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The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for
by Alison Bechdel

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From the author of Fun Home — the lives, loves, and politics of cult fav characters Mo, Lois, Sydney, Sparrow, Ginger, Stuart, Clarice, and others. For twenty-five years, Alison Bechdel's path-breaking "Dykes to Watch Out For" strip has been... (read more)

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Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
by Calvin Trillin

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Displaying the form that made bestsellers of Obliviously On He Sails and A Heckuva Job, tales of the Bush Administration in rhyme, Calvin Trillin trains his verse on the 2008 race for the presidency. Deciding the Next Decider is an ongoing campaign... (read more)

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Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings
by Kerry Miller

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Part voyeuristic entertainment, part group therapy, Passive Aggressive Notes offers a fascinating look at the all-too-familiar frustrations of embattled office drones, apartment dwellers, parents, and pet owners everywhere. This curated collection... (read more)

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Disquiet, Please!: More Humor Writing from the New Yorker Disquiet, Please!: More Humor Writing from the New Yorker
by David Remnick

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The New Yorker is, of course, a bastion of superb essays, influential investigative journalism, and insightful arts criticism. But for eighty years, it’s also been a hoot. In fact, when Harold Ross founded the legendary magazine in 1925, he called... (read more)

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Too Fat to Fish Too Fat to Fish
by Artie Lange

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When good-for-little stand-up comic Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was nothing short of a renaissance in the Stern universe. The Stern juggernaut has never slowed since its 80s heyday, but Lange provided what... (read more)

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Family Planning (P.S.) Family Planning (P.S.)
by Karan Mahajan

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Rakesh Ahuja, a Government Minister in New Delhi, is beset by problems: thirteen children and another on the way; a wife who mourns the loss of her favorite TV star; and a teenaged son with some really strong opinions about family planning. To make... (read more)

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Stag Night: A Bachelor's Last Night of Freedom Stag Night: A Bachelor's Last Night of Freedom
by Christopher Measom

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A stag night- also known as a bachelor party - is a man's last chance to make the most of his final opportunity to engage in activities his new wife might not approve of, or merely to spend time bonding with his friends. For the very first time, Welcome... (read more)

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Couch: A Novel Couch: A Novel
by Benjamin Parzybok

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Delightfully lighthearted writing. . . . Occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, the enthusiastic prose carries readers through sporadic dark moments . . . Parzybok's quirky humor recalls the flaws and successes of early Douglas Adams.--Publishers Weekly The... (read more)

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Hit Me with Your Pet Shark: Misheard Lyrics of the 1980s Hit Me with Your Pet Shark: Misheard Lyrics of the 1980s
by Charles Grosvenor, Jr.

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Styled as an excellent gift for all of us afflicted with '80s nostalgia — as well as any music fan with a sense of humor — Hit Me With Your Pet Shark compiles over 200 examples of commonly misunderstood song lyrics. With entries ranging from... (read more)

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Pigeon Post (Eastern European Literature) Pigeon Post (Eastern European Literature)
by Dumitru Tsepeneag

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Here is a book about a man, supposedly a writer, who tries to write a novel, because he promised his readers he would. But he doesn't have anything to say. He keeps erasing what he writes, and rewriting it, without having the slightest idea where he's... (read more)

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How to Profit from the Coming Rapture: Getting Ahead When You're Left Behind How to Profit from the Coming Rapture: Getting Ahead When You're Left Behind
by Steve Levy

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Are the end times near? Is the Rapture really just around the corner? Could Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson possibly be right? About 1 billion people among us believe, yes, absolutely. And that means one thing: investment opportunities For those who are... (read more)

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The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits
by Mental Floss

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History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis. Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses (2) Henry Ford (3) Arthur... (read more)

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Ping Pong Playa (Widescreen) Ping Pong Playa (Widescreen)

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You'll have a ball with this heartwarming, hilarious comedy! Christopher "C-dub" Wang is a Chinese-American gangsta-rapper wannabe with outrageous, and unlikely, dreams of becoming a pro basketball star. When his ping pong champion brother gets hurt, it... (read more)

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101 Ways to Kill Your Boss 101 Ways to Kill Your Boss
by Graham Roumieu

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Deadly doodles of boss-i-cide from the twisted mind behind Bigfoot: I Not Dead The author/illustrator of the hilarious Bigfoot: I Not Dead and Me Write Book comes out of the woods and charges straight into the corporate jungle. For any embittered... (read more)

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The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit
by Jill Conner Browne

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When does 1 + 1 = 3 (or more)? When you've got a baby on the way. Part of that new math, says #1 New York Times bestselling author Jill Conner Browne -- whom USA Today calls "just plain funny" -- includes the addition of an outsize sense of humor to... (read more)

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Baghead Baghead

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When four friends gather in a cabin to write a screenplay for a horror movie featuring a man wearing a bag over his face, mysterious things happen and soon they see that their character has become real.... (read more)

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Nose Down, Eyes Up Nose Down, Eyes Up
by Merrill Markoe

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From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Walking in Circles Before Lying Down" comes a hilarious novel about a man who won't grow up, his confused relationship with women, and his four (talking) dogs.... (read more)

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Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad
by Cynthia Ceilan

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Inspired by the romantic misadventures she’s witnessed in her own family, Cynthia Ceilán takes us jauntily through real-life stories about love: what demented things we do in the name of love, the wildly unusual choices people have made in... (read more)

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The Real Thing The Real Thing
by Kurt Andersen

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You may already know that Belgium is the most boring country on planet Earth, but do you know why? Or what makes the Mark 44, Model O Lazy Dog Missile Cluster, the sexiest piece of military hardware on wheels? Or how LSD edged out all contenders as the... (read more)

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Guido's Credos: The Paisan Point of View on Everything from Marriage to Macaroni Guido's Credos: The Paisan Point of View on Everything from Marriage to Macaroni
by Vinnie Penn

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Ostensibly a romp through all things Italian, Guido’s Credos offers a seriocomic subtext about stereotypes and the societal emphasis on political correctness. In his 39 credos — one for each year he’s lived — author Vinnie Penn... (read more)

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