memorable selections spanning the career of famed American humorist: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The 1,000,000 Bank Note," "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," and "The Mysterious Stranger." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	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 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 $2.77! new only from $43.95! \| first editions
17 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) The complete text of five novels by the popular author together in one volume. Selections include ALAN MENDELSOHN: THE BOY FROM MARS, SLAVES OF SPIEGEL, THE LAST GURU, YOUNG ADULT NOVEL, and THE SNARKOUT BOYS AND THE AVOCADO OF DEATH. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18	Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories more books like this by Garrison Keillor Thirty-six monologues from Keillor's radio show A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, plus "A Letter from Copenhagen," in which Keillor discusses his disaffection with celebrity and the big city encroaching on his hometown. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	My World & Welcome to It more books like this by James Thurber The world of Thurber is splendidly sampled in these thirty stories, sketches, and articles that range from the wildest comedy to the serious business of murder. Animal courtship, maids, Macbeth, baseball, sailing, marriage-all fall within Thurber's scope. Drawings by the Author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Ferrari in the Bedroom more books like this by Jean Shepherd Twenty-one satirical stories and essays concerning the foibles, disasters, and triumphs of twentieth-century American life. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $18.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain more books like this by Mark Twain "This is the first and most complete collection of all 136 humorous sketches and tales that Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), a.k.a. Mark Twain, started writing as a young reporter for various newspapers and" see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions
22 view cover	Tales from Sawyerton Springs more books like this by Andy Andrews (Introduction by) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes more books like this by Anita Loos Edith Wharton called this "the great American novel." It's the story in diary form of the shameless gold-digger Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, who carouses through Europe, charming every man she meets from the Prince of Wales to "Doctor Froyd." Then she returns home to marry an American millionaire. This delightfully nutty novel was made into a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Sketches: New & Old more books like this by Mark Twain A facsimile edition of the complete works of Mark Twain. Each volume contains the original illustrations found in the first American edition, together with an essay by a prominent Twain scholar and a forward composed by a well-known writer such as Gore Vidal or George Plimpton. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $15.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Fractured Fairy Tales more books like this by A J Jacobs 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 $7.74! \| first editions \| SVS

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