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Alphabetter Juice
Or, the Joy of Text
The NPR panelist and humorist presents a second helping of dexterous and lighthearted vocabulary factoids, fripperies, and phenomena compiled to raise awareness about the relationship between words and their various definitions.
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Lizz Free Or Die
Essays
In a collection of autobiographical essays, The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead vividly recounts how she fought to find her own voice, both as a comedian and as a woman, and how humor became her most powerful weapon in confronting life's challenges.
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Bossypants
The breakout star of Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock gives a humorous account of her life, as well as behind-the-scenes stories from her hit shows.NPR Bestseller
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F in Exams
The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers
Humor writer Richard Benson collects hilariously wrong test answers.NPR Bestseller
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Stuff Parisians Like
Discovering the Quoi in the Je Ne Sais Quoi
A wine connoisseur, teacher and Parisian explains how to fit in and be truly cool in the City of Lights including walking with a folded copy of the newspaper Le Monde under your arm and always ordering a San Pellegrino. Original. 40,000 first printing.
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Drop Dead Healthy
One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
In Drop Dead Healthy, author A.J. Jacobs attempts to become the healthiest man in the world. Structuring his life around a deluge of diets and fitness regimens that often contradict each other, he experiences the logical conclusion of our culture's health obsessions.NPR Bestseller
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I'm Over All That
And Other Confessions
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Tough Sh*t
Life Advice From A Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good
The producer of Clerks and the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting distills his no-holds-barred advice as culled from his successful career of rule-breaking, sharing observations on such topics as what can be learned from the character Ferris Bueller, the highs and lows of overeating and how to manage judgmental people.
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The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits Of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.
The Tweets Of Steve Martin
Collects the best, funniest Twitter messages of comedian, movie star and best-selling author Steve Martin — and hilarious responses from followers.
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The Sisters Brothers
Set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush, this darkly comic novel follows the misadventures of the fabled Sisters brothers, two hired guns who, under the order of the mysterious Commodore, try to kill Hermann Kermit Warm, a man who gives them a run for their money.NPR Bestseller
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How To Be Black
Drawn from more than 30 years of living and redefining blackness, an editor at The Onion presents this tongue-in-cheek guide to being black that pokes fun at the so-called experts, purists and racists who think they know what black people believe, do, stand for and like.
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Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?
A Modern Guide to Manners
A humorist tackles etiquette and manners for the modern age, providing interviews with civility experts like Judith Martin and Tim Gunn and more unlikely subjects including a former prisoner and an army sergeant.
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book)
A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
The authors present a hilarious summation of humanity, in a book with color photos, graphs and charts that applies The Daily Show's trademark wit, irreverence and intelligence to every facet of human existence. Some nudity. By the authors of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book).NPR Bestseller
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Thank You Notes
The late-night show host and former cast member of Saturday Night Live addresses 200 subjects in need of his undying "gratitude" including Miley Cyrus, Hilary Clinton and a family of slow-walkers impeding his passage on the sidewalk.
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I Didn't Ask to Be Born
But I'm Glad I Was
The legendary entertainer and funnyman provides insights on life including how to handle a teenage daughter who refuses to clean her room and a discussion of his antique Bible collection.
