by David Sedaris  Synopsis With sarcasm mingled with an underlying empathy, this collection of stories capture the essence of our secret preoccupations and delusions.... (read more) Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies 
by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein Publisher Comments Here's a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers; it's Philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. Some included Big Ideas are... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your Price $10.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Joshua Ferris 
Powells.com Staff Pick Then We Came to the End tells the story of an ad agency in decline, circa 2001. "We had a toy client, a car client, a long-distance carrier and a pet store," readers are told. We. Ferris uses the first person plural to present the agency's collective... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your Price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Christie Mellor Publisher Comments Sure the world has changed from the days when children were supposed to be seen and not heard — but how did they suddenly take charge? And who invented the high-maintenance "playdate" instead of just letting their kid go outside and play? Parents... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Howard Zinn Publisher Comments Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People’s History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more... (read more) Your Price $17.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Stephen Colbert
Powells.com Staff Pick Stephen Colbert is America — and since we live in America, we must also live in him. Think long and hard about that as you devour this book which should be required reading for all Americans, and by "Americans" I mean "Stephen Colbert's body parts."... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your Price $17.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Tucker Max Publisher Comments My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Jeffrey Brown Synopsis Celebrated comic artist and graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown's collection of all-new drawings sweetly illustrates the joys of living with a cat. Featured in "McSweeney's" and on NPR's "This American Life," and praised by comic luminaries Chris Ware and... (read more) Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Mcsweeney's Publisher Comments As John Hodgman says in this book's introduction, “We all know that books are funny. First, they are made of paste and cloth, which is funny, as is the fact that people still buy and read them.” With that in mind, the McSweeney's Joke Book of... (read more) Your Price $12.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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Wednesday May 14, 2008
by Edward Gorey Publisher Comments Available for the first time since 1970, this quirky tale is vintage Gorey. Poor Donald has a splinter in his foot. His mother distracts him, urging him to think of markets, strings, and battles. But when she treats the wound with alcohol, Donald's... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Trevor Homer Publisher Comments Everythingfrom the mundane (the pencil) to the catastrophic (the atom bomb)has an origin, but often its not what we expect. A few things you may not have known: Gandhi was married at age thirteen Chinese fortune cookies are an American invention and were... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by A. J. Jacobs Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in... (read more) Your Price $25.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Larry Gonick Publisher Comments If you have ever looked for P-values by shopping at P mart, tried to watch the Bernoulli Trails on "People's Court," or think that the standard deviation is a criminal offense in six states, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Statistics to put you on the... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Andy Riley Publisher Comments New, wicked humor from the author of the bestselling Bunny Suicides books On the heels of his runaway Bunny Suicides books, cartoonist Andy Riley turns his irreverent wit to another group of small creatures that lurk among us seemingly everywhere... (read more) List Price $11.00 Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Winsor McCay Publisher Comments All the legendary adventures of Little Nemo in one big volume. As an homage to Winsor McCay's masterpieces, this edition is the first to combine all the episodes, from 1905 to 1914, in their original colors. It spirits the reader on a journey through the... (read more) Your Price $29.99 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
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