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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Best Price: $11.99 This book is hilarious! At one point, when Chelsea feels ready to fight random girls because...	I Was Told There'd Be Cake Best Price: $7.73 This book was fine but no where in the class of the worst book of Sedaris. Chelsea Handler books...	When You Are Engulfed in Flames Best Price: $11.83 A great book to read on the subway as long as you are not embarrassed to laugh in the company of...	Me Talk Pretty One Day Best Price: $4.45 THE BOOK ARRIVED PROMPTLY, IN GOOD CONDITION AND I WILL PURCHASE FROM THE SELLER IN THE FUTURE.	I Am America (And So Can You!) Best Price: $12.99 Stephen Colbert is truly, a national treasure. Certainly, he's great enough to be considered an...



Naked Best Price: $6.00 A few years ago someone rather famous said that it is the duty of art to reflect society. That,...	The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal Best Price: $11.26 I was very anxiously wating for this book to come out. On the day it did finally come out, I...	My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face Best Price: $12.95 This is an excellent book, each essay is hilarious and you will find yourself laughing by the...	An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems Best Price: $10.55 I have gotten too old to put up with lame books. I am sure Mr. Beck had great fun railing at Al...	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Best Price: $3.20 Frankly, I'm puzzled over the hype about this book. I have always been annoyed with mistakes in...



Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? Best Price: $3.95 Lancaster's first book was all about ironies...the loss of her job, the eventual demise of her...	Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Best Price: $4.50 makes you fall in love with his unremarkable characters, who do nothing grand and simply just...live	Three Times Carlin: An Orgy of George Best Price: $14.44 "I am a personal optimist but a skeptic about all else," Carlin writes. "What may...	Holidays on Ice: Stories Best Price: $3.60 I am very pleased with the book. The condition was perfect. It arrived on time. I would purchase...	Brain Droppings Best Price: $3.24 As a long time George Carlin fan (in the early 1970s I owned George's then new Class Clown album...

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman (Vintage) Best Price: $5.89 I feel bad about the money I spent on this book. Nora Ephron is a genious when it comes to...	The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Best Price: $7.45 Like most everyone who wrote a negative review, I too thought that this book would be something...	Indexed Best Price: $5.47 This is a great little idea -- key word little. It does not stretch to fill a whole book. ...	The Mother Tongue Best Price: $6.03 This book is a notch above Bryson's other books. And that is saying A LOT! It is compelling,...	Napalm & Silly Putty Best Price: $5.46 Though the insights into various human behaviors are funny, it is more funny on stage, and left...

Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide To Hosting the Perfect Funeral Best Price: $10.49 Apparently I am the only reader who found parts of this book DEEPLY offensive. The author...	The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America Best Price: $3.80 Actually, 3.4 stars. I am always up for a good American road trip book and I have very much...	Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Best Price: $2.77 I swear, David Sedaris is one of the funniest human beings alive today. Whether recalling his...	When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? Best Price: $4.47 Carlin, you will be missed. You were an absolute genius, and always under appreciated. Rest...	Look at My Striped Shirt!: Confessions of the People You Love to Hate Best Price: $7.31 I read I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.. could be the greatest book written. Heard The Game by...

Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe Best Price: $6.40 Neither Here Nor There is probably more for the novice than the experienced traveller, but it is...	Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Best Price: $16.47 Waiter Rant is a memoir of a New York city waiter. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing style of the...	The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life Best Price: $4.79 Laurie Notaro has become my favorite author. She talks about her life with such honesty and...	Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Extraordinary Book of Facts: And Bizarre Information (Bathroom Readers) Best Price: $4.95 I loved this book so much, it was a nice different angle on the Uncle John series. Anyone who...	Notes from a Small Island Best Price: $4.49 Bill Bryson travels his adopted homeland of Great Britain and his observations about the people...

Made in America Best Price: $3.99 Pardon me while I whine a bit, but the reviewers who complain that the book lacks scholarship...	The Ultimate David Sedaris Best Price: $27.25 What a treasure--worth every penny. David Sedaris is hilarious in his low-key style of humor. ...	We Thought You Would Be Prettier: True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive Best Price: $4.50 This is my first Laurie Notaro book, and I find her brand of humor to be overly forced and...	Up For Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over Best Price: $12.00 By age thirty-seven, Cathy Alter had made a mess of her life. With a failed marriage already...	Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters Best Price: $7.98 Funny but a little dated. Takes place in a quieter time in America. I recommend this book.

A Man Without a Country Best Price: $5.49 "A Man Without A Country" is a must read for anyone who loves Mr. Vonnegut. It is a...	Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes Best Price: $4.49 In the Mel Brooks movie "History of the world, part One" There is a scene where all of...	Happyslapped by a Jellyfish: The words of Karl Pilkington Best Price: $11.98 Just like Ricky Gervais said, "I've seen him blossom from an idiot into an imbecile." ...	What I'd Say to the Martians: And Other Veiled Threats Best Price: $8.00 If you're a fan of Jack Handey's work this is NOT to be missed. I bought this because of Handy's...	How Would God Vote?: Why the Bible Commands You to Be a Conservative Best Price: $12.37 This book gives away the answer to its question with the subtitle: "Why the Bible Commands...

Kerplunk!: Stories Best Price: $5.75 These books by McManus are the best for making you remember what it was like growing up when...	What Would Kinky Do?: How to Unscrew a Screwed-Up World Best Price: $11.97 Kinky Friedman, who would be our contemporary Will Rogers if Will Rogers had been Jewish, smoked...	Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) Best Price: $3.90 Funny and original on every page. Dave Barry is one of a very few comedy writers who can jab at...	Swag: Southern Women Aging Gracefully Best Price: $8.90 I grew up with Melinda's maternal and paternal family, even though the author was a tadpole when...	Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America Best Price: $14.47 Richard Zoglin has taken a period of our lives, when laughing at ourselves and the world we live...

If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia Best Price: $14.18 Stumbled across this after reading one Bill's columns in Field & Stream & having a...	Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems Best Price: $7.32 David Rakoff is, by far, the funniest of the genre created by David Sedaris. At least, I...	Not Tonight Honey, Wait 'Til I'm a Size Six Best Price: $6.20 I don't know why Susan Reinhardt isn't a stand-up comic... perhaps because that requires a lot...	In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash Best Price: $7.69 An excellant book that reviews a typical midwestern childhood from the humorous viewpoint of an...	Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States Best Price: $2.56 Dave Barry's "Dave Barry Slept Here" is a hilarious pseudo/satire-history of the...

Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me Best Price: $10.65 Ben Karlin is a very clever man, and he has some very clever friends who contributed to this...	I'd Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage:: Choosing Laughter over Tears Best Price: $10.44 I recently was diagnosed with cancer and have been very down. This book is funny and gives you...	Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments Best Price: $5.88 I like this book. It's funny and very entertaining. Some of these situations are familar. Also...	Lamentations of the Father: Essays Best Price: $11.00 How does a man become a murderer? Not the kind of question you and I ask ourselves, but Ian...	Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing From Americas Favorite Humorist Best Price: $4.35 This has become one of my all time favorite books. I read it over and over and still laugh at...

The Modern Drunkard Best Price: $2.85 I read this while on vacation at the beach. Please ensure that your cooler is fully stocked...	Daddy Needs a Drink: An Irreverent Look at Parenting from a Dad Who Truly Loves His Kids--Even When They're Driving Him Nuts Best Price: $5.95 I surely enjoyed this book! Wilder's family reminds me of my own, and, Sweet Mother of Pancakes,...

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