When You Are Engulfed in Flames
by David Sedaris

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Always a delight, never a disappointment, David Sedaris has come out with his finest offering yet. He has a deft touch, moving between sarcasm and sadness or, in this collection, between redneck babysitters and quitting smoking.
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Bigfoot: I Not Dead
by Graham Roumieu

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In my many years of gallivanting through the forest with my dear friend Sasquatch, we've often discussed fictional portrayals of him in books and on film. Somehow, these depictions always miss the essential bigfootiness of my huge, hairy companion. But...
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Amphigorey Again
by Edward Gorey

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This latest collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey. Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that...
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The Areas of My Expertise
by John Hodgman

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Which state is known for its mustaches? How much should you tip a lullaby singer? Hodgman is a genius. Who knew that complete world knowledge could be so hysterically funny?
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Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States (P.S.)
by Pete Jordan

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Dishwasher is Pete Jordan's amusing memoir of his itinerant dishwashing extravaganza. For 12 years, I was the most prolific dishlicker of them all. From 1989 - 2001, I dished my way around the country, unwittingly searching for direction. From a bagel...
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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
by George Carlin

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Curmudgeons and humor lovers, rejoice! Legendary comedian Carlin is back with even more outrageous, controversial observations and criticisms on everything from politics to the Ten Commandments.
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Get Fuzzy #03: The Get Fuzzy Experience
by Darby Conley

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When he was a child, Darby Conley used to wonder what his beloved pooch was thinking. That curiosity led to his creation of the hilarious strip Get Fuzzy in 1999, which has rapidly become one of the most popular cartoons in newspaper syndication...
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The Pleasure of My Company
by Steve Martin

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Who knew the one-time "wild and crazy guy" would go on to such literary
success? Following the smashing reception of Shopgirl, The Pleasure of My
Company proves Steve Martin is no fluke. This tale of an
obsessive-compulsive loner is hilarious, tender,...
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Complete Casebook
by Antonio Prohias

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In the grand tradition of Krazy Kat & Ignatz Mouse and the Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote, the Spies (one dressed in black, the other in white) are an endless variation on a Cold War theme forever one-upping the other, til death do they part. This...
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Found II: More of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World
by Davy Rothbart

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Found II, the follow-up to the acclaimed national bestseller, contains an engrossing, eye-opening assortment of the latest and greatest lost, tossed, and forgotten items love notes, shopping lists, doodles, and diary entries from around the...
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I Was Told There'd Be Cake
by Sloane Crosley

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Funny, charming, and self-effacing, Sloane Crosley's essays will resonate
with you, whether or not you grew up playing Oregon Trail on the computer or
have ever locked yourself out of your house twice in the same day.
Crosley's voice is...
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Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
by Christian Lander

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Have you ever wondered what white people are all about? From modern furniture to Oscar parties to self-deprecating humor, hardwood floors, irony, and knowing what's best for poor people, the white race is finally demystified thanks to Christian Lander's...
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The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal
by Laurie Notaro

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If you gave David Sedaris a sex change and about nine shots of tequila,
you'd have Laurie Notaro.
Not that she's a drinker, but she is the kind of fearless that most
people need alcoholic fortification to be. Far from triggering a
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The World of Karl Pilkington
by Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant

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A collection of the best moments from the Ricky Gervais Show podcasts - the world's number one podcast - with additional musings and original drawings by Karl Pilkington, the show's unlikely star....
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Ricky Gervais Presents the World of Karl Pilkington
by Karl Pilkington

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When The Ricky Gervais Show free podcasts were first launched this past winter, they racked up a record-setting 4 million downloads. And when the creators started charging for the podcasts, they went straight to number 1 on bestseller lists in the US and...
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The Man Who Scared a Shark to Death and Other True Tales of Drunken Debauchery
by Noel Boivin

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A British comedian, drunk on a gallon of wine, takes a one-pound bet to jump, completely naked, into an aquarium filled with sharks and stingrays, causing one of them to die of stress.
An American man goes on such an astonishing bender he believes...
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Let's Paint the '90s! with Paint Brush and Paint
by Ted Stroehmann

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Remember the '90s? Who could forget?!? The glory of grunge! The beauty of "Baywatch"! The awesomeness of Arsenio! It's all here in "Let's Paint the '90s," a coloring/activity book with paint set and brush. Now you can create stunning color portraits of...
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Stuff on My Cat: The Book
by Mario Garza

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From Stuffonmycat.com, the amazingly popular Web site that redefines hilarious, comes this collection culled from the thousands of outrageous photos submitted by mischievous animal lovers, containing 200 of the most unbelievably entertaining images of...
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Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
by Hillary Carlip

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An adventurous young woman defies all the conventions of her star-studded yet ordinary Los Angelino life in wonderfully unexpected ways in this offbeat, coming-of-age memoir....
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Nothing's Sacred
by Lewis Black

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You've seen him on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart offering up his trademark angry observational humor on everything from politics to pop culture. You've seen his energetic stand-up performances on HBO, Comedy Central, and in venues across the globe. Now,...
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