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.
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.
If laughter is the best medicine, then "You're Only Old Once! "is a delightful new defense against aging. Anyone who has ever submitted to a battery of medical tests will empathize with Dr. Seuss's Everyman as we follow him through his checkup with the experts at the Golden Years Clinic. From the initial Eyesight and Solvency Test through all the ...
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.
"The Preppy Handbook" meets "PostSecret," in this cultural manifesto for a new generation. Lander and his blog stuffwhitepeoplelike.com have already been profiled by NPR and "The Los Angeles Times," adding to the success of the Internet phenomenon.
The original "Pretty Good Joke Book" was pretty darn funny, yet each edition just gets better. The "Fifth Edition" of this perennial favorite is a treasury of snickers, chortles, and belly-laughs from "A Prairie Home Companion"'s popular joke shows-hundreds and hundreds of jokes, audience-tested and certified Pretty Good. Includes over 350 ...
"Jokelopedia" is packed with 1,700 kid friendly jokes, tongue twisters riddles, and puns. This new edition of "Jokelopedia" is the bible for incurable jokesters, class clowns, and aspiring comedians. Here are doctors jokes, robber jokes, teacher jokes, why did the chicken cross the road jokes, lightbulb jokes, movie star jokes, gross out jokes, ...
George, Harold, Captain Underpants, and a cast of bad guys present an activity book featuring puzzles, games, comics, drawing tips, and Flip-O-Rama pages.
'A pissed off Leary is the best Leary', says one critic of the writer and comic. In "Why We Suck", Dr Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically correct, the hypocritical, the obese, the thin - basically everyone who takes themselves too seriously. In "Why We Suck", Leary's famously ...
A collection spanning thirty years, chronicling famed humorist and gearhead P. J. O'Rourke's love affair with the automobile from mid-twentieth century to now from heyday to sickbay.
The bestselling Sweet Potato Queens bring their unique brand of "spunky advice on beauty, life and love" ("People" magazine) to the Miniature Edition* line in this abridgment of "The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love," complete with outrageous humor and insight, plus sparkly hangtag.
"Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader" is jam-packed with over 500 pages of humor, history, science, pop culture, and more. This all-new 21st edition in this popular series is divided into short, medium, and long sections that explore topics including: Breaking the Mayan Code, Cycads: The Most Ancient Plants on Earth, The History of the Library ...
A second collection of puzzles, quizzes, games, and trivia inspired by the Captain Underpants series of picture books. Also included is 56-page comic entitled "The Night of the Terror of the Revenge of the Curse of the Bride of Hairy Potty" which features Captain Underpants, Super Diaper Baby, and Diaper Dog. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Kerry Miller's hit website features photos of plaintive notes left for people, citing any number of infractions. There's the classic leaving-the-dishes-in-the-sink, the stealing-your-coworker's-food-from-the-fridge, and roommate-vs.-roommate-thermostat-war. Much like PostSecret.com or FoundMagazine.com, once word got out about this fascinating ...
Distilled from Donald Palmer's more than 30 years of teaching experiences, this approachable, historically organized text exemplifies Dr. Palmer's very successful light-hearted approach to teaching introduction to philosophy. Through the use of humor, drawings, charts, and diagrams, serious philosophical topics come alive for the readers - without ...
This collection of the "Zits" cartoon succeeds in portraying the angst of being a 16-year-old boy bursting with the questions, concerns, hormones, and insecurities of being a teenager.
This ""New York Times"" bestseller celebrates Gary Larson's twisted, irreverent genius. A masterpiece of comic brilliance, it contains every "Far Side" cartoon ever syndicated-more than 4,000 in all--presented in (more or less) chronological order by year of publication, and with more than 1,100 that have never previously appeared in any book.
Whimsical, clever and always spot-on observant, THE FUNNY THING IS...is a satisfying follow-up to Ellen's smash hit bestseller - a collection that perfectly captures the brilliance of this comic supernova.
"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. ...
In this compulsively readable collection of humor, Rivenbark welcomes readers to the South she loves, the land of "Mama and them," "precious and dahlin," and mommies who mow.
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